43 Series · SOC 43-3021
Billing and Posting Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $48,500
- Median / year
- $67,710
- Top 10% earn
- -0.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 404,060
- US workers
Billing and Posting Clerks professionals earn a median $48,500/year ($23.32/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $37,290 (10th percentile) to $67,710 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to decline0.4% from 2023 to 2033, declining. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $64,330. Approximately 404,060 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent. Workplace safety grade: A (Very Safe).
Billing and Posting Clerks (SOC 43-3021) pays a national median of $48,500 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,290 at the 10th percentile to $67,710 at the 90th, with a mean of $51,070 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 404,060 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 524 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.4% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 42,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $64,330, which is +33% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $70,280 — metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand.
Median Salary
$48,500
per year
Median Hourly
$23.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$51,070
average
Employment
404,060
jobs nationwide
Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.
Job Outlook (2023–2033)
Projected Growth
-0.4%
Declining
Annual Openings
42,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Billing and Posting Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- ▸ Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
- ▸ Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- ▸ Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- ▸ Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
- ▸ Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
- ▸ Verify signatures and required information on checks.
- ▸ Keep records of invoices and support documents.
- ▸ Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.
- ▸ Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,290
25th Percentile
$42,840
Median
$48,500
75th Percentile
$58,290
90th Percentile
$67,710
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $64,330 | +33% above national |
| 2 | California | $56,260 | +16% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $56,110 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $56,090 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $55,810 | +15% above national |
| 6 | New York | $53,320 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $52,910 | +9% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $52,670 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $52,210 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $52,170 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $52,110 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Connecticut | $52,000 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $51,860 | +7% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $51,750 | +7% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $51,240 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Vermont | $50,730 | +5% above national |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $50,710 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $49,730 | +3% above national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $48,550 | same as national |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $48,230 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Maine | $47,840 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Arizona | $47,730 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Virginia | $47,580 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Nevada | $47,430 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $47,410 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $47,390 | 2% below national |
| 27 | North Carolina | $47,160 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Iowa | $47,110 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $46,890 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $46,890 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Missouri | $46,760 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Montana | $46,730 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $46,540 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $46,470 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Idaho | $46,440 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $46,420 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Indiana | $46,400 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $46,390 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $46,330 | 4% below national |
| 40 | South Dakota | $46,180 | 5% below national |
| 41 | New Mexico | $46,120 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $45,910 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $45,590 | 6% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $45,250 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $45,120 | 7% below national |
| 46 | Wyoming | $44,880 | 7% below national |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $43,430 | 10% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $43,170 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $41,190 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $39,520 | 19% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $39,300 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $38,780 | 20% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $28,490 | 41% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $26,900 | 45% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $70,280 | +45% above national |
| 2 | Rochester, MN | $67,390 | +39% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $66,390 | +37% above national |
| 4 | New Haven, CT | $61,180 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $59,810 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,920 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $58,400 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $58,350 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,250 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $58,240 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $58,190 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $58,100 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,490 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,330 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $56,870 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $56,730 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Barnstable Town, MA | $56,370 | +16% above national |
| 18 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $56,160 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Bend, OR | $56,100 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Salem, OR | $56,040 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $55,960 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $55,920 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $55,300 | +14% above national |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $55,260 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Vallejo, CA | $54,990 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $54,560 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Worcester, MA | $54,480 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Salinas, CA | $54,320 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $54,080 | +12% above national |
| 30 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,040 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $53,950 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,550 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $53,550 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Pittsfield, MA | $53,490 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $53,410 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $53,070 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Boulder, CO | $53,030 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $52,940 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,820 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $52,210 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Anchorage, AK | $52,150 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $52,150 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Grants Pass, OR | $52,070 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $52,040 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $52,000 | +7% above national |
| 46 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Chico, CA | $51,960 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $51,930 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $51,920 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $51,910 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $51,890 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,880 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $51,760 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Dover, DE | $51,720 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Bellingham, WA | $51,560 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $51,340 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $51,310 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Springfield, MA | $51,250 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $51,210 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $51,070 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,010 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Modesto, CA | $51,000 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $50,990 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Albany, OR | $50,910 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Walla Walla, WA | $50,820 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,800 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Mankato, MN | $50,790 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $50,770 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $50,730 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Bozeman, MT | $50,690 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $50,610 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $50,530 | +4% above national |
| 73 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $50,330 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $50,310 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $50,190 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Yakima, WA | $50,140 | +3% above national |
| 77 | St. Cloud, MN | $50,070 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Iowa City, IA | $50,050 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $49,980 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,960 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Cheyenne, WY | $49,880 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Yuba City, CA | $49,870 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Duluth, MN-WI | $49,840 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $49,820 | +3% above national |
| 85 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,800 | +3% above national |
| 86 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,790 | +3% above national |
| 87 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $49,690 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Fresno, CA | $49,680 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Medford, OR | $49,670 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Appleton, WI | $49,650 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $49,650 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $49,580 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Madison, WI | $49,570 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Kenosha, WI | $49,540 | +2% above national |
| 95 | El Centro, CA | $49,520 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,500 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Corvallis, OR | $49,490 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,460 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Visalia, CA | $49,410 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,320 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Ann Arbor, MI | $49,260 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,260 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $49,240 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $49,200 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Sheboygan, WI | $49,190 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Kingston, NY | $49,080 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,070 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,050 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Redding, CA | $49,040 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,030 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,950 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,920 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Omaha, NE-IA | $48,860 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,780 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,710 | same as national |
| 116 | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,690 | same as national |
| 117 | Merced, CA | $48,690 | same as national |
| 118 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,680 | same as national |
| 119 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,680 | same as national |
| 120 | Reno, NV | $48,670 | same as national |
| 121 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,670 | same as national |
| 122 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $48,660 | same as national |
| 123 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,640 | same as national |
| 124 | Santa Fe, NM | $48,620 | same as national |
| 125 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $48,620 | same as national |
| 126 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $48,500 | same as national |
| 127 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,490 | same as national |
| 128 | Green Bay, WI | $48,470 | same as national |
| 129 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $48,450 | same as national |
| 130 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,440 | same as national |
| 131 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | same as national |
| 132 | Burlington, NC | $48,380 | same as national |
| 133 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,380 | same as national |
| 134 | Bismarck, ND | $48,360 | same as national |
| 135 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,290 | same as national |
| 136 | Syracuse, NY | $48,230 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Lexington Park, MD | $48,170 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,080 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,080 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Ithaca, NY | $48,060 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,050 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,040 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Bangor, ME | $47,990 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $47,990 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $47,970 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,970 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,950 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $47,900 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Flagstaff, AZ | $47,890 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $47,840 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,840 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Asheville, NC | $47,830 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Midland, TX | $47,760 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Billings, MT | $47,730 | 2% below national |
| 155 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,730 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Wausau, WI | $47,670 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,630 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,600 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $47,580 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $47,550 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Reading, PA | $47,510 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $47,500 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,500 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Topeka, KS | $47,500 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $47,490 | 2% below national |
| 167 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $47,490 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $47,460 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,450 | 2% below national |
| 170 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,450 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,430 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Boise City, ID | $47,420 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Eau Claire, WI | $47,400 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $47,360 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Rochester, NY | $47,340 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $47,330 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Columbus, OH | $47,320 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Peoria, IL | $47,320 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,300 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $47,300 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,280 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,240 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,220 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $47,200 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,190 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Richmond, VA | $47,170 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,160 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Greeley, CO | $47,160 | 3% below national |
| 189 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Lancaster, PA | $47,110 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Helena, MT | $47,080 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Ames, IA | $47,050 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Battle Creek, MI | $47,040 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Glens Falls, NY | $46,970 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,960 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Harrisonburg, VA | $46,920 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Carson City, NV | $46,850 | 3% below national |
| 201 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,830 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,830 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,820 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Rapid City, SD | $46,790 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Salisbury, MD | $46,750 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,740 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,730 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Vineland, NJ | $46,690 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Gainesville, FL | $46,680 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,670 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,660 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,650 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $46,610 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Minot, ND | $46,610 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $46,590 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Pueblo, CO | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 220 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Rockford, IL | $46,540 | 4% below national |
| 222 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Missoula, MT | $46,530 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Williamsport, PA | $46,530 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,500 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Grand Island, NE | $46,490 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $46,460 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Ogden, UT | $46,430 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $46,410 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $46,410 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,410 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Columbia, SC | $46,370 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,340 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Decatur, IL | $46,330 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Jackson, MI | $46,250 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Binghamton, NY | $46,220 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,210 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $46,200 | 5% below national |
| 240 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Flint, MI | $46,190 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Cleveland, OH | $46,160 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Dubuque, IA | $46,140 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,050 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,040 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $46,010 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Tulsa, OK | $46,010 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,000 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Lebanon, PA | $45,990 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $45,960 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,960 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $45,940 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Grand Junction, CO | $45,930 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Sandusky, OH | $45,930 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,930 | 5% below national |
| 257 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Owensboro, KY | $45,900 | 5% below national |
| 259 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,900 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Kokomo, IN | $45,890 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,870 | 5% below national |
| 262 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $45,870 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Akron, OH | $45,850 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,830 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,790 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Traverse City, MI | $45,790 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Gettysburg, PA | $45,740 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Lincoln, NE | $45,740 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,740 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Midland, MI | $45,730 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,720 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Chambersburg, PA | $45,650 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Monroe, MI | $45,640 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,600 | 6% below national |
| 275 | St. George, UT | $45,600 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Springfield, IL | $45,570 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Gainesville, GA | $45,560 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,540 | 6% below national |
| 279 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,520 | 6% below national |
| 280 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,520 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Bloomington, IN | $45,460 | 6% below national |
| 282 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,460 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $45,410 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $45,400 | 6% below national |
| 285 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,350 | 6% below national |
| 286 | Waco, TX | $45,340 | 7% below national |
| 287 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,340 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Manhattan, KS | $45,290 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Savannah, GA | $45,290 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Tucson, AZ | $45,260 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,220 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,210 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 7% below national |
| 296 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,190 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,190 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Lima, OH | $45,170 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,170 | 7% below national |
| 300 | Decatur, AL | $45,120 | 7% below national |
| 301 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,110 | 7% below national |
| 302 | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,110 | 7% below national |
| 303 | York-Hanover, PA | $45,090 | 7% below national |
| 304 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,040 | 7% below national |
| 305 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,030 | 7% below national |
| 306 | Bloomington, IL | $45,020 | 7% below national |
| 307 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $44,980 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $44,980 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Saginaw, MI | $44,980 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,980 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Winchester, VA-WV | $44,950 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,930 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Roanoke, VA | $44,930 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Punta Gorda, FL | $44,850 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Knoxville, TN | $44,830 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,830 | 8% below national |
| 318 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $44,790 | 8% below national |
| 319 | Bay City, MI | $44,780 | 8% below national |
| 320 | Columbus, IN | $44,780 | 8% below national |
| 321 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $44,720 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $44,720 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Twin Falls, ID | $44,700 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Bowling Green, KY | $44,640 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Great Falls, MT | $44,640 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Idaho Falls, ID | $44,600 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Wichita, KS | $44,580 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Toledo, OH | $44,560 | 8% below national |
| 330 | Johnstown, PA | $44,520 | 8% below national |
| 331 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $44,520 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Niles, MI | $44,450 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | 8% below national |
| 334 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,440 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $44,370 | 9% below national |
| 336 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,370 | 9% below national |
| 337 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,370 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Erie, PA | $44,360 | 9% below national |
| 339 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,330 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Wilmington, NC | $44,310 | 9% below national |
| 341 | Yuma, AZ | $44,310 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Jackson, MS | $44,260 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Evansville, IN | $44,240 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | 9% below national |
| 345 | Baton Rouge, LA | $44,200 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $44,200 | 9% below national |
| 347 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $44,130 | 9% below national |
| 348 | Lynchburg, VA | $43,980 | 9% below national |
| 349 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $43,950 | 9% below national |
| 350 | State College, PA | $43,950 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,950 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,940 | 9% below national |
| 353 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,920 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $43,920 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,910 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,890 | 10% below national |
| 357 | Longview, TX | $43,890 | 10% below national |
| 358 | Joplin, MO-KS | $43,830 | 10% below national |
| 359 | Paducah, KY-IL | $43,780 | 10% below national |
| 360 | Columbia, MO | $43,760 | 10% below national |
| 361 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $43,720 | 10% below national |
| 362 | Rocky Mount, NC | $43,560 | 10% below national |
| 363 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,530 | 10% below national |
| 364 | Goldsboro, NC | $43,510 | 10% below national |
| 365 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,510 | 10% below national |
| 366 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $43,430 | 10% below national |
| 367 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $43,430 | 10% below national |
| 368 | Muncie, IN | $43,370 | 11% below national |
| 369 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $43,370 | 11% below national |
| 370 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $43,350 | 11% below national |
| 371 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,340 | 11% below national |
| 372 | Jefferson City, MO | $43,280 | 11% below national |
| 373 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $43,280 | 11% below national |
| 374 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,280 | 11% below national |
| 375 | Springfield, MO | $43,260 | 11% below national |
| 376 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $43,250 | 11% below national |
| 377 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $43,130 | 11% below national |
| 378 | Greenville, NC | $43,080 | 11% below national |
| 379 | San Angelo, TX | $43,020 | 11% below national |
| 380 | Terre Haute, IN | $43,020 | 11% below national |
| 381 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,020 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Corpus Christi, TX | $43,010 | 11% below national |
| 383 | Jacksonville, NC | $42,990 | 11% below national |
| 384 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,900 | 12% below national |
| 385 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,900 | 12% below national |
| 386 | Lake Charles, LA | $42,890 | 12% below national |
| 387 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $42,880 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Altoona, PA | $42,850 | 12% below national |
| 389 | Mansfield, OH | $42,840 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $42,820 | 12% below national |
| 391 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $42,740 | 12% below national |
| 392 | Tallahassee, FL | $42,730 | 12% below national |
| 393 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $42,660 | 12% below national |
| 394 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,600 | 12% below national |
| 395 | Springfield, OH | $42,480 | 12% below national |
| 396 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,460 | 12% below national |
| 397 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $42,410 | 13% below national |
| 398 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $42,330 | 13% below national |
| 399 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $42,320 | 13% below national |
| 400 | Johnson City, TN | $42,270 | 13% below national |
| 401 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,180 | 13% below national |
| 402 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $42,160 | 13% below national |
| 403 | Alexandria, LA | $42,100 | 13% below national |
| 404 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $42,090 | 13% below national |
| 405 | Birmingham, AL | $42,040 | 13% below national |
| 406 | Amarillo, TX | $42,030 | 13% below national |
| 407 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,970 | 13% below national |
| 408 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,840 | 14% below national |
| 409 | Casper, WY | $41,830 | 14% below national |
| 410 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,810 | 14% below national |
| 411 | Sumter, SC | $41,760 | 14% below national |
| 412 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $41,760 | 14% below national |
| 413 | Enid, OK | $41,740 | 14% below national |
| 414 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $41,710 | 14% below national |
| 415 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,640 | 14% below national |
| 416 | Las Cruces, NM | $41,600 | 14% below national |
| 417 | Odessa, TX | $41,600 | 14% below national |
| 418 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 14% below national |
| 419 | Abilene, TX | $41,450 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Dalton, GA | $41,410 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Warner Robins, GA | $41,300 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Fayetteville, NC | $41,290 | 15% below national |
| 423 | Kankakee, IL | $41,290 | 15% below national |
| 424 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,230 | 15% below national |
| 425 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,210 | 15% below national |
| 426 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,130 | 15% below national |
| 427 | Jackson, TN | $41,090 | 15% below national |
| 428 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $41,080 | 15% below national |
| 429 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $41,000 | 15% below national |
| 430 | Cleveland, TN | $40,910 | 16% below national |
| 431 | Beckley, WV | $40,900 | 16% below national |
| 432 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $40,830 | 16% below national |
| 433 | Charleston, WV | $40,750 | 16% below national |
| 434 | Lawton, OK | $40,710 | 16% below national |
| 435 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $40,700 | 16% below national |
| 436 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,670 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Farmington, NM | $40,650 | 16% below national |
| 438 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $40,580 | 16% below national |
| 439 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,560 | 16% below national |
| 440 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $40,540 | 16% below national |
| 441 | Florence, SC | $40,520 | 16% below national |
| 442 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $40,370 | 17% below national |
| 443 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $40,360 | 17% below national |
| 444 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $40,230 | 17% below national |
| 445 | Hinesville, GA | $40,220 | 17% below national |
| 446 | Albany, GA | $40,210 | 17% below national |
| 447 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $40,190 | 17% below national |
| 448 | Monroe, LA | $40,180 | 17% below national |
| 449 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,180 | 17% below national |
| 450 | Pocatello, ID | $40,170 | 17% below national |
| 451 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,170 | 17% below national |
| 452 | Huntsville, AL | $40,160 | 17% below national |
| 453 | Tyler, TX | $40,080 | 17% below national |
| 454 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,030 | 17% below national |
| 455 | Rome, GA | $40,010 | 18% below national |
| 456 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $39,970 | 18% below national |
| 457 | Sebring, FL | $39,890 | 18% below national |
| 458 | Hammond, LA | $39,880 | 18% below national |
| 459 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,860 | 18% below national |
| 460 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,790 | 18% below national |
| 461 | Elmira, NY | $39,730 | 18% below national |
| 462 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,680 | 18% below national |
| 463 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $39,610 | 18% below national |
| 464 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $39,600 | 18% below national |
| 465 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,520 | 19% below national |
| 466 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $39,450 | 19% below national |
| 467 | Lubbock, TX | $39,350 | 19% below national |
| 468 | Valdosta, GA | $39,350 | 19% below national |
| 469 | Morgantown, WV | $39,300 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Elizabethtown, KY | $39,240 | 19% below national |
| 471 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,240 | 19% below national |
| 472 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $39,210 | 19% below national |
| 473 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 19% below national |
| 474 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,140 | 19% below national |
| 475 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $39,100 | 19% below national |
| 476 | Mobile, AL | $38,890 | 20% below national |
| 477 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,770 | 20% below national |
| 478 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,700 | 20% below national |
| 479 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $38,650 | 20% below national |
| 480 | Montgomery, AL | $38,590 | 20% below national |
| 481 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,570 | 20% below national |
| 482 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,540 | 21% below national |
| 483 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,520 | 21% below national |
| 484 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,430 | 21% below national |
| 485 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 21% below national |
| 486 | Victoria, TX | $38,370 | 21% below national |
| 487 | Ocala, FL | $38,330 | 21% below national |
| 488 | Hattiesburg, MS | $38,290 | 21% below national |
| 489 | Jonesboro, AR | $38,280 | 21% below national |
| 490 | Logan, UT-ID | $38,240 | 21% below national |
| 491 | Wichita Falls, TX | $38,210 | 21% below national |
| 492 | Columbus, GA-AL | $38,170 | 21% below national |
| 493 | Hot Springs, AR | $38,100 | 21% below national |
| 494 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,100 | 21% below national |
| 495 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,760 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,660 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 23% below national |
| 498 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,400 | 23% below national |
| 499 | El Paso, TX | $37,240 | 23% below national |
| 500 | Laredo, TX | $37,110 | 23% below national |
| 501 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 24% below national |
| 502 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 24% below national |
| 503 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,840 | 24% below national |
| 504 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 24% below national |
| 505 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 24% below national |
| 506 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,780 | 24% below national |
| 507 | Gadsden, AL | $36,700 | 24% below national |
| 508 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,680 | 24% below national |
| 509 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $36,600 | 25% below national |
| 510 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,580 | 25% below national |
| 511 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | 25% below national |
| 512 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,530 | 25% below national |
| 513 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $36,470 | 25% below national |
| 514 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 25% below national |
| 515 | Dothan, AL | $35,990 | 26% below national |
| 516 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,680 | 26% below national |
| 517 | Eagle Pass, TX | $34,310 | 29% below national |
| 518 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,630 | 41% below national |
| 519 | Guayama, PR | $28,480 | 41% below national |
| 520 | Arecibo, PR | $28,140 | 42% below national |
| 521 | Aguadilla, PR | $27,640 | 43% below national |
| 522 | Mayaguez, PR | $26,470 | 45% below national |
| 523 | Ponce, PR | $26,190 | 46% below national |
| 524 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $25,450 | 48% below national |
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