51 Series · SOC 51-3021
Butchers and Meat Cutters
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$38,960
per year
Median Hourly
$18.73/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$41,300
average
Employment
140,040
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,850
25th Percentile
$34,460
Median
$38,960
75th Percentile
$47,200
90th Percentile
$57,130
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $50,220 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $48,280 | +24% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $48,240 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $48,120 | +24% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $47,880 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Oregon | $47,290 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Delaware | $47,170 | +21% above national |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $46,940 | +20% above national |
| 9 | New York | $46,490 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $45,760 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $45,460 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $44,410 | +14% above national |
| 13 | California | $44,310 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $43,800 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Wyoming | $43,540 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Utah | $41,680 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $41,140 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Maryland | $41,040 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Vermont | $40,970 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $40,770 | +5% above national |
| 21 | Connecticut | $39,650 | +2% above national |
| 22 | South Carolina | $39,580 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Florida | $39,350 | +1% above national |
| 24 | North Dakota | $39,260 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Virginia | $39,170 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Arizona | $39,160 | +1% above national |
| 27 | New Jersey | $38,870 | same as national |
| 28 | Illinois | $38,530 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Idaho | $38,480 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $38,140 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Tennessee | $37,630 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Nevada | $37,530 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $37,490 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $37,420 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $37,070 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $37,040 | 5% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $37,020 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $36,950 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $36,680 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Iowa | $36,600 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $36,490 | 6% below national |
| 42 | New Mexico | $36,410 | 7% below national |
| 43 | South Dakota | $35,880 | 8% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $35,800 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $35,650 | 8% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $34,870 | 10% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $33,930 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $32,950 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $31,360 | 20% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $29,830 | 23% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $28,930 | 26% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $28,590 | 27% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $27,790 | 29% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,750 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $57,870 | +49% above national |
| 2 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,180 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,170 | +42% above national |
| 4 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $53,480 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,220 | +29% above national |
| 6 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $49,520 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Barnstable Town, MA | $49,420 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | $49,170 | +26% above national |
| 9 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $49,100 | +26% above national |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,890 | +25% above national |
| 11 | Utica-Rome, NY | $48,560 | +25% above national |
| 12 | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,430 | +24% above national |
| 13 | Springfield, MA | $48,430 | +24% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $48,400 | +24% above national |
| 15 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $48,320 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $48,050 | +23% above national |
| 17 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,020 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $48,010 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,890 | +23% above national |
| 20 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,890 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $47,820 | +23% above national |
| 22 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,560 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,490 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,320 | +21% above national |
| 25 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,310 | +21% above national |
| 26 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,260 | +21% above national |
| 27 | El Centro, CA | $47,240 | +21% above national |
| 28 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,220 | +21% above national |
| 29 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,200 | +21% above national |
| 30 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,130 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $47,030 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $46,950 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Kingston, NY | $46,870 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Bend, OR | $46,820 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,800 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,720 | +20% above national |
| 37 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,680 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Medford, OR | $46,660 | +20% above national |
| 39 | Salem, OR | $46,590 | +20% above national |
| 40 | Worcester, MA | $46,560 | +20% above national |
| 41 | Bellingham, WA | $46,470 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Bozeman, MT | $46,470 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $46,400 | +19% above national |
| 44 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,390 | +19% above national |
| 45 | Albany, OR | $46,380 | +19% above national |
| 46 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,370 | +19% above national |
| 47 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,350 | +19% above national |
| 48 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $46,310 | +19% above national |
| 49 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,310 | +19% above national |
| 50 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,300 | +19% above national |
| 51 | Dover, DE | $46,280 | +19% above national |
| 52 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $46,260 | +19% above national |
| 53 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,200 | +19% above national |
| 54 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,190 | +19% above national |
| 55 | Fond du Lac, WI | $46,160 | +18% above national |
| 56 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,060 | +18% above national |
| 57 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,030 | +18% above national |
| 58 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $46,020 | +18% above national |
| 59 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $45,980 | +18% above national |
| 60 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $45,910 | +18% above national |
| 61 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,850 | +18% above national |
| 62 | Napa, CA | $45,760 | +17% above national |
| 63 | Glens Falls, NY | $45,680 | +17% above national |
| 64 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,620 | +17% above national |
| 65 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,560 | +17% above national |
| 66 | Boise City, ID | $45,500 | +17% above national |
| 67 | Kankakee, IL | $45,450 | +17% above national |
| 68 | Greeley, CO | $45,410 | +17% above national |
| 69 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,410 | +17% above national |
| 70 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $45,400 | +17% above national |
| 71 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $45,330 | +16% above national |
| 72 | Billings, MT | $45,140 | +16% above national |
| 73 | Syracuse, NY | $45,120 | +16% above national |
| 74 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,010 | +16% above national |
| 75 | Boulder, CO | $44,960 | +15% above national |
| 76 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $44,890 | +15% above national |
| 77 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $44,850 | +15% above national |
| 78 | Madison, WI | $44,820 | +15% above national |
| 79 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $44,710 | +15% above national |
| 80 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $44,690 | +15% above national |
| 81 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $44,640 | +15% above national |
| 82 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $44,590 | +14% above national |
| 83 | Bangor, ME | $44,580 | +14% above national |
| 84 | Corpus Christi, TX | $44,460 | +14% above national |
| 85 | Rochester, MN | $44,410 | +14% above national |
| 86 | Sheboygan, WI | $44,380 | +14% above national |
| 87 | Vineland, NJ | $44,330 | +14% above national |
| 88 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $44,310 | +14% above national |
| 89 | Vallejo, CA | $44,250 | +14% above national |
| 90 | Fargo, ND-MN | $44,240 | +14% above national |
| 91 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | +13% above national |
| 92 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $44,030 | +13% above national |
| 93 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,790 | +12% above national |
| 94 | Wausau, WI | $43,770 | +12% above national |
| 95 | Appleton, WI | $43,720 | +12% above national |
| 96 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $43,720 | +12% above national |
| 97 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $43,700 | +12% above national |
| 98 | Chico, CA | $43,680 | +12% above national |
| 99 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,530 | +12% above national |
| 100 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $43,510 | +12% above national |
| 101 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,260 | +11% above national |
| 102 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $43,260 | +11% above national |
| 103 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,240 | +11% above national |
| 104 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,140 | +11% above national |
| 105 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,040 | +10% above national |
| 106 | Kenosha, WI | $42,980 | +10% above national |
| 107 | Duluth, MN-WI | $42,850 | +10% above national |
| 108 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,850 | +10% above national |
| 109 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,850 | +10% above national |
| 110 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $42,840 | +10% above national |
| 111 | Flagstaff, AZ | $42,800 | +10% above national |
| 112 | Charlottesville, VA | $42,760 | +10% above national |
| 113 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $42,730 | +10% above national |
| 114 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $42,730 | +10% above national |
| 115 | Yuba City, CA | $42,710 | +10% above national |
| 116 | Idaho Falls, ID | $42,680 | +10% above national |
| 117 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,590 | +9% above national |
| 118 | Punta Gorda, FL | $42,540 | +9% above national |
| 119 | Salinas, CA | $42,540 | +9% above national |
| 120 | Rochester, NY | $42,430 | +9% above national |
| 121 | New Haven, CT | $42,420 | +9% above national |
| 122 | Modesto, CA | $42,390 | +9% above national |
| 123 | Redding, CA | $42,200 | +8% above national |
| 124 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $42,140 | +8% above national |
| 125 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $42,120 | +8% above national |
| 126 | Missoula, MT | $42,100 | +8% above national |
| 127 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $42,080 | +8% above national |
| 128 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $42,040 | +8% above national |
| 129 | Yakima, WA | $42,020 | +8% above national |
| 130 | Santa Fe, NM | $41,920 | +8% above national |
| 131 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $41,860 | +7% above national |
| 132 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $41,860 | +7% above national |
| 133 | St. Cloud, MN | $41,830 | +7% above national |
| 134 | Midland, TX | $41,800 | +7% above national |
| 135 | Logan, UT-ID | $41,790 | +7% above national |
| 136 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $41,580 | +7% above national |
| 137 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $41,560 | +7% above national |
| 138 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $41,530 | +7% above national |
| 139 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $41,410 | +6% above national |
| 140 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $41,400 | +6% above national |
| 141 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $41,220 | +6% above national |
| 142 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $41,060 | +5% above national |
| 143 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $40,910 | +5% above national |
| 144 | Columbia, SC | $40,820 | +5% above national |
| 145 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $40,700 | +4% above national |
| 146 | Tucson, AZ | $40,530 | +4% above national |
| 147 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $40,440 | +4% above national |
| 148 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $40,440 | +4% above national |
| 149 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $40,430 | +4% above national |
| 150 | Pocatello, ID | $40,370 | +4% above national |
| 151 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $40,310 | +3% above national |
| 152 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $40,260 | +3% above national |
| 153 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $40,250 | +3% above national |
| 154 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $40,110 | +3% above national |
| 155 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $40,040 | +3% above national |
| 156 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $40,040 | +3% above national |
| 157 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,980 | +3% above national |
| 158 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,980 | +3% above national |
| 159 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $39,960 | +3% above national |
| 160 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,860 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Pittsburgh, PA | $39,810 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,790 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Eau Claire, WI | $39,750 | +2% above national |
| 164 | St. George, UT | $39,690 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $39,670 | +2% above national |
| 166 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $39,640 | +2% above national |
| 167 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,630 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $39,600 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,580 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Bismarck, ND | $39,520 | +1% above national |
| 171 | Fort Wayne, IN | $39,520 | +1% above national |
| 172 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,520 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Gainesville, FL | $39,420 | +1% above national |
| 174 | Sebring, FL | $39,410 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Ogden, UT | $39,390 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,380 | +1% above national |
| 177 | Merced, CA | $39,370 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $39,290 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $39,200 | +1% above national |
| 180 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $39,170 | +1% above national |
| 181 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $39,170 | +1% above national |
| 182 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | same as national |
| 183 | Minot, ND | $39,120 | same as national |
| 184 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,060 | same as national |
| 185 | Reno, NV | $39,030 | same as national |
| 186 | Huntsville, AL | $39,020 | same as national |
| 187 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | same as national |
| 188 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,980 | same as national |
| 189 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $38,960 | same as national |
| 190 | Waco, TX | $38,960 | same as national |
| 191 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,950 | same as national |
| 192 | Ocala, FL | $38,930 | same as national |
| 193 | Richmond, VA | $38,930 | same as national |
| 194 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,860 | same as national |
| 195 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,860 | same as national |
| 196 | Jacksonville, NC | $38,810 | same as national |
| 197 | Salisbury, MD | $38,800 | same as national |
| 198 | Visalia, CA | $38,790 | same as national |
| 199 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,780 | same as national |
| 200 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Binghamton, NY | $38,640 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Manhattan, KS | $38,640 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,620 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,600 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $38,590 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $38,580 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $38,580 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Helena, MT | $38,550 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $38,490 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $38,490 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Erie, PA | $38,470 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,440 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Tallahassee, FL | $38,330 | 2% below national |
| 215 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Columbus, OH | $38,290 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,280 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Great Falls, MT | $38,270 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,270 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,240 | 2% below national |
| 221 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,240 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $38,230 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Grand Junction, CO | $38,200 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Kokomo, IN | $38,200 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $38,180 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $38,160 | 2% below national |
| 227 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,150 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Asheville, NC | $38,100 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,080 | 2% below national |
| 231 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $38,070 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,030 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,980 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,960 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,950 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Savannah, GA | $37,920 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Lynchburg, VA | $37,910 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $37,890 | 3% below national |
| 239 | York-Hanover, PA | $37,860 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,860 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,860 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $37,840 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Albany, GA | $37,800 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,750 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Wilmington, NC | $37,730 | 3% below national |
| 246 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,710 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,640 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,630 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,630 | 3% below national |
| 251 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Jackson, MI | $37,620 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,600 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $37,580 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Toledo, OH | $37,580 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $37,570 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $37,550 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,550 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Traverse City, MI | $37,550 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $37,520 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,500 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Flint, MI | $37,490 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Harrisonburg, VA | $37,480 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Green Bay, WI | $37,430 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Warner Robins, GA | $37,430 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,420 | 4% below national |
| 268 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,390 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,360 | 4% below national |
| 270 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $37,360 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $37,340 | 4% below national |
| 272 | State College, PA | $37,310 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,270 | 4% below national |
| 274 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,270 | 4% below national |
| 275 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,270 | 4% below national |
| 276 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 4% below national |
| 277 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,200 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,200 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Greenville, NC | $37,190 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,180 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,180 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,160 | 5% below national |
| 283 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Odessa, TX | $37,140 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,140 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Abilene, TX | $37,090 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Roanoke, VA | $37,070 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Grand Island, NE | $37,060 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Lawrence, KS | $37,050 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Rapid City, SD | $37,040 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,030 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Cleveland, OH | $37,010 | 5% below national |
| 294 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 5% below national |
| 295 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,910 | 5% below national |
| 296 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,890 | 5% below national |
| 297 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,880 | 5% below national |
| 298 | Fresno, CA | $36,830 | 5% below national |
| 299 | Reading, PA | $36,810 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,710 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Mansfield, OH | $36,690 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Sandusky, OH | $36,680 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Williamsport, PA | $36,640 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,610 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $36,600 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,590 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Winston-Salem, NC | $36,560 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $36,530 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,520 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,480 | 6% below national |
| 312 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,460 | 6% below national |
| 313 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,460 | 6% below national |
| 314 | Fayetteville, NC | $36,420 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Knoxville, TN | $36,370 | 7% below national |
| 318 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,360 | 7% below national |
| 319 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,360 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,340 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Lincoln, NE | $36,300 | 7% below national |
| 322 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 7% below national |
| 323 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $36,190 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,140 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,140 | 7% below national |
| 326 | Lubbock, TX | $36,130 | 7% below national |
| 327 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,130 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $36,120 | 7% below national |
| 329 | Charleston, WV | $36,100 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Muncie, IN | $36,090 | 7% below national |
| 331 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,090 | 7% below national |
| 332 | Chambersburg, PA | $36,080 | 7% below national |
| 333 | Springfield, IL | $36,080 | 7% below national |
| 334 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $36,070 | 7% below national |
| 335 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 7% below national |
| 336 | Albuquerque, NM | $36,040 | 7% below national |
| 337 | Wichita Falls, TX | $36,040 | 7% below national |
| 338 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,030 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Dubuque, IA | $36,010 | 8% below national |
| 340 | Niles, MI | $36,000 | 8% below national |
| 341 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $35,990 | 8% below national |
| 342 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $35,990 | 8% below national |
| 343 | Bloomington, IN | $35,980 | 8% below national |
| 344 | Evansville, IN | $35,970 | 8% below national |
| 345 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,960 | 8% below national |
| 346 | Birmingham, AL | $35,950 | 8% below national |
| 347 | Gainesville, GA | $35,900 | 8% below national |
| 348 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $35,900 | 8% below national |
| 349 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | 8% below national |
| 350 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $35,860 | 8% below national |
| 351 | Jonesboro, AR | $35,860 | 8% below national |
| 352 | Joplin, MO-KS | $35,850 | 8% below national |
| 353 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,840 | 8% below national |
| 354 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,840 | 8% below national |
| 355 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | 8% below national |
| 356 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,770 | 8% below national |
| 357 | Bloomington, IL | $35,680 | 8% below national |
| 358 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $35,680 | 8% below national |
| 359 | Florence, SC | $35,640 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $35,590 | 9% below national |
| 361 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 9% below national |
| 362 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $35,530 | 9% below national |
| 363 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,520 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Columbus, IN | $35,500 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,500 | 9% below national |
| 366 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 9% below national |
| 367 | Rocky Mount, NC | $35,480 | 9% below national |
| 368 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,430 | 9% below national |
| 369 | Amarillo, TX | $35,400 | 9% below national |
| 370 | Lake Charles, LA | $35,400 | 9% below national |
| 371 | Montgomery, AL | $35,390 | 9% below national |
| 372 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $35,320 | 9% below national |
| 373 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,320 | 9% below national |
| 374 | Rockford, IL | $35,310 | 9% below national |
| 375 | Ames, IA | $35,280 | 9% below national |
| 376 | Monroe, MI | $35,210 | 10% below national |
| 377 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,200 | 10% below national |
| 378 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,170 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Lebanon, PA | $35,130 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,120 | 10% below national |
| 381 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,090 | 10% below national |
| 382 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,060 | 10% below national |
| 383 | Lancaster, PA | $35,010 | 10% below national |
| 384 | Burlington, NC | $34,990 | 10% below national |
| 385 | Saginaw, MI | $34,980 | 10% below national |
| 386 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,960 | 10% below national |
| 387 | Decatur, AL | $34,940 | 10% below national |
| 388 | Peoria, IL | $34,930 | 10% below national |
| 389 | Hot Springs, AR | $34,910 | 10% below national |
| 390 | Springfield, OH | $34,870 | 10% below national |
| 391 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $34,860 | 11% below national |
| 392 | Johnson City, TN | $34,810 | 11% below national |
| 393 | Mobile, AL | $34,790 | 11% below national |
| 394 | Tulsa, OK | $34,750 | 11% below national |
| 395 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,750 | 11% below national |
| 396 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $34,690 | 11% below national |
| 397 | Wichita, KS | $34,680 | 11% below national |
| 398 | Altoona, PA | $34,630 | 11% below national |
| 399 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,630 | 11% below national |
| 400 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,620 | 11% below national |
| 401 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,530 | 11% below national |
| 402 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,510 | 11% below national |
| 403 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $34,480 | 11% below national |
| 404 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $34,440 | 12% below national |
| 405 | Topeka, KS | $34,390 | 12% below national |
| 406 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $34,240 | 12% below national |
| 407 | Goldsboro, NC | $34,200 | 12% below national |
| 408 | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,160 | 12% below national |
| 409 | Dothan, AL | $34,050 | 13% below national |
| 410 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $33,810 | 13% below national |
| 411 | Lima, OH | $33,800 | 13% below national |
| 412 | Valdosta, GA | $33,780 | 13% below national |
| 413 | Springfield, MO | $33,770 | 13% below national |
| 414 | Las Cruces, NM | $33,690 | 14% below national |
| 415 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,490 | 14% below national |
| 416 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $33,270 | 15% below national |
| 417 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $33,260 | 15% below national |
| 418 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $33,050 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Owensboro, KY | $33,030 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $33,030 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $32,940 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,800 | 16% below national |
| 423 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $32,500 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Alexandria, LA | $32,280 | 17% below national |
| 425 | Iowa City, IA | $32,280 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Farmington, NM | $32,250 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Columbia, MO | $31,880 | 18% below national |
| 428 | Jackson, TN | $31,880 | 18% below national |
| 429 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $31,820 | 18% below national |
| 430 | Akron, OH | $31,770 | 18% below national |
| 431 | Morristown, TN | $31,700 | 19% below national |
| 432 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $31,640 | 19% below national |
| 433 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31,590 | 19% below national |
| 434 | Yuma, AZ | $31,220 | 20% below national |
| 435 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 436 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $31,000 | 20% below national |
| 437 | Monroe, LA | $30,910 | 21% below national |
| 438 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 21% below national |
| 439 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $30,680 | 21% below national |
| 440 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $30,580 | 22% below national |
| 441 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,500 | 22% below national |
| 442 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $30,440 | 22% below national |
| 443 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,380 | 22% below national |
| 444 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $30,330 | 22% below national |
| 445 | Lafayette, LA | $30,250 | 22% below national |
| 446 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,240 | 22% below national |
| 447 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30,200 | 22% below national |
| 448 | El Paso, TX | $30,170 | 23% below national |
| 449 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,170 | 23% below national |
| 450 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,170 | 23% below national |
| 451 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 23% below national |
| 452 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $30,070 | 23% below national |
| 453 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $30,040 | 23% below national |
| 454 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,960 | 23% below national |
| 455 | Bowling Green, KY | $29,900 | 23% below national |
| 456 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $29,840 | 23% below national |
| 457 | Laredo, TX | $29,760 | 24% below national |
| 458 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $29,760 | 24% below national |
| 459 | Tyler, TX | $29,740 | 24% below national |
| 460 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 24% below national |
| 461 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,630 | 24% below national |
| 462 | Gadsden, AL | $29,530 | 24% below national |
| 463 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,490 | 24% below national |
| 464 | Johnstown, PA | $29,440 | 24% below national |
| 465 | Lawton, OK | $29,430 | 24% below national |
| 466 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,350 | 25% below national |
| 467 | Dalton, GA | $29,160 | 25% below national |
| 468 | Jackson, MS | $29,150 | 25% below national |
| 469 | Twin Falls, ID | $29,140 | 25% below national |
| 470 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,140 | 25% below national |
| 471 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,130 | 25% below national |
| 472 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,950 | 26% below national |
| 473 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,770 | 26% below national |
| 474 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,650 | 26% below national |
| 475 | Hattiesburg, MS | $28,640 | 26% below national |
| 476 | Longview, TX | $28,470 | 27% below national |
| 477 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $28,240 | 28% below national |
| 478 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,230 | 28% below national |
| 479 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,190 | 28% below national |
| 480 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,180 | 28% below national |
| 481 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,180 | 28% below national |
| 482 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,160 | 28% below national |
| 483 | Bay City, MI | $28,140 | 28% below national |
| 484 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $26,250 | 33% below national |
| 485 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,240 | 33% below national |
| 486 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $25,950 | 33% below national |
| 487 | Ponce, PR | $22,040 | 43% below national |
| 488 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,850 | 44% below national |
| 489 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,780 | 44% below national |
| 490 | Guayama, PR | $21,590 | 45% below national |
| 491 | Arecibo, PR | $20,960 | 46% below national |
| 492 | Aguadilla, PR | $20,680 | 47% below national |
| 493 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $20,470 | 47% below national |
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