19 Series · SOC 19-4031
Chemical Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $60,390
- Median / year
- $92,040
- Top 10% earn
- +3.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 57,540
- US workers
Chemical Technicians earn a median of $60,390 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $60,390, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $41,740 (10th percentile) to $92,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 57,540 US workers. Louisiana pays the most ($85,850), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Chemical Technicians earn a median of $60,390, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 49% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #42 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.7% by 2033.
- $60,390
- Median annual wage
- Top 51%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #42 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Louisiana at $85,850. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.
Chemical Technicians (SOC 19-4031) pays a national median of $60,390 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $41,740 at the 10th percentile to $92,040 at the 90th, with a mean of $63,900 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 57,540 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 253 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 6,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Associate's degree 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 1.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.7 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Louisiana pays the highest state median at $85,850, which is +42% above the national figure. The top metro is Baton Rouge, LA at $92,120 - 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. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$60,390
per year
Median Hourly
$29.03/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$63,900
average
Employment
57,540
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Chemical Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$60,390 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 19-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Chemical Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 19-series occupations with growth data, Chemical Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $60,390 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.7%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
6,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Associate's degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
0.7/100
Danger Index
3.6/100
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 Chemical Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
- ▸ Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
- ▸ Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
- ▸ Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
- ▸ Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
- ▸ Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
- ▸ Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
- ▸ Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
- ▸ Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
- ▸ Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
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
$41,740
25th Percentile
$48,530
Median
$60,390
75th Percentile
$75,900
90th Percentile
$92,040
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | $85,850 | +42% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $79,380 | +31% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $78,620 | +30% above national |
| 4 | South Carolina | $75,020 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Missouri | $68,550 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $67,570 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Arizona | $65,860 | +9% above national |
| 8 | Vermont | $65,560 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $63,910 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $63,770 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Nebraska | $62,640 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Texas | $62,580 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $62,400 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Washington | $62,100 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $61,890 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $61,680 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Kansas | $61,560 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Nevada | $61,520 | +2% above national |
| 19 | New York | $60,900 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Kentucky | $60,830 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $60,020 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Ohio | $59,750 | 1% below national |
| 23 | California | $59,510 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $59,440 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $59,420 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Indiana | $59,290 | 2% below national |
| 27 | North Carolina | $59,030 | 2% below national |
| 28 | West Virginia | $58,750 | 3% below national |
| 29 | New Jersey | $58,580 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $58,180 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Alabama | $58,150 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Georgia | $58,120 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $58,090 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Oregon | $57,960 | 4% below national |
| 35 | North Dakota | $57,760 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Connecticut | $57,310 | 5% below national |
| 37 | District of Columbia | $56,530 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $56,320 | 7% below national |
| 39 | New Mexico | $55,120 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $54,840 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Mississippi | $54,580 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Idaho | $54,560 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $54,050 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Montana | $52,890 | 12% below national |
| 45 | Virginia | $51,850 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Maine | $49,280 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Maryland | $49,280 | 18% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $49,030 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Utah | $49,030 | 19% below national |
| 50 | New Hampshire | $48,940 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $45,230 | 25% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $37,510 | 38% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge, LA | $92,120 | +53% above national |
| 2 | Lake Charles, LA | $88,780 | +47% above national |
| 3 | Evansville, IN | $85,230 | +41% above national |
| 4 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $83,380 | +38% above national |
| 5 | Midland, MI | $82,780 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $81,580 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $80,410 | +33% above national |
| 8 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $80,390 | +33% above national |
| 9 | Duluth, MN-WI | $80,190 | +33% above national |
| 10 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $79,680 | +32% above national |
| 11 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $79,290 | +31% above national |
| 12 | Bay City, MI | $78,120 | +29% above national |
| 13 | Niles, MI | $77,840 | +29% above national |
| 14 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $77,220 | +28% above national |
| 15 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $76,910 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Bellingham, WA | $73,380 | +22% above national |
| 17 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $73,290 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $73,250 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $73,090 | +21% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $71,470 | +18% above national |
| 21 | Winston-Salem, NC | $68,630 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $68,240 | +13% above national |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $67,850 | +12% above national |
| 24 | Columbia, MO | $67,760 | +12% above national |
| 25 | Sheboygan, WI | $67,430 | +12% above national |
| 26 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $67,140 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Boulder, CO | $66,960 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $66,940 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66,330 | +10% above national |
| 30 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $66,320 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $66,240 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $66,200 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $66,050 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $65,960 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Longview, TX | $65,760 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Tallahassee, FL | $65,430 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $65,420 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $65,320 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $65,250 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $65,060 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Syracuse, NY | $65,060 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $65,050 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $65,050 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Decatur, AL | $64,840 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Tulsa, OK | $64,780 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,740 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Columbia, SC | $64,740 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Bowling Green, KY | $64,620 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,570 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $64,500 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Springfield, MA | $64,480 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $64,410 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $64,410 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $64,190 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $64,140 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $64,070 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $64,060 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,950 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $63,910 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $63,790 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $63,720 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,700 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $63,640 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Worcester, MA | $63,480 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,450 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $63,300 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $63,050 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $62,990 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Peoria, IL | $62,830 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,820 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Lynchburg, VA | $62,710 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,700 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $62,680 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Lincoln, NE | $62,640 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Vallejo, CA | $62,470 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Columbus, OH | $62,340 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Colorado Springs, CO | $62,200 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,100 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Cleveland, OH | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Mobile, AL | $62,040 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,020 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $62,000 | +3% above national |
| 84 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $61,960 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Boise City, ID | $61,870 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,810 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Reading, PA | $61,790 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $61,760 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,740 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,730 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Midland, TX | $61,690 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,680 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Bloomington, IN | $61,640 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,640 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Owensboro, KY | $61,580 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,560 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,380 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,230 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Wilmington, NC | $61,200 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,870 | +1% above national |
| 101 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $60,860 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $60,830 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Madison, WI | $60,720 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $60,660 | same as national |
| 105 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $60,650 | same as national |
| 106 | Odessa, TX | $60,580 | same as national |
| 107 | Corpus Christi, TX | $60,530 | same as national |
| 108 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $60,530 | same as national |
| 109 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,530 | same as national |
| 110 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,380 | same as national |
| 111 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $60,320 | same as national |
| 112 | Lawrence, KS | $60,230 | same as national |
| 113 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $60,080 | 1% below national |
| 114 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $60,060 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,030 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Toledo, OH | $60,000 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $59,850 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,800 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $59,060 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Ogden, UT | $58,990 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $58,900 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,580 | 3% below national |
| 123 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $58,570 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $58,540 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Terre Haute, IN | $58,430 | 3% below national |
| 126 | New Haven, CT | $58,420 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $58,320 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $58,140 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,090 | 4% below national |
| 130 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $58,070 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $58,060 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $58,040 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,020 | 4% below national |
| 134 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $58,020 | 4% below national |
| 135 | Reno, NV | $57,880 | 4% below national |
| 136 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,880 | 4% below national |
| 137 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,800 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,720 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $57,670 | 5% below national |
| 140 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $57,670 | 5% below national |
| 141 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $57,610 | 5% below national |
| 142 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,540 | 5% below national |
| 143 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,430 | 5% below national |
| 144 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,420 | 5% below national |
| 145 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $57,400 | 5% below national |
| 146 | Jackson, TN | $57,390 | 5% below national |
| 147 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $57,390 | 5% below national |
| 148 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $57,380 | 5% below national |
| 149 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $57,270 | 5% below national |
| 150 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,120 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $57,080 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Rochester, NY | $57,020 | 6% below national |
| 153 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $57,000 | 6% below national |
| 154 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,980 | 6% below national |
| 155 | Jackson, MS | $56,970 | 6% below national |
| 156 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $56,950 | 6% below national |
| 157 | Oklahoma City, OK | $56,880 | 6% below national |
| 158 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $56,710 | 6% below national |
| 159 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $56,630 | 6% below national |
| 160 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $56,390 | 7% below national |
| 161 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $56,280 | 7% below national |
| 162 | Modesto, CA | $56,250 | 7% below national |
| 163 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $55,800 | 8% below national |
| 164 | Napa, CA | $55,750 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Asheville, NC | $55,720 | 8% below national |
| 166 | Birmingham, AL | $55,680 | 8% below national |
| 167 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $55,670 | 8% below national |
| 168 | Altoona, PA | $55,650 | 8% below national |
| 169 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $55,620 | 8% below national |
| 170 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,340 | 8% below national |
| 171 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $55,170 | 9% below national |
| 172 | Spartanburg, SC | $55,140 | 9% below national |
| 173 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $54,980 | 9% below national |
| 174 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $54,960 | 9% below national |
| 175 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $54,860 | 9% below national |
| 176 | Huntsville, AL | $54,790 | 9% below national |
| 177 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $54,750 | 9% below national |
| 178 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $54,710 | 9% below national |
| 179 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,510 | 10% below national |
| 180 | Salinas, CA | $54,220 | 10% below national |
| 181 | Waco, TX | $53,660 | 11% below national |
| 182 | Dothan, AL | $53,610 | 11% below national |
| 183 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $53,560 | 11% below national |
| 184 | Green Bay, WI | $53,430 | 12% below national |
| 185 | Salisbury, MD | $52,950 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,780 | 13% below national |
| 187 | Cleveland, TN | $52,750 | 13% below national |
| 188 | Charlottesville, VA | $52,600 | 13% below national |
| 189 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $52,570 | 13% below national |
| 190 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $52,470 | 13% below national |
| 191 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $52,290 | 13% below national |
| 192 | York-Hanover, PA | $52,170 | 14% below national |
| 193 | Montgomery, AL | $51,910 | 14% below national |
| 194 | Albuquerque, NM | $51,770 | 14% below national |
| 195 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,730 | 14% below national |
| 196 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,630 | 15% below national |
| 197 | Binghamton, NY | $51,530 | 15% below national |
| 198 | Visalia, CA | $51,360 | 15% below national |
| 199 | Johnson City, TN | $51,340 | 15% below national |
| 200 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,170 | 15% below national |
| 201 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,090 | 15% below national |
| 202 | Akron, OH | $51,050 | 15% below national |
| 203 | Pittsburgh, PA | $51,030 | 15% below national |
| 204 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,890 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,840 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Wichita, KS | $50,830 | 16% below national |
| 207 | Richmond, VA | $50,790 | 16% below national |
| 208 | Fresno, CA | $50,610 | 16% below national |
| 209 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,510 | 16% below national |
| 210 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,360 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Savannah, GA | $50,300 | 17% below national |
| 212 | Knoxville, TN | $50,230 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,140 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,930 | 17% below national |
| 215 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $49,870 | 17% below national |
| 216 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $49,820 | 18% below national |
| 217 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $49,810 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $49,700 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $49,570 | 18% below national |
| 220 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $49,460 | 18% below national |
| 221 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,390 | 18% below national |
| 222 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,330 | 18% below national |
| 223 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,230 | 18% below national |
| 224 | Billings, MT | $49,100 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $49,040 | 19% below national |
| 226 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,880 | 19% below national |
| 227 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,770 | 19% below national |
| 228 | Casper, WY | $48,500 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Ann Arbor, MI | $47,880 | 21% below national |
| 230 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 21% below national |
| 231 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,710 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,680 | 21% below national |
| 233 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,560 | 21% below national |
| 234 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,300 | 22% below national |
| 235 | Gainesville, FL | $47,170 | 22% below national |
| 236 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,050 | 22% below national |
| 237 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,950 | 22% below national |
| 238 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,410 | 23% below national |
| 239 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,330 | 23% below national |
| 240 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,060 | 24% below national |
| 241 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,000 | 24% below national |
| 242 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $45,750 | 24% below national |
| 243 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,730 | 24% below national |
| 244 | Columbus, IN | $45,360 | 25% below national |
| 245 | Mayaguez, PR | $45,000 | 25% below national |
| 246 | Amarillo, TX | $44,610 | 26% below national |
| 247 | Hattiesburg, MS | $43,730 | 28% below national |
| 248 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $43,330 | 28% below national |
| 249 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,080 | 29% below national |
| 250 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $37,510 | 38% below national |
| 251 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $37,460 | 38% below national |
| 252 | Ponce, PR | $36,030 | 40% below national |
| 253 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,140 | 43% below national |
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