53 Series · SOC 53-7061
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $35,830
- Median / year
- $47,610
- Top 10% earn
- +3.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 380,430
- US workers
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment earn a median of $35,830 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $35,830, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,380 (10th percentile) to $47,610 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 380,430 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($42,710), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment earn a median of $35,830, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 4% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #47 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.9% by 2033.
- $35,830
- Median annual wage
- Top 96%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #47 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $42,710. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (SOC 53-7061) pays a national median of $35,830 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,380 at the 10th percentile to $47,610 at the 90th, with a mean of $36,980 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 380,430 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 524 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 56,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-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 C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $42,710, which is +19% above the national figure. The top metro is Grand Island, NE at $50,320 - 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.
BLS OEWS May 2025 380,430 jobs Median $35,830/yr
Median Salary
$35,830
per year
Median Hourly
$17.23/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$36,980
average
Employment
380,430
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$35,830 Bottom 4% higher than 4% 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 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment sits on the slower-growing side at +3.9% growth and $35,830 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.9%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
56,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → C
Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
17.5/100K
Injury Rate
4.8/100
Danger Index
28/100
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 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operation and Control 3.0
Quality Control Analysis 3.0
Operations Monitoring 2.9
Monitoring 2.8
Time Management 2.8
Speaking 2.6
Active Listening 2.5
Service Orientation 2.4
Reading Comprehension 2.3
Critical Thinking 2.3
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
English Language 3.3
Transportation 3.1
Administration and Management 2.9
Public Safety and Security 2.9
Production and Processing 2.8
Mechanical 2.6
Education and Training 2.5
Mathematics 2.5
Chemistry 2.4
Key Tasks
- ▸ Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.
- ▸ Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition.
- ▸ Clean and polish vehicle windows.
- ▸ Drive vehicles to or from workshops or customers' workplaces or homes.
- ▸ Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, acid, abrasives, vacuums, or hoses.
- ▸ Clean the plastic work inside cars, using paintbrushes.
- ▸ Inspect parts, equipment, or vehicles for cleanliness, damage, and compliance with standards or regulations.
- ▸ Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.
- ▸ Disassemble and reassemble machines or equipment or remove and reattach vehicle parts or trim, using hand tools.
- ▸ Maintain inventories of supplies.
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
$27,380
25th Percentile
$30,420
Median
$35,830
75th Percentile
$41,040
90th Percentile
$47,610
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $42,710 | +19% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $40,210 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $40,070 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $39,610 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $39,530 | +10% above national |
| 6 | New York | $39,390 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $38,630 | +8% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $38,070 | +6% above national |
| 9 | California | $37,920 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Minnesota | $37,580 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Hawaii | $37,560 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Delaware | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Maine | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $37,420 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Kansas | $37,370 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $37,340 | +4% above national |
| 17 | North Dakota | $37,290 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Nebraska | $37,160 | +4% above national |
| 19 | New Jersey | $37,090 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $36,510 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Maryland | $36,390 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $35,930 | same as national |
| 23 | Iowa | $35,920 | same as national |
| 24 | Connecticut | $35,870 | same as national |
| 25 | Idaho | $35,640 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Arizona | $35,410 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $35,280 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Ohio | $35,230 | 2% below national |
| 29 | South Dakota | $35,050 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Arkansas | $34,970 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Tennessee | $34,950 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $34,940 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $34,900 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $34,670 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $34,650 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Kentucky | $34,470 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Virginia | $34,450 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Nevada | $34,230 | 4% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $34,230 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $33,890 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Wyoming | $33,890 | 5% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $33,470 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $33,380 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $30,880 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Georgia | $30,610 | 15% below national |
| 46 | New Mexico | $30,310 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $29,450 | 18% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $29,390 | 18% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $29,360 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $28,640 | 20% below national |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $28,290 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Louisiana | $27,600 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $21,980 | 39% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,890 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Island, NE | $50,320 | +40% above national |
| 2 | Decatur, IL | $49,370 | +38% above national |
| 3 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $49,140 | +37% above national |
| 4 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,350 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | +31% above national |
| 6 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,120 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $44,440 | +24% above national |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,350 | +24% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,680 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,260 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Greeley, CO | $42,920 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,750 | +19% above national |
| 13 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,460 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $41,770 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,600 | +16% above national |
| 16 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $41,540 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Boulder, CO | $41,250 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $41,210 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $41,000 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $40,860 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $40,840 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $40,830 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Bozeman, MT | $40,480 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Gettysburg, PA | $40,230 | +12% above national |
| 25 | Anchorage, AK | $40,210 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $39,960 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Bellingham, WA | $39,720 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $39,590 | +10% above national |
| 29 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $39,580 | +10% above national |
| 30 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $39,550 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Sumter, SC | $39,500 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,400 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Enid, OK | $39,320 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Warner Robins, GA | $39,310 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Pittsfield, MA | $39,270 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $39,220 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $39,200 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $38,990 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,950 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Medford, OR | $38,890 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Merced, CA | $38,860 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Salinas, CA | $38,830 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $38,830 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,790 | +8% above national |
| 45 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $38,790 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $38,790 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $38,620 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Vallejo, CA | $38,590 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $38,570 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Napa, CA | $38,480 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Bloomington, IN | $38,370 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $38,330 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Bismarck, ND | $38,170 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,130 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $38,030 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,010 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $37,970 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,940 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $37,910 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Bend, OR | $37,900 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,780 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,770 | +5% above national |
| 63 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,730 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $37,700 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Decatur, AL | $37,680 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,650 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $37,650 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,540 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Grand Junction, CO | $37,500 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Modesto, CA | $37,480 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Fargo, ND-MN | $37,460 | +5% above national |
| 74 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Albany, OR | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Salem, OR | $37,400 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,360 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,350 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,350 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Vineland, NJ | $37,310 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $37,150 | +4% above national |
| 86 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $37,140 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Sheboygan, WI | $37,140 | +4% above national |
| 88 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $37,120 | +4% above national |
| 89 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,110 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Kingston, NY | $37,070 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,040 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Logan, UT-ID | $36,990 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $36,980 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,940 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $36,920 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $36,910 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $36,900 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,890 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Rochester, MN | $36,860 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,850 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Carson City, NV | $36,820 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Yuba City, CA | $36,780 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,770 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $36,760 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,730 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Worcester, MA | $36,730 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Yakima, WA | $36,730 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,700 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,680 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Pueblo, CO | $36,660 | +2% above national |
| 115 | York-Hanover, PA | $36,660 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Springfield, MA | $36,590 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $36,580 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $36,580 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | +2% above national |
| 120 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,530 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,530 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $36,510 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Glens Falls, NY | $36,510 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | +2% above national |
| 126 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Fresno, CA | $36,500 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Minot, ND | $36,490 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Springfield, IL | $36,490 | +2% above national |
| 130 | St. Cloud, MN | $36,460 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Lawrence, KS | $36,420 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $36,420 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Pocatello, ID | $36,400 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Ames, IA | $36,390 | +2% above national |
| 135 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,370 | +2% above national |
| 136 | El Centro, CA | $36,310 | +1% above national |
| 137 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,310 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,270 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,270 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Grants Pass, OR | $36,260 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Colorado Springs, CO | $36,250 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Iowa City, IA | $36,240 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,230 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,230 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Mankato, MN | $36,200 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $36,180 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Sandusky, OH | $36,180 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Helena, MT | $36,160 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Reno, NV | $36,160 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Kenosha, WI | $36,150 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Lebanon, PA | $36,150 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,140 | +1% above national |
| 153 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $36,140 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,130 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Gadsden, AL | $36,100 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Dubuque, IA | $36,080 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $36,070 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,050 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,050 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $35,970 | same as national |
| 161 | Cheyenne, WY | $35,960 | same as national |
| 162 | Madison, WI | $35,950 | same as national |
| 163 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $35,940 | same as national |
| 164 | Topeka, KS | $35,940 | same as national |
| 165 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,930 | same as national |
| 166 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,920 | same as national |
| 167 | Missoula, MT | $35,900 | same as national |
| 168 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | same as national |
| 169 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | same as national |
| 170 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | same as national |
| 171 | Chico, CA | $35,860 | same as national |
| 172 | Elmira, NY | $35,860 | same as national |
| 173 | Redding, CA | $35,840 | same as national |
| 174 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $35,800 | same as national |
| 175 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | same as national |
| 176 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $35,780 | same as national |
| 177 | Boise City, ID | $35,780 | same as national |
| 178 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,760 | same as national |
| 179 | Columbus, OH | $35,750 | same as national |
| 180 | Green Bay, WI | $35,750 | same as national |
| 181 | Billings, MT | $35,690 | same as national |
| 182 | Ithaca, NY | $35,690 | same as national |
| 183 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $35,690 | same as national |
| 184 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,680 | same as national |
| 185 | Wausau, WI | $35,660 | same as national |
| 186 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,650 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,640 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Great Falls, MT | $35,630 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $35,620 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Walla Walla, WA | $35,590 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,580 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Utica-Rome, NY | $35,530 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Bangor, ME | $35,500 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Cleveland, OH | $35,500 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,480 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $35,470 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Appleton, WI | $35,460 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Duluth, MN-WI | $35,460 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,460 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Visalia, CA | $35,440 | 1% below national |
| 202 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,420 | 1% below national |
| 203 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,410 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $35,380 | 1% below national |
| 205 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,380 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Twin Falls, ID | $35,360 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $35,350 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Wichita, KS | $35,340 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $35,320 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,310 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Binghamton, NY | $35,300 | 1% below national |
| 213 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $35,300 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,290 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Punta Gorda, FL | $35,280 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,260 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $35,230 | 2% below national |
| 218 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,230 | 2% below national |
| 219 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $35,220 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,220 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Rochester, NY | $35,210 | 2% below national |
| 222 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $35,200 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $35,190 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Syracuse, NY | $35,170 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $35,160 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $35,150 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Midland, TX | $35,140 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $35,120 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,120 | 2% below national |
| 230 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,110 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Lexington Park, MD | $35,100 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,090 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $35,080 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Traverse City, MI | $35,060 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,060 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $35,040 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,040 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $35,020 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Eau Claire, WI | $35,000 | 2% below national |
| 240 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $34,990 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,990 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,980 | 2% below national |
| 243 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,950 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,920 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,910 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Rapid City, SD | $34,890 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Spartanburg, SC | $34,840 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,810 | 3% below national |
| 250 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $34,780 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Gainesville, FL | $34,770 | 3% below national |
| 253 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,760 | 3% below national |
| 254 | New Haven, CT | $34,720 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Lima, OH | $34,710 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,680 | 3% below national |
| 257 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,670 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Lynchburg, VA | $34,620 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Salisbury, MD | $34,620 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Jackson, TN | $34,560 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Asheville, NC | $34,540 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,540 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Dover, DE | $34,540 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Lancaster, PA | $34,510 | 4% below national |
| 265 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $34,510 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Corvallis, OR | $34,490 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Altoona, PA | $34,480 | 4% below national |
| 268 | Rockford, IL | $34,480 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Goldsboro, NC | $34,470 | 4% below national |
| 270 | Owensboro, KY | $34,430 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $34,410 | 4% below national |
| 272 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,400 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Columbia, SC | $34,380 | 4% below national |
| 274 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,370 | 4% below national |
| 275 | Winchester, VA-WV | $34,340 | 4% below national |
| 276 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 4% below national |
| 277 | Lincoln, NE | $34,310 | 4% below national |
| 278 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $34,310 | 4% below national |
| 279 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,240 | 4% below national |
| 280 | Charlottesville, VA | $34,230 | 4% below national |
| 281 | State College, PA | $34,230 | 4% below national |
| 282 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,210 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,200 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Chambersburg, PA | $34,200 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Santa Fe, NM | $34,190 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,150 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $34,120 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $34,100 | 5% below national |
| 289 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,100 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $34,090 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Fort Wayne, IN | $34,070 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $34,070 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Ogden, UT | $34,060 | 5% below national |
| 294 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,040 | 5% below national |
| 295 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,000 | 5% below national |
| 296 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $33,990 | 5% below national |
| 297 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $33,970 | 5% below national |
| 298 | Kankakee, IL | $33,970 | 5% below national |
| 299 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $33,930 | 5% below national |
| 300 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $33,920 | 5% below national |
| 301 | Knoxville, TN | $33,890 | 5% below national |
| 302 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $33,890 | 5% below national |
| 303 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,810 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $33,700 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Springfield, MO | $33,640 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $33,620 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Niles, MI | $33,590 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $33,530 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Jacksonville, FL | $33,500 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $33,470 | 7% below national |
| 311 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $33,420 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $33,400 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Erie, PA | $33,370 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Tucson, AZ | $33,360 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $33,350 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Rome, GA | $33,350 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Paducah, KY-IL | $33,290 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Battle Creek, MI | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 319 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Springfield, OH | $33,210 | 7% below national |
| 322 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,210 | 7% below national |
| 323 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $33,190 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Akron, OH | $33,090 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $33,090 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $33,090 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $33,090 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Columbia, MO | $33,030 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Reading, PA | $33,010 | 8% below national |
| 330 | Jackson, MI | $32,950 | 8% below national |
| 331 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $32,840 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $32,830 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Peoria, IL | $32,830 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $32,820 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $32,780 | 9% below national |
| 336 | Yuma, AZ | $32,750 | 9% below national |
| 337 | Pittsburgh, PA | $32,690 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $32,680 | 9% below national |
| 339 | Ann Arbor, MI | $32,610 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Joplin, MO-KS | $32,600 | 9% below national |
| 341 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $32,440 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Albuquerque, NM | $32,430 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $32,340 | 10% below national |
| 344 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $32,290 | 10% below national |
| 345 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $32,220 | 10% below national |
| 346 | Bloomington, IL | $32,050 | 11% below national |
| 347 | Casper, WY | $31,980 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Gainesville, GA | $31,980 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Toledo, OH | $31,980 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $31,980 | 11% below national |
| 351 | Wilmington, NC | $31,950 | 11% below national |
| 352 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $31,900 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Dothan, AL | $31,770 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $31,770 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $31,770 | 11% below national |
| 356 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $31,770 | 11% below national |
| 357 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $31,720 | 11% below national |
| 358 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $31,690 | 12% below national |
| 359 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $31,550 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Jefferson City, MO | $31,540 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Odessa, TX | $31,390 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $31,350 | 13% below national |
| 363 | Bowling Green, KY | $31,270 | 13% below national |
| 364 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $31,270 | 13% below national |
| 365 | Fond du Lac, WI | $31,270 | 13% below national |
| 366 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $31,270 | 13% below national |
| 367 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,260 | 13% below national |
| 368 | Fayetteville, NC | $31,230 | 13% below national |
| 369 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $31,200 | 13% below national |
| 370 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $31,200 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $31,200 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Tulsa, OK | $31,190 | 13% below national |
| 373 | Roanoke, VA | $31,160 | 13% below national |
| 374 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $31,140 | 13% below national |
| 375 | St. George, UT | $31,060 | 13% below national |
| 376 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $31,060 | 13% below national |
| 377 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,020 | 13% below national |
| 378 | Williamsport, PA | $30,960 | 14% below national |
| 379 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,920 | 14% below national |
| 380 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $30,880 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,880 | 14% below national |
| 382 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $30,850 | 14% below national |
| 383 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $30,810 | 14% below national |
| 384 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,780 | 14% below national |
| 385 | Manhattan, KS | $30,720 | 14% below national |
| 386 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $30,710 | 14% below national |
| 387 | Evansville, IN | $30,700 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,700 | 14% below national |
| 389 | Ocala, FL | $30,650 | 14% below national |
| 390 | Mansfield, OH | $30,640 | 14% below national |
| 391 | Longview, TX | $30,610 | 15% below national |
| 392 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,610 | 15% below national |
| 393 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,600 | 15% below national |
| 394 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,540 | 15% below national |
| 395 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $30,530 | 15% below national |
| 396 | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,510 | 15% below national |
| 397 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,450 | 15% below national |
| 398 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $30,430 | 15% below national |
| 399 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,430 | 15% below national |
| 400 | Richmond, VA | $30,380 | 15% below national |
| 401 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,280 | 15% below national |
| 402 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $30,220 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,210 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Terre Haute, IN | $30,160 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $30,160 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Johnstown, PA | $30,140 | 16% below national |
| 407 | Kokomo, IN | $30,140 | 16% below national |
| 408 | Tallahassee, FL | $30,110 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 16% below national |
| 410 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $30,090 | 16% below national |
| 411 | Saginaw, MI | $30,060 | 16% below national |
| 412 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $30,020 | 16% below national |
| 413 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,950 | 16% below national |
| 414 | Monroe, MI | $29,920 | 16% below national |
| 415 | Sebring, FL | $29,920 | 16% below national |
| 416 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $29,880 | 17% below national |
| 417 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $29,780 | 17% below national |
| 418 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $29,780 | 17% below national |
| 419 | Dalton, GA | $29,760 | 17% below national |
| 420 | Greenville, NC | $29,690 | 17% below national |
| 421 | Hot Springs, AR | $29,660 | 17% below national |
| 422 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $29,660 | 17% below national |
| 423 | Hinesville, GA | $29,650 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $29,650 | 17% below national |
| 425 | Morgantown, WV | $29,650 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Valdosta, GA | $29,650 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Farmington, NM | $29,640 | 17% below national |
| 428 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $29,630 | 17% below national |
| 429 | Wichita Falls, TX | $29,620 | 17% below national |
| 430 | Winston-Salem, NC | $29,580 | 17% below national |
| 431 | Charleston, WV | $29,550 | 18% below national |
| 432 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,540 | 18% below national |
| 433 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $29,460 | 18% below national |
| 434 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $29,430 | 18% below national |
| 435 | Columbus, IN | $29,350 | 18% below national |
| 436 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $29,250 | 18% below national |
| 437 | Savannah, GA | $29,240 | 18% below national |
| 438 | Las Cruces, NM | $29,230 | 18% below national |
| 439 | Florence, SC | $29,190 | 19% below national |
| 440 | Birmingham, AL | $29,180 | 19% below national |
| 441 | Flint, MI | $29,150 | 19% below national |
| 442 | Elizabethtown, KY | $29,130 | 19% below national |
| 443 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,130 | 19% below national |
| 444 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,120 | 19% below national |
| 445 | Tyler, TX | $29,090 | 19% below national |
| 446 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,040 | 19% below national |
| 447 | Columbus, GA-AL | $29,000 | 19% below national |
| 448 | Beckley, WV | $28,980 | 19% below national |
| 449 | Albany, GA | $28,950 | 19% below national |
| 450 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $28,880 | 19% below national |
| 451 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,870 | 19% below national |
| 452 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $28,860 | 19% below national |
| 453 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $28,840 | 20% below national |
| 454 | Johnson City, TN | $28,830 | 20% below national |
| 455 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,790 | 20% below national |
| 456 | Montgomery, AL | $28,750 | 20% below national |
| 457 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,680 | 20% below national |
| 458 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $28,610 | 20% below national |
| 459 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $28,560 | 20% below national |
| 460 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,560 | 20% below national |
| 461 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,520 | 20% below national |
| 462 | Jackson, MS | $28,450 | 21% below national |
| 463 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,450 | 21% below national |
| 464 | Bay City, MI | $28,440 | 21% below national |
| 465 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,350 | 21% below national |
| 466 | Muncie, IN | $28,340 | 21% below national |
| 467 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,300 | 21% below national |
| 468 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,160 | 21% below national |
| 469 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,140 | 21% below national |
| 470 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,140 | 21% below national |
| 471 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $28,120 | 22% below national |
| 472 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $28,080 | 22% below national |
| 473 | Waco, TX | $28,070 | 22% below national |
| 474 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $28,050 | 22% below national |
| 475 | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,000 | 22% below national |
| 476 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,930 | 22% below national |
| 477 | Jacksonville, NC | $27,890 | 22% below national |
| 478 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,890 | 22% below national |
| 479 | Cleveland, TN | $27,870 | 22% below national |
| 480 | Rocky Mount, NC | $27,840 | 22% below national |
| 481 | Midland, MI | $27,830 | 22% below national |
| 482 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $27,770 | 22% below national |
| 483 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $27,750 | 23% below national |
| 484 | Morristown, TN | $27,700 | 23% below national |
| 485 | Huntsville, AL | $27,680 | 23% below national |
| 486 | Amarillo, TX | $27,670 | 23% below national |
| 487 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $27,660 | 23% below national |
| 488 | Hattiesburg, MS | $27,650 | 23% below national |
| 489 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $27,600 | 23% below national |
| 490 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,600 | 23% below national |
| 491 | Lake Charles, LA | $27,580 | 23% below national |
| 492 | Lawton, OK | $27,530 | 23% below national |
| 493 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $27,460 | 23% below national |
| 494 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $27,440 | 23% below national |
| 495 | Victoria, TX | $27,440 | 23% below national |
| 496 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $27,430 | 23% below national |
| 497 | Mobile, AL | $27,300 | 24% below national |
| 498 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,280 | 24% below national |
| 499 | Abilene, TX | $27,260 | 24% below national |
| 500 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $27,240 | 24% below national |
| 501 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,180 | 24% below national |
| 502 | Burlington, NC | $27,140 | 24% below national |
| 503 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $27,140 | 24% below national |
| 504 | Corpus Christi, TX | $27,130 | 24% below national |
| 505 | El Paso, TX | $27,090 | 24% below national |
| 506 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $27,090 | 24% below national |
| 507 | Lubbock, TX | $27,040 | 25% below national |
| 508 | Monroe, LA | $27,030 | 25% below national |
| 509 | Lafayette, LA | $26,870 | 25% below national |
| 510 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,870 | 25% below national |
| 511 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $26,780 | 25% below national |
| 512 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $26,650 | 26% below national |
| 513 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $26,550 | 26% below national |
| 514 | Alexandria, LA | $26,530 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26,420 | 26% below national |
| 516 | San Angelo, TX | $26,060 | 27% below national |
| 517 | Hammond, LA | $25,770 | 28% below national |
| 518 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25,720 | 28% below national |
| 519 | Laredo, TX | $25,350 | 29% below national |
| 520 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,120 | 38% below national |
| 521 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | 39% below national |
| 522 | Arecibo, PR | $21,840 | 39% below national |
| 523 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | 39% below national |
| 524 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 39% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment make? ▼
The median annual salary for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is $35,830 ($17.23/hour). The salary range spans from $27,380 at the 10th percentile to $47,610 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment at $42,710/year, which is +19% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
Is Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment a good career? ▼
Employment for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is projected to grow 3.9% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 56,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay vary by state? ▼
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $42,710/year, while Mississippi pays the least at $28,640/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is Grand Island, NE at $50,320/year. BLS reports wage data for 524 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $41,040/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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