35 Series · SOC 35-2011
Cooks, Fast Food
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$30,160
per year
Median Hourly
$14.50/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$31,140
average
Employment
668,230
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$22,370
25th Percentile
$26,540
Median
$30,160
75th Percentile
$35,710
90th Percentile
$38,980
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $40,300 | +34% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $38,350 | +27% above national |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $37,220 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $37,100 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $37,050 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Oregon | $37,020 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $36,800 | +22% above national |
| 8 | California | $36,410 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Alaska | $35,820 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $35,780 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $35,600 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $35,140 | +17% above national |
| 13 | New York | $34,160 | +13% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $33,930 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Connecticut | $33,760 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $32,690 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Wyoming | $32,190 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Maryland | $31,770 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Illinois | $31,580 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Arizona | $31,090 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $30,810 | +2% above national |
| 22 | South Dakota | $30,640 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Utah | $29,960 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Missouri | $29,450 | 2% below national |
| 25 | North Dakota | $29,350 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $29,340 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Nebraska | $29,210 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Delaware | $28,950 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Florida | $28,940 | 4% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $28,830 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $28,770 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Virginia | $28,660 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Indiana | $28,610 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $28,400 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $28,100 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $28,010 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $27,500 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $27,440 | 9% below national |
| 39 | North Carolina | $26,750 | 11% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $26,690 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Ohio | $26,520 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Georgia | $26,470 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Montana | $26,260 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $26,130 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $24,700 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Texas | $24,390 | 19% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $23,930 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $23,420 | 22% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $22,800 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $22,250 | 26% below national |
| 51 | Guam | $22,100 | 27% below national |
| 52 | Louisiana | $21,940 | 27% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $21,300 | 29% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $41,980 | +39% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $41,800 | +39% above national |
| 3 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $40,580 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $39,260 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $39,210 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Vallejo, CA | $39,110 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $38,830 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $38,630 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $38,250 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,040 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Salinas, CA | $37,960 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,730 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Carson City, NV | $37,700 | +25% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,670 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $37,360 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,330 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $37,250 | +24% above national |
| 18 | Barnstable Town, MA | $37,020 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,020 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,010 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Yuba City, CA | $36,820 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Redding, CA | $36,780 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $36,780 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Boulder, CO | $36,760 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Modesto, CA | $36,650 | +22% above national |
| 27 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,430 | +21% above national |
| 28 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $36,390 | +21% above national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $36,380 | +21% above national |
| 30 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $36,360 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Bangor, ME | $36,230 | +20% above national |
| 32 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,200 | +20% above national |
| 33 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,190 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Chico, CA | $36,060 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $36,050 | +20% above national |
| 36 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $35,970 | +19% above national |
| 37 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $35,970 | +19% above national |
| 38 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $35,970 | +19% above national |
| 39 | Merced, CA | $35,960 | +19% above national |
| 40 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $35,950 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $35,890 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Visalia, CA | $35,880 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Anchorage, AK | $35,820 | +19% above national |
| 44 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,780 | +19% above national |
| 45 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $35,760 | +19% above national |
| 46 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $35,730 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | +18% above national |
| 48 | El Centro, CA | $35,690 | +18% above national |
| 49 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $35,630 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,620 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Worcester, MA | $35,610 | +18% above national |
| 52 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $35,580 | +18% above national |
| 53 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,550 | +18% above national |
| 54 | Bellingham, WA | $35,510 | +18% above national |
| 55 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $35,360 | +17% above national |
| 56 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $35,320 | +17% above national |
| 57 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $35,300 | +17% above national |
| 58 | Fresno, CA | $35,160 | +17% above national |
| 59 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,160 | +17% above national |
| 60 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $35,140 | +17% above national |
| 61 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $35,110 | +16% above national |
| 62 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $35,110 | +16% above national |
| 63 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,080 | +16% above national |
| 64 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $34,970 | +16% above national |
| 65 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $34,900 | +16% above national |
| 66 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $34,850 | +16% above national |
| 67 | Springfield, MA | $34,800 | +15% above national |
| 68 | Yakima, WA | $34,790 | +15% above national |
| 69 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,730 | +15% above national |
| 70 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,700 | +15% above national |
| 71 | Greeley, CO | $34,600 | +15% above national |
| 72 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,420 | +14% above national |
| 73 | Syracuse, NY | $34,200 | +13% above national |
| 74 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $34,180 | +13% above national |
| 75 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $34,040 | +13% above national |
| 76 | Kingston, NY | $34,030 | +13% above national |
| 77 | Colorado Springs, CO | $33,920 | +12% above national |
| 78 | Rochester, NY | $33,860 | +12% above national |
| 79 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $33,850 | +12% above national |
| 80 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $33,660 | +12% above national |
| 81 | Grand Junction, CO | $33,480 | +11% above national |
| 82 | Mankato, MN | $33,440 | +11% above national |
| 83 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,340 | +11% above national |
| 84 | Pueblo, CO | $33,280 | +10% above national |
| 85 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $33,010 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $33,010 | +9% above national |
| 87 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $32,970 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Bend, OR | $32,940 | +9% above national |
| 89 | New Haven, CT | $32,920 | +9% above national |
| 90 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $32,900 | +9% above national |
| 91 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $32,820 | +9% above national |
| 92 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $32,670 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Elmira, NY | $32,200 | +7% above national |
| 94 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $32,050 | +6% above national |
| 95 | Cheyenne, WY | $31,950 | +6% above national |
| 96 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $31,900 | +6% above national |
| 97 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $31,780 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Vineland, NJ | $31,750 | +5% above national |
| 99 | Medford, OR | $31,710 | +5% above national |
| 100 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $31,650 | +5% above national |
| 101 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $31,530 | +5% above national |
| 102 | Binghamton, NY | $31,450 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Salem, OR | $31,420 | +4% above national |
| 104 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $31,330 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Corvallis, OR | $31,210 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Glens Falls, NY | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Utica-Rome, NY | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $31,170 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $31,140 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $31,040 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $31,030 | +3% above national |
| 116 | St. George, UT | $30,870 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $30,760 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Decatur, IL | $30,700 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Santa Fe, NM | $30,670 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Punta Gorda, FL | $30,580 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Missoula, MT | $30,560 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Fargo, ND-MN | $30,500 | +1% above national |
| 123 | St. Cloud, MN | $30,460 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $30,440 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Rapid City, SD | $30,400 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $30,380 | +1% above national |
| 127 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $30,380 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $30,360 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $30,210 | same as national |
| 130 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $30,200 | same as national |
| 131 | Charlottesville, VA | $30,100 | same as national |
| 132 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $30,030 | same as national |
| 133 | Rochester, MN | $29,990 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $29,960 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $29,920 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Logan, UT-ID | $29,860 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $29,850 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Tucson, AZ | $29,850 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Lawrence, KS | $29,840 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $29,820 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Reno, NV | $29,820 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $29,820 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $29,770 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $29,680 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Omaha, NE-IA | $29,670 | 2% below national |
| 146 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $29,630 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $29,570 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $29,530 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Ann Arbor, MI | $29,500 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Kankakee, IL | $29,480 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $29,470 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $29,460 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Columbus, OH | $29,440 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Rockford, IL | $29,360 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $29,330 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Peoria, IL | $29,270 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Albuquerque, NM | $29,230 | 3% below national |
| 159 | Ocala, FL | $29,190 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Bloomington, IN | $29,170 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Boise City, ID | $29,170 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Iowa City, IA | $29,140 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Lincoln, NE | $29,130 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $29,120 | 3% below national |
| 165 | Richmond, VA | $29,120 | 3% below national |
| 166 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 3% below national |
| 167 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 3% below national |
| 168 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $29,110 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,110 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Minot, ND | $29,080 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $29,080 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $29,060 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $29,050 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Traverse City, MI | $29,030 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Bismarck, ND | $29,000 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Jackson, MI | $28,990 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Ames, IA | $28,910 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $28,910 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Monroe, MI | $28,900 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $28,830 | 4% below national |
| 182 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $28,830 | 4% below national |
| 183 | Fort Wayne, IN | $28,800 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $28,780 | 5% below national |
| 185 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $28,780 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Topeka, KS | $28,770 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Duluth, MN-WI | $28,760 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $28,760 | 5% below national |
| 189 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $28,750 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $28,750 | 5% below national |
| 191 | Dubuque, IA | $28,730 | 5% below national |
| 192 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $28,670 | 5% below national |
| 193 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $28,650 | 5% below national |
| 194 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $28,640 | 5% below national |
| 195 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $28,620 | 5% below national |
| 196 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $28,580 | 5% below national |
| 197 | Flint, MI | $28,540 | 5% below national |
| 198 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $28,540 | 5% below national |
| 199 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $28,540 | 5% below national |
| 200 | Midland, TX | $28,530 | 5% below national |
| 201 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,510 | 5% below national |
| 202 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $28,500 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Madison, WI | $28,490 | 6% below national |
| 204 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $28,490 | 6% below national |
| 205 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $28,490 | 6% below national |
| 206 | Harrisonburg, VA | $28,420 | 6% below national |
| 207 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,410 | 6% below national |
| 208 | Springfield, MO | $28,400 | 6% below national |
| 209 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $28,370 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $28,360 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $28,360 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $28,350 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Tulsa, OK | $28,330 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Gainesville, FL | $28,320 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $28,310 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $28,290 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $28,230 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $28,230 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $28,220 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $28,210 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Columbia, MO | $28,200 | 6% below national |
| 222 | Fond du Lac, WI | $28,150 | 7% below national |
| 223 | Ogden, UT | $28,150 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Dover, DE | $28,140 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Oklahoma City, OK | $28,080 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $28,080 | 7% below national |
| 227 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $28,080 | 7% below national |
| 228 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $27,990 | 7% below national |
| 229 | Winchester, VA-WV | $27,960 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Lynchburg, VA | $27,950 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Longview, TX | $27,940 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Joplin, MO-KS | $27,930 | 7% below national |
| 233 | Reading, PA | $27,930 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $27,920 | 7% below national |
| 235 | Huntsville, AL | $27,910 | 7% below national |
| 236 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $27,910 | 7% below national |
| 237 | Bozeman, MT | $27,880 | 8% below national |
| 238 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $27,880 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Appleton, WI | $27,850 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Odessa, TX | $27,830 | 8% below national |
| 241 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $27,790 | 8% below national |
| 242 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $27,780 | 8% below national |
| 243 | Roanoke, VA | $27,770 | 8% below national |
| 244 | Lancaster, PA | $27,730 | 8% below national |
| 245 | York-Hanover, PA | $27,690 | 8% below national |
| 246 | Winston-Salem, NC | $27,680 | 8% below national |
| 247 | Birmingham, AL | $27,650 | 8% below national |
| 248 | Las Cruces, NM | $27,640 | 8% below national |
| 249 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $27,630 | 8% below national |
| 250 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $27,600 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $27,600 | 8% below national |
| 252 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $27,520 | 9% below national |
| 253 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $27,510 | 9% below national |
| 254 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $27,490 | 9% below national |
| 255 | State College, PA | $27,470 | 9% below national |
| 256 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $27,440 | 9% below national |
| 257 | Jefferson City, MO | $27,420 | 9% below national |
| 258 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $27,420 | 9% below national |
| 259 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $27,380 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $27,370 | 9% below national |
| 261 | Morristown, TN | $27,370 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Decatur, AL | $27,360 | 9% below national |
| 263 | Jacksonville, FL | $27,360 | 9% below national |
| 264 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $27,360 | 9% below national |
| 265 | Asheville, NC | $27,340 | 9% below national |
| 266 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $27,340 | 9% below national |
| 267 | Eau Claire, WI | $27,310 | 9% below national |
| 268 | Wausau, WI | $27,290 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Farmington, NM | $27,250 | 10% below national |
| 270 | Jackson, TN | $27,250 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Gettysburg, PA | $27,240 | 10% below national |
| 272 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $27,230 | 10% below national |
| 273 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $27,150 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Chambersburg, PA | $27,080 | 10% below national |
| 275 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $27,080 | 10% below national |
| 276 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $27,040 | 10% below national |
| 277 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $27,030 | 10% below national |
| 278 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $26,980 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Sandusky, OH | $26,980 | 11% below national |
| 280 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $26,970 | 11% below national |
| 281 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $26,930 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $26,870 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Knoxville, TN | $26,760 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $26,760 | 11% below national |
| 285 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $26,760 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Wilmington, NC | $26,740 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $26,740 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $26,740 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Idaho Falls, ID | $26,710 | 11% below national |
| 290 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $26,710 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $26,680 | 12% below national |
| 292 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $26,680 | 12% below national |
| 293 | Burlington, NC | $26,660 | 12% below national |
| 294 | Cleveland, OH | $26,660 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Johnson City, TN | $26,660 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Waco, TX | $26,620 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Wichita, KS | $26,590 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $26,560 | 12% below national |
| 299 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $26,540 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $26,520 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $26,460 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $26,410 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $26,390 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $26,360 | 13% below national |
| 305 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $26,300 | 13% below national |
| 306 | Lima, OH | $26,280 | 13% below national |
| 307 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $26,250 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $26,210 | 13% below national |
| 309 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $26,190 | 13% below national |
| 310 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $26,150 | 13% below national |
| 311 | Lawton, OK | $26,110 | 13% below national |
| 312 | Abilene, TX | $26,090 | 13% below national |
| 313 | Corpus Christi, TX | $26,090 | 13% below national |
| 314 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $26,050 | 14% below national |
| 315 | Warner Robins, GA | $26,050 | 14% below national |
| 316 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $26,030 | 14% below national |
| 317 | Mansfield, OH | $26,000 | 14% below national |
| 318 | Spartanburg, SC | $26,000 | 14% below national |
| 319 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $25,960 | 14% below national |
| 320 | Cleveland, TN | $25,920 | 14% below national |
| 321 | Enid, OK | $25,900 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $25,890 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $25,820 | 14% below national |
| 324 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25,790 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Mobile, AL | $25,760 | 15% below national |
| 326 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $25,690 | 15% below national |
| 327 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $25,660 | 15% below national |
| 328 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $25,640 | 15% below national |
| 329 | Fayetteville, NC | $25,490 | 15% below national |
| 330 | Altoona, PA | $25,430 | 16% below national |
| 331 | San Angelo, TX | $25,420 | 16% below national |
| 332 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $25,220 | 16% below national |
| 333 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $25,120 | 17% below national |
| 334 | Columbus, GA-AL | $24,930 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Jonesboro, AR | $24,920 | 17% below national |
| 336 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $24,900 | 17% below national |
| 337 | El Paso, TX | $24,750 | 18% below national |
| 338 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $24,710 | 18% below national |
| 339 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $24,710 | 18% below national |
| 340 | Akron, OH | $24,430 | 19% below national |
| 341 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $24,180 | 20% below national |
| 342 | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,130 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Valdosta, GA | $24,080 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $24,050 | 20% below national |
| 345 | Elizabethtown, KY | $23,970 | 21% below national |
| 346 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $23,960 | 21% below national |
| 347 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $23,960 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $23,880 | 21% below national |
| 349 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $23,840 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $23,830 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Montgomery, AL | $23,790 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Greenville, NC | $23,700 | 21% below national |
| 353 | Springfield, OH | $23,600 | 22% below national |
| 354 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $23,580 | 22% below national |
| 355 | Terre Haute, IN | $23,530 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $23,480 | 22% below national |
| 357 | Jacksonville, NC | $23,420 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Morgantown, WV | $23,390 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $23,380 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Sumter, SC | $23,360 | 23% below national |
| 361 | Bowling Green, KY | $23,350 | 23% below national |
| 362 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $23,350 | 23% below national |
| 363 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $23,250 | 23% below national |
| 364 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $23,240 | 23% below national |
| 365 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $23,240 | 23% below national |
| 366 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $23,210 | 23% below national |
| 367 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $23,210 | 23% below national |
| 368 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $23,210 | 23% below national |
| 369 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $23,210 | 23% below national |
| 370 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $23,200 | 23% below national |
| 371 | Rocky Mount, NC | $23,170 | 23% below national |
| 372 | Paducah, KY-IL | $23,120 | 23% below national |
| 373 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $23,110 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $23,090 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $23,060 | 24% below national |
| 376 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $22,970 | 24% below national |
| 377 | Charleston, WV | $22,950 | 24% below national |
| 378 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $22,890 | 24% below national |
| 379 | Dothan, AL | $22,880 | 24% below national |
| 380 | Hattiesburg, MS | $22,880 | 24% below national |
| 381 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $22,790 | 24% below national |
| 382 | Owensboro, KY | $22,750 | 25% below national |
| 383 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $22,740 | 25% below national |
| 384 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $22,710 | 25% below national |
| 385 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $22,680 | 25% below national |
| 386 | Columbia, SC | $22,560 | 25% below national |
| 387 | Goldsboro, NC | $22,520 | 25% below national |
| 388 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $22,520 | 25% below national |
| 389 | Florence, SC | $22,460 | 26% below national |
| 390 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $22,420 | 26% below national |
| 391 | Gadsden, AL | $22,410 | 26% below national |
| 392 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $22,410 | 26% below national |
| 393 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $22,370 | 26% below national |
| 394 | Jackson, MS | $22,350 | 26% below national |
| 395 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $22,280 | 26% below national |
| 396 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,270 | 26% below national |
| 397 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $22,250 | 26% below national |
| 398 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $22,240 | 26% below national |
| 399 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $22,230 | 26% below national |
| 400 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,170 | 26% below national |
| 401 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,140 | 27% below national |
| 402 | Baton Rouge, LA | $22,090 | 27% below national |
| 403 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $21,860 | 28% below national |
| 404 | Albany, GA | $21,820 | 28% below national |
| 405 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $21,780 | 28% below national |
| 406 | Toledo, OH | $21,740 | 28% below national |
| 407 | Beckley, WV | $21,490 | 29% below national |
| 408 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,480 | 29% below national |
| 409 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,460 | 29% below national |
| 410 | Guayama, PR | $21,380 | 29% below national |
| 411 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $21,300 | 29% below national |
| 412 | Ponce, PR | $21,260 | 30% below national |
| 413 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $20,990 | 30% below national |
| 414 | Arecibo, PR | $20,940 | 31% below national |
| 415 | Aguadilla, PR | $20,800 | 31% below national |
| 416 | Mayaguez, PR | $20,800 | 31% below national |