35 Series · SOC 35-2015
Cooks, Short Order
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$35,620
per year
Median Hourly
$17.12/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$35,660
average
Employment
150,420
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$23,770
25th Percentile
$30,160
Median
$35,620
75th Percentile
$39,990
90th Percentile
$46,010
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | $46,240 | +30% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $46,010 | +29% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $44,770 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $44,090 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Hawaii | $41,100 | +15% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $39,940 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $39,140 | +10% above national |
| 8 | California | $39,010 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $38,970 | +9% above national |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $38,340 | +8% above national |
| 11 | New Mexico | $38,130 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Connecticut | $36,970 | +4% above national |
| 13 | New York | $36,830 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Illinois | $36,700 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Utah | $36,680 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Oregon | $35,620 | same as national |
| 17 | Wyoming | $35,620 | same as national |
| 18 | Missouri | $35,300 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Maryland | $35,280 | 1% below national |
| 20 | New Jersey | $35,190 | 1% below national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $34,700 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $34,410 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Florida | $34,320 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Maine | $34,070 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Delaware | $31,960 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Iowa | $31,520 | 12% below national |
| 27 | Montana | $31,490 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Idaho | $31,280 | 12% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $31,160 | 13% below national |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $31,040 | 13% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $30,700 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $30,670 | 14% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $30,530 | 14% below national |
| 35 | Virginia | $30,270 | 15% below national |
| 36 | Arkansas | $29,410 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Minnesota | $29,260 | 18% below national |
| 38 | South Carolina | $29,180 | 18% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $29,120 | 18% below national |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $29,000 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $29,000 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $28,770 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Ohio | $28,400 | 20% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $27,480 | 23% below national |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $27,300 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $27,050 | 24% below national |
| 47 | Kansas | $26,780 | 25% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $25,710 | 28% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $25,340 | 29% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $22,350 | 37% below national |
| 51 | Georgia | $22,160 | 38% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,200 | 43% below national |
| 53 | Pennsylvania | $18,400 | 48% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $48,970 | +37% above national |
| 2 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,700 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Barnstable Town, MA | $46,830 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,010 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $45,680 | +28% above national |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,270 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $44,090 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $43,740 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $43,610 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $43,570 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $42,480 | +19% above national |
| 12 | Worcester, MA | $42,480 | +19% above national |
| 13 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $42,310 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $42,290 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $40,960 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $40,330 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Reno, NV | $40,300 | +13% above national |
| 18 | Anchorage, AK | $39,940 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $39,710 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Springfield, MA | $39,660 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Napa, CA | $39,650 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $39,640 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $39,510 | +11% above national |
| 24 | Rochester, NY | $39,400 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Pueblo, CO | $39,290 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $39,140 | +10% above national |
| 27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,010 | +10% above national |
| 28 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $38,970 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Bellingham, WA | $38,550 | +8% above national |
| 30 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $38,340 | +8% above national |
| 31 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $38,300 | +8% above national |
| 32 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,210 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Santa Fe, NM | $38,200 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Kingston, NY | $38,170 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,130 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $38,070 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $38,020 | +7% above national |
| 38 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $38,000 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $38,000 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Salinas, CA | $37,930 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $37,900 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $37,890 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Vallejo, CA | $37,890 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,750 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $37,650 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $37,600 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,600 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Ithaca, NY | $37,560 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Yakima, WA | $37,430 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,360 | +5% above national |
| 51 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,350 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $37,330 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Yuba City, CA | $37,290 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $37,190 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,170 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $37,040 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,030 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $37,000 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $36,900 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,740 | +3% above national |
| 61 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,740 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $36,740 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $36,680 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,620 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $36,580 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Topeka, KS | $36,530 | +3% above national |
| 67 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,480 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $36,220 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,030 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Grants Pass, OR | $35,940 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Modesto, CA | $35,940 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,920 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $35,860 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Redding, CA | $35,790 | same as national |
| 75 | Muncie, IN | $35,770 | same as national |
| 76 | Elmira, NY | $35,720 | same as national |
| 77 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $35,680 | same as national |
| 78 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $35,620 | same as national |
| 79 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $35,620 | same as national |
| 80 | Salem, OR | $35,590 | same as national |
| 81 | Visalia, CA | $35,380 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Syracuse, NY | $35,360 | 1% below national |
| 83 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,300 | 1% below national |
| 85 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $35,280 | 1% below national |
| 86 | Lexington Park, MD | $35,230 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $35,190 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Fresno, CA | $35,180 | 1% below national |
| 89 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $35,140 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Charlottesville, VA | $35,130 | 1% below national |
| 91 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,120 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Rockford, IL | $35,090 | 1% below national |
| 93 | Corvallis, OR | $35,050 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Tucson, AZ | $35,010 | 2% below national |
| 95 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $34,940 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Chico, CA | $34,900 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,890 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Ames, IA | $34,880 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,860 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Jacksonville, FL | $34,770 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Iowa City, IA | $34,710 | 3% below national |
| 102 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,660 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Medford, OR | $34,590 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $34,300 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Merced, CA | $34,200 | 4% below national |
| 107 | Binghamton, NY | $34,160 | 4% below national |
| 108 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $34,130 | 4% below national |
| 109 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,090 | 4% below national |
| 110 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $33,980 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Albany, OR | $33,970 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Glens Falls, NY | $33,910 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $33,880 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $33,870 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $33,760 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $33,700 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $33,670 | 5% below national |
| 118 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $33,610 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Bangor, ME | $33,520 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $33,460 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $33,460 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $33,400 | 6% below national |
| 123 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $33,390 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 125 | Columbus, OH | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 126 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 127 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 7% below national |
| 128 | Utica-Rome, NY | $33,250 | 7% below national |
| 129 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $33,220 | 7% below national |
| 130 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $33,120 | 7% below national |
| 131 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $32,970 | 7% below national |
| 132 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $32,910 | 8% below national |
| 133 | Boise City, ID | $32,780 | 8% below national |
| 134 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $32,620 | 8% below national |
| 135 | Dubuque, IA | $32,520 | 9% below national |
| 136 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $32,510 | 9% below national |
| 137 | Bend, OR | $32,460 | 9% below national |
| 138 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $32,430 | 9% below national |
| 139 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $32,400 | 9% below national |
| 140 | Midland, TX | $32,380 | 9% below national |
| 141 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $32,280 | 9% below national |
| 142 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $32,280 | 9% below national |
| 143 | Traverse City, MI | $32,280 | 9% below national |
| 144 | Gainesville, FL | $32,240 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $32,130 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $32,000 | 10% below national |
| 147 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $31,950 | 10% below national |
| 148 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $31,950 | 10% below national |
| 149 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $31,460 | 12% below national |
| 150 | Tulsa, OK | $31,320 | 12% below national |
| 151 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $31,280 | 12% below national |
| 152 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $31,250 | 12% below national |
| 153 | Richmond, VA | $31,240 | 12% below national |
| 154 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,210 | 12% below national |
| 155 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 156 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 157 | Rapid City, SD | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 158 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $31,190 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,040 | 13% below national |
| 162 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $31,040 | 13% below national |
| 163 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $30,970 | 13% below national |
| 164 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,890 | 13% below national |
| 165 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $30,880 | 13% below national |
| 166 | Wilmington, NC | $30,790 | 14% below national |
| 167 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $30,730 | 14% below national |
| 168 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $30,730 | 14% below national |
| 169 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $30,710 | 14% below national |
| 170 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $30,700 | 14% below national |
| 171 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $30,500 | 14% below national |
| 172 | Tallahassee, FL | $30,490 | 14% below national |
| 173 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $30,480 | 14% below national |
| 174 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $30,470 | 14% below national |
| 175 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $30,460 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Lincoln, NE | $30,450 | 15% below national |
| 177 | Toledo, OH | $30,360 | 15% below national |
| 178 | Winston-Salem, NC | $30,350 | 15% below national |
| 179 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $30,320 | 15% below national |
| 180 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $30,270 | 15% below national |
| 181 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,260 | 15% below national |
| 182 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $30,250 | 15% below national |
| 183 | Kokomo, IN | $30,220 | 15% below national |
| 184 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,080 | 16% below national |
| 185 | Akron, OH | $30,050 | 16% below national |
| 186 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,950 | 16% below national |
| 187 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,820 | 16% below national |
| 188 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,820 | 16% below national |
| 189 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $29,820 | 16% below national |
| 190 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $29,800 | 16% below national |
| 191 | Columbia, MO | $29,750 | 16% below national |
| 192 | Grand Island, NE | $29,710 | 17% below national |
| 193 | Terre Haute, IN | $29,690 | 17% below national |
| 194 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 17% below national |
| 195 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $29,610 | 17% below national |
| 196 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $29,540 | 17% below national |
| 197 | Ann Arbor, MI | $29,480 | 17% below national |
| 198 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,440 | 17% below national |
| 199 | Fort Wayne, IN | $29,340 | 18% below national |
| 200 | Wichita Falls, TX | $29,270 | 18% below national |
| 201 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,200 | 18% below national |
| 202 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $29,180 | 18% below national |
| 203 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,160 | 18% below national |
| 204 | Hammond, LA | $29,150 | 18% below national |
| 205 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,050 | 18% below national |
| 206 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $29,000 | 19% below national |
| 207 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $28,980 | 19% below national |
| 208 | Duluth, MN-WI | $28,970 | 19% below national |
| 209 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $28,970 | 19% below national |
| 210 | Huntsville, AL | $28,940 | 19% below national |
| 211 | Ogden, UT | $28,890 | 19% below national |
| 212 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $28,820 | 19% below national |
| 213 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $28,770 | 19% below national |
| 214 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,740 | 19% below national |
| 215 | Lafayette, LA | $28,680 | 19% below national |
| 216 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $28,630 | 20% below national |
| 217 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,630 | 20% below national |
| 218 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,630 | 20% below national |
| 219 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $28,630 | 20% below national |
| 220 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,600 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Columbia, SC | $28,580 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Knoxville, TN | $28,580 | 20% below national |
| 223 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $28,560 | 20% below national |
| 224 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $28,560 | 20% below national |
| 225 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $28,550 | 20% below national |
| 226 | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,540 | 20% below national |
| 227 | Jackson, MS | $28,490 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Johnson City, TN | $28,460 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Amarillo, TX | $28,340 | 20% below national |
| 230 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $28,340 | 20% below national |
| 231 | Morristown, TN | $28,290 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Tyler, TX | $28,250 | 21% below national |
| 233 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $28,190 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,190 | 21% below national |
| 235 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $28,170 | 21% below national |
| 236 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,140 | 21% below national |
| 237 | Longview, TX | $28,100 | 21% below national |
| 238 | Wausau, WI | $28,100 | 21% below national |
| 239 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $28,100 | 21% below national |
| 240 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $28,100 | 21% below national |
| 241 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $28,070 | 21% below national |
| 242 | Lubbock, TX | $28,060 | 21% below national |
| 243 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $27,950 | 22% below national |
| 244 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $27,860 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $27,780 | 22% below national |
| 246 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $27,760 | 22% below national |
| 247 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $27,730 | 22% below national |
| 248 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $27,690 | 22% below national |
| 249 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $27,690 | 22% below national |
| 250 | Saginaw, MI | $27,580 | 23% below national |
| 251 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $27,570 | 23% below national |
| 252 | Spartanburg, SC | $27,540 | 23% below national |
| 253 | Morgantown, WV | $27,480 | 23% below national |
| 254 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $27,460 | 23% below national |
| 255 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $27,450 | 23% below national |
| 256 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $27,400 | 23% below national |
| 257 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $27,380 | 23% below national |
| 258 | Kenosha, WI | $27,360 | 23% below national |
| 259 | Appleton, WI | $27,350 | 23% below national |
| 260 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $27,300 | 23% below national |
| 261 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $27,230 | 24% below national |
| 262 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $27,210 | 24% below national |
| 263 | Mansfield, OH | $27,200 | 24% below national |
| 264 | Waco, TX | $27,160 | 24% below national |
| 265 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $27,160 | 24% below national |
| 266 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $27,110 | 24% below national |
| 267 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $27,040 | 24% below national |
| 268 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $26,960 | 24% below national |
| 269 | Green Bay, WI | $26,920 | 24% below national |
| 270 | Abilene, TX | $26,900 | 24% below national |
| 271 | Beckley, WV | $26,850 | 25% below national |
| 272 | Florence, SC | $26,810 | 25% below national |
| 273 | Sandusky, OH | $26,740 | 25% below national |
| 274 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $26,690 | 25% below national |
| 275 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26,650 | 25% below national |
| 276 | Gainesville, GA | $26,620 | 25% below national |
| 277 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $26,620 | 25% below national |
| 278 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $26,620 | 25% below national |
| 279 | Birmingham, AL | $26,500 | 26% below national |
| 280 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $26,500 | 26% below national |
| 281 | Williamsport, PA | $26,330 | 26% below national |
| 282 | Roanoke, VA | $26,250 | 26% below national |
| 283 | Hattiesburg, MS | $26,170 | 27% below national |
| 284 | Wichita, KS | $26,170 | 27% below national |
| 285 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $26,010 | 27% below national |
| 286 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $26,000 | 27% below national |
| 287 | Manhattan, KS | $25,850 | 27% below national |
| 288 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $25,770 | 28% below national |
| 289 | York-Hanover, PA | $25,650 | 28% below national |
| 290 | Bowling Green, KY | $25,630 | 28% below national |
| 291 | Montgomery, AL | $25,470 | 28% below national |
| 292 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $25,400 | 29% below national |
| 293 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25,380 | 29% below national |
| 294 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25,340 | 29% below national |
| 295 | Mobile, AL | $25,340 | 29% below national |
| 296 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $25,330 | 29% below national |
| 297 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $25,210 | 29% below national |
| 298 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $25,030 | 30% below national |
| 299 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $24,990 | 30% below national |
| 300 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $24,960 | 30% below national |
| 301 | Lancaster, PA | $24,630 | 31% below national |
| 302 | Laredo, TX | $24,590 | 31% below national |
| 303 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $24,590 | 31% below national |
| 304 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $24,490 | 31% below national |
| 305 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $24,450 | 31% below national |
| 306 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $24,270 | 32% below national |
| 307 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $23,960 | 33% below national |
| 308 | Alexandria, LA | $23,810 | 33% below national |
| 309 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $23,810 | 33% below national |
| 310 | Savannah, GA | $23,780 | 33% below national |
| 311 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $23,460 | 34% below national |
| 312 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $23,080 | 35% below national |
| 313 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $23,060 | 35% below national |
| 314 | Cleveland, TN | $22,970 | 36% below national |
| 315 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $22,870 | 36% below national |
| 316 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $22,830 | 36% below national |
| 317 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $22,830 | 36% below national |
| 318 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,580 | 37% below national |
| 319 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $22,480 | 37% below national |
| 320 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $22,360 | 37% below national |
| 321 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $22,330 | 37% below national |
| 322 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $22,190 | 38% below national |
| 323 | Reading, PA | $21,900 | 39% below national |
| 324 | Erie, PA | $21,850 | 39% below national |
| 325 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $21,810 | 39% below national |
| 326 | Cleveland, OH | $21,740 | 39% below national |
| 327 | Monroe, LA | $21,540 | 40% below national |
| 328 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $20,840 | 41% below national |
| 329 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $20,800 | 42% below national |
| 330 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $20,500 | 42% below national |
| 331 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $20,470 | 43% below national |
| 332 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $20,210 | 43% below national |
| 333 | Ponce, PR | $19,760 | 45% below national |
| 334 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $18,100 | 49% below national |