41 Series · SOC 41-2021
Counter and Rental Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $41,300
- Median / year
- $65,370
- Top 10% earn
- +3.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 400,810
- US workers
Counter and Rental Clerks earn a median of $41,300 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $41,300, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,800 (10th percentile) to $65,370 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 400,810 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($53,760), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Counter and Rental Clerks earn a median of $41,300, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 13% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #16 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.2% by 2033.
- $41,300
- Median annual wage
- Top 87%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #16 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $53,760. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Counter and Rental Clerks (SOC 41-2021) pays a national median of $41,300 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $29,800 at the 10th percentile to $65,370 at the 90th, with a mean of $45,700 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 400,810 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 527 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 45,900 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 A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $53,760, which is +30% above the national figure. The top metro is Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area at $49,400 - 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 400,810 jobs Median $41,300/yr
Median Salary
$41,300
per year
Median Hourly
$19.86/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,700
average
Employment
400,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Counter and Rental Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$41,300 Bottom 13% higher than 13% 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 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Counter and Rental Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Counter and Rental Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at +3.2% growth and $41,300 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
45,900
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 → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.8/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.9/100
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 Counter and Rental Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.8
Speaking 3.4
Service Orientation 3.4
Reading Comprehension 3.3
Critical Thinking 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Writing 3.0
Monitoring 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.5
English Language 3.7
Administrative 3.5
Sales and Marketing 3.4
Administration and Management 3.0
Mathematics 3.0
Transportation 2.7
Computers and Electronics 2.6
Production and Processing 2.5
Public Safety and Security 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
- ▸ Receive orders for services, such as rentals, repairs, dry cleaning, and storage.
- ▸ Explain rental fees, policies, and procedures.
- ▸ Provide information about rental items, such as availability, operation, or description.
- ▸ Advise customers on use and care of merchandise.
- ▸ Greet customers and discuss the type, quality, and quantity of merchandise sought for rental.
- ▸ Answer telephones to provide information and receive orders.
- ▸ Inspect and adjust rental items to meet needs of customer.
- ▸ Prepare rental forms, obtaining customer signature and other information, such as required licenses.
- ▸ Rent items, arrange for provision of services to customers, and accept returns.
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
$29,800
25th Percentile
$35,630
Median
$41,300
75th Percentile
$50,190
90th Percentile
$65,370
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $53,760 | +30% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $48,900 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Vermont | $48,430 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $47,820 | +16% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $47,250 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Maine | $46,870 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $46,360 | +12% above national |
| 8 | New York | $46,270 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $46,240 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $45,720 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Virginia | $45,540 | +10% above national |
| 12 | California | $45,010 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $44,850 | +9% above national |
| 14 | North Dakota | $44,620 | +8% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $44,420 | +8% above national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $44,070 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $43,920 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Montana | $43,900 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Wyoming | $43,860 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Oregon | $43,820 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Alaska | $43,450 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $42,910 | +4% above national |
| 23 | Connecticut | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Maryland | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Idaho | $39,370 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $39,350 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $39,140 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Kansas | $39,090 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $38,990 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Iowa | $38,960 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $38,600 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Georgia | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $38,230 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Illinois | $38,140 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $37,960 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $37,870 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Utah | $37,550 | 9% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $37,340 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $37,250 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $37,160 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $36,680 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Nebraska | $36,450 | 12% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $36,400 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $36,160 | 12% below national |
| 47 | New Mexico | $35,580 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $35,170 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $34,940 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,910 | 15% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $34,780 | 16% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $29,560 | 28% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $23,600 | 43% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,110 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,400 | +20% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,350 | +19% above national |
| 3 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | +19% above national |
| 4 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,050 | +19% above national |
| 5 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,630 | +18% above national |
| 6 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $48,600 | +18% above national |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $48,570 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,430 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,090 | +16% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $48,040 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,010 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | +16% above national |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,740 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,610 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,530 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,450 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,440 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Greeley, CO | $47,410 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $47,340 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Madison, WI | $47,300 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,200 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Minot, ND | $47,170 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,110 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,030 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,970 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Boulder, CO | $46,960 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,960 | +14% above national |
| 28 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,900 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,850 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,840 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Gettysburg, PA | $46,770 | +13% above national |
| 32 | Fond du Lac, WI | $46,690 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Billings, MT | $46,670 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Rochester, MN | $46,660 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $46,530 | +13% above national |
| 36 | Richmond, VA | $46,520 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Rochester, NY | $46,480 | +13% above national |
| 38 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,420 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,380 | +12% above national |
| 40 | Appleton, WI | $46,360 | +12% above national |
| 41 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,190 | +12% above national |
| 42 | Bellingham, WA | $46,140 | +12% above national |
| 43 | Harrisonburg, VA | $46,120 | +12% above national |
| 44 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,090 | +12% above national |
| 45 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,990 | +11% above national |
| 46 | Pueblo, CO | $45,900 | +11% above national |
| 47 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | +11% above national |
| 48 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | +11% above national |
| 49 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,780 | +11% above national |
| 50 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $45,760 | +11% above national |
| 51 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,730 | +11% above national |
| 52 | Wausau, WI | $45,700 | +11% above national |
| 53 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,700 | +11% above national |
| 54 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,690 | +11% above national |
| 55 | Vineland, NJ | $45,620 | +10% above national |
| 56 | Kenosha, WI | $45,570 | +10% above national |
| 57 | St. Cloud, MN | $45,540 | +10% above national |
| 58 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,510 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Green Bay, WI | $45,510 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Vallejo, CA | $45,490 | +10% above national |
| 61 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,490 | +10% above national |
| 62 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | +10% above national |
| 63 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | +10% above national |
| 64 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $45,340 | +10% above national |
| 65 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,330 | +10% above national |
| 66 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,310 | +10% above national |
| 67 | Glens Falls, NY | $45,300 | +10% above national |
| 68 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $45,300 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Napa, CA | $45,280 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Syracuse, NY | $45,280 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Barnstable Town, MA | $45,250 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Bismarck, ND | $45,240 | +10% above national |
| 73 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,190 | +9% above national |
| 74 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,120 | +9% above national |
| 75 | Missoula, MT | $45,050 | +9% above national |
| 76 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,040 | +9% above national |
| 77 | Winchester, VA-WV | $44,990 | +9% above national |
| 78 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | +9% above national |
| 79 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | +9% above national |
| 80 | Charlottesville, VA | $44,960 | +9% above national |
| 81 | Battle Creek, MI | $44,840 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Bend, OR | $44,810 | +8% above national |
| 83 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,800 | +8% above national |
| 84 | Duluth, MN-WI | $44,770 | +8% above national |
| 85 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,760 | +8% above national |
| 86 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $44,740 | +8% above national |
| 87 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $44,700 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Modesto, CA | $44,600 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Corvallis, OR | $44,460 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,460 | +8% above national |
| 91 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,420 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $44,410 | +8% above national |
| 93 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,400 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,380 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Yakima, WA | $44,160 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $44,160 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,140 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,140 | +7% above national |
| 99 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $44,120 | +7% above national |
| 100 | Mankato, MN | $44,070 | +7% above national |
| 101 | Grand Junction, CO | $44,060 | +7% above national |
| 102 | Lebanon, PA | $44,060 | +7% above national |
| 103 | Iowa City, IA | $44,020 | +7% above national |
| 104 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,980 | +6% above national |
| 105 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $43,980 | +6% above national |
| 106 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,970 | +6% above national |
| 107 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $43,960 | +6% above national |
| 108 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $43,930 | +6% above national |
| 109 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $43,910 | +6% above national |
| 110 | Bozeman, MT | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 111 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 112 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 113 | Yuba City, CA | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 114 | Cheyenne, WY | $43,860 | +6% above national |
| 115 | Williamsport, PA | $43,790 | +6% above national |
| 116 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,720 | +6% above national |
| 117 | Chambersburg, PA | $43,660 | +6% above national |
| 118 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,660 | +6% above national |
| 119 | Fargo, ND-MN | $43,630 | +6% above national |
| 120 | Walla Walla, WA | $43,630 | +6% above national |
| 121 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $43,590 | +6% above national |
| 122 | Merced, CA | $43,540 | +5% above national |
| 123 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,510 | +5% above national |
| 124 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,480 | +5% above national |
| 125 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,470 | +5% above national |
| 126 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $43,440 | +5% above national |
| 127 | Elmira, NY | $43,420 | +5% above national |
| 128 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,400 | +5% above national |
| 129 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,340 | +5% above national |
| 130 | Lawrence, KS | $43,280 | +5% above national |
| 131 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,230 | +5% above national |
| 132 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $43,200 | +5% above national |
| 133 | Lima, OH | $43,160 | +5% above national |
| 134 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,130 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Lancaster, PA | $43,110 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Anchorage, AK | $43,070 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,050 | +4% above national |
| 138 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $43,050 | +4% above national |
| 139 | Bangor, ME | $42,940 | +4% above national |
| 140 | Salinas, CA | $42,880 | +4% above national |
| 141 | Worcester, MA | $42,840 | +4% above national |
| 142 | Reno, NV | $42,690 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Fresno, CA | $42,640 | +3% above national |
| 144 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $42,600 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Ithaca, NY | $42,590 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $42,470 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $42,470 | +3% above national |
| 148 | Visalia, CA | $42,450 | +3% above national |
| 149 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $42,440 | +3% above national |
| 150 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $42,430 | +3% above national |
| 151 | Flint, MI | $42,420 | +3% above national |
| 152 | Salem, OR | $42,290 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $42,230 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Medford, OR | $42,120 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Saginaw, MI | $42,120 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Yuma, AZ | $42,110 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $42,000 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $41,990 | +2% above national |
| 159 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $41,910 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $41,900 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $41,890 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Pittsfield, MA | $41,860 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $41,830 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $41,800 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Twin Falls, ID | $41,790 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Dalton, GA | $41,750 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $41,680 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Boise City, ID | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Pocatello, ID | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 170 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 171 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41,590 | +1% above national |
| 172 | Elizabethtown, KY | $41,590 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $41,550 | +1% above national |
| 174 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $41,480 | same as national |
| 175 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $41,310 | same as national |
| 176 | Helena, MT | $41,260 | same as national |
| 177 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $41,250 | same as national |
| 178 | Binghamton, NY | $41,220 | same as national |
| 179 | Redding, CA | $41,150 | same as national |
| 180 | Manhattan, KS | $41,030 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Utica-Rome, NY | $40,790 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Asheville, NC | $40,740 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $40,670 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Monroe, MI | $40,610 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Chico, CA | $40,460 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $40,430 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,360 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $40,330 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $40,300 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $40,210 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $40,200 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $40,200 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,190 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Gainesville, GA | $40,180 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Logan, UT-ID | $40,120 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Rome, GA | $40,110 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $40,020 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Owensboro, KY | $40,000 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Akron, OH | $39,930 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,890 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $39,770 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Peoria, IL | $39,770 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,770 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $39,690 | 4% below national |
| 205 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,630 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,580 | 4% below national |
| 207 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $39,570 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,530 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,520 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,460 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,440 | 5% below national |
| 213 | New Haven, CT | $39,410 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Roanoke, VA | $39,370 | 5% below national |
| 215 | Midland, MI | $39,320 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $39,320 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $39,300 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Midland, TX | $39,240 | 5% below national |
| 219 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,240 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,180 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Columbus, OH | $39,180 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Great Falls, MT | $39,170 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Johnstown, PA | $39,170 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,150 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Reading, PA | $39,130 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,090 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Cleveland, OH | $39,080 | 5% below national |
| 228 | El Centro, CA | $39,050 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $38,990 | 6% below national |
| 230 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $38,960 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $38,920 | 6% below national |
| 232 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,910 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,900 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,890 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Lynchburg, VA | $38,880 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $38,870 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $38,860 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Springfield, MA | $38,860 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $38,850 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,800 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Ames, IA | $38,780 | 6% below national |
| 242 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $38,740 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Tucson, AZ | $38,720 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $38,700 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,640 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,620 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Idaho Falls, ID | $38,600 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Odessa, TX | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,560 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Savannah, GA | $38,510 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Lafayette, LA | $38,500 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Casper, WY | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Grants Pass, OR | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 255 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,470 | 7% below national |
| 256 | Pittsburgh, PA | $38,460 | 7% below national |
| 257 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,420 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Dubuque, IA | $38,400 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Albany, OR | $38,380 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,380 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Springfield, IL | $38,310 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $38,310 | 7% below national |
| 263 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $38,290 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,290 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Kingston, NY | $38,280 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,220 | 7% below national |
| 267 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,200 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,190 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,180 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,170 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $38,120 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,110 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,080 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,040 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Rockford, IL | $38,020 | 8% below national |
| 281 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $38,010 | 8% below national |
| 282 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $38,000 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,960 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,960 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Sandusky, OH | $37,950 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,940 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $37,930 | 8% below national |
| 288 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 289 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 290 | Wilmington, NC | $37,900 | 8% below national |
| 291 | Grand Island, NE | $37,870 | 8% below national |
| 292 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,850 | 8% below national |
| 293 | Oklahoma City, OK | $37,850 | 8% below national |
| 294 | Altoona, PA | $37,770 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,710 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,710 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Carson City, NV | $37,680 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 9% below national |
| 299 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Kokomo, IN | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 301 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 302 | Punta Gorda, FL | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 303 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 9% below national |
| 304 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $37,620 | 9% below national |
| 305 | Ogden, UT | $37,600 | 9% below national |
| 306 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $37,600 | 9% below national |
| 307 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,570 | 9% below national |
| 308 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 9% below national |
| 309 | Toledo, OH | $37,530 | 9% below national |
| 310 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,460 | 9% below national |
| 311 | Knoxville, TN | $37,440 | 9% below national |
| 312 | Topeka, KS | $37,440 | 9% below national |
| 313 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 314 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 315 | Springfield, MO | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 316 | State College, PA | $37,390 | 9% below national |
| 317 | Johnson City, TN | $37,370 | 10% below national |
| 318 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,370 | 10% below national |
| 319 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,370 | 10% below national |
| 320 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,360 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Jackson, TN | $37,360 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,350 | 10% below national |
| 323 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,340 | 10% below national |
| 324 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,330 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Traverse City, MI | $37,300 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,290 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Tulsa, OK | $37,280 | 10% below national |
| 328 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,250 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Warner Robins, GA | $37,200 | 10% below national |
| 330 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $37,200 | 10% below national |
| 331 | Lexington Park, MD | $37,150 | 10% below national |
| 332 | Winston-Salem, NC | $37,150 | 10% below national |
| 333 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,150 | 10% below national |
| 334 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,120 | 10% below national |
| 335 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $37,070 | 10% below national |
| 336 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 337 | Omaha, NE-IA | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 338 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,050 | 10% below national |
| 339 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 10% below national |
| 340 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,020 | 10% below national |
| 341 | Amarillo, TX | $36,980 | 10% below national |
| 342 | Lincoln, NE | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 343 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 344 | Valdosta, GA | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 345 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 346 | Erie, PA | $36,950 | 11% below national |
| 347 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,950 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Burlington, NC | $36,920 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Jackson, MS | $36,910 | 11% below national |
| 351 | Columbia, SC | $36,900 | 11% below national |
| 352 | St. George, UT | $36,880 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Salisbury, MD | $36,830 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Jackson, MI | $36,810 | 11% below national |
| 356 | Bloomington, IL | $36,800 | 11% below national |
| 357 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $36,800 | 11% below national |
| 358 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,780 | 11% below national |
| 359 | Dover, DE | $36,770 | 11% below national |
| 360 | Mansfield, OH | $36,770 | 11% below national |
| 361 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,770 | 11% below national |
| 362 | Waco, TX | $36,760 | 11% below national |
| 363 | Gainesville, FL | $36,750 | 11% below national |
| 364 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,750 | 11% below national |
| 365 | Cleveland, TN | $36,730 | 11% below national |
| 366 | Huntsville, AL | $36,710 | 11% below national |
| 367 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | 11% below national |
| 368 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | 11% below national |
| 369 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $36,680 | 11% below national |
| 370 | Hinesville, GA | $36,650 | 11% below national |
| 371 | Niles, MI | $36,650 | 11% below national |
| 372 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,650 | 11% below national |
| 373 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,630 | 11% below national |
| 374 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,630 | 11% below national |
| 375 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,590 | 11% below national |
| 376 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 377 | Greenville, NC | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 378 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 379 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 380 | Bloomington, IN | $36,570 | 11% below national |
| 381 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,570 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $36,550 | 12% below national |
| 383 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,550 | 12% below national |
| 384 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $36,540 | 12% below national |
| 385 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,540 | 12% below national |
| 386 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | 12% below national |
| 387 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,470 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | 12% below national |
| 389 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Albany, GA | $36,400 | 12% below national |
| 391 | Joplin, MO-KS | $36,390 | 12% below national |
| 392 | Ocala, FL | $36,390 | 12% below national |
| 393 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 12% below national |
| 394 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,380 | 12% below national |
| 395 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $36,380 | 12% below national |
| 396 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,370 | 12% below national |
| 397 | Birmingham, AL | $36,310 | 12% below national |
| 398 | Lawton, OK | $36,300 | 12% below national |
| 399 | San Angelo, TX | $36,250 | 12% below national |
| 400 | Rocky Mount, NC | $36,240 | 12% below national |
| 401 | Columbus, IN | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 402 | Muncie, IN | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 403 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 404 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 405 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,200 | 12% below national |
| 406 | Lake Charles, LA | $36,190 | 12% below national |
| 407 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,140 | 12% below national |
| 408 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,140 | 12% below national |
| 409 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,140 | 12% below national |
| 410 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,130 | 13% below national |
| 411 | Morristown, TN | $36,120 | 13% below national |
| 412 | Rapid City, SD | $36,120 | 13% below national |
| 413 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,100 | 13% below national |
| 414 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,090 | 13% below national |
| 415 | Wichita, KS | $36,060 | 13% below national |
| 416 | Evansville, IN | $36,050 | 13% below national |
| 417 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | 13% below national |
| 418 | Paducah, KY-IL | $35,940 | 13% below national |
| 419 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,940 | 13% below national |
| 420 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,870 | 13% below national |
| 421 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,850 | 13% below national |
| 422 | Bay City, MI | $35,810 | 13% below national |
| 423 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $35,760 | 13% below national |
| 424 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | 13% below national |
| 425 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,700 | 14% below national |
| 426 | Decatur, IL | $35,680 | 14% below national |
| 427 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,670 | 14% below national |
| 428 | Goldsboro, NC | $35,650 | 14% below national |
| 429 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,630 | 14% below national |
| 430 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $35,620 | 14% below national |
| 431 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,610 | 14% below national |
| 432 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,610 | 14% below national |
| 433 | Kankakee, IL | $35,600 | 14% below national |
| 434 | Farmington, NM | $35,570 | 14% below national |
| 435 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,540 | 14% below national |
| 436 | Charleston, WV | $35,500 | 14% below national |
| 437 | Corpus Christi, TX | $35,490 | 14% below national |
| 438 | Florence, SC | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 439 | Mobile, AL | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 440 | Wichita Falls, TX | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 441 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,470 | 14% below national |
| 442 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,420 | 14% below national |
| 443 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $35,350 | 14% below national |
| 444 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 14% below national |
| 445 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,310 | 15% below national |
| 446 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $35,280 | 15% below national |
| 447 | Columbia, MO | $35,240 | 15% below national |
| 448 | Springfield, OH | $35,220 | 15% below national |
| 449 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $35,220 | 15% below national |
| 450 | Decatur, AL | $35,190 | 15% below national |
| 451 | Columbus, GA-AL | $35,180 | 15% below national |
| 452 | Sebring, FL | $35,170 | 15% below national |
| 453 | Jacksonville, NC | $35,090 | 15% below national |
| 454 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,060 | 15% below national |
| 455 | Abilene, TX | $35,000 | 15% below national |
| 456 | Lubbock, TX | $35,000 | 15% below national |
| 457 | Victoria, TX | $34,940 | 15% below national |
| 458 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,900 | 15% below national |
| 459 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 16% below national |
| 460 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $34,780 | 16% below national |
| 461 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $34,730 | 16% below national |
| 462 | Montgomery, AL | $34,630 | 16% below national |
| 463 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,530 | 16% below national |
| 464 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,510 | 16% below national |
| 465 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,470 | 17% below national |
| 466 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $34,430 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,420 | 17% below national |
| 468 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $34,360 | 17% below national |
| 469 | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,310 | 17% below national |
| 470 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $34,310 | 17% below national |
| 471 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,310 | 17% below national |
| 472 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,310 | 17% below national |
| 473 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,110 | 17% below national |
| 474 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,070 | 18% below national |
| 475 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $33,960 | 18% below national |
| 476 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $33,900 | 18% below national |
| 477 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $33,890 | 18% below national |
| 478 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $33,880 | 18% below national |
| 479 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $33,850 | 18% below national |
| 480 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $33,810 | 18% below national |
| 481 | Tyler, TX | $33,710 | 18% below national |
| 482 | Longview, TX | $33,680 | 18% below national |
| 483 | El Paso, TX | $33,280 | 19% below national |
| 484 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $33,270 | 19% below national |
| 485 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,260 | 19% below national |
| 486 | Enid, OK | $33,040 | 20% below national |
| 487 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $32,990 | 20% below national |
| 488 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $32,980 | 20% below national |
| 489 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,970 | 20% below national |
| 490 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $32,470 | 21% below national |
| 491 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $32,370 | 22% below national |
| 492 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $32,290 | 22% below national |
| 493 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $32,290 | 22% below national |
| 494 | Eagle Pass, TX | $32,030 | 22% below national |
| 495 | Beckley, WV | $32,010 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Dothan, AL | $32,010 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Morgantown, WV | $31,850 | 23% below national |
| 498 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $31,510 | 24% below national |
| 499 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,510 | 24% below national |
| 500 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,470 | 24% below national |
| 501 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,370 | 24% below national |
| 502 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,290 | 24% below national |
| 503 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $31,200 | 24% below national |
| 504 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,170 | 25% below national |
| 505 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $31,120 | 25% below national |
| 506 | Hot Springs, AR | $30,990 | 25% below national |
| 507 | Monroe, LA | $30,950 | 25% below national |
| 508 | Sumter, SC | $30,910 | 25% below national |
| 509 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,910 | 25% below national |
| 510 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $30,910 | 25% below national |
| 511 | Alexandria, LA | $30,890 | 25% below national |
| 512 | Hattiesburg, MS | $30,810 | 25% below national |
| 513 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,770 | 25% below national |
| 514 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $30,710 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Gadsden, AL | $30,530 | 26% below national |
| 516 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,330 | 27% below national |
| 517 | Laredo, TX | $30,250 | 27% below national |
| 518 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,740 | 28% below national |
| 519 | Las Cruces, NM | $29,510 | 29% below national |
| 520 | Hammond, LA | $29,460 | 29% below national |
| 521 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $29,150 | 29% below national |
| 522 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $26,820 | 35% below national |
| 523 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,190 | 44% below national |
| 524 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,690 | 45% below national |
| 525 | Arecibo, PR | $22,530 | 45% below national |
| 526 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,510 | 45% below national |
| 527 | Ponce, PR | $22,410 | 46% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Counter and Rental Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Counter and Rental Clerks is $41,300 ($19.86/hour). The salary range spans from $29,800 at the 10th percentile to $65,370 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Counter and Rental Clerks the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Counter and Rental Clerks at $53,760/year, which is +30% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Counter and Rental Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Counter and Rental Clerks is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Counter and Rental Clerks? ▼
Counter and Rental Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 1.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Counter and Rental Clerks a good career? ▼
Employment for Counter and Rental Clerks is projected to grow 3.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 45,900 openings are projected each year.
How does Counter and Rental Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Counter and Rental Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $53,760/year, while Louisiana pays the least at $34,910/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Counter and Rental Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Counter and Rental Clerks is Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area at $49,400/year. BLS reports wage data for 527 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 Counter and Rental Clerks pay figures in a real decision
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