29 Series · SOC 29-2042
Emergency Medical Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $44,470
- Median / year
- +7.6%
- 2024→2025
- $62,500
- Top 10% earn
- +5.1%
- Growth '24–'34
- 180,510
- Estimated US jobs
Emergency Medical Technicians earn a median of $44,470 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $44,470, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $34,130 (10th percentile) to $62,500 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 180,510 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Hawaii ($66,410).
The pay verdict
Emergency Medical Technicians earn a median of $44,470, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 18% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #70 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.1% by 2034.
- $44,470
- Median annual wage
- Top 82%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #70 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $66,410. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Emergency Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2042) has a national median of $44,470 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $34,130 to $62,500, and the published mean is $46,830. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 180,510 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 436 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $41,340 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $44,470 in May 2025, a rise of $3,130 (+7.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 14,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $66,410, which is +49% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Lexington Park, MD at $68,160. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$44,470
per year
Median Hourly
$21.38/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,830
average
Employment
180,510
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Emergency Medical Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$44,470 Bottom 18% higher than 18% 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.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$44,470 · 18th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Emergency Medical Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Registered Nurses: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $97550
- Licensed Practical a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $64400
- Pharmacy Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45750
- Physicians, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $265930
- Clinical Laboratory …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $62930
- Nurse Practitioners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 40.1%, Median annual wage $132300
- Pharmacists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $140910
- Physical Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.9%, Median annual wage $102760
- Radiologic Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $80110
- Dental Hygienists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $98100
- Medical Records Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.1%, Median annual wage $51140
- Speech-Language Path…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15%, Median annual wage $97870
- Health Technologists…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $50290
- Emergency Medical Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $44470
- Occupational Therapi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13.8%, Median annual wage $100330
- Physician Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20.4%, Median annual wage $135880
- Psychiatric Technici…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20%, Median annual wage $45130
- Respiratory Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $82280
- Veterinary Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $47380
- Dentists, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $170950
- Surgical Technologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64650
- Family Medicine Phys…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.7%, Median annual wage $244180
- Paramedics: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $60600
- Diagnostic Medical S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13%, Median annual wage $96590
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.1%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
14,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+9,200
181,000 (2024) → 190,200 (2034)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
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 Emergency Medical Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Key Tasks
- ▸ Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- ▸ Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- ▸ Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- ▸ Comfort and reassure patients.
- ▸ Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
- ▸ Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- ▸ Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
- ▸ Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
- ▸ Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
- ▸ Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Emergency Medical Technicians pay history, 2021–2025
Published national median across 5 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $35,470 |
| 2022 | $36,680 |
| 2023 | $38,930 |
| 2024 | $41,340 |
| 2025 | $44,470 |
2021 median
$35,470
2025 median
$44,470
2021–2025 change
+$9,000 (+25.4%)
Avg/year
+5.8%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $35,470 | First banked release | 161,400 |
| May 2022 | $36,680 | +3.4% | 167,720 |
| May 2023 | $38,930 | +6.1% | 167,040 |
| May 2024 | $41,340 | +6.2% | 177,980 |
| May 2025 | $44,470 | +7.6% | 180,510 |
Across the 5 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $35,470 in May 2021 to $44,470 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 161,400 in May 2021 to 180,510 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $66,410 | +49% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $57,440 | +29% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $53,610 | +21% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $52,690 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $51,290 | +15% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $50,640 | +14% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $50,230 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $49,270 | +11% above national |
| 9 | New York | $48,400 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $48,100 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $48,090 | +8% above national |
| 12 | Wyoming | $47,070 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Virgin Islands | $47,040 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $46,790 | +5% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $46,790 | +5% above national |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $46,650 | +5% above national |
| 17 | California | $46,380 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Maine | $46,340 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Colorado | $45,750 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Vermont | $45,600 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Georgia | $45,550 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Virginia | $45,420 | +2% above national |
| 23 | North Carolina | $44,250 | same as national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $43,310 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $43,060 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Indiana | $42,740 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $42,260 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Missouri | $42,160 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $41,710 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Iowa | $40,660 | 9% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $40,370 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $40,330 | 9% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $40,220 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $39,870 | 10% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $39,870 | 10% below national |
| 36 | North Dakota | $39,670 | 11% below national |
| 37 | Arizona | $39,500 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Utah | $38,930 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Idaho | $38,840 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $37,810 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Nevada | $37,560 | 16% below national |
| 42 | New Mexico | $37,550 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $37,260 | 16% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $36,800 | 17% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $36,800 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $36,630 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $36,230 | 19% below national |
| 48 | Montana | $36,140 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $35,870 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Kansas | $35,780 | 20% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $34,360 | 23% below national |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $34,170 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $27,610 | 38% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington Park, MD | $68,160 | +53% above national |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $67,050 | +51% above national |
| 3 | Redding, CA | $60,120 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $56,430 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $55,700 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $54,990 | +24% above national |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $54,650 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Bismarck, ND | $53,940 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Wilmington, NC | $53,850 | +21% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $53,820 | +21% above national |
| 11 | New Haven, CT | $53,440 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Vineland, NJ | $52,890 | +19% above national |
| 13 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $52,440 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Iowa City, IA | $52,210 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,010 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $51,970 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,760 | +16% above national |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $51,480 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Anchorage, AK | $51,130 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Morristown, TN | $51,000 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Salem, OR | $50,800 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,560 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Worcester, MA | $50,560 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Rochester, MN | $50,070 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,970 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $49,870 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $49,550 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Sheboygan, WI | $49,490 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Napa, CA | $49,340 | +11% above national |
| 30 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,250 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Burlington, NC | $49,180 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Fond du Lac, WI | $49,160 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,160 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,890 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,880 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,510 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,480 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Medford, OR | $48,460 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48,440 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $48,400 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,330 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $48,320 | +9% above national |
| 43 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,250 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,230 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,220 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $48,210 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,990 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,790 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,780 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Gainesville, GA | $47,710 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,660 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,560 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $47,500 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Salinas, CA | $47,370 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $47,310 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Richmond, VA | $47,290 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Modesto, CA | $47,160 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Appleton, WI | $47,130 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $47,060 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $46,850 | +5% above national |
| 61 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,690 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $46,480 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,440 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,330 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,320 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,300 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,220 | +4% above national |
| 68 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,200 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,180 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,020 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Ames, IA | $46,000 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,900 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Grand Junction, CO | $45,860 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $45,780 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Rockford, IL | $45,760 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,750 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,750 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,740 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,710 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Springfield, MA | $45,600 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,550 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Pittsfield, MA | $45,330 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Kingston, NY | $45,280 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $45,210 | +2% above national |
| 85 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,190 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $45,090 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Green Bay, WI | $45,080 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Albany, GA | $45,070 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $45,060 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Dover, DE | $45,060 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Winston-Salem, NC | $44,860 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Bangor, ME | $44,810 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Boulder, CO | $44,660 | same as national |
| 94 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,630 | same as national |
| 95 | Cleveland, OH | $44,480 | same as national |
| 96 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $44,420 | same as national |
| 97 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,250 | same as national |
| 98 | Greenville, NC | $44,220 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Lancaster, PA | $44,200 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Midland, TX | $44,140 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Madison, WI | $44,130 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $44,120 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Reading, PA | $44,100 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Syracuse, NY | $44,090 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $44,020 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Columbia, MO | $43,980 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Springfield, MO | $43,700 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Asheville, NC | $43,690 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,660 | 2% below national |
| 110 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $43,620 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,540 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,500 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $43,500 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Yuba City, CA | $43,470 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $43,450 | 2% below national |
| 116 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $43,380 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Rochester, NY | $43,330 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Greeley, CO | $43,300 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $43,280 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $43,270 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Pittsburgh, PA | $43,240 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Reno, NV | $43,220 | 3% below national |
| 123 | Utica-Rome, NY | $43,060 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $42,990 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $42,990 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Glens Falls, NY | $42,790 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Binghamton, NY | $42,720 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $42,670 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Salisbury, MD | $42,670 | 4% below national |
| 130 | Fort Wayne, IN | $42,640 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $42,500 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,470 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Akron, OH | $42,440 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Lebanon, PA | $42,440 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $42,310 | 5% below national |
| 136 | Columbia, SC | $42,290 | 5% below national |
| 137 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $42,050 | 5% below national |
| 138 | Ann Arbor, MI | $42,010 | 6% below national |
| 139 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $41,910 | 6% below national |
| 140 | Ithaca, NY | $41,710 | 6% below national |
| 141 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $41,710 | 6% below national |
| 142 | Roanoke, VA | $41,690 | 6% below national |
| 143 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $41,670 | 6% below national |
| 144 | Kokomo, IN | $41,670 | 6% below national |
| 145 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $41,580 | 6% below national |
| 146 | Columbus, OH | $41,520 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $41,410 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $41,390 | 7% below national |
| 149 | Omaha, NE-IA | $41,350 | 7% below national |
| 150 | Savannah, GA | $41,320 | 7% below national |
| 151 | Dubuque, IA | $41,260 | 7% below national |
| 152 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $41,190 | 7% below national |
| 153 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $41,170 | 7% below national |
| 154 | Bloomington, IL | $41,070 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $41,000 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $40,770 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $40,700 | 8% below national |
| 158 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,480 | 9% below national |
| 159 | Pueblo, CO | $40,460 | 9% below national |
| 160 | Montgomery, AL | $40,440 | 9% below national |
| 161 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $40,310 | 9% below national |
| 162 | Albuquerque, NM | $40,270 | 9% below national |
| 163 | Santa Fe, NM | $40,190 | 10% below national |
| 164 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $40,160 | 10% below national |
| 165 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $40,100 | 10% below national |
| 166 | Spartanburg, SC | $39,980 | 10% below national |
| 167 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $39,940 | 10% below national |
| 168 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,910 | 10% below national |
| 169 | Toledo, OH | $39,850 | 10% below national |
| 170 | El Centro, CA | $39,840 | 10% below national |
| 171 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $39,830 | 10% below national |
| 172 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $39,830 | 10% below national |
| 173 | Charlottesville, VA | $39,760 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Joplin, MO-KS | $39,670 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $39,580 | 11% below national |
| 176 | York-Hanover, PA | $39,580 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Gainesville, FL | $39,560 | 11% below national |
| 178 | Williamsport, PA | $39,560 | 11% below national |
| 179 | Visalia, CA | $39,530 | 11% below national |
| 180 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,500 | 11% below national |
| 181 | Mobile, AL | $39,490 | 11% below national |
| 182 | Warner Robins, GA | $39,490 | 11% below national |
| 183 | Florence, SC | $39,440 | 11% below national |
| 184 | Rapid City, SD | $39,440 | 11% below national |
| 185 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,400 | 11% below national |
| 186 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $39,310 | 12% below national |
| 187 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $39,220 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Jackson, TN | $39,180 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Fargo, ND-MN | $39,160 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,150 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Wausau, WI | $39,150 | 12% below national |
| 192 | Boise City, ID | $39,120 | 12% below national |
| 193 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $39,120 | 12% below national |
| 194 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,120 | 12% below national |
| 195 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $39,070 | 12% below national |
| 196 | Tallahassee, FL | $39,020 | 12% below national |
| 197 | Topeka, KS | $38,960 | 12% below national |
| 198 | Traverse City, MI | $38,950 | 12% below national |
| 199 | Birmingham, AL | $38,920 | 12% below national |
| 200 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,900 | 13% below national |
| 201 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $38,890 | 13% below national |
| 202 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $38,830 | 13% below national |
| 203 | Tucson, AZ | $38,820 | 13% below national |
| 204 | Fresno, CA | $38,740 | 13% below national |
| 205 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $38,680 | 13% below national |
| 206 | Springfield, IL | $38,650 | 13% below national |
| 207 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,620 | 13% below national |
| 208 | Billings, MT | $38,570 | 13% below national |
| 209 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,510 | 13% below national |
| 210 | Ocala, FL | $38,480 | 13% below national |
| 211 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,470 | 13% below national |
| 212 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,440 | 14% below national |
| 213 | Columbus, GA-AL | $38,400 | 14% below national |
| 214 | Flint, MI | $38,380 | 14% below national |
| 215 | Knoxville, TN | $38,330 | 14% below national |
| 216 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $38,320 | 14% below national |
| 217 | Abilene, TX | $38,290 | 14% below national |
| 218 | Missoula, MT | $38,190 | 14% below national |
| 219 | Twin Falls, ID | $38,130 | 14% below national |
| 220 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $38,020 | 15% below national |
| 221 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,000 | 15% below national |
| 222 | Bloomington, IN | $37,970 | 15% below national |
| 223 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,940 | 15% below national |
| 224 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,900 | 15% below national |
| 225 | Sandusky, OH | $37,880 | 15% below national |
| 226 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $37,880 | 15% below national |
| 227 | Peoria, IL | $37,870 | 15% below national |
| 228 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,840 | 15% below national |
| 229 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $37,840 | 15% below national |
| 230 | State College, PA | $37,800 | 15% below national |
| 231 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,720 | 15% below national |
| 232 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $37,680 | 15% below national |
| 233 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $37,680 | 15% below national |
| 234 | Erie, PA | $37,650 | 15% below national |
| 235 | Ogden, UT | $37,630 | 15% below national |
| 236 | Sumter, SC | $37,630 | 15% below national |
| 237 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,600 | 15% below national |
| 238 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,590 | 15% below national |
| 239 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,530 | 16% below national |
| 240 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,440 | 16% below national |
| 241 | Evansville, IN | $37,440 | 16% below national |
| 242 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,440 | 16% below national |
| 243 | Tyler, TX | $37,410 | 16% below national |
| 244 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,390 | 16% below national |
| 245 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $37,390 | 16% below national |
| 246 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $37,160 | 16% below national |
| 247 | Paducah, KY-IL | $37,140 | 16% below national |
| 248 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $37,080 | 17% below national |
| 249 | Laredo, TX | $37,040 | 17% below national |
| 250 | Farmington, NM | $37,020 | 17% below national |
| 251 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,900 | 17% below national |
| 252 | Wichita, KS | $36,860 | 17% below national |
| 253 | Jackson, MS | $36,800 | 17% below national |
| 254 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $36,800 | 17% below national |
| 255 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,770 | 17% below national |
| 256 | Las Cruces, NM | $36,740 | 17% below national |
| 257 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,680 | 18% below national |
| 258 | Bend, OR | $36,630 | 18% below national |
| 259 | Johnson City, TN | $36,620 | 18% below national |
| 260 | Wichita Falls, TX | $36,370 | 18% below national |
| 261 | Amarillo, TX | $36,300 | 18% below national |
| 262 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $36,290 | 18% below national |
| 263 | Lake Charles, LA | $36,260 | 18% below national |
| 264 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,120 | 19% below national |
| 265 | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,050 | 19% below national |
| 266 | Duluth, MN-WI | $36,050 | 19% below national |
| 267 | Decatur, AL | $36,030 | 19% below national |
| 268 | Lincoln, NE | $35,820 | 19% below national |
| 269 | Chambersburg, PA | $35,800 | 19% below national |
| 270 | Springfield, OH | $35,740 | 20% below national |
| 271 | Alexandria, LA | $35,680 | 20% below national |
| 272 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $35,630 | 20% below national |
| 273 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,630 | 20% below national |
| 274 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,550 | 20% below national |
| 275 | Waco, TX | $35,550 | 20% below national |
| 276 | Johnstown, PA | $35,300 | 21% below national |
| 277 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,260 | 21% below national |
| 278 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $35,250 | 21% below national |
| 279 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $35,250 | 21% below national |
| 280 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $35,180 | 21% below national |
| 281 | Lubbock, TX | $35,130 | 21% below national |
| 282 | Hot Springs, AR | $34,830 | 22% below national |
| 283 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $34,750 | 22% below national |
| 284 | Jonesboro, AR | $34,680 | 22% below national |
| 285 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $34,680 | 22% below national |
| 286 | Niles, MI | $34,640 | 22% below national |
| 287 | Monroe, LA | $34,230 | 23% below national |
| 288 | Eagle Pass, TX | $33,980 | 24% below national |
| 289 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $33,820 | 24% below national |
| 290 | El Paso, TX | $33,820 | 24% below national |
| 291 | Victoria, TX | $33,770 | 24% below national |
| 292 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33,620 | 24% below national |
| 293 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $33,610 | 24% below national |
| 294 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $33,150 | 25% below national |
| 295 | Morgantown, WV | $32,950 | 26% below national |
| 296 | Dothan, AL | $32,920 | 26% below national |
| 297 | Charleston, WV | $32,850 | 26% below national |
| 298 | Beckley, WV | $32,590 | 27% below national |
| 299 | Longview, TX | $32,290 | 27% below national |
| 300 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $31,610 | 29% below national |
| 301 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,330 | 34% below national |
| 302 | Tulsa, OK | $28,350 | 36% below national |
| 303 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 51% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 29 (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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SOC 29-1291
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($44,470 here) and reported employment (180,510 jobs here).
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