17 Series · SOC 17-3029
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $78,350
- Median / year
- $118,330
- Top 10% earn
- +1.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 59,930
- US workers
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other earn a median of $78,350 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $78,350, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $47,030 (10th percentile) to $118,330 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 59,930 US workers. Maine pays the most ($107,060), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other earn a median of $78,350, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 71% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #23 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.5% by 2033.
- $78,350
- Median annual wage
- Top 29%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #23 of 36
- in Architecture and Engineering
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Maine at $107,060. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (SOC 17-3029) pays a national median of $78,350 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $47,030 at the 10th percentile to $118,330 at the 90th, with a mean of $80,960 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 59,930 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 238 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Associate's degree. 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 2 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Maine pays the highest state median at $107,060, which is +37% above the national figure. The top metro is Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area at $146,310 - 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.
Median Salary
$78,350
per year
Median Hourly
$37.67/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$80,960
average
Employment
59,930
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$78,350 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 17-series occupations with growth data, Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +1.5% growth and $78,350 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.5%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
5,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Associate's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
3/100
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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Interpret the results of all methods of non-destructive testing (NDT), such as acoustic emission, electromagnetic, leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, neutron radiographic, radiographic, thermal or infrared, ultrasonic, vibration analysis, and visual testing.
- ▸ Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
- ▸ Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
- ▸ Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
- ▸ Prepare reports on non-destructive testing results.
- ▸ Select, calibrate, or operate equipment used in the non-destructive testing of products or materials.
- ▸ Visually examine materials, structures, or components for signs of corrosion, metal fatigue, cracks, or other flaws, using tools and equipment such as endoscopes, closed-circuit television systems, and fiber optics.
- ▸ Examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing techniques.
- ▸ Document non-destructive testing methods, processes, or results.
- ▸ Produce images of objects on film, using radiographic techniques.
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
$47,030
25th Percentile
$60,390
Median
$78,350
75th Percentile
$99,310
90th Percentile
$118,330
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | $107,060 | +37% above national |
| 2 | New Mexico | $101,750 | +30% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $99,970 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $99,720 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Virginia | $98,410 | +26% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $94,570 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Nevada | $93,670 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Hawaii | $90,040 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Alaska | $89,810 | +15% above national |
| 10 | Indiana | $88,880 | +13% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $87,450 | +12% above national |
| 12 | Oklahoma | $81,330 | +4% above national |
| 13 | West Virginia | $81,330 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Guam | $81,330 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Minnesota | $81,290 | +4% above national |
| 16 | North Dakota | $80,990 | +3% above national |
| 17 | South Carolina | $80,540 | +3% above national |
| 18 | California | $80,480 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Illinois | $79,800 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Wyoming | $79,440 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Utah | $79,370 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Mississippi | $79,350 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Ohio | $77,590 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Oregon | $76,960 | 2% below national |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $76,720 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Colorado | $76,110 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Delaware | $75,780 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $74,940 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Connecticut | $74,870 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Alabama | $74,650 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Michigan | $73,960 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Texas | $73,860 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $72,320 | 8% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $72,070 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Florida | $70,500 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $68,930 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $68,370 | 13% below national |
| 38 | Arkansas | $68,060 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Massachusetts | $67,450 | 14% below national |
| 40 | Nebraska | $67,200 | 14% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $65,790 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $65,730 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $65,660 | 16% below national |
| 44 | New York | $65,530 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Iowa | $63,120 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Kansas | $61,710 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Arizona | $59,580 | 24% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $58,960 | 25% below national |
| 49 | Tennessee | $58,700 | 25% below national |
| 50 | Vermont | $52,770 | 33% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $43,640 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $146,310 | +87% above national |
| 2 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $108,850 | +39% above national |
| 3 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $108,010 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $107,140 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Lexington Park, MD | $105,560 | +35% above national |
| 6 | Anchorage, AK | $103,110 | +32% above national |
| 7 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $101,770 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $101,570 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,540 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Vallejo, CA | $97,470 | +24% above national |
| 11 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $96,640 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Charleston, WV | $96,510 | +23% above national |
| 13 | Las Cruces, NM | $96,100 | +23% above national |
| 14 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $95,070 | +21% above national |
| 15 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $94,810 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $94,570 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $94,520 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | $93,640 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $93,640 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $92,750 | +18% above national |
| 21 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $92,620 | +18% above national |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $92,480 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Huntsville, AL | $92,390 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $91,420 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Warner Robins, GA | $91,310 | +17% above national |
| 26 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $91,170 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Ogden, UT | $90,130 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $89,710 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $89,170 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $88,710 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $88,050 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $86,400 | +10% above national |
| 33 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $86,260 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $85,110 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Fayetteville, NC | $84,930 | +8% above national |
| 36 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $84,760 | +8% above national |
| 37 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $84,670 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Oklahoma City, OK | $84,430 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $84,240 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $84,140 | +7% above national |
| 41 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $83,940 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $83,780 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $83,780 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Jacksonville, FL | $83,780 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $83,780 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $83,520 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $82,970 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Cleveland, OH | $82,430 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Jacksonville, NC | $82,340 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Albany, OR | $82,310 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $82,120 | +5% above national |
| 52 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $81,980 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $81,950 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $81,740 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $81,660 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Ann Arbor, MI | $81,640 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $81,470 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Yuma, AZ | $81,330 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $81,290 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $81,170 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,070 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $80,790 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Fresno, CA | $80,780 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $80,540 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $80,370 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $80,290 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Bloomington, IL | $79,800 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Fond du Lac, WI | $79,760 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $79,440 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $79,440 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $79,370 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $79,350 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,260 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Iowa City, IA | $79,220 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,080 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $79,040 | +1% above national |
| 78 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,890 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Reno, NV | $78,870 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Wilmington, NC | $78,870 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $78,850 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,650 | same as national |
| 83 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $78,500 | same as national |
| 84 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $78,500 | same as national |
| 85 | Boulder, CO | $78,370 | same as national |
| 86 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $78,120 | same as national |
| 87 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $78,080 | same as national |
| 88 | Richmond, VA | $78,030 | same as national |
| 89 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $77,710 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $77,590 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Akron, OH | $77,500 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $77,400 | 1% below national |
| 93 | Corpus Christi, TX | $77,070 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Columbus, OH | $76,830 | 2% below national |
| 95 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $76,710 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $76,500 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $76,400 | 2% below national |
| 98 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $76,250 | 3% below national |
| 99 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $76,120 | 3% below national |
| 100 | Asheville, NC | $76,090 | 3% below national |
| 101 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $76,090 | 3% below national |
| 102 | Winston-Salem, NC | $76,090 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Tulsa, OK | $75,970 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $75,490 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,360 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $75,360 | 4% below national |
| 107 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,290 | 4% below national |
| 108 | Madison, WI | $74,940 | 4% below national |
| 109 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $74,850 | 4% below national |
| 110 | Salem, OR | $74,780 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $74,700 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Omaha, NE-IA | $74,600 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $74,400 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $74,120 | 5% below national |
| 115 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $73,930 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $73,900 | 6% below national |
| 117 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,810 | 7% below national |
| 118 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $72,710 | 7% below national |
| 119 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $72,580 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Waco, TX | $72,500 | 7% below national |
| 121 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $72,300 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Boise City, ID | $72,010 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $71,940 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $71,930 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Colorado Springs, CO | $71,630 | 9% below national |
| 126 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $71,150 | 9% below national |
| 127 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $70,610 | 10% below national |
| 128 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $70,200 | 10% below national |
| 129 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $69,890 | 11% below national |
| 130 | Bellingham, WA | $69,770 | 11% below national |
| 131 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $69,240 | 12% below national |
| 132 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $69,240 | 12% below national |
| 133 | Toledo, OH | $69,110 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Lancaster, PA | $68,930 | 12% below national |
| 135 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $67,850 | 13% below national |
| 136 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $67,480 | 14% below national |
| 137 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $67,390 | 14% below national |
| 138 | Baton Rouge, LA | $67,360 | 14% below national |
| 139 | Bend, OR | $67,200 | 14% below national |
| 140 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $67,200 | 14% below national |
| 141 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $66,910 | 15% below national |
| 142 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $66,790 | 15% below national |
| 143 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $66,780 | 15% below national |
| 144 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $66,770 | 15% below national |
| 145 | Reading, PA | $66,770 | 15% below national |
| 146 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $66,470 | 15% below national |
| 147 | Peoria, IL | $66,370 | 15% below national |
| 148 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $66,100 | 16% below national |
| 149 | Lafayette, LA | $66,050 | 16% below national |
| 150 | Savannah, GA | $65,880 | 16% below national |
| 151 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $65,780 | 16% below national |
| 152 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $65,660 | 16% below national |
| 153 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $65,560 | 16% below national |
| 154 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $65,170 | 17% below national |
| 155 | Billings, MT | $65,000 | 17% below national |
| 156 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $64,940 | 17% below national |
| 157 | Odessa, TX | $64,870 | 17% below national |
| 158 | Greeley, CO | $64,860 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $64,830 | 17% below national |
| 160 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $64,540 | 18% below national |
| 161 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $64,470 | 18% below national |
| 162 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $64,160 | 18% below national |
| 163 | New Haven, CT | $63,980 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Lake Charles, LA | $63,840 | 19% below national |
| 165 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,830 | 19% below national |
| 166 | Modesto, CA | $63,750 | 19% below national |
| 167 | Pittsburgh, PA | $63,690 | 19% below national |
| 168 | Idaho Falls, ID | $63,560 | 19% below national |
| 169 | Chambersburg, PA | $63,290 | 19% below national |
| 170 | Worcester, MA | $63,270 | 19% below national |
| 171 | El Paso, TX | $63,130 | 19% below national |
| 172 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $63,130 | 19% below national |
| 173 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,110 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,910 | 20% below national |
| 175 | Mobile, AL | $62,860 | 20% below national |
| 176 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $62,800 | 20% below national |
| 177 | Syracuse, NY | $62,590 | 20% below national |
| 178 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,450 | 20% below national |
| 179 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $62,430 | 20% below national |
| 180 | Wichita Falls, TX | $62,330 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,300 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Erie, PA | $62,060 | 21% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61,760 | 21% below national |
| 184 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $61,610 | 21% below national |
| 185 | Ocala, FL | $61,300 | 22% below national |
| 186 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $61,220 | 22% below national |
| 187 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $61,170 | 22% below national |
| 188 | Gainesville, GA | $61,150 | 22% below national |
| 189 | Lincoln, NE | $61,110 | 22% below national |
| 190 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $61,110 | 22% below national |
| 191 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,060 | 22% below national |
| 192 | York-Hanover, PA | $60,840 | 22% below national |
| 193 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $60,720 | 23% below national |
| 194 | Wichita, KS | $60,570 | 23% below national |
| 195 | Rochester, NY | $60,410 | 23% below national |
| 196 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $60,340 | 23% below national |
| 197 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $60,320 | 23% below national |
| 198 | Decatur, AL | $60,220 | 23% below national |
| 199 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,150 | 23% below national |
| 200 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,510 | 24% below national |
| 201 | Midland, TX | $59,490 | 24% below national |
| 202 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $59,480 | 24% below national |
| 203 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,190 | 24% below national |
| 204 | Morgantown, WV | $59,150 | 25% below national |
| 205 | Tucson, AZ | $59,040 | 25% below national |
| 206 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,890 | 25% below national |
| 207 | Springfield, MA | $58,640 | 25% below national |
| 208 | Longview, TX | $58,460 | 25% below national |
| 209 | Gainesville, FL | $58,400 | 25% below national |
| 210 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $58,380 | 25% below national |
| 211 | Utica-Rome, NY | $58,240 | 26% below national |
| 212 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,960 | 26% below national |
| 213 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $57,570 | 27% below national |
| 214 | Hammond, LA | $57,460 | 27% below national |
| 215 | Burlington, NC | $56,580 | 28% below national |
| 216 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $56,510 | 28% below national |
| 217 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $56,430 | 28% below national |
| 218 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $53,980 | 31% below national |
| 219 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,090 | 32% below national |
| 220 | Monroe, LA | $52,300 | 33% below national |
| 221 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,140 | 33% below national |
| 222 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $51,400 | 34% below national |
| 223 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $51,200 | 35% below national |
| 224 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,490 | 36% below national |
| 225 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $49,580 | 37% below national |
| 226 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,230 | 37% below national |
| 227 | Tallahassee, FL | $49,130 | 37% below national |
| 228 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,440 | 38% below national |
| 229 | Bozeman, MT | $48,350 | 38% below national |
| 230 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $47,730 | 39% below national |
| 231 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 39% below national |
| 232 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,760 | 40% below national |
| 233 | Birmingham, AL | $45,720 | 42% below national |
| 234 | Knoxville, TN | $45,670 | 42% below national |
| 235 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $44,670 | 43% below national |
| 236 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,180 | 45% below national |
| 237 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $40,080 | 49% below national |
| 238 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,560 | 51% below national |
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