51 Series · SOC 51-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $74,450
- Median / year
- $108,750
- Top 10% earn
- +1.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 673,430
- US workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers earn a median of $74,450 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $74,450, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $47,130 (10th percentile) to $108,750 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 673,430 US workers. Wyoming pays the most ($90,390), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers earn a median of $74,450, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 66% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #8 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.2% by 2033.
- $74,450
- Median annual wage
- Top 34%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 105
- in Production
- 2.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $90,390. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (SOC 51-1011) pays a national median of $74,450 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $47,130 at the 10th percentile to $108,750 at the 90th, with a mean of $76,600 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 673,430 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 527 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 67,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $90,390, which is +21% above the national figure. The top metro is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at $115,340 - 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 673,430 jobs Median $74,450/yr
Median Salary
$74,450
per year
Median Hourly
$35.79/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$76,600
average
Employment
673,430
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$74,450 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 22 51-series occupations with growth data, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers sits on the slower-growing side at +1.2% growth and $74,450 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
67,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Time Management 3.9
Management of Personnel Resources 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.8
Monitoring 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.8
Coordination 3.8
Judgment and Decision Making 3.6
Reading Comprehension 3.5
Knowledge Areas
Production and Processing 4.3
Administration and Management 4.1
Personnel and Human Resources 3.6
English Language 3.5
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Mathematics 3.2
Administrative 3.2
Mechanical 3.1
Education and Training 3.1
Engineering and Technology 3.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- ▸ Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
- ▸ Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- ▸ Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- ▸ Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
- ▸ Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
- ▸ Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
- ▸ Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
- ▸ Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
- ▸ Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
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
$47,130
25th Percentile
$58,630
Median
$74,450
75th Percentile
$91,680
90th Percentile
$108,750
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $90,390 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Connecticut | $83,150 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $81,650 | +10% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $81,110 | +9% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $80,030 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $79,920 | +7% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $79,310 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $79,310 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $79,100 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $78,970 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $78,890 | +6% above national |
| 12 | New York | $78,580 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $78,550 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $78,520 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Alaska | $77,960 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Louisiana | $77,520 | +4% above national |
| 17 | South Carolina | $77,500 | +4% above national |
| 18 | California | $76,840 | +3% above national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Vermont | $75,540 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $75,200 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $74,990 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $74,840 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Iowa | $74,750 | same as national |
| 26 | Kansas | $74,480 | same as national |
| 27 | Virginia | $74,150 | same as national |
| 28 | Indiana | $73,950 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Oregon | $73,580 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $73,210 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Alabama | $73,060 | 2% below national |
| 32 | South Dakota | $73,040 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Kentucky | $72,490 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Nebraska | $72,200 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $72,170 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Ohio | $72,160 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Hawaii | $71,990 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Utah | $71,220 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Idaho | $70,890 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $70,140 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $70,000 | 6% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $69,640 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Georgia | $69,170 | 7% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $68,990 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $68,760 | 8% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $68,720 | 8% below national |
| 47 | Nevada | $68,270 | 8% below national |
| 48 | Tennessee | $65,310 | 12% below national |
| 49 | New Mexico | $64,640 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Florida | $63,950 | 14% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $63,090 | 15% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $57,440 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $57,190 | 23% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $45,100 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $115,340 | +55% above national |
| 2 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $105,690 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Lexington Park, MD | $99,980 | +34% above national |
| 4 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $98,370 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $96,670 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Baton Rouge, LA | $95,810 | +29% above national |
| 7 | Lake Charles, LA | $92,560 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Spartanburg, SC | $92,070 | +24% above national |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $91,500 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Decatur, IL | $91,450 | +23% above national |
| 11 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,970 | +21% above national |
| 12 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $89,620 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Paducah, KY-IL | $87,030 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $87,000 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $85,650 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Boulder, CO | $84,880 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $84,300 | +13% above national |
| 18 | Decatur, AL | $84,270 | +13% above national |
| 19 | Greenville, NC | $84,260 | +13% above national |
| 20 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $84,160 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $84,010 | +13% above national |
| 22 | Kokomo, IN | $83,500 | +12% above national |
| 23 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $82,990 | +11% above national |
| 24 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $82,970 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,740 | +11% above national |
| 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,660 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Billings, MT | $82,280 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $82,170 | +10% above national |
| 29 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $82,060 | +10% above national |
| 30 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $81,790 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Savannah, GA | $81,370 | +9% above national |
| 32 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $81,260 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Barnstable Town, MA | $80,960 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $80,860 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Yuba City, CA | $80,860 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $80,700 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Vallejo, CA | $80,600 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $80,510 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,460 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $80,290 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Vineland, NJ | $80,260 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Albany, OR | $80,230 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Midland, TX | $80,170 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $80,120 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $79,990 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $79,910 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,860 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,820 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Lawrence, KS | $79,800 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Flagstaff, AZ | $79,780 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $79,750 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Bloomington, IL | $79,650 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $79,630 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $79,620 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,520 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $79,460 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $79,410 | +7% above national |
| 58 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,350 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Syracuse, NY | $79,280 | +6% above national |
| 60 | El Centro, CA | $79,060 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $79,050 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $78,970 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Glens Falls, NY | $78,930 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $78,900 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Greeley, CO | $78,820 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $78,810 | +6% above national |
| 67 | New Haven, CT | $78,770 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $78,770 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Mobile, AL | $78,760 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,680 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $78,680 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $78,560 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Napa, CA | $78,550 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $78,510 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Merced, CA | $78,490 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $78,470 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Pueblo, CO | $78,380 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Elmira, NY | $78,350 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Mankato, MN | $78,270 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Ithaca, NY | $78,260 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Reno, NV | $78,240 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $78,240 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Springfield, MA | $78,210 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Reading, PA | $78,200 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Worcester, MA | $78,150 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $78,060 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $78,010 | +5% above national |
| 88 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,990 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,990 | +5% above national |
| 90 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77,980 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $77,970 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,930 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,930 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $77,880 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $77,800 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $77,770 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Evansville, IN | $77,720 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Modesto, CA | $77,690 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Carson City, NV | $77,650 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $77,440 | +4% above national |
| 101 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $77,370 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Topeka, KS | $77,360 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Appleton, WI | $77,240 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Walla Walla, WA | $77,220 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $77,210 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Bloomington, IN | $77,200 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Dubuque, IA | $77,130 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $77,120 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,080 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $77,080 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,060 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $76,950 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,940 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $76,820 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $76,790 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,780 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $76,770 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Kingston, NY | $76,740 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Sheboygan, WI | $76,710 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Amarillo, TX | $76,700 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Madison, WI | $76,700 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Pittsburgh, PA | $76,690 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Ogden, UT | $76,680 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $76,650 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Montgomery, AL | $76,610 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,600 | +3% above national |
| 127 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $76,580 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Corpus Christi, TX | $76,560 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $76,510 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $76,500 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Midland, MI | $76,470 | +3% above national |
| 132 | Rocky Mount, NC | $76,430 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Columbia, SC | $76,420 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Rochester, MN | $76,420 | +3% above national |
| 135 | Fargo, ND-MN | $76,410 | +3% above national |
| 136 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $76,410 | +3% above national |
| 137 | Green Bay, WI | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 138 | Lima, OH | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 139 | Duluth, MN-WI | $76,340 | +3% above national |
| 140 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $76,340 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,160 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Sandusky, OH | $76,120 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $76,110 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $76,100 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,080 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Wichita, KS | $76,030 | +2% above national |
| 147 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $76,030 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Casper, WY | $75,980 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,880 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Cheyenne, WY | $75,860 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $75,860 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,850 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $75,810 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,790 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Birmingham, AL | $75,760 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $75,730 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Dover, DE | $75,720 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Saginaw, MI | $75,710 | +2% above national |
| 159 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,700 | +2% above national |
| 160 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $75,660 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Columbus, IN | $75,640 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $75,570 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $75,490 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $75,480 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Rochester, NY | $75,460 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $75,400 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $75,370 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $75,370 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $75,360 | +1% above national |
| 170 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 171 | Utica-Rome, NY | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 172 | Lincoln, NE | $75,310 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,310 | +1% above national |
| 174 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,300 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $75,290 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Charlottesville, VA | $75,270 | +1% above national |
| 177 | Monroe, MI | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Warner Robins, GA | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 180 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $75,210 | +1% above national |
| 181 | Bellingham, WA | $75,200 | +1% above national |
| 182 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $75,160 | +1% above national |
| 183 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $75,160 | +1% above national |
| 184 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $75,140 | +1% above national |
| 185 | Victoria, TX | $75,060 | +1% above national |
| 186 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $75,010 | +1% above national |
| 187 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $75,000 | +1% above national |
| 188 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $74,990 | +1% above national |
| 189 | Alexandria, LA | $74,980 | +1% above national |
| 190 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $74,940 | +1% above national |
| 191 | Yakima, WA | $74,930 | +1% above national |
| 192 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $74,850 | +1% above national |
| 193 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,770 | same as national |
| 194 | St. Cloud, MN | $74,760 | same as national |
| 195 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,740 | same as national |
| 196 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $74,700 | same as national |
| 197 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $74,690 | same as national |
| 198 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $74,670 | same as national |
| 199 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $74,670 | same as national |
| 200 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $74,650 | same as national |
| 201 | Bay City, MI | $74,610 | same as national |
| 202 | Binghamton, NY | $74,540 | same as national |
| 203 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $74,460 | same as national |
| 204 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $74,340 | same as national |
| 205 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $74,310 | same as national |
| 206 | Rockford, IL | $74,280 | same as national |
| 207 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $74,270 | same as national |
| 208 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $74,270 | same as national |
| 209 | Kankakee, IL | $74,240 | same as national |
| 210 | Pittsfield, MA | $74,220 | same as national |
| 211 | Anchorage, AK | $74,210 | same as national |
| 212 | Peoria, IL | $74,200 | same as national |
| 213 | Ames, IA | $74,160 | same as national |
| 214 | Cleveland, OH | $74,110 | same as national |
| 215 | Columbus, OH | $74,090 | same as national |
| 216 | Jackson, MI | $74,090 | same as national |
| 217 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $74,090 | same as national |
| 218 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $74,080 | same as national |
| 219 | York-Hanover, PA | $74,050 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 221 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 222 | Odessa, TX | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 223 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $73,970 | 1% below national |
| 224 | Gettysburg, PA | $73,920 | 1% below national |
| 225 | Lynchburg, VA | $73,860 | 1% below national |
| 226 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $73,860 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Lancaster, PA | $73,850 | 1% below national |
| 228 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $73,840 | 1% below national |
| 229 | Wausau, WI | $73,790 | 1% below national |
| 230 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $73,700 | 1% below national |
| 231 | Columbia, MO | $73,670 | 1% below national |
| 232 | Richmond, VA | $73,630 | 1% below national |
| 233 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $73,560 | 1% below national |
| 234 | Bowling Green, KY | $73,540 | 1% below national |
| 235 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $73,530 | 1% below national |
| 236 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $73,510 | 1% below national |
| 237 | Harrisonburg, VA | $73,460 | 1% below national |
| 238 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $73,440 | 1% below national |
| 239 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $73,420 | 1% below national |
| 240 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $73,370 | 1% below national |
| 241 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $73,330 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $73,300 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Manhattan, KS | $73,300 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $73,270 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Rome, GA | $73,260 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,250 | 2% below national |
| 247 | Visalia, CA | $73,210 | 2% below national |
| 248 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $73,160 | 2% below national |
| 249 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $73,150 | 2% below national |
| 250 | Yuma, AZ | $73,150 | 2% below national |
| 251 | Colorado Springs, CO | $73,110 | 2% below national |
| 252 | Boise City, ID | $73,100 | 2% below national |
| 253 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $73,090 | 2% below national |
| 254 | Roanoke, VA | $73,080 | 2% below national |
| 255 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $72,920 | 2% below national |
| 256 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $72,840 | 2% below national |
| 257 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $72,800 | 2% below national |
| 258 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $72,780 | 2% below national |
| 259 | Chambersburg, PA | $72,750 | 2% below national |
| 260 | Springfield, IL | $72,730 | 2% below national |
| 261 | Niles, MI | $72,720 | 2% below national |
| 262 | Sumter, SC | $72,690 | 2% below national |
| 263 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $72,670 | 2% below national |
| 264 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $72,640 | 2% below national |
| 265 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $72,620 | 2% below national |
| 266 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $72,610 | 2% below national |
| 267 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $72,590 | 2% below national |
| 268 | Columbus, GA-AL | $72,580 | 3% below national |
| 269 | Florence, SC | $72,560 | 3% below national |
| 270 | Fresno, CA | $72,550 | 3% below national |
| 271 | Chico, CA | $72,480 | 3% below national |
| 272 | Terre Haute, IN | $72,350 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Santa Fe, NM | $72,310 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Wilmington, NC | $72,310 | 3% below national |
| 275 | Enid, OK | $72,270 | 3% below national |
| 276 | Pocatello, ID | $72,260 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Bismarck, ND | $72,210 | 3% below national |
| 278 | Muncie, IN | $72,210 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $72,200 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $72,180 | 3% below national |
| 281 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $72,040 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $71,980 | 3% below national |
| 283 | Toledo, OH | $71,920 | 3% below national |
| 284 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $71,880 | 3% below national |
| 285 | Farmington, NM | $71,840 | 4% below national |
| 286 | Longview, TX | $71,810 | 4% below national |
| 287 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $71,750 | 4% below national |
| 288 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $71,740 | 4% below national |
| 289 | Elizabethtown, KY | $71,620 | 4% below national |
| 290 | Monroe, LA | $71,620 | 4% below national |
| 291 | Redding, CA | $71,610 | 4% below national |
| 292 | Salisbury, MD | $71,560 | 4% below national |
| 293 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $71,470 | 4% below national |
| 294 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $71,430 | 4% below national |
| 295 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $71,420 | 4% below national |
| 296 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $71,320 | 4% below national |
| 297 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $71,320 | 4% below national |
| 298 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $71,310 | 4% below national |
| 299 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $71,310 | 4% below national |
| 300 | Tulsa, OK | $71,260 | 4% below national |
| 301 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $71,180 | 4% below national |
| 302 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $71,150 | 4% below national |
| 303 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $71,150 | 4% below national |
| 304 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $71,110 | 4% below national |
| 305 | Lawton, OK | $71,090 | 5% below national |
| 306 | Twin Falls, ID | $70,890 | 5% below national |
| 307 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $70,840 | 5% below national |
| 308 | Akron, OH | $70,830 | 5% below national |
| 309 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $70,720 | 5% below national |
| 310 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $70,660 | 5% below national |
| 311 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $70,600 | 5% below national |
| 312 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $70,520 | 5% below national |
| 313 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $70,500 | 5% below national |
| 314 | Asheville, NC | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 315 | Kenosha, WI | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 316 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 317 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $70,410 | 5% below national |
| 318 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $70,360 | 5% below national |
| 319 | Rapid City, SD | $70,290 | 6% below national |
| 320 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $70,270 | 6% below national |
| 321 | Fond du Lac, WI | $70,260 | 6% below national |
| 322 | Tucson, AZ | $70,260 | 6% below national |
| 323 | Bend, OR | $70,160 | 6% below national |
| 324 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $70,160 | 6% below national |
| 325 | Williamsport, PA | $70,120 | 6% below national |
| 326 | Omaha, NE-IA | $70,110 | 6% below national |
| 327 | Lebanon, PA | $70,000 | 6% below national |
| 328 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $69,990 | 6% below national |
| 329 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $69,940 | 6% below national |
| 330 | Salinas, CA | $69,920 | 6% below national |
| 331 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $69,780 | 6% below national |
| 332 | Springfield, OH | $69,760 | 6% below national |
| 333 | Lafayette, LA | $69,720 | 6% below national |
| 334 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $69,720 | 6% below national |
| 335 | Eau Claire, WI | $69,680 | 6% below national |
| 336 | Gainesville, GA | $69,640 | 6% below national |
| 337 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $69,640 | 6% below national |
| 338 | Morristown, TN | $69,450 | 7% below national |
| 339 | Tyler, TX | $69,450 | 7% below national |
| 340 | Owensboro, KY | $69,320 | 7% below national |
| 341 | Jackson, MS | $69,250 | 7% below national |
| 342 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $69,250 | 7% below national |
| 343 | Waco, TX | $69,230 | 7% below national |
| 344 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $69,190 | 7% below national |
| 345 | Great Falls, MT | $69,120 | 7% below national |
| 346 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $69,110 | 7% below national |
| 347 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $69,110 | 7% below national |
| 348 | Grants Pass, OR | $69,020 | 7% below national |
| 349 | Iowa City, IA | $68,960 | 7% below national |
| 350 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $68,890 | 7% below national |
| 351 | Grand Junction, CO | $68,730 | 8% below national |
| 352 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $68,700 | 8% below national |
| 353 | Winston-Salem, NC | $68,670 | 8% below national |
| 354 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $68,530 | 8% below national |
| 355 | Albany, GA | $68,520 | 8% below national |
| 356 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $68,490 | 8% below national |
| 357 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $68,370 | 8% below national |
| 358 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $68,320 | 8% below national |
| 359 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $68,310 | 8% below national |
| 360 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $68,270 | 8% below national |
| 361 | Oklahoma City, OK | $68,180 | 8% below national |
| 362 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $68,080 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Huntsville, AL | $68,010 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $67,850 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Battle Creek, MI | $67,690 | 9% below national |
| 366 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $67,650 | 9% below national |
| 367 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67,610 | 9% below national |
| 368 | Corvallis, OR | $67,600 | 9% below national |
| 369 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $67,590 | 9% below national |
| 370 | Ann Arbor, MI | $67,470 | 9% below national |
| 371 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $67,400 | 9% below national |
| 372 | Winchester, VA-WV | $67,360 | 10% below national |
| 373 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $67,340 | 10% below national |
| 374 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $67,250 | 10% below national |
| 375 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $67,090 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Fayetteville, NC | $67,040 | 10% below national |
| 377 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $66,960 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,910 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Grand Island, NE | $66,820 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Flint, MI | $66,810 | 10% below national |
| 381 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,780 | 10% below national |
| 382 | State College, PA | $66,730 | 10% below national |
| 383 | Bozeman, MT | $66,710 | 10% below national |
| 384 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $66,670 | 10% below national |
| 385 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $66,670 | 10% below national |
| 386 | Bangor, ME | $66,570 | 11% below national |
| 387 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,560 | 11% below national |
| 388 | Hattiesburg, MS | $66,520 | 11% below national |
| 389 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $66,330 | 11% below national |
| 390 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $66,190 | 11% below national |
| 391 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $66,150 | 11% below national |
| 392 | Tallahassee, FL | $66,070 | 11% below national |
| 393 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,050 | 11% below national |
| 394 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $65,990 | 11% below national |
| 395 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,990 | 11% below national |
| 396 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $65,930 | 11% below national |
| 397 | Helena, MT | $65,730 | 12% below national |
| 398 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $65,640 | 12% below national |
| 399 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $65,620 | 12% below national |
| 400 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $65,520 | 12% below national |
| 401 | Albuquerque, NM | $65,510 | 12% below national |
| 402 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $65,490 | 12% below national |
| 403 | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,470 | 12% below national |
| 404 | Traverse City, MI | $65,460 | 12% below national |
| 405 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,410 | 12% below national |
| 406 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $65,290 | 12% below national |
| 407 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,150 | 12% below national |
| 408 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $65,150 | 12% below national |
| 409 | Goldsboro, NC | $65,090 | 13% below national |
| 410 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $65,090 | 13% below national |
| 411 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $65,030 | 13% below national |
| 412 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $65,030 | 13% below national |
| 413 | Springfield, MO | $64,990 | 13% below national |
| 414 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $64,960 | 13% below national |
| 415 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $64,940 | 13% below national |
| 416 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,930 | 13% below national |
| 417 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $64,910 | 13% below national |
| 418 | Minot, ND | $64,900 | 13% below national |
| 419 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $64,840 | 13% below national |
| 420 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $64,810 | 13% below national |
| 421 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $64,740 | 13% below national |
| 422 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $64,670 | 13% below national |
| 423 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,610 | 13% below national |
| 424 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $64,590 | 13% below national |
| 425 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,510 | 13% below national |
| 426 | Hammond, LA | $64,490 | 13% below national |
| 427 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $64,440 | 13% below national |
| 428 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $64,440 | 13% below national |
| 429 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,420 | 13% below national |
| 430 | Knoxville, TN | $64,300 | 14% below national |
| 431 | Johnstown, PA | $64,100 | 14% below national |
| 432 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $64,070 | 14% below national |
| 433 | Logan, UT-ID | $64,040 | 14% below national |
| 434 | Jacksonville, FL | $64,010 | 14% below national |
| 435 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $63,990 | 14% below national |
| 436 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $63,910 | 14% below national |
| 437 | Joplin, MO-KS | $63,830 | 14% below national |
| 438 | St. George, UT | $63,830 | 14% below national |
| 439 | Medford, OR | $63,820 | 14% below national |
| 440 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,720 | 14% below national |
| 441 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $63,710 | 14% below national |
| 442 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,710 | 14% below national |
| 443 | Burlington, NC | $63,690 | 14% below national |
| 444 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $63,650 | 15% below national |
| 445 | Jackson, TN | $63,550 | 15% below national |
| 446 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $63,520 | 15% below national |
| 447 | Valdosta, GA | $63,510 | 15% below national |
| 448 | Morgantown, WV | $63,440 | 15% below national |
| 449 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $63,330 | 15% below national |
| 450 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $63,300 | 15% below national |
| 451 | Idaho Falls, ID | $63,250 | 15% below national |
| 452 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $63,240 | 15% below national |
| 453 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $63,240 | 15% below national |
| 454 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $63,190 | 15% below national |
| 455 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $63,070 | 15% below national |
| 456 | Jefferson City, MO | $63,060 | 15% below national |
| 457 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $63,060 | 15% below national |
| 458 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $62,990 | 15% below national |
| 459 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,970 | 15% below national |
| 460 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $62,970 | 15% below national |
| 461 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $62,870 | 16% below national |
| 462 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $62,800 | 16% below national |
| 463 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $62,760 | 16% below national |
| 464 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $62,740 | 16% below national |
| 465 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $62,710 | 16% below national |
| 466 | Altoona, PA | $62,660 | 16% below national |
| 467 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,490 | 16% below national |
| 468 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,400 | 16% below national |
| 469 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | 16% below national |
| 470 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | 16% below national |
| 471 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $62,370 | 16% below national |
| 472 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $62,360 | 16% below national |
| 473 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $62,260 | 16% below national |
| 474 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $62,240 | 16% below national |
| 475 | Eagle Pass, TX | $62,230 | 16% below national |
| 476 | Salem, OR | $62,220 | 16% below national |
| 477 | San Angelo, TX | $62,210 | 16% below national |
| 478 | Erie, PA | $62,130 | 17% below national |
| 479 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,100 | 17% below national |
| 480 | Mansfield, OH | $61,990 | 17% below national |
| 481 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $61,720 | 17% below national |
| 482 | Charleston, WV | $61,530 | 17% below national |
| 483 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $61,470 | 17% below national |
| 484 | Gadsden, AL | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 485 | Missoula, MT | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 486 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 487 | Dothan, AL | $61,350 | 18% below national |
| 488 | Gainesville, FL | $61,290 | 18% below national |
| 489 | El Paso, TX | $61,270 | 18% below national |
| 490 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,210 | 18% below national |
| 491 | Beckley, WV | $61,200 | 18% below national |
| 492 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,200 | 18% below national |
| 493 | Abilene, TX | $61,190 | 18% below national |
| 494 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $61,190 | 18% below national |
| 495 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $61,110 | 18% below national |
| 496 | Wichita Falls, TX | $60,990 | 18% below national |
| 497 | Johnson City, TN | $60,880 | 18% below national |
| 498 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,740 | 18% below national |
| 499 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $60,550 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,460 | 19% below national |
| 501 | Jonesboro, AR | $60,450 | 19% below national |
| 502 | Lubbock, TX | $60,280 | 19% below national |
| 503 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,110 | 19% below national |
| 504 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $60,080 | 19% below national |
| 505 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,990 | 19% below national |
| 506 | Ocala, FL | $59,910 | 20% below national |
| 507 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $59,910 | 20% below national |
| 508 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,830 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Jacksonville, NC | $59,820 | 20% below national |
| 510 | Dalton, GA | $59,370 | 20% below national |
| 511 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,270 | 20% below national |
| 512 | Las Cruces, NM | $59,140 | 21% below national |
| 513 | Hinesville, GA | $58,610 | 21% below national |
| 514 | Cleveland, TN | $58,120 | 22% below national |
| 515 | Sebring, FL | $58,060 | 22% below national |
| 516 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,950 | 22% below national |
| 517 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $56,580 | 24% below national |
| 518 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $56,200 | 25% below national |
| 519 | Laredo, TX | $53,030 | 29% below national |
| 520 | Hot Springs, AR | $52,450 | 30% below national |
| 521 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $52,110 | 30% below national |
| 522 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $50,450 | 32% below national |
| 523 | Ponce, PR | $47,840 | 36% below national |
| 524 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,010 | 38% below national |
| 525 | Arecibo, PR | $41,880 | 44% below national |
| 526 | Aguadilla, PR | $41,260 | 45% below national |
| 527 | Mayaguez, PR | $35,560 | 52% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make? ▼
The median annual salary for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers is $74,450 ($35.79/hour). The salary range spans from $47,130 at the 10th percentile to $108,750 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers the most? ▼
Wyoming pays the highest median salary for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $90,390/year, which is +21% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers is High school diploma or equivalent. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers? ▼
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 3.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.2 per 100 workers.
Is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers a good career? ▼
Employment for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers is projected to grow 1.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 67,700 openings are projected each year.
How does First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay vary by state? ▼
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Wyoming at $90,390/year, while Florida pays the least at $63,950/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at $115,340/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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $91,680/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Wyoming leads at $90,390/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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