25 Series · SOC 25-1071
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $107,310
- Median / year
- $322,020
- Top 10% earn
- +17.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 221,270
- US workers
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $107,310 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $107,310, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $59,270 (10th percentile) to $322,020 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 221,270 US workers. Utah pays the most ($168,060), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $107,310, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 88% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #4 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 17.3% by 2033.
- $107,310
- Median annual wage
- Top 12%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #4 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 5.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Utah at $168,060. Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1071) pays a national median of $107,310 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $59,270 at the 10th percentile to $322,020 at the 90th, with a mean of $147,570 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 221,270 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 262 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +17.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 27,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Doctoral or professional degree, 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 A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Utah pays the highest state median at $168,060, which is +57% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $357,220 - 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
$107,310
per year
Median Hourly
N/A
per hour
Mean Salary
$147,570
average
Employment
221,270
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$107,310 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary sits on the faster-growing side at +17.3% growth and $107,310 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+17.3%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
27,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- ▸ Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- ▸ Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- ▸ Supervise laboratory sessions.
- ▸ Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- ▸ Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.
- ▸ Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- ▸ Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- ▸ Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
- ▸ Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
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
$59,270
25th Percentile
$75,690
Median
$107,310
75th Percentile
$210,370
90th Percentile
$322,020
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | $168,060 | +57% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $167,520 | +56% above national |
| 3 | California | $165,110 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $137,520 | +28% above national |
| 5 | Mississippi | $137,220 | +28% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $136,930 | +28% above national |
| 7 | New Mexico | $134,600 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $134,520 | +25% above national |
| 9 | New York | $131,220 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Missouri | $130,490 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Iowa | $128,490 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Louisiana | $125,130 | +17% above national |
| 13 | Arkansas | $124,890 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Michigan | $108,970 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Maryland | $108,160 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Texas | $108,150 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $107,920 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Vermont | $107,500 | same as national |
| 19 | Georgia | $106,960 | same as national |
| 20 | Virginia | $106,880 | same as national |
| 21 | Delaware | $105,780 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $103,780 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Minnesota | $103,510 | 4% below national |
| 24 | North Carolina | $103,220 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Oregon | $103,180 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Maine | $103,090 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Idaho | $101,910 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Montana | $101,220 | 6% below national |
| 29 | North Dakota | $100,760 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $99,000 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Tennessee | $98,870 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $98,170 | 9% below national |
| 33 | New Jersey | $96,630 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Wyoming | $93,480 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Illinois | $92,860 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Alabama | $92,310 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $88,710 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $86,700 | 19% below national |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | $85,320 | 20% below national |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $85,250 | 21% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $83,680 | 22% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $82,480 | 23% below national |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $81,500 | 24% below national |
| 44 | Hawaii | $81,480 | 24% below national |
| 45 | Nebraska | $80,960 | 25% below national |
| 46 | South Dakota | $78,720 | 27% below national |
| 47 | Nevada | $77,160 | 28% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $76,450 | 29% below national |
| 49 | Ohio | $74,720 | 30% below national |
| 50 | Alaska | $73,890 | 31% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $60,300 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $357,220 | +233% above national |
| 2 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $214,790 | +100% above national |
| 3 | Greenville, NC | $181,290 | +69% above national |
| 4 | Albuquerque, NM | $178,290 | +66% above national |
| 5 | Jackson, MS | $175,090 | +63% above national |
| 6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $168,720 | +57% above national |
| 7 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $168,060 | +57% above national |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,860 | +54% above national |
| 9 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $164,660 | +53% above national |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $164,450 | +53% above national |
| 11 | Wichita, KS | $163,230 | +52% above national |
| 12 | Ithaca, NY | $159,720 | +49% above national |
| 13 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $143,890 | +34% above national |
| 14 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $139,810 | +30% above national |
| 15 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $139,470 | +30% above national |
| 16 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $138,910 | +29% above national |
| 17 | Fresno, CA | $138,400 | +29% above national |
| 18 | Ann Arbor, MI | $136,600 | +27% above national |
| 19 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $136,370 | +27% above national |
| 20 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $135,670 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Charlottesville, VA | $134,810 | +26% above national |
| 22 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $134,590 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Corvallis, OR | $132,700 | +24% above national |
| 24 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,730 | +23% above national |
| 25 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $131,560 | +23% above national |
| 26 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $131,430 | +22% above national |
| 27 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $131,040 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,880 | +22% above national |
| 29 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $129,560 | +21% above national |
| 30 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $129,400 | +21% above national |
| 31 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $129,330 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $128,960 | +20% above national |
| 33 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $128,860 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $128,830 | +20% above national |
| 35 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,090 | +19% above national |
| 36 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $127,570 | +19% above national |
| 37 | Missoula, MT | $126,330 | +18% above national |
| 38 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $125,830 | +17% above national |
| 39 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $125,510 | +17% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $123,500 | +15% above national |
| 41 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $123,200 | +15% above national |
| 42 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $122,680 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $119,470 | +11% above national |
| 44 | Mankato, MN | $116,010 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Lafayette, LA | $115,850 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Bloomington, IN | $110,580 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Lawrence, KS | $109,630 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Wilmington, NC | $109,430 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $109,180 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $109,110 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Fargo, ND-MN | $108,870 | +1% above national |
| 52 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $108,160 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $108,150 | +1% above national |
| 54 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $107,650 | same as national |
| 55 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $107,090 | same as national |
| 56 | Worcester, MA | $106,520 | 1% below national |
| 57 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $106,350 | 1% below national |
| 58 | Springfield, MA | $106,180 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $105,820 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $105,280 | 2% below national |
| 61 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $105,250 | 2% below national |
| 62 | Flagstaff, AZ | $104,500 | 3% below national |
| 63 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $104,050 | 3% below national |
| 64 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $103,780 | 3% below national |
| 65 | Winston-Salem, NC | $103,770 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $103,510 | 4% below national |
| 67 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $103,470 | 4% below national |
| 68 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $102,920 | 4% below national |
| 69 | Columbia, SC | $102,890 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $102,220 | 5% below national |
| 71 | Bellingham, WA | $102,120 | 5% below national |
| 72 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $102,090 | 5% below national |
| 73 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $101,900 | 5% below national |
| 74 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $101,780 | 5% below national |
| 75 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $101,530 | 5% below national |
| 76 | Richmond, VA | $101,080 | 6% below national |
| 77 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $101,050 | 6% below national |
| 78 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,010 | 6% below national |
| 79 | Birmingham, AL | $100,950 | 6% below national |
| 80 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $100,890 | 6% below national |
| 81 | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,880 | 6% below national |
| 82 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $100,370 | 6% below national |
| 83 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $100,240 | 7% below national |
| 84 | Arecibo, PR | $100,150 | 7% below national |
| 85 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $100,060 | 7% below national |
| 86 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $99,710 | 7% below national |
| 87 | Evansville, IN | $99,510 | 7% below national |
| 88 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $99,220 | 8% below national |
| 89 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $99,150 | 8% below national |
| 90 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $99,130 | 8% below national |
| 91 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $99,120 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $99,060 | 8% below national |
| 93 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $98,940 | 8% below national |
| 94 | Harrisonburg, VA | $98,910 | 8% below national |
| 95 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $98,400 | 8% below national |
| 96 | Salem, OR | $97,810 | 9% below national |
| 97 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $97,720 | 9% below national |
| 98 | Erie, PA | $97,500 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $97,390 | 9% below national |
| 100 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $97,260 | 9% below national |
| 101 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $96,660 | 10% below national |
| 102 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $96,610 | 10% below national |
| 103 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $96,540 | 10% below national |
| 104 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $96,470 | 10% below national |
| 105 | Billings, MT | $96,380 | 10% below national |
| 106 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $96,360 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Kokomo, IN | $96,340 | 10% below national |
| 108 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $95,940 | 11% below national |
| 109 | Appleton, WI | $94,470 | 12% below national |
| 110 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $94,440 | 12% below national |
| 111 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $94,300 | 12% below national |
| 112 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $93,640 | 13% below national |
| 113 | Cheyenne, WY | $93,480 | 13% below national |
| 114 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $93,460 | 13% below national |
| 115 | Roanoke, VA | $92,900 | 13% below national |
| 116 | Bangor, ME | $91,430 | 15% below national |
| 117 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $90,070 | 16% below national |
| 118 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $87,480 | 18% below national |
| 119 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $86,780 | 19% below national |
| 120 | Terre Haute, IN | $86,480 | 19% below national |
| 121 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $86,090 | 20% below national |
| 122 | Utica-Rome, NY | $85,750 | 20% below national |
| 123 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $85,720 | 20% below national |
| 124 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $85,670 | 20% below national |
| 125 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $85,620 | 20% below national |
| 126 | Madison, WI | $85,510 | 20% below national |
| 127 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $85,140 | 21% below national |
| 128 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $84,620 | 21% below national |
| 129 | Bowling Green, KY | $84,620 | 21% below national |
| 130 | Mayaguez, PR | $84,480 | 21% below national |
| 131 | Montgomery, AL | $84,300 | 21% below national |
| 132 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $84,090 | 22% below national |
| 133 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $84,080 | 22% below national |
| 134 | Reading, PA | $83,970 | 22% below national |
| 135 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $83,680 | 22% below national |
| 136 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $83,270 | 22% below national |
| 137 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,480 | 23% below national |
| 138 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $82,340 | 23% below national |
| 139 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $82,330 | 23% below national |
| 140 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $82,150 | 23% below national |
| 141 | Reno, NV | $82,110 | 23% below national |
| 142 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,780 | 24% below national |
| 143 | Knoxville, TN | $81,570 | 24% below national |
| 144 | St. Cloud, MN | $81,570 | 24% below national |
| 145 | Green Bay, WI | $81,530 | 24% below national |
| 146 | Jacksonville, FL | $80,890 | 25% below national |
| 147 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $80,800 | 25% below national |
| 148 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $80,780 | 25% below national |
| 149 | Tyler, TX | $80,740 | 25% below national |
| 150 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,690 | 25% below national |
| 151 | Springfield, MO | $80,650 | 25% below national |
| 152 | Mobile, AL | $80,450 | 25% below national |
| 153 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $80,400 | 25% below national |
| 154 | Lincoln, NE | $80,370 | 25% below national |
| 155 | Corpus Christi, TX | $79,930 | 26% below national |
| 156 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $79,880 | 26% below national |
| 157 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $79,670 | 26% below national |
| 158 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $79,590 | 26% below national |
| 159 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $79,580 | 26% below national |
| 160 | Toledo, OH | $79,410 | 26% below national |
| 161 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,350 | 26% below national |
| 162 | Abilene, TX | $79,250 | 26% below national |
| 163 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $79,240 | 26% below national |
| 164 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $79,140 | 26% below national |
| 165 | Lubbock, TX | $79,080 | 26% below national |
| 166 | Columbus, OH | $79,060 | 26% below national |
| 167 | Fort Wayne, IN | $78,880 | 26% below national |
| 168 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $78,660 | 27% below national |
| 169 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $78,640 | 27% below national |
| 170 | Barnstable Town, MA | $78,610 | 27% below national |
| 171 | Kenosha, WI | $78,610 | 27% below national |
| 172 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $78,350 | 27% below national |
| 173 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $78,260 | 27% below national |
| 174 | Duluth, MN-WI | $78,250 | 27% below national |
| 175 | El Paso, TX | $78,170 | 27% below national |
| 176 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $78,060 | 27% below national |
| 177 | Pueblo, CO | $78,000 | 27% below national |
| 178 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $77,840 | 27% below national |
| 179 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $77,670 | 28% below national |
| 180 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,630 | 28% below national |
| 181 | Ponce, PR | $77,370 | 28% below national |
| 182 | Ogden, UT | $77,270 | 28% below national |
| 183 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $77,190 | 28% below national |
| 184 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $77,160 | 28% below national |
| 185 | Joplin, MO-KS | $77,130 | 28% below national |
| 186 | Jefferson City, MO | $77,030 | 28% below national |
| 187 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $76,700 | 29% below national |
| 188 | Tulsa, OK | $76,520 | 29% below national |
| 189 | Amarillo, TX | $76,490 | 29% below national |
| 190 | Flint, MI | $76,440 | 29% below national |
| 191 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $76,440 | 29% below national |
| 192 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,310 | 29% below national |
| 193 | Asheville, NC | $76,230 | 29% below national |
| 194 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $76,090 | 29% below national |
| 195 | Eau Claire, WI | $75,750 | 29% below national |
| 196 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $75,490 | 30% below national |
| 197 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $75,230 | 30% below national |
| 198 | Cleveland, OH | $74,900 | 30% below national |
| 199 | Akron, OH | $74,340 | 31% below national |
| 200 | Colorado Springs, CO | $74,230 | 31% below national |
| 201 | Bloomington, IL | $73,850 | 31% below national |
| 202 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $73,580 | 31% below national |
| 203 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $73,580 | 31% below national |
| 204 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $73,440 | 32% below national |
| 205 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $73,200 | 32% below national |
| 206 | Oklahoma City, OK | $73,070 | 32% below national |
| 207 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $72,780 | 32% below national |
| 208 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $72,070 | 33% below national |
| 209 | Boulder, CO | $71,460 | 33% below national |
| 210 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $69,380 | 35% below national |
| 211 | Rapid City, SD | $67,870 | 37% below national |
| 212 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $67,730 | 37% below national |
| 213 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $66,990 | 38% below national |
| 214 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $66,860 | 38% below national |
| 215 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $66,760 | 38% below national |
| 216 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $66,190 | 38% below national |
| 217 | Rockford, IL | $66,060 | 38% below national |
| 218 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $65,840 | 39% below national |
| 219 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $65,730 | 39% below national |
| 220 | Syracuse, NY | $65,330 | 39% below national |
| 221 | Charleston, WV | $65,090 | 39% below national |
| 222 | Greeley, CO | $64,850 | 40% below national |
| 223 | Odessa, TX | $64,820 | 40% below national |
| 224 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $64,820 | 40% below national |
| 225 | Valdosta, GA | $64,410 | 40% below national |
| 226 | Casper, WY | $64,310 | 40% below national |
| 227 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $64,260 | 40% below national |
| 228 | Anchorage, AK | $64,100 | 40% below national |
| 229 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $63,980 | 40% below national |
| 230 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,830 | 41% below national |
| 231 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $63,660 | 41% below national |
| 232 | Rome, GA | $63,460 | 41% below national |
| 233 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,360 | 41% below national |
| 234 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $63,190 | 41% below national |
| 235 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,180 | 41% below national |
| 236 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $62,630 | 42% below national |
| 237 | Bend, OR | $62,490 | 42% below national |
| 238 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,370 | 42% below national |
| 239 | Jonesboro, AR | $61,800 | 42% below national |
| 240 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $61,680 | 43% below national |
| 241 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,630 | 43% below national |
| 242 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,410 | 43% below national |
| 243 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61,350 | 43% below national |
| 244 | Springfield, IL | $61,150 | 43% below national |
| 245 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,130 | 43% below national |
| 246 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,970 | 43% below national |
| 247 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $60,680 | 43% below national |
| 248 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,560 | 44% below national |
| 249 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $60,320 | 44% below national |
| 250 | Morgantown, WV | $60,300 | 44% below national |
| 251 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,760 | 44% below national |
| 252 | Twin Falls, ID | $59,130 | 45% below national |
| 253 | Tallahassee, FL | $58,870 | 45% below national |
| 254 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $57,650 | 46% below national |
| 255 | Rocky Mount, NC | $56,900 | 47% below national |
| 256 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $49,540 | 54% below national |
| 257 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,020 | 54% below national |
| 258 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,020 | 55% below national |
| 259 | Peoria, IL | $47,490 | 56% below national |
| 260 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 58% below national |
| 261 | Grand Junction, CO | $37,280 | 65% below national |
| 262 | Victoria, TX | $32,920 | 69% below national |
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