11 Series · SOC 11-3121
Human Resources Managers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $149,280
- Median / year
- $267,810
- Top 10% earn
- +5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 220,660
- US workers
Human Resources Managers earn a median of $149,280 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $149,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $88,200 (10th percentile) to $267,810 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 220,660 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($184,350), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Human Resources Managers earn a median of $149,280, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 96% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #7 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2033.
- $149,280
- Median annual wage
- Top 4%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #7 of 37
- in Management
- 3.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $184,350. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Human Resources Managers (SOC 11-3121) pays a national median of $149,280 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $88,200 at the 10th percentile to $267,810 at the 90th, with a mean of $164,230 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 220,660 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 483 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 17,900 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more 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 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $184,350, which is +23% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $220,460 - 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
$149,280
per year
Median Hourly
$71.77/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$164,230
average
Employment
220,660
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Human Resources Managers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$149,280 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Human Resources Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Human Resources Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +5% growth and $149,280 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5%
About average
Annual Openings
17,900
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
5 years or more
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
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 Human Resources Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- ▸ Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
- ▸ Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
- ▸ Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
- ▸ Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.
- ▸ Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
- ▸ Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
- ▸ Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- ▸ Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants.
- ▸ Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.
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
$88,200
25th Percentile
$111,110
Median
$149,280
75th Percentile
$199,290
90th Percentile
$267,810
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $184,350 | +23% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $181,780 | +22% above national |
| 3 | New York | $176,650 | +18% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $172,440 | +16% above national |
| 5 | California | $170,080 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $167,110 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $166,400 | +11% above national |
| 8 | Virginia | $165,980 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $165,930 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $165,530 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $153,890 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $153,770 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $152,770 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Illinois | $151,370 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Georgia | $150,700 | +1% above national |
| 16 | North Carolina | $142,990 | 4% below national |
| 17 | Oregon | $140,570 | 6% below national |
| 18 | Arizona | $139,820 | 6% below national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $139,050 | 7% below national |
| 20 | Michigan | $138,930 | 7% below national |
| 21 | Florida | $137,790 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Texas | $136,500 | 9% below national |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $135,000 | 10% below national |
| 24 | Kansas | $134,470 | 10% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $133,490 | 11% below national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $133,060 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Vermont | $132,050 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $131,760 | 12% below national |
| 29 | Utah | $131,380 | 12% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $130,680 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $130,480 | 13% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $130,340 | 13% below national |
| 33 | Maine | $129,720 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Alaska | $129,570 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Nebraska | $129,460 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Hawaii | $128,910 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Nevada | $128,550 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $127,520 | 15% below national |
| 39 | Iowa | $126,370 | 15% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $124,290 | 17% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $121,460 | 19% below national |
| 42 | West Virginia | $120,020 | 20% below national |
| 43 | Idaho | $119,990 | 20% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $118,070 | 21% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $117,930 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $116,080 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Montana | $115,280 | 23% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $113,210 | 24% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $108,580 | 27% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $107,880 | 28% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $106,100 | 29% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $78,370 | 48% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $77,490 | 48% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $77,180 | 48% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $220,460 | +48% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $209,340 | +40% above national |
| 3 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $191,190 | +28% above national |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $185,100 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $184,990 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $177,960 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $171,360 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $170,940 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Midland, MI | $170,710 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Boulder, CO | $169,000 | +13% above national |
| 11 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $168,400 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Napa, CA | $167,490 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $165,790 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $165,160 | +11% above national |
| 15 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $164,570 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Ithaca, NY | $164,420 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Vallejo, CA | $163,560 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $163,290 | +9% above national |
| 19 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $163,190 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $162,230 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $161,720 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $161,550 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Greeley, CO | $161,390 | +8% above national |
| 24 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $161,250 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Yakima, WA | $160,640 | +8% above national |
| 26 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $160,580 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Worcester, MA | $160,470 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $159,390 | +7% above national |
| 29 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $159,050 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Kingston, NY | $158,980 | +6% above national |
| 31 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $158,930 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $158,180 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Greenville, NC | $156,950 | +5% above national |
| 34 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $156,850 | +5% above national |
| 35 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $156,820 | +5% above national |
| 36 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $156,770 | +5% above national |
| 37 | Binghamton, NY | $156,640 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $156,300 | +5% above national |
| 39 | Bismarck, ND | $156,110 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $155,360 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Charlottesville, VA | $155,290 | +4% above national |
| 42 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $154,640 | +4% above national |
| 43 | Peoria, IL | $154,490 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $154,490 | +3% above national |
| 45 | New Haven, CT | $153,820 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Modesto, CA | $153,630 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Merced, CA | $153,210 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Springfield, MA | $152,400 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $152,300 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Richmond, VA | $152,190 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $151,580 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Colorado Springs, CO | $151,180 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $151,170 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $150,420 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Salinas, CA | $150,390 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $150,180 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $150,080 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $149,980 | same as national |
| 59 | Jackson, MI | $149,930 | same as national |
| 60 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $149,610 | same as national |
| 61 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $148,900 | same as national |
| 62 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $148,740 | same as national |
| 63 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $148,600 | same as national |
| 64 | Niles, MI | $148,360 | 1% below national |
| 65 | Midland, TX | $148,080 | 1% below national |
| 66 | Mankato, MN | $147,830 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $147,050 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Rochester, NY | $146,990 | 2% below national |
| 69 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $146,370 | 2% below national |
| 70 | Syracuse, NY | $146,160 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $145,960 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $145,740 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Pittsfield, MA | $145,640 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $145,610 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $145,250 | 3% below national |
| 76 | Bloomington, IL | $144,780 | 3% below national |
| 77 | Fargo, ND-MN | $144,450 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $144,190 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Ann Arbor, MI | $143,670 | 4% below national |
| 80 | Redding, CA | $143,330 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Yuba City, CA | $143,210 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Fresno, CA | $143,180 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $142,940 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $142,600 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $142,600 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Visalia, CA | $142,320 | 5% below national |
| 87 | Lexington Park, MD | $142,140 | 5% below national |
| 88 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $142,110 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $141,030 | 6% below national |
| 90 | Wilmington, NC | $140,960 | 6% below national |
| 91 | Albany, OR | $140,910 | 6% below national |
| 92 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $140,890 | 6% below national |
| 93 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $140,890 | 6% below national |
| 94 | Rochester, MN | $140,800 | 6% below national |
| 95 | Madison, WI | $140,680 | 6% below national |
| 96 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $140,670 | 6% below national |
| 97 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $140,410 | 6% below national |
| 98 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $140,400 | 6% below national |
| 99 | Gainesville, GA | $140,120 | 6% below national |
| 100 | Chico, CA | $139,830 | 6% below national |
| 101 | Sheboygan, WI | $139,830 | 6% below national |
| 102 | Winchester, VA-WV | $139,390 | 7% below national |
| 103 | Bend, OR | $139,380 | 7% below national |
| 104 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $139,360 | 7% below national |
| 105 | Fond du Lac, WI | $139,060 | 7% below national |
| 106 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $139,010 | 7% below national |
| 107 | Grand Junction, CO | $138,940 | 7% below national |
| 108 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $138,920 | 7% below national |
| 109 | Pueblo, CO | $138,800 | 7% below national |
| 110 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $138,560 | 7% below national |
| 111 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $138,220 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $138,140 | 7% below national |
| 113 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $138,130 | 7% below national |
| 114 | El Centro, CA | $137,930 | 8% below national |
| 115 | Bellingham, WA | $137,920 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $137,740 | 8% below national |
| 117 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $137,560 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $137,550 | 8% below national |
| 119 | Roanoke, VA | $137,510 | 8% below national |
| 120 | Ames, IA | $137,390 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $137,350 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $137,230 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Medford, OR | $137,110 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Winston-Salem, NC | $137,110 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Warner Robins, GA | $137,050 | 8% below national |
| 126 | Salem, OR | $136,990 | 8% below national |
| 127 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $136,530 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $136,460 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $136,410 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Florence, SC | $136,400 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Barnstable Town, MA | $136,260 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $136,230 | 9% below national |
| 133 | Lynchburg, VA | $136,100 | 9% below national |
| 134 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $135,770 | 9% below national |
| 135 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $135,610 | 9% below national |
| 136 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $135,580 | 9% below national |
| 137 | Chambersburg, PA | $135,570 | 9% below national |
| 138 | Anchorage, AK | $135,480 | 9% below national |
| 139 | Green Bay, WI | $135,400 | 9% below national |
| 140 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $135,350 | 9% below national |
| 141 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $135,340 | 9% below national |
| 142 | St. Cloud, MN | $135,250 | 9% below national |
| 143 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $135,230 | 9% below national |
| 144 | Burlington, NC | $135,220 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $135,210 | 9% below national |
| 146 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $134,760 | 10% below national |
| 147 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $134,420 | 10% below national |
| 148 | Cleveland, OH | $134,380 | 10% below national |
| 149 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $134,350 | 10% below national |
| 150 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $134,320 | 10% below national |
| 151 | Utica-Rome, NY | $134,300 | 10% below national |
| 152 | Jacksonville, FL | $133,950 | 10% below national |
| 153 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $133,880 | 10% below national |
| 154 | Corvallis, OR | $133,830 | 10% below national |
| 155 | Savannah, GA | $133,690 | 10% below national |
| 156 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $133,650 | 10% below national |
| 157 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $133,620 | 10% below national |
| 158 | Monroe, MI | $133,510 | 11% below national |
| 159 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $133,430 | 11% below national |
| 160 | Kenosha, WI | $133,330 | 11% below national |
| 161 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $133,320 | 11% below national |
| 162 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $133,320 | 11% below national |
| 163 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $133,290 | 11% below national |
| 164 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $133,270 | 11% below national |
| 165 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $133,190 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $132,880 | 11% below national |
| 167 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $132,850 | 11% below national |
| 168 | Owensboro, KY | $132,760 | 11% below national |
| 169 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $132,680 | 11% below national |
| 170 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $132,640 | 11% below national |
| 171 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $132,620 | 11% below national |
| 172 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $132,320 | 11% below national |
| 173 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $132,280 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Odessa, TX | $132,250 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Knoxville, TN | $132,200 | 11% below national |
| 176 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $132,100 | 12% below national |
| 177 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $132,070 | 12% below national |
| 178 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $132,070 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Wichita, KS | $132,050 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Omaha, NE-IA | $132,020 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Morgantown, WV | $131,990 | 12% below national |
| 182 | Akron, OH | $131,890 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $131,830 | 12% below national |
| 184 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $131,770 | 12% below national |
| 185 | Pittsburgh, PA | $131,690 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Salisbury, MD | $131,660 | 12% below national |
| 187 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $131,570 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $131,570 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $131,420 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $131,400 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $131,350 | 12% below national |
| 192 | Wausau, WI | $131,240 | 12% below national |
| 193 | Columbus, OH | $131,100 | 12% below national |
| 194 | Columbus, GA-AL | $130,870 | 12% below national |
| 195 | Dalton, GA | $130,700 | 12% below national |
| 196 | Harrisonburg, VA | $130,590 | 13% below national |
| 197 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $130,580 | 13% below national |
| 198 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $130,560 | 13% below national |
| 199 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $130,520 | 13% below national |
| 200 | Vineland, NJ | $130,480 | 13% below national |
| 201 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $130,430 | 13% below national |
| 202 | Huntsville, AL | $130,410 | 13% below national |
| 203 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $130,370 | 13% below national |
| 204 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $130,260 | 13% below national |
| 205 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $130,200 | 13% below national |
| 206 | Columbia, MO | $130,190 | 13% below national |
| 207 | York-Hanover, PA | $130,140 | 13% below national |
| 208 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $130,030 | 13% below national |
| 209 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $130,010 | 13% below national |
| 210 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $129,950 | 13% below national |
| 211 | Mansfield, OH | $129,930 | 13% below national |
| 212 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $129,900 | 13% below national |
| 213 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $129,710 | 13% below national |
| 214 | Dubuque, IA | $129,670 | 13% below national |
| 215 | Bloomington, IN | $129,580 | 13% below national |
| 216 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $129,500 | 13% below national |
| 217 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $129,490 | 13% below national |
| 218 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $129,380 | 13% below national |
| 219 | Springfield, IL | $129,310 | 13% below national |
| 220 | Topeka, KS | $129,290 | 13% below national |
| 221 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $129,240 | 13% below national |
| 222 | Yuma, AZ | $128,990 | 14% below national |
| 223 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $128,820 | 14% below national |
| 224 | Tucson, AZ | $128,730 | 14% below national |
| 225 | Fayetteville, NC | $128,540 | 14% below national |
| 226 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $128,540 | 14% below national |
| 227 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $128,540 | 14% below national |
| 228 | Decatur, IL | $128,460 | 14% below national |
| 229 | Gettysburg, PA | $128,430 | 14% below national |
| 230 | Logan, UT-ID | $128,400 | 14% below national |
| 231 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $128,350 | 14% below national |
| 232 | Reading, PA | $128,310 | 14% below national |
| 233 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $128,300 | 14% below national |
| 234 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $128,250 | 14% below national |
| 235 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $128,240 | 14% below national |
| 236 | Springfield, OH | $128,140 | 14% below national |
| 237 | Lancaster, PA | $128,050 | 14% below national |
| 238 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $128,030 | 14% below national |
| 239 | Reno, NV | $127,970 | 14% below national |
| 240 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $127,910 | 14% below national |
| 241 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $127,870 | 14% below national |
| 242 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $127,850 | 14% below national |
| 243 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $127,610 | 15% below national |
| 244 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $127,610 | 15% below national |
| 245 | Spartanburg, SC | $127,570 | 15% below national |
| 246 | State College, PA | $127,570 | 15% below national |
| 247 | Ogden, UT | $127,250 | 15% below national |
| 248 | Eau Claire, WI | $127,130 | 15% below national |
| 249 | Birmingham, AL | $127,080 | 15% below national |
| 250 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $127,080 | 15% below national |
| 251 | Appleton, WI | $126,580 | 15% below national |
| 252 | Bangor, ME | $126,560 | 15% below national |
| 253 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $126,550 | 15% below national |
| 254 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $126,440 | 15% below national |
| 255 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $126,250 | 15% below national |
| 256 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $125,970 | 16% below national |
| 257 | Amarillo, TX | $125,860 | 16% below national |
| 258 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $125,720 | 16% below national |
| 259 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $125,700 | 16% below national |
| 260 | Lubbock, TX | $125,690 | 16% below national |
| 261 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $125,490 | 16% below national |
| 262 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $125,430 | 16% below national |
| 263 | Asheville, NC | $125,420 | 16% below national |
| 264 | Punta Gorda, FL | $125,330 | 16% below national |
| 265 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $125,330 | 16% below national |
| 266 | Waco, TX | $125,290 | 16% below national |
| 267 | Evansville, IN | $125,180 | 16% below national |
| 268 | Toledo, OH | $125,130 | 16% below national |
| 269 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $125,110 | 16% below national |
| 270 | Springfield, MO | $125,000 | 16% below national |
| 271 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $124,960 | 16% below national |
| 272 | Tulsa, OK | $124,760 | 16% below national |
| 273 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $124,720 | 16% below national |
| 274 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $124,620 | 17% below national |
| 275 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $124,540 | 17% below national |
| 276 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $124,510 | 17% below national |
| 277 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $124,300 | 17% below national |
| 278 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $124,300 | 17% below national |
| 279 | Corpus Christi, TX | $124,290 | 17% below national |
| 280 | Duluth, MN-WI | $124,290 | 17% below national |
| 281 | Columbus, IN | $124,230 | 17% below national |
| 282 | St. George, UT | $124,200 | 17% below national |
| 283 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $123,970 | 17% below national |
| 284 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $123,930 | 17% below national |
| 285 | Lincoln, NE | $123,830 | 17% below national |
| 286 | Flint, MI | $123,740 | 17% below national |
| 287 | Missoula, MT | $123,660 | 17% below national |
| 288 | Glens Falls, NY | $123,570 | 17% below national |
| 289 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $123,510 | 17% below national |
| 290 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $123,440 | 17% below national |
| 291 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $123,360 | 17% below national |
| 292 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $123,310 | 17% below national |
| 293 | Battle Creek, MI | $123,250 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Decatur, AL | $123,160 | 17% below national |
| 295 | Saginaw, MI | $123,120 | 18% below national |
| 296 | Rockford, IL | $123,090 | 18% below national |
| 297 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $122,980 | 18% below national |
| 298 | Sandusky, OH | $122,930 | 18% below national |
| 299 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $122,850 | 18% below national |
| 300 | El Paso, TX | $122,780 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $122,730 | 18% below national |
| 302 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $122,680 | 18% below national |
| 303 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $122,430 | 18% below national |
| 304 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $122,360 | 18% below national |
| 305 | Flagstaff, AZ | $122,160 | 18% below national |
| 306 | Albuquerque, NM | $121,990 | 18% below national |
| 307 | Gainesville, FL | $121,570 | 19% below national |
| 308 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $121,570 | 19% below national |
| 309 | Kankakee, IL | $121,560 | 19% below national |
| 310 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $121,500 | 19% below national |
| 311 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $121,470 | 19% below national |
| 312 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $121,470 | 19% below national |
| 313 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $121,410 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $121,390 | 19% below national |
| 315 | Fort Wayne, IN | $121,330 | 19% below national |
| 316 | San Angelo, TX | $121,220 | 19% below national |
| 317 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $121,200 | 19% below national |
| 318 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $120,910 | 19% below national |
| 319 | Bozeman, MT | $120,850 | 19% below national |
| 320 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $120,740 | 19% below national |
| 321 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $120,540 | 19% below national |
| 322 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $120,330 | 19% below national |
| 323 | Albany, GA | $120,240 | 19% below national |
| 324 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $119,990 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $119,970 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $119,960 | 20% below national |
| 327 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $119,880 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Williamsport, PA | $119,830 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $119,700 | 20% below national |
| 330 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $119,690 | 20% below national |
| 331 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $119,620 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Terre Haute, IN | $119,620 | 20% below national |
| 333 | Johnstown, PA | $119,510 | 20% below national |
| 334 | Longview, TX | $119,330 | 20% below national |
| 335 | Muncie, IN | $119,310 | 20% below national |
| 336 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $119,290 | 20% below national |
| 337 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $118,900 | 20% below national |
| 338 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $118,760 | 20% below national |
| 339 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $118,750 | 20% below national |
| 340 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $118,510 | 21% below national |
| 341 | Bowling Green, KY | $118,420 | 21% below national |
| 342 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $118,150 | 21% below national |
| 343 | Iowa City, IA | $118,070 | 21% below national |
| 344 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $117,960 | 21% below national |
| 345 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $117,950 | 21% below national |
| 346 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $117,930 | 21% below national |
| 347 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $117,860 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $117,850 | 21% below national |
| 349 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $117,840 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Pocatello, ID | $117,730 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $117,610 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Ocala, FL | $117,510 | 21% below national |
| 353 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $117,260 | 21% below national |
| 354 | Rome, GA | $116,910 | 22% below national |
| 355 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $116,870 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $116,770 | 22% below national |
| 357 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $116,660 | 22% below national |
| 358 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $116,630 | 22% below national |
| 359 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $116,570 | 22% below national |
| 360 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $116,350 | 22% below national |
| 361 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $116,240 | 22% below national |
| 362 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $116,070 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $116,060 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $116,040 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $116,010 | 22% below national |
| 366 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $115,970 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Lima, OH | $115,800 | 22% below national |
| 368 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $115,790 | 22% below national |
| 369 | Oklahoma City, OK | $115,770 | 22% below national |
| 370 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $115,690 | 23% below national |
| 371 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $115,670 | 23% below national |
| 372 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $115,510 | 23% below national |
| 373 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $115,490 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Boise City, ID | $115,360 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Jackson, TN | $115,320 | 23% below national |
| 376 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $115,270 | 23% below national |
| 377 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $115,180 | 23% below national |
| 378 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $115,090 | 23% below national |
| 379 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $115,060 | 23% below national |
| 380 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $114,730 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $114,590 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $114,320 | 23% below national |
| 383 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $114,290 | 23% below national |
| 384 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $114,120 | 24% below national |
| 385 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $113,930 | 24% below national |
| 386 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $113,770 | 24% below national |
| 387 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $113,560 | 24% below national |
| 388 | Tyler, TX | $113,260 | 24% below national |
| 389 | Johnson City, TN | $113,220 | 24% below national |
| 390 | Twin Falls, ID | $113,200 | 24% below national |
| 391 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $113,040 | 24% below national |
| 392 | Valdosta, GA | $112,590 | 25% below national |
| 393 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $112,490 | 25% below national |
| 394 | Lebanon, PA | $112,400 | 25% below national |
| 395 | Manhattan, KS | $112,140 | 25% below national |
| 396 | Lawrence, KS | $112,130 | 25% below national |
| 397 | Helena, MT | $111,780 | 25% below national |
| 398 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $111,420 | 25% below national |
| 399 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $111,200 | 26% below national |
| 400 | Rocky Mount, NC | $111,120 | 26% below national |
| 401 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $110,800 | 26% below national |
| 402 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $110,770 | 26% below national |
| 403 | Santa Fe, NM | $110,660 | 26% below national |
| 404 | Mobile, AL | $110,250 | 26% below national |
| 405 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $110,230 | 26% below national |
| 406 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $110,000 | 26% below national |
| 407 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $110,000 | 26% below national |
| 408 | Dothan, AL | $109,990 | 26% below national |
| 409 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $109,900 | 26% below national |
| 410 | Columbia, SC | $109,440 | 27% below national |
| 411 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $109,370 | 27% below national |
| 412 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $109,220 | 27% below national |
| 413 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $109,220 | 27% below national |
| 414 | Traverse City, MI | $109,140 | 27% below national |
| 415 | Morristown, TN | $109,010 | 27% below national |
| 416 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $108,770 | 27% below national |
| 417 | Hattiesburg, MS | $108,750 | 27% below national |
| 418 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $108,700 | 27% below national |
| 419 | Las Cruces, NM | $108,690 | 27% below national |
| 420 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $108,590 | 27% below national |
| 421 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $108,450 | 27% below national |
| 422 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $108,360 | 27% below national |
| 423 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $108,280 | 27% below national |
| 424 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $108,220 | 28% below national |
| 425 | Lafayette, LA | $107,730 | 28% below national |
| 426 | Abilene, TX | $107,640 | 28% below national |
| 427 | Cleveland, TN | $107,470 | 28% below national |
| 428 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $107,200 | 28% below national |
| 429 | Jefferson City, MO | $106,850 | 28% below national |
| 430 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $106,610 | 29% below national |
| 431 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $106,040 | 29% below national |
| 432 | Rapid City, SD | $105,990 | 29% below national |
| 433 | Charleston, WV | $105,920 | 29% below national |
| 434 | Jackson, MS | $105,770 | 29% below national |
| 435 | Wichita Falls, TX | $105,680 | 29% below national |
| 436 | Baton Rouge, LA | $105,500 | 29% below national |
| 437 | Lake Charles, LA | $105,370 | 29% below national |
| 438 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $105,230 | 30% below national |
| 439 | Cheyenne, WY | $105,170 | 30% below national |
| 440 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $105,020 | 30% below national |
| 441 | Elizabethtown, KY | $105,000 | 30% below national |
| 442 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $104,760 | 30% below national |
| 443 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $104,740 | 30% below national |
| 444 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $104,520 | 30% below national |
| 445 | Erie, PA | $104,120 | 30% below national |
| 446 | Altoona, PA | $104,010 | 30% below national |
| 447 | Laredo, TX | $103,990 | 30% below national |
| 448 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $103,910 | 30% below national |
| 449 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $103,880 | 30% below national |
| 450 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $103,720 | 31% below national |
| 451 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $103,580 | 31% below national |
| 452 | Billings, MT | $103,380 | 31% below national |
| 453 | Hammond, LA | $103,380 | 31% below national |
| 454 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $103,060 | 31% below national |
| 455 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $103,010 | 31% below national |
| 456 | Montgomery, AL | $102,650 | 31% below national |
| 457 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $102,290 | 31% below national |
| 458 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $102,190 | 32% below national |
| 459 | Tallahassee, FL | $101,210 | 32% below national |
| 460 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $100,870 | 32% below national |
| 461 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $100,540 | 33% below national |
| 462 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $100,530 | 33% below national |
| 463 | Alexandria, LA | $100,240 | 33% below national |
| 464 | Idaho Falls, ID | $100,020 | 33% below national |
| 465 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $99,760 | 33% below national |
| 466 | Joplin, MO-KS | $99,520 | 33% below national |
| 467 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $99,520 | 33% below national |
| 468 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $98,810 | 34% below national |
| 469 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $98,640 | 34% below national |
| 470 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $98,480 | 34% below national |
| 471 | Dover, DE | $97,870 | 34% below national |
| 472 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $96,590 | 35% below national |
| 473 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,470 | 35% below national |
| 474 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $96,270 | 36% below national |
| 475 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $96,010 | 36% below national |
| 476 | Monroe, LA | $95,850 | 36% below national |
| 477 | Lawton, OK | $95,180 | 36% below national |
| 478 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $94,560 | 37% below national |
| 479 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $91,700 | 39% below national |
| 480 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $89,260 | 40% below national |
| 481 | Ponce, PR | $82,770 | 45% below national |
| 482 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $80,760 | 46% below national |
| 483 | Aguadilla, PR | $69,990 | 53% below national |
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