27 Series · SOC 27-1025
Interior Designers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $67,190
- Median / year
- $114,140
- Top 10% earn
- +3.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 71,500
- US workers
Interior Designers earn a median of $67,190 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $67,190, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $41,420 (10th percentile) to $114,140 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 71,500 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($98,450), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Interior Designers earn a median of $67,190, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 59% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media, it ranks #20 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.2% by 2033.
- $67,190
- Median annual wage
- Top 41%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #20 of 36
- in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
- 2.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $98,450. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Interior Designers (SOC 27-1025) pays a national median of $67,190 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $41,420 at the 10th percentile to $114,140 at the 90th, with a mean of $74,540 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 71,500 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 219 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 7,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $98,450, which is +47% above the national figure. The top metro is Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area at $101,250 - 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
$67,190
per year
Median Hourly
$32.31/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$74,540
average
Employment
71,500
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Interior Designers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$67,190 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 27-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Interior Designers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 27-series occupations with growth data, Interior Designers sits on the slower-growing side at +3.2% growth and $67,190 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
7,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Interior Designers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
- ▸ Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
- ▸ Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
- ▸ Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
- ▸ Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
- ▸ Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
- ▸ Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
- ▸ Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
- ▸ Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
- ▸ Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
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
$41,420
25th Percentile
$51,840
Median
$67,190
75th Percentile
$85,740
90th Percentile
$114,140
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,450 | +47% above national |
| 2 | Wyoming | $96,100 | +43% above national |
| 3 | California | $80,230 | +19% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $80,110 | +19% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $78,390 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $76,570 | +14% above national |
| 7 | Illinois | $76,290 | +14% above national |
| 8 | New York | $75,580 | +12% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $74,020 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Minnesota | $73,270 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Georgia | $71,760 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Arkansas | $69,990 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Oklahoma | $68,520 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $67,330 | same as national |
| 15 | Oregon | $66,350 | 1% below national |
| 16 | South Dakota | $65,220 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Texas | $65,160 | 3% below national |
| 18 | Maryland | $65,070 | 3% below national |
| 19 | Nebraska | $64,870 | 3% below national |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $64,140 | 5% below national |
| 21 | Vermont | $63,870 | 5% below national |
| 22 | Maine | $63,830 | 5% below national |
| 23 | South Carolina | $63,790 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Hawaii | $63,780 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Tennessee | $63,660 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Alaska | $63,320 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $62,740 | 7% below national |
| 28 | Indiana | $62,580 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Virginia | $62,560 | 7% below national |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $62,400 | 7% below national |
| 31 | Montana | $61,770 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Utah | $61,740 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $61,460 | 9% below national |
| 34 | Ohio | $61,410 | 9% below national |
| 35 | North Carolina | $61,400 | 9% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $61,090 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Alabama | $61,050 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $60,860 | 9% below national |
| 39 | New Mexico | $60,850 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $60,610 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Delaware | $60,360 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $59,610 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Michigan | $59,340 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $59,240 | 12% below national |
| 45 | North Dakota | $59,190 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $58,100 | 14% below national |
| 47 | Iowa | $58,040 | 14% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $49,800 | 26% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $43,740 | 35% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $32,150 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $101,250 | +51% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $87,460 | +30% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $85,140 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $81,480 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Boulder, CO | $80,850 | +20% above national |
| 6 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $80,640 | +20% above national |
| 7 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $80,150 | +19% above national |
| 8 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $80,000 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $79,720 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,590 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $79,480 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $78,960 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,810 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $78,390 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Huntsville, AL | $78,250 | +16% above national |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $78,000 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $77,970 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $77,690 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Burlington, NC | $77,590 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $76,800 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $76,800 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,780 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Fresno, CA | $76,770 | +14% above national |
| 24 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $76,580 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $76,570 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $76,310 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,090 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,290 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $75,210 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Akron, OH | $74,720 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,680 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $73,810 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $73,700 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Santa Fe, NM | $72,800 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $72,490 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $72,490 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $72,400 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Tulsa, OK | $71,670 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $71,060 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Gainesville, FL | $70,930 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Springfield, MA | $70,910 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Salinas, CA | $70,630 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $70,510 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $69,770 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $69,150 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Lincoln, NE | $68,640 | +2% above national |
| 47 | Oklahoma City, OK | $68,520 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $68,200 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Greeley, CO | $68,080 | +1% above national |
| 50 | Columbia, MO | $67,780 | +1% above national |
| 51 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $67,740 | +1% above national |
| 52 | Barnstable Town, MA | $67,660 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Salisbury, MD | $67,580 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $67,310 | same as national |
| 55 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $67,230 | same as national |
| 56 | Omaha, NE-IA | $67,120 | same as national |
| 57 | Bellingham, WA | $66,810 | 1% below national |
| 58 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $66,640 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Colorado Springs, CO | $66,440 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $66,260 | 1% below national |
| 61 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $66,150 | 2% below national |
| 62 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $65,950 | 2% below national |
| 63 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $65,520 | 2% below national |
| 64 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $65,430 | 3% below national |
| 65 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $65,160 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $65,160 | 3% below national |
| 67 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $65,140 | 3% below national |
| 68 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,800 | 4% below national |
| 69 | Madison, WI | $64,780 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Salem, OR | $64,750 | 4% below national |
| 71 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $64,550 | 4% below national |
| 72 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,480 | 4% below national |
| 73 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $64,440 | 4% below national |
| 74 | Spartanburg, SC | $64,380 | 4% below national |
| 75 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $64,370 | 4% below national |
| 76 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $64,320 | 4% below national |
| 77 | Bend, OR | $64,260 | 4% below national |
| 78 | Wichita, KS | $64,220 | 4% below national |
| 79 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $63,780 | 5% below national |
| 80 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $63,540 | 5% below national |
| 81 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $63,520 | 5% below national |
| 82 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,270 | 6% below national |
| 83 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $63,130 | 6% below national |
| 84 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $63,090 | 6% below national |
| 85 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,080 | 6% below national |
| 86 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $62,790 | 7% below national |
| 87 | Columbia, SC | $62,720 | 7% below national |
| 88 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,700 | 7% below national |
| 89 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,580 | 7% below national |
| 90 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,510 | 7% below national |
| 91 | New Haven, CT | $62,460 | 7% below national |
| 92 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | 7% below national |
| 93 | Cleveland, OH | $62,380 | 7% below national |
| 94 | Boise City, ID | $62,360 | 7% below national |
| 95 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $62,330 | 7% below national |
| 96 | Green Bay, WI | $62,320 | 7% below national |
| 97 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $62,250 | 7% below national |
| 98 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $62,200 | 7% below national |
| 99 | Columbus, OH | $62,180 | 7% below national |
| 100 | Worcester, MA | $62,180 | 7% below national |
| 101 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $62,050 | 8% below national |
| 102 | Birmingham, AL | $62,000 | 8% below national |
| 103 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $61,890 | 8% below national |
| 104 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $61,850 | 8% below national |
| 105 | Winston-Salem, NC | $61,830 | 8% below national |
| 106 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,810 | 8% below national |
| 107 | Knoxville, TN | $61,770 | 8% below national |
| 108 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $61,740 | 8% below national |
| 109 | Roanoke, VA | $61,730 | 8% below national |
| 110 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $61,720 | 8% below national |
| 111 | Bozeman, MT | $61,710 | 8% below national |
| 112 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $61,670 | 8% below national |
| 113 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,650 | 8% below national |
| 114 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,570 | 8% below national |
| 115 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $61,510 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,430 | 9% below national |
| 117 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,310 | 9% below national |
| 118 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $61,300 | 9% below national |
| 119 | Savannah, GA | $61,290 | 9% below national |
| 120 | Lancaster, PA | $61,240 | 9% below national |
| 121 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $61,220 | 9% below national |
| 122 | Fort Wayne, IN | $61,110 | 9% below national |
| 123 | Montgomery, AL | $61,060 | 9% below national |
| 124 | Billings, MT | $61,010 | 9% below national |
| 125 | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,980 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,860 | 9% below national |
| 127 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,810 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,770 | 10% below national |
| 129 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $60,760 | 10% below national |
| 130 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $60,690 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Ogden, UT | $60,520 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $60,470 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Fargo, ND-MN | $60,450 | 10% below national |
| 134 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,440 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Bloomington, IL | $60,420 | 10% below national |
| 136 | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,380 | 10% below national |
| 137 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $60,270 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $60,250 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $60,200 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Asheville, NC | $60,160 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,020 | 11% below national |
| 142 | Toledo, OH | $59,990 | 11% below national |
| 143 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,920 | 11% below national |
| 144 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $59,820 | 11% below national |
| 145 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,810 | 11% below national |
| 146 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,710 | 11% below national |
| 147 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $59,640 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,610 | 11% below national |
| 149 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,550 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,470 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $59,450 | 12% below national |
| 152 | York-Hanover, PA | $59,370 | 12% below national |
| 153 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,290 | 12% below national |
| 154 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,280 | 12% below national |
| 155 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,210 | 12% below national |
| 156 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,210 | 12% below national |
| 157 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,170 | 12% below national |
| 158 | St. George, UT | $59,130 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $58,910 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Iowa City, IA | $58,890 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $58,860 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Richmond, VA | $58,790 | 13% below national |
| 163 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $58,730 | 13% below national |
| 164 | Ann Arbor, MI | $58,600 | 13% below national |
| 165 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $58,600 | 13% below national |
| 166 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $58,270 | 13% below national |
| 167 | Mobile, AL | $58,260 | 13% below national |
| 168 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,160 | 13% below national |
| 169 | Rochester, NY | $58,130 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Tucson, AZ | $58,110 | 14% below national |
| 171 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,100 | 14% below national |
| 172 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $58,090 | 14% below national |
| 173 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,960 | 14% below national |
| 174 | Lafayette, LA | $57,900 | 14% below national |
| 175 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $57,840 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,830 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,730 | 14% below national |
| 178 | El Paso, TX | $57,650 | 14% below national |
| 179 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $57,320 | 15% below national |
| 180 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,250 | 15% below national |
| 181 | Greenville, NC | $56,990 | 15% below national |
| 182 | Tallahassee, FL | $56,870 | 15% below national |
| 183 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | 15% below national |
| 184 | Ocala, FL | $56,480 | 16% below national |
| 185 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $56,420 | 16% below national |
| 186 | Appleton, WI | $55,780 | 17% below national |
| 187 | Bismarck, ND | $55,540 | 17% below national |
| 188 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,380 | 18% below national |
| 189 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $55,070 | 18% below national |
| 190 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $54,930 | 18% below national |
| 191 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $54,760 | 18% below national |
| 192 | Lubbock, TX | $54,610 | 19% below national |
| 193 | Albuquerque, NM | $54,530 | 19% below national |
| 194 | Syracuse, NY | $54,470 | 19% below national |
| 195 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $54,010 | 20% below national |
| 196 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $53,790 | 20% below national |
| 197 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $52,410 | 22% below national |
| 198 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,140 | 22% below national |
| 199 | Springfield, MO | $52,090 | 22% below national |
| 200 | Eau Claire, WI | $51,810 | 23% below national |
| 201 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $50,860 | 24% below national |
| 202 | Utica-Rome, NY | $50,770 | 24% below national |
| 203 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,300 | 25% below national |
| 204 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 26% below national |
| 205 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,210 | 27% below national |
| 206 | Tyler, TX | $48,960 | 27% below national |
| 207 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $48,550 | 28% below national |
| 208 | Flint, MI | $48,510 | 28% below national |
| 209 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $48,070 | 28% below national |
| 210 | Columbus, GA-AL | $47,780 | 29% below national |
| 211 | Wilmington, NC | $47,750 | 29% below national |
| 212 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $46,850 | 30% below national |
| 213 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,810 | 30% below national |
| 214 | Waco, TX | $46,530 | 31% below national |
| 215 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 32% below national |
| 216 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $45,070 | 33% below national |
| 217 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $43,540 | 35% below national |
| 218 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $32,810 | 51% below national |
| 219 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,150 | 52% below national |
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