13 Series · SOC 13-1075
Labor Relations Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $95,420
- Median / year
- +2.1%
- 2024→2025
- $156,180
- Top 10% earn
- -0.1%
- Growth '24–'34
- 64,810
- Estimated US jobs
Labor Relations Specialists earn a median of $95,420 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $95,420, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $50,490 (10th percentile) to $156,180 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 64,810 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is New Jersey ($118,370).
The pay verdict
Labor Relations Specialists earn a median of $95,420, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 80% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #6 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 0.1% by 2034.
- $95,420
- Median annual wage
- Top 20%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #6 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 3.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New Jersey at $118,370. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Labor Relations Specialists moved from $69,020 in May 2019 to $95,420 in May 2025 (+38.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Labor Relations Specialists sits +13.8 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Labor Relations Specialists (SOC 13-1075) has a national median of $95,420 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $50,490 to $156,180, and the published mean is $98,720. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 64,810 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 225 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $93,500 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $95,420 in May 2025, a rise of $1,920 (+2.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 5,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Jersey pays the highest state median at $118,370, which is +24% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $133,270. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$95,420
per year
Median Hourly
$45.87/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$98,720
average
Employment
64,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Labor Relations Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$95,420 Top 20% higher than 80% 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.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 (this entry) | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$95,420 · 80th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Labor Relations Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Accountants and Audi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $83680
- Business Operations …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $83050
- Project Management S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $102320
- Human Resources Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $75940
- Market Research Anal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $78760
- Management Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $101860
- Buyers and Purchasin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $77710
- Training and Develop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.8%, Median annual wage $69280
- Compliance Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $80730
- Financial and Invest…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $102740
- Claims Adjusters, Ex…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.1%, Median annual wage $78000
- Loan Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $76690
- Personal Financial A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.6%, Median annual wage $105070
- Logisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.7%, Median annual wage $82320
- Cost Estimators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $78740
- Meeting, Convention,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.8%, Median annual wage $61160
- Financial Specialist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $81100
- Compensation, Benefi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.3%, Median annual wage $78210
- Fundraisers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $72550
- Insurance Underwriters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.6%, Median annual wage $81370
- Tax Preparers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54920
- Financial Examiners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 18.5%, Median annual wage $94160
- Labor Relations Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $95420
- Credit Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.4%, Median annual wage $83510
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-0.1%
Declining
Annual Openings
5,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-100
65,400 (2024) → 65,400 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Business and Financial Operations Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
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 Labor Relations Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Negotiate collective bargaining agreements.
- ▸ Investigate and evaluate union complaints or arguments to determine viability.
- ▸ Propose resolutions for collective bargaining or other labor or contract negotiations.
- ▸ Draft contract proposals or counter-proposals for collective bargaining or other labor negotiations.
- ▸ Interpret contractual agreements for employers and employees engaged in collective bargaining or other labor relations processes.
- ▸ Prepare evidence for disciplinary hearings, including preparing witnesses to testify.
- ▸ Mediate discussions between employer and employee representatives in attempt to reconcile differences.
- ▸ Review employer practices or employee data to ensure compliance with contracts on matters such as wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
- ▸ Recommend collective bargaining strategies, goals, or objectives.
- ▸ Monitor company or workforce adherence to labor agreements.
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
Labor Relations Specialists pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $58,820 |
| 2016 | $62,310 |
| 2017 | $63,200 |
| 2018 | $67,790 |
| 2019 | $69,020 |
| 2020 | $73,240 |
| 2021 | $77,010 |
| 2022 | $82,010 |
| 2023 | $89,980 |
| 2024 | $93,500 |
| 2025 | $95,420 |
2015 median
$58,820
2025 median
$95,420
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$26,400 (+38.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $58,820 | First banked release | 79,330 |
| May 2016 | $62,310 | +5.9% | 79,430 |
| May 2017 | $63,200 | +1.4% | 78,510 |
| May 2018 | $67,790 | +7.3% | 77,140 |
| May 2019 | $69,020 | Classification break | 75,580 |
| May 2020 | $73,240 | +6.1% | 70,050 |
| May 2021 | $77,010 | +5.1% | 63,810 |
| May 2022 | $82,010 | +6.5% | 62,200 |
| May 2023 | $89,980 | +9.7% | 62,800 |
| May 2024 | $93,500 | +3.9% | 64,590 |
| May 2025 | $95,420 | +2.1% | 64,810 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $58,820 in May 2015 to $95,420 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 75,580 in May 2019 to 64,810 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $118,370 | +24% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $115,600 | +21% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $111,260 | +17% above national |
| 4 | California | $105,810 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $104,180 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $104,100 | +9% above national |
| 7 | North Dakota | $101,220 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $100,760 | +6% above national |
| 9 | New York | $100,500 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Virginia | $98,730 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $97,390 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Arizona | $97,070 | +2% above national |
| 13 | Maine | $96,680 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $95,750 | same as national |
| 15 | Maryland | $94,030 | 1% below national |
| 16 | Missouri | $93,840 | 2% below national |
| 17 | Idaho | $93,110 | 2% below national |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $91,320 | 4% below national |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $88,030 | 8% below national |
| 20 | West Virginia | $88,020 | 8% below national |
| 21 | Wyoming | $87,310 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Colorado | $87,150 | 9% below national |
| 23 | North Carolina | $86,270 | 10% below national |
| 24 | Vermont | $85,870 | 10% below national |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $84,780 | 11% below national |
| 26 | New Mexico | $83,770 | 12% below national |
| 27 | Kansas | $82,750 | 13% below national |
| 28 | Nebraska | $81,910 | 14% below national |
| 29 | Florida | $81,700 | 14% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $81,480 | 15% below national |
| 31 | Oregon | $80,490 | 16% below national |
| 32 | Ohio | $80,150 | 16% below national |
| 33 | Texas | $79,640 | 17% below national |
| 34 | Connecticut | $79,620 | 17% below national |
| 35 | Mississippi | $79,360 | 17% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $79,140 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Louisiana | $78,110 | 18% below national |
| 38 | South Carolina | $78,050 | 18% below national |
| 39 | Alaska | $77,870 | 18% below national |
| 40 | Hawaii | $77,310 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Nevada | $77,240 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Indiana | $77,190 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $76,930 | 19% below national |
| 44 | Michigan | $73,760 | 23% below national |
| 45 | Kentucky | $73,550 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $70,360 | 26% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $62,400 | 35% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $62,070 | 35% below national |
| 49 | Utah | $61,190 | 36% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $58,830 | 38% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $57,900 | 39% below national |
| 52 | Alabama | $48,120 | 50% 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 | $133,270 | +40% above national |
| 2 | Vallejo, CA | $131,680 | +38% above national |
| 3 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $128,320 | +34% above national |
| 4 | Bellingham, WA | $126,160 | +32% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $124,400 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $119,200 | +25% above national |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $118,520 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $115,940 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $112,740 | +18% above national |
| 10 | Worcester, MA | $112,230 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $108,760 | +14% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $107,470 | +13% above national |
| 13 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $106,530 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Visalia, CA | $105,850 | +11% above national |
| 15 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $105,250 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $105,210 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,210 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,790 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Decatur, IL | $103,780 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $103,570 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Rochester, MN | $103,540 | +9% above national |
| 22 | State College, PA | $103,460 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Eau Claire, WI | $103,230 | +8% above national |
| 24 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,980 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Peoria, IL | $102,910 | +8% above national |
| 26 | Erie, PA | $102,870 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $102,230 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $102,070 | +7% above national |
| 29 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $102,010 | +7% above national |
| 30 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $102,000 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Springfield, IL | $101,980 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $101,970 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $101,750 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $101,660 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $101,270 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $101,250 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $101,050 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Salinas, CA | $100,810 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Duluth, MN-WI | $100,520 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Rockford, IL | $100,480 | +5% above national |
| 41 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $100,150 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $99,840 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $99,830 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Fresno, CA | $99,630 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Morgantown, WV | $99,600 | +4% above national |
| 46 | Richmond, VA | $99,390 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $98,910 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $98,890 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Bismarck, ND | $98,810 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Madison, WI | $98,430 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Charleston, WV | $98,380 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Appleton, WI | $97,750 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $97,070 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $96,760 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $96,560 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Columbus, OH | $96,100 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Idaho Falls, ID | $95,910 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $95,760 | same as national |
| 59 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $95,740 | same as national |
| 60 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $95,550 | same as national |
| 61 | St. Cloud, MN | $95,360 | same as national |
| 62 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $95,350 | same as national |
| 63 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $95,300 | same as national |
| 64 | Ann Arbor, MI | $95,180 | same as national |
| 65 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,650 | 1% below national |
| 66 | Yakima, WA | $94,210 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Topeka, KS | $94,140 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $93,590 | 2% below national |
| 69 | Springfield, MA | $93,550 | 2% below national |
| 70 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $93,140 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Dover, DE | $93,090 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $92,860 | 3% below national |
| 73 | Roanoke, VA | $92,530 | 3% below national |
| 74 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $89,940 | 6% below national |
| 75 | Lancaster, PA | $89,380 | 6% below national |
| 76 | Dubuque, IA | $89,150 | 7% below national |
| 77 | Rochester, NY | $88,740 | 7% below national |
| 78 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $88,370 | 7% below national |
| 79 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $88,020 | 8% below national |
| 80 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $86,590 | 9% below national |
| 81 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $85,090 | 11% below national |
| 82 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $84,700 | 11% below national |
| 83 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $84,390 | 12% below national |
| 84 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $83,970 | 12% below national |
| 85 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $83,930 | 12% below national |
| 86 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $83,790 | 12% below national |
| 87 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $83,650 | 12% below national |
| 88 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $83,640 | 12% below national |
| 89 | Albuquerque, NM | $83,570 | 12% below national |
| 90 | Lincoln, NE | $83,520 | 12% below national |
| 91 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $83,360 | 13% below national |
| 92 | Medford, OR | $82,580 | 13% below national |
| 93 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $81,960 | 14% below national |
| 94 | Omaha, NE-IA | $81,910 | 14% below national |
| 95 | Wichita, KS | $81,890 | 14% below national |
| 96 | Jacksonville, FL | $81,710 | 14% below national |
| 97 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $81,380 | 15% below national |
| 98 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $81,340 | 15% below national |
| 99 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $81,340 | 15% below national |
| 100 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $81,230 | 15% below national |
| 101 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $81,090 | 15% below national |
| 102 | York-Hanover, PA | $80,810 | 15% below national |
| 103 | Akron, OH | $80,690 | 15% below national |
| 104 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $80,630 | 15% below national |
| 105 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $80,530 | 16% below national |
| 106 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $80,310 | 16% below national |
| 107 | Reno, NV | $80,310 | 16% below national |
| 108 | Mansfield, OH | $80,130 | 16% below national |
| 109 | Jackson, MS | $80,100 | 16% below national |
| 110 | Wausau, WI | $80,070 | 16% below national |
| 111 | Johnstown, PA | $79,990 | 16% below national |
| 112 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $79,980 | 16% below national |
| 113 | Springfield, MO | $79,870 | 16% below national |
| 114 | Reading, PA | $79,690 | 16% below national |
| 115 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $79,550 | 17% below national |
| 116 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $79,360 | 17% below national |
| 117 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $79,350 | 17% below national |
| 118 | New Haven, CT | $79,320 | 17% below national |
| 119 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,240 | 17% below national |
| 120 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $79,130 | 17% below national |
| 121 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $79,110 | 17% below national |
| 122 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $79,060 | 17% below national |
| 123 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $79,050 | 17% below national |
| 124 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $78,920 | 17% below national |
| 125 | Pittsburgh, PA | $78,900 | 17% below national |
| 126 | Toledo, OH | $78,840 | 17% below national |
| 127 | Green Bay, WI | $78,810 | 17% below national |
| 128 | Lima, OH | $78,530 | 18% below national |
| 129 | Terre Haute, IN | $78,430 | 18% below national |
| 130 | Saginaw, MI | $78,370 | 18% below national |
| 131 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $78,270 | 18% below national |
| 132 | Cleveland, OH | $78,160 | 18% below national |
| 133 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $78,120 | 18% below national |
| 134 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $78,110 | 18% below national |
| 135 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $78,050 | 18% below national |
| 136 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $77,990 | 18% below national |
| 137 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $77,810 | 18% below national |
| 138 | Syracuse, NY | $77,720 | 19% below national |
| 139 | Tallahassee, FL | $77,620 | 19% below national |
| 140 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $77,540 | 19% below national |
| 141 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $77,530 | 19% below national |
| 142 | Fort Wayne, IN | $77,380 | 19% below national |
| 143 | Utica-Rome, NY | $77,340 | 19% below national |
| 144 | Baton Rouge, LA | $77,300 | 19% below national |
| 145 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $77,120 | 19% below national |
| 146 | Williamsport, PA | $77,120 | 19% below national |
| 147 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $77,020 | 19% below national |
| 148 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,980 | 19% below national |
| 149 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $76,780 | 20% below national |
| 150 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $76,770 | 20% below national |
| 151 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $76,710 | 20% below national |
| 152 | Winston-Salem, NC | $76,680 | 20% below national |
| 153 | Oklahoma City, OK | $76,660 | 20% below national |
| 154 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,520 | 20% below national |
| 155 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $76,500 | 20% below national |
| 156 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $76,280 | 20% below national |
| 157 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,140 | 20% below national |
| 158 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $75,810 | 21% below national |
| 159 | Salem, OR | $75,460 | 21% below national |
| 160 | Savannah, GA | $74,560 | 22% below national |
| 161 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $74,470 | 22% below national |
| 162 | Paducah, KY-IL | $73,780 | 23% below national |
| 163 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $73,760 | 23% below national |
| 164 | Evansville, IN | $73,300 | 23% below national |
| 165 | Asheville, NC | $73,280 | 23% below national |
| 166 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $72,660 | 24% below national |
| 167 | Tucson, AZ | $72,230 | 24% below national |
| 168 | Columbia, SC | $71,620 | 25% below national |
| 169 | Billings, MT | $71,470 | 25% below national |
| 170 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,190 | 25% below national |
| 171 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $70,770 | 26% below national |
| 172 | El Paso, TX | $69,830 | 27% below national |
| 173 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $68,650 | 28% below national |
| 174 | Lubbock, TX | $68,210 | 29% below national |
| 175 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $66,390 | 30% below national |
| 176 | Montgomery, AL | $65,370 | 31% below national |
| 177 | Modesto, CA | $63,640 | 33% below national |
| 178 | Boise City, ID | $63,600 | 33% below national |
| 179 | Helena, MT | $62,680 | 34% below national |
| 180 | Flint, MI | $62,510 | 34% below national |
| 181 | Anchorage, AK | $61,940 | 35% below national |
| 182 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $60,880 | 36% below national |
| 183 | Jefferson City, MO | $59,450 | 38% below national |
| 184 | Battle Creek, MI | $59,280 | 38% below national |
| 185 | Tulsa, OK | $58,820 | 38% below national |
| 186 | Knoxville, TN | $57,320 | 40% below national |
| 187 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $57,010 | 40% below national |
| 188 | Midland, MI | $56,960 | 40% below national |
| 189 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $56,900 | 40% below national |
| 190 | Columbus, IN | $38,920 | 59% below national |
| 191 | Birmingham, AL | $34,300 | 64% below national |
| 192 | Mobile, AL | $33,170 | 65% below national |
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