51 Series · SOC 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $34,890
- Median / year
- +3.2%
- 2024→2025
- $43,190
- Top 10% earn
- +5.4%
- Growth '24–'34
- 198,040
- Estimated US jobs
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earn a median of $34,890 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $34,890, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,440 (10th percentile) to $43,190 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 198,040 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($39,590).
The pay verdict
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earn a median of $34,890, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 2% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #105 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.4% by 2034.
- $34,890
- Median annual wage
- Top 98%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #105 of 105
- in Production
- 1.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $39,590. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers moved from $24,220 in May 2019 to $34,890 in May 2025 (+44.1%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers sits +19.6 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (SOC 51-6011) has a national median of $34,890 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $27,440 to $43,190, and the published mean is $34,920. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 198,040 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 497 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $33,800 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $34,890 in May 2025, a rise of $1,090 (+3.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 31,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. 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 Production Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $39,590, which is +13% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $44,410. 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
$34,890
per year
Median Hourly
$16.78/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$34,920
average
Employment
198,040
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$34,890 Bottom 2% higher than 2% 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 (this entry) | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 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% |
$34,890 · 2nd 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 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Miscellaneous Assemb…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $44650
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $74450
- Welders, Cutters, So…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $53750
- Packaging and Fillin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $43220
- Production Workers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.5%, Median annual wage $40110
- Electrical, Electron…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $45850
- Bakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $37160
- Laundry and Dry-Clea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.4%, Median annual wage $34890
- Food Batchmakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.9%, Median annual wage $42290
- Cutting, Punching, a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.1%, Median annual wage $46330
- Computer Numerically…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.7%, Median annual wage $50690
- Helpers--Production …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.9%, Median annual wage $39070
- Coating, Painting, a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $48250
- Molding, Coremaking,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.8%, Median annual wage $44350
- Meat, Poultry, and F…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $38300
- Printing Press Opera…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.1%, Median annual wage $45780
- Chemical Equipment O…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $58040
- Butchers and Meat Cu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $40140
- Water and Wastewater…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.5%, Median annual wage $60020
- Multiple Machine Too…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $47180
- Sewing Machine Opera…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.8%, Median annual wage $36670
- Paper Goods Machine …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.3%, Median annual wage $50270
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
31,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+10,900
202,600 (2024) → 213,500 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Production Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- ▸ Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
- ▸ Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.
- ▸ Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- ▸ Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
- ▸ Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
- ▸ Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
- ▸ Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
- ▸ Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.
- ▸ Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors.
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
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 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 | $20,820 |
| 2016 | $21,510 |
| 2017 | $22,370 |
| 2018 | $23,210 |
| 2019 | $24,220 |
| 2020 | $25,470 |
| 2021 | $28,350 |
| 2022 | $29,060 |
| 2023 | $31,050 |
| 2024 | $33,800 |
| 2025 | $34,890 |
2015 median
$20,820
2025 median
$34,890
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,670 (+44.1%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+6.3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $20,820 | First banked release | 201,620 |
| May 2016 | $21,510 | +3.3% | 207,710 |
| May 2017 | $22,370 | +4.0% | 209,350 |
| May 2018 | $23,210 | +3.8% | 213,350 |
| May 2019 | $24,220 | Classification break | 209,330 |
| May 2020 | $25,470 | +5.2% | 179,890 |
| May 2021 | $28,350 | +11.3% | 157,400 |
| May 2022 | $29,060 | +2.5% | 175,730 |
| May 2023 | $31,050 | +6.8% | 185,000 |
| May 2024 | $33,800 | +8.9% | 195,360 |
| May 2025 | $34,890 | +3.2% | 198,040 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $20,820 in May 2015 to $34,890 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +6.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 209,330 in May 2019 to 198,040 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 | Washington | $39,590 | +13% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $37,800 | +8% above national |
| 3 | California | $37,790 | +8% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $37,790 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $37,680 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $37,580 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $37,490 | +7% above national |
| 8 | North Dakota | $37,470 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $37,380 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Vermont | $37,300 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $37,230 | +7% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $36,860 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Arizona | $36,500 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Montana | $36,250 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $36,210 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Alaska | $36,050 | +3% above national |
| 18 | New Jersey | $36,050 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $35,700 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Hawaii | $35,690 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Utah | $35,690 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $35,220 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Idaho | $35,140 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Michigan | $35,100 | +1% above national |
| 25 | New York | $35,050 | same as national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $34,790 | same as national |
| 27 | Maryland | $34,710 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $34,060 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $34,050 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $33,870 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $33,730 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $33,220 | 5% below national |
| 33 | South Dakota | $32,780 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $32,340 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Virginia | $32,140 | 8% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $31,920 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Indiana | $30,930 | 11% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $30,580 | 12% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $30,520 | 13% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $30,120 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $29,630 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $29,220 | 16% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $28,970 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Wyoming | $28,630 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $28,460 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $28,370 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $28,090 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $27,460 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $27,190 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,630 | 35% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $19,280 | 45% 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 | $44,410 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $43,610 | +25% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,310 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $42,600 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $41,080 | +18% above national |
| 6 | Bismarck, ND | $39,760 | +14% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $39,680 | +14% above national |
| 8 | Boulder, CO | $39,430 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Bellingham, WA | $39,320 | +13% above national |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $39,290 | +13% above national |
| 11 | Rochester, MN | $39,030 | +12% above national |
| 12 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $39,000 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,000 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,980 | +12% above national |
| 15 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,910 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,820 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $38,620 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,600 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Anchorage, AK | $38,480 | +10% above national |
| 20 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $38,440 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Salinas, CA | $38,230 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $38,080 | +9% above national |
| 23 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $38,060 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,910 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Minot, ND | $37,860 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $37,770 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,730 | +8% above national |
| 28 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,690 | +8% above national |
| 29 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $37,640 | +8% above national |
| 30 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $37,580 | +8% above national |
| 31 | New Haven, CT | $37,550 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Fargo, ND-MN | $37,470 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Iowa City, IA | $37,430 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Medford, OR | $37,430 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,390 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Modesto, CA | $37,380 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Pittsfield, MA | $37,340 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,330 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Madison, WI | $37,260 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,210 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $37,150 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $37,070 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Bloomington, IL | $37,060 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,060 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,050 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Yakima, WA | $37,020 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Ogden, UT | $36,950 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,950 | +6% above national |
| 49 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $36,910 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Chico, CA | $36,870 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $36,860 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Mankato, MN | $36,850 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $36,800 | +5% above national |
| 54 | St. Cloud, MN | $36,790 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Fresno, CA | $36,740 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Missoula, MT | $36,730 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Bend, OR | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Salem, OR | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,620 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Great Falls, MT | $36,610 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $36,600 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $36,590 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,560 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,560 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,510 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Worcester, MA | $36,480 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $36,470 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $36,420 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $36,370 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Bozeman, MT | $36,340 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $36,330 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,300 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,290 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Green Bay, WI | $36,280 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Boise City, ID | $36,240 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Billings, MT | $36,170 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Midland, MI | $36,170 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,130 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Redding, CA | $36,130 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Colorado Springs, CO | $36,040 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Ithaca, NY | $35,960 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Duluth, MN-WI | $35,940 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Battle Creek, MI | $35,930 | +3% above national |
| 87 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,910 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Chambersburg, PA | $35,880 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Columbia, MO | $35,870 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $35,860 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,820 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Reno, NV | $35,820 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,740 | +2% above national |
| 94 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $35,710 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Helena, MT | $35,620 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,620 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Bangor, ME | $35,610 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Visalia, CA | $35,520 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,510 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Reading, PA | $35,490 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,450 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Appleton, WI | $35,430 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $35,340 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Grand Island, NE | $35,310 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Traverse City, MI | $35,280 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Kingston, NY | $35,200 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Asheville, NC | $35,120 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $35,110 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Springfield, IL | $35,100 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Binghamton, NY | $35,090 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Springfield, MA | $35,090 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Lancaster, PA | $35,070 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $35,070 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,060 | same as national |
| 115 | Eau Claire, WI | $35,010 | same as national |
| 116 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $35,000 | same as national |
| 117 | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,990 | same as national |
| 118 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,980 | same as national |
| 119 | Rockford, IL | $34,950 | same as national |
| 120 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $34,910 | same as national |
| 121 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $34,880 | same as national |
| 122 | Sheboygan, WI | $34,870 | same as national |
| 123 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,860 | same as national |
| 124 | Pueblo, CO | $34,850 | same as national |
| 125 | Ames, IA | $34,790 | same as national |
| 126 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $34,730 | same as national |
| 127 | St. George, UT | $34,710 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $34,650 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Kankakee, IL | $34,610 | 1% below national |
| 131 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $34,600 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Santa Fe, NM | $34,590 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Carson City, NV | $34,580 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Decatur, IL | $34,580 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $34,570 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Glens Falls, NY | $34,560 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Niles, MI | $34,540 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Syracuse, NY | $34,540 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Lebanon, PA | $34,510 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $34,510 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Tucson, AZ | $34,450 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Lincoln, NE | $34,440 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $34,430 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Peoria, IL | $34,420 | 1% below national |
| 145 | State College, PA | $34,390 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $34,380 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Saginaw, MI | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,320 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $34,220 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $34,190 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Grand Junction, CO | $34,060 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Wausau, WI | $34,040 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $34,000 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $33,970 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $33,940 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $33,880 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Charlottesville, VA | $33,860 | 3% below national |
| 159 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $33,790 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Vineland, NJ | $33,790 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,740 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $33,720 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $33,680 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Rochester, NY | $33,580 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Bloomington, IN | $33,560 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $33,480 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Evansville, IN | $33,480 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Jackson, MI | $33,470 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Yuma, AZ | $33,470 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $33,440 | 4% below national |
| 171 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $33,440 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Utica-Rome, NY | $33,370 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $33,330 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $33,230 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Richmond, VA | $33,220 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Lexington Park, MD | $33,150 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Flint, MI | $33,020 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $33,010 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Cleveland, TN | $32,770 | 6% below national |
| 180 | Dubuque, IA | $32,770 | 6% below national |
| 181 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $32,720 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Albuquerque, NM | $32,700 | 6% below national |
| 183 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $32,540 | 7% below national |
| 184 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $32,470 | 7% below national |
| 185 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $32,420 | 7% below national |
| 186 | Elmira, NY | $32,330 | 7% below national |
| 187 | Knoxville, TN | $32,300 | 7% below national |
| 188 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $32,250 | 8% below national |
| 189 | Jackson, TN | $32,180 | 8% below national |
| 190 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $32,170 | 8% below national |
| 191 | Dover, DE | $32,170 | 8% below national |
| 192 | Pittsburgh, PA | $32,140 | 8% below national |
| 193 | York-Hanover, PA | $32,070 | 8% below national |
| 194 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $32,000 | 8% below national |
| 195 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $32,000 | 8% below national |
| 196 | Roanoke, VA | $31,960 | 8% below national |
| 197 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $31,920 | 9% below national |
| 198 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,880 | 9% below national |
| 199 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $31,850 | 9% below national |
| 200 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $31,770 | 9% below national |
| 201 | Kenosha, WI | $31,750 | 9% below national |
| 202 | Johnson City, TN | $31,730 | 9% below national |
| 203 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $31,690 | 9% below national |
| 204 | Greenville, NC | $31,680 | 9% below national |
| 205 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,680 | 9% below national |
| 206 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $31,560 | 10% below national |
| 207 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $31,560 | 10% below national |
| 208 | Jacksonville, FL | $31,550 | 10% below national |
| 209 | Williamsport, PA | $31,520 | 10% below national |
| 210 | Gainesville, FL | $31,390 | 10% below national |
| 211 | Winchester, VA-WV | $31,380 | 10% below national |
| 212 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,260 | 10% below national |
| 213 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 214 | Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 215 | Springfield, MO | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 216 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 217 | Wilmington, NC | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 218 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,150 | 11% below national |
| 219 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $31,110 | 11% below national |
| 220 | Wichita, KS | $31,100 | 11% below national |
| 221 | Harrisonburg, VA | $31,070 | 11% below national |
| 222 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $31,040 | 11% below national |
| 223 | Gettysburg, PA | $30,910 | 11% below national |
| 224 | Fond du Lac, WI | $30,900 | 11% below national |
| 225 | Rapid City, SD | $30,880 | 11% below national |
| 226 | Florence, SC | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 227 | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,830 | 12% below national |
| 228 | Paducah, KY-IL | $30,750 | 12% below national |
| 229 | Cleveland, OH | $30,700 | 12% below national |
| 230 | Burlington, NC | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 231 | Huntsville, AL | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 232 | Morgantown, WV | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 233 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $30,620 | 12% below national |
| 234 | Midland, TX | $30,570 | 12% below national |
| 235 | Akron, OH | $30,540 | 12% below national |
| 236 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $30,490 | 13% below national |
| 237 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 238 | Columbus, OH | $30,410 | 13% below national |
| 239 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $30,240 | 13% below national |
| 240 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $30,220 | 13% below national |
| 241 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $30,220 | 13% below national |
| 242 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $30,190 | 13% below national |
| 243 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,180 | 13% below national |
| 244 | Ocala, FL | $30,160 | 14% below national |
| 245 | Gainesville, GA | $30,150 | 14% below national |
| 246 | Lawrence, KS | $30,120 | 14% below national |
| 247 | Erie, PA | $30,080 | 14% below national |
| 248 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $30,070 | 14% below national |
| 249 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,050 | 14% below national |
| 250 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $29,960 | 14% below national |
| 251 | Winston-Salem, NC | $29,950 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Topeka, KS | $29,940 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Fort Wayne, IN | $29,930 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Sandusky, OH | $29,850 | 14% below national |
| 255 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $29,840 | 14% below national |
| 256 | Columbia, SC | $29,830 | 15% below national |
| 257 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 258 | Decatur, AL | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 259 | Waco, TX | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 260 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $29,720 | 15% below national |
| 261 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,650 | 15% below national |
| 262 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $29,630 | 15% below national |
| 263 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $29,620 | 15% below national |
| 264 | Farmington, NM | $29,600 | 15% below national |
| 265 | Cheyenne, WY | $29,570 | 15% below national |
| 266 | Tyler, TX | $29,490 | 15% below national |
| 267 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $29,460 | 16% below national |
| 268 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $29,400 | 16% below national |
| 269 | Terre Haute, IN | $29,400 | 16% below national |
| 270 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,390 | 16% below national |
| 271 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $29,350 | 16% below national |
| 272 | Goldsboro, NC | $29,340 | 16% below national |
| 273 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 274 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 275 | Savannah, GA | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 276 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $29,260 | 16% below national |
| 277 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $29,180 | 16% below national |
| 278 | Jefferson City, MO | $29,160 | 16% below national |
| 279 | Columbus, IN | $29,140 | 16% below national |
| 280 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $29,140 | 16% below national |
| 281 | Lynchburg, VA | $29,100 | 17% below national |
| 282 | Charleston, WV | $29,090 | 17% below national |
| 283 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,040 | 17% below national |
| 284 | Fayetteville, NC | $29,030 | 17% below national |
| 285 | Abilene, TX | $28,960 | 17% below national |
| 286 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,960 | 17% below national |
| 287 | Toledo, OH | $28,940 | 17% below national |
| 288 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,930 | 17% below national |
| 289 | Casper, WY | $28,920 | 17% below national |
| 290 | Sumter, SC | $28,920 | 17% below national |
| 291 | Altoona, PA | $28,910 | 17% below national |
| 292 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $28,890 | 17% below national |
| 293 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $28,860 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Hinesville, GA | $28,860 | 17% below national |
| 295 | Jonesboro, AR | $28,850 | 17% below national |
| 296 | Oklahoma City, OK | $28,810 | 17% below national |
| 297 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,770 | 18% below national |
| 298 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $28,710 | 18% below national |
| 299 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,640 | 18% below national |
| 300 | Warner Robins, GA | $28,630 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Muncie, IN | $28,610 | 18% below national |
| 302 | Spartanburg, SC | $28,590 | 18% below national |
| 303 | Amarillo, TX | $28,530 | 18% below national |
| 304 | Logan, UT-ID | $28,510 | 18% below national |
| 305 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $28,500 | 18% below national |
| 306 | Manhattan, KS | $28,500 | 18% below national |
| 307 | Tallahassee, FL | $28,490 | 18% below national |
| 308 | Tulsa, OK | $28,450 | 18% below national |
| 309 | Bowling Green, KY | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 310 | Johnstown, PA | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 311 | Wichita Falls, TX | $28,360 | 19% below national |
| 312 | Rome, GA | $28,330 | 19% below national |
| 313 | Albany, GA | $28,230 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $28,230 | 19% below national |
| 315 | Lubbock, TX | $28,210 | 19% below national |
| 316 | Las Cruces, NM | $28,200 | 19% below national |
| 317 | Mobile, AL | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 318 | Victoria, TX | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 319 | Jackson, MS | $28,120 | 19% below national |
| 320 | Bay City, MI | $28,080 | 20% below national |
| 321 | Lima, OH | $28,040 | 20% below national |
| 322 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $28,000 | 20% below national |
| 323 | Odessa, TX | $27,980 | 20% below national |
| 324 | Corpus Christi, TX | $27,960 | 20% below national |
| 325 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $27,920 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Baton Rouge, LA | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Birmingham, AL | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Springfield, OH | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $27,780 | 20% below national |
| 330 | Hot Springs, AR | $27,770 | 20% below national |
| 331 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $27,760 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Montgomery, AL | $27,750 | 20% below national |
| 333 | Elizabethtown, KY | $27,610 | 21% below national |
| 334 | San Angelo, TX | $27,510 | 21% below national |
| 335 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $27,510 | 21% below national |
| 336 | Owensboro, KY | $27,500 | 21% below national |
| 337 | Lake Charles, LA | $27,460 | 21% below national |
| 338 | Columbus, GA-AL | $27,390 | 21% below national |
| 339 | Longview, TX | $27,040 | 22% below national |
| 340 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $27,020 | 23% below national |
| 341 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $26,840 | 23% below national |
| 342 | Beckley, WV | $26,750 | 23% below national |
| 343 | Hattiesburg, MS | $26,750 | 23% below national |
| 344 | Lafayette, LA | $26,710 | 23% below national |
| 345 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $26,670 | 24% below national |
| 346 | Gadsden, AL | $26,520 | 24% below national |
| 347 | El Paso, TX | $26,380 | 24% below national |
| 348 | Lawton, OK | $26,370 | 24% below national |
| 349 | Laredo, TX | $26,280 | 25% below national |
| 350 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26,270 | 25% below national |
| 351 | Enid, OK | $26,180 | 25% below national |
| 352 | Dothan, AL | $25,980 | 26% below national |
| 353 | Monroe, LA | $25,880 | 26% below national |
| 354 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $25,780 | 26% below national |
| 355 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $24,780 | 29% below national |
| 356 | Arecibo, PR | $24,120 | 31% below national |
| 357 | Hammond, LA | $23,660 | 32% below national |
| 358 | Alexandria, LA | $23,320 | 33% below national |
| 359 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,780 | 35% below national |
| 360 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $22,520 | 35% below national |
| 361 | Twin Falls, ID | $22,380 | 36% below national |
| 362 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,340 | 36% below national |
| 363 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 37% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 51 (Production Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Production Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($34,890 here) and reported employment (198,040 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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