43 Series · SOC 43-6012
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$54,140
per year
Median Hourly
$26.03/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$60,320
average
Employment
154,540
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,530
25th Percentile
$42,720
Median
$54,140
75th Percentile
$72,090
90th Percentile
$87,660
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,170 | +87% above national |
| 2 | New York | $74,400 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $63,740 | +18% above national |
| 4 | Maryland | $63,110 | +17% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $61,970 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $61,440 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $61,440 | +13% above national |
| 8 | California | $61,320 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Minnesota | $61,300 | +13% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $60,400 | +12% above national |
| 11 | Washington | $59,680 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Alaska | $59,600 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Illinois | $58,070 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Hawaii | $57,030 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $56,560 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Michigan | $56,030 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $55,590 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Florida | $53,790 | 1% below national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $53,460 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Nevada | $51,540 | 5% below national |
| 21 | Virginia | $51,010 | 6% below national |
| 22 | Georgia | $51,000 | 6% below national |
| 23 | Maine | $49,950 | 8% below national |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $49,880 | 8% below national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $49,330 | 9% below national |
| 26 | Texas | $49,150 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $48,980 | 10% below national |
| 28 | Guam | $48,660 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Arizona | $47,990 | 11% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $47,900 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $47,770 | 12% below national |
| 32 | Missouri | $47,650 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $47,440 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $47,260 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Vermont | $47,050 | 13% below national |
| 36 | West Virginia | $46,940 | 13% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $46,710 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Alabama | $46,390 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Virgin Islands | $46,180 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Utah | $46,050 | 15% below national |
| 41 | South Dakota | $46,020 | 15% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $44,280 | 18% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $43,830 | 19% below national |
| 44 | North Carolina | $43,830 | 19% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $43,230 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Wyoming | $42,590 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Louisiana | $42,560 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Idaho | $41,920 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Kansas | $41,640 | 23% below national |
| 50 | South Carolina | $39,670 | 27% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $39,400 | 27% below national |
| 52 | Kentucky | $38,330 | 29% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $32,810 | 39% 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 | $106,130 | +96% above national |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $88,600 | +64% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $81,210 | +50% above national |
| 4 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $75,620 | +40% above national |
| 5 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,400 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $73,740 | +36% above national |
| 7 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $67,980 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $67,300 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $66,570 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $65,750 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $64,840 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $64,010 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $63,970 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $63,580 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,080 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,630 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,480 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $62,320 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Napa, CA | $62,250 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Modesto, CA | $62,050 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,650 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $61,610 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,580 | +14% above national |
| 24 | New Haven, CT | $61,440 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,360 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Vallejo, CA | $61,350 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $61,210 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Fresno, CA | $61,150 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,090 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Salinas, CA | $61,000 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Springfield, MA | $60,750 | +12% above national |
| 32 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,560 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,450 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Dover, DE | $60,430 | +12% above national |
| 35 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,270 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Greeley, CO | $60,250 | +11% above national |
| 37 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $60,180 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $60,100 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,990 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $59,850 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Anchorage, AK | $59,600 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $59,600 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $59,310 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $59,130 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Richmond, VA | $59,010 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,970 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $58,820 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Boulder, CO | $58,800 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,500 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,310 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $58,300 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,260 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $58,240 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,080 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,930 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Tallahassee, FL | $57,870 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $57,640 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $57,580 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Bismarck, ND | $57,500 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $57,410 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Redding, CA | $57,410 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Columbus, OH | $56,740 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Carson City, NV | $56,350 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Minot, ND | $56,230 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Reading, PA | $55,930 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $55,640 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Rochester, MN | $54,990 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $54,790 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $54,550 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,320 | same as national |
| 71 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $54,160 | same as national |
| 72 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $53,870 | same as national |
| 73 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $53,770 | 1% below national |
| 74 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,390 | 1% below national |
| 75 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $53,360 | 1% below national |
| 76 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $53,110 | 2% below national |
| 77 | St. Cloud, MN | $52,920 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Bloomington, IN | $52,670 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Midland, TX | $52,630 | 3% below national |
| 80 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,610 | 3% below national |
| 81 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,600 | 3% below national |
| 82 | Vineland, NJ | $52,390 | 3% below national |
| 83 | Jacksonville, FL | $52,200 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $52,110 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Savannah, GA | $52,040 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $51,960 | 4% below national |
| 87 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $51,920 | 4% below national |
| 88 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $51,690 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $51,540 | 5% below national |
| 90 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $51,440 | 5% below national |
| 91 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $51,130 | 6% below national |
| 92 | Salem, OR | $51,030 | 6% below national |
| 93 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $51,010 | 6% below national |
| 94 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $50,980 | 6% below national |
| 95 | Worcester, MA | $50,980 | 6% below national |
| 96 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $50,840 | 6% below national |
| 97 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $50,810 | 6% below national |
| 98 | Jackson, MS | $50,630 | 6% below national |
| 99 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $50,550 | 7% below national |
| 100 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $50,550 | 7% below national |
| 101 | Colorado Springs, CO | $50,400 | 7% below national |
| 102 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,280 | 7% below national |
| 103 | Pittsfield, MA | $50,160 | 7% below national |
| 104 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,130 | 7% below national |
| 105 | Rochester, NY | $50,120 | 7% below national |
| 106 | Omaha, NE-IA | $49,970 | 8% below national |
| 107 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 8% below national |
| 108 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 8% below national |
| 109 | Topeka, KS | $49,820 | 8% below national |
| 110 | Tyler, TX | $49,810 | 8% below national |
| 111 | York-Hanover, PA | $49,770 | 8% below national |
| 112 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $49,690 | 8% below national |
| 113 | Medford, OR | $49,630 | 8% below national |
| 114 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $49,590 | 8% below national |
| 115 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,560 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Fargo, ND-MN | $49,500 | 9% below national |
| 117 | Madison, WI | $49,500 | 9% below national |
| 118 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,400 | 9% below national |
| 119 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,230 | 9% below national |
| 120 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,220 | 9% below national |
| 121 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,210 | 9% below national |
| 122 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | 9% below national |
| 123 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,130 | 9% below national |
| 124 | Terre Haute, IN | $48,990 | 10% below national |
| 125 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,950 | 10% below national |
| 126 | Bellingham, WA | $48,900 | 10% below national |
| 127 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,890 | 10% below national |
| 128 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $48,870 | 10% below national |
| 129 | Wausau, WI | $48,860 | 10% below national |
| 130 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,860 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Duluth, MN-WI | $48,810 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Albuquerque, NM | $48,800 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Las Cruces, NM | $48,800 | 10% below national |
| 134 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,800 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Yuma, AZ | $48,790 | 10% below national |
| 136 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,730 | 10% below national |
| 137 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $48,690 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $48,660 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Baton Rouge, LA | $48,630 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,590 | 10% below national |
| 141 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | 10% below national |
| 142 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,510 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Toledo, OH | $48,480 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,470 | 10% below national |
| 145 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,460 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Helena, MT | $48,450 | 11% below national |
| 147 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,380 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Yakima, WA | $48,320 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,310 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Binghamton, NY | $48,230 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Tulsa, OK | $48,180 | 11% below national |
| 152 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | 11% below national |
| 153 | Charleston, WV | $48,100 | 11% below national |
| 154 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,090 | 11% below national |
| 155 | Lincoln, NE | $48,080 | 11% below national |
| 156 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,040 | 11% below national |
| 157 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,030 | 11% below national |
| 158 | Chambersburg, PA | $47,910 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Syracuse, NY | $47,850 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Amarillo, TX | $47,840 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,840 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Montgomery, AL | $47,770 | 12% below national |
| 164 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,720 | 12% below national |
| 165 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,700 | 12% below national |
| 166 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,660 | 12% below national |
| 167 | Kingston, NY | $47,640 | 12% below national |
| 168 | Mobile, AL | $47,590 | 12% below national |
| 169 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,580 | 12% below national |
| 170 | State College, PA | $47,580 | 12% below national |
| 171 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,540 | 12% below national |
| 172 | Birmingham, AL | $47,480 | 12% below national |
| 173 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,450 | 12% below national |
| 174 | Lancaster, PA | $47,420 | 12% below national |
| 175 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,350 | 13% below national |
| 176 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,240 | 13% below national |
| 177 | Traverse City, MI | $47,230 | 13% below national |
| 178 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,200 | 13% below national |
| 179 | Bangor, ME | $47,080 | 13% below national |
| 180 | Green Bay, WI | $47,010 | 13% below national |
| 181 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,960 | 13% below national |
| 182 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,960 | 13% below national |
| 183 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $46,870 | 13% below national |
| 184 | Lebanon, PA | $46,840 | 13% below national |
| 185 | Peoria, IL | $46,840 | 13% below national |
| 186 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,810 | 14% below national |
| 187 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,710 | 14% below national |
| 188 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,690 | 14% below national |
| 189 | Springfield, IL | $46,660 | 14% below national |
| 190 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,650 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,640 | 14% below national |
| 192 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,530 | 14% below national |
| 193 | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,500 | 14% below national |
| 194 | Billings, MT | $46,460 | 14% below national |
| 195 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $46,380 | 14% below national |
| 196 | Visalia, CA | $46,370 | 14% below national |
| 197 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,330 | 14% below national |
| 198 | Rapid City, SD | $46,250 | 15% below national |
| 199 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,210 | 15% below national |
| 200 | Gainesville, FL | $46,150 | 15% below national |
| 201 | Flagstaff, AZ | $46,140 | 15% below national |
| 202 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,950 | 15% below national |
| 203 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,940 | 15% below national |
| 204 | Bloomington, IL | $45,930 | 15% below national |
| 205 | Ogden, UT | $45,790 | 15% below national |
| 206 | Farmington, NM | $45,760 | 15% below national |
| 207 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 15% below national |
| 208 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,720 | 16% below national |
| 209 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,700 | 16% below national |
| 210 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 16% below national |
| 211 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 16% below national |
| 212 | Springfield, MO | $45,620 | 16% below national |
| 213 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $45,580 | 16% below national |
| 214 | Flint, MI | $45,550 | 16% below national |
| 215 | Rockford, IL | $45,550 | 16% below national |
| 216 | Evansville, IN | $45,530 | 16% below national |
| 217 | Winston-Salem, NC | $45,500 | 16% below national |
| 218 | Waco, TX | $45,490 | 16% below national |
| 219 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $45,440 | 16% below national |
| 220 | Bozeman, MT | $45,400 | 16% below national |
| 221 | Wichita, KS | $45,400 | 16% below national |
| 222 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $45,350 | 16% below national |
| 223 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,320 | 16% below national |
| 224 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 16% below national |
| 225 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,290 | 16% below national |
| 226 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $45,270 | 16% below national |
| 227 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | 16% below national |
| 228 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,100 | 17% below national |
| 229 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,020 | 17% below national |
| 230 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,980 | 17% below national |
| 231 | El Paso, TX | $44,940 | 17% below national |
| 232 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $44,930 | 17% below national |
| 233 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,930 | 17% below national |
| 234 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,920 | 17% below national |
| 235 | Beckley, WV | $44,870 | 17% below national |
| 236 | Roanoke, VA | $44,830 | 17% below national |
| 237 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,780 | 17% below national |
| 238 | St. George, UT | $44,710 | 17% below national |
| 239 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,550 | 18% below national |
| 240 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,470 | 18% below national |
| 241 | Warner Robins, GA | $44,450 | 18% below national |
| 242 | Lubbock, TX | $44,360 | 18% below national |
| 243 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $44,320 | 18% below national |
| 244 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,280 | 18% below national |
| 245 | Jefferson City, MO | $44,220 | 18% below national |
| 246 | Knoxville, TN | $44,200 | 18% below national |
| 247 | Saginaw, MI | $44,190 | 18% below national |
| 248 | Huntsville, AL | $44,180 | 18% below national |
| 249 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,120 | 19% below national |
| 250 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,120 | 19% below national |
| 251 | Jackson, TN | $43,960 | 19% below national |
| 252 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $43,900 | 19% below national |
| 253 | Akron, OH | $43,890 | 19% below national |
| 254 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $43,790 | 19% below national |
| 255 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $43,770 | 19% below national |
| 256 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | 19% below national |
| 257 | Corpus Christi, TX | $43,630 | 19% below national |
| 258 | Columbia, MO | $43,610 | 19% below national |
| 259 | Decatur, IL | $43,610 | 19% below national |
| 260 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,280 | 20% below national |
| 261 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,210 | 20% below national |
| 262 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,180 | 20% below national |
| 263 | Morristown, TN | $43,080 | 20% below national |
| 264 | Manhattan, KS | $43,060 | 20% below national |
| 265 | Decatur, AL | $42,980 | 21% below national |
| 266 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,950 | 21% below national |
| 267 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,940 | 21% below national |
| 268 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $42,940 | 21% below national |
| 269 | Harrisonburg, VA | $42,890 | 21% below national |
| 270 | Appleton, WI | $42,860 | 21% below national |
| 271 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,840 | 21% below national |
| 272 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $42,820 | 21% below national |
| 273 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $42,720 | 21% below national |
| 274 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $42,590 | 21% below national |
| 275 | Morgantown, WV | $42,480 | 22% below national |
| 276 | Mansfield, OH | $42,470 | 22% below national |
| 277 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $42,430 | 22% below national |
| 278 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 22% below national |
| 279 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,310 | 22% below national |
| 280 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $42,310 | 22% below national |
| 281 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,190 | 22% below national |
| 282 | Johnson City, TN | $42,160 | 22% below national |
| 283 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $42,130 | 22% below national |
| 284 | Boise City, ID | $42,110 | 22% below national |
| 285 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $42,020 | 22% below national |
| 286 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $42,010 | 22% below national |
| 287 | Eau Claire, WI | $41,960 | 22% below national |
| 288 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $41,920 | 23% below national |
| 289 | Twin Falls, ID | $41,740 | 23% below national |
| 290 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,710 | 23% below national |
| 291 | Santa Fe, NM | $41,600 | 23% below national |
| 292 | Valdosta, GA | $41,600 | 23% below national |
| 293 | Dubuque, IA | $41,530 | 23% below national |
| 294 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,530 | 23% below national |
| 295 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $41,510 | 23% below national |
| 296 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,500 | 23% below national |
| 297 | Odessa, TX | $41,440 | 23% below national |
| 298 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,370 | 24% below national |
| 299 | Lake Charles, LA | $41,340 | 24% below national |
| 300 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $41,250 | 24% below national |
| 301 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $41,090 | 24% below national |
| 302 | Great Falls, MT | $40,580 | 25% below national |
| 303 | Iowa City, IA | $40,570 | 25% below national |
| 304 | Ocala, FL | $40,560 | 25% below national |
| 305 | Lynchburg, VA | $40,540 | 25% below national |
| 306 | Tucson, AZ | $40,520 | 25% below national |
| 307 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $40,420 | 25% below national |
| 308 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $40,420 | 25% below national |
| 309 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $40,410 | 25% below national |
| 310 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $40,210 | 26% below national |
| 311 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,860 | 26% below national |
| 312 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,740 | 27% below national |
| 313 | Wichita Falls, TX | $39,640 | 27% below national |
| 314 | Altoona, PA | $39,530 | 27% below national |
| 315 | Lima, OH | $39,520 | 27% below national |
| 316 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $39,360 | 27% below national |
| 317 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,360 | 27% below national |
| 318 | Williamsport, PA | $39,080 | 28% below national |
| 319 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | 28% below national |
| 320 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | 28% below national |
| 321 | Longview, TX | $38,990 | 28% below national |
| 322 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,990 | 28% below national |
| 323 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,920 | 28% below national |
| 324 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,860 | 28% below national |
| 325 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,820 | 28% below national |
| 326 | Idaho Falls, ID | $38,810 | 28% below national |
| 327 | Owensboro, KY | $38,800 | 28% below national |
| 328 | Erie, PA | $38,690 | 29% below national |
| 329 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,670 | 29% below national |
| 330 | Lafayette, LA | $38,550 | 29% below national |
| 331 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $38,350 | 29% below national |
| 332 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,350 | 29% below national |
| 333 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,310 | 29% below national |
| 334 | Asheville, NC | $38,240 | 29% below national |
| 335 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,230 | 29% below national |
| 336 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,020 | 30% below national |
| 337 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,020 | 30% below national |
| 338 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $37,900 | 30% below national |
| 339 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,800 | 30% below national |
| 340 | Rocky Mount, NC | $37,760 | 30% below national |
| 341 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,720 | 30% below national |
| 342 | Cleveland, TN | $37,720 | 30% below national |
| 343 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,710 | 30% below national |
| 344 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,700 | 30% below national |
| 345 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,570 | 31% below national |
| 346 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 31% below national |
| 347 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $37,460 | 31% below national |
| 348 | Missoula, MT | $37,440 | 31% below national |
| 349 | Alexandria, LA | $37,310 | 31% below national |
| 350 | Hammond, LA | $37,290 | 31% below national |
| 351 | Paducah, KY-IL | $37,150 | 31% below national |
| 352 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,100 | 31% below national |
| 353 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $37,010 | 32% below national |
| 354 | Florence, SC | $36,890 | 32% below national |
| 355 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,880 | 32% below national |
| 356 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,810 | 32% below national |
| 357 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | 32% below national |
| 358 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $36,770 | 32% below national |
| 359 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | 32% below national |
| 360 | Goldsboro, NC | $36,660 | 32% below national |
| 361 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,530 | 33% below national |
| 362 | Bowling Green, KY | $36,480 | 33% below national |
| 363 | Monroe, LA | $36,480 | 33% below national |
| 364 | Grand Island, NE | $36,470 | 33% below national |
| 365 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | 33% below national |
| 366 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 33% below national |
| 367 | Abilene, TX | $36,290 | 33% below national |
| 368 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,260 | 33% below national |
| 369 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,210 | 33% below national |
| 370 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 33% below national |
| 371 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,020 | 33% below national |
| 372 | Fayetteville, NC | $36,010 | 33% below national |
| 373 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $35,890 | 34% below national |
| 374 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,770 | 34% below national |
| 375 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,610 | 34% below national |
| 376 | Elizabethtown, KY | $35,600 | 34% below national |
| 377 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 34% below national |
| 378 | Jacksonville, NC | $35,340 | 35% below national |
| 379 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,210 | 35% below national |
| 380 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,190 | 35% below national |
| 381 | Joplin, MO-KS | $35,140 | 35% below national |
| 382 | Gadsden, AL | $34,900 | 36% below national |
| 383 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,880 | 36% below national |
| 384 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,780 | 36% below national |
| 385 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,760 | 36% below national |
| 386 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $34,640 | 36% below national |
| 387 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,170 | 37% below national |
| 388 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,970 | 37% below national |
| 389 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,700 | 38% below national |
| 390 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,610 | 38% below national |
| 391 | Greenville, NC | $33,580 | 38% below national |
| 392 | Dothan, AL | $32,940 | 39% below national |
| 393 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $32,220 | 40% below national |
| 394 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $31,870 | 41% below national |
| 395 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $31,500 | 42% below national |
| 396 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,840 | 43% below national |
| 397 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,350 | 49% below national |
| 398 | Ponce, PR | $20,250 | 63% below national |
| 399 | Arecibo, PR | $20,140 | 63% below national |
| 400 | Aguadilla, PR | $19,760 | 64% below national |
| 401 | Mayaguez, PR | $19,760 | 64% below national |
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