31 Series · SOC 31-9092
Medical Assistants
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$44,200
per year
Median Hourly
$21.25/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$44,720
average
Employment
793,460
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,020
25th Percentile
$37,610
Median
$44,200
75th Percentile
$48,160
90th Percentile
$57,830
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $55,120 | +25% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $51,860 | +17% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $49,900 | +13% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $49,740 | +13% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $49,380 | +12% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $48,820 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $48,540 | +10% above national |
| 8 | California | $48,050 | +9% above national |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $48,040 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $47,610 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $47,270 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $46,540 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $46,500 | +5% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $46,280 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Nebraska | $46,080 | +4% above national |
| 16 | New York | $46,040 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $45,820 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $45,490 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Arizona | $45,440 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $45,440 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Vermont | $45,330 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Maryland | $45,060 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Iowa | $43,670 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Nevada | $43,450 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Idaho | $43,400 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Utah | $43,040 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $42,810 | 3% below national |
| 28 | North Carolina | $42,600 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $42,390 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Virginia | $42,310 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $41,830 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $41,380 | 6% below national |
| 33 | North Dakota | $41,040 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Ohio | $40,430 | 9% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $39,350 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $39,310 | 11% below national |
| 37 | Wyoming | $39,240 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $39,090 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $39,000 | 12% below national |
| 40 | New Mexico | $39,000 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $38,930 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Michigan | $38,840 | 12% below national |
| 43 | South Carolina | $38,820 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $38,750 | 12% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $38,150 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $37,580 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $37,150 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Virgin Islands | $36,660 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $35,870 | 19% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $35,860 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Alabama | $34,980 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $34,800 | 21% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $28,970 | 34% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $28,230 | 36% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallejo, CA | $75,180 | +70% above national |
| 2 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,900 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $62,570 | +42% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,290 | +41% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,910 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,850 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Napa, CA | $58,270 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $54,270 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $53,140 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | $52,520 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,040 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $50,300 | +14% above national |
| 13 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $50,200 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $50,180 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Bend, OR | $49,990 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $49,990 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $49,870 | +13% above national |
| 18 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $49,720 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $49,710 | +12% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $49,470 | +12% above national |
| 21 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $49,370 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,150 | +11% above national |
| 24 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $49,070 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Barnstable Town, MA | $49,060 | +11% above national |
| 26 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $49,040 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Rochester, MN | $48,980 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Albany, OR | $48,880 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Ithaca, NY | $48,860 | +11% above national |
| 30 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $48,780 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Boulder, CO | $48,740 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Salem, OR | $48,720 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,690 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,600 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Modesto, CA | $48,530 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | +10% above national |
| 38 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,510 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,470 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,460 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Bellingham, WA | $48,430 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,430 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $48,340 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,190 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Madison, WI | $48,150 | +9% above national |
| 46 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $48,140 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Medford, OR | $48,030 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Sheboygan, WI | $48,000 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,980 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Greeley, CO | $47,910 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Yakima, WA | $47,890 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,830 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $47,820 | +8% above national |
| 54 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,780 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $47,780 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Springfield, MA | $47,770 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Worcester, MA | $47,680 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Fond du Lac, WI | $47,670 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Kenosha, WI | $47,640 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Yuba City, CA | $47,620 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,590 | +8% above national |
| 62 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,530 | +8% above national |
| 63 | Salinas, CA | $47,530 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Eau Claire, WI | $47,520 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Corvallis, OR | $47,510 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $47,420 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Appleton, WI | $47,360 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Omaha, NE-IA | $47,340 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,200 | +7% above national |
| 70 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,170 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,170 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,120 | +7% above national |
| 73 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Bozeman, MT | $47,040 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,990 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $46,900 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Mankato, MN | $46,900 | +6% above national |
| 78 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $46,890 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $46,760 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,760 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,760 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,750 | +6% above national |
| 83 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,740 | +6% above national |
| 85 | St. Cloud, MN | $46,740 | +6% above national |
| 86 | Santa Fe, NM | $46,740 | +6% above national |
| 87 | Walla Walla, WA | $46,670 | +6% above national |
| 88 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,590 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,560 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Carson City, NV | $46,550 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Green Bay, WI | $46,550 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Duluth, MN-WI | $46,450 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Wausau, WI | $46,390 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Bangor, ME | $46,370 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,360 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $46,170 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,130 | +4% above national |
| 98 | New Haven, CT | $46,090 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,090 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Chico, CA | $46,000 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,000 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $45,980 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,870 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Lincoln, NE | $45,860 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Missoula, MT | $45,850 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,850 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Visalia, CA | $45,840 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,830 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $45,790 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Bismarck, ND | $45,750 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $45,700 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Reno, NV | $45,680 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $45,660 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $45,650 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $45,640 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,630 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,560 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,490 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,430 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Redding, CA | $45,380 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,380 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Pittsfield, MA | $45,340 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,330 | +3% above national |
| 127 | Grand Junction, CO | $45,330 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,310 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $45,300 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $45,240 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,220 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,140 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $45,110 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,080 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,070 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,040 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,040 | +2% above national |
| 140 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,040 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Topeka, KS | $45,040 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Boise City, ID | $45,020 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $44,960 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Vineland, NJ | $44,940 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $44,900 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $44,830 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Ames, IA | $44,820 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Billings, MT | $44,750 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Cleveland, OH | $44,720 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Reading, PA | $44,710 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Fresno, CA | $44,700 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $44,690 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Colorado Springs, CO | $44,650 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,520 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $44,520 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Great Falls, MT | $44,460 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,410 | same as national |
| 159 | Rockford, IL | $44,380 | same as national |
| 160 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $44,370 | same as national |
| 161 | Grand Island, NE | $44,300 | same as national |
| 162 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,220 | same as national |
| 163 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,150 | same as national |
| 164 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,150 | same as national |
| 165 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $44,140 | same as national |
| 166 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,130 | same as national |
| 167 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,080 | same as national |
| 168 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $44,070 | same as national |
| 169 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $44,020 | same as national |
| 170 | Burlington, NC | $43,980 | same as national |
| 171 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,950 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Columbus, OH | $43,830 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,820 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Helena, MT | $43,720 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $43,680 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Glens Falls, NY | $43,640 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Sandusky, OH | $43,600 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,520 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $43,500 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Ogden, UT | $43,490 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $43,490 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $43,480 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Pueblo, CO | $43,360 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Rochester, NY | $43,230 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Peoria, IL | $43,170 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $42,930 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $42,930 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Lebanon, PA | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Tucson, AZ | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Midland, TX | $42,870 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $42,840 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,720 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,680 | 3% below national |
| 196 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $42,630 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Chambersburg, PA | $42,490 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Punta Gorda, FL | $42,420 | 4% below national |
| 199 | State College, PA | $42,370 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $42,250 | 4% below national |
| 201 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $42,180 | 5% below national |
| 202 | Winston-Salem, NC | $42,160 | 5% below national |
| 203 | Dubuque, IA | $42,090 | 5% below national |
| 204 | Lexington Park, MD | $42,020 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Gettysburg, PA | $41,890 | 5% below national |
| 206 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $41,890 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Twin Falls, ID | $41,890 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $41,880 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $41,740 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Lancaster, PA | $41,620 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $41,610 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Utica-Rome, NY | $41,590 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,550 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Muncie, IN | $41,550 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $41,500 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $41,480 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Albuquerque, NM | $41,420 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $41,190 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $41,180 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Greenville, NC | $41,160 | 7% below national |
| 221 | Salisbury, MD | $41,030 | 7% below national |
| 222 | York-Hanover, PA | $40,960 | 7% below national |
| 223 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $40,940 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Syracuse, NY | $40,930 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Lawrence, KS | $40,910 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $40,900 | 7% below national |
| 227 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,870 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $40,830 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $40,780 | 8% below national |
| 230 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,780 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Winchester, VA-WV | $40,730 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $40,720 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $40,690 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Springfield, IL | $40,600 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $40,590 | 8% below national |
| 236 | Decatur, IL | $40,580 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $40,560 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Traverse City, MI | $40,500 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Casper, WY | $40,440 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Lima, OH | $40,350 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Logan, UT-ID | $40,280 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Iowa City, IA | $40,240 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Toledo, OH | $40,230 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $40,160 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Saginaw, MI | $40,160 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $40,060 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Kingston, NY | $39,990 | 10% below national |
| 248 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $39,970 | 10% below national |
| 249 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,960 | 10% below national |
| 250 | Niles, MI | $39,940 | 10% below national |
| 251 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $39,920 | 10% below national |
| 252 | Asheville, NC | $39,910 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,820 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $39,810 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $39,790 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $39,790 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,750 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $39,730 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,730 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Charlottesville, VA | $39,660 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $39,660 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Cheyenne, WY | $39,640 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,640 | 10% below national |
| 264 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $39,600 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $39,580 | 10% below national |
| 266 | El Centro, CA | $39,570 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Gainesville, GA | $39,570 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Binghamton, NY | $39,550 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Richmond, VA | $39,550 | 11% below national |
| 270 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,510 | 11% below national |
| 271 | Pittsburgh, PA | $39,500 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,500 | 11% below national |
| 273 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,480 | 11% below national |
| 274 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,460 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $39,310 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,290 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Spartanburg, SC | $39,280 | 11% below national |
| 278 | Evansville, IN | $39,220 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,210 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,200 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Merced, CA | $39,200 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Wilmington, NC | $39,200 | 11% below national |
| 283 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,190 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $39,180 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Bloomington, IN | $39,160 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Kokomo, IN | $39,140 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Mansfield, OH | $39,120 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Williamsport, PA | $39,110 | 12% below national |
| 289 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,100 | 12% below national |
| 290 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,090 | 12% below national |
| 291 | Wichita Falls, TX | $39,080 | 12% below national |
| 292 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,070 | 12% below national |
| 293 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $39,050 | 12% below national |
| 294 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $39,000 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $38,990 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Tulsa, OK | $38,930 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $38,920 | 12% below national |
| 298 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,870 | 12% below national |
| 299 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $38,860 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Battle Creek, MI | $38,830 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Elmira, NY | $38,820 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Rapid City, SD | $38,810 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $38,790 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Dover, DE | $38,750 | 12% below national |
| 306 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,730 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,720 | 12% below national |
| 308 | Rocky Mount, NC | $38,710 | 12% below national |
| 309 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,670 | 13% below national |
| 310 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $38,650 | 13% below national |
| 311 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,640 | 13% below national |
| 312 | Yuma, AZ | $38,630 | 13% below national |
| 313 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,600 | 13% below national |
| 314 | Bloomington, IL | $38,580 | 13% below national |
| 315 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,550 | 13% below national |
| 316 | Akron, OH | $38,540 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,520 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,510 | 13% below national |
| 319 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $38,500 | 13% below national |
| 320 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,490 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 13% below national |
| 322 | Gainesville, FL | $38,420 | 13% below national |
| 323 | Springfield, MO | $38,420 | 13% below national |
| 324 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $38,410 | 13% below national |
| 325 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $38,400 | 13% below national |
| 326 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $38,400 | 13% below national |
| 327 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,370 | 13% below national |
| 328 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,360 | 13% below national |
| 329 | Waco, TX | $38,350 | 13% below national |
| 330 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 13% below national |
| 331 | Knoxville, TN | $38,300 | 13% below national |
| 332 | Springfield, OH | $38,260 | 13% below national |
| 333 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,260 | 13% below national |
| 334 | Erie, PA | $38,250 | 13% below national |
| 335 | Midland, MI | $38,240 | 13% below national |
| 336 | Columbia, SC | $38,230 | 14% below national |
| 337 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,230 | 14% below national |
| 338 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $38,220 | 14% below national |
| 339 | Oklahoma City, OK | $38,190 | 14% below national |
| 340 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 14% below national |
| 341 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $38,140 | 14% below national |
| 342 | Harrisonburg, VA | $38,130 | 14% below national |
| 343 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,120 | 14% below national |
| 344 | St. George, UT | $38,100 | 14% below national |
| 345 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,060 | 14% below national |
| 346 | Pocatello, ID | $38,050 | 14% below national |
| 347 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,050 | 14% below national |
| 348 | Paducah, KY-IL | $38,040 | 14% below national |
| 349 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,980 | 14% below national |
| 350 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,970 | 14% below national |
| 351 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,940 | 14% below national |
| 352 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,920 | 14% below national |
| 353 | Savannah, GA | $37,910 | 14% below national |
| 354 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,910 | 14% below national |
| 355 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 14% below national |
| 356 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,830 | 14% below national |
| 357 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,800 | 14% below national |
| 358 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $37,770 | 15% below national |
| 359 | Fayetteville, NC | $37,700 | 15% below national |
| 360 | Lynchburg, VA | $37,700 | 15% below national |
| 361 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,700 | 15% below national |
| 362 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,700 | 15% below national |
| 363 | Altoona, PA | $37,690 | 15% below national |
| 364 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,680 | 15% below national |
| 365 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 15% below national |
| 366 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $37,650 | 15% below national |
| 367 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | 15% below national |
| 368 | Idaho Falls, ID | $37,630 | 15% below national |
| 369 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $37,630 | 15% below national |
| 370 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,610 | 15% below national |
| 371 | Columbia, MO | $37,590 | 15% below national |
| 372 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $37,500 | 15% below national |
| 373 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $37,490 | 15% below national |
| 374 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | 15% below national |
| 375 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,460 | 15% below national |
| 376 | Lake Charles, LA | $37,440 | 15% below national |
| 377 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,440 | 15% below national |
| 378 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | 15% below national |
| 379 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,400 | 15% below national |
| 380 | Kankakee, IL | $37,390 | 15% below national |
| 381 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,380 | 15% below national |
| 382 | Amarillo, TX | $37,360 | 15% below national |
| 383 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $37,350 | 15% below national |
| 384 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,350 | 15% below national |
| 385 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | 16% below national |
| 386 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,320 | 16% below national |
| 387 | Monroe, MI | $37,290 | 16% below national |
| 388 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $37,280 | 16% below national |
| 389 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $37,280 | 16% below national |
| 390 | Corpus Christi, TX | $37,250 | 16% below national |
| 391 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $37,240 | 16% below national |
| 392 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 16% below national |
| 393 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,200 | 16% below national |
| 394 | Goldsboro, NC | $37,190 | 16% below national |
| 395 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,190 | 16% below national |
| 396 | Columbus, IN | $37,170 | 16% below national |
| 397 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,170 | 16% below national |
| 398 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 16% below national |
| 399 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 16% below national |
| 400 | Tyler, TX | $37,110 | 16% below national |
| 401 | Jackson, TN | $37,100 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,090 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Wichita, KS | $37,080 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Rome, GA | $37,040 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Jackson, MI | $37,020 | 16% below national |
| 407 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,010 | 16% below national |
| 408 | Roanoke, VA | $37,010 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Ocala, FL | $36,920 | 16% below national |
| 410 | Johnson City, TN | $36,900 | 17% below national |
| 411 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,890 | 17% below national |
| 412 | Owensboro, KY | $36,890 | 17% below national |
| 413 | Abilene, TX | $36,870 | 17% below national |
| 414 | Cleveland, TN | $36,870 | 17% below national |
| 415 | Flint, MI | $36,870 | 17% below national |
| 416 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,860 | 17% below national |
| 417 | Hot Springs, AR | $36,810 | 17% below national |
| 418 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 17% below national |
| 419 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,770 | 17% below national |
| 420 | Terre Haute, IN | $36,760 | 17% below national |
| 421 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,730 | 17% below national |
| 422 | Bay City, MI | $36,700 | 17% below national |
| 423 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,700 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,700 | 17% below national |
| 425 | Johnstown, PA | $36,690 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Morgantown, WV | $36,650 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,580 | 17% below national |
| 428 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 17% below national |
| 429 | Joplin, MO-KS | $36,530 | 17% below national |
| 430 | Odessa, TX | $36,530 | 17% below national |
| 431 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,530 | 17% below national |
| 432 | Las Cruces, NM | $36,480 | 17% below national |
| 433 | Sebring, FL | $36,450 | 18% below national |
| 434 | El Paso, TX | $36,440 | 18% below national |
| 435 | Hinesville, GA | $36,440 | 18% below national |
| 436 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,420 | 18% below national |
| 437 | Jackson, MS | $36,390 | 18% below national |
| 438 | Victoria, TX | $36,380 | 18% below national |
| 439 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 18% below national |
| 440 | Farmington, NM | $36,360 | 18% below national |
| 441 | Albany, GA | $36,350 | 18% below national |
| 442 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,340 | 18% below national |
| 443 | Florence, SC | $36,330 | 18% below national |
| 444 | Huntsville, AL | $36,280 | 18% below national |
| 445 | Manhattan, KS | $36,260 | 18% below national |
| 446 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 18% below national |
| 447 | Dalton, GA | $36,200 | 18% below national |
| 448 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,140 | 18% below national |
| 449 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 18% below national |
| 450 | San Angelo, TX | $36,100 | 18% below national |
| 451 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,100 | 18% below national |
| 452 | Lubbock, TX | $36,090 | 18% below national |
| 453 | Jacksonville, NC | $36,080 | 18% below national |
| 454 | Longview, TX | $36,050 | 18% below national |
| 455 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,010 | 19% below national |
| 456 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,980 | 19% below national |
| 457 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,960 | 19% below national |
| 458 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,960 | 19% below national |
| 459 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,950 | 19% below national |
| 460 | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,830 | 19% below national |
| 461 | Charleston, WV | $35,830 | 19% below national |
| 462 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,770 | 19% below national |
| 463 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,760 | 19% below national |
| 464 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,740 | 19% below national |
| 465 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,700 | 19% below national |
| 466 | Enid, OK | $35,690 | 19% below national |
| 467 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,690 | 19% below national |
| 468 | Warner Robins, GA | $35,660 | 19% below national |
| 469 | Birmingham, AL | $35,640 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Morristown, TN | $35,610 | 19% below national |
| 471 | Laredo, TX | $35,540 | 20% below national |
| 472 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,520 | 20% below national |
| 473 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,510 | 20% below national |
| 474 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,470 | 20% below national |
| 475 | Sumter, SC | $35,450 | 20% below national |
| 476 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,420 | 20% below national |
| 477 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $35,370 | 20% below national |
| 478 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,350 | 20% below national |
| 479 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $35,320 | 20% below national |
| 480 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $35,310 | 20% below national |
| 481 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | 20% below national |
| 482 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $35,110 | 21% below national |
| 483 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $35,100 | 21% below national |
| 484 | Montgomery, AL | $35,050 | 21% below national |
| 485 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,990 | 21% below national |
| 486 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,950 | 21% below national |
| 487 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $34,940 | 21% below national |
| 488 | Hammond, LA | $34,910 | 21% below national |
| 489 | Hattiesburg, MS | $34,820 | 21% below national |
| 490 | Mobile, AL | $34,790 | 21% below national |
| 491 | Decatur, AL | $34,580 | 22% below national |
| 492 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,570 | 22% below national |
| 493 | Beckley, WV | $34,430 | 22% below national |
| 494 | Valdosta, GA | $34,230 | 23% below national |
| 495 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $34,200 | 23% below national |
| 496 | Lawton, OK | $34,020 | 23% below national |
| 497 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $34,000 | 23% below national |
| 498 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $33,950 | 23% below national |
| 499 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $33,810 | 24% below national |
| 500 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $33,580 | 24% below national |
| 501 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $33,380 | 24% below national |
| 502 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $32,950 | 25% below national |
| 503 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,940 | 25% below national |
| 504 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,930 | 25% below national |
| 505 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $32,860 | 26% below national |
| 506 | Ponce, PR | $32,740 | 26% below national |
| 507 | Lafayette, LA | $32,360 | 27% below national |
| 508 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,870 | 28% below national |
| 509 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $31,780 | 28% below national |
| 510 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,730 | 28% below national |
| 511 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $31,690 | 28% below national |
| 512 | Dothan, AL | $31,680 | 28% below national |
| 513 | Alexandria, LA | $31,340 | 29% below national |
| 514 | Gadsden, AL | $31,200 | 29% below national |
| 515 | Aguadilla, PR | $30,930 | 30% below national |
| 516 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,910 | 30% below national |
| 517 | Monroe, LA | $30,640 | 31% below national |
| 518 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,220 | 32% below national |
| 519 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,990 | 32% below national |
| 520 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,480 | 33% below national |
| 521 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,870 | 35% below national |
| 522 | Eagle Pass, TX | $28,410 | 36% below national |
| 523 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,230 | 36% below national |
| 524 | Mayaguez, PR | $20,070 | 55% below national |
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