19 Series · SOC 19-5011
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $90,150
- Median / year
- +7.4%
- 2024→2025
- $134,950
- Top 10% earn
- +12.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 140,610
- Estimated US jobs
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists earn a median of $90,150 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $90,150, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $55,000 (10th percentile) to $134,950 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 140,610 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($111,530).
The pay verdict
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists earn a median of $90,150, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 78% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #23 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 12.5% by 2034.
- $90,150
- Median annual wage
- Top 22%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #23 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $111,530. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists moved from $74,100 in May 2019 to $90,150 in May 2025 (+21.7%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists sits -2.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (SOC 19-5011) has a national median of $90,150 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $55,000 to $134,950, and the published mean is $93,860. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 140,610 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 500 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $83,910 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $90,150 in May 2025, a rise of $6,240 (+7.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +12.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 14,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. 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 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $111,530, which is +24% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $128,980. 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
$90,150
per year
Median Hourly
$43.34/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$93,860
average
Employment
140,610
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$90,150 Top 22% higher than 78% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 (this entry) | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$90,150 · 78th 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 19-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Occupational Health and Safety Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Medical Scientists, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $103410
- Occupational Health …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.5%, Median annual wage $90150
- Environmental Scient…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $82220
- Chemists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $91240
- Clinical and Counsel…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.2%, Median annual wage $100580
- Life, Physical, and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $62280
- Biological Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $57510
- School Psychologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $95990
- Chemical Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $60390
- Biological Scientist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $98920
- Urban and Regional P…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $89320
- Social Scientists an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.7%, Median annual wage $101110
- Environmental Scienc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $55090
- Biochemists and Biop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $127410
- Social Science Resea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $61990
- Occupational Health …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $61560
- Forest and Conservat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.2%, Median annual wage $54560
- Conservation Scienti…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $73010
- Geoscientists, Excep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $101920
- Physical Scientists,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $122570
- Physicists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $172250
- Forensic Science Tec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.8%, Median annual wage $72060
- Microbiologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $87990
- Psychologists, All O…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $110840
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+12.5%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
14,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+16,500
131,900 (2024) → 148,400 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
0.7/100
Danger Index
3.6/100
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 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
- ▸ Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos management plans.
- ▸ Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
- ▸ Investigate accidents to identify causes or to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
- ▸ Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- ▸ Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, or other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
- ▸ Collaborate with engineers or physicians to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
- ▸ Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, or other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
- ▸ Conduct safety training or education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
- ▸ Investigate health-related complaints and inspect facilities to ensure that they comply with public health legislation and regulations.
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
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay history, 2019–2025
Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $74,100 |
| 2020 | $76,340 |
| 2021 | $77,560 |
| 2022 | $78,570 |
| 2023 | $81,140 |
| 2024 | $83,910 |
| 2025 | $90,150 |
2019 median
$74,100
2025 median
$90,150
2019–2025 change
+$16,050 (+21.7%)
Avg/year
+3.3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | $74,100 | First banked release | 92,780 |
| May 2020 | $76,340 | +3.0% | 95,960 |
| May 2021 | $77,560 | +1.6% | 106,340 |
| May 2022 | $78,570 | +1.3% | 109,430 |
| May 2023 | $81,140 | +3.3% | 122,300 |
| May 2024 | $83,910 | +3.4% | 128,430 |
| May 2025 | $90,150 | +7.4% | 140,610 |
Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $74,100 in May 2019 to $90,150 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 92,780 in May 2019 to 140,610 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.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $111,530 | +24% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $103,970 | +15% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $102,920 | +14% above national |
| 4 | California | $102,840 | +14% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $101,740 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $101,400 | +12% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $101,260 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $99,270 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Illinois | $98,270 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $97,640 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $96,990 | +8% above national |
| 12 | Connecticut | $96,110 | +7% above national |
| 13 | New York | $95,720 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $95,240 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $94,840 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $94,360 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Wyoming | $94,030 | +4% above national |
| 18 | North Dakota | $93,250 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Maryland | $91,820 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Ohio | $91,460 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Virginia | $90,800 | +1% above national |
| 22 | New Jersey | $90,610 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Utah | $90,200 | same as national |
| 24 | Louisiana | $89,560 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Arizona | $89,480 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $88,820 | 1% below national |
| 27 | South Dakota | $88,610 | 2% below national |
| 28 | South Carolina | $88,080 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $87,830 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Vermont | $87,210 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $87,050 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $86,920 | 4% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $86,650 | 4% below national |
| 34 | West Virginia | $86,560 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $86,300 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $85,450 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $84,750 | 6% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $84,510 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Mississippi | $84,490 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $84,080 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $83,990 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Kentucky | $83,730 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $83,470 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $83,090 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $82,260 | 9% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $81,330 | 10% below national |
| 47 | Tennessee | $81,190 | 10% below national |
| 48 | Delaware | $81,120 | 10% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $79,890 | 11% below national |
| 50 | Texas | $79,660 | 12% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $73,130 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $68,030 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $45,630 | 49% 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 | $128,980 | +43% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,860 | +41% above national |
| 3 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $125,970 | +40% above national |
| 4 | Niles, MI | $113,680 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Lawrence, KS | $109,740 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $109,560 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $109,550 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $109,500 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Pueblo, CO | $109,390 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $109,170 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $109,130 | +21% above national |
| 12 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $107,910 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $107,220 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,430 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $105,960 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Rochester, MN | $105,090 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $104,770 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Lafayette, LA | $104,470 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $104,000 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $103,810 | +15% above national |
| 21 | New Haven, CT | $103,780 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Greeley, CO | $103,740 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Boulder, CO | $103,720 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Anchorage, AK | $103,330 | +15% above national |
| 25 | Bellingham, WA | $103,260 | +15% above national |
| 26 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,610 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $102,270 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $102,120 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Bay City, MI | $102,060 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,630 | +13% above national |
| 31 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $101,560 | +13% above national |
| 32 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $101,230 | +12% above national |
| 33 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $101,060 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $101,060 | +12% above national |
| 35 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $100,730 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $100,230 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $100,000 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Salinas, CA | $99,770 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Bismarck, ND | $99,520 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $99,170 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Reno, NV | $99,160 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Worcester, MA | $99,150 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Columbus, OH | $98,920 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $98,490 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Sumter, SC | $98,490 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $98,450 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $98,440 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $98,320 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $97,470 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,410 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Charleston, WV | $96,990 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $96,990 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $96,820 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $96,780 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Redding, CA | $96,360 | +7% above national |
| 56 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $96,320 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Minot, ND | $96,100 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $95,990 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Lexington Park, MD | $95,870 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Ogden, UT | $95,740 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Salem, OR | $95,680 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $95,640 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Fayetteville, NC | $95,620 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,600 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Logan, UT-ID | $95,560 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $95,490 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Albany, OR | $95,470 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Syracuse, NY | $95,180 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Spartanburg, SC | $95,130 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $95,100 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Sandusky, OH | $94,960 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Farmington, NM | $94,920 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Modesto, CA | $94,910 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Casper, WY | $94,890 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Huntsville, AL | $94,570 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Bend, OR | $94,540 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Baton Rouge, LA | $94,520 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Peoria, IL | $94,520 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Warner Robins, GA | $94,520 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $94,520 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Merced, CA | $94,470 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Rockford, IL | $94,450 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $94,370 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $94,010 | +4% above national |
| 85 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $94,010 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Colorado Springs, CO | $93,970 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Reading, PA | $93,880 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $93,660 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Jacksonville, NC | $93,640 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $93,430 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $93,340 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $93,280 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $93,260 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $93,200 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $93,200 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $93,130 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $93,100 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $93,060 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $93,000 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Yakima, WA | $92,960 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $92,930 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $92,900 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $92,670 | +3% above national |
| 104 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $92,610 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $92,310 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $92,050 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Mansfield, OH | $92,020 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $91,950 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Paducah, KY-IL | $91,740 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $91,620 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Midland, TX | $91,570 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Appleton, WI | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Beckley, WV | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Duluth, MN-WI | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Manhattan, KS | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Toledo, OH | $91,560 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $91,380 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $91,160 | +1% above national |
| 121 | St. Cloud, MN | $91,150 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $91,120 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Evansville, IN | $91,050 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $91,010 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Idaho Falls, ID | $90,600 | same as national |
| 126 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $90,490 | same as national |
| 127 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $90,470 | same as national |
| 128 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $90,440 | same as national |
| 129 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $90,310 | same as national |
| 130 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $90,310 | same as national |
| 131 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $90,240 | same as national |
| 132 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $90,180 | same as national |
| 133 | Yuba City, CA | $90,150 | same as national |
| 134 | York-Hanover, PA | $90,100 | same as national |
| 135 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $89,920 | same as national |
| 136 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $89,870 | same as national |
| 137 | Walla Walla, WA | $89,860 | same as national |
| 138 | Iowa City, IA | $89,570 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Omaha, NE-IA | $89,500 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $89,480 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Grand Junction, CO | $89,350 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Elmira, NY | $89,180 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $89,070 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $88,990 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Flint, MI | $88,990 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Fargo, ND-MN | $88,690 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Columbus, GA-AL | $88,610 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Elizabethtown, KY | $88,610 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $88,610 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $88,610 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Vineland, NJ | $88,480 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Springfield, MA | $88,290 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,270 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Bangor, ME | $88,190 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Victoria, TX | $88,110 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Fresno, CA | $88,090 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $88,090 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $88,080 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Cleveland, OH | $88,070 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Lebanon, PA | $88,000 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Florence, SC | $87,970 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $87,970 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Birmingham, AL | $87,920 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Columbus, IN | $87,920 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Kenosha, WI | $87,890 | 3% below national |
| 166 | Binghamton, NY | $87,740 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $87,530 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $87,450 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Albuquerque, NM | $87,390 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Pittsburgh, PA | $87,310 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Mankato, MN | $87,270 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Albany, GA | $86,920 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Boise City, ID | $86,920 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Sheboygan, WI | $86,830 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Barnstable Town, MA | $86,660 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Madison, WI | $86,650 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $86,480 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Lynchburg, VA | $86,480 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Altoona, PA | $86,260 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Las Cruces, NM | $86,260 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Rapid City, SD | $86,160 | 4% below national |
| 182 | Cheyenne, WY | $86,040 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Hattiesburg, MS | $85,900 | 5% below national |
| 184 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $85,620 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Ann Arbor, MI | $85,610 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Mobile, AL | $85,600 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $85,550 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $85,490 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Wilmington, NC | $85,230 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Charlottesville, VA | $85,170 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $85,100 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Wausau, WI | $85,010 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $84,990 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Pittsfield, MA | $84,990 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Flagstaff, AZ | $84,950 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $84,820 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Savannah, GA | $84,760 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Bowling Green, KY | $84,730 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $84,720 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Wichita, KS | $84,640 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Rochester, NY | $84,570 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Visalia, CA | $84,510 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Green Bay, WI | $84,500 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $84,430 | 6% below national |
| 205 | Corvallis, OR | $84,420 | 6% below national |
| 206 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $84,410 | 6% below national |
| 207 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $84,360 | 6% below national |
| 208 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $84,350 | 6% below national |
| 209 | Chico, CA | $84,010 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $83,990 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $83,870 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $83,860 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $83,760 | 7% below national |
| 214 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $83,740 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $83,650 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Terre Haute, IN | $83,510 | 7% below national |
| 217 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,440 | 7% below national |
| 218 | Fort Wayne, IN | $83,440 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Richmond, VA | $83,420 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $83,410 | 7% below national |
| 221 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $83,410 | 7% below national |
| 222 | Akron, OH | $83,300 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Oklahoma City, OK | $83,210 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Tucson, AZ | $83,200 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $83,130 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Ithaca, NY | $83,020 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Bloomington, IN | $83,000 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Ames, IA | $82,970 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $82,970 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $82,910 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Owensboro, KY | $82,880 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $82,760 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,750 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Helena, MT | $82,740 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $82,720 | 8% below national |
| 236 | Lake Charles, LA | $82,710 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Great Falls, MT | $82,670 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Jackson, MS | $82,640 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Bozeman, MT | $82,570 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Lima, OH | $82,420 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Saginaw, MI | $82,400 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $82,370 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $82,270 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Eau Claire, WI | $82,260 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Montgomery, AL | $82,260 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Chambersburg, PA | $82,220 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $82,220 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Medford, OR | $82,180 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Springfield, OH | $82,100 | 9% below national |
| 250 | Lancaster, PA | $81,990 | 9% below national |
| 251 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $81,990 | 9% below national |
| 252 | Asheville, NC | $81,740 | 9% below national |
| 253 | Springfield, IL | $81,590 | 9% below national |
| 254 | Billings, MT | $81,520 | 10% below national |
| 255 | El Centro, CA | $81,520 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Morgantown, WV | $81,390 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Fond du Lac, WI | $81,370 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $81,330 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $81,120 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $81,000 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Erie, PA | $80,980 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Tulsa, OK | $80,900 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $80,880 | 10% below national |
| 264 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $80,840 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $80,730 | 10% below national |
| 266 | Topeka, KS | $80,670 | 11% below national |
| 267 | Jacksonville, FL | $80,560 | 11% below national |
| 268 | Winston-Salem, NC | $80,280 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Roanoke, VA | $80,260 | 11% below national |
| 270 | Columbia, MO | $80,250 | 11% below national |
| 271 | Twin Falls, ID | $80,250 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Lawton, OK | $80,140 | 11% below national |
| 273 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $80,010 | 11% below national |
| 274 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $79,990 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $79,950 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $79,940 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Decatur, IL | $79,880 | 11% below national |
| 278 | Springfield, MO | $79,560 | 12% below national |
| 279 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $79,550 | 12% below national |
| 280 | State College, PA | $79,540 | 12% below national |
| 281 | Burlington, NC | $79,430 | 12% below national |
| 282 | Traverse City, MI | $79,400 | 12% below national |
| 283 | Utica-Rome, NY | $79,330 | 12% below national |
| 284 | Columbia, SC | $79,160 | 12% below national |
| 285 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $79,110 | 12% below national |
| 286 | Johnson City, TN | $79,000 | 12% below national |
| 287 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $78,980 | 12% below national |
| 288 | Rocky Mount, NC | $78,850 | 13% below national |
| 289 | Monroe, LA | $78,800 | 13% below national |
| 290 | Jackson, TN | $78,460 | 13% below national |
| 291 | Decatur, AL | $78,420 | 13% below national |
| 292 | Dubuque, IA | $78,410 | 13% below national |
| 293 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $78,370 | 13% below national |
| 294 | Greenville, NC | $78,370 | 13% below national |
| 295 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $78,190 | 13% below national |
| 296 | Knoxville, TN | $78,110 | 13% below national |
| 297 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $78,090 | 13% below national |
| 298 | Harrisonburg, VA | $77,960 | 14% below national |
| 299 | Corpus Christi, TX | $77,950 | 14% below national |
| 300 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $77,840 | 14% below national |
| 301 | Johnstown, PA | $77,810 | 14% below national |
| 302 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $77,740 | 14% below national |
| 303 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,690 | 14% below national |
| 304 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $77,680 | 14% below national |
| 305 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $77,620 | 14% below national |
| 306 | Midland, MI | $77,580 | 14% below national |
| 307 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $77,450 | 14% below national |
| 308 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $77,380 | 14% below national |
| 309 | Morristown, TN | $77,370 | 14% below national |
| 310 | Dothan, AL | $77,350 | 14% below national |
| 311 | Hammond, LA | $77,220 | 14% below national |
| 312 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $77,150 | 14% below national |
| 313 | Valdosta, GA | $77,130 | 14% below national |
| 314 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $77,000 | 15% below national |
| 315 | Tyler, TX | $76,790 | 15% below national |
| 316 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,770 | 15% below national |
| 317 | Goldsboro, NC | $76,560 | 15% below national |
| 318 | Gainesville, FL | $76,400 | 15% below national |
| 319 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $76,400 | 15% below national |
| 320 | Wichita Falls, TX | $76,400 | 15% below national |
| 321 | Abilene, TX | $76,330 | 15% below national |
| 322 | Gadsden, AL | $76,270 | 15% below national |
| 323 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $75,950 | 16% below national |
| 324 | Lincoln, NE | $75,820 | 16% below national |
| 325 | Amarillo, TX | $75,350 | 16% below national |
| 326 | Williamsport, PA | $75,320 | 16% below national |
| 327 | Tallahassee, FL | $75,180 | 17% below national |
| 328 | Ocala, FL | $74,910 | 17% below national |
| 329 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $74,490 | 17% below national |
| 330 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,470 | 17% below national |
| 331 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $74,430 | 17% below national |
| 332 | Dalton, GA | $74,310 | 18% below national |
| 333 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $74,190 | 18% below national |
| 334 | Yuma, AZ | $74,160 | 18% below national |
| 335 | Winchester, VA-WV | $73,920 | 18% below national |
| 336 | Joplin, MO-KS | $73,580 | 18% below national |
| 337 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $73,200 | 19% below national |
| 338 | Longview, TX | $73,050 | 19% below national |
| 339 | San Angelo, TX | $73,040 | 19% below national |
| 340 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $73,010 | 19% below national |
| 341 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $72,890 | 19% below national |
| 342 | Monroe, MI | $72,470 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Kingston, NY | $71,820 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $71,560 | 21% below national |
| 345 | Cleveland, TN | $70,400 | 22% below national |
| 346 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $70,400 | 22% below national |
| 347 | Waco, TX | $70,220 | 22% below national |
| 348 | Lubbock, TX | $70,190 | 22% below national |
| 349 | Missoula, MT | $69,300 | 23% below national |
| 350 | Battle Creek, MI | $69,120 | 23% below national |
| 351 | Gainesville, GA | $67,480 | 25% below national |
| 352 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $66,340 | 26% below national |
| 353 | Odessa, TX | $66,110 | 27% below national |
| 354 | Jefferson City, MO | $65,670 | 27% below national |
| 355 | El Paso, TX | $65,640 | 27% below national |
| 356 | Rome, GA | $64,790 | 28% below national |
| 357 | Laredo, TX | $63,630 | 29% below national |
| 358 | Dover, DE | $62,950 | 30% below national |
| 359 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $61,100 | 32% below national |
| 360 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,850 | 33% below national |
| 361 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,750 | 34% below national |
| 362 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $56,500 | 37% below national |
| 363 | Jonesboro, AR | $55,870 | 38% below national |
| 364 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,040 | 49% below national |
| 365 | Arecibo, PR | $45,060 | 50% below national |
| 366 | Ponce, PR | $44,380 | 51% below national |
| 367 | Aguadilla, PR | $44,360 | 51% below national |
| 368 | Mayaguez, PR | $43,330 | 52% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 19 (Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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