29 Series · SOC 29-2043
Paramedics Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $60,600
- Median / year
- +3.7%
- 2024→2025
- $84,850
- Top 10% earn
- +5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 100,610
- Estimated US jobs
Paramedics earn a median of $60,600 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $60,600, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $44,230 (10th percentile) to $84,850 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 100,610 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($104,310).
The pay verdict
Paramedics earn a median of $60,600, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 49% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #61 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2034.
- $60,600
- Median annual wage
- Top 51%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #61 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $104,310. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Paramedics (SOC 29-2043) has a national median of $60,600 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $44,230 to $84,850, and the published mean is $63,360. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 100,610 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 395 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $58,410 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $60,600 in May 2025, a rise of $2,190 (+3.7%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 4,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $104,310, which is +72% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $123,310. 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
$60,600
per year
Median Hourly
$29.13/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$63,360
average
Employment
100,610
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Paramedics pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$60,600 Bottom 49% higher than 49% 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 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$60,600 · 49th 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 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Paramedics; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Registered Nurses: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $97550
- Licensed Practical a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $64400
- Pharmacy Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45750
- Physicians, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $265930
- Clinical Laboratory …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $62930
- Nurse Practitioners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 40.1%, Median annual wage $132300
- Pharmacists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $140910
- Physical Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.9%, Median annual wage $102760
- Radiologic Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $80110
- Dental Hygienists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $98100
- Medical Records Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.1%, Median annual wage $51140
- Speech-Language Path…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15%, Median annual wage $97870
- Health Technologists…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $50290
- Emergency Medical Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $44470
- Occupational Therapi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13.8%, Median annual wage $100330
- Physician Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20.4%, Median annual wage $135880
- Psychiatric Technici…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20%, Median annual wage $45130
- Respiratory Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $82280
- Veterinary Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $47380
- Dentists, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $170950
- Surgical Technologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64650
- Family Medicine Phys…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.7%, Median annual wage $244180
- Paramedics: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $60600
- Diagnostic Medical S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13%, Median annual wage $96590
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
4,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+5,100
101,900 (2024) → 107,000 (2034)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Paramedics roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Key Tasks
- ▸ Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.
- ▸ Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- ▸ Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- ▸ Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- ▸ Comfort and reassure patients.
- ▸ Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
- ▸ Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- ▸ Instruct emergency medical response team about emergency interventions to ensure correct application of procedures.
- ▸ Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
- ▸ Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
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
Paramedics pay history, 2021–2025
Published national median across 5 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,770 |
| 2022 | $49,090 |
| 2023 | $53,180 |
| 2024 | $58,410 |
| 2025 | $60,600 |
2021 median
$46,770
2025 median
$60,600
2021–2025 change
+$13,830 (+29.6%)
Avg/year
+6.7%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $46,770 | First banked release | 96,510 |
| May 2022 | $49,090 | +5.0% | 95,440 |
| May 2023 | $53,180 | +8.3% | 98,770 |
| May 2024 | $58,410 | +9.8% | 99,530 |
| May 2025 | $60,600 | +3.7% | 100,610 |
Across the 5 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $46,770 in May 2021 to $60,600 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +6.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 96,510 in May 2021 to 100,610 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
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $104,310 | +72% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $86,630 | +43% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $81,280 | +34% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $78,550 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $77,480 | +28% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $76,300 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $74,840 | +23% above national |
| 8 | California | $74,590 | +23% above national |
| 9 | New York | $73,200 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $71,860 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $66,660 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $66,340 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Utah | $65,420 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $64,240 | +6% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $64,210 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Wyoming | $64,040 | +6% above national |
| 17 | Colorado | $63,910 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $63,550 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Maine | $63,050 | +4% above national |
| 20 | North Dakota | $62,320 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $61,000 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $60,660 | same as national |
| 23 | Iowa | $60,590 | same as national |
| 24 | Virginia | $60,480 | same as national |
| 25 | Idaho | $60,380 | same as national |
| 26 | Vermont | $60,360 | same as national |
| 27 | Indiana | $60,320 | same as national |
| 28 | Florida | $60,140 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $59,710 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Nevada | $59,280 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Missouri | $59,180 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Arizona | $58,600 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Tennessee | $57,690 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Georgia | $57,660 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $57,500 | 5% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $57,320 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Nebraska | $56,230 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Louisiana | $56,050 | 8% below national |
| 39 | New Mexico | $55,530 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Mississippi | $54,630 | 10% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $53,550 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Michigan | $52,080 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Ohio | $51,300 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $51,020 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $50,890 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $50,310 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Kentucky | $49,890 | 18% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $48,830 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $48,540 | 20% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $48,460 | 20% below national |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $46,790 | 23% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,960 | 51% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $123,310 | +103% above national |
| 2 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $120,260 | +98% above national |
| 3 | Bellingham, WA | $119,970 | +98% above national |
| 4 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $119,700 | +98% above national |
| 5 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $109,620 | +81% above national |
| 6 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $101,250 | +67% above national |
| 7 | Redding, CA | $88,740 | +46% above national |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $84,480 | +39% above national |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $83,090 | +37% above national |
| 10 | Ogden, UT | $82,650 | +36% above national |
| 11 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $82,310 | +36% above national |
| 12 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $82,060 | +35% above national |
| 13 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,430 | +34% above national |
| 14 | Salinas, CA | $80,710 | +33% above national |
| 15 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $80,590 | +33% above national |
| 16 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $79,550 | +31% above national |
| 17 | New Haven, CT | $79,440 | +31% above national |
| 18 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $79,400 | +31% above national |
| 19 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $78,950 | +30% above national |
| 20 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $78,570 | +30% above national |
| 21 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $78,000 | +29% above national |
| 22 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $77,670 | +28% above national |
| 23 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $77,600 | +28% above national |
| 24 | Salem, OR | $77,460 | +28% above national |
| 25 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,430 | +28% above national |
| 26 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $76,810 | +27% above national |
| 27 | Santa Fe, NM | $75,660 | +25% above national |
| 28 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $75,190 | +24% above national |
| 29 | Lexington Park, MD | $74,900 | +24% above national |
| 30 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,900 | +24% above national |
| 31 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $74,080 | +22% above national |
| 32 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $73,930 | +22% above national |
| 33 | Barnstable Town, MA | $73,570 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,520 | +20% above national |
| 35 | Modesto, CA | $72,170 | +19% above national |
| 36 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $71,440 | +18% above national |
| 37 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $71,390 | +18% above national |
| 38 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $70,630 | +17% above national |
| 39 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $69,050 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Sheboygan, WI | $68,810 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $68,640 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Fayetteville, NC | $68,220 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $68,160 | +12% above national |
| 44 | Salisbury, MD | $68,150 | +12% above national |
| 45 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $67,290 | +11% above national |
| 46 | Greeley, CO | $66,830 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $66,830 | +10% above national |
| 48 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $66,460 | +10% above national |
| 49 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $66,370 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $66,330 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Iowa City, IA | $66,090 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,960 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $65,710 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Anchorage, AK | $65,630 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Kenosha, WI | $65,350 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Pueblo, CO | $65,310 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Bangor, ME | $65,300 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $65,220 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $65,090 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $64,970 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Green Bay, WI | $64,810 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Pittsfield, MA | $64,750 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Reno, NV | $64,750 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,730 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $64,680 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Worcester, MA | $64,400 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $64,310 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Mansfield, OH | $64,220 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $64,210 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $64,120 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Merced, CA | $64,100 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $63,940 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Lincoln, NE | $63,900 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Charlottesville, VA | $63,870 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Visalia, CA | $63,840 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Richmond, VA | $63,750 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Syracuse, NY | $63,700 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $63,660 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $63,520 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Asheville, NC | $63,480 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $63,450 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $63,370 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Colorado Springs, CO | $63,360 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $63,210 | +4% above national |
| 85 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $63,200 | +4% above national |
| 86 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,050 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Yuma, AZ | $63,040 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Rochester, NY | $62,940 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Ames, IA | $62,920 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $62,350 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,320 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Topeka, KS | $62,050 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Grand Junction, CO | $62,000 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,980 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $61,940 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Gainesville, FL | $61,920 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Pittsburgh, PA | $61,900 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $61,890 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Lafayette, LA | $61,880 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $61,830 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $61,830 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,770 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,660 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Boulder, CO | $61,450 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,430 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Tucson, AZ | $61,410 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,320 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,060 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Wilmington, NC | $61,060 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Utica-Rome, NY | $60,990 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Jackson, MS | $60,850 | same as national |
| 112 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,820 | same as national |
| 113 | Jacksonville, FL | $60,800 | same as national |
| 114 | Winchester, VA-WV | $60,600 | same as national |
| 115 | Terre Haute, IN | $60,520 | same as national |
| 116 | Cleveland, OH | $60,490 | same as national |
| 117 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $60,390 | same as national |
| 118 | Boise City, ID | $60,380 | same as national |
| 119 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $60,330 | same as national |
| 120 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $60,300 | same as national |
| 121 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $60,140 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $60,130 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $60,090 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Reading, PA | $60,050 | 1% below national |
| 125 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,010 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Lancaster, PA | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $59,910 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,870 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $59,770 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Flagstaff, AZ | $59,740 | 1% below national |
| 131 | York-Hanover, PA | $59,710 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $59,660 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,520 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Madison, WI | $59,440 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Albuquerque, NM | $59,330 | 2% below national |
| 136 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $59,280 | 2% below national |
| 137 | Springfield, MO | $59,230 | 2% below national |
| 138 | Eau Claire, WI | $59,220 | 2% below national |
| 139 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,210 | 2% below national |
| 140 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,160 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Traverse City, MI | $59,140 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Evansville, IN | $59,100 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Montgomery, AL | $59,090 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Roanoke, VA | $59,020 | 3% below national |
| 145 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,980 | 3% below national |
| 146 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $58,950 | 3% below national |
| 147 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $58,860 | 3% below national |
| 148 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $58,770 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $58,610 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $58,600 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $58,560 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $58,520 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Waco, TX | $58,390 | 4% below national |
| 154 | Ann Arbor, MI | $58,380 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,190 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Winston-Salem, NC | $58,110 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $57,720 | 5% below national |
| 158 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,410 | 5% below national |
| 159 | Tallahassee, FL | $57,250 | 6% below national |
| 160 | Toledo, OH | $56,230 | 7% below national |
| 161 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $56,200 | 7% below national |
| 162 | Omaha, NE-IA | $56,130 | 7% below national |
| 163 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,070 | 7% below national |
| 164 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $55,760 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $55,230 | 9% below national |
| 166 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $55,130 | 9% below national |
| 167 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $54,700 | 10% below national |
| 168 | Glens Falls, NY | $54,480 | 10% below national |
| 169 | Abilene, TX | $54,370 | 10% below national |
| 170 | Victoria, TX | $54,370 | 10% below national |
| 171 | El Paso, TX | $54,260 | 10% below national |
| 172 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $54,030 | 11% below national |
| 173 | Paducah, KY-IL | $53,980 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Baton Rouge, LA | $53,820 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Birmingham, AL | $53,820 | 11% below national |
| 176 | Erie, PA | $53,820 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Hattiesburg, MS | $53,820 | 11% below national |
| 178 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,550 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Savannah, GA | $53,420 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $53,400 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $53,320 | 12% below national |
| 182 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $53,220 | 12% below national |
| 184 | Greenville, NC | $53,210 | 12% below national |
| 185 | Columbia, SC | $53,160 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $52,760 | 13% below national |
| 187 | Billings, MT | $52,600 | 13% below national |
| 188 | Rocky Mount, NC | $52,470 | 13% below national |
| 189 | Amarillo, TX | $52,390 | 14% below national |
| 190 | Akron, OH | $52,370 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Warner Robins, GA | $52,070 | 14% below national |
| 192 | Alexandria, LA | $51,940 | 14% below national |
| 193 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,930 | 14% below national |
| 194 | Midland, TX | $51,850 | 14% below national |
| 195 | Gainesville, GA | $51,790 | 15% below national |
| 196 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $51,660 | 15% below national |
| 197 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $51,650 | 15% below national |
| 198 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $51,650 | 15% below national |
| 199 | Jackson, TN | $51,550 | 15% below national |
| 200 | Spartanburg, SC | $51,360 | 15% below national |
| 201 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $51,250 | 15% below national |
| 202 | Knoxville, TN | $51,130 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Wichita, KS | $51,020 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Florence, SC | $50,950 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Albany, GA | $50,930 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,550 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $50,470 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $50,310 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $50,150 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $50,100 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $49,880 | 18% below national |
| 212 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $49,830 | 18% below national |
| 213 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $49,700 | 18% below national |
| 214 | Columbus, GA-AL | $49,610 | 18% below national |
| 215 | Williamsport, PA | $49,610 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Joplin, MO-KS | $49,480 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $49,460 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Peoria, IL | $49,440 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Morgantown, WV | $49,370 | 19% below national |
| 220 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,320 | 19% below national |
| 221 | Monroe, LA | $49,270 | 19% below national |
| 222 | Johnson City, TN | $49,250 | 19% below national |
| 223 | Lubbock, TX | $49,170 | 19% below national |
| 224 | Manhattan, KS | $48,950 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,780 | 20% below national |
| 226 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,770 | 20% below national |
| 227 | Decatur, AL | $48,540 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $48,420 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,150 | 21% below national |
| 230 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,110 | 21% below national |
| 231 | Jefferson City, MO | $48,080 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Johnstown, PA | $47,850 | 21% below national |
| 233 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $47,840 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Rapid City, SD | $47,810 | 21% below national |
| 235 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,740 | 21% below national |
| 236 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $47,670 | 21% below national |
| 237 | Springfield, OH | $47,660 | 21% below national |
| 238 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,600 | 21% below national |
| 239 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $47,570 | 22% below national |
| 240 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $47,410 | 22% below national |
| 241 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,390 | 22% below national |
| 242 | Longview, TX | $47,350 | 22% below national |
| 243 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $47,280 | 22% below national |
| 244 | Bowling Green, KY | $47,260 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Columbus, OH | $47,130 | 22% below national |
| 246 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $47,060 | 22% below national |
| 247 | Flint, MI | $47,020 | 22% below national |
| 248 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,990 | 22% below national |
| 249 | Tulsa, OK | $46,790 | 23% below national |
| 250 | Wichita Falls, TX | $46,550 | 23% below national |
| 251 | Hinesville, GA | $46,220 | 24% below national |
| 252 | Laredo, TX | $46,180 | 24% below national |
| 253 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $46,080 | 24% below national |
| 254 | Sandusky, OH | $45,230 | 25% below national |
| 255 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $45,230 | 25% below national |
| 256 | Ocala, FL | $45,150 | 25% below national |
| 257 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,860 | 26% below national |
| 258 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $43,750 | 28% below national |
| 259 | Jonesboro, AR | $43,660 | 28% below national |
| 260 | Charleston, WV | $43,110 | 29% below national |
| 261 | Mobile, AL | $39,840 | 34% below national |
| 262 | Dothan, AL | $39,180 | 35% below national |
| 263 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $31,040 | 49% below national |
| 264 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,690 | 51% below national |
| 265 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,880 | 56% below national |
| 266 | Ponce, PR | $24,090 | 60% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 29 (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Acupuncturists
SOC 29-1291
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SOC 29-1211
Athletic Trainers
SOC 29-9091
Audiologists
SOC 29-1181
Cardiologists
SOC 29-1212
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($60,600 here) and reported employment (100,610 jobs here).
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