31 Series · SOC 31-9095
Pharmacy Aides Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $37,680
- Median / year
- $56,010
- Top 10% earn
- -0.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 39,530
- US workers
Pharmacy Aides earn a median of $37,680 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $37,680, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,820 (10th percentile) to $56,010 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 39,530 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($59,960), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Pharmacy Aides earn a median of $37,680, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 8% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Support, it ranks #15 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 0.1% by 2033.
- $37,680
- Median annual wage
- Top 92%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #15 of 17
- in Healthcare Support
- 1.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $59,960. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Pharmacy Aides (SOC 31-9095) pays a national median of $37,680 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $29,820 at the 10th percentile to $56,010 at the 90th, with a mean of $40,450 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 39,530 Americans work in this occupation across 49 reporting states and 227 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 6,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 5.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $59,960, which is +59% above the national figure. The top metro is Vallejo, CA at $69,870 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$37,680
per year
Median Hourly
$18.12/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$40,450
average
Employment
39,530
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Pharmacy Aides pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$37,680 Bottom 8% higher than 8% 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.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 31-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Pharmacy Aides; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 31-series occupations with growth data, Pharmacy Aides sits on the slower-growing side at -0.1% growth and $37,680 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-0.1%
Declining
Annual Openings
6,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
5.5/100
Danger Index
22.3/100
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 Pharmacy Aides roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
- ▸ Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
- ▸ Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
- ▸ Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
- ▸ Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
- ▸ Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist.
- ▸ Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
- ▸ Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
- ▸ Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
- ▸ Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
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
10th Percentile
$29,820
25th Percentile
$34,980
Median
$37,680
75th Percentile
$43,640
90th Percentile
$56,010
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $59,960 | +59% above national |
| 2 | Utah | $51,600 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $46,250 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $45,110 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Arizona | $43,360 | +15% above national |
| 6 | California | $42,200 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $40,250 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $39,470 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $39,080 | +4% above national |
| 10 | Texas | $38,630 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $38,500 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $38,060 | +1% above national |
| 13 | New York | $38,040 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $38,020 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Missouri | $37,820 | same as national |
| 16 | Idaho | $37,690 | same as national |
| 17 | Colorado | $37,580 | same as national |
| 18 | Ohio | $37,500 | same as national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $37,430 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $37,390 | 1% below national |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $37,350 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Vermont | $37,310 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Montana | $37,140 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Wyoming | $37,030 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Illinois | $37,010 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Arkansas | $36,860 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $36,660 | 3% below national |
| 28 | New Jersey | $36,590 | 3% below national |
| 29 | New Mexico | $36,390 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Virginia | $36,390 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Connecticut | $36,350 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Alabama | $36,260 | 4% below national |
| 33 | South Carolina | $36,140 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $36,130 | 4% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $36,130 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $35,890 | 5% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $35,530 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Maryland | $35,170 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $35,160 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $34,630 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $34,610 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $33,450 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $33,270 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $32,070 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Nebraska | $31,610 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $30,360 | 19% below national |
| 47 | Tennessee | $30,170 | 20% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $28,380 | 25% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $28,100 | 25% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallejo, CA | $69,870 | +85% above national |
| 2 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $55,710 | +48% above national |
| 3 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $51,850 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Salem, OR | $51,590 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,620 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Jacksonville, FL | $47,830 | +27% above national |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,450 | +26% above national |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,830 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,250 | +23% above national |
| 11 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,880 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,400 | +20% above national |
| 13 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $44,810 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,120 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Bend, OR | $43,610 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Toledo, OH | $43,480 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $43,360 | +15% above national |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $43,260 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $42,850 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $42,640 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $42,590 | +13% above national |
| 22 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $42,510 | +13% above national |
| 23 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,390 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Madison, WI | $42,350 | +12% above national |
| 25 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $42,270 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $42,140 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,050 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $41,910 | +11% above national |
| 29 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $41,600 | +10% above national |
| 30 | Reno, NV | $41,400 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,390 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $41,360 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Laredo, TX | $41,200 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Columbia, MO | $41,020 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $41,000 | +9% above national |
| 36 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $40,810 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $40,740 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Medford, OR | $40,550 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $40,460 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Binghamton, NY | $40,390 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $40,370 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $40,280 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $40,160 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,990 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Chico, CA | $39,980 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $39,860 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Akron, OH | $39,800 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,770 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Redding, CA | $39,690 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Lancaster, PA | $39,650 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,620 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Tucson, AZ | $39,570 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,520 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Pittsburgh, PA | $39,400 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,390 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,160 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,140 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $39,100 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $38,690 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,630 | +3% above national |
| 61 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,550 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Columbus, OH | $38,470 | +2% above national |
| 63 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $38,430 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Springfield, MA | $38,180 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Yuba City, CA | $38,160 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,140 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Salinas, CA | $38,050 | +1% above national |
| 68 | Bellingham, WA | $37,960 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Merced, CA | $37,900 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Yakima, WA | $37,900 | +1% above national |
| 71 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,850 | same as national |
| 72 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $37,850 | same as national |
| 73 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $37,840 | same as national |
| 74 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,730 | same as national |
| 75 | Oklahoma City, OK | $37,700 | same as national |
| 76 | Bangor, ME | $37,530 | same as national |
| 77 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,530 | same as national |
| 78 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $37,530 | same as national |
| 79 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,400 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Visalia, CA | $37,400 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,350 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Winston-Salem, NC | $37,320 | 1% below national |
| 83 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,310 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Corpus Christi, TX | $37,280 | 1% below national |
| 85 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,280 | 1% below national |
| 86 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,260 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $37,100 | 2% below national |
| 89 | Wilmington, NC | $37,040 | 2% below national |
| 90 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $37,020 | 2% below national |
| 91 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $37,010 | 2% below national |
| 92 | Duluth, MN-WI | $37,010 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $37,000 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,990 | 2% below national |
| 95 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $36,990 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,990 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Worcester, MA | $36,840 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $36,790 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Missoula, MT | $36,780 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $36,770 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Cleveland, OH | $36,750 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Modesto, CA | $36,730 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Huntsville, AL | $36,710 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $36,670 | 3% below national |
| 105 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,580 | 3% below national |
| 106 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $36,580 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Amarillo, TX | $36,560 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,550 | 3% below national |
| 109 | Birmingham, AL | $36,460 | 3% below national |
| 110 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 3% below national |
| 111 | Boise City, ID | $36,370 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Iowa City, IA | $36,370 | 3% below national |
| 113 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $36,340 | 4% below national |
| 114 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $36,290 | 4% below national |
| 115 | Fresno, CA | $36,270 | 4% below national |
| 116 | Mobile, AL | $36,260 | 4% below national |
| 117 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $36,200 | 4% below national |
| 118 | Billings, MT | $36,190 | 4% below national |
| 119 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,130 | 4% below national |
| 120 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $36,070 | 4% below national |
| 121 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,060 | 4% below national |
| 122 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,990 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Lubbock, TX | $35,940 | 5% below national |
| 124 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $35,900 | 5% below national |
| 125 | Colorado Springs, CO | $35,880 | 5% below national |
| 126 | Utica-Rome, NY | $35,830 | 5% below national |
| 127 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $35,810 | 5% below national |
| 128 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,760 | 5% below national |
| 129 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,760 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Green Bay, WI | $35,750 | 5% below national |
| 131 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $35,740 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $35,710 | 5% below national |
| 133 | Rochester, NY | $35,710 | 5% below national |
| 134 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,710 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Syracuse, NY | $35,600 | 6% below national |
| 136 | Columbia, SC | $35,570 | 6% below national |
| 137 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $35,550 | 6% below national |
| 138 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $35,540 | 6% below national |
| 139 | Dubuque, IA | $35,440 | 6% below national |
| 140 | New Haven, CT | $35,420 | 6% below national |
| 141 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $35,370 | 6% below national |
| 142 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,220 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $35,120 | 7% below national |
| 144 | Fort Wayne, IN | $35,110 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $35,070 | 7% below national |
| 146 | El Paso, TX | $35,060 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,950 | 7% below national |
| 148 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,860 | 7% below national |
| 149 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $34,820 | 8% below national |
| 150 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $34,750 | 8% below national |
| 151 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,730 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,730 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,720 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Lafayette, LA | $34,690 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,680 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Evansville, IN | $34,670 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Springfield, MO | $34,660 | 8% below national |
| 158 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,660 | 8% below national |
| 159 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,650 | 8% below national |
| 160 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $34,640 | 8% below national |
| 161 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $34,640 | 8% below national |
| 162 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $34,600 | 8% below national |
| 163 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $34,510 | 8% below national |
| 164 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,430 | 9% below national |
| 165 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,430 | 9% below national |
| 166 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,370 | 9% below national |
| 167 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,310 | 9% below national |
| 168 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,240 | 9% below national |
| 169 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,230 | 9% below national |
| 170 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $33,890 | 10% below national |
| 171 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,890 | 10% below national |
| 172 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $33,880 | 10% below national |
| 173 | Richmond, VA | $33,840 | 10% below national |
| 174 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $33,620 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,570 | 11% below national |
| 176 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $33,570 | 11% below national |
| 177 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 12% below national |
| 178 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $33,240 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $33,140 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $32,970 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Lincoln, NE | $32,610 | 13% below national |
| 182 | Tulsa, OK | $32,250 | 14% below national |
| 183 | Savannah, GA | $32,200 | 15% below national |
| 184 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $31,850 | 15% below national |
| 185 | Topeka, KS | $31,730 | 16% below national |
| 186 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,580 | 16% below national |
| 187 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $31,540 | 16% below national |
| 188 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,520 | 16% below national |
| 189 | Monroe, LA | $31,420 | 17% below national |
| 190 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $31,390 | 17% below national |
| 191 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $31,220 | 17% below national |
| 192 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $31,140 | 17% below national |
| 193 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,910 | 18% below national |
| 194 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $30,870 | 18% below national |
| 195 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,590 | 19% below national |
| 196 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $30,130 | 20% below national |
| 197 | Wichita, KS | $30,070 | 20% below national |
| 198 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $30,020 | 20% below national |
| 199 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,850 | 21% below national |
| 200 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $29,720 | 21% below national |
| 201 | Knoxville, TN | $29,700 | 21% below national |
| 202 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,650 | 21% below national |
| 203 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,530 | 22% below national |
| 204 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,430 | 22% below national |
| 205 | Columbus, GA-AL | $29,300 | 22% below national |
| 206 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,180 | 23% below national |
| 207 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $29,080 | 23% below national |
| 208 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $28,990 | 23% below national |
| 209 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $28,810 | 24% below national |
| 210 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,790 | 24% below national |
| 211 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,750 | 24% below national |
| 212 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $28,530 | 24% below national |
| 213 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,520 | 24% below national |
| 214 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,380 | 25% below national |
| 215 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $28,360 | 25% below national |
| 216 | Ponce, PR | $28,030 | 26% below national |
| 217 | Jackson, MS | $27,970 | 26% below national |
| 218 | Baton Rouge, LA | $27,920 | 26% below national |
| 219 | Albany, GA | $27,860 | 26% below national |
| 220 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,770 | 26% below national |
| 221 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,600 | 27% below national |
| 222 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $27,140 | 28% below national |
| 223 | Arecibo, PR | $26,820 | 29% below national |
| 224 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $26,620 | 29% below national |
| 225 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,310 | 30% below national |
| 226 | Mayaguez, PR | $26,220 | 30% below national |
| 227 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $25,680 | 32% below national |
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- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $43,640/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $59,960/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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