29 Series · SOC 29-2052
Pharmacy Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $45,750
- Median / year
- +5.3%
- 2024→2025
- $61,040
- Top 10% earn
- +6.4%
- Growth '24–'34
- 471,680
- Estimated US jobs
Pharmacy Technicians earn a median of $45,750 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $45,750, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,020 (10th percentile) to $61,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 471,680 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($58,900).
The pay verdict
Pharmacy Technicians earn a median of $45,750, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 21% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #67 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.4% by 2034.
- $45,750
- Median annual wage
- Top 79%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #67 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $58,900. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Pharmacy Technicians moved from $33,950 in May 2019 to $45,750 in May 2025 (+34.8%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Pharmacy Technicians sits +10.3 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052) has a national median of $45,750 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $36,020 to $61,040, and the published mean is $46,620. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 471,680 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 528 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $43,460 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $45,750 in May 2025, a rise of $2,290 (+5.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 49,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. 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 $58,900, which is +29% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Napa, CA at $77,360. 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
$45,750
per year
Median Hourly
$22.00/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,620
average
Employment
471,680
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Pharmacy Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$45,750 Bottom 21% higher than 21% 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 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 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% |
$45,750 · 21st 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 Pharmacy Technicians; 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
+6.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
49,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+31,500
490,400 (2024) → 521,800 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
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 Pharmacy Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- ▸ Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- ▸ Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- ▸ Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- ▸ Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- ▸ Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
- ▸ Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- ▸ Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
- ▸ Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
- ▸ Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
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
Pharmacy Technicians pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $30,410 |
| 2016 | $30,920 |
| 2017 | $31,750 |
| 2018 | $32,700 |
| 2019 | $33,950 |
| 2020 | $35,100 |
| 2021 | $36,740 |
| 2022 | $37,790 |
| 2023 | $40,300 |
| 2024 | $43,460 |
| 2025 | $45,750 |
2015 median
$30,410
2025 median
$45,750
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$11,800 (+34.8%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $30,410 | First banked release | 379,430 |
| May 2016 | $30,920 | +1.7% | 398,390 |
| May 2017 | $31,750 | +2.7% | 417,720 |
| May 2018 | $32,700 | +3.0% | 417,860 |
| May 2019 | $33,950 | Classification break | 417,780 |
| May 2020 | $35,100 | +3.4% | 415,310 |
| May 2021 | $36,740 | +4.7% | 436,630 |
| May 2022 | $37,790 | +2.9% | 453,630 |
| May 2023 | $40,300 | +6.6% | 460,280 |
| May 2024 | $43,460 | +7.8% | 487,920 |
| May 2025 | $45,750 | +5.3% | 471,680 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $30,410 in May 2015 to $45,750 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 417,780 in May 2019 to 471,680 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. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $58,900 | +29% above national |
| 2 | California | $55,110 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $54,900 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $52,640 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $49,970 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Montana | $49,400 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $48,300 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $48,260 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Utah | $48,140 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Nevada | $47,980 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Vermont | $47,940 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Arizona | $47,640 | +4% above national |
| 13 | North Dakota | $47,560 | +4% above national |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $47,410 | +4% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $47,360 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Connecticut | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $46,760 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $46,650 | +2% above national |
| 19 | New Mexico | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Nebraska | $46,610 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $46,470 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Delaware | $46,430 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Idaho | $46,420 | +1% above national |
| 24 | South Dakota | $46,170 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $45,970 | same as national |
| 26 | Texas | $45,900 | same as national |
| 27 | Maine | $45,400 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Maryland | $45,120 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Virginia | $44,610 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Indiana | $44,560 | 3% below national |
| 32 | North Carolina | $44,530 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Louisiana | $44,410 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Rhode Island | $44,380 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $44,340 | 3% below national |
| 36 | New York | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $43,590 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $43,310 | 5% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $42,120 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $41,920 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Georgia | $41,910 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Ohio | $40,650 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Virgin Islands | $40,620 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Missouri | $40,100 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $40,040 | 12% below national |
| 47 | New Jersey | $39,610 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $39,200 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $39,040 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $39,030 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $38,680 | 15% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $38,210 | 16% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $36,010 | 21% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $29,520 | 35% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napa, CA | $77,360 | +69% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $75,490 | +65% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,800 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,320 | +34% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,550 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $59,380 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $58,670 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,590 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $58,470 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,250 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,830 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Walla Walla, WA | $57,190 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Salinas, CA | $57,180 | +25% above national |
| 14 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $57,090 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Bend, OR | $56,950 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $56,600 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,580 | +24% above national |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $56,530 | +24% above national |
| 19 | Chico, CA | $56,320 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Yuba City, CA | $56,160 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Bellingham, WA | $56,010 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $55,850 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,790 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Medford, OR | $54,900 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Bozeman, MT | $54,750 | +20% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $54,500 | +19% above national |
| 27 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $54,070 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Redding, CA | $52,860 | +16% above national |
| 29 | Fresno, CA | $52,210 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Salem, OR | $52,210 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $52,160 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Anchorage, AK | $51,870 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Albany, OR | $51,730 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Grants Pass, OR | $51,700 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Yakima, WA | $51,330 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Boulder, CO | $51,210 | +12% above national |
| 37 | El Centro, CA | $51,130 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,970 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Cheyenne, WY | $50,940 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $50,820 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $50,760 | +11% above national |
| 42 | Rochester, MN | $50,730 | +11% above national |
| 43 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,720 | +11% above national |
| 44 | Modesto, CA | $50,540 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Reno, NV | $50,290 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Corvallis, OR | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 48 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 49 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,100 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $50,060 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Greeley, CO | $49,950 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,930 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Helena, MT | $49,910 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $49,650 | +9% above national |
| 55 | Carson City, NV | $49,620 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Bismarck, ND | $49,490 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,250 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Great Falls, MT | $49,110 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Visalia, CA | $48,870 | +7% above national |
| 60 | New Haven, CT | $48,830 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Billings, MT | $48,820 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Flagstaff, AZ | $48,800 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Merced, CA | $48,680 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Missoula, MT | $48,570 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,520 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,470 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Casper, WY | $48,460 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Mankato, MN | $48,400 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Pueblo, CO | $48,270 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,180 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,170 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $48,110 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,110 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,940 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Santa Fe, NM | $47,890 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Rapid City, SD | $47,840 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,760 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,600 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,590 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $47,570 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Duluth, MN-WI | $47,510 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Ann Arbor, MI | $47,420 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,400 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Ogden, UT | $47,380 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $47,350 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Tucson, AZ | $47,310 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,300 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Omaha, NE-IA | $47,290 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,280 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,110 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Eagle Pass, TX | $47,100 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Farmington, NM | $47,070 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 94 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,010 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,000 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,920 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Sheboygan, WI | $46,910 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,890 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,880 | +2% above national |
| 101 | St. George, UT | $46,870 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,820 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Grand Island, NE | $46,820 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,680 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Madison, WI | $46,680 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,660 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,620 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Boise City, ID | $46,600 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,600 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Topeka, KS | $46,590 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Gainesville, FL | $46,530 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,490 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Hinesville, GA | $46,450 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,430 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,400 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,400 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,380 | +1% above national |
| 120 | St. Cloud, MN | $46,270 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,260 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,220 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Battle Creek, MI | $46,170 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Lincoln, NE | $46,140 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,130 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,130 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Peoria, IL | $46,110 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $46,100 | +1% above national |
| 129 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,020 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Worcester, MA | $46,010 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,990 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $45,970 | same as national |
| 133 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,950 | same as national |
| 134 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,890 | same as national |
| 135 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $45,880 | same as national |
| 136 | Midland, TX | $45,790 | same as national |
| 137 | Winston-Salem, NC | $45,770 | same as national |
| 138 | Fond du Lac, WI | $45,760 | same as national |
| 139 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $45,750 | same as national |
| 140 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $45,700 | same as national |
| 141 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $45,690 | same as national |
| 142 | Idaho Falls, ID | $45,620 | same as national |
| 143 | Corpus Christi, TX | $45,610 | same as national |
| 144 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,610 | same as national |
| 145 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $45,590 | same as national |
| 146 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,560 | same as national |
| 147 | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,550 | same as national |
| 148 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,540 | same as national |
| 149 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,530 | same as national |
| 150 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,430 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,390 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,360 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Traverse City, MI | $45,360 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Jackson, MI | $45,340 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Greenville, NC | $45,310 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $45,290 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Minot, ND | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Niles, MI | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Columbus, OH | $45,240 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,240 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,230 | 1% below national |
| 163 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,220 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Jacksonville, FL | $45,180 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Rockford, IL | $45,170 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Appleton, WI | $45,160 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Asheville, NC | $45,160 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Dubuque, IA | $45,100 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Ithaca, NY | $45,090 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $45,080 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,080 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Yuma, AZ | $45,050 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Twin Falls, ID | $45,030 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,020 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,000 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,930 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Dover, DE | $44,910 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Pocatello, ID | $44,890 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $44,890 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Bangor, ME | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Toledo, OH | $44,870 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Evansville, IN | $44,830 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Green Bay, WI | $44,830 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $44,820 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Binghamton, NY | $44,770 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $44,760 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Springfield, MA | $44,740 | 2% below national |
| 192 | San Angelo, TX | $44,720 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $44,650 | 2% below national |
| 194 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,640 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Odessa, TX | $44,620 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $44,610 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $44,550 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Enid, OK | $44,520 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,490 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Glens Falls, NY | $44,480 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Flint, MI | $44,460 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Kingston, NY | $44,340 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $44,320 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Wilmington, NC | $44,300 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $44,270 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $44,200 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Lima, OH | $44,150 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Midland, MI | $44,150 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $44,070 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Richmond, VA | $44,030 | 4% below national |
| 211 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $43,980 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Lexington Park, MD | $43,980 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Amarillo, TX | $43,960 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Punta Gorda, FL | $43,950 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,920 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Huntsville, AL | $43,910 | 4% below national |
| 220 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $43,890 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Spartanburg, SC | $43,840 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $43,820 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Laredo, TX | $43,800 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,800 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Harrisonburg, VA | $43,780 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Lawton, OK | $43,730 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Tyler, TX | $43,690 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Oklahoma City, OK | $43,530 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Iowa City, IA | $43,500 | 5% below national |
| 230 | Decatur, AL | $43,420 | 5% below national |
| 231 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $43,410 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,370 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $43,340 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $43,330 | 5% below national |
| 235 | Wichita Falls, TX | $43,160 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,150 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,150 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,080 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,070 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Victoria, TX | $43,050 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Gainesville, GA | $43,040 | 6% below national |
| 242 | Bloomington, IL | $42,990 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $42,880 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Waco, TX | $42,850 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $42,830 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Hammond, LA | $42,790 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Lubbock, TX | $42,570 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Springfield, OH | $42,570 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Abilene, TX | $42,560 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,510 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Winchester, VA-WV | $42,390 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $42,240 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Springfield, IL | $42,160 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,140 | 8% below national |
| 255 | Saginaw, MI | $42,130 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Goldsboro, NC | $42,030 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Lynchburg, VA | $42,030 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $41,820 | 9% below national |
| 259 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $41,820 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Pittsburgh, PA | $41,780 | 9% below national |
| 261 | Wausau, WI | $41,710 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Lake Charles, LA | $41,520 | 9% below national |
| 263 | Burlington, NC | $41,490 | 9% below national |
| 264 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $41,490 | 9% below national |
| 265 | Syracuse, NY | $41,430 | 9% below national |
| 266 | Albany, GA | $41,390 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Roanoke, VA | $41,200 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Longview, TX | $41,070 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,000 | 10% below national |
| 270 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $40,950 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Rochester, NY | $40,940 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $40,900 | 11% below national |
| 273 | Salisbury, MD | $40,890 | 11% below national |
| 274 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $40,880 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $40,720 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Jacksonville, NC | $40,710 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $40,700 | 11% below national |
| 278 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,700 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Savannah, GA | $40,620 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Decatur, IL | $40,560 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $40,510 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Ocala, FL | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Tulsa, OK | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $40,490 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $40,490 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Columbus, GA-AL | $40,370 | 12% below national |
| 287 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $40,370 | 12% below national |
| 288 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,350 | 12% below national |
| 289 | Sebring, FL | $40,350 | 12% below national |
| 290 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,290 | 12% below national |
| 291 | El Paso, TX | $40,200 | 12% below national |
| 292 | Lafayette, LA | $40,180 | 12% below national |
| 293 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $40,130 | 12% below national |
| 294 | Owensboro, KY | $40,000 | 13% below national |
| 295 | Rome, GA | $39,990 | 13% below national |
| 296 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,940 | 13% below national |
| 297 | Alexandria, LA | $39,830 | 13% below national |
| 298 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,830 | 13% below national |
| 299 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,820 | 13% below national |
| 300 | Terre Haute, IN | $39,820 | 13% below national |
| 301 | Wichita, KS | $39,810 | 13% below national |
| 302 | Akron, OH | $39,780 | 13% below national |
| 303 | Manhattan, KS | $39,640 | 13% below national |
| 304 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $39,640 | 13% below national |
| 305 | Elmira, NY | $39,630 | 13% below national |
| 306 | Lawrence, KS | $39,620 | 13% below national |
| 307 | Lancaster, PA | $39,580 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $39,490 | 14% below national |
| 309 | Springfield, MO | $39,490 | 14% below national |
| 310 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,460 | 14% below national |
| 311 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $39,460 | 14% below national |
| 312 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,450 | 14% below national |
| 313 | Kokomo, IN | $39,400 | 14% below national |
| 314 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,380 | 14% below national |
| 315 | Jackson, MS | $39,380 | 14% below national |
| 316 | Montgomery, AL | $39,370 | 14% below national |
| 317 | Kenosha, WI | $39,360 | 14% below national |
| 318 | Florence, SC | $39,350 | 14% below national |
| 319 | Ames, IA | $39,310 | 14% below national |
| 320 | Cleveland, OH | $39,310 | 14% below national |
| 321 | Mobile, AL | $39,280 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Bloomington, IN | $39,270 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Kankakee, IL | $39,190 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Columbia, SC | $39,170 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Monroe, LA | $39,160 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Jackson, TN | $39,090 | 15% below national |
| 327 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $39,070 | 15% below national |
| 328 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,860 | 15% below national |
| 329 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,860 | 15% below national |
| 330 | Dothan, AL | $38,830 | 15% below national |
| 331 | Sumter, SC | $38,820 | 15% below national |
| 332 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,770 | 15% below national |
| 333 | Dalton, GA | $38,760 | 15% below national |
| 334 | Sandusky, OH | $38,750 | 15% below national |
| 335 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $38,730 | 15% below national |
| 336 | Birmingham, AL | $38,700 | 15% below national |
| 337 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,700 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Williamsport, PA | $38,500 | 16% below national |
| 339 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $38,490 | 16% below national |
| 340 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,490 | 16% below national |
| 341 | Johnson City, TN | $38,480 | 16% below national |
| 342 | Monroe, MI | $38,400 | 16% below national |
| 343 | Columbus, IN | $38,370 | 16% below national |
| 344 | Morgantown, WV | $38,320 | 16% below national |
| 345 | Mansfield, OH | $38,310 | 16% below national |
| 346 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,280 | 16% below national |
| 347 | Knoxville, TN | $38,270 | 16% below national |
| 348 | Jonesboro, AR | $38,240 | 16% below national |
| 349 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,210 | 16% below national |
| 350 | Muncie, IN | $38,200 | 17% below national |
| 351 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,190 | 17% below national |
| 352 | Beckley, WV | $38,100 | 17% below national |
| 353 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $38,100 | 17% below national |
| 354 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,080 | 17% below national |
| 355 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $37,970 | 17% below national |
| 356 | Hot Springs, AR | $37,960 | 17% below national |
| 357 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,960 | 17% below national |
| 358 | Charleston, WV | $37,930 | 17% below national |
| 359 | Lebanon, PA | $37,890 | 17% below national |
| 360 | Joplin, MO-KS | $37,860 | 17% below national |
| 361 | Utica-Rome, NY | $37,800 | 17% below national |
| 362 | Bay City, MI | $37,790 | 17% below national |
| 363 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,760 | 17% below national |
| 364 | Columbia, MO | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 365 | Paducah, KY-IL | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 366 | Johnstown, PA | $37,540 | 18% below national |
| 367 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,470 | 18% below national |
| 368 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,440 | 18% below national |
| 369 | State College, PA | $37,400 | 18% below national |
| 370 | Erie, PA | $37,340 | 18% below national |
| 371 | Gettysburg, PA | $37,320 | 18% below national |
| 372 | Vineland, NJ | $37,260 | 19% below national |
| 373 | Valdosta, GA | $37,250 | 19% below national |
| 374 | York-Hanover, PA | $37,220 | 19% below national |
| 375 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,210 | 19% below national |
| 376 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,150 | 19% below national |
| 377 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $37,040 | 19% below national |
| 378 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,930 | 19% below national |
| 379 | Reading, PA | $36,860 | 19% below national |
| 380 | Altoona, PA | $36,810 | 20% below national |
| 381 | Gadsden, AL | $36,800 | 20% below national |
| 382 | Cleveland, TN | $36,680 | 20% below national |
| 383 | Morristown, TN | $36,660 | 20% below national |
| 384 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $36,610 | 20% below national |
| 385 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,410 | 20% below national |
| 386 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $36,280 | 21% below national |
| 387 | Mayaguez, PR | $36,100 | 21% below national |
| 388 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,910 | 22% below national |
| 389 | Guayama, PR | $35,700 | 22% below national |
| 390 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,320 | 29% below national |
| 391 | Ponce, PR | $27,970 | 39% below national |
| 392 | Arecibo, PR | $26,810 | 41% below national |
| 393 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,350 | 42% 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.
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