31 Series · SOC 31-9097
Phlebotomists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $45,230
- Median / year
- +3.6%
- 2024→2025
- $58,780
- Top 10% earn
- +5.6%
- Growth '24–'34
- 143,540
- Estimated US jobs
Phlebotomists earn a median of $45,230 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $45,230, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $35,780 (10th percentile) to $58,780 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 143,540 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is California ($56,040).
The pay verdict
Phlebotomists earn a median of $45,230, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 20% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Support, it ranks #8 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.6% by 2034.
- $45,230
- Median annual wage
- Top 80%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 17
- in Healthcare Support
- 1.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $56,040. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Phlebotomists moved from $35,510 in May 2019 to $45,230 in May 2025 (+27.4%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Phlebotomists sits +2.9 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097) has a national median of $45,230 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $35,780 to $58,780, and the published mean is $45,520. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 143,540 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 447 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $43,660 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $45,230 in May 2025, a rise of $1,570 (+3.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 18,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Healthcare Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $56,040, which is +24% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA at $62,350. 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
$45,230
per year
Median Hourly
$21.75/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,520
average
Employment
143,540
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Phlebotomists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$45,230 Bottom 20% higher than 20% 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% |
$45,230 · 20th 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 31-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Phlebotomists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Home Health and Pers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 17%, Median annual wage $35800
- Nursing Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $42260
- Medical Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.5%, Median annual wage $45690
- Dental Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $48070
- Phlebotomists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $45230
- Veterinary Assistant…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $38150
- Physical Therapist A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 22%, Median annual wage $68380
- Healthcare Support W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $48430
- Massage Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.4%, Median annual wage $58450
- Medical Equipment Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10%, Median annual wage $47700
- Orderlies: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $38290
- Occupational Therapy…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 19.2%, Median annual wage $72300
- Physical Therapist A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.8%, Median annual wage $35240
- Medical Transcriptio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.9%, Median annual wage $40410
- Pharmacy Aides: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $37680
- Psychiatric Aides: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $44910
- Occupational Therapy…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $39160
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.6%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
18,400
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+7,900
139,700 (2024) → 147,500 (2034)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Healthcare Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
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 Phlebotomists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
- ▸ Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- ▸ Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- ▸ Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- ▸ Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
- ▸ Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
- ▸ Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
- ▸ Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals.
- ▸ Provide sample analysis results to physicians to assist diagnosis.
- ▸ Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.
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
Phlebotomists 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 | $31,630 |
| 2016 | $32,710 |
| 2017 | $33,670 |
| 2018 | $34,480 |
| 2019 | $35,510 |
| 2020 | $36,320 |
| 2021 | $37,380 |
| 2022 | $38,530 |
| 2023 | $41,810 |
| 2024 | $43,660 |
| 2025 | $45,230 |
2015 median
$31,630
2025 median
$45,230
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$9,720 (+27.4%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $31,630 | First banked release | 118,160 |
| May 2016 | $32,710 | +3.4% | 120,970 |
| May 2017 | $33,670 | +2.9% | 122,550 |
| May 2018 | $34,480 | +2.4% | 125,280 |
| May 2019 | $35,510 | Classification break | 128,290 |
| May 2020 | $36,320 | +2.3% | 128,020 |
| May 2021 | $37,380 | +2.9% | 132,750 |
| May 2022 | $38,530 | +3.1% | 137,090 |
| May 2023 | $41,810 | +8.5% | 137,080 |
| May 2024 | $43,660 | +4.4% | 138,880 |
| May 2025 | $45,230 | +3.6% | 143,540 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $31,630 in May 2015 to $45,230 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 128,290 in May 2019 to 143,540 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 | California | $56,040 | +24% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $51,980 | +15% above national |
| 3 | New York | $50,530 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $50,170 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $49,160 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $48,880 | +8% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $48,660 | +8% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $48,650 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $48,110 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $47,750 | +6% above national |
| 11 | North Dakota | $47,430 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $47,180 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $46,470 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $46,380 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Virginia | $46,340 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Arizona | $46,260 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $46,010 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Vermont | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Alaska | $45,900 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Georgia | $45,840 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Connecticut | $45,820 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Nevada | $45,760 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Maine | $45,640 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Montana | $45,470 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $43,910 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Maryland | $43,480 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Idaho | $43,400 | 4% below national |
| 29 | North Carolina | $43,330 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $43,120 | 5% below national |
| 31 | New Mexico | $42,910 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Kentucky | $42,480 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $40,630 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Texas | $40,450 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Florida | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Michigan | $39,860 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $39,770 | 12% below national |
| 38 | South Dakota | $39,560 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $39,540 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 41 | West Virginia | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $39,100 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $39,030 | 14% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $39,010 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $38,550 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Iowa | $38,240 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Wyoming | $38,180 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $37,450 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $37,220 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $36,290 | 20% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $36,120 | 20% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,880 | 34% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,350 | +38% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $60,600 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,290 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Vallejo, CA | $59,920 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $59,840 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,800 | +32% above national |
| 7 | Redding, CA | $59,320 | +31% above national |
| 8 | Chico, CA | $59,100 | +31% above national |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,900 | +30% above national |
| 10 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $58,170 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $55,740 | +23% above national |
| 12 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,560 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Barnstable Town, MA | $53,500 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $52,940 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Salinas, CA | $52,940 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $52,560 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Modesto, CA | $51,960 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $51,680 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $51,490 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Merced, CA | $51,180 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,770 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,420 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Springfield, MA | $50,240 | +11% above national |
| 24 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,980 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,900 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $49,670 | +10% above national |
| 27 | Fresno, CA | $49,570 | +10% above national |
| 28 | Visalia, CA | $49,390 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,370 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Lexington Park, MD | $49,210 | +9% above national |
| 31 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $49,100 | +9% above national |
| 32 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,030 | +8% above national |
| 33 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,660 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $48,490 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Sheboygan, WI | $48,350 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Bellingham, WA | $48,300 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Salem, OR | $48,160 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Worcester, MA | $48,110 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $48,070 | +6% above national |
| 40 | New Haven, CT | $48,060 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $48,020 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,010 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Bismarck, ND | $47,990 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Yakima, WA | $47,970 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $47,750 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Madison, WI | $47,740 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Decatur, IL | $47,720 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $47,690 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Ithaca, NY | $47,680 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,640 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Boulder, CO | $47,590 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Corvallis, OR | $47,560 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $47,530 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,470 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,430 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Rochester, MN | $47,400 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,370 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,320 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,280 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,200 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,190 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,180 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Kingston, NY | $47,060 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,040 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,000 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,980 | +4% above national |
| 67 | El Centro, CA | $46,910 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,790 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Green Bay, WI | $46,490 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,480 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Medford, OR | $46,480 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,460 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,430 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Flint, MI | $46,420 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Roanoke, VA | $46,380 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Richmond, VA | $46,370 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Topeka, KS | $46,370 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $46,350 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,280 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,260 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Tucson, AZ | $46,200 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $46,150 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Appleton, WI | $46,120 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $46,110 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Vineland, NJ | $46,110 | +2% above national |
| 86 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,080 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $46,040 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,020 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,000 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Pueblo, CO | $45,930 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Reno, NV | $45,930 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,880 | +1% above national |
| 93 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,750 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $45,620 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Boise City, ID | $45,610 | +1% above national |
| 96 | Lawrence, KS | $45,590 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,570 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,540 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Binghamton, NY | $45,500 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $45,480 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Bozeman, MT | $45,470 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,450 | same as national |
| 103 | Reading, PA | $45,360 | same as national |
| 104 | Bangor, ME | $45,340 | same as national |
| 105 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $45,310 | same as national |
| 106 | Traverse City, MI | $45,310 | same as national |
| 107 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,270 | same as national |
| 108 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $45,230 | same as national |
| 109 | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,220 | same as national |
| 110 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,210 | same as national |
| 111 | Anchorage, AK | $45,200 | same as national |
| 112 | Billings, MT | $45,190 | same as national |
| 113 | Wausau, WI | $45,190 | same as national |
| 114 | Syracuse, NY | $45,110 | same as national |
| 115 | Eau Claire, WI | $45,010 | same as national |
| 116 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,980 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Winston-Salem, NC | $44,980 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Oklahoma City, OK | $44,890 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $44,860 | 1% below national |
| 120 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,830 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,800 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Rochester, NY | $44,770 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Albuquerque, NM | $44,720 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,720 | 1% below national |
| 125 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $44,700 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,660 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44,510 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,460 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $44,450 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $44,380 | 2% below national |
| 131 | St. Cloud, MN | $44,290 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,270 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,240 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $44,220 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Mankato, MN | $44,210 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Rockford, IL | $44,080 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Peoria, IL | $44,020 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $43,840 | 3% below national |
| 139 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,630 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,490 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $43,460 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Burlington, NC | $43,290 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $43,180 | 5% below national |
| 144 | Lancaster, PA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 145 | Pittsfield, MA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 146 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,170 | 5% below national |
| 147 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $43,140 | 5% below national |
| 148 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $42,460 | 6% below national |
| 149 | Waco, TX | $42,440 | 6% below national |
| 150 | Albany, GA | $42,340 | 6% below national |
| 151 | Midland, TX | $41,890 | 7% below national |
| 152 | Grand Junction, CO | $41,800 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Joplin, MO-KS | $41,600 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $41,550 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Springfield, IL | $41,420 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Columbus, OH | $41,330 | 9% below national |
| 157 | Winchester, VA-WV | $41,240 | 9% below national |
| 158 | Logan, UT-ID | $41,200 | 9% below national |
| 159 | Savannah, GA | $41,190 | 9% below national |
| 160 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,980 | 9% below national |
| 161 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,760 | 10% below national |
| 162 | St. George, UT | $40,760 | 10% below national |
| 163 | Akron, OH | $40,690 | 10% below national |
| 164 | Bloomington, IL | $40,540 | 10% below national |
| 165 | Wichita Falls, TX | $40,440 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Charlottesville, VA | $40,430 | 11% below national |
| 167 | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,430 | 11% below national |
| 168 | Greeley, CO | $40,380 | 11% below national |
| 169 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $40,300 | 11% below national |
| 170 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $40,250 | 11% below national |
| 171 | Duluth, MN-WI | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 172 | Kankakee, IL | $40,230 | 11% below national |
| 173 | Columbia, SC | $40,210 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Columbus, GA-AL | $40,200 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Charleston, WV | $40,120 | 11% below national |
| 176 | Ogden, UT | $40,110 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,980 | 12% below national |
| 178 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $39,960 | 12% below national |
| 179 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,880 | 12% below national |
| 180 | Rome, GA | $39,880 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,870 | 12% below national |
| 182 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $39,820 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,790 | 12% below national |
| 184 | Sandusky, OH | $39,780 | 12% below national |
| 185 | Asheville, NC | $39,770 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Cleveland, OH | $39,750 | 12% below national |
| 187 | Rapid City, SD | $39,720 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $39,670 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,660 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $39,560 | 13% below national |
| 191 | Omaha, NE-IA | $39,540 | 13% below national |
| 192 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,480 | 13% below national |
| 193 | Williamsport, PA | $39,480 | 13% below national |
| 194 | Greenville, NC | $39,420 | 13% below national |
| 195 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,390 | 13% below national |
| 196 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,290 | 13% below national |
| 197 | Erie, PA | $39,280 | 13% below national |
| 198 | Kenosha, WI | $39,260 | 13% below national |
| 199 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 200 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,250 | 13% below national |
| 201 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $39,220 | 13% below national |
| 202 | Saginaw, MI | $39,200 | 13% below national |
| 203 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 204 | Wilmington, NC | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 205 | Lincoln, NE | $39,090 | 14% below national |
| 206 | Toledo, OH | $39,080 | 14% below national |
| 207 | Tulsa, OK | $39,030 | 14% below national |
| 208 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $39,020 | 14% below national |
| 209 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,890 | 14% below national |
| 210 | Gainesville, FL | $38,880 | 14% below national |
| 211 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,810 | 14% below national |
| 212 | Morgantown, WV | $38,790 | 14% below national |
| 213 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,740 | 14% below national |
| 214 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $38,730 | 14% below national |
| 215 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,730 | 14% below national |
| 216 | Evansville, IN | $38,720 | 14% below national |
| 217 | Sebring, FL | $38,660 | 15% below national |
| 218 | Gainesville, GA | $38,630 | 15% below national |
| 219 | Casper, WY | $38,620 | 15% below national |
| 220 | Longview, TX | $38,620 | 15% below national |
| 221 | San Angelo, TX | $38,590 | 15% below national |
| 222 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,570 | 15% below national |
| 223 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,550 | 15% below national |
| 224 | Paducah, KY-IL | $38,500 | 15% below national |
| 225 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $38,490 | 15% below national |
| 226 | Amarillo, TX | $38,480 | 15% below national |
| 227 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $38,480 | 15% below national |
| 228 | Lynchburg, VA | $38,460 | 15% below national |
| 229 | Morristown, TN | $38,430 | 15% below national |
| 230 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 231 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,380 | 15% below national |
| 232 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,360 | 15% below national |
| 233 | Wichita, KS | $38,350 | 15% below national |
| 234 | Jackson, MS | $38,280 | 15% below national |
| 235 | Las Cruces, NM | $38,270 | 15% below national |
| 236 | Ames, IA | $38,240 | 15% below national |
| 237 | Birmingham, AL | $38,190 | 16% below national |
| 238 | Florence, SC | $38,150 | 16% below national |
| 239 | Tyler, TX | $38,150 | 16% below national |
| 240 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $38,130 | 16% below national |
| 241 | Knoxville, TN | $38,090 | 16% below national |
| 242 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,070 | 16% below national |
| 243 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,020 | 16% below national |
| 244 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,010 | 16% below national |
| 245 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,000 | 16% below national |
| 246 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,960 | 16% below national |
| 247 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,930 | 16% below national |
| 248 | Manhattan, KS | $37,900 | 16% below national |
| 249 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,890 | 16% below national |
| 250 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,870 | 16% below national |
| 251 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,850 | 16% below national |
| 252 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $37,850 | 16% below national |
| 253 | Jacksonville, NC | $37,840 | 16% below national |
| 254 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $37,820 | 16% below national |
| 255 | Grand Island, NE | $37,810 | 16% below national |
| 256 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,790 | 16% below national |
| 257 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,770 | 16% below national |
| 258 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 259 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $37,710 | 17% below national |
| 260 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $37,710 | 17% below national |
| 261 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,550 | 17% below national |
| 262 | Iowa City, IA | $37,540 | 17% below national |
| 263 | Gadsden, AL | $37,500 | 17% below national |
| 264 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,480 | 17% below national |
| 265 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,450 | 17% below national |
| 266 | Dubuque, IA | $37,430 | 17% below national |
| 267 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,430 | 17% below national |
| 268 | Terre Haute, IN | $37,400 | 17% below national |
| 269 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $37,390 | 17% below national |
| 270 | Huntsville, AL | $37,370 | 17% below national |
| 271 | Jackson, TN | $37,370 | 17% below national |
| 272 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,350 | 17% below national |
| 273 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $37,320 | 17% below national |
| 274 | Dalton, GA | $37,260 | 18% below national |
| 275 | Lima, OH | $37,220 | 18% below national |
| 276 | Lubbock, TX | $37,210 | 18% below national |
| 277 | Ocala, FL | $37,140 | 18% below national |
| 278 | Beckley, WV | $37,100 | 18% below national |
| 279 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,090 | 18% below national |
| 280 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,980 | 18% below national |
| 281 | Hammond, LA | $36,970 | 18% below national |
| 282 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,970 | 18% below national |
| 283 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,950 | 18% below national |
| 284 | Farmington, NM | $36,720 | 19% below national |
| 285 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,710 | 19% below national |
| 286 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,670 | 19% below national |
| 287 | Mobile, AL | $36,660 | 19% below national |
| 288 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $36,500 | 19% below national |
| 289 | Montgomery, AL | $36,480 | 19% below national |
| 290 | Johnson City, TN | $36,430 | 19% below national |
| 291 | Odessa, TX | $36,340 | 20% below national |
| 292 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,230 | 20% below national |
| 293 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,140 | 20% below national |
| 294 | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,120 | 20% below national |
| 295 | Abilene, TX | $36,100 | 20% below national |
| 296 | Muncie, IN | $36,000 | 20% below national |
| 297 | Springfield, MO | $35,950 | 21% below national |
| 298 | Victoria, TX | $35,840 | 21% below national |
| 299 | El Paso, TX | $35,820 | 21% below national |
| 300 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,780 | 21% below national |
| 301 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,750 | 21% below national |
| 302 | Dothan, AL | $35,730 | 21% below national |
| 303 | Decatur, AL | $35,720 | 21% below national |
| 304 | Altoona, PA | $35,660 | 21% below national |
| 305 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,620 | 21% below national |
| 306 | Lawton, OK | $35,600 | 21% below national |
| 307 | Monroe, LA | $35,600 | 21% below national |
| 308 | Jonesboro, AR | $35,520 | 21% below national |
| 309 | Valdosta, GA | $35,510 | 21% below national |
| 310 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,460 | 22% below national |
| 311 | Alexandria, LA | $35,440 | 22% below national |
| 312 | Lake Charles, LA | $35,210 | 22% below national |
| 313 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $35,140 | 22% below national |
| 314 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,050 | 23% below national |
| 315 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,860 | 23% below national |
| 316 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $34,700 | 23% below national |
| 317 | Lafayette, LA | $34,460 | 24% below national |
| 318 | Johnstown, PA | $34,330 | 24% below national |
| 319 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $34,260 | 24% below national |
| 320 | Laredo, TX | $33,950 | 25% below national |
| 321 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,020 | 29% below national |
| 322 | Eagle Pass, TX | $31,370 | 31% below national |
| 323 | Ponce, PR | $30,320 | 33% below national |
| 324 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,930 | 34% below national |
| 325 | Arecibo, PR | $29,430 | 35% below national |
| 326 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,080 | 36% below national |
| 327 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,240 | 42% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 31 (Healthcare Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Dental Assistants
SOC 31-9091
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
SOC 31-9099
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
SOC 31-1120
Massage Therapists
SOC 31-9011
Medical Assistants
SOC 31-9092
Showing 5 of 16 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Healthcare Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($45,230 here) and reported employment (143,540 jobs here).
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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