13 Series · SOC 13-1082
Project Management Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $102,320
- Median / year
- +1.6%
- 2024→2025
- $167,970
- Top 10% earn
- +5.6%
- Growth '24–'34
- 1,066,670
- Estimated US jobs
Project Management Specialists earn a median of $102,320 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $102,320, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $61,580 (10th percentile) to $167,970 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,066,670 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($124,160).
The pay verdict
Project Management Specialists earn a median of $102,320, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 85% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #4 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.6% by 2034.
- $102,320
- Median annual wage
- Top 15%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #4 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 2.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $124,160. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Project Management Specialists (SOC 13-1082) has a national median of $102,320 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $61,580 to $167,970, and the published mean is $110,740. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 1,066,670 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 522 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $100,750 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $102,320 in May 2025, a rise of $1,570 (+1.6%). 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 78,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Business and Financial Operations 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 $124,160, which is +21% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Dothan, AL at $135,260. 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
$102,320
per year
Median Hourly
$49.19/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$110,740
average
Employment
1,066,670
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Project Management Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$102,320 Top 15% higher than 85% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 (this entry) | 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% |
$102,320 · 85th 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 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Project Management Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Accountants and Audi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $83680
- Business Operations …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $83050
- Project Management S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $102320
- Human Resources Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $75940
- Market Research Anal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $78760
- Management Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $101860
- Buyers and Purchasin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $77710
- Training and Develop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.8%, Median annual wage $69280
- Compliance Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $80730
- Financial and Invest…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $102740
- Claims Adjusters, Ex…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.1%, Median annual wage $78000
- Loan Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $76690
- Personal Financial A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.6%, Median annual wage $105070
- Logisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.7%, Median annual wage $82320
- Cost Estimators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $78740
- Meeting, Convention,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.8%, Median annual wage $61160
- Financial Specialist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $81100
- Compensation, Benefi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.3%, Median annual wage $78210
- Fundraisers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $72550
- Insurance Underwriters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.6%, Median annual wage $81370
- Tax Preparers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54920
- Financial Examiners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 18.5%, Median annual wage $94160
- Labor Relations Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $95420
- Credit Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.4%, Median annual wage $83510
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
78,200
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+58,700
1,046,300 (2024) → 1,105,000 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Business and Financial Operations Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
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 Project Management Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Key Tasks
- ▸ Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
- ▸ Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
- ▸ Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- ▸ Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
- ▸ Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- ▸ Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
- ▸ Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
- ▸ Monitor costs incurred by project staff to identify budget issues.
- ▸ Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
- ▸ Monitor the performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.
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
Project Management Specialists pay history, 2021–2025
Published national median across 5 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $94,500 |
| 2022 | $95,370 |
| 2023 | $98,580 |
| 2024 | $100,750 |
| 2025 | $102,320 |
2021 median
$94,500
2025 median
$102,320
2021–2025 change
+$7,820 (+8.3%)
Avg/year
+2%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $94,500 | First banked release | 743,860 |
| May 2022 | $95,370 | +0.9% | 843,910 |
| May 2023 | $98,580 | +3.4% | 947,630 |
| May 2024 | $100,750 | +2.2% | 1,006,160 |
| May 2025 | $102,320 | +1.6% | 1,066,670 |
Across the 5 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $94,500 in May 2021 to $102,320 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 743,860 in May 2021 to 1,066,670 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $124,160 | +21% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $122,980 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $122,190 | +19% above national |
| 4 | New York | $121,040 | +18% above national |
| 5 | California | $120,910 | +18% above national |
| 6 | Virginia | $120,840 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $114,190 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $110,050 | +8% above national |
| 9 | New Mexico | $106,970 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $105,480 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $105,240 | +3% above national |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $104,900 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $104,680 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $104,040 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $103,470 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Georgia | $102,140 | same as national |
| 17 | Maine | $101,830 | same as national |
| 18 | Michigan | $100,970 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Alabama | $100,820 | 1% below national |
| 20 | North Carolina | $100,820 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $100,150 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Kansas | $100,010 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Nevada | $99,940 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Alaska | $99,580 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Arizona | $99,050 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Texas | $98,440 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Florida | $98,070 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Minnesota | $97,860 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $97,580 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $96,720 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $96,540 | 6% below national |
| 32 | North Dakota | $96,160 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $95,770 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Idaho | $95,630 | 7% below national |
| 35 | South Carolina | $95,040 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $95,020 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $94,660 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $94,080 | 8% below national |
| 39 | West Virginia | $91,780 | 10% below national |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $90,890 | 11% below national |
| 41 | Montana | $87,890 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $86,240 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $85,890 | 16% below national |
| 44 | Louisiana | $84,850 | 17% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $82,250 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $81,700 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Vermont | $80,800 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Nebraska | $80,150 | 22% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $78,870 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Hawaii | $78,000 | 24% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $77,170 | 25% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $75,240 | 26% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $67,370 | 34% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $65,800 | 36% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dothan, AL | $135,260 | +32% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $135,120 | +32% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $135,040 | +32% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $130,380 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $127,030 | +24% above national |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $126,660 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $125,940 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $124,350 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Peoria, IL | $123,730 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Boulder, CO | $122,040 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $118,380 | +16% above national |
| 12 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $117,460 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Warner Robins, GA | $116,980 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $116,740 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $114,990 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $113,750 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Huntsville, AL | $112,130 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Colorado Springs, CO | $111,740 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Kokomo, IN | $110,920 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $109,990 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Dover, DE | $109,940 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $109,850 | +7% above national |
| 23 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $109,800 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Napa, CA | $109,060 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $108,980 | +7% above national |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $108,730 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $108,340 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $108,310 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Yuba City, CA | $108,190 | +6% above national |
| 30 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $107,340 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,780 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $106,760 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Albuquerque, NM | $106,730 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Binghamton, NY | $106,580 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Vallejo, CA | $106,520 | +4% above national |
| 36 | Rochester, MN | $106,270 | +4% above national |
| 37 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $106,250 | +4% above national |
| 38 | Decatur, AL | $106,140 | +4% above national |
| 39 | El Centro, CA | $105,860 | +3% above national |
| 40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $105,720 | +3% above national |
| 41 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $105,530 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Syracuse, NY | $105,390 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $105,350 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $105,320 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $105,200 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $104,990 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $104,920 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $104,870 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Dubuque, IA | $104,690 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Pittsfield, MA | $104,640 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $104,630 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $104,580 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $104,510 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Ogden, UT | $104,360 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $104,240 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $104,160 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $104,110 | +2% above national |
| 58 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $103,870 | +2% above national |
| 59 | Merced, CA | $103,850 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $103,720 | +1% above national |
| 61 | New Haven, CT | $103,710 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Lexington Park, MD | $103,700 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Ann Arbor, MI | $103,690 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $103,530 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Rochester, NY | $103,520 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Vineland, NJ | $103,490 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $103,400 | +1% above national |
| 68 | Bellingham, WA | $103,400 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Chico, CA | $103,320 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $103,000 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Barnstable Town, MA | $102,980 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Helena, MT | $102,970 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $102,880 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Decatur, IL | $102,870 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Salem, OR | $102,730 | same as national |
| 76 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $102,650 | same as national |
| 77 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $102,490 | same as national |
| 78 | Modesto, CA | $102,490 | same as national |
| 79 | Salinas, CA | $102,400 | same as national |
| 80 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $102,390 | same as national |
| 81 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,280 | same as national |
| 82 | Idaho Falls, ID | $102,250 | same as national |
| 83 | Richmond, VA | $102,170 | same as national |
| 84 | Pueblo, CO | $101,870 | same as national |
| 85 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $101,790 | 1% below national |
| 86 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $101,440 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $101,310 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Mobile, AL | $101,300 | 1% below national |
| 89 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $101,280 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $101,180 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $101,150 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Bloomington, IL | $101,110 | 1% below national |
| 93 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,050 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Fresno, CA | $101,030 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Walla Walla, WA | $100,910 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Birmingham, AL | $100,820 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $100,780 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,770 | 2% below national |
| 99 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $100,510 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $100,470 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Utica-Rome, NY | $100,430 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $100,350 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Logan, UT-ID | $100,340 | 2% below national |
| 104 | Monroe, MI | $100,290 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Worcester, MA | $100,290 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Jackson, MI | $100,280 | 2% below national |
| 107 | Midland, MI | $100,190 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $100,180 | 2% below national |
| 109 | York-Hanover, PA | $100,170 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $100,050 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Springfield, IL | $100,030 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Topeka, KS | $100,000 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $99,990 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $99,940 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $99,710 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $99,690 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Anchorage, AK | $99,580 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $99,510 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Reno, NV | $99,500 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Pittsburgh, PA | $99,320 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Jacksonville, FL | $99,270 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $99,250 | 3% below national |
| 123 | Bozeman, MT | $99,090 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Redding, CA | $99,030 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Madison, WI | $98,990 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Savannah, GA | $98,930 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Casper, WY | $98,910 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $98,900 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Albany, GA | $98,850 | 3% below national |
| 130 | Glens Falls, NY | $98,840 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $98,840 | 3% below national |
| 132 | Yakima, WA | $98,780 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $98,720 | 4% below national |
| 134 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $98,670 | 4% below national |
| 135 | Columbus, OH | $98,660 | 4% below national |
| 136 | Dalton, GA | $98,590 | 4% below national |
| 137 | Odessa, TX | $98,590 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Boise City, ID | $98,580 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Columbus, GA-AL | $98,470 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $98,470 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Appleton, WI | $98,290 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Midland, TX | $98,170 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $98,130 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Reading, PA | $98,040 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $98,000 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Greeley, CO | $97,950 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,860 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $97,850 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $97,780 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Kingston, NY | $97,770 | 4% below national |
| 151 | Enid, OK | $97,700 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Charlottesville, VA | $97,680 | 5% below national |
| 153 | Battle Creek, MI | $97,600 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $97,590 | 5% below national |
| 155 | Asheville, NC | $97,470 | 5% below national |
| 156 | Fargo, ND-MN | $97,430 | 5% below national |
| 157 | Ames, IA | $97,290 | 5% below national |
| 158 | Bend, OR | $97,280 | 5% below national |
| 159 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $97,050 | 5% below national |
| 160 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $97,030 | 5% below national |
| 161 | Ithaca, NY | $96,870 | 5% below national |
| 162 | Iowa City, IA | $96,820 | 5% below national |
| 163 | Spartanburg, SC | $96,810 | 5% below national |
| 164 | Winchester, VA-WV | $96,810 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $96,600 | 6% below national |
| 166 | Duluth, MN-WI | $96,550 | 6% below national |
| 167 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $96,510 | 6% below national |
| 168 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $96,460 | 6% below national |
| 169 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $96,390 | 6% below national |
| 170 | St. Cloud, MN | $96,390 | 6% below national |
| 171 | Elmira, NY | $96,250 | 6% below national |
| 172 | Farmington, NM | $96,210 | 6% below national |
| 173 | Eau Claire, WI | $95,840 | 6% below national |
| 174 | Lancaster, PA | $95,820 | 6% below national |
| 175 | Kankakee, IL | $95,790 | 6% below national |
| 176 | Visalia, CA | $95,770 | 6% below national |
| 177 | Grants Pass, OR | $95,640 | 7% below national |
| 178 | Manhattan, KS | $95,390 | 7% below national |
| 179 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $95,380 | 7% below national |
| 180 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $95,280 | 7% below national |
| 181 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $95,220 | 7% below national |
| 182 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $95,020 | 7% below national |
| 183 | Cleveland, OH | $95,000 | 7% below national |
| 184 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $94,990 | 7% below national |
| 185 | Saginaw, MI | $94,960 | 7% below national |
| 186 | Springfield, MA | $94,880 | 7% below national |
| 187 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $94,780 | 7% below national |
| 188 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $94,730 | 7% below national |
| 189 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $94,720 | 7% below national |
| 190 | Grand Junction, CO | $94,690 | 7% below national |
| 191 | Lynchburg, VA | $94,690 | 7% below national |
| 192 | Rockford, IL | $94,690 | 7% below national |
| 193 | Greenville, NC | $94,540 | 8% below national |
| 194 | Sandusky, OH | $94,440 | 8% below national |
| 195 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $94,200 | 8% below national |
| 196 | Bay City, MI | $94,170 | 8% below national |
| 197 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $94,070 | 8% below national |
| 198 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $94,030 | 8% below national |
| 199 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $93,950 | 8% below national |
| 200 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $93,880 | 8% below national |
| 201 | Kenosha, WI | $93,850 | 8% below national |
| 202 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $93,760 | 8% below national |
| 203 | Erie, PA | $93,590 | 9% below national |
| 204 | Carson City, NV | $93,560 | 9% below national |
| 205 | Lawrence, KS | $93,420 | 9% below national |
| 206 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $93,380 | 9% below national |
| 207 | Tulsa, OK | $93,240 | 9% below national |
| 208 | Akron, OH | $93,190 | 9% below national |
| 209 | Cheyenne, WY | $93,060 | 9% below national |
| 210 | Williamsport, PA | $93,020 | 9% below national |
| 211 | Lake Charles, LA | $92,770 | 9% below national |
| 212 | Fort Wayne, IN | $92,590 | 10% below national |
| 213 | Sheboygan, WI | $92,490 | 10% below national |
| 214 | Chambersburg, PA | $92,370 | 10% below national |
| 215 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $92,370 | 10% below national |
| 216 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $92,360 | 10% below national |
| 217 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $92,280 | 10% below national |
| 218 | Albany, OR | $92,130 | 10% below national |
| 219 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $92,130 | 10% below national |
| 220 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $91,820 | 10% below national |
| 221 | Flint, MI | $91,730 | 10% below national |
| 222 | Knoxville, TN | $91,690 | 10% below national |
| 223 | Columbus, IN | $91,510 | 11% below national |
| 224 | Tucson, AZ | $91,500 | 11% below national |
| 225 | Roanoke, VA | $91,170 | 11% below national |
| 226 | Montgomery, AL | $91,080 | 11% below national |
| 227 | Medford, OR | $91,030 | 11% below national |
| 228 | Rocky Mount, NC | $91,010 | 11% below national |
| 229 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $90,770 | 11% below national |
| 230 | Niles, MI | $90,590 | 11% below national |
| 231 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $90,550 | 12% below national |
| 232 | Corpus Christi, TX | $90,320 | 12% below national |
| 233 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $90,180 | 12% below national |
| 234 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $90,140 | 12% below national |
| 235 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $90,120 | 12% below national |
| 236 | Evansville, IN | $89,990 | 12% below national |
| 237 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $89,790 | 12% below national |
| 238 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $89,670 | 12% below national |
| 239 | Charleston, WV | $89,600 | 12% below national |
| 240 | Santa Fe, NM | $89,380 | 13% below national |
| 241 | Rome, GA | $89,320 | 13% below national |
| 242 | Green Bay, WI | $89,210 | 13% below national |
| 243 | Wichita, KS | $89,170 | 13% below national |
| 244 | Wilmington, NC | $89,120 | 13% below national |
| 245 | Twin Falls, ID | $89,040 | 13% below national |
| 246 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $89,020 | 13% below national |
| 247 | Wausau, WI | $88,940 | 13% below national |
| 248 | Goldsboro, NC | $88,780 | 13% below national |
| 249 | Bismarck, ND | $88,650 | 13% below national |
| 250 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $88,600 | 13% below national |
| 251 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $88,370 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $88,180 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Gettysburg, PA | $88,100 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Lebanon, PA | $88,010 | 14% below national |
| 255 | Sumter, SC | $87,730 | 14% below national |
| 256 | Altoona, PA | $87,660 | 14% below national |
| 257 | Florence, SC | $87,400 | 15% below national |
| 258 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $87,290 | 15% below national |
| 259 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $87,240 | 15% below national |
| 260 | Minot, ND | $86,990 | 15% below national |
| 261 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $86,950 | 15% below national |
| 262 | Baton Rouge, LA | $86,650 | 15% below national |
| 263 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $86,640 | 15% below national |
| 264 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $85,990 | 16% below national |
| 265 | Longview, TX | $85,870 | 16% below national |
| 266 | Billings, MT | $85,540 | 16% below national |
| 267 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $85,490 | 16% below national |
| 268 | Corvallis, OR | $85,420 | 17% below national |
| 269 | Bangor, ME | $85,410 | 17% below national |
| 270 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $85,410 | 17% below national |
| 271 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $85,410 | 17% below national |
| 272 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $85,400 | 17% below national |
| 273 | Oklahoma City, OK | $85,400 | 17% below national |
| 274 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $85,320 | 17% below national |
| 275 | Columbia, SC | $85,260 | 17% below national |
| 276 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $85,260 | 17% below national |
| 277 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $85,130 | 17% below national |
| 278 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $85,130 | 17% below national |
| 279 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $85,070 | 17% below national |
| 280 | Yuma, AZ | $84,910 | 17% below national |
| 281 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $84,820 | 17% below national |
| 282 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $84,810 | 17% below national |
| 283 | Harrisonburg, VA | $84,680 | 17% below national |
| 284 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $84,610 | 17% below national |
| 285 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $84,520 | 17% below national |
| 286 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $84,520 | 17% below national |
| 287 | Missoula, MT | $84,250 | 18% below national |
| 288 | Fond du Lac, WI | $84,210 | 18% below national |
| 289 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $84,200 | 18% below national |
| 290 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $84,190 | 18% below national |
| 291 | Gainesville, GA | $83,970 | 18% below national |
| 292 | Terre Haute, IN | $83,970 | 18% below national |
| 293 | Bloomington, IN | $83,800 | 18% below national |
| 294 | Traverse City, MI | $83,720 | 18% below national |
| 295 | Great Falls, MT | $83,580 | 18% below national |
| 296 | Burlington, NC | $83,370 | 19% below national |
| 297 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $83,360 | 19% below national |
| 298 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $83,330 | 19% below national |
| 299 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $83,260 | 19% below national |
| 300 | Amarillo, TX | $83,210 | 19% below national |
| 301 | Tallahassee, FL | $82,740 | 19% below national |
| 302 | Morristown, TN | $82,720 | 19% below national |
| 303 | Fayetteville, NC | $82,680 | 19% below national |
| 304 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $82,660 | 19% below national |
| 305 | Ocala, FL | $82,580 | 19% below national |
| 306 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $82,530 | 19% below national |
| 307 | Omaha, NE-IA | $82,460 | 19% below national |
| 308 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $82,430 | 19% below national |
| 309 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $82,310 | 20% below national |
| 310 | Pocatello, ID | $82,250 | 20% below national |
| 311 | Abilene, TX | $82,230 | 20% below national |
| 312 | Las Cruces, NM | $82,110 | 20% below national |
| 313 | Toledo, OH | $81,940 | 20% below national |
| 314 | State College, PA | $81,820 | 20% below national |
| 315 | Lawton, OK | $81,720 | 20% below national |
| 316 | Hattiesburg, MS | $81,710 | 20% below national |
| 317 | Lima, OH | $81,670 | 20% below national |
| 318 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $81,600 | 20% below national |
| 319 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $81,530 | 20% below national |
| 320 | Jackson, TN | $81,450 | 20% below national |
| 321 | Bowling Green, KY | $81,300 | 21% below national |
| 322 | Muncie, IN | $81,080 | 21% below national |
| 323 | Johnstown, PA | $81,070 | 21% below national |
| 324 | Mankato, MN | $80,970 | 21% below national |
| 325 | Morgantown, WV | $80,900 | 21% below national |
| 326 | Columbia, MO | $80,870 | 21% below national |
| 327 | Cleveland, TN | $80,720 | 21% below national |
| 328 | Lafayette, LA | $80,720 | 21% below national |
| 329 | Gainesville, FL | $80,630 | 21% below national |
| 330 | Victoria, TX | $80,540 | 21% below national |
| 331 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $80,420 | 21% below national |
| 332 | Salisbury, MD | $80,400 | 21% below national |
| 333 | Wichita Falls, TX | $80,070 | 22% below national |
| 334 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $79,990 | 22% below national |
| 335 | Jefferson City, MO | $79,980 | 22% below national |
| 336 | El Paso, TX | $79,920 | 22% below national |
| 337 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $79,890 | 22% below national |
| 338 | Punta Gorda, FL | $79,890 | 22% below national |
| 339 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $79,890 | 22% below national |
| 340 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $79,660 | 22% below national |
| 341 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $79,590 | 22% below national |
| 342 | Winston-Salem, NC | $79,560 | 22% below national |
| 343 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $79,320 | 22% below national |
| 344 | Owensboro, KY | $79,320 | 22% below national |
| 345 | Mansfield, OH | $79,290 | 23% below national |
| 346 | Jacksonville, NC | $79,240 | 23% below national |
| 347 | Tyler, TX | $79,110 | 23% below national |
| 348 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $79,090 | 23% below national |
| 349 | Monroe, LA | $78,990 | 23% below national |
| 350 | Waco, TX | $78,580 | 23% below national |
| 351 | St. George, UT | $78,300 | 23% below national |
| 352 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $78,150 | 24% below national |
| 353 | Jackson, MS | $78,150 | 24% below national |
| 354 | Alexandria, LA | $78,110 | 24% below national |
| 355 | Johnson City, TN | $78,100 | 24% below national |
| 356 | Paducah, KY-IL | $78,090 | 24% below national |
| 357 | Springfield, MO | $78,060 | 24% below national |
| 358 | Flagstaff, AZ | $77,940 | 24% below national |
| 359 | Joplin, MO-KS | $77,760 | 24% below national |
| 360 | Grand Island, NE | $77,730 | 24% below national |
| 361 | Valdosta, GA | $77,730 | 24% below national |
| 362 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $77,690 | 24% below national |
| 363 | Springfield, OH | $77,490 | 24% below national |
| 364 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $77,410 | 24% below national |
| 365 | Elizabethtown, KY | $77,260 | 24% below national |
| 366 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $77,160 | 25% below national |
| 367 | Lubbock, TX | $77,110 | 25% below national |
| 368 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $77,070 | 25% below national |
| 369 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $76,380 | 25% below national |
| 370 | Hammond, LA | $76,260 | 25% below national |
| 371 | Beckley, WV | $76,230 | 25% below national |
| 372 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $74,990 | 27% below national |
| 373 | Rapid City, SD | $74,700 | 27% below national |
| 374 | Sebring, FL | $74,650 | 27% below national |
| 375 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $74,590 | 27% below national |
| 376 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $73,480 | 28% below national |
| 377 | Hinesville, GA | $73,320 | 28% below national |
| 378 | San Angelo, TX | $73,290 | 28% below national |
| 379 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $73,050 | 29% below national |
| 380 | Laredo, TX | $72,530 | 29% below national |
| 381 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $71,740 | 30% below national |
| 382 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $69,910 | 32% below national |
| 383 | Eagle Pass, TX | $69,550 | 32% below national |
| 384 | Hot Springs, AR | $69,110 | 32% below national |
| 385 | Jonesboro, AR | $66,430 | 35% below national |
| 386 | Lincoln, NE | $64,710 | 37% below national |
| 387 | Mayaguez, PR | $56,750 | 45% below national |
| 388 | Aguadilla, PR | $49,610 | 52% below national |
| 389 | Ponce, PR | $46,920 | 54% below national |
Same SOC major group
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