43 Series · SOC 43-5031
Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $53,040
- Median / year
- +4.6%
- 2024→2025
- $79,830
- Top 10% earn
- +3.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 102,500
- Estimated US jobs
Public Safety Telecommunicators earn a median of $53,040 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $53,040, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,320 (10th percentile) to $79,830 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 102,500 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is California ($80,120).
The pay verdict
Public Safety Telecommunicators earn a median of $53,040, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 39% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #14 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.5% by 2034.
- $53,040
- Median annual wage
- Top 61%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #14 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $80,120. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Public Safety Telecommunicators moved from $41,910 in May 2019 to $53,040 in May 2025 (+26.6%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Public Safety Telecommunicators sits +2.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) has a national median of $53,040 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $37,320 to $79,830, and the published mean is $56,740. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 102,500 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 $50,730 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $53,040 in May 2025, a rise of $2,310 (+4.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 10,700 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 Office and Administrative 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 $80,120, which is +51% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $113,800. 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
$53,040
per year
Median Hourly
$25.50/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$56,740
average
Employment
102,500
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Public Safety Telecommunicators pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$53,040 Bottom 39% higher than 39% 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% |
$53,040 · 39th 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 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Public Safety Telecommunicators; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
- Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
- Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
- Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
- Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
- Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
- Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
- Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
- Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
- Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
- Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
- Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
- Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
- Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
- Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
- Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
- Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
- Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
- Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
- Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
- Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
- Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
- Public Safety Telecommunicators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $53040
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.5%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
10,700
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+3,600
105,200 (2024) → 108,900 (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 →Office and Administrative Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
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 Public Safety Telecommunicators roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Provide emergency medical instructions to callers.
- ▸ Question callers to determine their locations and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed.
- ▸ Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.
- ▸ Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emergency ambulance service, information, and after-hours calls for departments within a city.
- ▸ Relay information and messages to and from emergency sites, to law enforcement agencies, and to all other individuals or groups requiring notification.
- ▸ Record details of calls, dispatches, and messages.
- ▸ Monitor various radio frequencies, such as those used by public works departments, school security, and civil defense, to stay apprised of developing situations.
- ▸ Read and effectively interpret small-scale maps and information from a computer screen to determine locations and provide directions.
- ▸ Maintain access to, and security of, highly sensitive materials.
- ▸ Operate and maintain mobile dispatch vehicles and equipment.
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
Public Safety Telecommunicators 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 | $38,010 |
| 2016 | $38,870 |
| 2017 | $39,640 |
| 2018 | $40,660 |
| 2019 | $41,910 |
| 2020 | $43,290 |
| 2021 | $46,670 |
| 2022 | $46,900 |
| 2023 | $48,890 |
| 2024 | $50,730 |
| 2025 | $53,040 |
2015 median
$38,010
2025 median
$53,040
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$11,130 (+26.6%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $38,010 | First banked release | 95,630 |
| May 2016 | $38,870 | +2.3% | 95,170 |
| May 2017 | $39,640 | +2.0% | 95,450 |
| May 2018 | $40,660 | +2.6% | 95,020 |
| May 2019 | $41,910 | Classification break | 95,320 |
| May 2020 | $43,290 | +3.3% | 93,290 |
| May 2021 | $46,670 | +7.8% | 97,050 |
| May 2022 | $46,900 | +0.5% | 95,730 |
| May 2023 | $48,890 | +4.2% | 97,820 |
| May 2024 | $50,730 | +3.8% | 101,140 |
| May 2025 | $53,040 | +4.6% | 102,500 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $38,010 in May 2015 to $53,040 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 95,320 in May 2019 to 102,500 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 | $80,120 | +51% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $78,850 | +49% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $71,980 | +36% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $66,660 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $66,550 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $63,520 | +20% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $62,410 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $61,720 | +16% above national |
| 9 | New York | $61,450 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Illinois | $61,260 | +15% above national |
| 11 | Nevada | $60,040 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $60,000 | +13% above national |
| 13 | North Dakota | $59,940 | +13% above national |
| 14 | Vermont | $59,470 | +12% above national |
| 15 | New Jersey | $59,240 | +12% above national |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $59,080 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Maryland | $58,910 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $58,310 | +10% above national |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $58,240 | +10% above national |
| 20 | Ohio | $58,100 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Maine | $57,250 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Hawaii | $57,020 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Iowa | $56,770 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Arizona | $56,600 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Utah | $54,120 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Michigan | $53,310 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Delaware | $53,140 | same as national |
| 28 | Idaho | $51,780 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Wyoming | $50,600 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Virginia | $50,490 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $50,270 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $50,170 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Texas | $50,040 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $49,890 | 6% below national |
| 35 | New Mexico | $49,060 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $49,050 | 8% below national |
| 37 | South Dakota | $47,900 | 10% below national |
| 38 | Montana | $47,640 | 10% below national |
| 39 | Missouri | $46,990 | 11% below national |
| 40 | North Carolina | $46,550 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $46,390 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Kentucky | $45,670 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Kansas | $45,110 | 15% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $43,540 | 18% below national |
| 45 | Georgia | $42,790 | 19% below national |
| 46 | West Virginia | $40,490 | 24% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $39,890 | 25% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $38,960 | 27% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $38,550 | 27% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $38,240 | 28% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $34,510 | 35% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $26,620 | 50% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $113,800 | +115% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $104,910 | +98% above national |
| 3 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $90,930 | +71% above national |
| 4 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $89,090 | +68% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $87,250 | +64% above national |
| 6 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $85,950 | +62% above national |
| 7 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $84,410 | +59% above national |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | $83,870 | +58% above national |
| 9 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $83,840 | +58% above national |
| 10 | Napa, CA | $82,830 | +56% above national |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $81,990 | +55% above national |
| 12 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $81,160 | +53% above national |
| 13 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $80,690 | +52% above national |
| 14 | Medford, OR | $80,620 | +52% above national |
| 15 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $80,370 | +52% above national |
| 16 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,180 | +51% above national |
| 17 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $79,610 | +50% above national |
| 18 | Salem, OR | $78,950 | +49% above national |
| 19 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $78,950 | +49% above national |
| 20 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $78,050 | +47% above national |
| 21 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $78,030 | +47% above national |
| 22 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $77,260 | +46% above national |
| 23 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $76,640 | +44% above national |
| 24 | Bellingham, WA | $76,340 | +44% above national |
| 25 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $75,740 | +43% above national |
| 26 | Redding, CA | $74,570 | +41% above national |
| 27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $72,880 | +37% above national |
| 28 | Boulder, CO | $70,240 | +32% above national |
| 29 | Mankato, MN | $70,190 | +32% above national |
| 30 | Rochester, MN | $70,140 | +32% above national |
| 31 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $69,220 | +31% above national |
| 32 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $68,620 | +29% above national |
| 33 | Albany, OR | $68,280 | +29% above national |
| 34 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $66,980 | +26% above national |
| 35 | Yuba City, CA | $66,420 | +25% above national |
| 36 | Ithaca, NY | $66,250 | +25% above national |
| 37 | Bend, OR | $66,040 | +25% above national |
| 38 | Barnstable Town, MA | $65,300 | +23% above national |
| 39 | Omaha, NE-IA | $64,940 | +22% above national |
| 40 | Merced, CA | $64,570 | +22% above national |
| 41 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,550 | +22% above national |
| 42 | Syracuse, NY | $64,550 | +22% above national |
| 43 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $64,380 | +21% above national |
| 44 | Duluth, MN-WI | $64,010 | +21% above national |
| 45 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $63,570 | +20% above national |
| 46 | Greeley, CO | $63,520 | +20% above national |
| 47 | Chico, CA | $63,440 | +20% above national |
| 48 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $63,390 | +20% above national |
| 49 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $63,350 | +19% above national |
| 50 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,280 | +19% above national |
| 51 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $63,240 | +19% above national |
| 52 | Yakima, WA | $63,240 | +19% above national |
| 53 | New Haven, CT | $63,070 | +19% above national |
| 54 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,060 | +19% above national |
| 55 | Rochester, NY | $63,030 | +19% above national |
| 56 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,720 | +18% above national |
| 57 | Reno, NV | $62,670 | +18% above national |
| 58 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,660 | +18% above national |
| 59 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $62,570 | +18% above national |
| 60 | Columbus, OH | $62,490 | +18% above national |
| 61 | Lexington Park, MD | $62,460 | +18% above national |
| 62 | Modesto, CA | $62,460 | +18% above national |
| 63 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,260 | +17% above national |
| 64 | Appleton, WI | $62,240 | +17% above national |
| 65 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,130 | +17% above national |
| 66 | Akron, OH | $62,050 | +17% above national |
| 67 | Ann Arbor, MI | $62,040 | +17% above national |
| 68 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $62,030 | +17% above national |
| 69 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $61,790 | +16% above national |
| 70 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $61,750 | +16% above national |
| 71 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $61,670 | +16% above national |
| 72 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $61,600 | +16% above national |
| 73 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,450 | +16% above national |
| 74 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,260 | +15% above national |
| 75 | Midland, TX | $61,250 | +15% above national |
| 76 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $61,080 | +15% above national |
| 77 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $61,070 | +15% above national |
| 78 | Kankakee, IL | $61,010 | +15% above national |
| 79 | Fresno, CA | $60,870 | +15% above national |
| 80 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $60,480 | +14% above national |
| 81 | Eau Claire, WI | $60,450 | +14% above national |
| 82 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,450 | +14% above national |
| 83 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,380 | +14% above national |
| 84 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,310 | +14% above national |
| 85 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,310 | +14% above national |
| 86 | St. Cloud, MN | $60,160 | +13% above national |
| 87 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $60,060 | +13% above national |
| 88 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $59,750 | +13% above national |
| 89 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,710 | +13% above national |
| 90 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,550 | +12% above national |
| 91 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,460 | +12% above national |
| 92 | Cleveland, OH | $59,440 | +12% above national |
| 93 | Madison, WI | $59,400 | +12% above national |
| 94 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,160 | +12% above national |
| 95 | Reading, PA | $59,070 | +11% above national |
| 96 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $58,980 | +11% above national |
| 97 | Toledo, OH | $58,900 | +11% above national |
| 98 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $58,860 | +11% above national |
| 99 | Worcester, MA | $58,850 | +11% above national |
| 100 | Ames, IA | $58,610 | +11% above national |
| 101 | Kingston, NY | $58,590 | +10% above national |
| 102 | El Centro, CA | $58,560 | +10% above national |
| 103 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $58,560 | +10% above national |
| 104 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $58,310 | +10% above national |
| 105 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $58,280 | +10% above national |
| 106 | Amarillo, TX | $57,970 | +9% above national |
| 107 | Pittsburgh, PA | $57,880 | +9% above national |
| 108 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,860 | +9% above national |
| 109 | Pueblo, CO | $57,710 | +9% above national |
| 110 | Sandusky, OH | $57,680 | +9% above national |
| 111 | Springfield, OH | $57,650 | +9% above national |
| 112 | Ogden, UT | $57,470 | +8% above national |
| 113 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,400 | +8% above national |
| 114 | Springfield, IL | $57,390 | +8% above national |
| 115 | Iowa City, IA | $57,310 | +8% above national |
| 116 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,130 | +8% above national |
| 117 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $57,110 | +8% above national |
| 118 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $56,960 | +7% above national |
| 119 | Bloomington, IL | $56,540 | +7% above national |
| 120 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $56,250 | +6% above national |
| 121 | Billings, MT | $56,130 | +6% above national |
| 122 | Traverse City, MI | $55,550 | +5% above national |
| 123 | Boise City, ID | $55,410 | +4% above national |
| 124 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $55,360 | +4% above national |
| 125 | Pocatello, ID | $55,310 | +4% above national |
| 126 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $55,140 | +4% above national |
| 127 | Niles, MI | $55,130 | +4% above national |
| 128 | Bismarck, ND | $54,490 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Binghamton, NY | $54,400 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Rockford, IL | $54,130 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Evansville, IN | $54,040 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Saginaw, MI | $54,000 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $53,820 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $53,790 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $53,590 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Helena, MT | $53,540 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Dover, DE | $53,490 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $53,390 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Richmond, VA | $53,390 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $53,360 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Lebanon, PA | $53,350 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Flint, MI | $53,310 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Punta Gorda, FL | $53,180 | same as national |
| 144 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $53,040 | same as national |
| 145 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $53,020 | same as national |
| 146 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $52,840 | same as national |
| 147 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $52,840 | same as national |
| 148 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $52,810 | same as national |
| 149 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $52,700 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $52,670 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Erie, PA | $52,620 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Bangor, ME | $52,380 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Albuquerque, NM | $52,290 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Mansfield, OH | $52,290 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $52,070 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $52,020 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $51,980 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $51,940 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $51,870 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $51,860 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $51,670 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Manhattan, KS | $51,640 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Abilene, TX | $51,480 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Lawton, OK | $51,270 | 3% below national |
| 165 | Gainesville, FL | $51,260 | 3% below national |
| 166 | St. George, UT | $51,260 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Kenosha, WI | $51,180 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Jacksonville, FL | $51,110 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Springfield, MA | $51,050 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $51,020 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $50,860 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,800 | 4% below national |
| 173 | York-Hanover, PA | $50,770 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Yuma, AZ | $50,680 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,630 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Vineland, NJ | $50,320 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Salisbury, MD | $50,290 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Lincoln, NE | $50,270 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,200 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Peoria, IL | $50,090 | 6% below national |
| 181 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,040 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Lubbock, TX | $50,030 | 6% below national |
| 183 | Sebring, FL | $49,930 | 6% below national |
| 184 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,900 | 6% below national |
| 185 | Idaho Falls, ID | $49,820 | 6% below national |
| 186 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $49,790 | 6% below national |
| 187 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $49,780 | 6% below national |
| 188 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,730 | 6% below national |
| 189 | Dalton, GA | $49,720 | 6% below national |
| 190 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,610 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Cheyenne, WY | $49,520 | 7% below national |
| 192 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,240 | 7% below national |
| 193 | Visalia, CA | $49,240 | 7% below national |
| 194 | Tucson, AZ | $49,200 | 7% below national |
| 195 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,170 | 7% below national |
| 196 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,080 | 7% below national |
| 197 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,990 | 8% below national |
| 198 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,920 | 8% below national |
| 199 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $48,890 | 8% below national |
| 200 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $48,860 | 8% below national |
| 201 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,820 | 8% below national |
| 202 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $48,750 | 8% below national |
| 203 | Tyler, TX | $48,710 | 8% below national |
| 204 | Columbia, MO | $48,680 | 8% below national |
| 205 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,600 | 8% below national |
| 206 | Baton Rouge, LA | $48,550 | 8% below national |
| 207 | Chambersburg, PA | $48,550 | 8% below national |
| 208 | Rocky Mount, NC | $48,530 | 9% below national |
| 209 | Topeka, KS | $48,510 | 9% below national |
| 210 | Roanoke, VA | $48,470 | 9% below national |
| 211 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $48,430 | 9% below national |
| 212 | Logan, UT-ID | $48,380 | 9% below national |
| 213 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,380 | 9% below national |
| 214 | Beckley, WV | $48,320 | 9% below national |
| 215 | Pittsfield, MA | $48,180 | 9% below national |
| 216 | Burlington, NC | $48,160 | 9% below national |
| 217 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,080 | 9% below national |
| 218 | Ocala, FL | $48,050 | 9% below national |
| 219 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $48,050 | 9% below national |
| 220 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $47,880 | 10% below national |
| 221 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $47,570 | 10% below national |
| 222 | Birmingham, AL | $47,390 | 11% below national |
| 223 | Lake Charles, LA | $47,280 | 11% below national |
| 224 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,170 | 11% below national |
| 225 | Waco, TX | $47,170 | 11% below national |
| 226 | Lynchburg, VA | $47,140 | 11% below national |
| 227 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,120 | 11% below national |
| 228 | Jacksonville, NC | $47,110 | 11% below national |
| 229 | Lancaster, PA | $46,970 | 11% below national |
| 230 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $46,930 | 12% below national |
| 231 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,870 | 12% below national |
| 232 | El Paso, TX | $46,860 | 12% below national |
| 233 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $46,750 | 12% below national |
| 234 | Springfield, MO | $46,600 | 12% below national |
| 235 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,580 | 12% below national |
| 236 | Asheville, NC | $46,550 | 12% below national |
| 237 | Greenville, NC | $46,490 | 12% below national |
| 238 | Jefferson City, MO | $46,430 | 12% below national |
| 239 | Savannah, GA | $46,420 | 12% below national |
| 240 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,380 | 13% below national |
| 241 | Corpus Christi, TX | $46,260 | 13% below national |
| 242 | Wichita Falls, TX | $46,220 | 13% below national |
| 243 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,180 | 13% below national |
| 244 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,090 | 13% below national |
| 245 | Alexandria, LA | $46,080 | 13% below national |
| 246 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,990 | 13% below national |
| 247 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,910 | 13% below national |
| 248 | Wichita, KS | $45,750 | 14% below national |
| 249 | Fayetteville, NC | $45,670 | 14% below national |
| 250 | Winchester, VA-WV | $45,670 | 14% below national |
| 251 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $45,650 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Elizabethtown, KY | $45,570 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,490 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Terre Haute, IN | $45,450 | 14% below national |
| 255 | San Angelo, TX | $45,360 | 14% below national |
| 256 | Tulsa, OK | $45,340 | 15% below national |
| 257 | Charlottesville, VA | $45,320 | 15% below national |
| 258 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $45,260 | 15% below national |
| 259 | Utica-Rome, NY | $45,260 | 15% below national |
| 260 | Joplin, MO-KS | $45,110 | 15% below national |
| 261 | Johnstown, PA | $45,100 | 15% below national |
| 262 | Longview, TX | $44,930 | 15% below national |
| 263 | Knoxville, TN | $44,700 | 16% below national |
| 264 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $44,630 | 16% below national |
| 265 | Jackson, TN | $44,450 | 16% below national |
| 266 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $44,070 | 17% below national |
| 267 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,970 | 17% below national |
| 268 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,870 | 17% below national |
| 269 | Huntsville, AL | $43,680 | 18% below national |
| 270 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,220 | 19% below national |
| 271 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $43,140 | 19% below national |
| 272 | Gainesville, GA | $43,070 | 19% below national |
| 273 | Morgantown, WV | $43,010 | 19% below national |
| 274 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,880 | 19% below national |
| 275 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $42,210 | 20% below national |
| 276 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $42,140 | 21% below national |
| 277 | Johnson City, TN | $41,570 | 22% below national |
| 278 | Laredo, TX | $41,390 | 22% below national |
| 279 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $41,370 | 22% below national |
| 280 | Spartanburg, SC | $41,340 | 22% below national |
| 281 | Florence, SC | $41,040 | 23% below national |
| 282 | Columbia, SC | $40,930 | 23% below national |
| 283 | Jonesboro, AR | $40,930 | 23% below national |
| 284 | Bowling Green, KY | $40,840 | 23% below national |
| 285 | Bloomington, IN | $40,800 | 23% below national |
| 286 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $40,560 | 24% below national |
| 287 | Dothan, AL | $40,450 | 24% below national |
| 288 | Mobile, AL | $40,220 | 24% below national |
| 289 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $40,220 | 24% below national |
| 290 | Hot Springs, AR | $40,200 | 24% below national |
| 291 | Morristown, TN | $40,050 | 24% below national |
| 292 | Cleveland, TN | $40,040 | 25% below national |
| 293 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $39,730 | 25% below national |
| 294 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $39,650 | 25% below national |
| 295 | Charleston, WV | $39,460 | 26% below national |
| 296 | Valdosta, GA | $39,400 | 26% below national |
| 297 | Enid, OK | $39,240 | 26% below national |
| 298 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,060 | 26% below national |
| 299 | Montgomery, AL | $38,560 | 27% below national |
| 300 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $38,420 | 28% below national |
| 301 | Gadsden, AL | $38,050 | 28% below national |
| 302 | Columbus, GA-AL | $37,910 | 29% below national |
| 303 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,290 | 30% below national |
| 304 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,290 | 30% below national |
| 305 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $37,220 | 30% below national |
| 306 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $37,020 | 30% below national |
| 307 | Lafayette, LA | $36,500 | 31% below national |
| 308 | Decatur, AL | $36,200 | 32% below national |
| 309 | Jackson, MS | $35,790 | 33% below national |
| 310 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $35,770 | 33% below national |
| 311 | Monroe, LA | $35,040 | 34% below national |
| 312 | Eagle Pass, TX | $34,140 | 36% below national |
| 313 | Albany, GA | $33,470 | 37% below national |
| 314 | Hammond, LA | $31,930 | 40% below national |
| 315 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $29,910 | 44% below national |
| 316 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $27,140 | 49% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 43 (Office and Administrative Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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SOC 43-3011
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SOC 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($53,040 here) and reported employment (102,500 jobs here).
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