47 Series · SOC 47-2221
Structural Iron and Steel Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $62,780
- Median / year
- $108,260
- Top 10% earn
- +4.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 68,380
- US workers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers earn a median of $62,780 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,780, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $44,580 (10th percentile) to $108,260 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 68,380 US workers. Massachusetts pays the most ($120,840), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Structural Iron and Steel Workers earn a median of $62,780, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 53% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Construction and Extraction, it ranks #15 of 60 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.4% by 2033.
- $62,780
- Median annual wage
- Top 47%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #15 of 60
- in Construction and Extraction
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Massachusetts at $120,840. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Structural Iron and Steel Workers (SOC 47-2221) pays a national median of $62,780 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $44,580 at the 10th percentile to $108,260 at the 90th, with a mean of $70,280 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 68,380 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 205 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and apprenticeship of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 25 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Massachusetts pays the highest state median at $120,840, which is +92% above the national figure. The top metro is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH at $120,840 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$62,780
per year
Median Hourly
$30.18/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$70,280
average
Employment
68,380
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Structural Iron and Steel Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$62,780 Top 47% higher than 53% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 47-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Structural Iron and Steel Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 47-series occupations with growth data, Structural Iron and Steel Workers sits on the slower-growing side at +4.4% growth and $62,780 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.4%
About average
Annual Openings
5,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Apprenticeship
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
25/100K
Injury Rate
4.5/100
Danger Index
30.5/100
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 Structural Iron and Steel Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- ▸ Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- ▸ Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- ▸ Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- ▸ Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- ▸ Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- ▸ Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- ▸ Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- ▸ Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- ▸ Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$44,580
25th Percentile
$49,880
Median
$62,780
75th Percentile
$82,660
90th Percentile
$108,260
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $120,840 | +92% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $113,220 | +80% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $107,660 | +71% above national |
| 4 | Illinois | $101,850 | +62% above national |
| 5 | Hawaii | $99,860 | +59% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $98,320 | +57% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $96,050 | +53% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $95,320 | +52% above national |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $92,820 | +48% above national |
| 10 | New York | $92,610 | +48% above national |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $82,970 | +32% above national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $82,120 | +31% above national |
| 13 | Missouri | $77,410 | +23% above national |
| 14 | Iowa | $77,400 | +23% above national |
| 15 | Alaska | $76,970 | +23% above national |
| 16 | California | $76,370 | +22% above national |
| 17 | Ohio | $74,710 | +19% above national |
| 18 | Idaho | $72,750 | +16% above national |
| 19 | West Virginia | $71,850 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Maryland | $71,730 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Indiana | $70,130 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Louisiana | $68,830 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Montana | $67,390 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Nebraska | $65,470 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Kentucky | $64,060 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Michigan | $62,830 | same as national |
| 27 | Nevada | $62,510 | same as national |
| 28 | Connecticut | $62,400 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Maine | $61,750 | 2% below national |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $61,240 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Virginia | $60,260 | 4% below national |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $59,920 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Delaware | $59,820 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Arizona | $59,390 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Colorado | $58,830 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $58,560 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Utah | $58,250 | 7% below national |
| 38 | South Dakota | $57,050 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $56,750 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $56,640 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $55,700 | 11% below national |
| 42 | Vermont | $55,640 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $52,240 | 17% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $50,750 | 19% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $50,690 | 19% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $48,740 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Georgia | $48,090 | 23% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $47,660 | 24% below national |
| 49 | Wyoming | $47,480 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $45,510 | 28% below national |
| 51 | Guam | $33,660 | 46% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,620 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $120,840 | +92% above national |
| 2 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $116,360 | +85% above national |
| 3 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $114,570 | +82% above national |
| 4 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $111,500 | +78% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $111,440 | +78% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $109,440 | +74% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $106,900 | +70% above national |
| 8 | Vineland, NJ | $105,370 | +68% above national |
| 9 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $103,330 | +65% above national |
| 10 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $102,350 | +63% above national |
| 11 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $102,060 | +63% above national |
| 12 | Rockford, IL | $100,290 | +60% above national |
| 13 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $100,160 | +60% above national |
| 14 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $99,860 | +59% above national |
| 15 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $98,320 | +57% above national |
| 16 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $98,120 | +56% above national |
| 17 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,810 | +56% above national |
| 18 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $97,780 | +56% above national |
| 19 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $97,150 | +55% above national |
| 20 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $95,730 | +52% above national |
| 21 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,120 | +50% above national |
| 22 | Appleton, WI | $93,960 | +50% above national |
| 23 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $92,580 | +47% above national |
| 24 | Madison, WI | $92,460 | +47% above national |
| 25 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $91,140 | +45% above national |
| 26 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $89,050 | +42% above national |
| 27 | Chico, CA | $88,070 | +40% above national |
| 28 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $87,340 | +39% above national |
| 29 | Bellingham, WA | $86,120 | +37% above national |
| 30 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $83,630 | +33% above national |
| 31 | Fargo, ND-MN | $83,200 | +33% above national |
| 32 | Pittsburgh, PA | $82,860 | +32% above national |
| 33 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $82,710 | +32% above national |
| 34 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $82,660 | +32% above national |
| 35 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,480 | +31% above national |
| 36 | Springfield, IL | $81,750 | +30% above national |
| 37 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $81,640 | +30% above national |
| 38 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $80,540 | +28% above national |
| 39 | Fresno, CA | $80,110 | +28% above national |
| 40 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $80,080 | +28% above national |
| 41 | Peoria, IL | $80,060 | +28% above national |
| 42 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,460 | +27% above national |
| 43 | Columbia, MO | $79,100 | +26% above national |
| 44 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $79,090 | +26% above national |
| 45 | Iowa City, IA | $78,800 | +26% above national |
| 46 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $78,040 | +24% above national |
| 47 | Boise City, ID | $77,940 | +24% above national |
| 48 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $77,760 | +24% above national |
| 49 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,570 | +24% above national |
| 50 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $77,110 | +23% above national |
| 51 | Anchorage, AK | $76,970 | +23% above national |
| 52 | Columbus, OH | $76,920 | +23% above national |
| 53 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $76,420 | +22% above national |
| 54 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $76,400 | +22% above national |
| 55 | Akron, OH | $76,330 | +22% above national |
| 56 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $76,330 | +22% above national |
| 57 | Rochester, NY | $76,220 | +21% above national |
| 58 | Evansville, IN | $76,090 | +21% above national |
| 59 | Cleveland, OH | $76,060 | +21% above national |
| 60 | Modesto, CA | $75,820 | +21% above national |
| 61 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,700 | +21% above national |
| 62 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $75,380 | +20% above national |
| 63 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,380 | +20% above national |
| 64 | Lancaster, PA | $74,950 | +19% above national |
| 65 | Salem, OR | $74,920 | +19% above national |
| 66 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $74,890 | +19% above national |
| 67 | Toledo, OH | $74,710 | +19% above national |
| 68 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $74,650 | +19% above national |
| 69 | Omaha, NE-IA | $74,430 | +19% above national |
| 70 | Springfield, MO | $74,330 | +18% above national |
| 71 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $73,640 | +17% above national |
| 72 | Baton Rouge, LA | $73,470 | +17% above national |
| 73 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,790 | +16% above national |
| 74 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,430 | +15% above national |
| 75 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $72,150 | +15% above national |
| 76 | Syracuse, NY | $71,810 | +14% above national |
| 77 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $71,200 | +13% above national |
| 78 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $70,860 | +13% above national |
| 79 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $70,400 | +12% above national |
| 80 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $70,140 | +12% above national |
| 81 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $69,850 | +11% above national |
| 82 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $69,530 | +11% above national |
| 83 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $69,280 | +10% above national |
| 84 | Billings, MT | $69,030 | +10% above national |
| 85 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $68,320 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Reading, PA | $67,550 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Fort Wayne, IN | $67,530 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65,250 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,850 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Decatur, IL | $64,830 | +3% above national |
| 91 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $64,450 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,000 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $63,860 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,730 | +2% above national |
| 95 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,350 | +1% above national |
| 96 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,310 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $63,150 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,870 | same as national |
| 99 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $62,670 | same as national |
| 100 | Joplin, MO-KS | $62,600 | same as national |
| 101 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,510 | same as national |
| 102 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,420 | 1% below national |
| 103 | New Haven, CT | $62,400 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $62,390 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,890 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61,880 | 1% below national |
| 107 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,760 | 2% below national |
| 108 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $61,730 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Knoxville, TN | $61,250 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $61,120 | 3% below national |
| 111 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,740 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,580 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Winchester, VA-WV | $60,420 | 4% below national |
| 114 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,270 | 4% below national |
| 115 | Richmond, VA | $60,260 | 4% below national |
| 116 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,080 | 4% below national |
| 117 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,080 | 4% below national |
| 118 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,980 | 4% below national |
| 119 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,920 | 5% below national |
| 120 | Reno, NV | $59,880 | 5% below national |
| 121 | Amarillo, TX | $59,610 | 5% below national |
| 122 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,540 | 5% below national |
| 123 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,440 | 5% below national |
| 124 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $59,230 | 6% below national |
| 125 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $59,200 | 6% below national |
| 126 | Birmingham, AL | $59,180 | 6% below national |
| 127 | Greeley, CO | $59,100 | 6% below national |
| 128 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $58,830 | 6% below national |
| 129 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,630 | 7% below national |
| 130 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $58,390 | 7% below national |
| 131 | Wichita, KS | $58,100 | 7% below national |
| 132 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $58,030 | 8% below national |
| 133 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $57,960 | 8% below national |
| 134 | Lincoln, NE | $57,900 | 8% below national |
| 135 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $57,810 | 8% below national |
| 136 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $57,780 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Harrisonburg, VA | $57,720 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $57,720 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Corpus Christi, TX | $57,440 | 9% below national |
| 140 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $57,220 | 9% below national |
| 141 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $56,960 | 9% below national |
| 142 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $56,900 | 9% below national |
| 143 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $56,480 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Lynchburg, VA | $56,440 | 10% below national |
| 145 | Ogden, UT | $56,420 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Saginaw, MI | $56,300 | 10% below national |
| 147 | Decatur, AL | $56,220 | 10% below national |
| 148 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $55,700 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Colorado Springs, CO | $55,690 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $55,100 | 12% below national |
| 151 | Tucson, AZ | $54,770 | 13% below national |
| 152 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $53,600 | 15% below national |
| 153 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $53,600 | 15% below national |
| 154 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,450 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Tulsa, OK | $53,190 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Terre Haute, IN | $52,140 | 17% below national |
| 157 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $51,980 | 17% below national |
| 158 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $51,650 | 18% below national |
| 159 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,480 | 18% below national |
| 160 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,760 | 19% below national |
| 161 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,690 | 19% below national |
| 162 | Columbia, SC | $50,510 | 20% below national |
| 163 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,470 | 20% below national |
| 164 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,390 | 20% below national |
| 165 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,120 | 20% below national |
| 166 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,090 | 20% below national |
| 167 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,970 | 20% below national |
| 168 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $49,490 | 21% below national |
| 169 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $49,490 | 21% below national |
| 170 | Rapid City, SD | $49,100 | 22% below national |
| 171 | St. George, UT | $48,970 | 22% below national |
| 172 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,870 | 22% below national |
| 173 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $48,720 | 22% below national |
| 174 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,630 | 23% below national |
| 175 | Logan, UT-ID | $48,510 | 23% below national |
| 176 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,400 | 23% below national |
| 177 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $48,350 | 23% below national |
| 178 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $48,320 | 23% below national |
| 179 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,290 | 23% below national |
| 180 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,090 | 23% below national |
| 181 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 24% below national |
| 182 | Winston-Salem, NC | $47,730 | 24% below national |
| 183 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,590 | 24% below national |
| 184 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,530 | 24% below national |
| 185 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,390 | 25% below national |
| 186 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,330 | 25% below national |
| 187 | Cheyenne, WY | $47,150 | 25% below national |
| 188 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $46,800 | 25% below national |
| 189 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,660 | 26% below national |
| 190 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,260 | 26% below national |
| 191 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,130 | 27% below national |
| 192 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | 27% below national |
| 193 | Abilene, TX | $45,680 | 27% below national |
| 194 | Waco, TX | $45,590 | 27% below national |
| 195 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $45,220 | 28% below national |
| 196 | Tyler, TX | $45,030 | 28% below national |
| 197 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $44,760 | 29% below national |
| 198 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,850 | 32% below national |
| 199 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $42,710 | 32% below national |
| 200 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,620 | 34% below national |
| 201 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,620 | 34% below national |
| 202 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,220 | 39% below national |
| 203 | Ocala, FL | $33,770 | 46% below national |
| 204 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,350 | 47% below national |
| 205 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $31,480 | 50% below national |
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