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National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$36,660
per year
Median Hourly
$17.63/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,090
average
Employment
49,010
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$26,890
25th Percentile
$31,250
Median
$36,660
75th Percentile
$45,910
90th Percentile
$59,930
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $53,420 | +46% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $52,140 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Idaho | $50,830 | +39% above national |
| 4 | Wyoming | $49,010 | +34% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $48,830 | +33% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $45,000 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $44,620 | +22% above national |
| 8 | California | $42,210 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $41,600 | +13% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $39,560 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $39,360 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $38,900 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Utah | $38,820 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Nevada | $37,580 | +3% above national |
| 15 | New York | $37,510 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Minnesota | $36,510 | same as national |
| 17 | Virgin Islands | $36,370 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Montana | $36,350 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Kentucky | $36,240 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $35,890 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Maryland | $35,610 | 3% below national |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $35,610 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Georgia | $35,410 | 3% below national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Florida | $35,240 | 4% below national |
| 26 | New Jersey | $35,140 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $35,070 | 4% below national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $35,060 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Tennessee | $34,720 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Connecticut | $34,460 | 6% below national |
| 31 | South Dakota | $34,330 | 6% below national |
| 32 | North Dakota | $34,320 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Virginia | $33,790 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $33,520 | 9% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $33,490 | 9% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $33,490 | 9% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $32,570 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $32,210 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $31,950 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $31,330 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Arkansas | $31,290 | 15% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $31,230 | 15% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $30,200 | 18% below national |
| 44 | Texas | $30,050 | 18% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $29,970 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $29,800 | 19% below national |
| 47 | Guam | $29,390 | 20% below national |
| 48 | Iowa | $29,130 | 21% below national |
| 49 | Delaware | $29,050 | 21% below national |
| 50 | Indiana | $28,570 | 22% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $27,310 | 26% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $25,730 | 30% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $23,790 | 35% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,230 | +56% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $55,860 | +52% above national |
| 3 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $53,420 | +46% above national |
| 4 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $53,420 | +46% above national |
| 5 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $52,090 | +42% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $52,060 | +42% above national |
| 7 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $50,660 | +38% above national |
| 8 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $49,010 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $48,580 | +33% above national |
| 10 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | +30% above national |
| 11 | Vallejo, CA | $47,430 | +29% above national |
| 12 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,040 | +28% above national |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,630 | +27% above national |
| 14 | Boulder, CO | $46,440 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | +25% above national |
| 16 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,870 | +25% above national |
| 17 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $44,870 | +22% above national |
| 18 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,870 | +22% above national |
| 19 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,800 | +22% above national |
| 20 | Anchorage, AK | $44,790 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,120 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $44,080 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $44,050 | +20% above national |
| 24 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,740 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $43,150 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $42,420 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Pittsfield, MA | $42,260 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Bellingham, WA | $42,080 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $41,830 | +14% above national |
| 30 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $41,820 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Boise City, ID | $41,690 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Salinas, CA | $41,510 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,490 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Napa, CA | $41,340 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $41,150 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Colorado Springs, CO | $41,140 | +12% above national |
| 37 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $41,090 | +12% above national |
| 38 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $40,920 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Worcester, MA | $40,860 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $40,760 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $40,690 | +11% above national |
| 42 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $40,570 | +11% above national |
| 43 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $40,390 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $40,360 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $40,220 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $40,220 | +10% above national |
| 47 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $40,060 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $39,890 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Medford, OR | $39,810 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $39,780 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $39,560 | +8% above national |
| 52 | St. George, UT | $39,440 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,400 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $39,360 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $39,220 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $38,960 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,830 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,660 | +5% above national |
| 59 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,650 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Fresno, CA | $38,580 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,290 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,200 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Ogden, UT | $38,150 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Bend, OR | $37,990 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,890 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $37,810 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,760 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Bozeman, MT | $37,510 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $37,440 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,380 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,170 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Greeley, CO | $37,120 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,020 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,970 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $36,890 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | same as national |
| 78 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $36,580 | same as national |
| 79 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $36,470 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $36,430 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Springfield, MA | $36,410 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Jacksonville, FL | $36,380 | 1% below national |
| 83 | Helena, MT | $36,350 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 1% below national |
| 85 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 1% below national |
| 86 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $36,170 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,070 | 2% below national |
| 88 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,890 | 2% below national |
| 89 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $35,810 | 2% below national |
| 90 | Asheville, NC | $35,800 | 2% below national |
| 91 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | 2% below national |
| 92 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $35,750 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,650 | 3% below national |
| 94 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $35,610 | 3% below national |
| 95 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,430 | 3% below national |
| 96 | Richmond, VA | $35,420 | 3% below national |
| 97 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $35,410 | 3% below national |
| 98 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $35,230 | 4% below national |
| 100 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $35,060 | 4% below national |
| 101 | Charlottesville, VA | $34,980 | 5% below national |
| 102 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $34,770 | 5% below national |
| 103 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $34,720 | 5% below national |
| 104 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,660 | 5% below national |
| 105 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,560 | 6% below national |
| 106 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,480 | 6% below national |
| 107 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $34,450 | 6% below national |
| 108 | Cleveland, OH | $34,250 | 7% below national |
| 109 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $34,240 | 7% below national |
| 110 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,230 | 7% below national |
| 111 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $34,220 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Winston-Salem, NC | $34,100 | 7% below national |
| 113 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,100 | 7% below national |
| 114 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $33,920 | 7% below national |
| 115 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $33,860 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Rapid City, SD | $33,740 | 8% below national |
| 117 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $33,610 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Tulsa, OK | $33,540 | 9% below national |
| 119 | New Haven, CT | $33,400 | 9% below national |
| 120 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $33,380 | 9% below national |
| 121 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $33,290 | 9% below national |
| 122 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $32,870 | 10% below national |
| 123 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $32,820 | 10% below national |
| 124 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $32,760 | 11% below national |
| 125 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $32,660 | 11% below national |
| 126 | Madison, WI | $32,620 | 11% below national |
| 127 | Lancaster, PA | $32,580 | 11% below national |
| 128 | Knoxville, TN | $32,540 | 11% below national |
| 129 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $32,520 | 11% below national |
| 130 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $32,410 | 12% below national |
| 131 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $32,400 | 12% below national |
| 132 | Roanoke, VA | $32,320 | 12% below national |
| 133 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,290 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $32,050 | 13% below national |
| 135 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $31,980 | 13% below national |
| 136 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $31,920 | 13% below national |
| 137 | Columbus, OH | $31,850 | 13% below national |
| 138 | Duluth, MN-WI | $31,830 | 13% below national |
| 139 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31,830 | 13% below national |
| 140 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $31,710 | 14% below national |
| 141 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $31,570 | 14% below national |
| 142 | Gettysburg, PA | $31,510 | 14% below national |
| 143 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $31,470 | 14% below national |
| 144 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $31,470 | 14% below national |
| 145 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $31,470 | 14% below national |
| 146 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $31,410 | 14% below national |
| 147 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $31,330 | 15% below national |
| 148 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $31,290 | 15% below national |
| 149 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $31,210 | 15% below national |
| 150 | Birmingham, AL | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 151 | Omaha, NE-IA | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 152 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 153 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,150 | 15% below national |
| 154 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $31,130 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Sandusky, OH | $31,130 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $30,750 | 16% below national |
| 157 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $30,680 | 16% below national |
| 158 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $30,600 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,580 | 17% below national |
| 160 | Toledo, OH | $30,340 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,320 | 17% below national |
| 162 | Huntsville, AL | $30,240 | 18% below national |
| 163 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,240 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $30,160 | 18% below national |
| 165 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $30,150 | 18% below national |
| 166 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $30,110 | 18% below national |
| 167 | Wilmington, NC | $29,970 | 18% below national |
| 168 | Baton Rouge, LA | $29,940 | 18% below national |
| 169 | Pittsburgh, PA | $29,930 | 18% below national |
| 170 | Fort Wayne, IN | $29,910 | 18% below national |
| 171 | Springfield, MO | $29,680 | 19% below national |
| 172 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,680 | 19% below national |
| 173 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,680 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,540 | 19% below national |
| 175 | Rockford, IL | $29,520 | 19% below national |
| 176 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,490 | 20% below national |
| 177 | Ocala, FL | $29,430 | 20% below national |
| 178 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $29,350 | 20% below national |
| 179 | Savannah, GA | $29,290 | 20% below national |
| 180 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $29,290 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,180 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $29,090 | 21% below national |
| 183 | Waco, TX | $29,050 | 21% below national |
| 184 | Montgomery, AL | $29,040 | 21% below national |
| 185 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $28,850 | 21% below national |
| 186 | Corpus Christi, TX | $28,810 | 21% below national |
| 187 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,520 | 22% below national |
| 188 | Green Bay, WI | $28,510 | 22% below national |
| 189 | Albuquerque, NM | $28,420 | 22% below national |
| 190 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $28,360 | 23% below national |
| 191 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,260 | 23% below national |
| 192 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $28,130 | 23% below national |
| 193 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,080 | 23% below national |
| 194 | Akron, OH | $28,040 | 24% below national |
| 195 | Mobile, AL | $27,920 | 24% below national |
| 196 | Lafayette, LA | $27,880 | 24% below national |
| 197 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $27,830 | 24% below national |
| 198 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $27,350 | 25% below national |
| 199 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $27,110 | 26% below national |
| 200 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $26,850 | 27% below national |
| 201 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $26,820 | 27% below national |
| 202 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $26,490 | 28% below national |
| 203 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $26,410 | 28% below national |
| 204 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $26,360 | 28% below national |
| 205 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $26,220 | 28% below national |
| 206 | Columbia, SC | $25,910 | 29% below national |
| 207 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $25,780 | 30% below national |
| 208 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $25,640 | 30% below national |
| 209 | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,330 | 31% below national |
| 210 | Beckley, WV | $24,170 | 34% below national |
| 211 | Charleston, WV | $23,190 | 37% below national |
| 212 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $22,730 | 38% below national |
| 213 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $22,170 | 40% below national |
| 214 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $21,970 | 40% below national |
| 215 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $21,960 | 40% below national |
| 216 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $21,010 | 43% below national |
| 217 | Lake Charles, LA | $18,430 | 50% below national |