31 Series · SOC 31-9096
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$37,320
per year
Median Hourly
$17.94/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$38,990
average
Employment
114,190
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$29,160
25th Percentile
$34,320
Median
$37,320
75th Percentile
$44,550
90th Percentile
$48,150
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $48,050 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $45,480 | +22% above national |
| 3 | California | $45,470 | +22% above national |
| 4 | Maine | $44,080 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $43,670 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $43,590 | +17% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $43,580 | +17% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $43,520 | +17% above national |
| 9 | New York | $43,150 | +16% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $42,910 | +15% above national |
| 11 | Oregon | $42,830 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Connecticut | $39,540 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Colorado | $39,480 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Arizona | $38,240 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Alaska | $37,530 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Illinois | $37,310 | same as national |
| 17 | Florida | $37,200 | same as national |
| 18 | Montana | $37,060 | 1% below national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $36,680 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Michigan | $36,550 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Virginia | $36,500 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $36,480 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $36,440 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Wyoming | $36,430 | 2% below national |
| 25 | North Dakota | $36,370 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Nevada | $36,160 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Vermont | $36,120 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Delaware | $36,060 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Idaho | $35,820 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $35,730 | 4% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $35,680 | 4% below national |
| 32 | New Mexico | $35,600 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Hawaii | $35,420 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $35,270 | 5% below national |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $35,230 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Nebraska | $35,210 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $35,040 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $34,990 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $34,980 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $34,820 | 7% below national |
| 41 | South Dakota | $32,810 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $32,670 | 12% below national |
| 43 | West Virginia | $32,630 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $32,590 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Iowa | $31,200 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $30,550 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $30,430 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $29,730 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $29,730 | 20% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $29,660 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $29,280 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $21,730 | 42% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $58,120 | +56% above national |
| 2 | New Haven, CT | $57,320 | +54% above national |
| 3 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $48,010 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,460 | +27% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,040 | +26% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $46,950 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Barnstable Town, MA | $46,920 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,620 | +25% above national |
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,280 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Salinas, CA | $45,740 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $45,560 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,480 | +22% above national |
| 13 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,470 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,370 | +22% above national |
| 15 | Vallejo, CA | $45,360 | +22% above national |
| 16 | Napa, CA | $45,280 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Bend, OR | $45,100 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $45,030 | +21% above national |
| 20 | Worcester, MA | $44,860 | +20% above national |
| 21 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $44,830 | +20% above national |
| 22 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,790 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,750 | +20% above national |
| 24 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $44,600 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $44,390 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,320 | +19% above national |
| 27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $44,190 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $43,940 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $43,910 | +18% above national |
| 30 | Chico, CA | $43,680 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Bangor, ME | $43,660 | +17% above national |
| 32 | Boulder, CO | $43,470 | +16% above national |
| 33 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $43,430 | +16% above national |
| 34 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $43,350 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $42,890 | +15% above national |
| 36 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $41,960 | +12% above national |
| 37 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $41,860 | +12% above national |
| 38 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $41,160 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Salem, OR | $40,500 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $40,350 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Bozeman, MT | $40,180 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Grants Pass, OR | $39,610 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $39,550 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,300 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $39,270 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Kingston, NY | $39,230 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Merced, CA | $39,120 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Anchorage, AK | $39,020 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Yakima, WA | $38,740 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $38,710 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $38,660 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Bellingham, WA | $38,650 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $38,620 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,550 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Ithaca, NY | $38,480 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,470 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $38,440 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Modesto, CA | $38,410 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,370 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,300 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Yuba City, CA | $38,220 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $38,150 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,140 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $38,110 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Duluth, MN-WI | $38,100 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Greeley, CO | $38,060 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $38,030 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,000 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,000 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $37,970 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $37,940 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,920 | +2% above national |
| 73 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,900 | +2% above national |
| 74 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $37,880 | +2% above national |
| 75 | Billings, MT | $37,860 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,860 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $37,830 | +1% above national |
| 78 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $37,820 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $37,800 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,760 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $37,740 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Syracuse, NY | $37,720 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,640 | +1% above national |
| 84 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,620 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Visalia, CA | $37,620 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,590 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Fresno, CA | $37,590 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Midland, MI | $37,590 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $37,560 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,480 | same as national |
| 91 | Ann Arbor, MI | $37,440 | same as national |
| 92 | Corvallis, OR | $37,390 | same as national |
| 93 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $37,390 | same as national |
| 94 | Glens Falls, NY | $37,350 | same as national |
| 95 | Missoula, MT | $37,350 | same as national |
| 96 | Redding, CA | $37,350 | same as national |
| 97 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $37,330 | same as national |
| 98 | Medford, OR | $37,170 | same as national |
| 99 | Reno, NV | $37,130 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,100 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,090 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $37,090 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Asheville, NC | $36,980 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $36,980 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,980 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $36,950 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,920 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,920 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $36,850 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,840 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Rochester, NY | $36,830 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Bismarck, ND | $36,770 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,740 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $36,720 | 2% below national |
| 116 | Winston-Salem, NC | $36,720 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Jacksonville, FL | $36,680 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Lebanon, PA | $36,680 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $36,630 | 2% below national |
| 120 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,630 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,610 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $36,600 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,590 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,560 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Lawrence, KS | $36,530 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Richmond, VA | $36,500 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,490 | 2% below national |
| 128 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $36,490 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Lancaster, PA | $36,480 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $36,430 | 2% below national |
| 131 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,410 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Monroe, MI | $36,390 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Fargo, ND-MN | $36,370 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $36,340 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $36,320 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Albany, OR | $36,280 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Utica-Rome, NY | $36,260 | 3% below national |
| 139 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $36,250 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Albuquerque, NM | $36,200 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Reading, PA | $36,200 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,200 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Boise City, ID | $36,160 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $36,160 | 3% below national |
| 145 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 3% below national |
| 146 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,140 | 3% below national |
| 147 | Knoxville, TN | $36,140 | 3% below national |
| 148 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $36,130 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Grand Junction, CO | $36,120 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,120 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Rockford, IL | $36,120 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,120 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,110 | 3% below national |
| 154 | Punta Gorda, FL | $36,080 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Wilmington, NC | $36,060 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,050 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Traverse City, MI | $36,020 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,000 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,980 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Columbia, SC | $35,970 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,950 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Charlottesville, VA | $35,930 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Santa Fe, NM | $35,910 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Midland, TX | $35,900 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $35,880 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $35,860 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Gainesville, FL | $35,840 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,840 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,840 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,820 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Lincoln, NE | $35,820 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Tucson, AZ | $35,820 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $35,820 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Springfield, IL | $35,810 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $35,790 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Madison, WI | $35,780 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $35,770 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $35,740 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,740 | 4% below national |
| 181 | York-Hanover, PA | $35,730 | 4% below national |
| 182 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,700 | 4% below national |
| 183 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,690 | 4% below national |
| 184 | Binghamton, NY | $35,670 | 4% below national |
| 185 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,670 | 4% below national |
| 186 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $35,660 | 4% below national |
| 187 | Niles, MI | $35,640 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,620 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Saginaw, MI | $35,590 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Columbus, OH | $35,580 | 5% below national |
| 191 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $35,580 | 5% below national |
| 192 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $35,540 | 5% below national |
| 193 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $35,520 | 5% below national |
| 194 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $35,510 | 5% below national |
| 195 | Bloomington, IL | $35,490 | 5% below national |
| 196 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $35,440 | 5% below national |
| 197 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,440 | 5% below national |
| 198 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,430 | 5% below national |
| 199 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $35,430 | 5% below national |
| 200 | Flint, MI | $35,410 | 5% below national |
| 201 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $35,410 | 5% below national |
| 202 | Appleton, WI | $35,360 | 5% below national |
| 203 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,340 | 5% below national |
| 204 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,330 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $35,310 | 5% below national |
| 206 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $35,300 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Twin Falls, ID | $35,300 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | 5% below national |
| 209 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,270 | 5% below national |
| 210 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $35,250 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $35,230 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,230 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,220 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Winchester, VA-WV | $35,210 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Columbia, MO | $35,190 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $35,190 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Jackson, MI | $35,180 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Ogden, UT | $35,170 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,130 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,120 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Jacksonville, NC | $35,090 | 6% below national |
| 222 | Joplin, MO-KS | $35,090 | 6% below national |
| 223 | Idaho Falls, ID | $35,080 | 6% below national |
| 224 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,070 | 6% below national |
| 225 | Cleveland, OH | $35,030 | 6% below national |
| 226 | Greenville, NC | $35,030 | 6% below national |
| 227 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $35,010 | 6% below national |
| 228 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $34,960 | 6% below national |
| 229 | Erie, PA | $34,950 | 6% below national |
| 230 | Las Cruces, NM | $34,930 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,920 | 6% below national |
| 232 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,900 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,860 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,850 | 7% below national |
| 235 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,850 | 7% below national |
| 236 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,840 | 7% below national |
| 237 | Peoria, IL | $34,820 | 7% below national |
| 238 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 7% below national |
| 239 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | 7% below national |
| 240 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,780 | 7% below national |
| 241 | Gettysburg, PA | $34,770 | 7% below national |
| 242 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $34,750 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $34,740 | 7% below national |
| 244 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,730 | 7% below national |
| 245 | Muncie, IN | $34,670 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,650 | 7% below national |
| 247 | Johnson City, TN | $34,620 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Akron, OH | $34,600 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Ames, IA | $34,580 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Bloomington, IN | $34,570 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Eau Claire, WI | $34,560 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $34,560 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Bay City, MI | $34,520 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $34,490 | 8% below national |
| 255 | Fort Wayne, IN | $34,440 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Toledo, OH | $34,430 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Gainesville, GA | $34,420 | 8% below national |
| 258 | State College, PA | $34,420 | 8% below national |
| 259 | Spartanburg, SC | $34,380 | 8% below national |
| 260 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,380 | 8% below national |
| 261 | Fayetteville, NC | $34,370 | 8% below national |
| 262 | Oklahoma City, OK | $34,350 | 8% below national |
| 263 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $34,330 | 8% below national |
| 264 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,310 | 8% below national |
| 265 | Ocala, FL | $34,310 | 8% below national |
| 266 | Evansville, IN | $34,300 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $34,300 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Altoona, PA | $34,290 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Green Bay, WI | $34,270 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,260 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Lynchburg, VA | $34,220 | 8% below national |
| 272 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $34,210 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $34,150 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,140 | 9% below national |
| 275 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $34,120 | 9% below national |
| 276 | Wausau, WI | $34,100 | 9% below national |
| 277 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $33,950 | 9% below national |
| 278 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $33,930 | 9% below national |
| 279 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $33,770 | 10% below national |
| 280 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $33,760 | 10% below national |
| 281 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $33,750 | 10% below national |
| 282 | St. George, UT | $33,660 | 10% below national |
| 283 | Kokomo, IN | $33,510 | 10% below national |
| 284 | Terre Haute, IN | $33,490 | 10% below national |
| 285 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $33,450 | 10% below national |
| 286 | Springfield, MO | $33,400 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $33,330 | 11% below national |
| 288 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $33,320 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $33,280 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Lima, OH | $33,280 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Roanoke, VA | $33,260 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $32,860 | 12% below national |
| 293 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $32,810 | 12% below national |
| 294 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $32,760 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Warner Robins, GA | $32,710 | 12% below national |
| 296 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $32,690 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Manhattan, KS | $32,670 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $32,460 | 13% below national |
| 299 | Savannah, GA | $32,390 | 13% below national |
| 300 | Chambersburg, PA | $32,280 | 14% below national |
| 301 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $31,920 | 14% below national |
| 302 | Rapid City, SD | $31,750 | 15% below national |
| 303 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $31,720 | 15% below national |
| 304 | Fond du Lac, WI | $31,670 | 15% below national |
| 305 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $31,620 | 15% below national |
| 306 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $31,410 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $31,410 | 16% below national |
| 308 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $31,290 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Williamsport, PA | $31,220 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $31,100 | 17% below national |
| 311 | Grand Island, NE | $30,970 | 17% below national |
| 312 | Logan, UT-ID | $30,950 | 17% below national |
| 313 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $30,930 | 17% below national |
| 314 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,780 | 18% below national |
| 315 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,780 | 18% below national |
| 316 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,750 | 18% below national |
| 317 | Battle Creek, MI | $30,720 | 18% below national |
| 318 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $30,700 | 18% below national |
| 319 | Charleston, WV | $30,580 | 18% below national |
| 320 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $30,580 | 18% below national |
| 321 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,550 | 18% below national |
| 322 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $30,500 | 18% below national |
| 323 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $30,460 | 18% below national |
| 324 | Huntsville, AL | $30,440 | 18% below national |
| 325 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $30,400 | 19% below national |
| 326 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,240 | 19% below national |
| 327 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,210 | 19% below national |
| 328 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $30,200 | 19% below national |
| 329 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $30,140 | 19% below national |
| 330 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $30,130 | 19% below national |
| 331 | Hattiesburg, MS | $30,030 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $30,030 | 20% below national |
| 333 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,010 | 20% below national |
| 334 | Baton Rouge, LA | $29,930 | 20% below national |
| 335 | Wichita Falls, TX | $29,900 | 20% below national |
| 336 | Birmingham, AL | $29,840 | 20% below national |
| 337 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $29,840 | 20% below national |
| 338 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,840 | 20% below national |
| 339 | Mansfield, OH | $29,830 | 20% below national |
| 340 | Rome, GA | $29,820 | 20% below national |
| 341 | Tulsa, OK | $29,730 | 20% below national |
| 342 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $29,720 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Jonesboro, AR | $29,710 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $29,710 | 20% below national |
| 345 | Florence, SC | $29,700 | 20% below national |
| 346 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,690 | 20% below national |
| 347 | Columbus, GA-AL | $29,660 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,640 | 21% below national |
| 349 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,380 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $29,320 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,250 | 22% below national |
| 352 | Jackson, MS | $29,190 | 22% below national |
| 353 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,190 | 22% below national |
| 354 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,130 | 22% below national |
| 355 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,000 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Lawton, OK | $28,990 | 22% below national |
| 357 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,960 | 22% below national |
| 358 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,900 | 23% below national |
| 359 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,890 | 23% below national |
| 360 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,860 | 23% below national |
| 361 | Hot Springs, AR | $28,830 | 23% below national |
| 362 | Waco, TX | $28,800 | 23% below national |
| 363 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,770 | 23% below national |
| 364 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,770 | 23% below national |
| 365 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,690 | 23% below national |
| 366 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $28,660 | 23% below national |
| 367 | Corpus Christi, TX | $28,650 | 23% below national |
| 368 | Amarillo, TX | $28,640 | 23% below national |
| 369 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $28,590 | 23% below national |
| 370 | Topeka, KS | $28,540 | 24% below national |
| 371 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $28,530 | 24% below national |
| 372 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $28,350 | 24% below national |
| 373 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,230 | 24% below national |
| 374 | Wichita, KS | $28,110 | 25% below national |
| 375 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,080 | 25% below national |
| 376 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,050 | 25% below national |
| 377 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $27,910 | 25% below national |
| 378 | El Paso, TX | $27,820 | 25% below national |
| 379 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $27,790 | 26% below national |
| 380 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $27,750 | 26% below national |
| 381 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $26,890 | 28% below national |
| 382 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,840 | 41% below national |
| 383 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,430 | 43% below national |
| 384 | Mayaguez, PR | $19,910 | 47% below national |