51 Series · SOC 51-7042
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $43,380
- Median / year
- $56,830
- Top 10% earn
- -1.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 61,420
- US workers
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing earn a median of $43,380 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $43,380, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $32,110 (10th percentile) to $56,830 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 61,420 US workers. Washington pays the most ($52,980), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing earn a median of $43,380, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 17% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #74 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.8% by 2033.
- $43,380
- Median annual wage
- Top 83%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #74 of 105
- in Production
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $52,980. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing (SOC 51-7042) pays a national median of $43,380 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $32,110 at the 10th percentile to $56,830 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,570 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 61,420 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 253 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 6,400 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 moderate-term on-the-job training 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 B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $52,980, which is +22% above the national figure. The top metro is Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA at $60,070 - 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
$43,380
per year
Median Hourly
$20.86/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,570
average
Employment
61,420
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$43,380 Bottom 17% higher than 17% 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 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 51-series occupations with growth data, Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing sits on the slower-growing side at -1.8% growth and $43,380 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.8%
Declining
Annual Openings
6,400
per year (projected)
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 →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
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 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Set up, program, operate, or tend computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines.
- ▸ Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges.
- ▸ Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.
- ▸ Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications.
- ▸ Examine raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards.
- ▸ Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.
- ▸ Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules.
- ▸ Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools.
- ▸ Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.
- ▸ Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.
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
$32,110
25th Percentile
$37,100
Median
$43,380
75th Percentile
$48,720
90th Percentile
$56,830
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $52,980 | +22% above national |
| 2 | Minnesota | $51,540 | +19% above national |
| 3 | Iowa | $51,200 | +18% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $49,680 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $49,480 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Nebraska | $49,190 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Michigan | $47,680 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Louisiana | $47,170 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $47,140 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $46,500 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Vermont | $46,480 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $46,470 | +7% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $46,450 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $46,430 | +7% above national |
| 15 | California | $46,370 | +7% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $45,880 | +6% above national |
| 17 | North Dakota | $45,820 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Idaho | $45,730 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Montana | $45,610 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $44,980 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $44,450 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Maine | $44,370 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Ohio | $43,930 | +1% above national |
| 24 | New York | $43,720 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Kansas | $43,580 | same as national |
| 26 | Mississippi | $42,090 | 3% below national |
| 27 | South Carolina | $41,990 | 3% below national |
| 28 | South Dakota | $41,740 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $41,600 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Illinois | $41,360 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Nevada | $41,090 | 5% below national |
| 32 | West Virginia | $40,020 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Wyoming | $39,930 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Arizona | $39,440 | 9% below national |
| 35 | Virginia | $39,370 | 9% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $39,260 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $38,740 | 11% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $38,650 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Missouri | $38,640 | 11% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $38,080 | 12% below national |
| 41 | North Carolina | $37,550 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Georgia | $37,380 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Arkansas | $36,850 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $36,750 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $35,990 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Tennessee | $35,290 | 19% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $33,840 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $21,840 | 50% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,070 | +38% above national |
| 2 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $59,550 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $56,950 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Albany, OR | $56,180 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $56,180 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Bend, OR | $55,400 | +28% above national |
| 7 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $54,630 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Medford, OR | $52,390 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $51,730 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $51,730 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $51,370 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,200 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $51,030 | +18% above national |
| 14 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $50,970 | +17% above national |
| 15 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $50,390 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Bellingham, WA | $50,220 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $50,000 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Boulder, CO | $49,860 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,850 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | +15% above national |
| 21 | St. Cloud, MN | $49,790 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,140 | +13% above national |
| 23 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,050 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,000 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,940 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,900 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,800 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Eau Claire, WI | $48,710 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,670 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Salem, OR | $48,660 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,580 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,570 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $48,330 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $47,990 | +11% above national |
| 37 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,920 | +10% above national |
| 38 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,780 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,720 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,650 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,610 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,540 | +10% above national |
| 43 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,400 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $47,390 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,360 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,350 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,350 | +9% above national |
| 48 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,340 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,040 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Chico, CA | $46,940 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,940 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,870 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $46,850 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Boise City, ID | $46,750 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Savannah, GA | $46,750 | +8% above national |
| 57 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,730 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Redding, CA | $46,690 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $46,670 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Fargo, ND-MN | $46,530 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,480 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $46,480 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,420 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,380 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,340 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $46,300 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,200 | +7% above national |
| 68 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,160 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Springfield, IL | $46,090 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,970 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Omaha, NE-IA | $45,950 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Cleveland, OH | $45,870 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,860 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Lancaster, PA | $45,830 | +6% above national |
| 75 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,730 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $45,660 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,650 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $45,630 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $45,600 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,460 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $45,430 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Reno, NV | $45,370 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Reading, PA | $45,070 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,810 | +3% above national |
| 88 | York-Hanover, PA | $44,800 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,800 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $44,790 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,740 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $44,690 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,640 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,640 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Spartanburg, SC | $44,560 | +3% above national |
| 97 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,530 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $44,480 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Green Bay, WI | $44,320 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Springfield, MA | $44,250 | +2% above national |
| 102 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Worcester, MA | $44,100 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Columbus, OH | $43,770 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $43,660 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Wausau, WI | $43,640 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $43,620 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Appleton, WI | $43,610 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Pittsburgh, PA | $43,420 | same as national |
| 111 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $43,320 | same as national |
| 112 | Bangor, ME | $43,300 | same as national |
| 113 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $43,230 | same as national |
| 114 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $43,140 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Altoona, PA | $43,000 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $42,980 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $42,860 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $42,690 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,600 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $42,490 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Florence, SC | $42,490 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,380 | 2% below national |
| 123 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $42,370 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $42,360 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Rochester, NY | $42,150 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $42,070 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $41,970 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,950 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,620 | 4% below national |
| 130 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,570 | 4% below national |
| 131 | St. George, UT | $41,390 | 5% below national |
| 132 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $41,390 | 5% below national |
| 133 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $41,330 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $41,090 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $40,820 | 6% below national |
| 136 | Akron, OH | $40,700 | 6% below national |
| 137 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,590 | 6% below national |
| 138 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $40,560 | 7% below national |
| 139 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $40,440 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $40,370 | 7% below national |
| 141 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $40,210 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $40,210 | 7% below national |
| 143 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,200 | 7% below national |
| 144 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,190 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,160 | 7% below national |
| 146 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $40,130 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $40,130 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $40,120 | 8% below national |
| 149 | Ogden, UT | $39,820 | 8% below national |
| 150 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,800 | 8% below national |
| 151 | Niles, MI | $39,790 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,790 | 8% below national |
| 153 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,700 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,690 | 9% below national |
| 155 | Yuba City, CA | $39,670 | 9% below national |
| 156 | Asheville, NC | $39,530 | 9% below national |
| 157 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,430 | 9% below national |
| 158 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,420 | 9% below national |
| 159 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,400 | 9% below national |
| 160 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,380 | 9% below national |
| 161 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,370 | 9% below national |
| 162 | Roanoke, VA | $39,300 | 9% below national |
| 163 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,260 | 9% below national |
| 164 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $39,200 | 10% below national |
| 165 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,200 | 10% below national |
| 166 | Fort Wayne, IN | $39,110 | 10% below national |
| 167 | Fresno, CA | $39,100 | 10% below national |
| 168 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,060 | 10% below national |
| 169 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,040 | 10% below national |
| 170 | Modesto, CA | $38,990 | 10% below national |
| 171 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,940 | 10% below national |
| 172 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $38,800 | 11% below national |
| 173 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,740 | 11% below national |
| 174 | Terre Haute, IN | $38,650 | 11% below national |
| 175 | Syracuse, NY | $38,570 | 11% below national |
| 176 | Columbia, SC | $38,530 | 11% below national |
| 177 | Sheboygan, WI | $38,440 | 11% below national |
| 178 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,410 | 11% below national |
| 179 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,390 | 12% below national |
| 180 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,370 | 12% below national |
| 181 | Valdosta, GA | $38,340 | 12% below national |
| 182 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 12% below national |
| 183 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $38,310 | 12% below national |
| 184 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $38,290 | 12% below national |
| 185 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $38,210 | 12% below national |
| 186 | Wichita, KS | $38,110 | 12% below national |
| 187 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,100 | 12% below national |
| 188 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,020 | 12% below national |
| 189 | Huntsville, AL | $38,010 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Rapid City, SD | $37,920 | 13% below national |
| 191 | Kankakee, IL | $37,850 | 13% below national |
| 192 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $37,800 | 13% below national |
| 193 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,730 | 13% below national |
| 194 | Rockford, IL | $37,700 | 13% below national |
| 195 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | 13% below national |
| 196 | Tucson, AZ | $37,620 | 13% below national |
| 197 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,620 | 13% below national |
| 198 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $37,560 | 13% below national |
| 199 | Williamsport, PA | $37,550 | 13% below national |
| 200 | Winston-Salem, NC | $37,550 | 13% below national |
| 201 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 14% below national |
| 202 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,460 | 14% below national |
| 203 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 14% below national |
| 204 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $37,440 | 14% below national |
| 205 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,410 | 14% below national |
| 206 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $37,380 | 14% below national |
| 207 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $37,370 | 14% below national |
| 208 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $37,270 | 14% below national |
| 209 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $37,200 | 14% below national |
| 210 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,150 | 14% below national |
| 211 | Billings, MT | $37,140 | 14% below national |
| 212 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,090 | 14% below national |
| 213 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 14% below national |
| 214 | Madison, WI | $36,900 | 15% below national |
| 215 | Richmond, VA | $36,790 | 15% below national |
| 216 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,720 | 15% below national |
| 217 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,680 | 15% below national |
| 218 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,610 | 16% below national |
| 219 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | 16% below national |
| 220 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,340 | 16% below national |
| 221 | Tulsa, OK | $36,210 | 17% below national |
| 222 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $36,060 | 17% below national |
| 223 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $35,910 | 17% below national |
| 224 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,910 | 17% below national |
| 225 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,890 | 17% below national |
| 226 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,730 | 18% below national |
| 227 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | 18% below national |
| 228 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,700 | 18% below national |
| 229 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,580 | 18% below national |
| 230 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 18% below national |
| 231 | Birmingham, AL | $35,480 | 18% below national |
| 232 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,440 | 18% below national |
| 233 | Logan, UT-ID | $35,390 | 18% below national |
| 234 | Erie, PA | $35,360 | 18% below national |
| 235 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,350 | 19% below national |
| 236 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 19% below national |
| 237 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $35,150 | 19% below national |
| 238 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,110 | 19% below national |
| 239 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,010 | 19% below national |
| 240 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $34,650 | 20% below national |
| 241 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,640 | 20% below national |
| 242 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,620 | 20% below national |
| 243 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,010 | 22% below national |
| 244 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $33,860 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Knoxville, TN | $33,680 | 22% below national |
| 246 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $33,530 | 23% below national |
| 247 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,800 | 24% below national |
| 248 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,480 | 25% below national |
| 249 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31,310 | 28% below national |
| 250 | Morristown, TN | $31,270 | 28% below national |
| 251 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,420 | 32% below national |
| 252 | Longview, TX | $29,270 | 33% below national |
| 253 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $21,690 | 50% below national |
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