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SOC 39-2021 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Animal Caretakers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$35,360
U.S. median hourly wage$17.00
U.S. employment266,910

Nationally, animal caretakers earned a median of $35,360 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 266,910 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Animal Caretakers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$44,210$21.254600.7
Washington$40,570$19.516,6201.9
Hawaii$40,130$19.295700.9
Massachusetts$39,650$19.066,9001.9
California$38,700$18.6025,7101.4
Arizona$38,180$18.356,3302.0
New York$37,840$18.1912,4701.3
Colorado$37,430$18.006,2902.2
Connecticut$37,310$17.943,0001.8
Maine$37,230$17.901,4302.2
Rhode Island$37,120$17.851,0202.0
Maryland$36,780$17.685,5702.0
Alaska$36,640$17.615501.7
Oregon$36,580$17.593,4701.8
Minnesota$36,430$17.514,2501.4
Vermont$36,090$17.354301.4
New Jersey$35,850$17.245,8901.4
Illinois$35,570$17.1011,0701.8
Virgin Islands$35,570$17.10501.6
New Hampshire$34,790$16.731,8102.6
Utah$34,750$16.712,3501.4
Virginia$34,380$16.5310,0702.5
Montana$34,210$16.451,2002.4
Florida$34,150$16.4217,2101.7
North Dakota$34,040$16.377701.8
Delaware$33,910$16.301,2302.5
New Mexico$33,570$16.141,7102.0
Texas$32,730$15.7420,4501.5
Idaho$32,170$15.471,7602.1
Nebraska$31,680$15.232,1002.1
Pennsylvania$31,360$15.089,9101.6
South Carolina$31,280$15.044,0901.8
Missouri$31,230$15.025,8202.0
North Carolina$30,870$14.849,7302.0
Kentucky$30,720$14.776,1403.1
Tennessee$30,550$14.696,1101.9
South Dakota$30,390$14.611,1102.4
Michigan$30,320$14.586,2901.4
Nevada$30,320$14.582,4701.6
Ohio$30,310$14.579,3501.7
Arkansas$30,230$14.542,0401.6
Wisconsin$30,160$14.505,7201.9
Iowa$30,080$14.463,4802.2
Indiana$29,990$14.426,4202.0
Georgia$29,860$14.369,1101.9
Kansas$29,830$14.343,0002.1
Wyoming$29,080$13.984601.6
Oklahoma$28,940$13.923,1701.9
West Virginia$28,550$13.731,1601.6
Alabama$28,330$13.624,1001.9
Louisiana$27,910$13.422,6601.4
Puerto Rico$27,600$13.275200.6
Mississippi$26,970$12.971,9001.6

Pay by metro area

All 385 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,160$30,197$38,233$46,270Ponce, PR — $22,160Valdosta, GA — $23,000Gadsden, AL — $23,590Anniston-Oxford, AL — $23,700Hammond, LA — $23,820Albany, GA — $23,860Topeka, KS — $25,630Lake Charles, LA — $26,160Dalton, GA — $26,330Lafayette, LA — $26,330Rome, GA — $26,520Monroe, LA — $26,530Mayaguez, PR — $26,720Dothan, AL — $26,730Hattiesburg, MS — $26,790Enid, OK — $26,810Lawton, OK — $26,890Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $26,910Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $26,960Alexandria, LA — $27,060Jackson, MS — $27,110Sumter, SC — $27,180Terre Haute, IN — $27,280Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $27,300Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $27,350Columbus, GA-AL — $27,390Montgomery, AL — $27,410San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $27,600Baton Rouge, LA — $27,640Tuscaloosa, AL — $27,650Auburn-Opelika, AL — $27,690Beckley, WV — $27,760Muncie, IN — $27,770Morristown, TN — $27,850Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $27,850Chambersburg, PA — $27,930Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $27,930Johnstown, PA — $27,930Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $28,060Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $28,110Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $28,160Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $28,200Texarkana, TX-AR — $28,220Cheyenne, WY — $28,230Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $28,290Charleston, WV — $28,360Johnson City, TN — $28,430Hot Springs, AR — $28,450Longview, TX — $28,450Rocky Mount, NC — $28,520Mobile, AL — $28,560Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $28,560Canton-Massillon, OH — $28,580Joplin, MO-KS — $28,610Lima, OH — $28,630Decatur, AL — $28,650Sebring, FL — $28,650Lawrence, KS — $28,660Altoona, PA — $28,670Savannah, GA — $28,700Birmingham, AL — $28,710Warner Robins, GA — $28,740Kokomo, IN — $28,750Cleveland, TN — $28,770La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $28,780Oklahoma City, OK — $28,790Lynchburg, VA — $28,800Fond du Lac, WI — $28,810Victoria, TX — $28,850Wichita Falls, TX — $28,850Wheeling, WV-OH — $28,910Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $28,940Columbus, IN — $28,960Corpus Christi, TX — $28,970McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $28,970Sandusky, OH — $28,970Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $28,980Grand Island, NE — $28,990Lubbock, TX — $29,030Fayetteville, NC — $29,070Owensboro, KY — $29,070New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $29,090Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,100Huntsville, AL — $29,110Amarillo, TX — $29,180Cedar Rapids, IA — $29,190Florence, SC — $29,210Tyler, TX — $29,210Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $29,270Jefferson City, MO — $29,280Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $29,290Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $29,310Macon-Bibb County, GA — $29,310Bay City, MI — $29,340College Station-Bryan, TX — $29,380Evansville, IN — $29,390Homosassa Springs, FL — $29,390Springfield, MO — $29,390Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $29,400York-Hanover, PA — $29,400Dubuque, IA — $29,420Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $29,430Eau Claire, WI — $29,440Mansfield, OH — $29,450Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $29,480State College, PA — $29,480Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,490Bowling Green, KY — $29,510Fort Wayne, IN — $29,510Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $29,520Wilmington, NC — $29,520Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $29,540Sherman-Denison, TX — $29,590Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $29,630Gainesville, GA — $29,680Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $29,680Tallahassee, FL — $29,690Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $29,700Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $29,710Bloomington, IN — $29,720Elizabethtown, KY — $29,730Kenosha, WI — $29,740Erie, PA — $29,780Casper, WY — $29,790Jackson, MI — $29,810Monroe, MI — $29,820St. Joseph, MO-KS — $29,830Tulsa, OK — $29,850Niles, MI — $29,870Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $29,870Manhattan, KS — $29,880Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $29,880Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $29,890Morgantown, WV — $29,890Springfield, OH — $29,890Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,910Janesville-Beloit, WI — $29,940Columbia, MO — $29,950Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $29,960Wichita, KS — $30,000Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $30,020Roanoke, VA — $30,060Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $30,090Appleton, WI — $30,110Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $30,130Carson City, NV — $30,160Las Cruces, NM — $30,160Green Bay, WI — $30,190Cleveland, OH — $30,220Midland, MI — $30,220Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $30,270Twin Falls, ID — $30,290Chattanooga, TN-GA — $30,320Winston-Salem, NC — $30,340South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $30,390Jonesboro, AR — $30,410Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $30,410San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $30,420Logan, UT-ID — $30,430Wausau, WI — $30,430Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $30,440Jacksonville, NC — $30,460Winchester, VA-WV — $30,470Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $30,540Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $30,630Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $30,670Greensboro-High Point, NC — $30,700Port St. Lucie, FL — $30,700Columbia, SC — $30,720Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $30,730Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $30,770Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $30,810Idaho Falls, ID — $30,830Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $30,830Pittsburgh, PA — $30,860Toledo, OH — $30,870Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $30,870Jackson, TN — $30,890Columbus, OH — $30,920Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $30,930Lincoln, NE — $30,940Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $30,950Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $31,010Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $31,040Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $31,070Flint, MI — $31,110Jacksonville, FL — $31,120Sheboygan, WI — $31,120Goldsboro, NC — $31,130Clarksville, TN-KY — $31,170Akron, OH — $31,190El Paso, TX — $31,190Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $31,190Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,200Dover, DE — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Paducah, KY-IL — $31,200Punta Gorda, FL — $31,200Saginaw, MI — $31,200Pocatello, ID — $31,270Bloomington, IL — $31,280Reading, PA — $31,320St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,530Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $31,540Waco, TX — $31,540Greenville, NC — $31,550Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $31,560Decatur, IL — $31,670Great Falls, MT — $31,910Battle Creek, MI — $31,940Traverse City, MI — $31,970Harrisonburg, VA — $31,980Peoria, IL — $32,010Rapid City, SD — $32,090North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $32,130Kansas City, MO-KS — $32,150Lebanon, PA — $32,150Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $32,220San Angelo, TX — $32,220Knoxville, TN — $32,390Lancaster, PA — $32,400Raleigh-Cary, NC — $32,400Fort Smith, AR-OK — $32,720Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $32,720Rockford, IL — $32,720Williamsport, PA — $32,720Gettysburg, PA — $32,750Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $32,810Laredo, TX — $32,890Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $32,910Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $32,910Champaign-Urbana, IL — $32,950Omaha, NE-IA — $32,980Killeen-Temple, TX — $33,000Burlington, NC — $33,010Manchester-Nashua, NH — $33,040Albuquerque, NM — $33,080Ogden, UT — $33,140Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $33,220Salisbury, MD — $33,380Grand Forks, ND-MN — $33,410Boise City, ID — $33,510Iowa City, IA — $33,510Ann Arbor, MI — $33,520Asheville, NC — $33,530Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $33,530Athens-Clarke County, GA — $33,610Midland, TX — $33,670Richmond, VA — $33,710Missoula, MT — $33,760Vineland, NJ — $33,760Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $33,810Binghamton, NY — $33,880Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $33,900Reno, NV — $33,950Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $33,960Fargo, ND-MN — $34,040Madison, WI — $34,160Springfield, IL — $34,160Bismarck, ND — $34,230Grand Junction, CO — $34,270Elmira, NY — $34,280Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,290Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $34,300Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $34,310Mankato, MN — $34,320Lewiston, ID-WA — $34,330Lexington Park, MD — $34,400Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $34,490Spartanburg, SC — $34,530Pueblo, CO — $34,570Lexington-Fayette, KY — $34,590Gainesville, FL — $34,680Eugene-Springfield, OR — $34,750Coeur d'Alene, ID — $34,780Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $34,800Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $34,830Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,840Albany, OR — $34,880Billings, MT — $34,890Duluth, MN-WI — $34,900Ocala, FL — $34,930Rochester, NY — $34,950Naples-Marco Island, FL — $34,970Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $34,970Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $35,000Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $35,040St. George, UT — $35,040Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $35,080Kingston, NY — $35,090Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $35,110Yuma, AZ — $35,110Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $35,160Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,170Charlottesville, VA — $35,190Colorado Springs, CO — $35,220Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $35,260Santa Fe, NM — $35,360St. Cloud, MN — $35,390Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $35,420Utica-Rome, NY — $35,460Abilene, TX — $35,480Odessa, TX — $35,500Syracuse, NY — $35,500Bangor, ME — $35,610Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $35,640Yakima, WA — $35,650Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,660Grants Pass, OR — $35,670Medford, OR — $35,710Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $35,740Greeley, CO — $35,760Minot, ND — $35,780Bend, OR — $35,800Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $35,860Glens Falls, NY — $35,890Chico, CA — $35,990Corvallis, OR — $36,010Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,110Visalia, CA — $36,150Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $36,270Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,360Fresno, CA — $36,430Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $36,470Merced, CA — $36,480Anchorage, AK — $36,490Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,500Springfield, MA — $36,570Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $36,620Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $36,660Longview-Kelso, WA — $36,690Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $36,780New Haven, CT — $36,790Pittsfield, MA — $36,830Tucson, AZ — $36,870Redding, CA — $36,900Salem, OR — $36,920Ithaca, NY — $36,930Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,050Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,120Urban Honolulu, HI — $37,290Yuba City, CA — $37,300Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $37,340Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $37,370Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $37,490Bozeman, MT — $37,580Worcester, MA — $37,590Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $37,640Bellingham, WA — $37,650Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $37,650Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,710Boulder, CO — $37,720Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $37,780Fairbanks-College, AK — $37,800Rochester, MN — $37,850San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,870New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $37,900Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $37,900Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $37,910Salinas, CA — $37,960Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $37,970Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $38,180Flagstaff, AZ — $38,180San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $38,280Modesto, CA — $38,320Kennewick-Richland, WA — $38,340Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $38,410Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $38,520Portland-South Portland, ME — $38,580Ames, IA — $38,700Napa, CA — $38,750Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $38,840Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $39,030Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $39,100Vallejo, CA — $39,520Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $39,850Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $39,870Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $39,870El Centro, CA — $40,880Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $41,330Barnstable Town, MA — $43,540San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $43,640Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $44,060San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $44,070Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $46,270

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Animal Caretakers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,270$22.24901.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,070$21.191,0901.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,060$21.193,9501.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,640$20.983,4401.5
Barnstable Town, MA$43,540$20.932502.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,330$19.871701.4
El Centro, CA$40,880$19.65400.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39,870$19.171502.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,870$19.172002.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,850$19.165,5902.1
Vallejo, CA$39,520$19.002301.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$39,100$18.802602.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,030$18.774,4801.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,840$18.676002.9
Napa, CA$38,750$18.631001.3
Ames, IA$38,700$18.611903.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$38,580$18.558503.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,520$18.529,0001.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$38,410$18.471102.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,340$18.431901.5
Modesto, CA$38,320$18.422801.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,280$18.412702.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,180$18.369202.3
Flagstaff, AZ$38,180$18.351502.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,970$18.253801.9
Salinas, CA$37,960$18.252401.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,910$18.23801.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37,900$18.2211,4301.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,900$18.222401.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,870$18.213,0302.0
Rochester, MN$37,850$18.202502.0
Fairbanks-College, AK$37,800$18.17802.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,780$18.171,5101.4
Boulder, CO$37,720$18.134902.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,710$18.136,5902.1
Bellingham, WA$37,650$18.102302.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$37,650$18.104101.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,640$18.103,5602.2
Worcester, MA$37,590$18.076601.9
Bozeman, MT$37,580$18.071902.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,490$18.032601.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,370$17.972,2401.9
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,340$17.95501.0
Yuba City, CA$37,300$17.93601.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,290$17.933700.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,120$17.853001.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,050$17.812,1701.3
Ithaca, NY$36,930$17.751002.0
Salem, OR$36,920$17.752301.2
Redding, CA$36,900$17.741602.3
Tucson, AZ$36,870$17.739502.4
Pittsfield, MA$36,830$17.711202.1
New Haven, CT$36,790$17.693301.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,780$17.682,7601.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,690$17.64701.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,660$17.623100.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,620$17.615201.6
Springfield, MA$36,570$17.582801.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,500$17.551,4502.0
Anchorage, AK$36,490$17.543301.9
Merced, CA$36,480$17.54801.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36,470$17.531,0401.7
Fresno, CA$36,430$17.515401.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,360$17.485402.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$36,270$17.442002.8
Visalia, CA$36,150$17.381200.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,110$17.368,5101.9
Corvallis, OR$36,010$17.311203.1
Chico, CA$35,990$17.301501.9
Glens Falls, NY$35,890$17.26801.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$35,860$17.243502.0
Bend, OR$35,800$17.212802.6
Minot, ND$35,780$17.20501.4
Greeley, CO$35,760$17.192802.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,740$17.192701.7
Medford, OR$35,710$17.171501.7
Grants Pass, OR$35,670$17.15501.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,660$17.142902.3
Yakima, WA$35,650$17.141101.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,640$17.148802.0
Bangor, ME$35,610$17.121802.5
Odessa, TX$35,500$17.07400.4
Syracuse, NY$35,500$17.074701.6
Abilene, TX$35,480$17.061201.6
Utica-Rome, NY$35,460$17.051801.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,420$17.032,6201.9
St. Cloud, MN$35,390$17.011401.3
Santa Fe, NM$35,360$17.002403.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,260$16.95802.4
Colorado Springs, CO$35,220$16.947702.5
Charlottesville, VA$35,190$16.923703.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,170$16.912801.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,160$16.903,8201.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,110$16.88601.2
Yuma, AZ$35,110$16.881001.4
Kingston, NY$35,090$16.871502.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,080$16.872202.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,040$16.852,5101.9
St. George, UT$35,040$16.841401.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$35,000$16.837301.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,970$16.813101.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,970$16.815,4801.9
Rochester, NY$34,950$16.807301.5
Ocala, FL$34,930$16.796004.9
Duluth, MN-WI$34,900$16.781801.4
Billings, MT$34,890$16.782202.3
Albany, OR$34,880$16.771002.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,840$16.758001.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$34,830$16.743,0202.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$34,800$16.731,0101.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID$34,780$16.721001.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,750$16.712901.8
Gainesville, FL$34,680$16.672501.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,590$16.632,4008.4
Pueblo, CO$34,570$16.621101.8
Spartanburg, SC$34,530$16.601701.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,490$16.582,4001.7
Lexington Park, MD$34,400$16.542103.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,330$16.51501.8
Mankato, MN$34,320$16.50500.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,310$16.496,1101.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$34,300$16.494202.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,290$16.491302.3
Elmira, NY$34,280$16.48501.4
Grand Junction, CO$34,270$16.481502.3
Bismarck, ND$34,230$16.461702.4
Madison, WI$34,160$16.421,2403.0
Springfield, IL$34,160$16.421501.5
Fargo, ND-MN$34,040$16.373902.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$33,960$16.336001.8
Reno, NV$33,950$16.324801.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$33,900$16.306602.4
Binghamton, NY$33,880$16.291301.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,810$16.25601.6
Missoula, MT$33,760$16.231502.3
Vineland, NJ$33,760$16.23901.4
Richmond, VA$33,710$16.211,5402.3
Midland, TX$33,670$16.191100.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA$33,610$16.165205.4
Asheville, NC$33,530$16.125703.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$33,530$16.122,6902.0
Ann Arbor, MI$33,520$16.123201.5
Boise City, ID$33,510$16.119402.4
Iowa City, IA$33,510$16.113003.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$33,410$16.061202.3
Salisbury, MD$33,380$16.051102.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,220$15.975202.1
Ogden, UT$33,140$15.943601.3
Albuquerque, NM$33,080$15.908902.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$33,040$15.895802.9
Burlington, NC$33,010$15.87801.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$33,000$15.871601.1
Omaha, NE-IA$32,980$15.851,2802.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$32,950$15.841701.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$32,910$15.824502.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$32,910$15.822401.3
Laredo, TX$32,890$15.81700.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$32,810$15.772,3002.1
Gettysburg, PA$32,750$15.75702.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,720$15.731001.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$32,720$15.731801.7
Rockford, IL$32,720$15.732401.8
Williamsport, PA$32,720$15.73601.2
Lancaster, PA$32,400$15.584301.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$32,400$15.581,6502.2
Knoxville, TN$32,390$15.578402.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220$15.497001.9
San Angelo, TX$32,220$15.49901.7
Kansas City, MO-KS$32,150$15.462,4702.3
Lebanon, PA$32,150$15.46601.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$32,130$15.459002.6
Rapid City, SD$32,090$15.432703.7
Peoria, IL$32,010$15.393001.8
Harrisonburg, VA$31,980$15.381402.1
Traverse City, MI$31,970$15.37801.2
Battle Creek, MI$31,940$15.36801.4
Great Falls, MT$31,910$15.341002.8
Decatur, IL$31,670$15.231002.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$31,560$15.175301.8
Greenville, NC$31,550$15.171802.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,540$15.173001.0
Waco, TX$31,540$15.171901.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,530$15.163,1002.3
Reading, PA$31,320$15.062901.6
Bloomington, IL$31,280$15.041501.7
Pocatello, ID$31,270$15.031102.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200$15.002901.6
Dover, DE$31,200$15.002403.5
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.00701.7
Paducah, KY-IL$31,200$15.00601.1
Punta Gorda, FL$31,200$15.001602.8
Saginaw, MI$31,200$15.001101.4
Akron, OH$31,190$15.005201.6
El Paso, TX$31,190$15.005201.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$31,190$15.002501.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$31,170$14.991801.7
Goldsboro, NC$31,130$14.96601.4
Jacksonville, FL$31,120$14.961,5202.0
Sheboygan, WI$31,120$14.96901.6
Flint, MI$31,110$14.962001.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,070$14.948501.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$31,040$14.922,8001.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$31,010$14.917301.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$30,950$14.889202.3
Lincoln, NE$30,940$14.884202.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$30,930$14.874,6501.4
Columbus, OH$30,920$14.862,1001.9
Jackson, TN$30,890$14.851101.3
Toledo, OH$30,870$14.845902.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$30,870$14.841,9902.6
Pittsburgh, PA$30,860$14.842,1601.9
Idaho Falls, ID$30,830$14.821301.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,830$14.821,6402.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$30,810$14.812003.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,770$14.795101.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$30,730$14.772401.9
Columbia, SC$30,720$14.778802.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,700$14.766701.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,700$14.763301.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$30,670$14.753901.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,630$14.733602.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,540$14.682,3202.1
Winchester, VA-WV$30,470$14.651001.5
Jacksonville, NC$30,460$14.642504.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,440$14.632,8102.5
Logan, UT-ID$30,430$14.631101.6
Wausau, WI$30,430$14.63701.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,420$14.632,1201.9
Jonesboro, AR$30,410$14.621001.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$30,410$14.621601.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,390$14.612301.7
Winston-Salem, NC$30,340$14.594301.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,320$14.585602.1
Twin Falls, ID$30,290$14.561102.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,270$14.551,5501.9
Cleveland, OH$30,220$14.531,6901.6
Midland, MI$30,220$14.53501.5
Green Bay, WI$30,190$14.523101.8
Carson City, NV$30,160$14.50501.4
Las Cruces, NM$30,160$14.501602.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$30,130$14.481201.3
Appleton, WI$30,110$14.472301.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$30,090$14.476,0102.1
Roanoke, VA$30,060$14.453502.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,020$14.431,7901.6
Wichita, KS$30,000$14.428502.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,960$14.40801.8
Columbia, MO$29,950$14.402802.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI$29,940$14.401101.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,910$14.384401.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,890$14.371202.6
Morgantown, WV$29,890$14.371101.6
Springfield, OH$29,890$14.371102.4
Manhattan, KS$29,880$14.36901.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,880$14.371301.8
Niles, MI$29,870$14.361402.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$29,870$14.364705.5
Tulsa, OK$29,850$14.359002.0
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,830$14.34801.4
Monroe, MI$29,820$14.34601.5
Jackson, MI$29,810$14.33701.2
Casper, WY$29,790$14.32701.8
Erie, PA$29,780$14.322101.7
Kenosha, WI$29,740$14.301101.5
Elizabethtown, KY$29,730$14.301202.3
Bloomington, IN$29,720$14.291702.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$29,710$14.291601.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,700$14.283801.4
Tallahassee, FL$29,690$14.272701.4
Gainesville, GA$29,680$14.271201.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$29,680$14.271002.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$29,630$14.246801.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$29,590$14.23701.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,540$14.201200.9
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$29,520$14.191101.5
Wilmington, NC$29,520$14.196103.2
Bowling Green, KY$29,510$14.191601.9
Fort Wayne, IN$29,510$14.193801.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,490$14.182601.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$29,480$14.173303.7
State College, PA$29,480$14.181001.5
Mansfield, OH$29,450$14.16500.9
Eau Claire, WI$29,440$14.161401.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,430$14.152302.2
Dubuque, IA$29,420$14.14801.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,400$14.135301.4
York-Hanover, PA$29,400$14.133001.6
Evansville, IN$29,390$14.133402.5
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,390$14.13902.5
Springfield, MO$29,390$14.134402.0
College Station-Bryan, TX$29,380$14.122501.9
Bay City, MI$29,340$14.11301.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$29,310$14.092301.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$29,310$14.091001.1
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$29,290$14.081501.3
Jefferson City, MO$29,280$14.081001.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$29,270$14.076501.8
Florence, SC$29,210$14.04700.8
Tyler, TX$29,210$14.041601.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,190$14.043402.4
Amarillo, TX$29,180$14.032201.8
Huntsville, AL$29,110$13.994801.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,100$13.991500.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,090$13.998401.9
Fayetteville, NC$29,070$13.972301.8
Owensboro, KY$29,070$13.98701.4
Lubbock, TX$29,030$13.962401.4
Grand Island, NE$28,990$13.94401.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$28,980$13.93901.9
Corpus Christi, TX$28,970$13.932901.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,970$13.932500.8
Sandusky, OH$28,970$13.93701.4
Columbus, IN$28,960$13.92801.7
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$28,940$13.921202.3
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,910$13.901302.3
Victoria, TX$28,850$13.87701.8
Wichita Falls, TX$28,850$13.87701.2
Fond du Lac, WI$28,810$13.85701.7
Lynchburg, VA$28,800$13.852202.3
Oklahoma City, OK$28,790$13.841,5602.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,780$13.842302.8
Cleveland, TN$28,770$13.831202.8
Kokomo, IN$28,750$13.82501.4
Warner Robins, GA$28,740$13.821301.7
Birmingham, AL$28,710$13.801,4002.7
Savannah, GA$28,700$13.803701.9
Altoona, PA$28,670$13.78701.2
Lawrence, KS$28,660$13.781603.1
Decatur, AL$28,650$13.78901.4
Sebring, FL$28,650$13.78802.8
Lima, OH$28,630$13.77701.4
Joplin, MO-KS$28,610$13.761301.5
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,580$13.743001.9
Mobile, AL$28,560$13.733101.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$28,560$13.731602.5
Rocky Mount, NC$28,520$13.71601.2
Hot Springs, AR$28,450$13.681002.7
Longview, TX$28,450$13.681100.9
Johnson City, TN$28,430$13.671802.2
Charleston, WV$28,360$13.632001.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,290$13.601501.0
Cheyenne, WY$28,230$13.571102.2
Texarkana, TX-AR$28,220$13.57400.7
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$28,200$13.561503.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$28,160$13.541602.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$28,110$13.52601.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$28,060$13.491801.3
Chambersburg, PA$27,930$13.431202.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$27,930$13.43500.6
Johnstown, PA$27,930$13.43400.8
Morristown, TN$27,850$13.391002.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,850$13.39701.8
Muncie, IN$27,770$13.35801.8
Beckley, WV$27,760$13.35501.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL$27,690$13.312603.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$27,650$13.291301.2
Baton Rouge, LA$27,640$13.294901.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,600$13.273900.6
Montgomery, AL$27,410$13.182601.6
Columbus, GA-AL$27,390$13.172001.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,350$13.152401.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$27,300$13.133101.9
Terre Haute, IN$27,280$13.121302.0
Sumter, SC$27,180$13.07802.3
Jackson, MS$27,110$13.033701.4
Alexandria, LA$27,060$13.01701.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$26,960$12.963003.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$26,910$12.941302.3
Lawton, OK$26,890$12.93902.1
Enid, OK$26,810$12.89502.1
Hattiesburg, MS$26,790$12.882003.3
Dothan, AL$26,730$12.851502.4
Mayaguez, PR$26,720$12.85300.6
Monroe, LA$26,530$12.761001.1
Rome, GA$26,520$12.75401.0
Dalton, GA$26,330$12.66701.1
Lafayette, LA$26,330$12.662801.5
Lake Charles, LA$26,160$12.58900.9
Topeka, KS$25,630$12.322101.8
Albany, GA$23,860$11.471001.8
Hammond, LA$23,820$11.45400.7
Anniston-Oxford, AL$23,700$11.39601.3
Gadsden, AL$23,590$11.34301.0
Valdosta, GA$23,000$11.06901.7
Ponce, PR$22,160$10.66400.6

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.