SOC 49-3023 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$50,620
U.S. median hourly wage$24.34
U.S. employment704,640
Nationally, automotive service technicians and mechanics earned a median of $50,620 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 704,640 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $68,660 | $33.01 | 310 | 0.4 |
| California | $64,980 | $31.24 | 65,420 | 3.6 |
| Colorado | $61,280 | $29.46 | 12,300 | 4.3 |
| Alaska | $60,840 | $29.25 | 1,420 | 4.4 |
| Massachusetts | $60,760 | $29.21 | 12,710 | 3.5 |
| Connecticut | $60,220 | $28.95 | 6,960 | 4.1 |
| Virginia | $59,330 | $28.53 | 17,880 | 4.4 |
| New Hampshire | $59,020 | $28.38 | 4,840 | 7.1 |
| Montana | $58,740 | $28.24 | 2,900 | 5.7 |
| Oregon | $58,520 | $28.14 | 6,990 | 3.6 |
| Delaware | $58,410 | $28.08 | 1,910 | 3.9 |
| Minnesota | $58,390 | $28.07 | 11,980 | 4.1 |
| Maryland | $57,520 | $27.66 | 14,230 | 5.2 |
| North Dakota | $57,360 | $27.58 | 2,140 | 5.0 |
| Washington | $57,270 | $27.54 | 12,930 | 3.6 |
| New Jersey | $56,610 | $27.22 | 17,640 | 4.1 |
| Wisconsin | $54,350 | $26.13 | 12,270 | 4.2 |
| Michigan | $54,120 | $26.02 | 22,280 | 5.1 |
| New York | $54,120 | $26.02 | 32,020 | 3.3 |
| Hawaii | $52,160 | $25.08 | 2,710 | 4.3 |
| Maine | $52,040 | $25.02 | 3,390 | 5.3 |
| Rhode Island | $51,770 | $24.89 | 2,530 | 5.0 |
| Vermont | $51,630 | $24.82 | 1,610 | 5.3 |
| Wyoming | $51,330 | $24.68 | 1,560 | 5.6 |
| South Dakota | $51,160 | $24.60 | 2,010 | 4.4 |
| Nebraska | $50,560 | $24.31 | 4,560 | 4.5 |
| Iowa | $50,510 | $24.28 | 7,610 | 4.9 |
| Tennessee | $50,290 | $24.18 | 16,210 | 4.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,800 | $23.94 | 29,400 | 4.8 |
| Arizona | $49,570 | $23.83 | 16,400 | 5.1 |
| Indiana | $49,360 | $23.73 | 16,480 | 5.1 |
| Illinois | $49,170 | $23.64 | 29,510 | 4.8 |
| Missouri | $49,160 | $23.63 | 17,210 | 5.9 |
| Georgia | $49,060 | $23.59 | 22,070 | 4.5 |
| Ohio | $48,710 | $23.42 | 22,640 | 4.1 |
| Idaho | $48,420 | $23.28 | 5,030 | 5.9 |
| Texas | $48,310 | $23.23 | 69,750 | 5.0 |
| Nevada | $48,290 | $23.22 | 7,420 | 4.8 |
| Florida | $48,260 | $23.20 | 49,930 | 5.0 |
| North Carolina | $48,200 | $23.17 | 26,510 | 5.4 |
| South Carolina | $48,100 | $23.12 | 13,420 | 5.8 |
| Kansas | $47,790 | $22.98 | 6,240 | 4.3 |
| New Mexico | $47,300 | $22.74 | 5,080 | 5.8 |
| Utah | $46,570 | $22.39 | 9,350 | 5.4 |
| Oklahoma | $46,560 | $22.38 | 8,870 | 5.2 |
| Louisiana | $46,400 | $22.31 | 8,620 | 4.5 |
| Alabama | $45,640 | $21.94 | 9,040 | 4.3 |
| Kentucky | $44,890 | $21.58 | 11,140 | 5.6 |
| Arkansas | $44,160 | $21.23 | 7,310 | 5.6 |
| Guam | $39,220 | $18.86 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Virgin Islands | $39,170 | $18.83 | 120 | 3.7 |
| Mississippi | $37,820 | $18.18 | 7,410 | 6.4 |
| West Virginia | $37,660 | $18.11 | 4,490 | 6.4 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,680 | $10.91 | 3,800 | 4.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 392 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,840 | $37.42 | 3,040 | 2.7 |
| Napa, CA | $76,450 | $36.75 | 160 | 2.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,030 | $36.55 | 7,270 | 3.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,080 | $36.10 | 1,000 | 4.9 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $72,020 | $34.63 | 4,870 | 4.5 |
| Vallejo, CA | $69,710 | $33.51 | 760 | 5.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,160 | $31.33 | 1,450 | 4.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $64,320 | $30.92 | 4,910 | 3.2 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,210 | $30.87 | 7,680 | 4.5 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,090 | $30.81 | 170 | 3.5 |
| Boulder, CO | $63,950 | $30.74 | 670 | 3.5 |
| Chico, CA | $63,070 | $30.32 | 320 | 4.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,060 | $30.32 | 9,360 | 3.5 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $62,840 | $30.21 | 1,310 | 4.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $62,820 | $30.20 | 22,330 | 3.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $62,770 | $30.18 | 1,030 | 5.3 |
| Salinas, CA | $62,770 | $30.18 | 620 | 3.3 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,530 | $30.06 | 3,170 | 3.9 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $62,450 | $30.02 | 1,250 | 3.7 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $62,440 | $30.02 | 1,460 | 3.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,960 | $29.79 | 6,340 | 3.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,860 | $29.74 | 12,030 | 3.8 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $61,620 | $29.63 | 520 | 4.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,610 | $29.62 | 790 | 4.7 |
| Richmond, VA | $61,510 | $29.57 | 2,930 | 4.4 |
| Bozeman, MT | $61,320 | $29.48 | 330 | 4.6 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,110 | $29.38 | 700 | 3.5 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,060 | $29.35 | 270 | 7.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | $61,030 | $29.34 | 290 | 5.0 |
| Greeley, CO | $60,920 | $29.29 | 600 | 5.0 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $60,710 | $29.19 | 1,600 | 5.1 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $60,650 | $29.16 | 430 | 4.6 |
| Madison, WI | $60,650 | $29.16 | 1,270 | 3.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $60,490 | $29.08 | 7,180 | 3.7 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,470 | $29.07 | 1,870 | 4.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $60,450 | $29.06 | 4,180 | 3.5 |
| Billings, MT | $60,150 | $28.92 | 650 | 6.9 |
| Minot, ND | $60,020 | $28.86 | 210 | 6.2 |
| Anchorage, AK | $59,880 | $28.79 | 850 | 4.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $59,760 | $28.73 | 1,320 | 4.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,720 | $28.71 | 1,540 | 7.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $59,650 | $28.68 | 350 | 5.3 |
| Casper, WY | $59,530 | $28.62 | 260 | 6.5 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $59,510 | $28.61 | 600 | 4.1 |
| Merced, CA | $59,390 | $28.55 | 330 | 4.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,290 | $28.50 | 6,860 | 3.3 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $59,190 | $28.46 | 720 | 4.0 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $59,130 | $28.43 | 430 | 3.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $59,110 | $28.42 | 210 | 5.7 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,090 | $28.41 | 1,360 | 4.7 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,040 | $28.39 | 950 | 5.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,980 | $28.36 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $58,980 | $28.36 | 360 | 4.9 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $58,950 | $28.34 | 630 | 5.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $58,910 | $28.32 | 2,160 | 3.6 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $58,860 | $28.30 | 450 | 4.6 |
| Ames, IA | $58,820 | $28.28 | 260 | 4.6 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $58,700 | $28.22 | 5,150 | 4.7 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,680 | $28.21 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Yuba City, CA | $58,580 | $28.17 | 280 | 5.4 |
| Rochester, NY | $58,530 | $28.14 | 2,310 | 4.7 |
| Pueblo, CO | $58,480 | $28.11 | 290 | 4.7 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,460 | $28.11 | 12,700 | 4.4 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $58,420 | $28.09 | 540 | 2.5 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,290 | $28.02 | 3,560 | 4.7 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $58,200 | $27.98 | 400 | 6.0 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,190 | $27.98 | 7,590 | 5.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $58,060 | $27.91 | 640 | 5.2 |
| Salem, OR | $57,960 | $27.87 | 590 | 3.1 |
| Helena, MT | $57,820 | $27.80 | 220 | 5.0 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,810 | $27.79 | 1,830 | 4.9 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,760 | $27.77 | 28,420 | 3.0 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,630 | $27.71 | 6,340 | 4.7 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,580 | $27.68 | 660 | 5.5 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $57,570 | $27.68 | 410 | 6.1 |
| Kenosha, WI | $57,540 | $27.67 | 310 | 4.1 |
| Monroe, MI | $57,400 | $27.60 | 270 | 6.7 |
| Medford, OR | $57,390 | $27.59 | 420 | 4.7 |
| Bend, OR | $57,300 | $27.55 | 440 | 4.1 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,180 | $27.49 | 440 | 5.9 |
| Bismarck, ND | $56,960 | $27.38 | 350 | 5.0 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $56,560 | $27.19 | 440 | 6.2 |
| Bellingham, WA | $56,550 | $27.19 | 360 | 4.0 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $56,550 | $27.19 | 800 | 3.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $56,440 | $27.13 | 870 | 4.3 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $56,370 | $27.10 | 280 | 5.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,260 | $27.05 | 1,530 | 5.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $56,180 | $27.01 | 640 | 3.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $56,150 | $27.00 | 3,920 | 3.5 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $56,130 | $26.99 | 890 | 4.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,000 | $26.92 | 9,520 | 5.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $55,640 | $26.75 | 370 | 6.0 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,500 | $26.68 | 2,140 | 4.8 |
| Gainesville, GA | $55,330 | $26.60 | 440 | 4.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $55,320 | $26.60 | 20,140 | 4.5 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,270 | $26.57 | 280 | 5.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $55,110 | $26.50 | 1,000 | 5.4 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,840 | $26.37 | 630 | 3.7 |
| Salisbury, MD | $54,840 | $26.37 | 390 | 7.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $54,840 | $26.36 | 1,100 | 4.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $54,330 | $26.12 | 130 | 3.4 |
| El Centro, CA | $54,330 | $26.12 | 320 | 4.9 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $54,330 | $26.12 | 140 | 4.7 |
| Worcester, MA | $54,330 | $26.12 | 1,720 | 4.9 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $54,300 | $26.11 | 260 | 5.9 |
| Carson City, NV | $54,270 | $26.09 | 270 | 8.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $54,230 | $26.07 | 2,250 | 4.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $54,230 | $26.07 | 330 | 4.5 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $54,080 | $26.00 | 230 | 5.6 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $53,820 | $25.87 | 470 | 5.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,790 | $25.86 | 5,380 | 4.9 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $53,750 | $25.84 | 250 | 5.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $53,660 | $25.80 | 7,990 | 5.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $53,450 | $25.70 | 590 | 4.6 |
| Albany, OR | $53,290 | $25.62 | 170 | 3.7 |
| Kingston, NY | $53,290 | $25.62 | 440 | 7.4 |
| Grand Island, NE | $53,250 | $25.60 | 260 | 6.6 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $53,240 | $25.60 | 390 | 5.5 |
| Wausau, WI | $53,100 | $25.53 | 340 | 4.9 |
| Akron, OH | $52,900 | $25.43 | 1,580 | 5.0 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $52,640 | $25.31 | 650 | 5.2 |
| Savannah, GA | $52,230 | $25.11 | 1,000 | 5.0 |
| Traverse City, MI | $52,220 | $25.11 | 320 | 4.6 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $52,040 | $25.02 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Fresno, CA | $52,000 | $25.00 | 1,890 | 4.0 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $51,970 | $24.99 | 2,110 | 6.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,970 | $24.99 | 3,700 | 5.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $51,870 | $24.94 | 240 | 4.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $51,770 | $24.89 | 620 | 3.9 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,580 | $24.80 | 1,090 | 3.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $51,530 | $24.77 | 4,160 | 5.4 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,450 | $24.73 | 12,310 | 4.3 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $51,400 | $24.71 | 250 | 4.4 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $51,320 | $24.68 | 940 | 5.4 |
| Reading, PA | $51,310 | $24.67 | 890 | 5.1 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,260 | $24.64 | 450 | 3.5 |
| Roanoke, VA | $51,230 | $24.63 | 740 | 4.8 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $51,170 | $24.60 | 440 | 4.6 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $51,080 | $24.56 | 310 | 5.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,020 | $24.53 | 1,320 | 4.9 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,940 | $24.49 | 14,910 | 4.5 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,940 | $24.49 | 230 | 4.5 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $50,920 | $24.48 | 560 | 6.8 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,910 | $24.48 | 490 | 6.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,610 | $24.33 | 5,210 | 4.0 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,600 | $24.33 | 3,650 | 4.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,530 | $24.30 | 5,600 | 5.1 |
| Lancaster, PA | $50,530 | $24.29 | 1,540 | 6.1 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,490 | $24.27 | 2,980 | 4.9 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,400 | $24.23 | 250 | 6.2 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $50,320 | $24.19 | 350 | 4.6 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $50,300 | $24.19 | 370 | 7.4 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $50,280 | $24.18 | 370 | 4.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | $50,260 | $24.16 | 4,120 | 4.0 |
| Redding, CA | $50,260 | $24.16 | 380 | 5.3 |
| Reno, NV | $50,190 | $24.13 | 1,580 | 5.7 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $50,180 | $24.13 | 370 | 4.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $50,170 | $24.12 | 450 | 6.2 |
| Yakima, WA | $50,150 | $24.11 | 410 | 4.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,090 | $24.08 | 11,340 | 4.8 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $50,090 | $24.08 | 90 | 3.6 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,990 | $24.03 | 530 | 4.2 |
| Midland, TX | $49,990 | $24.03 | 600 | 4.9 |
| Iowa City, IA | $49,960 | $24.02 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $49,920 | $24.00 | 480 | 3.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $49,910 | $24.00 | 520 | 6.1 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,890 | $23.99 | 650 | 4.7 |
| Johnson City, TN | $49,830 | $23.96 | 450 | 5.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $49,810 | $23.95 | 1,240 | 5.5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,720 | $23.90 | 17,690 | 4.4 |
| Albany, GA | $49,710 | $23.90 | 420 | 7.2 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,570 | $23.83 | 730 | 7.1 |
| Springfield, MO | $49,570 | $23.83 | 1,840 | 8.3 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,550 | $23.82 | 11,970 | 4.2 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,540 | $23.82 | 1,410 | 4.2 |
| Lincoln, NE | $49,500 | $23.80 | 770 | 4.2 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $49,470 | $23.78 | 230 | 4.5 |
| Niles, MI | $49,450 | $23.78 | 270 | 4.6 |
| Syracuse, NY | $49,410 | $23.76 | 1,650 | 5.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,380 | $23.74 | 1,200 | 7.0 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,310 | $23.71 | 3,340 | 5.6 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,290 | $23.70 | 480 | 4.7 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,190 | $23.65 | 1,610 | 3.6 |
| Columbus, IN | $49,180 | $23.64 | 190 | 3.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $49,180 | $23.65 | 300 | 5.6 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,120 | $23.62 | 2,510 | 6.4 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $49,120 | $23.62 | 390 | 5.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,090 | $23.60 | 4,520 | 4.1 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,080 | $23.60 | 700 | 5.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $49,080 | $23.59 | 670 | 5.1 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $49,030 | $23.57 | 300 | 4.5 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,030 | $23.57 | 360 | 6.8 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $49,020 | $23.57 | 1,720 | 3.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $48,930 | $23.52 | 340 | 5.3 |
| Cleveland, TN | $48,900 | $23.51 | 260 | 6.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $48,900 | $23.51 | 6,430 | 5.8 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $48,870 | $23.50 | 190 | 6.6 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $48,830 | $23.48 | 630 | 5.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $48,820 | $23.47 | 2,320 | 5.7 |
| Ithaca, NY | $48,820 | $23.47 | 190 | 4.0 |
| Springfield, IL | $48,810 | $23.47 | 550 | 5.4 |
| Dover, DE | $48,800 | $23.46 | 320 | 4.6 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $48,770 | $23.45 | 220 | 7.0 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,770 | $23.45 | 2,110 | 5.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,730 | $23.43 | 1,260 | 5.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $48,720 | $23.43 | 430 | 5.1 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $48,690 | $23.41 | 310 | 6.9 |
| Flint, MI | $48,680 | $23.40 | 920 | 6.8 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,670 | $23.40 | 670 | 5.6 |
| Vineland, NJ | $48,670 | $23.40 | 330 | 5.4 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $48,640 | $23.38 | 250 | 5.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $48,630 | $23.38 | 2,030 | 5.2 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $48,610 | $23.37 | 970 | 5.9 |
| Tucson, AZ | $48,600 | $23.37 | 2,150 | 5.5 |
| Kokomo, IN | $48,580 | $23.36 | 200 | 5.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,550 | $23.34 | 2,590 | 4.8 |
| Knoxville, TN | $48,540 | $23.34 | 2,280 | 5.4 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $48,500 | $23.32 | 440 | 5.9 |
| Midland, MI | $48,490 | $23.31 | 190 | 5.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $48,490 | $23.31 | 640 | 6.1 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $48,480 | $23.31 | 1,710 | 4.2 |
| Bloomington, IN | $48,480 | $23.31 | 330 | 4.5 |
| Mankato, MN | $48,450 | $23.29 | 290 | 5.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $48,450 | $23.30 | 340 | 6.9 |
| Columbia, MO | $48,370 | $23.26 | 630 | 5.9 |
| Mansfield, OH | $48,350 | $23.25 | 250 | 5.2 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $48,320 | $23.23 | 580 | 7.1 |
| Topeka, KS | $48,320 | $23.23 | 510 | 4.4 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $48,270 | $23.21 | 400 | 6.7 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $48,210 | $23.18 | 560 | 4.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,120 | $23.14 | 2,310 | 5.3 |
| Rockford, IL | $48,110 | $23.13 | 730 | 5.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | $48,100 | $23.12 | 1,130 | 5.9 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48,090 | $23.12 | 460 | 4.3 |
| Columbia, SC | $48,080 | $23.11 | 2,500 | 6.4 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $47,950 | $23.05 | 370 | 6.4 |
| Evansville, IN | $47,920 | $23.04 | 740 | 5.4 |
| Asheville, NC | $47,900 | $23.03 | 950 | 5.3 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $47,880 | $23.02 | 250 | 5.4 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,880 | $23.02 | 980 | 5.4 |
| Decatur, IL | $47,880 | $23.02 | 240 | 5.2 |
| Lawrence, KS | $47,880 | $23.02 | 240 | 4.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,880 | $23.02 | 7,380 | 5.1 |
| Binghamton, NY | $47,870 | $23.01 | 520 | 5.3 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,850 | $23.00 | 6,480 | 4.6 |
| Bay City, MI | $47,830 | $22.99 | 200 | 5.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $47,830 | $23.00 | 2,220 | 4.3 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,800 | $22.98 | 690 | 6.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $47,800 | $22.98 | 1,330 | 4.3 |
| Dalton, GA | $47,770 | $22.97 | 250 | 3.9 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $47,770 | $22.97 | 670 | 5.7 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,760 | $22.96 | 740 | 5.9 |
| Peoria, IL | $47,750 | $22.96 | 1,040 | 6.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $47,720 | $22.94 | 340 | 6.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $47,700 | $22.94 | 540 | 5.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,670 | $22.92 | 1,460 | 6.0 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,650 | $22.91 | 4,970 | 4.4 |
| Morristown, TN | $47,600 | $22.89 | 260 | 5.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,600 | $22.88 | 1,300 | 5.1 |
| Odessa, TX | $47,510 | $22.84 | 640 | 7.9 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,480 | $22.83 | 490 | 6.8 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,480 | $22.83 | 180 | 4.4 |
| Gainesville, FL | $47,460 | $22.82 | 800 | 5.2 |
| Rome, GA | $47,460 | $22.82 | 210 | 4.7 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,440 | $22.81 | 3,640 | 5.3 |
| St. George, UT | $47,430 | $22.80 | 550 | 6.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $47,410 | $22.79 | 2,430 | 5.3 |
| Muncie, IN | $47,360 | $22.77 | 260 | 5.7 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,350 | $22.76 | 340 | 5.5 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,350 | $22.77 | 490 | 4.9 |
| Mobile, AL | $47,330 | $22.76 | 890 | 5.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $47,320 | $22.75 | 580 | 7.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,280 | $22.73 | 3,910 | 4.7 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $47,280 | $22.73 | 350 | 8.8 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,250 | $22.71 | 300 | 4.1 |
| State College, PA | $47,240 | $22.71 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $47,220 | $22.70 | 390 | 4.8 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $47,180 | $22.68 | 330 | 6.1 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,100 | $22.64 | 1,570 | 4.2 |
| Toledo, OH | $47,090 | $22.64 | 1,350 | 4.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $47,050 | $22.62 | 890 | 5.4 |
| Montgomery, AL | $47,030 | $22.61 | 670 | 4.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $47,010 | $22.60 | 420 | 5.3 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,990 | $22.59 | 860 | 5.3 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $46,990 | $22.59 | 360 | 7.1 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $46,970 | $22.58 | 590 | 6.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,880 | $22.54 | 6,320 | 5.6 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $46,870 | $22.53 | 1,220 | 9.3 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,860 | $22.53 | 950 | 6.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,900 | 6.2 |
| Erie, PA | $46,840 | $22.52 | 670 | 5.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,520 | 5.5 |
| Huntsville, AL | $46,840 | $22.52 | 940 | 3.5 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $46,840 | $22.52 | 410 | 6.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $46,820 | $22.51 | 3,340 | 4.9 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,810 | $22.51 | 1,700 | 7.8 |
| Hinesville, GA | $46,810 | $22.51 | 110 | 5.4 |
| Waco, TX | $46,790 | $22.49 | 730 | 5.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $46,730 | $22.47 | 310 | 5.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $46,720 | $22.46 | 210 | 6.4 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,670 | $22.44 | 540 | 9.5 |
| Farmington, NM | $46,660 | $22.43 | 400 | 8.3 |
| Sandusky, OH | $46,660 | $22.43 | 280 | 5.5 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,650 | $22.43 | 1,870 | 6.9 |
| Sumter, SC | $46,500 | $22.35 | 190 | 5.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $46,490 | $22.35 | 380 | 5.7 |
| Pocatello, ID | $46,450 | $22.33 | 200 | 5.1 |
| Longview, TX | $46,400 | $22.31 | 800 | 6.8 |
| Johnstown, PA | $46,350 | $22.28 | 330 | 6.8 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $46,320 | $22.27 | 590 | 6.8 |
| Springfield, OH | $46,300 | $22.26 | 200 | 4.4 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,290 | $22.26 | 1,190 | 6.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $46,280 | $22.25 | 700 | 4.1 |
| Bloomington, IL | $46,260 | $22.24 | 440 | 5.0 |
| Abilene, TX | $46,190 | $22.21 | 650 | 8.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $46,190 | $22.21 | 520 | 9.1 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $46,180 | $22.20 | 430 | 8.2 |
| Altoona, PA | $46,160 | $22.19 | 400 | 6.8 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $46,150 | $22.19 | 300 | 8.5 |
| Florence, SC | $46,130 | $22.18 | 600 | 6.7 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,130 | $22.18 | 2,160 | 6.0 |
| San Angelo, TX | $46,130 | $22.18 | 410 | 8.2 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,090 | $22.16 | 840 | 5.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $46,080 | $22.16 | 1,530 | 5.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $46,080 | $22.15 | 1,630 | 6.0 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,990 | $22.11 | 930 | 5.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $45,920 | $22.08 | 810 | 4.5 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,900 | $22.07 | 1,820 | 6.8 |
| Ocala, FL | $45,900 | $22.07 | 1,030 | 8.5 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,870 | $22.05 | 1,110 | 7.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $45,860 | $22.05 | 930 | 7.5 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $45,840 | $22.04 | 400 | 4.8 |
| Burlington, NC | $45,750 | $21.99 | 370 | 5.4 |
| Decatur, AL | $45,740 | $21.99 | 290 | 4.8 |
| Lima, OH | $45,740 | $21.99 | 270 | 5.4 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,720 | $21.98 | 470 | 5.4 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $45,690 | $21.97 | 420 | 5.3 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $45,640 | $21.94 | 870 | 4.7 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $45,540 | $21.90 | 520 | 5.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $45,450 | $21.85 | 280 | 5.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $45,360 | $21.81 | 1,040 | 7.1 |
| Kankakee, IL | $45,190 | $21.73 | 320 | 7.6 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $45,070 | $21.67 | 530 | 4.9 |
| Victoria, TX | $45,060 | $21.67 | 300 | 7.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $45,010 | $21.64 | 260 | 6.1 |
| Lubbock, TX | $44,950 | $21.61 | 1,180 | 7.1 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $44,940 | $21.61 | 410 | 7.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $44,900 | $21.59 | 340 | 5.6 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $44,830 | $21.55 | 350 | 5.7 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $44,780 | $21.53 | 440 | 7.9 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $44,710 | $21.50 | 1,090 | 5.6 |
| Sebring, FL | $44,650 | $21.47 | 210 | 7.4 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,590 | $21.44 | 200 | 4.7 |
| Tyler, TX | $44,590 | $21.44 | 850 | 7.3 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $44,540 | $21.41 | 220 | 6.6 |
| Yuma, AZ | $44,510 | $21.40 | 540 | 7.9 |
| Manhattan, KS | $44,410 | $21.35 | 240 | 4.5 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $44,360 | $21.33 | 90 | 4.8 |
| El Paso, TX | $44,250 | $21.27 | 2,080 | 6.1 |
| Dothan, AL | $44,170 | $21.23 | 300 | 5.0 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,980 | $21.14 | 1,590 | 5.2 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $43,970 | $21.14 | 260 | 6.5 |
| Owensboro, KY | $43,900 | $21.11 | 290 | 5.9 |
| Monroe, LA | $43,760 | $21.04 | 400 | 4.6 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $43,730 | $21.02 | 620 | 6.9 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $43,260 | $20.80 | 290 | 5.7 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $42,860 | $20.61 | 470 | 5.7 |
| Gadsden, AL | $42,200 | $20.29 | 170 | 5.0 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,030 | $20.21 | 550 | 5.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $42,030 | $20.21 | 400 | 6.8 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $41,630 | $20.02 | 350 | 6.7 |
| Charleston, WV | $41,390 | $19.90 | 690 | 6.7 |
| Enid, OK | $40,670 | $19.56 | 130 | 5.5 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $40,670 | $19.56 | 170 | 4.7 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $40,430 | $19.44 | 260 | 6.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,920 | $19.19 | 1,620 | 5.5 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,800 | $19.14 | 240 | 4.3 |
| Laredo, TX | $39,450 | $18.97 | 640 | 5.8 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $39,160 | $18.83 | 780 | 5.0 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,120 | $18.81 | 980 | 6.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $38,880 | $18.69 | 300 | 5.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $38,040 | $18.29 | 1,900 | 7.0 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $37,700 | $18.12 | 430 | 6.9 |
| Beckley, WV | $37,340 | $17.95 | 380 | 8.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $37,250 | $17.91 | 330 | 9.0 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,240 | $17.90 | 920 | 6.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $37,060 | $17.82 | 360 | 5.3 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,760 | $10.94 | 2,750 | 4.0 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $22,400 | $10.77 | 220 | 4.2 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,340 | $10.74 | 200 | 5.8 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $22,030 | $10.59 | 240 | 4.9 |
| Ponce, PR | $21,920 | $10.54 | 250 | 3.9 |
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.