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SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations

Bakers

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

U.S. median annual wage$37,160
U.S. median hourly wage$17.86
U.S. employment236,200

Nationally, bakers earned a median of $37,160 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 236,200 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”.

Bakers: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$46,710$22.461,5802.5
Washington$46,140$22.186,2701.8
District of Columbia$44,040$21.171,2701.8
California$43,120$20.7330,0201.6
Colorado$40,650$19.554,6801.6
Minnesota$40,210$19.332,6600.9
Wyoming$40,000$19.232400.9
Vermont$39,980$19.225801.9
Alaska$39,710$19.094301.3
Nevada$39,540$19.012,0401.3
New Hampshire$39,500$18.998801.3
Oregon$39,500$18.994,1602.1
New York$38,660$18.5915,1301.6
South Dakota$38,340$18.433300.7
Rhode Island$38,140$18.345601.1
Massachusetts$38,130$18.336,0701.7
Arizona$37,700$18.124,0001.2
Maine$37,390$17.981,3802.2
Wisconsin$37,310$17.944,9301.7
Iowa$37,210$17.892,1501.4
Montana$37,200$17.899901.9
Maryland$37,040$17.812,7401.0
Illinois$37,030$17.8012,4202.0
New Jersey$36,960$17.778,1101.9
North Dakota$36,900$17.748301.9
Delaware$36,730$17.662900.6
Utah$36,670$17.633,1901.8
Connecticut$36,460$17.533,6702.2
Pennsylvania$36,360$17.4810,3801.7
Indiana$36,150$17.383,6001.1
Florida$35,870$17.2412,3201.2
Michigan$35,830$17.227,2901.7
South Carolina$35,460$17.052,9401.3
Nebraska$35,280$16.961,0301.0
Missouri$35,130$16.894,1901.4
Georgia$35,010$16.837,3501.5
New Mexico$34,850$16.761,5401.8
Ohio$34,560$16.628,8901.6
North Carolina$34,510$16.599,3201.9
Tennessee$34,440$16.565,2001.6
Virginia$34,430$16.557,8201.9
Kansas$34,300$16.491,3701.0
Idaho$34,060$16.382,2302.6
Alabama$34,030$16.361,8800.9
Kentucky$33,890$16.291,6300.8
Texas$33,790$16.2516,7101.2
Oklahoma$31,460$15.131,9801.2
Arkansas$30,380$14.612,4001.8
Virgin Islands$29,660$14.261003.0
Mississippi$28,920$13.911,3001.1
West Virginia$28,480$13.697501.1
Louisiana$28,020$13.472,4501.3
Guam$24,320$11.691602.4
Puerto Rico$22,170$10.662,5302.7

Pay by metro area

All 371 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,840$30,773$39,707$48,640Aguadilla, PR — $21,840Guayama, PR — $21,840Arecibo, PR — $22,150Mayaguez, PR — $22,170Ponce, PR — $22,270San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,400Alexandria, LA — $25,740Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $26,210Hammond, LA — $26,240Monroe, LA — $27,340Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $27,370Beckley, WV — $27,440Victoria, TX — $27,490Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $27,550Valdosta, GA — $27,580Hattiesburg, MS — $27,780Charleston, WV — $28,010Baton Rouge, LA — $28,020Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $28,040Lafayette, LA — $28,040Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $28,100Laredo, TX — $28,110Wheeling, WV-OH — $28,190Columbus, GA-AL — $28,360Lake Charles, LA — $28,510New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $28,530McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $28,590Tyler, TX — $28,690El Paso, TX — $28,810Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $28,860Morristown, TN — $28,870San Angelo, TX — $28,940Johnstown, PA — $29,030Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,220Logan, UT-ID — $29,220Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,300Lima, OH — $29,330Cleveland, TN — $29,420Fayetteville, NC — $29,470Athens-Clarke County, GA — $29,500Fort Smith, AR-OK — $29,520Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $29,570Lynchburg, VA — $29,650Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,710Auburn-Opelika, AL — $29,770Jackson, MS — $29,810Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $29,870Wichita Falls, TX — $29,910Roanoke, VA — $29,930Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $29,950Manhattan, KS — $30,010Jonesboro, AR — $30,060Killeen-Temple, TX — $30,080Longview, TX — $30,150Macon-Bibb County, GA — $30,150Dalton, GA — $30,170Harrisonburg, VA — $30,200Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $30,250Waco, TX — $30,280Mobile, AL — $30,330Morgantown, WV — $30,330Texarkana, TX-AR — $30,370Jacksonville, NC — $30,420Toledo, OH — $30,440Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $30,460Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $30,480Monroe, MI — $30,520Wichita, KS — $30,630Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $30,700Johnson City, TN — $30,720Corpus Christi, TX — $30,750Amarillo, TX — $30,760Clarksville, TN-KY — $31,190Springfield, OH — $31,200Twin Falls, ID — $31,360Dothan, AL — $31,440Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $31,460Odessa, TX — $31,480Richmond, VA — $31,500Lawton, OK — $31,530Pocatello, ID — $31,570Columbia, MO — $31,690Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $31,760Midland, MI — $31,820Altoona, PA — $31,850Knoxville, TN — $31,890Rome, GA — $31,990Mansfield, OH — $32,210College Station-Bryan, TX — $32,350Idaho Falls, ID — $32,400Topeka, KS — $32,400Albany, GA — $32,550Lawrence, KS — $32,710Gettysburg, PA — $32,740Mankato, MN — $33,080Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $33,080Greenville, NC — $33,130State College, PA — $33,140Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $33,210Oklahoma City, OK — $33,230Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $33,330Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,330Bay City, MI — $33,340Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $33,350Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $33,400Tulsa, OK — $33,400Rocky Mount, NC — $33,540Winchester, VA-WV — $33,540Charlottesville, VA — $33,580Utica-Rome, NY — $33,630Winston-Salem, NC — $33,640Warner Robins, GA — $33,700Niles, MI — $33,730Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $33,760Erie, PA — $33,790Columbia, SC — $33,800Birmingham, AL — $33,830Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $33,830Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $33,940Bowling Green, KY — $33,990Huntsville, AL — $34,080Sherman-Denison, TX — $34,080Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,080Terre Haute, IN — $34,090Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $34,160Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $34,180Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $34,210Las Cruces, NM — $34,210Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $34,290Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $34,350Jefferson City, MO — $34,370Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $34,380Wilmington, NC — $34,430Bloomington, IL — $34,440Lexington-Fayette, KY — $34,460Peoria, IL — $34,470St. Joseph, MO-KS — $34,540Springfield, IL — $34,540Elmira, NY — $34,560Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $34,590Fond du Lac, WI — $34,600Jackson, TN — $34,630Kokomo, IN — $34,640Lewiston, ID-WA — $34,650Spartanburg, SC — $34,820Grand Island, NE — $34,850Springfield, MO — $34,850Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,920Greensboro-High Point, NC — $34,950Midland, TX — $34,970Albuquerque, NM — $35,040New Haven, CT — $35,040Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $35,100San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $35,100Savannah, GA — $35,190Gainesville, FL — $35,210Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $35,220Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $35,330Pittsburgh, PA — $35,340Boise City, ID — $35,350Farmington, NM — $35,360Wausau, WI — $35,380Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $35,410Sandusky, OH — $35,420Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $35,430Tallahassee, FL — $35,450Gainesville, GA — $35,470St. George, UT — $35,480Yuma, AZ — $35,530Kansas City, MO-KS — $35,650Williamsport, PA — $35,690Columbus, IN — $35,700Port St. Lucie, FL — $35,700Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $35,700Reading, PA — $35,730Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $35,750Lubbock, TX — $35,750Ann Arbor, MI — $35,770York-Hanover, PA — $35,790Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $35,810Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $35,810St. Louis, MO-IL — $35,830Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $35,840Great Falls, MT — $35,850Lexington Park, MD — $35,860Rockford, IL — $35,870Bloomington, IN — $35,900Homosassa Springs, FL — $35,900Akron, OH — $35,920Burlington, NC — $35,950Flint, MI — $35,950Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $35,970Ithaca, NY — $35,970North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $35,980Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $36,000Ocala, FL — $36,070Rochester, NY — $36,080Traverse City, MI — $36,090Cleveland, OH — $36,140Jackson, MI — $36,150Saginaw, MI — $36,150Appleton, WI — $36,160Lancaster, PA — $36,160Raleigh-Cary, NC — $36,210Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $36,240Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $36,260Asheville, NC — $36,270Fort Wayne, IN — $36,280Lincoln, NE — $36,290Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $36,290Ogden, UT — $36,320Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $36,360Lebanon, PA — $36,380Vineland, NJ — $36,380Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $36,400Kingston, NY — $36,410South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $36,410Sebring, FL — $36,420Columbus, OH — $36,430Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $36,430Omaha, NE-IA — $36,430Goldsboro, NC — $36,440Evansville, IN — $36,490Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $36,500Ames, IA — $36,520Eau Claire, WI — $36,560Binghamton, NY — $36,570Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $36,570Champaign-Urbana, IL — $36,580Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $36,580Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $36,590Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $36,600Pueblo, CO — $36,640Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $36,700Duluth, MN-WI — $36,710Walla Walla, WA — $36,780Battle Creek, MI — $36,830Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $36,830Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $36,840Jacksonville, FL — $36,850Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $36,870Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $36,880Helena, MT — $36,890Fargo, ND-MN — $36,900Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,920Glens Falls, NY — $36,930Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,950Bismarck, ND — $36,960Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $36,970Santa Fe, NM — $36,980Coeur d'Alene, ID — $37,000Missoula, MT — $37,070Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $37,080Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,100Salem, OR — $37,110Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $37,140Iowa City, IA — $37,140Redding, CA — $37,140Corvallis, OR — $37,180Carson City, NV — $37,220Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $37,230Springfield, MA — $37,250Greeley, CO — $37,290Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $37,300Kenosha, WI — $37,320Naples-Marco Island, FL — $37,350Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $37,380Cedar Rapids, IA — $37,390Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $37,400Bangor, ME — $37,400Worcester, MA — $37,420Abilene, TX — $37,430Janesville-Beloit, WI — $37,440Eugene-Springfield, OR — $37,460Syracuse, NY — $37,500Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $37,520Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $37,540Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $37,580Madison, WI — $37,590Tucson, AZ — $37,590Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $37,610Grand Forks, ND-MN — $37,670Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $37,680Green Bay, WI — $37,680Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $37,690Rapid City, SD — $37,690Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $37,770Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $37,770Colorado Springs, CO — $37,780Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $37,800Grand Junction, CO — $37,890Grants Pass, OR — $37,890Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $37,960Casper, WY — $37,970Dover, DE — $37,980Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $38,020Anchorage, AK — $38,020Pittsfield, MA — $38,260Cheyenne, WY — $38,270Barnstable Town, MA — $38,340Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $38,430Portland-South Portland, ME — $38,460Billings, MT — $38,490Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $38,570Flagstaff, AZ — $38,580Reno, NV — $38,650Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $38,650Montgomery, AL — $38,720Visalia, CA — $38,750Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $38,760New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,890Sheboygan, WI — $38,900Punta Gorda, FL — $38,940Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $39,070Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $39,080Bend, OR — $39,190Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $39,220Fresno, CA — $39,260Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $39,260Modesto, CA — $39,450Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $39,470Manchester-Nashua, NH — $39,500Kankakee, IL — $39,570Yuba City, CA — $39,580Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $39,840Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $39,890Chico, CA — $40,000La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $40,000Yakima, WA — $40,020Rochester, MN — $40,090Medford, OR — $40,280St. Cloud, MN — $40,280Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $40,280El Centro, CA — $40,580Boulder, CO — $40,660Chattanooga, TN-GA — $40,880Kennewick-Richland, WA — $40,960Dubuque, IA — $41,160Salinas, CA — $41,310Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $41,380Longview-Kelso, WA — $41,510Bozeman, MT — $41,600Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $41,790San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $42,180Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $42,270Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $42,470Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $42,490Tuscaloosa, AL — $42,580Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $42,770Albany, OR — $42,810Merced, CA — $42,900Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $42,910Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $42,920San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $43,080Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $43,090Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $43,440Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $43,630Stockton-Lodi, CA — $43,760Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $43,850Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $44,220Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $44,650Vallejo, CA — $44,970Bellingham, WA — $45,210San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,480Napa, CA — $46,360San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,600Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $46,960Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $47,020Urban Honolulu, HI — $47,150Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $48,180Chambersburg, PA — $48,640

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.

Bakers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Chambersburg, PA$48,640$23.392003.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,180$23.163,5601.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,150$22.671,0902.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$47,020$22.611902.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$46,960$22.581801.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,600$22.414,8202.0
Napa, CA$46,360$22.291702.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,480$21.871,2401.1
Bellingham, WA$45,210$21.732402.6
Vallejo, CA$44,970$21.623002.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$44,650$21.475602.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$44,220$21.261102.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$43,850$21.081401.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$43,760$21.044901.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$43,630$20.984002.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,440$20.882,5202.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$43,090$20.722402.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$43,080$20.712,2001.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$42,920$20.633103.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$42,910$20.631,5201.4
Merced, CA$42,900$20.631101.4
Albany, OR$42,810$20.58601.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$42,770$20.564901.9
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,580$20.471201.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$42,490$20.432,6001.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$42,470$20.426401.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$42,270$20.321,9001.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,180$20.283502.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$41,790$20.092,9001.7
Bozeman, MT$41,600$20.001702.3
Longview-Kelso, WA$41,510$19.96601.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$41,380$19.897202.2
Salinas, CA$41,310$19.864102.2
Dubuque, IA$41,160$19.791101.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA$40,960$19.692201.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,880$19.657902.9
Boulder, CO$40,660$19.553802.0
El Centro, CA$40,580$19.51600.9
Medford, OR$40,280$19.372202.5
St. Cloud, MN$40,280$19.371801.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$40,280$19.361500.9
Rochester, MN$40,090$19.27900.8
Yakima, WA$40,020$19.242002.0
Chico, CA$40,000$19.231201.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$40,000$19.232402.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$39,890$19.181,6201.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$39,840$19.151002.5
Yuba City, CA$39,580$19.03601.1
Kankakee, IL$39,570$19.021002.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH$39,500$18.992301.2
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$39,470$18.981001.9
Modesto, CA$39,450$18.964002.1
Fresno, CA$39,260$18.886401.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,260$18.8810,5801.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$39,220$18.86400.7
Bend, OR$39,190$18.843503.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$39,080$18.791001.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$39,070$18.786201.6
Punta Gorda, FL$38,940$18.721001.7
Sheboygan, WI$38,900$18.70601.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,890$18.7016,5601.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$38,760$18.631201.8
Visalia, CA$38,750$18.632401.4
Montgomery, AL$38,720$18.613001.8
Reno, NV$38,650$18.582901.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$38,650$18.585,7401.8
Flagstaff, AZ$38,580$18.551402.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$38,570$18.544,3801.6
Billings, MT$38,490$18.511401.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$38,460$18.496302.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,430$18.481,2801.6
Barnstable Town, MA$38,340$18.442302.4
Cheyenne, WY$38,270$18.40300.7
Pittsfield, MA$38,260$18.401102.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$38,020$18.287001.6
Anchorage, AK$38,020$18.282901.6
Dover, DE$37,980$18.26300.5
Casper, WY$37,970$18.26300.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$37,960$18.253902.3
Grand Junction, CO$37,890$18.221001.5
Grants Pass, OR$37,890$18.22601.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,800$18.172,9701.2
Colorado Springs, CO$37,780$18.164601.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,770$18.164,4101.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$37,770$18.163001.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,690$18.123702.2
Rapid City, SD$37,690$18.12500.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,680$18.127001.7
Green Bay, WI$37,680$18.114102.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,670$18.11501.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,610$18.089001.7
Madison, WI$37,590$18.077201.8
Tucson, AZ$37,590$18.075301.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,580$18.071,5301.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,540$18.053701.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$37,520$18.042102.7
Syracuse, NY$37,500$18.033901.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$37,460$18.014202.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$37,440$18.001101.5
Abilene, TX$37,430$18.001602.1
Worcester, MA$37,420$17.996101.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,400$17.986201.7
Bangor, ME$37,400$17.981401.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$37,390$17.981300.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$37,380$17.971903.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$37,350$17.962901.7
Kenosha, WI$37,320$17.941802.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$37,300$17.931701.3
Greeley, CO$37,290$17.931701.4
Springfield, MA$37,250$17.913601.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$37,230$17.909,9202.2
Carson City, NV$37,220$17.90301.0
Corvallis, OR$37,180$17.88902.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,140$17.864,7601.6
Iowa City, IA$37,140$17.851501.6
Redding, CA$37,140$17.861001.5
Salem, OR$37,110$17.843401.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,100$17.841,1702.9
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$37,080$17.83400.9
Missoula, MT$37,070$17.821502.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,000$17.792503.4
Santa Fe, NM$36,980$17.782003.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,970$17.773,0701.6
Bismarck, ND$36,960$17.771101.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,950$17.774801.8
Glens Falls, NY$36,930$17.75701.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,920$17.759801.4
Fargo, ND-MN$36,900$17.744002.7
Helena, MT$36,890$17.741102.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,880$17.733,8001.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$36,870$17.731,1401.0
Jacksonville, FL$36,850$17.725800.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,840$17.711701.2
Battle Creek, MI$36,830$17.711001.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,830$17.716402.1
Walla Walla, WA$36,780$17.68301.3
Duluth, MN-WI$36,710$17.651100.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,700$17.65800.9
Pueblo, CO$36,640$17.62801.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,600$17.59601.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,590$17.591,1700.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$36,580$17.592502.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,580$17.592,5401.9
Binghamton, NY$36,570$17.581101.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$36,570$17.582801.1
Eau Claire, WI$36,560$17.581301.5
Ames, IA$36,520$17.56901.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$36,500$17.552401.0
Evansville, IN$36,490$17.541601.2
Goldsboro, NC$36,440$17.521002.4
Columbus, OH$36,430$17.521,5301.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$36,430$17.526100.9
Omaha, NE-IA$36,430$17.515701.1
Sebring, FL$36,420$17.51301.2
Kingston, NY$36,410$17.511602.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,410$17.502501.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$36,400$17.50701.2
Lebanon, PA$36,380$17.491803.4
Vineland, NJ$36,380$17.491402.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36,360$17.481,0901.8
Ogden, UT$36,320$17.464701.7
Lincoln, NE$36,290$17.452201.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$36,290$17.45901.0
Fort Wayne, IN$36,280$17.441800.8
Asheville, NC$36,270$17.445603.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$36,260$17.436402.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$36,240$17.422401.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,210$17.411,4101.9
Appleton, WI$36,160$17.392702.2
Lancaster, PA$36,160$17.389103.6
Jackson, MI$36,150$17.381402.4
Saginaw, MI$36,150$17.381902.4
Cleveland, OH$36,140$17.381,9801.9
Traverse City, MI$36,090$17.352704.0
Rochester, NY$36,080$17.357401.5
Ocala, FL$36,070$17.341201.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$36,000$17.319401.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$35,980$17.306001.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$35,970$17.291,4301.3
Ithaca, NY$35,970$17.291202.4
Burlington, NC$35,950$17.281802.6
Flint, MI$35,950$17.292001.5
Akron, OH$35,920$17.275201.6
Bloomington, IN$35,900$17.26700.9
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,900$17.26401.0
Rockford, IL$35,870$17.252101.5
Lexington Park, MD$35,860$17.24300.5
Great Falls, MT$35,850$17.24902.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,840$17.231,6001.2
St. Louis, MO-IL$35,830$17.232,0001.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$35,810$17.224501.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,810$17.22600.9
York-Hanover, PA$35,790$17.214702.5
Ann Arbor, MI$35,770$17.203301.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,750$17.192801.3
Lubbock, TX$35,750$17.193101.9
Reading, PA$35,730$17.183602.1
Columbus, IN$35,700$17.16400.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,700$17.163902.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$35,700$17.16400.9
Williamsport, PA$35,690$17.16901.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$35,650$17.141,6101.5
Yuma, AZ$35,530$17.08600.9
St. George, UT$35,480$17.062903.2
Gainesville, GA$35,470$17.051501.5
Tallahassee, FL$35,450$17.041300.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$35,430$17.042101.7
Sandusky, OH$35,420$17.03901.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$35,410$17.021,7201.2
Wausau, WI$35,380$17.01701.0
Farmington, NM$35,360$17.00400.8
Boise City, ID$35,350$16.999302.4
Pittsburgh, PA$35,340$16.992,0001.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,330$16.99300.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,220$16.941701.3
Gainesville, FL$35,210$16.931400.9
Savannah, GA$35,190$16.923001.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,100$16.884701.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35,100$16.881,3001.2
Albuquerque, NM$35,040$16.857401.8
New Haven, CT$35,040$16.846602.4
Midland, TX$34,970$16.81700.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$34,950$16.815801.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,920$16.791,6701.5
Grand Island, NE$34,850$16.75300.8
Springfield, MO$34,850$16.753101.4
Spartanburg, SC$34,820$16.742201.3
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,650$16.66501.8
Kokomo, IN$34,640$16.66401.1
Jackson, TN$34,630$16.651301.5
Fond du Lac, WI$34,600$16.64801.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,590$16.636901.6
Elmira, NY$34,560$16.61401.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS$34,540$16.60701.2
Springfield, IL$34,540$16.611601.6
Peoria, IL$34,470$16.572701.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,460$16.573001.0
Bloomington, IL$34,440$16.561501.7
Wilmington, NC$34,430$16.553501.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$34,380$16.532401.6
Jefferson City, MO$34,370$16.52400.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,350$16.525,1601.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$34,290$16.494,1201.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$34,210$16.452501.4
Las Cruces, NM$34,210$16.452703.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$34,180$16.434602.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,160$16.431001.1
Terre Haute, IN$34,090$16.39400.6
Huntsville, AL$34,080$16.392300.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$34,080$16.39500.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,080$16.383702.3
Bowling Green, KY$33,990$16.341101.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$33,940$16.321,0101.3
Birmingham, AL$33,830$16.264400.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$33,830$16.261201.2
Columbia, SC$33,800$16.254401.1
Erie, PA$33,790$16.252702.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$33,760$16.23902.0
Niles, MI$33,730$16.221302.2
Warner Robins, GA$33,700$16.20801.0
Winston-Salem, NC$33,640$16.174901.8
Utica-Rome, NY$33,630$16.172101.8
Charlottesville, VA$33,580$16.142101.9
Rocky Mount, NC$33,540$16.133306.0
Winchester, VA-WV$33,540$16.131101.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$33,400$16.066401.0
Tulsa, OK$33,400$16.065901.3
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$33,350$16.041402.2
Bay City, MI$33,340$16.03601.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,330$16.03700.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,330$16.032,1401.5
Oklahoma City, OK$33,230$15.978801.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$33,210$15.97801.8
State College, PA$33,140$15.94901.2
Greenville, NC$33,130$15.931001.3
Mankato, MN$33,080$15.90701.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,080$15.901800.9
Gettysburg, PA$32,740$15.74301.0
Lawrence, KS$32,710$15.73601.2
Albany, GA$32,550$15.65701.1
Idaho Falls, ID$32,400$15.582002.5
Topeka, KS$32,400$15.581000.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$32,350$15.551401.1
Mansfield, OH$32,210$15.49400.9
Rome, GA$31,990$15.381302.9
Knoxville, TN$31,890$15.336101.4
Altoona, PA$31,850$15.311001.7
Midland, MI$31,820$15.30401.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$31,760$15.277902.9
Columbia, MO$31,690$15.241601.5
Pocatello, ID$31,570$15.18701.8
Lawton, OK$31,530$15.16400.9
Richmond, VA$31,500$15.141,4502.2
Odessa, TX$31,480$15.131101.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$31,460$15.132701.9
Dothan, AL$31,440$15.12601.0
Twin Falls, ID$31,360$15.082004.0
Springfield, OH$31,200$15.001102.5
Clarksville, TN-KY$31,190$15.001401.4
Amarillo, TX$30,760$14.792001.6
Corpus Christi, TX$30,750$14.792301.2
Johnson City, TN$30,720$14.772002.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$30,700$14.763201.4
Wichita, KS$30,630$14.732400.8
Monroe, MI$30,520$14.67601.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$30,480$14.666101.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$30,460$14.641301.7
Toledo, OH$30,440$14.643101.0
Jacksonville, NC$30,420$14.62801.5
Texarkana, TX-AR$30,370$14.60801.4
Mobile, AL$30,330$14.582201.3
Morgantown, WV$30,330$14.58901.3
Waco, TX$30,280$14.561801.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30,250$14.545401.4
Harrisonburg, VA$30,200$14.521302.0
Dalton, GA$30,170$14.51500.8
Longview, TX$30,150$14.501100.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$30,150$14.501101.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,080$14.461300.9
Jonesboro, AR$30,060$14.451402.4
Manhattan, KS$30,010$14.43601.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,950$14.40501.0
Roanoke, VA$29,930$14.39Not publishedNot published
Wichita Falls, TX$29,910$14.38601.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$29,870$14.361201.5
Jackson, MS$29,810$14.333501.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL$29,770$14.31801.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,710$14.284102.6
Lynchburg, VA$29,650$14.261801.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$29,570$14.221901.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$29,520$14.191701.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA$29,500$14.181902.0
Fayetteville, NC$29,470$14.172001.5
Cleveland, TN$29,420$14.151503.5
Lima, OH$29,330$14.101502.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,300$14.091300.8
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,220$14.054702.9
Logan, UT-ID$29,220$14.052103.1
Johnstown, PA$29,030$13.96701.5
San Angelo, TX$28,940$13.91601.2
Morristown, TN$28,870$13.88701.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$28,860$13.872101.3
El Paso, TX$28,810$13.854501.3
Tyler, TX$28,690$13.792602.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,590$13.753601.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$28,530$13.727001.6
Lake Charles, LA$28,510$13.711101.0
Columbus, GA-AL$28,360$13.641701.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,190$13.55901.5
Laredo, TX$28,110$13.511501.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,100$13.511801.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,040$13.481501.0
Lafayette, LA$28,040$13.482701.5
Baton Rouge, LA$28,020$13.474501.1
Charleston, WV$28,010$13.461101.1
Hattiesburg, MS$27,780$13.361101.8
Valdosta, GA$27,580$13.261202.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,550$13.25401.2
Victoria, TX$27,490$13.22300.8
Beckley, WV$27,440$13.19601.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$27,370$13.161501.6
Monroe, LA$27,340$13.14901.1
Hammond, LA$26,240$12.61701.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$26,210$12.601001.2
Alexandria, LA$25,740$12.38801.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,400$10.771,5302.2
Ponce, PR$22,270$10.712503.9
Mayaguez, PR$22,170$10.661903.7
Arecibo, PR$22,150$10.651504.3
Aguadilla, PR$21,840$10.502304.7
Guayama, PR$21,840$10.50503.8

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.