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SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Bartenders

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

U.S. median annual wage$34,340
U.S. median hourly wage$16.51
U.S. employment756,390

Nationally, bartenders earned a median of $34,340 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 756,390 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”.

Bartenders: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$76,490$36.783,5405.6
Virgin Islands$61,380$29.5149015.2
New York$61,210$29.4343,1304.5
Washington$55,830$26.8416,8004.7
District of Columbia$53,920$25.925,7608.2
Maine$48,920$23.523,2305.0
Virginia$47,070$22.6313,3703.3
Vermont$45,450$21.852,0806.8
Arizona$45,070$21.6714,8404.6
New Jersey$44,020$21.1616,2603.8
Oregon$38,900$18.7011,9506.1
Connecticut$38,780$18.647,6804.5
Colorado$38,170$18.3517,0005.9
Maryland$37,580$18.0713,0204.7
Massachusetts$37,440$18.0019,8505.5
New Mexico$36,980$17.783,7904.4
Delaware$36,840$17.712,8205.8
Michigan$36,780$17.6821,1004.8
North Carolina$36,470$17.5320,0704.1
Rhode Island$36,410$17.513,1706.3
California$36,220$17.4171,4703.9
Florida$35,150$16.9055,1705.6
Utah$32,150$15.463,3501.9
Illinois$31,200$15.0043,0107.1
Ohio$30,880$14.8427,4204.9
Alaska$30,460$14.652,2807.0
Nebraska$30,180$14.517,3207.1
Missouri$30,090$14.4714,4104.9
West Virginia$29,630$14.243,3404.8
South Dakota$29,400$14.143,9308.6
North Dakota$29,040$13.963,9609.2
New Hampshire$28,800$13.853,8405.6
Kentucky$28,780$13.846,8703.4
Pennsylvania$28,420$13.6637,4906.2
Mississippi$28,320$13.622,7702.4
Alabama$27,980$13.456,5603.1
Kansas$27,940$13.435,4303.8
Tennessee$27,480$13.2110,3303.2
Nevada$27,460$13.2016,83010.8
Idaho$27,240$13.103,4304.0
Minnesota$26,900$12.9324,4208.3
Montana$26,010$12.515,37010.5
Arkansas$25,090$12.063,0202.3
Oklahoma$24,790$11.925,8603.4
Wisconsin$23,460$11.2829,52010.0
Georgia$22,830$10.9814,6003.0
Indiana$22,770$10.9512,8804.0
Texas$22,690$10.9159,0004.2
Puerto Rico$22,630$10.883,4803.7
Wyoming$22,030$10.592,6609.5
Iowa$21,720$10.449,5606.1
Louisiana$20,850$10.0210,1405.2
Guam$20,700$9.952804.1
South Carolina$19,370$9.3110,6804.6

Pay by metro area

All 391 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$17,420$40,373$63,327$86,280Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $17,420Alexandria, LA — $17,840Sumter, SC — $18,040Lake Charles, LA — $18,280Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $18,340McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $18,940Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $18,990Lafayette, LA — $19,070Columbia, SC — $19,230Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $19,600Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $19,630El Paso, TX — $19,680Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $19,770Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $19,990Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $20,030Monroe, LA — $20,060Spartanburg, SC — $20,090Dalton, GA — $20,260Odessa, TX — $20,370Athens-Clarke County, GA — $20,400Sherman-Denison, TX — $20,420San Angelo, TX — $20,440College Station-Bryan, TX — $20,460Victoria, TX — $20,600Baton Rouge, LA — $20,640Hammond, LA — $20,650Columbus, GA-AL — $20,940Corpus Christi, TX — $20,970Lubbock, TX — $20,990Amarillo, TX — $21,050Terre Haute, IN — $21,090Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $21,100Longview, TX — $21,140Tyler, TX — $21,170Lawton, OK — $21,230New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $21,230Killeen-Temple, TX — $21,280Laredo, TX — $21,380Waco, TX — $21,420Wichita Falls, TX — $21,460Casper, WY — $21,490Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $21,540Ames, IA — $21,580Cedar Rapids, IA — $21,600Cheyenne, WY — $21,690Johnson City, TN — $21,700Dubuque, IA — $21,720Muncie, IN — $21,780Pocatello, ID — $21,800Abilene, TX — $21,890Arecibo, PR — $21,890Iowa City, IA — $21,900Albany, GA — $21,920Johnstown, PA — $21,930Ponce, PR — $21,970Aguadilla, PR — $21,980Midland, TX — $21,980San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $21,980Savannah, GA — $21,980Jackson, TN — $22,030Janesville-Beloit, WI — $22,090Mayaguez, PR — $22,090Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $22,340Evansville, IN — $22,360Bloomington, IN — $22,370Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $22,430Altoona, PA — $22,460Warner Robins, GA — $22,580Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $22,600Wausau, WI — $22,640Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $22,680Erie, PA — $22,730Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $22,770Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $22,770Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $22,880San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,880Texarkana, TX-AR — $22,880Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $22,960Eau Claire, WI — $22,990Florence, SC — $22,990South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $23,000Fort Wayne, IN — $23,010Kokomo, IN — $23,060Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $23,120Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $23,120La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $23,130Kenosha, WI — $23,140Madison, WI — $23,210Appleton, WI — $23,330Fond du Lac, WI — $23,330Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $23,350Hot Springs, AR — $23,350Green Bay, WI — $23,380Duluth, MN-WI — $23,540Billings, MT — $23,550Idaho Falls, ID — $23,660Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $23,670Columbus, IN — $23,700Gadsden, AL — $23,700Morristown, TN — $23,730Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $23,750Fort Smith, AR-OK — $23,830Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $24,170Gainesville, GA — $24,180Clarksville, TN-KY — $24,230Macon-Bibb County, GA — $24,330Jonesboro, AR — $24,460Rome, GA — $24,490Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $24,540Mankato, MN — $24,710Oklahoma City, OK — $24,790Great Falls, MT — $25,310Chattanooga, TN-GA — $25,650Cleveland, TN — $25,710Sheboygan, WI — $25,720Anniston-Oxford, AL — $25,760Reno, NV — $25,770Williamsport, PA — $25,910Valdosta, GA — $25,920Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $25,970St. Cloud, MN — $25,970Missoula, MT — $25,990Lebanon, PA — $26,090Auburn-Opelika, AL — $26,210Helena, MT — $26,210Carson City, NV — $26,250Paducah, KY-IL — $26,350Hattiesburg, MS — $26,360Chambersburg, PA — $26,390Gettysburg, PA — $26,400Twin Falls, ID — $26,530Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $26,570Elizabethtown, KY — $26,620Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $26,660Bowling Green, KY — $26,800Owensboro, KY — $26,810Montgomery, AL — $26,830Tuscaloosa, AL — $26,830Rochester, MN — $27,000Bozeman, MT — $27,040Manhattan, KS — $27,160Dothan, AL — $27,420Tulsa, OK — $27,450Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $27,520Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $27,600Enid, OK — $27,700Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $27,730Goldsboro, NC — $27,740Topeka, KS — $27,860Logan, UT-ID — $27,980Mobile, AL — $27,980Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $28,010State College, PA — $28,100Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $28,190Huntsville, AL — $28,210Reading, PA — $28,260Lancaster, PA — $28,280Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $28,360Fargo, ND-MN — $28,390Coeur d'Alene, ID — $28,440Springfield, OH — $28,440Wheeling, WV-OH — $28,530Wichita, KS — $28,540Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,600Columbia, MO — $28,600Joplin, MO-KS — $28,600Minot, ND — $28,610Jefferson City, MO — $28,630Mansfield, OH — $28,640Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $28,710Grand Forks, ND-MN — $28,770York-Hanover, PA — $28,810Boise City, ID — $28,840Knoxville, TN — $28,860Grand Island, NE — $28,910St. Joseph, MO-KS — $29,000Manchester-Nashua, NH — $29,050Beckley, WV — $29,060Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $29,100Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $29,120Springfield, MO — $29,120Jackson, MS — $29,230Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $29,280Lewiston, ID-WA — $29,290Bismarck, ND — $29,350Rapid City, SD — $29,500Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,520Ocala, FL — $29,620Sebring, FL — $29,680Homosassa Springs, FL — $29,720Pittsburgh, PA — $29,750Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $29,790Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $29,830Lawrence, KS — $29,980Birmingham, AL — $30,010Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $30,010Sandusky, OH — $30,130Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,180Greenville, NC — $30,190Lima, OH — $30,270Tallahassee, FL — $30,270Kansas City, MO-KS — $30,300Morgantown, WV — $30,310Canton-Massillon, OH — $30,450Decatur, AL — $30,540Lexington-Fayette, KY — $30,640Lincoln, NE — $30,660Toledo, OH — $30,820Charleston, WV — $30,900Jacksonville, NC — $31,000Farmington, NM — $31,030Akron, OH — $31,120Burlington, NC — $31,170Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $31,170Anchorage, AK — $31,200Bloomington, IL — $31,200Champaign-Urbana, IL — $31,200Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $31,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,200Decatur, IL — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Peoria, IL — $31,200Rockford, IL — $31,200St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,200Springfield, IL — $31,200Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $31,240Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $31,650Hinesville, GA — $31,760Fairbanks-College, AK — $31,840Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $31,860Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $32,220Cleveland, OH — $33,470Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $33,620Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,650Port St. Lucie, FL — $33,720Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $33,750Rocky Mount, NC — $33,800Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $33,920Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $34,240Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $34,320Chico, CA — $34,320Fresno, CA — $34,320Redding, CA — $34,320Visalia, CA — $34,320Yuba City, CA — $34,320Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $34,350Las Cruces, NM — $34,470North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $34,500Greensboro-High Point, NC — $34,550El Centro, CA — $34,620Omaha, NE-IA — $34,630Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $34,670Merced, CA — $34,680Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,700Bay City, MI — $34,720Stockton-Lodi, CA — $34,770Albany, OR — $34,790Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $34,840Fayetteville, NC — $34,880Salisbury, MD — $34,890Winston-Salem, NC — $34,920Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $35,040Gainesville, FL — $35,050Modesto, CA — $35,100Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $35,210Dover, DE — $35,210Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $35,240Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $35,300Asheville, NC — $35,380Pittsfield, MA — $35,390Jacksonville, FL — $35,450Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $35,510Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $35,510Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $35,570Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $35,590Vineland, NJ — $35,590Springfield, MA — $35,610San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $35,630Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $35,680Punta Gorda, FL — $35,690Jackson, MI — $35,740Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $35,790Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $35,810Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $35,940Worcester, MA — $35,950Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $35,960Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $36,040Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $36,100Raleigh-Cary, NC — $36,120Flint, MI — $36,130Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $36,170Grand Junction, CO — $36,180San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $36,260Flagstaff, AZ — $36,270Naples-Marco Island, FL — $36,310Salinas, CA — $36,350Tucson, AZ — $36,450Saginaw, MI — $36,550Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $36,780Vallejo, CA — $36,870Grants Pass, OR — $36,920Lexington Park, MD — $36,950Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $36,960Columbus, OH — $37,000Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $37,110Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $37,180Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $37,290Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $37,290Traverse City, MI — $37,300Ogden, UT — $37,330Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $37,360Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $37,390Albuquerque, NM — $37,400Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $37,460Pueblo, CO — $37,630Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $37,660Greeley, CO — $37,680Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $37,680St. George, UT — $37,690Colorado Springs, CO — $37,700Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $37,700Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $37,760Napa, CA — $37,790Monroe, MI — $37,800Wilmington, NC — $37,890Midland, MI — $38,170New Haven, CT — $38,260Ann Arbor, MI — $38,300Salem, OR — $38,410Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $38,430Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $38,800Utica-Rome, NY — $38,860Niles, MI — $38,970Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $39,300Battle Creek, MI — $39,430Eugene-Springfield, OR — $39,580San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $39,670Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $39,730Medford, OR — $40,190Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $40,230Elmira, NY — $41,110Winchester, VA-WV — $41,640Corvallis, OR — $41,840Yuma, AZ — $42,210San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $42,270Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $42,340Boulder, CO — $42,520Bend, OR — $42,670Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $43,070Barnstable Town, MA — $43,530Bangor, ME — $43,880Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $43,950Ithaca, NY — $44,040Santa Fe, NM — $44,250Lynchburg, VA — $44,350Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $44,620Harrisonburg, VA — $44,940Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $45,040Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $45,150Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,590Rochester, NY — $45,920Richmond, VA — $46,070Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $46,290Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $46,320Glens Falls, NY — $46,470Roanoke, VA — $46,530Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $46,700Syracuse, NY — $46,710Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $46,920Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,940Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $47,370Kingston, NY — $47,760Binghamton, NY — $47,950Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $48,030Charlottesville, VA — $48,210Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $48,220Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $49,070Yakima, WA — $49,700Longview-Kelso, WA — $49,930Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $50,180Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $50,210Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $53,810Walla Walla, WA — $54,030Portland-South Portland, ME — $54,170Kennewick-Richland, WA — $55,820Bellingham, WA — $56,110Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $56,640Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $58,180New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,220Urban Honolulu, HI — $75,340Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $86,280

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.

Bartenders: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$86,280$41.4880010.8
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,340$36.222,1304.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,220$29.4338,5104.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,180$27.979,6404.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56,640$27.232705.2
Bellingham, WA$56,110$26.986006.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$55,820$26.846004.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$54,170$26.041,7806.2
Walla Walla, WA$54,030$25.981204.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$53,810$25.875606.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,210$24.141,1004.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$50,180$24.135304.1
Longview-Kelso, WA$49,930$24.002105.0
Yakima, WA$49,700$23.903503.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,070$23.597806.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,220$23.183907.7
Charlottesville, VA$48,210$23.186505.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,030$23.0914,5604.6
Binghamton, NY$47,950$23.056406.6
Kingston, NY$47,760$22.964507.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,370$22.781,9704.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,940$22.5710,5804.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,920$22.562,8905.4
Syracuse, NY$46,710$22.461,5405.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,700$22.452,8603.7
Roanoke, VA$46,530$22.375203.4
Glens Falls, NY$46,470$22.343206.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$46,320$22.271,1804.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,290$22.261,2107.2
Richmond, VA$46,070$22.152,1103.2
Rochester, NY$45,920$22.082,1404.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,590$21.926,9805.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$45,150$21.711,7704.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,040$21.661803.9
Harrisonburg, VA$44,940$21.612804.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$44,620$21.451803.5
Lynchburg, VA$44,350$21.322903.0
Santa Fe, NM$44,250$21.275308.6
Ithaca, NY$44,040$21.182805.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$43,950$21.139007.1
Bangor, ME$43,880$21.103404.7
Barnstable Town, MA$43,530$20.938909.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$43,070$20.712703.6
Bend, OR$42,670$20.528908.3
Boulder, CO$42,520$20.449705.1
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$42,340$20.364606.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,270$20.322,7902.5
Yuma, AZ$42,210$20.303104.4
Corvallis, OR$41,840$20.121804.7
Winchester, VA-WV$41,640$20.022403.6
Elmira, NY$41,110$19.761705.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$40,230$19.348704.0
Medford, OR$40,190$19.324805.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$39,730$19.102900.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,670$19.0710,2604.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$39,580$19.039606.1
Battle Creek, MI$39,430$18.962604.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$39,300$18.891,89011.2
Niles, MI$38,970$18.745208.6
Utica-Rome, NY$38,860$18.687606.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$38,800$18.665802.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,430$18.482,7304.6
Salem, OR$38,410$18.461,0905.8
Ann Arbor, MI$38,300$18.417803.6
New Haven, CT$38,260$18.391,3004.6
Midland, MI$38,170$18.351303.5
Wilmington, NC$37,890$18.221,4607.6
Monroe, MI$37,800$18.172606.4
Napa, CA$37,790$18.175807.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,760$18.1514,8405.5
Colorado Springs, CO$37,700$18.131,7205.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,700$18.132806.6
St. George, UT$37,690$18.121801.9
Greeley, CO$37,680$18.115104.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$37,680$18.111,3106.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,660$18.115804.8
Pueblo, CO$37,630$18.093305.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,460$18.018,8106.1
Albuquerque, NM$37,400$17.981,9604.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,390$17.975,6604.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,360$17.966,4304.7
Ogden, UT$37,330$17.954501.6
Traverse City, MI$37,300$17.936108.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,290$17.932,7204.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,290$17.936804.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,180$17.889,4305.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,110$17.841,1803.4
Columbus, OH$37,000$17.795,0304.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,960$17.774106.5
Lexington Park, MD$36,950$17.763905.5
Grants Pass, OR$36,920$17.751605.1
Vallejo, CA$36,870$17.734503.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,780$17.687,6604.0
Saginaw, MI$36,550$17.573904.9
Tucson, AZ$36,450$17.521,8404.7
Salinas, CA$36,350$17.488304.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$36,310$17.461,5508.9
Flagstaff, AZ$36,270$17.445508.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,260$17.438,7405.7
Grand Junction, CO$36,180$17.393705.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,170$17.392606.5
Flint, MI$36,130$17.377005.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,120$17.373,0704.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$36,100$17.365605.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$36,040$17.3314,2104.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$35,960$17.293806.8
Worcester, MA$35,950$17.291,8305.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,940$17.281,8708.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,810$17.221,1605.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,790$17.211905.6
Jackson, MI$35,740$17.192604.6
Punta Gorda, FL$35,690$17.164808.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,680$17.154,5106.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$35,630$17.137306.0
Springfield, MA$35,610$17.121,0005.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,590$17.111,2703.9
Vineland, NJ$35,590$17.111202.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,570$17.101,1008.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$35,510$17.0725,2604.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,510$17.074,0603.8
Jacksonville, FL$35,450$17.043,5704.7
Pittsfield, MA$35,390$17.024507.9
Asheville, NC$35,380$17.011,2406.8
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,300$16.974807.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$35,240$16.941302.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,210$16.931,8806.2
Dover, DE$35,210$16.932904.2
Modesto, CA$35,100$16.886003.1
Gainesville, FL$35,050$16.856904.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,040$16.844207.3
Winston-Salem, NC$34,920$16.791,0203.7
Salisbury, MD$34,890$16.782304.3
Fayetteville, NC$34,880$16.775003.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,840$16.756,3603.7
Albany, OR$34,790$16.732505.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$34,770$16.727402.6
Bay City, MI$34,720$16.692206.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,700$16.6814,5105.1
Merced, CA$34,680$16.671802.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,670$16.671,5606.4
Omaha, NE-IA$34,630$16.653,7907.6
El Centro, CA$34,620$16.641302.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$34,550$16.611,3103.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,500$16.592,1306.3
Las Cruces, NM$34,470$16.572703.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$34,350$16.522105.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,320$16.508302.5
Chico, CA$34,320$16.503905.0
Fresno, CA$34,320$16.501,2702.7
Redding, CA$34,320$16.502503.5
Visalia, CA$34,320$16.504202.5
Yuba City, CA$34,320$16.501703.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,240$16.465,8705.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$33,920$16.318903.4
Rocky Mount, NC$33,800$16.251402.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,750$16.2313,73012.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,720$16.211,0506.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,650$16.187,9205.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,620$16.176706.2
Cleveland, OH$33,470$16.095,7505.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220$15.491,9805.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,860$15.325303.4
Fairbanks-College, AK$31,840$15.312607.1
Hinesville, GA$31,760$15.27402.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$31,650$15.227007.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$31,240$15.022802.3
Anchorage, AK$31,200$15.001,2507.1
Bloomington, IL$31,200$15.005806.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200$15.001,07010.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,200$15.0028,7506.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200$15.001,4708.1
Decatur, IL$31,200$15.003207.0
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.002906.9
Peoria, IL$31,200$15.001,3308.0
Rockford, IL$31,200$15.001,2208.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200$15.008,3406.2
Springfield, IL$31,200$15.008708.7
Burlington, NC$31,170$14.982603.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$31,170$14.991,3207.0
Akron, OH$31,120$14.961,5304.8
Farmington, NM$31,030$14.921202.5
Jacksonville, NC$31,000$14.902404.6
Charleston, WV$30,900$14.863503.4
Toledo, OH$30,820$14.821,4805.1
Lincoln, NE$30,660$14.741,1106.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$30,640$14.731,3404.7
Decatur, AL$30,540$14.681001.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$30,450$14.648104.9
Morgantown, WV$30,310$14.574206.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,300$14.574,8904.5
Lima, OH$30,270$14.552204.4
Tallahassee, FL$30,270$14.558204.4
Greenville, NC$30,190$14.513003.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,180$14.511,2607.1
Sandusky, OH$30,130$14.4871014.2
Birmingham, AL$30,010$14.431,5903.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$30,010$14.432406.7
Lawrence, KS$29,980$14.414709.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,830$14.341,6804.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$29,790$14.321,8002.2
Pittsburgh, PA$29,750$14.308,3707.5
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,720$14.292507.0
Sebring, FL$29,680$14.271304.6
Ocala, FL$29,620$14.246205.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,520$14.198505.3
Rapid City, SD$29,500$14.187009.5
Bismarck, ND$29,350$14.116208.8
Lewiston, ID-WA$29,290$14.081304.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$29,280$14.085704.1
Jackson, MS$29,230$14.054301.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,120$14.002,8304.1
Springfield, MO$29,120$14.009504.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,100$13.991905.2
Beckley, WV$29,060$13.971703.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$29,050$13.971,0805.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,000$13.942103.9
Grand Island, NE$28,910$13.902606.7
Knoxville, TN$28,860$13.871,4003.3
Boise City, ID$28,840$13.861,5804.0
York-Hanover, PA$28,810$13.859605.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$28,770$13.834909.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$28,710$13.801,3802.3
Mansfield, OH$28,640$13.772705.5
Jefferson City, MO$28,630$13.762503.2
Minot, ND$28,610$13.7634010.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,600$13.752806.3
Columbia, MO$28,600$13.756806.3
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600$13.753103.5
Wichita, KS$28,540$13.721,3004.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,530$13.713706.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$28,440$13.673705.1
Springfield, OH$28,440$13.681603.6
Fargo, ND-MN$28,390$13.651,3809.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,360$13.637408.5
Lancaster, PA$28,280$13.591,3905.5
Reading, PA$28,260$13.591,1006.3
Huntsville, AL$28,210$13.568503.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$28,190$13.554,5404.1
State College, PA$28,100$13.515708.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,010$13.471,5306.0
Logan, UT-ID$27,980$13.45601.0
Mobile, AL$27,980$13.455703.3
Topeka, KS$27,860$13.404704.0
Goldsboro, NC$27,740$13.341303.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,730$13.331903.3
Enid, OK$27,700$13.32803.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$27,600$13.2715,3707.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$27,520$13.231,8605.6
Tulsa, OK$27,450$13.201,7103.7
Dothan, AL$27,420$13.181903.1
Manhattan, KS$27,160$13.062504.7
Bozeman, MT$27,040$13.0074010.3
Rochester, MN$27,000$12.989407.7
Montgomery, AL$26,830$12.904602.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$26,830$12.904504.1
Owensboro, KY$26,810$12.891603.2
Bowling Green, KY$26,800$12.882703.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$26,660$12.821,0106.4
Elizabethtown, KY$26,620$12.801302.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$26,570$12.779103.3
Twin Falls, ID$26,530$12.761102.2
Gettysburg, PA$26,400$12.692909.1
Chambersburg, PA$26,390$12.693606.0
Hattiesburg, MS$26,360$12.671702.7
Paducah, KY-IL$26,350$12.671803.6
Carson City, NV$26,250$12.622407.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL$26,210$12.604005.5
Helena, MT$26,210$12.603908.8
Lebanon, PA$26,090$12.543807.1
Missoula, MT$25,990$12.496309.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$25,970$12.497,3308.9
St. Cloud, MN$25,970$12.497807.5
Valdosta, GA$25,920$12.461703.1
Williamsport, PA$25,910$12.464208.5
Reno, NV$25,770$12.391,9607.1
Anniston-Oxford, AL$25,760$12.391202.8
Sheboygan, WI$25,720$12.375008.2
Cleveland, TN$25,710$12.361102.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$25,650$12.338903.3
Great Falls, MT$25,310$12.1740011.0
Oklahoma City, OK$24,790$11.922,5303.7
Mankato, MN$24,710$11.884507.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$24,540$11.807802.2
Rome, GA$24,490$11.77902.0
Jonesboro, AR$24,460$11.761502.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$24,330$11.703003.1
Clarksville, TN-KY$24,230$11.652902.8
Gainesville, GA$24,180$11.631501.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24,170$11.6218,3004.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$23,830$11.462002.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$23,750$11.424305.7
Morristown, TN$23,730$11.41701.5
Columbus, IN$23,700$11.391503.1
Gadsden, AL$23,700$11.391203.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$23,670$11.387,1305.5
Idaho Falls, ID$23,660$11.382102.5
Billings, MT$23,550$11.327808.3
Duluth, MN-WI$23,540$11.321,63013.1
Green Bay, WI$23,380$11.241,6209.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$23,350$11.239,3703.2
Hot Springs, AR$23,350$11.232305.9
Appleton, WI$23,330$11.211,2309.9
Fond du Lac, WI$23,330$11.213808.7
Madison, WI$23,210$11.163,8109.3
Kenosha, WI$23,140$11.126508.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$23,130$11.121,20014.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$23,120$11.122101.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$23,120$11.1196010.2
Kokomo, IN$23,060$11.091805.2
Fort Wayne, IN$23,010$11.068503.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$23,000$11.065804.4
Eau Claire, WI$22,990$11.0592010.7
Florence, SC$22,990$11.052402.7
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$22,960$11.047009.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$22,880$11.004,4804.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,880$11.002,6803.9
Texarkana, TX-AR$22,880$11.001602.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$22,770$10.952806.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22,770$10.9513,1604.0
Erie, PA$22,730$10.931,1309.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$22,680$10.904604.5
Wausau, WI$22,640$10.886108.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,600$10.865503.3
Warner Robins, GA$22,580$10.861802.3
Altoona, PA$22,460$10.803806.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$22,430$10.792506.0
Bloomington, IN$22,370$10.764406.0
Evansville, IN$22,360$10.755904.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$22,340$10.742,2005.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$22,090$10.6280011.4
Mayaguez, PR$22,090$10.621903.6
Jackson, TN$22,030$10.591802.1
Aguadilla, PR$21,980$10.572004.1
Midland, TX$21,980$10.574303.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$21,980$10.575,6105.0
Savannah, GA$21,980$10.571,0705.4
Ponce, PR$21,970$10.561903.0
Johnstown, PA$21,930$10.5465013.7
Albany, GA$21,920$10.541402.4
Iowa City, IA$21,900$10.537908.4
Abilene, TX$21,890$10.533104.2
Arecibo, PR$21,890$10.521002.8
Pocatello, ID$21,800$10.481403.6
Muncie, IN$21,780$10.472004.4
Dubuque, IA$21,720$10.444607.9
Johnson City, TN$21,700$10.432703.3
Cheyenne, WY$21,690$10.433908.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$21,600$10.387905.7
Ames, IA$21,580$10.384508.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$21,540$10.365406.4
Casper, WY$21,490$10.3343010.8
Wichita Falls, TX$21,460$10.322404.3
Waco, TX$21,420$10.305003.8
Laredo, TX$21,380$10.283202.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$21,280$10.234503.0
Lawton, OK$21,230$10.211403.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$21,230$10.214,2009.4
Tyler, TX$21,170$10.183803.3
Longview, TX$21,140$10.172802.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$21,100$10.157303.2
Terre Haute, IN$21,090$10.144106.4
Amarillo, TX$21,050$10.125404.3
Lubbock, TX$20,990$10.097904.8
Corpus Christi, TX$20,970$10.081,1005.7
Columbus, GA-AL$20,940$10.073803.3
Hammond, LA$20,650$9.932204.7
Baton Rouge, LA$20,640$9.921,8104.4
Victoria, TX$20,600$9.911604.1
College Station-Bryan, TX$20,460$9.848406.3
San Angelo, TX$20,440$9.832605.2
Sherman-Denison, TX$20,420$9.821903.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$20,400$9.814805.0
Odessa, TX$20,370$9.803804.7
Dalton, GA$20,260$9.74901.4
Spartanburg, SC$20,090$9.664402.6
Monroe, LA$20,060$9.652002.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$20,030$9.636608.0
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$19,990$9.615205.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$19,770$9.507004.3
El Paso, TX$19,680$9.461,5204.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$19,630$9.443,1107.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$19,600$9.421,6403.8
Columbia, SC$19,230$9.251,0702.7
Lafayette, LA$19,070$9.178804.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$18,990$9.133003.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18,940$9.118102.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18,340$8.826304.0
Lake Charles, LA$18,280$8.795505.4
Sumter, SC$18,040$8.671003.0
Alexandria, LA$17,840$8.581602.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$17,420$8.371,80012.3

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.