SOC 53-3051 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Bus Drivers, School

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

U.S. median annual wage$47,920
U.S. median hourly wage$23.04
U.S. employment402,930

Nationally, bus drivers, school earned a median of $47,920 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 402,930 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”.

Bus Drivers, School: pay and employment by state
State
Massachusetts$65,170$31.339,3302.6
Washington$63,370$30.479,6602.7
Connecticut$61,520$29.587,9704.7
California$61,040$29.3516,6000.9
New Jersey$59,430$28.5713,6703.2
Hawaii$59,090$28.416301.0
Rhode Island$58,700$28.221,8003.6
New York$56,640$27.2338,3204.0
Vermont$56,580$27.208602.8
Maryland$56,450$27.149,0203.3
District of Columbia$55,450$26.665100.7
Alaska$54,200$26.067902.4
Utah$52,890$25.431,9201.1
Colorado$52,620$25.303,8401.3
Oregon$51,270$24.655,2102.7
New Hampshire$50,990$24.522,0403.0
North Dakota$50,790$24.421,5303.6
Virginia$50,190$24.1312,9303.1
Illinois$49,090$23.6021,2303.5
Minnesota$48,940$23.5313,1104.4
Maine$48,640$23.381,6702.6
Indiana$48,020$23.0911,7803.7
Nebraska$47,760$22.962,3302.3
Wisconsin$47,760$22.967,8402.7
Pennsylvania$47,530$22.8523,6703.9
Missouri$46,880$22.548,9703.1
Michigan$46,380$22.308,7802.0
Iowa$46,320$22.274,8403.1
Idaho$46,250$22.242,9603.5
Montana$46,220$22.221,6303.2
Arizona$46,050$22.145,0201.5
Kansas$45,860$22.054,8303.4
Ohio$45,860$22.055,5401.0
Wyoming$45,520$21.891,3604.9
Arkansas$45,500$21.874,3403.3
New Mexico$45,470$21.861,8702.1
Georgia$44,950$21.6116,8803.5
Kentucky$44,830$21.556,8203.4
Florida$44,690$21.4813,4701.4
Tennessee$44,510$21.407,0502.1
Texas$44,490$21.3937,5502.7
Delaware$42,390$20.381,3502.8
Guam$41,720$20.061101.6
Virgin Islands$40,120$19.29501.4
South Carolina$39,900$19.185,9002.6
South Dakota$39,730$19.101,2902.8
North Carolina$37,460$18.0112,3902.5
Nevada$37,280$17.932,5901.7
Oklahoma$36,920$17.753,7102.2
West Virginia$33,360$16.044,6906.7
Mississippi$30,640$14.733,7903.3
Louisiana$29,450$14.166,6703.4
Puerto Rico$27,950$13.441,2801.4
Alabama$17,630$8.4810,4104.9

Pay by metro area

All 353 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$16,570$36,123$55,677$75,230Anniston-Oxford, AL — $16,570Dothan, AL — $16,970Tuscaloosa, AL — $17,130Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $17,260Montgomery, AL — $17,490Decatur, AL — $17,720Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $17,840Mobile, AL — $18,000Birmingham, AL — $18,260Huntsville, AL — $18,750Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $21,220Ponce, PR — $22,050Texarkana, TX-AR — $23,100Baton Rouge, LA — $24,930Clarksville, TN-KY — $26,620Tyler, TX — $26,780Canton-Massillon, OH — $27,070Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $27,240Aguadilla, PR — $27,950Savannah, GA — $28,180San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $28,190Lafayette, LA — $29,130Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $29,510Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $30,070Knoxville, TN — $31,340Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $31,650Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $33,620Toledo, OH — $33,810Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $33,850Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $34,050Morgantown, WV — $34,330Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $34,450Charleston, WV — $34,540Laredo, TX — $34,790Fayetteville, NC — $35,050San Angelo, TX — $35,060Beckley, WV — $35,070Goldsboro, NC — $35,190Wheeling, WV-OH — $35,350Florence, SC — $35,460Sherman-Denison, TX — $35,470Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $35,790Warner Robins, GA — $35,870Jackson, MS — $36,310Enid, OK — $36,470Amarillo, TX — $36,490Wilmington, NC — $36,490Greenville, NC — $36,500San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $36,780Winston-Salem, NC — $36,820North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $36,840Columbia, SC — $36,960Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $36,970Burlington, NC — $36,990Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $37,130Greensboro-High Point, NC — $37,280Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,280Dover, DE — $37,620Paducah, KY-IL — $37,750Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $37,920Oklahoma City, OK — $38,010College Station-Bryan, TX — $38,220Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $38,250Lawton, OK — $38,250Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $38,320Raleigh-Cary, NC — $38,530Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $38,570Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,610Asheville, NC — $38,620Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $38,740Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $38,790Tulsa, OK — $38,940Yuma, AZ — $39,210Tallahassee, FL — $39,270Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $39,330Johnstown, PA — $39,460Lake Charles, LA — $39,520Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $39,550Cheyenne, WY — $39,640Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $39,690Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $39,830Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $40,120Waco, TX — $40,320Rapid City, SD — $40,330Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $40,580Rocky Mount, NC — $40,600Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $40,650Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $40,660Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $40,710Fort Smith, AR-OK — $40,720Altoona, PA — $40,750Santa Fe, NM — $40,760Lubbock, TX — $41,080Killeen-Temple, TX — $41,200Jackson, TN — $41,590Great Falls, MT — $41,910Chattanooga, TN-GA — $42,460McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $42,680Youngstown-Warren, OH — $42,890Kokomo, IN — $42,920Erie, PA — $43,050Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $43,090St. Joseph, MO-KS — $43,490Wichita Falls, TX — $43,510Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $43,570Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $43,720Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $43,940Pueblo, CO — $43,940Tucson, AZ — $43,990Chambersburg, PA — $44,000Bay City, MI — $44,020Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $44,040Columbia, MO — $44,090Muncie, IN — $44,390Idaho Falls, ID — $44,480Flint, MI — $44,520Owensboro, KY — $44,560Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $44,670Kankakee, IL — $44,870Columbus, GA-AL — $44,950Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $45,010Longview, TX — $45,110Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $45,200Champaign-Urbana, IL — $45,240Bowling Green, KY — $45,250Saginaw, MI — $45,340Akron, OH — $45,440Jackson, MI — $45,440Albuquerque, NM — $45,470Bloomington, IL — $45,500Topeka, KS — $45,510Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $45,540Valdosta, GA — $45,540Rockford, IL — $45,560Gainesville, GA — $45,590Terre Haute, IN — $45,610Spartanburg, SC — $45,630State College, PA — $45,660Reno, NV — $45,700Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $45,700Lewiston, ID-WA — $45,750Cleveland, OH — $45,780Monroe, MI — $45,830Manhattan, KS — $45,850Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $45,860Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $45,900Lawrence, KS — $45,930Eau Claire, WI — $45,950Harrisonburg, VA — $45,950Springfield, MO — $45,970Battle Creek, MI — $45,980Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $46,020Hot Springs, AR — $46,040Wichita, KS — $46,120Wausau, WI — $46,200Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $46,210Billings, MT — $46,220Cedar Rapids, IA — $46,220Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $46,230Charlottesville, VA — $46,260Farmington, NM — $46,260Binghamton, NY — $46,270Coeur d'Alene, ID — $46,270Twin Falls, ID — $46,320Joplin, MO-KS — $46,330Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $46,380Roanoke, VA — $46,380Salisbury, MD — $46,400Williamsport, PA — $46,420Springfield, IL — $46,450Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $46,460Flagstaff, AZ — $46,460Bozeman, MT — $46,510Mankato, MN — $46,580Lancaster, PA — $46,590Logan, UT-ID — $46,600Green Bay, WI — $46,610Bangor, ME — $46,630Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $46,630Albany, GA — $46,640Missoula, MT — $46,650Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $46,720Casper, WY — $46,740Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,760Duluth, MN-WI — $46,780Appleton, WI — $46,790Jonesboro, AR — $46,790El Paso, TX — $46,800Fargo, ND-MN — $46,840Pittsburgh, PA — $46,840Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $46,840Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $46,870Rome, GA — $46,890Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $46,910Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $47,030Jefferson City, MO — $47,040Gainesville, FL — $47,050York-Hanover, PA — $47,060Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $47,100Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $47,120South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,150Jacksonville, FL — $47,180Niles, MI — $47,210Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,310Colorado Springs, CO — $47,330Reading, PA — $47,330Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $47,350Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $47,360Abilene, TX — $47,370Columbus, OH — $47,380Boise City, ID — $47,550Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $47,550New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $47,570Albany, OR — $47,580Bismarck, ND — $47,590Winchester, VA-WV — $47,670Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $47,970Homosassa Springs, FL — $47,980Yuba City, CA — $48,010Fort Wayne, IN — $48,020Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $48,060Peoria, IL — $48,100St. Louis, MO-IL — $48,100Elizabethtown, KY — $48,110Evansville, IN — $48,110Kansas City, MO-KS — $48,110Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,140Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $48,150Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $48,150St. Cloud, MN — $48,160Lynchburg, VA — $48,210Port St. Lucie, FL — $48,240Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $48,290Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $48,290Utica-Rome, NY — $48,300Victoria, TX — $48,380Bloomington, IN — $48,450Madison, WI — $48,450Traverse City, MI — $48,480Iowa City, IA — $48,530Athens-Clarke County, GA — $48,630Rochester, MN — $48,660Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $48,760Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $48,820Corvallis, OR — $49,030Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $49,100Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $49,180Richmond, VA — $49,370Manchester-Nashua, NH — $49,460Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $49,470Naples-Marco Island, FL — $49,590Hinesville, GA — $49,600Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $49,760Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $49,770Ann Arbor, MI — $49,780Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $49,890Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $50,040Monroe, LA — $50,060Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $50,190Glens Falls, NY — $50,200Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $50,240Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $50,300Elmira, NY — $50,370St. George, UT — $50,510Omaha, NE-IA — $50,850Kingston, NY — $51,250Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $51,500Salem, OR — $51,570Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $51,600Rochester, NY — $51,780Walla Walla, WA — $51,840Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $51,880Greeley, CO — $51,890Portland-South Portland, ME — $51,910Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $51,960Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $52,250Lexington-Fayette, KY — $52,260Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $52,480Yakima, WA — $52,480Fresno, CA — $52,650La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $52,670Ogden, UT — $52,890Anchorage, AK — $52,930Grand Forks, ND-MN — $53,270Kennewick-Richland, WA — $53,750Vallejo, CA — $54,030Ithaca, NY — $54,620Ames, IA — $54,780Decatur, IL — $54,830Sheboygan, WI — $55,290Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $55,580Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $55,640Lincoln, NE — $55,760Minot, ND — $55,880Lexington Park, MD — $55,990Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $56,640Helena, MT — $56,760Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $56,790Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $56,870Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $57,050Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $57,440Syracuse, NY — $57,590Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $57,610Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $57,850Chico, CA — $58,080Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $59,100Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $59,310Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $59,320Bend, OR — $59,330Visalia, CA — $59,490Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $59,610New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $59,790Medford, OR — $59,850Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $59,990Barnstable Town, MA — $60,270Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $60,390Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $60,420San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $60,440Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $60,460Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $60,600Boulder, CO — $60,950Urban Honolulu, HI — $61,220Pittsfield, MA — $61,330Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $61,550Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $61,560Stockton-Lodi, CA — $61,570Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $61,580Merced, CA — $61,580Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $61,720Longview-Kelso, WA — $61,730Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $61,900New Haven, CT — $62,160Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $62,190Salinas, CA — $62,390El Centro, CA — $62,610Modesto, CA — $62,870Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $63,400Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $63,710Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $65,170Worcester, MA — $65,640Springfield, MA — $65,730Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $66,380Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $66,880Napa, CA — $67,430Bellingham, WA — $69,640Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $72,070San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $73,680San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $75,230

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.

Bus Drivers, School: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$75,230$36.176100.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$73,680$35.432,3501.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$72,070$34.652003.8
Bellingham, WA$69,640$33.483003.2
Napa, CA$67,430$32.42700.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$66,880$32.153303.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$66,380$31.914,0702.0
Springfield, MA$65,730$31.607703.8
Worcester, MA$65,640$31.561,2703.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$65,170$31.336,4702.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,710$30.631,7604.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$63,400$30.487203.0
Modesto, CA$62,870$30.231901.0
El Centro, CA$62,610$30.10600.9
Salinas, CA$62,390$29.991400.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62,190$29.902,8502.4
New Haven, CT$62,160$29.891,4605.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,900$29.762,9801.7
Longview-Kelso, WA$61,730$29.682105.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$61,720$29.673801.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61,580$29.614,0900.7
Merced, CA$61,580$29.613003.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$61,570$29.602600.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,560$29.602,6804.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$61,550$29.599305.8
Pittsfield, MA$61,330$29.481803.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$61,220$29.433000.7
Boulder, CO$60,950$29.313101.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$60,600$29.14601.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$60,460$29.074503.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,440$29.061,1600.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$60,420$29.053501.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,390$29.036000.6
Barnstable Town, MA$60,270$28.981701.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$59,990$28.841,5401.0
Medford, OR$59,850$28.782703.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,790$28.7529,2803.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,610$28.662,0407.6
Visalia, CA$59,490$28.602701.6
Bend, OR$59,330$28.522602.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,320$28.522,6903.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$59,310$28.515104.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,100$28.411401.5
Chico, CA$58,080$27.92600.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,850$27.813,1202.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,610$27.708,6202.7
Syracuse, NY$57,590$27.691,7305.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$57,440$27.624102.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$57,050$27.431900.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$56,870$27.342502.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$56,790$27.303501.1
Helena, MT$56,760$27.291202.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$56,640$27.231703.3
Lexington Park, MD$55,990$26.925407.7
Minot, ND$55,880$26.861404.3
Lincoln, NE$55,760$26.813101.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$55,640$26.751,7802.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$55,580$26.721201.8
Sheboygan, WI$55,290$26.581001.6
Decatur, IL$54,830$26.36Not publishedNot published
Ames, IA$54,780$26.342203.9
Ithaca, NY$54,620$26.262204.6
Vallejo, CA$54,030$25.981400.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,750$25.844503.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$53,270$25.61801.5
Anchorage, AK$52,930$25.454402.5
Ogden, UT$52,890$25.433401.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$52,670$25.321902.3
Fresno, CA$52,650$25.317501.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$52,480$25.232101.3
Yakima, WA$52,480$25.235505.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,260$25.136802.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,250$25.127700.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,960$24.988,9803.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$51,910$24.964201.5
Greeley, CO$51,890$24.952402.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$51,880$24.944701.4
Walla Walla, WA$51,840$24.92702.6
Rochester, NY$51,780$24.893,0806.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$51,600$24.811,8801.7
Salem, OR$51,570$24.797904.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$51,500$24.762,9405.5
Kingston, NY$51,250$24.644507.5
Omaha, NE-IA$50,850$24.451,3902.8
St. George, UT$50,510$24.291301.5
Elmira, NY$50,370$24.211905.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$50,300$24.181,7003.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,240$24.168,0704.1
Glens Falls, NY$50,200$24.143006.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,190$24.132,3903.1
Monroe, LA$50,060$24.074505.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,040$24.066102.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,890$23.994,0203.6
Ann Arbor, MI$49,780$23.932100.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,770$23.931,1002.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$49,760$23.921704.3
Hinesville, GA$49,600$23.84602.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,590$23.843001.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,470$23.784103.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$49,460$23.786603.3
Richmond, VA$49,370$23.732,0703.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,180$23.6415,2103.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,100$23.611402.9
Corvallis, OR$49,030$23.571002.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,820$23.474503.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,760$23.442503.3
Rochester, MN$48,660$23.395104.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA$48,630$23.382602.7
Iowa City, IA$48,530$23.331902.0
Traverse City, MI$48,480$23.311702.5
Bloomington, IN$48,450$23.302303.2
Madison, WI$48,450$23.307901.9
Victoria, TX$48,380$23.261102.8
Utica-Rome, NY$48,300$23.227206.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,290$23.211,8802.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,290$23.221804.6
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,240$23.194602.7
Lynchburg, VA$48,210$23.184704.9
St. Cloud, MN$48,160$23.154604.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,150$23.151,4804.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$48,150$23.151101.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,140$23.144903.1
Elizabethtown, KY$48,110$23.132705.3
Evansville, IN$48,110$23.132702.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$48,110$23.132,5302.3
Peoria, IL$48,100$23.136203.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$48,100$23.134,4703.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$48,060$23.112,3201.2
Fort Wayne, IN$48,020$23.097403.3
Yuba City, CA$48,010$23.08701.4
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,980$23.071303.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$47,970$23.063004.0
Winchester, VA-WV$47,670$22.923004.4
Bismarck, ND$47,590$22.881702.4
Albany, OR$47,580$22.871202.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$47,570$22.871,1002.5
Boise City, ID$47,550$22.861,4903.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$47,550$22.86701.6
Columbus, OH$47,380$22.789100.8
Abilene, TX$47,370$22.781201.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,360$22.772702.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,350$22.762402.4
Colorado Springs, CO$47,330$22.755901.9
Reading, PA$47,330$22.759705.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,310$22.7511,1903.9
Niles, MI$47,210$22.705809.7
Jacksonville, FL$47,180$22.681,6802.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,150$22.674403.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,120$22.665902.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,100$22.651301.6
York-Hanover, PA$47,060$22.639505.2
Gainesville, FL$47,050$22.623702.4
Jefferson City, MO$47,040$22.621301.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,030$22.619,0302.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,910$22.553,0502.4
Rome, GA$46,890$22.55Not publishedNot published
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,870$22.542,5302.3
Fargo, ND-MN$46,840$22.524703.1
Pittsburgh, PA$46,840$22.525,5705.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,840$22.522403.1
El Paso, TX$46,800$22.501,1803.5
Appleton, WI$46,790$22.492301.8
Jonesboro, AR$46,790$22.492103.4
Duluth, MN-WI$46,780$22.493803.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,760$22.483,0201.3
Casper, WY$46,740$22.47701.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$46,720$22.464902.7
Missoula, MT$46,650$22.431802.7
Albany, GA$46,640$22.42Not publishedNot published
Bangor, ME$46,630$22.423004.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$46,630$22.421901.5
Green Bay, WI$46,610$22.414402.5
Logan, UT-ID$46,600$22.40400.6
Lancaster, PA$46,590$22.401,0804.3
Mankato, MN$46,580$22.404508.0
Bozeman, MT$46,510$22.361101.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,460$22.349502.4
Flagstaff, AZ$46,460$22.341402.0
Springfield, IL$46,450$22.333703.6
Williamsport, PA$46,420$22.321503.1
Salisbury, MD$46,400$22.311001.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$46,380$22.301,5106.9
Roanoke, VA$46,380$22.305503.6
Joplin, MO-KS$46,330$22.282202.5
Twin Falls, ID$46,320$22.272003.9
Binghamton, NY$46,270$22.245405.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,270$22.251802.5
Charlottesville, VA$46,260$22.243503.0
Farmington, NM$46,260$22.241803.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$46,230$22.231,0501.8
Billings, MT$46,220$22.221801.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,220$22.223402.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,210$22.228602.1
Wausau, WI$46,200$22.212403.4
Wichita, KS$46,120$22.171,2504.0
Hot Springs, AR$46,040$22.14802.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,020$22.123,9702.9
Battle Creek, MI$45,980$22.11701.2
Springfield, MO$45,970$22.102801.3
Eau Claire, WI$45,950$22.093203.7
Harrisonburg, VA$45,950$22.092203.3
Lawrence, KS$45,930$22.081302.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,900$22.075802.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,860$22.051,7201.2
Manhattan, KS$45,850$22.041502.8
Monroe, MI$45,830$22.041002.4
Cleveland, OH$45,780$22.017900.8
Lewiston, ID-WA$45,750$22.00802.7
Reno, NV$45,700$21.977102.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,700$21.971903.6
State College, PA$45,660$21.952103.0
Spartanburg, SC$45,630$21.943702.2
Terre Haute, IN$45,610$21.931802.7
Gainesville, GA$45,590$21.92Not publishedNot published
Rockford, IL$45,560$21.914603.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,540$21.892,8101.0
Valdosta, GA$45,540$21.892204.1
Topeka, KS$45,510$21.883302.8
Bloomington, IL$45,500$21.872803.2
Albuquerque, NM$45,470$21.866101.5
Akron, OH$45,440$21.851900.6
Jackson, MI$45,440$21.851402.5
Saginaw, MI$45,340$21.801301.6
Bowling Green, KY$45,250$21.763604.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45,240$21.752802.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,200$21.732200.6
Longview, TX$45,110$21.694303.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,010$21.641,0604.1
Columbus, GA-AL$44,950$21.615104.4
Kankakee, IL$44,870$21.571603.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,670$21.473002.4
Owensboro, KY$44,560$21.421603.1
Flint, MI$44,520$21.403302.5
Idaho Falls, ID$44,480$21.381401.8
Muncie, IN$44,390$21.342405.4
Columbia, MO$44,090$21.205805.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$44,040$21.183901.8
Bay City, MI$44,020$21.16601.7
Chambersburg, PA$44,000$21.153205.3
Tucson, AZ$43,990$21.158102.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,940$21.13Not publishedNot published
Pueblo, CO$43,940$21.131201.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$43,720$21.02901.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,570$20.959,7303.0
Wichita Falls, TX$43,510$20.92601.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS$43,490$20.912404.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$43,090$20.723601.5
Erie, PA$43,050$20.702802.3
Kokomo, IN$42,920$20.631504.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH$42,890$20.622001.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,680$20.521,3204.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$42,460$20.428703.2
Great Falls, MT$41,910$20.151203.3
Jackson, TN$41,590$19.992803.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$41,200$19.817104.7
Lubbock, TX$41,080$19.753302.0
Santa Fe, NM$40,760$19.60400.6
Altoona, PA$40,750$19.592604.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,720$19.582602.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$40,710$19.571402.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$40,660$19.551705.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,650$19.545001.5
Rocky Mount, NC$40,600$19.522705.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$40,580$19.514102.5
Rapid City, SD$40,330$19.391702.3
Waco, TX$40,320$19.393102.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$40,120$19.295902.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$39,830$19.159902.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$39,690$19.083201.8
Cheyenne, WY$39,640$19.061202.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$39,550$19.02601.3
Lake Charles, LA$39,520$19.003703.6
Johnstown, PA$39,460$18.9749010.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$39,330$18.911904.1
Tallahassee, FL$39,270$18.883902.1
Yuma, AZ$39,210$18.851001.5
Tulsa, OK$38,940$18.729002.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,790$18.651,6001.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,740$18.626906.5
Asheville, NC$38,620$18.572601.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,610$18.56Not publishedNot published
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$38,570$18.541702.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,530$18.522,1202.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,320$18.422901.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,250$18.397204.6
Lawton, OK$38,250$18.391202.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,220$18.384103.0
Oklahoma City, OK$38,010$18.281,3902.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,920$18.231,1501.9
Paducah, KY-IL$37,750$18.151302.6
Dover, DE$37,620$18.093304.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,280$17.921,0302.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,280$17.931,5201.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,130$17.855903.7
Burlington, NC$36,990$17.78701.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,970$17.772501.6
Columbia, SC$36,960$17.779902.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$36,840$17.713601.1
Winston-Salem, NC$36,820$17.706302.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,780$17.693,1702.8
Greenville, NC$36,500$17.551902.4
Amarillo, TX$36,490$17.543302.6
Wilmington, NC$36,490$17.541400.7
Enid, OK$36,470$17.53502.0
Jackson, MS$36,310$17.467502.8
Warner Robins, GA$35,870$17.243204.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$35,790$17.21601.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,470$17.051603.0
Florence, SC$35,460$17.053103.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,350$17.001602.7
Goldsboro, NC$35,190$16.921303.3
Beckley, WV$35,070$16.862505.7
San Angelo, TX$35,060$16.851102.2
Fayetteville, NC$35,050$16.854503.4
Laredo, TX$34,790$16.733102.9
Charleston, WV$34,540$16.617407.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$34,450$16.561704.8
Morgantown, WV$34,330$16.513505.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,050$16.375203.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$33,850$16.281501.7
Toledo, OH$33,810$16.26600.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$33,620$16.163703.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$31,650$15.221401.7
Knoxville, TN$31,340$15.077301.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,070$14.463502.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$29,510$14.192503.1
Lafayette, LA$29,130$14.006903.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,190$13.557501.1
Savannah, GA$28,180$13.553701.9
Aguadilla, PR$27,950$13.44701.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,240$13.102701.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$27,070$13.02700.4
Tyler, TX$26,780$12.873302.9
Clarksville, TN-KY$26,620$12.804104.0
Baton Rouge, LA$24,930$11.991,6304.0
Texarkana, TX-AR$23,100$11.112404.1
Ponce, PR$22,050$10.60600.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$21,220$10.204602.0
Huntsville, AL$18,750$9.021,1704.4
Birmingham, AL$18,260$8.781,7003.3
Mobile, AL$18,000$8.667704.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$17,840$8.582703.1
Decatur, AL$17,720$8.523205.2
Montgomery, AL$17,490$8.414702.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$17,260$8.302905.2
Tuscaloosa, AL$17,130$8.246806.3
Dothan, AL$16,970$8.163105.2
Anniston-Oxford, AL$16,570$7.972605.9
Alexandria, LANot publishedNot published2404.0
Cleveland, TNNot publishedNot published501.1
Corpus Christi, TXNot publishedNot published5803.0
Hattiesburg, MSNot publishedNot published2604.2
Johnson City, TNNot publishedNot published1602.0

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.