SOC 53-3051 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Bus Drivers, School
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $65,170 | $31.33 | 9,330 | 2.6 |
| Washington | $63,370 | $30.47 | 9,660 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | $61,520 | $29.58 | 7,970 | 4.7 |
| California | $61,040 | $29.35 | 16,600 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey | $59,430 | $28.57 | 13,670 | 3.2 |
| Hawaii | $59,090 | $28.41 | 630 | 1.0 |
| Rhode Island | $58,700 | $28.22 | 1,800 | 3.6 |
| New York | $56,640 | $27.23 | 38,320 | 4.0 |
| Vermont | $56,580 | $27.20 | 860 | 2.8 |
| Maryland | $56,450 | $27.14 | 9,020 | 3.3 |
| District of Columbia | $55,450 | $26.66 | 510 | 0.7 |
| Alaska | $54,200 | $26.06 | 790 | 2.4 |
| Utah | $52,890 | $25.43 | 1,920 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | $52,620 | $25.30 | 3,840 | 1.3 |
| Oregon | $51,270 | $24.65 | 5,210 | 2.7 |
| New Hampshire | $50,990 | $24.52 | 2,040 | 3.0 |
| North Dakota | $50,790 | $24.42 | 1,530 | 3.6 |
| Virginia | $50,190 | $24.13 | 12,930 | 3.1 |
| Illinois | $49,090 | $23.60 | 21,230 | 3.5 |
| Minnesota | $48,940 | $23.53 | 13,110 | 4.4 |
| Maine | $48,640 | $23.38 | 1,670 | 2.6 |
| Indiana | $48,020 | $23.09 | 11,780 | 3.7 |
| Nebraska | $47,760 | $22.96 | 2,330 | 2.3 |
| Wisconsin | $47,760 | $22.96 | 7,840 | 2.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,530 | $22.85 | 23,670 | 3.9 |
| Missouri | $46,880 | $22.54 | 8,970 | 3.1 |
| Michigan | $46,380 | $22.30 | 8,780 | 2.0 |
| Iowa | $46,320 | $22.27 | 4,840 | 3.1 |
| Idaho | $46,250 | $22.24 | 2,960 | 3.5 |
| Montana | $46,220 | $22.22 | 1,630 | 3.2 |
| Arizona | $46,050 | $22.14 | 5,020 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | $45,860 | $22.05 | 4,830 | 3.4 |
| Ohio | $45,860 | $22.05 | 5,540 | 1.0 |
| Wyoming | $45,520 | $21.89 | 1,360 | 4.9 |
| Arkansas | $45,500 | $21.87 | 4,340 | 3.3 |
| New Mexico | $45,470 | $21.86 | 1,870 | 2.1 |
| Georgia | $44,950 | $21.61 | 16,880 | 3.5 |
| Kentucky | $44,830 | $21.55 | 6,820 | 3.4 |
| Florida | $44,690 | $21.48 | 13,470 | 1.4 |
| Tennessee | $44,510 | $21.40 | 7,050 | 2.1 |
| Texas | $44,490 | $21.39 | 37,550 | 2.7 |
| Delaware | $42,390 | $20.38 | 1,350 | 2.8 |
| Guam | $41,720 | $20.06 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Virgin Islands | $40,120 | $19.29 | 50 | 1.4 |
| South Carolina | $39,900 | $19.18 | 5,900 | 2.6 |
| South Dakota | $39,730 | $19.10 | 1,290 | 2.8 |
| North Carolina | $37,460 | $18.01 | 12,390 | 2.5 |
| Nevada | $37,280 | $17.93 | 2,590 | 1.7 |
| Oklahoma | $36,920 | $17.75 | 3,710 | 2.2 |
| West Virginia | $33,360 | $16.04 | 4,690 | 6.7 |
| Mississippi | $30,640 | $14.73 | 3,790 | 3.3 |
| Louisiana | $29,450 | $14.16 | 6,670 | 3.4 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,950 | $13.44 | 1,280 | 1.4 |
| Alabama | $17,630 | $8.48 | 10,410 | 4.9 |
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.
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 | $75,230 | $36.17 | 610 | 0.5 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $73,680 | $35.43 | 2,350 | 1.0 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $72,070 | $34.65 | 200 | 3.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $69,640 | $33.48 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Napa, CA | $67,430 | $32.42 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $66,880 | $32.15 | 330 | 3.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $66,380 | $31.91 | 4,070 | 2.0 |
| Springfield, MA | $65,730 | $31.60 | 770 | 3.8 |
| Worcester, MA | $65,640 | $31.56 | 1,270 | 3.6 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $65,170 | $31.33 | 6,470 | 2.4 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,710 | $30.63 | 1,760 | 4.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $63,400 | $30.48 | 720 | 3.0 |
| Modesto, CA | $62,870 | $30.23 | 190 | 1.0 |
| El Centro, CA | $62,610 | $30.10 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Salinas, CA | $62,390 | $29.99 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,190 | $29.90 | 2,850 | 2.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $62,160 | $29.89 | 1,460 | 5.2 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $61,900 | $29.76 | 2,980 | 1.7 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $61,730 | $29.68 | 210 | 5.1 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $61,720 | $29.67 | 380 | 1.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,580 | $29.61 | 4,090 | 0.7 |
| Merced, CA | $61,580 | $29.61 | 300 | 3.7 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $61,570 | $29.60 | 260 | 0.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $61,560 | $29.60 | 2,680 | 4.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $61,550 | $29.59 | 930 | 5.8 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $61,330 | $29.48 | 180 | 3.1 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,220 | $29.43 | 300 | 0.7 |
| Boulder, CO | $60,950 | $29.31 | 310 | 1.6 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $60,600 | $29.14 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $60,460 | $29.07 | 450 | 3.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $60,440 | $29.06 | 1,160 | 0.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,420 | $29.05 | 350 | 1.8 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,390 | $29.03 | 600 | 0.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $60,270 | $28.98 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,990 | $28.84 | 1,540 | 1.0 |
| Medford, OR | $59,850 | $28.78 | 270 | 3.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,790 | $28.75 | 29,280 | 3.1 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $59,610 | $28.66 | 2,040 | 7.6 |
| Visalia, CA | $59,490 | $28.60 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Bend, OR | $59,330 | $28.52 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,320 | $28.52 | 2,690 | 3.8 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $59,310 | $28.51 | 510 | 4.0 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,100 | $28.41 | 140 | 1.5 |
| Chico, CA | $58,080 | $27.92 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,850 | $27.81 | 3,120 | 2.3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,610 | $27.70 | 8,620 | 2.7 |
| Syracuse, NY | $57,590 | $27.69 | 1,730 | 5.8 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $57,440 | $27.62 | 410 | 2.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $57,050 | $27.43 | 190 | 0.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $56,870 | $27.34 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $56,790 | $27.30 | 350 | 1.1 |
| Helena, MT | $56,760 | $27.29 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $56,640 | $27.23 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $55,990 | $26.92 | 540 | 7.7 |
| Minot, ND | $55,880 | $26.86 | 140 | 4.3 |
| Lincoln, NE | $55,760 | $26.81 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $55,640 | $26.75 | 1,780 | 2.6 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $55,580 | $26.72 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $55,290 | $26.58 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Decatur, IL | $54,830 | $26.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Ames, IA | $54,780 | $26.34 | 220 | 3.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $54,620 | $26.26 | 220 | 4.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | $54,030 | $25.98 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $53,750 | $25.84 | 450 | 3.5 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $53,270 | $25.61 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Anchorage, AK | $52,930 | $25.45 | 440 | 2.5 |
| Ogden, UT | $52,890 | $25.43 | 340 | 1.3 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $52,670 | $25.32 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $52,650 | $25.31 | 750 | 1.6 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $52,480 | $25.23 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Yakima, WA | $52,480 | $25.23 | 550 | 5.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $52,260 | $25.13 | 680 | 2.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $52,250 | $25.12 | 770 | 0.9 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $51,960 | $24.98 | 8,980 | 3.1 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $51,910 | $24.96 | 420 | 1.5 |
| Greeley, CO | $51,890 | $24.95 | 240 | 2.0 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $51,880 | $24.94 | 470 | 1.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $51,840 | $24.92 | 70 | 2.6 |
| Rochester, NY | $51,780 | $24.89 | 3,080 | 6.2 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,600 | $24.81 | 1,880 | 1.7 |
| Salem, OR | $51,570 | $24.79 | 790 | 4.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $51,500 | $24.76 | 2,940 | 5.5 |
| Kingston, NY | $51,250 | $24.64 | 450 | 7.5 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $50,850 | $24.45 | 1,390 | 2.8 |
| St. George, UT | $50,510 | $24.29 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Elmira, NY | $50,370 | $24.21 | 190 | 5.8 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $50,300 | $24.18 | 1,700 | 3.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $50,240 | $24.16 | 8,070 | 4.1 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $50,200 | $24.14 | 300 | 6.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,190 | $24.13 | 2,390 | 3.1 |
| Monroe, LA | $50,060 | $24.07 | 450 | 5.1 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $50,040 | $24.06 | 610 | 2.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,890 | $23.99 | 4,020 | 3.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $49,780 | $23.93 | 210 | 0.9 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,770 | $23.93 | 1,100 | 2.9 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $49,760 | $23.92 | 170 | 4.3 |
| Hinesville, GA | $49,600 | $23.84 | 60 | 2.9 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,590 | $23.84 | 300 | 1.7 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,470 | $23.78 | 410 | 3.2 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $49,460 | $23.78 | 660 | 3.3 |
| Richmond, VA | $49,370 | $23.73 | 2,070 | 3.1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,180 | $23.64 | 15,210 | 3.4 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $49,100 | $23.61 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $49,030 | $23.57 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,820 | $23.47 | 450 | 3.8 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,760 | $23.44 | 250 | 3.3 |
| Rochester, MN | $48,660 | $23.39 | 510 | 4.1 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $48,630 | $23.38 | 260 | 2.7 |
| Iowa City, IA | $48,530 | $23.33 | 190 | 2.0 |
| Traverse City, MI | $48,480 | $23.31 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Bloomington, IN | $48,450 | $23.30 | 230 | 3.2 |
| Madison, WI | $48,450 | $23.30 | 790 | 1.9 |
| Victoria, TX | $48,380 | $23.26 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $48,300 | $23.22 | 720 | 6.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,290 | $23.21 | 1,880 | 2.3 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $48,290 | $23.22 | 180 | 4.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,240 | $23.19 | 460 | 2.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $48,210 | $23.18 | 470 | 4.9 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $48,160 | $23.15 | 460 | 4.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,150 | $23.15 | 1,480 | 4.4 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,150 | $23.15 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,140 | $23.14 | 490 | 3.1 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $48,110 | $23.13 | 270 | 5.3 |
| Evansville, IN | $48,110 | $23.13 | 270 | 2.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,110 | $23.13 | 2,530 | 2.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $48,100 | $23.13 | 620 | 3.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $48,100 | $23.13 | 4,470 | 3.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,060 | $23.11 | 2,320 | 1.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $48,020 | $23.09 | 740 | 3.3 |
| Yuba City, CA | $48,010 | $23.08 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,980 | $23.07 | 130 | 3.5 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $47,970 | $23.06 | 300 | 4.0 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $47,670 | $22.92 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Bismarck, ND | $47,590 | $22.88 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Albany, OR | $47,580 | $22.87 | 120 | 2.5 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,570 | $22.87 | 1,100 | 2.5 |
| Boise City, ID | $47,550 | $22.86 | 1,490 | 3.8 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $47,550 | $22.86 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Columbus, OH | $47,380 | $22.78 | 910 | 0.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $47,370 | $22.78 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,360 | $22.77 | 270 | 2.9 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $47,350 | $22.76 | 240 | 2.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $47,330 | $22.75 | 590 | 1.9 |
| Reading, PA | $47,330 | $22.75 | 970 | 5.5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $47,310 | $22.75 | 11,190 | 3.9 |
| Niles, MI | $47,210 | $22.70 | 580 | 9.7 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $47,180 | $22.68 | 1,680 | 2.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,150 | $22.67 | 440 | 3.3 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,120 | $22.66 | 590 | 2.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,100 | $22.65 | 130 | 1.6 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $47,060 | $22.63 | 950 | 5.2 |
| Gainesville, FL | $47,050 | $22.62 | 370 | 2.4 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $47,040 | $22.62 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,030 | $22.61 | 9,030 | 2.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,910 | $22.55 | 3,050 | 2.4 |
| Rome, GA | $46,890 | $22.55 | Not published | Not published |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,870 | $22.54 | 2,530 | 2.3 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $46,840 | $22.52 | 470 | 3.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $46,840 | $22.52 | 5,570 | 5.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,840 | $22.52 | 240 | 3.1 |
| El Paso, TX | $46,800 | $22.50 | 1,180 | 3.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $46,790 | $22.49 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $46,790 | $22.49 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $46,780 | $22.49 | 380 | 3.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,760 | $22.48 | 3,020 | 1.3 |
| Casper, WY | $46,740 | $22.47 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $46,720 | $22.46 | 490 | 2.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $46,650 | $22.43 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Albany, GA | $46,640 | $22.42 | Not published | Not published |
| Bangor, ME | $46,630 | $22.42 | 300 | 4.2 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,630 | $22.42 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | $46,610 | $22.41 | 440 | 2.5 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $46,600 | $22.40 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Lancaster, PA | $46,590 | $22.40 | 1,080 | 4.3 |
| Mankato, MN | $46,580 | $22.40 | 450 | 8.0 |
| Bozeman, MT | $46,510 | $22.36 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $46,460 | $22.34 | 950 | 2.4 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $46,460 | $22.34 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Springfield, IL | $46,450 | $22.33 | 370 | 3.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $46,420 | $22.32 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Salisbury, MD | $46,400 | $22.31 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $46,380 | $22.30 | 1,510 | 6.9 |
| Roanoke, VA | $46,380 | $22.30 | 550 | 3.6 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $46,330 | $22.28 | 220 | 2.5 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $46,320 | $22.27 | 200 | 3.9 |
| Binghamton, NY | $46,270 | $22.24 | 540 | 5.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $46,270 | $22.25 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $46,260 | $22.24 | 350 | 3.0 |
| Farmington, NM | $46,260 | $22.24 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $46,230 | $22.23 | 1,050 | 1.8 |
| Billings, MT | $46,220 | $22.22 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,220 | $22.22 | 340 | 2.4 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,210 | $22.22 | 860 | 2.1 |
| Wausau, WI | $46,200 | $22.21 | 240 | 3.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $46,120 | $22.17 | 1,250 | 4.0 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $46,040 | $22.14 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,020 | $22.12 | 3,970 | 2.9 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $45,980 | $22.11 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Springfield, MO | $45,970 | $22.10 | 280 | 1.3 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $45,950 | $22.09 | 320 | 3.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $45,950 | $22.09 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $45,930 | $22.08 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,900 | $22.07 | 580 | 2.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,860 | $22.05 | 1,720 | 1.2 |
| Manhattan, KS | $45,850 | $22.04 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Monroe, MI | $45,830 | $22.04 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | $45,780 | $22.01 | 790 | 0.8 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $45,750 | $22.00 | 80 | 2.7 |
| Reno, NV | $45,700 | $21.97 | 710 | 2.6 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,700 | $21.97 | 190 | 3.6 |
| State College, PA | $45,660 | $21.95 | 210 | 3.0 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $45,630 | $21.94 | 370 | 2.2 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $45,610 | $21.93 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Gainesville, GA | $45,590 | $21.92 | Not published | Not published |
| Rockford, IL | $45,560 | $21.91 | 460 | 3.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,540 | $21.89 | 2,810 | 1.0 |
| Valdosta, GA | $45,540 | $21.89 | 220 | 4.1 |
| Topeka, KS | $45,510 | $21.88 | 330 | 2.8 |
| Bloomington, IL | $45,500 | $21.87 | 280 | 3.2 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $45,470 | $21.86 | 610 | 1.5 |
| Akron, OH | $45,440 | $21.85 | 190 | 0.6 |
| Jackson, MI | $45,440 | $21.85 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Saginaw, MI | $45,340 | $21.80 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $45,250 | $21.76 | 360 | 4.3 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $45,240 | $21.75 | 280 | 2.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,200 | $21.73 | 220 | 0.6 |
| Longview, TX | $45,110 | $21.69 | 430 | 3.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,010 | $21.64 | 1,060 | 4.1 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $44,950 | $21.61 | 510 | 4.4 |
| Kankakee, IL | $44,870 | $21.57 | 160 | 3.9 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,670 | $21.47 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Owensboro, KY | $44,560 | $21.42 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Flint, MI | $44,520 | $21.40 | 330 | 2.5 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $44,480 | $21.38 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Muncie, IN | $44,390 | $21.34 | 240 | 5.4 |
| Columbia, MO | $44,090 | $21.20 | 580 | 5.3 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,040 | $21.18 | 390 | 1.8 |
| Bay City, MI | $44,020 | $21.16 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $44,000 | $21.15 | 320 | 5.3 |
| Tucson, AZ | $43,990 | $21.15 | 810 | 2.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,940 | $21.13 | Not published | Not published |
| Pueblo, CO | $43,940 | $21.13 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $43,720 | $21.02 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,570 | $20.95 | 9,730 | 3.0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $43,510 | $20.92 | 60 | 1.1 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $43,490 | $20.91 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $43,090 | $20.72 | 360 | 1.5 |
| Erie, PA | $43,050 | $20.70 | 280 | 2.3 |
| Kokomo, IN | $42,920 | $20.63 | 150 | 4.3 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $42,890 | $20.62 | 200 | 1.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $42,680 | $20.52 | 1,320 | 4.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $42,460 | $20.42 | 870 | 3.2 |
| Great Falls, MT | $41,910 | $20.15 | 120 | 3.3 |
| Jackson, TN | $41,590 | $19.99 | 280 | 3.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $41,200 | $19.81 | 710 | 4.7 |
| Lubbock, TX | $41,080 | $19.75 | 330 | 2.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $40,760 | $19.60 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Altoona, PA | $40,750 | $19.59 | 260 | 4.4 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,720 | $19.58 | 260 | 2.7 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,710 | $19.57 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $40,660 | $19.55 | 170 | 5.0 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $40,650 | $19.54 | 500 | 1.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $40,600 | $19.52 | 270 | 5.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $40,580 | $19.51 | 410 | 2.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $40,330 | $19.39 | 170 | 2.3 |
| Waco, TX | $40,320 | $19.39 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $40,120 | $19.29 | 590 | 2.0 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,830 | $19.15 | 990 | 2.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $39,690 | $19.08 | 320 | 1.8 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $39,640 | $19.06 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $39,550 | $19.02 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $39,520 | $19.00 | 370 | 3.6 |
| Johnstown, PA | $39,460 | $18.97 | 490 | 10.3 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $39,330 | $18.91 | 190 | 4.1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $39,270 | $18.88 | 390 | 2.1 |
| Yuma, AZ | $39,210 | $18.85 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | $38,940 | $18.72 | 900 | 2.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,790 | $18.65 | 1,600 | 1.1 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $38,740 | $18.62 | 690 | 6.5 |
| Asheville, NC | $38,620 | $18.57 | 260 | 1.5 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,610 | $18.56 | Not published | Not published |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,570 | $18.54 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,530 | $18.52 | 2,120 | 2.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,320 | $18.42 | 290 | 1.5 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,250 | $18.39 | 720 | 4.6 |
| Lawton, OK | $38,250 | $18.39 | 120 | 2.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $38,220 | $18.38 | 410 | 3.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $38,010 | $18.28 | 1,390 | 2.1 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $37,920 | $18.23 | 1,150 | 1.9 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $37,750 | $18.15 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Dover, DE | $37,620 | $18.09 | 330 | 4.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $37,280 | $17.92 | 1,030 | 2.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,280 | $17.93 | 1,520 | 1.3 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,130 | $17.85 | 590 | 3.7 |
| Burlington, NC | $36,990 | $17.78 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $36,970 | $17.77 | 250 | 1.6 |
| Columbia, SC | $36,960 | $17.77 | 990 | 2.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $36,840 | $17.71 | 360 | 1.1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $36,820 | $17.70 | 630 | 2.3 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,780 | $17.69 | 3,170 | 2.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $36,500 | $17.55 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $36,490 | $17.54 | 330 | 2.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $36,490 | $17.54 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Enid, OK | $36,470 | $17.53 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,310 | $17.46 | 750 | 2.8 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $35,870 | $17.24 | 320 | 4.2 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $35,790 | $17.21 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,470 | $17.05 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Florence, SC | $35,460 | $17.05 | 310 | 3.5 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $35,350 | $17.00 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $35,190 | $16.92 | 130 | 3.3 |
| Beckley, WV | $35,070 | $16.86 | 250 | 5.7 |
| San Angelo, TX | $35,060 | $16.85 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $35,050 | $16.85 | 450 | 3.4 |
| Laredo, TX | $34,790 | $16.73 | 310 | 2.9 |
| Charleston, WV | $34,540 | $16.61 | 740 | 7.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $34,450 | $16.56 | 170 | 4.8 |
| Morgantown, WV | $34,330 | $16.51 | 350 | 5.2 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $34,050 | $16.37 | 520 | 3.7 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $33,850 | $16.28 | 150 | 1.7 |
| Toledo, OH | $33,810 | $16.26 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $33,620 | $16.16 | 370 | 3.7 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $31,650 | $15.22 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Knoxville, TN | $31,340 | $15.07 | 730 | 1.7 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $30,070 | $14.46 | 350 | 2.4 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $29,510 | $14.19 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Lafayette, LA | $29,130 | $14.00 | 690 | 3.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,190 | $13.55 | 750 | 1.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $28,180 | $13.55 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $27,950 | $13.44 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $27,240 | $13.10 | 270 | 1.7 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $27,070 | $13.02 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Tyler, TX | $26,780 | $12.87 | 330 | 2.9 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $26,620 | $12.80 | 410 | 4.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $24,930 | $11.99 | 1,630 | 4.0 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $23,100 | $11.11 | 240 | 4.1 |
| Ponce, PR | $22,050 | $10.60 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $21,220 | $10.20 | 460 | 2.0 |
| Huntsville, AL | $18,750 | $9.02 | 1,170 | 4.4 |
| Birmingham, AL | $18,260 | $8.78 | 1,700 | 3.3 |
| Mobile, AL | $18,000 | $8.66 | 770 | 4.5 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $17,840 | $8.58 | 270 | 3.1 |
| Decatur, AL | $17,720 | $8.52 | 320 | 5.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $17,490 | $8.41 | 470 | 2.9 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $17,260 | $8.30 | 290 | 5.2 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $17,130 | $8.24 | 680 | 6.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $16,970 | $8.16 | 310 | 5.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $16,570 | $7.97 | 260 | 5.9 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not published | Not published | 240 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | Not published | Not published | 50 | 1.1 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not published | Not published | 580 | 3.0 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not published | Not published | 260 | 4.2 |
| Johnson City, TN | Not published | Not published | 160 | 2.0 |
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.