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SOC 51-3021 · Production Occupations

Butchers and Meat Cutters

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

U.S. median annual wage$40,140
U.S. median hourly wage$19.30
U.S. employment136,430

Nationally, butchers and meat cutters earned a median of $40,140 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 136,430 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”.

Butchers and Meat Cutters: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$51,670$24.842,6600.8
Alaska$50,450$24.262300.7
Hawaii$50,080$24.085000.8
Oregon$49,360$23.731,5400.8
District of Columbia$48,760$23.441500.2
Massachusetts$48,430$23.291,4800.4
New Hampshire$47,740$22.955300.8
Colorado$47,490$22.832,2000.8
New York$47,080$22.634,5400.5
Delaware$47,040$22.612500.5
Wisconsin$45,980$22.113,5101.2
Arizona$45,780$22.012,1300.7
Vermont$45,580$21.923701.2
Rhode Island$45,210$21.732600.5
Wyoming$44,820$21.552100.8
Connecticut$44,570$21.431,2100.7
California$44,290$21.2918,7001.0
Maryland$44,130$21.221,5000.5
Minnesota$43,930$21.121,5900.5
Utah$43,440$20.891,5000.9
Florida$42,790$20.5710,5901.1
Indiana$42,440$20.401,8500.6
Montana$41,600$20.007401.5
Nevada$40,290$19.371,5601.0
North Dakota$40,080$19.274701.1
Tennessee$39,960$19.212,6500.8
South Carolina$39,790$19.132,3801.0
Virginia$39,770$19.122,6300.6
Michigan$39,350$18.924,2301.0
Illinois$39,240$18.867,7101.3
Georgia$38,540$18.534,4200.9
New Jersey$38,540$18.534,6101.1
Pennsylvania$38,340$18.433,5400.6
Maine$38,250$18.398301.3
North Carolina$38,240$18.383,1200.6
Idaho$38,030$18.281,4801.7
Missouri$37,860$18.202,1600.7
Iowa$37,750$18.154,4802.9
Nebraska$37,630$18.091,3801.3
Ohio$37,630$18.095,6401.0
Texas$37,400$17.9811,2600.8
Kansas$37,320$17.941,2000.8
South Dakota$37,310$17.945201.1
Louisiana$36,790$17.692,2401.2
New Mexico$36,640$17.628100.9
Alabama$36,500$17.552,3501.1
Kentucky$35,430$17.031,6700.8
Oklahoma$35,070$16.861,8101.1
Arkansas$34,380$16.531,2901.0
West Virginia$33,570$16.146000.9
Mississippi$29,700$14.281,1601.0
Virgin Islands$29,120$14.001003.0
Guam$29,110$14.00400.7
Puerto Rico$22,780$10.952,1802.3

Pay by metro area

All 363 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,290$35,060$47,830$60,600Guayama, PR — $22,290Ponce, PR — $22,490Mayaguez, PR — $22,780San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,810Aguadilla, PR — $23,230Arecibo, PR — $23,230Tyler, TX — $27,770Hattiesburg, MS — $29,580Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,610Bay City, MI — $29,660Jackson, MS — $29,730Dalton, GA — $30,140Lawton, OK — $30,380Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $30,700Midland, MI — $31,200El Paso, TX — $31,230Texarkana, TX-AR — $31,420Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $31,600Monroe, MI — $31,780Las Cruces, NM — $33,070Bowling Green, KY — $33,340Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $33,370Longview, TX — $33,780Columbia, MO — $34,170Fort Smith, AR-OK — $34,340Hot Springs, AR — $34,600Abilene, TX — $34,680Morgantown, WV — $34,860Anniston-Oxford, AL — $34,900Gadsden, AL — $35,040Laredo, TX — $35,090Wichita Falls, TX — $35,090Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $35,110Charleston, WV — $35,110McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $35,140Cedar Rapids, IA — $35,150Monroe, LA — $35,160Wheeling, WV-OH — $35,220Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $35,300Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $35,340Niles, MI — $35,350Rockford, IL — $35,360Owensboro, KY — $35,370Lubbock, TX — $35,410Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $35,430Saginaw, MI — $35,450Peoria, IL — $35,490Johnstown, PA — $35,560Johnson City, TN — $35,570San Angelo, TX — $35,570Alexandria, LA — $35,630Florence, SC — $35,710Rocky Mount, NC — $35,720Tuscaloosa, AL — $35,770Terre Haute, IN — $35,780Iowa City, IA — $35,810Tulsa, OK — $35,830Springfield, IL — $35,860Beckley, WV — $35,960Athens-Clarke County, GA — $35,980Oklahoma City, OK — $36,050Enid, OK — $36,100Ames, IA — $36,110Canton-Massillon, OH — $36,110Hammond, LA — $36,110Macon-Bibb County, GA — $36,180Flint, MI — $36,190Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $36,190Lafayette, LA — $36,360Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $36,370Odessa, TX — $36,370Greenville, NC — $36,390Bloomington, IL — $36,400Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $36,410Lebanon, PA — $36,490Albuquerque, NM — $36,510Farmington, NM — $36,510Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $36,520Dubuque, IA — $36,520Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $36,580Altoona, PA — $36,610Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $36,610Waco, TX — $36,630Columbus, IN — $36,650Lancaster, PA — $36,660Youngstown-Warren, OH — $36,680Dothan, AL — $36,690Topeka, KS — $36,700Akron, OH — $36,720Winston-Salem, NC — $36,730Goldsboro, NC — $36,750Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $36,770Decatur, AL — $36,780Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,780Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $36,790Columbus, GA-AL — $36,810Montgomery, AL — $36,850Mobile, AL — $36,870Clarksville, TN-KY — $36,900Jackson, MI — $36,910Birmingham, AL — $36,920Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $36,920Reading, PA — $36,920Lynchburg, VA — $36,930Auburn-Opelika, AL — $36,940Amarillo, TX — $37,040Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $37,040Springfield, OH — $37,050Rapid City, SD — $37,060Mankato, MN — $37,110Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $37,130Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $37,130Bangor, ME — $37,160Lincoln, NE — $37,180Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $37,200Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $37,200Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $37,240Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $37,260Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $37,260Visalia, CA — $37,280Green Bay, WI — $37,300Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $37,330Columbia, SC — $37,350Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $37,360Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $37,440Sandusky, OH — $37,460Harrisonburg, VA — $37,470Burlington, NC — $37,480Battle Creek, MI — $37,490Grand Island, NE — $37,490Fresno, CA — $37,500Twin Falls, ID — $37,530Knoxville, TN — $37,580Evansville, IN — $37,590Lake Charles, LA — $37,590Cleveland, OH — $37,630Albany, GA — $37,700Bloomington, IN — $37,780Vineland, NJ — $37,780Fayetteville, NC — $37,830Jefferson City, MO — $37,920Champaign-Urbana, IL — $37,960Grand Forks, ND-MN — $37,970Gainesville, GA — $38,020Rochester, MN — $38,020Wichita, KS — $38,020Idaho Falls, ID — $38,030Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $38,040Roanoke, VA — $38,100Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $38,110Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $38,120Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $38,120Traverse City, MI — $38,130Spartanburg, SC — $38,140Bismarck, ND — $38,150Elizabethtown, KY — $38,180Baton Rouge, LA — $38,260Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $38,330York-Hanover, PA — $38,340Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $38,370Warner Robins, GA — $38,410Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,420Valdosta, GA — $38,440Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $38,450Pocatello, ID — $38,490Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $38,490Yuma, AZ — $38,620Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $38,640Ogden, UT — $38,670Columbus, OH — $38,790Wilmington, NC — $38,790Springfield, MO — $38,800New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $38,820Jackson, TN — $38,840Greensboro-High Point, NC — $38,850Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $38,910Helena, MT — $38,940Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $38,990Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $38,990Tallahassee, FL — $39,000Raleigh-Cary, NC — $39,020State College, PA — $39,030Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,110Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $39,120Merced, CA — $39,130Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $39,140Lawrence, KS — $39,260Manhattan, KS — $39,290St. Joseph, MO-KS — $39,400Savannah, GA — $39,420Great Falls, MT — $39,510College Station-Bryan, TX — $39,520Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $39,590Ann Arbor, MI — $39,630Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $39,680Erie, PA — $39,710Mansfield, OH — $39,730Ocala, FL — $39,740Toledo, OH — $39,740Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $39,750Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $39,770Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $39,780Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $39,810Sebring, FL — $39,810La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $39,910Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $39,940Morristown, TN — $39,960Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $40,030Richmond, VA — $40,120Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $40,200Reno, NV — $40,290Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $40,410Lewiston, ID-WA — $40,440Joplin, MO-KS — $40,470Kankakee, IL — $40,480Asheville, NC — $40,500Chattanooga, TN-GA — $40,580Huntsville, AL — $40,690Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $40,810Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $40,970Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $40,970St. George, UT — $40,980Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $41,130South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $41,160Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $41,220Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $41,270Omaha, NE-IA — $41,700Modesto, CA — $41,720Pittsburgh, PA — $41,720Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $41,740Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $41,950Kansas City, MO-KS — $42,030Jacksonville, FL — $42,100Salinas, CA — $42,380Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $42,400Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $42,400New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $42,470St. Louis, MO-IL — $42,660Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $42,720Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $42,740St. Cloud, MN — $42,850Binghamton, NY — $42,950Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $42,950San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $42,960Killeen-Temple, TX — $43,100Yuba City, CA — $43,380Logan, UT-ID — $43,440Gainesville, FL — $43,460Missoula, MT — $43,460Dover, DE — $43,470Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $43,520Jacksonville, NC — $43,710Midland, TX — $43,710Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $43,980Corpus Christi, TX — $44,000Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $44,010Pueblo, CO — $44,020Punta Gorda, FL — $44,060Chico, CA — $44,110Port St. Lucie, FL — $44,130Grand Junction, CO — $44,140Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $44,160Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $44,260Boise City, ID — $44,350Portland-South Portland, ME — $44,360Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $44,360Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $44,390Kennewick-Richland, WA — $44,450Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $44,470Redding, CA — $44,540Flagstaff, AZ — $44,630Janesville-Beloit, WI — $44,660Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $44,670Duluth, MN-WI — $44,720San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $44,780Billings, MT — $44,790Eau Claire, WI — $44,820Greeley, CO — $44,850Homosassa Springs, FL — $44,860Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $44,870Tucson, AZ — $44,970Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $44,980Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $45,060New Haven, CT — $45,120Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $45,210Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $45,220Fort Wayne, IN — $45,240Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $45,420Rochester, NY — $45,450Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $45,470Utica-Rome, NY — $45,520Wausau, WI — $45,530Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $45,580Vallejo, CA — $45,620Fargo, ND-MN — $45,640Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,660Springfield, MA — $45,800Coeur d'Alene, ID — $45,830Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $45,890Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $45,930Stockton-Lodi, CA — $46,000Manchester-Nashua, NH — $46,010Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,040Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $46,050Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $46,110Lexington Park, MD — $46,180Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $46,210North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $46,350Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $46,480San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,490Naples-Marco Island, FL — $46,580Boulder, CO — $46,630Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $46,670Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $46,670Worcester, MA — $46,720Fond du Lac, WI — $46,730Eugene-Springfield, OR — $46,740San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $46,790Santa Fe, NM — $46,880Appleton, WI — $47,040Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $47,080Syracuse, NY — $47,170Kenosha, WI — $47,290Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $47,340Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $47,360Albany, OR — $47,430Sheboygan, WI — $47,450Glens Falls, NY — $47,540Yakima, WA — $47,540Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $47,600Bozeman, MT — $47,700Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $47,780Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $47,820Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $47,850Madison, WI — $47,980Napa, CA — $48,030Colorado Springs, CO — $48,320Kingston, NY — $48,370Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $48,560Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $48,700Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $48,910Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,050Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $49,060Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $49,070Salem, OR — $49,070Medford, OR — $49,210Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $49,320San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $49,610Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $49,790Grants Pass, OR — $49,800Urban Honolulu, HI — $49,860Barnstable Town, MA — $50,290Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $50,720Bellingham, WA — $50,970Bend, OR — $51,690El Centro, CA — $51,960Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $51,980Anchorage, AK — $52,130Longview-Kelso, WA — $53,550Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $54,980Fairbanks-College, AK — $57,920Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $57,930Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,600

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.

Butchers and Meat Cutters: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,600$29.141,3000.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,930$27.851001.0
Fairbanks-College, AK$57,920$27.85300.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$54,980$26.43700.9
Longview-Kelso, WA$53,550$25.74401.0
Anchorage, AK$52,130$25.061100.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,980$24.998400.7
El Centro, CA$51,960$24.98701.1
Bend, OR$51,690$24.85900.8
Bellingham, WA$50,970$24.50900.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,720$24.39601.1
Barnstable Town, MA$50,290$24.18500.6
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,860$23.973300.7
Grants Pass, OR$49,800$23.94401.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,790$23.941100.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49,610$23.857900.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$49,320$23.712200.9
Medford, OR$49,210$23.66700.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$49,070$23.593000.6
Salem, OR$49,070$23.591400.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,060$23.591600.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,050$23.581,1100.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$48,910$23.521,1500.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,700$23.42400.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,560$23.34800.6
Kingston, NY$48,370$23.26400.7
Colorado Springs, CO$48,320$23.232200.7
Napa, CA$48,030$23.091001.2
Madison, WI$47,980$23.073300.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$47,850$23.01300.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,820$22.999400.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,780$22.979101.1
Bozeman, MT$47,700$22.93901.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$47,600$22.883901.9
Glens Falls, NY$47,540$22.86300.6
Yakima, WA$47,540$22.861001.1
Sheboygan, WI$47,450$22.811802.9
Albany, OR$47,430$22.80400.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,360$22.773100.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,340$22.76600.8
Kenosha, WI$47,290$22.74600.8
Syracuse, NY$47,170$22.681600.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,080$22.63900.6
Appleton, WI$47,040$22.62900.8
Santa Fe, NM$46,880$22.54901.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,790$22.501,3900.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,740$22.471400.9
Fond du Lac, WI$46,730$22.47601.3
Worcester, MA$46,720$22.461300.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$46,670$22.44400.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,670$22.447100.5
Boulder, CO$46,630$22.421400.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,580$22.402601.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,490$22.352,7201.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$46,480$22.352601.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,350$22.295001.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,210$22.22701.0
Lexington Park, MD$46,180$22.20400.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$46,110$22.172600.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$46,050$22.14401.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,040$22.141,4100.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH$46,010$22.121600.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,000$22.123601.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$45,930$22.081701.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,890$22.063101.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID$45,830$22.031001.5
Springfield, MA$45,800$22.021000.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,660$21.951,0800.8
Fargo, ND-MN$45,640$21.941200.8
Vallejo, CA$45,620$21.941901.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$45,580$21.921100.9
Wausau, WI$45,530$21.89701.1
Utica-Rome, NY$45,520$21.88600.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,470$21.864201.4
Rochester, NY$45,450$21.852500.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,420$21.848700.4
Fort Wayne, IN$45,240$21.751300.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,220$21.741,3200.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,210$21.743800.5
New Haven, CT$45,120$21.691500.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,060$21.667800.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$44,980$21.622100.5
Tucson, AZ$44,970$21.623200.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,870$21.571,7201.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$44,860$21.57401.1
Greeley, CO$44,850$21.56900.8
Eau Claire, WI$44,820$21.55801.0
Billings, MT$44,790$21.53800.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,780$21.531301.1
Duluth, MN-WI$44,720$21.50700.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,670$21.473401.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$44,660$21.47600.9
Flagstaff, AZ$44,630$21.46500.8
Redding, CA$44,540$21.41801.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,470$21.38701.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,450$21.371100.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$44,390$21.341102.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,360$21.333001.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$44,360$21.332201.1
Boise City, ID$44,350$21.325701.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$44,260$21.281301.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,160$21.231,6100.5
Grand Junction, CO$44,140$21.22600.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,130$21.212301.3
Chico, CA$44,110$21.21801.0
Punta Gorda, FL$44,060$21.181101.8
Pueblo, CO$44,020$21.16701.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,010$21.169200.8
Corpus Christi, TX$44,000$21.161400.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$43,980$21.141302.6
Jacksonville, NC$43,710$21.02400.7
Midland, TX$43,710$21.01500.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,520$20.922901.3
Dover, DE$43,470$20.90400.6
Gainesville, FL$43,460$20.901601.0
Missoula, MT$43,460$20.89901.3
Logan, UT-ID$43,440$20.891802.7
Yuba City, CA$43,380$20.86601.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$43,100$20.721300.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$42,960$20.667300.6
Binghamton, NY$42,950$20.65800.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$42,950$20.655100.5
St. Cloud, MN$42,850$20.60700.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$42,740$20.552703.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,720$20.541101.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,660$20.517900.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$42,470$20.426,2200.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$42,400$20.383200.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,400$20.386,5101.0
Salinas, CA$42,380$20.382101.2
Jacksonville, FL$42,100$20.247501.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,030$20.218900.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$41,950$20.174800.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$41,740$20.07900.7
Modesto, CA$41,720$20.063001.5
Pittsburgh, PA$41,720$20.067400.7
Omaha, NE-IA$41,700$20.057801.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$41,270$19.842001.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$41,220$19.824400.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$41,160$19.79800.6
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$41,130$19.77801.9
St. George, UT$40,980$19.70800.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,970$19.704001.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$40,970$19.701101.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,810$19.621,9800.7
Huntsville, AL$40,690$19.562100.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,580$19.512200.8
Asheville, NC$40,500$19.472001.1
Kankakee, IL$40,480$19.46601.3
Joplin, MO-KS$40,470$19.46500.6
Lewiston, ID-WA$40,440$19.44401.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$40,410$19.435,9101.3
Reno, NV$40,290$19.372300.8
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,200$19.33400.9
Richmond, VA$40,120$19.295500.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,030$19.258800.8
Morristown, TN$39,960$19.21901.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$39,940$19.202101.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$39,910$19.19901.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$39,810$19.141,2201.1
Sebring, FL$39,810$19.14501.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$39,780$19.121600.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$39,770$19.121400.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$39,750$19.114400.7
Ocala, FL$39,740$19.112101.7
Toledo, OH$39,740$19.113101.1
Mansfield, OH$39,730$19.10400.9
Erie, PA$39,710$19.09700.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$39,680$19.088100.6
Ann Arbor, MI$39,630$19.051300.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,590$19.031,5400.8
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,520$19.00900.7
Great Falls, MT$39,510$19.00501.5
Savannah, GA$39,420$18.951800.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,400$18.94501.0
Manhattan, KS$39,290$18.89501.0
Lawrence, KS$39,260$18.87500.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$39,140$18.823,4201.2
Merced, CA$39,130$18.811702.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$39,120$18.81700.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,110$18.802701.0
State College, PA$39,030$18.77300.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,020$18.765300.7
Tallahassee, FL$39,000$18.751801.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,990$18.74600.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,990$18.744100.7
Helena, MT$38,940$18.72501.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$38,910$18.712,5700.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,850$18.682100.6
Jackson, TN$38,840$18.67901.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,820$18.663600.8
Springfield, MO$38,800$18.661900.8
Columbus, OH$38,790$18.658000.7
Wilmington, NC$38,790$18.651500.8
Ogden, UT$38,670$18.592701.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,640$18.58601.3
Yuma, AZ$38,620$18.57600.8
Pocatello, ID$38,490$18.51501.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,490$18.501600.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$38,450$18.491500.6
Valdosta, GA$38,440$18.48500.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,420$18.471700.8
Warner Robins, GA$38,410$18.47700.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,370$18.45600.4
York-Hanover, PA$38,340$18.43900.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,330$18.433300.9
Baton Rouge, LA$38,260$18.394501.1
Elizabethtown, KY$38,180$18.36400.7
Bismarck, ND$38,150$18.34801.1
Spartanburg, SC$38,140$18.341200.7
Traverse City, MI$38,130$18.33901.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,120$18.333800.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,120$18.332,7000.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,110$18.32600.5
Roanoke, VA$38,100$18.32800.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,040$18.293,0900.8
Idaho Falls, ID$38,030$18.281001.2
Gainesville, GA$38,020$18.281001.0
Rochester, MN$38,020$18.28700.6
Wichita, KS$38,020$18.281300.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,970$18.26601.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,960$18.251501.4
Jefferson City, MO$37,920$18.23600.7
Fayetteville, NC$37,830$18.191100.9
Bloomington, IN$37,780$18.16400.6
Vineland, NJ$37,780$18.161101.8
Albany, GA$37,700$18.13500.9
Cleveland, OH$37,630$18.091,5501.5
Evansville, IN$37,590$18.07700.5
Lake Charles, LA$37,590$18.071301.2
Knoxville, TN$37,580$18.072900.7
Twin Falls, ID$37,530$18.052304.7
Fresno, CA$37,500$18.036601.4
Battle Creek, MI$37,490$18.03501.0
Grand Island, NE$37,490$18.02401.1
Burlington, NC$37,480$18.02500.7
Harrisonburg, VA$37,470$18.01Not publishedNot published
Sandusky, OH$37,460$18.01601.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,440$18.001501.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,360$17.962600.9
Columbia, SC$37,350$17.962800.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,330$17.951901.2
Green Bay, WI$37,300$17.946103.5
Visalia, CA$37,280$17.922001.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,260$17.91500.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,260$17.914500.7
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,240$17.91400.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,200$17.891000.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$37,200$17.894600.7
Lincoln, NE$37,180$17.882001.1
Bangor, ME$37,160$17.871101.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,130$17.852100.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$37,130$17.852102.5
Mankato, MN$37,110$17.84500.9
Rapid City, SD$37,060$17.82801.1
Springfield, OH$37,050$17.81501.0
Amarillo, TX$37,040$17.811201.0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,040$17.81300.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,940$17.761101.5
Lynchburg, VA$36,930$17.75600.6
Birmingham, AL$36,920$17.755701.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,920$17.75500.8
Reading, PA$36,920$17.751200.7
Jackson, MI$36,910$17.74601.1
Clarksville, TN-KY$36,900$17.741101.1
Mobile, AL$36,870$17.731901.1
Montgomery, AL$36,850$17.721701.0
Columbus, GA-AL$36,810$17.701401.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,790$17.691901.2
Decatur, AL$36,780$17.68500.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,780$17.682200.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,770$17.687701.9
Goldsboro, NC$36,750$17.67300.8
Winston-Salem, NC$36,730$17.661400.5
Akron, OH$36,720$17.653901.2
Topeka, KS$36,700$17.64800.7
Dothan, AL$36,690$17.64901.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,680$17.641901.2
Lancaster, PA$36,660$17.631900.8
Columbus, IN$36,650$17.62400.7
Waco, TX$36,630$17.611100.9
Altoona, PA$36,610$17.60300.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$36,610$17.60300.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,580$17.591300.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,520$17.562301.3
Dubuque, IA$36,520$17.561101.9
Albuquerque, NM$36,510$17.553500.9
Farmington, NM$36,510$17.55400.9
Lebanon, PA$36,490$17.54701.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,410$17.51801.0
Bloomington, IL$36,400$17.50700.8
Greenville, NC$36,390$17.50300.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,370$17.49400.5
Odessa, TX$36,370$17.49801.0
Lafayette, LA$36,360$17.483201.8
Flint, MI$36,190$17.401501.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$36,190$17.401600.7
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,180$17.40800.8
Ames, IA$36,110$17.361602.9
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,110$17.361901.2
Hammond, LA$36,110$17.36901.9
Enid, OK$36,100$17.35401.7
Oklahoma City, OK$36,050$17.336801.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA$35,980$17.30900.9
Beckley, WV$35,960$17.29300.8
Springfield, IL$35,860$17.24800.8
Tulsa, OK$35,830$17.234401.0
Iowa City, IA$35,810$17.221701.8
Terre Haute, IN$35,780$17.20400.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,770$17.201201.1
Rocky Mount, NC$35,720$17.17400.8
Florence, SC$35,710$17.17700.8
Alexandria, LA$35,630$17.13500.8
Johnson City, TN$35,570$17.10700.9
San Angelo, TX$35,570$17.10500.9
Johnstown, PA$35,560$17.09300.6
Peoria, IL$35,490$17.061300.8
Saginaw, MI$35,450$17.041001.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$35,430$17.04800.6
Lubbock, TX$35,410$17.031200.7
Owensboro, KY$35,370$17.01500.9
Rockford, IL$35,360$17.001301.0
Niles, MI$35,350$16.99701.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,340$16.992600.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,300$16.97501.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,220$16.93701.3
Monroe, LA$35,160$16.911101.2
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,150$16.902001.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,140$16.903001.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,110$16.88300.7
Charleston, WV$35,110$16.88800.8
Laredo, TX$35,090$16.87800.8
Wichita Falls, TX$35,090$16.87501.0
Gadsden, AL$35,040$16.85501.6
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,900$16.78601.3
Morgantown, WV$34,860$16.76300.4
Abilene, TX$34,680$16.67400.5
Hot Springs, AR$34,600$16.63401.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,340$16.511001.1
Columbia, MO$34,170$16.43900.8
Longview, TX$33,780$16.241201.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$33,370$16.041000.7
Bowling Green, KY$33,340$16.03600.8
Las Cruces, NM$33,070$15.90500.7
Monroe, MI$31,780$15.28401.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$31,600$15.19401.1
Texarkana, TX-AR$31,420$15.11400.8
El Paso, TX$31,230$15.023601.1
Midland, MI$31,200$15.00300.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$30,700$14.761300.8
Lawton, OK$30,380$14.61601.5
Dalton, GA$30,140$14.49600.9
Jackson, MS$29,730$14.292601.0
Bay City, MI$29,660$14.26501.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,610$14.231701.0
Hattiesburg, MS$29,580$14.22600.9
Tyler, TX$27,770$13.351301.1
Aguadilla, PR$23,230$11.171703.5
Arecibo, PR$23,230$11.17802.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,810$10.971,4402.1
Mayaguez, PR$22,780$10.951903.6
Ponce, PR$22,490$10.811502.4
Guayama, PR$22,290$10.72504.1

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.