SOC 13-1020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$77,710
U.S. median hourly wage$37.36
U.S. employment491,430
Nationally, buyers and purchasing agents earned a median of $77,710 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 491,430 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $124,090 | $59.66 | 1,880 | 2.7 |
| New Jersey | $93,250 | $44.83 | 12,180 | 2.8 |
| Maryland | $90,900 | $43.70 | 8,900 | 3.2 |
| Virginia | $89,210 | $42.89 | 22,120 | 5.4 |
| Rhode Island | $86,240 | $41.46 | Not published | Not published |
| Massachusetts | $85,970 | $41.33 | 12,820 | 3.5 |
| Washington | $85,130 | $40.93 | 15,400 | 4.3 |
| Colorado | $83,590 | $40.19 | 10,080 | 3.5 |
| Alaska | $83,460 | $40.13 | 890 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | $83,030 | $39.92 | 5,530 | 3.3 |
| Delaware | $82,920 | $39.86 | 1,400 | 2.9 |
| California | $82,720 | $39.77 | 48,010 | 2.6 |
| Minnesota | $80,370 | $38.64 | 10,960 | 3.7 |
| New York | $79,460 | $38.20 | 31,240 | 3.2 |
| Illinois | $78,470 | $37.73 | 19,660 | 3.2 |
| Maine | $77,630 | $37.32 | 1,180 | 1.8 |
| New Hampshire | $77,270 | $37.15 | 2,580 | 3.8 |
| New Mexico | $76,740 | $36.90 | 2,250 | 2.6 |
| Ohio | $76,410 | $36.74 | 21,640 | 3.9 |
| North Dakota | $76,400 | $36.73 | 880 | 2.1 |
| Texas | $76,050 | $36.56 | 44,030 | 3.1 |
| Michigan | $75,900 | $36.49 | 16,680 | 3.8 |
| North Carolina | $75,880 | $36.48 | 14,290 | 2.9 |
| Arkansas | $75,870 | $36.48 | 4,510 | 3.5 |
| West Virginia | $75,670 | $36.38 | 1,130 | 1.6 |
| South Carolina | $75,550 | $36.32 | 6,150 | 2.7 |
| Arizona | $75,340 | $36.22 | 10,870 | 3.4 |
| Oregon | $75,050 | $36.08 | 7,090 | 3.6 |
| Nebraska | $74,950 | $36.03 | 2,850 | 2.8 |
| Utah | $74,540 | $35.84 | 4,090 | 2.4 |
| Georgia | $74,530 | $35.83 | 15,710 | 3.2 |
| Hawaii | $74,240 | $35.69 | 1,720 | 2.7 |
| Alabama | $74,030 | $35.59 | 8,960 | 4.2 |
| South Dakota | $73,990 | $35.57 | 1,180 | 2.6 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,550 | $35.36 | 17,430 | 2.9 |
| Nevada | $72,990 | $35.09 | 2,310 | 1.5 |
| Florida | $72,850 | $35.02 | 30,270 | 3.0 |
| Wyoming | $72,200 | $34.71 | 570 | 2.0 |
| Mississippi | $71,850 | $34.54 | 2,240 | 1.9 |
| Oklahoma | $71,850 | $34.54 | 4,750 | 2.8 |
| Wisconsin | $70,880 | $34.08 | 9,240 | 3.1 |
| Iowa | $70,360 | $33.83 | 4,570 | 2.9 |
| Kansas | $69,500 | $33.41 | 6,470 | 4.5 |
| Indiana | $69,350 | $33.34 | 10,720 | 3.3 |
| Idaho | $69,240 | $33.29 | 1,610 | 1.9 |
| Guam | $68,360 | $32.87 | 250 | 3.8 |
| Louisiana | $66,340 | $31.90 | 3,440 | 1.8 |
| Missouri | $65,650 | $31.56 | 8,070 | 2.7 |
| Tennessee | $65,430 | $31.46 | 11,420 | 3.5 |
| Vermont | $65,330 | $31.41 | 1,010 | 3.3 |
| Kentucky | $65,240 | $31.36 | 5,440 | 2.7 |
| Montana | $62,850 | $30.22 | 1,230 | 2.4 |
| Virgin Islands | $52,480 | $25.23 | 50 | 1.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $36,750 | $17.67 | 4,390 | 4.7 |
Pay by metro area
All 392 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | $111,530 | $53.62 | 730 | 10.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $104,880 | $50.43 | 14,240 | 4.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $101,500 | $48.80 | 3,380 | 3.0 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $100,120 | $48.13 | 580 | 7.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $96,880 | $46.58 | 720 | 4.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $95,970 | $46.14 | 9,960 | 4.8 |
| Huntsville, AL | $94,990 | $45.67 | 2,740 | 10.3 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $94,790 | $45.57 | 520 | 4.0 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $94,520 | $45.44 | 2,850 | 7.6 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,280 | $45.33 | 1,240 | 3.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $93,600 | $45.00 | 6,300 | 2.7 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $93,060 | $44.74 | 750 | 3.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $93,010 | $44.72 | 10,090 | 3.7 |
| Ogden, UT | $89,630 | $43.09 | 1,030 | 3.8 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $89,170 | $42.87 | 670 | 5.4 |
| Rochester, MN | $88,320 | $42.46 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $87,920 | $42.27 | 6,160 | 3.8 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $87,850 | $42.23 | 130 | 3.8 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $87,410 | $42.02 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Anchorage, AK | $86,380 | $41.53 | 510 | 2.9 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $84,730 | $40.73 | 1,320 | 7.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $84,590 | $40.67 | 4,360 | 3.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $84,590 | $40.67 | 2,410 | 3.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,370 | $40.56 | 1,200 | 3.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $83,480 | $40.14 | 770 | 4.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $83,360 | $40.08 | 1,160 | 4.7 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,350 | $40.07 | 29,360 | 3.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $83,100 | $39.95 | 440 | 4.7 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $83,090 | $39.95 | 4,710 | 3.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $83,030 | $39.92 | 2,020 | 3.4 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $82,710 | $39.77 | 8,090 | 4.1 |
| Minot, ND | $82,580 | $39.70 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82,500 | $39.66 | 18,270 | 2.9 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,460 | $39.64 | 610 | 2.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $82,450 | $39.64 | 550 | 4.4 |
| Richmond, VA | $82,370 | $39.60 | 4,000 | 6.1 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,240 | $39.54 | 1,300 | 3.3 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $82,040 | $39.44 | 490 | 2.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $81,470 | $39.17 | 9,170 | 3.2 |
| Napa, CA | $80,960 | $38.92 | 150 | 2.0 |
| Salinas, CA | $80,500 | $38.70 | 350 | 1.9 |
| Vallejo, CA | $80,490 | $38.70 | 330 | 2.3 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $80,450 | $38.68 | 670 | 5.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $80,360 | $38.64 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $80,300 | $38.61 | 8,140 | 4.3 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $80,290 | $38.60 | 1,250 | 3.1 |
| New Haven, CT | $80,290 | $38.60 | 800 | 2.8 |
| Salem, OR | $80,220 | $38.57 | 730 | 3.9 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $80,120 | $38.52 | 670 | 2.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | $80,120 | $38.52 | 150 | 2.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,090 | $38.51 | 2,250 | 2.1 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $79,800 | $38.37 | 520 | 3.0 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $79,770 | $38.35 | 220 | 3.6 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,700 | $38.32 | 460 | 2.2 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $79,680 | $38.31 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $79,620 | $38.28 | 1,220 | 3.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $79,550 | $38.25 | 3,780 | 3.4 |
| Yuba City, CA | $79,530 | $38.24 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $79,500 | $38.22 | 950 | 4.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,420 | $38.18 | 14,160 | 3.5 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $79,390 | $38.17 | 1,060 | 3.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $79,380 | $38.17 | 4,390 | 5.7 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $79,170 | $38.06 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $79,120 | $38.04 | 860 | 4.3 |
| Springfield, MA | $79,040 | $38.00 | 620 | 3.1 |
| Sumter, SC | $79,030 | $38.00 | 100 | 3.0 |
| Modesto, CA | $78,970 | $37.97 | 410 | 2.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $78,770 | $37.87 | 520 | 3.3 |
| Worcester, MA | $78,690 | $37.83 | 1,090 | 3.1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $78,510 | $37.74 | 14,260 | 3.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $78,410 | $37.70 | 210 | 3.8 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,380 | $37.69 | 4,920 | 4.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $78,250 | $37.62 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Bismarck, ND | $78,210 | $37.60 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Greeley, CO | $78,150 | $37.57 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $78,020 | $37.51 | 350 | 3.0 |
| Vineland, NJ | $77,990 | $37.50 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $77,940 | $37.47 | 490 | 4.1 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $77,890 | $37.45 | 4,250 | 3.1 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $77,840 | $37.42 | 340 | 3.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $77,770 | $37.39 | 710 | 2.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $77,760 | $37.38 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $77,760 | $37.38 | 640 | 2.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $77,380 | $37.20 | 300 | 3.1 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $77,250 | $37.14 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,250 | $37.14 | 260 | 2.6 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $77,210 | $37.12 | 2,030 | 2.7 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $77,150 | $37.09 | 4,340 | 3.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $77,150 | $37.09 | 4,200 | 3.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $77,070 | $37.06 | 4,240 | 3.8 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $77,010 | $37.03 | 2,120 | 3.1 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $76,960 | $37.00 | 280 | 2.6 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $76,920 | $36.98 | 160 | 4.0 |
| Wichita, KS | $76,840 | $36.94 | 1,760 | 5.7 |
| Merced, CA | $76,820 | $36.93 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $76,820 | $36.94 | 8,400 | 3.5 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $76,800 | $36.93 | 2,490 | 3.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $76,690 | $36.87 | 1,330 | 3.0 |
| Morgantown, WV | $76,650 | $36.85 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Syracuse, NY | $76,650 | $36.85 | 880 | 2.9 |
| Savannah, GA | $76,570 | $36.81 | 490 | 2.5 |
| Midland, MI | $76,500 | $36.78 | 170 | 4.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,450 | $36.76 | 520 | 3.2 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,430 | $36.74 | 380 | 4.1 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $76,430 | $36.75 | 200 | 3.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $76,400 | $36.73 | 170 | 2.3 |
| El Centro, CA | $76,380 | $36.72 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $76,370 | $36.71 | 410 | 3.5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $76,290 | $36.68 | 10,880 | 3.3 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $76,280 | $36.67 | 850 | 2.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,260 | $36.66 | 4,570 | 3.2 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $76,240 | $36.65 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $76,100 | $36.59 | 1,220 | 2.4 |
| Bellingham, WA | $76,030 | $36.56 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,970 | $36.52 | 930 | 2.5 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $75,940 | $36.51 | 1,830 | 4.1 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $75,920 | $36.50 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $75,880 | $36.48 | 350 | 2.6 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $75,830 | $36.46 | 300 | 2.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $75,780 | $36.43 | 3,650 | 2.1 |
| Salisbury, MD | $75,630 | $36.36 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $75,570 | $36.33 | 130 | 3.1 |
| Rochester, NY | $75,550 | $36.32 | 1,740 | 3.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $75,520 | $36.31 | 1,650 | 3.1 |
| Midland, TX | $75,430 | $36.27 | 310 | 2.5 |
| Bloomington, IL | $75,420 | $36.26 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $75,420 | $36.26 | 1,180 | 3.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $75,420 | $36.26 | 270 | 3.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $75,310 | $36.21 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Akron, OH | $75,230 | $36.17 | 1,140 | 3.6 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $75,140 | $36.13 | 10,450 | 3.6 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $75,110 | $36.11 | 950 | 7.4 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $75,040 | $36.08 | 190 | 3.7 |
| Waco, TX | $74,920 | $36.02 | 480 | 3.7 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $74,800 | $35.96 | 300 | 2.8 |
| Madison, WI | $74,770 | $35.95 | 1,120 | 2.8 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $74,750 | $35.94 | 260 | 2.1 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $74,740 | $35.93 | 4,270 | 3.9 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $74,680 | $35.91 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $74,640 | $35.89 | 80 | 3.3 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $74,510 | $35.82 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Springfield, IL | $74,430 | $35.78 | 220 | 2.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $74,350 | $35.75 | 3,560 | 3.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $74,230 | $35.69 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $74,220 | $35.69 | 4,400 | 3.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $74,170 | $35.66 | 500 | 3.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $74,080 | $35.61 | 550 | 2.4 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $73,960 | $35.56 | 370 | 3.7 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $73,920 | $35.54 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Hinesville, GA | $73,920 | $35.54 | 50 | 2.7 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $73,920 | $35.54 | 2,310 | 3.0 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $73,920 | $35.54 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $73,920 | $35.54 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $73,920 | $35.54 | 180 | 3.2 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,860 | $35.51 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $73,840 | $35.50 | 170 | 3.2 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $73,840 | $35.50 | 670 | 3.6 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $73,800 | $35.48 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Decatur, IL | $73,780 | $35.47 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $73,730 | $35.45 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Rockford, IL | $73,720 | $35.44 | 430 | 3.1 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $73,710 | $35.44 | 1,010 | 2.5 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $73,690 | $35.43 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $73,690 | $35.43 | 400 | 2.4 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $73,500 | $35.34 | 850 | 3.3 |
| Mankato, MN | $73,390 | $35.29 | 200 | 3.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $73,360 | $35.27 | 1,340 | 3.1 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $73,330 | $35.25 | 190 | 2.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $73,280 | $35.23 | 4,600 | 3.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $73,230 | $35.21 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Gainesville, FL | $73,180 | $35.19 | 410 | 2.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $72,990 | $35.09 | 1,570 | 1.4 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $72,980 | $35.09 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $72,800 | $35.00 | 280 | 2.2 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $72,720 | $34.96 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Dover, DE | $72,650 | $34.93 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Reading, PA | $72,640 | $34.92 | 510 | 2.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $72,540 | $34.87 | 1,170 | 3.2 |
| Lima, OH | $72,330 | $34.77 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $72,320 | $34.77 | 1,350 | 3.5 |
| Gainesville, GA | $72,290 | $34.75 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $72,260 | $34.74 | 3,690 | 3.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $72,080 | $34.65 | 830 | 1.7 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $71,960 | $34.60 | 880 | 2.0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $71,930 | $34.58 | 710 | 2.6 |
| Amarillo, TX | $71,840 | $34.54 | 490 | 4.0 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $71,830 | $34.53 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Columbia, SC | $71,820 | $34.53 | 880 | 2.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $71,720 | $34.48 | 570 | 2.6 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $71,520 | $34.38 | 440 | 2.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $71,500 | $34.38 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $71,470 | $34.36 | 1,950 | 2.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $71,270 | $34.27 | 8,190 | 2.9 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $71,160 | $34.21 | 2,370 | 4.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $71,150 | $34.21 | 820 | 2.0 |
| Appleton, WI | $70,940 | $34.11 | 400 | 3.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $70,800 | $34.04 | 400 | 2.1 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $70,760 | $34.02 | 320 | 3.3 |
| Kingston, NY | $70,680 | $33.98 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $70,600 | $33.94 | 210 | 2.4 |
| Niles, MI | $70,390 | $33.84 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Farmington, NM | $70,340 | $33.82 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $70,300 | $33.80 | 220 | 2.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $70,260 | $33.78 | 850 | 2.2 |
| Kokomo, IN | $70,140 | $33.72 | 80 | 2.2 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $70,100 | $33.70 | 60 | 2.1 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $70,040 | $33.67 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Johnstown, PA | $70,010 | $33.66 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $70,000 | $33.66 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $69,990 | $33.65 | 3,060 | 2.7 |
| Evansville, IN | $69,900 | $33.61 | 410 | 3.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | $69,840 | $33.58 | 530 | 2.9 |
| Reno, NV | $69,700 | $33.51 | 470 | 1.7 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $69,630 | $33.47 | 340 | 3.3 |
| Bangor, ME | $69,520 | $33.42 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $69,500 | $33.41 | 280 | 1.9 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $69,430 | $33.38 | 2,110 | 3.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $69,280 | $33.31 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Burlington, NC | $69,240 | $33.29 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Florence, SC | $69,180 | $33.26 | 190 | 2.1 |
| Visalia, CA | $69,050 | $33.20 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $69,010 | $33.18 | 400 | 2.3 |
| Sandusky, OH | $68,990 | $33.17 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Ames, IA | $68,880 | $33.12 | 180 | 3.3 |
| Toledo, OH | $68,850 | $33.10 | 890 | 3.1 |
| Mobile, AL | $68,750 | $33.05 | 700 | 4.1 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $68,630 | $32.99 | 430 | 3.1 |
| Wausau, WI | $68,490 | $32.93 | 230 | 3.3 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $68,410 | $32.89 | 150 | 2.0 |
| Yakima, WA | $68,300 | $32.84 | 230 | 2.3 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $68,250 | $32.81 | 310 | 2.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $68,130 | $32.75 | 3,660 | 3.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | $68,050 | $32.72 | 130 | 2.0 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $67,910 | $32.65 | 630 | 2.1 |
| Corvallis, OR | $67,900 | $32.64 | 90 | 2.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $67,900 | $32.65 | 420 | 2.2 |
| Elmira, NY | $67,790 | $32.59 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $67,720 | $32.56 | 660 | 2.5 |
| Decatur, AL | $67,710 | $32.55 | 230 | 3.8 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $67,690 | $32.54 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Asheville, NC | $67,600 | $32.50 | 530 | 2.9 |
| Flint, MI | $67,550 | $32.48 | 280 | 2.0 |
| Chico, CA | $67,410 | $32.41 | 160 | 2.0 |
| Charleston, WV | $67,370 | $32.39 | 150 | 1.4 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67,270 | $32.34 | 1,650 | 2.4 |
| Odessa, TX | $67,230 | $32.32 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | $67,160 | $32.29 | 1,360 | 3.0 |
| Lancaster, PA | $67,120 | $32.27 | 720 | 2.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $67,050 | $32.24 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $67,000 | $32.21 | 220 | 3.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $66,990 | $32.21 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Monroe, MI | $66,890 | $32.16 | 150 | 3.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $66,820 | $32.13 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $66,800 | $32.12 | 910 | 3.2 |
| Albany, OR | $66,750 | $32.09 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Grand Island, NE | $66,710 | $32.07 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $66,710 | $32.07 | 290 | 4.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,710 | $32.07 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Iowa City, IA | $66,660 | $32.05 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | $66,560 | $32.00 | 580 | 3.4 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $66,540 | $31.99 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $66,540 | $31.99 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $66,400 | $31.92 | 310 | 2.9 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $66,390 | $31.92 | 430 | 3.6 |
| Springfield, OH | $66,370 | $31.91 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Birmingham, AL | $66,260 | $31.85 | 1,710 | 3.3 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $66,210 | $31.83 | 230 | 3.7 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $66,060 | $31.76 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Dubuque, IA | $66,050 | $31.76 | 270 | 4.5 |
| Great Falls, MT | $66,040 | $31.75 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $65,940 | $31.70 | 330 | 2.9 |
| Redding, CA | $65,830 | $31.65 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $65,770 | $31.62 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $65,730 | $31.60 | 550 | 3.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $65,690 | $31.58 | 880 | 3.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $65,610 | $31.55 | 580 | 3.8 |
| Ithaca, NY | $65,520 | $31.50 | 120 | 2.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $65,500 | $31.49 | 770 | 2.3 |
| Kankakee, IL | $65,490 | $31.49 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $65,460 | $31.47 | 480 | 3.1 |
| Bozeman, MT | $65,420 | $31.45 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Bend, OR | $65,370 | $31.43 | 360 | 3.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,370 | $31.43 | 240 | 2.8 |
| Casper, WY | $65,350 | $31.42 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $65,230 | $31.36 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $65,150 | $31.32 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $65,120 | $31.31 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $65,060 | $31.28 | 630 | 3.8 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $64,990 | $31.25 | 490 | 2.2 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $64,990 | $31.25 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $64,980 | $31.24 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $64,980 | $31.24 | 150 | 3.6 |
| Saginaw, MI | $64,940 | $31.22 | 240 | 3.0 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $64,840 | $31.18 | 390 | 3.0 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $64,730 | $31.12 | 480 | 3.2 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,710 | $31.11 | 600 | 3.8 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $64,700 | $31.11 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Longview, TX | $64,610 | $31.06 | 280 | 2.4 |
| Lebanon, PA | $64,500 | $31.01 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $64,480 | $31.00 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Billings, MT | $64,440 | $30.98 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Knoxville, TN | $64,400 | $30.96 | 1,650 | 3.9 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $64,300 | $30.92 | 170 | 3.8 |
| Jackson, MS | $64,270 | $30.90 | 480 | 1.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $64,210 | $30.87 | 510 | 2.0 |
| Bay City, MI | $64,070 | $30.80 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $64,070 | $30.80 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $64,050 | $30.79 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $63,970 | $30.76 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $63,790 | $30.67 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $63,780 | $30.66 | 70 | 2.2 |
| Lawrence, KS | $63,770 | $30.66 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $63,770 | $30.66 | 280 | 1.7 |
| Enid, OK | $63,720 | $30.64 | 80 | 3.6 |
| Owensboro, KY | $63,690 | $30.62 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Cleveland, TN | $63,650 | $30.60 | 150 | 3.4 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $63,620 | $30.59 | 400 | 2.5 |
| Helena, MT | $63,600 | $30.58 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Topeka, KS | $63,500 | $30.53 | 390 | 3.4 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $63,490 | $30.53 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Rome, GA | $63,470 | $30.51 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Victoria, TX | $63,340 | $30.45 | 90 | 2.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $63,290 | $30.43 | 790 | 3.5 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $63,250 | $30.41 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $63,040 | $30.31 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Lafayette, LA | $63,030 | $30.30 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $63,000 | $30.29 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Albany, GA | $62,850 | $30.22 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,850 | $30.22 | 860 | 2.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $62,850 | $30.22 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $62,760 | $30.17 | 240 | 2.8 |
| Pocatello, ID | $62,740 | $30.17 | 50 | 1.4 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,670 | $30.13 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Muncie, IN | $62,480 | $30.04 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $62,410 | $30.01 | 160 | 2.8 |
| State College, PA | $62,390 | $29.99 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Mansfield, OH | $62,350 | $29.98 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $62,350 | $29.98 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $62,340 | $29.97 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Springfield, MO | $62,270 | $29.94 | 520 | 2.3 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $62,240 | $29.92 | 140 | 2.1 |
| San Angelo, TX | $61,990 | $29.80 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Erie, PA | $61,920 | $29.77 | 300 | 2.5 |
| Traverse City, MI | $61,920 | $29.77 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $61,400 | $29.52 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $61,260 | $29.45 | 240 | 3.0 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $61,120 | $29.38 | 270 | 3.3 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $61,000 | $29.33 | 70 | 2.4 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,960 | $29.31 | 190 | 2.0 |
| Valdosta, GA | $60,950 | $29.30 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Morristown, TN | $60,900 | $29.28 | 170 | 3.6 |
| Altoona, PA | $60,740 | $29.20 | 170 | 2.8 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,730 | $29.20 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $60,570 | $29.12 | 460 | 2.4 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $60,390 | $29.03 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Medford, OR | $60,250 | $28.97 | 280 | 3.2 |
| Ocala, FL | $60,180 | $28.93 | 350 | 2.9 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $60,170 | $28.93 | 470 | 2.5 |
| Johnson City, TN | $60,110 | $28.90 | 260 | 3.1 |
| El Paso, TX | $60,080 | $28.89 | 800 | 2.4 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $59,990 | $28.84 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Manhattan, KS | $59,940 | $28.82 | 210 | 3.9 |
| Tyler, TX | $59,810 | $28.76 | 200 | 1.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,540 | $28.62 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $59,450 | $28.58 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Hammond, LA | $59,420 | $28.57 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $59,160 | $28.44 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,010 | $28.37 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $59,010 | $28.37 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Columbia, MO | $58,260 | $28.01 | 250 | 2.3 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $57,790 | $27.78 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Monroe, LA | $57,770 | $27.77 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Alexandria, LA | $57,740 | $27.76 | 60 | 1.0 |
| St. George, UT | $57,740 | $27.76 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Missoula, MT | $57,540 | $27.67 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $57,380 | $27.59 | 230 | 2.4 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $55,880 | $26.86 | 420 | 1.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $55,800 | $26.83 | 340 | 2.1 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $54,550 | $26.23 | 290 | 6.0 |
| Sebring, FL | $54,020 | $25.97 | 40 | 1.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $53,130 | $25.54 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Jackson, TN | $52,880 | $25.42 | 330 | 4.0 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $51,750 | $24.88 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Laredo, TX | $50,090 | $24.08 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $49,940 | $24.01 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Gadsden, AL | $49,920 | $24.00 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Ponce, PR | $41,040 | $19.73 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $39,410 | $18.95 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Arecibo, PR | $38,970 | $18.73 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Guayama, PR | $37,670 | $18.11 | 40 | 3.1 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,190 | $16.44 | 3,520 | 5.1 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Not published | Not published | 2,190 | 8.0 |
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.