SOC 25-2032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$66,270
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment111,420
Nationally, career/technical education teachers, secondary school earned a median of $66,270 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 111,420 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $101,180 | Not published | 3,460 | 1.0 |
| Connecticut | $100,810 | Not published | 1,910 | 1.1 |
| Massachusetts | $98,020 | Not published | 3,130 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey | $83,770 | Not published | 2,320 | 0.5 |
| Rhode Island | $81,820 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| California | $80,620 | Not published | 3,260 | 0.2 |
| New York | $79,820 | Not published | 7,610 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | $79,230 | Not published | 560 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | $79,230 | Not published | 5,130 | 0.9 |
| Vermont | $79,220 | Not published | 220 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | $78,760 | Not published | 1,680 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | $78,380 | Not published | 750 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | $78,320 | Not published | 690 | 0.3 |
| Alaska | $78,130 | Not published | 170 | 0.5 |
| Maine | $78,050 | Not published | 170 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | $77,950 | Not published | 2,780 | 0.5 |
| Michigan | $77,400 | Not published | 1,800 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | $76,320 | Not published | 450 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,760 | Not published | 4,840 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | $75,580 | Not published | 3,500 | 0.9 |
| Wisconsin | $74,310 | Not published | 1,420 | 0.5 |
| Colorado | $72,750 | Not published | 1,250 | 0.4 |
| Utah | $72,380 | Not published | 730 | 0.4 |
| South Carolina | $72,120 | Not published | 1,150 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota | $71,650 | Not published | 880 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | $66,750 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Texas | $64,610 | Not published | 32,250 | 2.3 |
| Nevada | $64,510 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | $63,180 | Not published | 1,310 | 1.3 |
| Arizona | $62,980 | Not published | 660 | 0.2 |
| Wyoming | $62,570 | Not published | 210 | 0.7 |
| Florida | $62,140 | Not published | 6,820 | 0.7 |
| Arkansas | $61,780 | Not published | 1,000 | 0.8 |
| Tennessee | $61,700 | Not published | 2,940 | 0.9 |
| North Dakota | $61,500 | Not published | 640 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | $61,300 | Not published | 1,530 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | $61,130 | Not published | 330 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | $60,510 | Not published | 1,140 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | $59,470 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Missouri | $59,300 | Not published | 2,000 | 0.7 |
| Oklahoma | $58,800 | Not published | 1,170 | 0.7 |
| North Carolina | $58,600 | Not published | 2,650 | 0.5 |
| Kansas | $58,300 | Not published | 1,050 | 0.7 |
| Mississippi | $57,910 | Not published | 1,770 | 1.5 |
| West Virginia | $57,760 | Not published | 1,000 | 1.4 |
| Iowa | $57,660 | Not published | 640 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | $56,390 | Not published | 1,310 | 0.4 |
| South Dakota | $56,070 | Not published | 360 | 0.8 |
| Montana | $55,190 | Not published | 260 | 0.5 |
| Puerto Rico | $53,160 | Not published | 1,110 | 1.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 247 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $126,160 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Fresno, CA | $105,570 | Not published | 260 | 0.6 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $103,580 | Not published | 130 | 1.0 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $103,240 | Not published | 120 | 1.3 |
| New Haven, CT | $102,990 | Not published | 300 | 1.1 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $102,420 | Not published | 190 | 1.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,180 | Not published | 1,430 | 0.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,800 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $101,620 | Not published | 510 | 0.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,250 | Not published | 1,730 | 0.6 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $100,720 | Not published | 270 | 2.1 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $100,690 | Not published | 60 | 1.0 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $100,560 | Not published | 100 | 1.9 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,290 | Not published | 260 | 1.6 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $99,950 | Not published | 90 | 1.6 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $99,940 | Not published | 250 | 1.0 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $99,830 | Not published | 5,030 | 0.5 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $99,730 | Not published | 400 | 1.0 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $99,730 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $99,720 | Not published | 200 | 2.1 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $99,420 | Not published | 30 | 1.3 |
| Bellingham, WA | $98,380 | Not published | 100 | 1.1 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $98,260 | Not published | 570 | 0.8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,170 | Not published | 1,640 | 0.4 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $97,100 | Not published | 120 | 1.2 |
| Modesto, CA | $96,940 | Not published | 120 | 0.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $96,250 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $95,780 | Not published | 410 | 1.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $93,830 | Not published | 280 | 1.0 |
| Merced, CA | $93,780 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $90,990 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $86,420 | Not published | 530 | 0.4 |
| El Centro, CA | $85,680 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Kingston, NY | $85,500 | Not published | 80 | 1.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $84,820 | Not published | 230 | 0.2 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $84,300 | Not published | 160 | 0.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $83,320 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $82,520 | Not published | 180 | 0.3 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $82,310 | Not published | 70 | 0.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $81,950 | Not published | 810 | 0.1 |
| Jackson, MI | $81,860 | Not published | 50 | 0.8 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $81,730 | Not published | 290 | 0.4 |
| Akron, OH | $81,640 | Not published | 360 | 1.1 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $81,630 | Not published | 480 | 1.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $81,200 | Not published | 550 | 1.5 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $81,120 | Not published | 1,360 | 0.4 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $81,090 | Not published | 880 | 0.3 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $80,840 | Not published | 90 | 1.6 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $80,810 | Not published | 600 | 0.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $80,790 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $80,690 | Not published | 40 | 1.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $80,350 | Not published | 1,420 | 1.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $80,210 | Not published | 280 | 0.2 |
| Bend, OR | $80,150 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $80,100 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $80,070 | Not published | 2,070 | 0.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $80,060 | Not published | 730 | 0.7 |
| Lebanon, PA | $80,060 | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,060 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $79,710 | Not published | 560 | 0.4 |
| Tucson, AZ | $79,530 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Valdosta, GA | $79,490 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,470 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,400 | Not published | 590 | 0.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $79,350 | Not published | 310 | 1.5 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $79,230 | Not published | 170 | 1.4 |
| Boulder, CO | $79,140 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $79,120 | Not published | 30 | 0.5 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $79,100 | Not published | 190 | 1.1 |
| Ithaca, NY | $79,080 | Not published | 70 | 1.5 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $78,810 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $78,700 | Not published | 560 | 1.0 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $78,420 | Not published | 620 | 1.4 |
| Midland, TX | $78,250 | Not published | 130 | 1.1 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $78,130 | Not published | 870 | 0.7 |
| Vineland, NJ | $78,100 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,950 | Not published | 460 | 0.2 |
| Salem, OR | $77,940 | Not published | 90 | 0.5 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $77,940 | Not published | 630 | 0.8 |
| Visalia, CA | $77,920 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Lancaster, PA | $77,800 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $77,760 | Not published | 140 | 0.7 |
| Reading, PA | $77,740 | Not published | 210 | 1.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $77,640 | Not published | 40 | 0.6 |
| Niles, MI | $77,630 | Not published | 30 | 0.6 |
| Syracuse, NY | $77,590 | Not published | 380 | 1.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $77,410 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Toledo, OH | $77,380 | Not published | 310 | 1.1 |
| Madison, WI | $77,160 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| Kenosha, WI | $77,100 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $76,910 | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Dover, DE | $76,880 | Not published | 120 | 1.7 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $76,800 | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $76,730 | Not published | 320 | 0.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $76,640 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Florence, SC | $76,600 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Springfield, OH | $76,590 | Not published | 120 | 2.6 |
| Pueblo, CO | $76,490 | Not published | 50 | 0.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $76,450 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Saginaw, MI | $76,440 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $76,390 | Not published | 70 | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $76,190 | Not published | 550 | 0.7 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $75,820 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $75,610 | Not published | 70 | 1.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,460 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $75,440 | Not published | 150 | 0.6 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $75,030 | Not published | 650 | 0.4 |
| Bismarck, ND | $74,930 | Not published | 90 | 1.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $74,630 | Not published | 390 | 0.2 |
| Mankato, MN | $74,620 | Not published | 30 | 0.6 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $74,620 | Not published | 120 | 0.7 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $74,580 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $74,190 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Rockford, IL | $73,830 | Not published | 110 | 0.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | $73,440 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $73,310 | Not published | 110 | 0.5 |
| Mansfield, OH | $72,540 | Not published | 60 | 1.3 |
| Erie, PA | $72,190 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $71,490 | Not published | 150 | 0.9 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $71,290 | Not published | 260 | 0.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $71,180 | Not published | 80 | 0.6 |
| Traverse City, MI | $70,850 | Not published | 30 | 0.5 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $70,310 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $70,250 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $69,900 | Not published | 40 | 0.6 |
| Flint, MI | $69,710 | Not published | 80 | 0.6 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $68,910 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $67,750 | Not published | 120 | 0.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $67,200 | Not published | 6,070 | 1.8 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $66,670 | Not published | 570 | 1.7 |
| Binghamton, NY | $66,480 | Not published | 150 | 1.5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $66,450 | Not published | 8,750 | 2.2 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $66,310 | Not published | 80 | 0.8 |
| Rochester, NY | $66,140 | Not published | 500 | 1.0 |
| Grand Island, NE | $66,050 | Not published | 70 | 1.8 |
| Roanoke, VA | $65,520 | Not published | 140 | 0.9 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,500 | Not published | 450 | 0.7 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $65,420 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Monroe, MI | $65,260 | Not published | 40 | 1.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $65,070 | Not published | 80 | 0.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $65,010 | Not published | 190 | 0.5 |
| Bloomington, IL | $64,620 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Laredo, TX | $64,580 | Not published | 360 | 3.3 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $64,510 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,400 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $64,270 | Not published | 280 | 1.0 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $63,970 | Not published | 550 | 3.6 |
| El Paso, TX | $63,780 | Not published | 750 | 2.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $63,760 | Not published | 470 | 0.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $63,700 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Richmond, VA | $63,620 | Not published | 490 | 0.7 |
| Johnstown, PA | $63,540 | Not published | 70 | 1.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | $63,530 | Not published | 340 | 0.8 |
| Minot, ND | $63,530 | Not published | 70 | 2.0 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $63,530 | Not published | 460 | 0.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $63,420 | Not published | 100 | 1.0 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $63,320 | Not published | 1,560 | 1.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $62,910 | Not published | 100 | 0.4 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $62,860 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Greeley, CO | $62,860 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $62,840 | Not published | 450 | 2.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $62,830 | Not published | 1,300 | 4.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $62,780 | Not published | 1,720 | 1.3 |
| Elmira, NY | $62,770 | Not published | 120 | 3.6 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $62,730 | Not published | 140 | 0.3 |
| Ogden, UT | $62,580 | Not published | 140 | 0.5 |
| Cleveland, TN | $62,560 | Not published | 60 | 1.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $62,450 | Not published | 800 | 0.7 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $62,440 | Not published | 130 | 0.8 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,390 | Not published | 2,140 | 1.9 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $62,360 | Not published | 190 | 0.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $62,260 | Not published | 570 | 3.6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,140 | Not published | 1,120 | 0.4 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $62,120 | Not published | 70 | 1.2 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $62,110 | Not published | 230 | 4.4 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,100 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Lincoln, NE | $62,040 | Not published | 120 | 0.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,950 | Not published | 520 | 0.5 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $61,930 | Not published | 40 | 0.8 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $61,850 | Not published | 230 | 1.7 |
| Amarillo, TX | $61,840 | Not published | 340 | 2.8 |
| Billings, MT | $61,820 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $61,780 | Not published | 60 | 0.6 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $61,740 | Not published | 160 | 1.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $61,740 | Not published | 140 | 0.4 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $61,610 | Not published | 360 | 1.2 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $61,490 | Not published | 210 | 0.5 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $61,300 | Not published | 460 | 2.8 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $61,210 | Not published | 210 | 3.7 |
| Waco, TX | $61,150 | Not published | 430 | 3.3 |
| San Angelo, TX | $61,050 | Not published | 140 | 2.8 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $61,000 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,980 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $60,940 | Not published | 120 | 0.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $60,930 | Not published | 190 | 2.6 |
| Tyler, TX | $60,930 | Not published | 280 | 2.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,910 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Longview, TX | $60,890 | Not published | 420 | 3.6 |
| Lubbock, TX | $60,850 | Not published | 410 | 2.4 |
| Boise City, ID | $60,750 | Not published | 610 | 1.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,730 | Not published | 180 | 0.5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $60,700 | Not published | 700 | 0.5 |
| Johnson City, TN | $60,600 | Not published | 100 | 1.2 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $60,570 | Not published | 90 | 2.4 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $60,470 | Not published | 50 | 1.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,370 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $60,140 | Not published | 710 | 0.5 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $60,130 | Not published | 60 | 0.9 |
| Jackson, MS | $60,110 | Not published | 230 | 0.9 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,000 | Not published | 320 | 2.0 |
| Rapid City, SD | $59,800 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $59,650 | Not published | 520 | 0.7 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,340 | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $59,310 | Not published | 180 | 0.6 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $59,220 | Not published | 200 | 1.3 |
| Beckley, WV | $59,170 | Not published | 60 | 1.5 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $59,140 | Not published | 80 | 1.6 |
| Jackson, TN | $59,120 | Not published | 80 | 1.0 |
| Guayama, PR | $58,720 | Not published | 50 | 3.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $58,700 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,610 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Monroe, LA | $58,580 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $58,510 | Not published | 1,410 | 1.3 |
| Charleston, WV | $58,490 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $58,180 | Not published | 240 | 4.3 |
| Victoria, TX | $58,050 | Not published | 110 | 2.9 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $57,840 | Not published | 90 | 1.9 |
| Topeka, KS | $57,550 | Not published | 50 | 0.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $57,390 | Not published | 140 | 0.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $57,120 | Not published | 50 | 0.4 |
| Tulsa, OK | $57,040 | Not published | 160 | 0.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $56,260 | Not published | 180 | 0.7 |
| Columbia, MO | $56,230 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Ponce, PR | $56,230 | Not published | 110 | 1.8 |
| Wilmington, NC | $56,130 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $56,070 | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $55,570 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $55,230 | Not published | 110 | 0.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $54,390 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $52,450 | Not published | 540 | 0.8 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $51,910 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $50,900 | Not published | 100 | 1.6 |
| Springfield, MO | $49,960 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Evansville, IN | $49,680 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,030 | Not published | 390 | 0.4 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $48,420 | Not published | 90 | 1.0 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,020 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
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.