SOC 47-2031 · Construction and Extraction Occupations
Carpenters
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$60,580
U.S. median hourly wage$29.12
U.S. employment670,090
Nationally, carpenters earned a median of $60,580 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 670,090 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $85,280 | $41.00 | 4,810 | 7.7 |
| Illinois | $79,000 | $37.98 | 19,570 | 3.2 |
| California | $75,920 | $36.50 | 100,750 | 5.5 |
| Massachusetts | $75,200 | $36.16 | 18,540 | 5.1 |
| Washington | $74,190 | $35.67 | 26,960 | 7.6 |
| Alaska | $73,860 | $35.51 | 2,560 | 7.8 |
| New York | $72,330 | $34.77 | 40,630 | 4.2 |
| Minnesota | $64,930 | $31.22 | 14,930 | 5.1 |
| Connecticut | $64,060 | $30.80 | 5,160 | 3.0 |
| New Jersey | $64,010 | $30.77 | 14,230 | 3.3 |
| Maryland | $62,960 | $30.27 | 9,770 | 3.5 |
| Indiana | $62,870 | $30.23 | 15,240 | 4.8 |
| Oregon | $62,870 | $30.23 | 15,110 | 7.7 |
| Colorado | $62,830 | $30.21 | 12,740 | 4.4 |
| Vermont | $62,400 | $30.00 | 3,080 | 10.1 |
| Nevada | $62,380 | $29.99 | 12,700 | 8.2 |
| Maine | $62,160 | $29.88 | 5,170 | 8.1 |
| District of Columbia | $61,710 | $29.67 | 1,540 | 2.2 |
| Michigan | $61,680 | $29.66 | 18,590 | 4.2 |
| Wisconsin | $61,660 | $29.65 | 13,880 | 4.7 |
| New Hampshire | $61,200 | $29.42 | 3,760 | 5.5 |
| Missouri | $60,840 | $29.25 | 14,410 | 4.9 |
| Rhode Island | $60,840 | $29.25 | 2,580 | 5.1 |
| Ohio | $60,810 | $29.24 | 18,450 | 3.3 |
| New Mexico | $59,720 | $28.71 | 3,630 | 4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,370 | $28.54 | 30,630 | 5.1 |
| Delaware | $59,200 | $28.46 | 2,250 | 4.6 |
| Montana | $58,820 | $28.28 | 4,030 | 7.9 |
| Arizona | $58,580 | $28.17 | 16,230 | 5.0 |
| North Dakota | $57,890 | $27.83 | 2,360 | 5.5 |
| Iowa | $57,710 | $27.75 | 5,770 | 3.7 |
| Kansas | $56,960 | $27.39 | 5,210 | 3.6 |
| Wyoming | $56,850 | $27.33 | 2,260 | 8.1 |
| Virginia | $55,690 | $26.77 | 20,460 | 5.0 |
| Kentucky | $52,680 | $25.33 | 8,540 | 4.3 |
| Utah | $52,360 | $25.17 | 15,220 | 8.8 |
| Idaho | $52,000 | $25.00 | 8,380 | 9.8 |
| Virgin Islands | $51,730 | $24.87 | 270 | 8.6 |
| Tennessee | $50,830 | $24.44 | 8,200 | 2.5 |
| South Carolina | $50,670 | $24.36 | 6,950 | 3.0 |
| Nebraska | $50,320 | $24.19 | 5,710 | 5.6 |
| Louisiana | $49,920 | $24.00 | 8,990 | 4.6 |
| Florida | $49,870 | $23.98 | 39,300 | 4.0 |
| Georgia | $49,350 | $23.72 | 9,190 | 1.9 |
| North Carolina | $49,100 | $23.61 | 13,480 | 2.7 |
| Texas | $48,900 | $23.51 | 33,540 | 2.4 |
| West Virginia | $48,710 | $23.42 | 3,670 | 5.2 |
| Mississippi | $48,650 | $23.39 | 2,950 | 2.5 |
| Alabama | $48,220 | $23.18 | 5,560 | 2.6 |
| South Dakota | $48,140 | $23.14 | 4,560 | 10.0 |
| Arkansas | $47,760 | $22.96 | 4,030 | 3.1 |
| Oklahoma | $46,910 | $22.55 | 3,820 | 2.2 |
| Guam | $36,910 | $17.74 | 1,510 | 22.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,530 | $14.68 | 3,180 | 3.4 |
Pay by metro area
All 390 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee, IL | $95,280 | $45.81 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $94,310 | $45.34 | 3,120 | 7.0 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $91,970 | $44.22 | 260 | 6.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $89,200 | $42.89 | 14,010 | 5.9 |
| Decatur, IL | $87,220 | $41.93 | 180 | 3.9 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $84,970 | $40.85 | 280 | 7.7 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $84,430 | $40.59 | 650 | 6.9 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $82,110 | $39.47 | 700 | 9.4 |
| Napa, CA | $80,590 | $38.75 | 650 | 8.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $80,520 | $38.71 | 2,150 | 10.5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,440 | $38.68 | 14,220 | 3.2 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $80,190 | $38.55 | 4,460 | 3.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,690 | $37.35 | 700 | 7.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77,220 | $37.12 | 820 | 6.7 |
| Springfield, IL | $76,970 | $37.01 | 290 | 2.9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,410 | $36.74 | 14,970 | 7.2 |
| Vallejo, CA | $76,220 | $36.64 | 660 | 4.6 |
| Yuba City, CA | $76,100 | $36.59 | 220 | 4.4 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $75,740 | $36.41 | 30,600 | 4.9 |
| Springfield, MA | $75,520 | $36.31 | 660 | 3.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $75,470 | $36.28 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $75,390 | $36.24 | 360 | 5.2 |
| Peoria, IL | $75,280 | $36.19 | 780 | 4.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $75,210 | $36.16 | 12,720 | 4.7 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $75,140 | $36.12 | 1,100 | 5.5 |
| Merced, CA | $74,760 | $35.94 | 350 | 4.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $74,440 | $35.79 | 9,730 | 9.0 |
| El Centro, CA | $74,340 | $35.74 | 140 | 2.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,300 | $35.72 | 34,210 | 3.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,060 | $35.61 | 10,200 | 5.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $74,060 | $35.61 | 2,050 | 6.3 |
| Modesto, CA | $73,730 | $35.45 | 1,430 | 7.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $73,710 | $35.44 | 9,210 | 7.6 |
| Bellingham, WA | $73,260 | $35.22 | 950 | 10.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $73,250 | $35.22 | 110 | 2.2 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $73,200 | $35.19 | 8,710 | 5.7 |
| Worcester, MA | $73,010 | $35.10 | 1,590 | 4.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $72,800 | $35.00 | 1,460 | 8.2 |
| Rockford, IL | $72,770 | $34.99 | 810 | 5.9 |
| Chico, CA | $72,290 | $34.75 | 390 | 5.0 |
| Redding, CA | $71,750 | $34.50 | 310 | 4.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $70,990 | $34.13 | 7,210 | 5.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $70,880 | $34.08 | 12,970 | 7.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $70,580 | $33.93 | 1,280 | 13.6 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $69,710 | $33.51 | 540 | 10.3 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $69,160 | $33.25 | 1,260 | 4.3 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $68,550 | $32.96 | 360 | 8.7 |
| Columbus, IN | $67,780 | $32.59 | 190 | 3.8 |
| Salinas, CA | $67,530 | $32.47 | 1,210 | 6.5 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $66,980 | $32.20 | 310 | 3.0 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $66,830 | $32.13 | 350 | 5.4 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $66,540 | $31.99 | 1,100 | 3.2 |
| Columbus, OH | $66,480 | $31.96 | 3,620 | 3.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $65,810 | $31.64 | 7,610 | 4.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $65,750 | $31.61 | 730 | 2.6 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $65,690 | $31.58 | 610 | 2.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,520 | $31.50 | 1,170 | 9.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $65,170 | $31.33 | 640 | 2.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,070 | $31.28 | 4,960 | 4.5 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $65,000 | $31.25 | 940 | 10.0 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,910 | $31.21 | 7,250 | 4.5 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,770 | $31.14 | 1,660 | 2.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $64,690 | $31.10 | 790 | 5.8 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $64,500 | $31.01 | 740 | 5.9 |
| Visalia, CA | $64,390 | $30.96 | 650 | 3.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $64,320 | $30.92 | 1,310 | 10.2 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $64,300 | $30.91 | 2,230 | 7.7 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,270 | $30.90 | 1,120 | 5.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $63,910 | $30.73 | 3,310 | 4.0 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $63,740 | $30.64 | 180 | 4.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $63,660 | $30.61 | 100 | 3.2 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $63,640 | $30.60 | 400 | 7.9 |
| Rochester, MN | $63,610 | $30.58 | 460 | 3.7 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $63,540 | $30.55 | 2,140 | 8.0 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,500 | $30.53 | 2,440 | 4.6 |
| Madison, WI | $63,480 | $30.52 | 2,320 | 5.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $63,470 | $30.52 | 1,790 | 3.7 |
| Vineland, NJ | $63,440 | $30.50 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Midland, MI | $63,380 | $30.47 | 250 | 6.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $63,300 | $30.43 | 480 | 4.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $63,290 | $30.43 | 260 | 6.6 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $63,260 | $30.41 | 800 | 6.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,210 | $30.39 | 1,100 | 2.7 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $63,050 | $30.31 | 300 | 3.0 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $63,050 | $30.31 | 430 | 7.6 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $62,880 | $30.23 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,790 | $30.19 | 900 | 7.5 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $62,760 | $30.17 | 230 | 3.8 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $62,590 | $30.09 | 710 | 4.5 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $62,550 | $30.07 | 340 | 7.8 |
| Appleton, WI | $62,490 | $30.04 | 700 | 5.6 |
| Bozeman, MT | $62,450 | $30.02 | 900 | 12.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,380 | $29.99 | 3,870 | 2.9 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,380 | $29.99 | 9,310 | 8.2 |
| Reno, NV | $62,350 | $29.98 | 2,750 | 10.0 |
| Syracuse, NY | $62,250 | $29.93 | 1,490 | 5.0 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,250 | $29.93 | 460 | 2.9 |
| Saginaw, MI | $62,240 | $29.92 | 320 | 4.0 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $62,140 | $29.88 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Binghamton, NY | $62,000 | $29.81 | 400 | 4.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,910 | $29.76 | 4,140 | 5.8 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,900 | $29.76 | 2,020 | 7.9 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,810 | $29.72 | 4,540 | 4.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,780 | $29.70 | 14,260 | 4.9 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $61,690 | $29.66 | 500 | 3.8 |
| Bend, OR | $61,640 | $29.64 | 1,180 | 10.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $61,360 | $29.50 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,360 | $29.50 | 1,810 | 4.5 |
| Flint, MI | $61,360 | $29.50 | 330 | 2.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,300 | $29.47 | 820 | 4.1 |
| Elmira, NY | $61,190 | $29.42 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $61,180 | $29.41 | 5,920 | 5.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $61,160 | $29.40 | 1,190 | 6.5 |
| Mankato, MN | $61,150 | $29.40 | 230 | 4.1 |
| Kingston, NY | $61,140 | $29.40 | 280 | 4.7 |
| Akron, OH | $61,070 | $29.36 | 980 | 3.1 |
| Toledo, OH | $61,070 | $29.36 | 980 | 3.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,060 | $29.36 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Kokomo, IN | $61,000 | $29.33 | 120 | 3.4 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $60,950 | $29.30 | 280 | 6.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $60,920 | $29.29 | 320 | 4.2 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,840 | $29.25 | 970 | 5.8 |
| Midland, TX | $60,830 | $29.24 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,800 | $29.23 | 13,280 | 4.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,720 | $29.19 | 2,000 | 4.4 |
| Ithaca, NY | $60,680 | $29.17 | 190 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $60,650 | $29.16 | 3,280 | 3.2 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $60,600 | $29.14 | 570 | 5.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $60,560 | $29.12 | 280 | 4.3 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $60,520 | $29.10 | 620 | 5.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,440 | $29.06 | 670 | 3.7 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $60,400 | $29.04 | 1,240 | 5.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | $60,320 | $29.00 | 860 | 5.0 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $60,320 | $29.00 | 12,710 | 5.4 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $60,240 | $28.96 | 1,070 | 4.2 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $60,230 | $28.96 | 340 | 5.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,150 | $28.92 | 220 | 4.1 |
| Kenosha, WI | $60,120 | $28.90 | 310 | 4.1 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $60,110 | $28.90 | 4,610 | 4.2 |
| Dubuque, IA | $60,090 | $28.89 | 260 | 4.5 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $60,080 | $28.89 | 1,940 | 4.8 |
| Muncie, IN | $59,890 | $28.79 | 160 | 3.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,870 | $28.78 | 6,420 | 7.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $59,800 | $28.75 | 280 | 5.3 |
| Boulder, CO | $59,760 | $28.73 | 540 | 2.8 |
| Monroe, MI | $59,750 | $28.73 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Salem, OR | $59,730 | $28.71 | 1,720 | 9.1 |
| Farmington, NM | $59,720 | $28.71 | 390 | 8.2 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $59,660 | $28.68 | 120 | 4.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,540 | $28.63 | 1,390 | 3.7 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $59,540 | $28.62 | 380 | 3.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $59,490 | $28.60 | 2,350 | 4.7 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $59,420 | $28.57 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Traverse City, MI | $59,230 | $28.47 | 420 | 6.2 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $59,090 | $28.41 | 360 | 4.2 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $59,000 | $28.36 | 2,840 | 4.7 |
| Billings, MT | $58,950 | $28.34 | 530 | 5.7 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $58,950 | $28.34 | 450 | 5.3 |
| Minot, ND | $58,950 | $28.34 | 160 | 4.7 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $58,940 | $28.34 | 880 | 5.9 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $58,930 | $28.33 | 830 | 3.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,920 | $28.33 | 530 | 3.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $58,790 | $28.27 | 370 | 10.1 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $58,560 | $28.16 | 300 | 6.0 |
| Helena, MT | $58,490 | $28.12 | 310 | 7.0 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,330 | $28.04 | 950 | 2.5 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $58,310 | $28.04 | 510 | 3.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,290 | $28.02 | 1,000 | 6.1 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,240 | $28.00 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Medford, OR | $57,930 | $27.85 | 910 | 10.3 |
| Greeley, CO | $57,880 | $27.83 | 560 | 4.7 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $57,840 | $27.81 | 270 | 6.8 |
| Mansfield, OH | $57,750 | $27.76 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $57,690 | $27.74 | 1,320 | 3.9 |
| Sandusky, OH | $57,560 | $27.67 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $57,440 | $27.62 | 290 | 5.5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $57,430 | $27.61 | 1,220 | 3.8 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $57,420 | $27.61 | 150 | 5.2 |
| Altoona, PA | $57,360 | $27.58 | 360 | 6.2 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $57,160 | $27.48 | 140 | 4.5 |
| Missoula, MT | $57,160 | $27.48 | 400 | 6.0 |
| Bangor, ME | $57,100 | $27.45 | 430 | 6.0 |
| Albany, OR | $57,080 | $27.44 | 340 | 7.2 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $57,030 | $27.42 | 430 | 5.4 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $57,030 | $27.42 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $56,970 | $27.39 | 460 | 2.9 |
| Erie, PA | $56,850 | $27.33 | 530 | 4.4 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $56,600 | $27.21 | 350 | 3.2 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $56,570 | $27.20 | 440 | 6.1 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $56,530 | $27.18 | 380 | 2.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $56,520 | $27.17 | 2,990 | 4.4 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $56,160 | $27.00 | 310 | 6.3 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $56,160 | $27.00 | 790 | 10.9 |
| Columbia, MO | $56,160 | $27.00 | 510 | 4.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $56,160 | $27.00 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Pueblo, CO | $56,150 | $27.00 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $56,090 | $26.97 | 630 | 5.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $55,970 | $26.91 | 280 | 4.3 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $55,840 | $26.85 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,770 | $26.81 | 3,040 | 2.8 |
| Lebanon, PA | $55,760 | $26.81 | 310 | 5.7 |
| Lancaster, PA | $55,690 | $26.77 | 2,750 | 10.9 |
| State College, PA | $55,690 | $26.77 | 350 | 5.1 |
| Ames, IA | $55,640 | $26.75 | 210 | 3.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $55,630 | $26.75 | 3,490 | 8.5 |
| Bay City, MI | $55,520 | $26.69 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Reading, PA | $54,930 | $26.41 | 760 | 4.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $54,670 | $26.28 | 510 | 7.2 |
| Niles, MI | $54,620 | $26.26 | 180 | 3.0 |
| Johnstown, PA | $54,560 | $26.23 | 190 | 4.0 |
| Lima, OH | $53,800 | $25.87 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $53,340 | $25.64 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $53,230 | $25.59 | 3,080 | 10.1 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $52,800 | $25.39 | 3,230 | 6.5 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $52,680 | $25.33 | 480 | 5.8 |
| Owensboro, KY | $52,360 | $25.17 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Odessa, TX | $52,260 | $25.12 | 180 | 2.2 |
| Dover, DE | $52,140 | $25.07 | 270 | 4.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $52,140 | $25.07 | 750 | 9.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $52,130 | $25.06 | 6,010 | 4.2 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $52,030 | $25.01 | 1,200 | 4.2 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,000 | $25.00 | 780 | 5.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,000 | $25.00 | 1,870 | 5.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $52,000 | $25.00 | 920 | 4.1 |
| Richmond, VA | $51,870 | $24.94 | 3,070 | 4.6 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $51,750 | $24.88 | 300 | 1.8 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $51,740 | $24.87 | 170 | 3.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $51,700 | $24.86 | 310 | 6.1 |
| Manhattan, KS | $51,600 | $24.81 | 300 | 5.6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,570 | $24.79 | 10,100 | 3.6 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,540 | $24.78 | 520 | 1.5 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $51,500 | $24.76 | 4,020 | 5.3 |
| Asheville, NC | $51,290 | $24.66 | 750 | 4.1 |
| Topeka, KS | $51,210 | $24.62 | 360 | 3.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $51,100 | $24.57 | 350 | 4.6 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,960 | $24.50 | 3,730 | 2.7 |
| Decatur, AL | $50,950 | $24.50 | 190 | 3.1 |
| Wichita, KS | $50,930 | $24.49 | 1,210 | 3.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $50,850 | $24.45 | 4,080 | 10.4 |
| Wilmington, NC | $50,830 | $24.44 | 640 | 3.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,820 | $24.43 | 2,680 | 3.6 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $50,760 | $24.41 | 620 | 2.3 |
| Pocatello, ID | $50,700 | $24.38 | 340 | 8.9 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,680 | $24.37 | 6,380 | 2.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,620 | $24.34 | 1,240 | 2.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $50,540 | $24.30 | 2,500 | 3.3 |
| Salisbury, MD | $50,410 | $24.23 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Birmingham, AL | $50,400 | $24.23 | 1,660 | 3.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $50,400 | $24.23 | 1,280 | 3.0 |
| Lawton, OK | $50,400 | $24.23 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $50,380 | $24.22 | 1,240 | 3.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,260 | $24.16 | 2,540 | 2.0 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $50,180 | $24.12 | 270 | 3.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $50,130 | $24.10 | 1,390 | 3.1 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $50,120 | $24.10 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $50,090 | $24.08 | 1,340 | 3.1 |
| Wausau, WI | $49,990 | $24.03 | 370 | 5.3 |
| Casper, WY | $49,960 | $24.02 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $49,940 | $24.01 | 510 | 1.9 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $49,920 | $24.00 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $49,910 | $24.00 | 760 | 2.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $49,910 | $24.00 | 1,020 | 5.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,750 | $23.92 | 5,360 | 3.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $49,680 | $23.89 | 360 | 3.8 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,670 | $23.88 | 9,600 | 2.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $49,650 | $23.87 | 380 | 5.8 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $49,650 | $23.87 | 400 | 4.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $49,640 | $23.86 | 490 | 7.3 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $49,470 | $23.78 | 530 | 3.4 |
| Victoria, TX | $49,460 | $23.78 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,410 | $23.75 | 1,640 | 9.2 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,390 | $23.74 | 1,300 | 7.5 |
| Jackson, MS | $49,330 | $23.72 | 660 | 2.4 |
| Burlington, NC | $49,280 | $23.69 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Florence, SC | $49,250 | $23.68 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $49,210 | $23.66 | 2,640 | 8.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $49,160 | $23.64 | 450 | 6.7 |
| Morristown, TN | $49,110 | $23.61 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Tucson, AZ | $49,110 | $23.61 | 1,380 | 3.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,080 | $23.60 | 290 | 2.8 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $49,070 | $23.59 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $49,070 | $23.59 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,070 | $23.59 | 1,130 | 4.1 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $49,070 | $23.59 | 440 | 5.4 |
| Charleston, WV | $49,060 | $23.59 | 370 | 3.6 |
| Huntsville, AL | $48,970 | $23.54 | 430 | 1.6 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,940 | $23.53 | 370 | 3.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $48,940 | $23.53 | 1,420 | 2.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,900 | $23.51 | 2,240 | 2.0 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $48,880 | $23.50 | 140 | 2.6 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $48,870 | $23.49 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,830 | $23.47 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,740 | $23.44 | 9,480 | 2.3 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $48,730 | $23.43 | 300 | 4.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $48,640 | $23.39 | 150 | 4.8 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,640 | $23.38 | 1,060 | 6.2 |
| Rapid City, SD | $48,640 | $23.39 | 870 | 11.8 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $48,620 | $23.37 | 290 | 5.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $48,540 | $23.34 | 300 | 3.4 |
| Mobile, AL | $48,540 | $23.34 | 630 | 3.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $48,530 | $23.33 | 340 | 5.9 |
| Cleveland, TN | $48,480 | $23.31 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Monroe, LA | $48,400 | $23.27 | 360 | 4.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $48,380 | $23.26 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $48,360 | $23.25 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Grand Island, NE | $48,350 | $23.24 | 230 | 5.9 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,340 | $23.24 | 390 | 3.2 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,340 | $23.24 | 360 | 6.2 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $48,310 | $23.23 | 450 | 4.6 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $48,270 | $23.21 | 480 | 4.9 |
| Ogden, UT | $48,270 | $23.21 | 2,150 | 7.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $48,260 | $23.20 | 250 | 1.6 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $48,210 | $23.18 | 400 | 4.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $48,070 | $23.11 | 880 | 2.2 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,050 | $23.10 | 1,080 | 3.0 |
| Gainesville, FL | $48,040 | $23.09 | 390 | 2.6 |
| Beckley, WV | $48,000 | $23.08 | 250 | 5.8 |
| Jackson, TN | $47,950 | $23.05 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Johnson City, TN | $47,920 | $23.04 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,920 | $23.04 | 660 | 3.5 |
| Yuma, AZ | $47,910 | $23.04 | 260 | 3.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $47,840 | $23.00 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $47,780 | $22.97 | 350 | 2.8 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,770 | $22.97 | 680 | 2.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $47,750 | $22.96 | 510 | 3.5 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $47,740 | $22.95 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,610 | $22.89 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $47,580 | $22.87 | 340 | 4.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,570 | $22.87 | 270 | 1.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $47,490 | $22.83 | 140 | 2.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $47,470 | $22.82 | 240 | 4.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $47,440 | $22.81 | 580 | 3.2 |
| Sebring, FL | $47,400 | $22.79 | 90 | 3.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $47,360 | $22.77 | 300 | 1.8 |
| Waco, TX | $47,340 | $22.76 | 420 | 3.3 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $47,200 | $22.69 | 1,250 | 6.5 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,130 | $22.66 | 140 | 3.4 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $47,090 | $22.64 | 170 | 4.6 |
| St. George, UT | $47,060 | $22.63 | 1,110 | 12.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $47,050 | $22.62 | 830 | 5.4 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $46,990 | $22.59 | 270 | 3.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,980 | $22.59 | 330 | 5.8 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,970 | $22.58 | 170 | 1.3 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $46,920 | $22.56 | 480 | 3.0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $46,870 | $22.53 | 470 | 2.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | $46,810 | $22.51 | 1,320 | 2.9 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $46,800 | $22.50 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $46,760 | $22.48 | 180 | 3.0 |
| Greenville, NC | $46,750 | $22.47 | 180 | 2.2 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $46,750 | $22.48 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,670 | $22.44 | 740 | 3.4 |
| Ocala, FL | $46,600 | $22.41 | 490 | 4.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $46,260 | $22.24 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Longview, TX | $46,160 | $22.19 | 370 | 3.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,970 | $22.10 | 800 | 3.0 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $45,930 | $22.08 | 630 | 6.2 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $45,740 | $21.99 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Sumter, SC | $45,700 | $21.97 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $45,340 | $21.80 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,110 | $21.69 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $45,070 | $21.67 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Savannah, GA | $44,900 | $21.59 | 330 | 1.7 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $44,740 | $21.51 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Tyler, TX | $44,220 | $21.26 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $43,950 | $21.13 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $43,910 | $21.11 | 150 | 4.3 |
| Lubbock, TX | $43,500 | $20.91 | 280 | 1.7 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $43,370 | $20.85 | 130 | 3.3 |
| Abilene, TX | $43,030 | $20.69 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Dothan, AL | $42,800 | $20.58 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $42,750 | $20.55 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $42,650 | $20.51 | 90 | 1.6 |
| El Paso, TX | $42,430 | $20.40 | 620 | 1.8 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,420 | $20.39 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Rome, GA | $42,000 | $20.19 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $41,670 | $20.03 | 70 | 0.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $41,600 | $20.00 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Laredo, TX | $41,540 | $19.97 | 100 | 0.9 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $41,530 | $19.97 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Gadsden, AL | $41,180 | $19.80 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $38,620 | $18.57 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Albany, GA | $38,400 | $18.46 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Valdosta, GA | $37,840 | $18.19 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,640 | $17.13 | 250 | 1.6 |
| Guayama, PR | $33,410 | $16.06 | 30 | 2.4 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $33,160 | $15.94 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Ponce, PR | $31,200 | $15.00 | 240 | 3.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,530 | $14.68 | 2,350 | 3.4 |
| Arecibo, PR | $29,970 | $14.41 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $29,750 | $14.30 | 200 | 4.1 |
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.