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SOC 35-1011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

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

U.S. median annual wage$62,470
U.S. median hourly wage$30.03
U.S. employment200,040

Nationally, chefs and head cooks earned a median of $62,470 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 200,040 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”.

Chefs and Head Cooks: pay and employment by state
State
Rhode Island$79,930$38.437401.5
Hawaii$77,360$37.191,2402.0
District of Columbia$76,420$36.742,0202.9
Washington$76,010$36.545,3201.5
North Dakota$74,740$35.931000.2
New Jersey$74,280$35.719,1002.1
Wyoming$73,170$35.182400.9
South Carolina$71,860$34.552,6501.2
New York$70,670$33.9817,4301.8
Tennessee$69,810$33.563,8201.2
Massachusetts$69,540$33.436,0001.6
Georgia$66,230$31.843,6800.8
Vermont$65,440$31.466102.0
Colorado$65,400$31.443,9701.4
California$64,500$31.0131,6701.7
Missouri$64,480$31.001,7500.6
Connecticut$64,310$30.923,0801.8
Virgin Islands$63,960$30.752608.0
Pennsylvania$63,860$30.709,1701.5
Oregon$63,600$30.582,5101.3
New Hampshire$63,400$30.481,1701.7
Virginia$63,270$30.423,6000.9
Minnesota$62,600$30.101,7300.6
Alabama$62,400$30.001,0000.5
Nevada$62,380$29.993,9402.5
New Mexico$62,250$29.937700.9
Maryland$61,590$29.613,2201.2
Delaware$61,440$29.545901.2
Wisconsin$61,300$29.471,8600.6
North Carolina$61,130$29.394,9201.0
West Virginia$61,100$29.383500.5
Nebraska$60,510$29.095400.5
Michigan$60,070$28.885,3601.2
Arizona$59,890$28.794,0801.3
Utah$59,060$28.391,7401.0
Illinois$58,830$28.298,2901.4
Oklahoma$58,540$28.141,4300.8
Kansas$58,390$28.078600.6
Florida$58,240$28.0019,6702.0
Montana$57,470$27.637201.4
Maine$57,010$27.411,2502.0
Texas$56,080$26.9613,2700.9
Mississippi$54,850$26.378400.7
Ohio$53,990$25.964,0000.7
Alaska$52,190$25.096802.1
Indiana$52,190$25.091,9400.6
Idaho$52,000$25.005500.6
South Dakota$48,470$23.303000.7
Kentucky$48,070$23.111,7900.9
Iowa$47,990$23.071,6401.1
Arkansas$46,170$22.208800.7
Louisiana$45,570$21.911,9901.0
Puerto Rico$30,800$14.817700.8

Pay by metro area

All 340 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$26,440$46,267$66,093$85,920Mayaguez, PR — $26,440Ponce, PR — $30,800Aguadilla, PR — $31,060San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $35,990Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $37,570Muncie, IN — $37,920Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $38,470Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $38,560McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,140Monroe, LA — $39,990Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $40,300Homosassa Springs, FL — $41,680Lafayette, LA — $42,060Waco, TX — $42,660Hammond, LA — $42,680Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $42,930El Paso, TX — $43,020Sherman-Denison, TX — $43,020Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $43,240Lake Charles, LA — $43,520Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $44,050Yuba City, CA — $44,340Cedar Rapids, IA — $44,480Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $44,610Lawrence, KS — $44,700Paducah, KY-IL — $44,720Lima, OH — $45,270Amarillo, TX — $45,370Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $45,400Baton Rouge, LA — $45,570Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,800Corpus Christi, TX — $46,150Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $46,310New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $46,400Evansville, IN — $46,480St. George, UT — $46,610Longview, TX — $46,870Kankakee, IL — $47,160Gainesville, FL — $47,380Boise City, ID — $47,500Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $47,540Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $47,580Owensboro, KY — $47,620Alexandria, LA — $47,670Dubuque, IA — $47,690Rockford, IL — $47,740Peoria, IL — $47,800Abilene, TX — $47,840Williamsport, PA — $47,840Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $47,850Champaign-Urbana, IL — $48,040Springfield, IL — $48,100Rapid City, SD — $48,350Yuma, AZ — $48,590Manhattan, KS — $48,640Idaho Falls, ID — $48,670Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $48,710Iowa City, IA — $48,760Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $48,850San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $48,900Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $49,010Altoona, PA — $49,040Anchorage, AK — $49,190Bay City, MI — $49,310Wichita, KS — $49,440Fort Wayne, IN — $49,490Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $49,590Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $49,660Laredo, TX — $49,670Canton-Massillon, OH — $49,730Odessa, TX — $49,820Tucson, AZ — $49,990Macon-Bibb County, GA — $50,080Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $50,150San Angelo, TX — $50,190Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $50,220Texarkana, TX-AR — $50,270Athens-Clarke County, GA — $50,330Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $50,720Toledo, OH — $50,790Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $51,210Logan, UT-ID — $51,220Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $51,230Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $51,240Erie, PA — $51,340Ames, IA — $51,360Saginaw, MI — $51,430Gettysburg, PA — $52,000Tyler, TX — $52,050Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $52,110Bloomington, IN — $52,760Sebring, FL — $52,760Columbia, MO — $52,870Lebanon, PA — $52,870Jonesboro, AR — $52,970Killeen-Temple, TX — $53,000Tallahassee, FL — $53,060Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $53,240Youngstown-Warren, OH — $53,570Bowling Green, KY — $54,080Winchester, VA-WV — $54,110Ogden, UT — $54,260Punta Gorda, FL — $54,340Fargo, ND-MN — $54,390Wheeling, WV-OH — $54,400Hattiesburg, MS — $54,870Tulsa, OK — $54,930Bangor, ME — $54,990Topeka, KS — $55,030Akron, OH — $55,060Jacksonville, FL — $55,060Fairbanks-College, AK — $55,130Stockton-Lodi, CA — $55,210Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $55,360Burlington, NC — $55,530Ocala, FL — $55,540Winston-Salem, NC — $55,550Bloomington, IL — $55,700Chico, CA — $55,990Port St. Lucie, FL — $56,130Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $56,220Johnstown, PA — $56,440Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $56,440Redding, CA — $56,550Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $56,580Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $56,580Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $56,620Duluth, MN-WI — $56,790Lexington-Fayette, KY — $56,790Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $56,830York-Hanover, PA — $56,860Lynchburg, VA — $56,930Lubbock, TX — $56,950Traverse City, MI — $57,000Cleveland, OH — $57,020Missoula, MT — $57,170South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $57,180Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $57,220Roanoke, VA — $57,350Portland-South Portland, ME — $57,380Merced, CA — $57,500Helena, MT — $57,510Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $57,540Visalia, CA — $57,600Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $57,730Flint, MI — $57,800Fayetteville, NC — $57,830Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $57,870College Station-Bryan, TX — $57,920Rocky Mount, NC — $57,920Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $57,940Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $57,990Lancaster, PA — $58,040Midland, TX — $58,100Wilmington, NC — $58,120Mobile, AL — $58,130Corvallis, OR — $58,240Hot Springs, AR — $58,240Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $58,240La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $58,300Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $58,440Green Bay, WI — $58,480State College, PA — $58,560Niles, MI — $58,570Lexington Park, MD — $58,820Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $59,080Greensboro-High Point, NC — $59,160Colorado Springs, CO — $59,180Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $59,190Eau Claire, WI — $59,240Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $59,280Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $59,290Flagstaff, AZ — $59,380Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $59,390San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $59,400Salisbury, MD — $59,470Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $59,480Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $59,510Jackson, MI — $59,510Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $59,510Kenosha, WI — $59,530Albany, GA — $59,540Battle Creek, MI — $59,540Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $59,640Lincoln, NE — $59,680Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $59,690Midland, MI — $59,700Richmond, VA — $59,730Columbus, OH — $59,830Chambersburg, PA — $59,950Dover, DE — $59,990Johnson City, TN — $59,990Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $60,030Albuquerque, NM — $60,040Mankato, MN — $60,050North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $60,180Billings, MT — $60,200Asheville, NC — $60,390Greenville, NC — $60,400St. Cloud, MN — $60,500San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $60,600Pueblo, CO — $60,710Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $60,750Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $60,770Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $60,870Clarksville, TN-KY — $60,880Janesville-Beloit, WI — $60,890Ann Arbor, MI — $60,910Las Cruces, NM — $61,030Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $61,090Utica-Rome, NY — $61,090Raleigh-Cary, NC — $61,190Morristown, TN — $61,290Modesto, CA — $61,330Montgomery, AL — $61,330Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $61,390Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $61,400Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $61,580Pittsfield, MA — $61,580Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $61,600Boulder, CO — $61,740Grand Junction, CO — $61,810Fresno, CA — $61,870Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $61,890Charlottesville, VA — $61,990Reno, NV — $62,070Bend, OR — $62,110Cleveland, TN — $62,180Appleton, WI — $62,200Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $62,220Omaha, NE-IA — $62,240Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $62,260Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $62,380Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $62,400Bozeman, MT — $62,460Rochester, MN — $62,520Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $62,620Greeley, CO — $62,730Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $62,740Birmingham, AL — $62,760Knoxville, TN — $62,770Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $62,820Columbus, GA-AL — $62,920Yakima, WA — $62,920Eugene-Springfield, OR — $62,960Binghamton, NY — $63,010Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $63,050Longview-Kelso, WA — $63,080Oklahoma City, OK — $63,160Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $63,220Vallejo, CA — $63,230Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $63,240Manchester-Nashua, NH — $63,260Harrisonburg, VA — $63,270Elmira, NY — $63,410Sheboygan, WI — $63,430Chattanooga, TN-GA — $63,690Savannah, GA — $63,700Salem, OR — $63,750Huntsville, AL — $64,000Springfield, MA — $64,000Ithaca, NY — $64,010Kansas City, MO-KS — $64,010Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $64,100Syracuse, NY — $64,170Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $64,260Madison, WI — $64,300Jackson, MS — $64,480Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $64,480St. Louis, MO-IL — $64,480Worcester, MA — $64,620Medford, OR — $64,700Sumter, SC — $65,020Coeur d'Alene, ID — $65,030Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $65,060Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $65,680Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $65,690Tuscaloosa, AL — $65,900Wausau, WI — $65,910Rochester, NY — $66,080Dalton, GA — $66,090Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $66,090Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $66,230Pittsburgh, PA — $66,320Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $66,450New Haven, CT — $66,700Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $66,930Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $66,970Reading, PA — $66,980Sandusky, OH — $67,190Springfield, MO — $67,460Warner Robins, GA — $67,530Florence, SC — $67,550Glens Falls, NY — $67,590Barnstable Town, MA — $67,700Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $68,070Walla Walla, WA — $68,120Auburn-Opelika, AL — $68,830Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $68,830Naples-Marco Island, FL — $68,830San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $68,970Jackson, TN — $69,280Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $69,680Columbia, SC — $69,820Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $69,920Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $69,990Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $70,210Bellingham, WA — $70,410Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $70,420Gainesville, GA — $70,780Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $71,540Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $71,700New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $71,780Santa Fe, NM — $72,020Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $72,270Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $72,340Salinas, CA — $72,440Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $72,470Spartanburg, SC — $72,670Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $73,570Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $73,690Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $73,690Kennewick-Richland, WA — $73,750Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $74,210Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $74,290Urban Honolulu, HI — $74,380Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $74,660Kingston, NY — $74,710Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $74,900Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $74,940Vineland, NJ — $75,050Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $75,740Napa, CA — $78,960San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $79,020Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $79,340Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $80,330Morgantown, WV — $81,330Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $84,430Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $84,990Terre Haute, IN — $85,920

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.

Chefs and Head Cooks: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN$85,920$41.31500.8
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$84,990$40.862503.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$84,430$40.594701.0
Morgantown, WV$81,330$39.10701.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,330$38.623,7401.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$79,340$38.151,0701.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$79,020$37.991,2801.1
Napa, CA$78,960$37.963003.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$75,740$36.419005.3
Vineland, NJ$75,050$36.081001.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$74,940$36.031401.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$74,900$36.014,6801.5
Kingston, NY$74,710$35.921402.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$74,660$35.892,3700.8
Urban Honolulu, HI$74,380$35.767401.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,290$35.726401.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$74,210$35.687702.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA$73,750$35.461000.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$73,690$35.432402.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$73,690$35.43801.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$73,570$35.374602.3
Spartanburg, SC$72,670$34.941400.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$72,470$34.844,4301.6
Salinas, CA$72,440$34.833601.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,340$34.783601.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$72,270$34.741401.1
Santa Fe, NM$72,020$34.621001.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$71,780$34.5120,0102.1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$71,700$34.472501.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$71,540$34.392400.9
Gainesville, GA$70,780$34.03400.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$70,420$33.861,7801.6
Bellingham, WA$70,410$33.851401.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$70,210$33.754802.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$69,990$33.6511,4301.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$69,920$33.612001.7
Columbia, SC$69,820$33.572800.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$69,680$33.503600.8
Jackson, TN$69,280$33.31600.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$68,970$33.165,3402.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL$68,830$33.09400.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$68,830$33.09901.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,830$33.096403.7
Walla Walla, WA$68,120$32.75401.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,070$32.722301.0
Barnstable Town, MA$67,700$32.552602.8
Glens Falls, NY$67,590$32.50801.6
Florence, SC$67,550$32.47700.8
Warner Robins, GA$67,530$32.47400.5
Springfield, MO$67,460$32.43800.4
Sandusky, OH$67,190$32.30601.1
Reading, PA$66,980$32.202101.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$66,970$32.201,8201.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$66,930$32.187601.9
New Haven, CT$66,700$32.074601.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$66,450$31.951502.4
Pittsburgh, PA$66,320$31.881,3401.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,230$31.845400.9
Dalton, GA$66,090$31.77400.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$66,090$31.772700.8
Rochester, NY$66,080$31.776901.4
Wausau, WI$65,910$31.69300.4
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,900$31.68700.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$65,690$31.581,5801.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$65,680$31.585,7002.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$65,060$31.285202.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$65,030$31.26801.1
Sumter, SC$65,020$31.26300.9
Medford, OR$64,700$31.111201.3
Worcester, MA$64,620$31.075601.6
Jackson, MS$64,480$31.001200.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,480$31.002,7701.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$64,480$31.001,0300.8
Madison, WI$64,300$30.912700.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$64,260$30.901,4801.1
Syracuse, NY$64,170$30.852400.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,100$30.823,5500.9
Ithaca, NY$64,010$30.78801.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,010$30.778900.8
Huntsville, AL$64,000$30.77900.3
Springfield, MA$64,000$30.773001.5
Salem, OR$63,750$30.652101.1
Savannah, GA$63,700$30.632601.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA$63,690$30.622801.0
Sheboygan, WI$63,430$30.49400.6
Elmira, NY$63,410$30.49401.2
Harrisonburg, VA$63,270$30.42600.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$63,260$30.413401.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63,240$30.401,2800.7
Vallejo, CA$63,230$30.401701.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$63,220$30.395701.5
Oklahoma City, OK$63,160$30.375900.9
Longview-Kelso, WA$63,080$30.33400.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$63,050$30.311501.3
Binghamton, NY$63,010$30.291101.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,960$30.272301.4
Columbus, GA-AL$62,920$30.25900.8
Yakima, WA$62,920$30.25800.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$62,820$30.201,1101.8
Knoxville, TN$62,770$30.184701.1
Birmingham, AL$62,760$30.172400.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,740$30.17401.1
Greeley, CO$62,730$30.161000.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$62,620$30.114801.5
Rochester, MN$62,520$30.06900.7
Bozeman, MT$62,460$30.031401.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,400$30.001,7101.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,380$29.993,4303.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$62,260$29.93902.1
Omaha, NE-IA$62,240$29.923300.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$62,220$29.913302.6
Appleton, WI$62,200$29.90900.7
Cleveland, TN$62,180$29.89300.8
Bend, OR$62,110$29.861801.7
Reno, NV$62,070$29.843501.3
Charlottesville, VA$61,990$29.801801.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,890$29.756101.0
Fresno, CA$61,870$29.754901.0
Grand Junction, CO$61,810$29.721101.7
Boulder, CO$61,740$29.682801.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$61,600$29.61901.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,580$29.615700.7
Pittsfield, MA$61,580$29.611803.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,400$29.522,8701.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,390$29.512,3601.7
Modesto, CA$61,330$29.481700.9
Montgomery, AL$61,330$29.49900.5
Morristown, TN$61,290$29.47300.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,190$29.428201.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,090$29.372501.5
Utica-Rome, NY$61,090$29.372201.9
Las Cruces, NM$61,030$29.34400.5
Ann Arbor, MI$60,910$29.292601.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,890$29.27400.6
Clarksville, TN-KY$60,880$29.271001.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,870$29.272,6601.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$60,770$29.226,8401.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,750$29.214501.8
Pueblo, CO$60,710$29.19701.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,600$29.143,8902.5
St. Cloud, MN$60,500$29.09400.4
Greenville, NC$60,400$29.04801.0
Asheville, NC$60,390$29.032901.6
Billings, MT$60,200$28.94Not publishedNot published
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,180$28.938802.6
Mankato, MN$60,050$28.87300.6
Albuquerque, NM$60,040$28.873901.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,030$28.869001.1
Dover, DE$59,990$28.84801.1
Johnson City, TN$59,990$28.841001.2
Chambersburg, PA$59,950$28.82500.9
Columbus, OH$59,830$28.777500.7
Richmond, VA$59,730$28.725400.8
Midland, MI$59,700$28.70300.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$59,690$28.704001.2
Lincoln, NE$59,680$28.691400.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,640$28.67400.5
Albany, GA$59,540$28.63400.7
Battle Creek, MI$59,540$28.63801.5
Kenosha, WI$59,530$28.62500.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$59,510$28.61400.4
Jackson, MI$59,510$28.61500.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$59,510$28.611303.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,480$28.601100.7
Salisbury, MD$59,470$28.59500.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$59,400$28.562702.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,390$28.56500.5
Flagstaff, AZ$59,380$28.551502.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$59,290$28.501,7401.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$59,280$28.502101.0
Eau Claire, WI$59,240$28.48600.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,190$28.462002.0
Colorado Springs, CO$59,180$28.454901.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,160$28.442800.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$59,080$28.412701.7
Lexington Park, MD$58,820$28.28801.2
Niles, MI$58,570$28.161202.0
State College, PA$58,560$28.151201.8
Green Bay, WI$58,480$28.111000.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$58,440$28.101200.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$58,300$28.03600.7
Corvallis, OR$58,240$28.00902.3
Hot Springs, AR$58,240$28.00400.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,240$28.001,7201.2
Mobile, AL$58,130$27.951000.6
Wilmington, NC$58,120$27.942701.4
Midland, TX$58,100$27.931000.8
Lancaster, PA$58,040$27.902801.1
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$57,990$27.881301.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,940$27.868,2102.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,920$27.851701.3
Rocky Mount, NC$57,920$27.85400.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57,870$27.821,6301.5
Fayetteville, NC$57,830$27.801000.8
Flint, MI$57,800$27.791100.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$57,730$27.755300.7
Visalia, CA$57,600$27.691600.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$57,540$27.662300.8
Helena, MT$57,510$27.65400.8
Merced, CA$57,500$27.64901.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$57,380$27.597802.7
Roanoke, VA$57,350$27.571000.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$57,220$27.512900.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$57,180$27.49800.6
Missoula, MT$57,170$27.49801.2
Cleveland, OH$57,020$27.419300.9
Traverse City, MI$57,000$27.401301.9
Lubbock, TX$56,950$27.381000.6
Lynchburg, VA$56,930$27.37900.9
York-Hanover, PA$56,860$27.341600.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,830$27.323803.0
Duluth, MN-WI$56,790$27.301000.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$56,790$27.302700.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$56,620$27.221,0601.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$56,580$27.20700.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$56,580$27.20701.1
Redding, CA$56,550$27.19700.9
Johnstown, PA$56,440$27.14701.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,440$27.13601.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$56,220$27.036602.2
Port St. Lucie, FL$56,130$26.993402.0
Chico, CA$55,990$26.921101.4
Bloomington, IL$55,700$26.781001.1
Winston-Salem, NC$55,550$26.712400.9
Ocala, FL$55,540$26.701201.0
Burlington, NC$55,530$26.70600.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,360$26.621000.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA$55,210$26.543201.1
Fairbanks-College, AK$55,130$26.50902.4
Akron, OH$55,060$26.472200.7
Jacksonville, FL$55,060$26.471,2301.6
Topeka, KS$55,030$26.46800.7
Bangor, ME$54,990$26.441201.6
Tulsa, OK$54,930$26.415201.1
Hattiesburg, MS$54,870$26.38400.6
Wheeling, WV-OH$54,400$26.16300.6
Fargo, ND-MN$54,390$26.15400.3
Punta Gorda, FL$54,340$26.131602.8
Ogden, UT$54,260$26.091700.6
Winchester, VA-WV$54,110$26.01400.6
Bowling Green, KY$54,080$26.00500.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH$53,570$25.761200.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$53,240$25.60800.5
Tallahassee, FL$53,060$25.512201.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$53,000$25.481100.7
Jonesboro, AR$52,970$25.47400.7
Columbia, MO$52,870$25.42600.5
Lebanon, PA$52,870$25.42701.4
Bloomington, IN$52,760$25.371001.4
Sebring, FL$52,760$25.36401.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$52,110$25.053301.5
Tyler, TX$52,050$25.03900.8
Gettysburg, PA$52,000$25.00501.4
Saginaw, MI$51,430$24.72801.0
Ames, IA$51,360$24.69601.0
Erie, PA$51,340$24.681501.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$51,240$24.632301.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$51,230$24.632200.8
Logan, UT-ID$51,220$24.62400.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51,210$24.624601.1
Toledo, OH$50,790$24.422200.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$50,720$24.392801.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA$50,330$24.20600.6
Texarkana, TX-AR$50,270$24.17500.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,220$24.142701.1
San Angelo, TX$50,190$24.13501.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,150$24.111200.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$50,080$24.08600.6
Tucson, AZ$49,990$24.045801.5
Odessa, TX$49,820$23.95700.8
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,730$23.911100.7
Laredo, TX$49,670$23.88600.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,660$23.882003.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$49,590$23.84700.9
Fort Wayne, IN$49,490$23.791200.5
Wichita, KS$49,440$23.771700.6
Bay City, MI$49,310$23.71401.1
Anchorage, AK$49,190$23.652801.6
Altoona, PA$49,040$23.58601.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,010$23.569600.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,900$23.511,2601.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$48,850$23.491801.0
Iowa City, IA$48,760$23.441601.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,710$23.422801.5
Idaho Falls, ID$48,670$23.40400.5
Manhattan, KS$48,640$23.39400.8
Yuma, AZ$48,590$23.36801.2
Rapid City, SD$48,350$23.24600.8
Springfield, IL$48,100$23.131001.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,040$23.101301.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$47,850$23.011200.8
Abilene, TX$47,840$23.00600.8
Williamsport, PA$47,840$23.00801.7
Peoria, IL$47,800$22.981901.2
Rockford, IL$47,740$22.951300.9
Dubuque, IA$47,690$22.93701.1
Alexandria, LA$47,670$22.92600.9
Owensboro, KY$47,620$22.90300.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,580$22.882100.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,540$22.862002.2
Boise City, ID$47,500$22.842700.7
Gainesville, FL$47,380$22.782501.7
Kankakee, IL$47,160$22.67400.9
Longview, TX$46,870$22.54900.8
St. George, UT$46,610$22.411201.3
Evansville, IN$46,480$22.34900.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,400$22.316601.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,310$22.277501.1
Corpus Christi, TX$46,150$22.191500.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,800$22.02601.2
Baton Rouge, LA$45,570$21.912900.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,400$21.833,6101.1
Amarillo, TX$45,370$21.81800.6
Lima, OH$45,270$21.76300.7
Paducah, KY-IL$44,720$21.50400.8
Lawrence, KS$44,700$21.49801.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$44,610$21.45600.7
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,480$21.391701.2
Yuba City, CA$44,340$21.32701.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$44,050$21.182300.6
Lake Charles, LA$43,520$20.931101.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$43,240$20.791300.8
El Paso, TX$43,020$20.693201.0
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,020$20.68400.8
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$42,930$20.641001.0
Hammond, LA$42,680$20.52501.0
Waco, TX$42,660$20.511100.9
Lafayette, LA$42,060$20.221801.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$41,680$20.04702.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$40,300$19.37600.6
Monroe, LA$39,990$19.23800.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,140$18.822300.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,560$18.54901.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$38,470$18.49801.4
Muncie, IN$37,920$18.23400.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$37,570$18.06401.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$35,990$17.305500.8
Aguadilla, PR$31,060$14.94501.1
Ponce, PR$30,800$14.81500.8
Mayaguez, PR$26,440$12.71300.6

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.