SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations
Chief Executives
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$213,990
U.S. median hourly wage$102.88
U.S. employment204,350
Nationally, chief executives earned a median of $213,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 204,350 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $341,630 | $164.25 | 910 | 0.5 |
| Washington | $339,810 | $163.37 | 3,170 | 0.9 |
| Illinois | $331,920 | $159.58 | 4,620 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | $314,290 | $151.10 | 1,930 | 0.4 |
| Virginia | $310,740 | $149.40 | 4,870 | 1.2 |
| New Jersey | $310,440 | $149.25 | 2,430 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | $295,120 | $141.89 | 1,660 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | $281,640 | $135.41 | 470 | 0.7 |
| South Dakota | $280,900 | $135.05 | 510 | 1.1 |
| New York | $257,980 | $124.03 | 8,430 | 0.9 |
| Texas | $257,850 | $123.97 | 8,780 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | $255,560 | $122.86 | 4,950 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | $254,180 | $122.20 | 1,820 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | $248,660 | $119.55 | 3,180 | 1.2 |
| Rhode Island | $235,360 | $113.15 | 460 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $232,560 | $111.81 | 8,850 | 1.5 |
| California | $218,600 | $105.10 | 34,700 | 1.9 |
| Nebraska | $214,680 | $103.21 | 2,510 | 2.5 |
| Colorado | $213,370 | $102.58 | Not published | Not published |
| Iowa | $211,190 | $101.54 | 3,050 | 2.0 |
| Wisconsin | $208,350 | $100.17 | Not published | Not published |
| Georgia | $208,180 | $100.09 | 4,080 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | $199,990 | $96.15 | 390 | 0.8 |
| Tennessee | $198,830 | $95.59 | 4,700 | 1.4 |
| Minnesota | $195,670 | $94.07 | 6,740 | 2.3 |
| Montana | $182,340 | $87.66 | 670 | 1.3 |
| Kentucky | $179,530 | $86.31 | 2,070 | 1.0 |
| Idaho | $177,210 | $85.20 | 2,920 | 3.4 |
| Ohio | $176,440 | $84.83 | 4,470 | 0.8 |
| Vermont | $175,070 | $84.17 | 360 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $172,320 | $82.85 | 2,550 | 0.9 |
| Utah | $171,880 | $82.64 | 3,140 | 1.8 |
| South Carolina | $168,840 | $81.17 | 1,740 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | $168,590 | $81.05 | Not published | Not published |
| Alaska | $166,710 | $80.15 | 640 | 2.0 |
| Alabama | $166,420 | $80.01 | 810 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | $164,560 | $79.12 | 380 | 0.9 |
| Oklahoma | $163,790 | $78.74 | 2,390 | 1.4 |
| Kansas | $158,100 | $76.01 | 1,960 | 1.4 |
| West Virginia | $151,950 | $73.05 | 1,700 | 2.4 |
| Nevada | $149,770 | $72.01 | 1,370 | 0.9 |
| Wyoming | $147,940 | $71.13 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | $139,250 | $66.95 | 310 | 0.3 |
| Maine | $138,770 | $66.72 | 1,580 | 2.5 |
| New Mexico | $123,500 | $59.38 | 100 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $119,990 | $57.69 | 3,550 | 2.7 |
| Virgin Islands | $104,010 | $50.00 | 130 | 3.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $97,510 | $46.88 | 2,690 | 2.9 |
| Massachusetts | Not published | Not published | 6,590 | 1.8 |
Pay by metro area
All 331 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford, OR | $615,500 | $295.92 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Midland, MI | $587,950 | $282.67 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Midland, TX | $389,330 | $187.18 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $388,060 | $186.57 | 480 | 1.2 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $381,330 | $183.33 | 140 | 0.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $375,810 | $180.68 | 690 | 0.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $370,000 | $177.89 | 2,060 | 1.0 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $354,310 | $170.34 | 160 | 0.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $344,960 | $165.85 | 3,610 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $339,330 | $163.14 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Springfield, IL | $338,570 | $162.78 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $335,900 | $161.49 | 260 | 1.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $329,030 | $158.19 | 740 | 0.5 |
| Richmond, VA | $326,160 | $156.81 | 820 | 1.2 |
| Rockford, IL | $323,030 | $155.30 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $320,060 | $153.88 | 2,580 | 0.6 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $317,900 | $152.84 | 180 | 1.6 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $315,920 | $151.88 | 340 | 0.8 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $312,730 | $150.35 | 50 | 0.3 |
| New Haven, CT | $311,110 | $149.57 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $310,740 | $149.40 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $304,110 | $146.21 | 2,070 | 1.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $301,440 | $144.93 | 7,180 | 0.8 |
| Rapid City, SD | $301,420 | $144.91 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,730 | $143.62 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $298,440 | $143.48 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $297,350 | $142.96 | 530 | 0.7 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $292,770 | $140.75 | 4,120 | 1.4 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $290,870 | $139.84 | 1,230 | 3.0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $288,690 | $138.79 | 5,190 | 2.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $288,150 | $138.53 | 950 | 0.7 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $287,180 | $138.07 | 70 | 0.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $286,050 | $137.52 | 360 | 0.5 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $285,300 | $137.16 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $282,170 | $135.66 | 250 | 1.4 |
| Odessa, TX | $281,480 | $135.33 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $279,080 | $134.17 | 400 | 1.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $276,970 | $133.16 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $275,820 | $132.61 | 2,350 | 0.8 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $275,270 | $132.34 | 1,920 | 0.6 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $274,520 | $131.98 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $273,710 | $131.59 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Asheville, NC | $270,520 | $130.06 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $270,090 | $129.85 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $268,090 | $128.89 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $268,030 | $128.86 | 1,970 | 1.5 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $264,970 | $127.39 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Salem, OR | $261,650 | $125.79 | 120 | 0.6 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $261,280 | $125.62 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $260,940 | $125.45 | 160 | 0.6 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $260,050 | $125.03 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $258,310 | $124.19 | 100 | 0.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $256,610 | $123.37 | 560 | 0.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $256,320 | $123.23 | 870 | 0.8 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $254,180 | $122.20 | 470 | 0.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $251,520 | $120.92 | 150 | 0.6 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $250,670 | $120.51 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $248,810 | $119.62 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $248,660 | $119.55 | 540 | 0.9 |
| Traverse City, MI | $248,510 | $119.47 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Bay City, MI | $247,680 | $119.08 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Monroe, MI | $244,760 | $117.67 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $243,620 | $117.13 | 650 | 0.9 |
| Dalton, GA | $242,760 | $116.71 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Napa, CA | $241,590 | $116.15 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $239,990 | $115.38 | 420 | 0.8 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $238,440 | $114.64 | 2,710 | 1.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $238,200 | $114.52 | 330 | 2.2 |
| Yakima, WA | $238,180 | $114.51 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Tyler, TX | $237,880 | $114.37 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $237,600 | $114.23 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $237,180 | $114.03 | 370 | 0.7 |
| Bellingham, WA | $236,930 | $113.91 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Bloomington, IN | $235,900 | $113.41 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $234,290 | $112.64 | 10,800 | 1.7 |
| Williamsport, PA | $233,920 | $112.46 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $233,760 | $112.39 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Reading, PA | $229,740 | $110.45 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $229,340 | $110.26 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $228,220 | $109.72 | 1,330 | 2.7 |
| Billings, MT | $227,000 | $109.14 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $226,720 | $109.00 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Salinas, CA | $226,270 | $108.78 | 220 | 1.2 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $225,760 | $108.54 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $225,410 | $108.37 | Not published | Not published |
| Lancaster, PA | $224,160 | $107.77 | 260 | 1.1 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $223,990 | $107.69 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Green Bay, WI | $222,320 | $106.89 | 390 | 2.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $221,640 | $106.56 | 990 | 0.9 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $221,620 | $106.55 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $220,940 | $106.22 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $220,590 | $106.06 | 130 | 1.7 |
| El Paso, TX | $220,050 | $105.80 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $219,400 | $105.48 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $218,840 | $105.21 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $218,690 | $105.14 | 350 | 1.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $218,190 | $104.90 | 1,730 | 1.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $217,910 | $104.77 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | $217,780 | $104.70 | 460 | 2.5 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $217,730 | $104.68 | 170 | 0.9 |
| Waco, TX | $217,610 | $104.62 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Madison, WI | $217,010 | $104.33 | 900 | 2.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $216,610 | $104.14 | 240 | 0.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $216,530 | $104.10 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Boulder, CO | $216,400 | $104.04 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $216,240 | $103.96 | Not published | Not published |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $216,060 | $103.88 | 1,660 | 1.5 |
| Kenosha, WI | $215,930 | $103.81 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $214,340 | $103.05 | 310 | 1.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $213,920 | $102.85 | 640 | 0.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $213,830 | $102.80 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $213,720 | $102.75 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Huntsville, AL | $213,530 | $102.66 | 100 | 0.4 |
| Dubuque, IA | $212,880 | $102.35 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Decatur, IL | $212,400 | $102.12 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $211,560 | $101.71 | 60 | 1.1 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $210,790 | $101.34 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $210,760 | $101.33 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Greeley, CO | $210,700 | $101.30 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $210,670 | $101.28 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Niles, MI | $210,620 | $101.26 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $209,990 | $100.96 | 440 | 1.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $209,980 | $100.95 | 4,500 | 2.3 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $209,140 | $100.55 | 520 | 1.5 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $209,080 | $100.52 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Yuba City, CA | $209,060 | $100.51 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Amarillo, TX | $208,170 | $100.08 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $208,030 | $100.01 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $207,170 | $99.60 | 980 | 0.9 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $207,100 | $99.57 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Ames, IA | $206,090 | $99.08 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Longview, TX | $205,770 | $98.93 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $205,570 | $98.83 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $205,340 | $98.72 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $205,030 | $98.57 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $204,710 | $98.42 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $204,450 | $98.30 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $204,190 | $98.17 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $204,040 | $98.10 | 30 | 0.5 |
| State College, PA | $203,960 | $98.06 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $203,220 | $97.70 | 120 | 1.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $202,990 | $97.59 | 80 | 0.3 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $202,840 | $97.52 | 1,120 | 0.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $202,750 | $97.48 | 430 | 1.3 |
| Wausau, WI | $202,460 | $97.34 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $202,190 | $97.21 | Not published | Not published |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $201,720 | $96.98 | 70 | 1.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $201,300 | $96.78 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,090 | $96.68 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $200,920 | $96.60 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $200,900 | $96.59 | 230 | 1.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $200,190 | $96.25 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Bozeman, MT | $199,920 | $96.12 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Kingston, NY | $199,860 | $96.09 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Cleveland, OH | $199,350 | $95.84 | 980 | 1.0 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $199,010 | $95.68 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $198,910 | $95.63 | 350 | 1.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $198,890 | $95.62 | 510 | 1.2 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $197,880 | $95.14 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Savannah, GA | $197,840 | $95.11 | 130 | 0.6 |
| Flint, MI | $197,790 | $95.09 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $197,540 | $94.97 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Altoona, PA | $197,360 | $94.88 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $197,220 | $94.82 | 290 | 0.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $196,990 | $94.71 | 190 | 0.9 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $196,680 | $94.56 | 680 | 1.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $195,650 | $94.06 | 360 | 1.8 |
| Johnson City, TN | $195,450 | $93.97 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $195,400 | $93.94 | 390 | 1.1 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $195,040 | $93.77 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Rochester, MN | $194,700 | $93.60 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $194,350 | $93.44 | 100 | 0.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $192,530 | $92.56 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $192,520 | $92.56 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $191,360 | $92.00 | 200 | 0.9 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $190,650 | $91.66 | 320 | 1.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $190,480 | $91.58 | 750 | 0.7 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $190,400 | $91.54 | 1,690 | 2.0 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $190,020 | $91.36 | 180 | 1.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $189,410 | $91.06 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Fresno, CA | $188,930 | $90.83 | 700 | 1.5 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $188,510 | $90.63 | 120 | 0.8 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $186,440 | $89.64 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Tucson, AZ | $185,100 | $88.99 | Not published | Not published |
| St. Cloud, MN | $184,610 | $88.76 | 210 | 2.0 |
| Binghamton, NY | $184,360 | $88.64 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $183,110 | $88.04 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $182,470 | $87.73 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $182,210 | $87.60 | 290 | 2.0 |
| Merced, CA | $181,660 | $87.34 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $180,910 | $86.98 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Pocatello, ID | $180,280 | $86.67 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $180,240 | $86.65 | 660 | 1.5 |
| Vallejo, CA | $180,180 | $86.63 | 180 | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $179,990 | $86.53 | 970 | 1.4 |
| Springfield, MO | $179,910 | $86.49 | 150 | 0.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $179,520 | $86.31 | 270 | 0.9 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $179,360 | $86.23 | 570 | 2.1 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $178,860 | $85.99 | 50 | 0.3 |
| El Centro, CA | $177,950 | $85.55 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $177,090 | $85.14 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $176,890 | $85.04 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $176,890 | $85.04 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Bismarck, ND | $176,820 | $85.01 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Chico, CA | $176,750 | $84.98 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $176,700 | $84.95 | 1,920 | 1.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $176,370 | $84.79 | 190 | 2.7 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $176,160 | $84.69 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $176,030 | $84.63 | 70 | 2.5 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $176,000 | $84.62 | 600 | 2.1 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $175,070 | $84.17 | 590 | 2.4 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $174,980 | $84.13 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $174,410 | $83.85 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $174,230 | $83.77 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | $174,120 | $83.71 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Helena, MT | $173,880 | $83.60 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Grand Island, NE | $173,690 | $83.51 | 70 | 1.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $172,990 | $83.17 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Boise City, ID | $172,780 | $83.07 | 1,630 | 4.2 |
| Akron, OH | $172,610 | $82.99 | 250 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $172,470 | $82.92 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $172,410 | $82.89 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $171,590 | $82.50 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Owensboro, KY | $171,540 | $82.47 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Mankato, MN | $171,460 | $82.43 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $171,130 | $82.27 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $171,120 | $82.27 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Redding, CA | $170,770 | $82.10 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Erie, PA | $170,340 | $81.90 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $169,770 | $81.62 | 3,680 | 3.4 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $169,630 | $81.55 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $168,830 | $81.17 | 180 | 0.6 |
| Missoula, MT | $168,200 | $80.87 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | $167,080 | $80.33 | 190 | 0.4 |
| Morristown, TN | $166,650 | $80.12 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $166,420 | $80.01 | 300 | 0.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $165,770 | $79.70 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $165,770 | $79.70 | Not published | Not published |
| Ogden, UT | $165,740 | $79.68 | 330 | 1.2 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $164,810 | $79.23 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $164,800 | $79.23 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $164,770 | $79.21 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $164,460 | $79.07 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $164,410 | $79.04 | 440 | 2.0 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $164,080 | $78.89 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $163,170 | $78.45 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Columbus, OH | $162,910 | $78.32 | 1,160 | 1.1 |
| Tulsa, OK | $162,260 | $78.01 | 790 | 1.7 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $161,760 | $77.77 | 270 | 2.0 |
| Charleston, WV | $161,540 | $77.66 | 240 | 2.3 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $161,180 | $77.49 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $160,950 | $77.38 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Florence, SC | $160,660 | $77.24 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Columbia, MO | $159,890 | $76.87 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $159,120 | $76.50 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $158,670 | $76.28 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $158,260 | $76.09 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $157,500 | $75.72 | 350 | 1.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $155,700 | $74.86 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Visalia, CA | $155,510 | $74.77 | 210 | 1.2 |
| Johnstown, PA | $153,570 | $73.83 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $151,230 | $72.71 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $150,930 | $72.56 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Lima, OH | $150,740 | $72.47 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Jackson, MS | $149,490 | $71.87 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $148,710 | $71.49 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $146,670 | $70.52 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $145,910 | $70.15 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $144,980 | $69.70 | 120 | 0.5 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $142,390 | $68.46 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Yuma, AZ | $141,100 | $67.84 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $140,930 | $67.76 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Topeka, KS | $140,330 | $67.47 | 240 | 2.1 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $139,950 | $67.29 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $138,900 | $66.78 | 3,140 | 1.3 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $138,560 | $66.62 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $138,440 | $66.56 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Manhattan, KS | $138,290 | $66.48 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $137,500 | $66.11 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $136,720 | $65.73 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Minot, ND | $135,870 | $65.32 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $134,670 | $64.75 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $134,660 | $64.74 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $134,640 | $64.73 | 670 | 2.4 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $134,510 | $64.67 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $133,570 | $64.22 | 60 | 1.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $131,540 | $63.24 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Ocala, FL | $131,440 | $63.19 | 220 | 1.8 |
| Beckley, WV | $131,040 | $63.00 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $130,000 | $62.50 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $129,850 | $62.43 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $129,490 | $62.26 | Not published | Not published |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $127,100 | $61.10 | Not published | Not published |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $125,460 | $60.32 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $125,280 | $60.23 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Alexandria, LA | $125,270 | $60.23 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Reno, NV | $124,300 | $59.76 | 370 | 1.3 |
| St. George, UT | $124,280 | $59.75 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $123,500 | $59.38 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $123,170 | $59.22 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Monroe, LA | $123,090 | $59.18 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $122,670 | $58.98 | 70 | 2.2 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $120,900 | $58.13 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Sandusky, OH | $120,030 | $57.71 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $120,020 | $57.70 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $119,990 | $57.69 | 90 | 2.4 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $114,550 | $55.07 | 210 | 2.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $113,090 | $54.37 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $109,730 | $52.75 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $108,200 | $52.02 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Rome, GA | $106,740 | $51.32 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Sebring, FL | $100,430 | $48.29 | 70 | 2.4 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $98,800 | $47.50 | 2,180 | 3.2 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $90,220 | $43.38 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Arecibo, PR | $86,270 | $41.48 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $86,100 | $41.39 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $81,730 | $39.29 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Albany, GA | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | Not published | Not published | 50 | 0.8 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not published | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Bloomington, IL | Not published | Not published | 120 | 1.4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Not published | Not published | 5,210 | 1.9 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | Not published | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Dover, DE | Not published | Not published | 150 | 2.2 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.6 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | Not published | Not published | 50 | 1.0 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not published | Not published | 80 | 1.4 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not published | Not published | 2,680 | 2.4 |
| Springfield, MA | Not published | Not published | 140 | 0.7 |
| Worcester, MA | Not published | Not published | 330 | 1.0 |
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.