SOC 21-1021 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$59,550
U.S. median hourly wage$28.63
U.S. employment392,550

Nationally, child, family, and school social workers earned a median of $59,550 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 392,550 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”.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Connecticut$78,970$37.975,2303.1
Maryland$76,390$36.734,7101.7
New Jersey$76,280$36.677,3601.7
Massachusetts$75,570$36.3310,9003.0
Washington$74,480$35.8110,7203.0
District of Columbia$73,550$35.362,4303.5
New Hampshire$71,010$34.141,7002.5
Rhode Island$69,870$33.592,4504.9
Hawaii$68,270$32.821,1701.9
Minnesota$67,450$32.436,5402.2
Vermont$67,340$32.386402.1
California$65,200$31.3560,3103.3
New York$65,100$31.3030,1703.1
North Dakota$64,560$31.048702.0
Oregon$64,130$30.836,6303.4
Colorado$63,720$30.648,2002.9
Maine$63,290$30.432,0003.1
Illinois$63,220$30.3919,8603.3
Alaska$62,630$30.111,2603.9
Virginia$61,330$29.499,4102.3
Nevada$61,080$29.364,0302.6
Idaho$59,840$28.778100.9
North Carolina$59,610$28.6613,0102.6
Wisconsin$59,280$28.505,7101.9
Michigan$59,270$28.4915,7603.6
Kentucky$59,100$28.428,4704.2
Louisiana$56,800$27.311,1100.6
Montana$56,780$27.301,2502.4
Florida$56,550$27.1914,0001.4
Wyoming$56,420$27.137102.5
Tennessee$56,310$27.077,8702.4
New Mexico$56,160$27.002,9903.4
Texas$55,680$26.7721,6701.5
Guam$54,910$26.40801.2
Kansas$54,300$26.113,1902.2
Iowa$52,250$25.123,4102.2
West Virginia$52,220$25.112,3803.4
Utah$52,000$25.001,9301.1
South Carolina$51,800$24.905,5202.4
Ohio$51,520$24.7716,0502.9
South Dakota$51,100$24.572,0504.5
Pennsylvania$50,820$24.4316,2002.7
Virgin Islands$50,810$24.43301.0
Indiana$50,470$24.276,6902.1
Arizona$50,150$24.117,5602.3
Delaware$48,520$23.339101.9
Missouri$48,520$23.339,6203.3
Nebraska$47,770$22.974,8304.7
Georgia$47,510$22.847,1101.5
Alabama$46,660$22.434,2202.0
Mississippi$46,530$22.373,3102.9
Oklahoma$43,950$21.136,5003.8
Puerto Rico$43,620$20.973,3703.6
Arkansas$43,330$20.831,1500.9

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.

$35,260$52,707$70,153$87,600Alexandria, LA — $35,260Lafayette, LA — $36,340Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $40,580San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $40,580Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $42,160Monroe, LA — $42,290Hot Springs, AR — $42,310Altoona, PA — $42,590Fort Smith, AR-OK — $42,990Jonesboro, AR — $43,740Auburn-Opelika, AL — $43,790Enid, OK — $43,950Lawton, OK — $43,950Oklahoma City, OK — $43,950Tulsa, OK — $43,950Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $44,400Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $44,610Tuscaloosa, AL — $44,640Erie, PA — $44,810Johnstown, PA — $45,010Valdosta, GA — $45,230Longview, TX — $45,400Columbia, MO — $45,460State College, PA — $45,460Dothan, AL — $45,530Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $45,820Anniston-Oxford, AL — $45,920Lincoln, NE — $46,230Ames, IA — $46,370Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $46,430Hattiesburg, MS — $46,530Birmingham, AL — $46,540Jackson, MS — $46,610Huntsville, AL — $46,860Texarkana, TX-AR — $46,900Las Cruces, NM — $46,960Sandusky, OH — $46,990Athens-Clarke County, GA — $47,010Tucson, AZ — $47,010Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $47,080Columbus, GA-AL — $47,080Gainesville, GA — $47,080Hinesville, GA — $47,080Macon-Bibb County, GA — $47,080Rome, GA — $47,080Warner Robins, GA — $47,080Logan, UT-ID — $47,180Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $47,190Mansfield, OH — $47,310Lake Charles, LA — $47,490Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $47,550Youngstown-Warren, OH — $47,570Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $47,670Morgantown, WV — $47,740Yuma, AZ — $47,820Ocala, FL — $47,900Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,940Springfield, MO — $47,980Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $47,980Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $47,990Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $48,040Gettysburg, PA — $48,050Savannah, GA — $48,340Albany, GA — $48,460Mobile, AL — $48,460Lubbock, TX — $48,490Joplin, MO-KS — $48,600Bloomington, IN — $48,730Evansville, IN — $48,730Kokomo, IN — $48,730Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $48,730Terre Haute, IN — $48,730Abilene, TX — $48,790Amarillo, TX — $48,790Iowa City, IA — $48,790Akron, OH — $48,800Tallahassee, FL — $48,880Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $48,940Decatur, AL — $48,980Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $49,000St. Joseph, MO-KS — $49,060Columbus, IN — $49,150Roanoke, VA — $49,230Cedar Rapids, IA — $49,250Gainesville, FL — $49,280Omaha, NE-IA — $49,490Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $49,630Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $49,720Pittsburgh, PA — $49,800Grand Island, NE — $49,810Kansas City, MO-KS — $49,880Laredo, TX — $49,900Rocky Mount, NC — $49,940Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $49,970Lima, OH — $50,020Flagstaff, AZ — $50,060Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $50,150Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $50,150Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $50,150Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $50,150Missoula, MT — $50,200Sumter, SC — $50,230Montgomery, AL — $50,240Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $50,240Billings, MT — $50,310Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $50,440Wheeling, WV-OH — $50,450Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $50,470Muncie, IN — $50,470South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $50,470Fort Wayne, IN — $50,490Rapid City, SD — $50,490Springfield, OH — $50,500Canton-Massillon, OH — $50,590Columbia, SC — $50,610Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $50,710Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $50,710Sheboygan, WI — $50,750Dalton, GA — $50,760Midland, MI — $50,890Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $50,910Ogden, UT — $50,990Reading, PA — $51,050St. Louis, MO-IL — $51,080Lancaster, PA — $51,130Mayaguez, PR — $51,170Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $51,400College Station-Bryan, TX — $51,410Chambersburg, PA — $51,490Gadsden, AL — $51,490Port St. Lucie, FL — $51,490Dover, DE — $51,690Jefferson City, MO — $51,710Midland, TX — $51,790Florence, SC — $51,800Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $51,800Spartanburg, SC — $51,800Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $51,960Dubuque, IA — $51,980Beckley, WV — $52,220Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $52,220Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $52,220Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $52,220Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $52,280Tyler, TX — $52,290Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $52,310Chattanooga, TN-GA — $52,330Santa Fe, NM — $52,740Williamsport, PA — $52,790York-Hanover, PA — $52,850Lebanon, PA — $52,890Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $53,040Charleston, WV — $53,070Guayama, PR — $53,100Lynchburg, VA — $53,110Manhattan, KS — $53,130Arecibo, PR — $53,280Ponce, PR — $53,440Waco, TX — $53,670Aguadilla, PR — $53,750Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $53,800Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $53,830Jackson, TN — $53,960Johnson City, TN — $53,980Naples-Marco Island, FL — $54,060Topeka, KS — $54,310Wichita, KS — $54,310El Paso, TX — $54,340Odessa, TX — $54,510Goldsboro, NC — $54,780Janesville-Beloit, WI — $54,820Wichita Falls, TX — $54,950Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $55,030Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $55,080Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $55,090Albuquerque, NM — $55,420St. George, UT — $55,530Kenosha, WI — $55,590Punta Gorda, FL — $55,600Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $55,620Jacksonville, FL — $55,630Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $55,630Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $55,650Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $55,710Bay City, MI — $55,810Corvallis, OR — $55,810Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $55,930North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $56,070Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $56,090Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $56,280Knoxville, TN — $56,310Cheyenne, WY — $56,420Pueblo, CO — $56,440Coeur d'Alene, ID — $56,470Burlington, NC — $56,480Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $56,530Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $56,660Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $56,670Killeen-Temple, TX — $56,670San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $56,670Peoria, IL — $56,740Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $56,810Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $56,810Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $56,860Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $56,930Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $56,940Fond du Lac, WI — $56,980Battle Creek, MI — $57,000Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $57,080Green Bay, WI — $57,140Decatur, IL — $57,270Paducah, KY-IL — $57,280Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $57,410Corpus Christi, TX — $57,490Casper, WY — $57,510Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $57,550Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $57,710Wausau, WI — $57,720Cleveland, OH — $57,860Toledo, OH — $57,990Cleveland, TN — $58,020McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $58,040Morristown, TN — $58,090Kankakee, IL — $58,180Elmira, NY — $58,400Bloomington, IL — $58,440Columbus, OH — $58,460Glens Falls, NY — $58,460Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $58,540Lewiston, ID-WA — $58,550Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $58,640Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $58,640Saginaw, MI — $58,700Monroe, MI — $58,710Bozeman, MT — $58,720Great Falls, MT — $58,810Owensboro, KY — $58,920Winston-Salem, NC — $58,930Sherman-Denison, TX — $58,950Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $58,970Utica-Rome, NY — $59,090Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $59,100Pocatello, ID — $59,100Greenville, NC — $59,110Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $59,180Charlottesville, VA — $59,190Clarksville, TN-KY — $59,230Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $59,270Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $59,330Redding, CA — $59,520Traverse City, MI — $59,550Asheville, NC — $59,680Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $59,710San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $59,770Greensboro-High Point, NC — $59,780Niles, MI — $59,790Appleton, WI — $59,840Boise City, ID — $59,840Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $59,840Fargo, ND-MN — $59,860Victoria, TX — $59,900New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $59,940Harrisonburg, VA — $60,000Grand Junction, CO — $60,050Ithaca, NY — $60,120Flint, MI — $60,160San Angelo, TX — $60,180Merced, CA — $60,200Helena, MT — $60,280Colorado Springs, CO — $60,320Champaign-Urbana, IL — $60,360Baton Rouge, LA — $60,440Richmond, VA — $60,520Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $60,590Reno, NV — $60,600El Centro, CA — $60,690St. Cloud, MN — $60,790Winchester, VA-WV — $60,820Farmington, NM — $60,890Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $60,900Modesto, CA — $60,900Ann Arbor, MI — $60,940Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $60,950Lawrence, KS — $60,980Albany, OR — $61,020Visalia, CA — $61,040Idaho Falls, ID — $61,400Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $61,480Mankato, MN — $61,500Chico, CA — $61,720Rockford, IL — $61,940Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $61,960Bangor, ME — $61,980Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $61,980Madison, WI — $62,020Rochester, NY — $62,030Fresno, CA — $62,080Rochester, MN — $62,090Elizabethtown, KY — $62,130Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $62,140Binghamton, NY — $62,160Duluth, MN-WI — $62,240Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $62,360Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $62,370Salinas, CA — $62,520Stockton-Lodi, CA — $62,610Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $62,640Raleigh-Cary, NC — $62,700Wilmington, NC — $62,710Manchester-Nashua, NH — $62,720Bend, OR — $62,760Napa, CA — $62,760Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $62,810Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $63,070Grand Forks, ND-MN — $63,100Syracuse, NY — $63,120Bellingham, WA — $63,130Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $63,230Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $63,270Fayetteville, NC — $63,320La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $63,480Eugene-Springfield, OR — $63,520Portland-South Portland, ME — $63,700Lexington-Fayette, KY — $63,780Eau Claire, WI — $63,930Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $64,020Yuba City, CA — $64,040Bowling Green, KY — $64,050Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $64,230Anchorage, AK — $64,640Boulder, CO — $64,660Salem, OR — $64,700Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $64,790Minot, ND — $65,180Carson City, NV — $65,250Homosassa Springs, FL — $65,810Twin Falls, ID — $65,980Jacksonville, NC — $66,520Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $66,540New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $66,540Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $66,620Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $66,910Medford, OR — $67,170Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $67,560Yakima, WA — $67,650Kingston, NY — $67,670Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $67,910Fairbanks-College, AK — $68,180Urban Honolulu, HI — $68,270Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $68,280Vineland, NJ — $68,530San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $68,560Grants Pass, OR — $68,960Bismarck, ND — $69,400Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $69,570Lexington Park, MD — $69,700Kennewick-Richland, WA — $69,960Jackson, MI — $70,350Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $70,530Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $70,900Worcester, MA — $70,900Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $71,140Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $71,250San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $72,020Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $72,730Walla Walla, WA — $72,910Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $74,960Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $75,280Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $75,550Barnstable Town, MA — $75,570Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $75,580Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $76,270Springfield, IL — $76,330Pittsfield, MA — $76,440Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $77,260Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $77,300Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $77,420Vallejo, CA — $77,490Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $77,710Springfield, MA — $78,250Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $78,270Greeley, CO — $78,530Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $78,970New Haven, CT — $78,970Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $79,920Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $80,430Longview-Kelso, WA — $80,450Salisbury, MD — $81,520Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $81,830San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $87,600

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.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$87,600$42.122,1201.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$81,830$39.344503.5
Salisbury, MD$81,520$39.191202.2
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,450$38.681303.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$80,430$38.675804.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$79,920$38.422,2003.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$78,970$37.971,1402.8
New Haven, CT$78,970$37.978102.9
Greeley, CO$78,530$37.752802.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$78,270$37.631302.6
Springfield, MA$78,250$37.621,1905.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,710$37.364302.7
Vallejo, CA$77,490$37.252801.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$77,420$37.227,0702.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,300$37.172402.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,260$37.158703.2
Pittsfield, MA$76,440$36.752003.6
Springfield, IL$76,330$36.708308.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$76,270$36.671703.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75,580$36.348302.6
Barnstable Town, MA$75,570$36.332302.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$75,550$36.326,4902.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$75,280$36.195,5402.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$74,960$36.042,7902.1
Walla Walla, WA$72,910$35.051004.0
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$72,730$34.964201.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,020$34.625,8402.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$71,250$34.2626,2204.2
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$71,140$34.201202.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$70,900$34.093,5204.9
Worcester, MA$70,900$34.091,1703.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$70,530$33.914,1502.1
Jackson, MI$70,350$33.822103.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA$69,960$33.643903.0
Lexington Park, MD$69,700$33.511101.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$69,570$33.451,1104.3
Bismarck, ND$69,400$33.371802.6
Grants Pass, OR$68,960$33.151203.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$68,560$32.964003.3
Vineland, NJ$68,530$32.951402.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$68,280$32.831201.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$68,270$32.828201.8
Fairbanks-College, AK$68,180$32.781203.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$67,910$32.652101.7
Kingston, NY$67,670$32.542504.2
Yakima, WA$67,650$32.534504.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$67,560$32.484,2402.6
Medford, OR$67,170$32.292502.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$66,910$32.174,3303.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$66,620$32.031,5702.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$66,540$31.991,9804.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$66,540$31.9924,3502.6
Jacksonville, NC$66,520$31.981803.3
Twin Falls, ID$65,980$31.72601.1
Homosassa Springs, FL$65,810$31.64501.4
Carson City, NV$65,250$31.371504.8
Minot, ND$65,180$31.34802.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$64,790$31.1513,5503.0
Salem, OR$64,700$31.114802.5
Boulder, CO$64,660$31.095202.7
Anchorage, AK$64,640$31.086803.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$64,230$30.882802.6
Bowling Green, KY$64,050$30.803203.8
Yuba City, CA$64,040$30.792004.0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$64,020$30.782803.0
Eau Claire, WI$63,930$30.741902.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,780$30.661,0303.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,700$30.636702.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$63,520$30.545803.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$63,480$30.521401.7
Fayetteville, NC$63,320$30.445003.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$63,270$30.423,5503.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$63,230$30.405,8103.4
Bellingham, WA$63,130$30.353604.0
Syracuse, NY$63,120$30.351,0803.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN$63,100$30.341803.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$63,070$30.323201.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$62,810$30.208902.6
Bend, OR$62,760$30.173202.9
Napa, CA$62,760$30.171301.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,720$30.156103.1
Wilmington, NC$62,710$30.155302.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC$62,700$30.141,4602.0
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$62,640$30.12400.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$62,610$30.108703.0
Salinas, CA$62,520$30.064502.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$62,370$29.987802.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62,360$29.981,9702.6
Duluth, MN-WI$62,240$29.932401.9
Binghamton, NY$62,160$29.893803.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62,140$29.885903.5
Elizabethtown, KY$62,130$29.872104.0
Rochester, MN$62,090$29.852401.9
Fresno, CA$62,080$29.851,9204.0
Rochester, NY$62,030$29.821,5603.2
Madison, WI$62,020$29.827901.9
Bangor, ME$61,980$29.802803.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$61,980$29.801904.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$61,960$29.794004.1
Rockford, IL$61,940$29.784503.2
Chico, CA$61,720$29.672903.7
Mankato, MN$61,500$29.571302.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$61,480$29.563,0102.6
Idaho Falls, ID$61,400$29.521201.5
Visalia, CA$61,040$29.354702.8
Albany, OR$61,020$29.341803.7
Lawrence, KS$60,980$29.321302.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$60,950$29.303,0202.2
Ann Arbor, MI$60,940$29.304802.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,900$29.286603.0
Modesto, CA$60,900$29.281,1605.9
Farmington, NM$60,890$29.281503.2
Winchester, VA-WV$60,820$29.241802.6
St. Cloud, MN$60,790$29.231401.4
El Centro, CA$60,690$29.182203.3
Reno, NV$60,600$29.134701.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$60,590$29.13600.7
Richmond, VA$60,520$29.101,5302.3
Baton Rouge, LA$60,440$29.062900.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,360$29.024003.8
Colorado Springs, CO$60,320$29.001,2103.8
Helena, MT$60,280$28.981302.9
Merced, CA$60,200$28.945006.3
San Angelo, TX$60,180$28.931202.3
Flint, MI$60,160$28.927205.3
Ithaca, NY$60,120$28.911202.5
Grand Junction, CO$60,050$28.872603.9
Harrisonburg, VA$60,000$28.851602.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$59,940$28.823400.8
Victoria, TX$59,900$28.80601.6
Fargo, ND-MN$59,860$28.782201.5
Appleton, WI$59,840$28.772001.6
Boise City, ID$59,840$28.773500.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,840$28.775303.4
Niles, MI$59,790$28.741602.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,780$28.741,0502.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$59,770$28.743,8202.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$59,710$28.714,4601.6
Asheville, NC$59,680$28.695503.0
Traverse City, MI$59,550$28.632203.3
Redding, CA$59,520$28.624105.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$59,330$28.529602.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$59,270$28.496,5403.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$59,230$28.483303.2
Charlottesville, VA$59,190$28.462702.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$59,180$28.451,5301.9
Greenville, NC$59,110$28.423203.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$59,100$28.421,7602.6
Pocatello, ID$59,100$28.41501.4
Utica-Rome, NY$59,090$28.415504.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,970$28.352604.2
Sherman-Denison, TX$58,950$28.34601.2
Winston-Salem, NC$58,930$28.336302.3
Owensboro, KY$58,920$28.332605.2
Great Falls, MT$58,810$28.281203.4
Bozeman, MT$58,720$28.23901.3
Monroe, MI$58,710$28.231804.5
Saginaw, MI$58,700$28.222703.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,640$28.191,6701.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$58,640$28.194002.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$58,550$28.15702.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,540$28.152,1601.5
Columbus, OH$58,460$28.113,2002.9
Glens Falls, NY$58,460$28.111703.5
Bloomington, IL$58,440$28.103203.6
Elmira, NY$58,400$28.081705.0
Kankakee, IL$58,180$27.971403.4
Morristown, TN$58,090$27.931803.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$58,040$27.906002.0
Cleveland, TN$58,020$27.90902.1
Toledo, OH$57,990$27.887402.5
Cleveland, OH$57,860$27.823,8403.7
Wausau, WI$57,720$27.75901.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$57,710$27.754602.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$57,550$27.672002.6
Casper, WY$57,510$27.65902.2
Corpus Christi, TX$57,490$27.643802.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$57,410$27.602800.9
Paducah, KY-IL$57,280$27.541703.5
Decatur, IL$57,270$27.531603.5
Green Bay, WI$57,140$27.473401.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$57,080$27.444,4801.1
Battle Creek, MI$57,000$27.402404.3
Fond du Lac, WI$56,980$27.39801.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$56,940$27.388702.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,930$27.371,4601.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$56,860$27.348701.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$56,810$27.312,1303.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$56,810$27.317203.5
Peoria, IL$56,740$27.287904.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$56,670$27.254,0801.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$56,670$27.255303.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$56,670$27.252,5202.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$56,660$27.241201.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$56,530$27.181702.1
Burlington, NC$56,480$27.161502.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID$56,470$27.15701.0
Pueblo, CO$56,440$27.141802.9
Cheyenne, WY$56,420$27.131703.5
Knoxville, TN$56,310$27.071,0702.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,280$27.068002.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,090$26.971,8103.0
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$56,070$26.964301.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,930$26.896,8502.4
Bay City, MI$55,810$26.832106.2
Corvallis, OR$55,810$26.831102.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$55,710$26.781704.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$55,650$26.766102.0
Jacksonville, FL$55,630$26.741,0501.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$55,630$26.742,2402.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$55,620$26.74801.4
Punta Gorda, FL$55,600$26.73901.6
Kenosha, WI$55,590$26.731602.1
St. George, UT$55,530$26.70901.0
Albuquerque, NM$55,420$26.641,3403.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$55,090$26.48700.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$55,080$26.482,5802.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$55,030$26.46902.2
Wichita Falls, TX$54,950$26.421101.9
Janesville-Beloit, WI$54,820$26.361602.3
Goldsboro, NC$54,780$26.341203.0
Odessa, TX$54,510$26.21801.0
El Paso, TX$54,340$26.126602.0
Topeka, KS$54,310$26.113803.3
Wichita, KS$54,310$26.117902.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$54,060$25.992001.2
Johnson City, TN$53,980$25.952703.3
Jackson, TN$53,960$25.942503.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$53,830$25.881503.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$53,800$25.865101.9
Aguadilla, PR$53,750$25.841302.7
Waco, TX$53,670$25.802702.1
Ponce, PR$53,440$25.692103.3
Arecibo, PR$53,280$25.621002.9
Manhattan, KS$53,130$25.542404.6
Lynchburg, VA$53,110$25.543103.2
Guayama, PR$53,100$25.53604.5
Charleston, WV$53,070$25.526005.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$53,040$25.503703.1
Lebanon, PA$52,890$25.43901.6
York-Hanover, PA$52,850$25.415002.7
Williamsport, PA$52,790$25.38801.5
Santa Fe, NM$52,740$25.352003.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA$52,330$25.166002.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$52,310$25.157401.9
Tyler, TX$52,290$25.141601.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$52,280$25.141501.9
Beckley, WV$52,220$25.111002.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$52,220$25.113301.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,220$25.116204.4
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$52,220$25.11902.6
Dubuque, IA$51,980$24.991001.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$51,960$24.981801.4
Florence, SC$51,800$24.903604.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$51,800$24.902301.6
Spartanburg, SC$51,800$24.903702.3
Midland, TX$51,790$24.901201.0
Jefferson City, MO$51,710$24.864405.4
Dover, DE$51,690$24.851702.5
Chambersburg, PA$51,490$24.761803.0
Gadsden, AL$51,490$24.76802.3
Port St. Lucie, FL$51,490$24.763301.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$51,410$24.721501.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,400$24.717704.3
Mayaguez, PR$51,170$24.601502.8
Lancaster, PA$51,130$24.587402.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$51,080$24.563,7902.8
Reading, PA$51,050$24.555703.3
Ogden, UT$50,990$24.513001.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,910$24.478802.0
Midland, MI$50,890$24.471804.9
Dalton, GA$50,760$24.411001.5
Sheboygan, WI$50,750$24.40901.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$50,710$24.382601.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$50,710$24.382203.0
Columbia, SC$50,610$24.331,3803.5
Canton-Massillon, OH$50,590$24.324803.0
Springfield, OH$50,500$24.281803.9
Fort Wayne, IN$50,490$24.273901.7
Rapid City, SD$50,490$24.274205.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$50,470$24.272,0101.8
Muncie, IN$50,470$24.271302.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$50,470$24.273602.7
Wheeling, WV-OH$50,450$24.251202.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$50,440$24.25901.9
Billings, MT$50,310$24.193203.4
Montgomery, AL$50,240$24.166203.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,240$24.162801.2
Sumter, SC$50,230$24.151103.2
Missoula, MT$50,200$24.141402.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$50,150$24.111101.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,150$24.115,0602.1
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$50,150$24.111502.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$50,150$24.11802.5
Flagstaff, AZ$50,060$24.071402.0
Lima, OH$50,020$24.052304.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$49,970$24.03802.1
Rocky Mount, NC$49,940$24.011803.4
Laredo, TX$49,900$23.992702.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,880$23.982,6202.4
Grand Island, NE$49,810$23.951604.2
Pittsburgh, PA$49,800$23.943,1202.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,720$23.913,9901.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$49,630$23.869102.4
Omaha, NE-IA$49,490$23.792,1504.3
Gainesville, FL$49,280$23.692501.6
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,250$23.683302.4
Roanoke, VA$49,230$23.674202.7
Columbus, IN$49,150$23.631202.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,060$23.591903.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$49,000$23.56Not publishedNot published
Decatur, AL$48,980$23.551001.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,940$23.531701.9
Tallahassee, FL$48,880$23.502401.3
Akron, OH$48,800$23.469903.1
Abilene, TX$48,790$23.463805.1
Amarillo, TX$48,790$23.462902.3
Iowa City, IA$48,790$23.462202.3
Bloomington, IN$48,730$23.431401.9
Evansville, IN$48,730$23.433302.5
Kokomo, IN$48,730$23.431002.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$48,730$23.431401.4
Terre Haute, IN$48,730$23.432103.3
Joplin, MO-KS$48,600$23.363303.8
Lubbock, TX$48,490$23.315003.0
Albany, GA$48,460$23.302203.7
Mobile, AL$48,460$23.304502.6
Savannah, GA$48,340$23.241901.0
Gettysburg, PA$48,050$23.101404.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,040$23.105504.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,990$23.071900.7
Springfield, MO$47,980$23.078703.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$47,980$23.071905.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,940$23.052801.5
Ocala, FL$47,900$23.031601.3
Yuma, AZ$47,820$22.991902.8
Morgantown, WV$47,740$22.951402.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$47,670$22.921202.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,570$22.875903.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$47,550$22.864102.6
Lake Charles, LA$47,490$22.83500.5
Mansfield, OH$47,310$22.741402.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$47,190$22.691101.5
Logan, UT-ID$47,180$22.691101.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$47,080$22.643501.5
Columbus, GA-AL$47,080$22.642302.0
Gainesville, GA$47,080$22.641001.0
Hinesville, GA$47,080$22.64502.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA$47,080$22.642202.3
Rome, GA$47,080$22.641202.6
Warner Robins, GA$47,080$22.64701.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,010$22.602002.1
Tucson, AZ$47,010$22.601,5704.0
Sandusky, OH$46,990$22.591202.5
Las Cruces, NM$46,960$22.584205.2
Texarkana, TX-AR$46,900$22.55701.2
Huntsville, AL$46,860$22.533601.3
Jackson, MS$46,610$22.418003.0
Birmingham, AL$46,540$22.371,0101.9
Hattiesburg, MS$46,530$22.371702.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$46,430$22.322505.7
Ames, IA$46,370$22.291202.1
Lincoln, NE$46,230$22.239505.2
Anniston-Oxford, AL$45,920$22.08902.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,820$22.035902.3
Dothan, AL$45,530$21.891402.3
Columbia, MO$45,460$21.853903.6
State College, PA$45,460$21.861402.1
Longview, TX$45,400$21.832301.9
Valdosta, GA$45,230$21.751502.8
Johnstown, PA$45,010$21.642104.5
Erie, PA$44,810$21.544904.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,640$21.461801.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$44,610$21.452800.8
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$44,400$21.35800.9
Enid, OK$43,950$21.13904.0
Lawton, OK$43,950$21.132104.8
Oklahoma City, OK$43,950$21.132,0103.0
Tulsa, OK$43,950$21.131,5203.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL$43,790$21.051502.1
Jonesboro, AR$43,740$21.03601.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$42,990$20.671701.8
Altoona, PA$42,590$20.481402.4
Hot Springs, AR$42,310$20.34401.0
Monroe, LA$42,290$20.33800.9
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$42,160$20.27700.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$40,580$19.511,5609.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$40,580$19.512,6003.8
Lafayette, LA$36,340$17.47400.2
Alexandria, LA$35,260$16.95400.7

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.