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SOC 39-9011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Childcare Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$34,980
U.S. median hourly wage$16.82
U.S. employment518,910

Nationally, childcare workers earned a median of $34,980 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 518,910 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”.

Childcare Workers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$47,340$22.761,3501.9
Washington$41,680$20.044,3401.2
Massachusetts$40,900$19.6613,1403.6
Colorado$40,750$19.5913,3104.6
California$40,020$19.2452,7802.9
Oregon$38,650$18.585,2402.7
Vermont$38,030$18.29Not publishedNot published
New York$37,590$18.0744,0204.5
New Hampshire$37,080$17.832,8204.1
Hawaii$37,030$17.801,8703.0
Rhode Island$36,940$17.761,8003.6
Connecticut$36,660$17.6312,0207.1
New Jersey$36,390$17.4925,0705.8
Maine$36,350$17.474,9907.8
Alaska$36,200$17.401,3404.1
Maryland$36,030$17.329,7503.5
New Mexico$35,840$17.234,1204.7
Illinois$35,830$17.2323,9003.9
Minnesota$35,520$17.0811,5703.9
Montana$35,120$16.892,1904.3
Arizona$35,100$16.885,5301.7
Virginia$34,330$16.5113,9303.4
Florida$34,210$16.4521,7602.2
Delaware$33,210$15.971,2302.5
Wisconsin$32,460$15.615,5601.9
Utah$31,630$15.214,8302.8
Michigan$30,970$14.8914,0103.2
Missouri$30,790$14.8012,4304.2
Nebraska$30,740$14.789,3909.2
North Dakota$30,290$14.564,0309.4
Indiana$30,180$14.518,2802.6
Idaho$30,160$14.504,4305.2
Pennsylvania$30,140$14.4913,0002.1
Nevada$29,740$14.303,7402.4
Ohio$29,680$14.2711,3002.0
Tennessee$29,660$14.2613,6504.2
South Carolina$29,650$14.2610,6604.6
Kansas$29,240$14.067,4305.2
North Carolina$29,140$14.0112,5502.5
Kentucky$28,920$13.905,8202.9
Texas$28,570$13.7334,1602.4
Arkansas$28,450$13.685,4004.1
Iowa$28,420$13.666,0203.9
Wyoming$28,250$13.581,1104.0
Georgia$28,020$13.4721,0404.3
Virgin Islands$28,010$13.47501.6
South Dakota$27,940$13.432,3705.2
Oklahoma$27,730$13.337,5904.4
West Virginia$27,710$13.321,9302.8
Louisiana$22,900$11.018,0004.1
Alabama$22,720$10.924,5802.2
Puerto Rico$22,600$10.861,9602.1
Mississippi$22,050$10.605,4204.7
Guam$22,020$10.59Not publishedNot published

Pay by metro area

All 385 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$20,730$29,587$38,443$47,300Anniston-Oxford, AL — $20,730Gadsden, AL — $21,050Hattiesburg, MS — $21,590Jackson, MS — $21,770Lake Charles, LA — $21,820Lafayette, LA — $21,840Ponce, PR — $21,840Mayaguez, PR — $21,850Dothan, AL — $21,910Tuscaloosa, AL — $22,040Arecibo, PR — $22,060Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $22,100Hammond, LA — $22,150Decatur, AL — $22,170Aguadilla, PR — $22,240Dalton, GA — $22,260Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $22,280Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $22,290Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $22,290McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $22,310Alexandria, LA — $22,350Laredo, TX — $22,350Mobile, AL — $22,350Eagle Pass, TX — $22,480Valdosta, GA — $22,510Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $22,590Rome, GA — $22,600Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $22,610San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,630Auburn-Opelika, AL — $22,640Montgomery, AL — $22,720Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $22,940Birmingham, AL — $23,070Albany, GA — $23,080Huntsville, AL — $23,110Victoria, TX — $23,280El Paso, TX — $23,410Longview, TX — $23,410Warner Robins, GA — $23,590Macon-Bibb County, GA — $23,910Wichita Falls, TX — $24,120Texarkana, TX-AR — $24,680Bowling Green, KY — $24,960Oklahoma City, OK — $25,090Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $25,360Baton Rouge, LA — $25,550Killeen-Temple, TX — $25,960Tyler, TX — $26,050Columbus, GA-AL — $26,150Enid, OK — $26,300Sherman-Denison, TX — $26,400Johnstown, PA — $26,570Canton-Massillon, OH — $26,610Lubbock, TX — $26,650Waco, TX — $26,760Mansfield, OH — $26,770San Angelo, TX — $26,780Paducah, KY-IL — $26,800Abilene, TX — $26,810Athens-Clarke County, GA — $27,010Chambersburg, PA — $27,030Corpus Christi, TX — $27,210Odessa, TX — $27,210Amarillo, TX — $27,230College Station-Bryan, TX — $27,250Charleston, WV — $27,370Williamsport, PA — $27,460Altoona, PA — $27,520Jackson, TN — $27,540Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $27,580Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $27,620New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $27,630Sumter, SC — $27,660Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $27,740Florence, SC — $27,780Gainesville, GA — $27,800Morristown, TN — $27,800Ames, IA — $27,850Casper, WY — $27,860Idaho Falls, ID — $27,920Fort Smith, AR-OK — $27,940Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $27,970Erie, PA — $28,030Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $28,030Cheyenne, WY — $28,070Greenville, NC — $28,110Rocky Mount, NC — $28,130Cedar Rapids, IA — $28,170Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $28,190Pocatello, ID — $28,190Terre Haute, IN — $28,200Wichita, KS — $28,210Hinesville, GA — $28,250Rapid City, SD — $28,330Morgantown, WV — $28,370Niles, MI — $28,400Clarksville, TN-KY — $28,420Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $28,440Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $28,460Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $28,470Cleveland, TN — $28,510Lebanon, PA — $28,520Jonesboro, AR — $28,550Manhattan, KS — $28,590Jefferson City, MO — $28,600Joplin, MO-KS — $28,600Bay City, MI — $28,660Raleigh-Cary, NC — $28,680Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $28,730Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $28,760Lima, OH — $28,790Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $28,800Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $28,840Columbia, SC — $28,850Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $28,850Chattanooga, TN-GA — $28,860Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $28,860Elizabethtown, KY — $28,940Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $28,970Toledo, OH — $29,000Johnson City, TN — $29,030Wilmington, NC — $29,040Columbia, MO — $29,070Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $29,090Lawrence, KS — $29,090Roanoke, VA — $29,100Wheeling, WV-OH — $29,110St. Joseph, MO-KS — $29,130Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $29,140Owensboro, KY — $29,150Iowa City, IA — $29,170Tulsa, OK — $29,190Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $29,210Monroe, MI — $29,210Greensboro-High Point, NC — $29,240Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $29,260Fond du Lac, WI — $29,270Jacksonville, NC — $29,310Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $29,330Hot Springs, AR — $29,360Spartanburg, SC — $29,430San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $29,440Saginaw, MI — $29,490Lynchburg, VA — $29,500Bloomington, IN — $29,510Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $29,530Reading, PA — $29,530Sandusky, OH — $29,570Goldsboro, NC — $29,590Knoxville, TN — $29,590Springfield, MO — $29,610Savannah, GA — $29,630Gettysburg, PA — $29,640Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $29,670Harrisonburg, VA — $29,710Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $29,760Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $29,790Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $29,790Pittsburgh, PA — $29,840South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $29,840Tallahassee, FL — $29,840Lincoln, NE — $29,860Evansville, IN — $29,880Midland, MI — $29,880Kokomo, IN — $29,930Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $29,950Grand Island, NE — $30,000Midland, TX — $30,010Fargo, ND-MN — $30,030Janesville-Beloit, WI — $30,040Minot, ND — $30,040Fort Wayne, IN — $30,050Twin Falls, ID — $30,050Winston-Salem, NC — $30,060Akron, OH — $30,140Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $30,150Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $30,150Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $30,210Grand Forks, ND-MN — $30,210Wausau, WI — $30,210Columbus, OH — $30,280Logan, UT-ID — $30,280Kenosha, WI — $30,290York-Hanover, PA — $30,310Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $30,390Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $30,420Eau Claire, WI — $30,450Cleveland, OH — $30,460Reno, NV — $30,520Youngstown-Warren, OH — $30,520Springfield, OH — $30,610Lancaster, PA — $30,620Boise City, ID — $30,630Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $30,630Bismarck, ND — $30,650Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $30,650Carson City, NV — $30,710Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $30,720La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $30,730Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $30,740Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $30,770Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $30,780Muncie, IN — $30,800St. George, UT — $30,840Jackson, MI — $30,860Gainesville, FL — $30,870Battle Creek, MI — $30,940Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $30,950Duluth, MN-WI — $30,960Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $30,970Burlington, NC — $31,030Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $31,060Lewiston, ID-WA — $31,080Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $31,110Appleton, WI — $31,140Dover, DE — $31,200Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $31,200Ogden, UT — $31,310Great Falls, MT — $31,320Omaha, NE-IA — $31,330Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $31,390Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $31,610Sebring, FL — $31,630Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $31,690Dubuque, IA — $31,730Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,750Kansas City, MO-KS — $31,770Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $31,870Flint, MI — $31,930Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $32,000Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $32,060Winchester, VA-WV — $32,090Asheville, NC — $32,150Fayetteville, NC — $32,150Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $32,150Yuma, AZ — $32,150Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $32,220Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $32,300Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $32,310Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $32,460Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $32,570Ann Arbor, MI — $32,700Topeka, KS — $32,790Kankakee, IL — $32,820Tucson, AZ — $32,830Sheboygan, WI — $33,030Traverse City, MI — $33,100Bloomington, IL — $33,140Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $33,280Lawton, OK — $33,300St. Louis, MO-IL — $33,320Peoria, IL — $33,340Vineland, NJ — $33,390Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $33,460Coeur d'Alene, ID — $33,510Salisbury, MD — $33,510Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $33,530Rockford, IL — $33,560Richmond, VA — $33,570Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $33,630Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,790Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $33,790Port St. Lucie, FL — $33,930St. Cloud, MN — $34,030Charlottesville, VA — $34,130Elmira, NY — $34,170Lexington Park, MD — $34,250Las Cruces, NM — $34,270Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $34,300Syracuse, NY — $34,380Madison, WI — $34,450Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,450Rochester, MN — $34,510Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $34,520Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $34,540Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $34,570Mankato, MN — $34,590Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,620Green Bay, WI — $34,650Naples-Marco Island, FL — $34,670Punta Gorda, FL — $34,730Decatur, IL — $34,740Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,750Bangor, ME — $34,820Farmington, NM — $34,820Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $34,860Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,930Champaign-Urbana, IL — $34,990Rochester, NY — $35,090Lexington-Fayette, KY — $35,100Ocala, FL — $35,150Springfield, IL — $35,170Utica-Rome, NY — $35,190Jacksonville, FL — $35,210Pueblo, CO — $35,230Grand Junction, CO — $35,390Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $35,410Glens Falls, NY — $35,460Helena, MT — $35,500Missoula, MT — $35,510Medford, OR — $35,620Albany, OR — $35,640Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,640Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $35,670Billings, MT — $35,740Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $35,760Corvallis, OR — $35,800Binghamton, NY — $35,890Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,920Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,950Walla Walla, WA — $36,040Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $36,170Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $36,190Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,210Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,230Anchorage, AK — $36,280Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $36,310Albuquerque, NM — $36,340Kingston, NY — $36,360Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,420Santa Fe, NM — $36,440Bozeman, MT — $36,460Fresno, CA — $36,480New Haven, CT — $36,550Yakima, WA — $36,550Merced, CA — $36,590Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,610Portland-South Portland, ME — $36,620Chico, CA — $36,660Greeley, CO — $36,690Urban Honolulu, HI — $36,710Fairbanks-College, AK — $36,750Eugene-Springfield, OR — $36,760Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $36,890Springfield, MA — $36,910Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $36,940Grants Pass, OR — $37,150Colorado Springs, CO — $37,160Visalia, CA — $37,190Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $37,230Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $37,230Salem, OR — $37,320Ithaca, NY — $37,410Bend, OR — $37,520Yuba City, CA — $37,550Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,610Redding, CA — $37,820Kennewick-Richland, WA — $37,840New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $37,870Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $38,020Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $38,030Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $38,050Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $38,130El Centro, CA — $38,220Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $38,340Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $38,390Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,390Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,390Pittsfield, MA — $38,410Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $38,690Bellingham, WA — $38,820Vallejo, CA — $38,850Worcester, MA — $39,300Salinas, CA — $39,520Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $39,590Flagstaff, AZ — $39,640San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $39,800Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $39,890Stockton-Lodi, CA — $40,010Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $40,150Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $40,210Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $40,560Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $41,260Napa, CA — $41,570Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $41,590Modesto, CA — $41,920Longview-Kelso, WA — $42,300San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $42,860Boulder, CO — $43,380Barnstable Town, MA — $43,480Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $43,710Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $44,320San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $44,540San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,720North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $47,300

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.

Childcare Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,300$22.741,5304.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,720$21.983,0902.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,540$21.418,2603.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,320$21.317,8704.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,710$21.022,5201.2
Barnstable Town, MA$43,480$20.902702.9
Boulder, CO$43,380$20.861,0605.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,860$20.603703.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$42,300$20.34300.8
Modesto, CA$41,920$20.166603.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$41,590$20.0010,4403.9
Napa, CA$41,570$19.981702.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$41,260$19.846203.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,560$19.502403.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$40,210$19.335,1103.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$40,150$19.30601.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$40,010$19.248102.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,890$19.1816,5302.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$39,800$19.144,4202.9
Flagstaff, AZ$39,640$19.061502.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,590$19.033,0202.5
Salinas, CA$39,520$19.005302.8
Worcester, MA$39,300$18.901,2303.5
Vallejo, CA$38,850$18.685703.9
Bellingham, WA$38,820$18.661301.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$38,690$18.601101.2
Pittsfield, MA$38,410$18.471803.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$38,390$18.462401.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,390$18.462,2802.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,390$18.467903.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,340$18.438602.7
El Centro, CA$38,220$18.373805.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,130$18.33601.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$38,050$18.293303.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,030$18.29Not publishedNot published
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,020$18.283,7209.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37,870$18.2148,7805.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,840$18.191801.4
Redding, CA$37,820$18.182403.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,610$18.0811,6503.7
Yuba City, CA$37,550$18.052204.4
Bend, OR$37,520$18.042902.7
Ithaca, NY$37,410$17.992906.1
Salem, OR$37,320$17.944302.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,230$17.902,8804.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$37,230$17.902901.1
Visalia, CA$37,190$17.886804.0
Colorado Springs, CO$37,160$17.861,3804.4
Grants Pass, OR$37,150$17.861203.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$36,940$17.762002.7
Springfield, MA$36,910$17.756003.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$36,890$17.742004.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR$36,760$17.674602.9
Fairbanks-College, AK$36,750$17.671002.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,710$17.651,4103.2
Greeley, CO$36,690$17.644904.1
Chico, CA$36,660$17.633104.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,620$17.602,4608.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,610$17.6017,5403.9
Merced, CA$36,590$17.593904.9
New Haven, CT$36,550$17.571,9607.0
Yakima, WA$36,550$17.571301.3
Fresno, CA$36,480$17.541,5203.2
Bozeman, MT$36,460$17.532803.9
Santa Fe, NM$36,440$17.521302.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,420$17.517404.4
Kingston, NY$36,360$17.484607.7
Albuquerque, NM$36,340$17.472,1905.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,310$17.467,7404.0
Anchorage, AK$36,280$17.448604.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,230$17.421,8106.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,210$17.419104.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,190$17.401,6905.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36,170$17.392,4205.4
Walla Walla, WA$36,040$17.33602.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,950$17.288106.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,920$17.273,6306.1
Binghamton, NY$35,890$17.256406.6
Corvallis, OR$35,800$17.211102.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,760$17.194,2301.8
Billings, MT$35,740$17.194404.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,670$17.151,3508.4
Albany, OR$35,640$17.141503.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,640$17.141,1404.8
Medford, OR$35,620$17.132202.4
Missoula, MT$35,510$17.073304.9
Helena, MT$35,500$17.071503.4
Glens Falls, NY$35,460$17.052204.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,410$17.032,1003.9
Grand Junction, CO$35,390$17.022203.2
Pueblo, CO$35,230$16.941402.3
Jacksonville, FL$35,210$16.931,6602.2
Utica-Rome, NY$35,190$16.925304.5
Springfield, IL$35,170$16.913803.8
Ocala, FL$35,150$16.903302.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$35,100$16.888503.0
Rochester, NY$35,090$16.872,4104.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,990$16.825305.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,930$16.79801.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,860$16.763,6302.7
Bangor, ME$34,820$16.744906.7
Farmington, NM$34,820$16.742404.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,750$16.716,1502.2
Decatur, IL$34,740$16.701002.1
Punta Gorda, FL$34,730$16.701202.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,670$16.672701.6
Green Bay, WI$34,650$16.664602.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,620$16.656202.8
Mankato, MN$34,590$16.633005.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$34,570$16.624609.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,540$16.615303.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,520$16.607,9602.7
Rochester, MN$34,510$16.596505.3
Madison, WI$34,450$16.566801.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,450$16.565,2804.8
Syracuse, NY$34,380$16.531,0203.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,300$16.49801.4
Las Cruces, NM$34,270$16.486107.6
Lexington Park, MD$34,250$16.472603.7
Elmira, NY$34,170$16.43902.8
Charlottesville, VA$34,130$16.413503.1
St. Cloud, MN$34,030$16.364804.6
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,930$16.314102.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,790$16.25601.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$33,790$16.252,0102.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,630$16.172105.3
Richmond, VA$33,570$16.142,6104.0
Rockford, IL$33,560$16.145003.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$33,530$16.123,4202.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$33,510$16.113504.9
Salisbury, MD$33,510$16.112003.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,460$16.095402.2
Vineland, NJ$33,390$16.054006.5
Peoria, IL$33,340$16.036003.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,320$16.025,7104.3
Lawton, OK$33,300$16.012606.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$33,280$16.001,8402.2
Bloomington, IL$33,140$15.935205.9
Traverse City, MI$33,100$15.912303.4
Sheboygan, WI$33,030$15.881202.0
Tucson, AZ$32,830$15.786901.8
Kankakee, IL$32,820$15.782105.0
Topeka, KS$32,790$15.765404.7
Ann Arbor, MI$32,700$15.727603.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$32,570$15.661501.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$32,460$15.611101.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$32,310$15.534601.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$32,300$15.538104.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220$15.499102.4
Asheville, NC$32,150$15.465202.9
Fayetteville, NC$32,150$15.464303.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$32,150$15.461802.0
Yuma, AZ$32,150$15.46600.8
Winchester, VA-WV$32,090$15.431502.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$32,060$15.413902.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$32,000$15.399204.2
Flint, MI$31,930$15.356304.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$31,870$15.321,8604.7
Kansas City, MO-KS$31,770$15.276,6606.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,750$15.263102.9
Dubuque, IA$31,730$15.253706.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$31,690$15.241,8003.0
Sebring, FL$31,630$15.21802.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,610$15.201,0203.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$31,390$15.09501.4
Omaha, NE-IA$31,330$15.064,9409.9
Great Falls, MT$31,320$15.062406.7
Ogden, UT$31,310$15.059003.3
Dover, DE$31,200$15.00901.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$31,200$15.003,3802.4
Appleton, WI$31,140$14.972602.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,110$14.968,6602.1
Lewiston, ID-WA$31,080$14.941605.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$31,060$14.935,8103.1
Burlington, NC$31,030$14.921702.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$30,970$14.898002.3
Duluth, MN-WI$30,960$14.894503.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$30,950$14.881401.5
Battle Creek, MI$30,940$14.881602.9
Gainesville, FL$30,870$14.843202.1
Jackson, MI$30,860$14.842805.0
St. George, UT$30,840$14.832602.9
Muncie, IN$30,800$14.813407.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$30,780$14.801402.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$30,770$14.793601.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$30,740$14.782202.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$30,730$14.773304.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$30,720$14.773803.8
Carson City, NV$30,710$14.77702.1
Bismarck, ND$30,650$14.7477010.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,650$14.732,7602.5
Boise City, ID$30,630$14.731,9705.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$30,630$14.726002.4
Lancaster, PA$30,620$14.724201.7
Springfield, OH$30,610$14.72601.4
Reno, NV$30,520$14.679103.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH$30,520$14.674602.9
Cleveland, OH$30,460$14.642,6202.5
Eau Claire, WI$30,450$14.642102.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$30,420$14.624103.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$30,390$14.613,7902.8
York-Hanover, PA$30,310$14.574702.6
Kenosha, WI$30,290$14.561502.0
Columbus, OH$30,280$14.562,5802.3
Logan, UT-ID$30,280$14.562303.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,210$14.521,0603.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$30,210$14.534108.0
Wausau, WI$30,210$14.521301.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,150$14.502,3902.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,150$14.501,7202.5
Akron, OH$30,140$14.496001.9
Winston-Salem, NC$30,060$14.458203.0
Fort Wayne, IN$30,050$14.456803.0
Twin Falls, ID$30,050$14.452104.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$30,040$14.441402.0
Minot, ND$30,040$14.442607.7
Fargo, ND-MN$30,030$14.441,3809.3
Midland, TX$30,010$14.432402.0
Grand Island, NE$30,000$14.423208.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,950$14.408902.7
Kokomo, IN$29,930$14.391203.4
Evansville, IN$29,880$14.364002.9
Midland, MI$29,880$14.361102.9
Lincoln, NE$29,860$14.351,92010.5
Pittsburgh, PA$29,840$14.352,5602.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,840$14.353802.9
Tallahassee, FL$29,840$14.352601.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,790$14.321301.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29,790$14.322,8303.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$29,760$14.311,7204.2
Harrisonburg, VA$29,710$14.281702.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$29,670$14.262,5002.2
Gettysburg, PA$29,640$14.25401.3
Savannah, GA$29,630$14.249204.6
Springfield, MO$29,610$14.239204.1
Goldsboro, NC$29,590$14.231303.1
Knoxville, TN$29,590$14.231,8004.2
Sandusky, OH$29,570$14.22801.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,530$14.208,6902.6
Reading, PA$29,530$14.203902.3
Bloomington, IN$29,510$14.191702.3
Lynchburg, VA$29,500$14.192802.9
Saginaw, MI$29,490$14.182903.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,440$14.153,1002.8
Spartanburg, SC$29,430$14.156203.7
Hot Springs, AR$29,360$14.111804.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,330$14.102803.7
Jacksonville, NC$29,310$14.091202.2
Fond du Lac, WI$29,270$14.07902.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$29,260$14.072704.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,240$14.069002.5
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,210$14.041403.2
Monroe, MI$29,210$14.041102.7
Tulsa, OK$29,190$14.031,6403.6
Iowa City, IA$29,170$14.024605.0
Owensboro, KY$29,150$14.021703.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,140$14.017001.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,130$14.012604.8
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,110$14.001502.6
Roanoke, VA$29,100$13.995303.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29,090$13.982503.4
Lawrence, KS$29,090$13.992404.5
Columbia, MO$29,070$13.984704.3
Wilmington, NC$29,040$13.964802.5
Johnson City, TN$29,030$13.963304.0
Toledo, OH$29,000$13.947002.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,970$13.93701.7
Elizabethtown, KY$28,940$13.91901.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$28,860$13.881,1904.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$28,860$13.882,7804.5
Columbia, SC$28,850$13.871,6704.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$28,850$13.874102.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,840$13.8713,2204.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,800$13.851,5504.3
Lima, OH$28,790$13.84801.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$28,760$13.831803.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$28,730$13.812,0008.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$28,680$13.792,0702.8
Bay City, MI$28,660$13.78902.6
Jefferson City, MO$28,600$13.753504.4
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600$13.753003.4
Manhattan, KS$28,590$13.752103.9
Jonesboro, AR$28,550$13.735008.3
Lebanon, PA$28,520$13.71901.7
Cleveland, TN$28,510$13.712505.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28,470$13.693,4002.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$28,460$13.682501.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$28,440$13.671,7404.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$28,420$13.677707.5
Niles, MI$28,400$13.652303.8
Morgantown, WV$28,370$13.642103.2
Rapid City, SD$28,330$13.623004.0
Hinesville, GA$28,250$13.581306.5
Wichita, KS$28,210$13.561,4904.8
Terre Haute, IN$28,200$13.562103.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,190$13.553202.6
Pocatello, ID$28,190$13.552406.2
Cedar Rapids, IA$28,170$13.543802.7
Rocky Mount, NC$28,130$13.521402.6
Greenville, NC$28,110$13.512202.7
Cheyenne, WY$28,070$13.502204.5
Erie, PA$28,030$13.48Not publishedNot published
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$28,030$13.481,1406.4
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,970$13.45701.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,940$13.433603.8
Idaho Falls, ID$27,920$13.425306.5
Casper, WY$27,860$13.401704.3
Ames, IA$27,850$13.392604.6
Gainesville, GA$27,800$13.372602.5
Morristown, TN$27,800$13.371102.3
Florence, SC$27,780$13.364104.6
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$27,740$13.341503.5
Sumter, SC$27,660$13.303008.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$27,630$13.281,8504.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,620$13.28902.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$27,580$13.263804.5
Jackson, TN$27,540$13.243003.6
Altoona, PA$27,520$13.231602.7
Williamsport, PA$27,460$13.201402.9
Charleston, WV$27,370$13.162102.0
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,250$13.103502.6
Amarillo, TX$27,230$13.093703.0
Corpus Christi, TX$27,210$13.085702.9
Odessa, TX$27,210$13.082002.5
Chambersburg, PA$27,030$12.991402.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$27,010$12.994104.3
Abilene, TX$26,810$12.891301.7
Paducah, KY-IL$26,800$12.89901.8
San Angelo, TX$26,780$12.871903.7
Mansfield, OH$26,770$12.871102.2
Waco, TX$26,760$12.872802.1
Lubbock, TX$26,650$12.816203.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$26,610$12.793402.1
Johnstown, PA$26,570$12.781603.4
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,400$12.69701.4
Enid, OK$26,300$12.641004.4
Columbus, GA-AL$26,150$12.575104.4
Tyler, TX$26,050$12.523002.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$25,960$12.484803.2
Baton Rouge, LA$25,550$12.291,6504.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$25,360$12.195403.8
Oklahoma City, OK$25,090$12.062,9004.3
Bowling Green, KY$24,960$12.002102.5
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,680$11.871903.3
Wichita Falls, TX$24,120$11.591703.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$23,910$11.493403.6
Warner Robins, GA$23,590$11.344405.7
El Paso, TX$23,410$11.268102.4
Longview, TX$23,410$11.253002.5
Victoria, TX$23,280$11.191804.6
Huntsville, AL$23,110$11.114401.7
Albany, GA$23,080$11.103906.7
Birmingham, AL$23,070$11.099201.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,940$11.034702.9
Montgomery, AL$22,720$10.926604.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$22,640$10.88Not publishedNot published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,630$10.881,4702.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$22,610$10.875705.8
Rome, GA$22,600$10.872204.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$22,590$10.866103.7
Valdosta, GA$22,510$10.824007.4
Eagle Pass, TX$22,480$10.811306.7
Alexandria, LA$22,350$10.742804.6
Laredo, TX$22,350$10.743303.0
Mobile, AL$22,350$10.753702.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,310$10.737502.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,290$10.724903.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,290$10.716103.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,280$10.711802.1
Dalton, GA$22,260$10.702103.2
Aguadilla, PR$22,240$10.69601.2
Decatur, AL$22,170$10.661001.7
Hammond, LA$22,150$10.653507.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,100$10.632603.1
Arecibo, PR$22,060$10.611002.9
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,040$10.601501.4
Dothan, AL$21,910$10.541402.4
Mayaguez, PR$21,850$10.501202.3
Lafayette, LA$21,840$10.509405.2
Ponce, PR$21,840$10.50701.1
Lake Charles, LA$21,820$10.492402.3
Jackson, MS$21,770$10.471,6005.9
Hattiesburg, MS$21,590$10.382904.7
Gadsden, AL$21,050$10.12601.8
Anniston-Oxford, AL$20,730$9.971403.1

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.