SOC 13-1031 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

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

U.S. median annual wage$78,000

U.S. median hourly wage$37.50

U.S. employment324,230

Nationally, claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earned a median of $78,000 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 324,230 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”.

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$101,150	$48.63	360	0.5
New Jersey	$95,690	$46.01	9,650	2.3
Maryland	$95,560	$45.94	Not published	Not published
California	$91,790	$44.13	24,290	1.3
Connecticut	$88,330	$42.47	3,190	1.9
Alaska	$87,670	$42.15	220	0.7
New York	$87,130	$41.89	17,330	1.8
Rhode Island	$86,520	$41.60	1,150	2.3
Vermont	$83,970	$40.37	280	0.9
New Hampshire	$83,890	$40.33	880	1.3
Massachusetts	$83,740	$40.26	5,070	1.4
Oregon	$81,640	$39.25	2,950	1.5
Washington	$80,700	$38.80	6,180	1.7
Alabama	$79,710	$38.32	4,040	1.9
Hawaii	$79,080	$38.02	900	1.4
South Dakota	$78,900	$37.93	1,030	2.3
Michigan	$78,850	$37.91	6,640	1.5
Texas	$78,800	$37.89	29,220	2.1
Maine	$78,590	$37.79	1,650	2.6
Minnesota	$78,350	$37.67	5,530	1.9
Wisconsin	$78,160	$37.58	8,760	3.0
Tennessee	$78,010	$37.50	6,390	1.9
Colorado	$77,620	$37.32	5,680	2.0
Idaho	$77,340	$37.19	1,320	1.5
Kansas	$77,290	$37.16	4,570	3.2
Pennsylvania	$77,290	$37.16	13,270	2.2
Mississippi	$77,100	$37.07	Not published	Not published
Illinois	$77,010	$37.02	14,210	2.3
Florida	$76,920	$36.98	28,100	2.8
Wyoming	$76,400	$36.73	180	0.6
Missouri	$75,840	$36.46	6,200	2.1
Nebraska	$75,830	$36.46	3,160	3.1
South Carolina	$75,370	$36.24	4,130	1.8
North Carolina	$75,310	$36.21	9,880	2.0
Virginia	$74,240	$35.69	7,860	1.9
Arkansas	$73,920	$35.54	2,660	2.0
Kentucky	$73,840	$35.50	3,670	1.8
Indiana	$73,560	$35.36	4,340	1.4
Georgia	$73,320	$35.25	Not published	Not published
Iowa	$72,640	$34.92	3,930	2.5
Delaware	$72,370	$34.79	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma	$71,260	$34.26	4,140	2.4
Utah	$69,000	$33.18	2,440	1.4
Ohio	$67,990	$32.69	13,650	2.5
New Mexico	$67,930	$32.66	1,280	1.5
West Virginia	$67,290	$32.35	1,340	1.9
North Dakota	$65,460	$31.47	750	1.7
Louisiana	$65,220	$31.36	3,340	1.7
Arizona	$65,110	$31.30	13,830	4.3
Montana	$63,860	$30.70	1,230	2.4
Nevada	$62,730	$30.16	Not published	Not published
Virgin Islands	$60,050	$28.87	30	1.0
Guam	$50,560	$24.31	80	1.2
Puerto Rico	$45,970	$22.10	2,730	2.9

Pay by metro area

All 309 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Merced, CA	$110,910	$53.32	40	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$108,510	$52.17	70	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$105,340	$50.64	3,390	1.4
Boulder, CO	$103,080	$49.56	30	0.2
Salinas, CA	$101,900	$48.99	150	0.8
Barnstable Town, MA	$100,480	$48.31	40	0.4
Kingston, NY	$100,430	$48.28	30	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$99,660	$47.91	100	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$98,700	$47.45	4,280	3.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$98,230	$47.23	370	0.3
Lexington Park, MD	$98,060	$47.15	40	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$97,740	$46.99	280	0.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$96,970	$46.62	150	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$95,980	$46.14	14,840	1.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$95,730	$46.02	60	0.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$95,490	$45.91	280	1.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$95,150	$45.75	80	0.5
Mobile, AL	$94,740	$45.55	550	3.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$93,640	$45.02	30	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$93,400	$44.90	60	0.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$93,200	$44.81	230	0.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$92,920	$44.67	70	0.8
Bloomington, IN	$92,410	$44.43	70	0.9
Vallejo, CA	$92,410	$44.43	280	2.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$91,940	$44.20	1,410	0.8
Glens Falls, NY	$91,520	$44.00	50	1.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$91,430	$43.96	290	1.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$90,470	$43.49	60	0.3
Salem, OR	$90,270	$43.40	500	2.7
Lawrence, KS	$90,170	$43.35	30	0.7
Springfield, MA	$89,990	$43.26	270	1.3
Dover, DE	$89,610	$43.08	80	1.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$89,070	$42.82	7,540	1.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$89,070	$42.82	40	0.3
Santa Fe, NM	$89,010	$42.79	50	0.7
Florence, SC	$88,710	$42.65	60	0.7
Lake Charles, LA	$88,710	$42.65	30	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$88,390	$42.49	3,380	1.2
Fresno, CA	$87,910	$42.27	550	1.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$87,910	$42.27	2,560	2.4
Anchorage, AK	$87,670	$42.15	190	1.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	$87,630	$42.13	30	0.8
Binghamton, NY	$87,320	$41.98	300	3.1
Salisbury, MD	$86,900	$41.78	40	0.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$86,530	$41.60	70	1.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$86,360	$41.52	1,310	1.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$86,200	$41.44	40	0.3
New Haven, CT	$86,190	$41.44	270	1.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$85,990	$41.34	30	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$85,560	$41.13	40	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$85,020	$40.87	2,220	3.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$84,930	$40.83	200	0.6
Jackson, MI	$84,810	$40.77	60	1.0
Birmingham, AL	$84,640	$40.69	1,510	2.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$84,590	$40.67	2,600	0.8
York-Hanover, PA	$84,590	$40.67	100	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$84,550	$40.65	2,840	1.8
Vineland, NJ	$84,180	$40.47	70	1.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$83,780	$40.28	110	0.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$83,780	$40.28	130	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$83,420	$40.11	770	3.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$83,220	$40.01	110	1.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$83,200	$40.00	3,840	1.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$83,020	$39.92	290	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$82,890	$39.85	8,630	2.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$82,880	$39.84	190	2.5
Utica-Rome, NY	$82,720	$39.77	220	1.9
Yakima, WA	$82,380	$39.61	50	0.6
Johnson City, TN	$82,300	$39.57	50	0.6
Las Cruces, NM	$82,250	$39.55	70	0.9
Elizabethtown, KY	$82,200	$39.52	50	0.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,160	$39.50	1,730	1.4
Modesto, CA	$82,140	$39.49	90	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$82,120	$39.48	130	0.5
Rochester, NY	$82,080	$39.46	470	1.0
Syracuse, NY	$82,060	$39.45	590	2.0
Bend, OR	$82,040	$39.44	90	0.9
Saginaw, MI	$81,830	$39.34	130	1.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$81,830	$39.34	4,860	4.3
Visalia, CA	$81,720	$39.29	60	0.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$81,700	$39.28	40	0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,560	$39.21	6,850	2.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$81,420	$39.15	790	1.3
Bangor, ME	$81,330	$39.10	40	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$81,330	$39.10	370	0.9
Hattiesburg, MS	$81,330	$39.10	40	0.7
Hot Springs, AR	$81,330	$39.10	50	1.3
Jonesboro, AR	$81,330	$39.10	70	1.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$81,330	$39.10	30	0.5
Madison, WI	$81,200	$39.04	1,400	3.4
Helena, MT	$81,080	$38.98	260	5.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$80,970	$38.93	300	1.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$80,950	$38.92	770	2.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$80,930	$38.91	100	0.7
Amarillo, TX	$80,850	$38.87	130	1.1
Knoxville, TN	$80,820	$38.86	440	1.0
Worcester, MA	$80,560	$38.73	710	2.0
Wausau, WI	$80,430	$38.67	200	2.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$80,380	$38.65	100	0.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$80,160	$38.54	280	0.9
Lima, OH	$80,130	$38.52	40	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$80,070	$38.49	1,210	2.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$80,050	$38.49	290	1.7
Johnstown, PA	$79,980	$38.45	50	1.0
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$79,970	$38.45	460	1.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$79,930	$38.43	3,580	2.2
Rapid City, SD	$79,780	$38.36	140	1.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$79,770	$38.35	2,620	3.2
Rocky Mount, NC	$79,770	$38.35	40	0.8
Albany, OR	$79,660	$38.30	40	0.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$79,620	$38.28	50	0.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$79,510	$38.23	700	3.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$79,390	$38.17	70	0.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$79,250	$38.10	280	1.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$79,160	$38.06	400	1.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,060	$38.01	3,280	1.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$79,000	$37.98	40	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$78,980	$37.97	290	1.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$78,970	$37.97	770	1.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$78,950	$37.96	520	1.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$78,900	$37.93	570	3.2
Altoona, PA	$78,850	$37.91	30	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,850	$37.91	450	0.7
Minot, ND	$78,850	$37.91	30	1.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$78,840	$37.90	260	0.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$78,830	$37.90	430	1.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$78,820	$37.89	2,890	0.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$78,810	$37.89	2,040	3.8
Richmond, VA	$78,780	$37.88	1,790	2.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$78,730	$37.85	5,210	1.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$78,730	$37.85	30	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$78,680	$37.83	2,460	1.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$78,640	$37.81	9,080	2.0
Gainesville, GA	$78,610	$37.79	110	1.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$78,560	$37.77	60	0.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,460	$37.72	4,280	2.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$78,460	$37.72	910	7.0
Appleton, WI	$78,450	$37.72	270	2.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$78,290	$37.64	60	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$78,090	$37.54	3,690	3.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$78,090	$37.54	50	0.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$78,070	$37.53	30	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$78,030	$37.51	3,390	3.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$77,990	$37.50	7,240	5.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$77,760	$37.38	100	1.1
Peoria, IL	$77,740	$37.38	300	1.8
Bozeman, MT	$77,670	$37.34	110	1.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$77,640	$37.33	1,830	1.7
Medford, OR	$77,610	$37.31	60	0.7
Ogden, UT	$77,450	$37.24	160	0.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$77,310	$37.17	560	1.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$77,190	$37.11	100	0.6
Fayetteville, NC	$77,160	$37.10	140	1.1
Redding, CA	$77,070	$37.05	330	4.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$77,020	$37.03	930	2.1
Decatur, AL	$77,000	$37.02	30	0.6
Lincoln, NE	$76,970	$37.01	700	3.8
Flint, MI	$76,890	$36.97	120	0.9
Fort Wayne, IN	$76,880	$36.96	360	1.6
Spartanburg, SC	$76,880	$36.96	100	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$76,860	$36.95	2,180	2.8
Duluth, MN-WI	$76,800	$36.93	120	1.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$76,630	$36.84	3,380	2.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$76,560	$36.81	580	2.3
Cleveland, TN	$76,550	$36.80	40	0.8
Traverse City, MI	$76,540	$36.80	100	1.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,440	$36.75	1,740	1.6
Boise City, ID	$76,400	$36.73	870	2.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$76,400	$36.73	30	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$76,400	$36.73	350	2.5
Morgantown, WV	$76,400	$36.73	30	0.5
Niles, MI	$76,400	$36.73	60	1.0
Ocala, FL	$76,400	$36.73	100	0.8
Cheyenne, WY	$76,250	$36.66	80	1.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$76,100	$36.59	770	2.3
Pueblo, CO	$75,970	$36.53	80	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$75,840	$36.46	3,170	2.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$75,770	$36.43	13,830	4.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$75,740	$36.42	300	1.2
Decatur, IL	$75,660	$36.38	60	1.3
Eau Claire, WI	$75,610	$36.35	90	1.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$75,570	$36.33	1,630	3.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$75,440	$36.27	60	1.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$75,310	$36.21	1,430	5.3
Sumter, SC	$75,160	$36.14	40	1.2
Lawton, OK	$75,050	$36.08	40	0.9
Roanoke, VA	$74,880	$36.00	630	4.1
Tuscaloosa, AL	$74,670	$35.90	60	0.6
Rockford, IL	$74,660	$35.89	160	1.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$74,650	$35.89	50	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$74,630	$35.88	370	1.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$74,590	$35.86	40	0.4
Grand Island, NE	$74,550	$35.84	30	0.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$74,510	$35.82	50	0.4
Reading, PA	$74,390	$35.76	280	1.6
Iowa City, IA	$74,330	$35.74	80	0.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$74,290	$35.72	1,780	1.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$74,240	$35.69	110	0.6
Asheville, NC	$73,920	$35.54	80	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$73,920	$35.54	80	0.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$73,920	$35.54	100	0.6
Toledo, OH	$73,920	$35.54	250	0.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$73,920	$35.54	30	0.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$73,880	$35.52	1,220	4.6
St. George, UT	$73,880	$35.52	50	0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$73,780	$35.47	150	1.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$73,710	$35.44	2,100	5.2
Bowling Green, KY	$73,660	$35.42	140	1.7
Evansville, IN	$73,560	$35.36	70	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$73,530	$35.35	180	1.0
Akron, OH	$73,150	$35.17	1,000	3.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$72,510	$34.86	1,910	2.8
Cedar Rapids, IA	$72,470	$34.84	320	2.3
Warner Robins, GA	$72,470	$34.84	90	1.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$72,430	$34.82	330	1.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$72,280	$34.75	540	2.1
Ithaca, NY	$72,030	$34.63	30	0.6
Killeen-Temple, TX	$71,780	$34.51	220	1.5
Erie, PA	$71,720	$34.48	170	1.4
Montgomery, AL	$71,710	$34.48	540	3.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$71,580	$34.41	1,450	4.6
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$71,300	$34.28	40	0.9
Wichita, KS	$70,940	$34.11	560	1.8
Topeka, KS	$70,710	$34.00	380	3.3
Bloomington, IL	$70,400	$33.85	Not published	Not published
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$70,180	$33.74	Not published	Not published
Gainesville, FL	$69,760	$33.54	270	1.8
Tallahassee, FL	$69,690	$33.50	480	2.6
Jackson, MS	$69,530	$33.43	760	2.8
Lubbock, TX	$69,200	$33.27	120	0.7
Casper, WY	$68,950	$33.15	30	0.8
Jefferson City, MO	$68,310	$32.84	170	2.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$68,290	$32.83	1,380	1.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$68,250	$32.81	60	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$67,700	$32.55	1,810	2.2
Burlington, NC	$67,290	$32.35	50	0.7
Clarksville, TN-KY	$67,290	$32.35	120	1.2
Columbia, SC	$67,290	$32.35	1,790	4.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$67,290	$32.35	1,090	3.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$67,200	$32.31	190	1.2
Greeley, CO	$66,570	$32.01	240	2.0
Savannah, GA	$66,370	$31.91	170	0.9
Tucson, AZ	$66,170	$31.81	650	1.7
Tulsa, OK	$65,950	$31.71	880	1.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$65,800	$31.64	80	0.8
Albany, GA	$65,400	$31.44	100	1.7
Jackson, TN	$65,300	$31.40	80	0.9
Lynchburg, VA	$65,190	$31.34	120	1.2
Charlottesville, VA	$65,050	$31.27	50	0.4
Charleston, WV	$65,000	$31.25	330	3.2
Springfield, IL	$65,000	$31.25	220	2.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$64,960	$31.23	2,340	2.1
Tyler, TX	$64,910	$31.21	70	0.6
Manhattan, KS	$64,740	$31.12	Not published	Not published
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$64,730	$31.12	60	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	$64,720	$31.12	90	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$64,420	$30.97	450	3.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$64,370	$30.95	11,350	4.8
Columbia, MO	$64,250	$30.89	280	2.6
Columbus, OH	$64,180	$30.86	3,300	3.0
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,880	$30.71	50	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$63,810	$30.68	990	1.3
El Paso, TX	$63,700	$30.62	220	0.7
Springfield, MO	$63,640	$30.60	390	1.7
Cleveland, OH	$63,620	$30.59	3,260	3.2
Wilmington, NC	$63,470	$30.52	110	0.6
Columbus, GA-AL	$63,400	$30.48	370	3.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$63,320	$30.44	1,460	2.2
Aguadilla, PR	$63,010	$30.29	40	0.8
Billings, MT	$63,010	$30.29	150	1.6
Albuquerque, NM	$62,990	$30.28	950	2.3
Dubuque, IA	$62,930	$30.25	230	3.9
Carson City, NV	$62,900	$30.24	40	1.1
Missoula, MT	$62,850	$30.22	210	3.1
Beckley, WV	$62,830	$30.21	90	2.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$62,800	$30.19	1,240	3.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$62,730	$30.16	2,510	2.2
Dalton, GA	$62,030	$29.82	50	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$61,860	$29.74	600	3.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$61,590	$29.61	570	2.1
Joplin, MO-KS	$61,480	$29.56	40	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$61,440	$29.54	330	0.9
Winchester, VA-WV	$61,240	$29.44	40	0.6
Monroe, LA	$61,110	$29.38	60	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$60,950	$29.30	150	0.9
Bismarck, ND	$60,710	$29.19	160	2.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$60,690	$29.18	160	1.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$60,580	$29.12	280	0.9
Reno, NV	$60,510	$29.09	510	1.8
Longview, TX	$59,990	$28.84	90	0.8
Odessa, TX	$59,710	$28.71	40	0.5
Terre Haute, IN	$59,510	$28.61	40	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$59,340	$28.53	140	1.6
Hammond, LA	$59,300	$28.51	60	1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$58,910	$28.32	1,580	16.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$58,890	$28.31	140	1.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$58,250	$28.00	140	0.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$57,780	$27.78	90	0.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$56,640	$27.23	90	1.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$56,100	$26.97	250	1.3
Jacksonville, NC	$51,070	$24.55	40	0.8
Arecibo, PR	$48,750	$23.44	50	1.4
Great Falls, MT	$48,330	$23.24	190	5.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$47,130	$22.66	2,340	3.4
Ponce, PR	$42,610	$20.49	70	1.1
Abilene, TX	$35,580	$17.10	Not published	Not published
Mayaguez, PR	$35,220	$16.93	80	1.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID	Not published	Not published	60	0.8
Goldsboro, NC	Not published	Not published	80	1.9

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.