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SOC 51-9124 · Production Occupations

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

U.S. median annual wage$48,250
U.S. median hourly wage$23.20
U.S. employment158,740

Nationally, coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earned a median of $48,250 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 158,740 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”.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$69,910$33.611400.4
Washington$59,980$28.843,9801.1
New Jersey$58,240$28.002,8900.7
Maine$56,200$27.026801.1
Maryland$55,510$26.691,0100.4
Colorado$53,590$25.761,4700.5
Mississippi$53,170$25.562,0101.7
California$52,950$25.4611,5700.6
Connecticut$52,900$25.431,5500.9
Minnesota$52,210$25.103,4301.2
Hawaii$51,990$24.992300.4
Massachusetts$51,150$24.592,7400.8
North Dakota$51,020$24.535601.3
Wyoming$50,220$24.142200.8
Virginia$49,880$23.984,1301.0
Rhode Island$49,850$23.974700.9
Oregon$49,400$23.752,4701.3
Vermont$49,360$23.731700.6
Nebraska$49,340$23.727400.7
Iowa$49,330$23.723,2202.1
Wisconsin$49,170$23.646,1202.1
Ohio$48,550$23.348,3201.5
New Hampshire$48,410$23.274300.6
Pennsylvania$48,340$23.246,7901.1
South Carolina$48,220$23.182,7801.2
Illinois$48,000$23.086,3901.0
New York$48,000$23.083,2700.3
South Dakota$47,980$23.071,1502.5
Louisiana$47,950$23.058100.4
Utah$47,880$23.021,7401.0
Arizona$47,860$23.012,4400.8
Florida$47,860$23.016,2000.6
Missouri$47,580$22.883,8601.3
Montana$47,380$22.783300.7
Indiana$47,320$22.758,0302.5
Tennessee$47,210$22.703,8801.2
Kentucky$47,170$22.682,1901.1
Kansas$47,120$22.663,1602.2
Texas$46,750$22.4816,6001.2
North Carolina$46,730$22.475,7001.2
Georgia$46,450$22.335,9001.2
Arkansas$46,380$22.301,8701.4
Delaware$46,120$22.171000.2
Idaho$45,810$22.037600.9
Oklahoma$45,780$22.012,5201.5
Nevada$45,750$21.996400.4
New Mexico$45,730$21.994000.5
Michigan$44,670$21.487,0501.6
Alabama$44,250$21.275,2502.5
West Virginia$42,950$20.653700.5
Puerto Rico$29,850$14.351500.2

Pay by metro area

All 337 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$30,150$43,300$56,450$69,600Flint, MI — $30,150San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $32,150Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $36,520McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $36,670Auburn-Opelika, AL — $36,870Gadsden, AL — $37,360Sumter, SC — $37,470Amarillo, TX — $37,530Athens-Clarke County, GA — $37,530Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $38,120El Paso, TX — $38,320Valdosta, GA — $38,320Laredo, TX — $38,450Farmington, NM — $38,860Dothan, AL — $39,030Niles, MI — $39,200Columbus, IN — $39,300Columbus, GA-AL — $39,520Florence, SC — $39,520Albany, GA — $39,590Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $39,740Rome, GA — $39,760Texarkana, TX-AR — $39,940Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $40,590Ocala, FL — $40,890Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $41,790Lubbock, TX — $42,240Tyler, TX — $42,380Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $42,410Joplin, MO-KS — $42,430Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $42,730Rocky Mount, NC — $42,770Tuscaloosa, AL — $42,950Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $43,140Utica-Rome, NY — $43,390Mansfield, OH — $43,440Jackson, MI — $43,680Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $43,680Erie, PA — $43,690Topeka, KS — $44,060Twin Falls, ID — $44,070Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $44,180Huntsville, AL — $44,210Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $44,220Macon-Bibb County, GA — $44,230Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $44,260Lynchburg, VA — $44,300Monroe, MI — $44,340Owensboro, KY — $44,340College Station-Bryan, TX — $44,350Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $44,460Hattiesburg, MS — $44,500Johnson City, TN — $44,600Dalton, GA — $44,740Morristown, TN — $44,780Columbia, SC — $44,810Muncie, IN — $44,830Yuma, AZ — $44,910Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $44,920Champaign-Urbana, IL — $45,090Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $45,100Killeen-Temple, TX — $45,110State College, PA — $45,130Traverse City, MI — $45,190Decatur, AL — $45,210Corpus Christi, TX — $45,260Longview, TX — $45,310Sherman-Denison, TX — $45,320Wilmington, NC — $45,320Gainesville, GA — $45,350San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $45,400Victoria, TX — $45,420Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $45,440Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $45,440Evansville, IN — $45,450Knoxville, TN — $45,450Lexington-Fayette, KY — $45,470Albany, OR — $45,520Binghamton, NY — $45,560Cleveland, TN — $45,560Saginaw, MI — $45,600Hot Springs, AR — $45,610Terre Haute, IN — $45,630Rockford, IL — $45,690Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $45,720Logan, UT-ID — $45,740Lafayette, LA — $45,820Reno, NV — $45,820Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $45,870Missoula, MT — $45,900Pocatello, ID — $45,930Asheville, NC — $45,940Elmira, NY — $45,960Birmingham, AL — $45,990Waco, TX — $46,010Yakima, WA — $46,050Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,090Rapid City, SD — $46,090Jackson, TN — $46,110Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $46,120Kankakee, IL — $46,130Montgomery, AL — $46,130Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $46,170Fort Wayne, IN — $46,250Tucson, AZ — $46,290Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $46,300La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $46,350Wichita Falls, TX — $46,380Idaho Falls, ID — $46,420Anchorage, AK — $46,430Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $46,450Midland, TX — $46,490Burlington, NC — $46,530San Angelo, TX — $46,530Peoria, IL — $46,540Grants Pass, OR — $46,580Boise City, ID — $46,590Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $46,590Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,600Visalia, CA — $46,630Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $46,640Albuquerque, NM — $46,670Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $46,670Cedar Rapids, IA — $46,750Dubuque, IA — $46,770Springfield, MO — $46,860Williamsport, PA — $46,910Coeur d'Alene, ID — $46,920Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $46,930Sandusky, OH — $46,930Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $46,950Rochester, NY — $46,990Tallahassee, FL — $46,990North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $47,010Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $47,060Youngstown-Warren, OH — $47,060Eugene-Springfield, OR — $47,070Greensboro-High Point, NC — $47,070Raleigh-Cary, NC — $47,070Canton-Massillon, OH — $47,110Oklahoma City, OK — $47,130Bloomington, IL — $47,150Mankato, MN — $47,220Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $47,230Billings, MT — $47,240St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,240Abilene, TX — $47,250Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $47,280Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $47,280Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $47,280Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,290Salem, OR — $47,290Tulsa, OK — $47,310Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $47,320Odessa, TX — $47,340Gainesville, FL — $47,360New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $47,360Wausau, WI — $47,370St. George, UT — $47,380Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $47,490Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $47,520Roanoke, VA — $47,520Eau Claire, WI — $47,560Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $47,560Mobile, AL — $47,580Paducah, KY-IL — $47,580Jacksonville, FL — $47,590Fargo, ND-MN — $47,610Reading, PA — $47,620Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $47,630Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $47,640Fort Smith, AR-OK — $47,800Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $47,810Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $47,820Harrisonburg, VA — $47,870South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,870Gettysburg, PA — $47,890Ogden, UT — $47,910Lebanon, PA — $47,950Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $48,010Syracuse, NY — $48,020Lima, OH — $48,040Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,070Winston-Salem, NC — $48,090Manchester-Nashua, NH — $48,170Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $48,170Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $48,210Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $48,220Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $48,230Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $48,230Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $48,240Richmond, VA — $48,310Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $48,320Lancaster, PA — $48,340Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $48,340Yuba City, CA — $48,340Spartanburg, SC — $48,370Worcester, MA — $48,380Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $48,430Columbus, OH — $48,460Bangor, ME — $48,480Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $48,480Chambersburg, PA — $48,500Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $48,500Clarksville, TN-KY — $48,510Toledo, OH — $48,530Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $48,540Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $48,560Madison, WI — $48,570Fresno, CA — $48,660Lawrence, KS — $48,700Naples-Marco Island, FL — $48,700Medford, OR — $48,720Fond du Lac, WI — $48,740Pittsburgh, PA — $48,760Port St. Lucie, FL — $48,800Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $48,830Bowling Green, KY — $48,840Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $48,860Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $48,870Charleston, WV — $48,890Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $48,890Merced, CA — $48,890Akron, OH — $48,900Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $48,910Green Bay, WI — $48,910Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $49,020Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $49,020Kansas City, MO-KS — $49,180Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $49,260Springfield, MA — $49,260Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $49,330Winchester, VA-WV — $49,330Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $49,350Ann Arbor, MI — $49,360Bend, OR — $49,390Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $49,390Charlottesville, VA — $49,420New Haven, CT — $49,490Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $49,520Janesville-Beloit, WI — $49,570Sheboygan, WI — $49,570Jackson, MS — $49,580York-Hanover, PA — $49,580Altoona, PA — $49,690Jefferson City, MO — $49,730Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $49,780Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $49,820Chattanooga, TN-GA — $49,850Omaha, NE-IA — $49,920Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $49,940Jonesboro, AR — $49,960Cleveland, OH — $50,210Vineland, NJ — $50,320Anniston-Oxford, AL — $50,410Iowa City, IA — $50,430Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $50,450Johnstown, PA — $50,480Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $50,600Decatur, IL — $50,650Battle Creek, MI — $50,740Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $50,860Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $50,900Glens Falls, NY — $50,920Greeley, CO — $50,960Modesto, CA — $51,020Stockton-Lodi, CA — $51,020Bozeman, MT — $51,110Lewiston, ID-WA — $51,230Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $51,250Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $51,270Greenville, NC — $51,310Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $51,700Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $51,800Kenosha, WI — $51,970Chico, CA — $52,000Urban Honolulu, HI — $52,000Colorado Springs, CO — $52,180Baton Rouge, LA — $52,190Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $52,640Pueblo, CO — $53,080Redding, CA — $53,330Columbia, MO — $53,370Appleton, WI — $53,390Bellingham, WA — $53,690Kennewick-Richland, WA — $53,830Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $53,890Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $54,120Lincoln, NE — $54,150Rochester, MN — $54,390Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $54,560Boulder, CO — $54,760Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $54,870Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $55,100St. Joseph, MO-KS — $55,190Casper, WY — $55,470Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $55,540San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $55,810Duluth, MN-WI — $55,830Warner Robins, GA — $55,980Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $56,160St. Cloud, MN — $56,380Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $56,960Springfield, IL — $57,200Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $57,660San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $57,780Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $57,960Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $58,240Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $58,240Salinas, CA — $58,390San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $58,390Savannah, GA — $58,410New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $58,520Wichita, KS — $58,770Longview-Kelso, WA — $58,790San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $58,910Bismarck, ND — $59,250Portland-South Portland, ME — $59,420Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $59,430Elizabethtown, KY — $59,800Vallejo, CA — $59,930Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $59,970Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $60,820Grand Island, NE — $61,110Grand Junction, CO — $61,130Grand Forks, ND-MN — $61,220Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $61,260Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $61,730Fayetteville, NC — $62,120Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $62,280Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $63,030Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $63,180Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $63,360Lexington Park, MD — $66,570Springfield, OH — $67,070Ames, IA — $69,090Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $69,600

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.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$69,600$33.46700.5
Ames, IA$69,090$33.22601.1
Springfield, OH$67,070$32.251102.5
Lexington Park, MD$66,570$32.00400.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,360$30.462700.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,180$30.377004.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,030$30.302,6401.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$62,280$29.946001.5
Fayetteville, NC$62,120$29.86500.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$61,730$29.68701.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$61,260$29.45500.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,220$29.44601.2
Grand Junction, CO$61,130$29.391001.6
Grand Island, NE$61,110$29.38701.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$60,820$29.241001.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,970$28.831,7802.3
Vallejo, CA$59,930$28.811100.8
Elizabethtown, KY$59,800$28.75901.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,430$28.573105.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,420$28.573101.1
Bismarck, ND$59,250$28.49400.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$58,910$28.325100.5
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,790$28.26802.0
Wichita, KS$58,770$28.261,3204.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,520$28.143,2500.3
Savannah, GA$58,410$28.085302.6
Salinas, CA$58,390$28.07500.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,390$28.071,3800.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$58,240$28.001400.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$58,240$28.00800.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,960$27.87800.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57,780$27.789300.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,660$27.729100.3
Springfield, IL$57,200$27.50400.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$56,960$27.385806.2
St. Cloud, MN$56,380$27.111901.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$56,160$27.008000.5
Warner Robins, GA$55,980$26.911301.7
Duluth, MN-WI$55,830$26.841301.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$55,810$26.83600.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$55,540$26.704900.4
Casper, WY$55,470$26.67501.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS$55,190$26.531603.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$55,100$26.491402.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$54,870$26.384,5800.7
Boulder, CO$54,760$26.33700.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$54,560$26.231,4900.6
Rochester, MN$54,390$26.151901.5
Lincoln, NE$54,150$26.031801.0
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,120$26.02700.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$53,890$25.91500.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,830$25.88500.4
Bellingham, WA$53,690$25.811001.1
Appleton, WI$53,390$25.674403.6
Columbia, MO$53,370$25.66500.5
Redding, CA$53,330$25.64500.7
Pueblo, CO$53,080$25.52500.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$52,640$25.311,5601.3
Baton Rouge, LA$52,190$25.092000.5
Colorado Springs, CO$52,180$25.091700.5
Chico, CA$52,000$25.00300.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,000$25.001600.4
Kenosha, WI$51,970$24.981001.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,800$24.913004.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,700$24.851,7900.9
Greenville, NC$51,310$24.671301.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$51,270$24.656800.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,250$24.64400.4
Lewiston, ID-WA$51,230$24.63401.5
Bozeman, MT$51,110$24.57701.0
Modesto, CA$51,020$24.531500.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA$51,020$24.532000.7
Greeley, CO$50,960$24.501000.8
Glens Falls, NY$50,920$24.48601.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,900$24.471,9900.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,860$24.45900.5
Battle Creek, MI$50,740$24.391402.6
Decatur, IL$50,650$24.351403.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$50,600$24.332100.6
Johnstown, PA$50,480$24.271002.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$50,450$24.263501.4
Iowa City, IA$50,430$24.25400.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$50,410$24.242104.9
Vineland, NJ$50,320$24.19801.3
Cleveland, OH$50,210$24.141,8501.8
Jonesboro, AR$49,960$24.021702.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,940$24.01801.1
Omaha, NE-IA$49,920$24.002800.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,850$23.975302.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$49,820$23.95800.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,780$23.931,0100.9
Jefferson City, MO$49,730$23.911301.6
Altoona, PA$49,690$23.89701.1
Jackson, MS$49,580$23.841900.7
York-Hanover, PA$49,580$23.843902.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$49,570$23.831502.1
Sheboygan, WI$49,570$23.831702.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,520$23.814501.8
New Haven, CT$49,490$23.792600.9
Charlottesville, VA$49,420$23.76500.4
Bend, OR$49,390$23.751601.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$49,390$23.752300.7
Ann Arbor, MI$49,360$23.731100.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,350$23.735,0501.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$49,330$23.721902.2
Winchester, VA-WV$49,330$23.72500.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,260$23.68800.5
Springfield, MA$49,260$23.682701.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,180$23.651,4501.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,020$23.571700.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$49,020$23.57600.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,910$23.513,6800.8
Green Bay, WI$48,910$23.524302.4
Akron, OH$48,900$23.514901.5
Charleston, WV$48,890$23.51300.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,890$23.516101.0
Merced, CA$48,890$23.51600.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,870$23.501,1201.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$48,860$23.492603.4
Bowling Green, KY$48,840$23.481001.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48,830$23.478101.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,800$23.461400.8
Pittsburgh, PA$48,760$23.441,0300.9
Fond du Lac, WI$48,740$23.43501.2
Medford, OR$48,720$23.421401.6
Lawrence, KS$48,700$23.41601.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,700$23.41600.3
Fresno, CA$48,660$23.393100.6
Madison, WI$48,570$23.354201.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,560$23.351,1401.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$48,540$23.342501.6
Toledo, OH$48,530$23.332801.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,510$23.321101.1
Chambersburg, PA$48,500$23.321802.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,500$23.329000.6
Bangor, ME$48,480$23.31400.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,480$23.313500.6
Columbus, OH$48,460$23.301,1401.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,430$23.291,8500.8
Worcester, MA$48,380$23.265601.6
Spartanburg, SC$48,370$23.255103.1
Lancaster, PA$48,340$23.245202.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$48,340$23.241500.7
Yuba City, CA$48,340$23.24300.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,320$23.231,2100.7
Richmond, VA$48,310$23.234400.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$48,240$23.196100.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,230$23.195101.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,230$23.195203.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,220$23.181,7901.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$48,210$23.181900.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$48,170$23.161700.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,170$23.161,5600.6
Winston-Salem, NC$48,090$23.123901.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,070$23.118201.2
Lima, OH$48,040$23.10901.8
Syracuse, NY$48,020$23.091600.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,010$23.082300.7
Lebanon, PA$47,950$23.05701.3
Ogden, UT$47,910$23.034401.6
Gettysburg, PA$47,890$23.02702.3
Harrisonburg, VA$47,870$23.02300.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,870$23.012802.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,820$22.993801.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,810$22.988300.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,800$22.981201.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$47,640$22.90601.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$47,630$22.904302.6
Reading, PA$47,620$22.892701.6
Fargo, ND-MN$47,610$22.892301.5
Jacksonville, FL$47,590$22.884800.6
Mobile, AL$47,580$22.884502.6
Paducah, KY-IL$47,580$22.88501.0
Eau Claire, WI$47,560$22.871201.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,560$22.873301.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,520$22.851901.9
Roanoke, VA$47,520$22.841901.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,490$22.836401.7
St. George, UT$47,380$22.78500.6
Wausau, WI$47,370$22.773605.2
Gainesville, FL$47,360$22.77800.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$47,360$22.77900.2
Odessa, TX$47,340$22.761802.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,320$22.751,40010.9
Tulsa, OK$47,310$22.741,0202.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,290$22.74900.5
Salem, OR$47,290$22.731500.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,280$22.735401.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,280$22.73400.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,280$22.732801.1
Abilene, TX$47,250$22.72901.1
Billings, MT$47,240$22.71800.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,240$22.711,5601.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,230$22.711,3601.2
Mankato, MN$47,220$22.701202.1
Bloomington, IL$47,150$22.67400.5
Oklahoma City, OK$47,130$22.667101.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$47,110$22.652401.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,070$22.632001.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$47,070$22.636801.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,070$22.633100.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$47,060$22.63901.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,060$22.622601.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,010$22.603100.9
Rochester, NY$46,990$22.593900.8
Tallahassee, FL$46,990$22.59800.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,950$22.574,5901.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,930$22.562,3500.8
Sandusky, OH$46,930$22.56901.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,920$22.56701.0
Williamsport, PA$46,910$22.55901.7
Springfield, MO$46,860$22.532601.2
Dubuque, IA$46,770$22.491803.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,750$22.481200.8
Albuquerque, NM$46,670$22.442000.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,670$22.443000.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,640$22.427800.6
Visalia, CA$46,630$22.42800.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,600$22.41900.3
Boise City, ID$46,590$22.403100.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,590$22.404002.2
Grants Pass, OR$46,580$22.40802.7
Peoria, IL$46,540$22.383702.2
Burlington, NC$46,530$22.371101.6
San Angelo, TX$46,530$22.37901.8
Midland, TX$46,490$22.351801.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,450$22.33900.6
Anchorage, AK$46,430$22.32Not publishedNot published
Idaho Falls, ID$46,420$22.32500.7
Wichita Falls, TX$46,380$22.301102.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,350$22.28901.0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$46,300$22.26902.2
Tucson, AZ$46,290$22.263000.8
Fort Wayne, IN$46,250$22.244201.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$46,170$22.20600.4
Kankakee, IL$46,130$22.18701.6
Montgomery, AL$46,130$22.183101.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,120$22.173700.7
Jackson, TN$46,110$22.171101.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,090$22.161700.8
Rapid City, SD$46,090$22.16801.0
Yakima, WA$46,050$22.141001.0
Waco, TX$46,010$22.122401.9
Birmingham, AL$45,990$22.117901.5
Elmira, NY$45,960$22.10601.6
Asheville, NC$45,940$22.092101.1
Pocatello, ID$45,930$22.08401.0
Missoula, MT$45,900$22.07500.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,870$22.063101.7
Lafayette, LA$45,820$22.03800.5
Reno, NV$45,820$22.031900.7
Logan, UT-ID$45,740$21.99701.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$45,720$21.982300.8
Rockford, IL$45,690$21.972501.8
Terre Haute, IN$45,630$21.941301.9
Hot Springs, AR$45,610$21.93802.2
Saginaw, MI$45,600$21.92700.9
Binghamton, NY$45,560$21.90700.8
Cleveland, TN$45,560$21.90501.1
Albany, OR$45,520$21.89501.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY$45,470$21.862600.9
Evansville, IN$45,450$21.851801.3
Knoxville, TN$45,450$21.854901.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,440$21.851600.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,440$21.852502.1
Victoria, TX$45,420$21.84701.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,400$21.831,0600.9
Gainesville, GA$45,350$21.802302.2
Sherman-Denison, TX$45,320$21.79701.3
Wilmington, NC$45,320$21.791800.9
Longview, TX$45,310$21.792301.9
Corpus Christi, TX$45,260$21.761901.0
Decatur, AL$45,210$21.741903.1
Traverse City, MI$45,190$21.73500.7
State College, PA$45,130$21.70300.5
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,110$21.691501.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$45,100$21.68700.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45,090$21.681001.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,920$21.602501.1
Yuma, AZ$44,910$21.59500.7
Muncie, IN$44,830$21.551102.5
Columbia, SC$44,810$21.542500.6
Morristown, TN$44,780$21.531102.4
Dalton, GA$44,740$21.512103.2
Johnson City, TN$44,600$21.44700.8
Hattiesburg, MS$44,500$21.40300.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$44,460$21.371201.4
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,350$21.32800.6
Monroe, MI$44,340$21.32501.3
Owensboro, KY$44,340$21.32300.6
Lynchburg, VA$44,300$21.301301.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,260$21.28501.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$44,230$21.261401.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$44,220$21.262,5901.4
Huntsville, AL$44,210$21.267202.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,180$21.243800.3
Twin Falls, ID$44,070$21.19501.0
Topeka, KS$44,060$21.18700.6
Erie, PA$43,690$21.002902.4
Jackson, MI$43,680$21.00400.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$43,680$21.00501.0
Mansfield, OH$43,440$20.88801.6
Utica-Rome, NY$43,390$20.86700.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$43,140$20.741,4402.4
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,950$20.652702.5
Rocky Mount, NC$42,770$20.56500.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$42,730$20.542100.8
Joplin, MO-KS$42,430$20.402703.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$42,410$20.391801.5
Tyler, TX$42,380$20.37900.8
Lubbock, TX$42,240$20.311400.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$41,790$20.09802.1
Ocala, FL$40,890$19.661201.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,590$19.521200.9
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,940$19.20701.2
Rome, GA$39,760$19.11300.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,740$19.101903.4
Albany, GA$39,590$19.03500.8
Columbus, GA-AL$39,520$19.001000.8
Florence, SC$39,520$19.00700.8
Columbus, IN$39,300$18.892304.7
Niles, MI$39,200$18.851903.1
Dothan, AL$39,030$18.771302.2
Farmington, NM$38,860$18.69400.8
Laredo, TX$38,450$18.48300.3
El Paso, TX$38,320$18.431900.6
Valdosta, GA$38,320$18.42701.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,120$18.33400.5
Amarillo, TX$37,530$18.043102.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,530$18.041001.1
Sumter, SC$37,470$18.02601.6
Gadsden, AL$37,360$17.961404.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,870$17.731001.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$36,670$17.631200.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$36,520$17.561400.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,150$15.461100.2
Flint, MI$30,150$14.502301.7

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.