SOC 47-4011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction and Building Inspectors

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

U.S. median annual wage$74,690
U.S. median hourly wage$35.91
U.S. employment146,720

Nationally, construction and building inspectors earned a median of $74,690 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 146,720 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”.

Construction and Building Inspectors: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$102,410$49.242700.8
California$101,290$48.7013,4200.7
Connecticut$98,670$47.441,4300.8
Washington$96,140$46.223,0900.9
Minnesota$88,670$42.631,3900.5
District of Columbia$86,200$41.443700.5
Oregon$84,510$40.631,7800.9
Massachusetts$83,200$40.004,2901.2
New Jersey$81,760$39.315,9501.4
Colorado$79,950$38.443,7001.3
New York$79,460$38.2011,1601.2
Hawaii$79,320$38.147101.1
North Dakota$78,570$37.781800.4
Illinois$78,340$37.662,5600.4
Rhode Island$77,420$37.222700.5
Maryland$76,640$36.852,7801.0
Montana$75,700$36.392900.6
Virginia$75,660$36.386,5501.6
Wisconsin$75,610$36.351,2700.4
Nevada$75,290$36.201,7801.1
Maine$74,670$35.907101.1
Ohio$74,490$35.813,4900.6
Utah$74,130$35.641,2400.7
Arizona$73,440$35.313,3301.0
Delaware$72,700$34.955701.2
Iowa$71,630$34.441,1400.7
Michigan$71,040$34.153,0900.7
Louisiana$68,260$32.821,4400.7
Florida$68,170$32.7713,8601.4
Vermont$66,580$32.011200.4
North Carolina$66,080$31.776,4901.3
Georgia$65,980$31.724,5100.9
Pennsylvania$65,870$31.675,3200.9
New Hampshire$65,640$31.564200.6
New Mexico$65,420$31.458000.9
Nebraska$65,000$31.255700.6
South Dakota$64,940$31.222000.4
Texas$64,810$31.1618,2301.3
West Virginia$64,000$30.775400.8
Idaho$63,570$30.561,0001.2
Kansas$63,150$30.368400.6
Missouri$62,970$30.271,6400.6
Indiana$62,850$30.212,1100.7
Wyoming$61,870$29.753701.3
Alabama$61,300$29.471,4200.7
Kentucky$60,200$28.941,3800.7
Tennessee$59,870$28.792,5000.8
Oklahoma$59,280$28.502,0901.2
South Carolina$58,840$28.292,5001.1
Arkansas$52,700$25.348000.6
Guam$51,710$24.86400.6
Mississippi$50,250$24.168000.7
Puerto Rico$44,320$21.317400.8

Pay by metro area

All 338 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$25,530$60,270$95,010$129,750Ponce, PR — $25,530Aguadilla, PR — $38,390San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $45,090Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $45,700Bowling Green, KY — $45,740Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $45,980Laredo, TX — $47,340Lubbock, TX — $48,010McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $48,080Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $48,160Jackson, MS — $48,700Muncie, IN — $48,830El Paso, TX — $49,030Odessa, TX — $49,610Texarkana, TX-AR — $49,910Ocala, FL — $50,210Jonesboro, AR — $50,460Johnson City, TN — $50,720Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $50,880Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $51,240Lexington-Fayette, KY — $53,630San Angelo, TX — $54,070Jackson, TN — $54,450Wichita Falls, TX — $54,820Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $54,990Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $55,240Chattanooga, TN-GA — $55,620Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $56,160Morristown, TN — $56,300Springfield, IL — $56,610Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $56,820Lawton, OK — $56,960Monroe, LA — $57,240Macon-Bibb County, GA — $57,300Florence, SC — $57,590Abilene, TX — $57,600Johnstown, PA — $57,720Williamsport, PA — $58,040Knoxville, TN — $58,150Athens-Clarke County, GA — $58,210Decatur, AL — $58,440Winston-Salem, NC — $58,490Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $58,570Homosassa Springs, FL — $58,710Lake Charles, LA — $58,740Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $58,890Goldsboro, NC — $59,120Waco, TX — $59,240Chambersburg, PA — $59,350Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $59,600Oklahoma City, OK — $59,610Midland, TX — $59,630Gainesville, FL — $59,670Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $59,670Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $59,750Topeka, KS — $59,760Fort Smith, AR-OK — $59,800Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $59,800Joplin, MO-KS — $59,820Valdosta, GA — $59,820Greenville, NC — $59,870South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $59,870Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $59,910Evansville, IN — $60,000Hinesville, GA — $60,020Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $60,140Wheeling, WV-OH — $60,310Tallahassee, FL — $60,380Punta Gorda, FL — $60,510Columbus, GA-AL — $60,520College Station-Bryan, TX — $60,760Harrisonburg, VA — $60,930Columbia, MO — $61,170Dothan, AL — $61,300Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $61,310Farmington, NM — $61,320Springfield, MO — $61,350Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $61,400Mobile, AL — $61,410Huntsville, AL — $61,420Killeen-Temple, TX — $61,490Casper, WY — $61,560Pocatello, ID — $61,570Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $61,630Jacksonville, NC — $61,670North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $61,890Tulsa, OK — $61,890Fayetteville, NC — $61,950Lincoln, NE — $61,960Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $62,040San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $62,110Wichita, KS — $62,300Asheville, NC — $62,320Montgomery, AL — $62,350Peoria, IL — $62,350Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $62,360Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $62,390Columbia, SC — $62,410Cheyenne, WY — $62,490Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $62,530Warner Robins, GA — $62,650Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $62,660Jacksonville, FL — $62,670Boise City, ID — $62,700Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $62,720Burlington, NC — $62,760Clarksville, TN-KY — $62,850Janesville-Beloit, WI — $62,900Kingston, NY — $62,940Erie, PA — $63,110Tucson, AZ — $63,110Altoona, PA — $63,150Albuquerque, NM — $63,190Spartanburg, SC — $63,340Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $63,390Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $63,410Greensboro-High Point, NC — $63,560Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $63,600Yuma, AZ — $63,630Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $63,650Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $63,650Wilmington, NC — $63,670Charleston, WV — $63,720Niles, MI — $63,720St. Louis, MO-IL — $63,840Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $63,950Lynchburg, VA — $64,000Ithaca, NY — $64,070Las Cruces, NM — $64,090Port St. Lucie, FL — $64,100Utica-Rome, NY — $64,190Jefferson City, MO — $64,240Youngstown-Warren, OH — $64,300Sherman-Denison, TX — $64,310Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $64,390Birmingham, AL — $64,400Bangor, ME — $64,480Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $64,590Pittsburgh, PA — $64,610Roanoke, VA — $64,680Tuscaloosa, AL — $64,700Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $64,710Santa Fe, NM — $64,770Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $64,870Canton-Massillon, OH — $64,960Auburn-Opelika, AL — $65,110Savannah, GA — $65,220York-Hanover, PA — $65,270Kansas City, MO-KS — $65,330Flagstaff, AZ — $65,390Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $65,780Elmira, NY — $65,790Vineland, NJ — $65,790Omaha, NE-IA — $65,830Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $66,180Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $66,220Winchester, VA-WV — $66,220Grand Junction, CO — $66,240Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $66,410Manhattan, KS — $66,660Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $66,730Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $66,780Hattiesburg, MS — $66,820State College, PA — $66,940Salisbury, MD — $67,010Longview, TX — $67,050Bloomington, IN — $67,220Coeur d'Alene, ID — $67,270Corpus Christi, TX — $67,350Akron, OH — $67,410Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $67,650Fort Wayne, IN — $67,680Raleigh-Cary, NC — $67,840Dover, DE — $67,890Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $68,090Cedar Rapids, IA — $68,210Naples-Marco Island, FL — $68,240Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $68,450Appleton, WI — $68,480Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $68,770Saginaw, MI — $68,940Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $69,000Reading, PA — $69,000Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $69,020Binghamton, NY — $69,050Owensboro, KY — $69,050Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $69,110Tyler, TX — $69,180Charlottesville, VA — $69,380Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $69,450New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $69,500Monroe, MI — $69,570Amarillo, TX — $69,820Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $69,820Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $70,170Battle Creek, MI — $70,660Traverse City, MI — $70,730Richmond, VA — $70,790Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $71,040Glens Falls, NY — $71,210Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $71,230Dalton, GA — $71,230Great Falls, MT — $71,280Manchester-Nashua, NH — $71,280Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $71,330Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $71,490Baton Rouge, LA — $71,770Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $72,070Rockford, IL — $72,330Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $72,410Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $72,470Rapid City, SD — $72,470Pueblo, CO — $72,540Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $72,690Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $72,800El Centro, CA — $72,860Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $72,970Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $73,060Champaign-Urbana, IL — $73,350Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $73,440Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $73,590Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $73,840Ann Arbor, MI — $73,910Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $73,910Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $74,070Toledo, OH — $74,510La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $74,560Flint, MI — $74,640Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $74,680Rocky Mount, NC — $74,790Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $74,880Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $74,930Lancaster, PA — $74,950Billings, MT — $74,960Cleveland, OH — $74,960Springfield, MA — $75,050Gainesville, GA — $75,160Ogden, UT — $75,360Lexington Park, MD — $75,390Bismarck, ND — $75,530Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $75,570Syracuse, NY — $75,610Colorado Springs, CO — $75,630Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $75,710Twin Falls, ID — $75,730Corvallis, OR — $75,950St. George, UT — $75,950Redding, CA — $75,960Pittsfield, MA — $76,000Lawrence, KS — $76,080Eau Claire, WI — $76,220Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $76,440Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $76,480Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $76,610Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $76,650Columbus, OH — $76,930Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $76,980Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $77,040Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $77,220Portland-South Portland, ME — $77,330Rochester, NY — $77,340Salem, OR — $77,540Elizabethtown, KY — $77,580Visalia, CA — $77,680Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $77,730Eugene-Springfield, OR — $77,860Yakima, WA — $78,000Iowa City, IA — $78,030Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $78,080Madison, WI — $78,190Paducah, KY-IL — $78,360Greeley, CO — $78,370Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $78,410Medford, OR — $78,510Fargo, ND-MN — $78,880Bloomington, IL — $79,250Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $79,290Barnstable Town, MA — $79,450Duluth, MN-WI — $79,470St. Cloud, MN — $79,670Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $79,730Ames, IA — $79,740Idaho Falls, ID — $79,770Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $80,100Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $80,150San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $80,320Boulder, CO — $80,570Worcester, MA — $80,650Modesto, CA — $80,660Reno, NV — $80,810Helena, MT — $80,830Fresno, CA — $80,850Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $82,020Green Bay, WI — $82,170Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $82,240Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $82,640Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $82,660Chico, CA — $83,480Lafayette, LA — $83,780Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $84,240Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $84,620Urban Honolulu, HI — $84,910Bend, OR — $85,000Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $86,140Kennewick-Richland, WA — $87,040Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $89,030Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $89,950New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $90,800Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $92,710Bellingham, WA — $93,340Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $93,340Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $94,420Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $95,540Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $95,640Walla Walla, WA — $96,100Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $96,400Bozeman, MT — $96,530Rochester, MN — $96,840Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $97,610Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $98,220New Haven, CT — $98,430San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $98,580Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $98,680Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $99,620Yuba City, CA — $100,240Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $100,280Salinas, CA — $100,830Stockton-Lodi, CA — $101,340Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $102,060Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $102,130Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $102,830Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $103,980Napa, CA — $106,410Anchorage, AK — $106,780Vallejo, CA — $108,180Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $112,550San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $125,130San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $129,750

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.

Construction and Building Inspectors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$129,750$62.388600.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,130$60.162,3801.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$112,550$54.112101.1
Vallejo, CA$108,180$52.011901.3
Anchorage, AK$106,780$51.341600.9
Napa, CA$106,410$51.16500.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,980$49.991,0601.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,830$49.441,6400.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$102,130$49.101100.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$102,060$49.071400.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$101,340$48.721300.4
Salinas, CA$100,830$48.48900.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,280$48.213,8700.6
Yuba City, CA$100,240$48.19400.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$99,620$47.907501.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$98,680$47.44600.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$98,580$47.391,3300.9
New Haven, CT$98,430$47.321800.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$98,220$47.221200.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$97,610$46.93601.2
Rochester, MN$96,840$46.56500.4
Bozeman, MT$96,530$46.41400.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$96,400$46.35501.1
Walla Walla, WA$96,100$46.20401.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,640$45.981101.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$95,540$45.932200.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$94,420$45.399400.5
Bellingham, WA$93,340$44.871101.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$93,340$44.871,2001.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$92,710$44.57900.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$90,800$43.6510,3401.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$89,950$43.251,1600.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$89,030$42.801101.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,040$41.851301.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$86,140$41.412300.9
Bend, OR$85,000$40.871201.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$84,910$40.825401.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$84,620$40.692,9501.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$84,240$40.502200.7
Lafayette, LA$83,780$40.281000.6
Chico, CA$83,480$40.14500.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,660$39.746602.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,640$39.731,8400.4
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$82,240$39.54401.1
Green Bay, WI$82,170$39.51700.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,020$39.432,3001.4
Fresno, CA$80,850$38.872800.6
Helena, MT$80,830$38.86601.4
Reno, NV$80,810$38.853101.1
Modesto, CA$80,660$38.781200.6
Worcester, MA$80,650$38.775401.5
Boulder, CO$80,570$38.741600.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,320$38.621201.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,150$38.544,0601.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$80,100$38.515100.7
Idaho Falls, ID$79,770$38.35801.0
Ames, IA$79,740$38.34400.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,730$38.331700.5
St. Cloud, MN$79,670$38.30400.4
Duluth, MN-WI$79,470$38.21500.4
Barnstable Town, MA$79,450$38.201401.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,290$38.121800.8
Bloomington, IL$79,250$38.10500.5
Fargo, ND-MN$78,880$37.92600.4
Medford, OR$78,510$37.75400.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,410$37.70600.3
Greeley, CO$78,370$37.681000.9
Paducah, KY-IL$78,360$37.67400.7
Madison, WI$78,190$37.591400.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$78,080$37.542201.3
Iowa City, IA$78,030$37.51600.6
Yakima, WA$78,000$37.50800.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,860$37.431300.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$77,730$37.371,4301.1
Visalia, CA$77,680$37.351100.6
Elizabethtown, KY$77,580$37.30400.7
Salem, OR$77,540$37.282201.2
Rochester, NY$77,340$37.196901.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,330$37.183101.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$77,220$37.124700.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$77,040$37.045901.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$76,980$37.011,3600.7
Columbus, OH$76,930$36.988700.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,650$36.852,4601.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,610$36.834,3801.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,480$36.772900.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$76,440$36.756300.6
Eau Claire, WI$76,220$36.65300.4
Lawrence, KS$76,080$36.58300.6
Pittsfield, MA$76,000$36.541001.8
Redding, CA$75,960$36.52701.0
Corvallis, OR$75,950$36.52401.0
St. George, UT$75,950$36.52800.9
Twin Falls, ID$75,730$36.41300.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,710$36.402,9001.0
Colorado Springs, CO$75,630$36.363701.2
Syracuse, NY$75,610$36.353501.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$75,570$36.331,7601.3
Bismarck, ND$75,530$36.31300.4
Lexington Park, MD$75,390$36.25801.2
Ogden, UT$75,360$36.232000.7
Gainesville, GA$75,160$36.141201.2
Springfield, MA$75,050$36.082201.1
Billings, MT$74,960$36.04400.4
Cleveland, OH$74,960$36.047200.7
Lancaster, PA$74,950$36.041200.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$74,930$36.025501.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$74,880$36.005000.6
Rocky Mount, NC$74,790$35.96400.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$74,680$35.90802.0
Flint, MI$74,640$35.891000.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$74,560$35.85400.5
Toledo, OH$74,510$35.821200.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$74,070$35.61600.5
Ann Arbor, MI$73,910$35.531100.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,910$35.533901.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,840$35.501,4001.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$73,590$35.383100.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,440$35.311100.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$73,350$35.26700.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$73,060$35.131,3701.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$72,970$35.08601.3
El Centro, CA$72,860$35.03400.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$72,800$35.00500.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,690$34.953501.3
Pueblo, CO$72,540$34.87600.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$72,470$34.842601.5
Rapid City, SD$72,470$34.84400.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,410$34.813,0201.0
Rockford, IL$72,330$34.77500.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$72,070$34.65400.8
Baton Rouge, LA$71,770$34.515001.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$71,490$34.372500.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$71,330$34.30500.6
Great Falls, MT$71,280$34.27300.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$71,280$34.271200.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$71,230$34.242301.9
Dalton, GA$71,230$34.25801.2
Glens Falls, NY$71,210$34.24701.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$71,040$34.15700.6
Richmond, VA$70,790$34.031,1401.7
Traverse City, MI$70,730$34.01500.7
Battle Creek, MI$70,660$33.97400.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$70,170$33.73400.5
Amarillo, TX$69,820$33.571100.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$69,820$33.57500.7
Monroe, MI$69,570$33.45401.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$69,500$33.413400.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$69,450$33.395601.2
Charlottesville, VA$69,380$33.351000.9
Tyler, TX$69,180$33.262001.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$69,110$33.222600.9
Binghamton, NY$69,050$33.201001.0
Owensboro, KY$69,050$33.20400.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,020$33.195,4501.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$69,000$33.17300.4
Reading, PA$69,000$33.171300.8
Saginaw, MI$68,940$33.15700.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$68,770$33.06300.4
Appleton, WI$68,480$32.92500.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$68,450$32.91600.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,240$32.812201.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,210$32.791501.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$68,090$32.73500.5
Dover, DE$67,890$32.641201.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC$67,840$32.611,7602.4
Fort Wayne, IN$67,680$32.541200.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$67,650$32.522102.4
Akron, OH$67,410$32.411700.5
Corpus Christi, TX$67,350$32.382801.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$67,270$32.341001.4
Bloomington, IN$67,220$32.32901.2
Longview, TX$67,050$32.241601.3
Salisbury, MD$67,010$32.22300.6
State College, PA$66,940$32.18500.7
Hattiesburg, MS$66,820$32.12300.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$66,780$32.114,9801.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$66,730$32.083801.1
Manhattan, KS$66,660$32.05500.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$66,410$31.933200.9
Grand Junction, CO$66,240$31.85500.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$66,220$31.841,8201.3
Winchester, VA-WV$66,220$31.84901.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$66,180$31.821,7501.2
Omaha, NE-IA$65,830$31.653200.6
Elmira, NY$65,790$31.63401.1
Vineland, NJ$65,790$31.63701.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$65,780$31.63300.5
Flagstaff, AZ$65,390$31.44801.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$65,330$31.416500.6
York-Hanover, PA$65,270$31.381400.7
Savannah, GA$65,220$31.361800.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL$65,110$31.30500.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$64,960$31.23900.6
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$64,870$31.19300.8
Santa Fe, NM$64,770$31.14601.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$64,710$31.111,2601.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,700$31.11600.5
Roanoke, VA$64,680$31.102301.5
Pittsburgh, PA$64,610$31.061,2101.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$64,590$31.05801.5
Bangor, ME$64,480$31.00801.1
Birmingham, AL$64,400$30.963900.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$64,390$30.964501.8
Sherman-Denison, TX$64,310$30.92500.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH$64,300$30.91800.5
Jefferson City, MO$64,240$30.89500.7
Utica-Rome, NY$64,190$30.861601.3
Port St. Lucie, FL$64,100$30.822101.2
Las Cruces, NM$64,090$30.81901.1
Ithaca, NY$64,070$30.80501.0
Lynchburg, VA$64,000$30.771001.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,950$30.75400.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,840$30.698700.7
Charleston, WV$63,720$30.641001.0
Niles, MI$63,720$30.64500.8
Wilmington, NC$63,670$30.612901.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,650$30.609500.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$63,650$30.601001.4
Yuma, AZ$63,630$30.59701.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,600$30.583800.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC$63,560$30.564701.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$63,410$30.491002.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$63,390$30.48800.5
Spartanburg, SC$63,340$30.45900.5
Albuquerque, NM$63,190$30.383100.8
Altoona, PA$63,150$30.361001.7
Erie, PA$63,110$30.34600.5
Tucson, AZ$63,110$30.343200.8
Kingston, NY$62,940$30.26701.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$62,900$30.24300.5
Clarksville, TN-KY$62,850$30.221101.0
Burlington, NC$62,760$30.17500.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$62,720$30.162901.5
Boise City, ID$62,700$30.144901.3
Jacksonville, FL$62,670$30.139201.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$62,660$30.131101.5
Warner Robins, GA$62,650$30.12500.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$62,530$30.06700.6
Cheyenne, WY$62,490$30.05701.4
Columbia, SC$62,410$30.014501.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,390$30.002701.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$62,360$29.98701.2
Montgomery, AL$62,350$29.971000.6
Peoria, IL$62,350$29.98500.3
Asheville, NC$62,320$29.962801.5
Wichita, KS$62,300$29.951700.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,110$29.861,4501.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$62,040$29.832500.9
Lincoln, NE$61,960$29.79900.5
Fayetteville, NC$61,950$29.792001.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,890$29.764801.4
Tulsa, OK$61,890$29.766501.4
Jacksonville, NC$61,670$29.65801.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,630$29.632100.8
Pocatello, ID$61,570$29.60501.2
Casper, WY$61,560$29.60501.1
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,490$29.561400.9
Huntsville, AL$61,420$29.531900.7
Mobile, AL$61,410$29.521500.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,400$29.523401.5
Springfield, MO$61,350$29.501300.6
Farmington, NM$61,320$29.48701.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,310$29.487900.7
Dothan, AL$61,300$29.47400.7
Columbia, MO$61,170$29.41500.4
Harrisonburg, VA$60,930$29.29600.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$60,760$29.21900.7
Columbus, GA-AL$60,520$29.10900.8
Punta Gorda, FL$60,510$29.091202.1
Tallahassee, FL$60,380$29.032201.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$60,310$28.99701.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$60,140$28.914601.2
Hinesville, GA$60,020$28.86301.5
Evansville, IN$60,000$28.85800.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$59,910$28.80300.8
Greenville, NC$59,870$28.79801.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$59,870$28.79700.5
Joplin, MO-KS$59,820$28.76500.6
Valdosta, GA$59,820$28.76400.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,800$28.75500.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,800$28.75700.4
Topeka, KS$59,760$28.73600.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59,750$28.735700.9
Gainesville, FL$59,670$28.691901.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,670$28.691300.8
Midland, TX$59,630$28.672201.8
Oklahoma City, OK$59,610$28.668001.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$59,600$28.661701.2
Chambersburg, PA$59,350$28.54601.0
Waco, TX$59,240$28.481401.1
Goldsboro, NC$59,120$28.42300.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$58,890$28.311900.8
Lake Charles, LA$58,740$28.24700.7
Homosassa Springs, FL$58,710$28.23401.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$58,570$28.16700.8
Winston-Salem, NC$58,490$28.122100.8
Decatur, AL$58,440$28.10400.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$58,210$27.99600.6
Knoxville, TN$58,150$27.964401.0
Williamsport, PA$58,040$27.91901.9
Johnstown, PA$57,720$27.75601.3
Abilene, TX$57,600$27.69600.8
Florence, SC$57,590$27.69600.7
Macon-Bibb County, GA$57,300$27.55600.7
Monroe, LA$57,240$27.52500.5
Lawton, OK$56,960$27.38601.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$56,820$27.321100.9
Springfield, IL$56,610$27.22600.6
Morristown, TN$56,300$27.07300.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$56,160$27.001201.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$55,620$26.741700.6
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$55,240$26.56400.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$54,990$26.441600.6
Wichita Falls, TX$54,820$26.36400.7
Jackson, TN$54,450$26.18600.7
San Angelo, TX$54,070$26.00400.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$53,630$25.792700.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$51,240$24.64401.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$50,880$24.462600.7
Johnson City, TN$50,720$24.39300.4
Jonesboro, AR$50,460$24.26400.6
Ocala, FL$50,210$24.141601.3
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,910$24.00500.8
Odessa, TX$49,610$23.852302.8
El Paso, TX$49,030$23.573100.9
Muncie, IN$48,830$23.48400.9
Jackson, MS$48,700$23.411700.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,160$23.151601.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$48,080$23.111900.6
Lubbock, TX$48,010$23.081500.9
Laredo, TX$47,340$22.76900.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,980$22.111100.7
Bowling Green, KY$45,740$21.99400.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$45,700$21.976001.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$45,090$21.685600.8
Aguadilla, PR$38,390$18.46400.7
Ponce, PR$25,530$12.28701.1

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.