SOC 47-2061 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Laborers

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

U.S. median annual wage$47,120
U.S. median hourly wage$22.66
U.S. employment1,096,780

Nationally, construction laborers earned a median of $47,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 1,096,780 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 Laborers: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$77,110$37.074,5807.3
New Jersey$64,060$30.8023,5905.5
Massachusetts$63,390$30.4816,2104.5
Illinois$60,690$29.1835,9405.9
California$60,270$28.9888,2404.8
Minnesota$60,260$28.9728,5309.7
Connecticut$58,290$28.037,3604.3
Alaska$58,060$27.913,69011.3
Washington$57,720$27.7525,0607.1
Rhode Island$57,240$27.522,1104.2
Missouri$56,730$27.2817,0505.8
Wisconsin$56,100$26.9720,3306.9
Ohio$56,080$26.9631,9105.8
New York$55,930$26.8952,0905.4
Oregon$50,860$24.4512,6206.4
Indiana$50,070$24.0728,6008.9
District of Columbia$50,020$24.052,0903.0
New Hampshire$49,980$24.034,3306.3
Montana$49,830$23.964,5909.0
Michigan$49,590$23.8428,4906.5
Pennsylvania$49,400$23.7535,9205.9
North Dakota$49,070$23.595,05011.8
Nevada$48,990$23.5511,8907.7
Vermont$48,580$23.361,4304.7
Iowa$48,490$23.3113,7808.8
Colorado$47,900$23.0318,6806.5
Nebraska$47,260$22.728,5308.3
Maryland$46,960$22.5820,9207.6
Idaho$46,940$22.5710,85012.7
Arizona$46,590$22.4037,63011.6
Utah$46,550$22.3820,95012.1
Maine$46,430$22.323,9606.2
Wyoming$46,030$22.133,35011.9
Kentucky$45,710$21.9813,2806.6
South Dakota$45,710$21.981,7803.9
Delaware$45,550$21.903,2406.7
Tennessee$45,000$21.6426,2508.0
Kansas$44,840$21.569,9907.0
North Carolina$44,720$21.5035,6207.2
Florida$44,030$21.1787,0408.8
Virginia$43,560$20.9425,8306.3
South Carolina$42,940$20.6519,6208.5
West Virginia$42,670$20.516,6209.4
Virgin Islands$42,200$20.2937011.6
Texas$40,620$19.53123,2508.8
Oklahoma$39,360$18.9213,7108.0
Georgia$38,990$18.7427,8005.7
New Mexico$38,400$18.4612,47014.3
Louisiana$38,230$18.3822,10011.4
Mississippi$37,710$18.138,8007.6
Arkansas$37,630$18.0910,6508.2
Alabama$36,900$17.7418,4008.7
Guam$29,410$14.1480012.0
Puerto Rico$24,270$11.679,82010.5

Pay by metro area

All 392 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$23,510$43,567$63,623$83,680Ponce, PR — $23,510Mayaguez, PR — $23,820Aguadilla, PR — $24,250San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $24,270Arecibo, PR — $26,530Guayama, PR — $27,470Dothan, AL — $32,000Gadsden, AL — $32,900Laredo, TX — $33,740Anniston-Oxford, AL — $33,970Valdosta, GA — $34,400McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $34,460Hot Springs, AR — $34,840Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $35,150Dalton, GA — $35,320El Paso, TX — $35,670Hattiesburg, MS — $35,700Monroe, LA — $35,850Albany, GA — $35,880Columbus, GA-AL — $35,890Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $36,020Auburn-Opelika, AL — $36,110Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $36,260Beckley, WV — $36,310Texarkana, TX-AR — $36,360Tuscaloosa, AL — $36,460Lawton, OK — $36,630Montgomery, AL — $36,630Wichita Falls, TX — $36,720San Angelo, TX — $36,810Mobile, AL — $36,830Hammond, LA — $36,840Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $36,890Victoria, TX — $36,930Alexandria, LA — $36,940Fort Smith, AR-OK — $36,950Lubbock, TX — $36,970Hinesville, GA — $37,010Athens-Clarke County, GA — $37,120Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $37,190College Station-Bryan, TX — $37,200Huntsville, AL — $37,510Waco, TX — $37,610Decatur, AL — $37,680Killeen-Temple, TX — $37,690Savannah, GA — $37,690Tyler, TX — $37,700Longview, TX — $37,840Jackson, MS — $37,850Jonesboro, AR — $37,970Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $38,040Ocala, FL — $38,050Rocky Mount, NC — $38,100Farmington, NM — $38,150Roanoke, VA — $38,150Abilene, TX — $38,160Amarillo, TX — $38,170Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $38,210Gainesville, GA — $38,280Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $38,300Birmingham, AL — $38,370Odessa, TX — $38,380Lynchburg, VA — $38,400Morristown, TN — $38,400Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $38,440Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $38,480Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $38,490Lafayette, LA — $38,620Baton Rouge, LA — $38,650Sumter, SC — $38,650Tallahassee, FL — $38,720Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $38,730Elizabethtown, KY — $38,740Salisbury, MD — $38,800Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $38,880Rome, GA — $39,200Goldsboro, NC — $39,330Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $39,370San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $39,390Oklahoma City, OK — $39,430Las Cruces, NM — $39,460Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,470New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $39,480Midland, TX — $39,500Warner Robins, GA — $39,500Jacksonville, NC — $39,830Macon-Bibb County, GA — $40,010Greensboro-High Point, NC — $40,100Albuquerque, NM — $40,440Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $40,880Johnson City, TN — $41,150Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $41,170Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $41,350Wichita, KS — $41,360Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $41,650Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $41,670Gainesville, FL — $41,670Bowling Green, KY — $41,880Clarksville, TN-KY — $41,950Santa Fe, NM — $41,980Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $42,010Winchester, VA-WV — $42,160Spartanburg, SC — $42,210Winston-Salem, NC — $42,210Burlington, NC — $42,320Richmond, VA — $42,410Greenville, NC — $42,420Enid, OK — $42,430Corpus Christi, TX — $42,440Sebring, FL — $42,560Columbia, SC — $42,630Twin Falls, ID — $42,670Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $42,830Homosassa Springs, FL — $42,890Port St. Lucie, FL — $42,960Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $43,050Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $43,200Tulsa, OK — $43,200Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $43,250Chattanooga, TN-GA — $43,260Yuma, AZ — $43,260Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $43,290Jacksonville, FL — $43,480Sherman-Denison, TX — $43,500Harrisonburg, VA — $43,520Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $43,610Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $43,630Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $43,710Fayetteville, NC — $43,740Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $43,750Owensboro, KY — $43,760Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $43,960Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $44,000Cleveland, TN — $44,190Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $44,240Morgantown, WV — $44,340Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $44,380Casper, WY — $44,410Bangor, ME — $44,420Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $44,550Jackson, TN — $44,610Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $44,720Grand Junction, CO — $44,740Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $44,810Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $44,840Tucson, AZ — $45,060Charlottesville, VA — $45,080Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $45,080Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $45,170Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $45,180Florence, SC — $45,230Lake Charles, LA — $45,240Johnstown, PA — $45,320Grand Island, NE — $45,370Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $45,370North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $45,390Terre Haute, IN — $45,450Lexington Park, MD — $45,500Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $45,520Punta Gorda, FL — $45,520Pueblo, CO — $45,530Rapid City, SD — $45,630Raleigh-Cary, NC — $45,650St. George, UT — $45,670Pocatello, ID — $45,680Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $45,750Wheeling, WV-OH — $45,800Dover, DE — $45,810Altoona, PA — $45,820Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $45,850Idaho Falls, ID — $45,870Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $45,890Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $45,900Naples-Marco Island, FL — $46,040Topeka, KS — $46,070Wilmington, NC — $46,090Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $46,110Knoxville, TN — $46,130Greeley, CO — $46,150Logan, UT-ID — $46,160Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $46,190Cheyenne, WY — $46,240Muncie, IN — $46,250Lexington-Fayette, KY — $46,300Colorado Springs, CO — $46,340Williamsport, PA — $46,360Ogden, UT — $46,400Flagstaff, AZ — $46,420Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $46,460Erie, PA — $46,480Niles, MI — $46,530Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,560Lewiston, ID-WA — $46,630Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $46,640Lincoln, NE — $46,700Ithaca, NY — $46,790Paducah, KY-IL — $46,850Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $46,850Chambersburg, PA — $46,860Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,910Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $47,010Bay City, MI — $47,360Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $47,420Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $47,430Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $47,460Fort Wayne, IN — $47,480Boise City, ID — $47,510Asheville, NC — $47,520Manchester-Nashua, NH — $47,520Eugene-Springfield, OR — $47,530Lebanon, PA — $47,530Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $47,550Lawrence, KS — $47,680Visalia, CA — $47,700Manhattan, KS — $47,730Charleston, WV — $47,770Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $47,780Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $47,780Corvallis, OR — $47,800Springfield, MO — $47,830Iowa City, IA — $47,940Boulder, CO — $47,980Gettysburg, PA — $48,010Jackson, MI — $48,130Kokomo, IN — $48,210Yuba City, CA — $48,210Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $48,230Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $48,290Omaha, NE-IA — $48,300Mansfield, OH — $48,320Walla Walla, WA — $48,360Traverse City, MI — $48,400Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $48,450Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,470Youngstown-Warren, OH — $48,580Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $48,630Cedar Rapids, IA — $48,670Lancaster, PA — $48,670Bloomington, IN — $48,710Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $48,760Midland, MI — $48,790Dubuque, IA — $48,800Reading, PA — $48,800Yakima, WA — $48,810Helena, MT — $48,930Saginaw, MI — $49,000Grand Forks, ND-MN — $49,070Glens Falls, NY — $49,080Minot, ND — $49,180Syracuse, NY — $49,180Billings, MT — $49,240Grants Pass, OR — $49,240Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $49,290Rochester, NY — $49,290Great Falls, MT — $49,300Fargo, ND-MN — $49,340Medford, OR — $49,350York-Hanover, PA — $49,350Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $49,410Kingston, NY — $49,520Elmira, NY — $49,600Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $49,670Utica-Rome, NY — $49,710Bismarck, ND — $49,770Ames, IA — $49,810Joplin, MO-KS — $49,880Missoula, MT — $49,930Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $49,940Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $49,950Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $49,960Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $49,980Kenosha, WI — $50,040Springfield, OH — $50,070Kansas City, MO-KS — $50,500Pittsburgh, PA — $50,600Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $50,620Toledo, OH — $50,720Binghamton, NY — $50,740South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $50,870Ann Arbor, MI — $50,910Coeur d'Alene, ID — $50,910Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $51,010Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $51,040Lima, OH — $51,110Monroe, MI — $51,200Reno, NV — $51,230Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $51,270Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $51,380Albany, OR — $51,470St. Joseph, MO-KS — $51,760Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $51,890Pittsfield, MA — $52,130Wausau, WI — $52,620Bend, OR — $52,760Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $52,940Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $53,000Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $53,090Evansville, IN — $53,220State College, PA — $53,420El Centro, CA — $53,560Canton-Massillon, OH — $53,760Columbus, IN — $53,900Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $53,940Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $54,240Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $54,300Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $54,380Merced, CA — $54,440Salem, OR — $54,500Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $54,710Chico, CA — $54,720Kennewick-Richland, WA — $54,750Kankakee, IL — $54,830Green Bay, WI — $54,890Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $54,930Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $55,120Fresno, CA — $55,120Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $55,120Bozeman, MT — $55,690Janesville-Beloit, WI — $55,690Redding, CA — $55,790Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $55,800Longview-Kelso, WA — $55,810Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $56,140Anchorage, AK — $56,160Fond du Lac, WI — $56,200Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $56,280Sheboygan, WI — $56,440Battle Creek, MI — $56,700Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $56,710Columbia, MO — $56,810Madison, WI — $57,000Flint, MI — $57,170Cleveland, OH — $57,180San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $57,180Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $57,430Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $57,430Stockton-Lodi, CA — $57,450Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $57,570St. Cloud, MN — $57,820Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $58,140Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $58,150Jefferson City, MO — $58,220Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $58,220Eau Claire, WI — $58,240Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $58,240Bellingham, WA — $58,360Rockford, IL — $58,390Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $58,500Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $58,810Akron, OH — $58,830La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $58,900Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $58,950Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $59,030Appleton, WI — $59,260Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $59,280Mankato, MN — $59,350Rochester, MN — $59,390Champaign-Urbana, IL — $59,460Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $59,500Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $59,740Napa, CA — $59,800Carson City, NV — $59,810Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $59,870Barnstable Town, MA — $60,040San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $60,140Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $60,270New Haven, CT — $60,350Columbus, OH — $60,540Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $60,560Sandusky, OH — $60,600Modesto, CA — $60,630Bloomington, IL — $60,650Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $60,890Fairbanks-College, AK — $60,990Decatur, IL — $61,270New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,270Duluth, MN-WI — $61,340Springfield, IL — $61,400Worcester, MA — $61,410Salinas, CA — $61,680Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $61,970Vallejo, CA — $62,500Springfield, MA — $62,660Peoria, IL — $62,960Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $63,420St. Louis, MO-IL — $64,500San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $68,470Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $71,920San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $72,610Urban Honolulu, HI — $77,960Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $79,760Vineland, NJ — $83,680

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 Laborers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Vineland, NJ$83,680$40.234407.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$79,760$38.356308.6
Urban Honolulu, HI$77,960$37.483,0406.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,610$34.9111,6204.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$71,920$34.589604.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$68,470$32.924,4203.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$64,500$31.018,6706.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63,420$30.4911,5804.3
Peoria, IL$62,960$30.271,0206.1
Springfield, MA$62,660$30.128804.4
Vallejo, CA$62,500$30.051,0807.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,970$29.7917,3308.9
Salinas, CA$61,680$29.659505.1
Worcester, MA$61,410$29.521,6504.7
Springfield, IL$61,400$29.525105.1
Duluth, MN-WI$61,340$29.491,39011.1
Decatur, IL$61,270$29.4694020.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,270$29.4650,8705.4
Fairbanks-College, AK$60,990$29.323309.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$60,890$29.2726,6905.9
Bloomington, IL$60,650$29.163804.4
Modesto, CA$60,630$29.151,0705.5
Sandusky, OH$60,600$29.143006.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,560$29.117,3906.8
Columbus, OH$60,540$29.115,5905.1
New Haven, CT$60,350$29.021,2204.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,270$28.981,5507.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$60,140$28.921,0308.5
Barnstable Town, MA$60,040$28.877508.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$59,870$28.791002.1
Carson City, NV$59,810$28.762206.8
Napa, CA$59,800$28.755406.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,740$28.7213,0406.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$59,500$28.6112,1207.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$59,460$28.595705.4
Rochester, MN$59,390$28.559908.0
Mankato, MN$59,350$28.533406.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,280$28.503,2404.5
Appleton, WI$59,260$28.491,0308.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,030$28.381,9304.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$58,950$28.341,7905.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$58,900$28.326107.3
Akron, OH$58,830$28.281,8305.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$58,810$28.2821,7303.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,500$28.135205.2
Rockford, IL$58,390$28.078306.0
Bellingham, WA$58,360$28.061,03011.3
Eau Claire, WI$58,240$28.006407.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,240$28.0043010.4
Jefferson City, MO$58,220$27.995807.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$58,220$27.994007.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$58,150$27.962804.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$58,140$27.952204.9
St. Cloud, MN$57,820$27.801,47014.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$57,570$27.681,4506.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$57,450$27.621,4705.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,430$27.6111,6106.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$57,430$27.614,7405.8
Cleveland, OH$57,180$27.495,6605.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57,180$27.498,8505.8
Flint, MI$57,170$27.499807.2
Madison, WI$57,000$27.402,3705.8
Columbia, MO$56,810$27.314704.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$56,710$27.278405.2
Battle Creek, MI$56,700$27.262204.1
Sheboygan, WI$56,440$27.143105.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$56,280$27.062,4304.0
Fond du Lac, WI$56,200$27.024209.5
Anchorage, AK$56,160$27.001,86010.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$56,140$26.991,1505.7
Longview-Kelso, WA$55,810$26.833608.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,800$26.831,4804.4
Redding, CA$55,790$26.825007.0
Bozeman, MT$55,690$26.7779011.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI$55,690$26.774806.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$55,120$26.501,1406.8
Fresno, CA$55,120$26.502,6605.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,120$26.5014,5805.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$54,930$26.415,7005.2
Green Bay, WI$54,890$26.391,1606.6
Kankakee, IL$54,830$26.362004.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA$54,750$26.321,1108.6
Chico, CA$54,720$26.314806.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$54,710$26.306206.7
Salem, OR$54,500$26.201,6909.0
Merced, CA$54,440$26.173804.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$54,380$26.141,3207.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$54,300$26.115407.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$54,240$26.087,9506.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$53,940$25.941,6406.1
Columbus, IN$53,900$25.913106.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$53,760$25.851,1006.7
El Centro, CA$53,560$25.752704.1
State College, PA$53,420$25.686209.0
Evansville, IN$53,220$25.591,50011.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$53,090$25.527305.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$53,000$25.481,3903.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$52,940$25.452,7006.0
Bend, OR$52,760$25.377807.2
Wausau, WI$52,620$25.305107.4
Pittsfield, MA$52,130$25.063506.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$51,890$24.953903.0
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,760$24.882805.2
Albany, OR$51,470$24.743707.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$51,380$24.706205.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$51,270$24.655606.0
Reno, NV$51,230$24.632,5109.1
Monroe, MI$51,200$24.623308.1
Lima, OH$51,110$24.572304.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$51,040$24.549,8408.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$51,010$24.531,7006.6
Ann Arbor, MI$50,910$24.485102.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,910$24.481,08014.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$50,870$24.468006.1
Binghamton, NY$50,740$24.406506.7
Toledo, OH$50,720$24.381,5205.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,620$24.342,7905.2
Pittsburgh, PA$50,600$24.338,6207.7
Kansas City, MO-KS$50,500$24.286,5806.0
Springfield, OH$50,070$24.071603.6
Kenosha, WI$50,040$24.063404.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$49,980$24.033,5108.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,960$24.027607.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$49,950$24.017108.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,940$24.014603.9
Missoula, MT$49,930$24.005107.5
Joplin, MO-KS$49,880$23.985105.8
Ames, IA$49,810$23.9560010.7
Bismarck, ND$49,770$23.936208.6
Utica-Rome, NY$49,710$23.905504.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,670$23.881,3704.1
Elmira, NY$49,600$23.841303.9
Kingston, NY$49,520$23.814307.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,410$23.7652010.2
Medford, OR$49,350$23.725205.9
York-Hanover, PA$49,350$23.721,2506.8
Fargo, ND-MN$49,340$23.721,76011.8
Great Falls, MT$49,300$23.703509.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,290$23.701,6704.4
Rochester, NY$49,290$23.702,5505.2
Billings, MT$49,240$23.688308.9
Grants Pass, OR$49,240$23.671906.2
Minot, ND$49,180$23.6434010.2
Syracuse, NY$49,180$23.641,6605.5
Glens Falls, NY$49,080$23.603707.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,070$23.595109.8
Saginaw, MI$49,000$23.565406.7
Helena, MT$48,930$23.533207.1
Yakima, WA$48,810$23.475906.0
Dubuque, IA$48,800$23.465008.5
Reading, PA$48,800$23.469905.7
Midland, MI$48,790$23.462707.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$48,760$23.449,6506.0
Bloomington, IN$48,710$23.423604.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,670$23.409907.1
Lancaster, PA$48,670$23.402,2709.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,630$23.385607.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$48,580$23.368505.3
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,470$23.311,4705.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,450$23.292907.4
Traverse City, MI$48,400$23.2774010.8
Walla Walla, WA$48,360$23.251305.1
Mansfield, OH$48,320$23.232605.2
Omaha, NE-IA$48,300$23.223,9908.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$48,290$23.221,4505.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$48,230$23.198,2807.3
Kokomo, IN$48,210$23.182105.9
Yuba City, CA$48,210$23.182905.7
Jackson, MI$48,130$23.143406.2
Gettysburg, PA$48,010$23.082407.5
Boulder, CO$47,980$23.075402.8
Iowa City, IA$47,940$23.058008.6
Springfield, MO$47,830$23.001,0204.6
Corvallis, OR$47,800$22.981503.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,780$22.976605.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,780$22.973,9906.7
Charleston, WV$47,770$22.976606.4
Manhattan, KS$47,730$22.954207.8
Visalia, CA$47,700$22.937404.3
Lawrence, KS$47,680$22.922805.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,550$22.869305.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,530$22.851,0106.4
Lebanon, PA$47,530$22.852404.4
Asheville, NC$47,520$22.851,3407.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,520$22.841,0705.3
Boise City, ID$47,510$22.844,70012.0
Fort Wayne, IN$47,480$22.831,6707.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,460$22.827,7909.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$47,430$22.8017,7105.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,420$22.804,6006.7
Bay City, MI$47,360$22.772507.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,010$22.602704.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,910$22.5629,23012.3
Chambersburg, PA$46,860$22.534407.3
Paducah, KY-IL$46,850$22.5359011.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,850$22.537003.9
Ithaca, NY$46,790$22.501302.7
Lincoln, NE$46,700$22.451,2506.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,640$22.434,76015.6
Lewiston, ID-WA$46,630$22.422107.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,560$22.381,1203.3
Niles, MI$46,530$22.372904.8
Erie, PA$46,480$22.355404.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,460$22.3410,5207.8
Flagstaff, AZ$46,420$22.324707.0
Ogden, UT$46,400$22.313,14011.6
Williamsport, PA$46,360$22.292505.1
Colorado Springs, CO$46,340$22.281,7905.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$46,300$22.261,8106.3
Muncie, IN$46,250$22.232405.3
Cheyenne, WY$46,240$22.234208.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,190$22.219,1708.3
Logan, UT-ID$46,160$22.196509.7
Greeley, CO$46,150$22.191,43012.0
Knoxville, TN$46,130$22.183,6408.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,110$22.171,10015.3
Wilmington, NC$46,090$22.161,8709.8
Topeka, KS$46,070$22.158107.0
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,040$22.132,34013.5
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$45,900$22.072405.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,890$22.063307.0
Idaho Falls, ID$45,870$22.0597011.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,850$22.0410,8408.0
Altoona, PA$45,820$22.033506.0
Dover, DE$45,810$22.024005.9
Wheeling, WV-OH$45,800$22.024507.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$45,750$21.9991011.1
Pocatello, ID$45,680$21.963509.1
St. George, UT$45,670$21.961,50016.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,650$21.956,3608.6
Rapid City, SD$45,630$21.944105.6
Pueblo, CO$45,530$21.895308.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,520$21.8818,2806.5
Punta Gorda, FL$45,520$21.8881014.0
Lexington Park, MD$45,500$21.884506.3
Terre Haute, IN$45,450$21.855007.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,390$21.824,26012.5
Grand Island, NE$45,370$21.8141010.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,370$21.811,43011.9
Johnstown, PA$45,320$21.792104.3
Lake Charles, LA$45,240$21.752,13021.0
Florence, SC$45,230$21.756507.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$45,180$21.721,0008.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$45,170$21.721,58011.3
Charlottesville, VA$45,080$21.675705.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,080$21.684808.3
Tucson, AZ$45,060$21.663,4108.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$44,840$21.563008.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$44,810$21.543,9406.4
Grand Junction, CO$44,740$21.515708.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$44,720$21.501,8707.6
Jackson, TN$44,610$21.455806.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$44,550$21.428005.2
Bangor, ME$44,420$21.355307.4
Casper, WY$44,410$21.3546011.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$44,380$21.343,2507.5
Morgantown, WV$44,340$21.326609.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$44,240$21.273,34020.4
Cleveland, TN$44,190$21.243107.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,000$21.1611,1408.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,960$21.1429,6707.3
Owensboro, KY$43,760$21.043406.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,750$21.0412,8608.9
Fayetteville, NC$43,740$21.036004.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,710$21.022,0509.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$43,630$20.983,7109.4
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$43,610$20.963109.1
Harrisonburg, VA$43,520$20.924807.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,500$20.914909.3
Jacksonville, FL$43,480$20.907,1509.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$43,290$20.815,23017.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA$43,260$20.801,8006.7
Yuma, AZ$43,260$20.805708.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$43,250$20.791,13012.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$43,200$20.7765011.5
Tulsa, OK$43,200$20.773,9908.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$43,050$20.701,93010.2
Port St. Lucie, FL$42,960$20.652,31013.5
Homosassa Springs, FL$42,890$20.6243012.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42,830$20.595605.2
Twin Falls, ID$42,670$20.5154010.7
Columbia, SC$42,630$20.492,6106.6
Sebring, FL$42,560$20.4632011.3
Corpus Christi, TX$42,440$20.402,64013.7
Enid, OK$42,430$20.401908.4
Greenville, NC$42,420$20.404505.6
Richmond, VA$42,410$20.394,5606.9
Burlington, NC$42,320$20.354005.9
Spartanburg, SC$42,210$20.291,3107.9
Winston-Salem, NC$42,210$20.292,0007.4
Winchester, VA-WV$42,160$20.273505.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$42,010$20.2016,4605.7
Santa Fe, NM$41,980$20.185308.5
Clarksville, TN-KY$41,950$20.176206.0
Bowling Green, KY$41,880$20.1384010.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$41,670$20.03Not publishedNot published
Gainesville, FL$41,670$20.031,0606.9
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$41,650$20.033409.3
Wichita, KS$41,360$19.892,3007.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$41,350$19.8834,08010.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$41,170$19.7971017.1
Johnson City, TN$41,150$19.795807.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$40,880$19.6612,2908.7
Albuquerque, NM$40,440$19.444,14010.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$40,100$19.282,1906.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$40,010$19.234204.4
Jacksonville, NC$39,830$19.153907.4
Midland, TX$39,500$18.991,97016.1
Warner Robins, GA$39,500$18.992903.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,480$18.983,6208.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,470$18.972,69010.1
Las Cruces, NM$39,460$18.9786010.7
Oklahoma City, OK$39,430$18.965,5708.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,390$18.948,4007.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$39,370$18.932,1908.0
Goldsboro, NC$39,330$18.9149012.0
Rome, GA$39,200$18.851102.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,880$18.691,0906.9
Salisbury, MD$38,800$18.652404.5
Elizabethtown, KY$38,740$18.632204.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,730$18.621,6307.0
Tallahassee, FL$38,720$18.611,3907.5
Baton Rouge, LA$38,650$18.586,30015.4
Sumter, SC$38,650$18.5839011.3
Lafayette, LA$38,620$18.571,7809.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,490$18.515,6607.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$38,480$18.501,1707.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,440$18.4897011.1
Lynchburg, VA$38,400$18.466006.2
Morristown, TN$38,400$18.4652010.9
Odessa, TX$38,380$18.4597012.0
Birmingham, AL$38,370$18.454,7809.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,300$18.418608.7
Gainesville, GA$38,280$18.406005.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,210$18.371,4409.8
Amarillo, TX$38,170$18.359707.8
Abilene, TX$38,160$18.355707.6
Farmington, NM$38,150$18.341,31027.6
Roanoke, VA$38,150$18.341,2107.9
Rocky Mount, NC$38,100$18.323406.3
Ocala, FL$38,050$18.291,34011.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$38,040$18.293005.7
Jonesboro, AR$37,970$18.263906.4
Jackson, MS$37,850$18.202,0207.5
Longview, TX$37,840$18.191,61013.7
Tyler, TX$37,700$18.136505.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,690$18.129406.3
Savannah, GA$37,690$18.121,2106.1
Decatur, AL$37,680$18.1169011.3
Waco, TX$37,610$18.081,2209.4
Huntsville, AL$37,510$18.031,6706.2
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,200$17.887705.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,190$17.882,7907.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,120$17.854204.4
Hinesville, GA$37,010$17.79603.1
Lubbock, TX$36,970$17.789805.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK$36,950$17.776707.0
Alexandria, LA$36,940$17.7661010.2
Victoria, TX$36,930$17.753409.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,890$17.7488010.5
Hammond, LA$36,840$17.713006.2
Mobile, AL$36,830$17.712,05011.9
San Angelo, TX$36,810$17.702404.8
Wichita Falls, TX$36,720$17.662404.4
Lawton, OK$36,630$17.612706.3
Montgomery, AL$36,630$17.611,0406.3
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,460$17.531,11010.2
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,360$17.484507.9
Beckley, WV$36,310$17.463207.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,260$17.4356010.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,110$17.366709.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$36,020$17.323307.0
Columbus, GA-AL$35,890$17.267106.1
Albany, GA$35,880$17.254006.8
Monroe, LA$35,850$17.248609.9
Hattiesburg, MS$35,700$17.174206.8
El Paso, TX$35,670$17.152,1406.3
Dalton, GA$35,320$16.982403.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,150$16.904602.9
Hot Springs, AR$34,840$16.753308.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$34,460$16.571,3604.6
Valdosta, GA$34,400$16.543406.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$33,970$16.332405.4
Laredo, TX$33,740$16.224003.7
Gadsden, AL$32,900$15.822808.3
Dothan, AL$32,000$15.396009.9
Guayama, PR$27,470$13.21907.4
Arecibo, PR$26,530$12.7535010.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,270$11.677,06010.2
Aguadilla, PR$24,250$11.6662012.8
Mayaguez, PR$23,820$11.455009.6
Ponce, PR$23,510$11.3166010.4

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.