SOC 47-2061 · Construction and Extraction Occupations
Construction Laborers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $77,110 | $37.07 | 4,580 | 7.3 |
| New Jersey | $64,060 | $30.80 | 23,590 | 5.5 |
| Massachusetts | $63,390 | $30.48 | 16,210 | 4.5 |
| Illinois | $60,690 | $29.18 | 35,940 | 5.9 |
| California | $60,270 | $28.98 | 88,240 | 4.8 |
| Minnesota | $60,260 | $28.97 | 28,530 | 9.7 |
| Connecticut | $58,290 | $28.03 | 7,360 | 4.3 |
| Alaska | $58,060 | $27.91 | 3,690 | 11.3 |
| Washington | $57,720 | $27.75 | 25,060 | 7.1 |
| Rhode Island | $57,240 | $27.52 | 2,110 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | $56,730 | $27.28 | 17,050 | 5.8 |
| Wisconsin | $56,100 | $26.97 | 20,330 | 6.9 |
| Ohio | $56,080 | $26.96 | 31,910 | 5.8 |
| New York | $55,930 | $26.89 | 52,090 | 5.4 |
| Oregon | $50,860 | $24.45 | 12,620 | 6.4 |
| Indiana | $50,070 | $24.07 | 28,600 | 8.9 |
| District of Columbia | $50,020 | $24.05 | 2,090 | 3.0 |
| New Hampshire | $49,980 | $24.03 | 4,330 | 6.3 |
| Montana | $49,830 | $23.96 | 4,590 | 9.0 |
| Michigan | $49,590 | $23.84 | 28,490 | 6.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,400 | $23.75 | 35,920 | 5.9 |
| North Dakota | $49,070 | $23.59 | 5,050 | 11.8 |
| Nevada | $48,990 | $23.55 | 11,890 | 7.7 |
| Vermont | $48,580 | $23.36 | 1,430 | 4.7 |
| Iowa | $48,490 | $23.31 | 13,780 | 8.8 |
| Colorado | $47,900 | $23.03 | 18,680 | 6.5 |
| Nebraska | $47,260 | $22.72 | 8,530 | 8.3 |
| Maryland | $46,960 | $22.58 | 20,920 | 7.6 |
| Idaho | $46,940 | $22.57 | 10,850 | 12.7 |
| Arizona | $46,590 | $22.40 | 37,630 | 11.6 |
| Utah | $46,550 | $22.38 | 20,950 | 12.1 |
| Maine | $46,430 | $22.32 | 3,960 | 6.2 |
| Wyoming | $46,030 | $22.13 | 3,350 | 11.9 |
| Kentucky | $45,710 | $21.98 | 13,280 | 6.6 |
| South Dakota | $45,710 | $21.98 | 1,780 | 3.9 |
| Delaware | $45,550 | $21.90 | 3,240 | 6.7 |
| Tennessee | $45,000 | $21.64 | 26,250 | 8.0 |
| Kansas | $44,840 | $21.56 | 9,990 | 7.0 |
| North Carolina | $44,720 | $21.50 | 35,620 | 7.2 |
| Florida | $44,030 | $21.17 | 87,040 | 8.8 |
| Virginia | $43,560 | $20.94 | 25,830 | 6.3 |
| South Carolina | $42,940 | $20.65 | 19,620 | 8.5 |
| West Virginia | $42,670 | $20.51 | 6,620 | 9.4 |
| Virgin Islands | $42,200 | $20.29 | 370 | 11.6 |
| Texas | $40,620 | $19.53 | 123,250 | 8.8 |
| Oklahoma | $39,360 | $18.92 | 13,710 | 8.0 |
| Georgia | $38,990 | $18.74 | 27,800 | 5.7 |
| New Mexico | $38,400 | $18.46 | 12,470 | 14.3 |
| Louisiana | $38,230 | $18.38 | 22,100 | 11.4 |
| Mississippi | $37,710 | $18.13 | 8,800 | 7.6 |
| Arkansas | $37,630 | $18.09 | 10,650 | 8.2 |
| Alabama | $36,900 | $17.74 | 18,400 | 8.7 |
| Guam | $29,410 | $14.14 | 800 | 12.0 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,270 | $11.67 | 9,820 | 10.5 |
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.
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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland, NJ | $83,680 | $40.23 | 440 | 7.1 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $79,760 | $38.35 | 630 | 8.6 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $77,960 | $37.48 | 3,040 | 6.8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $72,610 | $34.91 | 11,620 | 4.9 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,920 | $34.58 | 960 | 4.0 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $68,470 | $32.92 | 4,420 | 3.9 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $64,500 | $31.01 | 8,670 | 6.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,420 | $30.49 | 11,580 | 4.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $62,960 | $30.27 | 1,020 | 6.1 |
| Springfield, MA | $62,660 | $30.12 | 880 | 4.4 |
| Vallejo, CA | $62,500 | $30.05 | 1,080 | 7.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,970 | $29.79 | 17,330 | 8.9 |
| Salinas, CA | $61,680 | $29.65 | 950 | 5.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $61,410 | $29.52 | 1,650 | 4.7 |
| Springfield, IL | $61,400 | $29.52 | 510 | 5.1 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $61,340 | $29.49 | 1,390 | 11.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $61,270 | $29.46 | 940 | 20.5 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,270 | $29.46 | 50,870 | 5.4 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $60,990 | $29.32 | 330 | 9.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $60,890 | $29.27 | 26,690 | 5.9 |
| Bloomington, IL | $60,650 | $29.16 | 380 | 4.4 |
| Modesto, CA | $60,630 | $29.15 | 1,070 | 5.5 |
| Sandusky, OH | $60,600 | $29.14 | 300 | 6.0 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,560 | $29.11 | 7,390 | 6.8 |
| Columbus, OH | $60,540 | $29.11 | 5,590 | 5.1 |
| New Haven, CT | $60,350 | $29.02 | 1,220 | 4.3 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $60,270 | $28.98 | 1,550 | 7.6 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,140 | $28.92 | 1,030 | 8.5 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $60,040 | $28.87 | 750 | 8.0 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $59,870 | $28.79 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $59,810 | $28.76 | 220 | 6.8 |
| Napa, CA | $59,800 | $28.75 | 540 | 6.9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,740 | $28.72 | 13,040 | 6.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $59,500 | $28.61 | 12,120 | 7.1 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,460 | $28.59 | 570 | 5.4 |
| Rochester, MN | $59,390 | $28.55 | 990 | 8.0 |
| Mankato, MN | $59,350 | $28.53 | 340 | 6.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,280 | $28.50 | 3,240 | 4.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $59,260 | $28.49 | 1,030 | 8.3 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $59,030 | $28.38 | 1,930 | 4.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,950 | $28.34 | 1,790 | 5.5 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $58,900 | $28.32 | 610 | 7.3 |
| Akron, OH | $58,830 | $28.28 | 1,830 | 5.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $58,810 | $28.28 | 21,730 | 3.5 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $58,500 | $28.13 | 520 | 5.2 |
| Rockford, IL | $58,390 | $28.07 | 830 | 6.0 |
| Bellingham, WA | $58,360 | $28.06 | 1,030 | 11.3 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $58,240 | $28.00 | 640 | 7.5 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,240 | $28.00 | 430 | 10.4 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $58,220 | $27.99 | 580 | 7.2 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $58,220 | $27.99 | 400 | 7.6 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,150 | $27.96 | 280 | 4.2 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $58,140 | $27.95 | 220 | 4.9 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $57,820 | $27.80 | 1,470 | 14.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $57,570 | $27.68 | 1,450 | 6.7 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $57,450 | $27.62 | 1,470 | 5.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,430 | $27.61 | 11,610 | 6.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $57,430 | $27.61 | 4,740 | 5.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $57,180 | $27.49 | 5,660 | 5.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $57,180 | $27.49 | 8,850 | 5.8 |
| Flint, MI | $57,170 | $27.49 | 980 | 7.2 |
| Madison, WI | $57,000 | $27.40 | 2,370 | 5.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $56,810 | $27.31 | 470 | 4.4 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $56,710 | $27.27 | 840 | 5.2 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $56,700 | $27.26 | 220 | 4.1 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $56,440 | $27.14 | 310 | 5.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $56,280 | $27.06 | 2,430 | 4.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $56,200 | $27.02 | 420 | 9.5 |
| Anchorage, AK | $56,160 | $27.00 | 1,860 | 10.5 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,140 | $26.99 | 1,150 | 5.7 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $55,810 | $26.83 | 360 | 8.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $55,800 | $26.83 | 1,480 | 4.4 |
| Redding, CA | $55,790 | $26.82 | 500 | 7.0 |
| Bozeman, MT | $55,690 | $26.77 | 790 | 11.0 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $55,690 | $26.77 | 480 | 6.9 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $55,120 | $26.50 | 1,140 | 6.8 |
| Fresno, CA | $55,120 | $26.50 | 2,660 | 5.6 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $55,120 | $26.50 | 14,580 | 5.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $54,930 | $26.41 | 5,700 | 5.2 |
| Green Bay, WI | $54,890 | $26.39 | 1,160 | 6.6 |
| Kankakee, IL | $54,830 | $26.36 | 200 | 4.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $54,750 | $26.32 | 1,110 | 8.6 |
| Chico, CA | $54,720 | $26.31 | 480 | 6.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $54,710 | $26.30 | 620 | 6.7 |
| Salem, OR | $54,500 | $26.20 | 1,690 | 9.0 |
| Merced, CA | $54,440 | $26.17 | 380 | 4.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $54,380 | $26.14 | 1,320 | 7.3 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $54,300 | $26.11 | 540 | 7.1 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $54,240 | $26.08 | 7,950 | 6.6 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $53,940 | $25.94 | 1,640 | 6.1 |
| Columbus, IN | $53,900 | $25.91 | 310 | 6.2 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $53,760 | $25.85 | 1,100 | 6.7 |
| El Centro, CA | $53,560 | $25.75 | 270 | 4.1 |
| State College, PA | $53,420 | $25.68 | 620 | 9.0 |
| Evansville, IN | $53,220 | $25.59 | 1,500 | 11.1 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $53,090 | $25.52 | 730 | 5.6 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $53,000 | $25.48 | 1,390 | 3.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $52,940 | $25.45 | 2,700 | 6.0 |
| Bend, OR | $52,760 | $25.37 | 780 | 7.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $52,620 | $25.30 | 510 | 7.4 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $52,130 | $25.06 | 350 | 6.2 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,890 | $24.95 | 390 | 3.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $51,760 | $24.88 | 280 | 5.2 |
| Albany, OR | $51,470 | $24.74 | 370 | 7.8 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $51,380 | $24.70 | 620 | 5.1 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $51,270 | $24.65 | 560 | 6.0 |
| Reno, NV | $51,230 | $24.63 | 2,510 | 9.1 |
| Monroe, MI | $51,200 | $24.62 | 330 | 8.1 |
| Lima, OH | $51,110 | $24.57 | 230 | 4.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $51,040 | $24.54 | 9,840 | 8.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $51,010 | $24.53 | 1,700 | 6.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $50,910 | $24.48 | 510 | 2.3 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,910 | $24.48 | 1,080 | 14.9 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $50,870 | $24.46 | 800 | 6.1 |
| Binghamton, NY | $50,740 | $24.40 | 650 | 6.7 |
| Toledo, OH | $50,720 | $24.38 | 1,520 | 5.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $50,620 | $24.34 | 2,790 | 5.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $50,600 | $24.33 | 8,620 | 7.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,500 | $24.28 | 6,580 | 6.0 |
| Springfield, OH | $50,070 | $24.07 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Kenosha, WI | $50,040 | $24.06 | 340 | 4.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,980 | $24.03 | 3,510 | 8.7 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,960 | $24.02 | 760 | 7.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $49,950 | $24.01 | 710 | 8.5 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,940 | $24.01 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Missoula, MT | $49,930 | $24.00 | 510 | 7.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $49,880 | $23.98 | 510 | 5.8 |
| Ames, IA | $49,810 | $23.95 | 600 | 10.7 |
| Bismarck, ND | $49,770 | $23.93 | 620 | 8.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $49,710 | $23.90 | 550 | 4.7 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,670 | $23.88 | 1,370 | 4.1 |
| Elmira, NY | $49,600 | $23.84 | 130 | 3.9 |
| Kingston, NY | $49,520 | $23.81 | 430 | 7.3 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $49,410 | $23.76 | 520 | 10.2 |
| Medford, OR | $49,350 | $23.72 | 520 | 5.9 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $49,350 | $23.72 | 1,250 | 6.8 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $49,340 | $23.72 | 1,760 | 11.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $49,300 | $23.70 | 350 | 9.7 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,290 | $23.70 | 1,670 | 4.4 |
| Rochester, NY | $49,290 | $23.70 | 2,550 | 5.2 |
| Billings, MT | $49,240 | $23.68 | 830 | 8.9 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $49,240 | $23.67 | 190 | 6.2 |
| Minot, ND | $49,180 | $23.64 | 340 | 10.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $49,180 | $23.64 | 1,660 | 5.5 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $49,080 | $23.60 | 370 | 7.3 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,070 | $23.59 | 510 | 9.8 |
| Saginaw, MI | $49,000 | $23.56 | 540 | 6.7 |
| Helena, MT | $48,930 | $23.53 | 320 | 7.1 |
| Yakima, WA | $48,810 | $23.47 | 590 | 6.0 |
| Dubuque, IA | $48,800 | $23.46 | 500 | 8.5 |
| Reading, PA | $48,800 | $23.46 | 990 | 5.7 |
| Midland, MI | $48,790 | $23.46 | 270 | 7.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $48,760 | $23.44 | 9,650 | 6.0 |
| Bloomington, IN | $48,710 | $23.42 | 360 | 4.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $48,670 | $23.40 | 990 | 7.1 |
| Lancaster, PA | $48,670 | $23.40 | 2,270 | 9.0 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,630 | $23.38 | 560 | 7.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $48,580 | $23.36 | 850 | 5.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,470 | $23.31 | 1,470 | 5.1 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $48,450 | $23.29 | 290 | 7.4 |
| Traverse City, MI | $48,400 | $23.27 | 740 | 10.8 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $48,360 | $23.25 | 130 | 5.1 |
| Mansfield, OH | $48,320 | $23.23 | 260 | 5.2 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $48,300 | $23.22 | 3,990 | 8.0 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,290 | $23.22 | 1,450 | 5.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,230 | $23.19 | 8,280 | 7.3 |
| Kokomo, IN | $48,210 | $23.18 | 210 | 5.9 |
| Yuba City, CA | $48,210 | $23.18 | 290 | 5.7 |
| Jackson, MI | $48,130 | $23.14 | 340 | 6.2 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $48,010 | $23.08 | 240 | 7.5 |
| Boulder, CO | $47,980 | $23.07 | 540 | 2.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $47,940 | $23.05 | 800 | 8.6 |
| Springfield, MO | $47,830 | $23.00 | 1,020 | 4.6 |
| Corvallis, OR | $47,800 | $22.98 | 150 | 3.9 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $47,780 | $22.97 | 660 | 5.2 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,780 | $22.97 | 3,990 | 6.7 |
| Charleston, WV | $47,770 | $22.97 | 660 | 6.4 |
| Manhattan, KS | $47,730 | $22.95 | 420 | 7.8 |
| Visalia, CA | $47,700 | $22.93 | 740 | 4.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $47,680 | $22.92 | 280 | 5.4 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $47,550 | $22.86 | 930 | 5.5 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,530 | $22.85 | 1,010 | 6.4 |
| Lebanon, PA | $47,530 | $22.85 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Asheville, NC | $47,520 | $22.85 | 1,340 | 7.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $47,520 | $22.84 | 1,070 | 5.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $47,510 | $22.84 | 4,700 | 12.0 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $47,480 | $22.83 | 1,670 | 7.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,460 | $22.82 | 7,790 | 9.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $47,430 | $22.80 | 17,710 | 5.6 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,420 | $22.80 | 4,600 | 6.7 |
| Bay City, MI | $47,360 | $22.77 | 250 | 7.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,010 | $22.60 | 270 | 4.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,910 | $22.56 | 29,230 | 12.3 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $46,860 | $22.53 | 440 | 7.3 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $46,850 | $22.53 | 590 | 11.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,850 | $22.53 | 700 | 3.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $46,790 | $22.50 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $46,700 | $22.45 | 1,250 | 6.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,640 | $22.43 | 4,760 | 15.6 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $46,630 | $22.42 | 210 | 7.5 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,560 | $22.38 | 1,120 | 3.3 |
| Niles, MI | $46,530 | $22.37 | 290 | 4.8 |
| Erie, PA | $46,480 | $22.35 | 540 | 4.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,460 | $22.34 | 10,520 | 7.8 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $46,420 | $22.32 | 470 | 7.0 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,400 | $22.31 | 3,140 | 11.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $46,360 | $22.29 | 250 | 5.1 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $46,340 | $22.28 | 1,790 | 5.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $46,300 | $22.26 | 1,810 | 6.3 |
| Muncie, IN | $46,250 | $22.23 | 240 | 5.3 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $46,240 | $22.23 | 420 | 8.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,190 | $22.21 | 9,170 | 8.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $46,160 | $22.19 | 650 | 9.7 |
| Greeley, CO | $46,150 | $22.19 | 1,430 | 12.0 |
| Knoxville, TN | $46,130 | $22.18 | 3,640 | 8.6 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $46,110 | $22.17 | 1,100 | 15.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | $46,090 | $22.16 | 1,870 | 9.8 |
| Topeka, KS | $46,070 | $22.15 | 810 | 7.0 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,040 | $22.13 | 2,340 | 13.5 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $45,900 | $22.07 | 240 | 5.7 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,890 | $22.06 | 330 | 7.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $45,870 | $22.05 | 970 | 11.9 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,850 | $22.04 | 10,840 | 8.0 |
| Altoona, PA | $45,820 | $22.03 | 350 | 6.0 |
| Dover, DE | $45,810 | $22.02 | 400 | 5.9 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $45,800 | $22.02 | 450 | 7.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $45,750 | $21.99 | 910 | 11.1 |
| Pocatello, ID | $45,680 | $21.96 | 350 | 9.1 |
| St. George, UT | $45,670 | $21.96 | 1,500 | 16.6 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,650 | $21.95 | 6,360 | 8.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | $45,630 | $21.94 | 410 | 5.6 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,530 | $21.89 | 530 | 8.5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,520 | $21.88 | 18,280 | 6.5 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $45,520 | $21.88 | 810 | 14.0 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $45,500 | $21.88 | 450 | 6.3 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $45,450 | $21.85 | 500 | 7.6 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,390 | $21.82 | 4,260 | 12.5 |
| Grand Island, NE | $45,370 | $21.81 | 410 | 10.4 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,370 | $21.81 | 1,430 | 11.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $45,320 | $21.79 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $45,240 | $21.75 | 2,130 | 21.0 |
| Florence, SC | $45,230 | $21.75 | 650 | 7.3 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $45,180 | $21.72 | 1,000 | 8.0 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $45,170 | $21.72 | 1,580 | 11.3 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $45,080 | $21.67 | 570 | 5.0 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,080 | $21.68 | 480 | 8.3 |
| Tucson, AZ | $45,060 | $21.66 | 3,410 | 8.7 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $44,840 | $21.56 | 300 | 8.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,810 | $21.54 | 3,940 | 6.4 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $44,740 | $21.51 | 570 | 8.5 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $44,720 | $21.50 | 1,870 | 7.6 |
| Jackson, TN | $44,610 | $21.45 | 580 | 6.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $44,550 | $21.42 | 800 | 5.2 |
| Bangor, ME | $44,420 | $21.35 | 530 | 7.4 |
| Casper, WY | $44,410 | $21.35 | 460 | 11.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $44,380 | $21.34 | 3,250 | 7.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $44,340 | $21.32 | 660 | 9.8 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $44,240 | $21.27 | 3,340 | 20.4 |
| Cleveland, TN | $44,190 | $21.24 | 310 | 7.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $44,000 | $21.16 | 11,140 | 8.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43,960 | $21.14 | 29,670 | 7.3 |
| Owensboro, KY | $43,760 | $21.04 | 340 | 6.9 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,750 | $21.04 | 12,860 | 8.9 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $43,740 | $21.03 | 600 | 4.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $43,710 | $21.02 | 2,050 | 9.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,630 | $20.98 | 3,710 | 9.4 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $43,610 | $20.96 | 310 | 9.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $43,520 | $20.92 | 480 | 7.3 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $43,500 | $20.91 | 490 | 9.3 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $43,480 | $20.90 | 7,150 | 9.3 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $43,290 | $20.81 | 5,230 | 17.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,260 | $20.80 | 1,800 | 6.7 |
| Yuma, AZ | $43,260 | $20.80 | 570 | 8.3 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $43,250 | $20.79 | 1,130 | 12.5 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $43,200 | $20.77 | 650 | 11.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | $43,200 | $20.77 | 3,990 | 8.7 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $43,050 | $20.70 | 1,930 | 10.2 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $42,960 | $20.65 | 2,310 | 13.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $42,890 | $20.62 | 430 | 12.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $42,830 | $20.59 | 560 | 5.2 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $42,670 | $20.51 | 540 | 10.7 |
| Columbia, SC | $42,630 | $20.49 | 2,610 | 6.6 |
| Sebring, FL | $42,560 | $20.46 | 320 | 11.3 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $42,440 | $20.40 | 2,640 | 13.7 |
| Enid, OK | $42,430 | $20.40 | 190 | 8.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $42,420 | $20.40 | 450 | 5.6 |
| Richmond, VA | $42,410 | $20.39 | 4,560 | 6.9 |
| Burlington, NC | $42,320 | $20.35 | 400 | 5.9 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $42,210 | $20.29 | 1,310 | 7.9 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $42,210 | $20.29 | 2,000 | 7.4 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $42,160 | $20.27 | 350 | 5.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $42,010 | $20.20 | 16,460 | 5.7 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $41,980 | $20.18 | 530 | 8.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $41,950 | $20.17 | 620 | 6.0 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $41,880 | $20.13 | 840 | 10.2 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $41,670 | $20.03 | Not published | Not published |
| Gainesville, FL | $41,670 | $20.03 | 1,060 | 6.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $41,650 | $20.03 | 340 | 9.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $41,360 | $19.89 | 2,300 | 7.5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $41,350 | $19.88 | 34,080 | 10.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $41,170 | $19.79 | 710 | 17.1 |
| Johnson City, TN | $41,150 | $19.79 | 580 | 7.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $40,880 | $19.66 | 12,290 | 8.7 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $40,440 | $19.44 | 4,140 | 10.2 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $40,100 | $19.28 | 2,190 | 6.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $40,010 | $19.23 | 420 | 4.4 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $39,830 | $19.15 | 390 | 7.4 |
| Midland, TX | $39,500 | $18.99 | 1,970 | 16.1 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $39,500 | $18.99 | 290 | 3.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $39,480 | $18.98 | 3,620 | 8.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $39,470 | $18.97 | 2,690 | 10.1 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $39,460 | $18.97 | 860 | 10.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $39,430 | $18.96 | 5,570 | 8.2 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $39,390 | $18.94 | 8,400 | 7.5 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,370 | $18.93 | 2,190 | 8.0 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $39,330 | $18.91 | 490 | 12.0 |
| Rome, GA | $39,200 | $18.85 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $38,880 | $18.69 | 1,090 | 6.9 |
| Salisbury, MD | $38,800 | $18.65 | 240 | 4.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $38,740 | $18.63 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,730 | $18.62 | 1,630 | 7.0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $38,720 | $18.61 | 1,390 | 7.5 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $38,650 | $18.58 | 6,300 | 15.4 |
| Sumter, SC | $38,650 | $18.58 | 390 | 11.3 |
| Lafayette, LA | $38,620 | $18.57 | 1,780 | 9.9 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $38,490 | $18.51 | 5,660 | 7.4 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $38,480 | $18.50 | 1,170 | 7.2 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,440 | $18.48 | 970 | 11.1 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $38,400 | $18.46 | 600 | 6.2 |
| Morristown, TN | $38,400 | $18.46 | 520 | 10.9 |
| Odessa, TX | $38,380 | $18.45 | 970 | 12.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | $38,370 | $18.45 | 4,780 | 9.2 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $38,300 | $18.41 | 860 | 8.7 |
| Gainesville, GA | $38,280 | $18.40 | 600 | 5.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,210 | $18.37 | 1,440 | 9.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $38,170 | $18.35 | 970 | 7.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $38,160 | $18.35 | 570 | 7.6 |
| Farmington, NM | $38,150 | $18.34 | 1,310 | 27.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $38,150 | $18.34 | 1,210 | 7.9 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $38,100 | $18.32 | 340 | 6.3 |
| Ocala, FL | $38,050 | $18.29 | 1,340 | 11.0 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $38,040 | $18.29 | 300 | 5.7 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $37,970 | $18.26 | 390 | 6.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $37,850 | $18.20 | 2,020 | 7.5 |
| Longview, TX | $37,840 | $18.19 | 1,610 | 13.7 |
| Tyler, TX | $37,700 | $18.13 | 650 | 5.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,690 | $18.12 | 940 | 6.3 |
| Savannah, GA | $37,690 | $18.12 | 1,210 | 6.1 |
| Decatur, AL | $37,680 | $18.11 | 690 | 11.3 |
| Waco, TX | $37,610 | $18.08 | 1,220 | 9.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $37,510 | $18.03 | 1,670 | 6.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $37,200 | $17.88 | 770 | 5.7 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,190 | $17.88 | 2,790 | 7.8 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $37,120 | $17.85 | 420 | 4.4 |
| Hinesville, GA | $37,010 | $17.79 | 60 | 3.1 |
| Lubbock, TX | $36,970 | $17.78 | 980 | 5.9 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $36,950 | $17.77 | 670 | 7.0 |
| Alexandria, LA | $36,940 | $17.76 | 610 | 10.2 |
| Victoria, TX | $36,930 | $17.75 | 340 | 9.0 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $36,890 | $17.74 | 880 | 10.5 |
| Hammond, LA | $36,840 | $17.71 | 300 | 6.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $36,830 | $17.71 | 2,050 | 11.9 |
| San Angelo, TX | $36,810 | $17.70 | 240 | 4.8 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $36,720 | $17.66 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Lawton, OK | $36,630 | $17.61 | 270 | 6.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $36,630 | $17.61 | 1,040 | 6.3 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,460 | $17.53 | 1,110 | 10.2 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,360 | $17.48 | 450 | 7.9 |
| Beckley, WV | $36,310 | $17.46 | 320 | 7.3 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $36,260 | $17.43 | 560 | 10.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,110 | $17.36 | 670 | 9.2 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,020 | $17.32 | 330 | 7.0 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $35,890 | $17.26 | 710 | 6.1 |
| Albany, GA | $35,880 | $17.25 | 400 | 6.8 |
| Monroe, LA | $35,850 | $17.24 | 860 | 9.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $35,700 | $17.17 | 420 | 6.8 |
| El Paso, TX | $35,670 | $17.15 | 2,140 | 6.3 |
| Dalton, GA | $35,320 | $16.98 | 240 | 3.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,150 | $16.90 | 460 | 2.9 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $34,840 | $16.75 | 330 | 8.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $34,460 | $16.57 | 1,360 | 4.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $34,400 | $16.54 | 340 | 6.4 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $33,970 | $16.33 | 240 | 5.4 |
| Laredo, TX | $33,740 | $16.22 | 400 | 3.7 |
| Gadsden, AL | $32,900 | $15.82 | 280 | 8.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $32,000 | $15.39 | 600 | 9.9 |
| Guayama, PR | $27,470 | $13.21 | 90 | 7.4 |
| Arecibo, PR | $26,530 | $12.75 | 350 | 10.1 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,270 | $11.67 | 7,060 | 10.2 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $24,250 | $11.66 | 620 | 12.8 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $23,820 | $11.45 | 500 | 9.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $23,510 | $11.31 | 660 | 10.4 |
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.