SOC 35-2011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Cooks, Fast Food
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$30,890
U.S. median hourly wage$14.85
U.S. employment641,070
Nationally, cooks, fast food earned a median of $30,890 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 641,070 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 | $48,120 | $23.14 | Not published | Not published |
| District of Columbia | $44,670 | $21.48 | 2,760 | 3.9 |
| California | $42,050 | $20.21 | 124,440 | 6.8 |
| Washington | $39,120 | $18.81 | 9,020 | 2.5 |
| New Hampshire | $38,590 | $18.55 | 1,330 | 2.0 |
| Vermont | $38,230 | $18.38 | 640 | 2.1 |
| Oregon | $37,880 | $18.21 | 4,300 | 2.2 |
| Massachusetts | $37,870 | $18.21 | Not published | Not published |
| Colorado | $36,900 | $17.74 | 9,220 | 3.2 |
| Maine | $36,350 | $17.48 | 1,470 | 2.3 |
| New York | $35,770 | $17.20 | 11,710 | 1.2 |
| Rhode Island | $35,230 | $16.94 | 1,210 | 2.4 |
| Connecticut | $34,980 | $16.82 | 3,630 | 2.1 |
| Illinois | $34,960 | $16.81 | 13,430 | 2.2 |
| Minnesota | $34,120 | $16.41 | 5,190 | 1.8 |
| Alaska | $33,960 | $16.33 | 2,250 | 6.9 |
| Nevada | $33,840 | $16.27 | 5,890 | 3.8 |
| Maryland | $33,320 | $16.02 | 10,960 | 4.0 |
| Arizona | $32,660 | $15.70 | 11,210 | 3.5 |
| New Jersey | $32,220 | $15.49 | 3,440 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | $31,840 | $15.31 | 850 | 1.8 |
| Utah | $31,800 | $15.29 | 4,400 | 2.5 |
| Idaho | $31,070 | $14.94 | 1,610 | 1.9 |
| South Dakota | $30,950 | $14.88 | 1,720 | 3.8 |
| Nebraska | $30,430 | $14.63 | 2,900 | 2.8 |
| North Dakota | $30,220 | $14.53 | 580 | 1.3 |
| New Mexico | $30,190 | $14.52 | 1,800 | 2.1 |
| Virginia | $29,950 | $14.40 | 12,520 | 3.0 |
| Florida | $29,900 | $14.37 | 22,600 | 2.3 |
| Missouri | $29,890 | $14.37 | 55,780 | 19.0 |
| Indiana | $29,870 | $14.36 | 6,830 | 2.1 |
| Michigan | $29,460 | $14.17 | 14,340 | 3.3 |
| Wyoming | $28,950 | $13.92 | 890 | 3.2 |
| Wisconsin | $28,920 | $13.90 | 6,900 | 2.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,810 | $13.85 | 9,240 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | $28,640 | $13.77 | 1,610 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | $28,510 | $13.71 | 8,290 | 5.3 |
| Tennessee | $28,330 | $13.62 | 14,020 | 4.3 |
| Texas | $28,280 | $13.60 | 36,240 | 2.6 |
| Alabama | $27,870 | $13.40 | 26,740 | 12.7 |
| Oklahoma | $27,720 | $13.33 | 8,860 | 5.2 |
| Arkansas | $27,710 | $13.32 | 7,860 | 6.0 |
| South Carolina | $27,420 | $13.18 | 9,110 | 4.0 |
| North Carolina | $27,190 | $13.07 | 81,980 | 16.6 |
| Georgia | $26,940 | $12.95 | 12,940 | 2.6 |
| Ohio | $26,870 | $12.92 | 12,310 | 2.2 |
| Montana | $26,770 | $12.87 | 820 | 1.6 |
| Louisiana | $24,960 | $12.00 | 3,000 | 1.5 |
| Kentucky | $23,500 | $11.30 | 21,750 | 10.9 |
| West Virginia | $23,120 | $11.12 | 16,490 | 23.5 |
| Mississippi | $22,670 | $10.90 | 11,170 | 9.6 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,640 | $10.88 | 3,810 | 4.1 |
| Guam | $21,690 | $10.43 | 650 | 9.7 |
Pay by metro area
All 308 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,220 | $22.70 | 4,790 | 4.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,670 | $22.44 | 10,160 | 4.3 |
| Napa, CA | $45,300 | $21.78 | 370 | 4.7 |
| Vallejo, CA | $44,450 | $21.37 | 1,150 | 8.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $44,030 | $21.17 | 5,190 | 2.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $43,840 | $21.08 | 1,050 | 5.1 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $43,630 | $20.98 | 710 | 7.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $43,120 | $20.73 | 1,100 | 5.9 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $42,700 | $20.53 | 1,430 | 7.1 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $42,530 | $20.45 | 2,520 | 7.8 |
| Modesto, CA | $42,510 | $20.44 | 1,620 | 8.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,480 | $20.42 | 16,910 | 9.9 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $42,450 | $20.41 | 10,630 | 6.9 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $42,390 | $20.38 | 850 | 7.0 |
| Yuba City, CA | $42,320 | $20.35 | 390 | 7.7 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $42,210 | $20.29 | 8,020 | 7.4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $41,600 | $20.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $41,600 | $20.00 | 2,260 | 7.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $41,480 | $19.94 | 2,450 | 7.2 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $41,280 | $19.85 | 450 | 9.2 |
| Merced, CA | $40,430 | $19.44 | 660 | 8.2 |
| Chico, CA | $40,340 | $19.39 | 580 | 7.5 |
| El Centro, CA | $40,230 | $19.34 | 330 | 5.1 |
| Redding, CA | $39,920 | $19.19 | 470 | 6.6 |
| Visalia, CA | $39,750 | $19.11 | 1,410 | 8.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $39,620 | $19.05 | 3,910 | 8.2 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $39,340 | $18.92 | Not published | Not published |
| Missoula, MT | $39,080 | $18.79 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,690 | $18.60 | 360 | 3.0 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $38,580 | $18.55 | 2,520 | 2.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,560 | $18.54 | 4,540 | 3.5 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $38,550 | $18.54 | 430 | 2.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,530 | $18.53 | 4,220 | 2.6 |
| Bellingham, WA | $38,480 | $18.50 | 230 | 2.5 |
| Carson City, NV | $38,210 | $18.37 | 100 | 3.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,000 | $18.27 | 48,440 | 7.7 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $38,000 | $18.27 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $37,910 | $18.23 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $37,850 | $18.20 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Kingston, NY | $37,150 | $17.86 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $37,030 | $17.80 | 330 | 2.5 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $37,010 | $17.80 | 370 | 10.2 |
| Worcester, MA | $36,770 | $17.68 | Not published | Not published |
| Yakima, WA | $36,710 | $17.65 | 290 | 2.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $36,600 | $17.59 | 330 | 2.5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $36,560 | $17.58 | 1,340 | 4.2 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $36,550 | $17.57 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $36,380 | $17.49 | 3,550 | 1.8 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $36,350 | $17.48 | Not published | Not published |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $36,310 | $17.46 | 500 | 1.7 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,260 | $17.43 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Boulder, CO | $36,250 | $17.43 | 580 | 3.0 |
| Greeley, CO | $35,840 | $17.23 | 360 | 3.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $35,810 | $17.22 | 790 | 2.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $35,800 | $17.21 | 10,580 | 3.4 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,780 | $17.20 | 10,410 | 1.1 |
| Bend, OR | $35,600 | $17.12 | 270 | 2.5 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $35,550 | $17.09 | 420 | 2.7 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $35,490 | $17.06 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Springfield, MA | $35,490 | $17.06 | Not published | Not published |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $35,470 | $17.05 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,360 | $17.00 | 10,460 | 2.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,260 | $16.95 | 1,390 | 1.9 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $35,230 | $16.94 | 960 | 5.7 |
| Corvallis, OR | $34,990 | $16.82 | 140 | 3.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $34,880 | $16.77 | 1,330 | 2.2 |
| New Haven, CT | $34,850 | $16.76 | 720 | 2.6 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,700 | $16.68 | 900 | 3.0 |
| Bangor, ME | $34,560 | $16.62 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Syracuse, NY | $34,490 | $16.58 | 330 | 1.1 |
| Binghamton, NY | $34,290 | $16.49 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $34,270 | $16.47 | 50 | 1.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,210 | $16.45 | 4,840 | 4.4 |
| Pueblo, CO | $34,180 | $16.44 | 340 | 5.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,180 | $16.44 | 320 | 2.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $34,160 | $16.42 | 1,570 | 1.9 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $33,980 | $16.34 | 310 | 4.7 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $33,970 | $16.33 | Not published | Not published |
| Anchorage, AK | $33,960 | $16.33 | 1,520 | 8.6 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $33,960 | $16.33 | 4,490 | 4.0 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $33,950 | $16.32 | 300 | 4.6 |
| Salem, OR | $33,870 | $16.29 | 420 | 2.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $33,690 | $16.20 | 600 | 1.1 |
| Rochester, NY | $33,380 | $16.05 | 920 | 1.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $33,380 | $16.05 | 310 | 2.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,290 | $16.01 | 5,440 | 4.0 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $33,190 | $15.96 | 7,900 | 3.3 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $33,100 | $15.91 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Rochester, MN | $33,090 | $15.91 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $32,970 | $15.85 | 740 | 4.1 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $32,900 | $15.82 | 690 | 2.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $32,840 | $15.79 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Boise City, ID | $32,810 | $15.77 | 660 | 1.7 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $32,380 | $15.57 | 1,090 | 2.8 |
| Peoria, IL | $32,340 | $15.55 | 340 | 2.1 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $32,240 | $15.50 | 560 | 1.2 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $32,220 | $15.49 | 4,010 | 1.4 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,900 | $15.34 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $31,840 | $15.31 | 290 | 4.1 |
| St. George, UT | $31,800 | $15.29 | 480 | 5.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,430 | $15.11 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $31,410 | $15.10 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Midland, TX | $31,240 | $15.02 | 300 | 2.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $31,220 | $15.01 | 1,480 | 3.0 |
| Dover, DE | $31,200 | $15.00 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | $15.00 | 250 | 4.7 |
| Rapid City, SD | $31,190 | $14.99 | 320 | 4.3 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $31,010 | $14.91 | 180 | 1.8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $30,990 | $14.90 | 7,110 | 2.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $30,860 | $14.84 | 17,700 | 13.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $30,830 | $14.82 | 1,480 | 3.8 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $30,790 | $14.80 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $30,720 | $14.77 | 570 | 1.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $30,500 | $14.67 | 2,260 | 2.0 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $30,500 | $14.66 | 220 | 3.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $30,460 | $14.65 | 790 | 4.4 |
| Reno, NV | $30,410 | $14.62 | 900 | 3.3 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,360 | $14.60 | 1,980 | 4.9 |
| Pocatello, ID | $30,320 | $14.58 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $30,300 | $14.57 | 2,000 | 1.4 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $30,170 | $14.50 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $30,170 | $14.50 | 13,850 | 12.6 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $30,110 | $14.48 | 4,470 | 4.0 |
| Minot, ND | $30,030 | $14.44 | 80 | 2.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $30,010 | $14.43 | 6,490 | 1.6 |
| Grand Island, NE | $29,970 | $14.41 | 90 | 2.3 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $29,940 | $14.40 | 380 | 3.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $29,940 | $14.39 | 4,580 | 3.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $29,930 | $14.39 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $29,810 | $14.33 | 5,930 | 3.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $29,710 | $14.29 | 180 | 1.2 |
| Lawrence, KS | $29,700 | $14.28 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $29,690 | $14.27 | 420 | 1.9 |
| Madison, WI | $29,640 | $14.25 | 960 | 2.4 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $29,620 | $14.24 | 1,020 | 18.8 |
| Wausau, WI | $29,600 | $14.23 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Richmond, VA | $29,570 | $14.22 | 1,180 | 1.8 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $29,550 | $14.21 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $29,540 | $14.20 | 270 | 2.7 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $29,540 | $14.20 | 560 | 4.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $29,500 | $14.18 | 290 | 5.0 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $29,470 | $14.17 | 230 | 4.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $29,460 | $14.17 | 330 | 5.9 |
| Lincoln, NE | $29,430 | $14.15 | 760 | 4.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $29,310 | $14.09 | 2,950 | 11.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $29,300 | $14.09 | 440 | 3.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $29,290 | $14.08 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $29,290 | $14.08 | 310 | 3.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $29,230 | $14.05 | 590 | 3.1 |
| Iowa City, IA | $29,200 | $14.04 | 440 | 4.7 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $29,190 | $14.04 | 4,520 | 13.1 |
| Springfield, MO | $29,190 | $14.03 | 4,880 | 21.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $29,160 | $14.02 | 400 | 2.1 |
| Roanoke, VA | $29,160 | $14.02 | Not published | Not published |
| Cleveland, OH | $29,120 | $14.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $29,120 | $14.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Columbia, MO | $29,110 | $13.99 | 2,470 | 23.0 |
| Kenosha, WI | $29,100 | $13.99 | 240 | 3.2 |
| Appleton, WI | $29,050 | $13.97 | 280 | 2.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $29,040 | $13.96 | 490 | 3.5 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $29,020 | $13.95 | 510 | 3.4 |
| State College, PA | $29,020 | $13.95 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Longview, TX | $28,990 | $13.94 | 540 | 4.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $28,980 | $13.94 | 1,740 | 2.9 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $28,930 | $13.91 | 670 | 2.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $28,930 | $13.91 | 4,930 | 4.5 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $28,910 | $13.90 | 2,230 | 2.7 |
| Ogden, UT | $28,870 | $13.88 | 570 | 2.1 |
| Bozeman, MT | $28,840 | $13.87 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $28,820 | $13.86 | 1,070 | 23.9 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $28,820 | $13.86 | 570 | 9.2 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $28,810 | $13.85 | 170 | 2.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $28,760 | $13.83 | 530 | 1.4 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $28,750 | $13.82 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Green Bay, WI | $28,740 | $13.82 | 380 | 2.2 |
| Traverse City, MI | $28,740 | $13.82 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Farmington, NM | $28,730 | $13.81 | 210 | 4.4 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $28,700 | $13.80 | 230 | 2.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $28,680 | $13.79 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $28,600 | $13.75 | 1,320 | 16.4 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $28,600 | $13.75 | 2,030 | 23.3 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $28,590 | $13.74 | 180 | 2.1 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,580 | $13.74 | 3,050 | 8.5 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $28,520 | $13.71 | 480 | 2.6 |
| Flint, MI | $28,510 | $13.71 | 560 | 4.1 |
| Decatur, AL | $28,480 | $13.69 | 920 | 15.0 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $28,430 | $13.67 | 260 | 3.9 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $28,410 | $13.66 | 410 | 2.4 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $28,400 | $13.66 | 730 | 3.4 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $28,390 | $13.65 | 180 | 2.2 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $28,390 | $13.65 | 480 | 6.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $28,380 | $13.64 | 5,030 | 6.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $28,320 | $13.62 | 6,120 | 11.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $28,290 | $13.60 | 300 | 3.7 |
| Niles, MI | $28,240 | $13.58 | 320 | 5.3 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $28,220 | $13.57 | 11,500 | 15.5 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $28,210 | $13.56 | 1,970 | 4.5 |
| Asheville, NC | $28,120 | $13.52 | 2,570 | 14.2 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $28,120 | $13.52 | 620 | 2.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $28,100 | $13.51 | 3,280 | 7.2 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $28,070 | $13.50 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $28,030 | $13.48 | 630 | 3.8 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $28,030 | $13.48 | 1,500 | 13.9 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $28,000 | $13.46 | 1,080 | 12.4 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $27,990 | $13.46 | 2,710 | 4.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $27,890 | $13.41 | 290 | 2.8 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $27,880 | $13.40 | 6,850 | 18.7 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $27,840 | $13.39 | 340 | 1.3 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $27,800 | $13.37 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $27,710 | $13.32 | 1,660 | 6.0 |
| Mobile, AL | $27,700 | $13.32 | 1,970 | 11.4 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $27,690 | $13.31 | 15,830 | 11.7 |
| Montgomery, AL | $27,650 | $13.30 | 2,130 | 12.9 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $27,620 | $13.28 | 1,400 | 13.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $27,600 | $13.27 | 2,240 | 2.9 |
| Knoxville, TN | $27,580 | $13.26 | 2,120 | 5.0 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $27,550 | $13.25 | 2,650 | 17.2 |
| Odessa, TX | $27,520 | $13.23 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $27,500 | $13.22 | 3,880 | 20.3 |
| Waco, TX | $27,470 | $13.21 | 500 | 3.9 |
| Burlington, NC | $27,450 | $13.20 | 1,680 | 24.8 |
| Morristown, TN | $27,310 | $13.13 | 240 | 5.1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $27,280 | $13.12 | 6,120 | 22.5 |
| Lancaster, PA | $27,260 | $13.11 | 460 | 1.8 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $27,230 | $13.09 | 2,270 | 3.7 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $27,120 | $13.04 | 1,220 | 16.7 |
| Monroe, MI | $27,120 | $13.04 | 240 | 5.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $27,100 | $13.03 | 840 | 5.7 |
| Midland, MI | $27,090 | $13.03 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $27,070 | $13.02 | 510 | 1.5 |
| Ocala, FL | $27,040 | $13.00 | 380 | 3.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $26,990 | $12.98 | 5,060 | 7.4 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $26,950 | $12.96 | 580 | 1.6 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $26,940 | $12.95 | 7,100 | 2.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $26,930 | $12.95 | 720 | 6.0 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $26,920 | $12.94 | 280 | 3.7 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $26,890 | $12.93 | 940 | 3.5 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $26,840 | $12.91 | 3,040 | 10.6 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $26,820 | $12.90 | 900 | 16.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $26,780 | $12.88 | 880 | 3.8 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $26,750 | $12.86 | 180 | 3.8 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $26,740 | $12.86 | 1,040 | 3.5 |
| Topeka, KS | $26,680 | $12.83 | 170 | 1.5 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $26,660 | $12.82 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $26,620 | $12.80 | 1,620 | 1.5 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $26,610 | $12.79 | 420 | 2.6 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $26,610 | $12.79 | 730 | 16.9 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $26,580 | $12.78 | 490 | 8.1 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $26,560 | $12.77 | 790 | 6.8 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $26,550 | $12.77 | 180 | 3.0 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $26,480 | $12.73 | 640 | 6.7 |
| Jackson, TN | $26,430 | $12.71 | 400 | 4.7 |
| Johnson City, TN | $26,430 | $12.71 | 570 | 7.0 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $26,420 | $12.70 | 910 | 8.8 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $26,410 | $12.70 | 820 | 18.9 |
| Mansfield, OH | $26,360 | $12.68 | 180 | 3.6 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $26,350 | $12.67 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $26,300 | $12.65 | Not published | Not published |
| Akron, OH | $26,270 | $12.63 | 960 | 3.0 |
| Lima, OH | $26,210 | $12.60 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Amarillo, TX | $26,100 | $12.55 | 440 | 3.5 |
| Dothan, AL | $26,020 | $12.51 | 820 | 13.5 |
| Springfield, OH | $25,980 | $12.49 | 180 | 3.9 |
| Gadsden, AL | $25,900 | $12.45 | 630 | 18.9 |
| Abilene, TX | $25,780 | $12.39 | 280 | 3.7 |
| Enid, OK | $25,730 | $12.37 | 170 | 7.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $25,600 | $12.31 | 360 | 8.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $25,580 | $12.30 | 390 | 1.3 |
| Lubbock, TX | $25,500 | $12.26 | 590 | 3.5 |
| Columbus, OH | $25,290 | $12.16 | 2,210 | 2.0 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $25,050 | $12.05 | 490 | 3.1 |
| Altoona, PA | $25,020 | $12.03 | 110 | 1.9 |
| San Angelo, TX | $24,960 | $12.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $24,500 | $11.78 | 230 | 4.0 |
| El Paso, TX | $24,390 | $11.73 | 1,140 | 3.4 |
| Alexandria, LA | $24,170 | $11.62 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Sumter, SC | $23,980 | $11.53 | 280 | 8.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $23,930 | $11.50 | 310 | 1.9 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $23,870 | $11.48 | 660 | 12.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $23,710 | $11.40 | 1,260 | 23.0 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $23,710 | $11.40 | 450 | 12.5 |
| Valdosta, GA | $23,640 | $11.36 | 270 | 5.0 |
| Greenville, NC | $23,600 | $11.35 | 1,780 | 22.0 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $23,470 | $11.28 | 1,010 | 16.2 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $23,450 | $11.28 | 820 | 10.0 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $23,430 | $11.26 | 3,890 | 29.6 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $23,410 | $11.26 | 1,720 | 10.9 |
| Florence, SC | $23,310 | $11.21 | 390 | 4.4 |
| Charleston, WV | $23,180 | $11.14 | 2,230 | 21.5 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $23,140 | $11.12 | 380 | 4.0 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $23,110 | $11.11 | 810 | 13.9 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $23,090 | $11.10 | 7,950 | 2.4 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $22,900 | $11.01 | 1,830 | 34.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $22,880 | $11.00 | 1,500 | 3.8 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,840 | $10.98 | 170 | 4.9 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $22,780 | $10.95 | 340 | 6.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $22,780 | $10.95 | 1,120 | 30.9 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,680 | $10.90 | 2,350 | 3.4 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $22,610 | $10.87 | 3,070 | 21.8 |
| Toledo, OH | $22,560 | $10.85 | 850 | 2.9 |
| Albany, GA | $22,550 | $10.84 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $22,510 | $10.82 | 1,110 | 27.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $22,370 | $10.76 | 1,170 | 27.3 |
| Ponce, PR | $22,330 | $10.74 | 390 | 6.2 |
| Jackson, MS | $22,310 | $10.73 | 2,470 | 9.1 |
| Guayama, PR | $22,260 | $10.70 | 70 | 5.4 |
| Owensboro, KY | $22,260 | $10.70 | 620 | 12.6 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,930 | $10.54 | 280 | 5.4 |
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.