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SOC 35-2012 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

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

U.S. median annual wage$37,450
U.S. median hourly wage$18.01
U.S. employment441,050

Nationally, cooks, institution and cafeteria earned a median of $37,450 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 441,050 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”.

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$49,670$23.889,7802.8
Alaska$48,580$23.361,4304.4
Massachusetts$47,790$22.987,4302.0
Hawaii$47,770$22.971,5702.5
Rhode Island$46,570$22.391,1902.4
California$46,390$22.3131,6601.7
Vermont$46,370$22.291,3304.4
Connecticut$46,120$22.174,5002.7
New York$45,880$22.0617,6701.8
District of Columbia$45,450$21.851,5002.1
New Hampshire$45,370$21.811,7202.5
New Jersey$44,520$21.407,4901.7
Oregon$44,520$21.407,1503.6
Delaware$44,080$21.192,6805.5
Maine$43,490$20.911,7902.8
Minnesota$43,460$20.907,8902.7
Colorado$42,500$20.439,4403.3
Maryland$41,380$19.893,3701.2
Arizona$39,660$19.077,1702.2
North Dakota$39,490$18.991,8204.2
Nevada$39,430$18.961,6501.1
Wisconsin$38,650$18.589,8903.4
Utah$38,200$18.365,6103.2
Virginia$37,890$18.2211,1702.7
Illinois$37,440$18.0022,8403.7
Montana$37,150$17.862,2904.5
Wyoming$36,940$17.761,5705.6
Michigan$36,870$17.7213,5003.1
South Dakota$36,730$17.662,1204.6
Ohio$36,720$17.6523,4404.2
Pennsylvania$36,540$17.5724,4904.0
New Mexico$36,470$17.543,1603.6
Nebraska$36,390$17.504,4104.3
Florida$36,250$17.4325,1002.5
North Carolina$36,140$17.3811,1702.3
Indiana$35,980$17.3011,1303.5
Iowa$35,810$17.228,8605.7
Idaho$35,600$17.113,6504.3
Tennessee$35,570$17.1010,6803.3
Guam$35,540$17.091001.4
Texas$35,360$17.0024,7401.8
Georgia$35,090$16.878,2201.7
South Carolina$34,960$16.817,8503.4
Missouri$34,900$16.7813,1304.5
Kansas$31,950$15.367,5705.3
Kentucky$31,550$15.1711,5405.8
Virgin Islands$30,440$14.641103.4
Arkansas$30,240$14.546,5305.0
West Virginia$29,740$14.304,4206.3
Oklahoma$29,270$14.0710,7906.3
Mississippi$27,390$13.176,4205.5
Alabama$27,120$13.048,7804.2
Puerto Rico$26,260$12.627,0007.5
Louisiana$25,490$12.265,7403.0

Pay by metro area

All 391 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$20,680$32,253$43,827$55,400Hammond, LA — $20,680Alexandria, LA — $21,690Gadsden, AL — $22,480Monroe, LA — $22,980Montgomery, AL — $23,080Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $23,480Guayama, PR — $23,570Decatur, AL — $23,650Mayaguez, PR — $23,820Anniston-Oxford, AL — $23,960Arecibo, PR — $24,410Baton Rouge, LA — $24,740Aguadilla, PR — $26,260San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $26,260Lafayette, LA — $26,400Jackson, MS — $26,980Enid, OK — $27,090Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $27,210Birmingham, AL — $27,220Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $27,270Laredo, TX — $27,570Hattiesburg, MS — $27,600Texarkana, TX-AR — $27,620Eagle Pass, TX — $27,710Dothan, AL — $27,860El Paso, TX — $28,110Huntsville, AL — $28,110Ponce, PR — $28,540Mobile, AL — $28,580Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $28,630Victoria, TX — $28,860Sumter, SC — $28,880Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $29,000Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $29,080Longview, TX — $29,220McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $29,300New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $29,370Fort Smith, AR-OK — $29,380Beckley, WV — $29,630Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $29,630Auburn-Opelika, AL — $29,680Lubbock, TX — $29,700Valdosta, GA — $29,710Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,990Charleston, WV — $30,050Warner Robins, GA — $30,050Morristown, TN — $30,080Owensboro, KY — $30,170Elizabethtown, KY — $30,260Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $30,410Albany, GA — $30,430Johnstown, PA — $30,450Corpus Christi, TX — $30,470Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $30,480Oklahoma City, OK — $30,540Tyler, TX — $30,600Wheeling, WV-OH — $30,600Tulsa, OK — $30,750Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $30,850Joplin, MO-KS — $31,070Macon-Bibb County, GA — $31,090Rome, GA — $31,150Johnson City, TN — $31,330Bowling Green, KY — $31,550Tuscaloosa, AL — $31,700Morgantown, WV — $31,770Jefferson City, MO — $31,840Abilene, TX — $31,850Wichita, KS — $31,850Columbus, GA-AL — $31,940Hot Springs, AR — $32,140Cleveland, TN — $32,220Wichita Falls, TX — $32,400Lake Charles, LA — $32,460Jonesboro, AR — $32,720Amarillo, TX — $32,880Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $32,950Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $33,170Topeka, KS — $33,200Terre Haute, IN — $33,300Chattanooga, TN-GA — $33,410Ocala, FL — $33,410Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $33,430Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $33,530Florence, SC — $33,540Rocky Mount, NC — $33,560Flint, MI — $33,570Pocatello, ID — $33,720Jacksonville, NC — $33,820Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $33,880Columbia, MO — $33,900San Angelo, TX — $33,930Athens-Clarke County, GA — $33,960St. Joseph, MO-KS — $34,070Spartanburg, SC — $34,080Manhattan, KS — $34,100Idaho Falls, ID — $34,260Odessa, TX — $34,330Muncie, IN — $34,370Waco, TX — $34,410Springfield, MO — $34,450Sherman-Denison, TX — $34,480Youngstown-Warren, OH — $34,510Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $34,570Rockford, IL — $34,580Altoona, PA — $34,610Yuma, AZ — $34,680Tallahassee, FL — $34,710Columbia, SC — $34,800Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $34,810Greenville, NC — $34,840Burlington, NC — $34,860Twin Falls, ID — $34,880Chambersburg, PA — $34,910Killeen-Temple, TX — $34,930Bay City, MI — $34,950Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $34,970Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $34,980Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $35,040Saginaw, MI — $35,060Jackson, TN — $35,110Lynchburg, VA — $35,120Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $35,130Knoxville, TN — $35,150Evansville, IN — $35,180Kankakee, IL — $35,200Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $35,210San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $35,250Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $35,270Paducah, KY-IL — $35,310Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $35,320Winchester, VA-WV — $35,350Savannah, GA — $35,480Columbus, IN — $35,490Canton-Massillon, OH — $35,530Clarksville, TN-KY — $35,570Springfield, OH — $35,590Springfield, IL — $35,600Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $35,610Greensboro-High Point, NC — $35,610Erie, PA — $35,620Grand Island, NE — $35,630Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $35,660Roanoke, VA — $35,670Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $35,680Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $35,680Williamsport, PA — $35,720Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $35,740Gettysburg, PA — $35,770Great Falls, MT — $35,770Cheyenne, WY — $35,780Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $35,790Monroe, MI — $35,800Lima, OH — $35,820Sandusky, OH — $35,880Boise City, ID — $35,890Mansfield, OH — $35,890Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $35,890Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $35,940Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $35,970Peoria, IL — $35,980Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $36,030York-Hanover, PA — $36,030Wilmington, NC — $36,050Las Cruces, NM — $36,060Kansas City, MO-KS — $36,080Lawrence, KS — $36,080Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $36,100Pittsburgh, PA — $36,100Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $36,130Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $36,170Niles, MI — $36,180Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $36,190St. Louis, MO-IL — $36,200Lebanon, PA — $36,230Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $36,250Kokomo, IN — $36,290Fort Wayne, IN — $36,300Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $36,320Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $36,350Gainesville, FL — $36,400Cedar Rapids, IA — $36,410Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,470Midland, TX — $36,470Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $36,470Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $36,480Jacksonville, FL — $36,490Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $36,510Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $36,510Ames, IA — $36,540Reading, PA — $36,590Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $36,670Iowa City, IA — $36,670Winston-Salem, NC — $36,670Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $36,680Homosassa Springs, FL — $36,710Carson City, NV — $36,740Decatur, IL — $36,750Omaha, NE-IA — $36,750Toledo, OH — $36,760Lincoln, NE — $36,830Midland, MI — $36,870Rapid City, SD — $36,870Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $36,880College Station-Bryan, TX — $36,890Dubuque, IA — $36,890Cleveland, OH — $36,930Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $36,970Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $36,990Elmira, NY — $36,990South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $37,010Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $37,030Lancaster, PA — $37,040Port St. Lucie, FL — $37,070Akron, OH — $37,080Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $37,080Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $37,100State College, PA — $37,100Logan, UT-ID — $37,110Richmond, VA — $37,140Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $37,180Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $37,190Helena, MT — $37,190Fayetteville, NC — $37,200Fond du Lac, WI — $37,200Punta Gorda, FL — $37,200Bloomington, IN — $37,230Ogden, UT — $37,240Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $37,240Missoula, MT — $37,270Farmington, NM — $37,310Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $37,340Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $37,360Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $37,370Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $37,370Sebring, FL — $37,380St. George, UT — $37,440Lawton, OK — $37,450Raleigh-Cary, NC — $37,460Sheboygan, WI — $37,470Lewiston, ID-WA — $37,500Asheville, NC — $37,550North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,620Tucson, AZ — $37,620Coeur d'Alene, ID — $37,650Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $37,690Billings, MT — $37,700Albuquerque, NM — $37,740Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $37,800Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $37,830Harrisonburg, VA — $37,900Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $37,910Bloomington, IL — $37,950Eau Claire, WI — $37,990Columbus, OH — $38,100Appleton, WI — $38,110Goldsboro, NC — $38,120Kenosha, WI — $38,150Wausau, WI — $38,170Gainesville, GA — $38,220Casper, WY — $38,230Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $38,290Bismarck, ND — $38,310Champaign-Urbana, IL — $38,330Jackson, MI — $38,360Janesville-Beloit, WI — $38,440Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $38,440Grand Forks, ND-MN — $38,500Charlottesville, VA — $38,510Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $38,530Pueblo, CO — $38,560Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $38,570Minot, ND — $38,570Battle Creek, MI — $38,580Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $38,580Green Bay, WI — $38,640Rochester, NY — $38,670Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $38,730Traverse City, MI — $38,780Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $38,870Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $38,880Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $38,920Corvallis, OR — $38,950Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $38,970Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $38,980La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $39,050Colorado Springs, CO — $39,110Grand Junction, CO — $39,140Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $39,190Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $39,310Santa Fe, NM — $39,370Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $39,560Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $39,770Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $39,870Albany, OR — $40,000Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $40,120Glens Falls, NY — $40,190Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $40,240Ann Arbor, MI — $40,250Duluth, MN-WI — $40,300Flagstaff, AZ — $40,380Mankato, MN — $40,410Lexington Park, MD — $40,420Syracuse, NY — $40,450Binghamton, NY — $40,510St. Cloud, MN — $40,590El Centro, CA — $40,980Fargo, ND-MN — $41,120Dover, DE — $41,370Chico, CA — $41,380Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $41,470Utica-Rome, NY — $41,660Visalia, CA — $41,820Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $41,860Medford, OR — $42,450Fresno, CA — $42,580Bangor, ME — $42,700Greeley, CO — $42,950Madison, WI — $42,960Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $42,960Rochester, MN — $43,160Reno, NV — $43,270Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $43,550Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $43,730Eugene-Springfield, OR — $43,820Naples-Marco Island, FL — $43,890Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $43,910Yuba City, CA — $43,940Stockton-Lodi, CA — $43,950Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $44,110Grants Pass, OR — $44,140Redding, CA — $44,250Bozeman, MT — $44,260Merced, CA — $44,410Salisbury, MD — $44,430Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $44,470Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $44,510Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $44,570Kingston, NY — $44,650Manchester-Nashua, NH — $44,670Salem, OR — $44,690Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $44,830Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $44,880San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $44,970Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $45,020Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $45,070Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $45,330Bend, OR — $45,350Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $45,400Modesto, CA — $45,480Vineland, NJ — $45,510Longview-Kelso, WA — $45,640Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $45,740Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,800New Haven, CT — $46,000Walla Walla, WA — $46,170Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $46,350Springfield, MA — $46,440Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $46,650Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $46,690Yakima, WA — $46,730Urban Honolulu, HI — $46,780Worcester, MA — $46,780Kennewick-Richland, WA — $46,820Salinas, CA — $46,820Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $46,850Ithaca, NY — $46,870New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $46,870Portland-South Portland, ME — $47,000San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $47,100Vallejo, CA — $47,130Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $47,260Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $47,310Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $47,380Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $47,390Pittsfield, MA — $47,740Boulder, CO — $48,020Napa, CA — $48,060Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $48,210Anchorage, AK — $48,290Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $48,530Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $48,820San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $49,140Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $49,280Bellingham, WA — $49,320Fairbanks-College, AK — $49,340Barnstable Town, MA — $49,720Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $51,530Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $51,620San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $51,880Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $55,400

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.

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$55,400$26.642503.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$51,880$24.942,6402.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$51,620$24.822404.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$51,530$24.775,3802.6
Barnstable Town, MA$49,720$23.911701.8
Fairbanks-College, AK$49,340$23.721704.6
Bellingham, WA$49,320$23.712502.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,280$23.692402.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$49,140$23.634,2801.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,820$23.472902.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$48,530$23.335,3102.0
Anchorage, AK$48,290$23.215303.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$48,210$23.184302.1
Napa, CA$48,060$23.111301.6
Boulder, CO$48,020$23.098204.2
Pittsfield, MA$47,740$22.951703.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,390$22.784904.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,380$22.781,1002.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$47,310$22.75801.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$47,260$22.724202.0
Vallejo, CA$47,130$22.662701.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,100$22.643,0702.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,000$22.606002.1
Ithaca, NY$46,870$22.531903.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$46,870$22.5415,2701.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$46,850$22.532502.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46,820$22.513102.4
Salinas, CA$46,820$22.513501.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$46,780$22.491,0802.4
Worcester, MA$46,780$22.496902.0
Yakima, WA$46,730$22.464304.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$46,690$22.451402.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$46,650$22.431,4602.4
Springfield, MA$46,440$22.334502.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,350$22.281,6302.3
Walla Walla, WA$46,170$22.20903.5
New Haven, CT$46,000$22.127902.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,800$22.023,9203.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,740$21.996502.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$45,640$21.941202.9
Vineland, NJ$45,510$21.881101.7
Modesto, CA$45,480$21.863301.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$45,400$21.839,8601.6
Bend, OR$45,350$21.803303.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,330$21.797502.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,070$21.674,4102.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$45,020$21.651,7801.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,970$21.623402.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,880$21.585,6701.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,830$21.554,4902.3
Salem, OR$44,690$21.497203.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$44,670$21.484902.5
Kingston, NY$44,650$21.471903.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$44,570$21.436101.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$44,510$21.404003.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,470$21.382,5401.5
Salisbury, MD$44,430$21.361001.9
Merced, CA$44,410$21.351902.4
Bozeman, MT$44,260$21.282803.9
Redding, CA$44,250$21.282002.8
Grants Pass, OR$44,140$21.221204.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,110$21.214402.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA$43,950$21.134001.4
Yuba City, CA$43,940$21.131202.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$43,910$21.115101.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$43,890$21.104402.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,820$21.076103.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$43,730$21.031503.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,550$20.949202.1
Reno, NV$43,270$20.813801.4
Rochester, MN$43,160$20.753302.7
Madison, WI$42,960$20.651,0302.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$42,960$20.654601.9
Greeley, CO$42,950$20.654203.5
Bangor, ME$42,700$20.532803.9
Fresno, CA$42,580$20.479001.9
Medford, OR$42,450$20.413403.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,860$20.121,1102.1
Visalia, CA$41,820$20.102801.7
Utica-Rome, NY$41,660$20.033603.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$41,470$19.945208.0
Chico, CA$41,380$19.891401.8
Dover, DE$41,370$19.895207.7
Fargo, ND-MN$41,120$19.774503.0
El Centro, CA$40,980$19.70701.1
St. Cloud, MN$40,590$19.523002.9
Binghamton, NY$40,510$19.482702.7
Syracuse, NY$40,450$19.456702.2
Lexington Park, MD$40,420$19.43701.1
Mankato, MN$40,410$19.431502.7
Flagstaff, AZ$40,380$19.412604.0
Duluth, MN-WI$40,300$19.375304.2
Ann Arbor, MI$40,250$19.356102.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$40,240$19.353201.9
Glens Falls, NY$40,190$19.321502.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,120$19.294,7002.0
Albany, OR$40,000$19.231803.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,870$19.171,9002.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$39,770$19.126703.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$39,560$19.029900.9
Santa Fe, NM$39,370$18.931702.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$39,310$18.901,6601.2
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$39,190$18.842603.5
Grand Junction, CO$39,140$18.822603.9
Colorado Springs, CO$39,110$18.801,0903.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$39,050$18.773103.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38,980$18.742,7103.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$38,970$18.737902.3
Corvallis, OR$38,950$18.731905.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$38,920$18.712803.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$38,880$18.692503.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,870$18.699,8103.4
Traverse City, MI$38,780$18.642703.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$38,730$18.621602.8
Rochester, NY$38,670$18.591,6203.3
Green Bay, WI$38,640$18.584802.7
Battle Creek, MI$38,580$18.552604.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$38,580$18.552602.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$38,570$18.541,7504.6
Minot, ND$38,570$18.541705.1
Pueblo, CO$38,560$18.543806.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$38,530$18.532402.6
Charlottesville, VA$38,510$18.524503.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$38,500$18.512003.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$38,440$18.482103.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,440$18.482,5103.3
Jackson, MI$38,360$18.442704.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL$38,330$18.435505.2
Bismarck, ND$38,310$18.423104.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38,290$18.4114,0103.1
Casper, WY$38,230$18.381403.6
Gainesville, GA$38,220$18.371701.6
Wausau, WI$38,170$18.351602.3
Kenosha, WI$38,150$18.342403.2
Goldsboro, NC$38,120$18.331203.1
Appleton, WI$38,110$18.323402.7
Columbus, OH$38,100$18.324,0203.6
Eau Claire, WI$37,990$18.273303.9
Bloomington, IL$37,950$18.245205.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,910$18.232,8802.6
Harrisonburg, VA$37,900$18.222003.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$37,830$18.191002.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,800$18.181,7903.0
Albuquerque, NM$37,740$18.141,1602.9
Billings, MT$37,700$18.122903.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,690$18.123,0902.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,650$18.103204.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,620$18.091,0303.0
Tucson, AZ$37,620$18.091,0302.7
Asheville, NC$37,550$18.064302.4
Lewiston, ID-WA$37,500$18.031404.9
Sheboygan, WI$37,470$18.012103.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC$37,460$18.011,0601.4
Lawton, OK$37,450$18.0161014.2
St. George, UT$37,440$18.003103.5
Sebring, FL$37,380$17.971304.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,370$17.966,6201.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$37,370$17.972,7003.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,360$17.964,9102.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$37,340$17.951302.3
Farmington, NM$37,310$17.942505.2
Missoula, MT$37,270$17.922003.0
Ogden, UT$37,240$17.911,3905.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$37,240$17.916303.5
Bloomington, IN$37,230$17.904806.6
Fayetteville, NC$37,200$17.893602.7
Fond du Lac, WI$37,200$17.881704.0
Punta Gorda, FL$37,200$17.891402.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$37,190$17.881801.5
Helena, MT$37,190$17.881302.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$37,180$17.874,3103.9
Richmond, VA$37,140$17.861,5502.4
Logan, UT-ID$37,110$17.842804.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,100$17.848802.9
State College, PA$37,100$17.842603.7
Akron, OH$37,080$17.831,3104.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,080$17.834,1701.4
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,070$17.823702.1
Lancaster, PA$37,040$17.811,0204.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$37,030$17.803004.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$37,010$17.804403.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,990$17.789402.4
Elmira, NY$36,990$17.78902.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,970$17.773,7802.7
Cleveland, OH$36,930$17.764,0804.0
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,890$17.744603.4
Dubuque, IA$36,890$17.742905.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$36,880$17.731,1903.6
Midland, MI$36,870$17.721403.7
Rapid City, SD$36,870$17.732603.5
Lincoln, NE$36,830$17.716403.5
Toledo, OH$36,760$17.671,2804.4
Decatur, IL$36,750$17.671703.7
Omaha, NE-IA$36,750$17.671,8903.8
Carson City, NV$36,740$17.661103.4
Homosassa Springs, FL$36,710$17.651905.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,680$17.641,5104.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,670$17.632,2101.7
Iowa City, IA$36,670$17.635105.5
Winston-Salem, NC$36,670$17.638603.2
Reading, PA$36,590$17.598104.6
Ames, IA$36,540$17.573806.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,510$17.564103.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$36,510$17.554201.7
Jacksonville, FL$36,490$17.541,7702.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,480$17.546,2202.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,470$17.531,4104.9
Midland, TX$36,470$17.531301.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$36,470$17.531403.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,410$17.517705.5
Gainesville, FL$36,400$17.503302.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$36,350$17.483,4103.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,320$17.461,6704.1
Fort Wayne, IN$36,300$17.458003.6
Kokomo, IN$36,290$17.451203.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$36,250$17.431,5805.9
Lebanon, PA$36,230$17.422905.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$36,200$17.405,4104.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$36,190$17.401703.3
Niles, MI$36,180$17.392704.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,170$17.393202.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,130$17.373602.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$36,100$17.361203.0
Pittsburgh, PA$36,100$17.364,8904.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$36,080$17.354,4704.1
Lawrence, KS$36,080$17.341803.5
Las Cruces, NM$36,060$17.343504.4
Wilmington, NC$36,050$17.333601.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$36,030$17.323604.8
York-Hanover, PA$36,030$17.329004.9
Peoria, IL$35,980$17.307904.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$35,970$17.307103.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,940$17.281603.9
Boise City, ID$35,890$17.261,3703.5
Mansfield, OH$35,890$17.262705.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,890$17.263902.1
Sandusky, OH$35,880$17.252705.3
Lima, OH$35,820$17.222605.1
Monroe, MI$35,800$17.211603.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,790$17.21802.4
Cheyenne, WY$35,780$17.202104.3
Gettysburg, PA$35,770$17.201705.4
Great Falls, MT$35,770$17.201804.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$35,740$17.188404.6
Williamsport, PA$35,720$17.171703.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,680$17.151701.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$35,680$17.165005.9
Roanoke, VA$35,670$17.154502.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,660$17.154,8901.5
Grand Island, NE$35,630$17.131303.3
Erie, PA$35,620$17.135004.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,610$17.126803.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,610$17.121,0302.8
Springfield, IL$35,600$17.124604.6
Springfield, OH$35,590$17.112806.2
Clarksville, TN-KY$35,570$17.104704.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$35,530$17.087604.6
Columbus, IN$35,490$17.061102.2
Savannah, GA$35,480$17.062801.4
Winchester, VA-WV$35,350$17.002303.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,320$16.981,0804.2
Paducah, KY-IL$35,310$16.984408.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,270$16.961,7604.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35,250$16.952,2902.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$35,210$16.935104.3
Kankakee, IL$35,200$16.922305.6
Evansville, IN$35,180$16.915203.9
Knoxville, TN$35,150$16.909702.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$35,130$16.893502.2
Lynchburg, VA$35,120$16.895505.7
Jackson, TN$35,110$16.885106.0
Saginaw, MI$35,060$16.862102.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$35,040$16.854,2202.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$34,980$16.822203.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$34,970$16.814301.9
Bay City, MI$34,950$16.801404.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,930$16.793002.0
Chambersburg, PA$34,910$16.782203.7
Twin Falls, ID$34,880$16.772204.4
Burlington, NC$34,860$16.761502.2
Greenville, NC$34,840$16.752202.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,810$16.731,0803.5
Columbia, SC$34,800$16.731,4103.6
Tallahassee, FL$34,710$16.693702.0
Yuma, AZ$34,680$16.672503.7
Altoona, PA$34,610$16.642905.0
Rockford, IL$34,580$16.636905.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$34,570$16.623703.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,510$16.597404.6
Sherman-Denison, TX$34,480$16.581302.5
Springfield, MO$34,450$16.569404.2
Waco, TX$34,410$16.542802.2
Muncie, IN$34,370$16.521904.3
Odessa, TX$34,330$16.51901.1
Idaho Falls, ID$34,260$16.473304.1
Manhattan, KS$34,100$16.393105.8
Spartanburg, SC$34,080$16.394402.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$34,070$16.382103.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA$33,960$16.331301.4
San Angelo, TX$33,930$16.311302.6
Columbia, MO$33,900$16.305505.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$33,880$16.292004.4
Jacksonville, NC$33,820$16.262404.6
Pocatello, ID$33,720$16.211904.9
Flint, MI$33,570$16.145604.1
Rocky Mount, NC$33,560$16.141202.2
Florence, SC$33,540$16.123904.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$33,530$16.121002.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$33,430$16.071,2904.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$33,410$16.069403.5
Ocala, FL$33,410$16.063402.8
Terre Haute, IN$33,300$16.012403.7
Topeka, KS$33,200$15.964804.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$33,170$15.951,5302.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,950$15.843802.4
Amarillo, TX$32,880$15.812402.0
Jonesboro, AR$32,720$15.732404.0
Lake Charles, LA$32,460$15.612802.8
Wichita Falls, TX$32,400$15.582103.8
Cleveland, TN$32,220$15.491503.5
Hot Springs, AR$32,140$15.451804.6
Columbus, GA-AL$31,940$15.363503.0
Abilene, TX$31,850$15.312503.3
Wichita, KS$31,850$15.311,3704.5
Jefferson City, MO$31,840$15.313404.3
Morgantown, WV$31,770$15.273405.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$31,700$15.244704.3
Bowling Green, KY$31,550$15.175306.4
Johnson City, TN$31,330$15.064405.4
Rome, GA$31,150$14.98902.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$31,090$14.952602.7
Joplin, MO-KS$31,070$14.943504.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$30,850$14.832406.5
Tulsa, OK$30,750$14.792,4505.3
Tyler, TX$30,600$14.712302.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$30,600$14.713305.7
Oklahoma City, OK$30,540$14.683,0404.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$30,480$14.651,4003.9
Corpus Christi, TX$30,470$14.653001.6
Johnstown, PA$30,450$14.642805.9
Albany, GA$30,430$14.631402.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$30,410$14.621601.7
Elizabethtown, KY$30,260$14.553606.9
Owensboro, KY$30,170$14.503306.6
Morristown, TN$30,080$14.461302.7
Charleston, WV$30,050$14.456606.4
Warner Robins, GA$30,050$14.45801.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,990$14.421901.2
Valdosta, GA$29,710$14.28901.6
Lubbock, TX$29,700$14.284402.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL$29,680$14.272603.6
Beckley, WV$29,630$14.252405.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$29,630$14.249206.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$29,380$14.125605.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,370$14.121,0502.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,300$14.095501.9
Longview, TX$29,220$14.052402.0
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$29,080$13.988105.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,000$13.941805.0
Sumter, SC$28,880$13.881504.4
Victoria, TX$28,860$13.87802.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$28,630$13.762601.6
Mobile, AL$28,580$13.746303.6
Ponce, PR$28,540$13.7264010.1
El Paso, TX$28,110$13.528002.4
Huntsville, AL$28,110$13.518003.0
Dothan, AL$27,860$13.391802.9
Eagle Pass, TX$27,710$13.32603.0
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,620$13.281402.5
Hattiesburg, MS$27,600$13.273605.8
Laredo, TX$27,570$13.261701.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$27,270$13.113203.7
Birmingham, AL$27,220$13.092,4604.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,210$13.082404.2
Enid, OK$27,090$13.022108.9
Jackson, MS$26,980$12.971,1904.4
Lafayette, LA$26,400$12.694702.6
Aguadilla, PR$26,260$12.623908.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,260$12.624,4606.5
Baton Rouge, LA$24,740$11.901,2403.0
Arecibo, PR$24,410$11.7438010.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$23,960$11.522104.8
Mayaguez, PR$23,820$11.455109.8
Decatur, AL$23,650$11.372203.6
Guayama, PR$23,570$11.3320015.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$23,480$11.294205.0
Montgomery, AL$23,080$11.107504.5
Monroe, LA$22,980$11.053003.4
Gadsden, AL$22,480$10.811905.6
Alexandria, LA$21,690$10.432804.6
Hammond, LA$20,680$9.941904.0

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.