SOC 35-2014 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Cooks, Restaurant
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$37,390
U.S. median hourly wage$17.98
U.S. employment1,409,890
Nationally, cooks, restaurant earned a median of $37,390 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 1,409,890 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $46,800 | $22.50 | 35,140 | 9.9 |
| District of Columbia | $46,130 | $22.18 | 7,720 | 11.0 |
| Massachusetts | $45,600 | $21.92 | 29,570 | 8.1 |
| Hawaii | $45,420 | $21.84 | 11,090 | 17.7 |
| Vermont | $45,390 | $21.82 | 2,360 | 7.8 |
| Maine | $45,290 | $21.78 | 5,130 | 8.0 |
| California | $44,880 | $21.58 | 152,250 | 8.4 |
| New York | $43,680 | $21.00 | 71,530 | 7.4 |
| Oregon | $43,100 | $20.72 | 21,550 | 11.0 |
| Colorado | $41,600 | $20.00 | 30,600 | 10.6 |
| New Hampshire | $40,200 | $19.33 | 7,190 | 10.5 |
| Alaska | $40,140 | $19.30 | 2,350 | 7.2 |
| Connecticut | $39,480 | $18.98 | 14,830 | 8.7 |
| Arizona | $38,670 | $18.59 | 30,870 | 9.5 |
| Nevada | $38,610 | $18.56 | 27,250 | 17.6 |
| Minnesota | $38,590 | $18.55 | 26,080 | 8.8 |
| New Jersey | $38,460 | $18.49 | 28,800 | 6.7 |
| Montana | $38,060 | $18.30 | 7,580 | 14.8 |
| Delaware | $37,840 | $18.19 | 5,280 | 10.9 |
| Maryland | $37,820 | $18.19 | 17,690 | 6.4 |
| Illinois | $37,580 | $18.07 | 53,540 | 8.8 |
| Virgin Islands | $37,430 | $17.99 | 410 | 12.9 |
| Nebraska | $37,030 | $17.81 | 4,750 | 4.6 |
| Florida | $37,020 | $17.80 | 124,040 | 12.5 |
| Michigan | $36,980 | $17.78 | 39,100 | 8.9 |
| Missouri | $36,940 | $17.76 | 25,990 | 8.9 |
| Wyoming | $36,830 | $17.71 | 2,710 | 9.6 |
| Virginia | $36,750 | $17.67 | 40,310 | 9.8 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,580 | $17.59 | 54,100 | 8.9 |
| Wisconsin | $36,550 | $17.57 | 25,410 | 8.6 |
| Rhode Island | $36,510 | $17.55 | 6,950 | 13.9 |
| Utah | $36,490 | $17.55 | 10,520 | 6.1 |
| North Dakota | $36,470 | $17.53 | 4,490 | 10.5 |
| Idaho | $36,440 | $17.52 | 8,130 | 9.5 |
| Tennessee | $36,420 | $17.51 | 28,220 | 8.6 |
| South Dakota | $36,220 | $17.42 | 1,890 | 4.1 |
| Georgia | $35,940 | $17.28 | 46,350 | 9.5 |
| South Carolina | $35,740 | $17.18 | 25,890 | 11.2 |
| Iowa | $35,670 | $17.15 | 12,270 | 7.9 |
| Ohio | $35,540 | $17.09 | 46,910 | 8.5 |
| North Carolina | $35,400 | $17.02 | 50,150 | 10.1 |
| Indiana | $35,170 | $16.91 | 26,960 | 8.4 |
| Kansas | $35,130 | $16.89 | 11,620 | 8.1 |
| New Mexico | $35,020 | $16.84 | 7,810 | 9.0 |
| Texas | $34,760 | $16.71 | 126,620 | 9.0 |
| Kentucky | $34,640 | $16.65 | 13,510 | 6.8 |
| Alabama | $32,180 | $15.47 | 16,260 | 7.7 |
| Oklahoma | $31,720 | $15.25 | 17,050 | 10.0 |
| Arkansas | $30,180 | $14.51 | 11,270 | 8.6 |
| West Virginia | $29,590 | $14.23 | 6,450 | 9.2 |
| Mississippi | $29,560 | $14.21 | 10,770 | 9.3 |
| Louisiana | $29,050 | $13.97 | 14,910 | 7.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,650 | $11.85 | 9,810 | 10.5 |
| Guam | $22,950 | $11.03 | 1,110 | 16.7 |
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.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $49,560 | $23.83 | 1,770 | 24.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $47,730 | $22.95 | 20,850 | 10.0 |
| Napa, CA | $47,320 | $22.75 | 1,270 | 16.3 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,170 | $22.68 | 8,900 | 7.8 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $46,930 | $22.56 | 1,760 | 18.7 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,560 | $22.39 | 2,730 | 9.5 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,460 | $22.34 | 1,090 | 11.6 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $46,450 | $22.33 | 590 | 11.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,440 | $22.33 | 15,670 | 10.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,030 | $22.13 | 20,540 | 8.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,830 | $22.03 | 22,900 | 8.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,720 | $21.98 | 2,340 | 11.4 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $45,390 | $21.82 | 950 | 7.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $45,370 | $21.81 | 1,090 | 11.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $45,280 | $21.77 | 1,150 | 8.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $45,200 | $21.73 | 13,020 | 10.8 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $44,980 | $21.63 | 310 | 7.4 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,960 | $21.61 | 1,090 | 8.4 |
| Salinas, CA | $44,930 | $21.60 | 1,910 | 10.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $44,680 | $21.48 | 540 | 8.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $44,560 | $21.42 | 1,020 | 10.4 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $44,550 | $21.42 | 780 | 15.3 |
| Bend, OR | $44,540 | $21.41 | 1,530 | 14.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $44,510 | $21.40 | 250 | 5.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,460 | $21.38 | 54,320 | 8.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $44,390 | $21.34 | 680 | 7.0 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $44,370 | $21.33 | 15,410 | 9.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $44,250 | $21.27 | 2,490 | 7.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $44,230 | $21.27 | 9,240 | 8.6 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $44,230 | $21.26 | 2,490 | 9.7 |
| Vallejo, CA | $44,100 | $21.20 | 1,020 | 7.1 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $44,050 | $21.18 | 260 | 9.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,000 | $21.15 | 2,200 | 8.2 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $43,970 | $21.14 | 630 | 11.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,740 | $21.03 | 69,250 | 7.3 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $43,400 | $20.87 | 3,970 | 9.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,340 | $20.84 | 2,300 | 11.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $43,220 | $20.78 | 1,640 | 13.5 |
| Kingston, NY | $43,150 | $20.75 | 750 | 12.7 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $42,920 | $20.64 | 29,670 | 9.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,450 | $20.41 | 14,280 | 8.3 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $42,450 | $20.41 | 6,960 | 15.6 |
| Bozeman, MT | $42,430 | $20.40 | 1,370 | 18.9 |
| Boulder, CO | $42,220 | $20.30 | 2,190 | 11.4 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $42,060 | $20.22 | 3,000 | 9.3 |
| Modesto, CA | $41,910 | $20.15 | 1,300 | 6.7 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $41,220 | $19.82 | 3,650 | 21.0 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $41,170 | $19.79 | 1,560 | 5.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $40,760 | $19.59 | 510 | 7.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $40,250 | $19.35 | 3,370 | 20.0 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $40,150 | $19.30 | 280 | 7.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $40,140 | $19.30 | 1,340 | 7.6 |
| Springfield, MA | $39,970 | $19.22 | 1,410 | 7.0 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $39,640 | $19.06 | 17,760 | 9.1 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,610 | $19.04 | 3,100 | 6.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $39,280 | $18.89 | 350 | 7.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,170 | $18.83 | 21,780 | 9.2 |
| Salem, OR | $39,170 | $18.83 | 1,610 | 8.6 |
| Yuba City, CA | $39,160 | $18.83 | 400 | 7.7 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $39,150 | $18.82 | 4,900 | 8.2 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $39,110 | $18.80 | 280 | 9.2 |
| New Haven, CT | $39,100 | $18.80 | 2,350 | 8.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $38,960 | $18.73 | 1,900 | 9.5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,930 | $18.72 | 41,690 | 9.2 |
| Reno, NV | $38,930 | $18.72 | 3,200 | 11.6 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $38,810 | $18.66 | 260 | 5.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $38,800 | $18.65 | 22,530 | 19.8 |
| Albany, OR | $38,780 | $18.64 | 380 | 8.0 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $38,760 | $18.63 | 1,230 | 18.5 |
| Syracuse, NY | $38,740 | $18.62 | 1,890 | 6.3 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $38,730 | $18.62 | 480 | 9.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $38,570 | $18.54 | 1,290 | 8.0 |
| Merced, CA | $38,480 | $18.50 | 410 | 5.1 |
| Madison, WI | $38,440 | $18.48 | 3,190 | 7.8 |
| Carson City, NV | $38,430 | $18.47 | 290 | 9.1 |
| Medford, OR | $38,430 | $18.48 | 960 | 10.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $38,400 | $18.46 | 1,020 | 4.2 |
| Corvallis, OR | $38,380 | $18.45 | 430 | 11.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $38,380 | $18.45 | 3,290 | 6.7 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $38,370 | $18.45 | 1,930 | 11.4 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $38,290 | $18.41 | 1,600 | 7.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,270 | $18.40 | 24,220 | 8.4 |
| Billings, MT | $38,260 | $18.39 | 1,370 | 14.6 |
| Fresno, CA | $38,260 | $18.40 | 2,980 | 6.3 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $38,200 | $18.37 | 1,010 | 14.0 |
| Redding, CA | $38,200 | $18.37 | 500 | 6.9 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $38,180 | $18.36 | 1,670 | 13.2 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $38,170 | $18.35 | 10,420 | 9.5 |
| Rochester, MN | $38,150 | $18.34 | 1,060 | 8.7 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $38,150 | $18.34 | 830 | 7.0 |
| Missoula, MT | $38,080 | $18.31 | 1,020 | 15.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $38,060 | $18.30 | 3,990 | 7.5 |
| Helena, MT | $38,030 | $18.28 | 570 | 12.8 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $38,000 | $18.27 | 3,330 | 10.5 |
| Chico, CA | $37,980 | $18.26 | 600 | 7.7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,970 | $18.26 | 19,960 | 14.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,960 | $18.25 | 1,660 | 10.5 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $37,840 | $18.19 | 2,850 | 5.7 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $37,800 | $18.17 | 2,100 | 6.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $37,710 | $18.13 | 380 | 5.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,690 | $18.12 | 12,970 | 9.7 |
| Binghamton, NY | $37,530 | $18.04 | 750 | 7.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $37,500 | $18.03 | 3,810 | 9.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $37,460 | $18.01 | 8,850 | 12.4 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,440 | $18.00 | 4,780 | 14.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,420 | $17.99 | 7,760 | 5.7 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,410 | $17.98 | 16,490 | 8.7 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $37,380 | $17.97 | 1,150 | 15.9 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $37,370 | $17.97 | 9,940 | 9.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,360 | $17.96 | 4,850 | 8.1 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,310 | $17.94 | 690 | 3.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | $37,290 | $17.93 | 890 | 4.9 |
| Traverse City, MI | $37,270 | $17.92 | 1,060 | 15.4 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $37,250 | $17.91 | 1,100 | 17.8 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,240 | $17.91 | 4,330 | 14.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $37,230 | $17.90 | 29,040 | 10.1 |
| Boise City, ID | $37,230 | $17.90 | 3,700 | 9.4 |
| Mankato, MN | $37,190 | $17.88 | 510 | 9.0 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $37,180 | $17.87 | 7,220 | 8.8 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $37,170 | $17.87 | 530 | 7.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,120 | $17.85 | 3,200 | 8.5 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,100 | $17.84 | 1,850 | 8.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $37,090 | $17.83 | 1,000 | 5.8 |
| Richmond, VA | $37,080 | $17.83 | 6,160 | 9.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | $37,060 | $17.82 | 8,190 | 7.9 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,030 | $17.80 | 14,430 | 10.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $37,020 | $17.80 | 1,560 | 10.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,010 | $17.79 | 18,640 | 12.9 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $37,000 | $17.79 | 520 | 9.5 |
| Elmira, NY | $36,970 | $17.78 | 260 | 7.7 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $36,960 | $17.77 | 1,370 | 12.0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,920 | $17.75 | 37,210 | 13.2 |
| Greeley, CO | $36,900 | $17.74 | 1,000 | 8.4 |
| Vineland, NJ | $36,890 | $17.74 | 260 | 4.2 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $36,830 | $17.71 | 360 | 9.3 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $36,820 | $17.70 | 1,730 | 21.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36,810 | $17.70 | 13,000 | 10.0 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $36,800 | $17.69 | 560 | 10.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $36,770 | $17.68 | 7,770 | 10.1 |
| Green Bay, WI | $36,760 | $17.67 | 1,620 | 9.3 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $36,760 | $17.67 | 1,140 | 9.3 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $36,750 | $17.67 | 2,890 | 11.8 |
| Kenosha, WI | $36,730 | $17.66 | 640 | 8.5 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $36,730 | $17.66 | 990 | 17.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,720 | $17.65 | 750 | 13.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $36,710 | $17.65 | 6,040 | 15.3 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,700 | $17.65 | 4,600 | 5.6 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $36,680 | $17.64 | 1,460 | 11.7 |
| Jackson, MI | $36,680 | $17.63 | 520 | 9.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $36,610 | $17.60 | 770 | 10.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $36,610 | $17.60 | 490 | 13.3 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,610 | $17.60 | 9,180 | 8.3 |
| Niles, MI | $36,610 | $17.60 | 840 | 14.1 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $36,600 | $17.60 | 2,400 | 19.2 |
| Asheville, NC | $36,590 | $17.59 | 2,480 | 13.8 |
| Columbus, OH | $36,590 | $17.59 | 8,600 | 7.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $36,550 | $17.57 | 850 | 8.5 |
| Midland, MI | $36,540 | $17.57 | 260 | 6.9 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,540 | $17.57 | 2,240 | 13.1 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,540 | $17.57 | 1,400 | 4.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $36,520 | $17.56 | 1,060 | 8.6 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $36,520 | $17.56 | 2,510 | 7.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | $36,520 | $17.56 | 3,820 | 9.0 |
| Grand Island, NE | $36,500 | $17.55 | 200 | 5.1 |
| Lancaster, PA | $36,500 | $17.55 | 2,230 | 8.9 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $36,500 | $17.55 | 700 | 7.5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $36,490 | $17.54 | 34,430 | 8.5 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $36,490 | $17.54 | 870 | 15.0 |
| Decatur, IL | $36,440 | $17.52 | 320 | 7.1 |
| Ogden, UT | $36,430 | $17.52 | 1,340 | 4.9 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $36,420 | $17.51 | 690 | 10.2 |
| Ames, IA | $36,410 | $17.51 | 570 | 10.3 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $36,410 | $17.51 | 220 | 7.8 |
| Minot, ND | $36,390 | $17.49 | 380 | 11.3 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,350 | $17.48 | 3,280 | 14.9 |
| Flint, MI | $36,350 | $17.48 | 1,330 | 9.8 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,340 | $17.47 | 4,800 | 7.8 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $36,310 | $17.46 | 1,470 | 8.0 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $36,280 | $17.44 | 7,160 | 9.6 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,280 | $17.44 | 8,380 | 11.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $36,270 | $17.44 | 780 | 7.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $36,270 | $17.44 | 560 | 7.5 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $36,260 | $17.43 | 860 | 10.2 |
| Lebanon, PA | $36,250 | $17.43 | 470 | 8.8 |
| Monroe, MI | $36,200 | $17.41 | 440 | 10.8 |
| Rockford, IL | $36,200 | $17.41 | 1,130 | 8.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $36,180 | $17.39 | 530 | 7.6 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,170 | $17.39 | 2,660 | 7.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $36,130 | $17.37 | 7,130 | 10.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $36,130 | $17.37 | 13,260 | 11.9 |
| Yuma, AZ | $36,080 | $17.35 | 590 | 8.6 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,070 | $17.34 | 3,320 | 8.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $36,040 | $17.33 | 970 | 9.2 |
| Peoria, IL | $36,040 | $17.33 | 1,420 | 8.6 |
| Akron, OH | $36,030 | $17.32 | 2,820 | 8.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,030 | $17.32 | 10,810 | 9.8 |
| Reading, PA | $36,020 | $17.32 | 1,420 | 8.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $36,010 | $17.31 | 2,490 | 9.3 |
| Saginaw, MI | $36,000 | $17.31 | 780 | 9.8 |
| State College, PA | $35,990 | $17.30 | 730 | 10.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,970 | $17.30 | 2,300 | 8.0 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $35,950 | $17.28 | 5,390 | 7.9 |
| Salisbury, MD | $35,940 | $17.28 | 320 | 5.9 |
| Savannah, GA | $35,940 | $17.28 | 2,570 | 13.0 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $35,920 | $17.27 | 740 | 11.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $35,920 | $17.27 | 640 | 9.1 |
| Pueblo, CO | $35,920 | $17.27 | 580 | 9.3 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $35,920 | $17.27 | 560 | 13.7 |
| Iowa City, IA | $35,910 | $17.27 | 1,060 | 11.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $35,910 | $17.26 | 390 | 5.2 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $35,900 | $17.26 | 500 | 9.7 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $35,830 | $17.23 | 650 | 8.0 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $35,810 | $17.22 | 600 | 9.7 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $35,800 | $17.21 | 2,260 | 11.9 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $35,800 | $17.21 | 600 | 7.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $35,780 | $17.20 | 790 | 9.2 |
| Gainesville, FL | $35,760 | $17.19 | 1,320 | 8.7 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,720 | $17.17 | 1,110 | 8.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $35,720 | $17.18 | 320 | 7.2 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $35,720 | $17.18 | 1,310 | 14.5 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $35,700 | $17.16 | 2,960 | 8.0 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $35,690 | $17.16 | 670 | 15.7 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $35,680 | $17.16 | 4,360 | 10.0 |
| Midland, TX | $35,670 | $17.15 | 900 | 7.4 |
| Morristown, TN | $35,670 | $17.15 | 320 | 6.9 |
| Dubuque, IA | $35,610 | $17.12 | 440 | 7.5 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $35,600 | $17.11 | 1,570 | 9.6 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,600 | $17.12 | 2,080 | 7.8 |
| St. George, UT | $35,590 | $17.11 | 840 | 9.3 |
| Dover, DE | $35,570 | $17.10 | 590 | 8.6 |
| Kankakee, IL | $35,560 | $17.09 | 320 | 7.6 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,560 | $17.09 | 320 | 5.9 |
| Toledo, OH | $35,560 | $17.10 | 2,920 | 10.0 |
| Huntsville, AL | $35,520 | $17.08 | 1,800 | 6.8 |
| Ocala, FL | $35,500 | $17.07 | 1,260 | 10.4 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $35,500 | $17.07 | 1,180 | 7.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $35,490 | $17.06 | 3,520 | 8.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $35,490 | $17.06 | 490 | 5.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $35,480 | $17.06 | 1,560 | 8.7 |
| Bay City, MI | $35,420 | $17.03 | 330 | 9.8 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,420 | $17.03 | 670 | 8.0 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $35,390 | $17.02 | 660 | 9.8 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $35,380 | $17.01 | 300 | 9.0 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $35,360 | $17.00 | 450 | 7.4 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $35,350 | $17.00 | 400 | 12.6 |
| Bloomington, IL | $35,310 | $16.98 | 850 | 9.6 |
| Gainesville, GA | $35,310 | $16.97 | 700 | 6.8 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $35,300 | $16.97 | 370 | 7.6 |
| Kokomo, IN | $35,300 | $16.97 | 370 | 10.4 |
| Casper, WY | $35,250 | $16.95 | 390 | 9.6 |
| Sandusky, OH | $35,250 | $16.95 | 910 | 18.1 |
| Columbia, MO | $35,240 | $16.94 | 990 | 9.2 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $35,210 | $16.93 | 360 | 5.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $35,190 | $16.92 | 3,390 | 8.4 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $35,190 | $16.92 | 3,420 | 23.4 |
| Lawrence, KS | $35,140 | $16.89 | 690 | 13.3 |
| Springfield, MO | $35,100 | $16.87 | 1,910 | 8.6 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $35,080 | $16.87 | 1,000 | 10.3 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $35,050 | $16.85 | 720 | 9.7 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,050 | $16.85 | 32,710 | 9.9 |
| Cleveland, TN | $35,030 | $16.84 | 340 | 7.8 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $34,940 | $16.80 | 450 | 8.9 |
| Wilmington, NC | $34,940 | $16.80 | 3,440 | 18.0 |
| Pocatello, ID | $34,920 | $16.79 | 330 | 8.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $34,920 | $16.79 | 1,560 | 10.1 |
| Bloomington, IN | $34,910 | $16.78 | 930 | 12.7 |
| Odessa, TX | $34,900 | $16.78 | 840 | 10.3 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $34,870 | $16.77 | 380 | 8.5 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $34,870 | $16.76 | 930 | 9.1 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,870 | $16.76 | 2,170 | 8.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $34,860 | $16.76 | 10,860 | 9.6 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $34,840 | $16.75 | 880 | 8.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,720 | $16.69 | 530 | 14.9 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $34,670 | $16.67 | 460 | 5.7 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $34,650 | $16.66 | 1,300 | 9.9 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $34,620 | $16.65 | 500 | 8.2 |
| Johnson City, TN | $34,620 | $16.65 | 780 | 9.6 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,610 | $16.64 | 1,520 | 8.2 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $34,600 | $16.63 | 1,020 | 8.5 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $34,600 | $16.63 | 2,580 | 9.5 |
| Florence, SC | $34,550 | $16.61 | 730 | 8.2 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $34,550 | $16.61 | 3,250 | 8.9 |
| Farmington, NM | $34,540 | $16.61 | 370 | 7.8 |
| Sebring, FL | $34,530 | $16.60 | 300 | 10.6 |
| Wichita, KS | $34,510 | $16.59 | 2,810 | 9.1 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $34,490 | $16.58 | 2,030 | 9.0 |
| Springfield, OH | $34,490 | $16.58 | 320 | 7.0 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $34,480 | $16.58 | 760 | 16.3 |
| Topeka, KS | $34,450 | $16.56 | 770 | 6.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $34,340 | $16.51 | 4,020 | 7.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $34,330 | $16.51 | 800 | 7.5 |
| Evansville, IN | $34,290 | $16.49 | 1,330 | 9.8 |
| Altoona, PA | $34,210 | $16.45 | 530 | 9.0 |
| Lima, OH | $34,200 | $16.44 | 380 | 7.7 |
| Greenville, NC | $34,130 | $16.41 | 890 | 11.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $33,990 | $16.34 | 2,200 | 9.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $33,930 | $16.31 | 700 | 8.0 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $33,850 | $16.27 | 1,600 | 18.4 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $33,770 | $16.23 | 640 | 5.0 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $33,730 | $16.22 | 2,940 | 10.7 |
| Rome, GA | $33,620 | $16.16 | 400 | 9.0 |
| Erie, PA | $33,550 | $16.13 | 1,330 | 11.0 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $33,540 | $16.12 | 1,120 | 11.7 |
| Tulsa, OK | $33,410 | $16.06 | 4,420 | 9.6 |
| Montgomery, AL | $33,070 | $15.90 | 1,280 | 7.7 |
| Mobile, AL | $33,030 | $15.88 | 1,310 | 7.6 |
| Burlington, NC | $32,830 | $15.78 | 740 | 10.9 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $32,720 | $15.73 | 1,210 | 9.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $32,630 | $15.69 | 1,410 | 10.6 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $32,420 | $15.59 | 420 | 10.4 |
| Decatur, AL | $32,410 | $15.58 | 380 | 6.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $32,340 | $15.55 | 500 | 10.1 |
| Manhattan, KS | $32,280 | $15.52 | 520 | 9.6 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $32,180 | $15.47 | 780 | 10.3 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $32,150 | $15.46 | 1,600 | 10.0 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $31,760 | $15.27 | 510 | 9.7 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $31,650 | $15.22 | 970 | 10.3 |
| Waco, TX | $31,500 | $15.14 | 1,140 | 8.8 |
| Sumter, SC | $31,370 | $15.08 | 290 | 8.5 |
| Mansfield, OH | $31,300 | $15.05 | 480 | 9.8 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 490 | 9.7 |
| Dalton, GA | $31,060 | $14.94 | 410 | 6.3 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $31,040 | $14.92 | 570 | 6.9 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $30,980 | $14.90 | 730 | 9.1 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $30,690 | $14.76 | 3,560 | 9.9 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,690 | $14.76 | 890 | 8.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $30,670 | $14.75 | 2,130 | 11.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $30,590 | $14.71 | 2,520 | 15.9 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $30,580 | $14.70 | 760 | 10.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $30,560 | $14.69 | 1,300 | 10.5 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30,520 | $14.67 | 1,480 | 9.0 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $30,520 | $14.68 | 4,720 | 10.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $30,510 | $14.67 | 1,340 | 8.9 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $30,470 | $14.65 | 1,130 | 9.7 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $30,380 | $14.60 | 1,410 | 9.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $30,350 | $14.59 | 590 | 10.5 |
| Tyler, TX | $30,300 | $14.57 | 1,050 | 9.1 |
| Lubbock, TX | $30,250 | $14.54 | 1,700 | 10.2 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $30,190 | $14.52 | 540 | 8.9 |
| Abilene, TX | $30,180 | $14.51 | 730 | 9.8 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $30,120 | $14.48 | 370 | 7.1 |
| Muncie, IN | $30,050 | $14.45 | 460 | 10.4 |
| Johnstown, PA | $30,040 | $14.44 | 460 | 9.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $30,030 | $14.44 | 320 | 8.8 |
| Owensboro, KY | $30,010 | $14.43 | 440 | 8.9 |
| Longview, TX | $29,930 | $14.39 | 920 | 7.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $29,910 | $14.38 | 2,420 | 5.9 |
| Valdosta, GA | $29,880 | $14.36 | 680 | 12.6 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $29,860 | $14.36 | 490 | 12.0 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $29,850 | $14.35 | 390 | 8.9 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $29,830 | $14.34 | 600 | 9.3 |
| San Angelo, TX | $29,800 | $14.33 | 510 | 10.3 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $29,790 | $14.32 | 520 | 9.3 |
| Columbus, IN | $29,740 | $14.30 | 360 | 7.2 |
| Morgantown, WV | $29,740 | $14.30 | 760 | 11.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $29,710 | $14.29 | 560 | 9.3 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $29,710 | $14.28 | 580 | 9.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $29,700 | $14.28 | 410 | 11.3 |
| Victoria, TX | $29,680 | $14.27 | 340 | 8.9 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $29,580 | $14.22 | 730 | 14.0 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $29,550 | $14.21 | 1,090 | 7.8 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $29,490 | $14.18 | 640 | 11.2 |
| Charleston, WV | $29,450 | $14.16 | 770 | 7.5 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $29,370 | $14.12 | 850 | 8.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $29,360 | $14.12 | 610 | 9.9 |
| Enid, OK | $29,340 | $14.11 | 220 | 9.6 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $29,260 | $14.07 | 690 | 17.8 |
| Jackson, MS | $29,260 | $14.07 | 2,280 | 8.4 |
| Albany, GA | $29,150 | $14.01 | 470 | 8.1 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $29,070 | $13.98 | 420 | 7.7 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $29,050 | $13.97 | 1,100 | 11.2 |
| El Paso, TX | $28,990 | $13.94 | 3,550 | 10.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $28,800 | $13.85 | 410 | 9.6 |
| Gadsden, AL | $28,790 | $13.84 | 400 | 11.9 |
| Beckley, WV | $28,770 | $13.83 | 420 | 9.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,670 | $13.79 | 1,510 | 9.6 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $28,550 | $13.73 | 850 | 8.3 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $28,440 | $13.67 | 1,240 | 7.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $28,380 | $13.65 | 2,590 | 8.7 |
| Laredo, TX | $28,120 | $13.52 | 1,060 | 9.7 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $27,690 | $13.31 | 530 | 6.3 |
| Lafayette, LA | $27,660 | $13.30 | 1,430 | 8.0 |
| Alexandria, LA | $27,220 | $13.09 | 360 | 6.0 |
| Hammond, LA | $27,130 | $13.04 | 460 | 9.6 |
| Monroe, LA | $27,090 | $13.03 | 570 | 6.6 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $25,500 | $12.26 | 7,210 | 10.4 |
| Arecibo, PR | $23,970 | $11.53 | 380 | 10.9 |
| Guayama, PR | $23,380 | $11.24 | 110 | 8.5 |
| Ponce, PR | $23,350 | $11.23 | 600 | 9.4 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $23,130 | $11.12 | 600 | 12.3 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $23,090 | $11.10 | 570 | 10.9 |
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.