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SOC 35-2015 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Cooks, Short Order

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

U.S. median annual wage$35,880
U.S. median hourly wage$17.25
U.S. employment138,650

Nationally, cooks, short order earned a median of $35,880 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 138,650 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, Short Order: pay and employment by state
State
Arizona$46,630$22.421,8800.6
Rhode Island$46,250$22.24Not publishedNot published
Massachusetts$44,290$21.294,7601.3
Hawaii$43,110$20.734600.7
California$42,930$20.6430,7401.7
Washington$42,760$20.561,7000.5
Colorado$42,450$20.411,9000.7
Connecticut$42,450$20.41Not publishedNot published
District of Columbia$42,450$20.411,9102.7
New Jersey$40,720$19.588500.2
Idaho$40,090$19.281200.1
Vermont$38,830$18.676702.2
Oregon$38,550$18.541,7800.9
Delaware$38,500$18.51Not publishedNot published
Missouri$38,490$18.50Not publishedNot published
Utah$38,010$18.273200.2
Alaska$37,780$18.163301.0
Nevada$37,780$18.167900.5
Illinois$37,440$18.002,6300.4
New Mexico$37,150$17.867500.9
Maryland$36,800$17.693,2501.2
New York$35,550$17.0918,3001.9
Maine$35,360$17.001,1201.7
Oklahoma$35,130$16.897600.4
Michigan$34,510$16.592,5600.6
Florida$34,240$16.465,0500.5
Iowa$34,090$16.391,1600.7
Montana$33,240$15.98Not publishedNot published
South Dakota$32,380$15.572,0004.4
New Hampshire$32,330$15.542,3203.4
Minnesota$32,150$15.468700.3
Kentucky$31,840$15.316500.3
North Carolina$31,290$15.043,1700.6
Virginia$31,200$15.003,3500.8
Nebraska$30,530$14.681,8101.8
Arkansas$30,510$14.671600.1
Tennessee$30,210$14.522,5100.8
South Carolina$29,640$14.259000.4
Ohio$29,290$14.086,0001.1
Mississippi$28,180$13.551,8901.6
Wisconsin$28,130$13.522,2700.8
West Virginia$27,440$13.196200.9
Kansas$27,400$13.176400.4
Georgia$26,870$12.923,8700.8
Louisiana$26,260$12.631,9901.0
Texas$25,320$12.187,5400.5
Guam$23,080$11.10400.6
Puerto Rico$22,500$10.821,6401.8
Alabama$22,330$10.74Not publishedNot published
Indiana$21,940$10.552,9400.9
Pennsylvania$19,910$9.573,5100.6

Pay by metro area

All 237 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$17,150$29,440$41,730$54,020Pittsburgh, PA — $17,150Dothan, AL — $21,250Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $21,440Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $21,480Laredo, TX — $21,490El Paso, TX — $21,610Montgomery, AL — $21,840Auburn-Opelika, AL — $21,860Terre Haute, IN — $21,940Tuscaloosa, AL — $22,110Guayama, PR — $22,140York-Hanover, PA — $22,160Cleveland, OH — $22,260San Angelo, TX — $22,320Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $22,330Wichita Falls, TX — $22,430Erie, PA — $22,450Huntsville, AL — $22,510San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,580Abilene, TX — $22,840Longview, TX — $22,880Warner Robins, GA — $22,880Tyler, TX — $22,900Birmingham, AL — $23,160Monroe, LA — $23,350Lafayette, LA — $24,340Odessa, TX — $24,350New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $24,720Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $25,050Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $25,320Williamsport, PA — $25,490Amarillo, TX — $25,500Lubbock, TX — $25,550Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $25,720Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $26,470Columbia, SC — $27,540Sandusky, OH — $27,560Bowling Green, KY — $27,590Charleston, WV — $27,590Wheeling, WV-OH — $27,590Springfield, OH — $27,600Appleton, WI — $27,720Green Bay, WI — $27,730Kenosha, WI — $27,790Manhattan, KS — $27,820Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $27,830Toledo, OH — $27,970Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,990Muncie, IN — $28,030Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $28,130Savannah, GA — $28,160Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $28,200Wichita, KS — $28,250Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $28,290Chambersburg, PA — $28,350Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $28,390Midland, TX — $28,390Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $28,400Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $28,430Jackson, MS — $28,450Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $28,490Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $28,520Madison, WI — $28,650Cleveland, TN — $28,660Kokomo, IN — $28,670La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $28,700Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $28,970Bloomington, IN — $29,030Topeka, KS — $29,180Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $29,200Morgantown, WV — $29,210Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $29,230Roanoke, VA — $29,260Richmond, VA — $29,280Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,350Winston-Salem, NC — $29,400Johnson City, TN — $29,460Lancaster, PA — $29,580Wilmington, NC — $29,620Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $29,630Greensboro-High Point, NC — $29,700Kansas City, MO-KS — $29,810Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $29,880Chattanooga, TN-GA — $29,950Duluth, MN-WI — $29,960Hinesville, GA — $30,110Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $30,160Clarksville, TN-KY — $30,170Knoxville, TN — $30,210Fort Wayne, IN — $30,240Rochester, MN — $30,320Lincoln, NE — $30,340Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $30,510Winchester, VA-WV — $30,670Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $30,690Manchester-Nashua, NH — $30,840Grand Island, NE — $31,060Athens-Clarke County, GA — $31,120Raleigh-Cary, NC — $31,200Tallahassee, FL — $31,300Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $31,360Akron, OH — $31,430Canton-Massillon, OH — $31,450Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $31,520Saginaw, MI — $31,700Hammond, LA — $31,800Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,840Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $31,840Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $31,940Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $31,940Peoria, IL — $32,010Ann Arbor, MI — $32,020Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $32,020Colorado Springs, CO — $32,030Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $32,150Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $32,180Great Falls, MT — $32,370Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $32,620Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $32,630Rapid City, SD — $32,670Omaha, NE-IA — $32,710Cedar Rapids, IA — $32,940Gainesville, FL — $33,220Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,260San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $33,260Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $33,280Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $33,280Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $33,280Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $33,400Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $33,520Baton Rouge, LA — $33,540Port St. Lucie, FL — $33,620Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $33,880Rockford, IL — $34,150Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $34,200Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $34,270Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $34,520Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,570Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $34,600Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $34,620North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $34,650Utica-Rome, NY — $34,690Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,730Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $34,740Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $34,810Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,830Bend, OR — $34,880Salem, OR — $34,910Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $35,030Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $35,040Columbus, OH — $35,200Binghamton, NY — $35,240Columbia, MO — $35,260Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $35,320New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $35,360Tulsa, OK — $35,380Bangor, ME — $35,400Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $35,570Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $35,610Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $35,630Naples-Marco Island, FL — $35,660Eugene-Springfield, OR — $35,780Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,920Glens Falls, NY — $35,950Iowa City, IA — $35,990Oklahoma City, OK — $36,010Ames, IA — $36,070Tucson, AZ — $36,080Traverse City, MI — $36,090Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,170Syracuse, NY — $36,190Ithaca, NY — $36,200Merced, CA — $36,240Lexington Park, MD — $36,250Kingston, NY — $36,310Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $36,360Albany, OR — $36,460Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $36,460Portland-South Portland, ME — $36,470Rochester, NY — $36,580Redding, CA — $36,730Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $36,760Dubuque, IA — $36,990San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,300Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $37,440Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,490Anchorage, AK — $37,660Chico, CA — $37,700Pittsfield, MA — $37,720Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,770Santa Fe, NM — $37,820Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $37,830Visalia, CA — $37,940Medford, OR — $38,010San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $38,020Bellingham, WA — $38,160Modesto, CA — $38,260Fresno, CA — $38,280Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,340Yakima, WA — $38,430Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,480Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $38,490St. Louis, MO-IL — $38,490Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $38,810Albuquerque, NM — $38,860Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $38,890Lexington-Fayette, KY — $39,040Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $39,040Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $39,140Springfield, MA — $39,200Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $39,300Ogden, UT — $39,550Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $39,600Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $39,650Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $39,970Salinas, CA — $40,550Worcester, MA — $40,780Urban Honolulu, HI — $40,860Reno, NV — $41,530Yuba City, CA — $42,400Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $42,450Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $42,990Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $43,680Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $43,790Napa, CA — $43,930Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $44,050Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $44,200Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $44,780Vallejo, CA — $45,360Barnstable Town, MA — $45,690San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $45,790San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,990Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $46,450Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $48,140Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $50,180Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $50,870Corvallis, OR — $54,020

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, Short Order: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Corvallis, OR$54,020$25.97501.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,870$24.468300.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,180$24.12Not publishedNot published
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$48,140$23.141101.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,450$22.337003.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,990$22.111,6601.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,790$22.024,4301.9
Barnstable Town, MA$45,690$21.961902.0
Vallejo, CA$45,360$21.812401.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,780$21.53Not publishedNot published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,200$21.251,0100.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$44,050$21.185200.7
Napa, CA$43,930$21.121501.9
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$43,790$21.05701.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,680$21.0012,4102.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$42,990$20.67Not publishedNot published
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$42,450$20.41Not publishedNot published
Yuba City, CA$42,400$20.39801.7
Reno, NV$41,530$19.96Not publishedNot published
Urban Honolulu, HI$40,860$19.652900.6
Worcester, MA$40,780$19.613401.0
Salinas, CA$40,550$19.492601.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,970$19.221201.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$39,650$19.063,8501.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,600$19.044,4601.7
Ogden, UT$39,550$19.02400.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$39,300$18.89601.2
Springfield, MA$39,200$18.851600.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,140$18.822102.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$39,040$18.771300.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,040$18.771700.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,890$18.702001.6
Albuquerque, NM$38,860$18.683500.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,810$18.661,0300.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,490$18.513301.0
St. Louis, MO-IL$38,490$18.509100.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,480$18.501,8001.7
Yakima, WA$38,430$18.48400.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,340$18.443601.8
Fresno, CA$38,280$18.419301.9
Modesto, CA$38,260$18.403701.9
Bellingham, WA$38,160$18.35300.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,020$18.283202.6
Medford, OR$38,010$18.27700.8
Visalia, CA$37,940$18.242801.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,830$18.196000.5
Santa Fe, NM$37,820$18.181402.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,770$18.166000.5
Pittsfield, MA$37,720$18.13500.9
Chico, CA$37,700$18.131902.4
Anchorage, AK$37,660$18.111701.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,490$18.023901.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$37,440$18.001,7800.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,300$17.931,8301.2
Dubuque, IA$36,990$17.78500.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,760$17.672700.7
Redding, CA$36,730$17.661001.4
Rochester, NY$36,580$17.591,1802.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,470$17.533201.1
Albany, OR$36,460$17.53400.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,460$17.531,9401.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,360$17.48500.2
Kingston, NY$36,310$17.462103.5
Lexington Park, MD$36,250$17.431101.5
Merced, CA$36,240$17.431401.7
Ithaca, NY$36,200$17.401302.7
Syracuse, NY$36,190$17.406802.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,170$17.398303.1
Traverse City, MI$36,090$17.35500.8
Tucson, AZ$36,080$17.352600.7
Ames, IA$36,070$17.34601.0
Oklahoma City, OK$36,010$17.31Not publishedNot published
Iowa City, IA$35,990$17.30500.6
Glens Falls, NY$35,950$17.281302.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,920$17.271100.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,780$17.201801.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,660$17.141500.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,630$17.131,3000.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$35,610$17.122,2801.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$35,570$17.106603.7
Bangor, ME$35,400$17.021201.6
Tulsa, OK$35,380$17.011500.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,360$17.009,9901.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,320$16.98Not publishedNot published
Columbia, MO$35,260$16.95Not publishedNot published
Binghamton, NY$35,240$16.942702.7
Columbus, OH$35,200$16.921,1001.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,040$16.851500.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,030$16.84Not publishedNot published
Salem, OR$34,910$16.781100.6
Bend, OR$34,880$16.771101.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,830$16.74801.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,810$16.731300.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,740$16.701,1700.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,730$16.701,4102.6
Utica-Rome, NY$34,690$16.683803.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,650$16.662100.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$34,620$16.641303.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$34,600$16.645300.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,570$16.628800.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,520$16.591,3102.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,270$16.481300.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$34,200$16.441700.3
Rockford, IL$34,150$16.42700.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$33,880$16.29801.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,620$16.161000.6
Baton Rouge, LA$33,540$16.133600.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$33,520$16.12600.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$33,400$16.06Not publishedNot published
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$33,280$16.001700.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$33,280$16.001000.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,280$16.001100.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,260$15.99Not publishedNot published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,260$15.99Not publishedNot published
Gainesville, FL$33,220$15.971300.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$32,940$15.84800.5
Omaha, NE-IA$32,710$15.738501.7
Rapid City, SD$32,670$15.714205.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$32,630$15.69Not publishedNot published
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$32,620$15.682000.9
Great Falls, MT$32,370$15.56Not publishedNot published
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$32,180$15.475800.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$32,150$15.465800.3
Colorado Springs, CO$32,030$15.401900.6
Ann Arbor, MI$32,020$15.391100.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$32,020$15.40Not publishedNot published
Peoria, IL$32,010$15.39800.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,940$15.361600.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31,940$15.36500.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,840$15.311101.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$31,840$15.31700.8
Hammond, LA$31,800$15.29701.4
Saginaw, MI$31,700$15.24500.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$31,520$15.155200.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$31,450$15.12Not publishedNot published
Akron, OH$31,430$15.112400.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$31,360$15.081,3400.5
Tallahassee, FL$31,300$15.051400.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$31,200$15.005300.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,120$14.961001.0
Grand Island, NE$31,060$14.93802.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$30,840$14.837103.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,690$14.761100.3
Winchester, VA-WV$30,670$14.75600.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$30,510$14.671201.0
Lincoln, NE$30,340$14.593602.0
Rochester, MN$30,320$14.58400.3
Fort Wayne, IN$30,240$14.541700.7
Knoxville, TN$30,210$14.523200.8
Clarksville, TN-KY$30,170$14.501001.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$30,160$14.50701.4
Hinesville, GA$30,110$14.48301.6
Duluth, MN-WI$29,960$14.40800.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$29,950$14.402000.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$29,880$14.375901.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$29,810$14.334800.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,700$14.282600.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,630$14.242600.4
Wilmington, NC$29,620$14.241500.8
Lancaster, PA$29,580$14.22Not publishedNot published
Johnson City, TN$29,460$14.16801.0
Winston-Salem, NC$29,400$14.141700.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,350$14.111801.1
Richmond, VA$29,280$14.083000.5
Roanoke, VA$29,260$14.071300.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$29,230$14.05Not publishedNot published
Morgantown, WV$29,210$14.04701.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,200$14.04700.5
Topeka, KS$29,180$14.03600.5
Bloomington, IN$29,030$13.96600.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$28,970$13.931300.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,700$13.80600.7
Kokomo, IN$28,670$13.78300.9
Cleveland, TN$28,660$13.78400.9
Madison, WI$28,650$13.78Not publishedNot published
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,520$13.714202.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$28,490$13.701200.5
Jackson, MS$28,450$13.684201.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$28,430$13.67700.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$28,400$13.66600.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,390$13.65401.0
Midland, TX$28,390$13.65900.8
Chambersburg, PA$28,350$13.63Not publishedNot published
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,290$13.601200.5
Wichita, KS$28,250$13.581700.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$28,200$13.56Not publishedNot published
Savannah, GA$28,160$13.541800.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,130$13.52Not publishedNot published
Muncie, IN$28,030$13.48501.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,990$13.46400.1
Toledo, OH$27,970$13.452901.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$27,830$13.388101.1
Manhattan, KS$27,820$13.38701.3
Kenosha, WI$27,790$13.36500.7
Green Bay, WI$27,730$13.331000.6
Appleton, WI$27,720$13.33800.7
Springfield, OH$27,600$13.27501.1
Bowling Green, KY$27,590$13.26400.5
Charleston, WV$27,590$13.26800.8
Wheeling, WV-OH$27,590$13.27701.1
Sandusky, OH$27,560$13.251102.2
Columbia, SC$27,540$13.241000.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$26,470$12.73800.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$25,720$12.361,5000.5
Lubbock, TX$25,550$12.281601.0
Amarillo, TX$25,500$12.261301.1
Williamsport, PA$25,490$12.25501.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$25,320$12.181,7700.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$25,050$12.042001.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$24,720$11.895001.1
Odessa, TX$24,350$11.71700.8
Lafayette, LA$24,340$11.70Not publishedNot published
Monroe, LA$23,350$11.23Not publishedNot published
Birmingham, AL$23,160$11.14Not publishedNot published
Tyler, TX$22,900$11.011701.5
Longview, TX$22,880$11.001801.5
Warner Robins, GA$22,880$11.00400.5
Abilene, TX$22,840$10.981101.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,580$10.861,1201.6
Huntsville, AL$22,510$10.823201.2
Erie, PA$22,450$10.79700.6
Wichita Falls, TX$22,430$10.79Not publishedNot published
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,330$10.741902.2
San Angelo, TX$22,320$10.73400.8
Cleveland, OH$22,260$10.701,6101.6
York-Hanover, PA$22,160$10.651200.6
Guayama, PR$22,140$10.65604.5
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,110$10.631501.3
Terre Haute, IN$21,940$10.55500.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL$21,860$10.511201.7
Montgomery, AL$21,840$10.50Not publishedNot published
El Paso, TX$21,610$10.39Not publishedNot published
Laredo, TX$21,490$10.331000.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$21,480$10.33901.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$21,440$10.31Not publishedNot published
Dothan, AL$21,250$10.21Not publishedNot published
Pittsburgh, PA$17,150$8.24Not publishedNot published

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.