SOC 13-1051 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Cost Estimators
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$78,740
U.S. median hourly wage$37.86
U.S. employment224,220
Nationally, cost estimators earned a median of $78,740 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 224,220 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $100,840 | $48.48 | 4,520 | 1.2 |
| Alaska | $97,020 | $46.65 | 220 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | $90,790 | $43.65 | 440 | 1.6 |
| Colorado | $86,940 | $41.80 | 6,100 | 2.1 |
| Washington | $86,070 | $41.38 | 7,470 | 2.1 |
| California | $85,460 | $41.09 | 26,020 | 1.4 |
| Illinois | $82,750 | $39.78 | 5,990 | 1.0 |
| District of Columbia | $82,730 | $39.77 | 270 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | $82,200 | $39.52 | 2,240 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | $81,990 | $39.42 | 590 | 1.2 |
| Vermont | $81,390 | $39.13 | 320 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | $81,190 | $39.03 | 4,580 | 1.7 |
| Connecticut | $81,030 | $38.96 | 2,350 | 1.4 |
| Minnesota | $80,810 | $38.85 | 4,310 | 1.5 |
| New Jersey | $80,570 | $38.74 | 5,240 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | $80,530 | $38.72 | 5,840 | 1.4 |
| Oregon | $80,460 | $38.68 | 2,940 | 1.5 |
| New York | $80,430 | $38.67 | 11,980 | 1.2 |
| Hawaii | $80,360 | $38.63 | 1,040 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | $79,700 | $38.32 | 1,600 | 1.9 |
| Utah | $79,610 | $38.27 | 2,800 | 1.6 |
| New Hampshire | $79,560 | $38.25 | 980 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | $79,290 | $38.12 | 730 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,480 | $37.73 | 9,420 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | $77,990 | $37.50 | 6,960 | 1.6 |
| Ohio | $77,730 | $37.37 | 8,100 | 1.5 |
| West Virginia | $77,480 | $37.25 | 830 | 1.2 |
| Montana | $77,320 | $37.17 | 1,230 | 2.4 |
| Louisiana | $77,030 | $37.03 | 2,680 | 1.4 |
| Arizona | $77,010 | $37.02 | 5,760 | 1.8 |
| Texas | $76,980 | $37.01 | 20,760 | 1.5 |
| Georgia | $76,800 | $36.92 | 6,010 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | $76,270 | $36.67 | 5,150 | 1.8 |
| Kansas | $76,250 | $36.66 | 2,250 | 1.6 |
| Iowa | $76,040 | $36.56 | 1,870 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $76,020 | $36.55 | 6,580 | 2.2 |
| Tennessee | $75,650 | $36.37 | 4,340 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | $74,990 | $36.05 | 3,000 | 1.4 |
| Florida | $74,990 | $36.05 | 13,720 | 1.4 |
| South Dakota | $74,950 | $36.04 | 1,030 | 2.3 |
| Kentucky | $74,880 | $36.00 | 1,960 | 1.0 |
| North Carolina | $74,730 | $35.93 | 8,030 | 1.6 |
| Maine | $74,080 | $35.61 | 760 | 1.2 |
| Indiana | $73,430 | $35.30 | 4,810 | 1.5 |
| North Dakota | $73,280 | $35.23 | 730 | 1.7 |
| Nebraska | $73,100 | $35.14 | 1,330 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | $71,230 | $34.24 | 1,280 | 1.1 |
| South Carolina | $70,260 | $33.78 | 2,880 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma | $67,800 | $32.59 | 1,860 | 1.1 |
| New Mexico | $67,590 | $32.50 | 900 | 1.0 |
| Guam | $63,350 | $30.46 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Arkansas | $61,470 | $29.55 | 1,400 | 1.1 |
| Puerto Rico | $47,130 | $22.66 | 560 | 0.6 |
Pay by metro area
All 380 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $102,640 | $49.35 | 3,110 | 1.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,630 | $48.86 | 3,300 | 1.4 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $100,410 | $48.27 | 90 | 1.3 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $97,580 | $46.91 | 1,680 | 1.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $95,650 | $45.99 | 490 | 2.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $94,490 | $45.43 | 4,340 | 2.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $92,600 | $44.52 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Worcester, MA | $92,570 | $44.50 | 550 | 1.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $89,820 | $43.19 | 3,690 | 2.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $89,540 | $43.05 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $89,330 | $42.95 | 3,780 | 1.2 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $88,080 | $42.35 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $87,720 | $42.18 | 960 | 1.3 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $87,670 | $42.15 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Greeley, CO | $87,350 | $42.00 | 340 | 2.8 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $87,170 | $41.91 | 2,740 | 1.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $87,150 | $41.90 | 330 | 2.6 |
| Springfield, MA | $86,730 | $41.70 | 270 | 1.3 |
| Napa, CA | $86,240 | $41.46 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Bozeman, MT | $85,820 | $41.26 | 250 | 3.4 |
| Casper, WY | $84,990 | $40.86 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,990 | $40.86 | 720 | 2.3 |
| Vallejo, CA | $84,830 | $40.78 | 290 | 2.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $84,710 | $40.73 | 940 | 2.3 |
| Pueblo, CO | $84,580 | $40.67 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $84,430 | $40.59 | 520 | 1.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $84,140 | $40.45 | 750 | 1.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $83,870 | $40.32 | 90 | 1.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,800 | $40.29 | 2,260 | 1.9 |
| Helena, MT | $83,760 | $40.27 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $83,640 | $40.21 | 4,610 | 1.0 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $83,560 | $40.17 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $83,190 | $40.00 | 1,930 | 1.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $83,130 | $39.97 | 220 | 2.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $83,010 | $39.91 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Dubuque, IA | $82,940 | $39.88 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $82,870 | $39.84 | 3,740 | 1.3 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $82,800 | $39.81 | 260 | 2.1 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $82,730 | $39.78 | 190 | 0.8 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $82,610 | $39.72 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Midland, TX | $82,540 | $39.68 | 180 | 1.5 |
| Vineland, NJ | $82,540 | $39.68 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $82,440 | $39.64 | 3,100 | 1.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $82,390 | $39.61 | 410 | 1.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $82,380 | $39.61 | 11,610 | 1.2 |
| Reno, NV | $82,270 | $39.55 | 520 | 1.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82,260 | $39.55 | 7,600 | 1.2 |
| Springfield, IL | $82,230 | $39.53 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $82,110 | $39.48 | 380 | 1.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $82,110 | $39.48 | 1,560 | 1.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $81,540 | $39.20 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $81,540 | $39.20 | 1,260 | 1.5 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $81,380 | $39.13 | 440 | 1.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $81,330 | $39.10 | 290 | 1.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $81,300 | $39.09 | 1,570 | 1.4 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $81,290 | $39.08 | 620 | 1.4 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $81,210 | $39.05 | 130 | 1.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $81,170 | $39.02 | 470 | 1.0 |
| Chico, CA | $81,140 | $39.01 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $80,850 | $38.87 | 1,440 | 1.9 |
| Columbus, IN | $80,800 | $38.85 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $80,800 | $38.85 | 360 | 1.0 |
| Ogden, UT | $80,760 | $38.83 | 510 | 1.9 |
| Bloomington, IL | $80,590 | $38.74 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $80,560 | $38.73 | 890 | 1.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $80,550 | $38.73 | 180 | 0.8 |
| Salinas, CA | $80,210 | $38.56 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $80,200 | $38.56 | 3,400 | 1.8 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $80,170 | $38.54 | 150 | 1.5 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $80,170 | $38.54 | 460 | 2.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $80,130 | $38.53 | 2,430 | 1.8 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $80,100 | $38.51 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $80,090 | $38.51 | 830 | 1.9 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $80,020 | $38.47 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $79,990 | $38.46 | 1,570 | 1.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,880 | $38.40 | 4,190 | 1.4 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $79,850 | $38.39 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $79,850 | $38.39 | 320 | 1.6 |
| Odessa, TX | $79,760 | $38.34 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Boise City, ID | $79,700 | $38.32 | 780 | 2.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $79,550 | $38.24 | 300 | 1.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $79,330 | $38.14 | 810 | 1.6 |
| Charleston, WV | $79,300 | $38.13 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,290 | $38.12 | 6,200 | 1.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $79,270 | $38.11 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Decatur, IL | $79,230 | $38.09 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $79,230 | $38.09 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $79,230 | $38.09 | 1,420 | 1.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $79,130 | $38.04 | 1,630 | 1.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $79,030 | $37.99 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $79,020 | $37.99 | 590 | 1.6 |
| New Haven, CT | $78,960 | $37.96 | 430 | 1.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $78,940 | $37.95 | 2,290 | 2.1 |
| Rochester, NY | $78,890 | $37.93 | 770 | 1.6 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $78,740 | $37.86 | 2,330 | 1.6 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $78,730 | $37.85 | 3,170 | 2.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $78,670 | $37.82 | 350 | 1.3 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $78,660 | $37.82 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $78,650 | $37.81 | 1,990 | 1.5 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $78,650 | $37.81 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $78,610 | $37.79 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $78,590 | $37.78 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Manhattan, KS | $78,560 | $37.77 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $78,530 | $37.75 | 190 | 1.1 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $78,530 | $37.75 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $78,500 | $37.74 | 550 | 1.4 |
| Springfield, OH | $78,440 | $37.71 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Reading, PA | $78,350 | $37.67 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $78,310 | $37.65 | 330 | 1.5 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $78,260 | $37.63 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $78,200 | $37.60 | 5,660 | 1.7 |
| Cleveland, OH | $78,120 | $37.56 | 1,390 | 1.3 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,090 | $37.54 | 1,400 | 1.7 |
| Topeka, KS | $78,070 | $37.53 | 200 | 1.7 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $78,060 | $37.53 | 470 | 1.4 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $78,040 | $37.52 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $77,990 | $37.50 | 2,360 | 1.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $77,980 | $37.49 | 2,000 | 1.8 |
| Syracuse, NY | $77,970 | $37.49 | 420 | 1.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $77,780 | $37.39 | 220 | 1.8 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $77,770 | $37.39 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $77,730 | $37.37 | 240 | 1.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $77,710 | $37.36 | 130 | 1.9 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $77,710 | $37.36 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $77,640 | $37.33 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $77,590 | $37.31 | 4,380 | 1.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $77,570 | $37.29 | 490 | 1.6 |
| Richmond, VA | $77,540 | $37.28 | 1,080 | 1.6 |
| Akron, OH | $77,490 | $37.25 | 530 | 1.7 |
| Sandusky, OH | $77,490 | $37.25 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Lancaster, PA | $77,450 | $37.23 | 700 | 2.8 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $77,420 | $37.22 | 370 | 2.3 |
| Elmira, NY | $77,400 | $37.21 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Redding, CA | $77,360 | $37.19 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $77,330 | $37.18 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Evansville, IN | $77,290 | $37.16 | 240 | 1.7 |
| Toledo, OH | $77,230 | $37.13 | 430 | 1.5 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $77,070 | $37.05 | 390 | 1.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $77,070 | $37.05 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Kingston, NY | $77,020 | $37.03 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $77,000 | $37.02 | 810 | 1.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $76,980 | $37.01 | 320 | 1.8 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $76,980 | $37.01 | 200 | 1.9 |
| Ames, IA | $76,920 | $36.98 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Rochester, MN | $76,910 | $36.98 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,900 | $36.97 | 3,160 | 1.8 |
| Bend, OR | $76,890 | $36.97 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $76,810 | $36.93 | 540 | 1.4 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,800 | $36.92 | 250 | 1.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,730 | $36.89 | 1,690 | 1.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $76,690 | $36.87 | Not published | Not published |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $76,660 | $36.86 | 630 | 1.0 |
| Rockford, IL | $76,630 | $36.84 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Kokomo, IN | $76,490 | $36.77 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Bloomington, IN | $76,450 | $36.75 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $76,430 | $36.74 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,390 | $36.73 | 2,120 | 1.5 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $76,390 | $36.73 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $76,350 | $36.71 | 730 | 1.5 |
| Flint, MI | $76,250 | $36.66 | 200 | 1.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $76,230 | $36.65 | 290 | 2.4 |
| Albany, OR | $76,200 | $36.64 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Salem, OR | $76,190 | $36.63 | 260 | 1.4 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $76,160 | $36.62 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $76,130 | $36.60 | 510 | 2.9 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $76,040 | $36.56 | 3,230 | 1.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $76,030 | $36.55 | 1,100 | 1.8 |
| Saginaw, MI | $75,940 | $36.51 | 160 | 2.0 |
| Peoria, IL | $75,870 | $36.48 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Carson City, NV | $75,860 | $36.47 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | $75,740 | $36.41 | 240 | 1.3 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $75,740 | $36.42 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Binghamton, NY | $75,730 | $36.41 | 150 | 1.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $75,720 | $36.41 | 340 | 1.3 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $75,720 | $36.41 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $75,700 | $36.40 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Billings, MT | $75,600 | $36.35 | 280 | 3.0 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $75,590 | $36.34 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Anchorage, AK | $75,460 | $36.28 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Waco, TX | $75,450 | $36.28 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Yakima, WA | $75,450 | $36.27 | 150 | 1.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $75,350 | $36.23 | 170 | 1.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $75,300 | $36.20 | 650 | 1.2 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $75,250 | $36.18 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Kankakee, IL | $75,230 | $36.17 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $75,220 | $36.16 | 280 | 1.6 |
| Jackson, MS | $75,170 | $36.14 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $75,150 | $36.13 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Lafayette, LA | $75,110 | $36.11 | 210 | 1.2 |
| Wichita, KS | $75,090 | $36.10 | 570 | 1.9 |
| Iowa City, IA | $75,070 | $36.09 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Asheville, NC | $75,000 | $36.06 | 330 | 1.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $74,990 | $36.05 | 290 | 1.8 |
| Minot, ND | $74,990 | $36.05 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $74,990 | $36.05 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $74,910 | $36.01 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Alexandria, LA | $74,890 | $36.00 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Dalton, GA | $74,840 | $35.98 | 70 | 1.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $74,830 | $35.98 | 1,690 | 1.5 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,820 | $35.97 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $74,800 | $35.96 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $74,790 | $35.96 | 190 | 1.1 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $74,730 | $35.93 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $74,720 | $35.92 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $74,660 | $35.90 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $74,570 | $35.85 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $74,570 | $35.85 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $74,570 | $35.85 | 250 | 1.9 |
| Lima, OH | $74,460 | $35.80 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $74,430 | $35.78 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Yuba City, CA | $74,430 | $35.78 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $74,420 | $35.78 | 210 | 1.4 |
| Salisbury, MD | $74,420 | $35.78 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $74,380 | $35.76 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $74,350 | $35.74 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Green Bay, WI | $74,120 | $35.64 | 400 | 2.3 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $74,050 | $35.60 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $74,010 | $35.58 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $73,940 | $35.55 | 580 | 2.3 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $73,800 | $35.48 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $73,760 | $35.46 | 610 | 2.0 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $73,760 | $35.46 | 320 | 2.2 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $73,730 | $35.45 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Decatur, AL | $73,650 | $35.41 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $73,650 | $35.41 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Lebanon, PA | $73,640 | $35.41 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Tucson, AZ | $73,590 | $35.38 | 630 | 1.6 |
| Madison, WI | $73,420 | $35.30 | 720 | 1.8 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $73,410 | $35.30 | 600 | 1.6 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $73,320 | $35.25 | 190 | 1.2 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $73,310 | $35.25 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $73,310 | $35.24 | 420 | 1.7 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $73,130 | $35.16 | 540 | 1.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $73,090 | $35.14 | 520 | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $73,030 | $35.11 | 730 | 1.1 |
| Monroe, MI | $72,970 | $35.08 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Dover, DE | $72,930 | $35.06 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $72,900 | $35.05 | 540 | 1.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | $72,900 | $35.05 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Altoona, PA | $72,880 | $35.04 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Merced, CA | $72,880 | $35.04 | 90 | 1.1 |
| State College, PA | $72,880 | $35.04 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Tulsa, OK | $72,880 | $35.04 | 670 | 1.5 |
| Bangor, ME | $72,850 | $35.02 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $72,840 | $35.02 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $72,800 | $35.00 | 40 | 1.5 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $72,710 | $34.96 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $72,480 | $34.85 | 140 | 1.4 |
| Burlington, NC | $72,330 | $34.78 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Mansfield, OH | $72,290 | $34.75 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $72,270 | $34.75 | 280 | 1.7 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $72,210 | $34.72 | 630 | 1.9 |
| Rapid City, SD | $72,210 | $34.72 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Amarillo, TX | $72,140 | $34.68 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $72,050 | $34.64 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $72,050 | $34.64 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $72,030 | $34.63 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Gainesville, GA | $71,960 | $34.60 | 110 | 1.0 |
| Wausau, WI | $71,850 | $34.54 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $71,720 | $34.48 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Bay City, MI | $71,660 | $34.45 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $71,640 | $34.44 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $71,630 | $34.44 | 330 | 1.1 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $71,580 | $34.41 | 280 | 1.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $71,580 | $34.41 | 410 | 1.4 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $71,550 | $34.40 | 170 | 1.3 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $71,480 | $34.36 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Morristown, TN | $71,400 | $34.33 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Medford, OR | $71,360 | $34.31 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $71,340 | $34.30 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Roanoke, VA | $71,320 | $34.29 | 190 | 1.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $71,220 | $34.24 | 540 | 2.0 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $71,200 | $34.23 | 380 | 1.7 |
| Bismarck, ND | $71,020 | $34.14 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $70,810 | $34.04 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Niles, MI | $70,720 | $34.00 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $70,690 | $33.98 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $70,690 | $33.98 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $70,640 | $33.96 | 360 | 1.4 |
| Lawrence, KS | $70,630 | $33.96 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $70,560 | $33.92 | 290 | 1.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $70,510 | $33.90 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Owensboro, KY | $70,460 | $33.87 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $70,450 | $33.87 | 440 | 1.6 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $70,360 | $33.83 | 70 | 1.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $70,350 | $33.82 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $70,260 | $33.78 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $70,260 | $33.78 | 240 | 1.2 |
| Midland, MI | $69,990 | $33.65 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $69,740 | $33.53 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $69,490 | $33.41 | 200 | 1.2 |
| Longview, TX | $69,450 | $33.39 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Gadsden, AL | $69,430 | $33.38 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $69,430 | $33.38 | 200 | 2.4 |
| Jackson, TN | $69,380 | $33.36 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Erie, PA | $69,370 | $33.35 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $69,300 | $33.32 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $69,210 | $33.28 | 550 | 1.3 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $69,200 | $33.27 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $69,090 | $33.22 | 1,160 | 1.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $69,080 | $33.21 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $69,000 | $33.17 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $68,890 | $33.12 | 180 | 1.2 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $68,820 | $33.09 | 180 | 1.1 |
| Great Falls, MT | $68,740 | $33.05 | 90 | 2.4 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $68,720 | $33.04 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Columbia, MO | $68,610 | $32.98 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $68,550 | $32.96 | 340 | 1.5 |
| St. George, UT | $68,550 | $32.96 | 160 | 1.8 |
| El Centro, CA | $68,430 | $32.90 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $68,370 | $32.87 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Savannah, GA | $68,120 | $32.75 | 240 | 1.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $68,080 | $32.73 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Monroe, LA | $68,030 | $32.71 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $67,720 | $32.56 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $67,700 | $32.55 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Gainesville, FL | $67,690 | $32.54 | 150 | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $67,530 | $32.47 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $67,220 | $32.32 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $67,040 | $32.23 | Not published | Not published |
| Valdosta, GA | $66,880 | $32.15 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Albany, GA | $66,720 | $32.08 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $66,420 | $31.94 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $66,290 | $31.87 | 200 | 1.2 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $66,060 | $31.76 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $65,970 | $31.72 | 150 | 1.2 |
| San Angelo, TX | $65,880 | $31.68 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $65,850 | $31.66 | 490 | 1.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $65,740 | $31.61 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,670 | $31.57 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $65,480 | $31.48 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $65,360 | $31.42 | 200 | 2.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | $65,330 | $31.41 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $65,320 | $31.40 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $65,250 | $31.37 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $65,000 | $31.25 | 260 | 1.9 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $64,870 | $31.19 | 30 | 1.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $64,420 | $30.97 | 230 | 0.8 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,360 | $30.94 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Pocatello, ID | $64,320 | $30.92 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,240 | $30.89 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Grand Island, NE | $64,200 | $30.87 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $64,160 | $30.85 | 560 | 2.5 |
| Muncie, IN | $63,870 | $30.71 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Johnstown, PA | $63,860 | $30.70 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Victoria, TX | $63,840 | $30.69 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $63,680 | $30.62 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Ocala, FL | $63,660 | $30.61 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $63,630 | $30.59 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $63,630 | $30.59 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Sumter, SC | $63,450 | $30.50 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $63,240 | $30.40 | 390 | 1.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $63,120 | $30.35 | 220 | 1.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $63,070 | $30.32 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $62,950 | $30.27 | 200 | 1.3 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $62,920 | $30.25 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Tyler, TX | $62,910 | $30.25 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Farmington, NM | $62,530 | $30.06 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Johnson City, TN | $62,270 | $29.94 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $62,180 | $29.90 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $62,100 | $29.86 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $61,990 | $29.80 | 380 | 1.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $61,570 | $29.60 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Florence, SC | $61,520 | $29.58 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Dothan, AL | $61,400 | $29.52 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $61,310 | $29.48 | 100 | 1.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $60,880 | $29.27 | 410 | 1.2 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $60,610 | $29.14 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $60,200 | $28.94 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Hammond, LA | $59,760 | $28.73 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $58,360 | $28.06 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $57,820 | $27.80 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Enid, OK | $57,810 | $27.80 | 50 | 2.1 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $56,760 | $27.29 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $56,160 | $27.00 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $56,010 | $26.93 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $53,800 | $25.86 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Beckley, WV | $53,470 | $25.71 | 40 | 0.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $47,430 | $22.80 | 460 | 0.7 |
| Boulder, CO | Not published | Not published | 260 | 1.4 |
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.