SOC 51-4031 · Production Occupations
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$46,330
U.S. median hourly wage$22.27
U.S. employment171,200
Nationally, cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned a median of $46,330 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 171,200 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $53,680 | $25.81 | 1,180 | 0.6 |
| Maine | $51,820 | $24.92 | 180 | 0.3 |
| Washington | $51,160 | $24.60 | 1,750 | 0.5 |
| Colorado | $50,790 | $24.42 | 1,400 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota | $49,770 | $23.93 | 6,130 | 2.1 |
| Wisconsin | $49,270 | $23.69 | 7,960 | 2.7 |
| Alaska | $49,010 | $23.56 | 80 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | $48,990 | $23.55 | 8,060 | 1.3 |
| Nebraska | $48,690 | $23.41 | 1,320 | 1.3 |
| Montana | $48,490 | $23.31 | 130 | 0.3 |
| California | $48,450 | $23.29 | 7,710 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | $48,400 | $23.27 | 230 | 0.5 |
| Missouri | $48,310 | $23.23 | 3,240 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | $48,240 | $23.19 | 2,030 | 1.3 |
| Rhode Island | $48,170 | $23.16 | 470 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | $48,110 | $23.13 | 600 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,860 | $23.01 | 8,890 | 1.5 |
| Nevada | $47,690 | $22.93 | 580 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | $47,320 | $22.75 | 270 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | $47,300 | $22.74 | 1,790 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | $46,980 | $22.59 | 9,680 | 3.0 |
| New York | $46,930 | $22.56 | 3,340 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | $46,890 | $22.54 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,900 | 1.3 |
| Utah | $46,670 | $22.44 | 1,050 | 0.6 |
| Arizona | $46,610 | $22.41 | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| Connecticut | $46,280 | $22.25 | 2,030 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | $46,120 | $22.17 | 22,060 | 5.0 |
| South Dakota | $46,060 | $22.15 | 490 | 1.1 |
| Kentucky | $45,760 | $22.00 | 7,290 | 3.6 |
| Massachusetts | $45,760 | $22.00 | 2,590 | 0.7 |
| New Jersey | $45,680 | $21.96 | 1,950 | 0.5 |
| Arkansas | $45,580 | $21.91 | 3,020 | 2.3 |
| Ohio | $45,230 | $21.75 | 13,350 | 2.4 |
| Georgia | $45,080 | $21.67 | 5,260 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | $44,780 | $21.53 | 5,380 | 1.6 |
| South Carolina | $44,420 | $21.35 | 4,100 | 1.8 |
| Alabama | $43,830 | $21.07 | 6,000 | 2.8 |
| Vermont | $43,560 | $20.94 | 70 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | $43,400 | $20.86 | 3,940 | 0.8 |
| West Virginia | $43,070 | $20.71 | 290 | 0.4 |
| Texas | $42,720 | $20.54 | 13,290 | 0.9 |
| Delaware | $41,640 | $20.02 | 240 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | $40,930 | $19.68 | 2,480 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | $40,870 | $19.65 | 760 | 0.4 |
| Mississippi | $40,650 | $19.55 | 1,700 | 1.5 |
| Idaho | $39,580 | $19.03 | 720 | 0.8 |
| Florida | $39,440 | $18.96 | 2,740 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | $39,430 | $18.96 | 220 | 0.3 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,090 | $11.58 | 240 | 0.3 |
Pay by metro area
All 283 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint, MI | $78,600 | $37.79 | 380 | 2.8 |
| Rome, GA | $63,740 | $30.64 | 200 | 4.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $62,250 | $29.93 | 560 | 5.9 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,230 | $28.96 | 3,100 | 4.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $60,080 | $28.89 | 730 | 1.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $59,380 | $28.55 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,300 | $28.51 | 60 | 1.2 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $58,580 | $28.16 | 410 | 0.4 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $58,240 | $28.00 | 640 | 0.4 |
| Mankato, MN | $57,850 | $27.81 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $57,780 | $27.78 | 270 | 1.5 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,290 | $27.55 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,110 | $27.46 | 800 | 0.7 |
| Albany, OR | $56,410 | $27.12 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Saginaw, MI | $55,630 | $26.75 | 390 | 4.9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $54,920 | $26.41 | 1,000 | 0.5 |
| Sandusky, OH | $54,770 | $26.33 | 200 | 4.1 |
| Reading, PA | $54,760 | $26.33 | 610 | 3.5 |
| Bend, OR | $53,680 | $25.81 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Modesto, CA | $53,600 | $25.77 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $53,560 | $25.75 | 610 | 4.9 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $52,850 | $25.41 | 330 | 5.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $52,840 | $25.41 | 1,330 | 1.2 |
| Rochester, MN | $52,830 | $25.40 | 200 | 1.6 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,780 | $25.37 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $52,710 | $25.34 | 260 | 2.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $52,630 | $25.30 | 1,270 | 1.0 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $52,630 | $25.31 | 750 | 2.9 |
| Vallejo, CA | $52,360 | $25.17 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Boulder, CO | $51,980 | $24.99 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $51,780 | $24.89 | 250 | 5.6 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $51,630 | $24.82 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $51,610 | $24.81 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Pueblo, CO | $51,590 | $24.80 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $51,160 | $24.60 | 690 | 2.5 |
| Kenosha, WI | $51,130 | $24.58 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Columbia, MO | $51,080 | $24.56 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Ithaca, NY | $50,980 | $24.51 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $50,920 | $24.48 | 250 | 0.2 |
| Green Bay, WI | $50,820 | $24.43 | 270 | 1.5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $50,770 | $24.41 | 6,320 | 1.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $50,610 | $24.33 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Napa, CA | $50,510 | $24.29 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,460 | $24.26 | 11,650 | 6.1 |
| Salem, OR | $50,330 | $24.20 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $49,740 | $23.91 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Amarillo, TX | $49,690 | $23.89 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $49,610 | $23.85 | 270 | 0.7 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $49,610 | $23.85 | 270 | 0.5 |
| Reno, NV | $49,600 | $23.85 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $49,600 | $23.85 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $49,570 | $23.83 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $49,540 | $23.82 | 240 | 0.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $49,520 | $23.81 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,430 | $23.76 | 220 | 0.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $49,430 | $23.76 | 220 | 1.2 |
| Richmond, VA | $49,270 | $23.69 | 390 | 0.6 |
| Billings, MT | $49,210 | $23.66 | 40 | 0.4 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $49,040 | $23.58 | 580 | 0.2 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $49,000 | $23.56 | 150 | 0.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,000 | $23.56 | 1,840 | 0.6 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $48,920 | $23.52 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $48,780 | $23.45 | 560 | 2.2 |
| Medford, OR | $48,760 | $23.44 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,710 | $23.42 | 4,490 | 2.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $48,700 | $23.41 | 170 | 1.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,650 | $23.39 | 2,010 | 2.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $48,640 | $23.39 | 3,490 | 0.6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $48,600 | $23.36 | 410 | 0.3 |
| Topeka, KS | $48,600 | $23.36 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $48,520 | $23.33 | 390 | 1.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $48,510 | $23.32 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,390 | $23.26 | 40 | 0.2 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $48,370 | $23.26 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $48,300 | $23.22 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $48,200 | $23.18 | 450 | 2.1 |
| Lawrence, KS | $48,130 | $23.14 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Fresno, CA | $48,100 | $23.12 | 190 | 0.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $48,100 | $23.13 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $48,080 | $23.12 | 1,290 | 0.5 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $48,030 | $23.09 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $48,000 | $23.08 | 680 | 2.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $47,890 | $23.03 | 160 | 0.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $47,880 | $23.02 | 260 | 5.1 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,830 | $23.00 | 300 | 1.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,790 | $22.98 | 790 | 1.5 |
| Evansville, IN | $47,790 | $22.98 | 190 | 1.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $47,690 | $22.93 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $47,630 | $22.90 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $47,560 | $22.87 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Gainesville, GA | $47,470 | $22.82 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $47,410 | $22.79 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,410 | $22.80 | 240 | 0.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,360 | $22.77 | 2,400 | 0.3 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,330 | $22.75 | 360 | 5.7 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $47,300 | $22.74 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,250 | $22.72 | 410 | 0.5 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $47,240 | $22.71 | 310 | 0.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $47,240 | $22.71 | 310 | 1.1 |
| Asheville, NC | $47,230 | $22.71 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $47,230 | $22.71 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Greeley, CO | $47,190 | $22.69 | 110 | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,170 | $22.68 | 1,880 | 1.7 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $47,160 | $22.67 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,120 | $22.65 | 1,130 | 2.6 |
| Rockford, IL | $47,030 | $22.61 | 420 | 3.1 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,990 | $22.59 | 360 | 2.2 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,980 | $22.59 | 1,110 | 0.6 |
| Yakima, WA | $46,960 | $22.58 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,950 | $22.57 | 170 | 0.1 |
| Kankakee, IL | $46,940 | $22.57 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $46,940 | $22.57 | 1,600 | 1.4 |
| Williamsport, PA | $46,930 | $22.56 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,900 | $22.55 | 220 | 0.2 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $46,790 | $22.50 | 580 | 3.1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,740 | $22.47 | 1,550 | 1.4 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,670 | $22.44 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,640 | $22.42 | 910 | 0.4 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $46,590 | $22.40 | 200 | 2.3 |
| Rochester, NY | $46,580 | $22.39 | 390 | 0.8 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $46,570 | $22.39 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,540 | $22.38 | 890 | 1.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $46,470 | $22.34 | 350 | 5.0 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,380 | $22.30 | 240 | 1.2 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,380 | $22.30 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $46,310 | $22.27 | 2,840 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $46,300 | $22.26 | 3,220 | 3.1 |
| Peoria, IL | $46,280 | $22.25 | 210 | 1.3 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $46,270 | $22.25 | 380 | 2.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,170 | $22.20 | 100 | 0.7 |
| Anchorage, AK | $46,100 | $22.16 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,060 | $22.14 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Manhattan, KS | $46,030 | $22.13 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,020 | $22.13 | 830 | 1.4 |
| Muncie, IN | $46,010 | $22.12 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Madison, WI | $45,980 | $22.11 | 510 | 1.3 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $45,940 | $22.09 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $45,930 | $22.08 | 120 | 0.3 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $45,870 | $22.05 | 240 | 0.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $45,860 | $22.05 | 960 | 2.1 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $45,840 | $22.04 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Akron, OH | $45,770 | $22.01 | 610 | 1.9 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,760 | $22.00 | 1,440 | 1.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,690 | $21.97 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,650 | $21.95 | 1,190 | 1.1 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,620 | $21.93 | 790 | 6.2 |
| Midland, TX | $45,600 | $21.92 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,570 | $21.91 | 280 | 0.8 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $45,560 | $21.90 | 310 | 3.0 |
| Kingston, NY | $45,540 | $21.89 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Toledo, OH | $45,500 | $21.88 | 850 | 2.9 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,470 | $21.86 | 430 | 0.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $45,460 | $21.86 | 620 | 2.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $45,430 | $21.84 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Knoxville, TN | $45,420 | $21.84 | 720 | 1.7 |
| Decatur, AL | $45,350 | $21.80 | 320 | 5.3 |
| Birmingham, AL | $45,270 | $21.77 | 1,490 | 2.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $45,230 | $21.75 | 300 | 1.4 |
| Merced, CA | $45,130 | $21.70 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Jackson, MS | $45,070 | $21.67 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $44,890 | $21.58 | 1,070 | 1.0 |
| Jackson, MI | $44,840 | $21.56 | 240 | 4.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $44,840 | $21.56 | 220 | 4.8 |
| Odessa, TX | $44,820 | $21.55 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Florence, SC | $44,800 | $21.54 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Worcester, MA | $44,800 | $21.54 | 530 | 1.5 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $44,790 | $21.53 | 430 | 5.2 |
| Pocatello, ID | $44,790 | $21.54 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $44,610 | $21.45 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,550 | $21.42 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Binghamton, NY | $44,440 | $21.37 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,440 | $21.36 | 280 | 2.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $44,440 | $21.37 | 570 | 2.0 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $44,410 | $21.35 | 90 | 2.3 |
| Lebanon, PA | $44,400 | $21.34 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $44,350 | $21.32 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $44,220 | $21.26 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Elmira, NY | $44,190 | $21.24 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $44,130 | $21.22 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Kokomo, IN | $44,080 | $21.19 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $44,060 | $21.18 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $44,060 | $21.18 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Mobile, AL | $43,960 | $21.14 | 220 | 1.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43,950 | $21.13 | 4,440 | 1.1 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $43,920 | $21.12 | 280 | 2.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $43,830 | $21.07 | 150 | 0.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $43,790 | $21.05 | 620 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland, TN | $43,720 | $21.02 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $43,710 | $21.01 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Syracuse, NY | $43,610 | $20.97 | 130 | 0.4 |
| Erie, PA | $43,470 | $20.90 | 500 | 4.1 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,420 | $20.88 | 3,810 | 1.2 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $43,250 | $20.80 | 870 | 2.3 |
| Jackson, TN | $43,150 | $20.75 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Montgomery, AL | $43,030 | $20.69 | 310 | 1.9 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,030 | $20.69 | 500 | 0.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $42,960 | $20.65 | 770 | 3.4 |
| Wilmington, NC | $42,890 | $20.62 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $42,720 | $20.54 | 390 | 1.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $42,650 | $20.50 | 410 | 1.9 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $42,630 | $20.49 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Burlington, NC | $42,480 | $20.43 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $42,300 | $20.34 | 780 | 4.7 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $42,050 | $20.22 | 4,270 | 7.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $41,980 | $20.18 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $41,740 | $20.07 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $41,650 | $20.02 | 190 | 0.2 |
| Dover, DE | $41,640 | $20.02 | Not published | Not published |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $41,530 | $19.97 | 780 | 0.7 |
| Ocala, FL | $41,510 | $19.96 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $41,470 | $19.94 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,440 | $19.93 | 720 | 4.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $41,320 | $19.87 | 410 | 1.5 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $41,240 | $19.83 | 180 | 1.2 |
| Niles, MI | $41,090 | $19.76 | 330 | 5.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $40,930 | $19.68 | 150 | 1.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $40,930 | $19.68 | 860 | 1.3 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $40,920 | $19.67 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $40,840 | $19.64 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $40,800 | $19.62 | 440 | 0.3 |
| Dalton, GA | $40,730 | $19.58 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $40,680 | $19.56 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $40,620 | $19.53 | 270 | 0.4 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $40,610 | $19.52 | 110 | 0.5 |
| Boise City, ID | $40,560 | $19.50 | 150 | 0.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $40,560 | $19.50 | 280 | 1.4 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,480 | $19.46 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $40,290 | $19.37 | 490 | 3.0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $40,260 | $19.36 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $40,180 | $19.32 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Johnson City, TN | $40,110 | $19.28 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Longview, TX | $40,010 | $19.24 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Abilene, TX | $40,000 | $19.23 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Owensboro, KY | $39,970 | $19.21 | 170 | 3.4 |
| State College, PA | $39,940 | $19.20 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,880 | $19.18 | 440 | 0.7 |
| Morristown, TN | $39,860 | $19.16 | 290 | 6.1 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $39,720 | $19.10 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Traverse City, MI | $39,600 | $19.04 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $39,520 | $19.00 | 140 | 5.1 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $39,510 | $19.00 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $39,440 | $18.96 | 140 | 0.4 |
| Lima, OH | $39,440 | $18.96 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $39,440 | $18.96 | 610 | 0.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,370 | $18.93 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Altoona, PA | $39,300 | $18.89 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $39,150 | $18.82 | 400 | 1.1 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,030 | $18.76 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $39,000 | $18.75 | 90 | 0.4 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,890 | $18.70 | 70 | 0.3 |
| Savannah, GA | $38,840 | $18.68 | 100 | 0.5 |
| Bay City, MI | $38,740 | $18.63 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $38,650 | $18.58 | 200 | 0.7 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,580 | $18.55 | 110 | 0.5 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $38,500 | $18.51 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Gadsden, AL | $38,420 | $18.47 | 240 | 7.4 |
| Monroe, MI | $38,410 | $18.47 | 260 | 6.4 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $38,400 | $18.46 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $38,340 | $18.43 | 90 | 1.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $38,290 | $18.41 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $38,290 | $18.41 | 30 | 0.2 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $38,230 | $18.38 | 180 | 0.5 |
| Mansfield, OH | $38,200 | $18.37 | 280 | 5.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $38,040 | $18.29 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $37,880 | $18.21 | 400 | 1.0 |
| Waco, TX | $37,700 | $18.13 | 180 | 1.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $37,590 | $18.07 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Tyler, TX | $37,400 | $17.98 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $37,390 | $17.98 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $37,160 | $17.87 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $37,090 | $17.83 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $36,980 | $17.78 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Johnstown, PA | $36,960 | $17.77 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $36,940 | $17.76 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $36,610 | $17.60 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $36,510 | $17.55 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $36,370 | $17.49 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $35,730 | $17.18 | 110 | 0.7 |
| El Paso, TX | $35,410 | $17.02 | 280 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $35,390 | $17.02 | 50 | 0.4 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33,840 | $16.27 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Valdosta, GA | $33,820 | $16.26 | 70 | 1.3 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,090 | $11.58 | 170 | 0.2 |
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.