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SOC 31-9091 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Dental Assistants

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

U.S. median annual wage$48,070
U.S. median hourly wage$23.11
U.S. employment387,790

Nationally, dental assistants earned a median of $48,070 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 387,790 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”.

Dental Assistants: pay and employment by state
State
Minnesota$65,270$31.385,9802.0
District of Columbia$60,580$29.136300.9
Maine$60,070$28.881,5502.4
New Hampshire$59,530$28.621,6002.3
Oregon$59,490$28.605,9303.0
Washington$58,090$27.9313,0503.7
Massachusetts$57,980$27.889,6802.7
North Dakota$57,770$27.788602.0
Alaska$57,710$27.741,1403.5
Connecticut$56,850$27.333,8402.3
Vermont$52,760$25.375801.9
North Carolina$50,380$24.2211,4502.3
Rhode Island$50,150$24.111,0502.1
California$50,110$24.0956,2203.1
New Jersey$49,390$23.749,9902.3
Arizona$49,000$23.568,6802.7
Michigan$48,820$23.4711,9902.7
Indiana$48,670$23.406,6902.1
Maryland$48,620$23.386,5602.4
Illinois$48,610$23.3713,7402.3
Iowa$48,430$23.283,2102.1
Colorado$48,340$23.248,3602.9
New York$48,110$23.1319,8002.0
Ohio$47,970$23.0612,1502.2
Pennsylvania$47,930$23.0512,0802.0
South Dakota$47,900$23.031,2902.8
Kentucky$47,730$22.954,5302.3
Florida$47,620$22.8926,6202.7
Delaware$47,600$22.899902.0
Wisconsin$47,520$22.857,7602.6
South Carolina$47,320$22.755,5302.4
Nevada$47,110$22.654,2302.7
Georgia$46,840$22.5210,5402.2
Tennessee$46,720$22.467,4202.3
Montana$46,680$22.441,4502.8
Virginia$46,670$22.4410,7602.6
Nebraska$46,660$22.432,5202.5
Missouri$45,970$22.106,7602.3
Idaho$45,880$22.062,6803.1
Oklahoma$45,740$21.994,5502.7
Texas$45,430$21.8433,2302.4
Wyoming$44,990$21.636302.3
Hawaii$44,720$21.501,9603.1
New Mexico$44,400$21.352,1502.5
Louisiana$44,090$21.204,5402.3
Arkansas$42,830$20.592,9502.3
Guam$40,280$19.371101.7
Mississippi$39,160$18.833,0802.7
Alabama$39,080$18.793,7401.8
West Virginia$37,960$18.251,2901.8
Utah$37,760$18.166,6403.8
Virgin Islands$36,540$17.57702.2
Puerto Rico$35,910$17.273,2103.4

Pay by metro area

All 388 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$26,950$42,833$58,717$74,600Guayama, PR — $26,950Mayaguez, PR — $29,330Ponce, PR — $30,260Aguadilla, PR — $35,030Arecibo, PR — $35,100Logan, UT-ID — $35,680Gadsden, AL — $35,690San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $36,130St. George, UT — $36,350Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $36,580Jonesboro, AR — $36,720Dothan, AL — $36,820Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $36,820Monroe, LA — $37,020Anniston-Oxford, AL — $37,060Fort Smith, AR-OK — $37,160Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $37,170McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $37,230Ogden, UT — $37,300Enid, OK — $37,320Beckley, WV — $37,410Hot Springs, AR — $37,440Dalton, GA — $37,530Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $37,560Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $37,870Laredo, TX — $37,900Tuscaloosa, AL — $38,050Charleston, WV — $38,090Texarkana, TX-AR — $38,180Hattiesburg, MS — $38,190Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $38,220Montgomery, AL — $38,260Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $38,330Tyler, TX — $38,390Las Cruces, NM — $38,400Morgantown, WV — $38,540Auburn-Opelika, AL — $38,550San Angelo, TX — $38,710Corpus Christi, TX — $38,730Mobile, AL — $38,800Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $38,950El Paso, TX — $39,090Abilene, TX — $39,510Lubbock, TX — $39,900Lake Charles, LA — $40,200Wichita Falls, TX — $40,280Decatur, AL — $40,440Birmingham, AL — $42,050Columbus, GA-AL — $42,050Florence, SC — $42,220Farmington, NM — $42,400Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $42,660Urban Honolulu, HI — $42,750Albany, GA — $42,820Joplin, MO-KS — $43,010Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $43,010Alexandria, LA — $43,270Longview, TX — $43,300Johnstown, PA — $43,370Valdosta, GA — $43,380Lawton, OK — $43,430St. Joseph, MO-KS — $43,500College Station-Bryan, TX — $43,630Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $43,730Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $43,790Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $43,790Youngstown-Warren, OH — $43,800Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $43,820Macon-Bibb County, GA — $43,920Huntsville, AL — $43,930Athens-Clarke County, GA — $43,970Victoria, TX — $43,980Waco, TX — $43,980Amarillo, TX — $44,010Warner Robins, GA — $44,030Jefferson City, MO — $44,090Hinesville, GA — $44,150Odessa, TX — $44,300Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $44,370Mansfield, OH — $44,410Killeen-Temple, TX — $44,450Twin Falls, ID — $44,610Wheeling, WV-OH — $44,610Pocatello, ID — $44,620Baton Rouge, LA — $44,800Albuquerque, NM — $44,810Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $44,820Binghamton, NY — $44,840Battle Creek, MI — $44,860Ocala, FL — $44,900Erie, PA — $44,930Lafayette, LA — $44,940Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $45,020Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $45,020Charlottesville, VA — $45,040Bay City, MI — $45,070Idaho Falls, ID — $45,110Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $45,110Lynchburg, VA — $45,110Homosassa Springs, FL — $45,140Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $45,140Roanoke, VA — $45,170Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $45,190Sebring, FL — $45,200Cleveland, TN — $45,230Altoona, PA — $45,310Harrisonburg, VA — $45,320Owensboro, KY — $45,330Tallahassee, FL — $45,330Canton-Massillon, OH — $45,340Yuma, AZ — $45,350Springfield, IL — $45,390Muncie, IN — $45,500Springfield, MO — $45,500Sumter, SC — $45,500Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $45,530Jackson, MI — $45,540Johnson City, TN — $45,540Morristown, TN — $45,550Lima, OH — $45,570Kankakee, IL — $45,610Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $45,620Springfield, OH — $45,660Dover, DE — $45,700Pueblo, CO — $45,710Savannah, GA — $45,710Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $45,750Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $45,810Midland, TX — $45,820Gainesville, GA — $45,850Rome, GA — $45,870New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $45,920San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $45,920Gettysburg, PA — $45,930Hammond, LA — $45,950Bowling Green, KY — $45,970Rockford, IL — $45,970Sherman-Denison, TX — $46,040Clarksville, TN-KY — $46,050Saginaw, MI — $46,050Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $46,120Niles, MI — $46,170Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $46,180Chambersburg, PA — $46,200State College, PA — $46,210Oklahoma City, OK — $46,250Sandusky, OH — $46,260Winchester, VA-WV — $46,310Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $46,320Monroe, MI — $46,320Gainesville, FL — $46,340Grand Junction, CO — $46,350Chattanooga, TN-GA — $46,360Great Falls, MT — $46,360Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $46,370Bloomington, IL — $46,390Elizabethtown, KY — $46,410Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $46,420Port St. Lucie, FL — $46,420Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $46,430Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $46,440Terre Haute, IN — $46,450Cheyenne, WY — $46,470Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $46,480Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $46,480Tulsa, OK — $46,510Missoula, MT — $46,550York-Hanover, PA — $46,550Utica-Rome, NY — $46,560Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $46,570Toledo, OH — $46,580Jackson, TN — $46,590Williamsport, PA — $46,620Visalia, CA — $46,630Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $46,670Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $46,670Yakima, WA — $46,670Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $46,690Lebanon, PA — $46,740Wausau, WI — $46,740Paducah, KY-IL — $46,750Topeka, KS — $46,780Knoxville, TN — $46,790Columbia, SC — $46,800Spartanburg, SC — $46,840Eau Claire, WI — $46,850Salisbury, MD — $46,850Helena, MT — $46,870Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $46,890Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $46,890Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $46,900Grand Island, NE — $46,910Jackson, MS — $46,910Traverse City, MI — $46,910Columbia, MO — $46,920Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $46,920Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $47,050Glens Falls, NY — $47,070Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $47,070Champaign-Urbana, IL — $47,120Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $47,120Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $47,140Reading, PA — $47,160Santa Fe, NM — $47,160Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $47,180La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $47,180Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,210Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $47,220Appleton, WI — $47,240Boise City, ID — $47,250Columbus, IN — $47,260Greeley, CO — $47,270Peoria, IL — $47,280Kenosha, WI — $47,310Lancaster, PA — $47,310Lewiston, ID-WA — $47,360Syracuse, NY — $47,370Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $47,400Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $47,410Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $47,420Longview-Kelso, WA — $47,500Tucson, AZ — $47,510Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $47,520Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $47,540Billings, MT — $47,550Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $47,570Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $47,590Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $47,610Pittsburgh, PA — $47,690Coeur d'Alene, ID — $47,710Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $47,730Janesville-Beloit, WI — $47,750Richmond, VA — $47,760Sheboygan, WI — $47,760Decatur, IL — $47,770South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,770Cleveland, OH — $47,800Dubuque, IA — $47,850Rapid City, SD — $47,850Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $47,860Kingston, NY — $47,940Jacksonville, NC — $47,970Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $47,970Casper, WY — $48,000Evansville, IN — $48,000Omaha, NE-IA — $48,020Lexington Park, MD — $48,030Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $48,080Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $48,100St. Louis, MO-IL — $48,120Bloomington, IN — $48,170Chico, CA — $48,170Ithaca, NY — $48,170Kansas City, MO-KS — $48,190North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $48,190Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $48,200Goldsboro, NC — $48,210Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $48,220Akron, OH — $48,230Colorado Springs, CO — $48,290Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $48,300Cedar Rapids, IA — $48,310Flint, MI — $48,360Kokomo, IN — $48,360Midland, MI — $48,360Reno, NV — $48,400Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $48,410New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $48,430Lincoln, NE — $48,440Redding, CA — $48,490Rocky Mount, NC — $48,490Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $48,500Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $48,500Merced, CA — $48,520Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $48,540Carson City, NV — $48,590Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $48,590Fort Wayne, IN — $48,670Lexington-Fayette, KY — $48,690Green Bay, WI — $48,700Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $48,710Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $48,720Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $48,730Columbus, OH — $48,760Rochester, NY — $48,780Vineland, NJ — $48,790Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $48,810Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $48,890Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $48,890Flagstaff, AZ — $48,900Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $48,920Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $48,950Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $48,970Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $49,040Stockton-Lodi, CA — $49,090Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $49,100Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $49,120Ames, IA — $49,140Bangor, ME — $49,160Bozeman, MT — $49,160Iowa City, IA — $49,230Greenville, NC — $49,420Elmira, NY — $49,450Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $49,460Fond du Lac, WI — $49,470Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,490Fayetteville, NC — $49,520Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $49,530Kennewick-Richland, WA — $49,540Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $49,570Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $49,590Springfield, MA — $49,690Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $49,760Walla Walla, WA — $49,790Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $49,800Greensboro-High Point, NC — $49,800Bellingham, WA — $49,830Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $49,900Madison, WI — $49,930Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $49,980Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $50,020Yuba City, CA — $50,030Fresno, CA — $50,040Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $50,060Winston-Salem, NC — $50,060Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $50,110Burlington, NC — $50,140Modesto, CA — $50,170Jacksonville, FL — $50,270Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $50,490Worcester, MA — $50,720Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $50,980Punta Gorda, FL — $51,020Wilmington, NC — $51,110Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $51,310Pittsfield, MA — $51,470Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $51,670Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $52,830Ann Arbor, MI — $53,370Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $54,970El Centro, CA — $56,050Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $56,150Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $56,160New Haven, CT — $56,650Asheville, NC — $56,680Salinas, CA — $56,790Fairbanks-College, AK — $56,810Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $56,850Fargo, ND-MN — $56,940Corvallis, OR — $57,080San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $57,150Albany, OR — $57,180Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $57,230Naples-Marco Island, FL — $57,260Medford, OR — $57,300Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $57,400Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $57,650Anchorage, AK — $57,710Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $57,770Grand Forks, ND-MN — $57,770Minot, ND — $57,770Barnstable Town, MA — $58,080San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $58,120Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $58,160Grants Pass, OR — $58,180Eugene-Springfield, OR — $58,500Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $58,580Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $58,580Raleigh-Cary, NC — $58,750Boulder, CO — $58,760Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $58,930Bismarck, ND — $58,960Vallejo, CA — $59,000Salem, OR — $59,210Duluth, MN-WI — $59,390Bend, OR — $59,590Manchester-Nashua, NH — $59,700Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $59,890Napa, CA — $60,270Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $60,590St. Cloud, MN — $61,000Mankato, MN — $61,010Portland-South Portland, ME — $61,240Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $62,040Rochester, MN — $63,450San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $64,390Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $72,370San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $74,600

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.

Dental Assistants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$74,600$35.862,8702.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$72,370$34.793,9102.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64,390$30.967,5303.2
Rochester, MN$63,450$30.503202.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$62,040$29.837,1003.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$61,240$29.448302.9
Mankato, MN$61,010$29.331202.2
St. Cloud, MN$61,000$29.332702.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,590$29.136803.3
Napa, CA$60,270$28.972303.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,890$28.794,1203.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH$59,700$28.706003.0
Bend, OR$59,590$28.654203.9
Duluth, MN-WI$59,390$28.553102.5
Salem, OR$59,210$28.475703.0
Vallejo, CA$59,000$28.376304.4
Bismarck, ND$58,960$28.352102.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$58,930$28.331,2503.9
Boulder, CO$58,760$28.255202.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$58,750$28.251,8502.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$58,580$28.163,1002.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,580$28.163703.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,500$28.134703.0
Grants Pass, OR$58,180$27.97902.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58,160$27.967,1902.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$58,120$27.944,2602.8
Barnstable Town, MA$58,080$27.922402.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,770$27.779702.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$57,770$27.781102.2
Minot, ND$57,770$27.78702.1
Anchorage, AK$57,710$27.746403.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$57,650$27.721002.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$57,400$27.604701.9
Medford, OR$57,300$27.553103.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$57,260$27.535503.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$57,230$27.522702.2
Albany, OR$57,180$27.491302.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,150$27.474403.6
Corvallis, OR$57,080$27.441002.6
Fargo, ND-MN$56,940$27.383302.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,850$27.332401.9
Fairbanks-College, AK$56,810$27.311403.8
Salinas, CA$56,790$27.305703.0
Asheville, NC$56,680$27.255603.1
New Haven, CT$56,650$27.245301.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$56,160$27.001,5902.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,150$26.995502.5
El Centro, CA$56,050$26.951302.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$54,970$26.431602.4
Ann Arbor, MI$53,370$25.664902.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$52,830$25.401601.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,670$24.846401.9
Pittsfield, MA$51,470$24.751302.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,310$24.676103.0
Wilmington, NC$51,110$24.576003.2
Punta Gorda, FL$51,020$24.532003.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,980$24.511,0003.9
Worcester, MA$50,720$24.398802.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,490$24.271,4702.5
Jacksonville, FL$50,270$24.171,8502.4
Modesto, CA$50,170$24.128904.5
Burlington, NC$50,140$24.101502.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,110$24.096,0303.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,060$24.073,5402.6
Winston-Salem, NC$50,060$24.074801.8
Fresno, CA$50,040$24.061,3602.9
Yuba City, CA$50,030$24.052404.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,020$24.056601.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$49,980$24.032004.2
Madison, WI$49,930$24.019202.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$49,900$23.993702.3
Bellingham, WA$49,830$23.964104.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,800$23.944705.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,800$23.948002.2
Walla Walla, WA$49,790$23.941104.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,760$23.926,2702.6
Springfield, MA$49,690$23.896103.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,590$23.842,4402.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$49,570$23.836,5102.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,540$23.825204.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,530$23.812304.3
Fayetteville, NC$49,520$23.814603.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,490$23.794,1602.6
Fond du Lac, WI$49,470$23.791303.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,460$23.781,6502.3
Elmira, NY$49,450$23.78401.2
Greenville, NC$49,420$23.762302.9
Iowa City, IA$49,230$23.672802.9
Bangor, ME$49,160$23.641902.6
Bozeman, MT$49,160$23.631902.6
Ames, IA$49,140$23.631102.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,120$23.626202.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$49,100$23.611,5002.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$49,090$23.607802.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,040$23.581,0502.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,970$23.542,2002.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,950$23.5310,4902.3
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$48,920$23.52801.9
Flagstaff, AZ$48,900$23.511502.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,890$23.514803.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,890$23.504502.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$48,810$23.462701.6
Vineland, NJ$48,790$23.461302.1
Rochester, NY$48,780$23.451,0202.1
Columbus, OH$48,760$23.442,5602.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$48,730$23.431901.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,720$23.433202.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,710$23.428402.3
Green Bay, WI$48,700$23.414102.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$48,690$23.417502.6
Fort Wayne, IN$48,670$23.406302.8
Carson City, NV$48,590$23.361003.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,590$23.361902.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,540$23.342,7302.5
Merced, CA$48,520$23.332503.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,500$23.323,0102.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,500$23.325,2403.1
Redding, CA$48,490$23.312403.3
Rocky Mount, NC$48,490$23.31801.5
Lincoln, NE$48,440$23.295803.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,430$23.2920,8702.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,410$23.282,9302.2
Reno, NV$48,400$23.277902.9
Flint, MI$48,360$23.254303.2
Kokomo, IN$48,360$23.251403.8
Midland, MI$48,360$23.251303.4
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,310$23.233702.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,300$23.222104.1
Colorado Springs, CO$48,290$23.221,3604.3
Akron, OH$48,230$23.197402.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,220$23.189702.2
Goldsboro, NC$48,210$23.181203.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,200$23.171,2002.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$48,190$23.172,4702.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,190$23.171,1703.4
Bloomington, IN$48,170$23.161301.8
Chico, CA$48,170$23.162903.7
Ithaca, NY$48,170$23.161002.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$48,120$23.132,9902.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,100$23.129902.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$48,080$23.115103.0
Lexington Park, MD$48,030$23.091702.4
Omaha, NE-IA$48,020$23.091,1502.3
Casper, WY$48,000$23.081002.5
Evansville, IN$48,000$23.083002.2
Jacksonville, NC$47,970$23.061703.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,970$23.061702.0
Kingston, NY$47,940$23.051302.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,860$23.019,1803.3
Dubuque, IA$47,850$23.001602.7
Rapid City, SD$47,850$23.003204.3
Cleveland, OH$47,800$22.982,5402.5
Decatur, IL$47,770$22.97601.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,770$22.963602.7
Richmond, VA$47,760$22.961,6102.4
Sheboygan, WI$47,760$22.961602.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,750$22.961702.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,730$22.951,1402.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,710$22.943104.3
Pittsburgh, PA$47,690$22.932,2602.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,610$22.891,2302.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,590$22.889702.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,570$22.879,0102.2
Billings, MT$47,550$22.863303.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$47,540$22.858,4402.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,520$22.853004.1
Tucson, AZ$47,510$22.849702.5
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,500$22.841904.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,420$22.807202.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$47,410$22.793802.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,400$22.798003.3
Syracuse, NY$47,370$22.776902.3
Lewiston, ID-WA$47,360$22.771003.6
Kenosha, WI$47,310$22.751802.4
Lancaster, PA$47,310$22.756302.5
Peoria, IL$47,280$22.733001.8
Greeley, CO$47,270$22.733603.0
Columbus, IN$47,260$22.721202.4
Boise City, ID$47,250$22.721,0002.6
Appleton, WI$47,240$22.713703.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,220$22.704501.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,210$22.706,7002.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,180$22.683002.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,180$22.682302.7
Reading, PA$47,160$22.673702.1
Santa Fe, NM$47,160$22.672103.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,140$22.662,4002.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$47,120$22.651801.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,120$22.662703.3
Glens Falls, NY$47,070$22.631102.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,070$22.633706.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,050$22.626802.5
Columbia, MO$46,920$22.562202.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$46,920$22.562802.3
Grand Island, NE$46,910$22.551002.5
Jackson, MS$46,910$22.557902.9
Traverse City, MI$46,910$22.552904.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,900$22.5521,0903.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,890$22.543,0802.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,890$22.543,5602.5
Helena, MT$46,870$22.531302.9
Eau Claire, WI$46,850$22.533303.8
Salisbury, MD$46,850$22.53801.5
Spartanburg, SC$46,840$22.523101.9
Columbia, SC$46,800$22.508602.2
Knoxville, TN$46,790$22.491,0302.4
Topeka, KS$46,780$22.492001.7
Paducah, KY-IL$46,750$22.481903.8
Lebanon, PA$46,740$22.47801.5
Wausau, WI$46,740$22.472303.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$46,690$22.452602.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,670$22.445802.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,670$22.441,8602.4
Yakima, WA$46,670$22.444805.0
Visalia, CA$46,630$22.424802.8
Williamsport, PA$46,620$22.41701.4
Jackson, TN$46,590$22.401902.2
Toledo, OH$46,580$22.397002.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$46,570$22.391702.7
Utica-Rome, NY$46,560$22.382502.1
Missoula, MT$46,550$22.382103.1
York-Hanover, PA$46,550$22.383501.9
Tulsa, OK$46,510$22.361,4403.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,480$22.351201.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,480$22.353,2602.3
Cheyenne, WY$46,470$22.341102.2
Terre Haute, IN$46,450$22.331101.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$46,440$22.332002.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$46,430$22.322203.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,420$22.321802.0
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,420$22.325303.1
Elizabethtown, KY$46,410$22.311402.6
Bloomington, IL$46,390$22.301401.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$46,370$22.309002.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,360$22.296702.5
Great Falls, MT$46,360$22.291203.2
Grand Junction, CO$46,350$22.283004.5
Gainesville, FL$46,340$22.284402.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,320$22.272202.9
Monroe, MI$46,320$22.27701.8
Winchester, VA-WV$46,310$22.271802.6
Sandusky, OH$46,260$22.24901.7
Oklahoma City, OK$46,250$22.241,8202.7
State College, PA$46,210$22.221502.1
Chambersburg, PA$46,200$22.211202.0
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$46,180$22.205502.9
Niles, MI$46,170$22.201302.2
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$46,120$22.171503.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,050$22.143203.1
Saginaw, MI$46,050$22.141702.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$46,040$22.142404.6
Bowling Green, KY$45,970$22.102202.7
Rockford, IL$45,970$22.105303.8
Hammond, LA$45,950$22.091002.2
Gettysburg, PA$45,930$22.08702.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$45,920$22.087601.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,920$22.083,8203.4
Rome, GA$45,870$22.051102.4
Gainesville, GA$45,850$22.042202.1
Midland, TX$45,820$22.031901.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,810$22.031102.1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,750$21.993902.7
Pueblo, CO$45,710$21.972604.2
Savannah, GA$45,710$21.983801.9
Dover, DE$45,700$21.971902.8
Springfield, OH$45,660$21.951002.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$45,620$21.93802.4
Kankakee, IL$45,610$21.93601.4
Lima, OH$45,570$21.91901.8
Morristown, TN$45,550$21.901302.7
Jackson, MI$45,540$21.901502.7
Johnson City, TN$45,540$21.892202.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,530$21.896703.1
Muncie, IN$45,500$21.881403.2
Springfield, MO$45,500$21.888503.8
Sumter, SC$45,500$21.881203.5
Springfield, IL$45,390$21.823603.6
Yuma, AZ$45,350$21.811302.0
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,340$21.804002.5
Owensboro, KY$45,330$21.791603.3
Tallahassee, FL$45,330$21.803401.8
Harrisonburg, VA$45,320$21.791702.5
Altoona, PA$45,310$21.78901.6
Cleveland, TN$45,230$21.751403.4
Sebring, FL$45,200$21.73903.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,190$21.733104.0
Roanoke, VA$45,170$21.723002.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$45,140$21.701002.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,140$21.709202.6
Idaho Falls, ID$45,110$21.693604.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,110$21.693202.7
Lynchburg, VA$45,110$21.692302.4
Bay City, MI$45,070$21.67902.6
Charlottesville, VA$45,040$21.652802.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$45,020$21.644502.8
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$45,020$21.653703.8
Lafayette, LA$44,940$21.606203.5
Erie, PA$44,930$21.602301.9
Ocala, FL$44,900$21.593703.0
Battle Creek, MI$44,860$21.571001.8
Binghamton, NY$44,840$21.562702.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$44,820$21.553502.1
Albuquerque, NM$44,810$21.541,0002.5
Baton Rouge, LA$44,800$21.549502.3
Pocatello, ID$44,620$21.451604.2
Twin Falls, ID$44,610$21.452004.1
Wheeling, WV-OH$44,610$21.451101.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$44,450$21.374703.1
Mansfield, OH$44,410$21.351102.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$44,370$21.331503.5
Odessa, TX$44,300$21.301501.9
Hinesville, GA$44,150$21.23703.6
Jefferson City, MO$44,090$21.201501.9
Warner Robins, GA$44,030$21.171802.3
Amarillo, TX$44,010$21.162802.2
Victoria, TX$43,980$21.15902.3
Waco, TX$43,980$21.142501.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA$43,970$21.141601.7
Huntsville, AL$43,930$21.123901.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$43,920$21.112002.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$43,820$21.071403.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH$43,800$21.063402.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,790$21.056702.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$43,790$21.05601.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,730$21.028,1502.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,630$20.982702.0
St. Joseph, MO-KS$43,500$20.911402.6
Lawton, OK$43,430$20.881202.9
Valdosta, GA$43,380$20.861202.2
Johnstown, PA$43,370$20.851102.2
Longview, TX$43,300$20.822802.3
Alexandria, LA$43,270$20.801202.1
Joplin, MO-KS$43,010$20.682102.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$43,010$20.681102.7
Albany, GA$42,820$20.591101.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$42,750$20.551,4503.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,660$20.512401.7
Farmington, NM$42,400$20.392104.4
Florence, SC$42,220$20.302402.6
Birmingham, AL$42,050$20.221,1202.2
Columbus, GA-AL$42,050$20.222602.2
Decatur, AL$40,440$19.44901.5
Wichita Falls, TX$40,280$19.371202.1
Lake Charles, LA$40,200$19.332202.2
Lubbock, TX$39,900$19.184402.6
Abilene, TX$39,510$19.001702.3
El Paso, TX$39,090$18.798402.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$38,950$18.734102.5
Mobile, AL$38,800$18.653101.8
Corpus Christi, TX$38,730$18.623802.0
San Angelo, TX$38,710$18.611102.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL$38,550$18.531301.8
Morgantown, WV$38,540$18.531001.5
Las Cruces, NM$38,400$18.462002.5
Tyler, TX$38,390$18.463703.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,330$18.432,4703.0
Montgomery, AL$38,260$18.392801.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,220$18.372603.0
Hattiesburg, MS$38,190$18.362604.1
Texarkana, TX-AR$38,180$18.361202.1
Charleston, WV$38,090$18.312102.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,050$18.292001.8
Laredo, TX$37,900$18.221901.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,870$18.212102.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,560$18.063302.1
Dalton, GA$37,530$18.041802.8
Hot Springs, AR$37,440$18.001002.7
Beckley, WV$37,410$17.981102.6
Enid, OK$37,320$17.94703.2
Ogden, UT$37,300$17.931,1204.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,230$17.906702.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$37,170$17.871202.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,160$17.872202.3
Anniston-Oxford, AL$37,060$17.82801.9
Monroe, LA$37,020$17.803103.6
Dothan, AL$36,820$17.701402.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$36,820$17.70701.8
Jonesboro, AR$36,720$17.651702.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,580$17.591,6405.4
St. George, UT$36,350$17.484605.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$36,130$17.372,2603.3
Gadsden, AL$35,690$17.16702.2
Logan, UT-ID$35,680$17.152704.0
Arecibo, PR$35,100$16.881704.8
Aguadilla, PR$35,030$16.841803.7
Ponce, PR$30,260$14.552403.8
Mayaguez, PR$29,330$14.102304.5
Guayama, PR$26,950$12.96604.4

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.