SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Dentists, General

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

U.S. median annual wage$170,950
U.S. median hourly wage$82.19
U.S. employment124,390

Nationally, dentists, general earned a median of $170,950 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 124,390 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”.

Dentists, General: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$230,990$111.053100.9
North Dakota$220,660$106.092600.6
Minnesota$219,200$105.392,3700.8
Tennessee$215,290$103.512,2000.7
Oregon$211,690$101.771,6600.8
Maine$209,200$100.583100.5
North Carolina$207,000$99.524,1400.8
Georgia$206,760$99.412,6200.5
Missouri$204,960$98.542,4400.8
Vermont$204,960$98.542400.8
Virginia$197,110$94.764,1401.0
Arizona$194,180$93.363,4701.1
Wisconsin$193,690$93.122,5600.9
New York$183,060$88.017,3400.8
Massachusetts$181,600$87.312,7800.8
Iowa$181,520$87.271,2400.8
Nebraska$179,750$86.427900.8
Arkansas$178,930$86.021,2100.9
New Hampshire$177,480$85.335000.7
Florida$174,900$84.099,3200.9
New Jersey$171,330$82.372,9800.7
Louisiana$170,750$82.091,5000.8
West Virginia$170,370$81.914200.6
Michigan$169,930$81.703,6200.8
Washington$169,730$81.603,2400.9
Maryland$168,500$81.012,1000.8
Hawaii$167,820$80.688301.3
Ohio$167,410$80.492,7900.5
Montana$167,200$80.393800.7
Indiana$166,650$80.122,3000.7
Colorado$166,240$79.922,9401.0
Oklahoma$166,170$79.899800.6
California$165,950$79.7916,7700.9
Pennsylvania$163,390$78.564,4600.7
Texas$162,360$78.068,9200.6
Nevada$162,200$77.981,1000.7
Rhode Island$161,560$77.673600.7
Connecticut$160,440$77.131,9501.2
South Carolina$158,640$76.272,1400.9
South Dakota$158,140$76.033900.8
Illinois$156,110$75.066,9401.1
New Mexico$155,260$74.647800.9
Mississippi$143,660$69.077400.6
Kentucky$134,160$64.507900.4
Utah$133,320$64.101,0200.6
Idaho$124,190$59.716500.8
Wyoming$123,830$59.532400.9
Puerto Rico$107,560$51.711500.2
DelawareNot publishedNot published3900.8
District of ColumbiaNot publishedNot published3400.5

Pay by metro area

All 322 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$98,570$146,330$194,090$241,850Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $98,570Lake Charles, LA — $114,470Lexington-Fayette, KY — $114,990Pocatello, ID — $115,870Altoona, PA — $117,110Boise City, ID — $119,550San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $120,160Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $121,090Cleveland, TN — $122,910Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $123,240Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $123,460Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $125,230Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $125,330Tyler, TX — $125,990Idaho Falls, ID — $126,020Johnstown, PA — $127,110Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $128,140Casper, WY — $129,030Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $129,250New Haven, CT — $129,380Victoria, TX — $129,430Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $130,510Naples-Marco Island, FL — $130,560St. George, UT — $131,700Hattiesburg, MS — $132,390Logan, UT-ID — $132,700McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $134,160Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $134,420Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $134,550Twin Falls, ID — $134,550Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $135,390Salisbury, MD — $136,010Florence, SC — $137,260Kankakee, IL — $137,390Erie, PA — $137,530Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $139,940Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $139,990Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $140,330Spartanburg, SC — $140,360Albuquerque, NM — $141,580Lancaster, PA — $141,960Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $144,640Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $145,030Waco, TX — $145,630Killeen-Temple, TX — $147,360Battle Creek, MI — $148,460Wichita Falls, TX — $148,800Coeur d'Alene, ID — $149,700Laredo, TX — $149,820Jackson, MS — $149,990York-Hanover, PA — $150,290El Paso, TX — $150,940Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $151,420Reading, PA — $151,850Charleston, WV — $152,980Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $153,510Odessa, TX — $153,860Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $153,870College Station-Bryan, TX — $154,340Cleveland, OH — $154,800Port St. Lucie, FL — $154,850Greeley, CO — $154,940Amarillo, TX — $154,960Santa Fe, NM — $154,960Ogden, UT — $155,250Pittsburgh, PA — $155,250Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $155,750Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $155,940Abilene, TX — $156,040Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $156,100Terre Haute, IN — $156,210Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $157,770Knoxville, TN — $157,900Rapid City, SD — $158,140San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $158,160Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $158,820Colorado Springs, CO — $158,830Harrisonburg, VA — $159,220Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $159,270Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $159,620Chattanooga, TN-GA — $160,620Chambersburg, PA — $160,720Bloomington, IL — $160,750Dubuque, IA — $161,140Grand Junction, CO — $161,200Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $161,270Rocky Mount, NC — $161,810Hot Springs, AR — $161,820Monroe, LA — $161,930San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $162,140Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $162,200Charlottesville, VA — $162,400Glens Falls, NY — $162,780Kingston, NY — $162,780Great Falls, MT — $162,810Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $163,390Bloomington, IN — $163,400Akron, OH — $163,480Chico, CA — $163,520Homosassa Springs, FL — $163,520Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $163,600Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $163,700Greensboro-High Point, NC — $163,910Ames, IA — $163,950Clarksville, TN-KY — $163,980Mansfield, OH — $163,980Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $164,610Topeka, KS — $164,670Yuma, AZ — $164,680Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $164,990Reno, NV — $165,030Fort Smith, AR-OK — $165,060Tulsa, OK — $165,280Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $165,300Jacksonville, FL — $165,350Saginaw, MI — $165,410Niles, MI — $165,950Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $166,120Columbus, OH — $166,180Burlington, NC — $166,330Athens-Clarke County, GA — $166,440Tallahassee, FL — $166,800Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $166,880Modesto, CA — $167,050Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $167,160Lynchburg, VA — $167,440Rochester, NY — $167,480Midland, MI — $167,770Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $167,860Bellingham, WA — $168,030Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $168,030Urban Honolulu, HI — $168,090Stockton-Lodi, CA — $168,150Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $168,170Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $168,210State College, PA — $168,340Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $168,450Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $168,620Winston-Salem, NC — $168,700Peoria, IL — $168,780Youngstown-Warren, OH — $168,820Utica-Rome, NY — $169,070Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $169,160Vineland, NJ — $169,280Jonesboro, AR — $169,850Redding, CA — $170,060Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $170,180Merced, CA — $170,200Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $170,500San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $170,630Longview, TX — $170,660Flagstaff, AZ — $170,690Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $170,760Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $170,940Lexington Park, MD — $170,960Punta Gorda, FL — $171,220Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $171,320Kansas City, MO-KS — $171,690Traverse City, MI — $171,740Lafayette, LA — $171,860Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $171,990Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $172,110Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $172,120Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $172,180Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $172,210Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $172,250Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $172,310Pueblo, CO — $172,680Springfield, OH — $172,680Missoula, MT — $172,690Cheyenne, WY — $173,080South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $173,140Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $173,160Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $173,810Pittsfield, MA — $173,990Champaign-Urbana, IL — $174,010Kokomo, IN — $174,240Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $174,370Ann Arbor, MI — $174,870Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $174,910Greenville, NC — $174,990Cedar Rapids, IA — $175,420Yuba City, CA — $175,850Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $175,950Binghamton, NY — $176,190Madison, WI — $176,460Albany, GA — $176,760Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $177,400Flint, MI — $177,720Manchester-Nashua, NH — $177,970Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $178,150Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $178,260Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $178,970Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $179,940Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $179,990Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $180,210Boulder, CO — $180,440Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $180,440Corpus Christi, TX — $180,630Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $181,080Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $181,140Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $181,150Jackson, MI — $181,800Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $181,990Tucson, AZ — $182,200Johnson City, TN — $182,660Vallejo, CA — $183,000Fort Wayne, IN — $183,590Gainesville, FL — $184,220Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $184,540Salinas, CA — $185,040Baton Rouge, LA — $185,430Wilmington, NC — $185,720Sheboygan, WI — $186,300Omaha, NE-IA — $187,400Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $187,770Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $188,190Fresno, CA — $188,510Jacksonville, NC — $188,850Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $189,220New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $190,010Muncie, IN — $190,750Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $191,280Syracuse, NY — $191,830Goldsboro, NC — $193,210Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $193,320Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $193,760Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $193,780Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $194,180Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $195,480Farmington, NM — $195,760Columbus, GA-AL — $196,310Fayetteville, NC — $196,470Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $196,490Oklahoma City, OK — $196,740New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $198,050Springfield, MA — $198,250Fargo, ND-MN — $198,570Beckley, WV — $199,360Iowa City, IA — $199,410Green Bay, WI — $199,520Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $199,990Yakima, WA — $200,130Duluth, MN-WI — $200,210Barnstable Town, MA — $200,470Warner Robins, GA — $201,730La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $201,810Joplin, MO-KS — $201,820San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $202,060Worcester, MA — $202,110Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $202,240Wausau, WI — $202,250Asheville, NC — $202,630Dalton, GA — $202,690Macon-Bibb County, GA — $203,070Kennewick-Richland, WA — $203,250Billings, MT — $203,330Ocala, FL — $203,980Albany, OR — $204,310Lincoln, NE — $204,530Williamsport, PA — $204,660Bangor, ME — $204,780Longview-Kelso, WA — $204,950Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $205,000Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $205,300Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $205,790Toledo, OH — $205,920Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $206,100Medford, OR — $206,260Appleton, WI — $206,650Las Cruces, NM — $207,000Mankato, MN — $207,000Morgantown, WV — $207,000Mobile, AL — $207,010Kenosha, WI — $207,140Raleigh-Cary, NC — $207,380Columbia, MO — $207,450St. Joseph, MO-KS — $207,450San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $207,910Janesville-Beloit, WI — $208,000St. Cloud, MN — $208,000Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $208,490Jefferson City, MO — $208,630Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $209,300Springfield, IL — $209,430Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $209,440Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $209,550Eau Claire, WI — $209,750Gainesville, GA — $210,400St. Louis, MO-IL — $210,430Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $210,940Rochester, MN — $211,190Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $212,000Eugene-Springfield, OR — $212,240Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $212,300Salem, OR — $212,310Canton-Massillon, OH — $212,640Grants Pass, OR — $213,240Corvallis, OR — $214,060Springfield, MO — $214,100Rockford, IL — $214,670Visalia, CA — $214,950Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $215,290Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $216,750El Centro, CA — $217,830Richmond, VA — $218,880Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $219,980Portland-South Portland, ME — $221,190Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $222,430Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $222,690Bend, OR — $224,990Evansville, IN — $225,620Anchorage, AK — $228,030Columbia, SC — $228,820Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $238,040North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $241,850

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.

Dentists, General: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$241,850$116.274501.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$238,040$114.442800.5
Columbia, SC$228,820$110.014801.2
Anchorage, AK$228,030$109.631801.0
Evansville, IN$225,620$108.47700.6
Bend, OR$224,990$108.171201.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$222,690$107.061,7100.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$222,430$106.94601.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$221,190$106.341500.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$219,980$105.761,7600.9
Richmond, VA$218,880$105.236501.0
El Centro, CA$217,830$104.73400.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$216,750$104.211700.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$215,290$103.511,1701.1
Visalia, CA$214,950$103.341701.0
Rockford, IL$214,670$103.211301.0
Springfield, MO$214,100$102.942501.1
Corvallis, OR$214,060$102.91401.0
Grants Pass, OR$213,240$102.52301.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$212,640$102.23900.5
Salem, OR$212,310$102.071400.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$212,300$102.071,3200.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$212,240$102.041400.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$212,000$101.92500.9
Rochester, MN$211,190$101.531100.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$210,940$101.41900.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$210,430$101.171,2500.9
Gainesville, GA$210,400$101.16600.5
Eau Claire, WI$209,750$100.84801.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$209,550$100.75600.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$209,440$100.699900.8
Springfield, IL$209,430$100.691201.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$209,300$100.623600.9
Jefferson City, MO$208,630$100.30500.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$208,490$100.242000.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI$208,000$100.00500.7
St. Cloud, MN$208,000$100.00700.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$207,910$99.961,1301.0
Columbia, MO$207,450$99.74600.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS$207,450$99.74501.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC$207,380$99.701,0001.4
Kenosha, WI$207,140$99.59600.8
Mobile, AL$207,010$99.521000.6
Las Cruces, NM$207,000$99.52801.0
Mankato, MN$207,000$99.52601.0
Morgantown, WV$207,000$99.52500.7
Appleton, WI$206,650$99.351301.0
Medford, OR$206,260$99.16800.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$206,100$99.093800.3
Toledo, OH$205,920$99.001800.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$205,790$98.942801.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$205,300$98.702100.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$205,000$98.56700.7
Longview-Kelso, WA$204,950$98.54401.0
Bangor, ME$204,780$98.45500.7
Williamsport, PA$204,660$98.39400.8
Lincoln, NE$204,530$98.331600.9
Albany, OR$204,310$98.23501.0
Ocala, FL$203,980$98.071000.9
Billings, MT$203,330$97.76500.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$203,250$97.711000.8
Macon-Bibb County, GA$203,070$97.63400.5
Dalton, GA$202,690$97.45400.6
Asheville, NC$202,630$97.421400.8
Wausau, WI$202,250$97.24701.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$202,240$97.23500.8
Worcester, MA$202,110$97.173200.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$202,060$97.142,0900.9
Joplin, MO-KS$201,820$97.03500.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$201,810$97.02800.9
Warner Robins, GA$201,730$96.99500.7
Barnstable Town, MA$200,470$96.38900.9
Duluth, MN-WI$200,210$96.25900.7
Yakima, WA$200,130$96.22900.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$199,990$96.152300.9
Green Bay, WI$199,520$95.921300.8
Iowa City, IA$199,410$95.87500.5
Beckley, WV$199,360$95.85401.0
Fargo, ND-MN$198,570$95.471100.8
Springfield, MA$198,250$95.311600.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$198,050$95.222700.6
Oklahoma City, OK$196,740$94.592900.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$196,490$94.47600.8
Fayetteville, NC$196,470$94.461100.9
Columbus, GA-AL$196,310$94.38600.5
Farmington, NM$195,760$94.11501.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$195,480$93.981700.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$194,180$93.362,7001.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$193,780$93.163200.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$193,760$93.151300.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$193,320$92.941300.9
Goldsboro, NC$193,210$92.89300.7
Syracuse, NY$191,830$92.231900.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$191,280$91.96600.8
Muncie, IN$190,750$91.71401.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$190,010$91.357,2400.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$189,220$90.971,1400.8
Jacksonville, NC$188,850$90.79501.0
Fresno, CA$188,510$90.633400.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$188,190$90.488200.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$187,770$90.27900.7
Omaha, NE-IA$187,400$90.094400.9
Sheboygan, WI$186,300$89.57701.1
Wilmington, NC$185,720$89.292201.1
Baton Rouge, LA$185,430$89.154301.0
Salinas, CA$185,040$88.961700.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$184,540$88.723,0401.0
Gainesville, FL$184,220$88.571400.9
Fort Wayne, IN$183,590$88.271200.5
Vallejo, CA$183,000$87.981401.0
Johnson City, TN$182,660$87.82500.6
Tucson, AZ$182,200$87.593300.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$181,990$87.501800.5
Jackson, MI$181,800$87.41400.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$181,150$87.091,9200.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$181,140$87.091300.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$181,080$87.061201.3
Corpus Christi, TX$180,630$86.84900.5
Boulder, CO$180,440$86.751400.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$180,440$86.757401.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$180,210$86.64Not publishedNot published
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$179,990$86.532,8900.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$179,940$86.514101.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$178,970$86.041900.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$178,260$85.702700.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$178,150$85.653101.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$177,970$85.561901.0
Flint, MI$177,720$85.441701.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$177,400$85.297200.9
Albany, GA$176,760$84.98300.5
Madison, WI$176,460$84.842700.7
Binghamton, NY$176,190$84.71900.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$175,950$84.59900.9
Yuba City, CA$175,850$84.55400.8
Cedar Rapids, IA$175,420$84.341300.9
Greenville, NC$174,990$84.13500.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$174,910$84.09701.2
Ann Arbor, MI$174,870$84.071900.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$174,370$83.831701.1
Kokomo, IN$174,240$83.77401.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$174,010$83.66800.8
Pittsfield, MA$173,990$83.65500.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$173,810$83.56900.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$173,160$83.254900.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$173,140$83.241000.8
Cheyenne, WY$173,080$83.21300.7
Missoula, MT$172,690$83.02500.8
Pueblo, CO$172,680$83.02701.1
Springfield, OH$172,680$83.02300.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$172,310$82.845800.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$172,250$82.812400.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$172,210$82.803,2701.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$172,180$82.78600.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$172,120$82.752200.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$172,110$82.748800.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$171,990$82.69501.0
Lafayette, LA$171,860$82.631901.1
Traverse City, MI$171,740$82.57801.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$171,690$82.541,0701.0
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$171,320$82.371101.1
Punta Gorda, FL$171,220$82.32701.2
Lexington Park, MD$170,960$82.19701.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$170,940$82.181400.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$170,760$82.101000.6
Flagstaff, AZ$170,690$82.06300.5
Longview, TX$170,660$82.05800.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$170,630$82.041000.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$170,500$81.979700.9
Merced, CA$170,200$81.83400.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$170,180$81.82501.2
Redding, CA$170,060$81.76600.9
Jonesboro, AR$169,850$81.66601.0
Vineland, NJ$169,280$81.39400.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$169,160$81.332301.1
Utica-Rome, NY$169,070$81.29600.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$168,820$81.16400.2
Peoria, IL$168,780$81.141100.7
Winston-Salem, NC$168,700$81.112300.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$168,620$81.071,9801.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$168,450$80.99800.8
State College, PA$168,340$80.94600.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$168,210$80.87700.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$168,170$80.851400.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$168,150$80.842000.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$168,090$80.816501.4
Bellingham, WA$168,030$80.78901.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$168,030$80.78600.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$167,860$80.701,7000.9
Midland, MI$167,770$80.66401.0
Rochester, NY$167,480$80.524300.9
Lynchburg, VA$167,440$80.50800.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$167,160$80.371301.1
Modesto, CA$167,050$80.311600.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$166,880$80.232601.2
Tallahassee, FL$166,800$80.191100.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$166,440$80.02400.4
Burlington, NC$166,330$79.96600.9
Columbus, OH$166,180$79.897800.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$166,120$79.871,0200.9
Niles, MI$165,950$79.79400.6
Saginaw, MI$165,410$79.52400.5
Jacksonville, FL$165,350$79.506400.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$165,300$79.472801.1
Tulsa, OK$165,280$79.463900.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK$165,060$79.361001.0
Reno, NV$165,030$79.342300.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$164,990$79.321700.9
Yuma, AZ$164,680$79.17600.9
Topeka, KS$164,670$79.17700.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$164,610$79.141000.5
Clarksville, TN-KY$163,980$78.84400.4
Mansfield, OH$163,980$78.84400.8
Ames, IA$163,950$78.82400.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC$163,910$78.801900.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$163,700$78.70900.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$163,600$78.66600.7
Chico, CA$163,520$78.62500.7
Homosassa Springs, FL$163,520$78.62300.9
Akron, OH$163,480$78.602500.8
Bloomington, IN$163,400$78.56400.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$163,390$78.562,5700.9
Great Falls, MT$162,810$78.28401.1
Glens Falls, NY$162,780$78.26300.6
Kingston, NY$162,780$78.26500.8
Charlottesville, VA$162,400$78.081301.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$162,200$77.987800.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$162,140$77.956900.6
Monroe, LA$161,930$77.85800.9
Hot Springs, AR$161,820$77.80601.7
Rocky Mount, NC$161,810$77.79400.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$161,270$77.541,9200.9
Grand Junction, CO$161,200$77.50600.9
Dubuque, IA$161,140$77.47601.0
Bloomington, IL$160,750$77.29600.7
Chambersburg, PA$160,720$77.27400.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$160,620$77.221900.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$159,620$76.74801.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$159,270$76.571,2900.9
Harrisonburg, VA$159,220$76.55701.1
Colorado Springs, CO$158,830$76.362800.9
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$158,820$76.36400.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$158,160$76.041,7101.1
Rapid City, SD$158,140$76.03901.2
Knoxville, TN$157,900$75.922200.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$157,770$75.85700.4
Terre Haute, IN$156,210$75.10300.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$156,100$75.055,9101.3
Abilene, TX$156,040$75.02500.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$155,940$74.978301.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$155,750$74.883200.8
Ogden, UT$155,250$74.641700.6
Pittsburgh, PA$155,250$74.641,0500.9
Amarillo, TX$154,960$74.501000.8
Santa Fe, NM$154,960$74.50601.0
Greeley, CO$154,940$74.49900.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$154,850$74.451801.1
Cleveland, OH$154,800$74.424700.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$154,340$74.20700.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$153,870$73.98500.9
Odessa, TX$153,860$73.97400.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$153,510$73.801600.7
Charleston, WV$152,980$73.55700.6
Reading, PA$151,850$73.011200.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$151,420$72.802300.3
El Paso, TX$150,940$72.571600.5
York-Hanover, PA$150,290$72.26800.5
Jackson, MS$149,990$72.111700.6
Laredo, TX$149,820$72.03500.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID$149,700$71.97400.6
Wichita Falls, TX$148,800$71.54400.8
Battle Creek, MI$148,460$71.38400.7
Killeen-Temple, TX$147,360$70.851200.8
Waco, TX$145,630$70.021000.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$145,030$69.731200.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$144,640$69.54500.6
Lancaster, PA$141,960$68.251700.7
Albuquerque, NM$141,580$68.074601.1
Spartanburg, SC$140,360$67.481000.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$140,330$67.47400.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,990$67.306,3001.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$139,940$67.285401.2
Erie, PA$137,530$66.12800.6
Kankakee, IL$137,390$66.06400.9
Florence, SC$137,260$65.99600.7
Salisbury, MD$136,010$65.39300.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$135,390$65.091200.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$134,550$64.69800.5
Twin Falls, ID$134,550$64.69400.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$134,420$64.621300.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$134,160$64.501500.5
Logan, UT-ID$132,700$63.80400.6
Hattiesburg, MS$132,390$63.65701.1
St. George, UT$131,700$63.32600.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$130,560$62.771701.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$130,510$62.745100.6
Victoria, TX$129,430$62.23300.8
New Haven, CT$129,380$62.202901.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$129,250$62.141500.5
Casper, WY$129,030$62.04401.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$128,140$61.61400.5
Johnstown, PA$127,110$61.11400.9
Idaho Falls, ID$126,020$60.59801.0
Tyler, TX$125,990$60.571000.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$125,330$60.255801.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$125,230$60.211,5600.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$123,460$59.351301.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$123,240$59.25601.0
Cleveland, TN$122,910$59.09401.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$121,090$58.224101.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$120,160$57.771000.1
Boise City, ID$119,550$57.482700.7
Altoona, PA$117,110$56.30300.6
Pocatello, ID$115,870$55.71501.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY$114,990$55.281600.6
Lake Charles, LA$114,470$55.03900.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$98,570$47.391,6600.5
Anniston-Oxford, ALNot publishedNot published300.7
Auburn-Opelika, ALNot publishedNot published400.6
Birmingham, ALNot publishedNot published3200.6
Bismarck, NDNot publishedNot published600.9
Dover, DENot publishedNot published600.9
Tuscaloosa, ALNot publishedNot published700.6

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.