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SOC 35-9011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

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

U.S. median annual wage$33,980
U.S. median hourly wage$16.34
U.S. employment542,750

Nationally, dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earned a median of $33,980 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 542,750 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”.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers: pay and employment by state
State
Virgin Islands$51,760$24.88702.3
Hawaii$51,200$24.624,3807.0
Washington$41,420$19.916,1601.7
District of Columbia$39,080$18.794,1305.9
Maine$38,560$18.541,5402.4
Maryland$37,020$17.8013,2404.8
Oregon$36,800$17.693,9102.0
Colorado$36,790$17.698,4602.9
New York$36,740$17.6641,3404.3
Arizona$36,500$17.5513,3004.1
California$36,010$17.3175,4604.1
Massachusetts$35,380$17.0111,5103.2
Connecticut$34,540$16.615,8103.4
New Jersey$34,170$16.4316,4903.8
Vermont$34,120$16.40Not publishedNot published
Florida$33,280$16.0050,4005.1
Virginia$32,410$15.5811,9102.9
Delaware$31,880$15.331,5403.2
Missouri$31,850$15.3111,5903.9
Illinois$31,200$15.0021,2903.5
Rhode Island$31,200$15.002,8805.7
North Dakota$31,010$14.918902.1
Nebraska$30,690$14.762,1602.1
Michigan$30,390$14.6113,0503.0
South Dakota$29,920$14.392,5505.6
Tennessee$29,470$14.1711,3303.5
Ohio$29,400$14.1413,6702.5
New Mexico$29,360$14.122,9603.4
Pennsylvania$29,310$14.0920,8003.4
Minnesota$29,210$14.047,2202.4
Georgia$28,920$13.9114,5403.0
Indiana$28,320$13.6210,2203.2
Iowa$28,210$13.563,2502.1
Idaho$27,810$13.371,5201.8
Arkansas$27,670$13.302,1601.7
North Carolina$27,560$13.2511,2302.3
Montana$27,510$13.231,1502.2
Nevada$27,460$13.2012,7508.2
West Virginia$27,150$13.051,1701.7
Wisconsin$27,080$13.027,2202.5
Alaska$27,040$13.008602.7
Utah$27,010$12.994,4902.6
Oklahoma$26,830$12.905,4003.2
South Carolina$26,830$12.906,2202.7
Louisiana$26,780$12.884,8102.5
Kentucky$26,330$12.663,3501.7
Kansas$26,300$12.652,9602.1
New Hampshire$26,290$12.641,5102.2
Wyoming$24,600$11.836502.3
Mississippi$23,180$11.152,6202.3
Alabama$22,470$10.803,4201.6
Puerto Rico$22,450$10.791,0701.1
Guam$21,720$10.443004.5
Texas$21,550$10.3660,2704.3

Pay by metro area

All 382 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$19,290$33,270$47,250$61,230Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $19,290El Paso, TX — $19,620McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $19,910Killeen-Temple, TX — $19,990Lubbock, TX — $20,140San Angelo, TX — $20,160Odessa, TX — $20,320Texarkana, TX-AR — $20,640Longview, TX — $20,760Lake Charles, LA — $20,770Gadsden, AL — $20,800Abilene, TX — $20,820Tyler, TX — $20,880Wichita Falls, TX — $20,890Auburn-Opelika, AL — $20,900Laredo, TX — $20,910Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $20,960College Station-Bryan, TX — $20,960Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $21,050Sherman-Denison, TX — $21,170Corpus Christi, TX — $21,280Amarillo, TX — $21,380Dothan, AL — $21,600Manhattan, KS — $21,770Victoria, TX — $21,770Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $21,850Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $21,930Tuscaloosa, AL — $22,030Monroe, LA — $22,040Sumter, SC — $22,260Topeka, KS — $22,290Johnson City, TN — $22,320Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $22,330Ponce, PR — $22,360Montgomery, AL — $22,500Waco, TX — $22,570Dalton, GA — $22,590Hammond, LA — $22,600Goldsboro, NC — $22,620Lawrence, KS — $22,620Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $22,700Mobile, AL — $22,770San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,880Great Falls, MT — $22,990Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $22,990Jacksonville, NC — $23,130Helena, MT — $23,150Huntsville, AL — $23,180Decatur, AL — $23,290Birmingham, AL — $23,320Owensboro, KY — $23,350Midland, TX — $23,410San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $23,510Missoula, MT — $23,600Beckley, WV — $23,710Lexington-Fayette, KY — $24,090Cleveland, TN — $24,240Valdosta, GA — $24,260Jackson, MS — $24,400Casper, WY — $24,600Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $24,630Jackson, TN — $24,850Athens-Clarke County, GA — $24,960Manchester-Nashua, NH — $24,960Raleigh-Cary, NC — $24,960Rome, GA — $25,220Elizabethtown, KY — $25,720Columbus, GA-AL — $25,740Albany, GA — $25,780Williamsport, PA — $25,910Clarksville, TN-KY — $25,940Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $26,020Reno, NV — $26,030Oklahoma City, OK — $26,070Eau Claire, WI — $26,170Billings, MT — $26,180Bowling Green, KY — $26,200New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $26,240Fond du Lac, WI — $26,250Hattiesburg, MS — $26,260Janesville-Beloit, WI — $26,260Hot Springs, AR — $26,350Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $26,410La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $26,430Macon-Bibb County, GA — $26,460Green Bay, WI — $26,480Muncie, IN — $26,520Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $26,560Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $26,620Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $26,640Logan, UT-ID — $26,660Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $26,670Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $26,690Wausau, WI — $26,690Wheeling, WV-OH — $26,700Greenville, NC — $26,710Ogden, UT — $26,720Johnstown, PA — $26,760Appleton, WI — $26,820Rocky Mount, NC — $26,820Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $26,830Kenosha, WI — $26,930Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $26,940Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $26,940Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $26,950Duluth, MN-WI — $27,000Paducah, KY-IL — $27,030Anchorage, AK — $27,040Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $27,040Erie, PA — $27,060Carson City, NV — $27,100Winston-Salem, NC — $27,100Altoona, PA — $27,160Morgantown, WV — $27,240Terre Haute, IN — $27,250Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $27,260Evansville, IN — $27,270Sheboygan, WI — $27,290Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $27,310Wilmington, NC — $27,320Pocatello, ID — $27,330Charleston, WV — $27,360Fayetteville, NC — $27,380Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $27,410Warner Robins, GA — $27,440Twin Falls, ID — $27,450Mansfield, OH — $27,460Gettysburg, PA — $27,490Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $27,500Lafayette, LA — $27,520Boise City, ID — $27,540Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $27,660Columbus, IN — $27,670Dubuque, IA — $27,670Tulsa, OK — $27,700Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $27,720Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $27,730Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $27,730Fairbanks-College, AK — $27,740Chattanooga, TN-GA — $27,870Fort Smith, AR-OK — $27,870Wichita, KS — $27,870Farmington, NM — $27,940Springfield, OH — $27,940Chambersburg, PA — $27,990St. George, UT — $28,010Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $28,030Jonesboro, AR — $28,040Idaho Falls, ID — $28,080Burlington, NC — $28,100Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $28,100Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $28,110Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $28,110Sebring, FL — $28,110Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $28,120Kokomo, IN — $28,190Reading, PA — $28,190Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $28,290Canton-Massillon, OH — $28,300Youngstown-Warren, OH — $28,300Gainesville, GA — $28,340Harrisonburg, VA — $28,390Greensboro-High Point, NC — $28,420Morristown, TN — $28,420Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $28,450Sandusky, OH — $28,490Pittsburgh, PA — $28,540Lima, OH — $28,580Roanoke, VA — $28,590Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $28,640Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $28,640Asheville, NC — $28,700Madison, WI — $28,710State College, PA — $28,720Mankato, MN — $28,730Las Cruces, NM — $28,750Winchester, VA-WV — $28,780Spartanburg, SC — $28,800Toledo, OH — $28,800Iowa City, IA — $28,860Lebanon, PA — $28,880Akron, OH — $28,900Jackson, MI — $28,920Savannah, GA — $28,930Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $28,930Flint, MI — $28,950Jefferson City, MO — $28,950Saginaw, MI — $29,010Cedar Rapids, IA — $29,020South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $29,080Cheyenne, WY — $29,090Florence, SC — $29,090Bay City, MI — $29,120Rochester, MN — $29,120Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $29,140Baton Rouge, LA — $29,230Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $29,300Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $29,300Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $29,330Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $29,340Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $29,380Cleveland, OH — $29,400Springfield, MO — $29,410St. Joseph, MO-KS — $29,460Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $29,470Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $29,470Monroe, MI — $29,470Lancaster, PA — $29,520Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $29,520Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $29,530Gainesville, FL — $29,540St. Cloud, MN — $29,580Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $29,590Ames, IA — $29,630Fort Wayne, IN — $29,640Bloomington, IN — $29,660Joplin, MO-KS — $29,750Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $29,760Coeur d'Alene, ID — $29,780Columbia, MO — $29,860Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $29,860Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $29,890Lynchburg, VA — $29,890Richmond, VA — $29,980Columbus, OH — $30,000York-Hanover, PA — $30,010Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $30,020Knoxville, TN — $30,080Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $30,150Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,150Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $30,190Kansas City, MO-KS — $30,200Fargo, ND-MN — $30,290Albuquerque, NM — $30,360Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $30,440Lincoln, NE — $30,450Ocala, FL — $30,460Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $30,470Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $30,490Port St. Lucie, FL — $30,490Grand Island, NE — $30,500Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $30,500Lewiston, ID-WA — $30,510Rapid City, SD — $30,570Grand Forks, ND-MN — $30,630Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $30,640Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $30,760Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $30,840Columbia, SC — $31,050Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $31,150Niles, MI — $31,160Omaha, NE-IA — $31,170Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,190Bloomington, IL — $31,200Champaign-Urbana, IL — $31,200Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $31,200Decatur, IL — $31,200Dover, DE — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Peoria, IL — $31,200Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $31,200Rockford, IL — $31,200Springfield, IL — $31,200Bismarck, ND — $31,310Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $31,350North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $31,470St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,930Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $32,220Santa Fe, NM — $32,260Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $32,400Vineland, NJ — $32,430Punta Gorda, FL — $32,740Binghamton, NY — $32,980Midland, MI — $33,020Charlottesville, VA — $33,040Elmira, NY — $33,250Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,500Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $33,540Yuma, AZ — $33,690Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,840Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $33,920Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $33,970Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $34,010Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,010New Haven, CT — $34,020Jacksonville, FL — $34,290Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $34,320Chico, CA — $34,320El Centro, CA — $34,320Eugene-Springfield, OR — $34,320Fresno, CA — $34,320Merced, CA — $34,320Redding, CA — $34,320Visalia, CA — $34,320Yuba City, CA — $34,320Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $34,380Stockton-Lodi, CA — $34,510Naples-Marco Island, FL — $34,560Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $34,590Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $34,590Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $34,620Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,710San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $34,730Utica-Rome, NY — $34,730Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $34,740Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $34,740Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $34,780Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $34,820Ann Arbor, MI — $34,830Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $34,850Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $34,860Modesto, CA — $34,870Grand Junction, CO — $34,880Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $34,970Tucson, AZ — $34,990Salisbury, MD — $35,040Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $35,110Albany, OR — $35,130Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $35,140Pueblo, CO — $35,140Glens Falls, NY — $35,170Yakima, WA — $35,170Salem, OR — $35,250Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $35,260Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $35,300Rochester, NY — $35,310Grants Pass, OR — $35,320Flagstaff, AZ — $35,340Corvallis, OR — $35,350Bend, OR — $35,360Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $35,470Syracuse, NY — $35,540Salinas, CA — $35,600Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $35,640Traverse City, MI — $35,650Colorado Springs, CO — $35,660Ithaca, NY — $35,700Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $35,710Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $35,800Battle Creek, MI — $35,810Medford, OR — $35,850Worcester, MA — $35,870Pittsfield, MA — $35,900Greeley, CO — $35,960San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $35,960Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $36,060Bellingham, WA — $36,070Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $36,110Hinesville, GA — $36,130Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $36,190Lexington Park, MD — $36,200Springfield, MA — $36,250Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $36,460Vallejo, CA — $36,460Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $36,750Tallahassee, FL — $36,750Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $36,880Kingston, NY — $36,920Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,960Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,970Longview-Kelso, WA — $36,980New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $36,980Lawton, OK — $37,000Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $37,040Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,260Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $37,320Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $37,420Boulder, CO — $37,460Napa, CA — $37,470Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $37,540Bangor, ME — $37,670Kennewick-Richland, WA — $37,700Walla Walla, WA — $37,700Barnstable Town, MA — $37,980Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $38,120Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $38,210Portland-South Portland, ME — $39,170San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $39,310San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $41,710Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $45,120Urban Honolulu, HI — $50,200Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $61,230

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.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$61,230$29.4484011.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,200$24.142,5005.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,120$21.693,6301.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$41,710$20.063,4203.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,310$18.9010,6504.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$39,170$18.837402.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$38,210$18.371902.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,120$18.332,1601.8
Barnstable Town, MA$37,980$18.265606.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,700$18.132201.7
Walla Walla, WA$37,700$18.12501.9
Bangor, ME$37,670$18.112103.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,540$18.055,9504.4
Napa, CA$37,470$18.0287011.2
Boulder, CO$37,460$18.017003.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$37,420$17.99801.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,320$17.941901.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,260$17.9113,8004.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$37,040$17.811,5305.7
Lawton, OK$37,000$17.792706.2
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,980$17.78501.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,980$17.7837,6004.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,970$17.785703.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,960$17.779,8504.1
Kingston, NY$36,920$17.754106.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,880$17.734,3602.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$36,750$17.671,0805.3
Tallahassee, FL$36,750$17.671,1306.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36,460$17.531,9004.2
Vallejo, CA$36,460$17.535503.8
Springfield, MA$36,250$17.435302.6
Lexington Park, MD$36,200$17.403304.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$36,190$17.40901.9
Hinesville, GA$36,130$17.37904.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$36,110$17.363,6103.3
Bellingham, WA$36,070$17.342202.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$36,060$17.341502.9
Greeley, CO$35,960$17.292502.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$35,960$17.299,6206.3
Pittsfield, MA$35,900$17.262103.7
Worcester, MA$35,870$17.258702.5
Medford, OR$35,850$17.242502.8
Battle Creek, MI$35,810$17.211703.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$35,800$17.2124,8604.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,710$17.174101.6
Ithaca, NY$35,700$17.163206.6
Colorado Springs, CO$35,660$17.141,0503.3
Traverse City, MI$35,650$17.142904.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$35,640$17.144905.0
Salinas, CA$35,600$17.111,1706.3
Syracuse, NY$35,540$17.091,7505.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,470$17.051,86011.0
Bend, OR$35,360$17.003503.3
Corvallis, OR$35,350$17.00701.9
Flagstaff, AZ$35,340$16.994807.2
Grants Pass, OR$35,320$16.98602.1
Rochester, NY$35,310$16.982,2204.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$35,300$16.971,5103.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,260$16.951702.6
Salem, OR$35,250$16.952201.2
Glens Falls, NY$35,170$16.912404.8
Yakima, WA$35,170$16.911301.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,140$16.892,4904.7
Pueblo, CO$35,140$16.891702.7
Albany, OR$35,130$16.891102.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,110$16.881,2606.3
Salisbury, MD$35,040$16.852504.7
Tucson, AZ$34,990$16.821,5704.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$34,970$16.811,7405.4
Grand Junction, CO$34,880$16.771902.8
Modesto, CA$34,870$16.776803.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$34,860$16.765602.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,850$16.764608.1
Ann Arbor, MI$34,830$16.745102.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$34,820$16.744704.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$34,780$16.728,8903.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34,740$16.702,0703.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$34,740$16.703208.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$34,730$16.701,0908.9
Utica-Rome, NY$34,730$16.708607.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,710$16.6916,4905.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$34,620$16.653404.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$34,590$16.63701.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,590$16.637,5104.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,560$16.611,4908.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$34,510$16.598603.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$34,380$16.537906.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,320$16.508802.6
Chico, CA$34,320$16.503304.3
El Centro, CA$34,320$16.501402.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,320$16.503202.0
Fresno, CA$34,320$16.501,3302.8
Merced, CA$34,320$16.501702.1
Redding, CA$34,320$16.502703.7
Visalia, CA$34,320$16.503802.2
Yuba City, CA$34,320$16.501402.8
Jacksonville, FL$34,290$16.492,6103.4
New Haven, CT$34,020$16.369303.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,010$16.351,8603.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,010$16.355003.1
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$33,970$16.333605.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,920$16.312902.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,840$16.272003.5
Yuma, AZ$33,690$16.202904.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$33,540$16.133402.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,500$16.119,3906.7
Elmira, NY$33,250$15.992708.0
Charlottesville, VA$33,040$15.893803.3
Midland, MI$33,020$15.871002.6
Binghamton, NY$32,980$15.866106.2
Punta Gorda, FL$32,740$15.743606.2
Vineland, NJ$32,430$15.591302.0
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$32,400$15.581203.4
Santa Fe, NM$32,260$15.514507.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220$15.4910,9903.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,930$15.356,4604.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$31,470$15.131,7905.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$31,350$15.078606.9
Bismarck, ND$31,310$15.051502.1
Bloomington, IL$31,200$15.003003.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200$15.003803.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,200$15.0018,1004.0
Decatur, IL$31,200$15.001002.2
Dover, DE$31,200$15.001802.6
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.001303.0
Peoria, IL$31,200$15.004202.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$31,200$15.003,5304.9
Rockford, IL$31,200$15.003402.5
Springfield, IL$31,200$15.003603.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,190$15.003602.0
Omaha, NE-IA$31,170$14.991,3402.7
Niles, MI$31,160$14.982604.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$31,150$14.986,2404.3
Columbia, SC$31,050$14.938602.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$30,840$14.831,4404.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$30,760$14.796,7403.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$30,640$14.731,3103.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$30,630$14.731202.3
Rapid City, SD$30,570$14.704506.1
Lewiston, ID-WA$30,510$14.67401.3
Grand Island, NE$30,500$14.66801.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$30,500$14.669904.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,490$14.661102.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,490$14.668505.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$30,470$14.654702.2
Ocala, FL$30,460$14.644103.4
Lincoln, NE$30,450$14.643602.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$30,440$14.631,6702.8
Albuquerque, NM$30,360$14.601,2703.1
Fargo, ND-MN$30,290$14.563602.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,200$14.523,3003.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$30,190$14.513402.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$30,150$14.495005.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,150$14.501,2306.9
Knoxville, TN$30,080$14.461,5303.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30,020$14.431,0102.7
York-Hanover, PA$30,010$14.435603.1
Columbus, OH$30,000$14.422,8602.6
Richmond, VA$29,980$14.411,7902.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$29,890$14.372,7402.5
Lynchburg, VA$29,890$14.373303.4
Columbia, MO$29,860$14.354404.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$29,860$14.361,1705.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$29,780$14.322603.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,760$14.311502.0
Joplin, MO-KS$29,750$14.311802.1
Bloomington, IN$29,660$14.263705.0
Fort Wayne, IN$29,640$14.256202.8
Ames, IA$29,630$14.251102.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$29,590$14.234906.0
St. Cloud, MN$29,580$14.222202.1
Gainesville, FL$29,540$14.204302.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$29,530$14.208304.4
Lancaster, PA$29,520$14.199603.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$29,520$14.193,9903.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$29,470$14.179,8803.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$29,470$14.173,3702.5
Monroe, MI$29,470$14.171102.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,460$14.161102.1
Springfield, MO$29,410$14.146603.0
Cleveland, OH$29,400$14.132,6102.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$29,380$14.135,3902.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,340$14.109702.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29,330$14.102,6903.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$29,300$14.091502.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,300$14.092105.1
Baton Rouge, LA$29,230$14.059702.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,140$14.016402.4
Bay City, MI$29,120$14.00601.6
Rochester, MN$29,120$14.003102.5
Cheyenne, WY$29,090$13.99801.7
Florence, SC$29,090$13.982502.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,080$13.985003.8
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,020$13.953202.3
Saginaw, MI$29,010$13.952002.5
Flint, MI$28,950$13.923602.7
Jefferson City, MO$28,950$13.922002.5
Savannah, GA$28,930$13.918504.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,930$13.912102.5
Jackson, MI$28,920$13.901602.9
Akron, OH$28,900$13.897502.4
Lebanon, PA$28,880$13.891903.5
Iowa City, IA$28,860$13.872702.9
Spartanburg, SC$28,800$13.853201.9
Toledo, OH$28,800$13.857702.6
Winchester, VA-WV$28,780$13.841802.7
Las Cruces, NM$28,750$13.822903.6
Mankato, MN$28,730$13.811202.1
State College, PA$28,720$13.812804.1
Madison, WI$28,710$13.801,1002.7
Asheville, NC$28,700$13.805803.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$28,640$13.771904.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$28,640$13.771202.2
Roanoke, VA$28,590$13.743802.4
Lima, OH$28,580$13.741102.2
Pittsburgh, PA$28,540$13.724,0603.6
Sandusky, OH$28,490$13.702304.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$28,450$13.683302.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$28,420$13.669002.5
Morristown, TN$28,420$13.661904.1
Harrisonburg, VA$28,390$13.652203.3
Gainesville, GA$28,340$13.622002.0
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,300$13.615003.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$28,300$13.614903.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$28,290$13.6010,8409.5
Kokomo, IN$28,190$13.551203.3
Reading, PA$28,190$13.554502.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$28,120$13.52701.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$28,110$13.523,8003.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,110$13.516301.8
Sebring, FL$28,110$13.52903.1
Burlington, NC$28,100$13.512303.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$28,100$13.515301.9
Idaho Falls, ID$28,080$13.501501.9
Jonesboro, AR$28,040$13.481101.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$28,030$13.481,5702.3
St. George, UT$28,010$13.473303.7
Chambersburg, PA$27,990$13.461202.0
Farmington, NM$27,940$13.431302.7
Springfield, OH$27,940$13.431202.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$27,870$13.406502.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,870$13.401501.5
Wichita, KS$27,870$13.407602.5
Fairbanks-College, AK$27,740$13.34902.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$27,730$13.337902.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$27,730$13.331601.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$27,720$13.336902.7
Tulsa, OK$27,700$13.321,0902.4
Columbus, IN$27,670$13.301202.3
Dubuque, IA$27,670$13.311001.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$27,660$13.302605.5
Boise City, ID$27,540$13.246301.6
Lafayette, LA$27,520$13.234102.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,500$13.22701.8
Gettysburg, PA$27,490$13.221504.8
Mansfield, OH$27,460$13.201302.7
Twin Falls, ID$27,450$13.20901.8
Warner Robins, GA$27,440$13.192903.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$27,410$13.185401.6
Fayetteville, NC$27,380$13.162401.8
Charleston, WV$27,360$13.151501.4
Pocatello, ID$27,330$13.14701.9
Wilmington, NC$27,320$13.146503.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$27,310$13.132,0902.5
Sheboygan, WI$27,290$13.121001.6
Evansville, IN$27,270$13.114003.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$27,260$13.116,0504.7
Terre Haute, IN$27,250$13.102303.6
Morgantown, WV$27,240$13.101502.2
Altoona, PA$27,160$13.062003.4
Carson City, NV$27,100$13.031103.4
Winston-Salem, NC$27,100$13.035602.1
Erie, PA$27,060$13.014203.4
Anchorage, AK$27,040$13.005703.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$27,040$13.005801.9
Paducah, KY-IL$27,030$13.001202.4
Duluth, MN-WI$27,000$12.984003.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$26,950$12.966002.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$26,940$12.953402.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$26,940$12.952301.6
Kenosha, WI$26,930$12.952002.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$26,830$12.908802.0
Appleton, WI$26,820$12.903402.8
Rocky Mount, NC$26,820$12.891001.8
Johnstown, PA$26,760$12.871803.7
Ogden, UT$26,720$12.856102.3
Greenville, NC$26,710$12.842403.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$26,700$12.841602.7
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$26,690$12.831702.3
Wausau, WI$26,690$12.831301.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$26,670$12.822,0102.4
Logan, UT-ID$26,660$12.821502.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$26,640$12.811801.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$26,620$12.802502.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$26,560$12.773902.4
Muncie, IN$26,520$12.751804.0
Green Bay, WI$26,480$12.734502.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$26,460$12.722402.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$26,430$12.712603.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$26,410$12.701,2903.3
Hot Springs, AR$26,350$12.671904.9
Hattiesburg, MS$26,260$12.622003.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$26,260$12.621802.5
Fond du Lac, WI$26,250$12.62801.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,240$12.621,5303.4
Bowling Green, KY$26,200$12.591501.8
Billings, MT$26,180$12.592903.1
Eau Claire, WI$26,170$12.582002.3
Oklahoma City, OK$26,070$12.542,5503.8
Reno, NV$26,030$12.521,3204.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$26,020$12.511303.1
Clarksville, TN-KY$25,940$12.472001.9
Williamsport, PA$25,910$12.461302.7
Albany, GA$25,780$12.401402.5
Columbus, GA-AL$25,740$12.383603.1
Elizabethtown, KY$25,720$12.361102.1
Rome, GA$25,220$12.131202.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$24,960$12.002903.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH$24,960$12.004602.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$24,960$12.001,8502.5
Jackson, TN$24,850$11.952603.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$24,630$11.841,1307.7
Casper, WY$24,600$11.83802.0
Jackson, MS$24,400$11.735001.8
Valdosta, GA$24,260$11.661603.0
Cleveland, TN$24,240$11.653508.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY$24,090$11.585501.9
Beckley, WV$23,710$11.40902.2
Missoula, MT$23,600$11.351802.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23,510$11.315,5404.9
Midland, TX$23,410$11.264003.2
Owensboro, KY$23,350$11.231202.5
Birmingham, AL$23,320$11.218801.7
Decatur, AL$23,290$11.20500.8
Huntsville, AL$23,180$11.143801.4
Helena, MT$23,150$11.13902.0
Jacksonville, NC$23,130$11.121903.6
Great Falls, MT$22,990$11.051002.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$22,990$11.063503.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,880$11.008301.2
Mobile, AL$22,770$10.953301.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,700$10.917304.6
Goldsboro, NC$22,620$10.881002.4
Lawrence, KS$22,620$10.881502.9
Hammond, LA$22,600$10.871402.9
Dalton, GA$22,590$10.861101.7
Waco, TX$22,570$10.854103.2
Montgomery, AL$22,500$10.822801.7
Ponce, PR$22,360$10.75601.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,330$10.743804.3
Johnson City, TN$22,320$10.732703.3
Topeka, KS$22,290$10.723102.7
Sumter, SC$22,260$10.70501.6
Monroe, LA$22,040$10.601601.9
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,030$10.592202.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$21,930$10.551302.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$21,850$10.5116,7405.1
Manhattan, KS$21,770$10.471302.4
Victoria, TX$21,770$10.461303.5
Dothan, AL$21,600$10.391101.8
Amarillo, TX$21,380$10.285004.0
Corpus Christi, TX$21,280$10.238904.6
Sherman-Denison, TX$21,170$10.181603.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$21,050$10.1218,6004.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$20,960$10.086103.7
College Station-Bryan, TX$20,960$10.086204.6
Laredo, TX$20,910$10.054504.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL$20,900$10.052002.7
Wichita Falls, TX$20,890$10.051803.2
Tyler, TX$20,880$10.044503.9
Abilene, TX$20,820$10.012503.3
Gadsden, AL$20,800$10.00702.1
Lake Charles, LA$20,770$9.983103.0
Longview, TX$20,760$9.983202.7
Texarkana, TX-AR$20,640$9.931903.4
Odessa, TX$20,320$9.773204.0
San Angelo, TX$20,160$9.692104.2
Lubbock, TX$20,140$9.687304.4
Killeen-Temple, TX$19,990$9.614803.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$19,910$9.579403.2
El Paso, TX$19,620$9.441,3303.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$19,290$9.275803.7

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.