SOC 35-9021 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Dishwashers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$34,810
U.S. median hourly wage$16.73
U.S. employment477,450
Nationally, dishwashers earned a median of $34,810 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 477,450 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $40,080 | $19.27 | 12,630 | 3.6 |
| District of Columbia | $38,670 | $18.59 | 3,580 | 5.1 |
| California | $37,870 | $18.21 | 74,160 | 4.1 |
| Colorado | $37,840 | $18.19 | 8,500 | 3.0 |
| Hawaii | $37,740 | $18.14 | 4,520 | 7.2 |
| Massachusetts | $37,190 | $17.88 | 14,100 | 3.9 |
| Illinois | $36,180 | $17.39 | 16,250 | 2.7 |
| Oregon | $36,040 | $17.33 | 6,680 | 3.4 |
| Vermont | $36,010 | $17.31 | 1,280 | 4.2 |
| New Jersey | $35,900 | $17.26 | 7,450 | 1.7 |
| Delaware | $35,780 | $17.20 | 1,520 | 3.1 |
| Maine | $35,620 | $17.13 | 2,940 | 4.6 |
| Connecticut | $35,550 | $17.09 | 7,340 | 4.3 |
| New York | $35,450 | $17.04 | 30,680 | 3.2 |
| Arizona | $35,130 | $16.89 | 10,120 | 3.1 |
| New Hampshire | $34,960 | $16.81 | 2,370 | 3.5 |
| Nevada | $34,920 | $16.79 | 11,360 | 7.3 |
| Minnesota | $34,060 | $16.38 | 8,710 | 3.0 |
| Maryland | $34,030 | $16.36 | 9,310 | 3.4 |
| Rhode Island | $33,960 | $16.33 | 2,790 | 5.6 |
| Alaska | $33,890 | $16.29 | 1,300 | 4.0 |
| Virginia | $33,130 | $15.93 | 12,520 | 3.0 |
| Missouri | $32,150 | $15.46 | 7,200 | 2.5 |
| Utah | $31,830 | $15.30 | 3,650 | 2.1 |
| Michigan | $31,300 | $15.05 | 11,510 | 2.6 |
| Florida | $31,240 | $15.02 | 40,480 | 4.1 |
| Tennessee | $30,530 | $14.68 | 7,810 | 2.4 |
| New Mexico | $30,520 | $14.67 | 3,250 | 3.7 |
| North Carolina | $30,340 | $14.59 | 12,050 | 2.4 |
| Montana | $30,130 | $14.49 | 2,120 | 4.2 |
| North Dakota | $29,980 | $14.41 | 800 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,950 | $14.40 | 19,570 | 3.2 |
| Idaho | $29,920 | $14.39 | 2,730 | 3.2 |
| Nebraska | $29,740 | $14.30 | 2,170 | 2.1 |
| Georgia | $29,730 | $14.29 | 11,300 | 2.3 |
| Virgin Islands | $29,710 | $14.29 | 150 | 4.6 |
| Texas | $29,610 | $14.23 | 33,630 | 2.4 |
| Wyoming | $29,600 | $14.23 | 1,060 | 3.8 |
| Ohio | $29,520 | $14.19 | 14,380 | 2.6 |
| Indiana | $29,480 | $14.17 | 7,000 | 2.2 |
| Iowa | $29,300 | $14.09 | 3,290 | 2.1 |
| South Carolina | $29,160 | $14.02 | 7,550 | 3.3 |
| Wisconsin | $29,070 | $13.98 | 8,190 | 2.8 |
| Kentucky | $29,060 | $13.97 | 4,890 | 2.4 |
| Alabama | $28,930 | $13.91 | 3,540 | 1.7 |
| South Dakota | $28,190 | $13.56 | 1,240 | 2.7 |
| Kansas | $28,060 | $13.49 | 2,480 | 1.7 |
| Arkansas | $27,540 | $13.24 | 2,630 | 2.0 |
| Oklahoma | $27,390 | $13.17 | 4,060 | 2.4 |
| West Virginia | $26,460 | $12.72 | 1,640 | 2.3 |
| Louisiana | $26,440 | $12.71 | 4,210 | 2.2 |
| Mississippi | $26,300 | $12.64 | 2,880 | 2.5 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,020 | $11.07 | 1,820 | 1.9 |
| Guam | $21,030 | $10.11 | 330 | 5.0 |
Pay by metro area
All 390 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $45,930 | $22.08 | 800 | 10.9 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,960 | $21.14 | 3,940 | 3.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,750 | $20.55 | 7,910 | 3.8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $42,100 | $20.24 | 9,530 | 4.0 |
| Napa, CA | $39,930 | $19.20 | 590 | 7.5 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $38,910 | $18.71 | 340 | 3.6 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $38,810 | $18.66 | 1,160 | 5.7 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,710 | $18.61 | 4,530 | 2.8 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,530 | $18.52 | 7,790 | 5.1 |
| Vallejo, CA | $37,910 | $18.23 | 530 | 3.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,750 | $18.15 | 10,540 | 3.9 |
| Boulder, CO | $37,750 | $18.15 | 540 | 2.8 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $37,710 | $18.13 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,580 | $18.07 | 27,520 | 4.4 |
| Bellingham, WA | $37,430 | $17.99 | 310 | 3.4 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $37,400 | $17.98 | 360 | 2.8 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,380 | $17.97 | 510 | 5.2 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $37,350 | $17.96 | 300 | 4.6 |
| Salinas, CA | $37,350 | $17.96 | 970 | 5.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,290 | $17.93 | 1,150 | 5.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $37,250 | $17.91 | 3,580 | 3.0 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,170 | $17.87 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,110 | $17.84 | 890 | 5.3 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $37,070 | $17.82 | 340 | 2.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $37,030 | $17.80 | 700 | 7.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $37,010 | $17.79 | 11,690 | 3.7 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $36,930 | $17.76 | 4,030 | 3.7 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $36,880 | $17.73 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,850 | $17.72 | 1,960 | 4.8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $36,850 | $17.71 | 11,910 | 2.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $36,810 | $17.70 | 600 | 3.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $36,760 | $17.67 | 850 | 7.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,710 | $17.65 | 6,710 | 3.9 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $36,670 | $17.63 | 1,480 | 4.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $36,660 | $17.63 | 1,180 | 3.4 |
| Bozeman, MT | $36,470 | $17.53 | 370 | 5.2 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $36,440 | $17.52 | 1,540 | 5.3 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,410 | $17.51 | 860 | 3.2 |
| Bend, OR | $36,400 | $17.50 | 540 | 5.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $36,400 | $17.50 | 2,810 | 6.3 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,390 | $17.50 | 200 | 4.0 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,330 | $17.47 | 800 | 3.1 |
| Yuba City, CA | $36,220 | $17.41 | 190 | 3.7 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $36,110 | $17.36 | 70 | 2.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $35,980 | $17.30 | 790 | 2.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $35,950 | $17.29 | 270 | 2.8 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $35,840 | $17.23 | 320 | 5.6 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $35,800 | $17.21 | 550 | 3.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $35,780 | $17.20 | 7,530 | 3.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,720 | $17.18 | 1,030 | 3.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,670 | $17.15 | 25,580 | 2.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $35,630 | $17.13 | 9,610 | 8.5 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,560 | $17.10 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Springfield, MA | $35,560 | $17.09 | 670 | 3.3 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $35,530 | $17.08 | 310 | 4.7 |
| Kingston, NY | $35,510 | $17.07 | 340 | 5.7 |
| New Haven, CT | $35,470 | $17.05 | 1,220 | 4.3 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $35,410 | $17.03 | 100 | 3.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $35,360 | $17.00 | 3,670 | 2.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $35,360 | $17.00 | 270 | 1.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,350 | $17.00 | 2,450 | 4.1 |
| Medford, OR | $35,340 | $16.99 | 400 | 4.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $35,290 | $16.97 | 680 | 3.4 |
| Greeley, CO | $35,240 | $16.94 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Merced, CA | $35,210 | $16.93 | 170 | 2.2 |
| Ithaca, NY | $35,170 | $16.91 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Chico, CA | $35,150 | $16.90 | 290 | 3.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $35,110 | $16.88 | 1,550 | 3.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $35,080 | $16.86 | 1,680 | 3.1 |
| Salem, OR | $35,070 | $16.86 | 610 | 3.2 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $35,030 | $16.84 | 960 | 3.0 |
| El Centro, CA | $34,990 | $16.82 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $34,980 | $16.82 | 1,340 | 7.7 |
| Corvallis, OR | $34,950 | $16.80 | 150 | 3.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $34,940 | $16.80 | 5,940 | 3.0 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $34,920 | $16.79 | 170 | 3.6 |
| Redding, CA | $34,900 | $16.78 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $34,820 | $16.74 | 670 | 5.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $34,800 | $16.73 | 2,460 | 2.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $34,750 | $16.71 | 480 | 2.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $34,640 | $16.65 | 3,680 | 5.2 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $34,600 | $16.64 | 370 | 5.1 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $34,580 | $16.63 | 1,450 | 3.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $34,530 | $16.60 | 880 | 2.9 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $34,530 | $16.60 | 390 | 3.3 |
| Bangor, ME | $34,490 | $16.58 | 300 | 4.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $34,480 | $16.58 | 1,570 | 1.9 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,470 | $16.57 | 630 | 3.9 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $34,440 | $16.56 | 510 | 2.3 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,380 | $16.53 | 3,050 | 2.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $34,350 | $16.51 | 4,840 | 2.5 |
| Pueblo, CO | $34,350 | $16.52 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $34,020 | $16.36 | 80 | 2.8 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $34,010 | $16.35 | 190 | 3.8 |
| Albany, OR | $33,960 | $16.33 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $33,890 | $16.30 | 360 | 5.0 |
| Rochester, NY | $33,880 | $16.29 | 1,640 | 3.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,850 | $16.27 | 600 | 3.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $33,810 | $16.25 | 1,210 | 2.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $33,800 | $16.25 | 730 | 2.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $33,750 | $16.23 | 380 | 6.1 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $33,730 | $16.22 | 200 | 3.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $33,690 | $16.20 | 2,860 | 2.6 |
| Binghamton, NY | $33,530 | $16.12 | 310 | 3.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $33,490 | $16.10 | 1,090 | 2.8 |
| Boise City, ID | $33,470 | $16.09 | 1,180 | 3.0 |
| Vineland, NJ | $33,400 | $16.06 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $33,330 | $16.03 | 380 | 3.6 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $33,330 | $16.02 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,280 | $16.00 | 4,770 | 3.5 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $33,270 | $16.00 | 8,900 | 3.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $33,220 | $15.97 | 130 | 4.2 |
| Reno, NV | $33,190 | $15.96 | 1,160 | 4.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $33,130 | $15.93 | 490 | 2.3 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $33,090 | $15.91 | 480 | 4.2 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $33,040 | $15.89 | 410 | 5.0 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $32,900 | $15.82 | 150 | 4.2 |
| Rochester, MN | $32,790 | $15.76 | 360 | 2.9 |
| Madison, WI | $32,750 | $15.75 | 1,160 | 2.8 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $32,670 | $15.71 | 200 | 3.5 |
| Elmira, NY | $32,530 | $15.64 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $32,220 | $15.49 | 6,910 | 4.9 |
| Springfield, IL | $32,200 | $15.48 | 330 | 3.2 |
| Bismarck, ND | $32,180 | $15.47 | 140 | 2.0 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $32,180 | $15.47 | 3,720 | 2.8 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $32,150 | $15.46 | 2,540 | 3.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $32,080 | $15.42 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,990 | $15.38 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Anchorage, AK | $31,940 | $15.36 | 780 | 4.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $31,940 | $15.36 | 1,450 | 2.4 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,920 | $15.35 | 3,790 | 2.8 |
| Asheville, NC | $31,860 | $15.32 | 540 | 3.0 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $31,800 | $15.29 | 1,670 | 4.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $31,780 | $15.28 | 6,780 | 2.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,670 | $15.23 | 5,260 | 3.6 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,610 | $15.20 | 470 | 2.8 |
| Niles, MI | $31,580 | $15.18 | 280 | 4.7 |
| Rockford, IL | $31,570 | $15.18 | 380 | 2.8 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $31,560 | $15.17 | 290 | 2.0 |
| Yuma, AZ | $31,560 | $15.18 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $31,540 | $15.16 | 1,490 | 3.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $31,480 | $15.14 | 12,240 | 4.3 |
| Billings, MT | $31,450 | $15.12 | 360 | 3.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $31,440 | $15.12 | 280 | 4.2 |
| Burlington, NC | $31,410 | $15.10 | 190 | 2.8 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,390 | $15.09 | 330 | 3.7 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $31,370 | $15.08 | 1,700 | 5.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $31,370 | $15.08 | 1,980 | 3.0 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $31,300 | $15.05 | 1,700 | 2.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $31,200 | $15.00 | 9,930 | 2.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 430 | 2.4 |
| Dover, DE | $31,200 | $15.00 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | $15.00 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $31,200 | $15.00 | 260 | 3.7 |
| Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | $15.00 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $31,180 | $14.99 | 520 | 1.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,160 | $14.98 | 860 | 3.5 |
| Ogden, UT | $31,130 | $14.97 | 500 | 1.9 |
| Traverse City, MI | $31,130 | $14.97 | 260 | 3.8 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $31,110 | $14.96 | 960 | 3.4 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $31,000 | $14.90 | 310 | 5.4 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $30,940 | $14.88 | 1,230 | 4.0 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $30,880 | $14.85 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $30,860 | $14.84 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $30,780 | $14.80 | 300 | 2.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $30,740 | $14.78 | 3,000 | 2.7 |
| Huntsville, AL | $30,720 | $14.77 | 380 | 1.4 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $30,690 | $14.75 | 1,170 | 3.1 |
| Mankato, MN | $30,690 | $14.75 | 170 | 2.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $30,680 | $14.75 | 470 | 2.1 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $30,550 | $14.69 | 140 | 2.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $30,540 | $14.68 | 860 | 5.0 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $30,520 | $14.67 | 2,690 | 2.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $30,500 | $14.66 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $30,470 | $14.65 | 670 | 5.3 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,450 | $14.64 | 930 | 2.3 |
| Jackson, MI | $30,420 | $14.63 | 170 | 3.0 |
| Midland, TX | $30,420 | $14.63 | 240 | 2.0 |
| Missoula, MT | $30,400 | $14.62 | 300 | 4.5 |
| Midland, MI | $30,320 | $14.58 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $30,230 | $14.54 | 120 | 2.3 |
| St. George, UT | $30,230 | $14.54 | 280 | 3.1 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $30,220 | $14.53 | 410 | 3.3 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $30,130 | $14.49 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Ames, IA | $30,110 | $14.48 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $30,100 | $14.47 | 330 | 5.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | $30,060 | $14.45 | 390 | 2.1 |
| Odessa, TX | $30,060 | $14.45 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $30,040 | $14.44 | 590 | 3.2 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $30,010 | $14.43 | 470 | 5.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | $14.42 | 4,280 | 3.8 |
| Kenosha, WI | $29,960 | $14.40 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $29,900 | $14.38 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $29,870 | $14.36 | 770 | 4.0 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,850 | $14.35 | 2,820 | 2.5 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $29,830 | $14.34 | 340 | 3.3 |
| Morristown, TN | $29,820 | $14.34 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $29,790 | $14.32 | 790 | 1.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $29,770 | $14.31 | 1,660 | 2.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $29,770 | $14.31 | 2,300 | 3.0 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $29,760 | $14.31 | 820 | 2.3 |
| Helena, MT | $29,750 | $14.30 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $29,750 | $14.30 | 250 | 3.7 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $29,740 | $14.30 | 170 | 2.8 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $29,720 | $14.29 | 910 | 4.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $29,700 | $14.28 | 960 | 2.9 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $29,700 | $14.28 | 1,230 | 2.0 |
| Grand Island, NE | $29,690 | $14.28 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $29,680 | $14.27 | 820 | 4.1 |
| Jackson, TN | $29,630 | $14.24 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Decatur, AL | $29,620 | $14.24 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $29,590 | $14.23 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $29,590 | $14.23 | 1,180 | 2.7 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $29,590 | $14.23 | 520 | 2.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $29,580 | $14.22 | 1,040 | 2.8 |
| Gainesville, GA | $29,580 | $14.22 | 240 | 2.3 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $29,540 | $14.20 | 250 | 5.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $29,540 | $14.20 | 340 | 3.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $29,540 | $14.20 | 400 | 2.3 |
| Iowa City, IA | $29,530 | $14.20 | 290 | 3.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $29,530 | $14.20 | 1,110 | 2.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $29,530 | $14.20 | 760 | 4.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $29,520 | $14.19 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Waco, TX | $29,520 | $14.19 | 260 | 2.0 |
| Farmington, NM | $29,490 | $14.18 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Gainesville, FL | $29,490 | $14.18 | 460 | 3.0 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $29,480 | $14.17 | 180 | 4.2 |
| Bay City, MI | $29,470 | $14.17 | 120 | 3.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $29,470 | $14.17 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $29,470 | $14.17 | 310 | 1.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $29,430 | $14.15 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Kokomo, IN | $29,430 | $14.15 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $29,430 | $14.15 | 200 | 4.9 |
| Akron, OH | $29,390 | $14.13 | 780 | 2.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | $29,380 | $14.13 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $29,370 | $14.12 | 320 | 2.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $29,370 | $14.12 | 190 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $29,360 | $14.12 | 3,170 | 3.1 |
| Hinesville, GA | $29,320 | $14.10 | 40 | 1.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $29,310 | $14.09 | 320 | 2.3 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $29,310 | $14.09 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Toledo, OH | $29,290 | $14.08 | 850 | 2.9 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $29,250 | $14.06 | 340 | 2.8 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $29,250 | $14.06 | 190 | 3.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $29,230 | $14.05 | 150 | 2.0 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $29,190 | $14.03 | 670 | 2.5 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $29,190 | $14.03 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $29,170 | $14.02 | 2,330 | 2.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,160 | $14.02 | 230 | 3.1 |
| Lancaster, PA | $29,140 | $14.01 | 850 | 3.4 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $29,090 | $13.99 | 350 | 2.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $29,070 | $13.98 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $29,070 | $13.98 | 340 | 4.2 |
| Minot, ND | $29,070 | $13.98 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $29,050 | $13.97 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $29,050 | $13.97 | 660 | 2.4 |
| Flint, MI | $29,030 | $13.96 | 430 | 3.2 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $29,020 | $13.95 | 260 | 3.0 |
| Montgomery, AL | $29,000 | $13.94 | 320 | 1.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $28,980 | $13.93 | 280 | 1.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | $28,970 | $13.93 | 450 | 2.7 |
| State College, PA | $28,950 | $13.92 | 250 | 3.7 |
| Great Falls, MT | $28,940 | $13.91 | 140 | 3.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $28,890 | $13.89 | 450 | 2.6 |
| Johnson City, TN | $28,890 | $13.89 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $28,890 | $13.89 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Ocala, FL | $28,850 | $13.87 | 450 | 3.7 |
| Sebring, FL | $28,810 | $13.85 | 120 | 4.4 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $28,800 | $13.85 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $28,790 | $13.84 | 510 | 3.3 |
| Pocatello, ID | $28,750 | $13.82 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Bloomington, IN | $28,740 | $13.82 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $28,740 | $13.82 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Mobile, AL | $28,740 | $13.82 | 310 | 1.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $28,730 | $13.81 | 450 | 2.8 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $28,710 | $13.80 | 450 | 2.0 |
| Casper, WY | $28,690 | $13.79 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $28,690 | $13.79 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Monroe, MI | $28,670 | $13.78 | 120 | 3.0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $28,660 | $13.78 | 340 | 3.5 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $28,640 | $13.77 | 380 | 2.9 |
| Wichita, KS | $28,640 | $13.77 | 540 | 1.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $28,630 | $13.77 | 500 | 2.2 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $28,610 | $13.76 | 960 | 6.6 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $28,600 | $13.75 | 240 | 2.3 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $28,600 | $13.75 | 8,480 | 2.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $28,600 | $13.75 | 1,010 | 2.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $28,580 | $13.74 | 260 | 3.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $28,560 | $13.73 | 180 | 2.2 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $28,560 | $13.73 | 290 | 1.9 |
| Tyler, TX | $28,560 | $13.73 | 270 | 2.4 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $28,500 | $13.70 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $28,500 | $13.70 | 270 | 2.3 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $28,490 | $13.70 | 290 | 2.5 |
| Lima, OH | $28,480 | $13.69 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Evansville, IN | $28,460 | $13.68 | 300 | 2.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $28,450 | $13.68 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Owensboro, KY | $28,450 | $13.68 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $28,400 | $13.65 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Rapid City, SD | $28,390 | $13.65 | 240 | 3.3 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $28,380 | $13.65 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $28,330 | $13.62 | 130 | 3.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $28,310 | $13.61 | 1,720 | 2.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $28,290 | $13.60 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,280 | $13.59 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $28,270 | $13.59 | 280 | 2.2 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $28,230 | $13.57 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Albany, GA | $28,200 | $13.56 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $28,180 | $13.55 | 1,470 | 3.7 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $28,160 | $13.54 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $28,140 | $13.53 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $28,140 | $13.53 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $28,120 | $13.52 | 130 | 4.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $28,110 | $13.52 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $28,100 | $13.51 | 790 | 3.1 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,080 | $13.50 | 720 | 2.0 |
| Sandusky, OH | $28,040 | $13.48 | 260 | 5.1 |
| Mansfield, OH | $28,020 | $13.47 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $28,010 | $13.47 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Springfield, OH | $27,940 | $13.44 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Topeka, KS | $27,920 | $13.42 | 160 | 1.4 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $27,900 | $13.41 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $27,870 | $13.40 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $27,870 | $13.40 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $27,860 | $13.40 | 160 | 2.3 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $27,810 | $13.37 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $27,750 | $13.34 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Rome, GA | $27,740 | $13.34 | 130 | 2.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $27,690 | $13.31 | 1,420 | 3.2 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $27,680 | $13.31 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $27,670 | $13.30 | 310 | 1.9 |
| Reading, PA | $27,650 | $13.30 | 550 | 3.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $27,610 | $13.28 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $27,590 | $13.26 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Lebanon, PA | $27,590 | $13.27 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $27,580 | $13.26 | 640 | 1.6 |
| Dothan, AL | $27,560 | $13.25 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Gadsden, AL | $27,540 | $13.24 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $27,540 | $13.24 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Valdosta, GA | $27,540 | $13.24 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Muncie, IN | $27,460 | $13.20 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $27,400 | $13.17 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $27,300 | $13.13 | 520 | 2.7 |
| Florence, SC | $26,970 | $12.97 | 220 | 2.5 |
| Altoona, PA | $26,960 | $12.96 | 190 | 3.2 |
| Longview, TX | $26,910 | $12.94 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $26,880 | $12.93 | 180 | 2.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $26,850 | $12.91 | 860 | 2.5 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $26,830 | $12.90 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Sumter, SC | $26,740 | $12.86 | 70 | 2.2 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $26,720 | $12.85 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Victoria, TX | $26,640 | $12.81 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $26,630 | $12.80 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $26,510 | $12.75 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $26,510 | $12.75 | 500 | 3.1 |
| Morgantown, WV | $26,490 | $12.74 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $26,470 | $12.73 | 680 | 4.3 |
| Enid, OK | $26,450 | $12.72 | 50 | 2.2 |
| Charleston, WV | $26,440 | $12.71 | 210 | 2.0 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $26,440 | $12.71 | 300 | 3.0 |
| Lawton, OK | $26,390 | $12.69 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Erie, PA | $26,300 | $12.65 | 440 | 3.7 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $26,250 | $12.62 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $26,180 | $12.59 | 200 | 3.2 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $26,180 | $12.59 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Jackson, MS | $26,150 | $12.57 | 600 | 2.2 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $26,110 | $12.55 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $25,710 | $12.36 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Lafayette, LA | $25,300 | $12.16 | 450 | 2.5 |
| San Angelo, TX | $25,290 | $12.16 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $25,150 | $12.09 | 130 | 2.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $24,760 | $11.91 | 200 | 1.9 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $24,600 | $11.83 | 110 | 3.0 |
| Hammond, LA | $24,380 | $11.72 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Manhattan, KS | $24,370 | $11.72 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Williamsport, PA | $23,850 | $11.47 | 190 | 3.8 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $23,670 | $11.38 | 380 | 2.4 |
| Laredo, TX | $23,270 | $11.19 | 220 | 2.0 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $23,170 | $11.14 | 310 | 1.9 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $23,140 | $11.13 | 530 | 1.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,130 | $11.12 | 1,480 | 2.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $23,010 | $11.06 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,710 | $10.92 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $22,660 | $10.89 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Ponce, PR | $22,370 | $10.76 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Monroe, LA | $22,160 | $10.65 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $22,080 | $10.61 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Johnstown, PA | $21,430 | $10.30 | 150 | 3.1 |
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.