SOC 35-3023 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Fast Food and Counter Workers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$31,200
U.S. median hourly wage$15.00
U.S. employment3,854,050
Nationally, fast food and counter workers earned a median of $31,200 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 3,854,050 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $42,280 | $20.33 | 449,840 | 24.7 |
| Washington | $37,710 | $18.13 | 94,710 | 26.7 |
| District of Columbia | $37,430 | $18.00 | 5,500 | 7.8 |
| Colorado | $36,270 | $17.44 | 82,010 | 28.5 |
| Vermont | $36,030 | $17.32 | 6,830 | 22.5 |
| Massachusetts | $35,850 | $17.24 | 85,810 | 23.6 |
| Connecticut | $35,380 | $17.01 | 35,720 | 21.1 |
| Hawaii | $35,250 | $16.95 | 24,130 | 38.5 |
| New York | $35,250 | $16.95 | 168,620 | 17.4 |
| Oregon | $35,050 | $16.85 | 59,920 | 30.5 |
| Maine | $34,710 | $16.69 | 17,250 | 26.9 |
| Arizona | $34,230 | $16.46 | 77,210 | 23.8 |
| New Jersey | $34,150 | $16.42 | 93,730 | 21.9 |
| Illinois | $33,910 | $16.30 | 127,590 | 20.9 |
| Maryland | $33,660 | $16.18 | 49,380 | 17.9 |
| Alaska | $33,280 | $16.00 | 5,900 | 18.1 |
| Nevada | $31,950 | $15.36 | 45,850 | 29.5 |
| New Hampshire | $31,590 | $15.19 | 14,540 | 21.3 |
| Rhode Island | $31,490 | $15.14 | 13,310 | 26.5 |
| Minnesota | $31,370 | $15.08 | 58,970 | 20.0 |
| Delaware | $31,300 | $15.05 | 13,310 | 27.5 |
| Missouri | $30,390 | $14.61 | 29,360 | 10.0 |
| Virginia | $30,110 | $14.48 | 104,460 | 25.4 |
| North Dakota | $30,080 | $14.46 | 11,470 | 26.7 |
| South Dakota | $29,490 | $14.18 | 15,150 | 33.1 |
| Montana | $29,090 | $13.98 | 14,960 | 29.2 |
| Florida | $29,080 | $13.98 | 235,400 | 23.7 |
| Nebraska | $29,000 | $13.94 | 30,060 | 29.3 |
| Idaho | $28,940 | $13.91 | 25,810 | 30.1 |
| Michigan | $28,930 | $13.91 | 103,130 | 23.4 |
| Indiana | $28,790 | $13.84 | 97,290 | 30.4 |
| New Mexico | $28,700 | $13.80 | 28,250 | 32.4 |
| Utah | $28,670 | $13.78 | 52,340 | 30.2 |
| Wisconsin | $28,600 | $13.75 | 67,750 | 23.0 |
| North Carolina | $28,570 | $13.74 | 92,230 | 18.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,570 | $13.74 | 142,220 | 23.5 |
| Ohio | $28,430 | $13.67 | 163,560 | 29.5 |
| Iowa | $28,390 | $13.65 | 40,290 | 25.8 |
| Wyoming | $27,860 | $13.40 | 7,060 | 25.1 |
| Texas | $27,740 | $13.34 | 460,530 | 32.7 |
| Kansas | $27,580 | $13.26 | 47,140 | 32.8 |
| South Carolina | $27,520 | $13.23 | 65,070 | 28.2 |
| Tennessee | $27,470 | $13.21 | 90,690 | 27.7 |
| Kentucky | $27,130 | $13.04 | 41,860 | 20.9 |
| Georgia | $26,920 | $12.94 | 145,030 | 29.7 |
| Arkansas | $26,250 | $12.62 | 35,660 | 27.4 |
| West Virginia | $26,070 | $12.54 | 6,240 | 8.9 |
| Virgin Islands | $24,410 | $11.74 | 840 | 26.1 |
| Alabama | $23,700 | $11.40 | 41,460 | 19.6 |
| Oklahoma | $23,430 | $11.27 | 52,520 | 30.8 |
| Louisiana | $22,800 | $10.96 | 45,720 | 23.6 |
| Mississippi | $22,610 | $10.87 | 31,220 | 26.8 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,030 | $10.59 | 26,440 | 28.2 |
| Guam | $20,770 | $9.99 | 1,130 | 16.9 |
Pay by metro area
All 393 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $45,410 | $21.83 | 1,440 | 18.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $44,570 | $21.43 | 23,060 | 20.3 |
| Vallejo, CA | $44,110 | $21.21 | 4,430 | 30.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,870 | $21.09 | 49,970 | 21.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $43,610 | $20.97 | 4,720 | 23.0 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $43,400 | $20.87 | 3,220 | 32.7 |
| Salinas, CA | $43,260 | $20.80 | 4,180 | 22.4 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $42,940 | $20.64 | 5,930 | 29.6 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $42,860 | $20.61 | 24,910 | 23.1 |
| Modesto, CA | $42,630 | $20.50 | 6,700 | 34.3 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $42,370 | $20.37 | 9,520 | 29.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $42,350 | $20.36 | 3,310 | 27.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,280 | $20.33 | 51,310 | 29.9 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $42,190 | $20.28 | 42,550 | 27.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $42,110 | $20.24 | 160,270 | 25.6 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $42,060 | $20.22 | 1,610 | 33.1 |
| Yuba City, CA | $42,040 | $20.21 | 1,630 | 31.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $41,740 | $20.07 | 7,560 | 26.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $39,480 | $18.98 | 12,330 | 25.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $39,470 | $18.98 | 9,180 | 27.1 |
| Redding, CA | $39,160 | $18.83 | 1,930 | 26.9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $39,150 | $18.82 | 49,190 | 23.6 |
| El Centro, CA | $38,840 | $18.68 | 1,630 | 25.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $38,600 | $18.56 | 4,850 | 28.4 |
| Chico, CA | $38,210 | $18.37 | 2,630 | 33.6 |
| Merced, CA | $38,200 | $18.37 | 2,500 | 31.4 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $37,840 | $18.19 | 2,590 | 35.1 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,190 | $17.88 | 2,770 | 23.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $37,080 | $17.83 | 3,180 | 34.0 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $37,070 | $17.82 | 42,810 | 26.6 |
| Bellingham, WA | $37,030 | $17.81 | 2,830 | 31.0 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $36,890 | $17.74 | 1,580 | 30.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,550 | $17.57 | 8,660 | 21.4 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,450 | $17.52 | 1,690 | 33.0 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $36,410 | $17.51 | 4,120 | 31.8 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $36,290 | $17.45 | 60,130 | 22.2 |
| Boulder, CO | $36,190 | $17.40 | 4,880 | 25.4 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $36,110 | $17.36 | 3,910 | 30.0 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $36,100 | $17.35 | 2,950 | 31.3 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $36,020 | $17.32 | 1,440 | 35.0 |
| Yakima, WA | $35,830 | $17.23 | 3,280 | 33.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $35,780 | $17.20 | 7,870 | 30.8 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $35,620 | $17.13 | 34,840 | 28.8 |
| Bend, OR | $35,460 | $17.05 | 3,680 | 34.0 |
| Kingston, NY | $35,460 | $17.05 | 1,440 | 24.4 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,420 | $17.03 | 166,040 | 17.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,320 | $16.98 | 6,280 | 23.4 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $35,300 | $16.97 | 8,040 | 27.9 |
| New Haven, CT | $35,290 | $16.97 | 5,900 | 21.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $35,080 | $16.87 | 17,240 | 38.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,030 | $16.84 | 12,370 | 20.6 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $35,020 | $16.84 | 800 | 30.7 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $34,900 | $16.78 | 1,240 | 40.7 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $34,850 | $16.75 | 5,770 | 34.0 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,850 | $16.76 | 3,860 | 24.0 |
| Ithaca, NY | $34,800 | $16.73 | 870 | 18.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $34,800 | $16.73 | 3,220 | 25.4 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $34,720 | $16.69 | 1,490 | 31.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,720 | $16.69 | 4,300 | 17.9 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $34,680 | $16.67 | 1,470 | 25.8 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $34,650 | $16.66 | 930 | 32.5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $34,630 | $16.65 | 97,280 | 21.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $34,610 | $16.64 | 8,800 | 25.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $34,600 | $16.64 | 60,560 | 19.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,560 | $16.61 | 14,170 | 26.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $34,540 | $16.61 | 54,900 | 23.1 |
| Salem, OR | $34,520 | $16.60 | 5,880 | 31.2 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $34,420 | $16.55 | 11,470 | 36.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $34,350 | $16.52 | 2,080 | 31.7 |
| Albany, OR | $34,330 | $16.51 | 1,470 | 31.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $34,140 | $16.41 | 2,550 | 35.3 |
| Medford, OR | $34,140 | $16.41 | 3,210 | 36.1 |
| Springfield, MA | $34,130 | $16.41 | 5,660 | 28.1 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $34,060 | $16.38 | 7,190 | 16.0 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,990 | $16.34 | 6,220 | 39.5 |
| Syracuse, NY | $33,940 | $16.32 | 6,750 | 22.5 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $33,890 | $16.29 | 980 | 19.6 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $33,830 | $16.27 | 3,920 | 22.5 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $33,700 | $16.20 | 21,530 | 30.1 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $33,690 | $16.20 | 2,790 | 42.0 |
| Vineland, NJ | $33,550 | $16.13 | 1,800 | 28.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $33,430 | $16.07 | 11,310 | 22.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $33,350 | $16.04 | 1,310 | 34.0 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $33,350 | $16.04 | 2,080 | 28.8 |
| Anchorage, AK | $33,280 | $16.00 | 3,600 | 20.3 |
| Binghamton, NY | $33,280 | $16.00 | 2,440 | 25.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $33,270 | $16.00 | 5,510 | 32.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $33,220 | $15.97 | 4,800 | 21.9 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,090 | $15.91 | 21,090 | 15.5 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $33,080 | $15.91 | 2,260 | 19.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $33,040 | $15.89 | 37,920 | 19.4 |
| Greeley, CO | $33,030 | $15.88 | 3,670 | 30.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $32,950 | $15.84 | 880 | 26.1 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $32,580 | $15.66 | 1,150 | 29.2 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $32,240 | $15.50 | 1,770 | 25.0 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $32,220 | $15.49 | 69,080 | 23.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $31,950 | $15.36 | 36,150 | 31.8 |
| Bozeman, MT | $31,840 | $15.31 | 1,870 | 25.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $31,690 | $15.24 | 9,980 | 25.6 |
| Rockford, IL | $31,640 | $15.21 | 3,630 | 26.4 |
| Reno, NV | $31,530 | $15.16 | 6,900 | 25.0 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $31,510 | $15.15 | 2,450 | 36.5 |
| Springfield, IL | $31,350 | $15.07 | 1,760 | 17.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $31,300 | $15.05 | 2,890 | 27.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $31,260 | $15.03 | 19,170 | 14.3 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,220 | $15.01 | 1,220 | 28.8 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 2,430 | 27.6 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 4,810 | 26.7 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 970 | 21.3 |
| Dover, DE | $31,200 | $15.00 | 2,090 | 30.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,810 | 16.9 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 3,260 | 19.7 |
| Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,590 | 29.5 |
| Rochester, MN | $31,190 | $14.99 | 2,550 | 20.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $31,120 | $14.96 | 4,440 | 22.2 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $31,100 | $14.95 | 1,960 | 34.7 |
| Pueblo, CO | $31,100 | $14.95 | 2,160 | 34.9 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $30,950 | $14.88 | 4,090 | 27.5 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $30,810 | $14.81 | 1,950 | 31.5 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $30,580 | $14.70 | 740 | 21.9 |
| Yuma, AZ | $30,580 | $14.70 | 1,800 | 26.1 |
| Missoula, MT | $30,510 | $14.67 | 2,160 | 32.2 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $30,170 | $14.51 | 800 | 22.1 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $30,150 | $14.50 | 2,800 | 24.4 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $30,080 | $14.46 | 2,680 | 37.1 |
| Minot, ND | $30,080 | $14.46 | 1,400 | 42.2 |
| Carson City, NV | $30,010 | $14.43 | 670 | 21.0 |
| Mankato, MN | $30,000 | $14.42 | 1,860 | 33.1 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $30,000 | $14.42 | 8,330 | 24.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $29,950 | $14.40 | 2,560 | 11.5 |
| Bismarck, ND | $29,940 | $14.40 | 2,180 | 30.6 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $29,830 | $14.34 | 5,730 | 32.1 |
| Madison, WI | $29,820 | $14.34 | 9,180 | 22.5 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $29,810 | $14.33 | 520 | 11.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $29,720 | $14.29 | 30,950 | 28.1 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $29,680 | $14.27 | 2,120 | 20.4 |
| Boise City, ID | $29,660 | $14.26 | 11,690 | 29.8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $29,600 | $14.23 | 56,900 | 20.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $29,590 | $14.23 | 42,430 | 22.3 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $29,580 | $14.22 | 520 | 6.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $29,560 | $14.21 | 20,120 | 18.4 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $29,550 | $14.21 | 2,440 | 29.7 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $29,540 | $14.20 | 1,490 | 28.7 |
| Richmond, VA | $29,500 | $14.19 | 17,100 | 25.9 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $29,450 | $14.16 | 15,580 | 31.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $29,440 | $14.15 | 2,860 | 38.7 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $29,430 | $14.15 | 640 | 11.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $29,390 | $14.13 | 1,410 | 13.1 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $29,360 | $14.12 | 7,260 | 23.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $29,310 | $14.09 | 35,000 | 27.1 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $29,310 | $14.09 | 1,470 | 28.5 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $29,260 | $14.07 | 2,910 | 23.4 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $29,260 | $14.07 | 33,910 | 23.4 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $29,240 | $14.06 | 2,590 | 39.6 |
| Ames, IA | $29,220 | $14.05 | 1,620 | 28.9 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $29,220 | $14.05 | 4,350 | 34.8 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $29,210 | $14.04 | 1,300 | 21.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $29,170 | $14.02 | 5,350 | 15.6 |
| Grand Island, NE | $29,150 | $14.01 | 1,250 | 31.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $29,150 | $14.02 | 28,680 | 26.1 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $29,140 | $14.01 | 14,510 | 35.8 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $29,140 | $14.01 | 10,060 | 24.9 |
| Billings, MT | $29,130 | $14.00 | 3,310 | 35.2 |
| Kokomo, IN | $29,130 | $14.01 | 1,540 | 43.3 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $29,130 | $14.01 | 4,690 | 27.5 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $29,100 | $13.99 | 1,570 | 27.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $29,090 | $13.98 | 9,110 | 24.2 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $29,090 | $13.99 | 2,060 | 27.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $29,080 | $13.98 | 12,790 | 17.2 |
| Kenosha, WI | $29,070 | $13.98 | 2,120 | 28.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $29,070 | $13.98 | 19,590 | 23.7 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $29,040 | $13.96 | 28,400 | 25.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $29,010 | $13.95 | 3,150 | 25.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $28,880 | $13.88 | 27,050 | 19.9 |
| Pocatello, ID | $28,870 | $13.88 | 1,380 | 36.1 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $28,850 | $13.87 | 2,740 | 44.0 |
| Asheville, NC | $28,810 | $13.85 | 3,850 | 21.3 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $28,810 | $13.85 | 1,760 | 35.0 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $28,810 | $13.85 | 930 | 22.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $28,790 | $13.84 | 3,200 | 26.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $28,780 | $13.84 | 22,520 | 29.5 |
| Iowa City, IA | $28,760 | $13.83 | 2,890 | 30.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $28,750 | $13.82 | 28,010 | 27.2 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $28,730 | $13.81 | 1,130 | 13.0 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $28,720 | $13.81 | 1,260 | 26.0 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $28,720 | $13.81 | 1,110 | 19.2 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $28,710 | $13.80 | 12,060 | 39.6 |
| Akron, OH | $28,690 | $13.79 | 9,480 | 29.7 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $28,690 | $13.79 | 15,540 | 22.7 |
| Dubuque, IA | $28,680 | $13.79 | 1,600 | 27.3 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $28,680 | $13.79 | 2,610 | 31.9 |
| Columbus, OH | $28,670 | $13.78 | 31,590 | 28.6 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $28,670 | $13.79 | 2,170 | 28.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $28,660 | $13.78 | 7,240 | 32.9 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $28,660 | $13.78 | 7,630 | 31.1 |
| Midland, TX | $28,650 | $13.78 | 3,240 | 26.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | $28,640 | $13.77 | 3,930 | 22.5 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $28,640 | $13.77 | 4,810 | 22.1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $28,640 | $13.77 | 4,900 | 18.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $28,620 | $13.76 | 34,830 | 24.7 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $28,610 | $13.76 | 1,960 | 20.9 |
| Lancaster, PA | $28,580 | $13.74 | 6,870 | 27.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $28,560 | $13.73 | 1,730 | 25.3 |
| Lincoln, NE | $28,510 | $13.71 | 5,950 | 32.6 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $28,500 | $13.70 | 10,850 | 27.5 |
| Midland, MI | $28,480 | $13.69 | 1,060 | 28.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $28,470 | $13.69 | 21,480 | 28.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $28,440 | $13.67 | 17,490 | 21.3 |
| Odessa, TX | $28,390 | $13.65 | 2,960 | 36.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $28,360 | $13.63 | 6,900 | 30.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $28,360 | $13.63 | 6,970 | 36.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $28,360 | $13.63 | 1,700 | 25.1 |
| Flint, MI | $28,330 | $13.62 | 4,800 | 35.5 |
| Helena, MT | $28,330 | $13.62 | 1,060 | 23.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $28,320 | $13.62 | 2,880 | 55.7 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $28,300 | $13.61 | 2,230 | 30.1 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $28,300 | $13.60 | 2,710 | 21.2 |
| Columbus, IN | $28,290 | $13.60 | 1,440 | 28.8 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $28,290 | $13.60 | 2,150 | 30.8 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $28,280 | $13.60 | 3,590 | 25.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $28,280 | $13.60 | 4,780 | 31.3 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $28,280 | $13.59 | 1,960 | 23.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $28,280 | $13.60 | 1,940 | 24.2 |
| St. George, UT | $28,270 | $13.59 | 3,460 | 38.2 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $28,250 | $13.58 | 1,520 | 37.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $28,250 | $13.58 | 27,460 | 24.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $28,240 | $13.58 | 13,190 | 22.1 |
| Bloomington, IN | $28,230 | $13.57 | 2,390 | 32.7 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $28,230 | $13.57 | 4,260 | 41.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $28,220 | $13.57 | 3,280 | 33.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $28,200 | $13.56 | 1,340 | 36.6 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $28,200 | $13.56 | 6,790 | 18.6 |
| Lebanon, PA | $28,200 | $13.56 | 1,490 | 27.7 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $28,180 | $13.55 | 1,350 | 30.7 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $28,170 | $13.54 | 3,130 | 23.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $28,140 | $13.53 | 4,240 | 32.2 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $28,100 | $13.51 | 1,500 | 27.5 |
| Reading, PA | $28,090 | $13.51 | 4,280 | 24.5 |
| Casper, WY | $28,070 | $13.49 | 1,110 | 27.8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $28,070 | $13.50 | 128,380 | 31.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $28,070 | $13.50 | 2,370 | 27.6 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $28,070 | $13.50 | 760 | 18.9 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $28,070 | $13.50 | 8,030 | 24.0 |
| Bay City, MI | $28,060 | $13.49 | 1,380 | 40.8 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $28,050 | $13.49 | 7,380 | 27.8 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $28,050 | $13.49 | 3,030 | 33.4 |
| Ogden, UT | $28,030 | $13.48 | 9,880 | 36.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $28,010 | $13.47 | 2,020 | 30.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $28,000 | $13.46 | 1,770 | 21.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $27,990 | $13.46 | 5,500 | 19.2 |
| Monroe, MI | $27,950 | $13.44 | 1,330 | 32.6 |
| Evansville, IN | $27,930 | $13.43 | 4,470 | 33.0 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $27,920 | $13.42 | 5,240 | 28.5 |
| Ocala, FL | $27,880 | $13.40 | 3,340 | 27.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $27,850 | $13.39 | 12,280 | 28.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $27,830 | $13.38 | 1,440 | 20.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $27,820 | $13.38 | 2,500 | 29.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $27,810 | $13.37 | 40,040 | 35.5 |
| Topeka, KS | $27,810 | $13.37 | 3,260 | 28.2 |
| Sebring, FL | $27,790 | $13.36 | 1,120 | 39.7 |
| State College, PA | $27,790 | $13.36 | 2,320 | 33.7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $27,780 | $13.36 | 80,730 | 27.9 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $27,760 | $13.35 | 6,020 | 36.9 |
| Waco, TX | $27,750 | $13.34 | 5,100 | 39.3 |
| Niles, MI | $27,740 | $13.34 | 1,670 | 27.9 |
| Knoxville, TN | $27,720 | $13.33 | 12,730 | 30.0 |
| Roanoke, VA | $27,720 | $13.33 | 3,610 | 23.4 |
| Burlington, NC | $27,710 | $13.32 | 1,480 | 21.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $27,680 | $13.31 | 11,860 | 31.8 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $27,650 | $13.30 | 2,540 | 30.9 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $27,640 | $13.29 | 1,160 | 23.1 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $27,600 | $13.27 | 5,200 | 35.6 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $27,600 | $13.27 | 5,600 | 30.1 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $27,590 | $13.26 | 920 | 28.8 |
| Sandusky, OH | $27,590 | $13.26 | 2,070 | 41.3 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $27,580 | $13.26 | 2,930 | 19.0 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $27,570 | $13.25 | 105,810 | 32.2 |
| Toledo, OH | $27,570 | $13.26 | 9,280 | 31.8 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $27,560 | $13.25 | 2,870 | 35.9 |
| Muncie, IN | $27,560 | $13.25 | 2,120 | 47.4 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $27,550 | $13.25 | 1,580 | 26.2 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $27,520 | $13.23 | 6,450 | 25.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $27,490 | $13.21 | 15,320 | 25.0 |
| Springfield, OH | $27,490 | $13.22 | 1,990 | 43.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $27,470 | $13.21 | 8,720 | 24.4 |
| Savannah, GA | $27,460 | $13.20 | 5,710 | 28.8 |
| Wilmington, NC | $27,460 | $13.20 | 5,100 | 26.7 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $27,420 | $13.18 | 5,270 | 39.3 |
| Farmington, NM | $27,420 | $13.18 | 1,730 | 36.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $27,420 | $13.18 | 11,580 | 37.5 |
| Williamsport, PA | $27,400 | $13.17 | 1,410 | 28.5 |
| Jackson, MI | $27,390 | $13.17 | 1,140 | 20.3 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $27,390 | $13.17 | 4,870 | 29.5 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $27,340 | $13.14 | 2,110 | 40.0 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $27,330 | $13.14 | 1,900 | 36.2 |
| Lima, OH | $27,320 | $13.14 | 1,830 | 36.6 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $27,260 | $13.11 | 1,330 | 25.9 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $27,240 | $13.10 | 1,080 | 30.4 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $27,200 | $13.08 | 880 | 20.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $27,180 | $13.07 | 5,030 | 18.9 |
| Columbia, SC | $27,170 | $13.06 | 11,640 | 29.5 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $27,170 | $13.06 | 8,370 | 30.4 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $27,140 | $13.05 | 7,770 | 28.9 |
| Manhattan, KS | $27,130 | $13.04 | 2,190 | 40.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $27,020 | $12.99 | 10,080 | 19.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $27,020 | $12.99 | 2,700 | 41.4 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $26,990 | $12.97 | 4,000 | 38.7 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $26,950 | $12.96 | 6,460 | 40.4 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $26,890 | $12.93 | 4,170 | 34.9 |
| Rome, GA | $26,890 | $12.93 | 1,600 | 35.6 |
| Amarillo, TX | $26,880 | $12.92 | 4,820 | 38.9 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $26,850 | $12.91 | 880 | 16.0 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $26,820 | $12.89 | 740 | 20.4 |
| Mansfield, OH | $26,790 | $12.88 | 1,610 | 33.1 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $26,770 | $12.87 | 1,620 | 34.5 |
| Owensboro, KY | $26,750 | $12.86 | 1,080 | 21.9 |
| Longview, TX | $26,730 | $12.85 | 4,220 | 35.7 |
| Gainesville, GA | $26,690 | $12.83 | 2,910 | 28.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $26,630 | $12.80 | 5,050 | 30.9 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $26,620 | $12.80 | 8,710 | 37.6 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $26,610 | $12.79 | 3,650 | 47.9 |
| Erie, PA | $26,540 | $12.76 | 3,510 | 29.2 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $26,530 | $12.76 | 7,120 | 47.3 |
| Morristown, TN | $26,530 | $12.76 | 1,590 | 33.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $26,460 | $12.72 | 12,760 | 27.8 |
| Tyler, TX | $26,370 | $12.68 | 4,260 | 37.0 |
| Jackson, TN | $26,360 | $12.67 | 2,370 | 28.0 |
| Abilene, TX | $26,310 | $12.65 | 2,930 | 39.0 |
| Johnson City, TN | $26,270 | $12.63 | 2,900 | 35.5 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $26,260 | $12.63 | 1,900 | 31.3 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $26,150 | $12.57 | 1,300 | 22.4 |
| Cleveland, TN | $26,140 | $12.57 | 1,830 | 42.7 |
| Altoona, PA | $26,090 | $12.54 | 1,800 | 30.6 |
| Beckley, WV | $25,950 | $12.47 | 470 | 10.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $25,720 | $12.37 | 1,280 | 20.9 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $25,630 | $12.32 | 7,870 | 40.9 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $25,540 | $12.28 | 2,240 | 40.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $25,470 | $12.25 | 10,110 | 22.7 |
| Lubbock, TX | $25,250 | $12.14 | 7,930 | 47.6 |
| Hinesville, GA | $25,210 | $12.12 | 1,030 | 50.5 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $25,000 | $12.02 | 2,920 | 30.8 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $24,960 | $12.00 | 22,970 | 33.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $24,750 | $11.90 | 1,380 | 28.9 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $24,630 | $11.84 | 2,360 | 21.8 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $24,600 | $11.83 | 2,370 | 32.6 |
| Florence, SC | $24,590 | $11.82 | 2,880 | 32.4 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $24,570 | $11.81 | 1,020 | 53.9 |
| Sumter, SC | $24,510 | $11.78 | 1,060 | 30.6 |
| Victoria, TX | $24,510 | $11.78 | 1,680 | 44.1 |
| Morgantown, WV | $24,230 | $11.65 | 640 | 9.5 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $24,220 | $11.64 | 3,490 | 36.4 |
| San Angelo, TX | $23,850 | $11.47 | 1,990 | 40.0 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $23,760 | $11.42 | 2,760 | 28.9 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $23,650 | $11.37 | 8,490 | 20.7 |
| Mobile, AL | $23,510 | $11.31 | 3,160 | 18.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $23,500 | $11.30 | 2,590 | 18.4 |
| Dalton, GA | $23,400 | $11.25 | 1,530 | 23.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $23,380 | $11.24 | 2,970 | 30.3 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $23,350 | $11.22 | 1,260 | 32.7 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $23,300 | $11.20 | 4,060 | 34.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $23,260 | $11.18 | 330 | 9.1 |
| Valdosta, GA | $23,100 | $11.11 | 2,380 | 44.2 |
| El Paso, TX | $23,030 | $11.07 | 13,520 | 39.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $23,030 | $11.07 | 4,620 | 42.2 |
| Enid, OK | $23,020 | $11.07 | 650 | 27.8 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $23,000 | $11.06 | 2,240 | 25.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $22,960 | $11.04 | 3,170 | 19.2 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $22,880 | $11.00 | 2,170 | 37.7 |
| Albany, GA | $22,830 | $10.98 | 1,790 | 30.7 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $22,820 | $10.97 | 3,520 | 22.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $22,790 | $10.96 | 12,160 | 41.0 |
| Gadsden, AL | $22,770 | $10.95 | 810 | 24.5 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $22,650 | $10.89 | 1,080 | 24.9 |
| Jackson, MS | $22,630 | $10.88 | 8,460 | 31.2 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $22,590 | $10.86 | 1,310 | 23.3 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $22,550 | $10.84 | 1,960 | 31.6 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $22,500 | $10.82 | 6,570 | 41.7 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $22,500 | $10.82 | 2,350 | 23.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $22,460 | $10.80 | 4,150 | 25.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $22,430 | $10.78 | 1,310 | 30.5 |
| Charleston, WV | $22,380 | $10.76 | 730 | 7.0 |
| Dothan, AL | $22,360 | $10.75 | 1,200 | 19.7 |
| Hammond, LA | $22,350 | $10.74 | 1,560 | 32.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $22,320 | $10.73 | 4,480 | 25.0 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $22,280 | $10.71 | 1,990 | 23.9 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,130 | $10.64 | 17,900 | 25.9 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,940 | $10.55 | 1,600 | 32.8 |
| Guayama, PR | $21,920 | $10.54 | 550 | 44.2 |
| Arecibo, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 1,440 | 41.5 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 1,730 | 33.2 |
| Ponce, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 2,100 | 33.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $21,760 | $10.46 | 1,490 | 24.9 |
| Monroe, LA | $21,550 | $10.36 | 2,060 | 23.6 |
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.