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SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations

Firefighters

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

U.S. median annual wage$59,280
U.S. median hourly wage$28.50
U.S. employment345,990

Nationally, firefighters earned a median of $59,280 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 345,990 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”.

Firefighters: pay and employment by state
State
New York$100,960$48.5412,9501.3
Washington$94,520$45.447,5602.1
California$85,120$40.9231,4701.7
New Jersey$84,130$40.457,5001.8
Illinois$78,380$37.6818,4003.0
Connecticut$77,630$37.322,9701.8
District of Columbia$75,870$36.481,4802.1
Colorado$74,170$35.666,5102.3
Maryland$73,810$35.495,3401.9
Pennsylvania$73,460$35.325,0200.8
Massachusetts$72,800$35.0011,9403.3
Oregon$70,900$34.093,7901.9
Rhode Island$67,380$32.391,6203.2
Nevada$66,570$32.012,6401.7
Indiana$62,780$30.188,5302.7
Nebraska$61,040$29.351,0701.0
Texas$60,180$28.9428,1702.0
Ohio$59,370$28.5418,1003.3
Montana$59,310$28.521,0102.0
Arizona$59,280$28.507,5002.3
Alaska$58,830$28.281,0403.2
Virginia$58,670$28.2111,1602.7
Florida$58,550$28.1524,5702.5
Wyoming$58,090$27.936802.4
New Hampshire$56,620$27.222,7003.9
Iowa$55,810$26.832,1701.4
North Dakota$55,080$26.488201.9
Michigan$54,640$26.276,6101.5
Oklahoma$49,710$23.904,1502.4
Tennessee$49,300$23.707,0202.1
Missouri$49,080$23.606,5802.2
Utah$48,310$23.232,8701.7
Maine$48,290$23.222,4803.9
South Dakota$48,160$23.156101.3
Alabama$47,600$22.897,2603.4
Idaho$47,320$22.752,2402.6
Wisconsin$46,850$22.538,1202.8
Delaware$46,710$22.465601.2
Georgia$46,550$22.3812,7002.6
Vermont$46,430$22.32Not publishedNot published
Kansas$45,900$22.073,3602.3
South Carolina$42,570$20.477,7803.4
New Mexico$41,590$19.992,4202.8
Arkansas$39,690$19.082,4801.9
Minnesota$38,110$18.325,8102.0
North Carolina$37,940$18.2419,4103.9
West Virginia$37,350$17.969001.3
Kentucky$37,150$17.865,1502.6
Puerto Rico$37,120$17.851,7801.9
Mississippi$35,880$17.252,9202.5
Louisiana$33,120$15.925,2302.7

Pay by metro area

All 355 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,800$65,900$109,000$152,100Monroe, LA — $22,800Hammond, LA — $28,330Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $28,360Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $29,500Lake Charles, LA — $29,550Lafayette, LA — $30,100Hattiesburg, MS — $30,830Santa Fe, NM — $31,200Hot Springs, AR — $31,440Florence, SC — $32,570Baton Rouge, LA — $33,260St. Cloud, MN — $33,820Elizabethtown, KY — $34,030Mankato, MN — $34,190Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $34,200Greenville, NC — $34,430Valdosta, GA — $34,600Jonesboro, AR — $34,630Jackson, MS — $34,970Rochester, MN — $35,200Bowling Green, KY — $35,240Goldsboro, NC — $35,500Wilmington, NC — $35,580Winston-Salem, NC — $35,730Fort Smith, AR-OK — $35,990Eau Claire, WI — $36,030Morristown, TN — $36,040Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $36,060Jackson, TN — $36,140Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $36,340Spartanburg, SC — $36,360Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,490Lawton, OK — $36,500Burlington, NC — $36,520Dothan, AL — $36,610Gadsden, AL — $36,700Fayetteville, NC — $36,820Twin Falls, ID — $36,940Columbia, SC — $36,960Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $37,110San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $37,120Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $37,150New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $37,250Duluth, MN-WI — $37,410Asheville, NC — $37,450Bloomington, IN — $37,620Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $37,620Alexandria, LA — $38,010St. Joseph, MO-KS — $38,220Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $38,350Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $38,380Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $38,570Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $38,700Charleston, WV — $38,780Joplin, MO-KS — $38,850La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $38,900Flint, MI — $39,150Roanoke, VA — $39,310Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $39,350Anniston-Oxford, AL — $39,940Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $39,980Canton-Massillon, OH — $40,170Warner Robins, GA — $40,330Johnson City, TN — $40,720Wheeling, WV-OH — $41,140Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $41,580Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $41,760Beckley, WV — $41,770Wichita, KS — $41,900Albuquerque, NM — $42,420Las Cruces, NM — $42,820Youngstown-Warren, OH — $43,420Columbus, IN — $43,510Decatur, AL — $43,650Sebring, FL — $43,660Tyler, TX — $43,740Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $43,850Sumter, SC — $43,890Harrisonburg, VA — $43,900Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $44,110St. George, UT — $44,140Pocatello, ID — $44,250Auburn-Opelika, AL — $44,400Logan, UT-ID — $44,440Saginaw, MI — $44,550Monroe, MI — $44,730Rome, GA — $44,780Springfield, MO — $44,990Fond du Lac, WI — $45,110Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $45,160Grants Pass, OR — $45,180Lynchburg, VA — $45,450Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $45,480Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,520Raleigh-Cary, NC — $45,640Macon-Bibb County, GA — $45,660Wichita Falls, TX — $45,710Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $45,770Longview, TX — $45,820Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $45,890Mansfield, OH — $45,930Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,010Chattanooga, TN-GA — $46,060El Centro, CA — $46,080Punta Gorda, FL — $46,170Rocky Mount, NC — $46,210Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $46,220Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $46,260Albany, GA — $46,540Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $46,580Greensboro-High Point, NC — $46,600Mobile, AL — $46,770Appleton, WI — $46,800Wausau, WI — $46,820Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $46,830Kenosha, WI — $46,850Charlottesville, VA — $46,860Gainesville, GA — $46,870Traverse City, MI — $46,990Jefferson City, MO — $47,030Knoxville, TN — $47,160Sandusky, OH — $47,270Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,300Homosassa Springs, FL — $47,340Bismarck, ND — $47,440Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $47,540Tulsa, OK — $47,600Jackson, MI — $47,690San Angelo, TX — $47,840Jacksonville, NC — $47,870Tucson, AZ — $47,960Green Bay, WI — $47,980Huntsville, AL — $48,010Bangor, ME — $48,020Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $48,070Dalton, GA — $48,110Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $48,110Rapid City, SD — $48,160Amarillo, TX — $48,420Ann Arbor, MI — $48,460Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $48,560Corpus Christi, TX — $48,700Columbus, GA-AL — $48,770Montgomery, AL — $48,780Minot, ND — $49,060Hinesville, GA — $49,210Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $49,240Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $49,300Portland-South Portland, ME — $49,320Gainesville, FL — $49,380Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $49,410Ogden, UT — $49,490Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $49,690Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,760Texarkana, TX-AR — $49,940Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $50,210El Paso, TX — $50,300Victoria, TX — $50,350Flagstaff, AZ — $50,380Savannah, GA — $50,470Iowa City, IA — $50,600Niles, MI — $50,600McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $50,740Fairbanks-College, AK — $50,840Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $50,840Birmingham, AL — $51,050Johnstown, PA — $51,050Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $51,520Lawrence, KS — $51,930Battle Creek, MI — $52,200Midland, MI — $52,800Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $52,930Fargo, ND-MN — $53,130Manhattan, KS — $53,290Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $53,530Yuma, AZ — $54,220Helena, MT — $54,260Terre Haute, IN — $54,460Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $54,810Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $54,850Lancaster, PA — $54,890Clarksville, TN-KY — $54,950Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $54,990Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $55,220Vineland, NJ — $55,780Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $56,260Madison, WI — $56,430South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $56,450Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $56,620Pittsfield, MA — $56,640Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $56,910Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $56,940Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $57,400Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $57,540Topeka, KS — $57,570Killeen-Temple, TX — $57,660Tuscaloosa, AL — $58,400Syracuse, NY — $58,470Manchester-Nashua, NH — $58,560Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $58,570Coeur d'Alene, ID — $58,820Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $58,830Lewiston, ID-WA — $58,920Jacksonville, FL — $58,940Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $59,010Chambersburg, PA — $59,050Laredo, TX — $59,100Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $59,120Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $59,150Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $59,270Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $59,280Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $59,660Lincoln, NE — $59,760Kankakee, IL — $59,850Naples-Marco Island, FL — $59,850Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $60,000Lima, OH — $60,020Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $60,030Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $60,080Great Falls, MT — $60,080Lebanon, PA — $60,320Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $60,410Toledo, OH — $60,590Sherman-Denison, TX — $60,650Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $60,700Kansas City, MO-KS — $60,770Richmond, VA — $60,790Idaho Falls, ID — $60,930Omaha, NE-IA — $61,040Albany, OR — $61,060Akron, OH — $61,140Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $61,190Cedar Rapids, IA — $61,370Oklahoma City, OK — $61,460Pueblo, CO — $61,560Columbus, OH — $61,780Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $61,780North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $62,120Yakima, WA — $62,120Bend, OR — $62,140Champaign-Urbana, IL — $62,190Decatur, IL — $62,430Greeley, CO — $62,640Waco, TX — $62,650Cleveland, OH — $62,720Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $62,730Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $62,760Muncie, IN — $62,780Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $62,850Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $62,910Colorado Springs, CO — $63,110Medford, OR — $63,130San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $63,360Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $63,590Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $63,760Merced, CA — $63,940Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $64,540Anchorage, AK — $64,810Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $64,900Salem, OR — $64,900Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $64,980Redding, CA — $65,170Visalia, CA — $65,170Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $65,230Springfield, IL — $65,330Janesville-Beloit, WI — $66,000Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $66,150Worcester, MA — $66,310Springfield, MA — $66,720Evansville, IN — $66,840Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $66,980York-Hanover, PA — $67,570Grand Forks, ND-MN — $68,060Billings, MT — $68,100Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $68,480St. Louis, MO-IL — $68,970Bloomington, IL — $69,270Grand Junction, CO — $70,190Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $70,840San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $70,900Chico, CA — $71,830Pittsburgh, PA — $72,230Eugene-Springfield, OR — $72,280Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $72,410Port St. Lucie, FL — $72,760Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $73,020Peoria, IL — $73,670Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $73,810Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $73,990Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $74,470Reading, PA — $74,760Barnstable Town, MA — $74,870Utica-Rome, NY — $75,060Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $75,710Fort Wayne, IN — $75,860San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $75,910Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $75,990Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $76,120Boise City, ID — $76,280Missoula, MT — $76,620Rockford, IL — $77,150Lubbock, TX — $77,290Modesto, CA — $77,370Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $77,400Bozeman, MT — $77,430Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $77,630Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $78,050Abilene, TX — $78,380Longview-Kelso, WA — $78,940Fresno, CA — $79,160Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $79,160Carson City, NV — $79,170New Haven, CT — $79,380Boulder, CO — $79,390Stockton-Lodi, CA — $79,540Sheboygan, WI — $79,620Kennewick-Richland, WA — $80,090Napa, CA — $80,260Erie, PA — $80,280Yuba City, CA — $80,360Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $80,560Salinas, CA — $81,070Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $81,100Reno, NV — $81,360Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $81,680Binghamton, NY — $81,810Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $82,250Corvallis, OR — $82,700Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $82,820Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $83,310Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $85,170Ames, IA — $86,010Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $87,400Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $87,980Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $88,090Rochester, NY — $89,120Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $90,050Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $94,080Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $95,910Vallejo, CA — $95,950Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $98,050Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $99,930Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $101,090Bellingham, WA — $101,130New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $106,420San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $113,700San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $152,100

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.

Firefighters: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$152,100$73.121,3301.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$113,700$54.663,4501.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,420$51.1614,9601.6
Bellingham, WA$101,130$48.623203.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,090$48.603,7601.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$99,930$48.043001.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,050$47.147,2001.1
Vallejo, CA$95,950$46.133302.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,910$46.112903.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$94,080$45.232,5902.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$90,050$43.292602.0
Rochester, NY$89,120$42.847301.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$88,090$42.353401.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$87,980$42.303,0101.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$87,400$42.023101.5
Ames, IA$86,010$41.35601.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$85,170$40.951,7301.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$83,310$40.057502.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,820$39.8214,5603.2
Corvallis, OR$82,700$39.76601.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,250$39.544102.0
Binghamton, NY$81,810$39.331201.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,680$39.278402.1
Reno, NV$81,360$39.127802.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81,100$38.991803.3
Salinas, CA$81,070$38.987604.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,560$38.734002.4
Yuba City, CA$80,360$38.641102.1
Erie, PA$80,280$38.601401.2
Napa, CA$80,260$38.59Not publishedNot published
Kennewick-Richland, WA$80,090$38.503602.8
Sheboygan, WI$79,620$38.28801.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,540$38.243201.1
Boulder, CO$79,390$38.173601.9
New Haven, CT$79,380$38.165702.0
Carson City, NV$79,170$38.06802.4
Fresno, CA$79,160$38.067701.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$79,160$38.063,3902.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$78,940$37.95Not publishedNot published
Abilene, TX$78,380$37.692102.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,050$37.533,9701.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,630$37.322301.4
Bozeman, MT$77,430$37.231001.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,400$37.216602.1
Modesto, CA$77,370$37.202301.2
Lubbock, TX$77,290$37.164102.5
Rockford, IL$77,150$37.094103.0
Missoula, MT$76,620$36.841302.0
Boise City, ID$76,280$36.677401.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$76,120$36.592300.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$75,990$36.549301.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$75,910$36.503903.2
Fort Wayne, IN$75,860$36.474201.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$75,710$36.406,6002.3
Utica-Rome, NY$75,060$36.091501.3
Barnstable Town, MA$74,870$36.004905.2
Reading, PA$74,760$35.941600.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,470$35.808201.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,990$35.578,5103.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,810$35.492,5101.8
Peoria, IL$73,670$35.424902.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$73,020$35.113000.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,760$34.986003.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$72,410$34.817802.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$72,280$34.753001.9
Pittsburgh, PA$72,230$34.739500.8
Chico, CA$71,830$34.543504.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,900$34.092,8801.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$70,840$34.064801.1
Grand Junction, CO$70,190$33.742203.3
Bloomington, IL$69,270$33.301701.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$68,970$33.162,6802.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$68,480$32.923,7403.4
Billings, MT$68,100$32.741301.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$68,060$32.721803.4
York-Hanover, PA$67,570$32.491100.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$66,980$32.207,6102.4
Evansville, IN$66,840$32.133302.5
Springfield, MA$66,720$32.088304.1
Worcester, MA$66,310$31.881,3603.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$66,150$31.802,5503.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,000$31.731902.7
Springfield, IL$65,330$31.412402.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$65,230$31.361604.0
Redding, CA$65,170$31.334105.7
Visalia, CA$65,170$31.334802.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,980$31.243803.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,900$31.208,7802.2
Salem, OR$64,900$31.203301.7
Anchorage, AK$64,810$31.164202.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$64,540$31.033802.3
Merced, CA$63,940$30.742703.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$63,760$30.652702.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,590$30.572603.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$63,360$30.462,9102.6
Medford, OR$63,130$30.351501.7
Colorado Springs, CO$63,110$30.347602.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$62,910$30.241,6602.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$62,850$30.223402.7
Muncie, IN$62,780$30.181302.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$62,760$30.171400.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$62,730$30.163,5201.8
Cleveland, OH$62,720$30.163,6603.5
Waco, TX$62,650$30.122101.6
Greeley, CO$62,640$30.124804.0
Decatur, IL$62,430$30.021202.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,190$29.903403.2
Bend, OR$62,140$29.882502.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$62,120$29.876501.9
Yakima, WA$62,120$29.874104.2
Columbus, OH$61,780$29.704,1303.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,780$29.704,0201.7
Pueblo, CO$61,560$29.591702.7
Oklahoma City, OK$61,460$29.551,5902.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,370$29.501701.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,190$29.42801.0
Akron, OH$61,140$29.391,2403.9
Albany, OR$61,060$29.361002.2
Omaha, NE-IA$61,040$29.356601.3
Idaho Falls, ID$60,930$29.292803.4
Richmond, VA$60,790$29.232,0203.1
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,770$29.223,0002.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$60,700$29.181203.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,650$29.161603.1
Toledo, OH$60,590$29.131,0103.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,410$29.041900.8
Lebanon, PA$60,320$29.00400.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,080$28.894102.3
Great Falls, MT$60,080$28.89702.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,030$28.861101.5
Lima, OH$60,020$28.861503.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,000$28.849303.1
Kankakee, IL$59,850$28.781202.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$59,850$28.775203.0
Lincoln, NE$59,760$28.732401.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,660$28.683,2202.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$59,280$28.501,4301.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$59,270$28.493004.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$59,150$28.441,0001.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$59,120$28.425,7801.8
Laredo, TX$59,100$28.414304.0
Chambersburg, PA$59,050$28.39701.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$59,010$28.372304.0
Jacksonville, FL$58,940$28.342,0602.7
Lewiston, ID-WA$58,920$28.33802.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,830$28.282,3001.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID$58,820$28.282002.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,570$28.163,3803.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,560$28.157603.8
Syracuse, NY$58,470$28.112100.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$58,400$28.084504.1
Killeen-Temple, TX$57,660$27.724402.9
Topeka, KS$57,570$27.682201.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$57,540$27.664101.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$57,400$27.601,2603.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$56,940$27.382,8803.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,910$27.367301.8
Pittsfield, MA$56,640$27.232504.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,620$27.224403.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,450$27.144403.4
Madison, WI$56,430$27.131,2303.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$56,260$27.054200.7
Vineland, NJ$55,780$26.82600.9
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$55,220$26.551102.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$54,990$26.44Not publishedNot published
Clarksville, TN-KY$54,950$26.423002.9
Lancaster, PA$54,890$26.391100.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$54,850$26.372002.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$54,810$26.355008.8
Terre Haute, IN$54,460$26.191502.3
Helena, MT$54,260$26.09801.8
Yuma, AZ$54,220$26.073505.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$53,530$25.732206.4
Manhattan, KS$53,290$25.621202.3
Fargo, ND-MN$53,130$25.542701.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$52,930$25.451904.0
Midland, MI$52,800$25.39601.7
Battle Creek, MI$52,200$25.091202.2
Lawrence, KS$51,930$24.97701.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$51,520$24.773003.2
Birmingham, AL$51,050$24.552,3704.6
Johnstown, PA$51,050$24.54501.0
Fairbanks-College, AK$50,840$24.44Not publishedNot published
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,840$24.441901.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$50,740$24.393901.3
Iowa City, IA$50,600$24.33901.0
Niles, MI$50,600$24.331101.9
Savannah, GA$50,470$24.277203.6
Flagstaff, AZ$50,380$24.223605.5
Victoria, TX$50,350$24.21701.9
El Paso, TX$50,300$24.186601.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$50,210$24.146407.8
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,940$24.011803.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,760$23.922,1302.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$49,690$23.892302.1
Ogden, UT$49,490$23.796402.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$49,410$23.76801.6
Gainesville, FL$49,380$23.745503.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,320$23.711,3404.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,300$23.702,1702.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,240$23.674606.4
Hinesville, GA$49,210$23.661507.2
Minot, ND$49,060$23.59802.3
Montgomery, AL$48,780$23.455403.2
Columbus, GA-AL$48,770$23.455304.5
Corpus Christi, TX$48,700$23.416703.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,560$23.355602.1
Ann Arbor, MI$48,460$23.301600.7
Amarillo, TX$48,420$23.282401.9
Rapid City, SD$48,160$23.152203.0
Dalton, GA$48,110$23.131802.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,110$23.137602.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$48,070$23.111103.1
Bangor, ME$48,020$23.093104.3
Huntsville, AL$48,010$23.085302.0
Green Bay, WI$47,980$23.075903.4
Tucson, AZ$47,960$23.068302.1
Jacksonville, NC$47,870$23.013406.5
San Angelo, TX$47,840$23.001803.7
Jackson, MI$47,690$22.931001.8
Tulsa, OK$47,600$22.889602.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$47,540$22.865102.2
Bismarck, ND$47,440$22.811402.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,340$22.76501.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,300$22.746,3502.2
Sandusky, OH$47,270$22.732705.5
Knoxville, TN$47,160$22.679702.3
Jefferson City, MO$47,030$22.611401.7
Traverse City, MI$46,990$22.591402.0
Gainesville, GA$46,870$22.534504.3
Charlottesville, VA$46,860$22.532602.3
Kenosha, WI$46,850$22.532803.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,830$22.521,4703.7
Wausau, WI$46,820$22.512603.7
Appleton, WI$46,800$22.503202.5
Mobile, AL$46,770$22.487104.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,600$22.401,9705.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,580$22.392502.8
Albany, GA$46,540$22.382103.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$46,260$22.242903.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$46,220$22.223102.0
Rocky Mount, NC$46,210$22.222204.0
Punta Gorda, FL$46,170$22.20Not publishedNot published
El Centro, CA$46,080$22.151802.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,060$22.155602.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,010$22.126402.9
Mansfield, OH$45,930$22.082304.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,890$22.068205.6
Longview, TX$45,820$22.032702.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$45,770$22.014502.4
Wichita Falls, TX$45,710$21.981703.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$45,660$21.954504.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,640$21.942,5103.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,520$21.893,5802.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$45,480$21.86600.5
Lynchburg, VA$45,450$21.852602.7
Grants Pass, OR$45,180$21.72501.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,160$21.711,6402.4
Fond du Lac, WI$45,110$21.691202.7
Springfield, MO$44,990$21.633701.7
Rome, GA$44,780$21.531002.3
Monroe, MI$44,730$21.51701.7
Saginaw, MI$44,550$21.42801.0
Logan, UT-ID$44,440$21.37801.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL$44,400$21.352303.2
Pocatello, ID$44,250$21.271002.6
St. George, UT$44,140$21.221902.1
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,110$21.212702.3
Harrisonburg, VA$43,900$21.101802.7
Sumter, SC$43,890$21.10902.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$43,850$21.088103.3
Tyler, TX$43,740$21.032902.5
Sebring, FL$43,660$20.99903.1
Decatur, AL$43,650$20.991802.9
Columbus, IN$43,510$20.92901.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH$43,420$20.876303.9
Las Cruces, NM$42,820$20.592803.4
Albuquerque, NM$42,420$20.409502.4
Wichita, KS$41,900$20.147902.6
Beckley, WV$41,770$20.08801.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$41,760$20.087304.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$41,580$19.991402.3
Wheeling, WV-OH$41,140$19.782103.6
Johnson City, TN$40,720$19.581001.2
Warner Robins, GA$40,330$19.392703.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$40,170$19.315703.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,980$19.221,2903.0
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,940$19.202004.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,350$18.923,9802.0
Roanoke, VA$39,310$18.905403.5
Flint, MI$39,150$18.821801.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$38,900$18.702503.0
Joplin, MO-KS$38,850$18.681501.7
Charleston, WV$38,780$18.642302.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,700$18.614,7003.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,570$18.546602.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$38,380$18.45600.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$38,350$18.441,2203.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS$38,220$18.381302.4
Alexandria, LA$38,010$18.282904.8
Bloomington, IN$37,620$18.092303.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,620$18.097004.3
Asheville, NC$37,450$18.018904.9
Duluth, MN-WI$37,410$17.993803.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$37,250$17.911,1102.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$37,150$17.861402.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,120$17.851,7702.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,110$17.844601.5
Columbia, SC$36,960$17.771,0602.7
Twin Falls, ID$36,940$17.761102.2
Fayetteville, NC$36,820$17.708506.5
Gadsden, AL$36,700$17.641805.6
Dothan, AL$36,610$17.602704.5
Burlington, NC$36,520$17.562403.5
Lawton, OK$36,500$17.551603.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,490$17.549403.3
Spartanburg, SC$36,360$17.486203.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,340$17.478105.3
Jackson, TN$36,140$17.382302.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,060$17.342301.6
Morristown, TN$36,040$17.331202.5
Eau Claire, WI$36,030$17.323103.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$35,990$17.301501.6
Winston-Salem, NC$35,730$17.189903.7
Wilmington, NC$35,580$17.107804.1
Goldsboro, NC$35,500$17.071002.5
Bowling Green, KY$35,240$16.942503.0
Rochester, MN$35,200$16.922301.8
Jackson, MS$34,970$16.815302.0
Jonesboro, AR$34,630$16.65500.8
Valdosta, GA$34,600$16.641903.4
Greenville, NC$34,430$16.552002.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,200$16.441904.5
Mankato, MN$34,190$16.441202.1
Elizabethtown, KY$34,030$16.361302.4
St. Cloud, MN$33,820$16.262102.1
Baton Rouge, LA$33,260$15.991,0602.6
Florence, SC$32,570$15.663403.8
Hot Springs, AR$31,440$15.11902.4
Santa Fe, NM$31,200$15.003004.8
Hattiesburg, MS$30,830$14.821302.1
Lafayette, LA$30,100$14.472201.2
Lake Charles, LA$29,550$14.212402.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$29,500$14.193903.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$28,360$13.641702.0
Hammond, LA$28,330$13.621703.6
Monroe, LA$22,800$10.962803.2
Casper, WYNot publishedNot published1002.4
Columbia, MONot publishedNot published1801.7
Paducah, KY-ILNot publishedNot published1002.0
Springfield, OHNot publishedNot published902.1
Tallahassee, FLNot publishedNot published3101.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WANot publishedNot published1202.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FLNot publishedNot published2706.6
Winchester, VA-WVNot publishedNot published901.3

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.