SOC 51-3092 · Production Occupations

Food Batchmakers

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

U.S. median annual wage$42,290
U.S. median hourly wage$20.33
U.S. employment174,520

Nationally, food batchmakers earned a median of $42,290 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 174,520 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”.

Food Batchmakers: pay and employment by state
State
Vermont$50,180$24.121,0003.3
Idaho$49,570$23.831,7002.0
Wisconsin$48,360$23.2518,0406.1
Iowa$48,300$23.224,1602.7
Illinois$48,130$23.1412,3202.0
Kentucky$46,900$22.554,5702.3
Georgia$46,490$22.354,2900.9
Missouri$45,690$21.962,2800.8
Colorado$44,900$21.593,8801.4
Ohio$44,590$21.447,0401.3
Minnesota$42,940$20.647,6602.6
Kansas$42,850$20.603,2302.2
Washington$42,710$20.535,7001.6
Tennessee$42,610$20.492,9200.9
Maine$42,260$20.326100.9
California$41,670$20.0312,5600.7
Utah$41,390$19.903,2501.9
Nebraska$41,210$19.811,2701.2
Nevada$41,120$19.778800.6
Virginia$41,080$19.752,8700.7
North Dakota$40,840$19.642500.6
Arizona$40,550$19.492,3000.7
Maryland$40,240$19.341,3900.5
Michigan$40,160$19.315,1301.2
Pennsylvania$39,920$19.198,1601.3
Oregon$39,850$19.163,4201.7
Indiana$39,700$19.095,5701.7
Montana$39,630$19.051700.3
Rhode Island$39,250$18.873100.6
South Dakota$39,200$18.846601.4
Connecticut$39,110$18.811,4600.9
Alaska$39,030$18.771000.3
Arkansas$38,990$18.752,1201.6
New York$38,470$18.508,4600.9
Wyoming$38,430$18.481000.4
New Jersey$38,250$18.393,6400.8
Texas$37,500$18.0313,2500.9
Hawaii$37,490$18.023600.6
New Hampshire$37,470$18.021900.3
New Mexico$37,390$17.984500.5
Delaware$37,220$17.903800.8
South Carolina$37,070$17.827000.3
Alabama$36,980$17.781,2800.6
Massachusetts$36,880$17.735,1001.4
North Carolina$36,590$17.593,4500.7
Mississippi$36,530$17.566600.6
Oklahoma$36,320$17.469300.5
Florida$35,500$17.073,6700.4
West Virginia$34,660$16.67700.1
Louisiana$34,620$16.645300.3
Puerto Rico$22,270$10.711,5201.6

Pay by metro area

All 236 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,840$40,533$59,227$77,920Aguadilla, PR — $21,840Arecibo, PR — $21,840Mayaguez, PR — $21,840Ponce, PR — $22,380San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,430Midland, TX — $28,330Idaho Falls, ID — $28,690Las Cruces, NM — $28,990McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $29,330Burlington, NC — $30,470Worcester, MA — $31,200Jacksonville, FL — $31,840Athens-Clarke County, GA — $32,320Port St. Lucie, FL — $33,020Syracuse, NY — $33,330Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $33,830Grand Junction, CO — $34,040Bay City, MI — $34,060Spartanburg, SC — $34,190Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,320Asheville, NC — $34,390New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $34,620Mobile, AL — $34,640Tucson, AZ — $34,680Savannah, GA — $34,690Wichita, KS — $34,770Winston-Salem, NC — $34,810Johnstown, PA — $34,850Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $34,960Greensboro-High Point, NC — $35,040St. George, UT — $35,090Youngstown-Warren, OH — $35,230Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $35,280Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $35,430Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $35,550Amarillo, TX — $35,560Altoona, PA — $35,670Birmingham, AL — $35,810Oklahoma City, OK — $35,870Tulsa, OK — $36,130Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $36,170Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,220Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $36,340Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $36,360Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,400El Paso, TX — $36,480Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,500Salem, OR — $36,520Kingston, NY — $36,540Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $36,580Albuquerque, NM — $36,640Jackson, MS — $36,660Lafayette, LA — $36,660Salinas, CA — $36,790Springfield, OH — $36,820Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $37,010Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $37,010Pittsburgh, PA — $37,040Owensboro, KY — $37,090Santa Fe, NM — $37,110Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $37,120Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $37,140Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $37,180Colorado Springs, CO — $37,190Richmond, VA — $37,190Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $37,220Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $37,270Fort Wayne, IN — $37,300Chambersburg, PA — $37,320Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $37,350North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,350Billings, MT — $37,440Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $37,440Urban Honolulu, HI — $37,490Saginaw, MI — $37,500Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $37,550Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $37,570Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $37,580Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $37,670Lebanon, PA — $37,690Longview-Kelso, WA — $37,690Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $37,800Cleveland, OH — $37,830Fresno, CA — $37,980Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $37,990Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $38,010Eugene-Springfield, OR — $38,050Raleigh-Cary, NC — $38,080New Haven, CT — $38,100Kankakee, IL — $38,270Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $38,280Roanoke, VA — $38,300Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $38,420Springfield, MA — $38,420Vallejo, CA — $38,580Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $38,590San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,640Bangor, ME — $38,650San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $38,750New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,790Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $38,830Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,880Columbia, SC — $38,900Bend, OR — $38,930Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $38,930Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $38,950Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $39,090Pueblo, CO — $39,160Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $39,260Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $39,280Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $39,400Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $39,580Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,670Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $39,690Rocky Mount, NC — $39,710Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $39,780Medford, OR — $39,850St. Joseph, MO-KS — $40,160Ogden, UT — $40,190Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $40,250Omaha, NE-IA — $40,460Waco, TX — $40,530Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $40,550Jackson, TN — $40,560Goldsboro, NC — $40,630Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $40,750St. Cloud, MN — $40,780Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $40,860Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $41,230Vineland, NJ — $41,600Lancaster, PA — $41,650Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $41,720Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $42,070Sandusky, OH — $42,220Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $42,370Erie, PA — $42,380Visalia, CA — $42,680Kansas City, MO-KS — $42,850Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $42,860Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $42,900Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $42,980Knoxville, TN — $42,990Boulder, CO — $43,090Twin Falls, ID — $43,090Kennewick-Richland, WA — $43,130Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $43,160Decatur, AL — $43,340Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $43,390Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $43,410Chattanooga, TN-GA — $43,420Napa, CA — $43,510Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $43,540San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $43,550Joplin, MO-KS — $43,600Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $43,660Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $43,660Evansville, IN — $43,750Lima, OH — $43,990Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $44,030Portland-South Portland, ME — $44,200Reading, PA — $44,220Fort Smith, AR-OK — $44,470Stockton-Lodi, CA — $44,580Lincoln, NE — $44,600Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $44,650Dothan, AL — $44,680Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $44,860Utica-Rome, NY — $44,870Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $45,020Canton-Massillon, OH — $45,120Kenosha, WI — $45,160York-Hanover, PA — $45,190San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $45,300Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,360Bellingham, WA — $45,470Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $45,590Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $45,600Traverse City, MI — $45,610Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $45,650Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $45,740Merced, CA — $45,760San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,920Jackson, MI — $45,970Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $46,010Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $46,210Gettysburg, PA — $46,440Akron, OH — $46,510Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $46,540Madison, WI — $46,580Modesto, CA — $46,670Logan, UT-ID — $46,680Peoria, IL — $46,770Charlottesville, VA — $46,860La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $46,940Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $47,010Gainesville, GA — $47,160Reno, NV — $47,210Springfield, MO — $47,330Toledo, OH — $47,390Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $47,470Yakima, WA — $47,620Columbus, OH — $47,630Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $47,660Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $47,890Iowa City, IA — $48,030Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $48,250Wausau, WI — $48,560Bowling Green, KY — $48,670Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $48,780Green Bay, WI — $48,850Fond du Lac, WI — $48,880Dubuque, IA — $49,130Rochester, MN — $49,170Rochester, NY — $49,180Appleton, WI — $49,390Fargo, ND-MN — $49,390Boise City, ID — $49,570Greeley, CO — $49,710Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $50,180Janesville-Beloit, WI — $50,350Grand Forks, ND-MN — $50,720Ames, IA — $50,950Sheboygan, WI — $51,490St. Louis, MO-IL — $52,000Eau Claire, WI — $52,110Rockford, IL — $52,500Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $53,160Topeka, KS — $56,390Lexington-Fayette, KY — $56,730Williamsport, PA — $57,630Decatur, IL — $57,880Binghamton, NY — $60,670Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $60,680Harrisonburg, VA — $66,330Battle Creek, MI — $75,370Cedar Rapids, IA — $77,920

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.

Food Batchmakers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,920$37.464803.4
Battle Creek, MI$75,370$36.242705.0
Harrisonburg, VA$66,330$31.892003.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$60,680$29.181501.5
Binghamton, NY$60,670$29.17800.9
Decatur, IL$57,880$27.8349010.7
Williamsport, PA$57,630$27.711002.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY$56,730$27.274901.7
Topeka, KS$56,390$27.117706.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$53,160$25.561801.1
Rockford, IL$52,500$25.244303.2
Eau Claire, WI$52,110$25.054004.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$52,000$25.009900.7
Sheboygan, WI$51,490$24.761,91031.6
Ames, IA$50,950$24.501101.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$50,720$24.381803.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$50,350$24.214206.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,180$24.125004.1
Greeley, CO$49,710$23.906705.6
Boise City, ID$49,570$23.836901.8
Appleton, WI$49,390$23.751,42011.4
Fargo, ND-MN$49,390$23.751400.9
Rochester, NY$49,180$23.657901.6
Rochester, MN$49,170$23.642001.6
Dubuque, IA$49,130$23.621402.4
Fond du Lac, WI$48,880$23.502205.1
Green Bay, WI$48,850$23.491,2307.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,780$23.452,5300.9
Bowling Green, KY$48,670$23.403103.7
Wausau, WI$48,560$23.351,09015.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$48,250$23.202001.6
Iowa City, IA$48,030$23.09700.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,890$23.021201.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,660$22.918,4901.9
Columbus, OH$47,630$22.908200.7
Yakima, WA$47,620$22.902602.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,470$22.821,5901.4
Toledo, OH$47,390$22.784001.4
Springfield, MO$47,330$22.762301.0
Reno, NV$47,210$22.702500.9
Gainesville, GA$47,160$22.683803.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,010$22.605001.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,940$22.5793011.0
Charlottesville, VA$46,860$22.53300.3
Peoria, IL$46,770$22.492601.6
Logan, UT-ID$46,680$22.445408.1
Modesto, CA$46,670$22.443601.9
Madison, WI$46,580$22.391,3903.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,540$22.381,3201.9
Akron, OH$46,510$22.364201.3
Gettysburg, PA$46,440$22.331404.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,210$22.221,5100.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$46,010$22.123504.7
Jackson, MI$45,970$22.101903.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,920$22.084200.4
Merced, CA$45,760$22.001702.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$45,740$21.99700.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$45,650$21.951501.2
Traverse City, MI$45,610$21.932403.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,600$21.922801.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,590$21.922501.2
Bellingham, WA$45,470$21.863103.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,360$21.81701.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,300$21.781,7600.7
York-Hanover, PA$45,190$21.724802.6
Kenosha, WI$45,160$21.714205.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,120$21.693702.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,020$21.654,4902.3
Utica-Rome, NY$44,870$21.57800.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$44,860$21.571201.4
Dothan, AL$44,680$21.48901.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$44,650$21.471,8703.1
Lincoln, NE$44,600$21.44900.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA$44,580$21.432400.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK$44,470$21.382502.6
Reading, PA$44,220$21.263802.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,200$21.253201.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$44,030$21.172403.1
Lima, OH$43,990$21.151302.6
Evansville, IN$43,750$21.042501.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,660$20.993600.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$43,660$20.99501.0
Joplin, MO-KS$43,600$20.962402.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,550$20.941,0100.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,540$20.931800.4
Napa, CA$43,510$20.92801.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA$43,420$20.882500.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$43,410$20.872,0502.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$43,390$20.8646011.4
Decatur, AL$43,340$20.84901.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$43,160$20.759300.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA$43,130$20.739107.0
Boulder, CO$43,090$20.727303.8
Twin Falls, ID$43,090$20.723607.1
Knoxville, TN$42,990$20.672500.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,980$20.661500.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$42,900$20.629802.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$42,860$20.611,7801.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,850$20.608300.8
Visalia, CA$42,680$20.527804.6
Erie, PA$42,380$20.381601.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$42,370$20.373,0101.4
Sandusky, OH$42,220$20.30300.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$42,070$20.227201.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$41,720$20.06701.3
Lancaster, PA$41,650$20.021,0004.0
Vineland, NJ$41,600$20.002604.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,230$19.826902.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$40,860$19.641,5501.4
St. Cloud, MN$40,780$19.612702.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,750$19.59300.2
Goldsboro, NC$40,630$19.542506.3
Jackson, TN$40,560$19.506407.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,550$19.491,9100.8
Waco, TX$40,530$19.493903.0
Omaha, NE-IA$40,460$19.457501.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$40,250$19.35Not publishedNot published
Ogden, UT$40,190$19.324601.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$40,160$19.311001.9
Medford, OR$39,850$19.164405.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$39,780$19.126802.6
Rocky Mount, NC$39,710$19.091502.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,690$19.081,0301.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,670$19.074801.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,580$19.032400.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$39,400$18.944801.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,280$18.881800.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$39,260$18.888000.6
Pueblo, CO$39,160$18.83901.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,090$18.80600.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,950$18.734,1901.0
Bend, OR$38,930$18.72700.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,930$18.714,1300.7
Columbia, SC$38,900$18.701000.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,880$18.69900.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,830$18.671,1900.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,790$18.656,8600.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,750$18.631000.8
Bangor, ME$38,650$18.58300.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,640$18.586300.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$38,590$18.551201.9
Vallejo, CA$38,580$18.553102.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$38,420$18.471501.3
Springfield, MA$38,420$18.471800.9
Roanoke, VA$38,300$18.422401.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,280$18.402700.8
Kankakee, IL$38,270$18.401002.4
New Haven, CT$38,100$18.323301.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,080$18.312000.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$38,050$18.292301.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,010$18.285500.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,990$18.264700.4
Fresno, CA$37,980$18.263600.8
Cleveland, OH$37,830$18.198300.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,800$18.184800.8
Lebanon, PA$37,690$18.121502.8
Longview-Kelso, WA$37,690$18.12501.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$37,670$18.114800.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,580$18.071000.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$37,570$18.064902.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,550$18.051900.6
Saginaw, MI$37,500$18.03300.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,490$18.022400.5
Billings, MT$37,440$18.00400.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,440$18.001,0900.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,350$17.96300.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,350$17.96700.2
Chambersburg, PA$37,320$17.94901.5
Fort Wayne, IN$37,300$17.942000.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$37,270$17.922301.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$37,220$17.901900.7
Colorado Springs, CO$37,190$17.88700.2
Richmond, VA$37,190$17.883300.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$37,180$17.873801.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,140$17.86500.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$37,120$17.851102.2
Santa Fe, NM$37,110$17.84400.7
Owensboro, KY$37,090$17.833707.4
Pittsburgh, PA$37,040$17.817400.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,010$17.793,8401.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,010$17.792,5400.9
Springfield, OH$36,820$17.70701.6
Salinas, CA$36,790$17.692301.2
Jackson, MS$36,660$17.622300.9
Lafayette, LA$36,660$17.63700.4
Albuquerque, NM$36,640$17.621800.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,580$17.596100.5
Kingston, NY$36,540$17.57701.2
Salem, OR$36,520$17.564602.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,500$17.554800.3
El Paso, TX$36,480$17.542300.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,400$17.505900.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,360$17.487802.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,340$17.472000.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,220$17.418301.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$36,170$17.39400.2
Tulsa, OK$36,130$17.373300.7
Oklahoma City, OK$35,870$17.252400.4
Birmingham, AL$35,810$17.223800.7
Altoona, PA$35,670$17.152804.8
Amarillo, TX$35,560$17.091301.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,550$17.09700.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,430$17.038800.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$35,280$16.961000.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$35,230$16.941701.1
St. George, UT$35,090$16.87901.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,040$16.851400.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$34,960$16.817700.5
Johnstown, PA$34,850$16.75300.6
Winston-Salem, NC$34,810$16.732400.9
Wichita, KS$34,770$16.721100.3
Savannah, GA$34,690$16.681300.7
Tucson, AZ$34,680$16.671300.3
Mobile, AL$34,640$16.66400.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,620$16.641200.3
Asheville, NC$34,390$16.54800.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,320$16.507501.4
Spartanburg, SC$34,190$16.44700.4
Bay City, MI$34,060$16.38401.1
Grand Junction, CO$34,040$16.37801.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,830$16.263,2101.0
Syracuse, NY$33,330$16.032600.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,020$15.88700.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA$32,320$15.54500.6
Jacksonville, FL$31,840$15.313800.5
Worcester, MA$31,200$15.004801.4
Burlington, NC$30,470$14.65400.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,330$14.101400.5
Las Cruces, NM$28,990$13.94400.5
Idaho Falls, ID$28,690$13.79Not publishedNot published
Midland, TX$28,330$13.62300.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,430$10.789801.4
Ponce, PR$22,380$10.761402.2
Aguadilla, PR$21,840$10.501402.9
Arecibo, PR$21,840$10.501003.0
Mayaguez, PR$21,840$10.50801.5

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.