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SOC 35-2021 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Food Preparation Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$35,320
U.S. median hourly wage$16.98
U.S. employment893,600

Nationally, food preparation workers earned a median of $35,320 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 893,600 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 Preparation Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$40,910$19.6719,5105.5
District of Columbia$39,600$19.043,9705.7
California$39,350$18.92112,7506.2
Colorado$38,960$18.7312,0804.2
Massachusetts$38,900$18.7013,6203.7
Hawaii$38,160$18.355,9509.5
Oregon$37,450$18.0011,8606.0
North Dakota$36,800$17.699802.3
New Hampshire$36,780$17.683,4205.0
Arizona$36,750$17.6716,5905.1
Connecticut$36,650$17.6212,2507.2
Vermont$36,550$17.571,3504.4
Wyoming$36,110$17.361,6205.8
Maine$36,030$17.324,5607.1
Delaware$35,930$17.282,4005.0
Florida$35,920$17.2773,1007.4
Alaska$35,720$17.172,8008.6
New York$35,610$17.1262,3806.4
New Jersey$35,540$17.0924,7305.8
Maryland$35,500$17.0713,2804.8
Rhode Island$35,470$17.062,8305.6
Georgia$35,250$16.9526,4505.4
Nebraska$35,210$16.936,8906.7
Virginia$34,900$16.7816,3404.0
Illinois$34,850$16.7534,8205.7
Minnesota$34,850$16.7624,6208.3
Ohio$34,530$16.6019,4803.5
Wisconsin$34,070$16.3817,9906.1
Montana$33,860$16.282,9905.8
Utah$33,540$16.1210,5306.1
Nevada$33,460$16.0911,4207.4
New Mexico$33,370$16.046,8507.9
South Carolina$32,180$15.4714,4606.3
Idaho$31,510$15.154,6705.4
Missouri$31,510$15.1513,6504.6
Michigan$31,180$14.9917,3803.9
Pennsylvania$30,840$14.8317,9403.0
Texas$30,650$14.7481,2805.8
Virgin Islands$30,460$14.6439012.1
South Dakota$30,430$14.633,2707.1
Iowa$30,360$14.604,1702.7
Kansas$30,280$14.567,6805.3
North Carolina$30,260$14.5524,9605.1
Indiana$29,700$14.2816,2005.1
Tennessee$28,700$13.8019,7806.0
Oklahoma$28,540$13.727,4304.4
West Virginia$28,360$13.632,9604.2
Alabama$27,930$13.4317,6808.4
Arkansas$27,660$13.305,5004.2
Kentucky$26,850$12.9115,3907.7
Mississippi$26,240$12.617,8706.8
Louisiana$23,620$11.3630,92016.0
Puerto Rico$22,400$10.774,1304.4
Guam$21,820$10.495307.9

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.

$21,960$30,200$38,440$46,680Ponce, PR — $21,960Mayaguez, PR — $22,050Alexandria, LA — $22,080Aguadilla, PR — $22,290Arecibo, PR — $22,300Monroe, LA — $22,430Guayama, PR — $22,500Hammond, LA — $22,740San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,800Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $22,810Lafayette, LA — $22,920Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $22,980Lake Charles, LA — $23,380Elizabethtown, KY — $23,600Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $24,370Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $24,380Baton Rouge, LA — $24,450Enid, OK — $24,810Johnstown, PA — $24,920Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $24,960Cleveland, TN — $25,430El Paso, TX — $25,810Gadsden, AL — $26,050Longview, TX — $26,150Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $26,180New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $26,200Hot Springs, AR — $26,340Bowling Green, KY — $26,410Dothan, AL — $26,580Johnson City, TN — $26,850Fort Smith, AR-OK — $26,900McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $26,960Jackson, TN — $26,970Morristown, TN — $27,020Clarksville, TN-KY — $27,030Lawton, OK — $27,130Owensboro, KY — $27,130Jackson, MS — $27,200Paducah, KY-IL — $27,210Anniston-Oxford, AL — $27,230Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $27,290Midland, MI — $27,290Texarkana, TX-AR — $27,290Lexington-Fayette, KY — $27,340Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $27,370Eagle Pass, TX — $27,390Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $27,410Montgomery, AL — $27,420Jonesboro, AR — $27,580Fayetteville, NC — $27,590Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $27,680Victoria, TX — $27,680Laredo, TX — $27,780Muncie, IN — $27,860Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,880Jacksonville, NC — $27,900Charleston, WV — $27,970Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $27,980Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $28,020Goldsboro, NC — $28,130Tyler, TX — $28,150Decatur, AL — $28,180Sumter, SC — $28,230Greenville, NC — $28,240Abilene, TX — $28,250Hattiesburg, MS — $28,270Mobile, AL — $28,390Corpus Christi, TX — $28,430Evansville, IN — $28,440Williamsport, PA — $28,480Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $28,490Tuscaloosa, AL — $28,530Lubbock, TX — $28,550Terre Haute, IN — $28,610Sherman-Denison, TX — $28,620Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $28,640San Angelo, TX — $28,640Waco, TX — $28,690Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $28,700Auburn-Opelika, AL — $28,770Bay City, MI — $28,790Rocky Mount, NC — $28,850Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,860Saginaw, MI — $28,960St. Joseph, MO-KS — $28,960Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $29,000Joplin, MO-KS — $29,010Valdosta, GA — $29,020Columbus, GA-AL — $29,030Wheeling, WV-OH — $29,040Amarillo, TX — $29,160Florence, SC — $29,180Jefferson City, MO — $29,200Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $29,210Birmingham, AL — $29,260Manhattan, KS — $29,270Beckley, WV — $29,290Pocatello, ID — $29,290Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $29,340Rome, GA — $29,450Spartanburg, SC — $29,460Raleigh-Cary, NC — $29,470Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $29,500Erie, PA — $29,620Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $29,640Niles, MI — $29,640Battle Creek, MI — $29,650Burlington, NC — $29,660Columbia, MO — $29,710Lima, OH — $29,720Huntsville, AL — $29,850Chambersburg, PA — $29,890Ames, IA — $29,900Wichita, KS — $29,940Twin Falls, ID — $29,960South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $29,970Monroe, MI — $30,060Dalton, GA — $30,100Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $30,100Pittsburgh, PA — $30,120Kokomo, IN — $30,160Oklahoma City, OK — $30,160Columbia, SC — $30,260Altoona, PA — $30,300Chattanooga, TN-GA — $30,300Killeen-Temple, TX — $30,300Topeka, KS — $30,300Youngstown-Warren, OH — $30,310Bloomington, IN — $30,340Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,360Tulsa, OK — $30,370Logan, UT-ID — $30,400Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $30,430Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $30,460Great Falls, MT — $30,490Idaho Falls, ID — $30,490Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $30,490Odessa, TX — $30,550Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $30,560Morgantown, WV — $30,620Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $30,640Rapid City, SD — $30,670Hinesville, GA — $30,690Albany, GA — $30,740Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $30,740Roanoke, VA — $30,790Lynchburg, VA — $30,800Sheboygan, WI — $30,810Fort Wayne, IN — $30,850Cedar Rapids, IA — $30,940Knoxville, TN — $30,960Farmington, NM — $31,030York-Hanover, PA — $31,100Jackson, MI — $31,120Athens-Clarke County, GA — $31,190Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $31,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Lebanon, PA — $31,200State College, PA — $31,210Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,290Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $31,330Lawrence, KS — $31,350Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $31,370Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $31,410Canton-Massillon, OH — $31,420Salisbury, MD — $31,460Gettysburg, PA — $31,500Flint, MI — $31,510Macon-Bibb County, GA — $31,550Lancaster, PA — $31,580Reading, PA — $31,580Winchester, VA-WV — $31,620Fond du Lac, WI — $31,720Wausau, WI — $31,720Warner Robins, GA — $31,830Wilmington, NC — $31,830Greensboro-High Point, NC — $31,840Springfield, OH — $31,840Champaign-Urbana, IL — $31,850Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $31,920Traverse City, MI — $31,980Bloomington, IL — $32,030Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $32,050Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $32,090Asheville, NC — $32,110Peoria, IL — $32,140Columbus, IN — $32,150Harrisonburg, VA — $32,150Janesville-Beloit, WI — $32,150Reno, NV — $32,180Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $32,210Kansas City, MO-KS — $32,230Sebring, FL — $32,330Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $32,340Las Cruces, NM — $32,360Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $32,390St. Louis, MO-IL — $32,400Dubuque, IA — $32,520Rockford, IL — $32,530Springfield, IL — $32,530Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $32,580Green Bay, WI — $32,720Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $33,060Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $33,110Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $33,120Midland, TX — $33,200Utica-Rome, NY — $33,250Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $33,330Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $33,370Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $33,430Mankato, MN — $33,440Decatur, IL — $33,450St. Cloud, MN — $33,540Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $33,610Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $33,640Richmond, VA — $33,650Eau Claire, WI — $33,680Tallahassee, FL — $33,760Lexington Park, MD — $33,840Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $33,870Duluth, MN-WI — $34,010Elmira, NY — $34,010Appleton, WI — $34,060Sandusky, OH — $34,080Ann Arbor, MI — $34,100Savannah, GA — $34,130Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $34,180Glens Falls, NY — $34,200Charlottesville, VA — $34,210Mansfield, OH — $34,270Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $34,320Albuquerque, NM — $34,380College Station-Bryan, TX — $34,380San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $34,390Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $34,420Ogden, UT — $34,430Fairbanks-College, AK — $34,530Dover, DE — $34,560Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $34,560Ocala, FL — $34,560Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $34,560Winston-Salem, NC — $34,580Billings, MT — $34,590Grand Island, NE — $34,590Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $34,610Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,640Casper, WY — $34,660Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,700Anchorage, AK — $34,760Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $34,770St. George, UT — $34,800Kenosha, WI — $34,840Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,850Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $34,880Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $34,880La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $34,900Homosassa Springs, FL — $34,920Gainesville, GA — $34,950Helena, MT — $34,960Bangor, ME — $34,970Akron, OH — $35,010Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $35,020Missoula, MT — $35,020Rochester, NY — $35,020Syracuse, NY — $35,020Gainesville, FL — $35,050Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $35,080Carson City, NV — $35,090Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $35,090Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $35,100Iowa City, IA — $35,120Kingston, NY — $35,130Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $35,180Lincoln, NE — $35,210Vineland, NJ — $35,240Toledo, OH — $35,260Tucson, AZ — $35,260Boise City, ID — $35,340Springfield, MO — $35,340Cleveland, OH — $35,360Binghamton, NY — $35,370Yuma, AZ — $35,390Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,410Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $35,410Grants Pass, OR — $35,430Medford, OR — $35,440Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $35,470Rochester, MN — $35,470Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $35,550Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $35,600Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $35,600Pueblo, CO — $35,620Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $35,630Grand Forks, ND-MN — $35,650New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $35,670Wichita Falls, TX — $35,700Lewiston, ID-WA — $35,780Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $35,810Albany, OR — $35,860Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,860Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $35,870Cheyenne, WY — $35,930Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,950Springfield, MA — $36,020Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $36,090Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $36,090Santa Fe, NM — $36,120Ithaca, NY — $36,140Omaha, NE-IA — $36,140Eugene-Springfield, OR — $36,160Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $36,200Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $36,220Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,250Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $36,260Punta Gorda, FL — $36,310Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,330Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,330Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $36,360Redding, CA — $36,400Corvallis, OR — $36,510Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,510Worcester, MA — $36,550Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $36,560Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $36,580Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $36,580Fargo, ND-MN — $36,590Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $36,680Jacksonville, FL — $36,730Coeur d'Alene, ID — $36,830Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $36,920Columbus, OH — $36,930Pittsfield, MA — $36,930Madison, WI — $36,940New Haven, CT — $36,970Port St. Lucie, FL — $37,000Visalia, CA — $37,020Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $37,040Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $37,090Grand Junction, CO — $37,240Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,260Bismarck, ND — $37,270Salem, OR — $37,300Urban Honolulu, HI — $37,300Minot, ND — $37,310North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,320Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $37,430Colorado Springs, CO — $37,450Chico, CA — $37,510Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,550Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $37,580Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,630Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $37,680Flagstaff, AZ — $37,710Fresno, CA — $37,730Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $37,740Yuba City, CA — $37,740Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,820Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $37,950Bend, OR — $38,010Naples-Marco Island, FL — $38,190Bellingham, WA — $38,240Bozeman, MT — $38,260Kennewick-Richland, WA — $38,390Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $38,420Modesto, CA — $38,450Longview-Kelso, WA — $38,460Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,470Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,480Salinas, CA — $38,480San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $38,550El Centro, CA — $38,610Barnstable Town, MA — $38,660Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $38,730San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,780Vallejo, CA — $38,840Merced, CA — $38,980Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $39,110Greeley, CO — $39,150Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $39,400Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $39,470Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $39,660Boulder, CO — $39,690Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $39,770Walla Walla, WA — $40,030Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $40,140San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $41,000Yakima, WA — $41,750Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $42,640Napa, CA — $42,810Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $43,830San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,580Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $46,680

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 Preparation Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,680$22.447209.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,580$21.915,9305.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,830$21.0711,0605.3
Napa, CA$42,810$20.586208.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$42,640$20.501,4106.9
Yakima, WA$41,750$20.076006.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,000$19.7114,4706.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,140$19.305107.8
Walla Walla, WA$40,030$19.252108.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,770$19.1244,9307.2
Boulder, CO$39,690$19.086503.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,660$19.079,6303.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,470$18.986,6404.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$39,400$18.945806.2
Greeley, CO$39,150$18.825304.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,110$18.808308.4
Merced, CA$38,980$18.744605.8
Vallejo, CA$38,840$18.689306.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,780$18.649,3606.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38,730$18.626,8705.7
Barnstable Town, MA$38,660$18.596707.1
El Centro, CA$38,610$18.563204.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,550$18.539007.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,480$18.505,5105.1
Salinas, CA$38,480$18.501,1806.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,470$18.501,4907.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$38,460$18.492606.4
Modesto, CA$38,450$18.491,1706.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,420$18.4711,1906.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,390$18.468106.2
Bozeman, MT$38,260$18.394806.7
Bellingham, WA$38,240$18.386306.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38,190$18.361,6109.2
Bend, OR$38,010$18.277607.0
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,950$18.256805.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,820$18.183,3008.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$37,740$18.142805.4
Yuba City, CA$37,740$18.153206.2
Fresno, CA$37,730$18.142,0904.4
Flagstaff, AZ$37,710$18.135708.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,680$18.111,9105.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,630$18.0914,8104.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,580$18.0711,9105.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,550$18.051,4705.1
Chico, CA$37,510$18.034806.1
Colorado Springs, CO$37,450$18.011,1903.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,430$18.002605.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,320$17.943,48010.2
Minot, ND$37,310$17.94902.7
Salem, OR$37,300$17.939905.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,300$17.944,2109.4
Bismarck, ND$37,270$17.921702.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,260$17.911,9006.6
Grand Junction, CO$37,240$17.903405.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$37,090$17.831,9505.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37,040$17.814503.8
Visalia, CA$37,020$17.807604.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,000$17.791,5909.3
New Haven, CT$36,970$17.782,1407.6
Madison, WI$36,940$17.762,3305.7
Columbus, OH$36,930$17.753,2102.9
Pittsfield, MA$36,930$17.763105.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$36,920$17.7596011.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID$36,830$17.714806.6
Jacksonville, FL$36,730$17.664,6306.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$36,680$17.641,0508.4
Fargo, ND-MN$36,590$17.595503.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,580$17.591,4308.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$36,580$17.593306.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,560$17.582,4608.1
Worcester, MA$36,550$17.571,3904.0
Corvallis, OR$36,510$17.563308.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,510$17.557404.4
Redding, CA$36,400$17.504205.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,360$17.481,3105.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,330$17.478604.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,330$17.4710,1507.0
Punta Gorda, FL$36,310$17.4676013.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36,260$17.431,8904.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,250$17.433,8705.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,220$17.412,6506.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$36,200$17.409607.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR$36,160$17.389806.2
Ithaca, NY$36,140$17.372805.7
Omaha, NE-IA$36,140$17.373,6907.4
Santa Fe, NM$36,120$17.365609.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,090$17.3517,0605.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,090$17.3519,6307.0
Springfield, MA$36,020$17.328104.0
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,950$17.281,1904.9
Cheyenne, WY$35,930$17.272004.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,870$17.252,0508.4
Albany, OR$35,860$17.242605.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,860$17.243,7506.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,810$17.211,3408.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$35,780$17.201706.0
Wichita Falls, TX$35,700$17.1758010.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,670$17.1563,5306.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN$35,650$17.142705.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,630$17.133407.1
Pueblo, CO$35,620$17.132604.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,600$17.1110,3007.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,600$17.1263010.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,550$17.091,6606.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$35,470$17.054,5005.5
Rochester, MN$35,470$17.057906.4
Medford, OR$35,440$17.045105.7
Grants Pass, OR$35,430$17.032408.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,410$17.0227,1006.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,410$17.0250012.1
Yuma, AZ$35,390$17.013304.8
Binghamton, NY$35,370$17.005505.6
Cleveland, OH$35,360$17.004,4104.3
Boise City, ID$35,340$16.991,8304.7
Springfield, MO$35,340$16.991,4906.7
Toledo, OH$35,260$16.959503.3
Tucson, AZ$35,260$16.952,3506.0
Vineland, NJ$35,240$16.943706.0
Lincoln, NE$35,210$16.931,2707.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$35,180$16.923706.6
Kingston, NY$35,130$16.893706.3
Iowa City, IA$35,120$16.892702.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$35,100$16.8716,8108.6
Carson City, NV$35,090$16.871504.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,090$16.873604.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,080$16.876,8305.0
Gainesville, FL$35,050$16.851,3208.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,020$16.8416,2404.9
Missoula, MT$35,020$16.843805.7
Rochester, NY$35,020$16.842,8705.8
Syracuse, NY$35,020$16.841,5205.1
Akron, OH$35,010$16.831,1103.5
Bangor, ME$34,970$16.814506.2
Helena, MT$34,960$16.812104.8
Gainesville, GA$34,950$16.815205.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$34,920$16.7943012.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,900$16.786607.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$34,880$16.779,3507.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$34,880$16.771,6808.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,850$16.762,54011.6
Kenosha, WI$34,840$16.754906.5
St. George, UT$34,800$16.736707.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,770$16.717007.7
Anchorage, AK$34,760$16.711,5909.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,700$16.693,2906.2
Casper, WY$34,660$16.662606.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,640$16.656,4105.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,610$16.641,9307.3
Billings, MT$34,590$16.635806.2
Grand Island, NE$34,590$16.631904.9
Winston-Salem, NC$34,580$16.621,1304.1
Dover, DE$34,560$16.623004.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$34,560$16.621,1703.4
Ocala, FL$34,560$16.619608.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,560$16.6210,7803.7
Fairbanks-College, AK$34,530$16.6039010.7
Ogden, UT$34,430$16.551,5305.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,420$16.551,5805.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,390$16.547,9107.0
Albuquerque, NM$34,380$16.532,5706.4
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,380$16.531,68012.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,320$16.505,3204.8
Mansfield, OH$34,270$16.482004.1
Charlottesville, VA$34,210$16.454003.5
Glens Falls, NY$34,200$16.443006.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$34,180$16.435,8004.3
Savannah, GA$34,130$16.411,0605.3
Ann Arbor, MI$34,100$16.395902.7
Sandusky, OH$34,080$16.382705.4
Appleton, WI$34,060$16.376505.2
Duluth, MN-WI$34,010$16.351,0508.4
Elmira, NY$34,010$16.351604.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,870$16.299,4608.3
Lexington Park, MD$33,840$16.273004.3
Tallahassee, FL$33,760$16.231,5708.4
Eau Claire, WI$33,680$16.195806.7
Richmond, VA$33,650$16.182,8904.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$33,640$16.176605.2
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,610$16.161704.9
St. Cloud, MN$33,540$16.128908.6
Decatur, IL$33,450$16.082004.5
Mankato, MN$33,440$16.083907.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$33,430$16.071,3603.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$33,370$16.044,8805.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$33,330$16.031,3209.0
Utica-Rome, NY$33,250$15.997606.4
Midland, TX$33,200$15.965004.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,120$15.927701.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$33,110$15.921,0602.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$33,060$15.908,2504.3
Green Bay, WI$32,720$15.731,2607.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$32,580$15.663,1204.1
Rockford, IL$32,530$15.647205.2
Springfield, IL$32,530$15.645105.0
Dubuque, IA$32,520$15.631502.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$32,400$15.586,2204.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$32,390$15.572105.3
Las Cruces, NM$32,360$15.5683010.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$32,340$15.555005.4
Sebring, FL$32,330$15.552308.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$32,230$15.495,0804.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$32,210$15.481803.4
Reno, NV$32,180$15.471,4905.4
Columbus, IN$32,150$15.462003.9
Harrisonburg, VA$32,150$15.462403.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$32,150$15.464907.0
Peoria, IL$32,140$15.457704.6
Asheville, NC$32,110$15.441,2506.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$32,090$15.431,1204.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$32,050$15.411702.0
Bloomington, IL$32,030$15.405806.6
Traverse City, MI$31,980$15.374005.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$31,920$15.351,9703.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,850$15.316606.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$31,840$15.311,8205.0
Springfield, OH$31,840$15.311603.5
Warner Robins, GA$31,830$15.304205.5
Wilmington, NC$31,830$15.301,3807.2
Fond du Lac, WI$31,720$15.253207.2
Wausau, WI$31,720$15.254406.4
Winchester, VA-WV$31,620$15.202303.4
Lancaster, PA$31,580$15.199403.7
Reading, PA$31,580$15.185903.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$31,550$15.175105.4
Flint, MI$31,510$15.155303.9
Gettysburg, PA$31,500$15.141203.8
Salisbury, MD$31,460$15.133205.9
Canton-Massillon, OH$31,420$15.118105.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$31,410$15.104904.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$31,370$15.089702.9
Lawrence, KS$31,350$15.073506.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$31,330$15.062803.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,290$15.055605.2
State College, PA$31,210$15.012603.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,200$15.003204.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200$15.006203.4
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.002706.3
Lebanon, PA$31,200$15.001803.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,190$15.005105.3
Jackson, MI$31,120$14.961703.0
York-Hanover, PA$31,100$14.954302.3
Farmington, NM$31,030$14.923206.7
Knoxville, TN$30,960$14.892,5105.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$30,940$14.873402.4
Fort Wayne, IN$30,850$14.839004.0
Sheboygan, WI$30,810$14.813706.0
Lynchburg, VA$30,800$14.814905.0
Roanoke, VA$30,790$14.806404.2
Albany, GA$30,740$14.783706.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$30,740$14.7821,7005.4
Hinesville, GA$30,690$14.751005.0
Rapid City, SD$30,670$14.756108.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$30,640$14.733808.1
Morgantown, WV$30,620$14.723705.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,560$14.691,0403.8
Odessa, TX$30,550$14.694705.8
Great Falls, MT$30,490$14.662506.8
Idaho Falls, ID$30,490$14.664004.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,490$14.664,8704.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$30,460$14.655006.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,430$14.632,7806.4
Logan, UT-ID$30,400$14.624506.7
Tulsa, OK$30,370$14.601,7503.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,360$14.601,1706.5
Bloomington, IN$30,340$14.594005.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$30,310$14.577204.5
Altoona, PA$30,300$14.572704.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,300$14.571,7806.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,300$14.579106.1
Topeka, KS$30,300$14.577006.1
Columbia, SC$30,260$14.552,0305.2
Kokomo, IN$30,160$14.502306.5
Oklahoma City, OK$30,160$14.503,2404.8
Pittsburgh, PA$30,120$14.483,2903.0
Dalton, GA$30,100$14.472003.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$30,100$14.471702.7
Monroe, MI$30,060$14.451804.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,970$14.417605.8
Twin Falls, ID$29,960$14.402905.8
Wichita, KS$29,940$14.401,3804.5
Ames, IA$29,900$14.371402.6
Chambersburg, PA$29,890$14.371702.8
Huntsville, AL$29,850$14.35Not publishedNot published
Lima, OH$29,720$14.292304.5
Columbia, MO$29,710$14.284704.4
Burlington, NC$29,660$14.264106.1
Battle Creek, MI$29,650$14.263306.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,640$14.254,9107.2
Niles, MI$29,640$14.253405.6
Erie, PA$29,620$14.243703.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,500$14.184204.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,470$14.175,2907.1
Spartanburg, SC$29,460$14.161,1306.9
Rome, GA$29,450$14.162405.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$29,340$14.117403.4
Beckley, WV$29,290$14.082505.7
Pocatello, ID$29,290$14.082105.5
Manhattan, KS$29,270$14.072905.5
Birmingham, AL$29,260$14.074,3208.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$29,210$14.059403.7
Jefferson City, MO$29,200$14.042603.2
Florence, SC$29,180$14.035306.0
Amarillo, TX$29,160$14.027706.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,040$13.963105.3
Columbus, GA-AL$29,030$13.968307.1
Valdosta, GA$29,020$13.953406.3
Joplin, MO-KS$29,010$13.954104.7
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$29,000$13.943006.9
Saginaw, MI$28,960$13.923204.0
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,960$13.924408.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,860$13.872405.3
Rocky Mount, NC$28,850$13.872604.7
Bay City, MI$28,790$13.841504.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL$28,770$13.8373010.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,700$13.808805.4
Waco, TX$28,690$13.799407.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,640$13.772405.8
San Angelo, TX$28,640$13.773406.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$28,620$13.762905.6
Terre Haute, IN$28,610$13.753405.3
Lubbock, TX$28,550$13.731,1406.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,530$13.728708.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,490$13.701,19013.6
Williamsport, PA$28,480$13.691903.8
Evansville, IN$28,440$13.678606.4
Corpus Christi, TX$28,430$13.671,8109.4
Mobile, AL$28,390$13.651,4308.3
Hattiesburg, MS$28,270$13.5962010.0
Abilene, TX$28,250$13.584105.5
Greenville, NC$28,240$13.584105.1
Sumter, SC$28,230$13.571404.1
Decatur, AL$28,180$13.554307.1
Tyler, TX$28,150$13.537306.3
Goldsboro, NC$28,130$13.522506.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,020$13.479307.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,980$13.451604.3
Charleston, WV$27,970$13.453103.0
Jacksonville, NC$27,900$13.422805.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,880$13.411,8405.1
Muncie, IN$27,860$13.392806.3
Laredo, TX$27,780$13.367006.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,680$13.317504.9
Victoria, TX$27,680$13.312306.1
Fayetteville, NC$27,590$13.269307.0
Jonesboro, AR$27,580$13.262403.9
Montgomery, AL$27,420$13.181,4708.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,410$13.185409.6
Eagle Pass, TX$27,390$13.17904.9
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,370$13.161604.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$27,340$13.142,3108.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,290$13.123,5305.8
Midland, MI$27,290$13.121403.8
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,290$13.123105.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$27,230$13.0943010.0
Paducah, KY-IL$27,210$13.084809.5
Jackson, MS$27,200$13.081,2204.5
Lawton, OK$27,130$13.041503.6
Owensboro, KY$27,130$13.044609.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,030$12.997907.6
Morristown, TN$27,020$12.992805.9
Jackson, TN$26,970$12.975806.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$26,960$12.961,7505.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK$26,900$12.933203.3
Johnson City, TN$26,850$12.918009.8
Dothan, AL$26,580$12.7865010.7
Bowling Green, KY$26,410$12.706608.0
Hot Springs, AR$26,340$12.662005.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,200$12.607,25016.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$26,180$12.591,3908.8
Longview, TX$26,150$12.577005.9
Gadsden, AL$26,050$12.523109.4
El Paso, TX$25,810$12.412,2206.5
Cleveland, TN$25,430$12.232806.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$24,960$12.008506.0
Johnstown, PA$24,920$11.981202.6
Enid, OK$24,810$11.93602.6
Baton Rouge, LA$24,450$11.765,80014.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$24,380$11.722,07021.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$24,370$11.721,4409.1
Elizabethtown, KY$23,600$11.354909.5
Lake Charles, LA$23,380$11.241,94019.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$22,980$11.052,86017.6
Lafayette, LA$22,920$11.023,26018.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,810$10.971,15013.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,800$10.962,7404.0
Hammond, LA$22,740$10.9387018.1
Guayama, PR$22,500$10.82806.5
Monroe, LA$22,430$10.781,63018.7
Arecibo, PR$22,300$10.721805.1
Aguadilla, PR$22,290$10.723306.8
Alexandria, LA$22,080$10.6298016.3
Mayaguez, PR$22,050$10.603005.8
Ponce, PR$21,960$10.563305.1

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.