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SOC 35-3041 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

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

U.S. median annual wage$35,360
U.S. median hourly wage$17.00
U.S. employment293,900

Nationally, food servers, nonrestaurant earned a median of $35,360 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 293,900 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 Servers, Nonrestaurant: pay and employment by state
State
New York$39,370$18.9317,5201.8
California$39,010$18.7532,4301.8
Colorado$38,900$18.707,7502.7
Washington$38,870$18.698,0502.3
Alaska$38,090$18.314301.3
District of Columbia$37,920$18.231,2601.8
Hawaii$37,920$18.238801.4
Maine$37,680$18.115400.8
Vermont$37,540$18.057802.6
North Dakota$36,910$17.751,6303.8
Massachusetts$36,750$17.675,8301.6
New Hampshire$36,710$17.651,7702.6
Maryland$36,650$17.626,6002.4
Oregon$36,620$17.614,4202.2
New Jersey$36,390$17.5011,4002.7
Nevada$36,030$17.321,8201.2
Minnesota$36,000$17.3111,0903.8
Connecticut$35,950$17.295,0503.0
New Mexico$35,740$17.196700.8
Arizona$35,390$17.014,6201.4
Virginia$35,090$16.877,4201.8
Illinois$35,080$16.8717,5602.9
Rhode Island$34,860$16.761,0202.0
Wisconsin$34,670$16.676,6802.3
Michigan$34,260$16.477,7001.7
Idaho$34,220$16.459301.1
Florida$33,930$16.3119,2401.9
Pennsylvania$33,300$16.0113,9402.3
Wyoming$33,090$15.912500.9
Kentucky$32,200$15.483,6601.8
Montana$32,090$15.431,0502.1
South Dakota$31,980$15.381600.3
Indiana$31,840$15.313,9001.2
Missouri$31,840$15.317,4902.6
South Carolina$31,740$15.262,9901.3
Nebraska$31,540$15.173,8003.7
Georgia$31,530$15.164,9701.0
North Carolina$31,460$15.138,8201.8
Delaware$31,430$15.111,0102.1
Tennessee$30,670$14.755,2301.6
Ohio$30,440$14.6315,3202.8
Utah$30,170$14.512,4301.4
West Virginia$30,170$14.514600.7
Iowa$30,110$14.485,2703.4
Virgin Islands$29,760$14.31Not publishedNot published
Texas$29,300$14.0914,3401.0
Kansas$29,040$13.961,2700.9
Alabama$29,000$13.942,9201.4
Oklahoma$28,490$13.701,7601.0
Arkansas$27,600$13.273,5402.7
Mississippi$27,250$13.101,8601.6
Louisiana$27,200$13.082,3801.2
Puerto Rico$21,840$10.505400.6

Pay by metro area

All 354 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,660$35,427$49,193$62,960Manhattan, KS — $21,660Mayaguez, PR — $21,840San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $21,840Alexandria, LA — $22,410Ponce, PR — $23,770Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $23,920College Station-Bryan, TX — $24,120Wichita, KS — $24,190Texarkana, TX-AR — $24,770Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $25,070Corpus Christi, TX — $25,470Lake Charles, LA — $25,590Monroe, LA — $25,690Hattiesburg, MS — $25,970Dothan, AL — $26,000Hammond, LA — $26,450Lawrence, KS — $26,550Logan, UT-ID — $26,650Topeka, KS — $26,670Anniston-Oxford, AL — $26,780Longview, TX — $26,790Wheeling, WV-OH — $26,890Fort Smith, AR-OK — $27,040Johnson City, TN — $27,050Wichita Falls, TX — $27,080Baton Rouge, LA — $27,330Abilene, TX — $27,340Greenville, NC — $27,370Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,490Clarksville, TN-KY — $27,510Dalton, GA — $27,570Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $27,580Hot Springs, AR — $27,600Odessa, TX — $27,730Jonesboro, AR — $27,740Sherman-Denison, TX — $27,770Valdosta, GA — $27,810Altoona, PA — $27,860Lafayette, LA — $27,860Youngstown-Warren, OH — $27,890Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $27,910Jackson, TN — $27,950Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $28,140Columbus, GA-AL — $28,360Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $28,430Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $28,510Gettysburg, PA — $28,520Killeen-Temple, TX — $28,520Burlington, NC — $28,670San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $28,740Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $28,750Johnstown, PA — $28,760Rocky Mount, NC — $28,760Canton-Massillon, OH — $28,790Montgomery, AL — $28,860Tyler, TX — $28,920Jackson, MS — $28,940Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $28,960Amarillo, TX — $29,020Greensboro-High Point, NC — $29,030Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $29,050Knoxville, TN — $29,100Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $29,200Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $29,210Decatur, AL — $29,220Waco, TX — $29,220Oklahoma City, OK — $29,230Albany, GA — $29,280Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $29,280Iowa City, IA — $29,350Ogden, UT — $29,360Springfield, OH — $29,360Farmington, NM — $29,380Rome, GA — $29,400New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $29,460Florence, SC — $29,470Sebring, FL — $29,470Lincoln, NE — $29,480Homosassa Springs, FL — $29,500Warner Robins, GA — $29,530Casper, WY — $29,550Mobile, AL — $29,560Owensboro, KY — $29,600Tuscaloosa, AL — $29,640Lubbock, TX — $29,660El Paso, TX — $29,680Flint, MI — $29,710Fayetteville, NC — $29,730Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $29,750Tallahassee, FL — $29,770South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $29,800Cedar Rapids, IA — $29,940Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $29,990Toledo, OH — $30,060Lima, OH — $30,080Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $30,090Jackson, MI — $30,090Savannah, GA — $30,100Missoula, MT — $30,120Huntsville, AL — $30,180Jefferson City, MO — $30,210St. Joseph, MO-KS — $30,210Charleston, WV — $30,330Cleveland, OH — $30,350Evansville, IN — $30,360Birmingham, AL — $30,370Joplin, MO-KS — $30,370Lexington-Fayette, KY — $30,430Tulsa, OK — $30,430Muncie, IN — $30,510Billings, MT — $30,550Macon-Bibb County, GA — $30,570Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $30,590Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $30,600Cleveland, TN — $30,640Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $30,650Lancaster, PA — $30,660Chattanooga, TN-GA — $30,740Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $30,790Reading, PA — $30,810Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $31,080Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $31,120Springfield, MO — $31,130Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $31,160Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $31,200Dover, DE — $31,200Akron, OH — $31,210Idaho Falls, ID — $31,250Ocala, FL — $31,280Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $31,290Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $31,330Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $31,370Columbia, SC — $31,400Jacksonville, NC — $31,460Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $31,670Rockford, IL — $31,670Athens-Clarke County, GA — $31,680Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $31,710Harrisonburg, VA — $31,710Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $31,710Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,730Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $31,780Ames, IA — $31,840Niles, MI — $31,840Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $31,840St. George, UT — $31,840Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $31,960Roanoke, VA — $32,010Tucson, AZ — $32,010Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $32,070Omaha, NE-IA — $32,150Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $32,170Columbus, OH — $32,250Dubuque, IA — $32,270Erie, PA — $32,300Columbus, IN — $32,340Bay City, MI — $32,370Kankakee, IL — $32,430Raleigh-Cary, NC — $32,470Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $32,610Sandusky, OH — $32,710Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $32,770Columbia, MO — $32,800Grand Island, NE — $32,820Kokomo, IN — $32,860Lebanon, PA — $33,040Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $33,150Gainesville, GA — $33,180Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $33,300Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $33,380Spartanburg, SC — $33,390Terre Haute, IN — $33,400York-Hanover, PA — $33,500Bloomington, IL — $33,540Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $33,540Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $33,540State College, PA — $33,540Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $33,550Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $33,550Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $33,560Corvallis, OR — $33,560Eau Claire, WI — $33,570Minot, ND — $33,600Kansas City, MO-KS — $33,620Fond du Lac, WI — $33,640Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $33,670Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,690Peoria, IL — $33,700Decatur, IL — $33,710Coeur d'Alene, ID — $33,750Wausau, WI — $33,750Albany, OR — $33,790Chambersburg, PA — $33,790Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $33,790Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $33,830Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $33,860Cheyenne, WY — $33,960Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $33,970North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $33,970Port St. Lucie, FL — $33,970Janesville-Beloit, WI — $34,000Lynchburg, VA — $34,010Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,010Bowling Green, KY — $34,040Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $34,060Yuma, AZ — $34,120Midland, TX — $34,160Ann Arbor, MI — $34,170Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,190Charlottesville, VA — $34,250Salisbury, MD — $34,260Appleton, WI — $34,280Kenosha, WI — $34,300Gainesville, FL — $34,310St. Louis, MO-IL — $34,340Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $34,370Jacksonville, FL — $34,410Utica-Rome, NY — $34,430Eugene-Springfield, OR — $34,450Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $34,480Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $34,480Medford, OR — $34,490Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $34,500Boise City, ID — $34,510St. Cloud, MN — $34,510Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $34,530Bangor, ME — $34,560Champaign-Urbana, IL — $34,580Winston-Salem, NC — $34,620Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $34,630Pittsburgh, PA — $34,630Reno, NV — $34,690Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $34,700Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $34,710Salem, OR — $34,720Grants Pass, OR — $34,730Green Bay, WI — $34,730Mankato, MN — $34,760Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,780Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $34,800Springfield, IL — $34,800Wilmington, NC — $34,810Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $34,830La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $34,850Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $34,870Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $34,880Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $34,900Mansfield, OH — $34,940Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $34,940Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,950Richmond, VA — $34,960Springfield, MA — $34,970Kingston, NY — $34,980Winchester, VA-WV — $35,000Pittsfield, MA — $35,020Asheville, NC — $35,040Traverse City, MI — $35,070Albuquerque, NM — $35,160Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $35,170Fort Wayne, IN — $35,190Naples-Marco Island, FL — $35,310Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,520Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $35,540Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $35,550Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $35,580El Centro, CA — $35,590Rochester, MN — $35,630Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,670Visalia, CA — $35,680Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $35,690Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $35,710Redding, CA — $35,740Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,740Rochester, NY — $35,780Worcester, MA — $35,790Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,850Sheboygan, WI — $35,850Duluth, MN-WI — $35,880New Haven, CT — $35,940Glens Falls, NY — $36,030Binghamton, NY — $36,060Yakima, WA — $36,070Madison, WI — $36,110Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,160Walla Walla, WA — $36,170Williamsport, PA — $36,170Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $36,190Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $36,250Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $36,420Bellingham, WA — $36,450Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $36,520Greeley, CO — $36,570Lexington Park, MD — $36,650Urban Honolulu, HI — $36,650Colorado Springs, CO — $36,690Battle Creek, MI — $36,710Fargo, ND-MN — $36,720Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $36,720Fresno, CA — $36,770Syracuse, NY — $36,770Pueblo, CO — $36,860Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,890Grand Junction, CO — $36,900Bismarck, ND — $37,010Saginaw, MI — $37,030Barnstable Town, MA — $37,070Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $37,080Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,120Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $37,140Longview-Kelso, WA — $37,140Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,200Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,210Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $37,230Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $37,230Grand Forks, ND-MN — $37,280Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $37,330Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,380Chico, CA — $37,400Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $37,480Great Falls, MT — $37,530Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $37,540Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,540Yuba City, CA — $37,660Bend, OR — $37,790Kennewick-Richland, WA — $37,860Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $37,860Modesto, CA — $38,010Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $38,140San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $38,150Flagstaff, AZ — $38,200Bozeman, MT — $38,210San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,260Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $38,350Vineland, NJ — $38,350Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,460Salinas, CA — $38,660Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,740Vallejo, CA — $38,910Boulder, CO — $38,930Goldsboro, NC — $38,980New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $39,120Anchorage, AK — $39,550Lawton, OK — $39,720Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $39,850Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $40,180Ithaca, NY — $40,240Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $40,640Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $41,090Napa, CA — $41,850San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $44,710Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,030San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $46,210Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $62,960

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 Servers, Nonrestaurant: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,960$30.272002.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,210$22.221,9601.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,030$21.65501.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,710$21.494,1601.8
Napa, CA$41,850$20.122403.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,090$19.763102.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$40,640$19.544,8002.3
Ithaca, NY$40,240$19.351202.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$40,180$19.325202.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,850$19.164,5702.8
Lawton, OK$39,720$19.09501.1
Anchorage, AK$39,550$19.022501.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$39,120$18.8119,4502.1
Goldsboro, NC$38,980$18.74501.3
Boulder, CO$38,930$18.726503.4
Vallejo, CA$38,910$18.713002.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,740$18.624502.2
Salinas, CA$38,660$18.594002.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,460$18.491,9801.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,350$18.4411,8501.9
Vineland, NJ$38,350$18.441602.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,260$18.393,4002.2
Bozeman, MT$38,210$18.371301.7
Flagstaff, AZ$38,200$18.361402.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,150$18.343102.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,140$18.34701.4
Modesto, CA$38,010$18.283601.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,860$18.202101.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,860$18.201701.7
Bend, OR$37,790$18.172001.9
Yuba City, CA$37,660$18.11601.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,540$18.052201.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,540$18.055,7601.8
Great Falls, MT$37,530$18.041102.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,480$18.027002.2
Chico, CA$37,400$17.981301.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,380$17.975001.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,330$17.954,3701.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,280$17.922304.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37,230$17.902602.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,230$17.902,7202.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,210$17.891,3803.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,200$17.892801.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$37,140$17.854901.5
Longview-Kelso, WA$37,140$17.86601.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,120$17.852,2901.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$37,080$17.834302.5
Barnstable Town, MA$37,070$17.821401.5
Saginaw, MI$37,030$17.802903.7
Bismarck, ND$37,010$17.793504.8
Grand Junction, CO$36,900$17.742002.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,890$17.735502.8
Pueblo, CO$36,860$17.721402.2
Fresno, CA$36,770$17.688301.7
Syracuse, NY$36,770$17.685401.8
Fargo, ND-MN$36,720$17.655403.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,720$17.661,4201.3
Battle Creek, MI$36,710$17.652705.0
Colorado Springs, CO$36,690$17.647702.4
Lexington Park, MD$36,650$17.621201.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,650$17.625301.2
Greeley, CO$36,570$17.581801.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$36,520$17.561502.9
Bellingham, WA$36,450$17.522002.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,420$17.516,7403.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,250$17.431802.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,190$17.407903.1
Walla Walla, WA$36,170$17.39903.3
Williamsport, PA$36,170$17.391503.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,160$17.395402.0
Madison, WI$36,110$17.368202.0
Yakima, WA$36,070$17.342302.3
Binghamton, NY$36,060$17.342602.7
Glens Falls, NY$36,030$17.321302.6
New Haven, CT$35,940$17.288202.9
Duluth, MN-WI$35,880$17.256705.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,850$17.244003.2
Sheboygan, WI$35,850$17.241903.2
Worcester, MA$35,790$17.217502.1
Rochester, NY$35,780$17.201,3002.6
Redding, CA$35,740$17.181702.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,740$17.184501.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,710$17.173,5402.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,690$17.163,2301.4
Visalia, CA$35,680$17.152701.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,670$17.1512,2002.7
Rochester, MN$35,630$17.135904.8
El Centro, CA$35,590$17.11500.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$35,580$17.11901.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,550$17.098201.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,540$17.095103.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,520$17.081,8003.0
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,310$16.986303.6
Fort Wayne, IN$35,190$16.924402.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,170$16.913,2101.7
Albuquerque, NM$35,160$16.903300.8
Traverse City, MI$35,070$16.861402.0
Asheville, NC$35,040$16.854202.3
Pittsfield, MA$35,020$16.84901.6
Winchester, VA-WV$35,000$16.831001.5
Kingston, NY$34,980$16.821001.7
Springfield, MA$34,970$16.813401.7
Richmond, VA$34,960$16.811,2501.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,950$16.804,9801.8
Mansfield, OH$34,940$16.801002.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$34,940$16.801102.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$34,900$16.782,0802.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$34,880$16.772802.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$34,870$16.771,5102.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,850$16.752903.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$34,830$16.741502.3
Wilmington, NC$34,810$16.744102.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,800$16.736702.2
Springfield, IL$34,800$16.732402.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,780$16.724502.8
Mankato, MN$34,760$16.712304.2
Grants Pass, OR$34,730$16.70802.8
Green Bay, WI$34,730$16.703902.2
Salem, OR$34,720$16.695803.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$34,710$16.691,4902.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$34,700$16.684302.0
Reno, NV$34,690$16.683101.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$34,630$16.651301.0
Pittsburgh, PA$34,630$16.652,3402.1
Winston-Salem, NC$34,620$16.655602.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,580$16.633303.1
Bangor, ME$34,560$16.61400.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$34,530$16.601401.8
Boise City, ID$34,510$16.594701.2
St. Cloud, MN$34,510$16.593703.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$34,500$16.597402.1
Medford, OR$34,490$16.581902.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$34,480$16.582202.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,480$16.582,4701.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,450$16.564602.9
Utica-Rome, NY$34,430$16.554704.0
Jacksonville, FL$34,410$16.541,1501.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$34,370$16.539502.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$34,340$16.513,2502.4
Gainesville, FL$34,310$16.502301.5
Kenosha, WI$34,300$16.491201.6
Appleton, WI$34,280$16.482602.1
Salisbury, MD$34,260$16.471502.8
Charlottesville, VA$34,250$16.462802.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,190$16.441,3802.6
Ann Arbor, MI$34,170$16.433601.6
Midland, TX$34,160$16.421501.3
Yuma, AZ$34,120$16.401001.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$34,060$16.371701.4
Bowling Green, KY$34,040$16.371101.3
Lynchburg, VA$34,010$16.352903.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,010$16.351502.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$34,000$16.352002.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$33,970$16.338902.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$33,970$16.339902.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,970$16.333602.1
Cheyenne, WY$33,960$16.33Not publishedNot published
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$33,860$16.282502.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$33,830$16.272,2402.0
Albany, OR$33,790$16.251102.4
Chambersburg, PA$33,790$16.251702.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,790$16.251,0602.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$33,750$16.231301.9
Wausau, WI$33,750$16.231602.2
Decatur, IL$33,710$16.211002.1
Peoria, IL$33,700$16.204902.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,690$16.201001.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$33,670$16.194001.5
Fond du Lac, WI$33,640$16.171002.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$33,620$16.162,2602.1
Minot, ND$33,600$16.16601.9
Eau Claire, WI$33,570$16.141802.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$33,560$16.142,8001.0
Corvallis, OR$33,560$16.14601.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$33,550$16.132,2601.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,550$16.133401.4
Bloomington, IL$33,540$16.122302.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,540$16.121201.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$33,540$16.122201.5
State College, PA$33,540$16.121301.9
York-Hanover, PA$33,500$16.113401.8
Terre Haute, IN$33,400$16.061201.9
Spartanburg, SC$33,390$16.051300.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$33,380$16.056702.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$33,300$16.017,6102.6
Gainesville, GA$33,180$15.951201.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$33,150$15.941100.6
Lebanon, PA$33,040$15.891001.9
Kokomo, IN$32,860$15.80802.2
Grand Island, NE$32,820$15.781603.9
Columbia, MO$32,800$15.773303.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$32,770$15.751,1601.9
Sandusky, OH$32,710$15.731903.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$32,610$15.681,8901.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC$32,470$15.611,2801.7
Kankakee, IL$32,430$15.592405.6
Bay City, MI$32,370$15.56702.1
Columbus, IN$32,340$15.55400.8
Erie, PA$32,300$15.532802.3
Dubuque, IA$32,270$15.512303.9
Columbus, OH$32,250$15.502,5502.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$32,170$15.474,3003.0
Omaha, NE-IA$32,150$15.461,6903.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$32,070$15.423,4903.2
Roanoke, VA$32,010$15.393602.4
Tucson, AZ$32,010$15.398202.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$31,960$15.371,3601.2
Ames, IA$31,840$15.311803.2
Niles, MI$31,840$15.311101.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$31,840$15.313201.7
St. George, UT$31,840$15.311101.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$31,780$15.281,6902.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,730$15.266303.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$31,710$15.243801.7
Harrisonburg, VA$31,710$15.252103.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$31,710$15.251,1501.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,680$15.23Not publishedNot published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$31,670$15.224501.0
Rockford, IL$31,670$15.234703.4
Jacksonville, NC$31,460$15.131001.8
Columbia, SC$31,400$15.103801.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,370$15.082101.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,330$15.061502.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$31,290$15.042303.0
Ocala, FL$31,280$15.042201.8
Idaho Falls, ID$31,250$15.02600.7
Akron, OH$31,210$15.019202.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$31,200$15.001,1503.1
Dover, DE$31,200$15.001001.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,160$14.984,1001.0
Springfield, MO$31,130$14.974101.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$31,120$14.96901.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,080$14.948201.3
Reading, PA$30,810$14.813802.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$30,790$14.802505.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,740$14.783501.3
Lancaster, PA$30,660$14.741,0604.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$30,650$14.742203.8
Cleveland, TN$30,640$14.73401.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$30,600$14.714901.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$30,590$14.712501.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$30,570$14.701902.0
Billings, MT$30,550$14.692602.7
Muncie, IN$30,510$14.67701.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$30,430$14.634001.4
Tulsa, OK$30,430$14.635001.1
Birmingham, AL$30,370$14.607301.4
Joplin, MO-KS$30,370$14.602002.3
Evansville, IN$30,360$14.601200.9
Cleveland, OH$30,350$14.593,2303.1
Charleston, WV$30,330$14.58600.6
Jefferson City, MO$30,210$14.531501.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS$30,210$14.521302.4
Huntsville, AL$30,180$14.512901.1
Missoula, MT$30,120$14.481301.9
Savannah, GA$30,100$14.472301.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,090$14.471804.0
Jackson, MI$30,090$14.47801.4
Lima, OH$30,080$14.461302.7
Toledo, OH$30,060$14.457902.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,990$14.421401.4
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,940$14.404703.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,800$14.332101.6
Tallahassee, FL$29,770$14.312501.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$29,750$14.301401.6
Fayetteville, NC$29,730$14.291901.4
Flint, MI$29,710$14.291701.3
El Paso, TX$29,680$14.274201.2
Lubbock, TX$29,660$14.261801.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,640$14.251801.6
Owensboro, KY$29,600$14.23701.3
Mobile, AL$29,560$14.212601.5
Casper, WY$29,550$14.21601.4
Warner Robins, GA$29,530$14.20700.9
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,500$14.191002.7
Lincoln, NE$29,480$14.178504.7
Florence, SC$29,470$14.17901.1
Sebring, FL$29,470$14.17401.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,460$14.167701.7
Rome, GA$29,400$14.14601.3
Farmington, NM$29,380$14.13400.8
Ogden, UT$29,360$14.114201.6
Springfield, OH$29,360$14.121603.6
Iowa City, IA$29,350$14.112502.7
Albany, GA$29,280$14.08701.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,280$14.082401.6
Oklahoma City, OK$29,230$14.066300.9
Decatur, AL$29,220$14.05600.9
Waco, TX$29,220$14.051401.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$29,210$14.044301.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$29,200$14.048503.1
Knoxville, TN$29,100$13.996201.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,050$13.963,4801.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,030$13.969002.5
Amarillo, TX$29,020$13.95800.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$28,960$13.921103.1
Jackson, MS$28,940$13.922400.9
Tyler, TX$28,920$13.91800.7
Montgomery, AL$28,860$13.881901.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,790$13.844002.5
Johnstown, PA$28,760$13.83701.5
Rocky Mount, NC$28,760$13.831101.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,750$13.822601.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$28,740$13.821,1901.1
Burlington, NC$28,670$13.78901.3
Gettysburg, PA$28,520$13.71902.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,520$13.711801.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,510$13.71800.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,430$13.671401.2
Columbus, GA-AL$28,360$13.641701.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,140$13.533904.7
Jackson, TN$27,950$13.441001.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,910$13.42601.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH$27,890$13.415803.6
Altoona, PA$27,860$13.401102.0
Lafayette, LA$27,860$13.392701.5
Valdosta, GA$27,810$13.371001.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,770$13.35601.0
Jonesboro, AR$27,740$13.341302.1
Odessa, TX$27,730$13.33400.5
Hot Springs, AR$27,600$13.272305.9
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$27,580$13.26900.9
Dalton, GA$27,570$13.26400.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,510$13.231201.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,490$13.221,0002.8
Greenville, NC$27,370$13.16700.9
Abilene, TX$27,340$13.14701.0
Baton Rouge, LA$27,330$13.143901.0
Wichita Falls, TX$27,080$13.02500.9
Johnson City, TN$27,050$13.011101.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,040$13.002102.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$26,890$12.93801.3
Longview, TX$26,790$12.88800.6
Anniston-Oxford, AL$26,780$12.87701.5
Topeka, KS$26,670$12.82700.6
Logan, UT-ID$26,650$12.81901.3
Lawrence, KS$26,550$12.771302.6
Hammond, LA$26,450$12.71400.8
Dothan, AL$26,000$12.501803.0
Hattiesburg, MS$25,970$12.48701.2
Monroe, LA$25,690$12.351001.2
Lake Charles, LA$25,590$12.31600.6
Corpus Christi, TX$25,470$12.252101.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$25,070$12.06901.1
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,770$11.91701.2
Wichita, KS$24,190$11.63Not publishedNot published
College Station-Bryan, TX$24,120$11.592902.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$23,920$11.502601.6
Ponce, PR$23,770$11.43801.2
Alexandria, LA$22,410$10.77601.0
Mayaguez, PR$21,840$10.50601.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840$10.503600.5
Manhattan, KS$21,660$10.41500.9
Santa Fe, NMNot publishedNot published1001.7

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