SOC 27-1024 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Graphic Designers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$62,960
U.S. median hourly wage$30.27
U.S. employment197,830
Nationally, graphic designers earned a median of $62,960 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 197,830 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $87,920 | $42.27 | 1,150 | 1.6 |
| Rhode Island | $78,220 | $37.61 | 750 | 1.5 |
| New York | $77,340 | $37.19 | 14,530 | 1.5 |
| Massachusetts | $76,710 | $36.88 | 4,450 | 1.2 |
| California | $75,130 | $36.12 | 27,390 | 1.5 |
| Maryland | $75,120 | $36.12 | 3,050 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | $73,790 | $35.48 | 5,670 | 1.3 |
| Washington | $72,710 | $34.96 | 3,960 | 1.1 |
| Connecticut | $72,700 | $34.95 | 1,930 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | $72,310 | $34.77 | 4,740 | 1.2 |
| Colorado | $66,330 | $31.89 | 4,200 | 1.5 |
| Oregon | $66,040 | $31.75 | 4,140 | 2.1 |
| Vermont | $65,690 | $31.58 | 410 | 1.4 |
| Minnesota | $63,860 | $30.70 | 5,570 | 1.9 |
| Nevada | $62,890 | $30.24 | 1,570 | 1.0 |
| Alaska | $62,570 | $30.08 | 180 | 0.6 |
| Illinois | $62,560 | $30.08 | 8,960 | 1.5 |
| Utah | $62,310 | $29.96 | 2,720 | 1.6 |
| Florida | $61,660 | $29.65 | 12,660 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,730 | $29.20 | 8,150 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | $60,490 | $29.08 | 790 | 1.2 |
| Georgia | $60,250 | $28.97 | 5,920 | 1.2 |
| Texas | $60,150 | $28.92 | 13,670 | 1.0 |
| Delaware | $60,130 | $28.91 | 360 | 0.7 |
| Ohio | $60,080 | $28.88 | 7,280 | 1.3 |
| Maine | $60,030 | $28.86 | 560 | 0.9 |
| Wisconsin | $59,900 | $28.80 | 4,130 | 1.4 |
| Arizona | $58,510 | $28.13 | 3,560 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | $58,450 | $28.10 | 5,660 | 1.1 |
| Hawaii | $58,070 | $27.92 | 520 | 0.8 |
| Michigan | $57,350 | $27.57 | 6,070 | 1.4 |
| Tennessee | $57,270 | $27.54 | 3,880 | 1.2 |
| South Carolina | $57,170 | $27.49 | 1,930 | 0.8 |
| Montana | $56,890 | $27.35 | 610 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $56,750 | $27.28 | 4,500 | 1.5 |
| New Mexico | $56,730 | $27.27 | 850 | 1.0 |
| Nebraska | $56,700 | $27.26 | 1,670 | 1.6 |
| North Dakota | $56,470 | $27.15 | 460 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | $55,480 | $26.67 | 3,450 | 1.1 |
| Kansas | $53,630 | $25.79 | 1,730 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma | $53,630 | $25.78 | 2,040 | 1.2 |
| Kentucky | $52,960 | $25.46 | 2,060 | 1.0 |
| Alabama | $51,070 | $24.55 | 1,760 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | $50,350 | $24.21 | 920 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | $50,310 | $24.19 | 2,100 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | $49,910 | $23.99 | 1,750 | 0.9 |
| South Dakota | $48,390 | $23.26 | 470 | 1.0 |
| Arkansas | $46,220 | $22.22 | 1,390 | 1.1 |
| Mississippi | $45,640 | $21.94 | 830 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | $45,150 | $21.71 | 240 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | $40,350 | $19.40 | 520 | 0.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $34,180 | $16.44 | 1,280 | 1.4 |
| Guam | $33,800 | $16.25 | 70 | 1.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 351 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $97,360 | $46.81 | 1,280 | 1.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $92,050 | $44.25 | 3,870 | 1.6 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $85,420 | $41.07 | 4,420 | 1.4 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,800 | $39.33 | 650 | 1.6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $79,280 | $38.12 | 15,160 | 1.6 |
| Napa, CA | $79,090 | $38.02 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $78,500 | $37.74 | 210 | 1.0 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,270 | $37.63 | 3,560 | 1.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,720 | $36.89 | 2,710 | 1.3 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $76,140 | $36.60 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $75,790 | $36.44 | 1,350 | 1.0 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,750 | $36.42 | 210 | 1.0 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $75,650 | $36.37 | 3,090 | 2.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | $74,800 | $35.96 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $74,680 | $35.90 | 920 | 0.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $74,520 | $35.83 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $72,500 | $34.86 | 2,590 | 1.6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $72,400 | $34.81 | 13,810 | 2.2 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,750 | $34.49 | 250 | 1.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $70,870 | $34.07 | 500 | 0.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $70,450 | $33.87 | 970 | 1.4 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $70,420 | $33.86 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $69,570 | $33.45 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Modesto, CA | $69,110 | $33.23 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $68,350 | $32.86 | 270 | 1.7 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $68,260 | $32.82 | 170 | 1.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $68,150 | $32.76 | 260 | 0.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $67,710 | $32.55 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $67,680 | $32.54 | 400 | 2.1 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $67,650 | $32.53 | 270 | 0.9 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $67,570 | $32.49 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $67,300 | $32.36 | 390 | 1.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $66,940 | $32.18 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Kenosha, WI | $66,810 | $32.12 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $66,810 | $32.12 | 310 | 0.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $66,490 | $31.97 | 6,590 | 1.5 |
| Richmond, VA | $66,350 | $31.90 | 760 | 1.1 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $66,060 | $31.76 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $66,040 | $31.75 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $65,900 | $31.68 | 1,370 | 0.8 |
| Salem, OR | $65,720 | $31.59 | 210 | 1.1 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $65,710 | $31.59 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,610 | $31.54 | 3,690 | 1.9 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $65,560 | $31.52 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $65,520 | $31.50 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $65,510 | $31.50 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,450 | $31.46 | 1,380 | 1.7 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $65,060 | $31.28 | 1,880 | 1.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $65,060 | $31.28 | 1,210 | 1.1 |
| Greeley, CO | $64,640 | $31.08 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $64,510 | $31.01 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Gainesville, FL | $64,310 | $30.92 | 200 | 1.3 |
| Columbus, OH | $64,000 | $30.77 | 1,470 | 1.3 |
| Madison, WI | $63,970 | $30.76 | 700 | 1.7 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $63,830 | $30.69 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $63,810 | $30.68 | 480 | 1.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $63,780 | $30.66 | 4,790 | 1.2 |
| Springfield, MA | $63,760 | $30.66 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Helena, MT | $63,690 | $30.62 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $63,680 | $30.62 | 310 | 1.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $63,580 | $30.57 | 370 | 1.1 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $63,560 | $30.56 | 250 | 0.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,530 | $30.54 | 650 | 1.3 |
| Merced, CA | $63,340 | $30.45 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Anchorage, AK | $63,250 | $30.41 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $63,200 | $30.39 | 450 | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $63,090 | $30.33 | 1,010 | 1.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $63,090 | $30.33 | 3,360 | 1.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,900 | $30.24 | 1,870 | 1.3 |
| Huntsville, AL | $62,720 | $30.15 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $62,680 | $30.14 | 4,060 | 1.4 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $62,450 | $30.03 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,360 | $29.98 | 1,980 | 1.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,260 | $29.93 | 1,730 | 1.6 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $62,210 | $29.91 | 660 | 2.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $62,060 | $29.84 | 240 | 1.4 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $61,970 | $29.79 | 160 | 0.5 |
| Salisbury, MD | $61,950 | $29.79 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $61,940 | $29.78 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Missoula, MT | $61,930 | $29.77 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $61,870 | $29.75 | 3,950 | 1.4 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,780 | $29.70 | 1,200 | 1.5 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $61,700 | $29.66 | 160 | 1.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $61,700 | $29.67 | 1,040 | 1.4 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $61,630 | $29.63 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,450 | $29.54 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Kingston, NY | $61,410 | $29.52 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Ithaca, NY | $61,250 | $29.45 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $61,240 | $29.44 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $61,030 | $29.34 | 480 | 1.3 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $61,030 | $29.34 | 150 | 0.5 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $61,010 | $29.33 | 280 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,000 | $29.33 | 2,010 | 1.5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $60,790 | $29.22 | 400 | 1.3 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $60,700 | $29.18 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Florence, SC | $60,640 | $29.15 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,520 | $29.10 | 1,530 | 1.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $60,370 | $29.03 | 1,590 | 1.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $60,210 | $28.95 | 2,710 | 1.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $60,200 | $28.94 | 150 | 1.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $60,150 | $28.92 | 570 | 0.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $60,120 | $28.90 | 150 | 1.0 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $60,060 | $28.87 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $60,030 | $28.86 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $60,010 | $28.85 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,000 | $28.85 | 540 | 1.0 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,990 | $28.84 | 1,720 | 1.6 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $59,990 | $28.84 | 320 | 1.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $59,990 | $28.84 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Appleton, WI | $59,980 | $28.84 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Bellingham, WA | $59,850 | $28.77 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,810 | $28.75 | 1,640 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, OH | $59,780 | $28.74 | 1,430 | 1.4 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,710 | $28.71 | 410 | 1.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $59,710 | $28.71 | 970 | 0.9 |
| Tulsa, OK | $59,620 | $28.67 | 560 | 1.2 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $59,290 | $28.51 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Green Bay, WI | $59,260 | $28.49 | 240 | 1.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,090 | $28.41 | 2,810 | 1.2 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $59,040 | $28.39 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,040 | $28.38 | 200 | 1.0 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,000 | $28.37 | 590 | 1.0 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $58,880 | $28.31 | 380 | 1.3 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $58,760 | $28.25 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $58,670 | $28.21 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $58,670 | $28.21 | 280 | 3.0 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $58,550 | $28.15 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,520 | $28.14 | 200 | 1.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,500 | $28.13 | 490 | 1.1 |
| Akron, OH | $58,460 | $28.11 | 360 | 1.1 |
| Niles, MI | $58,420 | $28.09 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $58,400 | $28.08 | 2,770 | 0.8 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $58,340 | $28.05 | 160 | 1.5 |
| State College, PA | $58,340 | $28.05 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $58,280 | $28.02 | 250 | 0.5 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $58,280 | $28.02 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,270 | $28.02 | 410 | 0.9 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $58,230 | $28.00 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,230 | $28.00 | 170 | 0.9 |
| Bozeman, MT | $58,200 | $27.98 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $58,180 | $27.97 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $58,150 | $27.96 | 400 | 1.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $58,110 | $27.94 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Chico, CA | $58,040 | $27.90 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $58,020 | $27.90 | 1,020 | 2.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,970 | $27.87 | 200 | 1.3 |
| Yakima, WA | $57,970 | $27.87 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $57,960 | $27.86 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,870 | $27.82 | 730 | 1.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $57,830 | $27.81 | 1,200 | 1.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $57,820 | $27.80 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Bend, OR | $57,800 | $27.79 | 130 | 1.2 |
| Yuma, AZ | $57,730 | $27.76 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Tucson, AZ | $57,710 | $27.74 | 380 | 1.0 |
| Midland, TX | $57,580 | $27.68 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Bismarck, ND | $57,430 | $27.61 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $57,340 | $27.57 | 820 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $57,290 | $27.54 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Bloomington, IL | $57,230 | $27.52 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Ames, IA | $57,060 | $27.43 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Billings, MT | $57,050 | $27.43 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $57,050 | $27.43 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Burlington, NC | $56,990 | $27.40 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Mansfield, OH | $56,990 | $27.40 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Asheville, NC | $56,760 | $27.29 | 240 | 1.3 |
| Savannah, GA | $56,760 | $27.29 | 160 | 0.8 |
| Pueblo, CO | $56,730 | $27.27 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Knoxville, TN | $56,720 | $27.27 | 470 | 1.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,660 | $27.24 | 260 | 1.0 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $56,630 | $27.23 | Not published | Not published |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $56,630 | $27.23 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Ogden, UT | $56,620 | $27.22 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $56,570 | $27.20 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $56,540 | $27.18 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $56,530 | $27.18 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $56,520 | $27.17 | 740 | 1.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | $56,510 | $27.17 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $56,480 | $27.16 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $56,450 | $27.14 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $56,410 | $27.12 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $56,230 | $27.03 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Reno, NV | $56,160 | $27.00 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Boise City, ID | $55,970 | $26.91 | 440 | 1.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $55,910 | $26.88 | 260 | 1.7 |
| Grand Island, NE | $55,790 | $26.82 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $55,690 | $26.77 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Topeka, KS | $55,630 | $26.75 | 110 | 1.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $55,610 | $26.74 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Lancaster, PA | $55,360 | $26.62 | 350 | 1.4 |
| Albany, OR | $55,250 | $26.56 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $55,250 | $26.56 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $55,240 | $26.56 | 470 | 1.3 |
| Wausau, WI | $55,230 | $26.55 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Springfield, IL | $55,220 | $26.55 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $55,110 | $26.50 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $55,020 | $26.45 | 280 | 1.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $54,980 | $26.43 | 230 | 1.2 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $54,950 | $26.42 | 250 | 1.0 |
| Erie, PA | $54,940 | $26.41 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Greenville, NC | $54,860 | $26.37 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $54,820 | $26.35 | 430 | 1.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $54,720 | $26.31 | 260 | 1.4 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $54,530 | $26.21 | 340 | 1.0 |
| Rockford, IL | $54,530 | $26.22 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $54,460 | $26.18 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Reading, PA | $54,340 | $26.13 | 230 | 1.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $54,290 | $26.10 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $54,290 | $26.10 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $54,150 | $26.04 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $54,150 | $26.03 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Lebanon, PA | $54,140 | $26.03 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $53,920 | $25.92 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Dalton, GA | $53,630 | $25.78 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Binghamton, NY | $53,460 | $25.70 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $53,440 | $25.69 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $53,310 | $25.63 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Lima, OH | $53,310 | $25.63 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $53,280 | $25.62 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $53,120 | $25.54 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Waco, TX | $52,920 | $25.44 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $52,880 | $25.42 | 190 | 0.8 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $52,580 | $25.28 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Wichita, KS | $52,570 | $25.27 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $52,500 | $25.24 | 170 | 0.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $52,480 | $25.23 | 530 | 1.0 |
| Syracuse, NY | $52,390 | $25.19 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Ocala, FL | $52,370 | $25.18 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $52,280 | $25.14 | 270 | 1.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $52,070 | $25.04 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Springfield, OH | $51,840 | $24.93 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $51,720 | $24.87 | 140 | 1.1 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $51,710 | $24.86 | 560 | 1.3 |
| Williamsport, PA | $51,710 | $24.86 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $51,540 | $24.78 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $51,450 | $24.74 | 110 | 0.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $51,370 | $24.70 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $51,180 | $24.61 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $51,080 | $24.56 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $51,060 | $24.55 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $51,020 | $24.53 | 420 | 1.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,960 | $24.50 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $50,750 | $24.40 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,540 | $24.30 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Altoona, PA | $50,530 | $24.29 | 50 | 0.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $50,530 | $24.29 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,380 | $24.22 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Toledo, OH | $50,320 | $24.19 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $50,300 | $24.19 | 1,080 | 1.6 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $50,290 | $24.18 | 100 | 0.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,230 | $24.15 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,030 | $24.05 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Rapid City, SD | $49,990 | $24.03 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Longview, TX | $49,950 | $24.01 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Traverse City, MI | $49,940 | $24.01 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $49,920 | $24.00 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $49,870 | $23.97 | 50 | 0.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $49,860 | $23.97 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Manhattan, KS | $49,800 | $23.94 | 60 | 1.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $49,690 | $23.89 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $49,640 | $23.86 | 290 | 1.3 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $49,570 | $23.83 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $49,490 | $23.79 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Dover, DE | $49,490 | $23.79 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $49,440 | $23.77 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Flint, MI | $49,410 | $23.76 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $49,360 | $23.73 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Iowa City, IA | $49,350 | $23.73 | 110 | 1.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $49,190 | $23.65 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $49,160 | $23.63 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Great Falls, MT | $49,150 | $23.63 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $49,020 | $23.57 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $48,750 | $23.44 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $48,740 | $23.43 | 30 | 0.5 |
| St. George, UT | $48,740 | $23.43 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Johnson City, TN | $48,690 | $23.41 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Dubuque, IA | $48,620 | $23.38 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $48,540 | $23.34 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,520 | $23.33 | Not published | Not published |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,500 | $23.32 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Sandusky, OH | $48,440 | $23.29 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Johnstown, PA | $48,400 | $23.27 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Montgomery, AL | $48,370 | $23.25 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $48,260 | $23.20 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,240 | $23.19 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $48,130 | $23.14 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Decatur, IL | $48,100 | $23.13 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $48,040 | $23.10 | 40 | 0.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $48,000 | $23.08 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $47,880 | $23.02 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Springfield, MO | $47,790 | $22.98 | 310 | 1.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $47,750 | $22.96 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,670 | $22.92 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $47,650 | $22.91 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Odessa, TX | $47,630 | $22.90 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Saginaw, MI | $47,480 | $22.83 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $47,380 | $22.78 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Morristown, TN | $47,340 | $22.76 | Not published | Not published |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,340 | $22.76 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Jackson, MS | $47,310 | $22.75 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Lafayette, LA | $47,310 | $22.74 | 210 | 1.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $47,270 | $22.73 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $47,270 | $22.73 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $47,170 | $22.68 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,620 | $22.41 | 370 | 1.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $46,590 | $22.40 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $46,380 | $22.30 | 180 | 1.1 |
| Midland, MI | $46,330 | $22.28 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $46,220 | $22.22 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Decatur, AL | $46,170 | $22.20 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $46,140 | $22.18 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $45,930 | $22.08 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Mobile, AL | $45,820 | $22.03 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $45,760 | $22.00 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Muncie, IN | $45,700 | $21.97 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $45,610 | $21.93 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $45,380 | $21.82 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Monroe, LA | $45,340 | $21.80 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $45,170 | $21.72 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Owensboro, KY | $44,950 | $21.61 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $44,890 | $21.58 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $44,870 | $21.57 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Tyler, TX | $44,850 | $21.56 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Casper, WY | $44,730 | $21.50 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $44,540 | $21.42 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,480 | $21.38 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $44,470 | $21.38 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $43,940 | $21.13 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $43,920 | $21.12 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $42,900 | $20.62 | 40 | 0.8 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $42,170 | $20.27 | 160 | 0.6 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $41,450 | $19.93 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Morgantown, WV | $40,460 | $19.45 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $39,790 | $19.13 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,590 | $19.03 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $39,580 | $19.03 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $39,420 | $18.95 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $39,250 | $18.87 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Albany, GA | $38,870 | $18.69 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $38,580 | $18.55 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $38,110 | $18.32 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Charleston, WV | $37,920 | $18.23 | 60 | 0.6 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $35,830 | $17.22 | 1,030 | 1.5 |
| Arecibo, PR | $31,720 | $15.25 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $31,550 | $15.17 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Ponce, PR | $29,810 | $14.33 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $28,100 | $13.51 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Corvallis, OR | Not published | Not published | 30 | 0.9 |
| Medford, OR | Not published | Not published | 90 | 1.0 |
| Redding, CA | Not published | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Not published | Not published | 2,090 | 1.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not published | Not published | 120 | 1.0 |
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.