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SOC 39-5012 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

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

U.S. median annual wage$35,790
U.S. median hourly wage$17.21
U.S. employment305,710

Nationally, hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earned a median of $35,790 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 305,710 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”.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$59,510$28.616,9302.0
Oregon$57,580$27.681,8600.9
District of Columbia$54,570$26.238701.2
South Dakota$49,800$23.946901.5
Vermont$48,650$23.394401.4
Connecticut$44,620$21.454,0902.4
Maine$44,000$21.169701.5
Minnesota$39,170$18.835,3201.8
California$38,660$18.5927,0801.5
North Carolina$38,410$18.478,4901.7
Montana$38,000$18.276901.3
New Mexico$37,750$18.151,2301.4
Colorado$37,690$18.126,8202.4
Massachusetts$37,290$17.939,6002.6
Arizona$36,810$17.707,8402.4
Pennsylvania$36,790$17.6919,3503.2
Maryland$36,420$17.515,8602.1
Ohio$36,260$17.4312,8902.3
Wisconsin$36,230$17.426,2602.1
New Jersey$36,150$17.3815,5003.6
New York$35,760$17.1920,7402.1
Iowa$35,700$17.172,9301.9
Idaho$35,480$17.062,2502.6
Utah$35,140$16.892,8101.6
Hawaii$35,040$16.859301.5
North Dakota$34,850$16.768702.0
Michigan$34,820$16.748,9702.0
New Hampshire$34,650$16.661,9502.9
Georgia$34,560$16.627,9101.6
West Virginia$34,480$16.581,0201.5
Delaware$34,350$16.511,2702.6
Nebraska$34,320$16.501,8901.8
Illinois$34,040$16.3713,1902.2
Nevada$33,840$16.271,9401.3
South Carolina$33,700$16.203,5701.5
Indiana$32,830$15.785,9201.8
Alaska$32,150$15.463301.0
Tennessee$31,310$15.056,0801.9
Rhode Island$31,200$15.001,4702.9
Missouri$30,750$14.785,4301.8
Texas$30,680$14.7522,4401.6
Kentucky$29,840$14.352,3501.2
Kansas$29,710$14.282,1901.5
Oklahoma$29,650$14.261,9201.1
Florida$29,530$14.2023,5302.4
Guam$29,500$14.181702.5
Wyoming$29,170$14.033601.3
Alabama$29,150$14.023,3001.6
Arkansas$28,830$13.861,4101.1
Mississippi$27,560$13.251,0400.9
Louisiana$26,030$12.512,7201.4
Puerto Rico$22,090$10.629601.0
VirginiaNot publishedNot published10,2002.5

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.

$22,030$35,313$48,597$61,880Arecibo, PR — $22,030Mayaguez, PR — $22,220San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,480Monroe, LA — $23,260Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $23,550Alexandria, LA — $23,580Lafayette, LA — $23,700Albany, GA — $23,760Lake Charles, LA — $23,840Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $24,170Hattiesburg, MS — $24,580Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $26,080Laredo, TX — $26,130Macon-Bibb County, GA — $26,280Baton Rouge, LA — $26,300New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $26,470Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $26,890Tyler, TX — $26,950El Paso, TX — $26,970Jackson, MS — $26,990Gadsden, AL — $27,070Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $27,170Ocala, FL — $27,180McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $27,310Rocky Mount, NC — $27,330Farmington, NM — $27,360Jonesboro, AR — $27,570Longview, TX — $27,640Harrisonburg, VA — $27,730Casper, WY — $27,740Roanoke, VA — $27,750Texarkana, TX-AR — $27,750Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,790Amarillo, TX — $27,810Wichita Falls, TX — $27,830College Station-Bryan, TX — $27,860Owensboro, KY — $27,890Gainesville, FL — $27,930Auburn-Opelika, AL — $27,980Lawton, OK — $28,050Killeen-Temple, TX — $28,080Fort Smith, AR-OK — $28,090Dothan, AL — $28,150Corpus Christi, TX — $28,210Abilene, TX — $28,230Terre Haute, IN — $28,280Wichita, KS — $28,340Paducah, KY-IL — $28,350Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $28,370Elizabethtown, KY — $28,390Decatur, AL — $28,430Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $28,550Bowling Green, KY — $28,580Joplin, MO-KS — $28,600Beckley, WV — $28,610Jefferson City, MO — $28,630Lubbock, TX — $28,630Hot Springs, AR — $28,680Charlottesville, VA — $28,720St. Joseph, MO-KS — $28,730Sumter, SC — $28,780Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,800Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $28,820Jacksonville, FL — $28,900Gainesville, GA — $28,930Johnson City, TN — $28,980Birmingham, AL — $29,000Tallahassee, FL — $29,010Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $29,020Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $29,030Sandusky, OH — $29,030Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,050Waco, TX — $29,110Huntsville, AL — $29,150Punta Gorda, FL — $29,160Topeka, KS — $29,160Port St. Lucie, FL — $29,200Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $29,200Morristown, TN — $29,210Lexington-Fayette, KY — $29,230Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $29,250Cheyenne, WY — $29,260Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,430Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $29,470Springfield, MO — $29,500Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $29,520Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,520Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $29,580Mansfield, OH — $29,690North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $29,690Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $29,700Evansville, IN — $29,700Manhattan, KS — $29,700Mobile, AL — $29,700Oklahoma City, OK — $29,700Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $29,760Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $29,780Columbus, GA-AL — $29,790Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $29,790Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $29,830Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $29,850Tulsa, OK — $29,860Clarksville, TN-KY — $29,900Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $29,940Fort Wayne, IN — $29,950Midland, TX — $30,040Ogden, UT — $30,080Altoona, PA — $30,090St. George, UT — $30,200Savannah, GA — $30,210Athens-Clarke County, GA — $30,250Homosassa Springs, FL — $30,250Tuscaloosa, AL — $30,250Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $30,260Kokomo, IN — $30,320Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $30,330Bloomington, IN — $30,360Chattanooga, TN-GA — $30,380Cleveland, TN — $30,390Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $30,410Lincoln, NE — $30,440San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $30,460Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $30,490Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $30,530Montgomery, AL — $30,530Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $30,550Logan, UT-ID — $30,560Williamsport, PA — $30,580Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $30,590Flint, MI — $30,610Jackson, MI — $30,640Knoxville, TN — $30,650Monroe, MI — $30,690Columbia, SC — $30,710Bay City, MI — $30,720Goldsboro, NC — $30,740Grand Island, NE — $30,740South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $30,770Florence, SC — $30,810Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $30,820San Angelo, TX — $30,900Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $30,980Santa Fe, NM — $30,990Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $31,000Muncie, IN — $31,020Urban Honolulu, HI — $31,020Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $31,080Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $31,110Dover, DE — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $31,200Springfield, IL — $31,200Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $31,270Columbus, IN — $31,300Kansas City, MO-KS — $31,520Grand Forks, ND-MN — $31,620Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $31,720Wheeling, WV-OH — $31,720Fond du Lac, WI — $31,810Minot, ND — $32,030Anchorage, AK — $32,150Peoria, IL — $32,280Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $32,390Utica-Rome, NY — $32,520Decatur, IL — $32,620Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $32,710Morgantown, WV — $32,790Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $32,950Idaho Falls, ID — $33,080Pueblo, CO — $33,280Springfield, OH — $33,280St. Louis, MO-IL — $33,350Naples-Marco Island, FL — $33,480Manchester-Nashua, NH — $33,510Lima, OH — $33,530Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $33,580Binghamton, NY — $33,620Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $33,620Spartanburg, SC — $33,640Saginaw, MI — $33,650Pocatello, ID — $33,760Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,810Champaign-Urbana, IL — $33,840Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $33,850Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $33,960Wausau, WI — $34,050Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $34,110Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $34,260Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $34,380Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,430Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $34,640Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $34,670Bismarck, ND — $34,680Burlington, NC — $34,700Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,710Johnstown, PA — $34,720Kingston, NY — $34,720Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $34,730Battle Creek, MI — $34,770Syracuse, NY — $34,810Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $34,860Fargo, ND-MN — $34,910Redding, CA — $34,930Traverse City, MI — $34,950Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $34,960Yuma, AZ — $34,970Greenville, NC — $34,980Canton-Massillon, OH — $35,010Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $35,010Mankato, MN — $35,010Duluth, MN-WI — $35,080La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $35,090Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $35,100Eau Claire, WI — $35,140Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $35,220Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $35,270St. Cloud, MN — $35,310Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $35,330Carson City, NV — $35,350Dubuque, IA — $35,360Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $35,360Ann Arbor, MI — $35,490Green Bay, WI — $35,490Janesville-Beloit, WI — $35,500Lancaster, PA — $35,510Erie, PA — $35,540Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $35,540Pittsfield, MA — $35,550Midland, MI — $35,580Cleveland, OH — $35,640Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $35,640Cedar Rapids, IA — $35,770Fresno, CA — $35,880Boise City, ID — $35,890Columbia, MO — $35,900Iowa City, IA — $35,950Sebring, FL — $36,000York-Hanover, PA — $36,050Gettysburg, PA — $36,100New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $36,120Ames, IA — $36,170Lawrence, KS — $36,180Appleton, WI — $36,260Columbus, OH — $36,260Reading, PA — $36,350Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $36,370Omaha, NE-IA — $36,390Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $36,410Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $36,430Worcester, MA — $36,430Toledo, OH — $36,440New Haven, CT — $36,480Madison, WI — $36,490Reno, NV — $36,490Grand Junction, CO — $36,500Kenosha, WI — $36,520Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $36,530State College, PA — $36,540Visalia, CA — $36,570Longview-Kelso, WA — $36,590Fairbanks-College, AK — $36,610Coeur d'Alene, ID — $36,620Colorado Springs, CO — $36,680Springfield, MA — $36,690Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $36,760Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $36,780Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $36,790Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,810Rochester, NY — $36,830San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $36,900Modesto, CA — $36,960Niles, MI — $36,960Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $37,020Bangor, ME — $37,050Yuba City, CA — $37,180Sheboygan, WI — $37,210Wilmington, NC — $37,230San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,290Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $37,320Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $37,350Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $37,380Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $37,380Flagstaff, AZ — $37,390Lexington Park, MD — $37,420Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $37,430Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $37,440Greensboro-High Point, NC — $37,620Vineland, NJ — $37,680Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $37,690Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,690Lewiston, ID-WA — $37,820Chico, CA — $37,880Lebanon, PA — $37,920Salinas, CA — $37,970Akron, OH — $38,100Pittsburgh, PA — $38,100Helena, MT — $38,160Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $38,190Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $38,200Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $38,280Fayetteville, NC — $38,290Albuquerque, NM — $38,330Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $38,530Tucson, AZ — $38,590Vallejo, CA — $38,640Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $38,740Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $38,810Winston-Salem, NC — $38,980Salisbury, MD — $39,400Rochester, MN — $39,460Napa, CA — $39,610Jacksonville, NC — $39,990Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $39,990Asheville, NC — $40,620Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $40,720Billings, MT — $40,950Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $41,230Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $42,350San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $42,400Great Falls, MT — $42,450Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $42,650San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $43,410Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $43,500Raleigh-Cary, NC — $43,700Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $44,270Greeley, CO — $44,380Yakima, WA — $46,270Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $46,310Portland-South Portland, ME — $46,460Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $46,470Barnstable Town, MA — $46,520Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $48,060Boulder, CO — $48,120Rapid City, SD — $48,440Medford, OR — $49,480Eugene-Springfield, OR — $49,570Kennewick-Richland, WA — $49,640Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $49,840Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $50,500Salem, OR — $50,960Bend, OR — $51,640Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $58,150Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $58,740Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $59,610Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $59,810Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $60,710Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $61,440Bellingham, WA — $61,820Corvallis, OR — $61,880

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.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Corvallis, OR$61,880$29.751203.1
Bellingham, WA$61,820$29.721601.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,440$29.545702.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,710$29.19801.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,810$28.764,5102.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,610$28.661,5001.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$58,740$28.242201.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58,150$27.962002.1
Bend, OR$51,640$24.83800.7
Salem, OR$50,960$24.501300.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,500$24.283201.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,840$23.962902.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,640$23.872502.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,570$23.831801.1
Medford, OR$49,480$23.791201.3
Rapid City, SD$48,440$23.291702.2
Boulder, CO$48,120$23.134902.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$48,060$23.115301.5
Barnstable Town, MA$46,520$22.373704.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$46,470$22.341,5003.7
Portland-South Portland, ME$46,460$22.346002.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$46,310$22.273,9202.0
Yakima, WA$46,270$22.241001.0
Greeley, CO$44,380$21.342101.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$44,270$21.282802.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$43,700$21.011,8102.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,500$20.9110,9101.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$43,410$20.872,0301.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$42,650$20.511,1802.0
Great Falls, MT$42,450$20.41601.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42,400$20.393,3701.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$42,350$20.366303.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$41,230$19.825603.3
Billings, MT$40,950$19.691301.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,720$19.581,2701.5
Asheville, NC$40,620$19.533301.8
Jacksonville, NC$39,990$19.23901.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$39,990$19.236902.9
Napa, CA$39,610$19.04400.6
Rochester, MN$39,460$18.971901.6
Salisbury, MD$39,400$18.941302.4
Winston-Salem, NC$38,980$18.745502.0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,810$18.66701.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,740$18.631,2902.2
Vallejo, CA$38,640$18.581701.2
Tucson, AZ$38,590$18.558902.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,530$18.522,9402.2
Albuquerque, NM$38,330$18.438502.1
Fayetteville, NC$38,290$18.411601.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,280$18.403701.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,200$18.37801.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38,190$18.362,0702.5
Helena, MT$38,160$18.34701.5
Akron, OH$38,100$18.321,1403.6
Pittsburgh, PA$38,100$18.324,1903.8
Salinas, CA$37,970$18.251700.9
Lebanon, PA$37,920$18.232003.7
Chico, CA$37,880$18.21600.7
Lewiston, ID-WA$37,820$18.181003.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,690$18.121,3503.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,690$18.123801.3
Vineland, NJ$37,680$18.112203.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,620$18.094701.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,440$18.005001.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,430$18.007,8702.9
Lexington Park, MD$37,420$17.991902.7
Flagstaff, AZ$37,390$17.98901.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$37,380$17.972801.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,380$17.971801.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,350$17.96501.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,320$17.949,9603.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,290$17.932,8701.9
Wilmington, NC$37,230$17.905002.6
Sheboygan, WI$37,210$17.891502.4
Yuba City, CA$37,180$17.88601.2
Bangor, ME$37,050$17.81801.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,020$17.807,0102.2
Modesto, CA$36,960$17.773201.6
Niles, MI$36,960$17.77801.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,900$17.741201.0
Rochester, NY$36,830$17.717301.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,810$17.706,4402.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,790$17.692,5402.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$36,780$17.691,8001.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,760$17.682401.2
Springfield, MA$36,690$17.644102.0
Colorado Springs, CO$36,680$17.638702.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID$36,620$17.602403.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$36,610$17.60501.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,590$17.59400.9
Visalia, CA$36,570$17.581200.7
State College, PA$36,540$17.572403.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,530$17.564,1502.6
Kenosha, WI$36,520$17.562503.3
Grand Junction, CO$36,500$17.551702.5
Madison, WI$36,490$17.548902.2
Reno, NV$36,490$17.543801.4
New Haven, CT$36,480$17.545702.0
Toledo, OH$36,440$17.526502.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,430$17.524302.7
Worcester, MA$36,430$17.526401.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,410$17.512,0801.2
Omaha, NE-IA$36,390$17.501,2202.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,370$17.492,7002.0
Reading, PA$36,350$17.486203.5
Appleton, WI$36,260$17.432802.3
Columbus, OH$36,260$17.432,4202.2
Lawrence, KS$36,180$17.391002.0
Ames, IA$36,170$17.391703.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,120$17.3727,6602.9
Gettysburg, PA$36,100$17.36702.2
York-Hanover, PA$36,050$17.335102.8
Sebring, FL$36,000$17.31301.1
Iowa City, IA$35,950$17.282402.5
Columbia, MO$35,900$17.262702.5
Boise City, ID$35,890$17.261,2503.2
Fresno, CA$35,880$17.254300.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,770$17.202601.9
Cleveland, OH$35,640$17.143,0703.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$35,640$17.138702.1
Midland, MI$35,580$17.11501.4
Pittsfield, MA$35,550$17.091402.4
Erie, PA$35,540$17.094103.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,540$17.096702.6
Lancaster, PA$35,510$17.078403.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI$35,500$17.071402.0
Ann Arbor, MI$35,490$17.063501.6
Green Bay, WI$35,490$17.063001.7
Dubuque, IA$35,360$17.001101.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$35,360$17.001601.9
Carson City, NV$35,350$17.00501.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$35,330$16.992500.8
St. Cloud, MN$35,310$16.982202.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$35,270$16.962002.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,220$16.942,8002.2
Eau Claire, WI$35,140$16.891702.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$35,100$16.881601.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$35,090$16.871702.1
Duluth, MN-WI$35,080$16.872702.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$35,010$16.834102.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,010$16.837302.7
Mankato, MN$35,010$16.831302.3
Greenville, NC$34,980$16.82801.0
Yuma, AZ$34,970$16.811101.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$34,960$16.814,7902.5
Traverse City, MI$34,950$16.801201.7
Redding, CA$34,930$16.79701.0
Fargo, ND-MN$34,910$16.793502.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$34,860$16.768002.0
Syracuse, NY$34,810$16.743901.3
Battle Creek, MI$34,770$16.72701.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$34,730$16.702603.2
Johnstown, PA$34,720$16.691703.7
Kingston, NY$34,720$16.691402.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,710$16.691201.6
Burlington, NC$34,700$16.69901.3
Bismarck, ND$34,680$16.672603.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,670$16.676601.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$34,640$16.655,7602.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,430$16.562,7702.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$34,380$16.532,2402.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$34,260$16.4712,0002.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$34,110$16.402101.7
Wausau, WI$34,050$16.371201.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,960$16.336,6301.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$33,850$16.286801.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$33,840$16.271801.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,810$16.26701.3
Pocatello, ID$33,760$16.23902.3
Saginaw, MI$33,650$16.181401.7
Spartanburg, SC$33,640$16.172801.7
Binghamton, NY$33,620$16.161601.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$33,620$16.169301.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$33,580$16.154202.3
Lima, OH$33,530$16.121002.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$33,510$16.116703.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$33,480$16.108004.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,350$16.032,8302.1
Pueblo, CO$33,280$16.00500.8
Springfield, OH$33,280$16.00801.7
Idaho Falls, ID$33,080$15.901802.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$32,950$15.848201.5
Morgantown, WV$32,790$15.761502.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$32,710$15.739108.5
Decatur, IL$32,620$15.69701.6
Utica-Rome, NY$32,520$15.641000.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$32,390$15.571504.0
Peoria, IL$32,280$15.523402.0
Anchorage, AK$32,150$15.462401.4
Minot, ND$32,030$15.40902.6
Fond du Lac, WI$31,810$15.301102.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,720$15.257502.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$31,720$15.252003.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$31,620$15.20801.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$31,520$15.152,2202.0
Columbus, IN$31,300$15.05400.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$31,270$15.042202.2
Dover, DE$31,200$15.001702.5
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.00401.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$31,200$15.002,1203.0
Springfield, IL$31,200$15.002802.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31,110$14.961101.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$31,080$14.945,4801.7
Muncie, IN$31,020$14.91601.3
Urban Honolulu, HI$31,020$14.917401.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$31,000$14.902801.9
Santa Fe, NM$30,990$14.901001.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$30,980$14.891,0001.6
San Angelo, TX$30,900$14.86601.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$30,820$14.82902.2
Florence, SC$30,810$14.81500.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,770$14.793102.4
Goldsboro, NC$30,740$14.78501.3
Grand Island, NE$30,740$14.78601.5
Bay City, MI$30,720$14.77702.1
Columbia, SC$30,710$14.765801.5
Monroe, MI$30,690$14.76701.6
Knoxville, TN$30,650$14.749102.1
Jackson, MI$30,640$14.731001.9
Flint, MI$30,610$14.722101.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30,590$14.717902.1
Williamsport, PA$30,580$14.701302.7
Logan, UT-ID$30,560$14.69901.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,550$14.698402.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,530$14.681,4201.2
Montgomery, AL$30,530$14.682601.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$30,490$14.66802.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,460$14.642,2102.0
Lincoln, NE$30,440$14.633401.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,410$14.625402.0
Cleveland, TN$30,390$14.61400.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,380$14.614101.5
Bloomington, IN$30,360$14.601201.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$30,330$14.581001.3
Kokomo, IN$30,320$14.58902.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$30,260$14.551102.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$30,250$14.541701.8
Homosassa Springs, FL$30,250$14.541704.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,250$14.541601.5
Savannah, GA$30,210$14.523101.5
St. George, UT$30,200$14.521701.9
Altoona, PA$30,090$14.462704.7
Ogden, UT$30,080$14.463601.3
Midland, TX$30,040$14.44900.8
Fort Wayne, IN$29,950$14.404702.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$29,940$14.394602.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$29,900$14.381601.6
Tulsa, OK$29,860$14.367701.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$29,850$14.352102.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,830$14.342902.4
Columbus, GA-AL$29,790$14.322101.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$29,790$14.324,9101.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,780$14.321000.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,760$14.311,0103.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29,700$14.281702.3
Evansville, IN$29,700$14.282702.0
Manhattan, KS$29,700$14.281302.5
Mobile, AL$29,700$14.283502.0
Oklahoma City, OK$29,700$14.288101.2
Mansfield, OH$29,690$14.271503.0
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$29,690$14.271,5404.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$29,580$14.221401.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29,520$14.194,5403.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,520$14.192901.8
Springfield, MO$29,500$14.185002.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,470$14.173,0902.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,430$14.153501.5
Cheyenne, WY$29,260$14.07902.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$29,250$14.063105.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,230$14.055301.8
Morristown, TN$29,210$14.04501.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$29,200$14.044202.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,200$14.041503.6
Punta Gorda, FL$29,160$14.022003.5
Topeka, KS$29,160$14.021401.2
Huntsville, AL$29,150$14.025502.1
Waco, TX$29,110$14.001801.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,050$13.972201.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,030$13.965001.9
Sandusky, OH$29,030$13.961002.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29,020$13.957703.2
Tallahassee, FL$29,010$13.954102.2
Birmingham, AL$29,000$13.941,0502.0
Johnson City, TN$28,980$13.931802.2
Gainesville, GA$28,930$13.911401.3
Jacksonville, FL$28,900$13.901,9302.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,820$13.861201.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,800$13.851002.2
Sumter, SC$28,780$13.84601.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,730$13.81400.8
Charlottesville, VA$28,720$13.812902.6
Hot Springs, AR$28,680$13.79401.1
Jefferson City, MO$28,630$13.771101.3
Lubbock, TX$28,630$13.762701.6
Beckley, WV$28,610$13.75701.7
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600$13.751301.5
Bowling Green, KY$28,580$13.741001.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$28,550$13.73500.9
Decatur, AL$28,430$13.67901.5
Elizabethtown, KY$28,390$13.65701.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,370$13.645402.5
Paducah, KY-IL$28,350$13.63400.8
Wichita, KS$28,340$13.634601.5
Terre Haute, IN$28,280$13.60901.4
Abilene, TX$28,230$13.571101.5
Corpus Christi, TX$28,210$13.562501.3
Dothan, AL$28,150$13.53901.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$28,090$13.51700.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,080$13.502901.9
Lawton, OK$28,050$13.49701.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL$27,980$13.451201.7
Gainesville, FL$27,930$13.432601.7
Owensboro, KY$27,890$13.41400.8
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,860$13.392101.6
Wichita Falls, TX$27,830$13.381102.0
Amarillo, TX$27,810$13.371501.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,790$13.364701.3
Roanoke, VA$27,750$13.343402.2
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,750$13.34500.8
Casper, WY$27,740$13.34802.0
Harrisonburg, VA$27,730$13.331101.7
Longview, TX$27,640$13.29900.8
Jonesboro, AR$27,570$13.26901.5
Farmington, NM$27,360$13.15501.1
Rocky Mount, NC$27,330$13.14601.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,310$13.133801.3
Ocala, FL$27,180$13.072702.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$27,170$13.062102.3
Gadsden, AL$27,070$13.02401.3
Jackson, MS$26,990$12.983001.1
El Paso, TX$26,970$12.975101.5
Tyler, TX$26,950$12.961901.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$26,890$12.931701.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,470$12.736701.5
Baton Rouge, LA$26,300$12.645101.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$26,280$12.641101.2
Laredo, TX$26,130$12.561201.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$26,080$12.542902.9
Hattiesburg, MS$24,580$11.82701.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$24,170$11.622501.5
Lake Charles, LA$23,840$11.461501.5
Albany, GA$23,760$11.42300.6
Lafayette, LA$23,700$11.403501.9
Alexandria, LA$23,580$11.34601.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$23,550$11.32801.0
Monroe, LA$23,260$11.18800.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,480$10.816300.9
Mayaguez, PR$22,220$10.68901.7
Arecibo, PR$22,030$10.59601.6
Hammond, LANot publishedNot published1603.4
Richmond, VANot publishedNot published1,6602.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VANot publishedNot published701.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNot publishedNot published2,0602.7
Winchester, VA-WVNot publishedNot published1802.6

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.