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SOC 51-9198 · Production Occupations

Helpers--Production Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$39,070
U.S. median hourly wage$18.78
U.S. employment165,700

Nationally, helpers--production workers earned a median of $39,070 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 165,700 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”.

Helpers--Production Workers: pay and employment by state
State
North Dakota$46,170$22.202200.5
Montana$46,110$22.172200.4
Iowa$45,560$21.912,0701.3
Colorado$45,550$21.901,3500.5
Washington$45,450$21.853,6201.0
Oregon$45,390$21.822,4201.2
Connecticut$45,260$21.761,4000.8
Wisconsin$45,100$21.682,9001.0
Nebraska$45,020$21.657000.7
Minnesota$44,720$21.502,5700.9
Rhode Island$44,720$21.502100.4
Maryland$44,680$21.481,6500.6
Hawaii$44,380$21.342300.4
Maine$44,120$21.214700.7
California$43,970$21.1416,7300.9
New York$43,540$20.933,8100.4
New Hampshire$42,740$20.556901.0
Alaska$42,530$20.452800.9
Massachusetts$42,280$20.331,7900.5
Indiana$42,210$20.292,4500.8
Kentucky$42,130$20.262,9001.5
Michigan$41,660$20.033,6100.8
Illinois$41,480$19.945,2100.9
Pennsylvania$41,060$19.746,4501.1
Missouri$40,580$19.516,2502.1
Wyoming$40,200$19.332801.0
Nevada$39,730$19.106800.4
Arizona$39,680$19.081,3500.4
Ohio$39,600$19.044,2800.8
Vermont$39,540$19.012700.9
North Carolina$39,410$18.954,3500.9
New Jersey$39,290$18.894,4501.0
West Virginia$39,190$18.846700.9
Delaware$38,380$18.452300.5
Tennessee$38,330$18.435,2701.6
Idaho$38,240$18.391,1401.3
Florida$37,950$18.255,0100.5
Virginia$37,740$18.143,9000.9
Kansas$37,320$17.941,4301.0
Utah$37,110$17.841,0000.6
South Carolina$36,610$17.601,9500.8
Texas$36,610$17.6030,4702.2
Louisiana$36,400$17.503,7101.9
Georgia$36,280$17.444,4800.9
Oklahoma$36,240$17.432,2001.3
Alabama$35,910$17.267,2303.4
New Mexico$35,650$17.148100.9
Arkansas$35,540$17.096,7605.2
Mississippi$33,880$16.293,5403.0
Guam$29,520$14.193104.7
Puerto Rico$22,780$10.951,5101.6

Pay by metro area

All 317 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,970$32,830$43,690$54,550Mayaguez, PR — $21,970Aguadilla, PR — $22,180San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,870Ponce, PR — $23,180Arecibo, PR — $24,430McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $27,370Anniston-Oxford, AL — $29,340Muncie, IN — $29,540El Paso, TX — $30,460Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $30,960Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $31,010Las Cruces, NM — $31,920Auburn-Opelika, AL — $32,220Lubbock, TX — $32,830Jackson, MS — $33,030Tyler, TX — $33,420Ocala, FL — $33,790Dalton, GA — $33,850Florence, SC — $33,850Monroe, LA — $33,980Jonesboro, AR — $33,990Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $34,000San Angelo, TX — $34,000San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $34,230Dothan, AL — $34,320Tallahassee, FL — $34,350College Station-Bryan, TX — $34,380Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $34,510Omaha, NE-IA — $34,620Wichita Falls, TX — $34,630Mobile, AL — $34,670Gadsden, AL — $34,720Hammond, LA — $34,720Fort Smith, AR-OK — $34,860Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $34,900St. George, UT — $35,000Waco, TX — $35,040Tuscaloosa, AL — $35,080Vineland, NJ — $35,080Killeen-Temple, TX — $35,100Harrisonburg, VA — $35,240Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $35,270Oklahoma City, OK — $35,330Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,350Farmington, NM — $35,360Albany, GA — $35,380Albuquerque, NM — $35,380Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $35,460Sherman-Denison, TX — $35,480Battle Creek, MI — $35,520Altoona, PA — $35,540Springfield, OH — $35,630Clarksville, TN-KY — $35,820Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $35,900Columbus, GA-AL — $36,080Gainesville, GA — $36,080Texarkana, TX-AR — $36,110Decatur, AL — $36,170Lafayette, LA — $36,280Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $36,300Longview, TX — $36,310Ann Arbor, MI — $36,330Dover, DE — $36,340Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $36,440Corpus Christi, TX — $36,610Huntsville, AL — $36,620Evansville, IN — $36,630Birmingham, AL — $36,710Baton Rouge, LA — $36,770Tulsa, OK — $36,810Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $36,830Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $36,830Kenosha, WI — $36,860Tucson, AZ — $36,890Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $36,900Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $36,940Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $36,970Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $37,000Greenville, NC — $37,010Athens-Clarke County, GA — $37,070La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $37,090Johnson City, TN — $37,120Odessa, TX — $37,130Manchester-Nashua, NH — $37,140Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $37,190Boise City, ID — $37,220Toledo, OH — $37,220Jefferson City, MO — $37,260Chambersburg, PA — $37,280Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,290Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $37,310Columbia, SC — $37,320Elizabethtown, KY — $37,320Victoria, TX — $37,350North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,360Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $37,420Gainesville, FL — $37,430Lake Charles, LA — $37,440Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $37,490Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $37,530Gettysburg, PA — $37,540Reno, NV — $37,540Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $37,590Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $37,680Morristown, TN — $37,700Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $37,750Utica-Rome, NY — $37,780Youngstown-Warren, OH — $37,790Niles, MI — $37,870Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $37,890Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $37,940Columbus, OH — $37,990Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $38,010Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $38,020Lebanon, PA — $38,100Owensboro, KY — $38,150Abilene, TX — $38,160Cleveland, TN — $38,170Midland, TX — $38,170Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $38,270Spartanburg, SC — $38,320Springfield, IL — $38,340Jackson, MI — $38,350Hot Springs, AR — $38,440Wilmington, NC — $38,440Roanoke, VA — $38,460Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $38,470Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $38,490Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $38,490Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $38,500Williamsport, PA — $38,530Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $38,540El Centro, CA — $38,610Montgomery, AL — $38,630Colorado Springs, CO — $38,670Lynchburg, VA — $38,670Port St. Lucie, FL — $38,680Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $38,760Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $38,850Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $38,870Merced, CA — $38,880Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $38,990Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $39,020Ames, IA — $39,070Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $39,070Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $39,120Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $39,140Casper, WY — $39,170Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $39,230Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $39,240New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $39,250Elmira, NY — $39,270St. Joseph, MO-KS — $39,300Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $39,410Glens Falls, NY — $39,480Canton-Massillon, OH — $39,510Macon-Bibb County, GA — $39,520Chattanooga, TN-GA — $39,630Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $39,700Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $39,720Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $39,730Raleigh-Cary, NC — $39,760Binghamton, NY — $39,770Modesto, CA — $39,900Idaho Falls, ID — $39,910Akron, OH — $40,000St. Louis, MO-IL — $40,190Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $40,240Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $40,290Bowling Green, KY — $40,350Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $40,350Lancaster, PA — $40,400Richmond, VA — $40,450Kennewick-Richland, WA — $40,480Chico, CA — $40,540Fresno, CA — $40,540Columbia, MO — $40,550Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $40,560Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $40,580Twin Falls, ID — $40,590Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $40,600Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $40,780Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $40,800Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $40,800Coeur d'Alene, ID — $40,800Yakima, WA — $40,830Hattiesburg, MS — $40,850Erie, PA — $40,920New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $40,970Jacksonville, FL — $40,980Springfield, MO — $41,040Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $41,060Savannah, GA — $41,080Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $41,090Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $41,160Grand Junction, CO — $41,210Pittsburgh, PA — $41,240Rockford, IL — $41,240Lexington-Fayette, KY — $41,250Bend, OR — $41,300Knoxville, TN — $41,330Jackson, TN — $41,340Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $41,450Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $41,480Flint, MI — $41,500Mankato, MN — $41,530Visalia, CA — $41,540Bangor, ME — $41,720Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $41,720Cleveland, OH — $41,730Appleton, WI — $41,740Cedar Rapids, IA — $41,740Naples-Marco Island, FL — $41,740Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $41,820Wichita, KS — $41,840Janesville-Beloit, WI — $42,090Columbus, IN — $42,210Kansas City, MO-KS — $42,210Eau Claire, WI — $42,220Traverse City, MI — $42,220Greensboro-High Point, NC — $42,240Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $42,320San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $42,360Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $42,390Winchester, VA-WV — $42,420Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $42,490Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $42,490Boulder, CO — $42,520Anchorage, AK — $42,530Fairbanks-College, AK — $42,620St. Cloud, MN — $42,620Medford, OR — $42,770Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $42,800Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $42,850Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $42,950Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $42,980Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $42,980Winston-Salem, NC — $43,000Longview-Kelso, WA — $43,120Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $43,210Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $43,210Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $43,240Fort Wayne, IN — $43,300Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $43,340Syracuse, NY — $43,370Lawrence, KS — $43,420Terre Haute, IN — $43,430Worcester, MA — $43,680Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $43,720Rochester, NY — $43,820Portland-South Portland, ME — $43,870Springfield, MA — $43,940Champaign-Urbana, IL — $43,980Urban Honolulu, HI — $44,020Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $44,170Walla Walla, WA — $44,200Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $44,350Valdosta, GA — $44,350Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $44,770Eugene-Springfield, OR — $44,870Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $44,910Vallejo, CA — $44,940Decatur, IL — $44,960Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $45,070Bellingham, WA — $45,080Greeley, CO — $45,140South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $45,170Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $45,200Asheville, NC — $45,280Salem, OR — $45,310Madison, WI — $45,410Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,620Pittsfield, MA — $45,820York-Hanover, PA — $45,870Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $45,970Salinas, CA — $46,030San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $46,170Johnstown, PA — $46,180Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $46,220Rome, GA — $46,240Billings, MT — $46,260San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,290Redding, CA — $46,340Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $46,410Lincoln, NE — $46,430Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $46,460Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $46,610Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $46,630Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $46,710Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $46,980San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $47,120Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $47,210Peoria, IL — $47,250Stockton-Lodi, CA — $47,320Ogden, UT — $47,440Sheboygan, WI — $47,720Duluth, MN-WI — $47,760Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $47,830Joplin, MO-KS — $47,850Amarillo, TX — $48,370Napa, CA — $48,420Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $48,470Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $48,520Green Bay, WI — $48,670Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $48,690Wausau, WI — $48,790Pueblo, CO — $48,970Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $49,020Lewiston, ID-WA — $49,680New Haven, CT — $49,900Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $49,920Fond du Lac, WI — $50,110Fargo, ND-MN — $50,190Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $50,480Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $52,050Albany, OR — $52,290Reading, PA — $54,550

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.

Helpers--Production Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Reading, PA$54,550$26.233401.9
Albany, OR$52,290$25.142004.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$52,050$25.022000.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$50,480$24.272903.1
Fargo, ND-MN$50,190$24.13800.6
Fond du Lac, WI$50,110$24.09601.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$49,920$24.002301.1
New Haven, CT$49,900$23.993201.1
Lewiston, ID-WA$49,680$23.89702.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,020$23.57901.1
Pueblo, CO$48,970$23.541001.5
Wausau, WI$48,790$23.46701.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,690$23.415000.8
Green Bay, WI$48,670$23.402601.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,520$23.334205.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$48,470$23.304203.9
Napa, CA$48,420$23.281602.1
Amarillo, TX$48,370$23.262702.2
Joplin, MO-KS$47,850$23.013504.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,830$23.00600.5
Duluth, MN-WI$47,760$22.96700.5
Sheboygan, WI$47,720$22.941001.7
Ogden, UT$47,440$22.811200.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,320$22.753801.3
Peoria, IL$47,250$22.72300.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,210$22.702200.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,120$22.651,5901.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,980$22.592,0801.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$46,710$22.461100.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$46,630$22.42500.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,610$22.414200.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$46,460$22.34500.5
Lincoln, NE$46,430$22.321400.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,410$22.311,1701.1
Redding, CA$46,340$22.28600.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,290$22.251,4800.6
Billings, MT$46,260$22.24400.4
Rome, GA$46,240$22.231002.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,220$22.226400.4
Johnstown, PA$46,180$22.20902.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,170$22.206700.6
Salinas, CA$46,030$22.131300.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,970$22.10300.5
York-Hanover, PA$45,870$22.054202.3
Pittsfield, MA$45,820$22.03400.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,620$21.931,2701.1
Madison, WI$45,410$21.831300.3
Salem, OR$45,310$21.781500.8
Asheville, NC$45,280$21.77800.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,200$21.731300.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$45,170$21.72800.6
Greeley, CO$45,140$21.701201.0
Bellingham, WA$45,080$21.68700.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,070$21.67501.1
Decatur, IL$44,960$21.62401.0
Vallejo, CA$44,940$21.611401.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,910$21.597100.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR$44,870$21.574002.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,770$21.531,8000.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$44,350$21.323001.2
Valdosta, GA$44,350$21.32400.8
Walla Walla, WA$44,200$21.25301.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$44,170$21.241802.5
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,020$21.161400.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$43,980$21.14400.4
Springfield, MA$43,940$21.131500.7
Portland-South Portland, ME$43,870$21.091200.4
Rochester, NY$43,820$21.075001.0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$43,720$21.02400.9
Worcester, MA$43,680$21.002700.8
Terre Haute, IN$43,430$20.88500.8
Lawrence, KS$43,420$20.88601.1
Syracuse, NY$43,370$20.852300.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$43,340$20.84400.8
Fort Wayne, IN$43,300$20.821000.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43,240$20.791,1000.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,210$20.771,9901.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$43,210$20.771202.3
Longview-Kelso, WA$43,120$20.731303.2
Winston-Salem, NC$43,000$20.672200.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,980$20.661,2300.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,980$20.661200.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,950$20.659500.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$42,850$20.601400.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$42,800$20.58400.3
Medford, OR$42,770$20.56800.9
Fairbanks-College, AK$42,620$20.49401.2
St. Cloud, MN$42,620$20.491101.0
Anchorage, AK$42,530$20.451600.9
Boulder, CO$42,520$20.44300.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,490$20.436,8101.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$42,490$20.43601.7
Winchester, VA-WV$42,420$20.39801.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,390$20.389501.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,360$20.361301.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$42,320$20.351000.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$42,240$20.314601.3
Eau Claire, WI$42,220$20.30600.7
Traverse City, MI$42,220$20.30400.6
Columbus, IN$42,210$20.291002.1
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,210$20.291,8401.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$42,090$20.24801.2
Wichita, KS$41,840$20.122600.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$41,820$20.115800.7
Appleton, WI$41,740$20.072602.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$41,740$20.07500.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$41,740$20.07Not publishedNot published
Cleveland, OH$41,730$20.065100.5
Bangor, ME$41,720$20.06500.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,720$20.064200.8
Visalia, CA$41,540$19.972101.2
Mankato, MN$41,530$19.971502.6
Flint, MI$41,500$19.951000.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$41,480$19.943,7100.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$41,450$19.934401.2
Jackson, TN$41,340$19.872703.2
Knoxville, TN$41,330$19.874701.1
Bend, OR$41,300$19.86700.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$41,250$19.831600.6
Pittsburgh, PA$41,240$19.837700.7
Rockford, IL$41,240$19.831000.7
Grand Junction, CO$41,210$19.81300.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$41,160$19.794600.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$41,090$19.75900.8
Savannah, GA$41,080$19.752101.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$41,060$19.742101.3
Springfield, MO$41,040$19.734802.1
Jacksonville, FL$40,980$19.704800.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$40,970$19.704,7800.5
Erie, PA$40,920$19.671801.5
Hattiesburg, MS$40,850$19.64400.7
Yakima, WA$40,830$19.631201.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$40,800$19.622100.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,800$19.621400.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$40,800$19.62600.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$40,780$19.61300.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$40,600$19.521,1500.8
Twin Falls, ID$40,590$19.52Not publishedNot published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,580$19.512,1900.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$40,560$19.501900.5
Columbia, MO$40,550$19.50600.6
Chico, CA$40,540$19.49300.4
Fresno, CA$40,540$19.494901.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA$40,480$19.461801.4
Richmond, VA$40,450$19.455300.8
Lancaster, PA$40,400$19.426202.4
Bowling Green, KY$40,350$19.403003.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$40,350$19.404800.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,290$19.371000.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,240$19.354100.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$40,190$19.322,2901.7
Akron, OH$40,000$19.232000.6
Idaho Falls, ID$39,910$19.19801.0
Modesto, CA$39,900$19.192301.2
Binghamton, NY$39,770$19.12600.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,760$19.113100.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$39,730$19.102700.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,720$19.101,0100.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,700$19.091001.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,630$19.054301.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,520$19.00700.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$39,510$19.001701.1
Glens Falls, NY$39,480$18.98500.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,410$18.956404.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,300$18.894107.5
Elmira, NY$39,270$18.88401.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,250$18.877101.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,240$18.874800.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$39,230$18.86801.6
Casper, WY$39,170$18.83601.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$39,140$18.82700.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$39,120$18.811100.4
Ames, IA$39,070$18.79500.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$39,070$18.78901.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$39,020$18.764600.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,990$18.755001.4
Merced, CA$38,880$18.691401.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,870$18.691,1500.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$38,850$18.683200.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,760$18.647000.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$38,680$18.601000.6
Colorado Springs, CO$38,670$18.59500.2
Lynchburg, VA$38,670$18.591902.0
Montgomery, AL$38,630$18.573702.2
El Centro, CA$38,610$18.56901.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,540$18.536100.5
Williamsport, PA$38,530$18.52601.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,500$18.51600.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,490$18.512101.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$38,490$18.511,2001.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,470$18.507400.5
Roanoke, VA$38,460$18.491801.2
Hot Springs, AR$38,440$18.48401.0
Wilmington, NC$38,440$18.48600.3
Jackson, MI$38,350$18.441402.6
Springfield, IL$38,340$18.43400.4
Spartanburg, SC$38,320$18.422401.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,270$18.401701.1
Cleveland, TN$38,170$18.35601.5
Midland, TX$38,170$18.353502.9
Abilene, TX$38,160$18.351201.5
Owensboro, KY$38,150$18.34801.5
Lebanon, PA$38,100$18.322705.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,020$18.281701.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$38,010$18.272801.1
Columbus, OH$37,990$18.278400.8
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$37,940$18.24400.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,890$18.228,6402.1
Niles, MI$37,870$18.21601.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,790$18.171601.0
Utica-Rome, NY$37,780$18.16600.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37,750$18.15900.4
Morristown, TN$37,700$18.134609.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,680$18.112501.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,590$18.071100.4
Gettysburg, PA$37,540$18.051404.4
Reno, NV$37,540$18.051500.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,530$18.041,7006.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,490$18.023603.0
Lake Charles, LA$37,440$18.002102.0
Gainesville, FL$37,430$18.00600.4
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,420$17.99401.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,360$17.962200.7
Victoria, TX$37,350$17.96300.9
Columbia, SC$37,320$17.943100.8
Elizabethtown, KY$37,320$17.94801.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,310$17.941,4500.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,290$17.938,1202.5
Chambersburg, PA$37,280$17.92400.6
Jefferson City, MO$37,260$17.911902.4
Boise City, ID$37,220$17.903901.0
Toledo, OH$37,220$17.902500.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$37,190$17.882200.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,140$17.862401.2
Odessa, TX$37,130$17.852703.3
Johnson City, TN$37,120$17.84400.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$37,090$17.83400.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,070$17.82500.6
Greenville, NC$37,010$17.79801.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,000$17.791,9200.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$36,970$17.77500.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$36,940$17.764801.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,900$17.741900.5
Tucson, AZ$36,890$17.731600.4
Kenosha, WI$36,860$17.721001.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,830$17.71400.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,830$17.712703.2
Tulsa, OK$36,810$17.708301.8
Baton Rouge, LA$36,770$17.689902.4
Birmingham, AL$36,710$17.651,2402.4
Evansville, IN$36,630$17.61500.4
Huntsville, AL$36,620$17.613601.3
Corpus Christi, TX$36,610$17.603001.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,440$17.52400.5
Dover, DE$36,340$17.47600.9
Ann Arbor, MI$36,330$17.461000.5
Longview, TX$36,310$17.464403.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,300$17.454903.0
Lafayette, LA$36,280$17.443301.9
Decatur, AL$36,170$17.392404.0
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,110$17.36801.4
Columbus, GA-AL$36,080$17.35900.8
Gainesville, GA$36,080$17.353002.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$35,900$17.267100.9
Clarksville, TN-KY$35,820$17.221701.7
Springfield, OH$35,630$17.13401.0
Altoona, PA$35,540$17.091001.7
Battle Creek, MI$35,520$17.08701.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,480$17.061803.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,460$17.053001.0
Albany, GA$35,380$17.01400.7
Albuquerque, NM$35,380$17.013700.9
Farmington, NM$35,360$17.00801.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,350$16.991500.6
Oklahoma City, OK$35,330$16.995400.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,270$16.96501.1
Harrisonburg, VA$35,240$16.94Not publishedNot published
Killeen-Temple, TX$35,100$16.882101.4
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,080$16.866405.9
Vineland, NJ$35,080$16.87801.2
Waco, TX$35,040$16.856505.0
St. George, UT$35,000$16.83500.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$34,900$16.782701.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,860$16.765505.8
Gadsden, AL$34,720$16.692708.1
Hammond, LA$34,720$16.69400.8
Mobile, AL$34,670$16.674202.4
Wichita Falls, TX$34,630$16.65701.3
Omaha, NE-IA$34,620$16.643500.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,510$16.591001.0
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,380$16.533402.5
Tallahassee, FL$34,350$16.511100.6
Dothan, AL$34,320$16.502804.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,230$16.461,3601.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,000$16.35500.3
San Angelo, TX$34,000$16.35701.4
Jonesboro, AR$33,990$16.341001.7
Monroe, LA$33,980$16.341701.9
Dalton, GA$33,850$16.272103.2
Florence, SC$33,850$16.27400.5
Ocala, FL$33,790$16.251201.0
Tyler, TX$33,420$16.073202.7
Jackson, MS$33,030$15.881,4305.3
Lubbock, TX$32,830$15.781901.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL$32,220$15.491902.6
Las Cruces, NM$31,920$15.35600.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$31,010$14.913302.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$30,960$14.89901.7
El Paso, TX$30,460$14.645901.7
Muncie, IN$29,540$14.20501.1
Anniston-Oxford, AL$29,340$14.1146010.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,370$13.162901.0
Arecibo, PR$24,430$11.741604.7
Ponce, PR$23,180$11.141101.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,870$11.009801.4
Aguadilla, PR$22,180$10.66801.5
Mayaguez, PR$21,970$10.561202.3

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.