SOC 31-1120 · Healthcare Support Occupations
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, home health and personal care aides earned a median of $35,800 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 4,305,810 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $47,730 | $22.95 | 103,260 | 29.1 |
| Oregon | $44,410 | $21.35 | 42,330 | 21.5 |
| Rhode Island | $43,680 | $21.00 | 7,490 | 14.9 |
| District of Columbia | $42,700 | $20.53 | 12,810 | 18.3 |
| Vermont | $41,600 | $20.00 | 7,700 | 25.3 |
| Massachusetts | $40,910 | $19.67 | 117,940 | 32.4 |
| Alaska | $39,740 | $19.11 | 6,530 | 20.1 |
| New York | $39,620 | $19.05 | 663,140 | 68.5 |
| North Dakota | $39,440 | $18.96 | 7,730 | 18.0 |
| Connecticut | $38,990 | $18.75 | 49,510 | 29.2 |
| New Hampshire | $38,760 | $18.64 | 9,440 | 13.8 |
| Maine | $38,580 | $18.55 | 18,630 | 29.1 |
| Colorado | $38,540 | $18.53 | 44,650 | 15.5 |
| Minnesota | $38,370 | $18.45 | 128,680 | 43.6 |
| Hawaii | $38,110 | $18.32 | 6,150 | 9.8 |
| Illinois | $38,060 | $18.30 | 134,100 | 22.0 |
| Maryland | $38,040 | $18.29 | 46,560 | 16.9 |
| South Dakota | $37,740 | $18.15 | 4,210 | 9.2 |
| New Jersey | $37,090 | $17.83 | 117,080 | 27.3 |
| Montana | $36,630 | $17.61 | 10,400 | 20.3 |
| Kentucky | $36,440 | $17.52 | 31,260 | 15.6 |
| Arizona | $36,420 | $17.51 | 74,540 | 23.0 |
| Wisconsin | $36,340 | $17.47 | 82,430 | 28.0 |
| Nebraska | $36,150 | $17.38 | 13,660 | 13.3 |
| Iowa | $36,080 | $17.34 | 25,800 | 16.5 |
| Utah | $35,880 | $17.25 | 17,130 | 9.9 |
| Indiana | $35,060 | $16.86 | 57,050 | 17.8 |
| Michigan | $35,000 | $16.83 | 95,020 | 21.6 |
| Idaho | $34,790 | $16.72 | 20,770 | 24.2 |
| Ohio | $34,460 | $16.57 | 106,940 | 19.3 |
| California | $34,320 | $16.50 | 970,150 | 53.3 |
| Delaware | $34,320 | $16.50 | 11,820 | 24.4 |
| Florida | $33,800 | $16.25 | 90,170 | 9.1 |
| Nevada | $33,670 | $16.19 | 17,940 | 11.6 |
| Wyoming | $33,190 | $15.96 | 3,410 | 12.1 |
| Missouri | $33,080 | $15.90 | 94,810 | 32.3 |
| Tennessee | $32,130 | $15.45 | 35,950 | 11.0 |
| Kansas | $31,260 | $15.03 | 25,350 | 17.6 |
| North Carolina | $31,240 | $15.02 | 58,880 | 11.9 |
| Virginia | $30,300 | $14.57 | 70,070 | 17.1 |
| South Carolina | $30,110 | $14.48 | 40,750 | 17.7 |
| Virgin Islands | $29,860 | $14.36 | 110 | 3.6 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,420 | $14.14 | 257,370 | 42.4 |
| Georgia | $29,270 | $14.07 | 50,870 | 10.4 |
| New Mexico | $28,520 | $13.71 | 38,910 | 44.7 |
| West Virginia | $28,010 | $13.47 | 18,890 | 26.9 |
| Alabama | $27,840 | $13.39 | 20,930 | 9.9 |
| Oklahoma | $27,710 | $13.32 | 20,310 | 11.9 |
| Arkansas | $27,660 | $13.30 | 19,840 | 15.2 |
| Guam | $26,500 | $12.74 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Texas | $24,230 | $11.65 | 329,590 | 23.4 |
| Mississippi | $23,860 | $11.47 | 21,800 | 18.7 |
| Louisiana | $22,520 | $10.83 | 45,060 | 23.3 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,840 | $10.50 | 10,170 | 10.8 |
Pay by metro area
All 392 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass, OR | $53,120 | $25.54 | 4,640 | 151.8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,210 | $23.18 | 54,670 | 26.2 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,840 | $23.00 | 1,780 | 43.4 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,810 | $22.98 | 4,800 | 37.0 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,730 | $22.95 | 1,120 | 21.8 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $47,700 | $22.93 | 1,160 | 44.6 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,410 | $22.80 | 10,580 | 41.3 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,980 | $22.59 | 2,130 | 22.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $45,570 | $21.91 | 22,860 | 18.9 |
| Salem, OR | $45,200 | $21.73 | 7,040 | 37.3 |
| Medford, OR | $44,950 | $21.61 | 3,000 | 33.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $44,490 | $21.39 | 4,770 | 49.1 |
| Boulder, CO | $44,150 | $21.22 | 1,700 | 8.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $44,080 | $21.19 | 2,350 | 25.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,060 | $21.18 | 3,370 | 25.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $43,960 | $21.13 | 1,230 | 10.3 |
| Bend, OR | $43,140 | $20.74 | 1,400 | 12.9 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $42,690 | $20.53 | 1,200 | 22.7 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $42,550 | $20.46 | 590 | 16.2 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $42,520 | $20.44 | 2,300 | 24.4 |
| Albany, OR | $42,120 | $20.25 | 1,460 | 30.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $41,700 | $20.05 | 2,350 | 35.8 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $41,080 | $19.75 | 1,350 | 25.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $40,910 | $19.67 | 72,420 | 26.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $40,890 | $19.66 | 15,670 | 21.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $40,870 | $19.65 | 14,720 | 42.1 |
| Springfield, MA | $40,860 | $19.65 | 15,840 | 78.7 |
| Corvallis, OR | $40,800 | $19.61 | 670 | 17.4 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $40,690 | $19.56 | 3,630 | 23.0 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $40,160 | $19.31 | 2,540 | 44.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $40,070 | $19.26 | 430 | 6.1 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $39,780 | $19.13 | 580 | 7.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $39,720 | $19.10 | 7,370 | 26.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $39,680 | $19.08 | 644,700 | 67.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $39,620 | $19.05 | 19,230 | 32.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $39,570 | $19.02 | 2,920 | 23.1 |
| Bozeman, MT | $39,280 | $18.89 | 710 | 9.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $39,270 | $18.88 | 4,260 | 34.6 |
| Ithaca, NY | $39,220 | $18.86 | 780 | 16.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $39,190 | $18.84 | 3,000 | 15.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | $39,140 | $18.82 | 4,440 | 25.1 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $39,040 | $18.77 | 10,750 | 40.0 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,900 | $18.70 | 26,130 | 16.2 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,860 | $18.68 | 93,560 | 47.9 |
| Bismarck, ND | $38,850 | $18.68 | 1,680 | 23.6 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $38,650 | $18.58 | 2,230 | 13.2 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $38,650 | $18.58 | 1,090 | 21.7 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $38,580 | $18.55 | 8,150 | 28.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $38,530 | $18.52 | 50,450 | 16.1 |
| Greeley, CO | $38,410 | $18.46 | 1,460 | 12.2 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $38,300 | $18.41 | 1,190 | 29.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,240 | $18.38 | 1,870 | 39.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $38,210 | $18.37 | 2,690 | 27.7 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,180 | $18.36 | 108,520 | 24.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $38,110 | $18.32 | 10,850 | 26.9 |
| Dubuque, IA | $38,090 | $18.31 | 1,020 | 17.4 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,060 | $18.30 | 1,660 | 9.3 |
| Missoula, MT | $38,050 | $18.29 | 1,950 | 29.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $37,910 | $18.23 | 3,130 | 21.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $37,900 | $18.22 | 2,290 | 31.7 |
| Springfield, IL | $37,900 | $18.22 | 2,290 | 22.7 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,840 | $18.19 | 4,250 | 25.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,770 | $18.16 | 4,400 | 9.9 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $37,760 | $18.15 | 4,920 | 20.5 |
| Kingston, NY | $37,750 | $18.15 | 2,110 | 35.7 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $37,690 | $18.12 | 6,360 | 39.6 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $37,660 | $18.11 | 1,200 | 19.7 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,640 | $18.10 | 26,880 | 19.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $37,640 | $18.09 | 49,610 | 43.7 |
| Vineland, NJ | $37,610 | $18.08 | 2,100 | 33.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,590 | $18.07 | 13,180 | 29.3 |
| Salisbury, MD | $37,570 | $18.06 | 1,010 | 18.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $37,560 | $18.06 | 3,170 | 56.5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $37,530 | $18.04 | 5,730 | 18.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $37,440 | $18.00 | 8,310 | 27.7 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,440 | $18.00 | 1,090 | 27.7 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $37,420 | $17.99 | 6,170 | 52.1 |
| Kankakee, IL | $37,380 | $17.97 | 590 | 13.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $37,270 | $17.92 | 2,000 | 14.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $37,250 | $17.91 | 1,050 | 15.7 |
| Madison, WI | $37,220 | $17.89 | 8,360 | 20.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $37,160 | $17.87 | 1,770 | 24.5 |
| Decatur, IL | $37,160 | $17.87 | 780 | 17.2 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $37,140 | $17.86 | 2,130 | 25.3 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,130 | $17.85 | 6,330 | 7.7 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $37,100 | $17.84 | 3,140 | 30.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $37,020 | $17.80 | 30,090 | 36.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $37,010 | $17.79 | 2,820 | 22.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $36,980 | $17.78 | 1,540 | 20.5 |
| Midland, MI | $36,950 | $17.77 | 2,700 | 72.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,930 | $17.75 | 57,940 | 24.4 |
| Elmira, NY | $36,900 | $17.74 | 750 | 22.5 |
| Columbia, MO | $36,860 | $17.72 | 3,000 | 27.9 |
| Minot, ND | $36,860 | $17.72 | 880 | 26.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $36,850 | $17.72 | 10,150 | 49.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $36,760 | $17.67 | 570 | 7.7 |
| Grand Island, NE | $36,730 | $17.66 | 320 | 8.0 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $36,710 | $17.65 | 3,410 | 15.5 |
| Billings, MT | $36,640 | $17.62 | 1,660 | 17.7 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $36,580 | $17.59 | 1,230 | 16.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $36,570 | $17.58 | 18,090 | 33.8 |
| Helena, MT | $36,570 | $17.58 | 960 | 21.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,510 | $17.55 | 1,320 | 15.6 |
| Traverse City, MI | $36,480 | $17.54 | 1,050 | 15.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $36,450 | $17.52 | 7,480 | 15.0 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $36,400 | $17.50 | 870 | 30.3 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $36,390 | $17.50 | 5,660 | 45.4 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $36,370 | $17.48 | 1,600 | 22.9 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,350 | $17.48 | 6,210 | 15.4 |
| Peoria, IL | $36,330 | $17.47 | 2,590 | 15.6 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $36,130 | $17.37 | 1,440 | 26.3 |
| Owensboro, KY | $36,100 | $17.35 | 1,180 | 23.8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $35,950 | $17.28 | 119,120 | 50.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $35,910 | $17.26 | 1,330 | 19.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $35,860 | $17.24 | 10,970 | 16.0 |
| Boise City, ID | $35,850 | $17.24 | 9,850 | 25.2 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,850 | $17.23 | 1,120 | 15.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $35,810 | $17.21 | 830 | 16.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $35,760 | $17.19 | 400 | 12.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $35,740 | $17.18 | 750 | 15.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $35,740 | $17.18 | 990 | 7.8 |
| Pueblo, CO | $35,740 | $17.18 | 2,130 | 34.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $35,740 | $17.19 | 3,210 | 42.0 |
| Green Bay, WI | $35,730 | $17.18 | 3,540 | 20.3 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $35,710 | $17.17 | 1,780 | 17.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $35,700 | $17.17 | 2,210 | 23.6 |
| Ames, IA | $35,660 | $17.14 | 700 | 12.6 |
| Kokomo, IN | $35,650 | $17.14 | 710 | 20.1 |
| Iowa City, IA | $35,630 | $17.13 | 1,780 | 19.0 |
| Evansville, IN | $35,610 | $17.12 | 2,480 | 18.4 |
| Rochester, NY | $35,600 | $17.11 | 17,070 | 34.5 |
| Ogden, UT | $35,530 | $17.08 | 2,730 | 10.1 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $35,510 | $17.07 | 1,270 | 18.9 |
| Lincoln, NE | $35,500 | $17.07 | 2,420 | 13.2 |
| Sandusky, OH | $35,480 | $17.06 | 850 | 16.9 |
| Reno, NV | $35,460 | $17.05 | 2,540 | 9.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $35,430 | $17.04 | 900 | 8.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,400 | $17.02 | 3,530 | 10.4 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,370 | $17.00 | 2,260 | 16.2 |
| Muncie, IN | $35,350 | $17.00 | 930 | 20.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $35,310 | $16.97 | 4,200 | 13.8 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $35,300 | $16.97 | 57,080 | 37.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $35,270 | $16.96 | 2,970 | 24.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $35,210 | $16.93 | 16,470 | 15.0 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,190 | $16.92 | 2,990 | 10.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $35,170 | $16.91 | 870 | 13.0 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $35,170 | $16.91 | 930 | 22.7 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $35,160 | $16.90 | 1,150 | 14.0 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $35,160 | $16.90 | 1,550 | 8.9 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,120 | $16.89 | 46,480 | 24.4 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $35,090 | $16.87 | 4,840 | 21.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $35,060 | $16.86 | 20,590 | 18.6 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $35,010 | $16.83 | 3,120 | 10.3 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,980 | $16.82 | 7,070 | 19.0 |
| St. George, UT | $34,980 | $16.82 | 1,170 | 12.9 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $34,950 | $16.80 | 1,440 | 23.2 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $34,910 | $16.79 | 8,160 | 13.6 |
| Columbus, OH | $34,880 | $16.77 | 27,580 | 24.9 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $34,860 | $16.76 | 780 | 6.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $34,860 | $16.76 | 630 | 13.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $34,800 | $16.73 | 2,050 | 23.5 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $34,790 | $16.72 | 3,240 | 24.6 |
| Flint, MI | $34,740 | $16.70 | 4,090 | 30.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | $34,560 | $16.61 | 780 | 11.3 |
| Toledo, OH | $34,550 | $16.61 | 5,430 | 18.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $34,540 | $16.61 | 990 | 27.1 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $34,540 | $16.61 | 1,430 | 22.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $34,520 | $16.60 | 19,400 | 18.8 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $34,500 | $16.59 | 550 | 9.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $34,490 | $16.58 | 44,200 | 33.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $34,440 | $16.56 | 2,390 | 9.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $34,420 | $16.55 | 11,030 | 28.3 |
| Pocatello, ID | $34,390 | $16.53 | 1,370 | 35.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $34,380 | $16.53 | 5,740 | 7.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,380 | $16.53 | 9,420 | 8.6 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $34,370 | $16.52 | 2,280 | 12.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $34,340 | $16.51 | 2,890 | 33.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 17,270 | 51.0 |
| Chico, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 5,940 | 76.0 |
| El Centro, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 8,020 | 122.5 |
| Fresno, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 33,580 | 70.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 3,250 | 66.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 385,530 | 61.5 |
| Merced, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 4,990 | 62.8 |
| Modesto, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 9,160 | 46.9 |
| Napa, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 2,900 | 37.3 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 15,250 | 47.1 |
| Redding, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 5,500 | 76.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 102,760 | 59.9 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 60,350 | 55.9 |
| Salinas, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 6,740 | 36.2 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 4,160 | 34.1 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 4,470 | 45.4 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 6,470 | 32.2 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 12,580 | 43.4 |
| Vallejo, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 7,850 | 54.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 8,220 | 48.0 |
| Yuba City, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 3,120 | 61.1 |
| Akron, OH | $34,310 | $16.50 | 6,310 | 19.8 |
| Monroe, MI | $34,290 | $16.49 | 770 | 18.8 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $34,240 | $16.46 | 350 | 10.8 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $34,240 | $16.46 | 3,730 | 17.2 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,230 | $16.46 | 610 | 10.8 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $34,210 | $16.45 | 13,120 | 9.1 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $34,190 | $16.44 | 940 | 21.4 |
| Jackson, MI | $34,180 | $16.43 | 1,700 | 30.3 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,140 | $16.41 | 2,180 | 12.7 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,110 | $16.40 | 2,220 | 10.1 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,110 | $16.40 | 8,260 | 5.9 |
| Bay City, MI | $34,100 | $16.40 | 1,040 | 30.7 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $34,100 | $16.40 | 4,340 | 11.0 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $34,070 | $16.38 | 820 | 14.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $34,060 | $16.37 | 1,570 | 19.6 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $34,050 | $16.37 | 2,930 | 35.8 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $33,940 | $16.32 | 1,540 | 34.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $33,900 | $16.30 | 470 | 11.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $33,680 | $16.19 | 13,520 | 10.0 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $33,640 | $16.17 | 14,580 | 12.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $33,630 | $16.17 | 2,840 | 8.2 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,570 | $16.14 | 2,210 | 8.3 |
| Gainesville, FL | $33,320 | $16.02 | 1,430 | 9.4 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $33,290 | $16.01 | 730 | 14.6 |
| Asheville, NC | $33,280 | $16.00 | 2,280 | 12.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,180 | $15.95 | 1,670 | 8.8 |
| Columbus, IN | $33,080 | $15.91 | 750 | 15.0 |
| Sebring, FL | $32,940 | $15.84 | 320 | 11.3 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $32,890 | $15.81 | 28,350 | 10.1 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $32,780 | $15.76 | 20,870 | 19.0 |
| Knoxville, TN | $32,710 | $15.73 | 4,610 | 10.8 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $32,710 | $15.73 | 1,990 | 10.7 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $32,690 | $15.72 | 3,400 | 18.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $32,670 | $15.71 | 2,560 | 9.5 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $32,670 | $15.71 | 570 | 6.3 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $32,620 | $15.68 | 1,880 | 17.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $32,570 | $15.66 | 6,970 | 9.4 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $32,240 | $15.50 | 470 | 13.2 |
| Springfield, MO | $32,190 | $15.48 | 7,060 | 31.7 |
| Dover, DE | $32,130 | $15.45 | 2,070 | 30.5 |
| Lima, OH | $31,980 | $15.38 | 810 | 16.2 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $31,850 | $15.31 | 4,580 | 28.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $31,830 | $15.30 | 1,170 | 14.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $31,750 | $15.26 | 1,410 | 19.3 |
| Cleveland, TN | $31,620 | $15.20 | 540 | 12.6 |
| Ocala, FL | $31,550 | $15.17 | 1,370 | 11.3 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $31,540 | $15.16 | 1,470 | 23.8 |
| Wilmington, NC | $31,540 | $15.16 | 2,650 | 13.9 |
| Topeka, KS | $31,470 | $15.13 | 3,090 | 26.7 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $31,400 | $15.09 | 500 | 9.4 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $31,330 | $15.06 | 3,840 | 24.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $31,250 | $15.03 | 1,760 | 32.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,060 | 12.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $31,200 | $15.00 | 630 | 6.1 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $31,150 | $14.97 | 1,200 | 19.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $31,120 | $14.96 | 2,280 | 26.9 |
| Casper, WY | $31,110 | $14.96 | 500 | 12.4 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $30,900 | $14.85 | 2,220 | 27.1 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $30,900 | $14.86 | 7,280 | 11.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $30,700 | $14.76 | 750 | 14.5 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $30,630 | $14.73 | 330 | 9.7 |
| Greenville, NC | $30,620 | $14.72 | 1,560 | 19.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $30,600 | $14.71 | 5,850 | 18.9 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $30,580 | $14.70 | 1,270 | 12.3 |
| Niles, MI | $30,540 | $14.68 | 1,010 | 16.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $30,490 | $14.66 | 2,040 | 13.2 |
| Burlington, NC | $30,420 | $14.63 | 870 | 12.9 |
| Manhattan, KS | $30,420 | $14.62 | 580 | 10.9 |
| Mansfield, OH | $30,400 | $14.61 | 880 | 17.9 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $30,400 | $14.61 | 3,480 | 12.8 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $30,380 | $14.61 | 12,030 | 31.9 |
| Columbia, SC | $30,210 | $14.53 | 7,740 | 19.6 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $30,190 | $14.51 | 3,160 | 19.1 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $30,170 | $14.51 | 16,860 | 41.7 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $30,140 | $14.49 | 670 | 8.8 |
| Savannah, GA | $30,130 | $14.48 | 1,760 | 8.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $30,090 | $14.46 | 1,000 | 18.7 |
| Morristown, TN | $30,040 | $14.44 | 470 | 10.0 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $29,960 | $14.40 | 1,280 | 25.4 |
| Florence, SC | $29,950 | $14.40 | 2,270 | 25.5 |
| State College, PA | $29,950 | $14.40 | 1,380 | 20.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $29,920 | $14.39 | 29,400 | 10.2 |
| Reading, PA | $29,830 | $14.34 | 5,820 | 33.3 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $29,800 | $14.33 | 8,190 | 18.8 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $29,800 | $14.33 | 158,280 | 54.6 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $29,760 | $14.31 | 1,290 | 10.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $29,730 | $14.29 | 1,920 | 13.1 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,700 | $14.28 | 1,050 | 14.2 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $29,700 | $14.28 | 1,970 | 17.2 |
| Birmingham, AL | $29,550 | $14.21 | 4,250 | 8.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $29,520 | $14.19 | 2,020 | 7.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $29,460 | $14.16 | 9,970 | 39.0 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $29,440 | $14.15 | 4,620 | 12.7 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $29,430 | $14.15 | 2,740 | 9.9 |
| Johnson City, TN | $29,360 | $14.12 | 930 | 11.4 |
| Richmond, VA | $29,360 | $14.12 | 11,570 | 17.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $29,250 | $14.06 | 37,200 | 33.4 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $29,240 | $14.06 | 980 | 14.4 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $29,190 | $14.03 | 1,190 | 20.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $29,150 | $14.01 | 1,770 | 13.4 |
| Lancaster, PA | $29,150 | $14.01 | 6,990 | 27.7 |
| Dalton, GA | $29,130 | $14.00 | 230 | 3.6 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $29,050 | $13.97 | 13,040 | 38.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $28,930 | $13.91 | 1,740 | 36.4 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $28,910 | $13.90 | 890 | 16.2 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $28,850 | $13.87 | 560 | 13.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $28,820 | $13.86 | 800 | 12.2 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $28,810 | $13.85 | 1,660 | 14.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,740 | $13.82 | 3,620 | 25.7 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $28,730 | $13.81 | 3,920 | 16.9 |
| Charleston, WV | $28,680 | $13.79 | 3,200 | 31.0 |
| Hinesville, GA | $28,650 | $13.78 | 100 | 4.8 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $28,570 | $13.74 | 1,030 | 11.8 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $28,550 | $13.73 | 1,520 | 14.0 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $28,550 | $13.72 | 770 | 21.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $28,540 | $13.72 | 1,750 | 35.4 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $28,520 | $13.71 | 1,090 | 21.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $28,510 | $13.71 | 2,030 | 11.7 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $28,420 | $13.66 | 13,650 | 17.9 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $28,410 | $13.66 | 2,240 | 23.5 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $28,370 | $13.64 | 12,490 | 9.7 |
| Rome, GA | $28,370 | $13.64 | 380 | 8.5 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $28,330 | $13.62 | 550 | 11.8 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,150 | $13.54 | 1,880 | 19.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $28,140 | $13.53 | 5,490 | 12.0 |
| Valdosta, GA | $28,100 | $13.51 | 740 | 13.6 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $28,050 | $13.49 | 6,990 | 10.3 |
| Sumter, SC | $28,030 | $13.48 | 890 | 25.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $27,930 | $13.43 | 750 | 11.1 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $27,900 | $13.41 | 1,150 | 12.0 |
| Erie, PA | $27,860 | $13.40 | 6,640 | 55.1 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $27,840 | $13.39 | 6,430 | 80.4 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $27,840 | $13.39 | 5,770 | 16.1 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $27,810 | $13.37 | 2,120 | 21.8 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $27,680 | $13.31 | 230 | 5.3 |
| Enid, OK | $27,670 | $13.31 | 130 | 5.8 |
| Odessa, TX | $27,670 | $13.30 | 950 | 11.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $27,540 | $13.24 | 2,190 | 14.2 |
| Gadsden, AL | $27,450 | $13.20 | 460 | 14.0 |
| Decatur, AL | $27,430 | $13.19 | 1,140 | 18.7 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $27,430 | $13.19 | 1,110 | 18.4 |
| San Angelo, TX | $27,430 | $13.19 | 880 | 17.6 |
| Altoona, PA | $27,390 | $13.17 | 1,800 | 30.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $27,320 | $13.13 | 620 | 11.0 |
| Farmington, NM | $27,290 | $13.12 | 1,900 | 39.8 |
| Dothan, AL | $27,160 | $13.06 | 890 | 14.7 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $26,980 | $12.97 | 1,250 | 23.8 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $26,920 | $12.94 | 1,270 | 35.0 |
| Beckley, WV | $26,910 | $12.94 | 1,550 | 36.1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $26,900 | $12.93 | 58,580 | 14.5 |
| Midland, TX | $26,850 | $12.91 | 1,460 | 11.9 |
| Albany, GA | $26,670 | $12.82 | 940 | 16.1 |
| Montgomery, AL | $26,660 | $12.82 | 1,790 | 10.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $26,530 | $12.75 | 320 | 7.4 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $26,020 | $12.51 | 1,530 | 9.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $25,960 | $12.48 | 31,420 | 27.9 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $25,740 | $12.37 | 760 | 19.7 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $25,570 | $12.29 | 640 | 8.8 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $25,410 | $12.22 | 1,460 | 23.4 |
| Victoria, TX | $24,890 | $11.97 | 650 | 17.2 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $24,630 | $11.84 | 1,160 | 20.1 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $24,610 | $11.83 | 1,270 | 9.5 |
| Amarillo, TX | $24,400 | $11.73 | 1,980 | 15.9 |
| Tyler, TX | $23,980 | $11.53 | 5,450 | 47.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $23,960 | $11.52 | 46,380 | 156.3 |
| Waco, TX | $23,910 | $11.50 | 2,200 | 16.9 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $23,770 | $11.43 | 1,840 | 18.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $23,690 | $11.39 | 1,820 | 24.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $23,650 | $11.37 | 6,600 | 14.8 |
| Longview, TX | $23,610 | $11.35 | 2,290 | 19.4 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $23,510 | $11.30 | 3,390 | 20.8 |
| Laredo, TX | $23,510 | $11.30 | 8,140 | 74.4 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $23,500 | $11.30 | 21,990 | 139.6 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $23,440 | $11.27 | 6,630 | 34.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $23,440 | $11.27 | 63,820 | 19.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $23,310 | $11.21 | 3,590 | 21.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $23,200 | $11.15 | 14,310 | 42.2 |
| Jackson, MS | $23,130 | $11.12 | 7,800 | 28.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $23,040 | $11.08 | 7,840 | 19.1 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $23,000 | $11.06 | 2,140 | 21.1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $22,950 | $11.04 | 1,330 | 23.9 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $22,940 | $11.03 | 1,950 | 12.9 |
| Alexandria, LA | $22,590 | $10.86 | 2,960 | 49.3 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $22,220 | $10.68 | 3,050 | 18.7 |
| Hammond, LA | $21,980 | $10.57 | 1,750 | 36.6 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $21,890 | $10.52 | 1,630 | 19.6 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 610 | 12.4 |
| Arecibo, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 600 | 17.4 |
| Guayama, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 110 | 9.1 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 930 | 17.9 |
| Ponce, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 730 | 11.6 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 6,580 | 9.5 |
| Monroe, LA | $21,720 | $10.44 | 4,530 | 51.8 |
| Lafayette, LA | $21,400 | $10.29 | 5,200 | 29.0 |
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.