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SOC 35-9031 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

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

U.S. median annual wage$31,200
U.S. median hourly wage$15.00
U.S. employment432,690

Nationally, hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earned a median of $31,200 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 432,690 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”.

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$47,070$22.632,6504.2
Oregon$40,720$19.585,7402.9
District of Columbia$37,570$18.062,4503.5
Washington$37,270$17.929,5302.7
Maine$36,800$17.691,4602.3
California$36,640$17.6241,1002.3
New York$36,490$17.5418,6401.9
Colorado$36,340$17.479,4903.3
Massachusetts$34,960$16.8113,5403.7
Maryland$34,860$16.767,3902.7
Arizona$34,740$16.7010,7103.3
Connecticut$34,210$16.453,6702.2
New Jersey$34,050$16.379,4202.2
New Hampshire$33,920$16.312,1303.1
Virgin Islands$33,540$16.12902.8
Rhode Island$31,400$15.10Not publishedNot published
Delaware$31,200$15.001,6803.5
Illinois$31,200$15.0016,5002.7
Nevada$31,170$14.996,5704.2
Vermont$31,080$14.941,0603.5
Virginia$30,490$14.6610,8902.7
South Dakota$30,310$14.576301.4
Alaska$30,210$14.527402.3
Minnesota$30,200$14.527,1502.4
Florida$29,810$14.3337,1003.7
Utah$29,610$14.244,9502.9
Pennsylvania$29,170$14.0218,0203.0
Missouri$29,130$14.008,5102.9
Michigan$28,950$13.9212,6202.9
Montana$28,910$13.901,2602.5
North Dakota$28,660$13.788001.9
New Mexico$28,480$13.692,6703.1
Nebraska$28,450$13.682,8302.8
North Carolina$28,320$13.6215,1603.1
Iowa$28,210$13.562,6301.7
Kansas$28,110$13.514,5403.2
Wisconsin$28,060$13.496,4302.2
Georgia$27,850$13.3917,3003.5
Ohio$27,550$13.2515,4802.8
Tennessee$27,490$13.2211,2803.4
Idaho$27,280$13.122,3602.8
Kentucky$27,100$13.035,1202.6
Texas$27,080$13.0235,5502.5
South Carolina$27,000$12.987,9903.5
Indiana$26,920$12.949,7303.0
Arkansas$26,760$12.873,1102.4
Alabama$26,130$12.565,4002.6
Oklahoma$24,740$11.895,0603.0
West Virginia$24,420$11.741,5802.2
Wyoming$22,660$10.896602.4
Puerto Rico$22,480$10.811,2701.3
Louisiana$22,060$10.616,4403.3
Mississippi$21,990$10.572,6602.3
Guam$20,450$9.832503.7

Pay by metro area

All 381 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$20,910$29,643$38,377$47,110Monroe, LA — $20,910Lake Charles, LA — $20,930Alexandria, LA — $21,120Hattiesburg, MS — $21,230Hammond, LA — $21,520Lafayette, LA — $21,650Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $21,780Aguadilla, PR — $21,840Mayaguez, PR — $21,840Ponce, PR — $21,840Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $21,910Arecibo, PR — $21,990Jackson, MS — $21,990Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $22,010Casper, WY — $22,040Johnstown, PA — $22,360Baton Rouge, LA — $22,430Cheyenne, WY — $22,460McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $22,510San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,520Laredo, TX — $22,530Lawton, OK — $22,690Gadsden, AL — $22,750Florence, SC — $22,910Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $22,920New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $23,060Columbia, SC — $23,070El Paso, TX — $23,300Sumter, SC — $23,350Johnson City, TN — $23,360Valdosta, GA — $23,360Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $23,390Abilene, TX — $23,450Erie, PA — $23,450Muncie, IN — $23,470Wichita Falls, TX — $23,510Auburn-Opelika, AL — $23,520Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $23,550Jacksonville, NC — $23,560Dothan, AL — $23,570Texarkana, TX-AR — $23,570Morristown, TN — $23,600Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $23,950Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $23,950Albany, GA — $23,970Beckley, WV — $24,050Owensboro, KY — $24,050Hot Springs, AR — $24,060Terre Haute, IN — $24,120Fort Smith, AR-OK — $24,140Pocatello, ID — $24,230Twin Falls, ID — $24,300Rome, GA — $24,340Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $24,380Bowling Green, KY — $24,500Dalton, GA — $24,520Victoria, TX — $24,520Amarillo, TX — $24,620Tuscaloosa, AL — $24,640Tyler, TX — $24,700Morgantown, WV — $24,790Columbus, GA-AL — $24,890Tulsa, OK — $24,960Longview, TX — $25,010Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $25,060Mobile, AL — $25,070Warner Robins, GA — $25,090Lubbock, TX — $25,290Elizabethtown, KY — $25,370Charleston, WV — $25,470San Angelo, TX — $25,470Corpus Christi, TX — $25,580Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $25,720Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $25,720Springfield, OH — $25,770Athens-Clarke County, GA — $25,840Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $25,850Fort Wayne, IN — $25,920College Station-Bryan, TX — $25,940Rocky Mount, NC — $25,990Wheeling, WV-OH — $26,080Macon-Bibb County, GA — $26,120Cleveland, TN — $26,130Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $26,150Oklahoma City, OK — $26,150South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $26,150Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $26,160Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $26,170Mansfield, OH — $26,190Williamsport, PA — $26,220Manhattan, KS — $26,240Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $26,260Goldsboro, NC — $26,330Columbus, IN — $26,360Killeen-Temple, TX — $26,430Birmingham, AL — $26,440Paducah, KY-IL — $26,440Bloomington, IN — $26,450Janesville-Beloit, WI — $26,450Evansville, IN — $26,520Topeka, KS — $26,570Decatur, AL — $26,630Youngstown-Warren, OH — $26,640Canton-Massillon, OH — $26,660Fayetteville, NC — $26,660Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $26,730Montgomery, AL — $26,740Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $26,810Jonesboro, AR — $26,840Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $26,870Duluth, MN-WI — $26,900Altoona, PA — $26,980Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $26,990Sherman-Denison, TX — $27,000Lawrence, KS — $27,040Odessa, TX — $27,040Bay City, MI — $27,060Cleveland, OH — $27,060Waco, TX — $27,070Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $27,110Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $27,110Kokomo, IN — $27,150Burlington, NC — $27,170Idaho Falls, ID — $27,170Logan, UT-ID — $27,200Toledo, OH — $27,200Las Cruces, NM — $27,220Gainesville, GA — $27,250Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $27,250Knoxville, TN — $27,250Winston-Salem, NC — $27,250Spartanburg, SC — $27,290Akron, OH — $27,320Reading, PA — $27,330Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $27,340Wausau, WI — $27,340Fond du Lac, WI — $27,350Gettysburg, PA — $27,350Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,420Coeur d'Alene, ID — $27,440Greensboro-High Point, NC — $27,460La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $27,460Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $27,470Lima, OH — $27,470Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $27,480Farmington, NM — $27,540Wichita, KS — $27,550St. Cloud, MN — $27,560Clarksville, TN-KY — $27,590Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $27,590Midland, TX — $27,600Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $27,610Green Bay, WI — $27,620Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $27,630Greenville, NC — $27,630San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $27,640Columbus, OH — $27,650Niles, MI — $27,650Monroe, MI — $27,710Chattanooga, TN-GA — $27,750Lynchburg, VA — $27,750Chambersburg, PA — $27,770Winchester, VA-WV — $27,830Sheboygan, WI — $27,850Appleton, WI — $27,870Sandusky, OH — $27,900Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $27,920Lexington-Fayette, KY — $27,920St. George, UT — $27,920State College, PA — $27,920Saginaw, MI — $27,930Eau Claire, WI — $27,970Jackson, MI — $27,980Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $28,010Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $28,010Lebanon, PA — $28,020Boise City, ID — $28,030Homosassa Springs, FL — $28,040Cedar Rapids, IA — $28,050Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $28,080Sebring, FL — $28,100Lancaster, PA — $28,120Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $28,130Battle Creek, MI — $28,140Flint, MI — $28,150Lincoln, NE — $28,150Huntsville, AL — $28,160Roanoke, VA — $28,160Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $28,180Savannah, GA — $28,180Billings, MT — $28,190Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $28,190Tallahassee, FL — $28,250Wilmington, NC — $28,250Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $28,270Rochester, MN — $28,270Traverse City, MI — $28,270Bismarck, ND — $28,300Dubuque, IA — $28,340Minot, ND — $28,360Grand Forks, ND-MN — $28,420Missoula, MT — $28,470Albuquerque, NM — $28,480Ames, IA — $28,480Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $28,500Omaha, NE-IA — $28,500Iowa City, IA — $28,510Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $28,540Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $28,560Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,600Columbia, MO — $28,600Jefferson City, MO — $28,600Joplin, MO-KS — $28,600St. Joseph, MO-KS — $28,600Reno, NV — $28,620Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $28,640Ocala, FL — $28,650Springfield, MO — $28,660Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $28,670Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $28,680Harrisonburg, VA — $28,690Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $28,690Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $28,780Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $28,800Kenosha, WI — $28,840Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $28,890Gainesville, FL — $28,970Madison, WI — $29,000Carson City, NV — $29,070Fargo, ND-MN — $29,070Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $29,130Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $29,140Raleigh-Cary, NC — $29,150Punta Gorda, FL — $29,170Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $29,180Kansas City, MO-KS — $29,280Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $29,290Jackson, TN — $29,300Midland, MI — $29,300Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $29,320Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $29,340Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $29,350Port St. Lucie, FL — $29,390Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $29,440Jacksonville, FL — $29,440Richmond, VA — $29,480York-Hanover, PA — $29,490Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $29,550Great Falls, MT — $29,550Ann Arbor, MI — $29,570Ogden, UT — $29,590Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $29,620Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $29,640Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $29,880Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $29,890Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $29,940North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $30,010Grand Island, NE — $30,020Asheville, NC — $30,090Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $30,100Anchorage, AK — $30,140Charlottesville, VA — $30,210Pittsburgh, PA — $30,260Rapid City, SD — $30,310Santa Fe, NM — $30,360Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $30,600Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,650Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $30,800Yuma, AZ — $30,970Fairbanks-College, AK — $31,020Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $31,120Bloomington, IL — $31,200Champaign-Urbana, IL — $31,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,200Dover, DE — $31,200Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,200Kankakee, IL — $31,200Manchester-Nashua, NH — $31,200Peoria, IL — $31,200Rockford, IL — $31,200St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,200Salisbury, MD — $31,200Springfield, IL — $31,200Pittsfield, MA — $31,210Decatur, IL — $31,250Springfield, MA — $31,250Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $31,270Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $31,400Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $31,720Lexington Park, MD — $31,900Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $32,220Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $32,280Bangor, ME — $32,500Binghamton, NY — $32,690Medford, OR — $32,800Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $32,830Vineland, NJ — $32,910Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $32,950Syracuse, NY — $33,560Tucson, AZ — $33,560Utica-Rome, NY — $33,590Worcester, MA — $33,620Rochester, NY — $33,750Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $33,860Pueblo, CO — $33,930Naples-Marco Island, FL — $33,960Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $34,000Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $34,010Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $34,010Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,010Elmira, NY — $34,090Grand Junction, CO — $34,190New Haven, CT — $34,210Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $34,250Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $34,320El Centro, CA — $34,320Fresno, CA — $34,320Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $34,320Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,350Bozeman, MT — $34,440Visalia, CA — $34,510Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $34,560Lewiston, ID-WA — $34,650Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $34,660Ithaca, NY — $34,690Merced, CA — $34,690Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,720Glens Falls, NY — $34,730Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $34,830Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $34,830Barnstable Town, MA — $34,870Yuba City, CA — $34,880Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $34,890Kingston, NY — $34,980Modesto, CA — $35,030Redding, CA — $35,050Stockton-Lodi, CA — $35,070Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $35,080Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $35,140Chico, CA — $35,170Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $35,270Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $35,330Flagstaff, AZ — $35,340Greeley, CO — $35,370Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $35,370San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $35,380Walla Walla, WA — $35,510Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $35,620Yakima, WA — $35,680Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $35,730Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $35,740Kennewick-Richland, WA — $35,780Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $35,850Bellingham, WA — $35,970Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $36,030Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $36,050San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $36,140Albany, OR — $36,320Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $36,340Colorado Springs, CO — $36,350Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,360Salinas, CA — $36,380Longview-Kelso, WA — $36,390New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $36,500Salem, OR — $36,780Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $36,920Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,100Vallejo, CA — $37,520Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $37,720Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $37,890Eugene-Springfield, OR — $38,120Napa, CA — $38,200Boulder, CO — $38,220Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $38,430San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $39,810Bend, OR — $40,090Grants Pass, OR — $40,890San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $42,400Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $43,410Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $45,240Urban Honolulu, HI — $47,110

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.

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,110$22.651,7403.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,240$21.754906.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,410$20.873,3902.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,400$20.391,8601.6
Grants Pass, OR$40,890$19.661003.1
Bend, OR$40,090$19.274804.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,810$19.144,0901.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$38,430$18.486,0102.9
Boulder, CO$38,220$18.385803.0
Napa, CA$38,200$18.364906.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$38,120$18.334602.9
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37,890$18.223003.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$37,720$18.146503.2
Vallejo, CA$37,520$18.042801.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,100$17.848302.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$36,920$17.7515,3402.4
Salem, OR$36,780$17.684102.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,500$17.5518,5302.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,390$17.50601.5
Salinas, CA$36,380$17.496103.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,360$17.489,2703.0
Colorado Springs, CO$36,350$17.471,1303.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,340$17.475,3203.3
Albany, OR$36,320$17.46902.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,140$17.384,7203.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$36,050$17.332802.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$36,030$17.323302.5
Bellingham, WA$35,970$17.293003.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$35,850$17.231703.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$35,780$17.203602.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,740$17.186302.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,730$17.186202.4
Yakima, WA$35,680$17.151701.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,620$17.127003.5
Walla Walla, WA$35,510$17.07602.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$35,380$17.015704.6
Greeley, CO$35,370$17.012702.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,370$17.019302.9
Flagstaff, AZ$35,340$16.993305.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,330$16.992,3002.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$35,270$16.969102.3
Chico, CA$35,170$16.911902.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$35,140$16.8910,5803.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,080$16.878,0903.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$35,070$16.864801.6
Redding, CA$35,050$16.851602.2
Modesto, CA$35,030$16.844202.2
Kingston, NY$34,980$16.821402.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$34,890$16.786103.6
Yuba City, CA$34,880$16.771202.4
Barnstable Town, MA$34,870$16.766807.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,830$16.754,3302.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$34,830$16.744001.6
Glens Falls, NY$34,730$16.701402.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,720$16.692803.9
Ithaca, NY$34,690$16.68701.4
Merced, CA$34,690$16.681101.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,660$16.664901.4
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,650$16.66802.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,560$16.619202.0
Visalia, CA$34,510$16.592101.2
Bozeman, MT$34,440$16.563104.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,350$16.512203.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,320$16.503,5902.6
El Centro, CA$34,320$16.501001.6
Fresno, CA$34,320$16.507901.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$34,320$16.50501.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$34,250$16.472103.3
New Haven, CT$34,210$16.455001.8
Grand Junction, CO$34,190$16.442103.2
Elmira, NY$34,090$16.39802.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,010$16.351,3902.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$34,010$16.355204.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,010$16.352301.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,000$16.351,0506.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL$33,960$16.331,0305.9
Pueblo, CO$33,930$16.311702.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$33,860$16.281,3002.4
Rochester, NY$33,750$16.221,0302.1
Worcester, MA$33,620$16.179702.8
Utica-Rome, NY$33,590$16.152302.0
Syracuse, NY$33,560$16.145701.9
Tucson, AZ$33,560$16.141,1903.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$32,950$15.845,6405.0
Vineland, NJ$32,910$15.82801.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$32,830$15.791102.7
Medford, OR$32,800$15.773604.1
Binghamton, NY$32,690$15.722402.5
Bangor, ME$32,500$15.631602.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$32,280$15.5210,4403.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220$15.498,9603.1
Lexington Park, MD$31,900$15.342303.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,720$15.2513,3903.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$31,400$15.10Not publishedNot published
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,270$15.041,2503.3
Decatur, IL$31,250$15.021102.5
Springfield, MA$31,250$15.026203.1
Pittsfield, MA$31,210$15.012304.1
Bloomington, IL$31,200$15.003003.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200$15.002602.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200$15.004102.3
Dover, DE$31,200$15.001802.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200$15.002402.2
Kankakee, IL$31,200$15.001403.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$31,200$15.005002.5
Peoria, IL$31,200$15.004402.7
Rockford, IL$31,200$15.003402.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200$15.004,1003.1
Salisbury, MD$31,200$15.001502.8
Springfield, IL$31,200$15.002602.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$31,120$14.964403.7
Fairbanks-College, AK$31,020$14.91802.1
Yuma, AZ$30,970$14.891802.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$30,800$14.81802.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,650$14.742401.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$30,600$14.715,4602.8
Santa Fe, NM$30,360$14.603605.9
Rapid City, SD$30,310$14.571402.0
Pittsburgh, PA$30,260$14.553,7303.3
Charlottesville, VA$30,210$14.533503.0
Anchorage, AK$30,140$14.495102.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$30,100$14.477402.4
Asheville, NC$30,090$14.466003.3
Grand Island, NE$30,020$14.43902.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$30,010$14.431,5904.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,940$14.391,3304.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,890$14.377005.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29,880$14.365,8104.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,640$14.255,6204.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$29,620$14.242,2402.7
Ogden, UT$29,590$14.226302.3
Ann Arbor, MI$29,570$14.225002.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$29,550$14.214,4703.3
Great Falls, MT$29,550$14.21701.9
York-Hanover, PA$29,490$14.185703.1
Richmond, VA$29,480$14.181,6802.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$29,440$14.167302.1
Jacksonville, FL$29,440$14.162,6903.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$29,390$14.137204.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$29,350$14.113,7903.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$29,340$14.105506.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29,320$14.108903.7
Jackson, TN$29,300$14.092803.3
Midland, MI$29,300$14.09702.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,290$14.085,5202.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$29,280$14.084,2003.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$29,180$14.032704.8
Punta Gorda, FL$29,170$14.023005.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,150$14.012,4603.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$29,140$14.011,8604.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$29,130$14.013,2502.5
Carson City, NV$29,070$13.98702.1
Fargo, ND-MN$29,070$13.983502.3
Madison, WI$29,000$13.948602.1
Gainesville, FL$28,970$13.935003.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,890$13.8910,1402.5
Kenosha, WI$28,840$13.871902.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$28,800$13.854,1103.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28,780$13.847604.0
Harrisonburg, VA$28,690$13.792203.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$28,690$13.791904.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$28,680$13.794304.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$28,670$13.792,5503.3
Springfield, MO$28,660$13.785802.6
Ocala, FL$28,650$13.784303.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$28,640$13.778802.6
Reno, NV$28,620$13.766902.5
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,600$13.751503.4
Columbia, MO$28,600$13.753803.5
Jefferson City, MO$28,600$13.751401.7
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600$13.752202.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,600$13.751101.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,560$13.7311,9404.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,540$13.729704.4
Iowa City, IA$28,510$13.712803.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$28,500$13.706302.4
Omaha, NE-IA$28,500$13.701,7503.5
Albuquerque, NM$28,480$13.691,2703.1
Ames, IA$28,480$13.691402.4
Missoula, MT$28,470$13.691702.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN$28,420$13.671102.2
Minot, ND$28,360$13.64702.1
Dubuque, IA$28,340$13.63901.5
Bismarck, ND$28,300$13.611702.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$28,270$13.598502.1
Rochester, MN$28,270$13.593002.4
Traverse City, MI$28,270$13.592804.2
Tallahassee, FL$28,250$13.584302.3
Wilmington, NC$28,250$13.581,0705.6
Billings, MT$28,190$13.552602.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,190$13.551401.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28,180$13.552,0703.5
Savannah, GA$28,180$13.559905.0
Huntsville, AL$28,160$13.547102.7
Roanoke, VA$28,160$13.544002.6
Flint, MI$28,150$13.535003.7
Lincoln, NE$28,150$13.545503.0
Battle Creek, MI$28,140$13.531302.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,130$13.526202.4
Lancaster, PA$28,120$13.528003.2
Sebring, FL$28,100$13.51802.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$28,080$13.501502.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$28,050$13.492201.5
Homosassa Springs, FL$28,040$13.481504.2
Boise City, ID$28,030$13.471,1302.9
Lebanon, PA$28,020$13.471402.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,010$13.471,9602.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$28,010$13.461802.0
Jackson, MI$27,980$13.451703.1
Eau Claire, WI$27,970$13.452202.6
Saginaw, MI$27,930$13.432703.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$27,920$13.423402.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$27,920$13.429103.2
St. George, UT$27,920$13.424304.8
State College, PA$27,920$13.422703.9
Sandusky, OH$27,900$13.412504.9
Appleton, WI$27,870$13.403002.4
Sheboygan, WI$27,850$13.391001.7
Winchester, VA-WV$27,830$13.381802.6
Chambersburg, PA$27,770$13.351602.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$27,750$13.341,0603.9
Lynchburg, VA$27,750$13.342502.5
Monroe, MI$27,710$13.321203.0
Columbus, OH$27,650$13.292,8802.6
Niles, MI$27,650$13.292804.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$27,640$13.293,7403.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$27,630$13.298803.2
Greenville, NC$27,630$13.293003.7
Green Bay, WI$27,620$13.283902.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,610$13.271,6702.7
Midland, TX$27,600$13.273002.5
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,590$13.264003.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$27,590$13.261,9902.9
St. Cloud, MN$27,560$13.251901.8
Wichita, KS$27,550$13.259703.1
Farmington, NM$27,540$13.241503.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$27,480$13.212105.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$27,470$13.213,6103.3
Lima, OH$27,470$13.211202.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$27,460$13.209802.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$27,460$13.202302.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID$27,440$13.193204.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,420$13.189802.7
Fond du Lac, WI$27,350$13.15701.6
Gettysburg, PA$27,350$13.151304.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$27,340$13.154902.3
Wausau, WI$27,340$13.141502.1
Reading, PA$27,330$13.144102.4
Akron, OH$27,320$13.138202.6
Spartanburg, SC$27,290$13.123302.0
Gainesville, GA$27,250$13.102102.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$27,250$13.103102.6
Knoxville, TN$27,250$13.101,6003.8
Winston-Salem, NC$27,250$13.108403.1
Las Cruces, NM$27,220$13.092403.0
Logan, UT-ID$27,200$13.081802.7
Toledo, OH$27,200$13.087902.7
Burlington, NC$27,170$13.062403.6
Idaho Falls, ID$27,170$13.062403.0
Kokomo, IN$27,150$13.061604.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,110$13.033902.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$27,110$13.042003.1
Waco, TX$27,070$13.023402.6
Bay City, MI$27,060$13.01902.6
Cleveland, OH$27,060$13.013,4803.4
Lawrence, KS$27,040$13.002705.3
Odessa, TX$27,040$13.002903.6
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,000$12.981102.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$26,990$12.971,0202.7
Altoona, PA$26,980$12.971702.9
Duluth, MN-WI$26,900$12.934503.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$26,870$12.925606.4
Jonesboro, AR$26,840$12.901602.7
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$26,810$12.891501.9
Montgomery, AL$26,740$12.854002.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26,730$12.858,9902.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$26,660$12.825203.2
Fayetteville, NC$26,660$12.824003.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH$26,640$12.814202.6
Decatur, AL$26,630$12.801502.4
Topeka, KS$26,570$12.772602.3
Evansville, IN$26,520$12.754603.4
Bloomington, IN$26,450$12.723504.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$26,450$12.721802.6
Birmingham, AL$26,440$12.711,2702.4
Paducah, KY-IL$26,440$12.711903.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$26,430$12.713702.5
Columbus, IN$26,360$12.671402.7
Goldsboro, NC$26,330$12.661202.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$26,260$12.631,4603.4
Manhattan, KS$26,240$12.621903.6
Williamsport, PA$26,220$12.611803.6
Mansfield, OH$26,190$12.591603.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$26,170$12.583203.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$26,160$12.582001.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$26,150$12.571,3509.3
Oklahoma City, OK$26,150$12.572,1203.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$26,150$12.574103.1
Cleveland, TN$26,130$12.561403.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA$26,120$12.562602.8
Wheeling, WV-OH$26,080$12.541903.3
Rocky Mount, NC$25,990$12.491101.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$25,940$12.474303.2
Fort Wayne, IN$25,920$12.466803.0
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$25,850$12.432605.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$25,840$12.423703.9
Springfield, OH$25,770$12.391002.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$25,720$12.376903.0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$25,720$12.371503.6
Corpus Christi, TX$25,580$12.305703.0
Charleston, WV$25,470$12.251901.8
San Angelo, TX$25,470$12.251503.1
Elizabethtown, KY$25,370$12.201402.7
Lubbock, TX$25,290$12.166303.8
Warner Robins, GA$25,090$12.062503.3
Mobile, AL$25,070$12.054602.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$25,060$12.057804.9
Longview, TX$25,010$12.022302.0
Tulsa, OK$24,960$12.001,5003.3
Columbus, GA-AL$24,890$11.963603.1
Morgantown, WV$24,790$11.921902.8
Tyler, TX$24,700$11.883202.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$24,640$11.852902.7
Amarillo, TX$24,620$11.843903.1
Dalton, GA$24,520$11.791101.7
Victoria, TX$24,520$11.79802.2
Bowling Green, KY$24,500$11.782803.4
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$24,380$11.721002.7
Rome, GA$24,340$11.701202.8
Twin Falls, ID$24,300$11.681503.0
Pocatello, ID$24,230$11.651203.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK$24,140$11.612202.3
Terre Haute, IN$24,120$11.602103.2
Hot Springs, AR$24,060$11.571905.0
Beckley, WV$24,050$11.561403.2
Owensboro, KY$24,050$11.561503.0
Albany, GA$23,970$11.531703.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$23,950$11.523402.4
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$23,950$11.521303.6
Morristown, TN$23,600$11.341302.7
Dothan, AL$23,570$11.331602.6
Texarkana, TX-AR$23,570$11.331702.9
Jacksonville, NC$23,560$11.332905.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$23,550$11.324502.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL$23,520$11.312603.5
Wichita Falls, TX$23,510$11.311202.2
Muncie, IN$23,470$11.291804.0
Abilene, TX$23,450$11.281802.4
Erie, PA$23,450$11.273502.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$23,390$11.242103.8
Johnson City, TN$23,360$11.232603.2
Valdosta, GA$23,360$11.232204.0
Sumter, SC$23,350$11.23802.2
El Paso, TX$23,300$11.201,0303.0
Columbia, SC$23,070$11.098502.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$23,060$11.092,0904.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,920$11.024202.7
Florence, SC$22,910$11.012502.8
Gadsden, AL$22,750$10.941303.9
Lawton, OK$22,690$10.911503.5
Laredo, TX$22,530$10.832402.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,520$10.831,0301.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,510$10.826002.0
Cheyenne, WY$22,460$10.801102.2
Baton Rouge, LA$22,430$10.781,1602.8
Johnstown, PA$22,360$10.751002.1
Casper, WY$22,040$10.601202.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,010$10.582202.7
Arecibo, PR$21,990$10.57501.3
Jackson, MS$21,990$10.574901.8
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$21,910$10.534304.4
Aguadilla, PR$21,840$10.50400.7
Mayaguez, PR$21,840$10.50501.0
Ponce, PR$21,840$10.50701.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$21,780$10.474802.9
Lafayette, LA$21,650$10.416803.8
Hammond, LA$21,520$10.352304.8
Hattiesburg, MS$21,230$10.212003.2
Alexandria, LA$21,120$10.151202.0
Lake Charles, LA$20,930$10.064304.3
Monroe, LA$20,910$10.062002.3

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.