SOC 43-4161 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

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

U.S. median annual wage$50,610
U.S. median hourly wage$24.33
U.S. employment90,220

Nationally, human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping earned a median of $50,610 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 90,220 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”.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$59,050$28.396100.9
California$57,590$27.6911,4900.6
Washington$57,390$27.592,3500.7
Maryland$56,880$27.351,4800.5
Alaska$56,510$27.172600.8
Rhode Island$56,370$27.101500.3
Massachusetts$55,840$26.851,4000.4
Colorado$54,880$26.391,6600.6
Minnesota$54,520$26.213,3801.1
New Jersey$54,410$26.164,0000.9
Connecticut$54,130$26.029100.5
Oregon$53,550$25.751,0500.5
North Dakota$53,000$25.481100.3
New York$52,920$25.448,8000.9
Virginia$51,950$24.982,1600.5
Vermont$51,810$24.911400.5
Idaho$51,770$24.892800.3
New Hampshire$51,400$24.714700.7
Delaware$50,850$24.452900.6
Kentucky$50,400$24.231,2400.6
Montana$50,070$24.071400.3
Maine$49,710$23.904900.8
Wyoming$49,660$23.87900.3
New Mexico$49,650$23.876200.7
Kansas$49,630$23.866600.5
Hawaii$49,260$23.694500.7
Pennsylvania$48,800$23.462,7000.4
Wisconsin$48,690$23.411,8900.6
Iowa$48,490$23.319200.6
Florida$48,330$23.233,2100.3
Illinois$48,310$23.234,1400.7
Ohio$48,310$23.232,7700.5
Michigan$48,250$23.201,8900.4
North Carolina$48,190$23.172,7900.6
Missouri$47,960$23.061,0900.4
Nevada$47,900$23.031,3900.9
Arizona$47,890$23.031,4900.5
Indiana$47,850$23.001,8700.6
Texas$47,540$22.865,8900.4
Louisiana$47,490$22.837500.4
Nebraska$47,130$22.664400.4
Georgia$46,830$22.522,5100.5
Arkansas$46,190$22.217200.6
Utah$45,790$22.017000.4
Tennessee$45,760$22.003,9301.2
South Carolina$45,300$21.781,1900.5
South Dakota$45,150$21.711900.4
Oklahoma$44,950$21.616000.4
Mississippi$44,780$21.531,0100.9
West Virginia$42,990$20.674800.7
Alabama$42,140$20.269600.5
Guam$35,990$17.301001.4
Puerto Rico$29,080$13.981,0501.1

Pay by metro area

All 287 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$25,170$39,310$53,450$67,590College Station-Bryan, TX — $25,170Mayaguez, PR — $25,690Ponce, PR — $27,550Aguadilla, PR — $27,890San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,690Laredo, TX — $35,290Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $37,360Yuma, AZ — $38,250Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $38,880Valdosta, GA — $39,060Wheeling, WV-OH — $39,530Mobile, AL — $39,630McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,700Springfield, MO — $40,090Lubbock, TX — $40,220Tuscaloosa, AL — $40,430Morgantown, WV — $40,440Fort Smith, AR-OK — $40,700Cleveland, TN — $41,120Macon-Bibb County, GA — $41,660Charleston, WV — $41,970Dalton, GA — $42,000Corpus Christi, TX — $42,340Spartanburg, SC — $42,340Youngstown-Warren, OH — $42,340Dubuque, IA — $42,680Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $42,880Bloomington, IN — $42,970Las Cruces, NM — $43,120Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $43,190Amarillo, TX — $43,410Huntsville, AL — $43,620Terre Haute, IN — $43,700Savannah, GA — $43,790Athens-Clarke County, GA — $43,820Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $43,930Bloomington, IL — $44,000Canton-Massillon, OH — $44,040Ocala, FL — $44,050Warner Robins, GA — $44,190Gainesville, FL — $44,220Evansville, IN — $44,260Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $44,400Chattanooga, TN-GA — $44,520Clarksville, TN-KY — $44,650Tulsa, OK — $44,740Lafayette, LA — $44,770Oklahoma City, OK — $44,780Waco, TX — $44,790Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $44,870Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $44,950Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $44,950Jacksonville, NC — $44,980Tallahassee, FL — $44,980Longview, TX — $45,010El Paso, TX — $45,020Knoxville, TN — $45,030Winston-Salem, NC — $45,040Rockford, IL — $45,060Jefferson City, MO — $45,180Ames, IA — $45,200Columbia, SC — $45,410Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,440Wausau, WI — $45,450Birmingham, AL — $45,500Jackson, MS — $45,620Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $45,630Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $45,660Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $45,790Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $45,810Tucson, AZ — $45,830Roanoke, VA — $45,870Wichita Falls, TX — $45,890Pittsburgh, PA — $45,900Saginaw, MI — $45,930El Centro, CA — $46,010Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $46,020Cedar Rapids, IA — $46,030Flint, MI — $46,100Kingston, NY — $46,120South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $46,120Jackson, TN — $46,160Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $46,190Lincoln, NE — $46,280Wichita, KS — $46,310Bowling Green, KY — $46,320Asheville, NC — $46,360Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $46,420Morristown, TN — $46,450Erie, PA — $46,560Johnson City, TN — $46,760Fort Wayne, IN — $46,790Flagstaff, AZ — $46,800Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $46,800Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $46,860Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $46,890Peoria, IL — $47,010Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $47,070Appleton, WI — $47,130Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $47,130Toledo, OH — $47,130North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $47,230Goldsboro, NC — $47,260Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $47,400Wilmington, NC — $47,420Lancaster, PA — $47,640Omaha, NE-IA — $47,650Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $47,700Lynchburg, VA — $47,740Montgomery, AL — $47,830Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $47,840Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $47,900Bangor, ME — $47,920Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $47,920St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,960Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $47,970Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $47,990San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $48,060St. Cloud, MN — $48,210Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $48,310Abilene, TX — $48,350Port St. Lucie, FL — $48,390Rochester, NY — $48,390Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $48,400Glens Falls, NY — $48,410Baton Rouge, LA — $48,420Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $48,490Duluth, MN-WI — $48,520Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $48,630Raleigh-Cary, NC — $48,640Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $48,680Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,690Eau Claire, WI — $48,720Cleveland, OH — $48,740Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $48,770La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $48,790State College, PA — $48,810Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,870Utica-Rome, NY — $48,880Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $48,890Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $48,900Elmira, NY — $48,900Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $48,920Urban Honolulu, HI — $48,930Reno, NV — $48,950Naples-Marco Island, FL — $48,970Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $48,990Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $49,000Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $49,020Columbia, MO — $49,070Columbus, GA-AL — $49,110Gainesville, GA — $49,110Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $49,140Akron, OH — $49,270Charlottesville, VA — $49,300Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $49,340New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $49,570Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $49,590York-Hanover, PA — $49,620Greensboro-High Point, NC — $49,660Harrisonburg, VA — $49,660Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $49,660Fargo, ND-MN — $49,680Jacksonville, FL — $49,730Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $49,760Rocky Mount, NC — $49,760Fayetteville, NC — $49,770Worcester, MA — $49,850Dover, DE — $49,900Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $49,910Killeen-Temple, TX — $49,920Ogden, UT — $49,940Springfield, IL — $49,940Carson City, NV — $49,960Chambersburg, PA — $50,070Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $50,140Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $50,140Green Bay, WI — $50,170Fresno, CA — $50,210Syracuse, NY — $50,210Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $50,330Redding, CA — $50,370Albuquerque, NM — $50,480Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $50,530Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $50,540Janesville-Beloit, WI — $50,610Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $50,630Medford, OR — $50,650Lexington-Fayette, KY — $50,690Columbus, OH — $50,700Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $50,710Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $50,800Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $50,800Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $50,800Madison, WI — $50,810Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $50,820Salisbury, MD — $50,920Yakima, WA — $50,930Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $50,940Colorado Springs, CO — $51,060Chico, CA — $51,120Kenosha, WI — $51,200Ann Arbor, MI — $51,220Reading, PA — $51,410Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $51,440Greenville, NC — $51,500Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $51,530Auburn-Opelika, AL — $51,570Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $51,570Lawton, OK — $51,630Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $51,660Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $51,750Boise City, ID — $51,770Portland-South Portland, ME — $51,770Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $51,790Manhattan, KS — $51,820Binghamton, NY — $51,840Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $51,860Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $51,880Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $51,950Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $52,040Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $52,070Ithaca, NY — $52,140Kansas City, MO-KS — $52,140Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $52,150Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $52,180Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $52,230Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $52,260Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $52,320Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $52,420Hinesville, GA — $52,440Merced, CA — $52,590Visalia, CA — $52,590Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $52,690Richmond, VA — $52,730Vineland, NJ — $52,790Bellingham, WA — $52,910Salinas, CA — $53,000Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $53,030Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $53,040Bend, OR — $53,100Manchester-Nashua, NH — $53,340Springfield, MA — $53,390Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $53,580Kennewick-Richland, WA — $53,620Midland, TX — $53,640Mankato, MN — $53,910Topeka, KS — $53,930Salem, OR — $54,040Yuba City, CA — $54,040Stockton-Lodi, CA — $54,060Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $54,160Greeley, CO — $54,170Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $54,220Anchorage, AK — $54,900Elizabethtown, KY — $54,950Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $55,190Iowa City, IA — $55,650Modesto, CA — $55,780San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $55,830Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $56,100Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $56,140Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $56,670New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $56,850New Haven, CT — $57,020San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $57,130Grand Junction, CO — $57,160Winchester, VA-WV — $57,160Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $57,200Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $57,220Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $57,440Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $57,530Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $57,600Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $57,820Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $58,140Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $58,610Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $59,120Boulder, CO — $59,690Corvallis, OR — $59,880Lexington Park, MD — $59,970Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,420Rochester, MN — $60,540Napa, CA — $61,390Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $61,600Vallejo, CA — $61,870San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $66,550San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $67,590

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.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$67,590$32.505600.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$66,550$32.001,3000.5
Vallejo, CA$61,870$29.75900.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$61,600$29.62600.6
Napa, CA$61,390$29.51400.5
Rochester, MN$60,540$29.112001.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,420$29.051,4800.7
Lexington Park, MD$59,970$28.83400.5
Corvallis, OR$59,880$28.79401.0
Boulder, CO$59,690$28.70800.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,120$28.431,6100.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$58,610$28.186400.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$58,140$27.951900.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$57,820$27.80900.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$57,600$27.693,8900.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,530$27.666600.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$57,440$27.621,1500.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$57,220$27.51300.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,200$27.502400.6
Grand Junction, CO$57,160$27.48400.5
Winchester, VA-WV$57,160$27.48500.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,130$27.46600.5
New Haven, CT$57,020$27.411400.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$56,850$27.337,6400.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$56,670$27.252,3501.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$56,140$26.991001.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$56,100$26.979500.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$55,830$26.841,2400.8
Modesto, CA$55,780$26.821901.0
Iowa City, IA$55,650$26.75400.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,190$26.546400.5
Elizabethtown, KY$54,950$26.422404.6
Anchorage, AK$54,900$26.401300.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$54,220$26.07500.4
Greeley, CO$54,170$26.04800.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$54,160$26.04400.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$54,060$25.992100.7
Salem, OR$54,040$25.981500.8
Yuba City, CA$54,040$25.98400.7
Topeka, KS$53,930$25.93900.8
Mankato, MN$53,910$25.92500.8
Midland, TX$53,640$25.79400.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,620$25.78900.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$53,580$25.762200.3
Springfield, MA$53,390$25.67800.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH$53,340$25.641200.6
Bend, OR$53,100$25.53Not publishedNot published
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$53,040$25.501500.6
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$53,030$25.50600.4
Salinas, CA$53,000$25.481300.7
Bellingham, WA$52,910$25.44400.5
Vineland, NJ$52,790$25.38601.0
Richmond, VA$52,730$25.354700.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$52,690$25.337801.7
Merced, CA$52,590$25.28600.7
Visalia, CA$52,590$25.28900.5
Hinesville, GA$52,440$25.21401.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$52,420$25.205300.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$52,320$25.152701.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,260$25.121,2900.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$52,230$25.11700.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$52,180$25.09800.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$52,150$25.071,6300.4
Ithaca, NY$52,140$25.07701.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$52,140$25.074000.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$52,070$25.03900.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$52,040$25.021500.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,950$24.98500.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$51,880$24.942200.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$51,860$24.933200.5
Binghamton, NY$51,840$24.92900.9
Manhattan, KS$51,820$24.91901.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,790$24.901100.5
Boise City, ID$51,770$24.891500.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$51,770$24.891800.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,750$24.88500.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,660$24.84400.4
Lawton, OK$51,630$24.82701.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL$51,570$24.80400.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$51,570$24.792300.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$51,530$24.78400.5
Greenville, NC$51,500$24.76500.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$51,440$24.73300.2
Reading, PA$51,410$24.72800.5
Ann Arbor, MI$51,220$24.621300.6
Kenosha, WI$51,200$24.61500.6
Chico, CA$51,120$24.58400.5
Colorado Springs, CO$51,060$24.552400.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$50,940$24.49401.0
Yakima, WA$50,930$24.49400.4
Salisbury, MD$50,920$24.48501.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,820$24.431,6300.6
Madison, WI$50,810$24.432800.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$50,800$24.436100.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,800$24.433100.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$50,800$24.431000.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$50,710$24.382500.9
Columbus, OH$50,700$24.375300.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY$50,690$24.371500.5
Medford, OR$50,650$24.35400.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,630$24.341200.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$50,610$24.33300.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$50,540$24.301200.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,530$24.301500.4
Albuquerque, NM$50,480$24.274201.0
Redding, CA$50,370$24.22300.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$50,330$24.201500.8
Fresno, CA$50,210$24.143100.6
Syracuse, NY$50,210$24.142800.9
Green Bay, WI$50,170$24.121000.6
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$50,140$24.11601.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,140$24.101,0800.5
Chambersburg, PA$50,070$24.07400.7
Carson City, NV$49,960$24.02601.8
Ogden, UT$49,940$24.011100.4
Springfield, IL$49,940$24.011301.2
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,920$24.001200.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,910$23.99400.9
Dover, DE$49,900$23.99600.8
Worcester, MA$49,850$23.971200.3
Fayetteville, NC$49,770$23.931501.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,760$23.927800.6
Rocky Mount, NC$49,760$23.92300.6
Jacksonville, FL$49,730$23.912700.3
Fargo, ND-MN$49,680$23.89600.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,660$23.871700.5
Harrisonburg, VA$49,660$23.87500.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$49,660$23.872400.3
York-Hanover, PA$49,620$23.861000.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,590$23.842,9200.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,570$23.831900.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$49,340$23.72500.5
Charlottesville, VA$49,300$23.70800.7
Akron, OH$49,270$23.691600.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,140$23.63500.4
Columbus, GA-AL$49,110$23.611401.2
Gainesville, GA$49,110$23.61400.4
Columbia, MO$49,070$23.59500.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$49,020$23.571200.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$49,000$23.565501.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,990$23.561300.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,970$23.54300.2
Reno, NV$48,950$23.532500.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$48,930$23.523700.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,920$23.528300.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,900$23.515100.4
Elmira, NY$48,900$23.51501.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,890$23.511,1400.3
Utica-Rome, NY$48,880$23.501000.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,870$23.504000.6
State College, PA$48,810$23.47400.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$48,790$23.46400.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,770$23.451,3600.5
Cleveland, OH$48,740$23.436500.6
Eau Claire, WI$48,720$23.43400.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,690$23.41600.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,680$23.412500.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,640$23.393700.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,630$23.386100.7
Duluth, MN-WI$48,520$23.331100.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,490$23.319601.6
Baton Rouge, LA$48,420$23.282000.5
Glens Falls, NY$48,410$23.28400.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,400$23.278900.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,390$23.26500.3
Rochester, NY$48,390$23.266101.2
Abilene, TX$48,350$23.24300.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$48,310$23.238700.5
St. Cloud, MN$48,210$23.181501.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,060$23.116000.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,990$23.075000.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,970$23.062200.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,960$23.064900.4
Bangor, ME$47,920$23.04701.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,920$23.041700.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,900$23.039700.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,840$23.001600.4
Montgomery, AL$47,830$22.991701.0
Lynchburg, VA$47,740$22.95400.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,700$22.941800.4
Omaha, NE-IA$47,650$22.912100.4
Lancaster, PA$47,640$22.901100.4
Wilmington, NC$47,420$22.80600.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,400$22.79600.2
Goldsboro, NC$47,260$22.72300.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,230$22.71600.2
Appleton, WI$47,130$22.66600.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,130$22.66700.3
Toledo, OH$47,130$22.661300.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$47,070$22.632001.3
Peoria, IL$47,010$22.60900.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,890$22.55400.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$46,860$22.53500.4
Flagstaff, AZ$46,800$22.50400.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,800$22.50800.5
Fort Wayne, IN$46,790$22.50700.3
Johnson City, TN$46,760$22.481001.2
Erie, PA$46,560$22.38600.5
Morristown, TN$46,450$22.33300.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$46,420$22.32600.5
Asheville, NC$46,360$22.291100.6
Bowling Green, KY$46,320$22.27400.5
Wichita, KS$46,310$22.261200.4
Lincoln, NE$46,280$22.251300.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,190$22.213701.3
Jackson, TN$46,160$22.191001.2
Kingston, NY$46,120$22.17400.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$46,120$22.17800.6
Flint, MI$46,100$22.17600.4
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,030$22.131000.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,020$22.13600.3
El Centro, CA$46,010$22.12400.7
Saginaw, MI$45,930$22.08400.5
Pittsburgh, PA$45,900$22.074800.4
Wichita Falls, TX$45,890$22.06400.7
Roanoke, VA$45,870$22.05900.6
Tucson, AZ$45,830$22.041800.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$45,810$22.02700.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,790$22.01500.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,660$21.951000.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$45,630$21.941,3301.2
Jackson, MS$45,620$21.932300.8
Birmingham, AL$45,500$21.881800.4
Wausau, WI$45,450$21.85400.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,440$21.854700.3
Columbia, SC$45,410$21.833801.0
Ames, IA$45,200$21.73400.7
Jefferson City, MO$45,180$21.72700.9
Rockford, IL$45,060$21.66600.4
Winston-Salem, NC$45,040$21.661700.6
Knoxville, TN$45,030$21.655001.2
El Paso, TX$45,020$21.642000.6
Longview, TX$45,010$21.64300.3
Jacksonville, NC$44,980$21.63601.2
Tallahassee, FL$44,980$21.63600.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$44,950$21.61Not publishedNot published
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$44,950$21.611300.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$44,870$21.57501.1
Waco, TX$44,790$21.53400.3
Oklahoma City, OK$44,780$21.532600.4
Lafayette, LA$44,770$21.52500.3
Tulsa, OK$44,740$21.511300.3
Clarksville, TN-KY$44,650$21.471000.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA$44,520$21.402901.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,400$21.34800.3
Evansville, IN$44,260$21.28600.5
Gainesville, FL$44,220$21.26600.4
Warner Robins, GA$44,190$21.25500.6
Ocala, FL$44,050$21.18300.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$44,040$21.18700.4
Bloomington, IL$44,000$21.151101.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$43,930$21.12500.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$43,820$21.07400.4
Savannah, GA$43,790$21.05900.4
Terre Haute, IN$43,700$21.01400.6
Huntsville, AL$43,620$20.971100.4
Amarillo, TX$43,410$20.87300.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$43,190$20.77700.5
Las Cruces, NM$43,120$20.73500.6
Bloomington, IN$42,970$20.66400.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$42,880$20.621100.5
Dubuque, IA$42,680$20.52601.1
Corpus Christi, TX$42,340$20.36700.3
Spartanburg, SC$42,340$20.35900.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$42,340$20.35900.6
Dalton, GA$42,000$20.19300.5
Charleston, WV$41,970$20.181101.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$41,660$20.03300.4
Cleveland, TN$41,120$19.77300.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,700$19.57500.5
Morgantown, WV$40,440$19.44300.5
Tuscaloosa, AL$40,430$19.44400.4
Lubbock, TX$40,220$19.34600.4
Springfield, MO$40,090$19.281000.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,700$19.09800.3
Mobile, AL$39,630$19.05900.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$39,530$19.00400.7
Valdosta, GA$39,060$18.78300.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,880$18.69600.4
Yuma, AZ$38,250$18.39600.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,360$17.96300.4
Laredo, TX$35,290$16.97300.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,690$14.278401.2
Aguadilla, PR$27,890$13.41501.0
Ponce, PR$27,550$13.25601.0
Mayaguez, PR$25,690$12.35300.7
College Station-Bryan, TX$25,170$12.101701.3

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.