SOC 13-1071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Human Resources Specialists

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

U.S. median annual wage$75,940
U.S. median hourly wage$36.51
U.S. employment912,430

Nationally, human resources specialists earned a median of $75,940 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 912,430 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 Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$110,970$53.356,9109.8
Massachusetts$85,630$41.1727,3007.5
Washington$84,550$40.6522,7706.4
New York$84,380$40.5754,6105.6
Maryland$83,910$40.3415,5305.6
California$83,500$40.14104,0005.7
Connecticut$82,890$39.859,0105.3
Virginia$82,090$39.4728,5406.9
Colorado$80,840$38.8619,4506.8
New Jersey$80,690$38.8021,6905.1
Minnesota$78,760$37.8717,2405.8
Oregon$78,060$37.5310,6205.4
Vermont$77,800$37.401,2704.2
Delaware$77,700$37.362,7205.6
Rhode Island$77,560$37.293,3206.6
Alaska$76,990$37.021,4204.4
Illinois$76,820$36.9335,4305.8
North Dakota$75,630$36.361,7104.0
Hawaii$73,750$35.462,5704.1
North Carolina$73,070$35.1331,1406.3
Utah$71,750$34.499,9005.7
Maine$71,630$34.443,0204.7
Nevada$71,610$34.436,5204.2
Arizona$71,390$34.3220,2306.2
Kansas$70,870$34.077,5605.3
New Hampshire$70,840$34.064,2706.3
Georgia$70,570$33.9332,1106.6
Wisconsin$70,540$33.9117,3605.9
Pennsylvania$70,450$33.8736,9606.1
Ohio$70,180$33.7433,5006.0
Michigan$69,520$33.4225,5205.8
Kentucky$69,010$33.1810,9005.5
Texas$68,920$33.1484,9306.0
New Mexico$68,050$32.724,0904.7
South Dakota$67,590$32.501,3402.9
Tennessee$67,370$32.3921,4606.5
Missouri$66,990$32.2117,6506.0
Wyoming$66,970$32.201,0003.5
West Virginia$66,860$32.143,1304.5
Iowa$66,710$32.077,9305.1
Florida$66,410$31.9362,7306.3
Indiana$65,600$31.5417,1105.3
South Carolina$65,370$31.4313,7206.0
Idaho$64,990$31.253,9304.6
Alabama$64,940$31.2211,0805.2
Montana$63,790$30.672,3404.6
Nebraska$61,930$29.777,2207.0
Oklahoma$61,630$29.639,3705.5
Louisiana$61,300$29.477,2403.7
Mississippi$60,300$28.994,8504.2
Virgin Islands$60,210$28.951203.9
Guam$59,900$28.803805.6
Arkansas$55,010$26.456,2304.8
Puerto Rico$40,900$19.664,2704.5

Pay by metro area

All 393 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$35,000$60,713$86,427$112,140Mayaguez, PR — $35,000Arecibo, PR — $35,300Aguadilla, PR — $37,460Ponce, PR — $39,040Guayama, PR — $39,440San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $41,600Eagle Pass, TX — $46,630Hot Springs, AR — $51,260Laredo, TX — $51,780McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $53,600Jonesboro, AR — $53,790Fort Smith, AR-OK — $54,220Monroe, LA — $54,610Hattiesburg, MS — $55,000Valdosta, GA — $55,260Dalton, GA — $55,480Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $55,550Gadsden, AL — $55,720Lafayette, LA — $56,070Casper, WY — $56,090Las Cruces, NM — $57,150Tallahassee, FL — $57,320Athens-Clarke County, GA — $57,330Gainesville, FL — $57,520Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $57,640St. George, UT — $58,140Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $58,240Hammond, LA — $58,280Tyler, TX — $58,770Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $58,830El Paso, TX — $58,990Enid, OK — $59,010Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $59,050Johnstown, PA — $59,120Macon-Bibb County, GA — $59,190Sebring, FL — $59,440Victoria, TX — $59,580Dothan, AL — $59,810Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $59,810Morristown, TN — $59,820Lawton, OK — $59,880Corpus Christi, TX — $60,030Lubbock, TX — $60,380Abilene, TX — $60,400Mansfield, OH — $60,430Cleveland, TN — $60,560Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $60,560Youngstown-Warren, OH — $60,570Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $60,660Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $60,810Erie, PA — $60,860Muncie, IN — $60,990Albany, GA — $61,110Pocatello, ID — $61,150Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $61,200Twin Falls, ID — $61,230Joplin, MO-KS — $61,240Florence, SC — $61,300Texarkana, TX-AR — $61,350Baton Rouge, LA — $61,400Rome, GA — $61,430Charleston, WV — $61,500Homosassa Springs, FL — $61,530Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $61,570San Angelo, TX — $61,630Chattanooga, TN-GA — $61,660Rocky Mount, NC — $61,660Punta Gorda, FL — $61,700Johnson City, TN — $61,730Terre Haute, IN — $61,730Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $61,770Omaha, NE-IA — $61,840Bowling Green, KY — $61,860Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $61,900Williamsport, PA — $61,940Canton-Massillon, OH — $61,950Sandusky, OH — $62,070Grand Island, NE — $62,100Amarillo, TX — $62,180Alexandria, LA — $62,210Wichita Falls, TX — $62,300Harrisonburg, VA — $62,310Columbus, IN — $62,330Missoula, MT — $62,380Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $62,390Springfield, OH — $62,390Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $62,400Jefferson City, MO — $62,420Owensboro, KY — $62,440College Station-Bryan, TX — $62,460Wheeling, WV-OH — $62,480Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $62,490Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $62,570Gettysburg, PA — $62,600Port St. Lucie, FL — $62,610Savannah, GA — $62,690Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $62,700Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $62,700Jackson, MS — $62,720Great Falls, MT — $62,740Beckley, WV — $62,850Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $62,870Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $62,900Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $62,970Sherman-Denison, TX — $63,010Auburn-Opelika, AL — $63,030Decatur, AL — $63,030Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $63,040Cedar Rapids, IA — $63,070Springfield, MO — $63,140Oklahoma City, OK — $63,170Bay City, MI — $63,200Tuscaloosa, AL — $63,220Janesville-Beloit, WI — $63,270Lincoln, NE — $63,280Waco, TX — $63,320Gainesville, GA — $63,330Columbia, MO — $63,360Flagstaff, AZ — $63,430Jackson, TN — $63,430Coeur d'Alene, ID — $63,450Tulsa, OK — $63,490Morgantown, WV — $63,500Lima, OH — $63,510Evansville, IN — $63,520Appleton, WI — $63,650Decatur, IL — $63,700South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $63,700Kankakee, IL — $63,720Idaho Falls, ID — $63,860Bangor, ME — $63,900Altoona, PA — $63,910Tucson, AZ — $63,950Bozeman, MT — $64,080Kenosha, WI — $64,080Lake Charles, LA — $64,130Lawrence, KS — $64,130Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $64,140Montgomery, AL — $64,140Farmington, NM — $64,170St. Joseph, MO-KS — $64,200State College, PA — $64,220Flint, MI — $64,260Mobile, AL — $64,260Dubuque, IA — $64,390Wilmington, NC — $64,440Traverse City, MI — $64,480Paducah, KY-IL — $64,500Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $64,560Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $64,620Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $64,700Jacksonville, NC — $64,730Longview, TX — $64,750Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $64,770New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $64,780Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $64,860Eau Claire, WI — $64,900Logan, UT-ID — $64,990Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $64,990Odessa, TX — $65,110Yuma, AZ — $65,250Pittsburgh, PA — $65,260Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $65,360Wichita, KS — $65,390La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $65,400Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $65,430Billings, MT — $65,470Rockford, IL — $65,490Fort Wayne, IN — $65,510Grants Pass, OR — $65,520Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $65,540Columbus, GA-AL — $65,550Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $65,580Clarksville, TN-KY — $65,680Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $65,760Lewiston, ID-WA — $66,000Niles, MI — $66,050Anniston-Oxford, AL — $66,060Boise City, ID — $66,060Saginaw, MI — $66,060Greenville, NC — $66,190Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $66,190Kokomo, IN — $66,200Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $66,260Lancaster, PA — $66,330Battle Creek, MI — $66,660Goldsboro, NC — $66,660Grand Junction, CO — $66,660Bloomington, IN — $66,750Wausau, WI — $66,750Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $66,870Dover, DE — $66,920Duluth, MN-WI — $67,040North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $67,100Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $67,120Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $67,200Toledo, OH — $67,200Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $67,300Champaign-Urbana, IL — $67,360Knoxville, TN — $67,370Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $67,380Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $67,410Spartanburg, SC — $67,410Roanoke, VA — $67,450Medford, OR — $67,540Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $67,580Salisbury, MD — $67,640Greensboro-High Point, NC — $67,660Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $67,690Birmingham, AL — $67,880Columbia, SC — $67,990Ocala, FL — $68,080Glens Falls, NY — $68,170Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $68,230Naples-Marco Island, FL — $68,420Winston-Salem, NC — $68,540Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $68,810Pueblo, CO — $68,830Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $68,880Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $68,940Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $69,030Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $69,150Jackson, MI — $69,240Eugene-Springfield, OR — $69,390Reading, PA — $69,410Lynchburg, VA — $69,490Burlington, NC — $69,500Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $69,740Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $69,880Akron, OH — $69,900Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $69,950Lexington-Fayette, KY — $69,990Sumter, SC — $69,990Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $70,040Ames, IA — $70,060Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $70,140Killeen-Temple, TX — $70,170Asheville, NC — $70,210Corvallis, OR — $70,420Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $70,580Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $70,700Redding, CA — $70,830Cleveland, OH — $70,900Iowa City, IA — $71,120Ogden, UT — $71,280Santa Fe, NM — $71,300Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $71,370Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $71,600St. Louis, MO-IL — $71,670Chambersburg, PA — $71,800Jacksonville, FL — $71,850Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $71,880El Centro, CA — $71,970Monroe, MI — $71,990Kingston, NY — $72,040Elmira, NY — $72,160Yakima, WA — $72,180Mankato, MN — $72,410Utica-Rome, NY — $72,420Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $72,490Green Bay, WI — $72,550Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $72,550Fond du Lac, WI — $72,610Midland, MI — $72,630San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $72,930Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $73,010Albuquerque, NM — $73,290Grand Forks, ND-MN — $73,300Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $73,330Sheboygan, WI — $73,410Albany, OR — $73,850Chico, CA — $73,910Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $73,920Peoria, IL — $74,020Visalia, CA — $74,050Fresno, CA — $74,170Raleigh-Cary, NC — $74,170Bloomington, IL — $74,210Pittsfield, MA — $74,210York-Hanover, PA — $74,350Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $74,410Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $74,430Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $74,510Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $74,640Yuba City, CA — $74,680Carson City, NV — $74,710St. Cloud, MN — $74,710Manchester-Nashua, NH — $74,760Cheyenne, WY — $74,830Vineland, NJ — $74,880Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $74,970Rapid City, SD — $74,980Kansas City, MO-KS — $75,190Ithaca, NY — $75,270Lebanon, PA — $75,320Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $75,410Columbus, OH — $75,440Fayetteville, NC — $75,440Hinesville, GA — $75,450Urban Honolulu, HI — $75,490Longview-Kelso, WA — $75,810Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $75,830Anchorage, AK — $75,850Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $75,860Bismarck, ND — $75,980Reno, NV — $76,010Barnstable Town, MA — $76,020Binghamton, NY — $76,140Greeley, CO — $76,180Bend, OR — $76,190Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $76,230Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $76,240Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $76,250Manhattan, KS — $76,400Fargo, ND-MN — $76,550Stockton-Lodi, CA — $76,560Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $76,570Rochester, NY — $76,590Madison, WI — $76,660Topeka, KS — $76,690Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $76,700Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $76,700Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $76,810Merced, CA — $76,820Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $76,930Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $77,000Modesto, CA — $77,070Syracuse, NY — $77,190Worcester, MA — $77,290Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $77,380Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $77,730Springfield, MA — $77,740Fairbanks-College, AK — $77,760Ann Arbor, MI — $77,770Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $77,840Warner Robins, GA — $77,920Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $77,920Helena, MT — $78,020San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $78,020Portland-South Portland, ME — $78,100Bellingham, WA — $78,160Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $78,210Minot, ND — $78,220Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $78,330Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $78,450Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $78,520Midland, TX — $78,650Huntsville, AL — $78,780Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $78,800Springfield, IL — $78,840Elizabethtown, KY — $78,850Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $78,920Colorado Springs, CO — $79,000Winchester, VA-WV — $79,040Richmond, VA — $79,340Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $79,670Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $79,850Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $80,100Salinas, CA — $80,100Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $80,220Salem, OR — $80,270Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $80,330Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $80,340Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $80,340Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $80,560Walla Walla, WA — $80,730Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $80,770Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $80,950Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $81,100Kennewick-Richland, WA — $81,290San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $81,300Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $81,540Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $82,380Charlottesville, VA — $82,430New Haven, CT — $82,510Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $82,550Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $82,920Vallejo, CA — $83,160Rochester, MN — $83,810Napa, CA — $84,400Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $84,690Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $85,550Boulder, CO — $86,200Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $86,700New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $89,780Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $90,270Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $90,290Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $92,770Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $94,520Lexington Park, MD — $98,170Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $100,830San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $103,140San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $112,140

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 Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$112,140$53.917,9707.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,140$49.5916,4206.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,830$48.4824,4507.8
Lexington Park, MD$98,170$47.203304.7
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$94,520$45.4444012.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,770$44.6014,1206.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$90,290$43.417107.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$90,270$43.4021,7708.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$89,780$43.1652,3705.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$86,700$41.681,41010.9
Boulder, CO$86,200$41.441,4807.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$85,550$41.132,3505.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$84,690$40.724504.6
Napa, CA$84,400$40.583103.9
Rochester, MN$83,810$40.305004.1
Vallejo, CA$83,160$39.986504.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,920$39.863,4605.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,550$39.6912,5207.8
New Haven, CT$82,510$39.671,2304.4
Charlottesville, VA$82,430$39.636105.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$82,380$39.617,9305.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,540$39.209204.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$81,300$39.099,1105.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA$81,290$39.086204.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$81,100$38.992,3706.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$80,950$38.925,3605.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,770$38.833104.8
Walla Walla, WA$80,730$38.811204.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,560$38.731,7105.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,340$38.638704.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$80,340$38.621,4005.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,330$38.6212,6606.5
Salem, OR$80,270$38.591,0705.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,220$38.5736,8505.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$80,100$38.517,6106.3
Salinas, CA$80,100$38.516303.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$79,850$38.397104.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$79,670$38.301,4207.9
Richmond, VA$79,340$38.144,5406.9
Winchester, VA-WV$79,040$38.004606.8
Colorado Springs, CO$79,000$37.981,8005.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$78,920$37.946005.0
Elizabethtown, KY$78,850$37.911,06020.6
Springfield, IL$78,840$37.909509.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,800$37.882304.5
Huntsville, AL$78,780$37.881,6306.1
Midland, TX$78,650$37.815804.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$78,520$37.759005.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$78,450$37.722005.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,330$37.668,9306.6
Minot, ND$78,220$37.611103.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,210$37.6026,4705.9
Bellingham, WA$78,160$37.584304.7
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,100$37.551,3104.6
Helena, MT$78,020$37.512806.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$78,020$37.516105.0
Warner Robins, GA$77,920$37.464706.2
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$77,920$37.462404.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,840$37.421,0403.9
Ann Arbor, MI$77,770$37.391,1105.1
Fairbanks-College, AK$77,760$37.381403.9
Springfield, MA$77,740$37.371,0305.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$77,730$37.375104.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$77,380$37.204302.6
Worcester, MA$77,290$37.162,0505.9
Syracuse, NY$77,190$37.111,2804.3
Modesto, CA$77,070$37.067303.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,000$37.022,9706.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$76,930$36.994,1805.9
Merced, CA$76,820$36.932803.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,810$36.934403.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,700$36.871,2403.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$76,700$36.8716,0005.5
Topeka, KS$76,690$36.877206.2
Madison, WI$76,660$36.862,8106.9
Rochester, NY$76,590$36.822,4605.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,570$36.817,2104.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$76,560$36.811,1604.0
Fargo, ND-MN$76,550$36.807204.9
Manhattan, KS$76,400$36.735009.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$76,250$36.661102.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$76,240$36.664,2905.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$76,230$36.656305.1
Bend, OR$76,190$36.635304.9
Greeley, CO$76,180$36.625804.9
Binghamton, NY$76,140$36.613303.4
Barnstable Town, MA$76,020$36.554004.2
Reno, NV$76,010$36.541,3204.8
Bismarck, ND$75,980$36.533404.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$75,860$36.478,9406.9
Anchorage, AK$75,850$36.478204.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,830$36.4611,4806.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$75,810$36.451904.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,490$36.291,9904.5
Hinesville, GA$75,450$36.271105.5
Columbus, OH$75,440$36.277,7407.0
Fayetteville, NC$75,440$36.278706.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,410$36.2520,9207.2
Lebanon, PA$75,320$36.213105.7
Ithaca, NY$75,270$36.192004.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$75,190$36.156,9506.3
Rapid City, SD$74,980$36.052303.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,970$36.045,0506.2
Vineland, NJ$74,880$36.002003.2
Cheyenne, WY$74,830$35.982505.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$74,760$35.941,0705.4
Carson City, NV$74,710$35.922106.4
St. Cloud, MN$74,710$35.924804.6
Yuba City, CA$74,680$35.911803.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$74,640$35.8815,4306.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,510$35.822,7305.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,430$35.791,3705.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$74,410$35.785,3506.5
York-Hanover, PA$74,350$35.759805.3
Bloomington, IL$74,210$35.685105.7
Pittsfield, MA$74,210$35.682905.2
Fresno, CA$74,170$35.661,7703.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$74,170$35.665,7107.7
Visalia, CA$74,050$35.605803.4
Peoria, IL$74,020$35.598905.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,920$35.541804.6
Chico, CA$73,910$35.543103.9
Albany, OR$73,850$35.502104.4
Sheboygan, WI$73,410$35.302904.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$73,330$35.252,0006.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,300$35.241903.6
Albuquerque, NM$73,290$35.242,2505.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$73,010$35.107,1106.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$72,930$35.067,5706.7
Midland, MI$72,630$34.922406.4
Fond du Lac, WI$72,610$34.912706.0
Green Bay, WI$72,550$34.889005.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$72,550$34.8818,3205.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$72,490$34.851,5207.0
Utica-Rome, NY$72,420$34.825404.6
Mankato, MN$72,410$34.812604.6
Yakima, WA$72,180$34.703904.0
Elmira, NY$72,160$34.691304.0
Kingston, NY$72,040$34.642003.4
Monroe, MI$71,990$34.612105.0
El Centro, CA$71,970$34.602203.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,880$34.563,6805.4
Jacksonville, FL$71,850$34.545,0606.6
Chambersburg, PA$71,800$34.522604.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$71,670$34.468,1306.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$71,600$34.422,4506.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$71,370$34.312403.3
Santa Fe, NM$71,300$34.283205.2
Ogden, UT$71,280$34.271,4305.3
Iowa City, IA$71,120$34.194805.2
Cleveland, OH$70,900$34.096,3306.1
Redding, CA$70,830$34.052503.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$70,700$33.9929,1907.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$70,580$33.932,1905.5
Corvallis, OR$70,420$33.862105.4
Asheville, NC$70,210$33.769105.0
Killeen-Temple, TX$70,170$33.747204.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$70,140$33.722,6407.9
Ames, IA$70,060$33.682604.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$70,040$33.671,7204.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$69,990$33.651,3204.6
Sumter, SC$69,990$33.651604.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$69,950$33.634,4703.9
Akron, OH$69,900$33.611,8005.6
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$69,880$33.603604.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$69,740$33.533003.6
Burlington, NC$69,500$33.422804.2
Lynchburg, VA$69,490$33.414304.4
Reading, PA$69,410$33.379405.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR$69,390$33.367304.7
Jackson, MI$69,240$33.292704.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$69,150$33.243,6506.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$69,030$33.192,1605.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$68,940$33.145305.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$68,880$33.119704.4
Pueblo, CO$68,830$33.092904.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$68,810$33.087604.8
Winston-Salem, NC$68,540$32.951,3705.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,420$32.897304.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$68,230$32.806703.7
Glens Falls, NY$68,170$32.781903.8
Ocala, FL$68,080$32.734503.7
Columbia, SC$67,990$32.692,2705.8
Birmingham, AL$67,880$32.633,0605.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$67,690$32.541604.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$67,660$32.532,6307.2
Salisbury, MD$67,640$32.522304.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$67,580$32.4918,0806.4
Medford, OR$67,540$32.474304.8
Roanoke, VA$67,450$32.437805.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$67,410$32.412303.7
Spartanburg, SC$67,410$32.418505.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$67,380$32.398,2107.5
Knoxville, TN$67,370$32.392,9807.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,360$32.395405.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$67,300$32.367,1506.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$67,200$32.314005.2
Toledo, OH$67,200$32.311,5005.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,120$32.271,2105.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$67,100$32.261,4304.2
Duluth, MN-WI$67,040$32.235604.5
Dover, DE$66,920$32.184506.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$66,870$32.152,4305.6
Bloomington, IN$66,750$32.093204.3
Wausau, WI$66,750$32.093304.7
Battle Creek, MI$66,660$32.052705.0
Goldsboro, NC$66,660$32.051503.6
Grand Junction, CO$66,660$32.052804.2
Lancaster, PA$66,330$31.891,2004.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$66,260$31.861,0605.6
Kokomo, IN$66,200$31.831303.6
Greenville, NC$66,190$31.824305.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$66,190$31.821704.1
Anniston-Oxford, AL$66,060$31.761904.4
Boise City, ID$66,060$31.762,1805.6
Saginaw, MI$66,060$31.764005.0
Niles, MI$66,050$31.762704.5
Lewiston, ID-WA$66,000$31.731103.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,760$31.613,4905.8
Clarksville, TN-KY$65,680$31.585405.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$65,580$31.5310,4107.2
Columbus, GA-AL$65,550$31.527006.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,540$31.512204.2
Grants Pass, OR$65,520$31.501003.1
Fort Wayne, IN$65,510$31.501,1505.1
Rockford, IL$65,490$31.496504.8
Billings, MT$65,470$31.474404.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$65,430$31.469,3806.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$65,400$31.443904.6
Wichita, KS$65,390$31.441,3804.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$65,360$31.421,1304.4
Pittsburgh, PA$65,260$31.386,2805.6
Yuma, AZ$65,250$31.374005.8
Odessa, TX$65,110$31.302903.6
Logan, UT-ID$64,990$31.252603.9
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$64,990$31.253203.3
Eau Claire, WI$64,900$31.203904.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$64,860$31.186204.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$64,780$31.141,9004.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$64,770$31.141,2204.0
Longview, TX$64,750$31.135204.4
Jacksonville, NC$64,730$31.122905.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,700$31.116704.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$64,620$31.075304.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$64,560$31.046905.7
Paducah, KY-IL$64,500$31.012104.2
Traverse City, MI$64,480$31.002704.0
Wilmington, NC$64,440$30.988504.4
Dubuque, IA$64,390$30.963806.5
Flint, MI$64,260$30.906004.4
Mobile, AL$64,260$30.898004.7
State College, PA$64,220$30.872603.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$64,200$30.862504.6
Farmington, NM$64,170$30.851603.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$64,140$30.845105.0
Montgomery, AL$64,140$30.849705.9
Lake Charles, LA$64,130$30.832802.7
Lawrence, KS$64,130$30.832304.5
Bozeman, MT$64,080$30.813204.4
Kenosha, WI$64,080$30.814706.2
Tucson, AZ$63,950$30.752,1305.5
Altoona, PA$63,910$30.733105.3
Bangor, ME$63,900$30.723504.8
Idaho Falls, ID$63,860$30.702803.4
Kankakee, IL$63,720$30.631603.9
Decatur, IL$63,700$30.631403.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$63,700$30.636705.1
Appleton, WI$63,650$30.607205.8
Evansville, IN$63,520$30.546604.9
Lima, OH$63,510$30.542304.6
Morgantown, WV$63,500$30.532704.1
Tulsa, OK$63,490$30.522,5605.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$63,450$30.512803.9
Flagstaff, AZ$63,430$30.493104.7
Jackson, TN$63,430$30.503704.4
Columbia, MO$63,360$30.466405.9
Gainesville, GA$63,330$30.454604.4
Waco, TX$63,320$30.445904.5
Lincoln, NE$63,280$30.431,1306.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$63,270$30.425007.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,220$30.395204.8
Bay City, MI$63,200$30.391203.7
Oklahoma City, OK$63,170$30.373,9005.7
Springfield, MO$63,140$30.361,2705.7
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,070$30.326704.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$63,040$30.312803.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL$63,030$30.313504.7
Decatur, AL$63,030$30.302604.2
Sherman-Denison, TX$63,010$30.292204.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$62,970$30.281,3705.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,900$30.246804.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,870$30.221904.0
Beckley, WV$62,850$30.221403.4
Great Falls, MT$62,740$30.161704.6
Jackson, MS$62,720$30.151,1604.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,700$30.141,5006.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$62,700$30.143604.0
Savannah, GA$62,690$30.141,0505.3
Port St. Lucie, FL$62,610$30.107204.2
Gettysburg, PA$62,600$30.101203.8
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$62,570$30.083804.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$62,490$30.052904.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$62,480$30.042203.8
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,460$30.035704.3
Owensboro, KY$62,440$30.021703.5
Jefferson City, MO$62,420$30.015306.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$62,400$30.002504.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$62,390$30.002205.2
Springfield, OH$62,390$30.002004.4
Missoula, MT$62,380$29.992804.2
Columbus, IN$62,330$29.973406.8
Harrisonburg, VA$62,310$29.962403.6
Wichita Falls, TX$62,300$29.952203.9
Alexandria, LA$62,210$29.912303.8
Amarillo, TX$62,180$29.905004.0
Grand Island, NE$62,100$29.862005.0
Sandusky, OH$62,070$29.842104.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$61,950$29.798004.9
Williamsport, PA$61,940$29.782204.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,900$29.763604.3
Bowling Green, KY$61,860$29.743604.4
Omaha, NE-IA$61,840$29.734,3308.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$61,770$29.701203.4
Johnson City, TN$61,730$29.683604.4
Terre Haute, IN$61,730$29.682403.8
Punta Gorda, FL$61,700$29.672404.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,660$29.651,5505.8
Rocky Mount, NC$61,660$29.642705.0
San Angelo, TX$61,630$29.631603.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$61,570$29.605603.8
Homosassa Springs, FL$61,530$29.581403.9
Charleston, WV$61,500$29.575405.2
Rome, GA$61,430$29.542204.8
Baton Rouge, LA$61,400$29.521,9604.8
Texarkana, TX-AR$61,350$29.502103.7
Florence, SC$61,300$29.475105.8
Joplin, MO-KS$61,240$29.443904.5
Twin Falls, ID$61,230$29.441903.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,200$29.424602.8
Pocatello, ID$61,150$29.401303.4
Albany, GA$61,110$29.382504.2
Muncie, IN$60,990$29.322004.4
Erie, PA$60,860$29.265404.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,810$29.242304.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$60,660$29.162305.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$60,570$29.126904.3
Cleveland, TN$60,560$29.122004.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$60,560$29.121903.4
Mansfield, OH$60,430$29.051903.9
Abilene, TX$60,400$29.043204.2
Lubbock, TX$60,380$29.036103.7
Corpus Christi, TX$60,030$28.867203.8
Lawton, OK$59,880$28.792205.2
Morristown, TN$59,820$28.761904.0
Dothan, AL$59,810$28.762303.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$59,810$28.765403.8
Victoria, TX$59,580$28.641403.6
Sebring, FL$59,440$28.581003.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$59,190$28.464905.1
Johnstown, PA$59,120$28.421904.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,050$28.393003.7
Enid, OK$59,010$28.371104.8
El Paso, TX$58,990$28.361,8005.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$58,830$28.281,5805.7
Tyler, TX$58,770$28.254904.3
Hammond, LA$58,280$28.021403.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$58,240$28.003006.4
St. George, UT$58,140$27.953003.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,640$27.711,6304.6
Gainesville, FL$57,520$27.667404.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,330$27.564204.4
Tallahassee, FL$57,320$27.561,4707.9
Las Cruces, NM$57,150$27.482903.7
Casper, WY$56,090$26.971503.8
Lafayette, LA$56,070$26.965403.0
Gadsden, AL$55,720$26.791203.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$55,550$26.716003.8
Dalton, GA$55,480$26.674006.1
Valdosta, GA$55,260$26.572604.7
Hattiesburg, MS$55,000$26.442303.7
Monroe, LA$54,610$26.252002.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,220$26.074004.2
Jonesboro, AR$53,790$25.862003.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$53,600$25.779703.3
Laredo, TX$51,780$24.894303.9
Hot Springs, AR$51,260$24.641102.9
Eagle Pass, TX$46,630$22.42502.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$41,600$20.003,5305.1
Guayama, PR$39,440$18.96403.0
Ponce, PR$39,040$18.771903.0
Aguadilla, PR$37,460$18.011503.0
Arecibo, PR$35,300$16.971002.9
Mayaguez, PR$35,000$16.831603.1

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.