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SOC 51-9061 · Production Occupations

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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

U.S. median annual wage$48,570
U.S. median hourly wage$23.35
U.S. employment597,370

Nationally, inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earned a median of $48,570 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 597,370 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”.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$78,150$37.573000.9
Washington$64,420$30.9712,0103.4
Maryland$61,790$29.714,6001.7
Hawaii$59,740$28.726501.0
District of Columbia$59,730$28.71700.1
Colorado$58,350$28.065,2201.8
Montana$58,070$27.925801.1
Wyoming$57,900$27.849903.5
Delaware$57,190$27.501,0202.1
Minnesota$57,170$27.499,7103.3
Connecticut$57,090$27.457,4604.4
Rhode Island$54,940$26.411,7903.6
New Hampshire$54,800$26.353,0504.5
Missouri$54,420$26.1712,4804.2
California$54,300$26.1161,1303.4
Oregon$54,120$26.025,6902.9
Kansas$53,680$25.819,3006.5
Maine$53,570$25.761,8002.8
Massachusetts$52,270$25.1310,6502.9
Arizona$52,100$25.0511,1203.4
Nebraska$51,270$24.653,3503.3
North Dakota$50,820$24.431,8004.2
Iowa$50,740$24.407,2304.6
New York$49,990$24.0319,7902.0
Oklahoma$49,630$23.867,4304.4
Wisconsin$49,610$23.8517,6706.0
Virginia$49,590$23.849,8302.4
New Mexico$49,500$23.801,5501.8
Louisiana$49,490$23.808,1104.2
Nevada$49,280$23.694,0402.6
New Jersey$49,140$23.6212,2802.9
Utah$48,910$23.526,6303.8
Pennsylvania$48,320$23.2325,8704.3
Illinois$47,920$23.0431,7005.2
Indiana$47,900$23.0324,7907.7
Florida$47,540$22.8622,6302.3
Ohio$47,360$22.7732,0605.8
South Dakota$47,240$22.711,0902.4
Virgin Islands$47,240$22.71301.0
West Virginia$47,010$22.602,7203.9
South Carolina$46,890$22.5413,3605.8
North Carolina$46,430$22.3219,7004.0
Kentucky$46,280$22.2512,8806.4
Texas$46,210$22.2256,3904.0
Vermont$46,210$22.229003.0
Georgia$46,130$22.1819,9804.1
Tennessee$45,760$22.0017,1405.2
Idaho$45,130$21.702,9003.4
Arkansas$44,570$21.435,8804.5
Michigan$44,490$21.3927,9806.4
Guam$44,160$21.23500.8
Mississippi$40,670$19.556,9706.0
Alabama$40,010$19.2413,1206.2
Puerto Rico$29,870$14.363,8704.1

Pay by metro area

All 389 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,240$45,493$68,747$92,000Mayaguez, PR — $22,240Aguadilla, PR — $25,130Ponce, PR — $28,600Arecibo, PR — $29,040Victoria, TX — $33,240Laredo, TX — $35,120Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $35,790Sebring, FL — $36,230Tyler, TX — $36,350Dothan, AL — $36,440Flint, MI — $36,540Gadsden, AL — $36,700El Paso, TX — $36,930Burlington, NC — $36,980Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $36,990Goldsboro, NC — $37,080Lafayette, LA — $37,110San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $37,120Beckley, WV — $37,210McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $37,440Auburn-Opelika, AL — $37,840Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $38,250Jackson, MS — $38,430Tuscaloosa, AL — $38,500Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,720Hattiesburg, MS — $39,620Morristown, TN — $39,710Mansfield, OH — $39,950Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $40,240Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $40,430Idaho Falls, ID — $41,320Fort Smith, AR-OK — $41,440Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $41,570Elizabethtown, KY — $41,910Valdosta, GA — $42,000Rome, GA — $42,240Albany, GA — $42,410Erie, PA — $42,480Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $42,620Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $42,640Morgantown, WV — $42,900Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $42,920Hammond, LA — $42,950Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $42,950Dalton, GA — $43,010Williamsport, PA — $43,020Monroe, MI — $43,100Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $43,140Gainesville, GA — $43,180Midland, MI — $43,310College Station-Bryan, TX — $43,420San Angelo, TX — $43,420Longview, TX — $43,540Bowling Green, KY — $43,720Alexandria, LA — $43,740Lewiston, ID-WA — $43,790Niles, MI — $43,870Lubbock, TX — $44,040Traverse City, MI — $44,190Birmingham, AL — $44,290Lexington-Fayette, KY — $44,340Wheeling, WV-OH — $44,350Altoona, PA — $44,380Twin Falls, ID — $44,410Salinas, CA — $44,500Cleveland, TN — $44,520Fresno, CA — $44,550Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $44,650Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $44,670Chico, CA — $44,680Winston-Salem, NC — $44,700Montgomery, AL — $44,830Sherman-Denison, TX — $44,830State College, PA — $44,860Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $44,910Johnson City, TN — $44,980Athens-Clarke County, GA — $45,230Decatur, AL — $45,240St. George, UT — $45,320Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $45,350Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $45,370Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $45,400Jackson, MI — $45,460Dover, DE — $45,520Enid, OK — $45,530Clarksville, TN-KY — $45,600La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $45,600Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,630Muncie, IN — $45,670Salem, OR — $45,670Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $45,710Kokomo, IN — $45,720Bangor, ME — $45,770Gettysburg, PA — $45,780Monroe, LA — $45,800Greensboro-High Point, NC — $45,810Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $45,840Paducah, KY-IL — $45,850Bay City, MI — $45,910Jackson, TN — $45,910Youngstown-Warren, OH — $46,020Santa Fe, NM — $46,030Visalia, CA — $46,030Ann Arbor, MI — $46,060Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $46,080Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $46,090Kenosha, WI — $46,110El Centro, CA — $46,130Knoxville, TN — $46,130Harrisonburg, VA — $46,170Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $46,210Winchester, VA-WV — $46,220Lebanon, PA — $46,240Rockford, IL — $46,240Salisbury, MD — $46,270Vineland, NJ — $46,320Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $46,460Hot Springs, AR — $46,560Killeen-Temple, TX — $46,580Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $46,630Odessa, TX — $46,640Ocala, FL — $46,670Bloomington, IL — $46,690Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $46,700Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $46,710Terre Haute, IN — $46,780Toledo, OH — $46,790Chattanooga, TN-GA — $46,820Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $46,820Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $46,870South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $46,900Waco, TX — $46,900Yakima, WA — $46,910San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $47,040Champaign-Urbana, IL — $47,050Columbus, OH — $47,130Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $47,140Fayetteville, NC — $47,160Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $47,160Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $47,170Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $47,180Lancaster, PA — $47,220Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $47,240Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $47,250Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $47,270Florence, SC — $47,280Lawton, OK — $47,360Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $47,440Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $47,470Eugene-Springfield, OR — $47,520Midland, TX — $47,590Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $47,670Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $47,680Gainesville, FL — $47,700Akron, OH — $47,780Saginaw, MI — $47,780Tallahassee, FL — $47,790Ithaca, NY — $47,880Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $47,880Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $47,950Huntsville, AL — $47,950Joplin, MO-KS — $47,960Evansville, IN — $47,970Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $47,980Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $48,000Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,000Stockton-Lodi, CA — $48,020Abilene, TX — $48,050North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $48,090Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $48,110Fort Wayne, IN — $48,120Binghamton, NY — $48,160Minot, ND — $48,200Corpus Christi, TX — $48,210Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $48,230Wichita Falls, TX — $48,250Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $48,260Columbia, SC — $48,310Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $48,310Rapid City, SD — $48,310Janesville-Beloit, WI — $48,320Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $48,340Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $48,360Rochester, NY — $48,370Jacksonville, FL — $48,410Springfield, IL — $48,410Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $48,420Albuquerque, NM — $48,430Battle Creek, MI — $48,440Kennewick-Richland, WA — $48,450Roanoke, VA — $48,470Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $48,560Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $48,620Springfield, MO — $48,620Logan, UT-ID — $48,630Richmond, VA — $48,710Syracuse, NY — $48,760Green Bay, WI — $48,780York-Hanover, PA — $48,790Utica-Rome, NY — $48,810Kankakee, IL — $48,880Anniston-Oxford, AL — $48,970Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $48,990Bend, OR — $49,000Asheville, NC — $49,010Cleveland, OH — $49,020Columbus, IN — $49,030Omaha, NE-IA — $49,030Manhattan, KS — $49,040Texarkana, TX-AR — $49,070Pittsburgh, PA — $49,090Spartanburg, SC — $49,160Reading, PA — $49,170Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,180Bellingham, WA — $49,230Sumter, SC — $49,250Iowa City, IA — $49,270Pocatello, ID — $49,310St. Joseph, MO-KS — $49,370Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $49,390Owensboro, KY — $49,390Napa, CA — $49,400Cedar Rapids, IA — $49,420Springfield, MA — $49,420Grants Pass, OR — $49,440Jefferson City, MO — $49,450Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $49,460Raleigh-Cary, NC — $49,460Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $49,500Jonesboro, AR — $49,560Yuba City, CA — $49,600Reno, NV — $49,620Rocky Mount, NC — $49,660Worcester, MA — $49,660Grand Island, NE — $49,740Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $49,790Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $49,790Dubuque, IA — $49,800Charleston, WV — $49,810Boise City, ID — $49,820Canton-Massillon, OH — $49,920Appleton, WI — $49,930Merced, CA — $49,940Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $49,940Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $49,960Coeur d'Alene, ID — $50,000Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $50,030Eau Claire, WI — $50,060New Haven, CT — $50,060Port St. Lucie, FL — $50,120New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $50,160Fargo, ND-MN — $50,230Manchester-Nashua, NH — $50,240Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $50,240Wausau, WI — $50,250Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $50,370Lawrence, KS — $50,430St. Cloud, MN — $50,450Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $50,470Naples-Marco Island, FL — $50,670Glens Falls, NY — $50,780Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $50,850Warner Robins, GA — $50,860Johnstown, PA — $50,890Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $50,950Colorado Springs, CO — $51,080Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $51,190Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $51,210Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $51,240Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $51,250Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $51,430Chambersburg, PA — $51,430Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $51,520Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $51,560Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $51,580Oklahoma City, OK — $51,690Redding, CA — $51,690Medford, OR — $51,710St. Louis, MO-IL — $51,790Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $51,890Mankato, MN — $51,910Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $51,940Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $51,990Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $52,000Grand Junction, CO — $52,120Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $52,170Carson City, NV — $52,310Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $52,690Jacksonville, NC — $52,790Ogden, UT — $52,800Columbia, MO — $52,810Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $52,820Missoula, MT — $53,560Modesto, CA — $53,560Madison, WI — $53,940Amarillo, TX — $53,970Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $54,120Punta Gorda, FL — $54,350Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $54,450Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $54,800Greenville, NC — $54,820Walla Walla, WA — $55,050Fond du Lac, WI — $55,090Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $55,120Hinesville, GA — $55,170Elmira, NY — $55,380Columbus, GA-AL — $55,430Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $55,540Pittsfield, MA — $55,560Vallejo, CA — $55,700Corvallis, OR — $55,860Sheboygan, WI — $56,120Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $56,160Casper, WY — $56,200Tulsa, OK — $56,210Springfield, OH — $56,310Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $56,740Sandusky, OH — $56,750Peoria, IL — $56,770Kingston, NY — $56,790Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $56,890Topeka, KS — $57,050Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $57,140Las Cruces, NM — $57,220Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $57,260Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $57,330Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $57,440Lincoln, NE — $57,590Lynchburg, VA — $57,660Decatur, IL — $57,700San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $57,840Wilmington, NC — $57,840Cheyenne, WY — $57,900Lima, OH — $57,990Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $58,210Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $58,430Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $58,460Charlottesville, VA — $58,570Pueblo, CO — $58,600Mobile, AL — $58,790Yuma, AZ — $58,840Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $58,850Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $58,900Longview-Kelso, WA — $58,950Greeley, CO — $58,960Farmington, NM — $59,060Tucson, AZ — $59,080San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $59,550Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $59,660Billings, MT — $59,680Baton Rouge, LA — $59,720Barnstable Town, MA — $59,730Rochester, MN — $59,850Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $59,870Great Falls, MT — $59,900Duluth, MN-WI — $59,920Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $60,040Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,180Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $60,190Helena, MT — $60,290Bloomington, IN — $60,360New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $60,360Boulder, CO — $60,400San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $60,610Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $60,750Portland-South Portland, ME — $60,860Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $61,230Urban Honolulu, HI — $61,630Ames, IA — $61,820Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $61,820Bozeman, MT — $62,200San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $62,340Albany, OR — $62,460Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $62,470Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $62,480Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $62,630Kansas City, MO-KS — $63,000Wichita, KS — $63,030Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $63,520Lake Charles, LA — $63,570Bismarck, ND — $63,910Flagstaff, AZ — $65,840Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $68,060Anchorage, AK — $71,470Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $71,950Savannah, GA — $72,800Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $76,800Lexington Park, MD — $92,000

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.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Lexington Park, MD$92,000$44.231001.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$76,800$36.928,1903.9
Savannah, GA$72,800$35.001,1105.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,950$34.592002.1
Anchorage, AK$71,470$34.36800.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$68,060$32.721803.3
Flagstaff, AZ$65,840$31.652704.0
Bismarck, ND$63,910$30.73901.3
Lake Charles, LA$63,570$30.564904.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,520$30.546003.8
Wichita, KS$63,030$30.313,59011.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,000$30.295,2104.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$62,630$30.111203.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$62,480$30.041703.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,470$30.041,4103.1
Albany, OR$62,460$30.034008.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,340$29.976,8602.9
Bozeman, MT$62,200$29.90700.9
Ames, IA$61,820$29.722404.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,820$29.722,7700.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$61,630$29.635201.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$61,230$29.442105.7
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,860$29.261,0203.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,750$29.212,1401.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,610$29.145,0804.5
Boulder, CO$60,400$29.047904.1
Bloomington, IN$60,360$29.026408.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,360$29.021,5203.4
Helena, MT$60,290$28.99501.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,190$28.941101.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,180$28.931703.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$60,040$28.863,1105.2
Duluth, MN-WI$59,920$28.812602.1
Great Falls, MT$59,900$28.80401.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,870$28.795106.2
Rochester, MN$59,850$28.781501.2
Barnstable Town, MA$59,730$28.72700.7
Baton Rouge, LA$59,720$28.711,5803.9
Billings, MT$59,680$28.691201.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$59,660$28.68500.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$59,550$28.635,9503.9
Tucson, AZ$59,080$28.401,3403.4
Farmington, NM$59,060$28.40501.1
Greeley, CO$58,960$28.353603.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,950$28.341904.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$58,900$28.326,3003.2
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,850$28.2974011.9
Yuma, AZ$58,840$28.294806.9
Mobile, AL$58,790$28.276603.8
Pueblo, CO$58,600$28.172003.3
Charlottesville, VA$58,570$28.161201.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,460$28.103,7903.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$58,430$28.092,6701.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58,210$27.997,8002.9
Lima, OH$57,990$27.8850010.0
Cheyenne, WY$57,900$27.841202.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,840$27.812602.1
Wilmington, NC$57,840$27.813701.9
Decatur, IL$57,700$27.744209.2
Lynchburg, VA$57,660$27.727507.7
Lincoln, NE$57,590$27.695302.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$57,440$27.622001.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$57,330$27.562,3703.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$57,260$27.536206.6
Las Cruces, NM$57,220$27.511902.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$57,140$27.472205.0
Topeka, KS$57,050$27.435004.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$56,890$27.355702.9
Kingston, NY$56,790$27.30801.3
Peoria, IL$56,770$27.299505.7
Sandusky, OH$56,750$27.283106.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$56,740$27.283702.2
Springfield, OH$56,310$27.073206.9
Tulsa, OK$56,210$27.032,8806.3
Casper, WY$56,200$27.022506.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,160$27.003002.4
Sheboygan, WI$56,120$26.9874012.2
Corvallis, OR$55,860$26.86400.9
Vallejo, CA$55,700$26.785704.0
Pittsfield, MA$55,560$26.711302.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$55,540$26.701,0202.5
Columbus, GA-AL$55,430$26.657206.1
Elmira, NY$55,380$26.632407.3
Hinesville, GA$55,170$26.53703.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$55,120$26.506202.4
Fond du Lac, WI$55,090$26.492706.1
Walla Walla, WA$55,050$26.47602.3
Greenville, NC$54,820$26.363003.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$54,800$26.354105.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$54,450$26.181,9801.8
Punta Gorda, FL$54,350$26.13300.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$54,120$26.02501.2
Amarillo, TX$53,970$25.956805.4
Madison, WI$53,940$25.931,5903.9
Missoula, MT$53,560$25.75901.3
Modesto, CA$53,560$25.757203.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$52,820$25.403102.5
Columbia, MO$52,810$25.392602.4
Ogden, UT$52,800$25.391,3805.1
Jacksonville, NC$52,790$25.38601.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$52,690$25.331903.7
Carson City, NV$52,310$25.151705.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$52,170$25.084203.9
Grand Junction, CO$52,120$25.061101.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$52,000$25.008,0803.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,990$25.008,5202.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$51,940$24.97301.0
Mankato, MN$51,910$24.962404.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$51,890$24.951001.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$51,790$24.905,5404.1
Medford, OR$51,710$24.862002.2
Oklahoma City, OK$51,690$24.851,9902.9
Redding, CA$51,690$24.851001.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,580$24.801501.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$51,560$24.7922,6103.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$51,520$24.774802.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$51,430$24.731,0306.3
Chambersburg, PA$51,430$24.732904.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,250$24.646607.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$51,240$24.641,3204.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$51,210$24.622602.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$51,190$24.611,1006.1
Colorado Springs, CO$51,080$24.564501.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,950$24.503701.9
Johnstown, PA$50,890$24.471603.3
Warner Robins, GA$50,860$24.455006.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,850$24.451,2203.0
Glens Falls, NY$50,780$24.411903.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL$50,670$24.363502.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,470$24.261,0602.7
St. Cloud, MN$50,450$24.263603.5
Lawrence, KS$50,430$24.252104.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$50,370$24.224602.8
Wausau, WI$50,250$24.166309.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,240$24.151,0105.0
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$50,240$24.151601.6
Fargo, ND-MN$50,230$24.154603.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,160$24.1216,3701.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$50,120$24.093802.2
Eau Claire, WI$50,060$24.074004.6
New Haven, CT$50,060$24.079303.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$50,030$24.0579010.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,000$24.04901.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$49,960$24.021,0604.6
Merced, CA$49,940$24.012202.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,940$24.011,1504.7
Appleton, WI$49,930$24.019807.9
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,920$24.009105.6
Boise City, ID$49,820$23.951,0802.7
Charleston, WV$49,810$23.952602.5
Dubuque, IA$49,800$23.942604.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,790$23.942,7903.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$49,790$23.942,8403.4
Grand Island, NE$49,740$23.9147011.9
Rocky Mount, NC$49,660$23.874408.0
Worcester, MA$49,660$23.881,5104.3
Reno, NV$49,620$23.861,2804.6
Yuba City, CA$49,600$23.851002.0
Jonesboro, AR$49,560$23.832103.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,500$23.806202.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,460$23.786806.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,460$23.781,4201.9
Jefferson City, MO$49,450$23.772202.8
Grants Pass, OR$49,440$23.77802.6
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,420$23.766504.7
Springfield, MA$49,420$23.767503.7
Napa, CA$49,400$23.751802.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$49,390$23.748302.4
Owensboro, KY$49,390$23.753206.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,370$23.733406.3
Pocatello, ID$49,310$23.71902.4
Iowa City, IA$49,270$23.692002.1
Sumter, SC$49,250$23.682707.9
Bellingham, WA$49,230$23.672702.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,180$23.644,2305.1
Reading, PA$49,170$23.641,0105.8
Spartanburg, SC$49,160$23.641,5309.2
Pittsburgh, PA$49,090$23.604,0203.6
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,070$23.593806.6
Manhattan, KS$49,040$23.582504.7
Columbus, IN$49,030$23.5790018.1
Omaha, NE-IA$49,030$23.579902.0
Cleveland, OH$49,020$23.575,5205.4
Asheville, NC$49,010$23.567904.3
Bend, OR$49,000$23.563903.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$48,990$23.565702.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,970$23.543407.9
Kankakee, IL$48,880$23.502606.2
Utica-Rome, NY$48,810$23.464804.0
York-Hanover, PA$48,790$23.461,4207.7
Green Bay, WI$48,780$23.451,0806.2
Syracuse, NY$48,760$23.441,3004.3
Richmond, VA$48,710$23.421,3302.0
Logan, UT-ID$48,630$23.384807.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$48,620$23.382,2704.3
Springfield, MO$48,620$23.378003.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$48,560$23.349806.1
Roanoke, VA$48,470$23.307805.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA$48,450$23.293602.8
Battle Creek, MI$48,440$23.293606.5
Albuquerque, NM$48,430$23.287401.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,420$23.281,9405.1
Jacksonville, FL$48,410$23.271,6502.1
Springfield, IL$48,410$23.271801.8
Rochester, NY$48,370$23.262,3504.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,360$23.259302.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,340$23.246,5606.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI$48,320$23.235307.6
Columbia, SC$48,310$23.231,6804.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,310$23.231402.8
Rapid City, SD$48,310$23.22700.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,260$23.204,1003.2
Wichita Falls, TX$48,250$23.202704.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,230$23.1923,0805.1
Corpus Christi, TX$48,210$23.186603.4
Minot, ND$48,200$23.18802.3
Binghamton, NY$48,160$23.164204.3
Fort Wayne, IN$48,120$23.131,5306.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,110$23.13601.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,090$23.128102.4
Abilene, TX$48,050$23.102403.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$48,020$23.091,3404.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$48,000$23.081001.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,000$23.084,0405.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,980$23.076,4605.8
Evansville, IN$47,970$23.069807.3
Joplin, MO-KS$47,960$23.066207.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,950$23.051,97015.4
Huntsville, AL$47,950$23.051,6406.1
Ithaca, NY$47,880$23.021102.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$47,880$23.027703.6
Tallahassee, FL$47,790$22.971700.9
Akron, OH$47,780$22.971,6005.0
Saginaw, MI$47,780$22.973504.4
Gainesville, FL$47,700$22.932201.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,680$22.932,1601.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$47,670$22.925,0603.7
Midland, TX$47,590$22.887205.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,520$22.854002.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,470$22.823,4808.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,440$22.818807.3
Lawton, OK$47,360$22.772004.7
Florence, SC$47,280$22.733804.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,270$22.731,3204.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,250$22.715402.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,240$22.711000.6
Lancaster, PA$47,220$22.701,3805.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,180$22.683,7602.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,170$22.684,4904.1
Fayetteville, NC$47,160$22.673102.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,160$22.676505.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,140$22.665,8703.4
Columbus, OH$47,130$22.664,3804.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL$47,050$22.624904.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$47,040$22.623,6503.2
Yakima, WA$46,910$22.553603.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$46,900$22.557205.5
Waco, TX$46,900$22.556304.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,870$22.549,2603.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,820$22.511,2704.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$46,820$22.516,8302.4
Toledo, OH$46,790$22.501,7506.0
Terre Haute, IN$46,780$22.495007.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,710$22.461,1103.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$46,700$22.451,9605.3
Bloomington, IL$46,690$22.451501.7
Ocala, FL$46,670$22.442802.3
Odessa, TX$46,640$22.425106.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,630$22.4216,5205.0
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,580$22.393902.6
Hot Springs, AR$46,560$22.381303.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,460$22.341,2604.9
Vineland, NJ$46,320$22.274106.5
Salisbury, MD$46,270$22.251001.9
Lebanon, PA$46,240$22.234107.6
Rockford, IL$46,240$22.231,1808.6
Winchester, VA-WV$46,220$22.223304.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,210$22.2116,4404.1
Harrisonburg, VA$46,170$22.203204.9
El Centro, CA$46,130$22.181101.6
Knoxville, TN$46,130$22.182,1605.1
Kenosha, WI$46,110$22.176108.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,090$22.168303.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,080$22.153204.3
Ann Arbor, MI$46,060$22.148003.6
Santa Fe, NM$46,030$22.13400.7
Visalia, CA$46,030$22.134802.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,020$22.128505.3
Bay City, MI$45,910$22.071203.7
Jackson, TN$45,910$22.076007.1
Paducah, KY-IL$45,850$22.041703.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$45,840$22.042504.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,810$22.031,9705.4
Monroe, LA$45,800$22.022903.4
Gettysburg, PA$45,780$22.011805.7
Bangor, ME$45,770$22.011502.0
Kokomo, IN$45,720$21.981303.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$45,710$21.981,1603.8
Muncie, IN$45,670$21.962305.1
Salem, OR$45,670$21.962401.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,630$21.942,7902.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,600$21.927607.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,600$21.924104.9
Enid, OK$45,530$21.891104.7
Dover, DE$45,520$21.891702.5
Jackson, MI$45,460$21.865008.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$45,400$21.8310,6105.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$45,370$21.813809.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,350$21.812303.2
St. George, UT$45,320$21.792602.9
Decatur, AL$45,240$21.754908.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA$45,230$21.753803.9
Johnson City, TN$44,980$21.623604.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$44,910$21.593,1605.2
State College, PA$44,860$21.572303.4
Montgomery, AL$44,830$21.551,3708.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$44,830$21.552104.0
Winston-Salem, NC$44,700$21.491,6506.1
Chico, CA$44,680$21.48901.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,670$21.485002.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,650$21.474001.3
Fresno, CA$44,550$21.421,1702.5
Cleveland, TN$44,520$21.403608.4
Salinas, CA$44,500$21.404502.4
Twin Falls, ID$44,410$21.35Not publishedNot published
Altoona, PA$44,380$21.343105.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$44,350$21.322003.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,340$21.322,1007.3
Birmingham, AL$44,290$21.291,9303.7
Traverse City, MI$44,190$21.242203.2
Lubbock, TX$44,040$21.172501.5
Niles, MI$43,870$21.093706.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$43,790$21.052107.3
Alexandria, LA$43,740$21.031402.4
Bowling Green, KY$43,720$21.026608.0
Longview, TX$43,540$20.937005.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,420$20.883102.3
San Angelo, TX$43,420$20.882104.1
Midland, MI$43,310$20.821102.9
Gainesville, GA$43,180$20.769909.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,140$20.741,71011.1
Monroe, MI$43,100$20.723308.1
Williamsport, PA$43,020$20.683106.4
Dalton, GA$43,010$20.6883012.7
Hammond, LA$42,950$20.651904.0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$42,950$20.652204.4
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$42,920$20.64902.0
Morgantown, WV$42,900$20.631201.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,640$20.501201.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$42,620$20.492201.5
Erie, PA$42,480$20.427406.1
Albany, GA$42,410$20.391602.7
Rome, GA$42,240$20.312305.2
Valdosta, GA$42,000$20.192905.4
Elizabethtown, KY$41,910$20.152905.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,570$19.991,1304.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,440$19.926406.7
Idaho Falls, ID$41,320$19.863804.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,430$19.447,02011.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,240$19.344203.0
Mansfield, OH$39,950$19.2155011.3
Morristown, TN$39,710$19.0967014.2
Hattiesburg, MS$39,620$19.052003.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,720$18.623303.5
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,500$18.517707.1
Jackson, MS$38,430$18.471,2804.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$38,250$18.393105.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37,840$18.195908.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,440$18.005501.9
Beckley, WV$37,210$17.891303.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,120$17.852,3303.4
Lafayette, LA$37,110$17.841,96010.9
Goldsboro, NC$37,080$17.832405.9
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$36,990$17.78601.4
Burlington, NC$36,980$17.783805.6
El Paso, TX$36,930$17.769002.7
Gadsden, AL$36,700$17.642306.8
Flint, MI$36,540$17.576104.5
Dothan, AL$36,440$17.523004.9
Tyler, TX$36,350$17.484403.8
Sebring, FL$36,230$17.42401.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,790$17.213702.3
Laredo, TX$35,120$16.881501.4
Victoria, TX$33,240$15.981102.9
Arecibo, PR$29,040$13.962507.3
Ponce, PR$28,600$13.754607.2
Aguadilla, PR$25,130$12.081903.8
Mayaguez, PR$22,240$10.692404.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTNot publishedNot published8606.8

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