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SOC 25-2012 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

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

U.S. median annual wage$62,680
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment108,870

Nationally, kindergarten teachers, except special education earned a median of $62,680 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 108,870 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”.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$99,960Not published5,2701.5
Connecticut$90,030Not published1,4200.8
Rhode Island$85,470Not published3600.7
Massachusetts$84,100Not published1,9800.5
California$82,550Not published7,4300.4
District of Columbia$81,500Not published1800.3
New York$77,630Not published6,9500.7
Maryland$75,910Not published1,5600.6
Minnesota$75,500Not published2,8401.0
New Mexico$74,380Not published9501.1
New Jersey$74,210Not published5,3701.3
Delaware$74,030Not published700.1
Ohio$72,570Not published3,2900.6
Oregon$68,580Not published1,3300.7
Georgia$65,680Not published4,5300.9
Nevada$64,930Not published1,4000.9
Pennsylvania$64,430Not published2,5100.4
Illinois$64,020Not published4,6600.8
Virginia$63,920Not published3,7400.9
Texas$63,780Not published3,8200.3
Michigan$63,300Not published1,8900.4
Vermont$63,280Not published2500.8
Utah$63,190Not published5300.3
Colorado$62,870Not published3,2601.1
Idaho$62,240Not published4600.5
Nebraska$62,200Not published1,1201.1
Puerto Rico$61,760Not published4,1204.4
Wyoming$60,990Not published3601.3
South Carolina$60,890Not published1,5400.7
Kentucky$60,280Not published2,4501.2
New Hampshire$60,240Not published5200.8
North Dakota$59,420Not published6001.4
Wisconsin$59,350Not published1,5100.5
West Virginia$58,790Not published7301.0
Iowa$58,420Not published1,1600.7
Indiana$58,250Not published2,1200.7
Florida$58,100Not published8,8100.9
Tennessee$58,070Not published2,7400.8
Kansas$56,670Not published1,3000.9
Missouri$56,590Not published2,3000.8
North Carolina$53,180Not published2,2500.5
Hawaii$53,160Not published900.1
Louisiana$53,130Not published3,7301.9
Arizona$52,830Not published3,0200.9
Maine$52,660Not published5700.9
Arkansas$52,060Not published1,4901.1
Alabama$50,900Not published3100.1
South Dakota$49,410Not published6101.3
Mississippi$48,880Not published1,3501.2
Oklahoma$47,860Not published1,6901.0
Montana$47,590Not published4000.8

Pay by metro area

All 294 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$46,180$68,080$89,980$111,880Columbia, MO — $46,180Great Falls, MT — $46,230Jefferson City, MO — $46,600Enid, OK — $46,810Lawton, OK — $46,910Springfield, MO — $46,970Hattiesburg, MS — $47,020Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $47,110Missoula, MT — $47,410Tulsa, OK — $47,500Hammond, LA — $47,540Bangor, ME — $47,650Fayetteville, NC — $47,680Oklahoma City, OK — $47,860Tucson, AZ — $48,100Joplin, MO-KS — $48,340Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $48,490Yuma, AZ — $48,820Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $48,980Waco, TX — $49,140Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $49,240Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $49,500South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $49,500Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $49,580Jackson, MS — $49,680Fargo, ND-MN — $49,720Iowa City, IA — $49,880Monroe, LA — $49,890Lynchburg, VA — $49,900Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $49,960Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $50,320Manhattan, KS — $50,330Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $50,380Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $51,390Chattanooga, TN-GA — $51,510Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $51,630Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $51,990Tyler, TX — $52,040Jackson, TN — $52,110Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $52,160Lake Charles, LA — $52,180Burlington, NC — $52,460Dubuque, IA — $52,490Grand Junction, CO — $52,850Jonesboro, AR — $52,950Winston-Salem, NC — $53,050Greensboro-High Point, NC — $53,310Port St. Lucie, FL — $53,340Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $53,660Lawrence, KS — $54,400Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $54,520Terre Haute, IN — $55,440Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $55,630Hot Springs, AR — $55,670Athens-Clarke County, GA — $55,770Greenville, NC — $56,160Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $56,360Topeka, KS — $56,600Tallahassee, FL — $56,680Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $56,780Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $56,880Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $56,920Kankakee, IL — $56,960Urban Honolulu, HI — $56,970Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $57,300Ann Arbor, MI — $57,310Raleigh-Cary, NC — $57,410Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $57,480Sheboygan, WI — $57,520Flagstaff, AZ — $57,670Baton Rouge, LA — $57,760Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $57,910Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $58,000Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $58,200Evansville, IN — $58,600Janesville-Beloit, WI — $58,620Rapid City, SD — $58,670Eugene-Springfield, OR — $58,690Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $58,920Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $58,950New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $58,970Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $58,980Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $58,990Fort Smith, AR-OK — $59,050Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $59,160Fort Wayne, IN — $59,310Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $59,360Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $59,370Madison, WI — $59,390Roanoke, VA — $59,390Clarksville, TN-KY — $59,400Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $59,580Greeley, CO — $59,580Canton-Massillon, OH — $59,680Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $59,680Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $59,740Pittsburgh, PA — $59,770Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $59,780Wichita, KS — $59,790Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $59,820Colorado Springs, CO — $59,830Corpus Christi, TX — $59,840Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $59,840Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $59,860Asheville, NC — $59,980Sebring, FL — $59,980Peoria, IL — $60,140Harrisonburg, VA — $60,150Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $60,180Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $60,290Flint, MI — $60,320Kansas City, MO-KS — $60,410Portland-South Portland, ME — $60,440Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $60,530Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $60,680Springfield, OH — $60,750Appleton, WI — $60,800Green Bay, WI — $60,840Mayaguez, PR — $60,860Columbia, SC — $60,880St. Cloud, MN — $60,880Wheeling, WV-OH — $60,880Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $60,930Champaign-Urbana, IL — $60,970Coeur d'Alene, ID — $60,970Knoxville, TN — $61,030Spartanburg, SC — $61,040Rome, GA — $61,110Rochester, NY — $61,150Grand Forks, ND-MN — $61,210Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $61,260Richmond, VA — $61,300Johnson City, TN — $61,500Toledo, OH — $61,520Paducah, KY-IL — $61,530Bismarck, ND — $61,590Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $61,600Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $61,630Bowling Green, KY — $61,720San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $61,760Idaho Falls, ID — $61,820Omaha, NE-IA — $61,870Aguadilla, PR — $61,940Pueblo, CO — $61,990Dalton, GA — $62,100Medford, OR — $62,100Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $62,150Elmira, NY — $62,150St. Louis, MO-IL — $62,150Columbus, GA-AL — $62,180Lincoln, NE — $62,200Cleveland, TN — $62,210Ogden, UT — $62,210Arecibo, PR — $62,240Cheyenne, WY — $62,260Battle Creek, MI — $62,340Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $62,350Bend, OR — $62,400Killeen-Temple, TX — $62,480Erie, PA — $62,530San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $62,600Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $62,740Reno, NV — $62,750Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $62,780Eau Claire, WI — $62,840Manchester-Nashua, NH — $62,860Ponce, PR — $62,860Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $62,940Wausau, WI — $62,950Gainesville, GA — $63,020Savannah, GA — $63,190Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $63,200Boise City, ID — $63,230Guayama, PR — $63,230McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $63,280Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $63,300Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $63,330Cedar Rapids, IA — $63,360Rochester, MN — $63,510Decatur, IL — $63,530Youngstown-Warren, OH — $63,730Mankato, MN — $63,890Lexington-Fayette, KY — $63,950Valdosta, GA — $64,020Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $64,190Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $64,250Springfield, IL — $64,270Salisbury, MD — $64,730Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $64,810Glens Falls, NY — $64,890El Paso, TX — $64,900Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $64,930Grand Island, NE — $64,940Bloomington, IL — $65,180Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $65,200Rockford, IL — $65,310Owensboro, KY — $65,430Minot, ND — $65,450Binghamton, NY — $65,680Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $65,970Akron, OH — $66,240Albuquerque, NM — $66,440Macon-Bibb County, GA — $68,610Albany, OR — $68,710North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $68,950Gainesville, FL — $69,610Hinesville, GA — $69,720Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $70,250Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $70,800Vineland, NJ — $70,940San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $71,690Johnstown, PA — $71,850La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $72,580Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $72,920Warner Robins, GA — $72,930Duluth, MN-WI — $73,900Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $73,940Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $74,070Lexington Park, MD — $74,160Las Cruces, NM — $74,400Salem, OR — $74,480San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $74,600Chambersburg, PA — $74,780Syracuse, NY — $74,800Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $74,960Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $74,990Pittsfield, MA — $75,160Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $75,460Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $75,690Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $75,920Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $76,120Jacksonville, FL — $76,440Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $76,740Utica-Rome, NY — $76,790Naples-Marco Island, FL — $77,170Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $77,200San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $77,290Stockton-Lodi, CA — $77,370New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $77,400Springfield, MA — $77,880Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $78,330Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $78,400Lebanon, PA — $78,460Lancaster, PA — $78,480Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $78,580Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $78,620Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $78,910Boulder, CO — $79,150New Haven, CT — $79,420Reading, PA — $79,420Columbus, OH — $79,470Traverse City, MI — $80,090Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $80,400Redding, CA — $80,550Longview-Kelso, WA — $80,660York-Hanover, PA — $80,710Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $80,780Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $81,090Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $81,700Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $81,770Cleveland, OH — $82,080Chico, CA — $82,170Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $82,550San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $84,620Yakima, WA — $84,700Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $85,470Kennewick-Richland, WA — $86,420Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $89,330Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $89,710Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $89,740Worcester, MA — $89,770Vallejo, CA — $91,640Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $91,670Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $92,910Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $93,040Napa, CA — $94,500Barnstable Town, MA — $95,540Visalia, CA — $96,380Merced, CA — $96,430Yuba City, CA — $96,570Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $96,980Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $97,070Kingston, NY — $97,110Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $97,830Bellingham, WA — $98,460Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $99,660Walla Walla, WA — $99,770Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $101,580Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $101,780Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $102,450Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $103,610Modesto, CA — $103,790Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $106,000El Centro, CA — $111,880

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.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
El Centro, CA$111,880Not published500.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$106,000Not published7400.7
Modesto, CA$103,790Not published1600.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,610Not published2401.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$102,450Not published2901.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$101,780Not published1300.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,580Not published2,5301.2
Walla Walla, WA$99,770Not published401.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$99,660Not published4401.1
Bellingham, WA$98,460Not published1701.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$97,830Not published901.7
Kingston, NY$97,110Not published500.9
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$97,070Not published1501.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$96,980Not published601.2
Yuba City, CA$96,570Not published601.2
Merced, CA$96,430Not published1401.7
Visalia, CA$96,380Not published2401.4
Barnstable Town, MA$95,540Not published800.9
Napa, CA$94,500Not published500.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$93,040Not published4400.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,910Not published1300.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$91,670Not published1000.8
Vallejo, CA$91,640Not published1000.7
Worcester, MA$89,770Not published2000.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$89,740Not published801.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$89,710Not published4401.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$89,330Not published2300.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA$86,420Not published2702.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,470Not published4800.7
Yakima, WA$84,700Not published2602.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$84,620Not published4300.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$82,550Not published7500.4
Chico, CA$82,170Not published700.9
Cleveland, OH$82,080Not published5700.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$81,770Not published1901.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,700Not published1,5000.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,090Not published9000.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,780Not published1,9001.0
York-Hanover, PA$80,710Not published1901.1
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,660Not published1002.3
Redding, CA$80,550Not published600.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$80,400Not published1400.5
Traverse City, MI$80,090Not published500.7
Columbus, OH$79,470Not published7300.7
New Haven, CT$79,420Not published1800.6
Reading, PA$79,420Not published1000.6
Boulder, CO$79,150Not published2001.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,910Not published1800.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$78,620Not published2701.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,580Not published6500.9
Lancaster, PA$78,480Not published1100.4
Lebanon, PA$78,460Not published300.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,400Not published1,5700.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,330Not published4401.3
Springfield, MA$77,880Not published1000.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$77,400Not published8,1800.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,370Not published2100.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$77,290Not published600.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,200Not published2,4000.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL$77,170Not published1701.0
Utica-Rome, NY$76,790Not published1101.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$76,740Not published400.6
Jacksonville, FL$76,440Not published7401.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$76,120Not published800.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$75,920Not published2200.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,690Not published2,6500.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,460Not published4200.8
Pittsfield, MA$75,160Not published400.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$74,990Not published2301.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$74,960Not published1,6101.0
Syracuse, NY$74,800Not published2200.7
Chambersburg, PA$74,780Not published300.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$74,600Not published6400.3
Salem, OR$74,480Not published1400.8
Las Cruces, NM$74,400Not published1602.0
Lexington Park, MD$74,160Not published600.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$74,070Not published1300.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,940Not published6500.5
Duluth, MN-WI$73,900Not published1100.9
Warner Robins, GA$72,930Not published901.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$72,920Not published2200.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$72,580Not published300.4
Johnstown, PA$71,850Not published501.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$71,690Not published4700.3
Vineland, NJ$70,940Not published1001.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$70,800Not published7800.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$70,250Not published3,3500.7
Hinesville, GA$69,720Not published301.6
Gainesville, FL$69,610Not published1400.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$68,950Not published3201.0
Albany, OR$68,710Not published501.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$68,610Not published1401.5
Albuquerque, NM$66,440Not published2900.7
Akron, OH$66,240Not published1100.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,970Not published1,2700.4
Binghamton, NY$65,680Not published900.9
Minot, ND$65,450Not published601.8
Owensboro, KY$65,430Not published701.5
Rockford, IL$65,310Not published1000.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$65,200Not published600.5
Bloomington, IL$65,180Not published700.8
Grand Island, NE$64,940Not published701.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$64,930Not published1,0801.0
El Paso, TX$64,900Not published1400.4
Glens Falls, NY$64,890Not published601.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$64,810Not published1001.2
Salisbury, MD$64,730Not published500.9
Springfield, IL$64,270Not published1201.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,250Not published3000.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,190Not published1,4900.5
Valdosta, GA$64,020Not published801.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,950Not published3001.0
Mankato, MN$63,890Not published501.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH$63,730Not published1000.6
Decatur, IL$63,530Not published400.8
Rochester, MN$63,510Not published600.5
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,360Not published1300.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,330Not published8900.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,300Not published1000.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,280Not published2500.8
Boise City, ID$63,230Not published1700.4
Guayama, PR$63,230Not published503.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,200Not published2600.4
Savannah, GA$63,190Not published2201.1
Gainesville, GA$63,020Not published600.6
Wausau, WI$62,950Not published300.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,940Not published4600.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,860Not published1600.8
Ponce, PR$62,860Not published5308.3
Eau Claire, WI$62,840Not published600.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,780Not published1900.2
Reno, NV$62,750Not published2200.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,740Not published1000.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,600Not published3300.3
Erie, PA$62,530Not published900.7
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,480Not published600.4
Bend, OR$62,400Not published500.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$62,350Not published2601.1
Battle Creek, MI$62,340Not published400.7
Cheyenne, WY$62,260Not published701.4
Arecibo, PR$62,240Not published1604.6
Cleveland, TN$62,210Not published601.5
Ogden, UT$62,210Not published700.3
Lincoln, NE$62,200Not published1600.9
Columbus, GA-AL$62,180Not published900.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,150Not published6800.6
Elmira, NY$62,150Not published401.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,150Not published1,2200.9
Dalton, GA$62,100Not published400.6
Medford, OR$62,100Not published800.9
Pueblo, CO$61,990Not published1001.6
Aguadilla, PR$61,940Not published2004.1
Omaha, NE-IA$61,870Not published5101.0
Idaho Falls, ID$61,820Not published700.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$61,760Not published2,6103.8
Bowling Green, KY$61,720Not published1101.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,630Not published5600.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,600Not published1801.1
Bismarck, ND$61,590Not published1001.4
Paducah, KY-IL$61,530Not published601.2
Toledo, OH$61,520Not published2100.7
Johnson City, TN$61,500Not published1001.2
Richmond, VA$61,300Not published7101.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,260Not published1701.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,210Not published601.1
Rochester, NY$61,150Not published5001.0
Rome, GA$61,110Not published400.9
Spartanburg, SC$61,040Not published1601.0
Knoxville, TN$61,030Not published4001.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,970Not published1000.9
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,970Not published400.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,930Not published600.7
Columbia, SC$60,880Not published2600.7
St. Cloud, MN$60,880Not published900.9
Wheeling, WV-OH$60,880Not published400.7
Mayaguez, PR$60,860Not published3005.8
Green Bay, WI$60,840Not published1100.6
Appleton, WI$60,800Not published400.4
Springfield, OH$60,750Not published300.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,680Not published8600.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,530Not published600.7
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,440Not published1800.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,410Not published8200.8
Flint, MI$60,320Not published1000.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,290Not published1,2800.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$60,180Not published501.2
Harrisonburg, VA$60,150Not published300.5
Peoria, IL$60,140Not published1600.9
Asheville, NC$59,980Not published1100.6
Sebring, FL$59,980Not published501.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,860Not published1,1400.8
Corpus Christi, TX$59,840Not published400.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$59,840Not published3200.7
Colorado Springs, CO$59,830Not published3901.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,820Not published1501.2
Wichita, KS$59,790Not published3301.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$59,780Not published3301.1
Pittsburgh, PA$59,770Not published2900.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,740Not published2100.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,680Not published800.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,680Not published1801.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$59,580Not published800.2
Greeley, CO$59,580Not published2101.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$59,400Not published400.4
Madison, WI$59,390Not published1600.4
Roanoke, VA$59,390Not published2001.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,370Not published2100.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$59,360Not published1601.6
Fort Wayne, IN$59,310Not published2301.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$59,160Not published301.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,050Not published1801.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,990Not published300.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$58,980Not published3101.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,970Not published6101.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,950Not published5200.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$58,920Not published500.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,690Not published1400.9
Rapid City, SD$58,670Not published700.9
Janesville-Beloit, WI$58,620Not published801.2
Evansville, IN$58,600Not published700.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$58,200Not published1701.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$58,000Not published2301.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$57,910Not published1500.9
Baton Rouge, LA$57,760Not published4801.2
Flagstaff, AZ$57,670Not published600.8
Sheboygan, WI$57,520Not published300.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$57,480Not published400.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$57,410Not published6300.9
Ann Arbor, MI$57,310Not published900.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,300Not published2,4200.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$56,970Not published500.1
Kankakee, IL$56,960Not published400.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$56,920Not published2,3101.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$56,880Not published300.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,780Not published3000.5
Tallahassee, FL$56,680Not published1500.8
Topeka, KS$56,600Not published1201.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$56,360Not published6400.6
Greenville, NC$56,160Not published400.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$55,770Not published500.5
Hot Springs, AR$55,670Not published501.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$55,630Not published1001.0
Terre Haute, IN$55,440Not published400.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$54,520Not published600.4
Lawrence, KS$54,400Not published500.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$53,660Not published800.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,340Not published1801.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$53,310Not published1000.3
Winston-Salem, NC$53,050Not published900.3
Jonesboro, AR$52,950Not published801.3
Grand Junction, CO$52,850Not published801.2
Dubuque, IA$52,490Not published300.6
Burlington, NC$52,460Not published500.8
Lake Charles, LA$52,180Not published1401.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$52,160Not published2801.1
Jackson, TN$52,110Not published1101.3
Tyler, TX$52,040Not published500.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$51,990Not published2700.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,630Not published1201.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA$51,510Not published2901.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,390Not published500.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,380Not published1200.6
Manhattan, KS$50,330Not published400.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,320Not published2400.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,960Not published3901.5
Lynchburg, VA$49,900Not published400.4
Monroe, LA$49,890Not published1101.3
Iowa City, IA$49,880Not published500.5
Fargo, ND-MN$49,720Not published1501.0
Jackson, MS$49,680Not published3201.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,580Not published1701.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,500Not published501.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49,500Not published1200.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,240Not published300.3
Waco, TX$49,140Not published400.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$48,980Not published300.7
Yuma, AZ$48,820Not published600.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,490Not published2201.2
Joplin, MO-KS$48,340Not published800.9
Tucson, AZ$48,100Not published3801.0
Oklahoma City, OK$47,860Not published7301.1
Fayetteville, NC$47,680Not published1100.8
Bangor, ME$47,650Not published500.7
Hammond, LA$47,540Not published701.5
Tulsa, OK$47,500Not published3800.8
Missoula, MT$47,410Not published400.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,110Not published400.7
Hattiesburg, MS$47,020Not published400.7
Springfield, MO$46,970Not published1600.7
Lawton, OK$46,910Not published400.9
Enid, OK$46,810Not published401.6
Jefferson City, MO$46,600Not published400.5
Great Falls, MT$46,230Not published300.9
Columbia, MO$46,180Not published800.8

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.