SOC 53-7062 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earned a median of $40,240 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 2,950,280 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $46,280 | $22.25 | 54,480 | 18.5 |
| Washington | $46,190 | $22.21 | 49,450 | 13.9 |
| District of Columbia | $45,740 | $21.99 | 1,200 | 1.7 |
| North Dakota | $45,690 | $21.97 | 9,990 | 23.3 |
| Colorado | $45,370 | $21.81 | 31,140 | 10.8 |
| Massachusetts | $44,920 | $21.60 | 34,700 | 9.5 |
| Oregon | $44,750 | $21.52 | 27,720 | 14.1 |
| California | $44,710 | $21.50 | 355,500 | 19.5 |
| New York | $44,630 | $21.46 | 100,950 | 10.4 |
| Wisconsin | $44,610 | $21.45 | 70,520 | 24.0 |
| Alaska | $44,510 | $21.40 | 4,250 | 13.1 |
| Arizona | $44,290 | $21.29 | 71,090 | 21.9 |
| Hawaii | $44,120 | $21.21 | 9,490 | 15.1 |
| Montana | $43,840 | $21.08 | 3,870 | 7.6 |
| Connecticut | $43,640 | $20.98 | 23,970 | 14.1 |
| Iowa | $43,490 | $20.91 | 30,890 | 19.8 |
| Nebraska | $42,910 | $20.63 | 13,870 | 13.5 |
| Kentucky | $42,770 | $20.56 | 57,930 | 29.0 |
| Maine | $42,640 | $20.50 | 6,120 | 9.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,480 | $20.43 | 131,050 | 21.6 |
| Utah | $42,370 | $20.37 | 29,670 | 17.1 |
| New Hampshire | $42,110 | $20.25 | 8,340 | 12.2 |
| Rhode Island | $41,690 | $20.05 | 6,760 | 13.5 |
| Maryland | $41,600 | $20.00 | 47,710 | 17.3 |
| Indiana | $41,340 | $19.87 | 103,200 | 32.2 |
| Illinois | $40,550 | $19.50 | 195,390 | 32.0 |
| Kansas | $40,250 | $19.35 | 23,270 | 16.2 |
| Idaho | $39,900 | $19.18 | 15,610 | 18.2 |
| New Jersey | $39,540 | $19.01 | 97,230 | 22.7 |
| Ohio | $39,460 | $18.97 | 108,830 | 19.6 |
| Vermont | $39,390 | $18.94 | 3,060 | 10.1 |
| Virginia | $39,380 | $18.94 | 58,000 | 14.1 |
| Nevada | $39,350 | $18.92 | 40,850 | 26.3 |
| Missouri | $39,080 | $18.79 | 43,050 | 14.7 |
| South Dakota | $38,980 | $18.74 | 3,820 | 8.4 |
| Michigan | $38,860 | $18.68 | 79,410 | 18.0 |
| Georgia | $38,480 | $18.50 | 137,580 | 28.1 |
| Wyoming | $38,330 | $18.43 | 2,700 | 9.6 |
| North Carolina | $38,230 | $18.38 | 116,720 | 23.6 |
| Florida | $38,160 | $18.35 | 164,400 | 16.6 |
| Tennessee | $38,160 | $18.35 | 105,870 | 32.3 |
| Guam | $37,670 | $18.11 | 460 | 6.9 |
| Texas | $37,540 | $18.05 | 216,970 | 15.4 |
| South Carolina | $37,530 | $18.04 | 56,700 | 24.6 |
| Delaware | $37,320 | $17.94 | 5,220 | 10.8 |
| New Mexico | $37,230 | $17.90 | 10,200 | 11.7 |
| Oklahoma | $36,990 | $17.78 | 38,210 | 22.4 |
| West Virginia | $36,990 | $17.79 | 11,300 | 16.1 |
| Alabama | $36,670 | $17.63 | 36,140 | 17.1 |
| Mississippi | $36,400 | $17.50 | 30,750 | 26.4 |
| Arkansas | $35,920 | $17.27 | 21,430 | 16.4 |
| Louisiana | $35,340 | $16.99 | 43,730 | 22.6 |
| Virgin Islands | $31,810 | $15.30 | 520 | 16.2 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,560 | $11.81 | 10,410 | 11.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 392 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka, KS | $49,140 | $23.62 | 2,140 | 18.5 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $48,420 | $23.28 | 790 | 16.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $48,400 | $23.27 | 30,710 | 12.9 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $48,150 | $23.15 | 1,550 | 25.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $47,740 | $22.95 | 29,490 | 14.1 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $47,540 | $22.86 | 3,130 | 51.9 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,490 | $22.83 | 1,040 | 14.0 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,440 | $22.81 | 2,920 | 34.6 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,330 | $22.75 | 15,030 | 51.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $47,320 | $22.75 | 36,700 | 18.8 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $47,310 | $22.75 | 1,880 | 36.5 |
| Albany, OR | $47,150 | $22.67 | 1,590 | 33.5 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $47,130 | $22.66 | 1,650 | 21.7 |
| Pueblo, CO | $47,100 | $22.65 | 1,410 | 22.9 |
| Bozeman, MT | $47,070 | $22.63 | 400 | 5.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,060 | $22.63 | 11,830 | 10.4 |
| Kenosha, WI | $46,990 | $22.59 | 5,420 | 71.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,890 | $22.55 | 8,440 | 24.9 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $46,860 | $22.53 | 890 | 9.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,830 | $22.51 | 29,400 | 42.9 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,730 | $22.47 | 970 | 5.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,640 | $22.42 | 2,810 | 13.7 |
| Modesto, CA | $46,630 | $22.42 | 4,810 | 24.6 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,440 | $22.33 | 1,310 | 17.7 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,370 | $22.29 | 980 | 10.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,370 | $22.29 | 7,000 | 17.3 |
| Rochester, MN | $46,360 | $22.29 | 1,330 | 10.8 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,290 | $22.25 | 19,340 | 12.0 |
| Napa, CA | $46,230 | $22.23 | 1,020 | 13.1 |
| Roanoke, VA | $46,180 | $22.20 | 3,100 | 20.1 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $46,140 | $22.18 | 990 | 22.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,100 | $22.17 | 18,640 | 15.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,060 | $22.15 | 69,820 | 40.7 |
| Reading, PA | $46,040 | $22.14 | 5,280 | 30.2 |
| Decatur, IL | $46,010 | $22.12 | 1,430 | 31.3 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $45,970 | $22.10 | 2,080 | 22.2 |
| Dubuque, IA | $45,960 | $22.10 | 980 | 16.7 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $45,960 | $22.09 | 800 | 15.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,930 | $22.08 | 18,560 | 17.2 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $45,690 | $21.97 | 3,810 | 25.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | $45,660 | $21.95 | 2,520 | 17.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,600 | $21.92 | 24,030 | 8.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $45,570 | $21.91 | 1,120 | 12.3 |
| Bend, OR | $45,520 | $21.89 | 970 | 9.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $45,480 | $21.87 | 2,230 | 21.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $45,430 | $21.84 | 2,190 | 28.7 |
| New Haven, CT | $45,420 | $21.84 | 3,810 | 13.5 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $45,350 | $21.80 | 2,520 | 8.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $45,320 | $21.79 | 2,160 | 25.1 |
| Greeley, CO | $44,980 | $21.62 | 1,320 | 11.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,950 | $21.61 | 56,420 | 23.8 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $44,920 | $21.60 | 290 | 11.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $44,840 | $21.56 | 19,810 | 24.1 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $44,820 | $21.55 | 280 | 7.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,760 | $21.52 | 1,990 | 15.3 |
| Syracuse, NY | $44,660 | $21.47 | 6,390 | 21.3 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $44,590 | $21.44 | 2,000 | 28.7 |
| Minot, ND | $44,560 | $21.42 | 640 | 19.3 |
| Anchorage, AK | $44,510 | $21.40 | 2,620 | 14.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,510 | $21.40 | 7,030 | 26.1 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $44,510 | $21.40 | 4,050 | 15.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $44,500 | $21.39 | 790 | 14.1 |
| Boise City, ID | $44,480 | $21.39 | 8,030 | 20.5 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,420 | $21.36 | 1,390 | 7.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,380 | $21.34 | 1,840 | 14.2 |
| Grand Island, NE | $44,370 | $21.33 | 660 | 16.8 |
| Billings, MT | $44,350 | $21.32 | 1,240 | 13.2 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,350 | $21.32 | 3,030 | 24.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $44,200 | $21.25 | 5,940 | 43.1 |
| Madison, WI | $44,190 | $21.25 | 7,130 | 17.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $44,190 | $21.25 | 15,630 | 18.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $44,180 | $21.24 | 48,100 | 43.5 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $44,120 | $21.21 | 7,020 | 15.7 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $44,100 | $21.20 | 1,300 | 23.8 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $44,080 | $21.19 | 1,560 | 12.5 |
| Worcester, MA | $44,080 | $21.19 | 3,950 | 11.3 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $44,050 | $21.18 | 860 | 8.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | $44,010 | $21.16 | 3,650 | 20.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,000 | $21.15 | 10,770 | 18.0 |
| Reno, NV | $43,990 | $21.15 | 8,960 | 32.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $43,780 | $21.05 | 610 | 12.8 |
| Burlington, NC | $43,750 | $21.04 | 2,660 | 39.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $43,640 | $20.98 | 7,270 | 16.2 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,640 | $20.98 | 11,760 | 35.1 |
| Appleton, WI | $43,610 | $20.97 | 2,610 | 21.0 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $43,580 | $20.95 | 1,030 | 19.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $43,550 | $20.94 | 4,290 | 10.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $43,470 | $20.90 | 2,010 | 9.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $43,460 | $20.89 | 51,100 | 17.6 |
| Wausau, WI | $43,460 | $20.90 | 1,840 | 26.5 |
| Tyler, TX | $43,390 | $20.86 | 2,800 | 24.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $43,380 | $20.85 | 7,360 | 40.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $43,320 | $20.83 | 21,950 | 14.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,300 | $20.82 | 2,730 | 19.6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,290 | $20.81 | 118,290 | 12.5 |
| Bismarck, ND | $43,260 | $20.80 | 1,150 | 16.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,250 | $20.79 | 28,350 | 20.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $43,190 | $20.77 | 530 | 10.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $43,130 | $20.74 | 7,900 | 14.8 |
| Springfield, MA | $43,010 | $20.68 | 2,230 | 11.1 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $42,980 | $20.66 | 4,370 | 24.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $42,940 | $20.65 | 7,780 | 20.0 |
| Missoula, MT | $42,900 | $20.62 | 460 | 6.9 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $42,900 | $20.63 | 9,630 | 37.7 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $42,800 | $20.58 | 1,620 | 19.2 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $42,800 | $20.58 | 8,440 | 31.8 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $42,790 | $20.57 | 1,330 | 11.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $42,790 | $20.57 | 1,660 | 22.1 |
| Toledo, OH | $42,640 | $20.50 | 8,120 | 27.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $42,590 | $20.47 | 28,510 | 9.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $42,560 | $20.46 | 2,100 | 10.5 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $42,550 | $20.46 | 6,870 | 13.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $42,440 | $20.41 | 5,730 | 22.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $42,390 | $20.38 | 120,720 | 19.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $42,380 | $20.38 | 14,840 | 39.3 |
| Ogden, UT | $42,200 | $20.29 | 4,300 | 15.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $42,170 | $20.27 | 3,980 | 29.4 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $42,130 | $20.26 | 990 | 13.7 |
| Yuba City, CA | $42,050 | $20.22 | 650 | 12.7 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $41,970 | $20.18 | 1,960 | 18.6 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $41,920 | $20.16 | 5,600 | 17.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $41,910 | $20.15 | 5,500 | 19.2 |
| Midland, TX | $41,910 | $20.15 | 1,500 | 12.3 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $41,910 | $20.15 | 1,420 | 11.3 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $41,910 | $20.15 | 1,580 | 23.3 |
| Merced, CA | $41,890 | $20.14 | 1,130 | 14.3 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $41,830 | $20.11 | 18,830 | 16.9 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $41,780 | $20.09 | 21,340 | 15.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $41,710 | $20.05 | 480 | 7.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $41,700 | $20.05 | 19,070 | 17.4 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $41,650 | $20.02 | 1,280 | 10.8 |
| Bangor, ME | $41,600 | $20.00 | 720 | 10.0 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $41,560 | $19.98 | 560 | 8.4 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,540 | $19.97 | 4,040 | 25.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $41,400 | $19.91 | 1,700 | 10.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $41,200 | $19.81 | 25,800 | 23.3 |
| Chico, CA | $41,080 | $19.75 | 990 | 12.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $41,080 | $19.75 | 2,660 | 8.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $41,040 | $19.73 | 17,350 | 22.6 |
| Helena, MT | $40,980 | $19.70 | 270 | 6.2 |
| Ocala, FL | $40,830 | $19.63 | 2,690 | 22.2 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $40,820 | $19.63 | 2,980 | 23.3 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $40,770 | $19.60 | 970 | 18.5 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $40,760 | $19.60 | 650 | 11.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $40,590 | $19.51 | 280 | 5.8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $40,550 | $19.50 | 157,920 | 35.0 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $40,510 | $19.48 | 900 | 21.9 |
| Lincoln, NE | $40,450 | $19.45 | 1,980 | 10.9 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $40,370 | $19.41 | 10,900 | 15.3 |
| Salem, OR | $40,360 | $19.40 | 2,250 | 11.9 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $40,330 | $19.39 | 34,030 | 17.9 |
| Ames, IA | $40,280 | $19.36 | 650 | 11.6 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $40,280 | $19.36 | 6,510 | 17.5 |
| Richmond, VA | $40,270 | $19.36 | 10,550 | 16.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $40,240 | $19.35 | 22,910 | 20.8 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $40,240 | $19.35 | 4,850 | 31.5 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $40,090 | $19.28 | 560 | 9.0 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $40,080 | $19.27 | 1,220 | 18.2 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $40,080 | $19.27 | 2,640 | 13.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $40,060 | $19.26 | 4,270 | 19.7 |
| Rochester, NY | $40,050 | $19.26 | 5,160 | 10.4 |
| Visalia, CA | $39,960 | $19.21 | 4,070 | 23.8 |
| Salisbury, MD | $39,910 | $19.19 | 760 | 14.1 |
| Great Falls, MT | $39,810 | $19.14 | 310 | 8.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,790 | $19.13 | 33,120 | 30.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $39,790 | $19.13 | 1,080 | 15.0 |
| Casper, WY | $39,760 | $19.12 | 560 | 14.0 |
| Sandusky, OH | $39,760 | $19.12 | 650 | 13.1 |
| St. George, UT | $39,750 | $19.11 | 1,610 | 17.8 |
| Yakima, WA | $39,710 | $19.09 | 1,390 | 14.4 |
| Odessa, TX | $39,600 | $19.04 | 1,230 | 15.3 |
| Morristown, TN | $39,550 | $19.02 | 1,510 | 32.0 |
| Monroe, MI | $39,520 | $19.00 | 950 | 23.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,510 | $19.00 | 37,750 | 61.7 |
| Huntsville, AL | $39,500 | $18.99 | 4,370 | 16.4 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $39,500 | $18.99 | 2,160 | 13.4 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $39,450 | $18.97 | 380 | 6.6 |
| Kingston, NY | $39,420 | $18.95 | 510 | 8.6 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,410 | $18.95 | 1,690 | 9.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $39,400 | $18.94 | 1,720 | 19.7 |
| Owensboro, KY | $39,380 | $18.94 | 1,130 | 22.9 |
| Fresno, CA | $39,310 | $18.90 | 8,050 | 16.9 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $39,170 | $18.83 | 600 | 11.9 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $39,160 | $18.83 | 13,920 | 18.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $39,110 | $18.81 | 3,890 | 20.9 |
| Akron, OH | $39,100 | $18.80 | 6,070 | 19.0 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $39,080 | $18.79 | 560 | 19.5 |
| Kokomo, IN | $39,040 | $18.77 | 550 | 15.5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,020 | $18.76 | 78,460 | 27.2 |
| Gainesville, FL | $38,980 | $18.74 | 1,630 | 10.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $38,940 | $18.72 | 29,590 | 26.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $38,930 | $18.72 | 3,820 | 36.8 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $38,920 | $18.71 | 1,550 | 9.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,900 | $18.70 | 3,420 | 21.0 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $38,850 | $18.68 | 40,540 | 29.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,830 | $18.67 | 2,660 | 20.2 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $38,790 | $18.65 | 5,010 | 14.7 |
| Lebanon, PA | $38,750 | $18.63 | 1,790 | 33.4 |
| Traverse City, MI | $38,750 | $18.63 | 630 | 9.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $38,740 | $18.63 | 1,590 | 16.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $38,730 | $18.62 | 1,360 | 11.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $38,710 | $18.61 | 800 | 18.4 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $38,690 | $18.60 | 1,110 | 22.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $38,680 | $18.60 | 17,090 | 16.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,630 | $18.57 | 24,080 | 17.1 |
| Bay City, MI | $38,610 | $18.56 | 500 | 14.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,580 | $18.55 | 48,860 | 17.3 |
| Williamsport, PA | $38,570 | $18.54 | 940 | 19.0 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,530 | $18.53 | 13,900 | 10.7 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,520 | $18.52 | 11,960 | 27.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $38,510 | $18.51 | 1,310 | 26.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,510 | $18.52 | 81,940 | 20.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,490 | $18.50 | 4,680 | 15.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,470 | $18.50 | 17,060 | 23.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | $38,460 | $18.49 | 1,900 | 44.3 |
| Asheville, NC | $38,440 | $18.48 | 3,360 | 18.6 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $38,410 | $18.46 | 950 | 16.8 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $38,390 | $18.46 | 790 | 24.7 |
| Springfield, MO | $38,360 | $18.44 | 3,080 | 13.8 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $38,330 | $18.43 | 900 | 14.4 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $38,320 | $18.42 | 1,390 | 21.3 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $38,300 | $18.42 | 840 | 14.6 |
| Savannah, GA | $38,250 | $18.39 | 7,810 | 39.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,210 | $18.37 | 1,800 | 18.8 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $38,180 | $18.36 | 760 | 11.3 |
| Springfield, IL | $38,160 | $18.35 | 1,300 | 12.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $38,150 | $18.34 | 940 | 16.2 |
| Bloomington, IN | $38,130 | $18.33 | 1,020 | 14.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $38,110 | $18.32 | 940 | 18.8 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $38,100 | $18.32 | 2,980 | 27.8 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,090 | $18.31 | 8,100 | 20.6 |
| Columbia, MO | $38,070 | $18.30 | 1,250 | 11.6 |
| Iowa City, IA | $38,060 | $18.30 | 830 | 8.8 |
| Rapid City, SD | $38,050 | $18.29 | 420 | 5.7 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $38,040 | $18.29 | 2,070 | 25.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $38,000 | $18.27 | 52,520 | 16.0 |
| Medford, OR | $37,980 | $18.26 | 920 | 10.3 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,920 | $18.23 | 1,200 | 7.1 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $37,880 | $18.21 | 1,060 | 8.5 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,870 | $18.21 | 1,660 | 11.0 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $37,860 | $18.20 | 5,800 | 25.7 |
| Farmington, NM | $37,850 | $18.20 | 680 | 14.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,830 | $18.19 | 7,730 | 28.8 |
| Johnstown, PA | $37,830 | $18.19 | 750 | 15.7 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $37,820 | $18.18 | 870 | 21.3 |
| Niles, MI | $37,790 | $18.17 | 690 | 11.5 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $37,780 | $18.16 | 240 | 8.0 |
| Corvallis, OR | $37,760 | $18.16 | 190 | 5.0 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $37,750 | $18.15 | 5,250 | 15.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $37,750 | $18.15 | 3,690 | 12.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,680 | $18.12 | 2,560 | 10.5 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,660 | $18.11 | 2,010 | 12.3 |
| Redding, CA | $37,620 | $18.09 | 1,220 | 17.1 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $37,610 | $18.08 | 750 | 14.6 |
| Midland, MI | $37,600 | $18.08 | 350 | 9.3 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $37,600 | $18.08 | 4,590 | 15.1 |
| Longview, TX | $37,590 | $18.07 | 1,890 | 16.0 |
| Saginaw, MI | $37,590 | $18.07 | 960 | 12.0 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,570 | $18.06 | 22,610 | 15.6 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $37,560 | $18.06 | 4,460 | 18.6 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $37,540 | $18.05 | 6,080 | 36.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $37,530 | $18.04 | 9,410 | 23.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $37,500 | $18.03 | 8,200 | 15.8 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $37,500 | $18.03 | 2,470 | 18.8 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $37,500 | $18.03 | 1,280 | 21.1 |
| Muncie, IN | $37,490 | $18.03 | 690 | 15.4 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $37,470 | $18.01 | 13,440 | 11.9 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,440 | $18.00 | 5,870 | 16.4 |
| Peoria, IL | $37,420 | $17.99 | 2,750 | 16.6 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $37,420 | $17.99 | 1,180 | 18.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $37,400 | $17.98 | 10,120 | 23.8 |
| Flint, MI | $37,390 | $17.97 | 1,600 | 11.9 |
| Montgomery, AL | $37,370 | $17.96 | 3,510 | 21.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $37,350 | $17.96 | 930 | 14.2 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $37,350 | $17.96 | 470 | 8.2 |
| Charleston, WV | $37,340 | $17.95 | 1,390 | 13.5 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $37,330 | $17.95 | 650 | 17.9 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $37,310 | $17.94 | 1,290 | 14.8 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,310 | $17.94 | 2,470 | 24.2 |
| Elmira, NY | $37,280 | $17.92 | 370 | 11.1 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,280 | $17.92 | 450 | 11.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $37,260 | $17.92 | 490 | 10.1 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $37,230 | $17.90 | 5,170 | 12.8 |
| Mobile, AL | $37,230 | $17.90 | 2,570 | 14.9 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $37,210 | $17.89 | 750 | 6.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $37,210 | $17.89 | 2,670 | 12.2 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $37,190 | $17.88 | 13,470 | 36.9 |
| Wilmington, NC | $37,160 | $17.87 | 3,310 | 17.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $37,160 | $17.87 | 5,490 | 20.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,140 | $17.85 | 3,070 | 32.3 |
| Kankakee, IL | $37,110 | $17.84 | 1,190 | 28.0 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $37,100 | $17.84 | 290 | 8.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,070 | $17.82 | 2,580 | 25.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $37,060 | $17.82 | 1,650 | 13.3 |
| Lima, OH | $37,050 | $17.81 | 960 | 19.1 |
| Dalton, GA | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,470 | 37.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,040 | $17.81 | 1,000 | 12.3 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $37,010 | $17.79 | 18,320 | 27.0 |
| Erie, PA | $36,980 | $17.78 | 1,810 | 15.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $36,980 | $17.78 | 9,990 | 21.8 |
| Altoona, PA | $36,970 | $17.77 | 1,050 | 17.9 |
| State College, PA | $36,970 | $17.77 | 470 | 6.9 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,930 | $17.76 | 3,920 | 14.2 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $36,910 | $17.75 | 2,490 | 21.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,910 | $17.74 | 5,890 | 21.8 |
| Morgantown, WV | $36,900 | $17.74 | 810 | 12.0 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,850 | $17.72 | 350 | 8.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $36,780 | $17.68 | 700 | 13.5 |
| Florence, SC | $36,720 | $17.65 | 2,140 | 24.1 |
| Jackson, TN | $36,710 | $17.65 | 2,410 | 28.5 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,710 | $17.65 | 920 | 16.0 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,680 | $17.64 | 860 | 18.4 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,670 | $17.63 | 2,510 | 14.7 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,640 | $17.62 | 3,900 | 16.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $36,620 | $17.60 | 690 | 12.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,610 | $17.60 | 960 | 10.9 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $36,550 | $17.57 | 1,440 | 26.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $36,540 | $17.57 | 2,450 | 12.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $36,490 | $17.54 | 1,350 | 16.5 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,480 | $17.54 | 1,740 | 16.1 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $36,450 | $17.52 | 8,760 | 21.4 |
| Vineland, NJ | $36,450 | $17.53 | 1,670 | 26.8 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,430 | $17.51 | 600 | 13.4 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $36,410 | $17.50 | 2,470 | 12.8 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $36,400 | $17.50 | 1,040 | 12.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $36,380 | $17.49 | 9,220 | 20.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $36,370 | $17.48 | 1,130 | 20.1 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,360 | $17.48 | 1,590 | 16.2 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $36,330 | $17.47 | 570 | 15.8 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $36,230 | $17.42 | 1,280 | 14.1 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $36,220 | $17.41 | 320 | 4.5 |
| Alexandria, LA | $36,190 | $17.40 | 2,050 | 34.2 |
| Dover, DE | $36,180 | $17.40 | 860 | 12.7 |
| Lawton, OK | $36,170 | $17.39 | 460 | 10.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $36,160 | $17.38 | 1,090 | 17.7 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,130 | $17.37 | 18,840 | 31.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,120 | $17.36 | 2,240 | 15.9 |
| Pocatello, ID | $36,090 | $17.35 | 420 | 10.9 |
| Sumter, SC | $36,090 | $17.35 | 720 | 20.8 |
| Beckley, WV | $36,080 | $17.35 | 570 | 13.3 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $36,080 | $17.35 | 1,100 | 11.3 |
| Manhattan, KS | $36,070 | $17.34 | 930 | 17.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $35,960 | $17.29 | 1,260 | 20.7 |
| Johnson City, TN | $35,930 | $17.28 | 1,340 | 16.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $35,910 | $17.27 | 960 | 11.9 |
| Mansfield, OH | $35,840 | $17.23 | 1,030 | 21.2 |
| Abilene, TX | $35,810 | $17.21 | 830 | 11.1 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $35,740 | $17.18 | 1,690 | 16.6 |
| Enid, OK | $35,630 | $17.13 | 560 | 24.1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $35,610 | $17.12 | 1,640 | 8.8 |
| Yuma, AZ | $35,580 | $17.11 | 1,180 | 17.2 |
| El Paso, TX | $35,550 | $17.09 | 5,140 | 15.2 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $35,530 | $17.08 | 2,290 | 15.6 |
| Hammond, LA | $35,480 | $17.06 | 1,050 | 22.0 |
| Albany, GA | $35,360 | $17.00 | 1,530 | 26.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,350 | $17.00 | 1,300 | 9.7 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $35,300 | $16.97 | 2,610 | 21.8 |
| Waco, TX | $35,270 | $16.96 | 1,980 | 15.3 |
| Monroe, LA | $35,260 | $16.95 | 2,830 | 32.4 |
| Victoria, TX | $35,180 | $16.91 | 500 | 13.2 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $35,160 | $16.90 | 2,600 | 16.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $35,130 | $16.89 | 1,920 | 11.5 |
| Springfield, OH | $35,130 | $16.89 | 1,250 | 27.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $34,970 | $16.81 | 4,250 | 26.1 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,810 | $16.74 | 1,760 | 18.4 |
| San Angelo, TX | $34,790 | $16.73 | 560 | 11.3 |
| Valdosta, GA | $34,770 | $16.72 | 990 | 18.3 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $34,730 | $16.70 | 710 | 17.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,680 | $16.67 | 340 | 9.6 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $34,620 | $16.65 | 630 | 12.1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $34,420 | $16.55 | 680 | 12.2 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $34,260 | $16.47 | 1,070 | 17.2 |
| Sebring, FL | $33,690 | $16.20 | 230 | 8.1 |
| Rome, GA | $33,590 | $16.15 | 1,560 | 34.6 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $33,350 | $16.04 | 780 | 9.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $33,310 | $16.02 | 2,000 | 24.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $33,090 | $15.91 | 1,250 | 17.2 |
| Lafayette, LA | $32,600 | $15.67 | 4,500 | 25.0 |
| Laredo, TX | $32,480 | $15.61 | 2,430 | 22.2 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $32,300 | $15.53 | 1,810 | 11.5 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $32,190 | $15.48 | 430 | 11.3 |
| Gadsden, AL | $31,960 | $15.36 | 530 | 16.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,610 | $15.20 | 3,100 | 10.4 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $31,210 | $15.00 | 950 | 22.3 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $30,690 | $14.75 | 100 | 5.2 |
| Carson City, NV | $28,790 | $13.84 | 600 | 18.9 |
| Guayama, PR | $25,990 | $12.49 | 70 | 6.0 |
| Arecibo, PR | $25,890 | $12.45 | 360 | 10.3 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,560 | $11.81 | 8,100 | 11.7 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $24,540 | $11.80 | 430 | 8.7 |
| Ponce, PR | $24,500 | $11.78 | 560 | 8.8 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $23,570 | $11.33 | 600 | 11.5 |
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.