SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$34,890
U.S. median hourly wage$16.78
U.S. employment198,040

Nationally, laundry and dry-cleaning workers earned a median of $34,890 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 198,040 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”.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$39,590$19.043,8701.1
Oregon$37,800$18.171,8901.0
California$37,790$18.1721,9401.2
District of Columbia$37,790$18.173200.5
Colorado$37,680$18.113,3701.2
Minnesota$37,580$18.073,5301.2
Massachusetts$37,490$18.023,7001.0
North Dakota$37,470$18.018402.0
Maine$37,380$17.978201.3
Vermont$37,300$17.932800.9
Rhode Island$37,230$17.906501.3
New Hampshire$36,860$17.728901.3
Arizona$36,500$17.554,2901.3
Connecticut$36,310$17.461,8301.1
Montana$36,250$17.431,0302.0
Nevada$36,210$17.414,5402.9
Alaska$36,050$17.337502.3
New Jersey$36,050$17.336,1101.4
Wisconsin$35,700$17.163,3101.1
Hawaii$35,690$17.161,7302.8
Utah$35,690$17.161,4700.8
Illinois$35,220$16.938,5501.4
Idaho$35,140$16.901,3501.6
Michigan$35,100$16.874,9701.1
New York$35,050$16.8513,0201.3
Nebraska$34,790$16.731,0601.0
Maryland$34,710$16.693,7801.4
Pennsylvania$34,060$16.386,2901.0
Iowa$34,050$16.371,9001.2
Missouri$33,870$16.283,9301.3
Delaware$33,730$16.227101.5
Tennessee$33,220$15.975,7301.7
South Dakota$32,780$15.767501.6
Florida$32,340$15.5514,1501.4
Virginia$32,140$15.454,9001.2
North Carolina$31,920$15.355,5701.1
Indiana$30,930$14.873,1901.0
New Mexico$30,850$14.831,3201.5
Georgia$30,580$14.705,1501.1
Ohio$30,520$14.676,9901.3
South Carolina$30,470$14.653,1601.4
Kansas$30,120$14.482,1601.5
Texas$29,630$14.2517,0301.2
Kentucky$29,220$14.052,3501.2
West Virginia$28,970$13.931,3401.9
Wyoming$28,630$13.766902.5
Arkansas$28,460$13.681,6401.3
Alabama$28,370$13.642,1501.0
Oklahoma$28,170$13.542,6801.6
Virgin Islands$28,090$13.501504.7
Louisiana$27,460$13.202,9501.5
Mississippi$27,190$13.071,4201.2
Puerto Rico$22,630$10.886200.7
Guam$19,280$9.271001.5

Pay by metro area

All 364 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,840$29,363$36,887$44,410Ponce, PR — $21,840Aguadilla, PR — $22,340Twin Falls, ID — $22,380McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $22,520San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,780Alexandria, LA — $23,320Hammond, LA — $23,660Arecibo, PR — $24,120Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $24,780Anniston-Oxford, AL — $25,780Monroe, LA — $25,880Dothan, AL — $25,980Enid, OK — $26,180Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $26,270Laredo, TX — $26,280Lawton, OK — $26,370El Paso, TX — $26,380Gadsden, AL — $26,520Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $26,670Lafayette, LA — $26,710Beckley, WV — $26,750Hattiesburg, MS — $26,750Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $26,840Texarkana, TX-AR — $27,020Longview, TX — $27,040Columbus, GA-AL — $27,390Lake Charles, LA — $27,460Owensboro, KY — $27,500San Angelo, TX — $27,510Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $27,510Elizabethtown, KY — $27,610Montgomery, AL — $27,750Youngstown-Warren, OH — $27,760Hot Springs, AR — $27,770Fort Smith, AR-OK — $27,780Baton Rouge, LA — $27,870Birmingham, AL — $27,870Springfield, OH — $27,870College Station-Bryan, TX — $27,920Corpus Christi, TX — $27,960Odessa, TX — $27,980Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $28,000Lima, OH — $28,040Bay City, MI — $28,080Jackson, MS — $28,120Mobile, AL — $28,170Victoria, TX — $28,170Las Cruces, NM — $28,200Lubbock, TX — $28,210Albany, GA — $28,230Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $28,230Rome, GA — $28,330Wichita Falls, TX — $28,360Bowling Green, KY — $28,390Johnstown, PA — $28,390Tulsa, OK — $28,450Tallahassee, FL — $28,490Killeen-Temple, TX — $28,500Manhattan, KS — $28,500Logan, UT-ID — $28,510Amarillo, TX — $28,530Spartanburg, SC — $28,590Muncie, IN — $28,610Warner Robins, GA — $28,630Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $28,640Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $28,710Macon-Bibb County, GA — $28,770Oklahoma City, OK — $28,810Jonesboro, AR — $28,850Athens-Clarke County, GA — $28,860Hinesville, GA — $28,860Auburn-Opelika, AL — $28,890Altoona, PA — $28,910Casper, WY — $28,920Sumter, SC — $28,920Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $28,930Toledo, OH — $28,940Abilene, TX — $28,960Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $28,960Fayetteville, NC — $29,030Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,040Charleston, WV — $29,090Lynchburg, VA — $29,100Columbus, IN — $29,140South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $29,140Jefferson City, MO — $29,160Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,180Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $29,260Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $29,320Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $29,320Savannah, GA — $29,320Goldsboro, NC — $29,340Lexington-Fayette, KY — $29,350Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $29,390Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $29,400Terre Haute, IN — $29,400Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $29,460Tyler, TX — $29,490Cheyenne, WY — $29,570Farmington, NM — $29,600Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $29,620Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $29,630San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $29,650Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $29,720Chattanooga, TN-GA — $29,800Decatur, AL — $29,800Waco, TX — $29,800Columbia, SC — $29,830Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $29,840Sandusky, OH — $29,850Fort Wayne, IN — $29,930Topeka, KS — $29,940Winston-Salem, NC — $29,950New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $29,960Wheeling, WV-OH — $30,050Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $30,070Erie, PA — $30,080Lawrence, KS — $30,120Gainesville, GA — $30,150Ocala, FL — $30,160Tuscaloosa, AL — $30,180Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $30,190Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $30,220Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $30,220Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $30,240Columbus, OH — $30,410St. Joseph, MO-KS — $30,470Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $30,490Akron, OH — $30,540Midland, TX — $30,570Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $30,620Burlington, NC — $30,690Huntsville, AL — $30,690Morgantown, WV — $30,690Cleveland, OH — $30,700Paducah, KY-IL — $30,750Rocky Mount, NC — $30,830Florence, SC — $30,850Rapid City, SD — $30,880Fond du Lac, WI — $30,900Gettysburg, PA — $30,910Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $31,040Harrisonburg, VA — $31,070Wichita, KS — $31,100Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $31,110Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $31,150Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,200Salisbury, MD — $31,200Springfield, MO — $31,200Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $31,200Wilmington, NC — $31,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,260Winchester, VA-WV — $31,380Gainesville, FL — $31,390Williamsport, PA — $31,520Jacksonville, FL — $31,550Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $31,560Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $31,560Greenville, NC — $31,680Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $31,680Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $31,690Johnson City, TN — $31,730Kenosha, WI — $31,750Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $31,770Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $31,850Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $31,880Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $31,920Roanoke, VA — $31,960Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $32,000Raleigh-Cary, NC — $32,000York-Hanover, PA — $32,070Pittsburgh, PA — $32,140Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $32,170Dover, DE — $32,170Jackson, TN — $32,180Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $32,250Knoxville, TN — $32,300Elmira, NY — $32,330Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $32,420Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $32,470Port St. Lucie, FL — $32,540Albuquerque, NM — $32,700Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $32,720Cleveland, TN — $32,770Dubuque, IA — $32,770Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,010Flint, MI — $33,020Lexington Park, MD — $33,150Richmond, VA — $33,220Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,230Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $33,330Utica-Rome, NY — $33,370Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $33,440North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $33,440Jackson, MI — $33,470Yuma, AZ — $33,470Clarksville, TN-KY — $33,480Evansville, IN — $33,480Bloomington, IN — $33,560Rochester, NY — $33,580Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $33,680Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $33,720Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $33,740Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $33,790Vineland, NJ — $33,790Charlottesville, VA — $33,860Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $33,880Urban Honolulu, HI — $33,940Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $33,970Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $34,000Wausau, WI — $34,040Grand Junction, CO — $34,060Kansas City, MO-KS — $34,190Cedar Rapids, IA — $34,220Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $34,320Idaho Falls, ID — $34,360Saginaw, MI — $34,360Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $34,380State College, PA — $34,390Peoria, IL — $34,420Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $34,430Lincoln, NE — $34,440Tucson, AZ — $34,450Lebanon, PA — $34,510Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,510Niles, MI — $34,540Syracuse, NY — $34,540Glens Falls, NY — $34,560Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $34,570Carson City, NV — $34,580Decatur, IL — $34,580Santa Fe, NM — $34,590Naples-Marco Island, FL — $34,600Kankakee, IL — $34,610Champaign-Urbana, IL — $34,650Joplin, MO-KS — $34,670St. George, UT — $34,710Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $34,730Ames, IA — $34,790Pueblo, CO — $34,850Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $34,860Sheboygan, WI — $34,870Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $34,880St. Louis, MO-IL — $34,910Rockford, IL — $34,950Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,980Ann Arbor, MI — $34,990Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $35,000Eau Claire, WI — $35,010Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $35,060Lancaster, PA — $35,070Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $35,070Binghamton, NY — $35,090Springfield, MA — $35,090Springfield, IL — $35,100Janesville-Beloit, WI — $35,110Asheville, NC — $35,120Kingston, NY — $35,200Traverse City, MI — $35,280Grand Island, NE — $35,310Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $35,340Appleton, WI — $35,430Omaha, NE-IA — $35,450Reading, PA — $35,490Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $35,510Visalia, CA — $35,520Bangor, ME — $35,610Helena, MT — $35,620Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $35,620La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $35,710Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,740Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,820Reno, NV — $35,820Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $35,860Columbia, MO — $35,870Chambersburg, PA — $35,880New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $35,910Battle Creek, MI — $35,930Duluth, MN-WI — $35,940Ithaca, NY — $35,960Colorado Springs, CO — $36,040Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $36,130Redding, CA — $36,130Billings, MT — $36,170Midland, MI — $36,170Boise City, ID — $36,240Green Bay, WI — $36,280Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $36,290Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,300Greensboro-High Point, NC — $36,310Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $36,310Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $36,330Bozeman, MT — $36,340Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $36,370Coeur d'Alene, ID — $36,420Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $36,470Worcester, MA — $36,480Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $36,510Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $36,560Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,560Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $36,590Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $36,600Great Falls, MT — $36,610Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $36,620Bend, OR — $36,700Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,700Salem, OR — $36,700Missoula, MT — $36,730Fresno, CA — $36,740St. Cloud, MN — $36,790Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,800Mankato, MN — $36,850Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,860Chico, CA — $36,870San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $36,910Ogden, UT — $36,950Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $36,950Yakima, WA — $37,020Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,050Bloomington, IL — $37,060Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,060Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $37,070Kennewick-Richland, WA — $37,150Flagstaff, AZ — $37,210Madison, WI — $37,260Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $37,330Pittsfield, MA — $37,340Modesto, CA — $37,380Eugene-Springfield, OR — $37,390Iowa City, IA — $37,430Medford, OR — $37,430Fargo, ND-MN — $37,470New Haven, CT — $37,550Fairbanks-College, AK — $37,580Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,640Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $37,690Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $37,730Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,770Minot, ND — $37,860Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $37,910Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $38,060Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,080Salinas, CA — $38,230Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $38,440Anchorage, AK — $38,480Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $38,600Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $38,620Barnstable Town, MA — $38,820San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,910Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $38,980Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $39,000Grand Forks, ND-MN — $39,000Rochester, MN — $39,030Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $39,290Bellingham, WA — $39,320Boulder, CO — $39,430Vallejo, CA — $39,680Bismarck, ND — $39,760Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $41,080Napa, CA — $42,600San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $43,310Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $43,610San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $44,410

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.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,410$21.358100.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,610$20.962,1401.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,310$20.822,0400.9
Napa, CA$42,600$20.481602.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$41,080$19.752601.2
Bismarck, ND$39,760$19.121702.4
Vallejo, CA$39,680$19.082001.4
Boulder, CO$39,430$18.961600.8
Bellingham, WA$39,320$18.902102.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,290$18.891,0500.9
Rochester, MN$39,030$18.771601.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,000$18.751,6201.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN$39,000$18.751001.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$38,980$18.74500.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,910$18.712,4001.6
Barnstable Town, MA$38,820$18.661501.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$38,620$18.57800.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$38,600$18.562,1301.1
Anchorage, AK$38,480$18.503201.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$38,440$18.48900.7
Salinas, CA$38,230$18.383001.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,080$18.311,1001.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$38,060$18.30501.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,910$18.231101.1
Minot, ND$37,860$18.20401.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,770$18.163801.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,730$18.143401.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,690$18.122,8201.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,640$18.103801.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$37,580$18.07701.9
New Haven, CT$37,550$18.053201.1
Fargo, ND-MN$37,470$18.012801.9
Iowa City, IA$37,430$18.001301.4
Medford, OR$37,430$18.001401.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$37,390$17.981601.0
Modesto, CA$37,380$17.971400.7
Pittsfield, MA$37,340$17.951302.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37,330$17.959,2301.5
Madison, WI$37,260$17.924901.2
Flagstaff, AZ$37,210$17.892203.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,150$17.861501.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,070$17.822400.8
Bloomington, IL$37,060$17.821101.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,060$17.823601.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,050$17.811,8201.1
Yakima, WA$37,020$17.801401.4
Ogden, UT$36,950$17.772300.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$36,950$17.771001.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,910$17.751701.4
Chico, CA$36,870$17.721001.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,860$17.723201.6
Mankato, MN$36,850$17.71601.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,800$17.691400.8
St. Cloud, MN$36,790$17.692102.0
Fresno, CA$36,740$17.665201.1
Missoula, MT$36,730$17.661301.9
Bend, OR$36,700$17.641301.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,700$17.643,2201.4
Salem, OR$36,700$17.64900.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$36,620$17.617801.3
Great Falls, MT$36,610$17.601002.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$36,600$17.601401.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,590$17.593000.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,560$17.583,7103.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,560$17.589401.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$36,510$17.555900.7
Worcester, MA$36,480$17.543300.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,470$17.532001.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID$36,420$17.511402.0
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$36,370$17.492904.0
Bozeman, MT$36,340$17.472203.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$36,330$17.47300.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC$36,310$17.466501.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36,310$17.461,0201.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,300$17.453,5001.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,290$17.453701.4
Green Bay, WI$36,280$17.442201.3
Boise City, ID$36,240$17.425501.4
Billings, MT$36,170$17.392002.1
Midland, MI$36,170$17.39701.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36,130$17.377601.3
Redding, CA$36,130$17.37500.8
Colorado Springs, CO$36,040$17.334801.5
Ithaca, NY$35,960$17.29400.7
Duluth, MN-WI$35,940$17.281801.5
Battle Creek, MI$35,930$17.27801.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$35,910$17.2614,0401.5
Chambersburg, PA$35,880$17.25500.9
Columbia, MO$35,870$17.251601.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$35,860$17.245101.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,820$17.221601.2
Reno, NV$35,820$17.224801.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,740$17.186,3301.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$35,710$17.171401.6
Helena, MT$35,620$17.13601.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,620$17.135202.0
Bangor, ME$35,610$17.121001.4
Visalia, CA$35,520$17.081100.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,510$17.071400.9
Reading, PA$35,490$17.061901.1
Omaha, NE-IA$35,450$17.044200.8
Appleton, WI$35,430$17.031601.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$35,340$16.993601.7
Grand Island, NE$35,310$16.98701.7
Traverse City, MI$35,280$16.96901.3
Kingston, NY$35,200$16.92901.6
Asheville, NC$35,120$16.893101.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$35,110$16.88400.6
Springfield, IL$35,100$16.871701.7
Binghamton, NY$35,090$16.871301.4
Springfield, MA$35,090$16.871900.9
Lancaster, PA$35,070$16.863101.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$35,070$16.862,3802.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,060$16.851,9701.0
Eau Claire, WI$35,010$16.831201.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,000$16.833900.9
Ann Arbor, MI$34,990$16.821100.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,980$16.826401.2
Rockford, IL$34,950$16.813502.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$34,910$16.791,7801.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$34,880$16.77400.6
Sheboygan, WI$34,870$16.77500.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$34,860$16.762601.1
Pueblo, CO$34,850$16.761001.6
Ames, IA$34,790$16.72400.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,730$16.703,0501.1
St. George, UT$34,710$16.691902.1
Joplin, MO-KS$34,670$16.671001.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,650$16.661201.2
Kankakee, IL$34,610$16.64801.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,600$16.643301.9
Santa Fe, NM$34,590$16.631001.6
Carson City, NV$34,580$16.62702.3
Decatur, IL$34,580$16.63601.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$34,570$16.623901.1
Glens Falls, NY$34,560$16.621002.0
Niles, MI$34,540$16.60801.3
Syracuse, NY$34,540$16.612901.0
Lebanon, PA$34,510$16.59501.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,510$16.59901.3
Tucson, AZ$34,450$16.564401.1
Lincoln, NE$34,440$16.561600.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$34,430$16.551601.2
Peoria, IL$34,420$16.551801.1
State College, PA$34,390$16.541101.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$34,380$16.535101.3
Idaho Falls, ID$34,360$16.52801.0
Saginaw, MI$34,360$16.521101.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,320$16.505402.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$34,220$16.451300.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$34,190$16.441,4501.3
Grand Junction, CO$34,060$16.381402.0
Wausau, WI$34,040$16.37500.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,000$16.353702.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$33,970$16.332101.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$33,940$16.321,0802.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$33,880$16.291301.8
Charlottesville, VA$33,860$16.281601.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$33,790$16.256201.6
Vineland, NJ$33,790$16.25601.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$33,740$16.221,6101.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$33,720$16.211500.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,680$16.19601.5
Rochester, NY$33,580$16.145001.0
Bloomington, IN$33,560$16.14500.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$33,480$16.101401.4
Evansville, IN$33,480$16.102101.5
Jackson, MI$33,470$16.09801.5
Yuma, AZ$33,470$16.09701.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$33,440$16.087201.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$33,440$16.084801.4
Utica-Rome, NY$33,370$16.041201.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$33,330$16.034,4601.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,230$15.98500.9
Richmond, VA$33,220$15.971,0101.5
Lexington Park, MD$33,150$15.94600.9
Flint, MI$33,020$15.871301.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,010$15.872,3901.7
Cleveland, TN$32,770$15.76601.4
Dubuque, IA$32,770$15.75500.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$32,720$15.731,2401.0
Albuquerque, NM$32,700$15.726201.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$32,540$15.651801.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$32,470$15.612700.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$32,420$15.594,3601.1
Elmira, NY$32,330$15.54401.3
Knoxville, TN$32,300$15.534601.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$32,250$15.51500.9
Jackson, TN$32,180$15.471401.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$32,170$15.462,9001.0
Dover, DE$32,170$15.471502.2
Pittsburgh, PA$32,140$15.451,0400.9
York-Hanover, PA$32,070$15.421100.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$32,000$15.382001.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$32,000$15.385100.7
Roanoke, VA$31,960$15.362001.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$31,920$15.351401.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$31,880$15.331,8801.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$31,850$15.313401.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31,770$15.28400.7
Kenosha, WI$31,750$15.26400.6
Johnson City, TN$31,730$15.251201.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$31,690$15.243301.1
Greenville, NC$31,680$15.23700.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$31,680$15.232701.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$31,560$15.171,3701.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,560$15.179401.5
Jacksonville, FL$31,550$15.179801.3
Williamsport, PA$31,520$15.16801.6
Gainesville, FL$31,390$15.091801.2
Winchester, VA-WV$31,380$15.09701.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,260$15.032601.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200$15.001000.9
Salisbury, MD$31,200$15.00300.6
Springfield, MO$31,200$15.004001.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$31,200$15.001702.0
Wilmington, NC$31,200$15.002301.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$31,150$14.981,1500.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$31,110$14.961501.3
Wichita, KS$31,100$14.954601.5
Harrisonburg, VA$31,070$14.94901.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$31,040$14.921,1501.0
Gettysburg, PA$30,910$14.86601.9
Fond du Lac, WI$30,900$14.85300.8
Rapid City, SD$30,880$14.852102.8
Florence, SC$30,850$14.831501.7
Rocky Mount, NC$30,830$14.82701.3
Paducah, KY-IL$30,750$14.78801.6
Cleveland, OH$30,700$14.761,2701.2
Burlington, NC$30,690$14.761402.1
Huntsville, AL$30,690$14.763701.4
Morgantown, WV$30,690$14.762503.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$30,620$14.725703.0
Midland, TX$30,570$14.702301.9
Akron, OH$30,540$14.685001.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,490$14.662901.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS$30,470$14.65701.3
Columbus, OH$30,410$14.621,1201.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,240$14.549201.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,220$14.534901.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$30,220$14.533201.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$30,190$14.52801.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,180$14.511501.4
Ocala, FL$30,160$14.501401.2
Gainesville, GA$30,150$14.50700.7
Lawrence, KS$30,120$14.48400.7
Erie, PA$30,080$14.461701.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$30,070$14.461501.7
Wheeling, WV-OH$30,050$14.451202.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,960$14.418702.0
Winston-Salem, NC$29,950$14.403001.1
Topeka, KS$29,940$14.391501.3
Fort Wayne, IN$29,930$14.392100.9
Sandusky, OH$29,850$14.35801.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,840$14.34800.6
Columbia, SC$29,830$14.344401.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA$29,800$14.333701.4
Decatur, AL$29,800$14.33500.8
Waco, TX$29,800$14.332501.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$29,720$14.29601.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,650$14.261,3701.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,630$14.24801.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,620$14.243802.6
Farmington, NM$29,600$14.23901.9
Cheyenne, WY$29,570$14.22801.6
Tyler, TX$29,490$14.181901.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29,460$14.169101.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$29,400$14.14901.8
Terre Haute, IN$29,400$14.14901.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29,390$14.13801.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,350$14.113501.2
Goldsboro, NC$29,340$14.11401.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,320$14.10700.6
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$29,320$14.10902.1
Savannah, GA$29,320$14.102201.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,260$14.074,3401.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,180$14.032401.0
Jefferson City, MO$29,160$14.02800.9
Columbus, IN$29,140$14.01601.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,140$14.011401.0
Lynchburg, VA$29,100$13.991201.3
Charleston, WV$29,090$13.991901.9
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,040$13.962301.4
Fayetteville, NC$29,030$13.961601.2
Abilene, TX$28,960$13.931702.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,960$13.924601.3
Toledo, OH$28,940$13.914101.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$28,930$13.912501.8
Casper, WY$28,920$13.91701.7
Sumter, SC$28,920$13.91702.0
Altoona, PA$28,910$13.90801.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL$28,890$13.89300.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$28,860$13.88700.7
Hinesville, GA$28,860$13.88301.5
Jonesboro, AR$28,850$13.871001.6
Oklahoma City, OK$28,810$13.851,0401.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$28,770$13.831201.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$28,710$13.81902.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,640$13.772801.7
Warner Robins, GA$28,630$13.76500.6
Muncie, IN$28,610$13.76401.0
Spartanburg, SC$28,590$13.742001.2
Amarillo, TX$28,530$13.722502.0
Logan, UT-ID$28,510$13.71400.5
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,500$13.702101.4
Manhattan, KS$28,500$13.70901.6
Tallahassee, FL$28,490$13.701500.8
Tulsa, OK$28,450$13.686601.4
Bowling Green, KY$28,390$13.65901.1
Johnstown, PA$28,390$13.65300.7
Wichita Falls, TX$28,360$13.641102.0
Rome, GA$28,330$13.62400.8
Albany, GA$28,230$13.571202.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,230$13.571201.3
Lubbock, TX$28,210$13.562601.5
Las Cruces, NM$28,200$13.561101.3
Mobile, AL$28,170$13.541500.9
Victoria, TX$28,170$13.55701.8
Jackson, MS$28,120$13.523301.2
Bay City, MI$28,080$13.50501.5
Lima, OH$28,040$13.48501.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$28,000$13.461501.5
Odessa, TX$27,980$13.451401.8
Corpus Christi, TX$27,960$13.443101.6
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,920$13.421100.8
Baton Rouge, LA$27,870$13.404301.0
Birmingham, AL$27,870$13.404600.9
Springfield, OH$27,870$13.40601.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,780$13.351301.4
Hot Springs, AR$27,770$13.35802.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$27,760$13.352101.3
Montgomery, AL$27,750$13.341801.1
Elizabethtown, KY$27,610$13.28701.4
San Angelo, TX$27,510$13.22601.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,510$13.233502.1
Owensboro, KY$27,500$13.22400.8
Lake Charles, LA$27,460$13.201701.7
Columbus, GA-AL$27,390$13.171501.3
Longview, TX$27,040$13.001701.4
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,020$12.99901.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$26,840$12.902001.2
Beckley, WV$26,750$12.86701.6
Hattiesburg, MS$26,750$12.86801.3
Lafayette, LA$26,710$12.843001.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$26,670$12.82500.9
Gadsden, AL$26,520$12.75501.5
El Paso, TX$26,380$12.684001.2
Lawton, OK$26,370$12.68601.4
Laredo, TX$26,280$12.64900.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$26,270$12.632001.3
Enid, OK$26,180$12.59401.9
Dothan, AL$25,980$12.491001.6
Monroe, LA$25,880$12.441401.7
Anniston-Oxford, AL$25,780$12.40300.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$24,780$11.91901.1
Arecibo, PR$24,120$11.60401.0
Hammond, LA$23,660$11.38501.0
Alexandria, LA$23,320$11.211001.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,780$10.954600.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,520$10.832600.9
Twin Falls, ID$22,380$10.761202.4
Aguadilla, PR$22,340$10.74400.9
Ponce, PR$21,840$10.50500.8
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