SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations
Lawyers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, lawyers earned a median of $159,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 754,500 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $207,860 | $99.93 | 91,870 | 9.5 |
| District of Columbia | $195,190 | $93.84 | 33,070 | 47.1 |
| California | $195,080 | $93.79 | 95,770 | 5.3 |
| Massachusetts | $176,680 | $84.94 | 23,560 | 6.5 |
| Delaware | $173,510 | $83.42 | 2,920 | 6.0 |
| Colorado | $168,520 | $81.02 | 16,720 | 5.8 |
| Virginia | $167,210 | $80.39 | 18,580 | 4.5 |
| Connecticut | $163,600 | $78.66 | 8,420 | 5.0 |
| New Jersey | $161,430 | $77.61 | 23,160 | 5.4 |
| Illinois | $160,800 | $77.31 | 33,590 | 5.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $157,180 | $75.57 | 27,170 | 4.5 |
| Minnesota | $155,140 | $74.59 | 12,380 | 4.2 |
| Texas | $154,200 | $74.13 | 56,580 | 4.0 |
| Washington | $154,130 | $74.10 | 12,770 | 3.6 |
| Nevada | $150,510 | $72.36 | 6,490 | 4.2 |
| Alaska | $149,940 | $72.09 | 1,120 | 3.4 |
| Maryland | $139,110 | $66.88 | 13,810 | 5.0 |
| Rhode Island | $138,960 | $66.81 | 1,840 | 3.7 |
| Oregon | $138,210 | $66.45 | 7,150 | 3.6 |
| Tennessee | $136,180 | $65.47 | 9,010 | 2.7 |
| Georgia | $134,830 | $64.82 | 23,930 | 4.9 |
| Arizona | $134,260 | $64.55 | 11,640 | 3.6 |
| Missouri | $133,450 | $64.16 | 11,560 | 3.9 |
| Florida | $133,180 | $64.03 | 55,210 | 5.6 |
| Utah | $132,830 | $63.86 | 7,020 | 4.0 |
| Alabama | $131,970 | $63.45 | 6,730 | 3.2 |
| Ohio | $131,020 | $62.99 | 19,950 | 3.6 |
| Michigan | $130,520 | $62.75 | 16,620 | 3.8 |
| North Carolina | $127,710 | $61.40 | 17,000 | 3.4 |
| Vermont | $127,310 | $61.21 | 1,330 | 4.4 |
| Indiana | $126,860 | $60.99 | 8,970 | 2.8 |
| Wisconsin | $126,760 | $60.94 | 9,160 | 3.1 |
| Hawaii | $124,990 | $60.09 | 2,270 | 3.6 |
| Iowa | $123,550 | $59.40 | 3,550 | 2.3 |
| Guam | $122,930 | $59.10 | 180 | 2.6 |
| New Hampshire | $120,810 | $58.08 | 2,250 | 3.3 |
| South Carolina | $120,310 | $57.84 | 7,890 | 3.4 |
| New Mexico | $119,680 | $57.54 | 3,380 | 3.9 |
| Virgin Islands | $118,440 | $56.94 | 150 | 4.7 |
| Maine | $113,120 | $54.39 | 2,280 | 3.6 |
| Nebraska | $109,170 | $52.49 | 3,490 | 3.4 |
| North Dakota | $106,880 | $51.39 | 1,050 | 2.4 |
| Kansas | $106,650 | $51.28 | 4,190 | 2.9 |
| Louisiana | $104,100 | $50.05 | 10,200 | 5.3 |
| Montana | $103,720 | $49.87 | 2,380 | 4.7 |
| Idaho | $103,400 | $49.71 | 2,490 | 2.9 |
| Oklahoma | $103,060 | $49.55 | 6,980 | 4.1 |
| West Virginia | $102,420 | $49.24 | 2,440 | 3.5 |
| South Dakota | $102,040 | $49.06 | 1,360 | 3.0 |
| Kentucky | $101,550 | $48.82 | 5,770 | 2.9 |
| Wyoming | $100,130 | $48.14 | 900 | 3.2 |
| Arkansas | $98,880 | $47.54 | 3,430 | 2.6 |
| Mississippi | $91,690 | $44.08 | 3,100 | 2.7 |
| Puerto Rico | Not published | Not published | 4,020 | 4.3 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $301,320 | $144.87 | 6,040 | 5.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $212,500 | $102.17 | 18,470 | 7.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $208,880 | $100.42 | 94,610 | 10.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $195,190 | $93.84 | 46,840 | 14.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $194,410 | $93.47 | 41,580 | 6.6 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $185,520 | $89.19 | 1,220 | 3.8 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $183,350 | $88.15 | 20,080 | 7.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $181,560 | $87.29 | 590 | 2.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $180,610 | $86.83 | 2,100 | 5.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $178,540 | $85.84 | 7,620 | 7.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $178,220 | $85.68 | 8,020 | 5.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $177,380 | $85.28 | 11,860 | 7.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $175,780 | $84.51 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $174,880 | $84.08 | 490 | 1.7 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $170,970 | $82.20 | 700 | 3.5 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $170,660 | $82.05 | 19,040 | 6.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | $170,530 | $81.98 | 220 | 1.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $170,230 | $81.84 | 2,800 | 5.4 |
| Napa, CA | $168,720 | $81.11 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $168,510 | $81.02 | 17,110 | 4.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $166,940 | $80.26 | 380 | 2.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $166,080 | $79.84 | 1,280 | 4.5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $165,660 | $79.64 | 28,320 | 6.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,980 | $79.32 | 9,210 | 4.4 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $164,790 | $79.23 | 350 | 3.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $164,010 | $78.85 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Reno, NV | $163,380 | $78.55 | 630 | 2.3 |
| Midland, TX | $163,090 | $78.41 | 280 | 2.3 |
| Albany, OR | $162,880 | $78.31 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $162,680 | $78.21 | 1,570 | 3.3 |
| El Centro, CA | $162,580 | $78.16 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $161,150 | $77.48 | 560 | 3.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $160,320 | $77.08 | 23,270 | 8.3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $159,620 | $76.74 | 10,160 | 5.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $157,980 | $75.95 | 16,810 | 5.1 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $157,380 | $75.67 | 450 | 2.8 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $157,200 | $75.58 | 3,880 | 6.5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $157,180 | $75.57 | 5,380 | 4.0 |
| Salem, OR | $156,070 | $75.04 | 780 | 4.1 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $155,330 | $74.68 | 5,170 | 4.3 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $154,330 | $74.20 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Anchorage, AK | $153,590 | $73.84 | 780 | 4.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $153,330 | $73.72 | 7,540 | 5.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $150,900 | $72.55 | 610 | 1.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $150,510 | $72.36 | 5,480 | 4.8 |
| Visalia, CA | $150,140 | $72.19 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $149,430 | $71.84 | 390 | 3.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $149,430 | $71.84 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $148,370 | $71.33 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Rochester, NY | $148,150 | $71.23 | 1,710 | 3.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $147,640 | $70.98 | 740 | 2.7 |
| Richmond, VA | $144,910 | $69.67 | 3,780 | 5.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $143,760 | $69.12 | 200 | 2.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $142,690 | $68.60 | 6,100 | 4.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $142,540 | $68.53 | 3,990 | 3.6 |
| Carson City, NV | $142,500 | $68.51 | 170 | 5.4 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $141,540 | $68.05 | 220 | 2.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $140,550 | $67.57 | 780 | 2.3 |
| Yuba City, CA | $139,710 | $67.17 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $139,010 | $66.83 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Merced, CA | $139,010 | $66.83 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $138,760 | $66.71 | 2,470 | 10.3 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $138,630 | $66.65 | 910 | 3.4 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $138,210 | $66.45 | 18,760 | 6.5 |
| Columbus, OH | $137,810 | $66.25 | 4,960 | 4.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $137,690 | $66.20 | 4,020 | 3.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $137,570 | $66.14 | 330 | 2.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $136,990 | $65.86 | 4,830 | 5.9 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $136,990 | $65.86 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $136,970 | $65.85 | 5,890 | 4.2 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $136,970 | $65.85 | 70 | 1.9 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $136,910 | $65.82 | 1,440 | 4.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $135,670 | $65.23 | 8,820 | 3.7 |
| Ithaca, NY | $135,610 | $65.20 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $135,590 | $65.19 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $135,290 | $65.04 | 210 | 3.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $134,980 | $64.89 | 10,110 | 5.3 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $134,800 | $64.81 | 340 | 2.5 |
| Cleveland, OH | $134,680 | $64.75 | 5,540 | 5.4 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $134,670 | $64.75 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $134,640 | $64.73 | 5,310 | 4.8 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $134,560 | $64.69 | 1,760 | 4.4 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $134,440 | $64.63 | 1,670 | 2.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $134,440 | $64.63 | 480 | 3.1 |
| Redding, CA | $133,900 | $64.38 | 250 | 3.5 |
| Jackson, TN | $133,770 | $64.31 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $133,730 | $64.29 | 550 | 3.2 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $133,380 | $64.13 | 2,280 | 3.0 |
| Odessa, TX | $133,340 | $64.11 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $133,220 | $64.05 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $133,040 | $63.96 | 5,550 | 5.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $133,000 | $63.94 | 2,380 | 3.3 |
| Greeley, CO | $132,990 | $63.94 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $132,920 | $63.90 | 640 | 2.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $132,900 | $63.90 | 630 | 4.9 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $132,790 | $63.84 | 1,220 | 3.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $132,400 | $63.66 | 7,520 | 5.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $132,360 | $63.63 | 570 | 3.4 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $132,270 | $63.59 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Gainesville, FL | $132,160 | $63.54 | 600 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | $131,980 | $63.45 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $131,920 | $63.42 | 4,350 | 5.9 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $131,730 | $63.33 | 2,010 | 4.0 |
| Chico, CA | $131,710 | $63.32 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $131,680 | $63.31 | 500 | 3.1 |
| Yakima, WA | $131,660 | $63.30 | 230 | 2.4 |
| Bellingham, WA | $131,480 | $63.21 | 190 | 2.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $131,440 | $63.19 | 1,930 | 5.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $131,400 | $63.18 | 530 | 5.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $131,380 | $63.16 | 500 | 3.0 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $131,310 | $63.13 | 3,180 | 7.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $131,100 | $63.03 | 4,040 | 4.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $130,980 | $62.97 | 3,870 | 3.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $130,800 | $62.88 | 2,930 | 5.5 |
| Amarillo, TX | $130,580 | $62.78 | 410 | 3.3 |
| Mobile, AL | $130,490 | $62.74 | 560 | 3.3 |
| Tyler, TX | $130,390 | $62.69 | 310 | 2.7 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $130,370 | $62.68 | 950 | 3.1 |
| Waco, TX | $130,230 | $62.61 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $130,100 | $62.55 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Mankato, MN | $130,020 | $62.51 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $129,990 | $62.50 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $129,990 | $62.50 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $129,990 | $62.50 | 1,360 | 4.7 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $129,660 | $62.34 | 90 | 2.4 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $129,640 | $62.33 | 680 | 2.8 |
| Binghamton, NY | $129,480 | $62.25 | 300 | 3.0 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $129,450 | $62.24 | 1,090 | 3.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $129,430 | $62.23 | 260 | 1.7 |
| Worcester, MA | $129,400 | $62.21 | 1,210 | 3.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $129,360 | $62.19 | 1,430 | 2.4 |
| Rochester, MN | $129,270 | $62.15 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $129,180 | $62.11 | 740 | 3.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $129,120 | $62.08 | 260 | 2.1 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $129,050 | $62.05 | 230 | 4.0 |
| Syracuse, NY | $128,910 | $61.98 | 1,190 | 4.0 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $128,610 | $61.83 | 1,130 | 5.2 |
| Erie, PA | $128,130 | $61.60 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $128,040 | $61.56 | 280 | 2.2 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $128,020 | $61.55 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Medford, OR | $127,970 | $61.52 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $127,920 | $61.50 | 3,760 | 4.9 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $127,490 | $61.29 | 8,330 | 5.8 |
| Salisbury, MD | $127,450 | $61.28 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $127,390 | $61.25 | 830 | 3.8 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $127,280 | $61.19 | 1,590 | 4.0 |
| Iowa City, IA | $127,210 | $61.16 | 140 | 1.5 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $127,070 | $61.09 | 130 | 2.0 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $126,960 | $61.04 | 980 | 2.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $126,900 | $61.01 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $126,790 | $60.96 | 960 | 5.0 |
| Yuma, AZ | $126,730 | $60.93 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $126,670 | $60.90 | 290 | 3.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $126,570 | $60.85 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $126,520 | $60.83 | 510 | 2.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $126,520 | $60.83 | 1,250 | 3.0 |
| Appleton, WI | $126,390 | $60.76 | 250 | 2.0 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $126,350 | $60.74 | 400 | 2.2 |
| Akron, OH | $126,270 | $60.71 | 1,150 | 3.6 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $126,250 | $60.70 | 830 | 3.0 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $126,220 | $60.68 | 810 | 2.9 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $126,160 | $60.65 | 950 | 2.5 |
| Laredo, TX | $125,900 | $60.53 | 240 | 2.2 |
| Reading, PA | $125,830 | $60.49 | 440 | 2.5 |
| San Angelo, TX | $125,790 | $60.47 | 90 | 1.9 |
| Lancaster, PA | $125,510 | $60.34 | 520 | 2.1 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $125,480 | $60.33 | 200 | 4.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $125,290 | $60.24 | 960 | 5.8 |
| Ames, IA | $125,200 | $60.19 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $125,190 | $60.19 | 550 | 4.6 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $125,190 | $60.19 | 740 | 3.7 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $124,990 | $60.09 | 240 | 4.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $124,970 | $60.08 | 1,290 | 3.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $124,850 | $60.02 | 420 | 2.3 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $124,760 | $59.98 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $124,700 | $59.95 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $124,530 | $59.87 | 2,000 | 2.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $124,410 | $59.81 | 470 | 2.8 |
| Ogden, UT | $124,390 | $59.80 | 490 | 1.8 |
| Manhattan, KS | $124,230 | $59.73 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Madison, WI | $124,130 | $59.68 | 1,860 | 4.6 |
| Bloomington, IL | $124,100 | $59.66 | 530 | 6.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $123,960 | $59.59 | 630 | 2.7 |
| Bend, OR | $123,930 | $59.58 | 300 | 2.8 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $123,880 | $59.56 | 770 | 3.0 |
| Victoria, TX | $123,770 | $59.51 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $123,650 | $59.45 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Springfield, MA | $123,320 | $59.29 | 770 | 3.8 |
| Savannah, GA | $123,050 | $59.16 | 640 | 3.2 |
| Niles, MI | $123,030 | $59.15 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $122,870 | $59.07 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $122,670 | $58.97 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $122,640 | $58.96 | 250 | 2.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $122,560 | $58.93 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $122,430 | $58.86 | 530 | 8.6 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $122,150 | $58.73 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $122,110 | $58.71 | 250 | 2.5 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $121,720 | $58.52 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $121,510 | $58.42 | 690 | 2.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $121,290 | $58.31 | 4,330 | 9.7 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $120,870 | $58.11 | 1,960 | 4.4 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $120,790 | $58.07 | 150 | 2.0 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $120,310 | $57.84 | 310 | 1.8 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $119,990 | $57.69 | 80 | 2.3 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $119,430 | $57.42 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | $119,370 | $57.39 | 310 | 1.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $119,210 | $57.31 | 450 | 2.7 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $118,950 | $57.19 | 440 | 3.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $118,860 | $57.15 | 300 | 2.9 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $118,750 | $57.09 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $118,410 | $56.93 | 120 | 2.1 |
| St. George, UT | $117,490 | $56.49 | 290 | 3.2 |
| Johnson City, TN | $117,390 | $56.44 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $116,320 | $55.92 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Bangor, ME | $116,240 | $55.89 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $116,060 | $55.80 | 70 | 1.7 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $115,920 | $55.73 | 850 | 2.9 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $115,770 | $55.66 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $115,290 | $55.43 | 210 | 2.2 |
| Kingston, NY | $115,280 | $55.42 | 220 | 3.8 |
| Morristown, TN | $115,230 | $55.40 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $114,610 | $55.10 | 1,960 | 4.9 |
| Minot, ND | $114,180 | $54.90 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $114,100 | $54.86 | 190 | 1.8 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $113,980 | $54.80 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $113,920 | $54.77 | 820 | 2.8 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $113,610 | $54.62 | 260 | 3.9 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $113,210 | $54.43 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Pueblo, CO | $113,170 | $54.41 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $112,400 | $54.04 | 330 | 2.7 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $112,260 | $53.97 | 570 | 3.2 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $111,850 | $53.77 | 420 | 2.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $111,160 | $53.44 | 650 | 3.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $111,090 | $53.41 | 410 | 2.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $111,040 | $53.39 | 1,040 | 3.6 |
| Sebring, FL | $110,390 | $53.07 | 60 | 2.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $110,380 | $53.07 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $110,140 | $52.95 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Boise City, ID | $109,780 | $52.78 | 1,250 | 3.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $109,620 | $52.70 | 480 | 2.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $109,300 | $52.55 | 230 | 3.4 |
| Dubuque, IA | $109,270 | $52.54 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $109,240 | $52.52 | 160 | 3.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $109,010 | $52.41 | 290 | 4.1 |
| Vineland, NJ | $108,910 | $52.36 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Alexandria, LA | $108,720 | $52.27 | 200 | 3.4 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $108,530 | $52.18 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Kenosha, WI | $108,420 | $52.13 | 120 | 1.6 |
| Helena, MT | $108,410 | $52.12 | 410 | 9.3 |
| Tulsa, OK | $108,220 | $52.03 | 1,820 | 4.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $108,200 | $52.02 | 410 | 4.3 |
| Farmington, NM | $108,090 | $51.97 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $107,950 | $51.90 | 320 | 2.4 |
| Columbia, MO | $107,890 | $51.87 | 400 | 3.7 |
| State College, PA | $107,850 | $51.85 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Flint, MI | $107,830 | $51.84 | 260 | 1.9 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $107,740 | $51.80 | 370 | 4.6 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $107,620 | $51.74 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $107,560 | $51.71 | 300 | 2.5 |
| Tucson, AZ | $107,510 | $51.69 | 1,690 | 4.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $107,460 | $51.67 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $107,400 | $51.64 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Hinesville, GA | $107,320 | $51.60 | 50 | 2.4 |
| Evansville, IN | $107,050 | $51.47 | 370 | 2.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $107,030 | $51.46 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $106,900 | $51.39 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $106,880 | $51.38 | 420 | 3.3 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $106,780 | $51.34 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Bozeman, MT | $106,760 | $51.33 | 200 | 2.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $106,500 | $51.20 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $106,450 | $51.18 | 140 | 3.9 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $106,320 | $51.11 | 1,390 | 4.4 |
| Wausau, WI | $106,290 | $51.10 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $105,920 | $50.92 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Columbus, IN | $105,790 | $50.86 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Longview, TX | $105,590 | $50.77 | 240 | 2.1 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $105,510 | $50.73 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Asheville, NC | $105,480 | $50.71 | 470 | 2.6 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $105,360 | $50.65 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $105,240 | $50.60 | 150 | 3.2 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $105,240 | $50.60 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Columbia, SC | $105,200 | $50.58 | 1,950 | 4.9 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $104,910 | $50.44 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $104,770 | $50.37 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $104,760 | $50.37 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $104,520 | $50.25 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $104,460 | $50.22 | 1,390 | 5.1 |
| Kokomo, IN | $104,320 | $50.16 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $104,210 | $50.10 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $104,170 | $50.08 | 1,040 | 2.8 |
| Billings, MT | $104,150 | $50.07 | 380 | 4.0 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $104,120 | $50.06 | 290 | 2.5 |
| Monroe, MI | $104,020 | $50.01 | 70 | 1.7 |
| Springfield, MO | $103,790 | $49.90 | 710 | 3.2 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $103,530 | $49.78 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Albany, GA | $103,510 | $49.76 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $103,490 | $49.76 | 4,310 | 6.4 |
| Bloomington, IN | $103,460 | $49.74 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $103,320 | $49.67 | 2,170 | 11.7 |
| Rockford, IL | $103,190 | $49.61 | 340 | 2.5 |
| Grand Island, NE | $103,150 | $49.59 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $103,120 | $49.58 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $103,100 | $49.57 | 390 | 2.5 |
| Lawrence, KS | $103,070 | $49.55 | 140 | 2.7 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $103,050 | $49.54 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Casper, WY | $102,890 | $49.47 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Topeka, KS | $102,500 | $49.28 | 680 | 5.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $102,460 | $49.26 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Muncie, IN | $102,140 | $49.11 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Burlington, NC | $102,120 | $49.10 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $102,070 | $49.07 | 2,300 | 5.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $101,990 | $49.03 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Williamsport, PA | $101,990 | $49.03 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Sumter, SC | $101,900 | $48.99 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $101,690 | $48.89 | 350 | 3.5 |
| Bay City, MI | $101,540 | $48.82 | 60 | 1.9 |
| Lincoln, NE | $101,300 | $48.70 | 820 | 4.5 |
| Sandusky, OH | $101,270 | $48.69 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $101,250 | $48.68 | 400 | 2.5 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $101,170 | $48.64 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Charleston, WV | $101,150 | $48.63 | 880 | 8.5 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $101,030 | $48.57 | 60 | 1.9 |
| Valdosta, GA | $101,000 | $48.56 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Decatur, IL | $100,790 | $48.46 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $100,680 | $48.40 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $100,650 | $48.39 | 220 | 2.2 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $100,560 | $48.34 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $100,490 | $48.31 | 490 | 7.3 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $100,420 | $48.28 | 810 | 3.2 |
| Rapid City, SD | $99,430 | $47.80 | 260 | 3.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $99,420 | $47.80 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $99,240 | $47.71 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $98,900 | $47.55 | 460 | 2.8 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $98,850 | $47.53 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $98,590 | $47.40 | 270 | 5.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $98,070 | $47.15 | 390 | 2.8 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $97,870 | $47.05 | 1,670 | 4.7 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $97,770 | $47.01 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Owensboro, KY | $97,620 | $46.94 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $97,460 | $46.86 | 100 | 2.9 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $97,370 | $46.81 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $97,330 | $46.80 | 270 | 1.7 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $97,300 | $46.78 | 130 | 2.1 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $97,020 | $46.64 | 50 | 1.9 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $96,960 | $46.62 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $96,830 | $46.55 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Florence, SC | $96,790 | $46.54 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $96,190 | $46.25 | 180 | 2.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $95,300 | $45.82 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $94,760 | $45.56 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Monroe, LA | $94,720 | $45.54 | 270 | 3.1 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $94,600 | $45.48 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Springfield, OH | $94,470 | $45.42 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Gadsden, AL | $94,220 | $45.30 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $93,840 | $45.11 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Johnstown, PA | $93,710 | $45.05 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $93,320 | $44.87 | 490 | 6.1 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $92,700 | $44.57 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $92,510 | $44.48 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Pocatello, ID | $92,280 | $44.37 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Lawton, OK | $92,000 | $44.23 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Dalton, GA | $91,730 | $44.10 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $88,100 | $42.36 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Enid, OK | $87,980 | $42.30 | 80 | 3.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $87,930 | $42.27 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $87,570 | $42.10 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $87,210 | $41.93 | 380 | 2.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $84,590 | $40.67 | 560 | 5.7 |
| Altoona, PA | $83,390 | $40.09 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Lima, OH | $83,260 | $40.03 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $82,880 | $39.84 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $81,660 | $39.26 | 170 | 3.1 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $80,090 | $38.50 | 180 | 2.1 |
| Mansfield, OH | $79,820 | $38.38 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $78,480 | $37.73 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Hammond, LA | $78,110 | $37.55 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Arecibo, PR | $77,470 | $37.25 | Not published | Not published |
| Rome, GA | $74,410 | $35.77 | Not published | Not published |
| Boulder, CO | Not published | Not published | 1,160 | 6.1 |
| Dover, DE | Not published | Not published | 240 | 3.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Not published | Not published | 140 | 1.1 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not published | Not published | 230 | 2.2 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Not published | Not published | 4,450 | 4.0 |
| Jackson, MI | Not published | Not published | 160 | 2.9 |
| Mayaguez, PR | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.8 |
| Midland, MI | Not published | Not published | 100 | 2.6 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Not published | Not published | 110 | 2.1 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not published | Not published | 660 | 3.8 |
| Ocala, FL | Not published | Not published | 300 | 2.5 |
| Ponce, PR | Not published | Not published | 70 | 1.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not published | Not published | 3,470 | 2.0 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | Not published | Not published | 3,780 | 5.5 |
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.