SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations

Lawyers

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

U.S. median annual wage$159,670
U.S. median hourly wage$76.76
U.S. employment754,500

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”.

Lawyers: pay and employment by state
State
New York$207,860$99.9391,8709.5
District of Columbia$195,190$93.8433,07047.1
California$195,080$93.7995,7705.3
Massachusetts$176,680$84.9423,5606.5
Delaware$173,510$83.422,9206.0
Colorado$168,520$81.0216,7205.8
Virginia$167,210$80.3918,5804.5
Connecticut$163,600$78.668,4205.0
New Jersey$161,430$77.6123,1605.4
Illinois$160,800$77.3133,5905.5
Pennsylvania$157,180$75.5727,1704.5
Minnesota$155,140$74.5912,3804.2
Texas$154,200$74.1356,5804.0
Washington$154,130$74.1012,7703.6
Nevada$150,510$72.366,4904.2
Alaska$149,940$72.091,1203.4
Maryland$139,110$66.8813,8105.0
Rhode Island$138,960$66.811,8403.7
Oregon$138,210$66.457,1503.6
Tennessee$136,180$65.479,0102.7
Georgia$134,830$64.8223,9304.9
Arizona$134,260$64.5511,6403.6
Missouri$133,450$64.1611,5603.9
Florida$133,180$64.0355,2105.6
Utah$132,830$63.867,0204.0
Alabama$131,970$63.456,7303.2
Ohio$131,020$62.9919,9503.6
Michigan$130,520$62.7516,6203.8
North Carolina$127,710$61.4017,0003.4
Vermont$127,310$61.211,3304.4
Indiana$126,860$60.998,9702.8
Wisconsin$126,760$60.949,1603.1
Hawaii$124,990$60.092,2703.6
Iowa$123,550$59.403,5502.3
Guam$122,930$59.101802.6
New Hampshire$120,810$58.082,2503.3
South Carolina$120,310$57.847,8903.4
New Mexico$119,680$57.543,3803.9
Virgin Islands$118,440$56.941504.7
Maine$113,120$54.392,2803.6
Nebraska$109,170$52.493,4903.4
North Dakota$106,880$51.391,0502.4
Kansas$106,650$51.284,1902.9
Louisiana$104,100$50.0510,2005.3
Montana$103,720$49.872,3804.7
Idaho$103,400$49.712,4902.9
Oklahoma$103,060$49.556,9804.1
West Virginia$102,420$49.242,4403.5
South Dakota$102,040$49.061,3603.0
Kentucky$101,550$48.825,7702.9
Wyoming$100,130$48.149003.2
Arkansas$98,880$47.543,4302.6
Mississippi$91,690$44.083,1002.7
Puerto RicoNot publishedNot published4,0204.3

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.

$74,410$150,047$225,683$301,320Rome, GA — $74,410Arecibo, PR — $77,470Hammond, LA — $78,110Aguadilla, PR — $78,480Mansfield, OH — $79,820Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $80,090Jacksonville, NC — $81,660Greenville, NC — $82,880Lima, OH — $83,260Altoona, PA — $83,390Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $84,590Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $87,210Hattiesburg, MS — $87,570Beckley, WV — $87,930Enid, OK — $87,980Fort Smith, AR-OK — $88,100Dalton, GA — $91,730Lawton, OK — $92,000Pocatello, ID — $92,280Jonesboro, AR — $92,510Hot Springs, AR — $92,700Jefferson City, MO — $93,320Johnstown, PA — $93,710Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $93,840Gadsden, AL — $94,220Springfield, OH — $94,470Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $94,600Monroe, LA — $94,720Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $94,760Idaho Falls, ID — $95,300Joplin, MO-KS — $96,190Florence, SC — $96,790Bowling Green, KY — $96,830Paducah, KY-IL — $96,960Lewiston, ID-WA — $97,020Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $97,300Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $97,330St. Joseph, MO-KS — $97,370Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $97,460Owensboro, KY — $97,620Elizabethtown, KY — $97,770Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $97,870Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $98,070Cheyenne, WY — $98,590Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $98,850Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $98,900Homosassa Springs, FL — $99,240Rocky Mount, NC — $99,420Rapid City, SD — $99,430Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $100,420Missoula, MT — $100,490Auburn-Opelika, AL — $100,560Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $100,650Chambersburg, PA — $100,680Decatur, IL — $100,790Valdosta, GA — $101,000Gettysburg, PA — $101,030Charleston, WV — $101,150Longview-Kelso, WA — $101,170Youngstown-Warren, OH — $101,250Sandusky, OH — $101,270Lincoln, NE — $101,300Bay City, MI — $101,540Lake Charles, LA — $101,690Sumter, SC — $101,900Punta Gorda, FL — $101,990Williamsport, PA — $101,990Baton Rouge, LA — $102,070Burlington, NC — $102,120Muncie, IN — $102,140Lebanon, PA — $102,460Topeka, KS — $102,500Casper, WY — $102,890South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $103,050Lawrence, KS — $103,070Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $103,100Logan, UT-ID — $103,120Grand Island, NE — $103,150Rockford, IL — $103,190Tallahassee, FL — $103,320Bloomington, IN — $103,460Oklahoma City, OK — $103,490Albany, GA — $103,510Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $103,530Springfield, MO — $103,790Monroe, MI — $104,020Columbus, GA-AL — $104,120Billings, MT — $104,150Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $104,170Grand Forks, ND-MN — $104,210Kokomo, IN — $104,320Jackson, MS — $104,460Grants Pass, OR — $104,520Saginaw, MI — $104,760Battle Creek, MI — $104,770La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $104,910Columbia, SC — $105,200Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $105,240Twin Falls, ID — $105,240Athens-Clarke County, GA — $105,360Asheville, NC — $105,480Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $105,510Longview, TX — $105,590Columbus, IN — $105,790Coeur d'Alene, ID — $105,920Wausau, WI — $106,290Colorado Springs, CO — $106,320Great Falls, MT — $106,450Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $106,500Bozeman, MT — $106,760Wichita Falls, TX — $106,780Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $106,880Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $106,900Kankakee, IL — $107,030Evansville, IN — $107,050Hinesville, GA — $107,320Pittsfield, MA — $107,400Traverse City, MI — $107,460Tucson, AZ — $107,510Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $107,560Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $107,620Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $107,740Flint, MI — $107,830State College, PA — $107,850Columbia, MO — $107,890Fayetteville, NC — $107,950Farmington, NM — $108,090Macon-Bibb County, GA — $108,200Tulsa, OK — $108,220Helena, MT — $108,410Kenosha, WI — $108,420Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $108,530Alexandria, LA — $108,720Vineland, NJ — $108,910Bismarck, ND — $109,010Glens Falls, NY — $109,240Dubuque, IA — $109,270Morgantown, WV — $109,300Wilmington, NC — $109,620Boise City, ID — $109,780Las Cruces, NM — $110,140Janesville-Beloit, WI — $110,380Sebring, FL — $110,390Lexington-Fayette, KY — $111,040Fargo, ND-MN — $111,090Lafayette, LA — $111,160Eugene-Springfield, OR — $111,850Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $112,260Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $112,400Pueblo, CO — $113,170Anniston-Oxford, AL — $113,210Grand Junction, CO — $113,610Toledo, OH — $113,920Goldsboro, NC — $113,980Tuscaloosa, AL — $114,100Minot, ND — $114,180Albuquerque, NM — $114,610Morristown, TN — $115,230Kingston, NY — $115,280Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $115,290Sheboygan, WI — $115,770McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $115,920Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $116,060Bangor, ME — $116,240Eau Claire, WI — $116,320Johnson City, TN — $117,390St. George, UT — $117,490Texarkana, TX-AR — $118,410Warner Robins, GA — $118,750St. Cloud, MN — $118,860Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $118,950Canton-Massillon, OH — $119,210Green Bay, WI — $119,370Clarksville, TN-KY — $119,430Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $119,990Spartanburg, SC — $120,310Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $120,790Urban Honolulu, HI — $120,870New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $121,290Wichita, KS — $121,510Fond du Lac, WI — $121,720Lynchburg, VA — $122,110Eagle Pass, TX — $122,150Santa Fe, NM — $122,430Abilene, TX — $122,560Barnstable Town, MA — $122,640Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $122,670Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $122,870Niles, MI — $123,030Savannah, GA — $123,050Springfield, MA — $123,320Corvallis, OR — $123,650Victoria, TX — $123,770Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $123,880Bend, OR — $123,930Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $123,960Bloomington, IL — $124,100Madison, WI — $124,130Manhattan, KS — $124,230Ogden, UT — $124,390Lubbock, TX — $124,410Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $124,530Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $124,700Winchester, VA-WV — $124,760Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $124,850Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $124,970Wheeling, WV-OH — $124,990Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $125,190Manchester-Nashua, NH — $125,190Ames, IA — $125,200Montgomery, AL — $125,290Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $125,480Lancaster, PA — $125,510San Angelo, TX — $125,790Reading, PA — $125,830Laredo, TX — $125,900Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $126,160Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $126,220Winston-Salem, NC — $126,250Akron, OH — $126,270York-Hanover, PA — $126,350Appleton, WI — $126,390Fort Wayne, IN — $126,520Knoxville, TN — $126,520Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $126,570Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $126,670Yuma, AZ — $126,730Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $126,790Elmira, NY — $126,900Greensboro-High Point, NC — $126,960Harrisonburg, VA — $127,070Iowa City, IA — $127,210Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $127,280Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $127,390Salisbury, MD — $127,450Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $127,490Jacksonville, FL — $127,920Medford, OR — $127,970Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $128,020Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $128,040Erie, PA — $128,130Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $128,610Syracuse, NY — $128,910Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $129,050Duluth, MN-WI — $129,120Corpus Christi, TX — $129,180Rochester, MN — $129,270Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $129,360Worcester, MA — $129,400Killeen-Temple, TX — $129,430Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $129,450Binghamton, NY — $129,480Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $129,640Fairbanks-College, AK — $129,660Champaign-Urbana, IL — $129,990Dothan, AL — $129,990Portland-South Portland, ME — $129,990Mankato, MN — $130,020Utica-Rome, NY — $130,100Waco, TX — $130,230Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $130,370Tyler, TX — $130,390Mobile, AL — $130,490Amarillo, TX — $130,580Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $130,800Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $130,980Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $131,100Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $131,310Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $131,380Springfield, IL — $131,400Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $131,440Bellingham, WA — $131,480Yakima, WA — $131,660Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $131,680Chico, CA — $131,710Omaha, NE-IA — $131,730Raleigh-Cary, NC — $131,920Cleveland, TN — $131,980Gainesville, FL — $132,160Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $132,270Port St. Lucie, FL — $132,360Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $132,400Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $132,790Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $132,900Ann Arbor, MI — $132,920Greeley, CO — $132,990Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $133,000Pittsburgh, PA — $133,040Huntsville, AL — $133,220Odessa, TX — $133,340Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $133,380Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $133,730Jackson, TN — $133,770Redding, CA — $133,900Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $134,440Roanoke, VA — $134,440Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $134,560Kansas City, MO-KS — $134,640Sherman-Denison, TX — $134,670Cleveland, OH — $134,680College Station-Bryan, TX — $134,800Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $134,980Terre Haute, IN — $135,290Kennewick-Richland, WA — $135,590Ithaca, NY — $135,610Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $135,670North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $136,910Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $136,970Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $136,970Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $136,990Walla Walla, WA — $136,990Cedar Rapids, IA — $137,570San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $137,690Columbus, OH — $137,810Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $138,210Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $138,630Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $138,760Decatur, AL — $139,010Merced, CA — $139,010Yuba City, CA — $139,710El Paso, TX — $140,550Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $141,540Carson City, NV — $142,500Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $142,540St. Louis, MO-IL — $142,690Lexington Park, MD — $143,760Richmond, VA — $144,910Chattanooga, TN-GA — $147,640Rochester, NY — $148,150Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $148,370Charlottesville, VA — $149,430Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $149,430Visalia, CA — $150,140Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $150,510Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $150,900Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $153,330Anchorage, AK — $153,590Flagstaff, AZ — $154,330Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $155,330Salem, OR — $156,070Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $157,180Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $157,200Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $157,380Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $157,980Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $159,620Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $160,320Peoria, IL — $161,150El Centro, CA — $162,580Fresno, CA — $162,680Albany, OR — $162,880Midland, TX — $163,090Reno, NV — $163,380Modesto, CA — $164,010Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $164,790Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $164,980Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $165,660New Haven, CT — $166,080Salinas, CA — $166,940Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $168,510Napa, CA — $168,720Birmingham, AL — $170,230Vallejo, CA — $170,530Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $170,660Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $170,970Stockton-Lodi, CA — $174,880San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $175,780Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $177,380San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $178,220Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $178,540Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $180,610Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $181,560Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $183,350Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $185,520Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $194,410Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $195,190New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $208,880San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $212,500San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $301,320

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.

Lawyers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$301,320$144.876,0405.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$212,500$102.1718,4707.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$208,880$100.4294,61010.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$195,190$93.8446,84014.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$194,410$93.4741,5806.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$185,520$89.191,2203.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$183,350$88.1520,0807.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$181,560$87.295902.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$180,610$86.832,1005.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$178,540$85.847,6207.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$178,220$85.688,0205.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$177,380$85.2811,8607.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$175,780$84.512902.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$174,880$84.084901.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$170,970$82.207003.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$170,660$82.0519,0406.6
Vallejo, CA$170,530$81.982201.6
Birmingham, AL$170,230$81.842,8005.4
Napa, CA$168,720$81.111101.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$168,510$81.0217,1104.2
Salinas, CA$166,940$80.263802.0
New Haven, CT$166,080$79.841,2804.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$165,660$79.6428,3206.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$164,980$79.329,2104.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$164,790$79.233503.5
Modesto, CA$164,010$78.853701.9
Reno, NV$163,380$78.556302.3
Midland, TX$163,090$78.412802.3
Albany, OR$162,880$78.31501.1
Fresno, CA$162,680$78.211,5703.3
El Centro, CA$162,580$78.161101.7
Peoria, IL$161,150$77.485603.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$160,320$77.0823,2708.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$159,620$76.7410,1605.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$157,980$75.9516,8105.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$157,380$75.674502.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$157,200$75.583,8806.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$157,180$75.575,3804.0
Salem, OR$156,070$75.047804.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$155,330$74.685,1704.3
Flagstaff, AZ$154,330$74.201402.1
Anchorage, AK$153,590$73.847804.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$153,330$73.727,5405.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$150,900$72.556101.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$150,510$72.365,4804.8
Visalia, CA$150,140$72.192701.6
Charlottesville, VA$149,430$71.843903.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$149,430$71.84901.8
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$148,370$71.331602.1
Rochester, NY$148,150$71.231,7103.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$147,640$70.987402.7
Richmond, VA$144,910$69.673,7805.7
Lexington Park, MD$143,760$69.122002.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$142,690$68.606,1004.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$142,540$68.533,9903.6
Carson City, NV$142,500$68.511705.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$141,540$68.052202.3
El Paso, TX$140,550$67.577802.3
Yuba City, CA$139,710$67.17901.8
Decatur, AL$139,010$66.83701.1
Merced, CA$139,010$66.831201.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$138,760$66.712,47010.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$138,630$66.659103.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$138,210$66.4518,7606.5
Columbus, OH$137,810$66.254,9604.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$137,690$66.204,0203.6
Cedar Rapids, IA$137,570$66.143302.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$136,990$65.864,8305.9
Walla Walla, WA$136,990$65.86401.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$136,970$65.855,8904.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$136,970$65.85701.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$136,910$65.821,4404.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$135,670$65.238,8203.7
Ithaca, NY$135,610$65.201302.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA$135,590$65.192301.8
Terre Haute, IN$135,290$65.042103.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$134,980$64.8910,1105.3
College Station-Bryan, TX$134,800$64.813402.5
Cleveland, OH$134,680$64.755,5405.4
Sherman-Denison, TX$134,670$64.75901.7
Kansas City, MO-KS$134,640$64.735,3104.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$134,560$64.691,7604.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$134,440$64.631,6702.7
Roanoke, VA$134,440$64.634803.1
Redding, CA$133,900$64.382503.5
Jackson, TN$133,770$64.311902.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$133,730$64.295503.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$133,380$64.132,2803.0
Odessa, TX$133,340$64.111101.4
Huntsville, AL$133,220$64.057302.7
Pittsburgh, PA$133,040$63.965,5505.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$133,000$63.942,3803.3
Greeley, CO$132,990$63.942602.2
Ann Arbor, MI$132,920$63.906402.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$132,900$63.906304.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$132,790$63.841,2203.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$132,400$63.667,5205.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$132,360$63.635703.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$132,270$63.59801.5
Gainesville, FL$132,160$63.546004.0
Cleveland, TN$131,980$63.45601.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC$131,920$63.424,3505.9
Omaha, NE-IA$131,730$63.332,0104.0
Chico, CA$131,710$63.321401.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$131,680$63.315003.1
Yakima, WA$131,660$63.302302.4
Bellingham, WA$131,480$63.211902.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$131,440$63.191,9305.8
Springfield, IL$131,400$63.185305.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$131,380$63.165003.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$131,310$63.133,1807.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$131,100$63.034,0404.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$130,980$62.973,8703.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$130,800$62.882,9305.5
Amarillo, TX$130,580$62.784103.3
Mobile, AL$130,490$62.745603.3
Tyler, TX$130,390$62.693102.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$130,370$62.689503.1
Waco, TX$130,230$62.612802.1
Utica-Rome, NY$130,100$62.552502.1
Mankato, MN$130,020$62.511402.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL$129,990$62.502502.4
Dothan, AL$129,990$62.501402.3
Portland-South Portland, ME$129,990$62.501,3604.7
Fairbanks-College, AK$129,660$62.34902.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$129,640$62.336802.8
Binghamton, NY$129,480$62.253003.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$129,450$62.241,0903.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$129,430$62.232601.7
Worcester, MA$129,400$62.211,2103.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$129,360$62.191,4302.4
Rochester, MN$129,270$62.152101.7
Corpus Christi, TX$129,180$62.117403.9
Duluth, MN-WI$129,120$62.082602.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$129,050$62.052304.0
Syracuse, NY$128,910$61.981,1904.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$128,610$61.831,1305.2
Erie, PA$128,130$61.602602.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$128,040$61.562802.2
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$128,020$61.552002.7
Medford, OR$127,970$61.521701.9
Jacksonville, FL$127,920$61.503,7604.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$127,490$61.298,3305.8
Salisbury, MD$127,450$61.281502.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$127,390$61.258303.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$127,280$61.191,5904.0
Iowa City, IA$127,210$61.161401.5
Harrisonburg, VA$127,070$61.091302.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$126,960$61.049802.7
Elmira, NY$126,900$61.01802.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$126,790$60.969605.0
Yuma, AZ$126,730$60.931402.0
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$126,670$60.902903.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$126,570$60.851601.9
Fort Wayne, IN$126,520$60.835102.2
Knoxville, TN$126,520$60.831,2503.0
Appleton, WI$126,390$60.762502.0
York-Hanover, PA$126,350$60.744002.2
Akron, OH$126,270$60.711,1503.6
Winston-Salem, NC$126,250$60.708303.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$126,220$60.688102.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$126,160$60.659502.5
Laredo, TX$125,900$60.532402.2
Reading, PA$125,830$60.494402.5
San Angelo, TX$125,790$60.47901.9
Lancaster, PA$125,510$60.345202.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$125,480$60.332004.3
Montgomery, AL$125,290$60.249605.8
Ames, IA$125,200$60.19901.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$125,190$60.195504.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH$125,190$60.197403.7
Wheeling, WV-OH$124,990$60.092404.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$124,970$60.081,2903.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$124,850$60.024202.3
Winchester, VA-WV$124,760$59.981402.1
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$124,700$59.95701.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$124,530$59.872,0002.9
Lubbock, TX$124,410$59.814702.8
Ogden, UT$124,390$59.804901.8
Manhattan, KS$124,230$59.731202.2
Madison, WI$124,130$59.681,8604.6
Bloomington, IL$124,100$59.665306.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$123,960$59.596302.7
Bend, OR$123,930$59.583002.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$123,880$59.567703.0
Victoria, TX$123,770$59.51701.9
Corvallis, OR$123,650$59.45701.8
Springfield, MA$123,320$59.297703.8
Savannah, GA$123,050$59.166403.2
Niles, MI$123,030$59.151101.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$122,870$59.077302.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$122,670$58.971702.6
Barnstable Town, MA$122,640$58.962502.7
Abilene, TX$122,560$58.931602.1
Santa Fe, NM$122,430$58.865308.6
Eagle Pass, TX$122,150$58.73603.3
Lynchburg, VA$122,110$58.712502.5
Fond du Lac, WI$121,720$58.52601.4
Wichita, KS$121,510$58.426902.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$121,290$58.314,3309.7
Urban Honolulu, HI$120,870$58.111,9604.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$120,790$58.071502.0
Spartanburg, SC$120,310$57.843101.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$119,990$57.69802.3
Clarksville, TN-KY$119,430$57.421601.5
Green Bay, WI$119,370$57.393101.8
Canton-Massillon, OH$119,210$57.314502.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$118,950$57.194403.0
St. Cloud, MN$118,860$57.153002.9
Warner Robins, GA$118,750$57.091201.6
Texarkana, TX-AR$118,410$56.931202.1
St. George, UT$117,490$56.492903.2
Johnson City, TN$117,390$56.441301.6
Eau Claire, WI$116,320$55.921702.0
Bangor, ME$116,240$55.892102.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$116,060$55.80701.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$115,920$55.738502.9
Sheboygan, WI$115,770$55.66801.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$115,290$55.432102.2
Kingston, NY$115,280$55.422203.8
Morristown, TN$115,230$55.40701.4
Albuquerque, NM$114,610$55.101,9604.9
Minot, ND$114,180$54.90702.0
Tuscaloosa, AL$114,100$54.861901.8
Goldsboro, NC$113,980$54.80701.6
Toledo, OH$113,920$54.778202.8
Grand Junction, CO$113,610$54.622603.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$113,210$54.43601.5
Pueblo, CO$113,170$54.411402.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$112,400$54.043302.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$112,260$53.975703.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$111,850$53.774202.6
Lafayette, LA$111,160$53.446503.6
Fargo, ND-MN$111,090$53.414102.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$111,040$53.391,0403.6
Sebring, FL$110,390$53.07602.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$110,380$53.071402.0
Las Cruces, NM$110,140$52.951902.4
Boise City, ID$109,780$52.781,2503.2
Wilmington, NC$109,620$52.704802.5
Morgantown, WV$109,300$52.552303.4
Dubuque, IA$109,270$52.541001.6
Glens Falls, NY$109,240$52.521603.3
Bismarck, ND$109,010$52.412904.1
Vineland, NJ$108,910$52.361402.3
Alexandria, LA$108,720$52.272003.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$108,530$52.182302.2
Kenosha, WI$108,420$52.131201.6
Helena, MT$108,410$52.124109.3
Tulsa, OK$108,220$52.031,8204.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$108,200$52.024104.3
Farmington, NM$108,090$51.971002.1
Fayetteville, NC$107,950$51.903202.4
Columbia, MO$107,890$51.874003.7
State College, PA$107,850$51.851402.0
Flint, MI$107,830$51.842601.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$107,740$51.803704.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$107,620$51.741302.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$107,560$51.713002.5
Tucson, AZ$107,510$51.691,6904.3
Traverse City, MI$107,460$51.671902.7
Pittsfield, MA$107,400$51.641602.9
Hinesville, GA$107,320$51.60502.4
Evansville, IN$107,050$51.473702.7
Kankakee, IL$107,030$51.46501.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$106,900$51.391602.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$106,880$51.384203.3
Wichita Falls, TX$106,780$51.34801.5
Bozeman, MT$106,760$51.332002.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$106,500$51.201301.8
Great Falls, MT$106,450$51.181403.9
Colorado Springs, CO$106,320$51.111,3904.4
Wausau, WI$106,290$51.101502.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID$105,920$50.922703.7
Columbus, IN$105,790$50.86701.3
Longview, TX$105,590$50.772402.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$105,510$50.73801.9
Asheville, NC$105,480$50.714702.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$105,360$50.652402.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$105,240$50.601503.2
Twin Falls, ID$105,240$50.601001.9
Columbia, SC$105,200$50.581,9504.9
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$104,910$50.441301.6
Battle Creek, MI$104,770$50.37701.2
Saginaw, MI$104,760$50.372002.5
Grants Pass, OR$104,520$50.25401.4
Jackson, MS$104,460$50.221,3905.1
Kokomo, IN$104,320$50.16601.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN$104,210$50.10901.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$104,170$50.081,0402.8
Billings, MT$104,150$50.073804.0
Columbus, GA-AL$104,120$50.062902.5
Monroe, MI$104,020$50.01701.7
Springfield, MO$103,790$49.907103.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$103,530$49.78801.5
Albany, GA$103,510$49.761502.6
Oklahoma City, OK$103,490$49.764,3106.4
Bloomington, IN$103,460$49.742102.9
Tallahassee, FL$103,320$49.672,17011.7
Rockford, IL$103,190$49.613402.5
Grand Island, NE$103,150$49.59501.3
Logan, UT-ID$103,120$49.581502.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$103,100$49.573902.5
Lawrence, KS$103,070$49.551402.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$103,050$49.542802.1
Casper, WY$102,890$49.471403.5
Topeka, KS$102,500$49.286805.9
Lebanon, PA$102,460$49.26801.5
Muncie, IN$102,140$49.11601.3
Burlington, NC$102,120$49.101001.4
Baton Rouge, LA$102,070$49.072,3005.6
Punta Gorda, FL$101,990$49.031903.3
Williamsport, PA$101,990$49.031302.5
Sumter, SC$101,900$48.99702.0
Lake Charles, LA$101,690$48.893503.5
Bay City, MI$101,540$48.82601.9
Lincoln, NE$101,300$48.708204.5
Sandusky, OH$101,270$48.691302.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$101,250$48.684002.5
Longview-Kelso, WA$101,170$48.64501.3
Charleston, WV$101,150$48.638808.5
Gettysburg, PA$101,030$48.57601.9
Valdosta, GA$101,000$48.561302.5
Decatur, IL$100,790$48.46701.5
Chambersburg, PA$100,680$48.401001.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$100,650$48.392202.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL$100,560$48.341201.7
Missoula, MT$100,490$48.314907.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$100,420$48.288103.2
Rapid City, SD$99,430$47.802603.5
Rocky Mount, NC$99,420$47.801001.8
Homosassa Springs, FL$99,240$47.711002.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$98,900$47.554602.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$98,850$47.531102.0
Cheyenne, WY$98,590$47.402705.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$98,070$47.153902.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$97,870$47.051,6704.7
Elizabethtown, KY$97,770$47.011202.4
Owensboro, KY$97,620$46.941102.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$97,460$46.861002.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS$97,370$46.811001.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$97,330$46.802701.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$97,300$46.781302.1
Lewiston, ID-WA$97,020$46.64501.9
Paducah, KY-IL$96,960$46.621503.0
Bowling Green, KY$96,830$46.552503.1
Florence, SC$96,790$46.541902.2
Joplin, MO-KS$96,190$46.251802.0
Idaho Falls, ID$95,300$45.821902.3
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$94,760$45.56601.7
Monroe, LA$94,720$45.542703.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$94,600$45.481202.6
Springfield, OH$94,470$45.42701.6
Gadsden, AL$94,220$45.30702.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$93,840$45.112202.6
Johnstown, PA$93,710$45.05801.6
Jefferson City, MO$93,320$44.874906.1
Hot Springs, AR$92,700$44.57902.2
Jonesboro, AR$92,510$44.48901.5
Pocatello, ID$92,280$44.371002.6
Lawton, OK$92,000$44.23601.5
Dalton, GA$91,730$44.101201.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK$88,100$42.361701.8
Enid, OK$87,980$42.30803.5
Beckley, WV$87,930$42.27801.9
Hattiesburg, MS$87,570$42.101602.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$87,210$41.933802.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$84,590$40.675605.7
Altoona, PA$83,390$40.09901.5
Lima, OH$83,260$40.03901.8
Greenville, NC$82,880$39.842202.7
Jacksonville, NC$81,660$39.261703.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$80,090$38.501802.1
Mansfield, OH$79,820$38.38801.6
Aguadilla, PR$78,480$37.73601.3
Hammond, LA$78,110$37.551503.1
Arecibo, PR$77,470$37.25Not publishedNot published
Rome, GA$74,410$35.77Not publishedNot published
Boulder, CONot publishedNot published1,1606.1
Dover, DENot publishedNot published2403.5
Elkhart-Goshen, INNot publishedNot published1401.1
Gainesville, GANot publishedNot published2302.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INNot publishedNot published4,4504.0
Jackson, MINot publishedNot published1602.9
Mayaguez, PRNot publishedNot published400.8
Midland, MINot publishedNot published1002.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WANot publishedNot published1102.1
Naples-Marco Island, FLNot publishedNot published6603.8
Ocala, FLNot publishedNot published3002.5
Ponce, PRNot publishedNot published701.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CANot publishedNot published3,4702.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRNot publishedNot published3,7805.5

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.