SOC 25-4022 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, librarians and media collections specialists earned a median of $68,270 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 133,790 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $100,030 | $48.09 | 2,750 | 0.8 |
| District of Columbia | $96,550 | $46.42 | 960 | 1.4 |
| California | $89,790 | $43.17 | 10,180 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | $88,570 | $42.58 | 3,220 | 1.2 |
| Nevada | $84,540 | $40.64 | 610 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | $79,210 | $38.08 | 2,550 | 1.5 |
| Alaska | $78,810 | $37.89 | 350 | 1.1 |
| New York | $78,590 | $37.79 | 11,870 | 1.2 |
| Massachusetts | $78,540 | $37.76 | 4,980 | 1.4 |
| New Jersey | $78,380 | $37.69 | 4,100 | 1.0 |
| Oregon | $78,070 | $37.53 | 1,690 | 0.9 |
| Delaware | $77,700 | $37.35 | 370 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | $77,650 | $37.33 | 2,220 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | $77,430 | $37.23 | 4,590 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | $76,750 | $36.90 | 3,330 | 0.7 |
| Colorado | $76,480 | $36.77 | 1,990 | 0.7 |
| Rhode Island | $75,860 | $36.47 | 780 | 1.6 |
| Texas | $71,860 | $34.55 | 9,150 | 0.7 |
| Hawaii | $68,270 | $32.82 | 300 | 0.5 |
| Florida | $67,060 | $32.24 | 6,670 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | $66,870 | $32.15 | 2,450 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | $65,200 | $31.35 | 1,980 | 1.0 |
| Alabama | $64,650 | $31.08 | 2,750 | 1.3 |
| Nebraska | $64,060 | $30.80 | 1,200 | 1.2 |
| Montana | $63,870 | $30.71 | 640 | 1.2 |
| New Hampshire | $63,580 | $30.57 | 1,150 | 1.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,880 | $30.23 | 5,050 | 0.8 |
| North Dakota | $62,830 | $30.21 | 570 | 1.3 |
| Illinois | $62,700 | $30.14 | 5,390 | 0.9 |
| South Carolina | $62,640 | $30.12 | 2,130 | 0.9 |
| New Mexico | $62,530 | $30.06 | 580 | 0.7 |
| Vermont | $62,360 | $29.98 | 600 | 2.0 |
| Tennessee | $62,090 | $29.85 | 2,540 | 0.8 |
| Kansas | $61,900 | $29.76 | 1,620 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | $61,420 | $29.53 | 4,010 | 0.8 |
| Louisiana | $60,650 | $29.16 | 2,130 | 1.1 |
| Ohio | $60,630 | $29.15 | 4,820 | 0.9 |
| Arizona | $60,500 | $29.09 | 1,990 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | $60,010 | $28.85 | 3,940 | 0.9 |
| Maine | $59,540 | $28.62 | 780 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $58,700 | $28.22 | 2,970 | 1.0 |
| Iowa | $58,440 | $28.09 | 1,770 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma | $58,180 | $27.97 | 1,820 | 1.1 |
| Mississippi | $56,970 | $27.39 | 1,060 | 0.9 |
| Arkansas | $56,800 | $27.31 | 1,490 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | $54,130 | $26.03 | 650 | 0.8 |
| Utah | $53,730 | $25.83 | 1,630 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | $53,500 | $25.72 | 1,920 | 0.6 |
| Puerto Rico | $51,610 | $24.81 | 1,310 | 1.4 |
| South Dakota | $51,210 | $24.62 | 490 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming | $46,530 | $22.37 | 440 | 1.6 |
| West Virginia | $42,980 | $20.66 | 610 | 0.9 |
Pay by metro area
All 359 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $106,550 | $51.23 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $105,240 | $50.59 | 90 | 0.7 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $103,240 | $49.64 | 700 | 0.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $101,780 | $48.93 | 1,590 | 0.8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,490 | $48.79 | 1,940 | 0.8 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $100,240 | $48.19 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Merced, CA | $98,630 | $47.42 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $97,510 | $46.88 | 3,270 | 0.5 |
| Yakima, WA | $96,250 | $46.27 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $95,480 | $45.90 | 3,630 | 1.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $94,380 | $45.37 | 130 | 0.6 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $92,610 | $44.53 | 130 | 1.0 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $92,140 | $44.30 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $91,090 | $43.80 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $87,490 | $42.06 | 100 | 0.3 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $85,730 | $41.22 | 40 | 0.7 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $84,810 | $40.78 | 820 | 0.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,540 | $40.64 | 420 | 0.4 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $84,430 | $40.59 | 250 | 2.2 |
| Odessa, TX | $84,260 | $40.51 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $83,890 | $40.33 | 540 | 0.5 |
| Bellingham, WA | $83,810 | $40.29 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $83,200 | $40.00 | 330 | 1.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,090 | $39.95 | 1,540 | 1.1 |
| Bend, OR | $82,430 | $39.63 | 90 | 0.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $82,420 | $39.63 | 570 | 2.0 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $82,280 | $39.56 | 390 | 1.6 |
| Laredo, TX | $82,130 | $39.49 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $82,130 | $39.49 | 1,070 | 0.9 |
| Anchorage, AK | $82,110 | $39.48 | 170 | 0.9 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $81,890 | $39.37 | 150 | 0.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $81,810 | $39.33 | 160 | 0.9 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $81,670 | $39.26 | 10,690 | 1.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,610 | $39.24 | 540 | 1.3 |
| Boulder, CO | $81,550 | $39.21 | 170 | 0.9 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $81,470 | $39.17 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Modesto, CA | $80,860 | $38.88 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Chico, CA | $80,840 | $38.86 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,800 | $38.85 | 1,390 | 0.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $80,450 | $38.68 | 220 | 0.5 |
| Rochester, MN | $80,250 | $38.58 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $79,880 | $38.40 | 140 | 0.6 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $79,660 | $38.30 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,620 | $38.28 | 1,000 | 0.6 |
| Salisbury, MD | $79,520 | $38.23 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $79,450 | $38.20 | 3,660 | 1.4 |
| Mankato, MN | $79,420 | $38.18 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $79,290 | $38.12 | 160 | 0.5 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $78,780 | $37.87 | 250 | 3.8 |
| Tyler, TX | $78,500 | $37.74 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Napa, CA | $78,490 | $37.74 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $78,460 | $37.72 | 1,810 | 0.6 |
| Ithaca, NY | $78,460 | $37.72 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Albany, OR | $78,330 | $37.66 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | $78,160 | $37.58 | 80 | 1.1 |
| El Centro, CA | $78,110 | $37.55 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Madison, WI | $78,050 | $37.53 | 440 | 1.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $77,950 | $37.48 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $77,930 | $37.47 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Vallejo, CA | $77,860 | $37.43 | 70 | 0.5 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $77,800 | $37.41 | 900 | 1.5 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $77,760 | $37.39 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $77,680 | $37.35 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $77,640 | $37.33 | 50 | 0.4 |
| State College, PA | $77,560 | $37.29 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $77,520 | $37.27 | 880 | 1.2 |
| Gainesville, GA | $77,460 | $37.24 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Richmond, VA | $77,430 | $37.23 | 720 | 1.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $77,330 | $37.18 | 2,430 | 0.8 |
| Salem, OR | $77,320 | $37.17 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $77,030 | $37.03 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Redding, CA | $76,970 | $37.00 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $76,920 | $36.98 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Reno, NV | $76,840 | $36.94 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,720 | $36.88 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $76,680 | $36.87 | 370 | 1.4 |
| Savannah, GA | $76,660 | $36.86 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $76,240 | $36.65 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $76,110 | $36.59 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Salinas, CA | $76,080 | $36.58 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Corvallis, OR | $76,030 | $36.56 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $76,000 | $36.54 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $75,960 | $36.52 | 280 | 0.7 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $75,910 | $36.49 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Dover, DE | $75,880 | $36.48 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $75,730 | $36.41 | 970 | 1.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,280 | $36.19 | 1,880 | 0.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $75,250 | $36.18 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Worcester, MA | $75,160 | $36.13 | 490 | 1.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $74,980 | $36.05 | 470 | 1.4 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $74,930 | $36.03 | 280 | 0.7 |
| Kingston, NY | $74,890 | $36.01 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Wausau, WI | $74,780 | $35.95 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $74,760 | $35.94 | 120 | 0.4 |
| Binghamton, NY | $74,720 | $35.93 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $74,340 | $35.74 | 2,550 | 0.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $74,240 | $35.69 | 610 | 0.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $74,010 | $35.58 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $73,850 | $35.51 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Vineland, NJ | $73,540 | $35.36 | 40 | 0.7 |
| El Paso, TX | $73,160 | $35.17 | 360 | 1.1 |
| Bismarck, ND | $73,120 | $35.15 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $72,990 | $35.09 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Owensboro, KY | $72,490 | $34.85 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $72,270 | $34.75 | 310 | 0.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $72,020 | $34.62 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Syracuse, NY | $71,850 | $34.55 | 470 | 1.6 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $71,780 | $34.51 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $71,690 | $34.47 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Springfield, MA | $71,430 | $34.34 | 270 | 1.4 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $71,260 | $34.26 | 440 | 0.6 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $71,050 | $34.16 | 410 | 0.8 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $71,030 | $34.15 | 250 | 1.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,000 | $34.14 | 230 | 0.5 |
| Valdosta, GA | $70,840 | $34.06 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $70,090 | $33.70 | 1,660 | 0.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $69,870 | $33.59 | 650 | 1.4 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $69,850 | $33.58 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $69,640 | $33.48 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $69,210 | $33.28 | 170 | 1.1 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $68,980 | $33.16 | 190 | 0.6 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $68,910 | $33.13 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $68,800 | $33.08 | 910 | 0.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $68,800 | $33.08 | 1,020 | 0.7 |
| Albany, GA | $68,660 | $33.01 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $68,430 | $32.90 | 230 | 1.0 |
| Decatur, AL | $68,220 | $32.80 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $68,210 | $32.79 | 140 | 0.5 |
| Mobile, AL | $68,200 | $32.79 | 190 | 1.1 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $68,100 | $32.74 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Visalia, CA | $67,970 | $32.68 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $67,840 | $32.61 | 530 | 0.7 |
| Billings, MT | $67,760 | $32.58 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $67,550 | $32.47 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $67,250 | $32.33 | 190 | 1.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $67,090 | $32.26 | 500 | 0.9 |
| Gainesville, FL | $67,060 | $32.24 | 460 | 3.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $67,040 | $32.23 | 800 | 0.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $66,940 | $32.19 | 180 | 1.9 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $66,870 | $32.15 | 810 | 0.7 |
| Huntsville, AL | $66,750 | $32.09 | 430 | 1.6 |
| Midland, TX | $66,720 | $32.08 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $66,400 | $31.92 | 130 | 0.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $66,250 | $31.85 | 3,740 | 0.8 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $66,190 | $31.82 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $66,180 | $31.82 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $66,170 | $31.81 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $66,020 | $31.74 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Helena, MT | $65,870 | $31.67 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,820 | $31.65 | 420 | 0.7 |
| Bloomington, IN | $65,720 | $31.60 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Amarillo, TX | $65,620 | $31.55 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $65,550 | $31.51 | 660 | 0.9 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $65,540 | $31.51 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Birmingham, AL | $65,450 | $31.46 | 650 | 1.2 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $65,340 | $31.42 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $65,300 | $31.39 | 180 | 1.4 |
| Reading, PA | $65,290 | $31.39 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $65,280 | $31.38 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $65,250 | $31.37 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $65,180 | $31.34 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $65,120 | $31.31 | 850 | 0.8 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $65,120 | $31.31 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Minot, ND | $65,090 | $31.29 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Lawrence, KS | $64,990 | $31.24 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Wichita, KS | $64,990 | $31.25 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $64,970 | $31.24 | 610 | 0.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $64,830 | $31.17 | 830 | 0.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | $64,820 | $31.16 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $64,710 | $31.11 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $64,560 | $31.04 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $64,550 | $31.03 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $64,550 | $31.04 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $64,500 | $31.01 | 70 | 1.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $64,350 | $30.94 | 1,220 | 0.9 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $64,240 | $30.89 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $64,240 | $30.89 | 960 | 0.7 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $64,240 | $30.89 | 480 | 1.1 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $64,180 | $30.86 | 1,040 | 0.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,070 | $30.80 | 870 | 0.8 |
| Monroe, MI | $64,060 | $30.80 | 40 | 1.1 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $64,050 | $30.80 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $63,980 | $30.76 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Williamsport, PA | $63,960 | $30.75 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $63,940 | $30.74 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $63,920 | $30.73 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $63,890 | $30.72 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $63,800 | $30.67 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $63,750 | $30.65 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $63,620 | $30.59 | 330 | 1.8 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $63,550 | $30.55 | 140 | 1.0 |
| Knoxville, TN | $63,500 | $30.53 | 310 | 0.7 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,490 | $30.52 | 760 | 1.5 |
| Waco, TX | $63,290 | $30.43 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | $63,240 | $30.41 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $63,180 | $30.37 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $63,170 | $30.37 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $63,100 | $30.34 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Dothan, AL | $63,040 | $30.31 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $63,030 | $30.30 | 160 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $62,940 | $30.26 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $62,900 | $30.24 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $62,900 | $30.24 | 380 | 1.3 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $62,900 | $30.24 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,860 | $30.22 | 280 | 1.4 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $62,830 | $30.21 | 130 | 0.9 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $62,770 | $30.18 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Montgomery, AL | $62,730 | $30.16 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $62,670 | $30.13 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $62,630 | $30.11 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $62,570 | $30.08 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $62,570 | $30.08 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $62,530 | $30.06 | 230 | 0.6 |
| Greeley, CO | $62,400 | $30.00 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $62,390 | $29.99 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Lawton, OK | $62,320 | $29.96 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Bay City, MI | $62,190 | $29.90 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $62,150 | $29.88 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $62,150 | $29.88 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Bangor, ME | $62,090 | $29.85 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $62,060 | $29.84 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Cleveland, OH | $61,970 | $29.79 | 1,050 | 1.0 |
| Florence, SC | $61,970 | $29.79 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Toledo, OH | $61,950 | $29.78 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,920 | $29.77 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,900 | $29.76 | 500 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, IL | $61,790 | $29.71 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $61,720 | $29.68 | 280 | 0.8 |
| Rome, GA | $61,560 | $29.60 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $61,520 | $29.58 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $61,460 | $29.55 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $61,370 | $29.50 | 230 | 0.7 |
| Gadsden, AL | $61,330 | $29.49 | 50 | 1.6 |
| Columbia, SC | $61,290 | $29.47 | 440 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $61,290 | $29.47 | 730 | 1.1 |
| Burlington, NC | $61,210 | $29.43 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Morgantown, WV | $61,110 | $29.38 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Monroe, LA | $61,090 | $29.37 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,070 | $29.36 | 1,210 | 0.5 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,000 | $29.33 | 250 | 0.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,980 | $29.32 | 390 | 1.1 |
| Topeka, KS | $60,980 | $29.32 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,890 | $29.28 | 390 | 0.4 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $60,800 | $29.23 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Medford, OR | $60,770 | $29.22 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $60,760 | $29.21 | 1,180 | 1.1 |
| Johnson City, TN | $60,650 | $29.16 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Rockford, IL | $60,630 | $29.15 | 100 | 0.7 |
| Ames, IA | $60,610 | $29.14 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Columbia, MO | $60,570 | $29.12 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $60,570 | $29.12 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Midland, MI | $60,530 | $29.10 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Tucson, AZ | $60,500 | $29.09 | 360 | 0.9 |
| Longview, TX | $60,480 | $29.08 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,460 | $29.07 | 220 | 0.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $60,440 | $29.06 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $60,440 | $29.06 | 220 | 0.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $60,430 | $29.05 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $60,420 | $29.05 | 480 | 1.2 |
| Kokomo, IN | $60,400 | $29.04 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Manhattan, KS | $60,370 | $29.02 | 70 | 1.4 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $60,330 | $29.00 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Lancaster, PA | $60,240 | $28.96 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Ocala, FL | $60,210 | $28.95 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,090 | $28.89 | 270 | 0.7 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $60,070 | $28.88 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $60,060 | $28.88 | 1,520 | 0.8 |
| Boise City, ID | $60,030 | $28.86 | 240 | 0.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | $59,990 | $28.84 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $59,800 | $28.75 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Flint, MI | $59,640 | $28.67 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Sumter, SC | $59,520 | $28.62 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $59,500 | $28.60 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $59,440 | $28.58 | 140 | 1.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $59,260 | $28.49 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,180 | $28.45 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $59,070 | $28.40 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Lafayette, LA | $58,920 | $28.33 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $58,890 | $28.31 | 180 | 0.8 |
| Asheville, NC | $58,870 | $28.31 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Mansfield, OH | $58,860 | $28.30 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Jackson, MI | $58,780 | $28.26 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $58,730 | $28.24 | 190 | 0.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $58,710 | $28.23 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $58,610 | $28.18 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Missoula, MT | $58,570 | $28.16 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Decatur, IL | $58,550 | $28.15 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $58,430 | $28.09 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $58,390 | $28.07 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,370 | $28.06 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $58,310 | $28.04 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $58,210 | $27.99 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $58,040 | $27.90 | 390 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $57,930 | $27.85 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $57,920 | $27.85 | 190 | 0.7 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $57,900 | $27.84 | 50 | 0.9 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $57,780 | $27.78 | 150 | 1.1 |
| Yuma, AZ | $57,650 | $27.72 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,630 | $27.71 | 420 | 0.7 |
| Jackson, TN | $57,560 | $27.67 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $57,410 | $27.60 | 930 | 0.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $57,220 | $27.51 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $57,220 | $27.51 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Greenville, NC | $57,050 | $27.43 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $57,020 | $27.41 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $56,850 | $27.33 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $56,850 | $27.33 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $56,840 | $27.33 | 160 | 0.7 |
| Springfield, OH | $56,720 | $27.27 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $56,650 | $27.23 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Jackson, MS | $56,540 | $27.18 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Kankakee, IL | $56,090 | $26.97 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Sandusky, OH | $56,070 | $26.96 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Saginaw, MI | $56,050 | $26.95 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $55,700 | $26.78 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $55,430 | $26.65 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Morristown, TN | $55,160 | $26.52 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Abilene, TX | $54,110 | $26.02 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $53,940 | $25.93 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $53,370 | $25.66 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $52,850 | $25.41 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $51,460 | $24.74 | 40 | 0.7 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $51,400 | $24.71 | 830 | 1.2 |
| Erie, PA | $51,300 | $24.67 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Akron, OH | $51,260 | $24.64 | 240 | 0.7 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $51,210 | $24.62 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,870 | $24.46 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $50,840 | $24.44 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $50,810 | $24.43 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $50,770 | $24.41 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Charleston, WV | $50,740 | $24.39 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $50,700 | $24.37 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Arecibo, PR | $50,300 | $24.18 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Muncie, IN | $50,280 | $24.17 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Ponce, PR | $50,260 | $24.16 | 140 | 2.2 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $50,220 | $24.15 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $50,150 | $24.11 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Niles, MI | $50,120 | $24.10 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Alexandria, LA | $49,860 | $23.97 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $49,780 | $23.94 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Traverse City, MI | $49,680 | $23.88 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $49,580 | $23.84 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,400 | $23.75 | 370 | 1.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $48,690 | $23.41 | 160 | 0.7 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $48,360 | $23.25 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $48,230 | $23.19 | 50 | 1.0 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $47,840 | $23.00 | 130 | 0.7 |
| St. George, UT | $47,800 | $22.98 | 80 | 0.9 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $47,670 | $22.92 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $47,450 | $22.81 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $46,550 | $22.38 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $46,550 | $22.38 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,380 | $22.30 | 260 | 0.9 |
| Lima, OH | $46,180 | $22.20 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,130 | $21.70 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $43,560 | $20.94 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $42,800 | $20.58 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Johnstown, PA | $42,400 | $20.39 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $39,720 | $19.10 | 50 | 0.7 |
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.