SOC 25-4031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Library Technicians

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

U.S. median annual wage$44,580
U.S. median hourly wage$21.43
U.S. employment68,690

Nationally, library technicians earned a median of $44,580 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 68,690 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”.

Library Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$62,570$30.081,8500.5
District of Columbia$61,040$29.353900.6
Connecticut$57,060$27.439300.6
California$53,260$25.617,1900.4
Minnesota$51,110$24.571,1800.4
Hawaii$50,870$24.461100.2
Massachusetts$50,430$24.241,9100.5
Vermont$50,090$24.081500.5
New York$50,060$24.073,3900.4
Oregon$49,970$24.021,8100.9
Maryland$48,920$23.521,9800.7
New Jersey$48,840$23.481,0600.2
Rhode Island$48,740$23.431600.3
New Hampshire$48,650$23.392800.4
Delaware$47,580$22.882100.4
Illinois$47,120$22.662,1400.4
Alaska$46,940$22.572200.7
Colorado$46,680$22.442,2500.8
North Carolina$46,520$22.372,3500.5
Pennsylvania$46,100$22.161,5600.3
Nevada$45,650$21.954100.3
Virginia$45,560$21.902,5800.6
Maine$44,520$21.413200.5
Kansas$41,960$20.174800.3
Florida$41,080$19.753,0700.3
Arizona$40,510$19.488200.3
Utah$40,160$19.313100.2
North Dakota$39,240$18.873700.9
Louisiana$39,180$18.841,4100.7
Missouri$39,160$18.831,3600.5
New Mexico$38,830$18.675400.6
Texas$38,640$18.585,1800.4
Iowa$38,590$18.551,5101.0
Montana$38,220$18.373700.7
Ohio$37,920$18.234,0200.7
Georgia$37,320$17.942,1300.4
Alabama$37,150$17.863900.2
Nebraska$36,920$17.757100.7
Tennessee$36,400$17.503900.1
South Carolina$36,070$17.346500.3
Puerto Rico$35,890$17.252500.3
Kentucky$35,700$17.166700.3
Indiana$35,560$17.101,4700.5
Wisconsin$35,000$16.832,8901.0
Michigan$34,680$16.672,1800.5
Idaho$34,510$16.595200.6
West Virginia$30,300$14.572800.4
South Dakota$29,590$14.236501.4
Oklahoma$29,440$14.158300.5
Arkansas$28,570$13.733900.3
Mississippi$27,080$13.022700.2
Wyoming$26,850$12.914001.4

Pay by metro area

All 273 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$23,350$37,463$51,577$65,690Janesville-Beloit, WI — $23,350Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $24,210Jackson, MS — $24,480Flint, MI — $25,960Fort Smith, AR-OK — $26,790Niles, MI — $27,650Eau Claire, WI — $28,260Warner Robins, GA — $28,480Ponce, PR — $28,660Wheeling, WV-OH — $28,670Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,020Macon-Bibb County, GA — $29,040Lynchburg, VA — $29,050Bowling Green, KY — $29,330Oklahoma City, OK — $29,380Fort Wayne, IN — $29,480Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $29,510Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $29,640Laredo, TX — $29,860Savannah, GA — $30,160Appleton, WI — $30,420Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $30,500Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $30,730Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $30,900Rockford, IL — $31,200Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $31,370Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $31,520Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $31,780Sheboygan, WI — $31,910Amarillo, TX — $32,180Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $32,270Goldsboro, NC — $32,550McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $32,560Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $32,820Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $32,880Columbus, GA-AL — $33,280Harrisonburg, VA — $34,260Lexington-Fayette, KY — $34,280Rapid City, SD — $34,300Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $34,430Pueblo, CO — $34,450Cheyenne, WY — $34,550Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $34,680Killeen-Temple, TX — $34,900Akron, OH — $34,910Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $34,930Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $35,040Joplin, MO-KS — $35,120Evansville, IN — $35,250Youngstown-Warren, OH — $35,270Winchester, VA-WV — $35,350Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $35,480Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $35,520Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $35,560Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $35,560Lancaster, PA — $35,660Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $35,710Madison, WI — $35,800San Angelo, TX — $35,830Tyler, TX — $35,890Birmingham, AL — $35,900Columbia, SC — $35,990Baton Rouge, LA — $36,010Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $36,040Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $36,070Springfield, OH — $36,110Montgomery, AL — $36,140Ocala, FL — $36,200Columbia, MO — $36,240Boise City, ID — $36,330Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $36,370Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,370Wausau, WI — $36,380Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $36,400Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $36,470El Paso, TX — $36,500Fond du Lac, WI — $36,510South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $36,540Abilene, TX — $36,560Roanoke, VA — $36,670Tulsa, OK — $36,720Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $36,760San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $36,770Utica-Rome, NY — $36,800Longview, TX — $36,830Santa Fe, NM — $36,920Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $36,980Saginaw, MI — $36,980Charleston, WV — $37,000Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $37,090Punta Gorda, FL — $37,100Canton-Massillon, OH — $37,240Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,270Idaho Falls, ID — $37,400Corpus Christi, TX — $37,550Missoula, MT — $37,550College Station-Bryan, TX — $37,700Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $37,860Toledo, OH — $37,920Mobile, AL — $37,940Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $38,120Wichita, KS — $38,200Great Falls, MT — $38,220La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $38,310Reading, PA — $38,410Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $38,540Colorado Springs, CO — $38,560Gainesville, FL — $38,590Billings, MT — $38,750Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $38,760Farmington, NM — $38,870Grand Forks, ND-MN — $38,960Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $39,010Columbus, OH — $39,070Jacksonville, FL — $39,070Bloomington, IN — $39,090Spartanburg, SC — $39,120Midland, TX — $39,220Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $39,240Grand Junction, CO — $39,240Rochester, NY — $39,240Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $39,290Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $39,390Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $39,630Traverse City, MI — $39,730St. Louis, MO-IL — $39,780Green Bay, WI — $40,060Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $40,070Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $40,080San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $40,240Omaha, NE-IA — $40,320Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $40,350Richmond, VA — $40,510Las Cruces, NM — $40,540Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $40,740Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $40,760Athens-Clarke County, GA — $41,040Anchorage, AK — $41,130Bismarck, ND — $41,160Lubbock, TX — $41,340Tucson, AZ — $41,880Kansas City, MO-KS — $42,060Fayetteville, NC — $42,520Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $42,620Greensboro-High Point, NC — $42,810Mansfield, OH — $42,860Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $42,920Greenville, NC — $43,370Peoria, IL — $43,440Winston-Salem, NC — $44,130Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $44,310Asheville, NC — $44,520Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $44,620Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $44,650Portland-South Portland, ME — $44,680Pittsburgh, PA — $44,820Redding, CA — $44,850Medford, OR — $44,940Auburn-Opelika, AL — $44,960Cedar Rapids, IA — $44,960Fargo, ND-MN — $45,020Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $45,070Tallahassee, FL — $45,160Cleveland, OH — $45,420Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $45,650Salisbury, MD — $45,810Ames, IA — $45,880Lincoln, NE — $46,000Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $46,260Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $46,320Lexington Park, MD — $46,400Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $46,430New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $46,620Topeka, KS — $46,740Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $46,840Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $46,850Barnstable Town, MA — $46,860Stockton-Lodi, CA — $46,890Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $46,900Port St. Lucie, FL — $46,920Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $46,930Albany, OR — $46,990Bangor, ME — $47,000Chico, CA — $47,040Greeley, CO — $47,070Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $47,100Kingston, NY — $47,110Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,180Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $47,230Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $47,230Pittsfield, MA — $47,290Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $47,300Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $47,470Worcester, MA — $47,560Merced, CA — $47,570Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $47,670Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $47,680Manchester-Nashua, NH — $47,730Monroe, LA — $47,790Dubuque, IA — $47,820Bloomington, IL — $47,930Springfield, IL — $47,990Duluth, MN-WI — $48,030Minot, ND — $48,080Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $48,090Bend, OR — $48,170Visalia, CA — $48,200Wilmington, NC — $48,280Grand Island, NE — $48,470Fresno, CA — $48,500Bozeman, MT — $48,510El Centro, CA — $48,520Ogden, UT — $48,690Salem, OR — $48,740Springfield, MA — $48,780Reno, NV — $48,820Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $48,880North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $48,960Yuba City, CA — $49,060Boulder, CO — $49,290Lawrence, KS — $49,400Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $49,470Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $49,590Owensboro, KY — $49,870Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $49,980Knoxville, TN — $50,030Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $50,090Napa, CA — $50,110Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $50,130Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $50,170Eugene-Springfield, OR — $50,330Decatur, IL — $50,650Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $51,230Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $51,520Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $51,820Raleigh-Cary, NC — $52,020New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $52,040Urban Honolulu, HI — $52,450Charlottesville, VA — $52,690Salinas, CA — $53,460Champaign-Urbana, IL — $53,680Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $54,360San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $54,920Corvallis, OR — $55,360Modesto, CA — $55,440Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $55,630Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $55,960Albuquerque, NM — $56,140Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $56,160Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $56,270Mankato, MN — $56,310Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $56,510Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $57,050Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $57,290Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $57,330San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $57,510Vallejo, CA — $57,670Bellingham, WA — $57,990Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $58,380Syracuse, NY — $58,520Iowa City, IA — $61,300Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $61,470Binghamton, NY — $61,720Rochester, MN — $61,750Fairbanks-College, AK — $61,960San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $62,550Ithaca, NY — $62,960Yakima, WA — $63,270San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $63,690New Haven, CT — $63,970Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $65,630Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $65,690

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.

Library Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,690$31.581,2900.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$65,630$31.56600.4
New Haven, CT$63,970$30.752300.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$63,690$30.627300.3
Yakima, WA$63,270$30.42400.5
Ithaca, NY$62,960$30.27501.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,550$30.073100.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$61,960$29.79501.3
Rochester, MN$61,750$29.69400.3
Binghamton, NY$61,720$29.67700.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,470$29.551600.8
Iowa City, IA$61,300$29.47900.9
Syracuse, NY$58,520$28.141800.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$58,380$28.073600.6
Bellingham, WA$57,990$27.88600.7
Vallejo, CA$57,670$27.73700.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,510$27.65900.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$57,330$27.561,2900.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,290$27.542,0600.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$57,050$27.439900.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$56,510$27.178700.5
Mankato, MN$56,310$27.07300.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$56,270$27.05600.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$56,160$27.001400.7
Albuquerque, NM$56,140$26.991500.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$55,960$26.91500.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$55,630$26.755800.5
Modesto, CA$55,440$26.66800.4
Corvallis, OR$55,360$26.62501.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$54,920$26.407200.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$54,360$26.14700.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$53,680$25.811901.8
Salinas, CA$53,460$25.70800.4
Charlottesville, VA$52,690$25.331100.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,450$25.22800.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$52,040$25.022,8500.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$52,020$25.011200.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$51,820$24.92800.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,520$24.777800.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$51,230$24.631900.5
Decatur, IL$50,650$24.35400.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$50,330$24.201400.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$50,170$24.12701.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$50,130$24.101200.4
Napa, CA$50,110$24.09400.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,090$24.08800.7
Knoxville, TN$50,030$24.06500.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$49,980$24.031,9400.3
Owensboro, KY$49,870$23.97300.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$49,590$23.84500.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,470$23.786800.2
Lawrence, KS$49,400$23.75501.0
Boulder, CO$49,290$23.701901.0
Yuba City, CA$49,060$23.59300.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,960$23.54400.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,880$23.507600.3
Reno, NV$48,820$23.47900.3
Springfield, MA$48,780$23.451000.5
Salem, OR$48,740$23.431901.0
Ogden, UT$48,690$23.41800.3
El Centro, CA$48,520$23.33400.6
Bozeman, MT$48,510$23.32300.4
Fresno, CA$48,500$23.322100.4
Grand Island, NE$48,470$23.30300.8
Wilmington, NC$48,280$23.21700.4
Visalia, CA$48,200$23.171300.8
Bend, OR$48,170$23.16900.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,090$23.129000.7
Minot, ND$48,080$23.11501.4
Duluth, MN-WI$48,030$23.09500.4
Springfield, IL$47,990$23.07500.5
Bloomington, IL$47,930$23.04300.4
Dubuque, IA$47,820$22.99300.6
Monroe, LA$47,790$22.98901.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,730$22.95600.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,680$22.931400.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,670$22.921001.2
Merced, CA$47,570$22.87600.8
Worcester, MA$47,560$22.862200.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,470$22.82900.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$47,300$22.74801.2
Pittsfield, MA$47,290$22.74701.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,230$22.714800.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,230$22.712600.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,180$22.688700.5
Kingston, NY$47,110$22.65500.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,100$22.641,5200.3
Greeley, CO$47,070$22.631801.5
Chico, CA$47,040$22.61400.5
Bangor, ME$47,000$22.59600.8
Albany, OR$46,990$22.59400.9
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,930$22.562501.6
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,920$22.56600.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,900$22.559300.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,890$22.541400.5
Barnstable Town, MA$46,860$22.53700.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,850$22.53700.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,840$22.523100.8
Topeka, KS$46,740$22.47900.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,620$22.413400.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,430$22.322100.6
Lexington Park, MD$46,400$22.311602.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,320$22.271100.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$46,260$22.241400.3
Lincoln, NE$46,000$22.121100.6
Ames, IA$45,880$22.06400.8
Salisbury, MD$45,810$22.02500.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$45,650$21.952400.2
Cleveland, OH$45,420$21.849200.9
Tallahassee, FL$45,160$21.711801.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$45,070$21.671200.4
Fargo, ND-MN$45,020$21.641100.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL$44,960$21.62300.4
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,960$21.621100.8
Medford, OR$44,940$21.611501.6
Redding, CA$44,850$21.56400.6
Pittsburgh, PA$44,820$21.554500.4
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,680$21.481100.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$44,650$21.47500.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$44,620$21.45800.2
Asheville, NC$44,520$21.40300.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$44,310$21.30300.9
Winston-Salem, NC$44,130$21.221200.5
Peoria, IL$43,440$20.89600.4
Greenville, NC$43,370$20.85700.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$42,920$20.631100.6
Mansfield, OH$42,860$20.61701.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$42,810$20.581300.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$42,620$20.49500.3
Fayetteville, NC$42,520$20.44800.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,060$20.222800.3
Tucson, AZ$41,880$20.141500.4
Lubbock, TX$41,340$19.87700.4
Bismarck, ND$41,160$19.79901.3
Anchorage, AK$41,130$19.771000.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$41,040$19.73900.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$40,760$19.591100.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,740$19.591,5100.4
Las Cruces, NM$40,540$19.49600.8
Richmond, VA$40,510$19.483800.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,350$19.40800.1
Omaha, NE-IA$40,320$19.383300.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$40,240$19.354300.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$40,080$19.274200.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$40,070$19.275900.8
Green Bay, WI$40,060$19.261100.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,780$19.128500.6
Traverse City, MI$39,730$19.10600.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,630$19.05500.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,390$18.941,3500.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,290$18.89600.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$39,240$18.871900.5
Grand Junction, CO$39,240$18.87801.3
Rochester, NY$39,240$18.871900.4
Midland, TX$39,220$18.85400.3
Spartanburg, SC$39,120$18.81600.4
Bloomington, IN$39,090$18.79600.8
Columbus, OH$39,070$18.788700.8
Jacksonville, FL$39,070$18.792600.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$39,010$18.76700.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$38,960$18.73300.6
Farmington, NM$38,870$18.69501.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,760$18.644600.3
Billings, MT$38,750$18.63300.4
Gainesville, FL$38,590$18.552301.5
Colorado Springs, CO$38,560$18.543701.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$38,540$18.53400.6
Reading, PA$38,410$18.47400.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$38,310$18.421001.2
Great Falls, MT$38,220$18.37300.8
Wichita, KS$38,200$18.371000.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$38,120$18.33600.5
Mobile, AL$37,940$18.24600.4
Toledo, OH$37,920$18.23900.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,860$18.206700.8
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,700$18.121000.8
Corpus Christi, TX$37,550$18.051000.5
Missoula, MT$37,550$18.05600.9
Idaho Falls, ID$37,400$17.98400.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,270$17.921,2200.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,240$17.901300.8
Punta Gorda, FL$37,100$17.84400.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$37,090$17.835600.5
Charleston, WV$37,000$17.79400.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$36,980$17.782100.3
Saginaw, MI$36,980$17.78Not publishedNot published
Santa Fe, NM$36,920$17.75601.0
Longview, TX$36,830$17.71500.4
Utica-Rome, NY$36,800$17.69600.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$36,770$17.681600.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$36,760$17.672100.2
Tulsa, OK$36,720$17.662300.5
Roanoke, VA$36,670$17.63900.6
Abilene, TX$36,560$17.58400.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,540$17.571301.0
Fond du Lac, WI$36,510$17.55601.4
El Paso, TX$36,500$17.551000.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,470$17.53401.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,400$17.501200.2
Wausau, WI$36,380$17.49400.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,370$17.49500.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,370$17.484200.2
Boise City, ID$36,330$17.471600.4
Columbia, MO$36,240$17.421701.6
Ocala, FL$36,200$17.40300.3
Montgomery, AL$36,140$17.38600.4
Springfield, OH$36,110$17.36300.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$36,070$17.342200.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,040$17.33500.5
Baton Rouge, LA$36,010$17.314201.0
Columbia, SC$35,990$17.31500.1
Birmingham, AL$35,900$17.26800.2
Tyler, TX$35,890$17.25400.4
San Angelo, TX$35,830$17.22500.9
Madison, WI$35,800$17.215201.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,710$17.17400.2
Lancaster, PA$35,660$17.14500.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$35,560$17.102601.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,560$17.09300.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,520$17.08300.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,480$17.06900.3
Winchester, VA-WV$35,350$16.99400.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH$35,270$16.96900.6
Evansville, IN$35,250$16.951200.9
Joplin, MO-KS$35,120$16.89500.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,040$16.851200.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$34,930$16.79600.8
Akron, OH$34,910$16.793000.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,900$16.78600.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$34,680$16.672900.5
Cheyenne, WY$34,550$16.61300.6
Pueblo, CO$34,450$16.56601.0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$34,430$16.55900.9
Rapid City, SD$34,300$16.49801.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,280$16.481100.4
Harrisonburg, VA$34,260$16.47701.0
Columbus, GA-AL$33,280$16.00300.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$32,880$15.81500.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$32,820$15.78500.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$32,560$15.651100.4
Goldsboro, NC$32,550$15.65401.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$32,270$15.52400.4
Amarillo, TX$32,180$15.47500.4
Sheboygan, WI$31,910$15.34801.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$31,780$15.281500.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,520$15.15801.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,370$15.08800.3
Rockford, IL$31,200$15.00700.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$30,900$14.86400.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,730$14.78700.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$30,500$14.66800.7
Appleton, WI$30,420$14.631201.0
Savannah, GA$30,160$14.501700.8
Laredo, TX$29,860$14.36600.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,640$14.256500.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$29,510$14.191100.4
Fort Wayne, IN$29,480$14.172201.0
Oklahoma City, OK$29,380$14.133600.5
Bowling Green, KY$29,330$14.10901.1
Lynchburg, VA$29,050$13.96400.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$29,040$13.96600.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,020$13.951200.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,670$13.78601.0
Ponce, PR$28,660$13.78400.6
Warner Robins, GA$28,480$13.69400.6
Eau Claire, WI$28,260$13.59700.8
Niles, MI$27,650$13.29300.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$26,790$12.88600.7
Flint, MI$25,960$12.48Not publishedNot published
Jackson, MS$24,480$11.77700.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$24,210$11.64Not publishedNot published
Janesville-Beloit, WI$23,350$11.23600.9
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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.