SOC 29-2061 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earned a median of $64,400 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 648,410 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 | $83,150 | $39.98 | 6,780 | 1.9 |
| Alaska | $80,800 | $38.85 | 290 | 0.9 |
| Oregon | $80,470 | $38.69 | 4,260 | 2.2 |
| Massachusetts | $80,220 | $38.57 | 13,210 | 3.6 |
| Rhode Island | $80,090 | $38.51 | 1,290 | 2.6 |
| California | $79,750 | $38.34 | 82,850 | 4.5 |
| New Hampshire | $77,110 | $37.07 | 2,220 | 3.3 |
| Arizona | $77,070 | $37.05 | 6,530 | 2.0 |
| Nevada | $76,160 | $36.62 | 3,350 | 2.2 |
| District of Columbia | $75,740 | $36.42 | 1,040 | 1.5 |
| New Jersey | $75,160 | $36.13 | 17,410 | 4.1 |
| Illinois | $75,000 | $36.06 | 17,440 | 2.9 |
| Maryland | $74,660 | $35.89 | 9,560 | 3.5 |
| Colorado | $73,880 | $35.52 | 4,920 | 1.7 |
| Connecticut | $73,690 | $35.43 | 8,540 | 5.0 |
| Maine | $73,200 | $35.19 | 760 | 1.2 |
| Hawaii | $71,140 | $34.20 | 840 | 1.3 |
| Vermont | $69,930 | $33.62 | 1,130 | 3.7 |
| Delaware | $68,710 | $33.03 | 2,240 | 4.6 |
| New York | $67,180 | $32.30 | 39,400 | 4.1 |
| Indiana | $65,720 | $31.60 | 14,480 | 4.5 |
| Michigan | $65,460 | $31.47 | 10,880 | 2.5 |
| Virginia | $64,920 | $31.21 | 15,550 | 3.8 |
| Virgin Islands | $64,660 | $31.09 | 50 | 1.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,940 | $30.74 | 38,260 | 6.3 |
| Idaho | $63,800 | $30.67 | 1,880 | 2.2 |
| Wisconsin | $63,760 | $30.65 | 7,390 | 2.5 |
| Minnesota | $63,750 | $30.65 | 12,840 | 4.4 |
| Wyoming | $63,460 | $30.51 | 480 | 1.7 |
| North Carolina | $63,270 | $30.42 | 18,010 | 3.6 |
| Utah | $63,230 | $30.40 | 1,680 | 1.0 |
| Nebraska | $62,660 | $30.13 | 4,580 | 4.5 |
| Iowa | $62,630 | $30.11 | 5,510 | 3.5 |
| North Dakota | $62,300 | $29.95 | 1,920 | 4.5 |
| Texas | $62,240 | $29.92 | 57,560 | 4.1 |
| Montana | $62,210 | $29.91 | 1,620 | 3.2 |
| Georgia | $62,030 | $29.82 | 21,060 | 4.3 |
| Ohio | $61,950 | $29.78 | 39,900 | 7.2 |
| South Carolina | $61,820 | $29.72 | 9,400 | 4.1 |
| Florida | $61,770 | $29.70 | 38,620 | 3.9 |
| Kansas | $61,760 | $29.69 | 7,530 | 5.2 |
| Missouri | $61,530 | $29.58 | 14,700 | 5.0 |
| Kentucky | $60,460 | $29.07 | 8,570 | 4.3 |
| New Mexico | $59,330 | $28.52 | 2,460 | 2.8 |
| Tennessee | $58,870 | $28.31 | 20,830 | 6.4 |
| Oklahoma | $58,320 | $28.04 | 11,540 | 6.8 |
| Louisiana | $57,470 | $27.63 | 17,600 | 9.1 |
| Alabama | $57,030 | $27.42 | 11,580 | 5.5 |
| Arkansas | $56,620 | $27.22 | 10,010 | 7.7 |
| West Virginia | $55,360 | $26.61 | 6,050 | 8.6 |
| South Dakota | $52,750 | $25.36 | 2,050 | 4.5 |
| Mississippi | $50,220 | $24.14 | 9,850 | 8.5 |
| Guam | $42,870 | $20.61 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,760 | $14.79 | 2,990 | 3.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 393 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 | $95,320 | $45.83 | 3,290 | 2.9 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $94,310 | $45.34 | 8,800 | 3.7 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $92,580 | $44.51 | 870 | 4.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $85,690 | $41.20 | 3,470 | 1.7 |
| Vallejo, CA | $85,430 | $41.07 | 870 | 6.0 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $83,940 | $40.36 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Napa, CA | $83,690 | $40.24 | 280 | 3.5 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,510 | $40.15 | 2,250 | 1.9 |
| Bend, OR | $83,260 | $40.03 | 150 | 1.4 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $82,410 | $39.62 | 120 | 3.9 |
| Anchorage, AK | $82,330 | $39.58 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,190 | $39.52 | 8,410 | 3.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $81,580 | $39.22 | 230 | 2.5 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,570 | $39.22 | 4,760 | 4.4 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $81,350 | $39.11 | 330 | 2.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $81,250 | $39.06 | 370 | 3.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $81,000 | $38.94 | 340 | 3.4 |
| Salinas, CA | $80,910 | $38.90 | 710 | 3.8 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $79,940 | $38.43 | 440 | 3.6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,720 | $38.33 | 6,610 | 4.3 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $79,630 | $38.28 | 240 | 1.8 |
| Albany, OR | $79,610 | $38.28 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Salem, OR | $79,600 | $38.27 | 660 | 3.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $79,540 | $38.24 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,310 | $38.13 | 33,590 | 5.4 |
| Medford, OR | $79,160 | $38.06 | 260 | 2.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $79,060 | $38.01 | 2,030 | 5.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $79,020 | $37.99 | 1,230 | 3.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79,010 | $37.99 | 650 | 3.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,990 | $37.98 | 2,540 | 3.6 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $78,950 | $37.96 | 670 | 2.6 |
| Carson City, NV | $78,790 | $37.88 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Chico, CA | $78,750 | $37.86 | 380 | 4.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $78,740 | $37.86 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $78,690 | $37.83 | 60 | 2.5 |
| Reno, NV | $78,600 | $37.79 | 510 | 1.8 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $78,480 | $37.73 | 380 | 6.7 |
| Yuba City, CA | $78,260 | $37.63 | 330 | 6.4 |
| Modesto, CA | $78,200 | $37.59 | 1,120 | 5.7 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $78,080 | $37.54 | 220 | 3.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $78,080 | $37.54 | 4,450 | 1.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $78,070 | $37.54 | 11,420 | 2.5 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $77,940 | $37.47 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Springfield, MA | $77,850 | $37.43 | 920 | 4.6 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $77,830 | $37.42 | 1,430 | 4.9 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $77,800 | $37.40 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $77,790 | $37.40 | 590 | 3.7 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $77,650 | $37.33 | 310 | 6.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,970 | $37.01 | 8,200 | 4.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $76,800 | $36.92 | 250 | 1.3 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $76,690 | $36.87 | Not published | Not published |
| Yakima, WA | $76,290 | $36.68 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,130 | $36.60 | 1,480 | 4.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,090 | $36.58 | 760 | 3.8 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,950 | $36.51 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $75,940 | $36.51 | 1,150 | 2.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $75,920 | $36.50 | 350 | 2.9 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $75,920 | $36.50 | 2,600 | 2.3 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,910 | $36.50 | 32,410 | 3.4 |
| Merced, CA | $75,890 | $36.49 | 300 | 3.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $75,860 | $36.47 | 7,170 | 2.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $75,810 | $36.45 | 2,700 | 1.7 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $75,610 | $36.35 | 590 | 4.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $75,580 | $36.34 | 2,360 | 5.0 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $75,560 | $36.33 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $75,380 | $36.24 | 880 | 3.6 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $75,180 | $36.15 | 1,860 | 4.6 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,860 | $35.99 | 5,120 | 3.8 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $74,860 | $35.99 | 170 | 2.5 |
| El Centro, CA | $74,710 | $35.92 | 300 | 4.6 |
| Niles, MI | $74,530 | $35.83 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Corvallis, OR | $74,160 | $35.66 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Redding, CA | $74,140 | $35.64 | 510 | 7.2 |
| New Haven, CT | $73,820 | $35.49 | 1,560 | 5.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $73,540 | $35.36 | 830 | 4.8 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $72,800 | $35.00 | 3,010 | 5.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $72,750 | $34.98 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Greeley, CO | $72,720 | $34.96 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $72,650 | $34.93 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Bangor, ME | $72,370 | $34.79 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Peoria, IL | $72,270 | $34.75 | 630 | 3.8 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $71,850 | $34.54 | 1,030 | 6.4 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,840 | $34.54 | 520 | 1.2 |
| Vineland, NJ | $71,410 | $34.33 | 370 | 6.0 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $70,710 | $34.00 | 15,920 | 5.5 |
| Rockford, IL | $70,090 | $33.70 | 440 | 3.2 |
| Pueblo, CO | $70,080 | $33.69 | 200 | 3.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | $69,840 | $33.58 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $69,640 | $33.48 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $69,300 | $33.32 | 4,540 | 2.4 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $69,150 | $33.25 | 750 | 4.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $68,360 | $32.87 | 710 | 2.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $68,240 | $32.81 | Not published | Not published |
| Bloomington, IL | $67,270 | $32.34 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Kokomo, IN | $67,240 | $32.33 | 140 | 4.1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $67,200 | $32.31 | 4,230 | 3.8 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $67,120 | $32.27 | 350 | 3.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $66,970 | $32.20 | 570 | 0.7 |
| Boise City, ID | $66,950 | $32.19 | 760 | 1.9 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $66,950 | $32.19 | 960 | 2.8 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $66,900 | $32.16 | 160 | 2.8 |
| Decatur, IL | $66,750 | $32.09 | 220 | 4.8 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66,680 | $32.06 | 360 | 1.6 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $66,440 | $31.94 | 80 | 2.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $66,360 | $31.90 | 1,250 | 4.6 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,320 | $31.88 | 320 | 2.6 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,140 | $31.80 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $66,130 | $31.80 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Kankakee, IL | $65,910 | $31.69 | 240 | 5.6 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,860 | $31.66 | 310 | 2.4 |
| Salisbury, MD | $65,730 | $31.60 | 240 | 4.5 |
| Flint, MI | $65,670 | $31.57 | 440 | 3.3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,660 | $31.57 | 6,300 | 3.2 |
| Kingston, NY | $65,650 | $31.56 | 330 | 5.6 |
| Ames, IA | $65,610 | $31.55 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Asheville, NC | $65,470 | $31.48 | 860 | 4.8 |
| Lebanon, PA | $65,430 | $31.46 | 460 | 8.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $65,410 | $31.45 | 1,890 | 2.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $65,360 | $31.42 | 360 | 6.5 |
| Kenosha, WI | $65,350 | $31.42 | 250 | 3.3 |
| Appleton, WI | $65,300 | $31.39 | 370 | 3.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $65,270 | $31.38 | 160 | 3.7 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $65,250 | $31.37 | 150 | 3.6 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $65,240 | $31.37 | 610 | 4.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65,230 | $31.36 | 1,230 | 2.1 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $65,160 | $31.33 | 330 | 3.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $65,140 | $31.32 | 3,890 | 2.9 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $65,120 | $31.31 | 5,180 | 3.9 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $65,060 | $31.28 | 9,710 | 3.4 |
| Reading, PA | $64,950 | $31.23 | 990 | 5.7 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $64,850 | $31.18 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $64,800 | $31.16 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Ithaca, NY | $64,730 | $31.12 | 220 | 4.5 |
| Evansville, IN | $64,700 | $31.10 | 680 | 5.0 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $64,680 | $31.10 | 270 | 5.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $64,670 | $31.09 | 520 | 2.4 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $64,670 | $31.09 | 980 | 7.4 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $64,590 | $31.05 | 650 | 3.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $64,580 | $31.05 | 3,620 | 2.8 |
| Madison, WI | $64,550 | $31.04 | 650 | 1.6 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $64,480 | $31.00 | 160 | 2.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $64,460 | $30.99 | 2,850 | 4.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $64,420 | $30.97 | 4,570 | 4.2 |
| Mankato, MN | $64,400 | $30.96 | 360 | 6.5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $64,370 | $30.95 | 12,590 | 3.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $64,370 | $30.95 | 3,410 | 4.5 |
| Muncie, IN | $64,330 | $30.93 | 300 | 6.7 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $64,320 | $30.92 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $64,310 | $30.92 | 230 | 7.3 |
| Jackson, MI | $64,290 | $30.91 | 220 | 4.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $64,280 | $30.90 | 660 | 6.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $64,280 | $30.90 | 310 | 3.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $64,270 | $30.90 | 250 | 3.0 |
| Midland, TX | $64,240 | $30.89 | 280 | 2.3 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,180 | $30.85 | 6,400 | 5.8 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $64,130 | $30.83 | 300 | 2.8 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,100 | $30.82 | 1,480 | 3.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $64,100 | $30.82 | 640 | 3.5 |
| Midland, MI | $64,100 | $30.82 | 120 | 3.3 |
| Gainesville, GA | $64,080 | $30.81 | 390 | 3.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,080 | $30.81 | 1,740 | 2.3 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,050 | $30.79 | 2,230 | 5.9 |
| Richmond, VA | $64,030 | $30.78 | 2,570 | 3.9 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $64,000 | $30.77 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $63,960 | $30.75 | 360 | 6.0 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,950 | $30.74 | 260 | 3.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $63,900 | $30.72 | 6,720 | 6.5 |
| Bozeman, MT | $63,790 | $30.67 | 110 | 1.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,770 | $30.66 | 1,910 | 5.6 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $63,760 | $30.65 | 1,220 | 5.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $63,750 | $30.65 | 200 | 3.5 |
| Rochester, MN | $63,750 | $30.65 | 570 | 4.7 |
| Helena, MT | $63,690 | $30.62 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Iowa City, IA | $63,690 | $30.62 | 230 | 2.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $63,670 | $30.61 | 1,040 | 2.6 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,670 | $30.61 | 10,730 | 3.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $63,640 | $30.60 | 1,200 | 5.3 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $63,610 | $30.58 | 1,470 | 4.0 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $63,540 | $30.55 | 1,840 | 3.7 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $63,460 | $30.51 | 1,070 | 5.8 |
| Burlington, NC | $63,450 | $30.51 | 260 | 3.9 |
| Elmira, NY | $63,390 | $30.47 | 350 | 10.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $63,390 | $30.48 | 1,190 | 7.9 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $63,390 | $30.48 | 430 | 2.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $63,390 | $30.48 | 790 | 4.1 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,370 | $30.47 | 3,220 | 6.0 |
| Lancaster, PA | $63,290 | $30.43 | 1,740 | 6.9 |
| Monroe, MI | $63,240 | $30.40 | 150 | 3.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $63,200 | $30.38 | 310 | 4.3 |
| Missoula, MT | $63,130 | $30.35 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Lincoln, NE | $63,070 | $30.32 | 660 | 3.6 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $63,060 | $30.32 | 5,800 | 5.2 |
| Ogden, UT | $63,010 | $30.29 | 350 | 1.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $62,970 | $30.27 | 1,330 | 4.9 |
| Syracuse, NY | $62,880 | $30.23 | 1,850 | 6.2 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $62,820 | $30.20 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Savannah, GA | $62,810 | $30.20 | 890 | 4.5 |
| Farmington, NM | $62,690 | $30.14 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,680 | $30.13 | 2,180 | 6.5 |
| Sumter, SC | $62,640 | $30.11 | 160 | 4.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,610 | $30.10 | 8,900 | 3.2 |
| Sandusky, OH | $62,520 | $30.06 | 390 | 7.8 |
| Binghamton, NY | $62,490 | $30.05 | 530 | 5.5 |
| Odessa, TX | $62,490 | $30.04 | 320 | 3.9 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,490 | $30.04 | 5,870 | 4.1 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $62,460 | $30.03 | 400 | 6.2 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $62,430 | $30.01 | 740 | 4.8 |
| Columbus, IN | $62,400 | $30.00 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence, KS | $62,400 | $30.00 | 150 | 2.8 |
| St. George, UT | $62,400 | $30.00 | 150 | 1.7 |
| Casper, WY | $62,370 | $29.99 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $62,300 | $29.95 | 770 | 5.2 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $62,290 | $29.95 | 100 | 1.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,280 | $29.94 | 5,970 | 5.3 |
| Toledo, OH | $62,280 | $29.94 | 2,120 | 7.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $62,260 | $29.93 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Topeka, KS | $62,210 | $29.91 | 840 | 7.2 |
| Owensboro, KY | $62,180 | $29.90 | 170 | 3.5 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,150 | $29.88 | 2,130 | 4.7 |
| Dover, DE | $62,140 | $29.88 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $62,120 | $29.87 | 360 | 7.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $62,110 | $29.86 | 1,600 | 4.1 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $62,110 | $29.86 | 390 | 6.8 |
| Lima, OH | $62,080 | $29.85 | 500 | 10.1 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $62,080 | $29.85 | 200 | 3.7 |
| Akron, OH | $62,070 | $29.84 | 2,300 | 7.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $62,070 | $29.84 | 3,050 | 4.0 |
| Waco, TX | $62,070 | $29.84 | 780 | 6.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $62,060 | $29.84 | 300 | 6.1 |
| Rochester, NY | $62,060 | $29.84 | 3,330 | 6.7 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,970 | $29.79 | 1,270 | 4.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,960 | $29.79 | 1,680 | 3.9 |
| State College, PA | $61,960 | $29.79 | 440 | 6.3 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,940 | $29.78 | 5,650 | 5.1 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $61,920 | $29.77 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $61,910 | $29.76 | 7,270 | 6.6 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $61,900 | $29.76 | 930 | 9.0 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $61,880 | $29.75 | 970 | 8.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,840 | $29.73 | 380 | 2.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $61,770 | $29.70 | 3,140 | 8.4 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,740 | $29.68 | 2,270 | 8.9 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $61,730 | $29.68 | 240 | 5.5 |
| Rome, GA | $61,710 | $29.67 | 440 | 9.9 |
| Bismarck, ND | $61,690 | $29.66 | 310 | 4.3 |
| Columbia, MO | $61,670 | $29.65 | 800 | 7.4 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $61,670 | $29.65 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $61,600 | $29.61 | 420 | 4.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $61,600 | $29.62 | 610 | 7.5 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $61,530 | $29.58 | 1,170 | 3.8 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,480 | $29.56 | 970 | 3.4 |
| Manhattan, KS | $61,430 | $29.53 | 230 | 4.3 |
| Bay City, MI | $61,380 | $29.51 | 150 | 4.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $61,370 | $29.50 | 570 | 5.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $61,350 | $29.50 | 1,160 | 5.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $61,350 | $29.50 | 550 | 12.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $61,330 | $29.49 | 660 | 5.4 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $61,300 | $29.47 | 830 | 4.9 |
| Roanoke, VA | $61,210 | $29.43 | 950 | 6.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $61,200 | $29.43 | 560 | 11.3 |
| Minot, ND | $61,110 | $29.38 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Grand Island, NE | $61,090 | $29.37 | 200 | 5.1 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $61,080 | $29.37 | 200 | 3.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $61,040 | $29.35 | 3,300 | 6.3 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,030 | $29.34 | 4,430 | 3.1 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $61,000 | $29.33 | 1,120 | 4.6 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,990 | $29.32 | 740 | 7.8 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,960 | $29.31 | 270 | 2.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $60,950 | $29.30 | 510 | 6.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $60,950 | $29.30 | 250 | 2.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $60,930 | $29.29 | 630 | 5.0 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $60,900 | $29.28 | 300 | 7.2 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $60,830 | $29.25 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $60,830 | $29.25 | 330 | 5.0 |
| Green Bay, WI | $60,790 | $29.23 | 600 | 3.4 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $60,770 | $29.22 | 130 | 2.5 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,720 | $29.19 | 290 | 5.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,640 | $29.15 | 2,940 | 6.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,620 | $29.14 | 1,140 | 5.2 |
| Erie, PA | $60,510 | $29.09 | 940 | 7.8 |
| Billings, MT | $60,500 | $29.09 | 370 | 3.9 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,500 | $29.09 | 300 | 5.8 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $60,470 | $29.07 | 190 | 4.6 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,460 | $29.07 | 380 | 7.2 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,440 | $29.06 | 260 | 3.5 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $60,380 | $29.03 | 420 | 7.4 |
| Wausau, WI | $60,360 | $29.02 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $60,340 | $29.01 | 350 | 4.4 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $60,330 | $29.01 | 550 | 10.0 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $60,320 | $29.00 | 360 | 9.2 |
| Wichita, KS | $60,310 | $28.99 | 1,690 | 5.5 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $60,280 | $28.98 | 1,610 | 9.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $60,270 | $28.98 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Longview, TX | $60,190 | $28.94 | 650 | 5.5 |
| Springfield, IL | $60,110 | $28.90 | 500 | 5.0 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $60,100 | $28.90 | 410 | 9.2 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $60,090 | $28.89 | 280 | 4.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $60,020 | $28.85 | 480 | 3.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $60,020 | $28.86 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,990 | $28.84 | 870 | 4.6 |
| Gainesville, FL | $59,970 | $28.83 | 830 | 5.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,950 | $28.82 | 360 | 4.3 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $59,940 | $28.82 | 1,310 | 4.9 |
| Huntsville, AL | $59,860 | $28.78 | 990 | 3.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $59,860 | $28.78 | 3,790 | 5.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $59,820 | $28.76 | 2,370 | 5.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $59,810 | $28.76 | 990 | 5.1 |
| Pocatello, ID | $59,720 | $28.71 | 150 | 3.8 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $59,700 | $28.70 | 2,900 | 7.1 |
| Florence, SC | $59,700 | $28.70 | 680 | 7.6 |
| Altoona, PA | $59,680 | $28.69 | 630 | 10.7 |
| Tyler, TX | $59,550 | $28.63 | 810 | 7.0 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,510 | $28.61 | 330 | 9.2 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $59,500 | $28.61 | 960 | 9.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $59,340 | $28.53 | 330 | 6.7 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $59,330 | $28.53 | 690 | 5.9 |
| Enid, OK | $59,300 | $28.51 | 120 | 5.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $59,240 | $28.48 | 2,470 | 6.9 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,210 | $28.46 | 1,440 | 9.0 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $59,200 | $28.46 | 260 | 5.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,140 | $28.43 | 2,980 | 4.9 |
| Ocala, FL | $59,070 | $28.40 | 700 | 5.8 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,060 | $28.40 | 490 | 3.9 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $59,040 | $28.39 | 860 | 4.6 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $58,930 | $28.33 | 590 | 4.1 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $58,920 | $28.33 | 400 | 4.6 |
| El Paso, TX | $58,770 | $28.26 | 1,750 | 5.2 |
| Mansfield, OH | $58,730 | $28.24 | 410 | 8.5 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,590 | $28.17 | 950 | 5.8 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $58,580 | $28.16 | 1,560 | 5.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | $58,510 | $28.13 | 1,080 | 6.5 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,340 | $28.05 | 1,840 | 11.3 |
| Sebring, FL | $58,320 | $28.04 | 260 | 9.3 |
| Albany, GA | $58,310 | $28.03 | 370 | 6.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $58,280 | $28.02 | 350 | 4.1 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $58,260 | $28.01 | 630 | 6.1 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,200 | $27.98 | 360 | 9.9 |
| Victoria, TX | $58,130 | $27.95 | 340 | 8.9 |
| Decatur, AL | $58,010 | $27.89 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | $57,960 | $27.86 | 2,650 | 6.2 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $57,960 | $27.87 | 440 | 7.6 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $57,460 | $27.63 | 360 | 4.9 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $57,370 | $27.58 | 1,420 | 3.5 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $57,370 | $27.58 | 440 | 7.7 |
| Johnstown, PA | $57,320 | $27.56 | 370 | 7.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $57,260 | $27.53 | 380 | 8.8 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $57,250 | $27.52 | 160 | 8.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $57,090 | $27.45 | 230 | 5.3 |
| Mobile, AL | $57,030 | $27.42 | 800 | 4.6 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $57,030 | $27.42 | 250 | 7.0 |
| Laredo, TX | $56,850 | $27.33 | 490 | 4.5 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $56,430 | $27.13 | 1,000 | 6.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $56,250 | $27.04 | 1,260 | 8.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $56,250 | $27.04 | 1,860 | 6.3 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $56,120 | $26.98 | 410 | 10.6 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,120 | $26.98 | 400 | 4.4 |
| Gadsden, AL | $56,040 | $26.94 | 210 | 6.3 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $55,880 | $26.86 | 960 | 10.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $55,840 | $26.85 | 470 | 9.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $55,410 | $26.64 | 780 | 4.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $55,360 | $26.62 | 320 | 5.7 |
| Monroe, LA | $55,360 | $26.61 | 1,130 | 12.9 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $55,360 | $26.62 | 680 | 6.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $55,290 | $26.58 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Morristown, TN | $55,140 | $26.51 | 260 | 5.6 |
| Alexandria, LA | $54,880 | $26.38 | 690 | 11.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $54,540 | $26.22 | 1,390 | 9.8 |
| Beckley, WV | $54,510 | $26.21 | 470 | 10.8 |
| Dalton, GA | $54,380 | $26.14 | 230 | 3.6 |
| Charleston, WV | $54,370 | $26.14 | 670 | 6.4 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $54,280 | $26.09 | 310 | 4.1 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $54,050 | $25.99 | 800 | 6.7 |
| Hinesville, GA | $53,930 | $25.93 | 150 | 7.2 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $53,520 | $25.73 | 990 | 5.5 |
| Jackson, MS | $53,510 | $25.72 | 2,050 | 7.6 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $53,300 | $25.63 | 890 | 8.7 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $53,240 | $25.60 | 520 | 6.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $52,350 | $25.17 | 270 | 6.2 |
| Rapid City, SD | $52,220 | $25.11 | 340 | 4.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $51,580 | $24.80 | 2,100 | 11.7 |
| Johnson City, TN | $51,480 | $24.75 | 820 | 10.1 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $50,980 | $24.51 | 630 | 10.4 |
| Jackson, TN | $50,670 | $24.36 | 810 | 9.6 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $50,630 | $24.34 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $50,400 | $24.23 | 630 | 9.4 |
| Valdosta, GA | $49,860 | $23.97 | 400 | 7.4 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $48,350 | $23.25 | 530 | 8.5 |
| Dothan, AL | $47,820 | $22.99 | 540 | 8.9 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,770 | $15.75 | 2,250 | 3.3 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $30,970 | $14.89 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Guayama, PR | $26,280 | $12.64 | 60 | 4.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $24,900 | $11.97 | 260 | 4.0 |
| Arecibo, PR | $24,890 | $11.97 | 160 | 4.6 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $23,450 | $11.28 | 80 | 1.6 |
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.