SOC 13-1161 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, market research analysts and marketing specialists earned a median of $78,760 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 899,580 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $101,810 | $48.95 | 39,710 | 10.9 |
| Delaware | $101,270 | $48.69 | 3,570 | 7.4 |
| New York | $98,580 | $47.39 | 80,500 | 8.3 |
| District of Columbia | $98,090 | $47.16 | 6,340 | 9.0 |
| Washington | $95,120 | $45.73 | 24,460 | 6.9 |
| California | $94,700 | $45.53 | 119,070 | 6.5 |
| Colorado | $93,050 | $44.74 | 27,880 | 9.7 |
| New Jersey | $88,190 | $42.40 | 22,990 | 5.4 |
| Minnesota | $87,510 | $42.07 | 21,280 | 7.2 |
| Rhode Island | $86,240 | $41.46 | 3,210 | 6.4 |
| Oregon | $79,150 | $38.05 | 11,310 | 5.7 |
| Illinois | $79,120 | $38.04 | 40,560 | 6.7 |
| North Carolina | $78,410 | $37.70 | 30,700 | 6.2 |
| Connecticut | $77,740 | $37.38 | 9,930 | 5.9 |
| Virginia | $76,980 | $37.01 | 25,610 | 6.2 |
| Maryland | $76,370 | $36.72 | 13,570 | 4.9 |
| Georgia | $75,850 | $36.47 | 27,810 | 5.7 |
| Florida | $75,450 | $36.27 | 60,770 | 6.1 |
| Vermont | $74,880 | $36.00 | 860 | 2.8 |
| Ohio | $72,790 | $35.00 | 27,370 | 4.9 |
| Texas | $72,520 | $34.87 | 63,350 | 4.5 |
| Maine | $71,980 | $34.61 | 2,390 | 3.7 |
| Arizona | $71,940 | $34.59 | 15,850 | 4.9 |
| Nevada | $71,840 | $34.54 | 5,780 | 3.7 |
| Kansas | $70,430 | $33.86 | 8,090 | 5.6 |
| Missouri | $70,140 | $33.72 | 14,890 | 5.1 |
| Tennessee | $69,790 | $33.55 | 13,040 | 4.0 |
| South Carolina | $69,440 | $33.38 | 11,920 | 5.2 |
| Pennsylvania | $68,760 | $33.06 | 31,040 | 5.1 |
| Montana | $68,080 | $32.73 | 1,460 | 2.9 |
| Michigan | $66,780 | $32.11 | 24,220 | 5.5 |
| Alaska | $66,710 | $32.07 | 570 | 1.8 |
| Iowa | $66,390 | $31.92 | 8,880 | 5.7 |
| Arkansas | $65,430 | $31.46 | 6,250 | 4.8 |
| Wisconsin | $64,800 | $31.15 | 15,600 | 5.3 |
| New Hampshire | $64,570 | $31.04 | 4,200 | 6.1 |
| Indiana | $63,700 | $30.63 | 14,400 | 4.5 |
| South Dakota | $63,490 | $30.53 | 1,530 | 3.3 |
| Utah | $62,630 | $30.11 | 14,510 | 8.4 |
| New Mexico | $61,950 | $29.79 | 1,610 | 1.8 |
| Oklahoma | $61,940 | $29.78 | 6,620 | 3.9 |
| North Dakota | $61,580 | $29.61 | 1,550 | 3.6 |
| Kentucky | $61,480 | $29.56 | 6,290 | 3.1 |
| Wyoming | $60,990 | $29.32 | 850 | 3.0 |
| Idaho | $60,970 | $29.31 | 3,780 | 4.4 |
| Nebraska | $60,000 | $28.84 | 3,780 | 3.7 |
| Virgin Islands | $59,990 | $28.84 | 90 | 2.8 |
| Louisiana | $59,690 | $28.70 | 5,360 | 2.8 |
| Alabama | $59,530 | $28.62 | 8,390 | 4.0 |
| Hawaii | $59,390 | $28.55 | 1,610 | 2.6 |
| Mississippi | $56,640 | $27.23 | 2,620 | 2.3 |
| West Virginia | $52,340 | $25.17 | 1,650 | 2.4 |
| Guam | $42,240 | $20.31 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Puerto Rico | $39,330 | $18.91 | 2,420 | 2.6 |
Pay by metro area
All 389 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 | $141,960 | $68.25 | 12,710 | 11.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $123,250 | $59.25 | 24,120 | 10.2 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $102,390 | $49.23 | 32,310 | 12.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,170 | $49.12 | 18,030 | 8.6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $100,520 | $48.33 | 79,290 | 8.4 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $99,040 | $47.62 | 17,000 | 10.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,910 | $47.07 | 16,760 | 8.6 |
| Boulder, CO | $97,600 | $46.93 | 3,130 | 16.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $93,110 | $44.76 | 2,740 | 8.0 |
| Worcester, MA | $90,300 | $43.41 | 2,030 | 5.8 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $90,210 | $43.37 | 2,680 | 8.5 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $87,160 | $41.91 | 21,090 | 6.7 |
| Springfield, MA | $85,970 | $41.33 | 1,050 | 5.2 |
| Greeley, CO | $85,830 | $41.26 | 780 | 6.5 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $85,350 | $41.03 | 8,130 | 6.7 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $83,960 | $40.36 | 4,080 | 5.7 |
| Rochester, MN | $83,030 | $39.92 | 320 | 2.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $83,000 | $39.90 | 2,590 | 9.4 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82,990 | $39.90 | 39,390 | 6.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $82,930 | $39.87 | 9,500 | 7.0 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $82,110 | $39.48 | 1,140 | 4.7 |
| Richmond, VA | $81,660 | $39.26 | 4,550 | 6.9 |
| Napa, CA | $81,440 | $39.15 | 390 | 5.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,030 | $38.96 | 3,460 | 8.6 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $80,460 | $38.69 | 8,270 | 6.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,400 | $38.65 | 30,970 | 6.9 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $80,100 | $38.51 | 1,570 | 4.8 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $79,910 | $38.42 | 620 | 4.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79,710 | $38.32 | 960 | 4.8 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,440 | $38.19 | Not published | Not published |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,420 | $38.18 | 17,600 | 6.1 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $79,150 | $38.05 | 440 | 4.6 |
| Dalton, GA | $79,040 | $38.00 | 260 | 4.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,030 | $38.00 | 19,920 | 6.9 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $78,990 | $37.98 | Not published | Not published |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $78,980 | $37.97 | 6,470 | 8.7 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $78,880 | $37.92 | 440 | 4.5 |
| Ithaca, NY | $78,810 | $37.89 | 240 | 5.0 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $78,810 | $37.89 | 960 | 4.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $78,700 | $37.84 | 1,080 | 6.5 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $78,630 | $37.81 | 4,470 | 4.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $78,220 | $37.61 | 3,080 | 5.1 |
| Burlington, NC | $77,860 | $37.43 | 300 | 4.4 |
| Bend, OR | $77,240 | $37.14 | 510 | 4.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $77,240 | $37.13 | 5,510 | 5.0 |
| Rochester, NY | $77,170 | $37.10 | 2,550 | 5.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $77,110 | $37.07 | 1,180 | 3.9 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $77,100 | $37.07 | 11,710 | 6.1 |
| Columbus, OH | $77,010 | $37.02 | 5,880 | 5.3 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $76,740 | $36.90 | 4,380 | 5.7 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $76,630 | $36.84 | 1,050 | 4.0 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $76,580 | $36.82 | 3,440 | 8.5 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $76,540 | $36.80 | 370 | 2.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $76,300 | $36.68 | 970 | 3.6 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $76,220 | $36.64 | 340 | 3.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $76,140 | $36.61 | 2,160 | 4.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $75,990 | $36.53 | 2,520 | 4.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $75,940 | $36.51 | 300 | 5.3 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,750 | $36.42 | 7,080 | 6.4 |
| Niles, MI | $75,470 | $36.29 | 320 | 5.4 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $75,450 | $36.28 | 590 | 3.8 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $75,280 | $36.19 | 800 | 4.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $75,240 | $36.17 | 20,900 | 5.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $75,210 | $36.16 | 8,420 | 5.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $74,790 | $35.96 | 1,230 | 4.4 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $74,690 | $35.91 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $74,670 | $35.90 | 4,600 | 4.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,620 | $35.88 | 5,920 | 4.4 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $74,590 | $35.86 | 12,220 | 5.1 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $74,510 | $35.82 | 570 | 3.4 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $74,240 | $35.69 | 1,610 | 9.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $74,130 | $35.64 | 6,980 | 5.2 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $74,060 | $35.61 | 2,000 | 5.5 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $73,880 | $35.52 | 4,610 | 5.6 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $73,650 | $35.41 | 730 | 2.5 |
| Vallejo, CA | $73,470 | $35.32 | 370 | 2.6 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $73,420 | $35.30 | 1,240 | 4.3 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $73,350 | $35.26 | 1,040 | 4.3 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $73,320 | $35.25 | 200 | 2.9 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $73,320 | $35.25 | 1,300 | 4.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $73,300 | $35.24 | 270 | 3.3 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $73,260 | $35.22 | 1,590 | 4.7 |
| Mankato, MN | $73,020 | $35.11 | 230 | 4.1 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $73,000 | $35.10 | 350 | 3.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $72,890 | $35.04 | 110 | 2.7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $72,860 | $35.03 | 8,780 | 6.2 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $72,580 | $34.89 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $72,580 | $34.90 | 6,920 | 6.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $72,550 | $34.88 | 350 | 5.4 |
| Midland, TX | $72,550 | $34.88 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $72,070 | $34.65 | 810 | 5.0 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $72,010 | $34.62 | 700 | 6.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $71,910 | $34.57 | 2,430 | 5.6 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $71,600 | $34.42 | 1,880 | 3.1 |
| Modesto, CA | $71,600 | $34.42 | 580 | 3.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $71,590 | $34.42 | 1,080 | 6.0 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $71,500 | $34.38 | 1,560 | 4.7 |
| Midland, MI | $71,490 | $34.37 | 200 | 5.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | $71,350 | $34.30 | 5,440 | 5.3 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $71,330 | $34.30 | 450 | 5.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $71,310 | $34.29 | 620 | 3.6 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $71,120 | $34.19 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Gainesville, FL | $70,920 | $34.10 | 670 | 4.4 |
| Savannah, GA | $70,860 | $34.07 | 690 | 3.5 |
| Chico, CA | $70,820 | $34.05 | 320 | 4.1 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $70,720 | $34.00 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $70,690 | $33.99 | 380 | 5.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $70,660 | $33.97 | 280 | 3.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $70,570 | $33.93 | 980 | 4.9 |
| Salinas, CA | $70,440 | $33.86 | 540 | 2.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $70,390 | $33.84 | 1,200 | 4.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $70,380 | $33.84 | 250 | 4.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $70,170 | $33.74 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Pueblo, CO | $69,990 | $33.65 | 270 | 4.3 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $69,910 | $33.61 | 740 | 2.2 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $69,840 | $33.58 | 5,280 | 3.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $69,780 | $33.55 | 520 | 3.1 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $69,660 | $33.49 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $69,560 | $33.44 | 3,500 | 4.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $69,480 | $33.40 | 880 | 4.6 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $69,160 | $33.25 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $68,730 | $33.04 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | $68,720 | $33.04 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $68,710 | $33.04 | 200 | 3.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $68,600 | $32.98 | 1,800 | 4.6 |
| Redding, CA | $68,140 | $32.76 | 220 | 3.1 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $68,080 | $32.73 | 470 | 4.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $68,080 | $32.73 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Madison, WI | $67,990 | $32.69 | 2,640 | 6.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $67,740 | $32.57 | 1,400 | 3.7 |
| Billings, MT | $67,380 | $32.39 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $67,370 | $32.39 | 14,480 | 4.4 |
| Lawrence, KS | $67,060 | $32.24 | 260 | 5.0 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $67,020 | $32.22 | 940 | 4.3 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $66,920 | $32.17 | 330 | 4.8 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $66,820 | $32.12 | 130 | 2.6 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $66,660 | $32.05 | 520 | 4.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $66,460 | $31.95 | 990 | 3.7 |
| Columbus, IN | $66,390 | $31.92 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Binghamton, NY | $66,330 | $31.89 | 340 | 3.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $66,330 | $31.89 | 340 | 2.0 |
| Reno, NV | $66,260 | $31.86 | 780 | 2.8 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $66,210 | $31.83 | 1,160 | 5.3 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $66,060 | $31.76 | 760 | 4.3 |
| Akron, OH | $66,000 | $31.73 | 1,480 | 4.6 |
| Bozeman, MT | $65,990 | $31.73 | 320 | 4.4 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $65,950 | $31.71 | 4,140 | 3.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $65,900 | $31.68 | 180 | 3.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $65,840 | $31.65 | 380 | 3.6 |
| Helena, MT | $65,820 | $31.65 | 130 | 2.9 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $65,810 | $31.64 | 420 | 4.4 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $65,650 | $31.56 | 2,160 | 5.5 |
| Merced, CA | $65,640 | $31.56 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $65,590 | $31.53 | 70 | 2.4 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $65,590 | $31.53 | 1,580 | 3.6 |
| Dover, DE | $65,520 | $31.50 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Jackson, MI | $65,510 | $31.50 | 220 | 4.0 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $65,420 | $31.45 | 440 | 3.7 |
| Yuba City, CA | $65,410 | $31.45 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Missoula, MT | $65,350 | $31.42 | 280 | 4.2 |
| Topeka, KS | $65,340 | $31.41 | 620 | 5.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $65,280 | $31.38 | 1,140 | 4.0 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,240 | $31.37 | 560 | 4.3 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,200 | $31.35 | 6,330 | 5.7 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $65,180 | $31.34 | 1,390 | 4.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $65,110 | $31.30 | 690 | 5.5 |
| Springfield, IL | $65,090 | $31.29 | 410 | 4.0 |
| Wausau, WI | $65,060 | $31.28 | 240 | 3.4 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $65,020 | $31.26 | 570 | 3.1 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $65,000 | $31.25 | 310 | 3.4 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $65,000 | $31.25 | 940 | 5.1 |
| Vineland, NJ | $64,990 | $31.25 | 110 | 1.7 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $64,940 | $31.22 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Yakima, WA | $64,900 | $31.20 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $64,880 | $31.19 | 2,980 | 5.0 |
| Valdosta, GA | $64,840 | $31.17 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Lancaster, PA | $64,790 | $31.15 | 990 | 3.9 |
| Columbia, MO | $64,720 | $31.12 | 600 | 5.6 |
| Corvallis, OR | $64,700 | $31.11 | 160 | 4.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,690 | $31.10 | 1,050 | 4.8 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $64,670 | $31.09 | 8,250 | 10.0 |
| Medford, OR | $64,580 | $31.05 | 360 | 4.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $64,570 | $31.04 | 290 | 2.8 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,520 | $31.02 | 630 | 4.0 |
| Monroe, MI | $64,500 | $31.01 | 140 | 3.4 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $64,470 | $31.00 | 370 | 3.4 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $64,460 | $30.99 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $64,340 | $30.93 | 700 | 4.6 |
| Salem, OR | $64,160 | $30.84 | 590 | 3.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $64,120 | $30.83 | 280 | 2.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $64,100 | $30.82 | 1,420 | 3.8 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $64,080 | $30.81 | 160 | 3.6 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $64,000 | $30.77 | 620 | 4.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $64,000 | $30.77 | 370 | 4.4 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $63,990 | $30.77 | 200 | 3.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $63,890 | $30.71 | 1,470 | 4.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $63,790 | $30.67 | 460 | 4.9 |
| Asheville, NC | $63,760 | $30.66 | 850 | 4.7 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $63,710 | $30.63 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $63,640 | $30.60 | 330 | 4.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $63,630 | $30.59 | 960 | 6.9 |
| Bangor, ME | $63,600 | $30.58 | 210 | 2.9 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $63,590 | $30.57 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Bellingham, WA | $63,570 | $30.56 | 470 | 5.2 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $63,450 | $30.50 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $63,450 | $30.51 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $63,400 | $30.48 | 950 | 5.0 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $63,380 | $30.47 | 330 | 2.7 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,280 | $30.42 | 2,290 | 3.3 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $63,190 | $30.38 | 4,940 | 4.4 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $63,160 | $30.37 | 3,130 | 4.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $63,130 | $30.35 | 1,860 | 4.1 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $63,120 | $30.35 | 60 | 2.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $63,060 | $30.32 | 600 | 6.3 |
| Rome, GA | $63,060 | $30.32 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Green Bay, WI | $63,050 | $30.31 | 830 | 4.7 |
| Reading, PA | $63,040 | $30.31 | 520 | 3.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $62,990 | $30.28 | 1,090 | 2.4 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $62,960 | $30.27 | 3,270 | 10.7 |
| Toledo, OH | $62,950 | $30.27 | 1,080 | 3.7 |
| Knoxville, TN | $62,890 | $30.24 | 1,730 | 4.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $62,880 | $30.23 | 1,350 | 2.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,790 | $30.19 | 270 | 3.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,790 | $30.19 | 1,400 | 3.9 |
| Kingston, NY | $62,710 | $30.15 | 260 | 4.5 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $62,700 | $30.14 | 350 | 2.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $62,590 | $30.09 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $62,480 | $30.04 | 290 | 4.2 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $62,460 | $30.03 | 270 | 3.4 |
| Kokomo, IN | $62,450 | $30.03 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Albany, OR | $62,440 | $30.02 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Pocatello, ID | $62,440 | $30.02 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Morristown, TN | $62,410 | $30.01 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Bismarck, ND | $62,400 | $30.00 | 230 | 3.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $62,380 | $29.99 | 2,020 | 5.2 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $62,370 | $29.99 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $62,280 | $29.94 | 2,160 | 4.3 |
| Birmingham, AL | $62,190 | $29.90 | 2,660 | 5.1 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $62,180 | $29.90 | 490 | 3.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $62,130 | $29.87 | 280 | 3.8 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $62,040 | $29.83 | 900 | 2.2 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $61,990 | $29.80 | 460 | 5.4 |
| Salisbury, MD | $61,990 | $29.80 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $61,950 | $29.79 | 290 | 4.4 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $61,930 | $29.78 | 370 | 4.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,820 | $29.72 | 610 | 5.0 |
| Rockford, IL | $61,810 | $29.72 | 460 | 3.3 |
| Lebanon, PA | $61,770 | $29.70 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Altoona, PA | $61,740 | $29.68 | 150 | 2.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $61,730 | $29.68 | 1,040 | 4.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | $61,700 | $29.66 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $61,690 | $29.66 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $61,680 | $29.65 | 790 | 5.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $61,660 | $29.64 | 330 | 5.7 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $61,620 | $29.62 | 380 | 2.8 |
| Cleveland, TN | $61,580 | $29.61 | 130 | 3.1 |
| Lima, OH | $61,560 | $29.60 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $61,540 | $29.59 | 360 | 5.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $61,380 | $29.51 | 310 | 2.5 |
| Minot, ND | $61,310 | $29.48 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Williamsport, PA | $61,260 | $29.45 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Montgomery, AL | $61,240 | $29.44 | 620 | 3.8 |
| Springfield, OH | $61,210 | $29.43 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Ames, IA | $61,100 | $29.37 | 380 | 6.7 |
| Manhattan, KS | $61,100 | $29.38 | 220 | 4.1 |
| State College, PA | $61,050 | $29.35 | 280 | 4.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $61,010 | $29.33 | 250 | 3.4 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $60,920 | $29.29 | 680 | 2.9 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $60,880 | $29.27 | 220 | 3.9 |
| Ocala, FL | $60,820 | $29.24 | 440 | 3.7 |
| Victoria, TX | $60,760 | $29.21 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $60,720 | $29.19 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Erie, PA | $60,700 | $29.18 | 420 | 3.5 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $60,560 | $29.12 | 150 | 2.5 |
| El Centro, CA | $60,540 | $29.11 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $60,530 | $29.10 | 260 | 3.8 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,530 | $29.10 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,510 | $29.09 | 280 | 3.0 |
| Great Falls, MT | $60,440 | $29.06 | 80 | 2.2 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $60,440 | $29.06 | 770 | 3.0 |
| Mobile, AL | $60,340 | $29.01 | 610 | 3.5 |
| Jackson, MS | $60,310 | $29.00 | 670 | 2.5 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $60,310 | $29.00 | 430 | 4.4 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $60,270 | $28.98 | 90 | 3.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $60,250 | $28.97 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $60,200 | $28.94 | 240 | 3.0 |
| Sandusky, OH | $60,110 | $28.90 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Casper, WY | $59,990 | $28.84 | 120 | 3.1 |
| Flint, MI | $59,990 | $28.84 | 410 | 3.1 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $59,950 | $28.82 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Evansville, IN | $59,770 | $28.74 | 580 | 4.3 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $59,700 | $28.70 | 120 | 3.0 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,700 | $28.70 | 410 | 2.6 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,690 | $28.70 | 80 | 2.3 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $59,680 | $28.69 | 1,260 | 3.1 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $59,660 | $28.68 | 580 | 3.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,650 | $28.68 | 280 | 3.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $59,540 | $28.63 | 1,550 | 4.0 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $59,520 | $28.62 | 290 | 4.0 |
| Enid, OK | $59,510 | $28.61 | 70 | 3.1 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $59,500 | $28.61 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Traverse City, MI | $59,460 | $28.59 | 340 | 4.9 |
| Farmington, NM | $59,400 | $28.56 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Florence, SC | $59,280 | $28.50 | 250 | 2.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $59,260 | $28.49 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Huntsville, AL | $59,230 | $28.48 | 960 | 3.6 |
| Ogden, UT | $59,140 | $28.44 | 1,380 | 5.1 |
| Sebring, FL | $59,020 | $28.37 | 70 | 2.4 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $58,990 | $28.36 | 340 | 2.3 |
| Abilene, TX | $58,980 | $28.36 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $58,970 | $28.35 | 290 | 3.0 |
| Saginaw, MI | $58,870 | $28.30 | 320 | 3.9 |
| Longview, TX | $58,840 | $28.29 | 270 | 2.3 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $58,800 | $28.27 | 170 | 3.1 |
| Johnson City, TN | $58,760 | $28.25 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $58,750 | $28.24 | 750 | 4.1 |
| Albany, GA | $58,550 | $28.15 | 140 | 2.3 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $58,530 | $28.14 | 160 | 2.9 |
| Elmira, NY | $58,410 | $28.08 | 120 | 3.5 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $58,400 | $28.08 | 190 | 3.1 |
| St. George, UT | $58,310 | $28.03 | 450 | 5.0 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $58,020 | $27.89 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Yuma, AZ | $57,950 | $27.86 | 190 | 2.7 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $57,840 | $27.81 | 590 | 4.0 |
| Jackson, TN | $57,790 | $27.79 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $57,730 | $27.76 | 360 | 2.8 |
| Springfield, MO | $57,280 | $27.54 | 900 | 4.0 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $57,020 | $27.41 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $57,000 | $27.40 | 370 | 4.2 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $56,920 | $27.37 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Lafayette, LA | $56,660 | $27.24 | 420 | 2.3 |
| Mansfield, OH | $56,550 | $27.19 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Decatur, AL | $56,450 | $27.14 | 180 | 3.0 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $56,350 | $27.09 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Odessa, TX | $56,330 | $27.08 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Waco, TX | $56,310 | $27.07 | 360 | 2.8 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $56,230 | $27.03 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Kankakee, IL | $56,110 | $26.97 | 100 | 2.3 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $55,980 | $26.91 | 380 | 2.0 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $55,800 | $26.83 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,700 | $26.78 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $55,550 | $26.71 | 250 | 3.1 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $55,510 | $26.69 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Bay City, MI | $55,220 | $26.55 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $55,090 | $26.49 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $55,050 | $26.46 | 270 | 3.1 |
| Sumter, SC | $54,980 | $26.43 | 100 | 2.8 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $54,820 | $26.36 | 330 | 2.1 |
| Morgantown, WV | $54,660 | $26.28 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $54,570 | $26.23 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Muncie, IN | $54,440 | $26.18 | 190 | 4.3 |
| Owensboro, KY | $53,950 | $25.94 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Alexandria, LA | $53,560 | $25.75 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $53,090 | $25.53 | 310 | 2.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $53,050 | $25.50 | 390 | 2.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $52,820 | $25.40 | 360 | 2.2 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $52,530 | $25.25 | 410 | 2.5 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $52,370 | $25.18 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Grand Island, NE | $51,980 | $24.99 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $51,940 | $24.97 | 160 | 2.8 |
| Tyler, TX | $51,920 | $24.96 | 280 | 2.4 |
| Monroe, LA | $51,740 | $24.88 | 180 | 2.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $51,620 | $24.82 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $51,560 | $24.79 | 160 | 2.8 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $51,080 | $24.56 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $50,950 | $24.50 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $50,900 | $24.47 | 170 | 2.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $50,770 | $24.41 | 110 | 2.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $50,680 | $24.36 | 800 | 2.4 |
| Charleston, WV | $50,490 | $24.27 | 260 | 2.5 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $50,340 | $24.20 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $50,040 | $24.06 | 70 | 2.0 |
| Gadsden, AL | $48,670 | $23.40 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $48,570 | $23.35 | 160 | 2.6 |
| San Angelo, TX | $48,530 | $23.33 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $48,510 | $23.32 | 110 | 1.9 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,350 | $23.25 | 570 | 1.9 |
| Beckley, WV | $48,060 | $23.11 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $47,840 | $23.00 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Dothan, AL | $47,790 | $22.98 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $47,320 | $22.75 | 310 | 1.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $47,220 | $22.70 | 200 | 1.8 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $46,020 | $22.12 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $42,220 | $20.30 | 280 | 3.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $41,200 | $19.81 | 1,990 | 2.9 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $30,000 | $14.42 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Ponce, PR | $27,240 | $13.10 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Arecibo, PR | $25,620 | $12.32 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | Not published | Not published | 350 | 3.6 |
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.