SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations
Medical Assistants
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, medical assistants earned a median of $45,690 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 817,870 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 | $59,290 | $28.50 | 19,500 | 5.5 |
| Alaska | $52,560 | $25.27 | 2,140 | 6.6 |
| District of Columbia | $51,050 | $24.54 | 2,260 | 3.2 |
| Minnesota | $50,480 | $24.27 | 10,580 | 3.6 |
| Oregon | $50,410 | $24.24 | 11,840 | 6.0 |
| California | $49,660 | $23.88 | 117,060 | 6.4 |
| Massachusetts | $49,460 | $23.78 | 14,880 | 4.1 |
| Wisconsin | $48,680 | $23.41 | 13,810 | 4.7 |
| Hawaii | $48,410 | $23.28 | 3,890 | 6.2 |
| Colorado | $48,400 | $23.27 | 13,160 | 4.6 |
| New Hampshire | $48,020 | $23.09 | 3,000 | 4.4 |
| New York | $48,000 | $23.08 | 40,710 | 4.2 |
| Maine | $47,580 | $22.88 | 4,480 | 7.0 |
| Connecticut | $47,430 | $22.81 | 10,250 | 6.0 |
| Nebraska | $47,370 | $22.78 | 2,380 | 2.3 |
| Vermont | $47,250 | $22.71 | 1,140 | 3.8 |
| New Jersey | $47,210 | $22.70 | 20,330 | 4.7 |
| Rhode Island | $47,190 | $22.69 | 3,210 | 6.4 |
| Montana | $46,820 | $22.51 | 2,460 | 4.8 |
| Maryland | $46,410 | $22.31 | 16,390 | 5.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,120 | $22.17 | 660 | 0.7 |
| Illinois | $46,090 | $22.16 | 20,260 | 3.3 |
| North Dakota | $45,980 | $22.11 | 600 | 1.4 |
| Arizona | $45,940 | $22.09 | 21,460 | 6.6 |
| Iowa | $45,480 | $21.87 | 5,990 | 3.8 |
| Utah | $45,360 | $21.81 | 9,990 | 5.8 |
| Nevada | $45,200 | $21.73 | 7,760 | 5.0 |
| North Carolina | $45,140 | $21.70 | 23,650 | 4.8 |
| Indiana | $45,110 | $21.69 | 19,630 | 6.1 |
| Virginia | $44,740 | $21.51 | 16,650 | 4.1 |
| Idaho | $44,700 | $21.49 | 5,250 | 6.1 |
| Delaware | $44,490 | $21.39 | 2,880 | 5.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,920 | $21.12 | 23,050 | 3.8 |
| Florida | $43,680 | $21.00 | 66,110 | 6.7 |
| Ohio | $42,810 | $20.58 | 28,950 | 5.2 |
| South Dakota | $41,870 | $20.13 | 1,340 | 2.9 |
| Georgia | $41,600 | $20.00 | 28,780 | 5.9 |
| South Carolina | $41,160 | $19.79 | 12,110 | 5.3 |
| Wyoming | $40,920 | $19.67 | 1,040 | 3.7 |
| Missouri | $40,440 | $19.44 | 13,050 | 4.4 |
| Michigan | $39,870 | $19.17 | 27,810 | 6.3 |
| Tennessee | $39,570 | $19.02 | 19,180 | 5.8 |
| Texas | $39,520 | $19.00 | 75,340 | 5.4 |
| Kansas | $39,510 | $19.00 | 5,510 | 3.8 |
| Kentucky | $39,270 | $18.88 | 13,440 | 6.7 |
| New Mexico | $39,230 | $18.86 | 5,400 | 6.2 |
| Oklahoma | $38,750 | $18.63 | 10,510 | 6.2 |
| Virgin Islands | $38,130 | $18.33 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Arkansas | $37,760 | $18.15 | 5,150 | 4.0 |
| West Virginia | $37,180 | $17.87 | 4,540 | 6.5 |
| Louisiana | $36,320 | $17.46 | 12,310 | 6.4 |
| Alabama | $36,100 | $17.35 | 13,300 | 6.3 |
| Mississippi | $35,360 | $17.00 | 3,340 | 2.9 |
| Guam | $33,570 | $16.14 | 270 | 4.0 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $77,410 | $37.22 | 1,360 | 9.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,820 | $31.16 | 1,550 | 7.6 |
| Napa, CA | $62,050 | $29.83 | 320 | 4.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $61,970 | $29.79 | 7,410 | 6.9 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,940 | $29.78 | 6,400 | 5.6 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $61,870 | $29.74 | 210 | 4.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,500 | $29.57 | 10,210 | 4.9 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $61,480 | $29.56 | 250 | 6.0 |
| Ponce, PR | $59,990 | $28.84 | Not published | Not published |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,790 | $28.75 | 14,320 | 6.0 |
| Bellingham, WA | $57,410 | $27.60 | 510 | 5.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $56,240 | $27.04 | 6,390 | 5.3 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $56,020 | $26.93 | 140 | 5.4 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $55,700 | $26.78 | 580 | 4.4 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,680 | $26.77 | 610 | 6.5 |
| Ithaca, NY | $53,760 | $25.85 | 390 | 8.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $52,570 | $25.28 | 7,390 | 3.8 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $52,140 | $25.07 | 180 | 5.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | $51,930 | $24.97 | 1,370 | 7.7 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $51,720 | $24.87 | 2,090 | 8.2 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $51,460 | $24.74 | 380 | 7.9 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $51,200 | $24.62 | 410 | 5.6 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $50,820 | $24.43 | 850 | 6.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,740 | $24.39 | 10,750 | 4.0 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,680 | $24.36 | 2,020 | 6.2 |
| Albany, OR | $50,480 | $24.27 | 200 | 4.2 |
| Salem, OR | $50,240 | $24.15 | 1,090 | 5.8 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,090 | $24.08 | 960 | 9.7 |
| Bend, OR | $50,080 | $24.08 | 840 | 7.7 |
| Modesto, CA | $49,990 | $24.04 | 1,870 | 9.6 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $49,980 | $24.03 | 1,040 | 6.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $49,900 | $23.99 | 380 | 4.1 |
| Rochester, MN | $49,830 | $23.96 | 440 | 3.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,700 | $23.90 | 6,440 | 4.0 |
| Kenosha, WI | $49,620 | $23.86 | 340 | 4.4 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $49,590 | $23.84 | 4,170 | 5.1 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $49,560 | $23.83 | 370 | 6.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $49,520 | $23.81 | 850 | 6.9 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $49,510 | $23.80 | 480 | 9.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $49,500 | $23.80 | 1,660 | 8.2 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $49,480 | $23.79 | 370 | 4.9 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $49,420 | $23.76 | 9,370 | 6.1 |
| Yuba City, CA | $49,410 | $23.75 | 430 | 8.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $49,330 | $23.72 | 450 | 3.6 |
| Yakima, WA | $49,310 | $23.71 | 710 | 7.3 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $49,230 | $23.67 | 370 | 7.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $48,980 | $23.55 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $48,890 | $23.51 | 340 | 8.8 |
| Salinas, CA | $48,890 | $23.50 | 1,080 | 5.8 |
| Medford, OR | $48,820 | $23.47 | 900 | 10.2 |
| Madison, WI | $48,750 | $23.44 | 2,080 | 5.1 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $48,610 | $23.37 | 220 | 7.3 |
| Boulder, CO | $48,590 | $23.36 | 970 | 5.0 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,540 | $23.34 | 1,880 | 6.5 |
| Mankato, MN | $48,530 | $23.33 | 200 | 3.5 |
| Springfield, MA | $48,510 | $23.32 | 1,280 | 6.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $48,400 | $23.27 | 2,220 | 7.9 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $48,370 | $23.26 | 44,060 | 4.6 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $48,230 | $23.19 | 460 | 4.9 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $48,160 | $23.15 | 660 | 7.7 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $48,010 | $23.08 | 1,400 | 2.8 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $47,990 | $23.07 | 750 | 6.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,970 | $23.06 | 2,790 | 6.9 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,960 | $23.06 | 570 | 6.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $47,910 | $23.04 | 800 | 4.6 |
| Wausau, WI | $47,870 | $23.01 | 510 | 7.3 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $47,860 | $23.01 | 190 | 4.3 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $47,860 | $23.01 | 190 | 3.8 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $47,840 | $23.00 | 880 | 4.4 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,840 | $23.00 | 1,740 | 6.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,760 | $22.96 | 39,770 | 6.3 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $47,750 | $22.96 | 330 | 3.1 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $47,720 | $22.94 | 2,700 | 6.0 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $47,280 | $22.73 | 290 | 1.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,270 | $22.73 | 15,640 | 3.5 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,260 | $22.72 | 270 | 4.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $47,240 | $22.71 | 1,770 | 5.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $47,190 | $22.69 | 570 | 3.1 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,160 | $22.67 | 580 | 4.8 |
| Chico, CA | $47,150 | $22.67 | 770 | 9.8 |
| Visalia, CA | $47,140 | $22.67 | 1,580 | 9.3 |
| Bangor, ME | $47,120 | $22.65 | 670 | 9.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $47,020 | $22.61 | 4,120 | 5.8 |
| Reno, NV | $47,010 | $22.60 | 1,160 | 4.2 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $47,010 | $22.60 | 870 | 5.4 |
| Bozeman, MT | $46,980 | $22.59 | 340 | 4.7 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,920 | $22.56 | 1,780 | 4.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,900 | $22.55 | 6,580 | 6.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,880 | $22.54 | 3,270 | 5.5 |
| Great Falls, MT | $46,840 | $22.52 | 210 | 5.7 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,830 | $22.51 | 15,410 | 6.5 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,810 | $22.51 | Not published | Not published |
| Carson City, NV | $46,800 | $22.50 | 170 | 5.2 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,790 | $22.50 | 8,170 | 6.0 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $46,760 | $22.48 | 630 | 5.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,700 | $22.45 | 11,280 | 6.6 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $46,690 | $22.45 | 980 | 8.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,640 | $22.42 | 13,890 | 4.4 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,600 | $22.41 | 240 | 3.5 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,560 | $22.39 | 2,340 | 6.9 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,520 | $22.36 | 6,060 | 4.5 |
| Missoula, MT | $46,520 | $22.37 | 400 | 6.0 |
| Billings, MT | $46,500 | $22.36 | 400 | 4.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $46,500 | $22.36 | 3,310 | 7.0 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,480 | $22.35 | 510 | 3.7 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,450 | $22.33 | 1,800 | 5.2 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,380 | $22.30 | 1,750 | 6.5 |
| Boise City, ID | $46,310 | $22.26 | 2,360 | 6.0 |
| Redding, CA | $46,210 | $22.22 | 520 | 7.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,160 | $22.19 | 3,810 | 5.1 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,090 | $22.16 | 1,730 | 4.7 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $46,080 | $22.16 | 3,910 | 4.7 |
| Topeka, KS | $46,070 | $22.15 | 470 | 4.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $46,060 | $22.15 | 16,910 | 5.9 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $45,990 | $22.11 | 280 | 5.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $45,970 | $22.10 | 320 | 5.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,950 | $22.09 | 890 | 3.7 |
| Greeley, CO | $45,890 | $22.06 | 470 | 4.0 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,890 | $22.06 | 13,150 | 4.5 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,820 | $22.03 | 5,830 | 4.5 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,820 | $22.03 | 650 | 9.0 |
| Ames, IA | $45,810 | $22.02 | 180 | 3.2 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $45,810 | $22.03 | 1,350 | 5.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,780 | $22.01 | 410 | 6.6 |
| Helena, MT | $45,760 | $22.00 | 160 | 3.5 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $45,730 | $21.99 | 2,400 | 7.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $45,660 | $21.95 | 390 | 4.6 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,650 | $21.95 | 280 | 3.7 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,620 | $21.94 | 2,270 | 6.7 |
| Reading, PA | $45,610 | $21.93 | 730 | 4.2 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $45,600 | $21.92 | 2,320 | 5.9 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $45,550 | $21.90 | 800 | 4.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $45,490 | $21.87 | 390 | 5.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,450 | $21.85 | 1,060 | 4.0 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $45,400 | $21.83 | 1,640 | 4.3 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $45,370 | $21.81 | 540 | 7.4 |
| Vineland, NJ | $45,360 | $21.81 | 240 | 3.8 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,300 | $21.78 | 4,220 | 3.9 |
| El Centro, CA | $45,290 | $21.78 | 390 | 5.9 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $45,220 | $21.74 | 1,760 | 7.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $45,140 | $21.70 | 790 | 7.9 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $44,980 | $21.62 | 540 | 8.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,930 | $21.60 | 18,670 | 6.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $44,870 | $21.57 | 1,390 | 3.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $44,860 | $21.57 | 2,550 | 5.9 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $44,830 | $21.55 | 580 | 10.1 |
| Dubuque, IA | $44,730 | $21.51 | 210 | 3.7 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $44,710 | $21.50 | 6,170 | 4.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $44,700 | $21.49 | 190 | 4.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44,700 | $21.49 | 840 | 4.6 |
| Kokomo, IN | $44,700 | $21.49 | 170 | 4.9 |
| Peoria, IL | $44,680 | $21.48 | 710 | 4.3 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $44,650 | $21.47 | 2,310 | 4.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $44,650 | $21.47 | 600 | 7.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,620 | $21.45 | 6,340 | 5.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,600 | $21.44 | 840 | 6.4 |
| Columbus, IN | $44,580 | $21.43 | 400 | 8.0 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $44,570 | $21.43 | 190 | 6.5 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $44,560 | $21.42 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $44,550 | $21.42 | 570 | 4.5 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $44,520 | $21.40 | 240 | 5.9 |
| Richmond, VA | $44,490 | $21.39 | 3,210 | 4.9 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $44,480 | $21.39 | 1,390 | 8.0 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,480 | $21.39 | 9,310 | 6.4 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,450 | $21.37 | 4,140 | 6.0 |
| Asheville, NC | $44,420 | $21.36 | 1,470 | 8.1 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $44,390 | $21.34 | 460 | 6.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $44,390 | $21.34 | 690 | 5.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $44,380 | $21.34 | 2,990 | 7.7 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $44,350 | $21.32 | 400 | 3.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $44,340 | $21.32 | 5,560 | 5.1 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,280 | $21.29 | 1,220 | 7.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $44,250 | $21.27 | 1,230 | 4.1 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $44,220 | $21.26 | 5,940 | 5.2 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $44,190 | $21.25 | 350 | 5.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $44,140 | $21.22 | 5,850 | 5.3 |
| Toledo, OH | $44,120 | $21.21 | 1,620 | 5.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $44,020 | $21.16 | 330 | 2.8 |
| Midland, TX | $44,010 | $21.16 | 300 | 2.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $43,980 | $21.15 | 1,660 | 7.6 |
| Evansville, IN | $43,980 | $21.15 | 890 | 6.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $43,900 | $21.10 | 480 | 6.5 |
| Yuma, AZ | $43,880 | $21.10 | 420 | 6.1 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $43,830 | $21.07 | 240 | 3.9 |
| Cleveland, OH | $43,830 | $21.07 | 5,180 | 5.0 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,820 | $21.07 | 1,370 | 4.1 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,800 | $21.06 | 7,920 | 5.6 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $43,760 | $21.04 | 620 | 3.5 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,730 | $21.03 | 2,190 | 7.2 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $43,620 | $20.97 | 3,040 | 4.0 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $43,620 | $20.97 | 710 | 3.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $43,610 | $20.97 | 1,890 | 5.1 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $43,610 | $20.97 | 560 | 6.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $43,550 | $20.94 | 480 | 5.1 |
| Lima, OH | $43,530 | $20.93 | 420 | 8.4 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,530 | $20.93 | 310 | 7.1 |
| Lebanon, PA | $43,490 | $20.91 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $43,480 | $20.91 | 140 | 4.4 |
| Minot, ND | $43,370 | $20.85 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,290 | $20.81 | 820 | 5.3 |
| Burlington, NC | $43,250 | $20.79 | 310 | 4.5 |
| Casper, WY | $43,210 | $20.77 | 190 | 4.7 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $43,180 | $20.76 | 2,440 | 11.1 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43,100 | $20.72 | 20,560 | 5.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $43,060 | $20.70 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $42,910 | $20.63 | 770 | 3.0 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $42,890 | $20.62 | 240 | 7.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $42,860 | $20.61 | 2,190 | 7.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $42,840 | $20.60 | 4,810 | 4.3 |
| Akron, OH | $42,830 | $20.59 | 1,880 | 5.9 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $42,760 | $20.56 | 840 | 3.3 |
| St. George, UT | $42,720 | $20.54 | 790 | 8.7 |
| State College, PA | $42,720 | $20.54 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Kingston, NY | $42,620 | $20.49 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $42,600 | $20.48 | 6,860 | 9.0 |
| Traverse City, MI | $42,580 | $20.47 | 430 | 6.3 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $42,230 | $20.30 | 660 | 6.2 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $42,140 | $20.26 | 360 | 3.1 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $42,110 | $20.25 | 18,280 | 5.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $42,000 | $20.19 | 1,150 | 6.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $41,910 | $20.15 | 970 | 9.3 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $41,780 | $20.09 | 2,010 | 7.6 |
| Rochester, NY | $41,710 | $20.05 | 1,890 | 3.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $41,350 | $19.88 | 380 | 3.6 |
| Saginaw, MI | $41,330 | $19.87 | 750 | 9.4 |
| Binghamton, NY | $41,110 | $19.76 | 290 | 3.0 |
| Niles, MI | $41,100 | $19.76 | 290 | 4.9 |
| Dover, DE | $41,000 | $19.71 | 450 | 6.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $40,960 | $19.69 | 400 | 5.9 |
| Muncie, IN | $40,940 | $19.69 | 410 | 9.1 |
| Salisbury, MD | $40,940 | $19.68 | 530 | 9.9 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $40,930 | $19.68 | 620 | 3.7 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,910 | $19.67 | 520 | 12.6 |
| Sumter, SC | $40,780 | $19.61 | 170 | 4.9 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,690 | $19.56 | 520 | 9.2 |
| Rapid City, SD | $40,690 | $19.56 | 240 | 3.3 |
| Columbia, SC | $40,680 | $19.56 | 2,190 | 5.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $40,530 | $19.49 | 180 | 3.6 |
| Grand Island, NE | $40,370 | $19.41 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $40,370 | $19.41 | 2,210 | 7.7 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $40,280 | $19.37 | 270 | 4.9 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $40,280 | $19.37 | 480 | 8.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $40,270 | $19.36 | 910 | 6.0 |
| Sandusky, OH | $40,260 | $19.36 | 210 | 4.1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $40,240 | $19.35 | 570 | 10.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $40,230 | $19.34 | 240 | 4.2 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $40,210 | $19.33 | 450 | 4.6 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $40,190 | $19.32 | 380 | 6.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $40,160 | $19.31 | 2,060 | 7.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $40,010 | $19.23 | 190 | 5.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $39,980 | $19.22 | 400 | 7.4 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $39,950 | $19.21 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $39,890 | $19.18 | 2,800 | 4.7 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $39,870 | $19.17 | 680 | 5.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $39,810 | $19.14 | 4,730 | 7.0 |
| Merced, CA | $39,800 | $19.13 | 700 | 8.8 |
| Erie, PA | $39,640 | $19.06 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $39,580 | $19.03 | 590 | 4.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $39,440 | $18.96 | 3,010 | 6.6 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $39,410 | $18.95 | 12,400 | 6.5 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $39,410 | $18.95 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Midland, MI | $39,360 | $18.92 | 320 | 8.5 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $39,360 | $18.92 | 450 | 8.9 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $39,350 | $18.92 | 250 | 3.4 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $39,300 | $18.89 | 300 | 4.6 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $39,270 | $18.88 | 600 | 7.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,260 | $18.87 | 3,350 | 5.5 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $39,200 | $18.84 | 2,570 | 6.3 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,200 | $18.84 | 620 | 6.8 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $39,180 | $18.84 | 7,580 | 6.7 |
| Altoona, PA | $39,140 | $18.82 | 270 | 4.6 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,130 | $18.81 | 460 | 4.4 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $39,110 | $18.80 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $39,100 | $18.80 | 840 | 5.5 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,950 | $18.73 | 910 | 6.2 |
| Waco, TX | $38,910 | $18.71 | 690 | 5.3 |
| Knoxville, TN | $38,880 | $18.69 | 2,550 | 6.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,830 | $18.67 | 2,230 | 9.1 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $38,800 | $18.65 | 310 | 5.8 |
| Florence, SC | $38,790 | $18.65 | 420 | 4.7 |
| Savannah, GA | $38,780 | $18.64 | 990 | 5.0 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,760 | $18.64 | 1,250 | 6.5 |
| Wichita, KS | $38,630 | $18.57 | 1,190 | 3.9 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,620 | $18.57 | 910 | 9.5 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,600 | $18.56 | 1,180 | 5.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $38,550 | $18.53 | 1,510 | 14.9 |
| Bay City, MI | $38,540 | $18.53 | 210 | 6.3 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $38,530 | $18.53 | 240 | 4.7 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,470 | $18.50 | 1,620 | 7.0 |
| Kankakee, IL | $38,440 | $18.48 | 210 | 4.9 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $38,400 | $18.46 | 1,270 | 4.6 |
| Johnstown, PA | $38,400 | $18.46 | 140 | 3.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,400 | $18.46 | 1,000 | 10.5 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $38,370 | $18.45 | 570 | 7.0 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $38,360 | $18.44 | 290 | 5.7 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $38,260 | $18.40 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Rome, GA | $38,240 | $18.38 | 370 | 8.2 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $38,210 | $18.37 | 140 | 3.4 |
| Mansfield, OH | $38,200 | $18.37 | 290 | 6.0 |
| Charleston, WV | $38,190 | $18.36 | 900 | 8.7 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,180 | $18.36 | 880 | 5.4 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,110 | $18.32 | 1,660 | 4.6 |
| Bloomington, IL | $38,070 | $18.30 | 230 | 2.6 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $38,040 | $18.29 | 690 | 5.8 |
| Springfield, MO | $37,870 | $18.21 | 1,600 | 7.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $37,850 | $18.20 | 560 | 4.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $37,850 | $18.20 | 250 | 5.5 |
| Hinesville, GA | $37,830 | $18.19 | 70 | 3.3 |
| Odessa, TX | $37,820 | $18.18 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $37,780 | $18.16 | 410 | 11.5 |
| Roanoke, VA | $37,780 | $18.16 | 670 | 4.4 |
| Sebring, FL | $37,750 | $18.15 | 300 | 10.8 |
| Johnson City, TN | $37,740 | $18.15 | 760 | 9.2 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,690 | $18.12 | 700 | 4.3 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,690 | $18.12 | 210 | 4.5 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $37,650 | $18.10 | 720 | 9.0 |
| Pocatello, ID | $37,610 | $18.08 | 400 | 10.6 |
| Abilene, TX | $37,550 | $18.05 | 350 | 4.7 |
| Flint, MI | $37,500 | $18.03 | 940 | 6.9 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,500 | $18.03 | 1,040 | 7.4 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $37,470 | $18.02 | 350 | 7.8 |
| Manhattan, KS | $37,460 | $18.01 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Tyler, TX | $37,460 | $18.01 | 760 | 6.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $37,460 | $18.01 | 260 | 7.2 |
| Farmington, NM | $37,440 | $18.00 | 360 | 7.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $37,440 | $18.00 | 580 | 8.6 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $37,420 | $17.99 | 220 | 4.1 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,390 | $17.98 | 670 | 6.5 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,380 | $17.97 | 430 | 4.5 |
| Ocala, FL | $37,310 | $17.94 | 1,080 | 8.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $37,280 | $17.92 | 420 | 5.0 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $37,220 | $17.89 | 440 | 5.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $37,190 | $17.88 | 220 | 3.7 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $37,180 | $17.87 | 260 | 7.3 |
| Amarillo, TX | $37,170 | $17.87 | 690 | 5.6 |
| Cleveland, TN | $37,170 | $17.87 | 230 | 5.4 |
| Dalton, GA | $37,170 | $17.87 | 320 | 4.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $37,170 | $17.87 | 210 | 4.1 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $37,070 | $17.82 | 1,190 | 6.2 |
| Victoria, TX | $37,060 | $17.82 | 190 | 5.0 |
| Longview, TX | $37,040 | $17.81 | 670 | 5.7 |
| Owensboro, KY | $37,020 | $17.80 | 280 | 5.6 |
| Albany, GA | $37,000 | $17.79 | 470 | 8.1 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $36,960 | $17.77 | 570 | 8.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $36,930 | $17.76 | 310 | 5.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $36,920 | $17.75 | 1,720 | 6.5 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $36,900 | $17.74 | 2,180 | 5.3 |
| Lubbock, TX | $36,900 | $17.74 | 850 | 5.1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $36,880 | $17.73 | 1,390 | 7.4 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $36,850 | $17.71 | 1,050 | 6.6 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $36,830 | $17.71 | 380 | 5.0 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $36,780 | $17.69 | 2,870 | 6.4 |
| Birmingham, AL | $36,770 | $17.68 | 3,750 | 7.2 |
| Morristown, TN | $36,760 | $17.67 | 240 | 5.1 |
| Decatur, AL | $36,690 | $17.64 | 250 | 4.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $36,680 | $17.64 | 330 | 6.8 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $36,600 | $17.60 | 260 | 6.6 |
| San Angelo, TX | $36,550 | $17.57 | 250 | 4.9 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $36,490 | $17.54 | 510 | 5.9 |
| Mobile, AL | $36,350 | $17.48 | 1,310 | 7.6 |
| Enid, OK | $36,270 | $17.44 | 170 | 7.3 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $36,210 | $17.41 | 960 | 5.9 |
| Beckley, WV | $36,190 | $17.40 | 380 | 8.9 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,160 | $17.39 | 230 | 4.0 |
| Monroe, MI | $36,150 | $17.38 | 270 | 6.6 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $36,050 | $17.33 | 900 | 7.7 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,020 | $17.32 | 840 | 3.1 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $35,950 | $17.28 | 290 | 4.6 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $35,950 | $17.29 | 860 | 8.8 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $35,930 | $17.27 | 590 | 5.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $35,820 | $17.22 | 180 | 4.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $35,810 | $17.22 | 750 | 4.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $35,790 | $17.21 | 1,980 | 5.8 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $35,590 | $17.11 | 480 | 3.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $35,450 | $17.04 | 420 | 5.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,350 | $16.99 | 490 | 8.8 |
| Laredo, TX | $35,320 | $16.98 | 640 | 5.8 |
| Valdosta, GA | $35,320 | $16.98 | 340 | 6.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $35,000 | $16.83 | 560 | 9.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,960 | $16.81 | 1,360 | 8.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $34,940 | $16.80 | 1,170 | 6.5 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $34,900 | $16.78 | 320 | 7.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $34,810 | $16.74 | 2,820 | 9.5 |
| Monroe, LA | $34,430 | $16.55 | 550 | 6.2 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $34,420 | $16.55 | 480 | 5.8 |
| Alexandria, LA | $34,290 | $16.49 | 430 | 7.2 |
| Gadsden, AL | $34,250 | $16.47 | 450 | 13.5 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,540 | $14.20 | Not published | Not published |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $29,490 | $14.18 | 110 | 5.7 |
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.