SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Medical Assistants

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

U.S. median annual wage$45,690
U.S. median hourly wage$21.97
U.S. employment817,870

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”.

Medical Assistants: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$59,290$28.5019,5005.5
Alaska$52,560$25.272,1406.6
District of Columbia$51,050$24.542,2603.2
Minnesota$50,480$24.2710,5803.6
Oregon$50,410$24.2411,8406.0
California$49,660$23.88117,0606.4
Massachusetts$49,460$23.7814,8804.1
Wisconsin$48,680$23.4113,8104.7
Hawaii$48,410$23.283,8906.2
Colorado$48,400$23.2713,1604.6
New Hampshire$48,020$23.093,0004.4
New York$48,000$23.0840,7104.2
Maine$47,580$22.884,4807.0
Connecticut$47,430$22.8110,2506.0
Nebraska$47,370$22.782,3802.3
Vermont$47,250$22.711,1403.8
New Jersey$47,210$22.7020,3304.7
Rhode Island$47,190$22.693,2106.4
Montana$46,820$22.512,4604.8
Maryland$46,410$22.3116,3905.9
Puerto Rico$46,120$22.176600.7
Illinois$46,090$22.1620,2603.3
North Dakota$45,980$22.116001.4
Arizona$45,940$22.0921,4606.6
Iowa$45,480$21.875,9903.8
Utah$45,360$21.819,9905.8
Nevada$45,200$21.737,7605.0
North Carolina$45,140$21.7023,6504.8
Indiana$45,110$21.6919,6306.1
Virginia$44,740$21.5116,6504.1
Idaho$44,700$21.495,2506.1
Delaware$44,490$21.392,8805.9
Pennsylvania$43,920$21.1223,0503.8
Florida$43,680$21.0066,1106.7
Ohio$42,810$20.5828,9505.2
South Dakota$41,870$20.131,3402.9
Georgia$41,600$20.0028,7805.9
South Carolina$41,160$19.7912,1105.3
Wyoming$40,920$19.671,0403.7
Missouri$40,440$19.4413,0504.4
Michigan$39,870$19.1727,8106.3
Tennessee$39,570$19.0219,1805.8
Texas$39,520$19.0075,3405.4
Kansas$39,510$19.005,5103.8
Kentucky$39,270$18.8813,4406.7
New Mexico$39,230$18.865,4006.2
Oklahoma$38,750$18.6310,5106.2
Virgin Islands$38,130$18.331203.6
Arkansas$37,760$18.155,1504.0
West Virginia$37,180$17.874,5406.5
Louisiana$36,320$17.4612,3106.4
Alabama$36,100$17.3513,3006.3
Mississippi$35,360$17.003,3402.9
Guam$33,570$16.142704.0

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.

$29,490$45,463$61,437$77,410Eagle Pass, TX — $29,490San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,540Gadsden, AL — $34,250Alexandria, LA — $34,290Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $34,420Monroe, LA — $34,430McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $34,810Anniston-Oxford, AL — $34,900Lafayette, LA — $34,940Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $34,960Dothan, AL — $35,000Laredo, TX — $35,320Valdosta, GA — $35,320Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $35,350Auburn-Opelika, AL — $35,450Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $35,590El Paso, TX — $35,790Montgomery, AL — $35,810Lawton, OK — $35,820Tuscaloosa, AL — $35,930Hattiesburg, MS — $35,950Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $35,950Jackson, MS — $36,020Columbus, GA-AL — $36,050Monroe, MI — $36,150Texarkana, TX-AR — $36,160Beckley, WV — $36,190Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $36,210Enid, OK — $36,270Mobile, AL — $36,350Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $36,490San Angelo, TX — $36,550Hot Springs, AR — $36,600Hammond, LA — $36,680Decatur, AL — $36,690Morristown, TN — $36,760Birmingham, AL — $36,770New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $36,780Warner Robins, GA — $36,830Youngstown-Warren, OH — $36,850Tallahassee, FL — $36,880Baton Rouge, LA — $36,900Lubbock, TX — $36,900Huntsville, AL — $36,920Wheeling, WV-OH — $36,930Terre Haute, IN — $36,960Albany, GA — $37,000Owensboro, KY — $37,020Longview, TX — $37,040Victoria, TX — $37,060Corpus Christi, TX — $37,070Amarillo, TX — $37,170Cleveland, TN — $37,170Dalton, GA — $37,170Lawrence, KS — $37,170Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $37,180Jonesboro, AR — $37,190Joplin, MO-KS — $37,220Jackson, TN — $37,280Ocala, FL — $37,310Fort Smith, AR-OK — $37,380Clarksville, TN-KY — $37,390Jacksonville, NC — $37,420Farmington, NM — $37,440Morgantown, WV — $37,440Manhattan, KS — $37,460Tyler, TX — $37,460Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $37,460Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $37,470Flint, MI — $37,500Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $37,500Abilene, TX — $37,550Pocatello, ID — $37,610Las Cruces, NM — $37,650Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $37,690Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $37,690Johnson City, TN — $37,740Sebring, FL — $37,750Homosassa Springs, FL — $37,780Roanoke, VA — $37,780Odessa, TX — $37,820Hinesville, GA — $37,830College Station-Bryan, TX — $37,850Springfield, OH — $37,850Springfield, MO — $37,870Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $38,040Bloomington, IL — $38,070Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $38,110Canton-Massillon, OH — $38,180Charleston, WV — $38,190Mansfield, OH — $38,200Goldsboro, NC — $38,210Rome, GA — $38,240Jefferson City, MO — $38,260Twin Falls, ID — $38,360Idaho Falls, ID — $38,370Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $38,400Johnstown, PA — $38,400Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,400Kankakee, IL — $38,440Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $38,470Elizabethtown, KY — $38,530Bay City, MI — $38,540Lake Charles, LA — $38,550Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,600Athens-Clarke County, GA — $38,620Wichita, KS — $38,630Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $38,760Savannah, GA — $38,780Florence, SC — $38,790Sherman-Denison, TX — $38,800Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $38,830Knoxville, TN — $38,880Waco, TX — $38,910Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $38,950Gainesville, FL — $39,100Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $39,110Champaign-Urbana, IL — $39,130Altoona, PA — $39,140San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $39,180Albuquerque, NM — $39,200Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $39,200Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $39,260Bowling Green, KY — $39,270Harrisonburg, VA — $39,300Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $39,350Midland, MI — $39,360Paducah, KY-IL — $39,360Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $39,410Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $39,410Tulsa, OK — $39,440Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $39,580Erie, PA — $39,640Merced, CA — $39,800Oklahoma City, OK — $39,810Fayetteville, NC — $39,870Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $39,890Rocky Mount, NC — $39,950Battle Creek, MI — $39,980Elmira, NY — $40,010Chattanooga, TN-GA — $40,160Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $40,190Lynchburg, VA — $40,210Jackson, MI — $40,230Wichita Falls, TX — $40,240Sandusky, OH — $40,260Killeen-Temple, TX — $40,270St. Joseph, MO-KS — $40,280Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $40,280Grand Island, NE — $40,370Lexington-Fayette, KY — $40,370Williamsport, PA — $40,530Columbia, SC — $40,680Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $40,690Rapid City, SD — $40,690Sumter, SC — $40,780Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $40,910Spartanburg, SC — $40,930Muncie, IN — $40,940Salisbury, MD — $40,940Winchester, VA-WV — $40,960Dover, DE — $41,000Niles, MI — $41,100Binghamton, NY — $41,110Saginaw, MI — $41,330Columbia, MO — $41,350Rochester, NY — $41,710Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $41,780Gainesville, GA — $41,910Wilmington, NC — $42,000Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $42,110Charlottesville, VA — $42,140Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $42,230Traverse City, MI — $42,580Jacksonville, FL — $42,600Kingston, NY — $42,620St. George, UT — $42,720State College, PA — $42,720Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $42,760Akron, OH — $42,830Pittsburgh, PA — $42,840Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $42,860Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $42,890Lancaster, PA — $42,910Decatur, IL — $43,060Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $43,100Ann Arbor, MI — $43,180Casper, WY — $43,210Burlington, NC — $43,250Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $43,290Minot, ND — $43,370Gettysburg, PA — $43,480Lebanon, PA — $43,490Lima, OH — $43,530Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $43,530Iowa City, IA — $43,550Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $43,610Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $43,610Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $43,620York-Hanover, PA — $43,620Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $43,730Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $43,760Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $43,800Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $43,820Chambersburg, PA — $43,830Cleveland, OH — $43,830Yuma, AZ — $43,880Bloomington, IN — $43,900Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $43,980Evansville, IN — $43,980Midland, TX — $44,010Utica-Rome, NY — $44,020Toledo, OH — $44,120Columbus, OH — $44,140Lexington Park, MD — $44,190Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $44,220Syracuse, NY — $44,250Port St. Lucie, FL — $44,280Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $44,340Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $44,350Tucson, AZ — $44,380Grand Junction, CO — $44,390Rockford, IL — $44,390Asheville, NC — $44,420Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $44,450Naples-Marco Island, FL — $44,480Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $44,480Richmond, VA — $44,490Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $44,520Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $44,550Grand Forks, ND-MN — $44,560Lewiston, ID-WA — $44,570Columbus, IN — $44,580South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $44,600Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $44,620Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $44,650Greenville, NC — $44,650Peoria, IL — $44,680Cheyenne, WY — $44,700Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $44,700Kokomo, IN — $44,700St. Louis, MO-IL — $44,710Dubuque, IA — $44,730Punta Gorda, FL — $44,830Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $44,860Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $44,870Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $44,930Logan, UT-ID — $44,980Springfield, IL — $45,140Fort Wayne, IN — $45,220El Centro, CA — $45,290Kansas City, MO-KS — $45,300Vineland, NJ — $45,360Coeur d'Alene, ID — $45,370Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $45,400Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $45,450Flagstaff, AZ — $45,490Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $45,550Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $45,600Reading, PA — $45,610North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $45,620Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $45,650Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $45,660Colorado Springs, CO — $45,730Helena, MT — $45,760Pueblo, CO — $45,780Ames, IA — $45,810Winston-Salem, NC — $45,810Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $45,820Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $45,820Greeley, CO — $45,890Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $45,890Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $45,950Santa Fe, NM — $45,970Pittsfield, MA — $45,990Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $46,060Topeka, KS — $46,070Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $46,080Greensboro-High Point, NC — $46,090Raleigh-Cary, NC — $46,160Redding, CA — $46,210Boise City, ID — $46,310Ogden, UT — $46,380Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,450Cedar Rapids, IA — $46,480Billings, MT — $46,500Fresno, CA — $46,500Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $46,520Missoula, MT — $46,520Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $46,560Janesville-Beloit, WI — $46,600Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $46,640Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $46,690Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $46,700Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $46,760Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $46,790Carson City, NV — $46,800Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $46,810Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,830Great Falls, MT — $46,840Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $46,880Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $46,900Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $46,920Bozeman, MT — $46,980Reno, NV — $47,010Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $47,010Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $47,020Bangor, ME — $47,120Visalia, CA — $47,140Chico, CA — $47,150Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $47,160Lincoln, NE — $47,190Worcester, MA — $47,240Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $47,260Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $47,270Fargo, ND-MN — $47,280Urban Honolulu, HI — $47,720St. Cloud, MN — $47,750Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $47,760Manchester-Nashua, NH — $47,840Stockton-Lodi, CA — $47,840Fond du Lac, WI — $47,860Glens Falls, NY — $47,860Wausau, WI — $47,870Green Bay, WI — $47,910La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $47,960Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $47,970Duluth, MN-WI — $47,990Omaha, NE-IA — $48,010Eau Claire, WI — $48,160Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $48,230New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $48,370New Haven, CT — $48,400Springfield, MA — $48,510Mankato, MN — $48,530Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,540Boulder, CO — $48,590Grants Pass, OR — $48,610Madison, WI — $48,750Medford, OR — $48,820Corvallis, OR — $48,890Salinas, CA — $48,890Bismarck, ND — $48,980Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $49,230Yakima, WA — $49,310Appleton, WI — $49,330Yuba City, CA — $49,410San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $49,420Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $49,480Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $49,500Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $49,510San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $49,520Sheboygan, WI — $49,560Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,590Kenosha, WI — $49,620Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,700Rochester, MN — $49,830Barnstable Town, MA — $49,900Eugene-Springfield, OR — $49,980Modesto, CA — $49,990Bend, OR — $50,080Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $50,090Salem, OR — $50,240Albany, OR — $50,480Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $50,680Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $50,740Kennewick-Richland, WA — $50,820Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $51,200Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $51,460Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $51,720Anchorage, AK — $51,930Fairbanks-College, AK — $52,140Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $52,570Ithaca, NY — $53,760Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $55,680Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $55,700Walla Walla, WA — $56,020Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $56,240Bellingham, WA — $57,410San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $59,790Ponce, PR — $59,990Longview-Kelso, WA — $61,480Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $61,500Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $61,870San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $61,940Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $61,970Napa, CA — $62,050Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $64,820Vallejo, CA — $77,410

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.

Medical Assistants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Vallejo, CA$77,410$37.221,3609.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$64,820$31.161,5507.6
Napa, CA$62,050$29.833204.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$61,970$29.797,4106.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61,940$29.786,4005.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$61,870$29.742104.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,500$29.5710,2104.9
Longview-Kelso, WA$61,480$29.562506.0
Ponce, PR$59,990$28.84Not publishedNot published
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$59,790$28.7514,3206.0
Bellingham, WA$57,410$27.605105.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$56,240$27.046,3905.3
Walla Walla, WA$56,020$26.931405.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$55,700$26.785804.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$55,680$26.776106.5
Ithaca, NY$53,760$25.853908.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52,570$25.287,3903.8
Fairbanks-College, AK$52,140$25.071805.0
Anchorage, AK$51,930$24.971,3707.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$51,720$24.872,0908.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$51,460$24.743807.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$51,200$24.624105.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$50,820$24.438506.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,740$24.3910,7504.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,680$24.362,0206.2
Albany, OR$50,480$24.272004.2
Salem, OR$50,240$24.151,0905.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,090$24.089609.7
Bend, OR$50,080$24.088407.7
Modesto, CA$49,990$24.041,8709.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,980$24.031,0406.6
Barnstable Town, MA$49,900$23.993804.1
Rochester, MN$49,830$23.964403.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,700$23.906,4404.0
Kenosha, WI$49,620$23.863404.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,590$23.844,1705.1
Sheboygan, WI$49,560$23.833706.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$49,520$23.818506.9
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$49,510$23.804809.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$49,500$23.801,6608.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,480$23.793704.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,420$23.769,3706.1
Yuba City, CA$49,410$23.754308.5
Appleton, WI$49,330$23.724503.6
Yakima, WA$49,310$23.717107.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,230$23.673707.3
Bismarck, ND$48,980$23.551401.9
Corvallis, OR$48,890$23.513408.8
Salinas, CA$48,890$23.501,0805.8
Medford, OR$48,820$23.4790010.2
Madison, WI$48,750$23.442,0805.1
Grants Pass, OR$48,610$23.372207.3
Boulder, CO$48,590$23.369705.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,540$23.341,8806.5
Mankato, MN$48,530$23.332003.5
Springfield, MA$48,510$23.321,2806.4
New Haven, CT$48,400$23.272,2207.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,370$23.2644,0604.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$48,230$23.194604.9
Eau Claire, WI$48,160$23.156607.7
Omaha, NE-IA$48,010$23.081,4002.8
Duluth, MN-WI$47,990$23.077506.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,970$23.062,7906.9
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,960$23.065706.7
Green Bay, WI$47,910$23.048004.6
Wausau, WI$47,870$23.015107.3
Fond du Lac, WI$47,860$23.011904.3
Glens Falls, NY$47,860$23.011903.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,840$23.008804.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,840$23.001,7406.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,760$22.9639,7706.3
St. Cloud, MN$47,750$22.963303.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,720$22.942,7006.0
Fargo, ND-MN$47,280$22.732901.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,270$22.7315,6403.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$47,260$22.722704.1
Worcester, MA$47,240$22.711,7705.1
Lincoln, NE$47,190$22.695703.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,160$22.675804.8
Chico, CA$47,150$22.677709.8
Visalia, CA$47,140$22.671,5809.3
Bangor, ME$47,120$22.656709.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,020$22.614,1205.8
Reno, NV$47,010$22.601,1604.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$47,010$22.608705.4
Bozeman, MT$46,980$22.593404.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,920$22.561,7804.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,900$22.556,5806.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$46,880$22.543,2705.5
Great Falls, MT$46,840$22.522105.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,830$22.5115,4106.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,810$22.51Not publishedNot published
Carson City, NV$46,800$22.501705.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,790$22.508,1706.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$46,760$22.486305.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,700$22.4511,2806.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$46,690$22.459808.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,640$22.4213,8904.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI$46,600$22.412403.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,560$22.392,3406.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,520$22.366,0604.5
Missoula, MT$46,520$22.374006.0
Billings, MT$46,500$22.364004.3
Fresno, CA$46,500$22.363,3107.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,480$22.355103.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,450$22.331,8005.2
Ogden, UT$46,380$22.301,7506.5
Boise City, ID$46,310$22.262,3606.0
Redding, CA$46,210$22.225207.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,160$22.193,8105.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,090$22.161,7304.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$46,080$22.163,9104.7
Topeka, KS$46,070$22.154704.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,060$22.1516,9105.9
Pittsfield, MA$45,990$22.112805.0
Santa Fe, NM$45,970$22.103205.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$45,950$22.098903.7
Greeley, CO$45,890$22.064704.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,890$22.0613,1504.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,820$22.035,8304.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,820$22.036509.0
Ames, IA$45,810$22.021803.2
Winston-Salem, NC$45,810$22.031,3505.0
Pueblo, CO$45,780$22.014106.6
Helena, MT$45,760$22.001603.5
Colorado Springs, CO$45,730$21.992,4007.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$45,660$21.953904.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$45,650$21.952803.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,620$21.942,2706.7
Reading, PA$45,610$21.937304.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$45,600$21.922,3205.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,550$21.908004.7
Flagstaff, AZ$45,490$21.873905.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,450$21.851,0604.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,400$21.831,6404.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$45,370$21.815407.4
Vineland, NJ$45,360$21.812403.8
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,300$21.784,2203.9
El Centro, CA$45,290$21.783905.9
Fort Wayne, IN$45,220$21.741,7607.8
Springfield, IL$45,140$21.707907.9
Logan, UT-ID$44,980$21.625408.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$44,930$21.6018,6706.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$44,870$21.571,3903.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$44,860$21.572,5505.9
Punta Gorda, FL$44,830$21.5558010.1
Dubuque, IA$44,730$21.512103.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,710$21.506,1704.6
Cheyenne, WY$44,700$21.491904.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$44,700$21.498404.6
Kokomo, IN$44,700$21.491704.9
Peoria, IL$44,680$21.487104.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$44,650$21.472,3104.3
Greenville, NC$44,650$21.476007.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,620$21.456,3405.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$44,600$21.448406.4
Columbus, IN$44,580$21.434008.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$44,570$21.431906.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$44,560$21.42801.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$44,550$21.425704.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$44,520$21.402405.9
Richmond, VA$44,490$21.393,2104.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$44,480$21.391,3908.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$44,480$21.399,3106.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,450$21.374,1406.0
Asheville, NC$44,420$21.361,4708.1
Grand Junction, CO$44,390$21.344606.9
Rockford, IL$44,390$21.346905.0
Tucson, AZ$44,380$21.342,9907.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$44,350$21.324003.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$44,340$21.325,5605.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,280$21.291,2207.1
Syracuse, NY$44,250$21.271,2304.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,220$21.265,9405.2
Lexington Park, MD$44,190$21.253505.0
Columbus, OH$44,140$21.225,8505.3
Toledo, OH$44,120$21.211,6205.6
Utica-Rome, NY$44,020$21.163302.8
Midland, TX$44,010$21.163002.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,980$21.151,6607.6
Evansville, IN$43,980$21.158906.6
Bloomington, IN$43,900$21.104806.5
Yuma, AZ$43,880$21.104206.1
Chambersburg, PA$43,830$21.072403.9
Cleveland, OH$43,830$21.075,1805.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$43,820$21.071,3704.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$43,800$21.067,9205.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$43,760$21.046203.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,730$21.032,1907.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$43,620$20.973,0404.0
York-Hanover, PA$43,620$20.977103.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$43,610$20.971,8905.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$43,610$20.975606.8
Iowa City, IA$43,550$20.944805.1
Lima, OH$43,530$20.934208.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$43,530$20.933107.1
Lebanon, PA$43,490$20.911803.4
Gettysburg, PA$43,480$20.911404.4
Minot, ND$43,370$20.85401.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,290$20.818205.3
Burlington, NC$43,250$20.793104.5
Casper, WY$43,210$20.771904.7
Ann Arbor, MI$43,180$20.762,44011.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,100$20.7220,5605.1
Decatur, IL$43,060$20.701302.8
Lancaster, PA$42,910$20.637703.0
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$42,890$20.622407.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$42,860$20.612,1907.2
Pittsburgh, PA$42,840$20.604,8104.3
Akron, OH$42,830$20.591,8805.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$42,760$20.568403.3
St. George, UT$42,720$20.547908.7
State College, PA$42,720$20.541802.7
Kingston, NY$42,620$20.49901.5
Jacksonville, FL$42,600$20.486,8609.0
Traverse City, MI$42,580$20.474306.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42,230$20.306606.2
Charlottesville, VA$42,140$20.263603.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,110$20.2518,2805.6
Wilmington, NC$42,000$20.191,1506.0
Gainesville, GA$41,910$20.159709.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,780$20.092,0107.6
Rochester, NY$41,710$20.051,8903.8
Columbia, MO$41,350$19.883803.6
Saginaw, MI$41,330$19.877509.4
Binghamton, NY$41,110$19.762903.0
Niles, MI$41,100$19.762904.9
Dover, DE$41,000$19.714506.6
Winchester, VA-WV$40,960$19.694005.9
Muncie, IN$40,940$19.694109.1
Salisbury, MD$40,940$19.685309.9
Spartanburg, SC$40,930$19.686203.7
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$40,910$19.6752012.6
Sumter, SC$40,780$19.611704.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$40,690$19.565209.2
Rapid City, SD$40,690$19.562403.3
Columbia, SC$40,680$19.562,1905.6
Williamsport, PA$40,530$19.491803.6
Grand Island, NE$40,370$19.411002.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$40,370$19.412,2107.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$40,280$19.372704.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$40,280$19.374808.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$40,270$19.369106.0
Sandusky, OH$40,260$19.362104.1
Wichita Falls, TX$40,240$19.3557010.2
Jackson, MI$40,230$19.342404.2
Lynchburg, VA$40,210$19.334504.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$40,190$19.323806.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,160$19.312,0607.7
Elmira, NY$40,010$19.231905.7
Battle Creek, MI$39,980$19.224007.4
Rocky Mount, NC$39,950$19.211502.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$39,890$19.182,8004.7
Fayetteville, NC$39,870$19.176805.2
Oklahoma City, OK$39,810$19.144,7307.0
Merced, CA$39,800$19.137008.8
Erie, PA$39,640$19.064603.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,580$19.035904.8
Tulsa, OK$39,440$18.963,0106.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,410$18.9512,4006.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$39,410$18.951603.2
Midland, MI$39,360$18.923208.5
Paducah, KY-IL$39,360$18.924508.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$39,350$18.922503.4
Harrisonburg, VA$39,300$18.893004.6
Bowling Green, KY$39,270$18.886007.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,260$18.873,3505.5
Albuquerque, NM$39,200$18.842,5706.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$39,200$18.846206.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,180$18.847,5806.7
Altoona, PA$39,140$18.822704.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$39,130$18.814604.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$39,110$18.80701.8
Gainesville, FL$39,100$18.808405.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,950$18.739106.2
Waco, TX$38,910$18.716905.3
Knoxville, TN$38,880$18.692,5506.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$38,830$18.672,2309.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$38,800$18.653105.8
Florence, SC$38,790$18.654204.7
Savannah, GA$38,780$18.649905.0
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,760$18.641,2506.5
Wichita, KS$38,630$18.571,1903.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,620$18.579109.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,600$18.561,1805.4
Lake Charles, LA$38,550$18.531,51014.9
Bay City, MI$38,540$18.532106.3
Elizabethtown, KY$38,530$18.532404.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,470$18.501,6207.0
Kankakee, IL$38,440$18.482104.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,400$18.461,2704.6
Johnstown, PA$38,400$18.461403.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,400$18.461,00010.5
Idaho Falls, ID$38,370$18.455707.0
Twin Falls, ID$38,360$18.442905.7
Jefferson City, MO$38,260$18.402803.4
Rome, GA$38,240$18.383708.2
Goldsboro, NC$38,210$18.371403.4
Mansfield, OH$38,200$18.372906.0
Charleston, WV$38,190$18.369008.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$38,180$18.368805.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,110$18.321,6604.6
Bloomington, IL$38,070$18.302302.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$38,040$18.296905.8
Springfield, MO$37,870$18.211,6007.2
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,850$18.205604.2
Springfield, OH$37,850$18.202505.5
Hinesville, GA$37,830$18.19703.3
Odessa, TX$37,820$18.182803.4
Homosassa Springs, FL$37,780$18.1641011.5
Roanoke, VA$37,780$18.166704.4
Sebring, FL$37,750$18.1530010.8
Johnson City, TN$37,740$18.157609.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,690$18.127004.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$37,690$18.122104.5
Las Cruces, NM$37,650$18.107209.0
Pocatello, ID$37,610$18.0840010.6
Abilene, TX$37,550$18.053504.7
Flint, MI$37,500$18.039406.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,500$18.031,0407.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$37,470$18.023507.8
Manhattan, KS$37,460$18.011202.3
Tyler, TX$37,460$18.017606.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$37,460$18.012607.2
Farmington, NM$37,440$18.003607.5
Morgantown, WV$37,440$18.005808.6
Jacksonville, NC$37,420$17.992204.1
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,390$17.986706.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,380$17.974304.5
Ocala, FL$37,310$17.941,0808.9
Jackson, TN$37,280$17.924205.0
Joplin, MO-KS$37,220$17.894405.0
Jonesboro, AR$37,190$17.882203.7
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,180$17.872607.3
Amarillo, TX$37,170$17.876905.6
Cleveland, TN$37,170$17.872305.4
Dalton, GA$37,170$17.873204.9
Lawrence, KS$37,170$17.872104.1
Corpus Christi, TX$37,070$17.821,1906.2
Victoria, TX$37,060$17.821905.0
Longview, TX$37,040$17.816705.7
Owensboro, KY$37,020$17.802805.6
Albany, GA$37,000$17.794708.1
Terre Haute, IN$36,960$17.775708.8
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,930$17.763105.4
Huntsville, AL$36,920$17.751,7206.5
Baton Rouge, LA$36,900$17.742,1805.3
Lubbock, TX$36,900$17.748505.1
Tallahassee, FL$36,880$17.731,3907.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,850$17.711,0506.6
Warner Robins, GA$36,830$17.713805.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,780$17.692,8706.4
Birmingham, AL$36,770$17.683,7507.2
Morristown, TN$36,760$17.672405.1
Decatur, AL$36,690$17.642504.1
Hammond, LA$36,680$17.643306.8
Hot Springs, AR$36,600$17.602606.6
San Angelo, TX$36,550$17.572504.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,490$17.545105.9
Mobile, AL$36,350$17.481,3107.6
Enid, OK$36,270$17.441707.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,210$17.419605.9
Beckley, WV$36,190$17.403808.9
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,160$17.392304.0
Monroe, MI$36,150$17.382706.6
Columbus, GA-AL$36,050$17.339007.7
Jackson, MS$36,020$17.328403.1
Hattiesburg, MS$35,950$17.282904.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$35,950$17.298608.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,930$17.275905.5
Lawton, OK$35,820$17.221804.3
Montgomery, AL$35,810$17.227504.5
El Paso, TX$35,790$17.211,9805.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,590$17.114803.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$35,450$17.044205.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,350$16.994908.8
Laredo, TX$35,320$16.986405.8
Valdosta, GA$35,320$16.983406.3
Dothan, AL$35,000$16.835609.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$34,960$16.811,3608.6
Lafayette, LA$34,940$16.801,1706.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,900$16.783207.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$34,810$16.742,8209.5
Monroe, LA$34,430$16.555506.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$34,420$16.554805.8
Alexandria, LA$34,290$16.494307.2
Gadsden, AL$34,250$16.4745013.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,540$14.20Not publishedNot published
Eagle Pass, TX$29,490$14.181105.7

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.