SOC 43-6013 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, medical secretaries and administrative assistants earned a median of $45,930 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 961,610 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 | $58,100 | $27.93 | 10,960 | 3.1 |
| California | $54,490 | $26.20 | 115,050 | 6.3 |
| Massachusetts | $50,290 | $24.18 | 22,210 | 6.1 |
| Oregon | $50,130 | $24.10 | 16,840 | 8.6 |
| Minnesota | $50,030 | $24.06 | 16,860 | 5.7 |
| Hawaii | $49,920 | $24.00 | 2,160 | 3.4 |
| District of Columbia | $49,180 | $23.64 | 1,930 | 2.8 |
| New Jersey | $48,660 | $23.39 | 20,980 | 4.9 |
| Connecticut | $48,500 | $23.32 | 6,480 | 3.8 |
| New Hampshire | $48,410 | $23.27 | 3,680 | 5.4 |
| Wisconsin | $48,380 | $23.26 | 7,760 | 2.6 |
| Vermont | $48,200 | $23.17 | 2,390 | 7.9 |
| Alaska | $47,870 | $23.02 | 2,520 | 7.7 |
| Maryland | $47,850 | $23.00 | 17,290 | 6.3 |
| New York | $47,710 | $22.94 | 57,720 | 6.0 |
| Maine | $46,990 | $22.59 | 4,610 | 7.2 |
| Nevada | $46,990 | $22.59 | 7,030 | 4.5 |
| Colorado | $46,920 | $22.56 | 11,560 | 4.0 |
| Rhode Island | $46,860 | $22.53 | 2,350 | 4.7 |
| Illinois | $46,670 | $22.44 | 27,560 | 4.5 |
| Virginia | $46,180 | $22.20 | 27,600 | 6.7 |
| Nebraska | $46,100 | $22.17 | 4,110 | 4.0 |
| Arizona | $45,820 | $22.03 | 18,090 | 5.6 |
| South Dakota | $45,810 | $22.03 | 80 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | $45,390 | $21.82 | 1,120 | 2.6 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,930 | $21.60 | 27,600 | 4.6 |
| Idaho | $44,920 | $21.60 | 5,120 | 6.0 |
| Delaware | $44,500 | $21.39 | 4,510 | 9.3 |
| Wyoming | $44,430 | $21.36 | 1,110 | 3.9 |
| Utah | $44,330 | $21.31 | 5,260 | 3.0 |
| Ohio | $44,280 | $21.29 | 29,110 | 5.2 |
| New Mexico | $44,230 | $21.27 | 4,590 | 5.3 |
| North Carolina | $44,190 | $21.24 | 56,840 | 11.5 |
| Indiana | $44,060 | $21.18 | 21,180 | 6.6 |
| Missouri | $43,980 | $21.14 | 12,260 | 4.2 |
| Montana | $43,740 | $21.03 | 4,410 | 8.6 |
| Georgia | $43,160 | $20.75 | 39,380 | 8.1 |
| Kansas | $43,020 | $20.68 | 6,470 | 4.5 |
| Texas | $42,910 | $20.63 | 78,740 | 5.6 |
| Florida | $41,730 | $20.06 | 96,000 | 9.7 |
| Michigan | $41,100 | $19.76 | 27,960 | 6.4 |
| Iowa | $40,980 | $19.70 | 10,560 | 6.8 |
| South Carolina | $40,170 | $19.31 | 15,630 | 6.8 |
| Tennessee | $39,940 | $19.20 | 41,810 | 12.8 |
| Kentucky | $38,750 | $18.63 | 26,430 | 13.2 |
| West Virginia | $38,430 | $18.48 | 1,550 | 2.2 |
| Oklahoma | $38,330 | $18.43 | 8,430 | 4.9 |
| Arkansas | $37,000 | $17.79 | 2,190 | 1.7 |
| Alabama | $36,930 | $17.76 | 16,580 | 7.8 |
| Louisiana | $36,930 | $17.75 | 2,970 | 1.5 |
| Virgin Islands | $36,710 | $17.65 | 230 | 7.1 |
| Mississippi | $36,290 | $17.45 | Not published | Not published |
| Guam | $31,680 | $15.23 | 310 | 4.6 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,620 | $14.24 | 8,480 | 9.0 |
Pay by metro area
All 391 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 | $69,350 | $33.34 | 6,340 | 5.6 |
| Napa, CA | $61,830 | $29.73 | 510 | 6.6 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $61,330 | $29.49 | 13,660 | 5.8 |
| Vallejo, CA | $61,220 | $29.43 | 990 | 6.9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,350 | $29.01 | 6,420 | 3.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $60,240 | $28.96 | 1,190 | 5.8 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,830 | $28.29 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,730 | $27.75 | 7,710 | 7.1 |
| Bellingham, WA | $55,670 | $26.77 | 230 | 2.5 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $54,740 | $26.32 | 840 | 6.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $54,560 | $26.23 | 8,290 | 6.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $52,900 | $25.44 | 320 | 2.4 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $52,570 | $25.27 | 290 | 3.9 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $51,940 | $24.97 | 560 | 6.0 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $51,870 | $24.94 | 8,920 | 4.6 |
| Albany, OR | $51,650 | $24.83 | 310 | 6.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $51,650 | $24.83 | 11,260 | 7.3 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,610 | $24.81 | 490 | 3.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $51,600 | $24.81 | 16,330 | 6.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $51,410 | $24.72 | 40,380 | 6.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $50,860 | $24.45 | 140 | 4.4 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $50,780 | $24.42 | 350 | 2.7 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $50,740 | $24.40 | 180 | 3.5 |
| Bend, OR | $50,640 | $24.35 | 1,290 | 11.9 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $50,340 | $24.20 | 290 | 7.9 |
| Modesto, CA | $50,250 | $24.16 | 1,600 | 8.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,230 | $24.15 | 720 | 7.3 |
| Vineland, NJ | $50,230 | $24.15 | 300 | 4.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $50,130 | $24.10 | 1,290 | 13.7 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $50,090 | $24.08 | 1,570 | 3.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,900 | $23.99 | 1,080 | 9.0 |
| Boulder, CO | $49,890 | $23.99 | 840 | 4.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $49,830 | $23.96 | 270 | 5.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,820 | $23.95 | 10,530 | 6.1 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $49,800 | $23.94 | 2,460 | 7.6 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $49,730 | $23.91 | 1,040 | 5.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $49,630 | $23.86 | 950 | 5.1 |
| Yuba City, CA | $49,600 | $23.85 | 310 | 6.1 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $49,460 | $23.78 | 1,580 | 3.5 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $49,430 | $23.77 | 300 | 9.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,230 | $23.67 | 52,640 | 5.5 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,200 | $23.66 | 1,090 | 4.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $49,180 | $23.65 | 920 | 3.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $49,160 | $23.63 | 350 | 6.3 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $48,930 | $23.53 | 530 | 9.3 |
| Salem, OR | $48,920 | $23.52 | 1,440 | 7.7 |
| Minot, ND | $48,880 | $23.50 | 80 | 2.5 |
| New Haven, CT | $48,790 | $23.46 | 1,100 | 3.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,560 | $23.35 | 2,220 | 2.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $48,410 | $23.28 | 1,020 | 5.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,380 | $23.26 | 1,560 | 9.9 |
| Madison, WI | $48,380 | $23.26 | 2,080 | 5.1 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,280 | $23.21 | 18,960 | 6.0 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $48,130 | $23.14 | 60 | 2.5 |
| Fresno, CA | $48,120 | $23.14 | 3,410 | 7.2 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $48,090 | $23.12 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $47,970 | $23.06 | 350 | 4.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,950 | $23.05 | 1,360 | 4.7 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,880 | $23.02 | 320 | 4.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $47,870 | $23.02 | 790 | 6.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $47,850 | $23.01 | 430 | 11.0 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $47,810 | $22.98 | 5,980 | 3.7 |
| Springfield, MA | $47,780 | $22.97 | 1,030 | 5.1 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,750 | $22.96 | 500 | 6.9 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $47,750 | $22.96 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $47,720 | $22.94 | 310 | 6.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,680 | $22.92 | 8,640 | 6.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,680 | $22.92 | 20,020 | 4.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $47,640 | $22.90 | 650 | 9.0 |
| Kenosha, WI | $47,610 | $22.89 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,560 | $22.87 | 190 | 2.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $47,560 | $22.86 | 900 | 5.3 |
| Appleton, WI | $47,520 | $22.85 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Redding, CA | $47,510 | $22.84 | 590 | 8.3 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $47,510 | $22.84 | 490 | 3.0 |
| Bozeman, MT | $47,500 | $22.84 | 570 | 7.9 |
| Yakima, WA | $47,500 | $22.84 | 340 | 3.5 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,480 | $22.83 | 370 | 4.4 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $47,470 | $22.82 | 2,520 | 4.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,430 | $22.80 | 1,670 | 4.9 |
| Chico, CA | $47,400 | $22.79 | 630 | 8.1 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $47,310 | $22.75 | 2,480 | 6.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $47,290 | $22.74 | 2,860 | 8.2 |
| Medford, OR | $47,230 | $22.71 | 1,180 | 13.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,200 | $22.69 | 2,020 | 7.0 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $47,200 | $22.69 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $47,140 | $22.66 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,120 | $22.66 | 15,550 | 5.4 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $47,110 | $22.65 | 240 | 3.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $47,080 | $22.64 | 1,680 | 9.5 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $47,040 | $22.62 | 140 | 4.8 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $47,040 | $22.61 | 320 | 5.2 |
| Green Bay, WI | $47,030 | $22.61 | 240 | 1.4 |
| Reno, NV | $46,990 | $22.59 | 1,200 | 4.3 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $46,950 | $22.57 | 210 | 4.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $46,950 | $22.57 | 2,190 | 2.7 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,860 | $22.53 | 5,820 | 16.9 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,860 | $22.53 | 3,610 | 5.1 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $46,840 | $22.52 | 550 | 5.3 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $46,810 | $22.50 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,750 | $22.48 | 5,400 | 4.7 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $46,740 | $22.47 | 1,930 | 8.8 |
| Bismarck, ND | $46,710 | $22.46 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Merced, CA | $46,660 | $22.43 | 350 | 4.4 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $46,600 | $22.40 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,600 | $22.40 | 13,570 | 5.7 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,600 | $22.40 | 7,600 | 10.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $46,570 | $22.39 | 220 | 3.2 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $46,540 | $22.37 | 520 | 3.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,510 | $22.36 | 6,000 | 4.6 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $46,370 | $22.29 | 22,590 | 7.8 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $46,370 | $22.29 | 3,980 | 14.6 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $46,340 | $22.28 | 2,120 | 4.3 |
| Columbus, OH | $46,220 | $22.22 | 5,490 | 5.0 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,190 | $22.21 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,180 | $22.20 | 1,960 | 5.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,180 | $22.20 | 7,140 | 6.5 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $46,060 | $22.14 | 570 | 5.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,030 | $22.13 | 8,260 | 7.5 |
| Rockford, IL | $46,010 | $22.12 | 930 | 6.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $45,960 | $22.10 | 3,110 | 5.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $45,960 | $22.10 | 1,650 | 10.8 |
| Bloomington, IL | $45,940 | $22.09 | 390 | 4.5 |
| Cleveland, OH | $45,920 | $22.08 | 7,120 | 6.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,840 | $22.04 | 2,040 | 7.6 |
| Lincoln, NE | $45,830 | $22.03 | 930 | 5.1 |
| El Centro, CA | $45,820 | $22.03 | 290 | 4.5 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $45,720 | $21.98 | 390 | 7.7 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,670 | $21.96 | 350 | 5.7 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,650 | $21.95 | 13,380 | 9.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $45,630 | $21.94 | 21,700 | 5.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,620 | $21.93 | 6,570 | 4.9 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,570 | $21.91 | 12,970 | 11.8 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $45,540 | $21.89 | 490 | 3.3 |
| Lebanon, PA | $45,540 | $21.90 | 190 | 3.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,490 | $21.87 | 3,150 | 9.3 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $45,470 | $21.86 | 250 | 4.9 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $45,460 | $21.86 | 830 | 7.2 |
| Lancaster, PA | $45,450 | $21.85 | 980 | 3.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,390 | $21.82 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Kingston, NY | $45,280 | $21.77 | 290 | 4.9 |
| Reading, PA | $45,210 | $21.73 | 690 | 4.0 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $45,190 | $21.73 | 650 | 3.8 |
| Boise City, ID | $45,170 | $21.72 | 2,270 | 5.8 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,160 | $21.71 | 4,680 | 4.3 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,140 | $21.70 | 2,240 | 5.0 |
| Gainesville, GA | $45,060 | $21.66 | 1,020 | 9.8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,060 | $21.66 | 27,020 | 9.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $45,030 | $21.65 | 1,760 | 7.8 |
| Greeley, CO | $44,980 | $21.63 | 320 | 2.6 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $44,980 | $21.62 | 440 | 6.3 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $44,970 | $21.62 | 1,370 | 7.9 |
| Williamsport, PA | $44,930 | $21.60 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $44,920 | $21.59 | 1,380 | 4.1 |
| Great Falls, MT | $44,880 | $21.58 | 340 | 9.3 |
| Syracuse, NY | $44,870 | $21.57 | 1,870 | 6.2 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,860 | $21.57 | 930 | 7.7 |
| Topeka, KS | $44,820 | $21.55 | 510 | 4.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $44,680 | $21.48 | 1,580 | 5.0 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,640 | $21.46 | 3,040 | 7.7 |
| Grand Island, NE | $44,580 | $21.43 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Peoria, IL | $44,530 | $21.41 | 1,050 | 6.3 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,500 | $21.40 | 3,870 | 10.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $44,450 | $21.37 | 4,600 | 16.0 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,430 | $21.36 | 7,910 | 11.5 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $44,410 | $21.35 | 270 | 5.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $44,380 | $21.34 | 4,510 | 9.1 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $44,370 | $21.33 | 600 | 7.3 |
| Missoula, MT | $44,310 | $21.30 | 650 | 9.7 |
| Richmond, VA | $44,310 | $21.30 | 4,140 | 6.3 |
| State College, PA | $44,280 | $21.29 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $44,260 | $21.28 | 510 | 9.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $44,260 | $21.28 | 6,020 | 5.4 |
| Midland, TX | $44,250 | $21.28 | 360 | 2.9 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $44,250 | $21.27 | 890 | 4.9 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $44,210 | $21.25 | 20,220 | 6.1 |
| Burlington, NC | $44,190 | $21.24 | 620 | 9.1 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $44,140 | $21.22 | 530 | 7.8 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $44,080 | $21.19 | 4,970 | 6.5 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $44,060 | $21.19 | 1,000 | 3.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $44,010 | $21.16 | 270 | 5.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | $43,940 | $21.13 | 240 | 3.5 |
| Kokomo, IN | $43,890 | $21.10 | 230 | 6.5 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $43,880 | $21.10 | 3,290 | 10.8 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $43,880 | $21.10 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $43,880 | $21.10 | 7,710 | 10.1 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $43,840 | $21.08 | 450 | 4.4 |
| Abilene, TX | $43,790 | $21.05 | 940 | 12.6 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,770 | $21.04 | 16,350 | 11.3 |
| Billings, MT | $43,710 | $21.01 | 820 | 8.7 |
| Salisbury, MD | $43,710 | $21.02 | 540 | 10.1 |
| Helena, MT | $43,590 | $20.96 | 340 | 7.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $43,580 | $20.95 | 260 | 4.0 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $43,570 | $20.95 | 690 | 5.8 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $43,530 | $20.93 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Sandusky, OH | $43,500 | $20.91 | 200 | 4.0 |
| Springfield, IL | $43,350 | $20.84 | 1,330 | 13.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $43,290 | $20.81 | 620 | 6.4 |
| Ogden, UT | $43,210 | $20.77 | 910 | 3.3 |
| St. George, UT | $43,150 | $20.74 | 380 | 4.2 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $43,030 | $20.69 | 700 | 7.2 |
| Bay City, MI | $42,820 | $20.59 | 240 | 7.2 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $42,730 | $20.54 | 1,740 | 4.7 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $42,710 | $20.53 | 410 | 6.0 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $42,580 | $20.47 | 870 | 6.6 |
| San Angelo, TX | $42,560 | $20.46 | 460 | 9.2 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $42,560 | $20.46 | 7,350 | 6.5 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $42,340 | $20.35 | 770 | 4.7 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $42,320 | $20.35 | 11,620 | 6.1 |
| Erie, PA | $42,210 | $20.30 | 570 | 4.7 |
| Traverse City, MI | $42,180 | $20.28 | 530 | 7.8 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,160 | $20.27 | 2,350 | 5.8 |
| Columbus, IN | $42,110 | $20.25 | 390 | 7.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $41,950 | $20.17 | 1,160 | 3.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $41,890 | $20.14 | 430 | 4.0 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $41,890 | $20.14 | 400 | 5.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $41,880 | $20.13 | 1,140 | 5.2 |
| Decatur, IL | $41,820 | $20.11 | 220 | 4.8 |
| Akron, OH | $41,740 | $20.07 | 1,800 | 5.6 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $41,660 | $20.03 | 440 | 4.1 |
| Bloomington, IN | $41,630 | $20.02 | 500 | 6.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $41,610 | $20.01 | 2,050 | 5.3 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $41,600 | $20.00 | 740 | 9.1 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $41,600 | $20.00 | 1,750 | 10.3 |
| Niles, MI | $41,570 | $19.98 | 320 | 5.4 |
| Springfield, OH | $41,530 | $19.97 | 170 | 3.7 |
| Asheville, NC | $41,520 | $19.96 | 3,000 | 16.6 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $41,500 | $19.95 | 350 | 5.6 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $41,480 | $19.94 | 420 | 7.7 |
| Flint, MI | $41,430 | $19.92 | 1,230 | 9.1 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $41,230 | $19.82 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,180 | $19.80 | 3,640 | 6.1 |
| Elmira, NY | $41,000 | $19.71 | 220 | 6.7 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $40,930 | $19.68 | 550 | 4.3 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $40,910 | $19.67 | 500 | 3.7 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $40,900 | $19.66 | 650 | 9.0 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $40,660 | $19.55 | 620 | 7.3 |
| Saginaw, MI | $40,570 | $19.51 | 630 | 7.9 |
| Casper, WY | $40,540 | $19.49 | 200 | 5.0 |
| Muncie, IN | $40,520 | $19.48 | 440 | 9.9 |
| Midland, MI | $40,400 | $19.42 | 420 | 11.2 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $40,390 | $19.42 | 2,510 | 10.3 |
| Pocatello, ID | $40,370 | $19.41 | 300 | 7.7 |
| Johnstown, PA | $40,290 | $19.37 | 210 | 4.4 |
| Odessa, TX | $40,220 | $19.34 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Ames, IA | $40,210 | $19.33 | 420 | 7.4 |
| Columbia, SC | $40,160 | $19.31 | 2,230 | 5.7 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $40,160 | $19.31 | 380 | 7.1 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $40,130 | $19.29 | 390 | 7.1 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $40,050 | $19.26 | 780 | 4.7 |
| Wilmington, NC | $40,040 | $19.25 | 2,700 | 14.1 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $39,990 | $19.23 | 700 | 12.1 |
| Greenville, NC | $39,980 | $19.22 | 1,640 | 20.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,940 | $19.20 | 7,180 | 11.7 |
| Altoona, PA | $39,910 | $19.19 | 280 | 4.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $39,820 | $19.14 | 310 | 4.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $39,740 | $19.11 | 300 | 5.4 |
| Toledo, OH | $39,730 | $19.10 | 1,540 | 5.3 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $39,640 | $19.06 | 220 | 5.5 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,630 | $19.05 | 720 | 2.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $39,560 | $19.02 | 1,300 | 6.7 |
| Lubbock, TX | $39,560 | $19.02 | 1,390 | 8.4 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $39,530 | $19.00 | 870 | 6.9 |
| Wichita, KS | $39,530 | $19.01 | 1,460 | 4.7 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $39,520 | $19.00 | 2,470 | 9.3 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,520 | $19.00 | 13,050 | 9.2 |
| Savannah, GA | $39,430 | $18.96 | 1,480 | 7.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,410 | $18.95 | 3,090 | 7.1 |
| Sumter, SC | $39,380 | $18.93 | 190 | 5.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | $39,340 | $18.91 | 410 | 7.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $39,270 | $18.88 | 1,150 | 6.4 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,200 | $18.85 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Birmingham, AL | $39,150 | $18.82 | Not published | Not published |
| Farmington, NM | $39,090 | $18.79 | 180 | 3.8 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,090 | $18.79 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Lima, OH | $39,090 | $18.79 | 420 | 8.4 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $39,000 | $18.75 | 210 | 3.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $38,980 | $18.74 | 2,740 | 6.0 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,950 | $18.72 | 1,070 | 7.3 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $38,920 | $18.71 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $38,870 | $18.69 | 3,300 | 4.9 |
| Dover, DE | $38,860 | $18.68 | 560 | 8.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $38,830 | $18.67 | 920 | 6.6 |
| Amarillo, TX | $38,810 | $18.66 | 620 | 5.0 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $38,800 | $18.65 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,750 | $18.63 | 1,920 | 10.1 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $38,690 | $18.60 | 440 | 10.9 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $38,690 | $18.60 | 540 | 6.7 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $38,660 | $18.59 | 360 | 6.6 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,640 | $18.58 | 3,590 | 13.4 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $38,630 | $18.57 | 1,030 | 8.8 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $38,630 | $18.57 | 880 | 5.8 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $38,600 | $18.56 | 260 | 3.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | $38,580 | $18.55 | 510 | 11.9 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $38,580 | $18.55 | 530 | 10.1 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,560 | $18.54 | 1,120 | 11.8 |
| Charleston, WV | $38,540 | $18.53 | 280 | 2.7 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,440 | $18.48 | 760 | 4.7 |
| Knoxville, TN | $38,420 | $18.47 | 6,280 | 14.8 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $38,380 | $18.45 | 1,790 | 11.6 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $38,340 | $18.43 | 810 | 16.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $38,320 | $18.42 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,310 | $18.42 | 630 | 10.9 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $38,310 | $18.42 | 460 | 7.1 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,300 | $18.41 | 2,360 | 10.7 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $38,280 | $18.40 | 390 | 0.9 |
| Albany, GA | $38,240 | $18.38 | 560 | 9.6 |
| Evansville, IN | $38,220 | $18.37 | 940 | 7.0 |
| Waco, TX | $38,190 | $18.36 | 560 | 4.3 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $38,160 | $18.34 | 160 | 4.6 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,140 | $18.34 | 260 | 6.7 |
| Jackson, TN | $38,100 | $18.32 | 1,080 | 12.8 |
| Morgantown, WV | $38,100 | $18.32 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $38,090 | $18.31 | 650 | 4.0 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,080 | $18.31 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,070 | $18.30 | 2,040 | 8.8 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $38,030 | $18.28 | 790 | 8.7 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $37,940 | $18.24 | 1,040 | 12.7 |
| Ocala, FL | $37,920 | $18.23 | 1,300 | 10.8 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $37,920 | $18.23 | 970 | 22.5 |
| Victoria, TX | $37,920 | $18.23 | 220 | 5.8 |
| Manhattan, KS | $37,910 | $18.23 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $37,910 | $18.23 | 520 | 12.6 |
| Tyler, TX | $37,880 | $18.21 | 790 | 6.9 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $37,810 | $18.18 | 550 | 7.3 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $37,800 | $18.17 | 980 | 10.3 |
| Lafayette, LA | $37,710 | $18.13 | 640 | 3.6 |
| Huntsville, AL | $37,680 | $18.11 | 1,800 | 6.8 |
| Rome, GA | $37,680 | $18.11 | 350 | 7.8 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,670 | $18.11 | 520 | 11.2 |
| Kankakee, IL | $37,660 | $18.11 | 320 | 7.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $37,650 | $18.10 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Mansfield, OH | $37,650 | $18.10 | 250 | 5.1 |
| Decatur, AL | $37,610 | $18.08 | 370 | 6.0 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $37,600 | $18.08 | 1,700 | 12.9 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,500 | $18.03 | 1,240 | 8.8 |
| Sebring, FL | $37,500 | $18.03 | 430 | 15.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $37,500 | $18.03 | 200 | 1.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $37,490 | $18.02 | 190 | 5.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,440 | $18.00 | 740 | 4.7 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,380 | $17.97 | 1,130 | 10.9 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $37,360 | $17.96 | 290 | 6.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $37,270 | $17.92 | 1,580 | 10.2 |
| Lawton, OK | $37,230 | $17.90 | 190 | 4.3 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $37,200 | $17.89 | 1,720 | 9.2 |
| Laredo, TX | $37,190 | $17.88 | 540 | 5.0 |
| Springfield, MO | $37,150 | $17.86 | 1,030 | 4.6 |
| Owensboro, KY | $37,070 | $17.82 | 520 | 10.5 |
| Monroe, MI | $37,060 | $17.82 | 160 | 3.9 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $37,030 | $17.80 | 1,050 | 6.6 |
| Florence, SC | $37,030 | $17.81 | 790 | 8.8 |
| Longview, TX | $36,970 | $17.78 | 610 | 5.1 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $36,920 | $17.75 | 520 | 10.0 |
| Enid, OK | $36,890 | $17.73 | 80 | 3.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,880 | $17.73 | 1,450 | 5.4 |
| Morristown, TN | $36,860 | $17.72 | 560 | 11.9 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,800 | $17.69 | 1,600 | 13.4 |
| El Paso, TX | $36,790 | $17.69 | 1,860 | 5.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $36,790 | $17.69 | 520 | 14.6 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $36,730 | $17.66 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Johnson City, TN | $36,570 | $17.58 | 1,580 | 19.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $36,560 | $17.58 | 530 | 1.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $36,500 | $17.55 | 1,110 | 6.7 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $36,470 | $17.53 | 820 | 9.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $36,400 | $17.50 | 170 | 1.7 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $36,370 | $17.49 | 2,230 | 7.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,320 | $17.46 | 500 | 6.9 |
| Mobile, AL | $36,220 | $17.41 | 1,420 | 8.2 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,220 | $17.41 | 660 | 6.1 |
| Dalton, GA | $36,200 | $17.40 | 430 | 6.7 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,130 | $17.37 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Hinesville, GA | $36,010 | $17.31 | 120 | 6.1 |
| Monroe, LA | $35,930 | $17.27 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,830 | $17.22 | 280 | 2.9 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $35,750 | $17.19 | 70 | 3.5 |
| Dothan, AL | $35,560 | $17.09 | 690 | 11.3 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,470 | $17.06 | 590 | 10.4 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $35,340 | $16.99 | 310 | 5.3 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $35,170 | $16.91 | 350 | 7.9 |
| Arecibo, PR | $35,130 | $16.89 | 480 | 13.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $35,090 | $16.87 | 200 | 2.4 |
| Valdosta, GA | $34,980 | $16.82 | 510 | 9.4 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $34,690 | $16.68 | Not published | Not published |
| Gadsden, AL | $34,670 | $16.67 | 430 | 12.9 |
| Alexandria, LA | $34,460 | $16.57 | 150 | 2.5 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $33,280 | $16.00 | 620 | 12.8 |
| Guayama, PR | $30,940 | $14.88 | 140 | 11.4 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,670 | $14.26 | 5,330 | 7.7 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $28,010 | $13.47 | 910 | 17.4 |
| Ponce, PR | $23,220 | $11.17 | 650 | 10.3 |
| Rochester, MN | Not published | Not published | 3,890 | 31.6 |
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.