SOC 43-6013 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

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

U.S. median annual wage$45,930
U.S. median hourly wage$22.08
U.S. employment961,610

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”.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$58,100$27.9310,9603.1
California$54,490$26.20115,0506.3
Massachusetts$50,290$24.1822,2106.1
Oregon$50,130$24.1016,8408.6
Minnesota$50,030$24.0616,8605.7
Hawaii$49,920$24.002,1603.4
District of Columbia$49,180$23.641,9302.8
New Jersey$48,660$23.3920,9804.9
Connecticut$48,500$23.326,4803.8
New Hampshire$48,410$23.273,6805.4
Wisconsin$48,380$23.267,7602.6
Vermont$48,200$23.172,3907.9
Alaska$47,870$23.022,5207.7
Maryland$47,850$23.0017,2906.3
New York$47,710$22.9457,7206.0
Maine$46,990$22.594,6107.2
Nevada$46,990$22.597,0304.5
Colorado$46,920$22.5611,5604.0
Rhode Island$46,860$22.532,3504.7
Illinois$46,670$22.4427,5604.5
Virginia$46,180$22.2027,6006.7
Nebraska$46,100$22.174,1104.0
Arizona$45,820$22.0318,0905.6
South Dakota$45,810$22.03800.2
North Dakota$45,390$21.821,1202.6
Pennsylvania$44,930$21.6027,6004.6
Idaho$44,920$21.605,1206.0
Delaware$44,500$21.394,5109.3
Wyoming$44,430$21.361,1103.9
Utah$44,330$21.315,2603.0
Ohio$44,280$21.2929,1105.2
New Mexico$44,230$21.274,5905.3
North Carolina$44,190$21.2456,84011.5
Indiana$44,060$21.1821,1806.6
Missouri$43,980$21.1412,2604.2
Montana$43,740$21.034,4108.6
Georgia$43,160$20.7539,3808.1
Kansas$43,020$20.686,4704.5
Texas$42,910$20.6378,7405.6
Florida$41,730$20.0696,0009.7
Michigan$41,100$19.7627,9606.4
Iowa$40,980$19.7010,5606.8
South Carolina$40,170$19.3115,6306.8
Tennessee$39,940$19.2041,81012.8
Kentucky$38,750$18.6326,43013.2
West Virginia$38,430$18.481,5502.2
Oklahoma$38,330$18.438,4304.9
Arkansas$37,000$17.792,1901.7
Alabama$36,930$17.7616,5807.8
Louisiana$36,930$17.752,9701.5
Virgin Islands$36,710$17.652307.1
Mississippi$36,290$17.45Not publishedNot published
Guam$31,680$15.233104.6
Puerto Rico$29,620$14.248,4809.0

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.

$23,220$38,597$53,973$69,350Ponce, PR — $23,220Mayaguez, PR — $28,010San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,670Guayama, PR — $30,940Aguadilla, PR — $33,280Alexandria, LA — $34,460Gadsden, AL — $34,670Hattiesburg, MS — $34,690Valdosta, GA — $34,980Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $35,090Arecibo, PR — $35,130Anniston-Oxford, AL — $35,170Texarkana, TX-AR — $35,340Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $35,470Dothan, AL — $35,560Eagle Pass, TX — $35,750Fort Smith, AR-OK — $35,830Monroe, LA — $35,930Hinesville, GA — $36,010Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $36,130Dalton, GA — $36,200Mobile, AL — $36,220Tuscaloosa, AL — $36,220Auburn-Opelika, AL — $36,320McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $36,370Lake Charles, LA — $36,400Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $36,470Montgomery, AL — $36,500New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $36,560Johnson City, TN — $36,570Jonesboro, AR — $36,730El Paso, TX — $36,790Homosassa Springs, FL — $36,790Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $36,800Morristown, TN — $36,860Jackson, MS — $36,880Enid, OK — $36,890Elizabethtown, KY — $36,920Longview, TX — $36,970Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $37,030Florence, SC — $37,030Monroe, MI — $37,060Owensboro, KY — $37,070Springfield, MO — $37,150Laredo, TX — $37,190Tallahassee, FL — $37,200Lawton, OK — $37,230Roanoke, VA — $37,270Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $37,360Clarksville, TN-KY — $37,380Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $37,440Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $37,490Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $37,500Sebring, FL — $37,500Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $37,500Fayetteville, NC — $37,600Decatur, AL — $37,610Beckley, WV — $37,650Mansfield, OH — $37,650Kankakee, IL — $37,660Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $37,670Huntsville, AL — $37,680Rome, GA — $37,680Lafayette, LA — $37,710Athens-Clarke County, GA — $37,800Warner Robins, GA — $37,810Tyler, TX — $37,880Manhattan, KS — $37,910Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $37,910Ocala, FL — $37,920Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $37,920Victoria, TX — $37,920Bowling Green, KY — $37,940Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $38,030Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $38,070Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $38,080Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $38,090Jackson, TN — $38,100Morgantown, WV — $38,100Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $38,140Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $38,160Waco, TX — $38,190Evansville, IN — $38,220Albany, GA — $38,240Baton Rouge, LA — $38,280Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $38,300Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $38,310Terre Haute, IN — $38,310Hammond, LA — $38,320Paducah, KY-IL — $38,340Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $38,380Knoxville, TN — $38,420Youngstown-Warren, OH — $38,440Charleston, WV — $38,540Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,560Cleveland, TN — $38,580Jacksonville, NC — $38,580Joplin, MO-KS — $38,600Columbus, GA-AL — $38,630Killeen-Temple, TX — $38,630Chattanooga, TN-GA — $38,640Wichita Falls, TX — $38,660Goldsboro, NC — $38,690Las Cruces, NM — $38,690Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $38,750Hot Springs, AR — $38,800Amarillo, TX — $38,810Cedar Rapids, IA — $38,830Dover, DE — $38,860Oklahoma City, OK — $38,870Jefferson City, MO — $38,920Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $38,950Tulsa, OK — $38,980St. Joseph, MO-KS — $39,000Farmington, NM — $39,090Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $39,090Lima, OH — $39,090Birmingham, AL — $39,150Wheeling, WV-OH — $39,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $39,270Dubuque, IA — $39,340Sumter, SC — $39,380Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $39,410Savannah, GA — $39,430Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,520Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $39,520Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $39,530Wichita, KS — $39,530Corpus Christi, TX — $39,560Lubbock, TX — $39,560Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $39,630Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $39,640Toledo, OH — $39,730Jackson, MI — $39,740Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $39,820Altoona, PA — $39,910Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $39,940Greenville, NC — $39,980Punta Gorda, FL — $39,990Wilmington, NC — $40,040Spartanburg, SC — $40,050Battle Creek, MI — $40,130Columbia, SC — $40,160Sherman-Denison, TX — $40,160Ames, IA — $40,210Odessa, TX — $40,220Johnstown, PA — $40,290Pocatello, ID — $40,370Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $40,390Midland, MI — $40,400Muncie, IN — $40,520Casper, WY — $40,540Saginaw, MI — $40,570Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $40,660Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $40,900College Station-Bryan, TX — $40,910Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $40,930Elmira, NY — $41,000Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $41,180Logan, UT-ID — $41,230Flint, MI — $41,430Rocky Mount, NC — $41,480Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $41,500Asheville, NC — $41,520Springfield, OH — $41,530Niles, MI — $41,570Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $41,600Port St. Lucie, FL — $41,600Tucson, AZ — $41,610Bloomington, IN — $41,630Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $41,660Akron, OH — $41,740Decatur, IL — $41,820Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $41,880Columbia, MO — $41,890Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $41,890Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $41,950Columbus, IN — $42,110Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $42,160Traverse City, MI — $42,180Erie, PA — $42,210Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $42,320Canton-Massillon, OH — $42,340San Angelo, TX — $42,560San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $42,560South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $42,580Winchester, VA-WV — $42,710Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $42,730Bay City, MI — $42,820Lynchburg, VA — $43,030St. George, UT — $43,150Ogden, UT — $43,210Binghamton, NY — $43,290Springfield, IL — $43,350Sandusky, OH — $43,500Gettysburg, PA — $43,530Utica-Rome, NY — $43,570Harrisonburg, VA — $43,580Helena, MT — $43,590Billings, MT — $43,710Salisbury, MD — $43,710Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $43,770Abilene, TX — $43,790Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $43,840Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $43,880Chambersburg, PA — $43,880Jacksonville, FL — $43,880Kokomo, IN — $43,890Yuma, AZ — $43,940Lawrence, KS — $44,010Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $44,060Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $44,080Grand Junction, CO — $44,140Burlington, NC — $44,190Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $44,210Midland, TX — $44,250York-Hanover, PA — $44,250Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $44,260Pittsburgh, PA — $44,260State College, PA — $44,280Missoula, MT — $44,310Richmond, VA — $44,310Idaho Falls, ID — $44,370Rochester, NY — $44,380Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $44,410Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $44,430Lexington-Fayette, KY — $44,450Greensboro-High Point, NC — $44,500Peoria, IL — $44,530Grand Island, NE — $44,580Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $44,640Colorado Springs, CO — $44,680Topeka, KS — $44,820Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $44,860Syracuse, NY — $44,870Great Falls, MT — $44,880Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $44,920Williamsport, PA — $44,930Naples-Marco Island, FL — $44,970Greeley, CO — $44,980Lexington Park, MD — $44,980Fort Wayne, IN — $45,030Gainesville, GA — $45,060Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $45,060Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $45,140Kansas City, MO-KS — $45,160Boise City, ID — $45,170Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $45,190Reading, PA — $45,210Kingston, NY — $45,280Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $45,390Lancaster, PA — $45,450Charlottesville, VA — $45,460Twin Falls, ID — $45,470North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $45,490Fargo, ND-MN — $45,540Lebanon, PA — $45,540Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $45,570St. Louis, MO-IL — $45,620Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $45,630Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $45,650Pueblo, CO — $45,670Glens Falls, NY — $45,720El Centro, CA — $45,820Lincoln, NE — $45,830Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $45,840Cleveland, OH — $45,920Bloomington, IL — $45,940Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $45,960Gainesville, FL — $45,960Rockford, IL — $46,010Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $46,030Champaign-Urbana, IL — $46,060Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $46,180Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $46,180Janesville-Beloit, WI — $46,190Columbus, OH — $46,220Omaha, NE-IA — $46,340Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $46,370Winston-Salem, NC — $46,370Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $46,510Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $46,540Wausau, WI — $46,570Grand Forks, ND-MN — $46,600Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,600Raleigh-Cary, NC — $46,600Merced, CA — $46,660Bismarck, ND — $46,710Ann Arbor, MI — $46,740Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $46,750Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $46,810St. Cloud, MN — $46,840Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,860Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $46,860Cheyenne, WY — $46,950Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $46,950Reno, NV — $46,990Green Bay, WI — $47,030Lewiston, ID-WA — $47,040Santa Fe, NM — $47,040Anchorage, AK — $47,080Flagstaff, AZ — $47,110Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $47,120Fond du Lac, WI — $47,140Portland-South Portland, ME — $47,200Sheboygan, WI — $47,200Medford, OR — $47,230Worcester, MA — $47,290Albuquerque, NM — $47,310Chico, CA — $47,400Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $47,430Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $47,470La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $47,480Bozeman, MT — $47,500Yakima, WA — $47,500Redding, CA — $47,510Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $47,510Appleton, WI — $47,520Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $47,560Visalia, CA — $47,560Kenosha, WI — $47,610Bangor, ME — $47,640Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $47,680Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $47,680Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $47,720Coeur d'Alene, ID — $47,750Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $47,750Springfield, MA — $47,780Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,810Corvallis, OR — $47,850Duluth, MN-WI — $47,870Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $47,880Stockton-Lodi, CA — $47,950Eau Claire, WI — $47,970Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $48,090Fresno, CA — $48,120Walla Walla, WA — $48,130Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $48,280Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,380Madison, WI — $48,380Manchester-Nashua, NH — $48,410Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $48,560New Haven, CT — $48,790Minot, ND — $48,880Salem, OR — $48,920Pittsfield, MA — $48,930Mankato, MN — $49,160Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $49,180Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $49,200New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $49,230Grants Pass, OR — $49,430Urban Honolulu, HI — $49,460Yuba City, CA — $49,600Salinas, CA — $49,630Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $49,730Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $49,800Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $49,820Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $49,830Boulder, CO — $49,890Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $49,900Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $50,090Iowa City, IA — $50,130Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $50,230Vineland, NJ — $50,230Modesto, CA — $50,250Fairbanks-College, AK — $50,340Bend, OR — $50,640Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $50,740Kennewick-Richland, WA — $50,780Carson City, NV — $50,860Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $51,410Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $51,600Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $51,610Albany, OR — $51,650San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $51,650Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $51,870Barnstable Town, MA — $51,940Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $52,570Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $52,900Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $54,560San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $54,740Bellingham, WA — $55,670Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $57,730Longview-Kelso, WA — $58,830Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $60,240Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,350Vallejo, CA — $61,220San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $61,330Napa, CA — $61,830San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $69,350

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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$69,350$33.346,3405.6
Napa, CA$61,830$29.735106.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,330$29.4913,6605.8
Vallejo, CA$61,220$29.439906.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,350$29.016,4203.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,240$28.961,1905.8
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,830$28.29501.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57,730$27.757,7107.1
Bellingham, WA$55,670$26.772302.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$54,740$26.328406.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$54,560$26.238,2906.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$52,900$25.443202.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$52,570$25.272903.9
Barnstable Town, MA$51,940$24.975606.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,870$24.948,9204.6
Albany, OR$51,650$24.833106.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$51,650$24.8311,2607.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$51,610$24.814903.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$51,600$24.8116,3306.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$51,410$24.7240,3806.4
Carson City, NV$50,860$24.451404.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$50,780$24.423502.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,740$24.401803.5
Bend, OR$50,640$24.351,29011.9
Fairbanks-College, AK$50,340$24.202907.9
Modesto, CA$50,250$24.161,6008.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,230$24.157207.3
Vineland, NJ$50,230$24.153004.8
Iowa City, IA$50,130$24.101,29013.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$50,090$24.081,5703.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,900$23.991,0809.0
Boulder, CO$49,890$23.998404.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$49,830$23.962705.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$49,820$23.9510,5306.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$49,800$23.942,4607.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$49,730$23.911,0405.2
Salinas, CA$49,630$23.869505.1
Yuba City, CA$49,600$23.853106.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,460$23.781,5803.5
Grants Pass, OR$49,430$23.773009.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$49,230$23.6752,6405.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$49,200$23.661,0904.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$49,180$23.659203.8
Mankato, MN$49,160$23.633506.3
Pittsfield, MA$48,930$23.535309.3
Salem, OR$48,920$23.521,4407.7
Minot, ND$48,880$23.50802.5
New Haven, CT$48,790$23.461,1003.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,560$23.352,2202.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$48,410$23.281,0205.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,380$23.261,5609.9
Madison, WI$48,380$23.262,0805.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,280$23.2118,9606.0
Walla Walla, WA$48,130$23.14602.5
Fresno, CA$48,120$23.143,4107.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$48,090$23.122202.3
Eau Claire, WI$47,970$23.063504.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,950$23.051,3604.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$47,880$23.023204.9
Duluth, MN-WI$47,870$23.027906.3
Corvallis, OR$47,850$23.0143011.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,810$22.985,9803.7
Springfield, MA$47,780$22.971,0305.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,750$22.965006.9
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,750$22.96801.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$47,720$22.943106.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$47,680$22.928,6406.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,680$22.9220,0204.4
Bangor, ME$47,640$22.906509.0
Kenosha, WI$47,610$22.891401.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,560$22.871902.0
Visalia, CA$47,560$22.869005.3
Appleton, WI$47,520$22.851401.2
Redding, CA$47,510$22.845908.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$47,510$22.844903.0
Bozeman, MT$47,500$22.845707.9
Yakima, WA$47,500$22.843403.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,480$22.833704.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$47,470$22.822,5204.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$47,430$22.801,6704.9
Chico, CA$47,400$22.796308.1
Albuquerque, NM$47,310$22.752,4806.1
Worcester, MA$47,290$22.742,8608.2
Medford, OR$47,230$22.711,18013.3
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,200$22.692,0207.0
Sheboygan, WI$47,200$22.691001.7
Fond du Lac, WI$47,140$22.66801.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,120$22.6615,5505.4
Flagstaff, AZ$47,110$22.652403.6
Anchorage, AK$47,080$22.641,6809.5
Lewiston, ID-WA$47,040$22.621404.8
Santa Fe, NM$47,040$22.613205.2
Green Bay, WI$47,030$22.612401.4
Reno, NV$46,990$22.591,2004.3
Cheyenne, WY$46,950$22.572104.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$46,950$22.572,1902.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,860$22.535,82016.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,860$22.533,6105.1
St. Cloud, MN$46,840$22.525505.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$46,810$22.501603.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,750$22.485,4004.7
Ann Arbor, MI$46,740$22.471,9308.8
Bismarck, ND$46,710$22.461902.6
Merced, CA$46,660$22.433504.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$46,600$22.401703.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,600$22.4013,5705.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,600$22.407,60010.2
Wausau, WI$46,570$22.392203.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,540$22.375203.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,510$22.366,0004.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,370$22.2922,5907.8
Winston-Salem, NC$46,370$22.293,98014.6
Omaha, NE-IA$46,340$22.282,1204.3
Columbus, OH$46,220$22.225,4905.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI$46,190$22.21901.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,180$22.201,9605.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,180$22.207,1406.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL$46,060$22.145705.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,030$22.138,2607.5
Rockford, IL$46,010$22.129306.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$45,960$22.103,1105.8
Gainesville, FL$45,960$22.101,65010.8
Bloomington, IL$45,940$22.093904.5
Cleveland, OH$45,920$22.087,1206.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,840$22.042,0407.6
Lincoln, NE$45,830$22.039305.1
El Centro, CA$45,820$22.032904.5
Glens Falls, NY$45,720$21.983907.7
Pueblo, CO$45,670$21.963505.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,650$21.9513,3809.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,630$21.9421,7005.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$45,620$21.936,5704.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$45,570$21.9112,97011.8
Fargo, ND-MN$45,540$21.894903.3
Lebanon, PA$45,540$21.901903.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,490$21.873,1509.3
Twin Falls, ID$45,470$21.862504.9
Charlottesville, VA$45,460$21.868307.2
Lancaster, PA$45,450$21.859803.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$45,390$21.82500.3
Kingston, NY$45,280$21.772904.9
Reading, PA$45,210$21.736904.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$45,190$21.736503.8
Boise City, ID$45,170$21.722,2705.8
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,160$21.714,6804.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$45,140$21.702,2405.0
Gainesville, GA$45,060$21.661,0209.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,060$21.6627,0209.6
Fort Wayne, IN$45,030$21.651,7607.8
Greeley, CO$44,980$21.633202.6
Lexington Park, MD$44,980$21.624406.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$44,970$21.621,3707.9
Williamsport, PA$44,930$21.601502.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$44,920$21.591,3804.1
Great Falls, MT$44,880$21.583409.3
Syracuse, NY$44,870$21.571,8706.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,860$21.579307.7
Topeka, KS$44,820$21.555104.4
Colorado Springs, CO$44,680$21.481,5805.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$44,640$21.463,0407.7
Grand Island, NE$44,580$21.431403.5
Peoria, IL$44,530$21.411,0506.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,500$21.403,87010.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,450$21.374,60016.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,430$21.367,91011.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$44,410$21.352705.2
Rochester, NY$44,380$21.344,5109.1
Idaho Falls, ID$44,370$21.336007.3
Missoula, MT$44,310$21.306509.7
Richmond, VA$44,310$21.304,1406.3
State College, PA$44,280$21.292503.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,260$21.285109.0
Pittsburgh, PA$44,260$21.286,0205.4
Midland, TX$44,250$21.283602.9
York-Hanover, PA$44,250$21.278904.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$44,210$21.2520,2206.1
Burlington, NC$44,190$21.246209.1
Grand Junction, CO$44,140$21.225307.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$44,080$21.194,9706.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,060$21.191,0003.9
Lawrence, KS$44,010$21.162705.3
Yuma, AZ$43,940$21.132403.5
Kokomo, IN$43,890$21.102306.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$43,880$21.103,29010.8
Chambersburg, PA$43,880$21.102103.5
Jacksonville, FL$43,880$21.107,71010.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$43,840$21.084504.4
Abilene, TX$43,790$21.0594012.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,770$21.0416,35011.3
Billings, MT$43,710$21.018208.7
Salisbury, MD$43,710$21.0254010.1
Helena, MT$43,590$20.963407.7
Harrisonburg, VA$43,580$20.952604.0
Utica-Rome, NY$43,570$20.956905.8
Gettysburg, PA$43,530$20.931103.4
Sandusky, OH$43,500$20.912004.0
Springfield, IL$43,350$20.841,33013.2
Binghamton, NY$43,290$20.816206.4
Ogden, UT$43,210$20.779103.3
St. George, UT$43,150$20.743804.2
Lynchburg, VA$43,030$20.697007.2
Bay City, MI$42,820$20.592407.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$42,730$20.541,7404.7
Winchester, VA-WV$42,710$20.534106.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$42,580$20.478706.6
San Angelo, TX$42,560$20.464609.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$42,560$20.467,3506.5
Canton-Massillon, OH$42,340$20.357704.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,320$20.3511,6206.1
Erie, PA$42,210$20.305704.7
Traverse City, MI$42,180$20.285307.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$42,160$20.272,3505.8
Columbus, IN$42,110$20.253907.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$41,950$20.171,1603.8
Columbia, MO$41,890$20.144304.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$41,890$20.144005.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$41,880$20.131,1405.2
Decatur, IL$41,820$20.112204.8
Akron, OH$41,740$20.071,8005.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$41,660$20.034404.1
Bloomington, IN$41,630$20.025006.8
Tucson, AZ$41,610$20.012,0505.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$41,600$20.007409.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$41,600$20.001,75010.3
Niles, MI$41,570$19.983205.4
Springfield, OH$41,530$19.971703.7
Asheville, NC$41,520$19.963,00016.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$41,500$19.953505.6
Rocky Mount, NC$41,480$19.944207.7
Flint, MI$41,430$19.921,2309.1
Logan, UT-ID$41,230$19.821902.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$41,180$19.803,6406.1
Elmira, NY$41,000$19.712206.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$40,930$19.685504.3
College Station-Bryan, TX$40,910$19.675003.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$40,900$19.666509.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$40,660$19.556207.3
Saginaw, MI$40,570$19.516307.9
Casper, WY$40,540$19.492005.0
Muncie, IN$40,520$19.484409.9
Midland, MI$40,400$19.4242011.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$40,390$19.422,51010.3
Pocatello, ID$40,370$19.413007.7
Johnstown, PA$40,290$19.372104.4
Odessa, TX$40,220$19.342803.4
Ames, IA$40,210$19.334207.4
Columbia, SC$40,160$19.312,2305.7
Sherman-Denison, TX$40,160$19.313807.1
Battle Creek, MI$40,130$19.293907.1
Spartanburg, SC$40,050$19.267804.7
Wilmington, NC$40,040$19.252,70014.1
Punta Gorda, FL$39,990$19.2370012.1
Greenville, NC$39,980$19.221,64020.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,940$19.207,18011.7
Altoona, PA$39,910$19.192804.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$39,820$19.143104.2
Jackson, MI$39,740$19.113005.4
Toledo, OH$39,730$19.101,5405.3
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$39,640$19.062205.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$39,630$19.057202.0
Corpus Christi, TX$39,560$19.021,3006.7
Lubbock, TX$39,560$19.021,3908.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,530$19.008706.9
Wichita, KS$39,530$19.011,4604.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,520$19.002,4709.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,520$19.0013,0509.2
Savannah, GA$39,430$18.961,4807.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,410$18.953,0907.1
Sumter, SC$39,380$18.931905.5
Dubuque, IA$39,340$18.914107.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$39,270$18.881,1506.4
Wheeling, WV-OH$39,200$18.851602.7
Birmingham, AL$39,150$18.82Not publishedNot published
Farmington, NM$39,090$18.791803.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$39,090$18.793001.1
Lima, OH$39,090$18.794208.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,000$18.752103.8
Tulsa, OK$38,980$18.742,7406.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,950$18.721,0707.3
Jefferson City, MO$38,920$18.711702.1
Oklahoma City, OK$38,870$18.693,3004.9
Dover, DE$38,860$18.685608.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$38,830$18.679206.6
Amarillo, TX$38,810$18.666205.0
Hot Springs, AR$38,800$18.651002.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,750$18.631,92010.1
Goldsboro, NC$38,690$18.6044010.9
Las Cruces, NM$38,690$18.605406.7
Wichita Falls, TX$38,660$18.593606.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$38,640$18.583,59013.4
Columbus, GA-AL$38,630$18.571,0308.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,630$18.578805.8
Joplin, MO-KS$38,600$18.562603.0
Cleveland, TN$38,580$18.5551011.9
Jacksonville, NC$38,580$18.5553010.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,560$18.541,12011.8
Charleston, WV$38,540$18.532802.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$38,440$18.487604.7
Knoxville, TN$38,420$18.476,28014.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,380$18.451,79011.6
Paducah, KY-IL$38,340$18.4381016.1
Hammond, LA$38,320$18.421002.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$38,310$18.4263010.9
Terre Haute, IN$38,310$18.424607.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,300$18.412,36010.7
Baton Rouge, LA$38,280$18.403900.9
Albany, GA$38,240$18.385609.6
Evansville, IN$38,220$18.379407.0
Waco, TX$38,190$18.365604.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$38,160$18.341604.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$38,140$18.342606.7
Jackson, TN$38,100$18.321,08012.8
Morgantown, WV$38,100$18.322503.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$38,090$18.316504.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$38,080$18.31601.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,070$18.302,0408.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$38,030$18.287908.7
Bowling Green, KY$37,940$18.241,04012.7
Ocala, FL$37,920$18.231,30010.8
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,920$18.2397022.5
Victoria, TX$37,920$18.232205.8
Manhattan, KS$37,910$18.231903.6
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$37,910$18.2352012.6
Tyler, TX$37,880$18.217906.9
Warner Robins, GA$37,810$18.185507.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,800$18.1798010.3
Lafayette, LA$37,710$18.136403.6
Huntsville, AL$37,680$18.111,8006.8
Rome, GA$37,680$18.113507.8
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$37,670$18.1152011.2
Kankakee, IL$37,660$18.113207.5
Beckley, WV$37,650$18.10601.4
Mansfield, OH$37,650$18.102505.1
Decatur, AL$37,610$18.083706.0
Fayetteville, NC$37,600$18.081,70012.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,500$18.031,2408.8
Sebring, FL$37,500$18.0343015.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,500$18.032001.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$37,490$18.021905.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,440$18.007404.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,380$17.971,13010.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$37,360$17.962906.6
Roanoke, VA$37,270$17.921,58010.2
Lawton, OK$37,230$17.901904.3
Tallahassee, FL$37,200$17.891,7209.2
Laredo, TX$37,190$17.885405.0
Springfield, MO$37,150$17.861,0304.6
Owensboro, KY$37,070$17.8252010.5
Monroe, MI$37,060$17.821603.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,030$17.801,0506.6
Florence, SC$37,030$17.817908.8
Longview, TX$36,970$17.786105.1
Elizabethtown, KY$36,920$17.7552010.0
Enid, OK$36,890$17.73803.4
Jackson, MS$36,880$17.731,4505.4
Morristown, TN$36,860$17.7256011.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,800$17.691,60013.4
El Paso, TX$36,790$17.691,8605.5
Homosassa Springs, FL$36,790$17.6952014.6
Jonesboro, AR$36,730$17.66901.5
Johnson City, TN$36,570$17.581,58019.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,560$17.585301.2
Montgomery, AL$36,500$17.551,1106.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,470$17.538209.4
Lake Charles, LA$36,400$17.501701.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$36,370$17.492,2307.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,320$17.465006.9
Mobile, AL$36,220$17.411,4208.2
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,220$17.416606.1
Dalton, GA$36,200$17.404306.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$36,130$17.371801.9
Hinesville, GA$36,010$17.311206.1
Monroe, LA$35,930$17.271101.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK$35,830$17.222802.9
Eagle Pass, TX$35,750$17.19703.5
Dothan, AL$35,560$17.0969011.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,470$17.0659010.4
Texarkana, TX-AR$35,340$16.993105.3
Anniston-Oxford, AL$35,170$16.913507.9
Arecibo, PR$35,130$16.8948013.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$35,090$16.872002.4
Valdosta, GA$34,980$16.825109.4
Hattiesburg, MS$34,690$16.68Not publishedNot published
Gadsden, AL$34,670$16.6743012.9
Alexandria, LA$34,460$16.571502.5
Aguadilla, PR$33,280$16.0062012.8
Guayama, PR$30,940$14.8814011.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,670$14.265,3307.7
Mayaguez, PR$28,010$13.4791017.4
Ponce, PR$23,220$11.1765010.3
Rochester, MNNot publishedNot published3,89031.6

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.