SOC 13-1121 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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

U.S. median annual wage$61,160
U.S. median hourly wage$29.41
U.S. employment142,860

Nationally, meeting, convention, and event planners earned a median of $61,160 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 142,860 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”.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$76,970$37.012,3603.4
Massachusetts$75,740$36.424,6401.3
New York$74,730$35.9310,3301.1
Hawaii$74,460$35.805500.9
Vermont$74,310$35.734301.4
New Jersey$72,780$34.992,1600.5
California$71,120$34.1920,6501.1
Connecticut$70,010$33.661,4500.9
Washington$65,530$31.503,6001.0
Maryland$63,280$30.422,5700.9
New Hampshire$63,250$30.415100.7
Colorado$62,050$29.834,6501.6
Virgin Islands$61,580$29.61601.8
Arizona$61,330$29.493,4401.1
Louisiana$61,150$29.406100.3
Oregon$61,120$29.382,0201.0
Virginia$60,930$29.294,2301.0
Florida$60,270$28.9710,4801.1
Rhode Island$59,910$28.808901.8
Illinois$59,840$28.775,2200.9
Pennsylvania$58,170$27.963,9400.7
Maine$57,900$27.844900.8
Minnesota$57,710$27.753,1601.1
Nevada$57,610$27.702,0601.3
Texas$57,470$27.6310,7300.8
Missouri$56,900$27.362,5000.9
Wyoming$55,550$26.711200.4
Alaska$54,990$26.441500.5
North Carolina$54,990$26.444,3400.9
Kansas$54,840$26.369200.6
Utah$54,150$26.031,9701.1
Wisconsin$53,940$25.932,6900.9
Arkansas$53,040$25.505500.4
Michigan$52,780$25.373,5600.8
Nebraska$52,630$25.306100.6
Alabama$52,180$25.099800.5
Tennessee$52,000$25.003,2601.0
South Carolina$51,830$24.921,2400.5
Iowa$51,750$24.881,1200.7
North Dakota$51,700$24.863000.7
New Mexico$50,820$24.433500.4
Indiana$50,090$24.082,1400.7
Ohio$49,900$23.994,7500.9
Kentucky$49,280$23.691,1100.6
Georgia$49,250$23.685,0501.0
Delaware$49,020$23.574000.8
Montana$49,000$23.563500.7
Oklahoma$48,990$23.551,4400.8
South Dakota$47,050$22.623400.7
Mississippi$44,680$21.483600.3
West Virginia$35,760$17.193000.4
Puerto Rico$28,400$13.658300.9

Pay by metro area

All 300 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$23,250$45,687$68,123$90,560Aguadilla, PR — $23,250Mayaguez, PR — $25,830Ponce, PR — $28,370San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,770Waco, TX — $32,270Wheeling, WV-OH — $32,610Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $34,220Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $35,730Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $36,400Charleston, WV — $36,460Sandusky, OH — $37,230Mansfield, OH — $38,440Gainesville, GA — $42,700Clarksville, TN-KY — $42,850Florence, SC — $42,940Laredo, TX — $44,090El Paso, TX — $44,140Bloomington, IN — $44,200Athens-Clarke County, GA — $44,220Rockford, IL — $44,690Jackson, MI — $44,700Salisbury, MD — $44,830Columbus, GA-AL — $44,930Winchester, VA-WV — $44,960Wausau, WI — $45,570Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $45,650Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $45,810Lynchburg, VA — $45,890Jackson, TN — $46,200Erie, PA — $46,240Terre Haute, IN — $46,340Rapid City, SD — $46,360Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $46,410Pocatello, ID — $46,410McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $46,460Evansville, IN — $46,500Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $46,680Jacksonville, NC — $46,800Lafayette, LA — $46,850Youngstown-Warren, OH — $47,020Minot, ND — $47,080San Angelo, TX — $47,110Niles, MI — $47,360Fargo, ND-MN — $47,370Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $47,380Johnson City, TN — $47,440Fort Smith, AR-OK — $47,750Mobile, AL — $47,750Appleton, WI — $47,770Wichita, KS — $47,770Columbia, SC — $47,830Stockton-Lodi, CA — $47,870Oklahoma City, OK — $47,890Ames, IA — $47,980Billings, MT — $48,010Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $48,020Iowa City, IA — $48,030Coeur d'Alene, ID — $48,110Tyler, TX — $48,160Lubbock, TX — $48,240Morgantown, WV — $48,260South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $48,270Jefferson City, MO — $48,330Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $48,360Fort Wayne, IN — $48,440Saginaw, MI — $48,640Savannah, GA — $48,750Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $48,810Tuscaloosa, AL — $48,870Canton-Massillon, OH — $48,880Killeen-Temple, TX — $49,090Macon-Bibb County, GA — $49,130Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $49,140Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $49,180Springfield, IL — $49,260Lexington-Fayette, KY — $49,280Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $49,340Amarillo, TX — $49,370Battle Creek, MI — $49,410Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $49,470Dalton, GA — $49,490Bowling Green, KY — $49,500Asheville, NC — $49,590Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $49,590Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $49,660College Station-Bryan, TX — $49,670Janesville-Beloit, WI — $49,720Grand Forks, ND-MN — $49,730La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $49,780Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $49,910Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $49,970Corpus Christi, TX — $49,980Greensboro-High Point, NC — $49,990Spartanburg, SC — $49,990Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $50,020Wilmington, NC — $50,060Eau Claire, WI — $50,070Cleveland, OH — $50,080Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $50,100Jackson, MS — $50,110Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $50,140Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $50,290Champaign-Urbana, IL — $50,440Abilene, TX — $50,510Kenosha, WI — $50,540Bloomington, IL — $50,610Tucson, AZ — $50,690Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $50,930Harrisonburg, VA — $50,970Albuquerque, NM — $51,120Fayetteville, NC — $51,170Knoxville, TN — $51,200Springfield, MO — $51,250Roanoke, VA — $51,450Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $51,480Flint, MI — $51,540Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $51,570Cedar Rapids, IA — $51,660Missoula, MT — $51,660Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $51,820Tulsa, OK — $51,820Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $51,890Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $52,000Chattanooga, TN-GA — $52,080Ogden, UT — $52,230San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $52,240Walla Walla, WA — $52,290Flagstaff, AZ — $52,330Ocala, FL — $52,430Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $52,460Toledo, OH — $52,500Topeka, KS — $52,580Akron, OH — $52,640Peoria, IL — $52,770Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $52,780York-Hanover, PA — $52,820Bozeman, MT — $52,850Pittsburgh, PA — $52,860Richmond, VA — $52,920Gainesville, FL — $52,990Green Bay, WI — $53,040Lawrence, KS — $53,120Ann Arbor, MI — $53,200Longview, TX — $53,300Grand Junction, CO — $53,310Traverse City, MI — $53,380Manhattan, KS — $53,390Salem, OR — $53,580Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $53,660Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $53,710Lincoln, NE — $53,760Omaha, NE-IA — $53,760Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $53,820Birmingham, AL — $53,830St. George, UT — $53,840Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $53,990Reading, PA — $54,050Dubuque, IA — $54,150Montgomery, AL — $54,250Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $54,500Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $54,530Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $54,630Raleigh-Cary, NC — $54,760Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $54,900Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $54,930Duluth, MN-WI — $55,010Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $55,080Baton Rouge, LA — $55,150Bismarck, ND — $55,500Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $55,510Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $55,550Lancaster, PA — $55,550Logan, UT-ID — $55,730Anchorage, AK — $55,920Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $55,970Port St. Lucie, FL — $56,050Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $56,090Midland, TX — $56,440Madison, WI — $56,520Syracuse, NY — $56,700Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $56,770Burlington, NC — $56,820Punta Gorda, FL — $56,920Mankato, MN — $57,130Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $57,190Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $57,190St. Cloud, MN — $57,240Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $57,390Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $57,420Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $57,520Tallahassee, FL — $57,560Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $57,600Kansas City, MO-KS — $57,620St. Louis, MO-IL — $57,810Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $57,910Winston-Salem, NC — $57,930Auburn-Opelika, AL — $58,070Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $58,220Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $58,220Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $58,290Colorado Springs, CO — $58,370Visalia, CA — $58,520Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $58,660Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $58,720Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $58,730Jacksonville, FL — $58,730Rochester, MN — $58,730Huntsville, AL — $58,840Pueblo, CO — $58,850Eugene-Springfield, OR — $58,860Portland-South Portland, ME — $58,950Pittsfield, MA — $59,180Chico, CA — $59,190Medford, OR — $59,260Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $59,270Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $59,340Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $59,420Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $59,590Yakima, WA — $59,800North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $59,850Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $59,910Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $59,990Kingston, NY — $59,990Utica-Rome, NY — $59,990Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $60,050Vallejo, CA — $60,100Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $60,130Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $60,260Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $60,350Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $60,410Reno, NV — $60,670Columbus, OH — $61,050Fresno, CA — $61,190State College, PA — $61,250Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $61,260Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $61,270Manchester-Nashua, NH — $61,360Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $61,380Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $61,590Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $61,770Binghamton, NY — $62,030Santa Fe, NM — $62,030Bend, OR — $62,120Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $62,140Springfield, MA — $62,180Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $62,260Charlottesville, VA — $62,280Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $62,320Barnstable Town, MA — $62,470Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $62,530Rochester, NY — $62,580Greeley, CO — $62,620Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $62,640Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $62,720Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $62,870Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $62,960New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $63,030Corvallis, OR — $63,170Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $63,490Greenville, NC — $63,710Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $63,710San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $63,760Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $63,850Ithaca, NY — $64,150Urban Honolulu, HI — $64,210Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $64,290Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $64,420Modesto, CA — $64,470Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $64,480Bellingham, WA — $64,630Glens Falls, NY — $64,880Worcester, MA — $64,910Naples-Marco Island, FL — $64,940Sheboygan, WI — $65,290Salinas, CA — $65,460San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $66,060Boulder, CO — $67,200Merced, CA — $67,350Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $67,550New Haven, CT — $68,070Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $68,710Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $68,850Napa, CA — $68,940Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $69,890Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $70,710Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $71,100Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $71,720Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $73,890Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $75,450Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $77,010Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $78,010New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $78,610San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $82,120Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $84,640San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $90,560

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.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$90,560$43.541,1901.0
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$84,640$40.691301.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$82,120$39.483,4901.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$78,610$37.799,0501.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,010$37.513,6501.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,010$37.021700.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$75,450$36.275,1401.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$73,890$35.525101.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$71,720$34.481701.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$71,100$34.183301.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$70,710$33.999100.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$69,890$33.602,4501.2
Napa, CA$68,940$33.141902.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$68,850$33.107,3001.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$68,710$33.044600.8
New Haven, CT$68,070$32.732000.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$67,550$32.481101.2
Merced, CA$67,350$32.38300.4
Boulder, CO$67,200$32.313601.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$66,060$31.762,4301.6
Salinas, CA$65,460$31.472001.0
Sheboygan, WI$65,290$31.39300.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,940$31.222301.3
Worcester, MA$64,910$31.213000.9
Glens Falls, NY$64,880$31.19300.6
Bellingham, WA$64,630$31.07901.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$64,480$31.001,4201.2
Modesto, CA$64,470$31.001000.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$64,420$30.971700.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,290$30.911201.8
Urban Honolulu, HI$64,210$30.873200.7
Ithaca, NY$64,150$30.84701.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$63,850$30.701,0900.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$63,760$30.661401.1
Greenville, NC$63,710$30.631101.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$63,710$30.632700.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,490$30.53400.2
Corvallis, OR$63,170$30.37501.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$63,030$30.313300.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$62,960$30.271,0600.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$62,870$30.222001.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,720$30.153,3800.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,640$30.124,2300.9
Greeley, CO$62,620$30.11900.8
Rochester, NY$62,580$30.093700.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$62,530$30.062,0100.7
Barnstable Town, MA$62,470$30.041001.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,320$29.962,6801.7
Charlottesville, VA$62,280$29.942101.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$62,260$29.932,0301.4
Springfield, MA$62,180$29.901600.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,140$29.875401.2
Bend, OR$62,120$29.861101.0
Binghamton, NY$62,030$29.82500.6
Santa Fe, NM$62,030$29.82600.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$61,770$29.702,1600.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$61,590$29.614200.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,380$29.512,6601.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,360$29.501100.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$61,270$29.46501.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,260$29.453,2401.1
State College, PA$61,250$29.45801.2
Fresno, CA$61,190$29.423200.7
Columbus, OH$61,050$29.358400.8
Reno, NV$60,670$29.171800.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,410$29.043700.9
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$60,350$29.01700.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,260$28.973901.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,130$28.913401.6
Vallejo, CA$60,100$28.90800.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$60,050$28.871100.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,990$28.841,6101.2
Kingston, NY$59,990$28.84801.4
Utica-Rome, NY$59,990$28.84700.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,910$28.811,0301.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$59,850$28.783501.0
Yakima, WA$59,800$28.75400.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$59,590$28.652,3301.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,420$28.571,2200.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$59,340$28.53800.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,270$28.502400.9
Medford, OR$59,260$28.49600.6
Chico, CA$59,190$28.46600.8
Pittsfield, MA$59,180$28.45701.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$58,950$28.343101.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,860$28.301801.2
Pueblo, CO$58,850$28.29500.8
Huntsville, AL$58,840$28.291100.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,730$28.242600.8
Jacksonville, FL$58,730$28.247401.0
Rochester, MN$58,730$28.24900.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$58,720$28.231100.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$58,660$28.203101.8
Visalia, CA$58,520$28.14500.3
Colorado Springs, CO$58,370$28.064301.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,290$28.021,3200.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$58,220$27.991600.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$58,220$27.991300.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL$58,070$27.92400.6
Winston-Salem, NC$57,930$27.851900.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,910$27.841700.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$57,810$27.791,2600.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$57,620$27.709000.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$57,600$27.69500.9
Tallahassee, FL$57,560$27.671600.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$57,520$27.663401.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$57,420$27.612000.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$57,390$27.591,7701.6
St. Cloud, MN$57,240$27.52700.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$57,190$27.501100.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$57,190$27.49400.7
Mankato, MN$57,130$27.46400.6
Punta Gorda, FL$56,920$27.36400.7
Burlington, NC$56,820$27.32500.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$56,770$27.29300.6
Syracuse, NY$56,700$27.262100.7
Madison, WI$56,520$27.175401.3
Midland, TX$56,440$27.14500.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$56,090$26.979101.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$56,050$26.951100.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$55,970$26.913200.9
Anchorage, AK$55,920$26.89800.5
Logan, UT-ID$55,730$26.80500.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$55,550$26.711900.9
Lancaster, PA$55,550$26.711600.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$55,510$26.692200.7
Bismarck, ND$55,500$26.68400.6
Baton Rouge, LA$55,150$26.52900.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$55,080$26.48600.7
Duluth, MN-WI$55,010$26.451000.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$54,930$26.413401.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$54,900$26.401,0000.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC$54,760$26.338901.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$54,630$26.271,3800.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$54,530$26.22400.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,500$26.204600.7
Montgomery, AL$54,250$26.081300.8
Dubuque, IA$54,150$26.03400.6
Reading, PA$54,050$25.991000.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$53,990$25.963500.9
St. George, UT$53,840$25.881101.2
Birmingham, AL$53,830$25.883200.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$53,820$25.886000.8
Lincoln, NE$53,760$25.851300.7
Omaha, NE-IA$53,760$25.852800.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$53,710$25.82800.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$53,660$25.801800.7
Salem, OR$53,580$25.761100.6
Manhattan, KS$53,390$25.67501.0
Traverse City, MI$53,380$25.66701.0
Grand Junction, CO$53,310$25.63400.6
Longview, TX$53,300$25.63300.3
Ann Arbor, MI$53,200$25.582101.0
Lawrence, KS$53,120$25.54701.4
Green Bay, WI$53,040$25.501500.9
Gainesville, FL$52,990$25.481200.8
Richmond, VA$52,920$25.446901.0
Pittsburgh, PA$52,860$25.427700.7
Bozeman, MT$52,850$25.41901.2
York-Hanover, PA$52,820$25.39600.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$52,780$25.38600.7
Peoria, IL$52,770$25.371300.8
Akron, OH$52,640$25.312500.8
Topeka, KS$52,580$25.281201.0
Toledo, OH$52,500$25.241900.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$52,460$25.221000.5
Ocala, FL$52,430$25.21800.6
Flagstaff, AZ$52,330$25.16801.2
Walla Walla, WA$52,290$25.14501.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$52,240$25.128900.8
Ogden, UT$52,230$25.111500.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$52,080$25.041800.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$52,000$25.001,7301.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$51,890$24.951900.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$51,820$24.911000.8
Tulsa, OK$51,820$24.913900.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,660$24.841100.8
Missoula, MT$51,660$24.84701.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$51,570$24.791101.1
Flint, MI$51,540$24.78600.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51,480$24.759600.9
Roanoke, VA$51,450$24.74Not publishedNot published
Springfield, MO$51,250$24.641500.7
Knoxville, TN$51,200$24.623300.8
Fayetteville, NC$51,170$24.60600.5
Albuquerque, NM$51,120$24.582000.5
Harrisonburg, VA$50,970$24.50801.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,930$24.49600.8
Tucson, AZ$50,690$24.373300.8
Bloomington, IL$50,610$24.33700.8
Kenosha, WI$50,540$24.30400.5
Abilene, TX$50,510$24.28300.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL$50,440$24.251101.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,290$24.181500.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$50,140$24.103,4701.2
Jackson, MS$50,110$24.09800.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$50,100$24.09500.7
Cleveland, OH$50,080$24.081,0601.0
Eau Claire, WI$50,070$24.07901.0
Wilmington, NC$50,060$24.071600.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,020$24.054400.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,990$24.042700.7
Spartanburg, SC$49,990$24.04500.3
Corpus Christi, TX$49,980$24.031100.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$49,970$24.031,1201.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,910$24.005200.9
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$49,780$23.94600.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,730$23.91601.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$49,720$23.90400.6
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,670$23.88900.7
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,660$23.87500.6
Asheville, NC$49,590$23.842301.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$49,590$23.84400.4
Bowling Green, KY$49,500$23.80500.6
Dalton, GA$49,490$23.79400.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$49,470$23.79900.6
Battle Creek, MI$49,410$23.75300.6
Amarillo, TX$49,370$23.73700.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$49,340$23.72600.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,280$23.692400.8
Springfield, IL$49,260$23.68600.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$49,180$23.651401.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$49,140$23.62900.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$49,130$23.62400.5
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,090$23.60600.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,880$23.50800.5
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,870$23.49400.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$48,810$23.471100.4
Savannah, GA$48,750$23.442001.0
Saginaw, MI$48,640$23.39600.7
Fort Wayne, IN$48,440$23.291400.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,360$23.251300.8
Jefferson City, MO$48,330$23.24400.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$48,270$23.211301.0
Morgantown, WV$48,260$23.20400.7
Lubbock, TX$48,240$23.19800.5
Tyler, TX$48,160$23.15500.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$48,110$23.13801.0
Iowa City, IA$48,030$23.091001.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$48,020$23.09800.5
Billings, MT$48,010$23.08500.5
Ames, IA$47,980$23.071001.8
Oklahoma City, OK$47,890$23.037101.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,870$23.012000.7
Columbia, SC$47,830$23.001800.5
Appleton, WI$47,770$22.971100.9
Wichita, KS$47,770$22.971600.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,750$22.96300.3
Mobile, AL$47,750$22.96600.4
Johnson City, TN$47,440$22.81400.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,380$22.78600.5
Fargo, ND-MN$47,370$22.781400.9
Niles, MI$47,360$22.77701.2
San Angelo, TX$47,110$22.65300.7
Minot, ND$47,080$22.64301.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,020$22.61600.4
Lafayette, LA$46,850$22.52400.2
Jacksonville, NC$46,800$22.50300.6
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$46,680$22.44501.1
Evansville, IN$46,500$22.36900.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$46,460$22.341300.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$46,410$22.31600.4
Pocatello, ID$46,410$22.31400.9
Rapid City, SD$46,360$22.29600.8
Terre Haute, IN$46,340$22.28300.5
Erie, PA$46,240$22.23600.5
Jackson, TN$46,200$22.21300.4
Lynchburg, VA$45,890$22.06700.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$45,810$22.02600.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,650$21.95400.3
Wausau, WI$45,570$21.91400.5
Winchester, VA-WV$44,960$21.62500.7
Columbus, GA-AL$44,930$21.601000.8
Salisbury, MD$44,830$21.551202.2
Jackson, MI$44,700$21.49400.6
Rockford, IL$44,690$21.49800.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,220$21.26600.6
Bloomington, IN$44,200$21.25701.0
El Paso, TX$44,140$21.221400.4
Laredo, TX$44,090$21.20500.5
Florence, SC$42,940$20.64300.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$42,850$20.60500.5
Gainesville, GA$42,700$20.53700.6
Mansfield, OH$38,440$18.48300.7
Sandusky, OH$37,230$17.90801.6
Charleston, WV$36,460$17.53400.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$36,400$17.50800.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,730$17.18300.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,220$16.45600.4
Wheeling, WV-OH$32,610$15.68400.6
Waco, TX$32,270$15.52Not publishedNot published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,770$14.316100.9
Ponce, PR$28,370$13.64601.0
Mayaguez, PR$25,830$12.42400.9
Aguadilla, PR$23,250$11.18601.2
Columbia, MONot publishedNot published1801.7
Dover, DENot publishedNot published500.7
Kennewick-Richland, WANot publishedNot published800.6
Redding, CANot publishedNot published701.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IANot publishedNot published700.8

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.