SOC 51-9023 · Production Occupations

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

U.S. median annual wage$48,990
U.S. median hourly wage$23.55
U.S. employment94,920

Nationally, mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earned a median of $48,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 94,920 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”.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by state
State
Massachusetts$60,790$29.234200.1
Minnesota$59,270$28.491,7600.6
Wyoming$58,320$28.042100.7
New Jersey$57,810$27.792,0500.5
Maine$55,540$26.702200.3
Connecticut$53,830$25.882600.2
Washington$53,800$25.862,2700.6
Illinois$53,560$25.7510,2401.7
Maryland$53,480$25.717700.3
New York$53,170$25.564,3400.4
Wisconsin$52,200$25.103,3801.2
New Hampshire$51,920$24.963100.5
Iowa$51,570$24.792,3101.5
Delaware$51,460$24.741300.3
West Virginia$51,020$24.533500.5
Kansas$50,750$24.401,3801.0
California$50,640$24.345,7300.3
Pennsylvania$50,550$24.304,3800.7
Oregon$50,420$24.241,0900.6
Missouri$50,340$24.202,8001.0
Virginia$49,970$24.021,5300.4
Alaska$49,740$23.92600.2
Nebraska$49,050$23.589400.9
South Dakota$49,000$23.565101.1
Colorado$48,520$23.336400.2
Kentucky$48,490$23.311,6600.8
Nevada$48,460$23.306500.4
Arizona$48,280$23.211,4000.4
North Dakota$48,000$23.082600.6
Tennessee$47,840$23.001,6100.5
South Carolina$47,740$22.952,5601.1
Ohio$47,720$22.945,2300.9
Indiana$47,650$22.914,8401.5
Rhode Island$47,610$22.891900.4
Louisiana$47,330$22.755700.3
Utah$47,180$22.681,2900.7
North Carolina$47,020$22.613,4000.7
Georgia$47,000$22.603,4200.7
Oklahoma$47,000$22.609600.6
Mississippi$46,410$22.311,0700.9
Alabama$46,050$22.142,2201.1
Florida$46,000$22.123,5500.4
Vermont$45,420$21.842800.9
Texas$45,320$21.796,3500.5
Idaho$44,690$21.495100.6
Arkansas$44,650$21.471,1000.8
Michigan$44,310$21.303,0400.7
Montana$38,410$18.472800.5
New Mexico$36,980$17.783400.4
Puerto Rico$31,410$15.106600.7

Pay by metro area

All 259 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$27,410$43,537$59,663$75,790Arecibo, PR — $27,410San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $28,130Ann Arbor, MI — $35,150Anchorage, AK — $35,290Albuquerque, NM — $36,980McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $37,060Lubbock, TX — $37,370Dothan, AL — $37,770Burlington, NC — $38,050El Paso, TX — $38,120Jackson, MS — $38,270Clarksville, TN-KY — $38,310Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,680Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $38,890Tyler, TX — $38,890Billings, MT — $39,150Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $39,310Niles, MI — $39,420Boise City, ID — $39,780Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $40,130Gainesville, GA — $40,360Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $40,480Rocky Mount, NC — $41,290Fort Smith, AR-OK — $41,910Salinas, CA — $42,250Sherman-Denison, TX — $42,420Valdosta, GA — $42,440Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $42,660San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $42,770Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $42,980Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $43,260Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $43,590Idaho Falls, ID — $43,740Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $43,820Lima, OH — $43,920Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $44,010Carson City, NV — $44,040Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $44,100Waco, TX — $44,360Twin Falls, ID — $44,420Lafayette, LA — $44,530Ocala, FL — $44,740Birmingham, AL — $44,790Dalton, GA — $44,820Owensboro, KY — $44,820Terre Haute, IN — $44,820New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $44,840Lexington-Fayette, KY — $44,920Jefferson City, MO — $45,020Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $45,020Erie, PA — $45,110Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $45,160Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $45,190Sandusky, OH — $45,260Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $45,320Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $45,420Logan, UT-ID — $45,440Fort Wayne, IN — $45,450Vallejo, CA — $45,540Toledo, OH — $45,570Mansfield, OH — $45,610Longview, TX — $45,770Columbus, GA-AL — $45,830Reno, NV — $45,850Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $46,000Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $46,050Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $46,080Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,100Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $46,140Winston-Salem, NC — $46,160Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $46,170Eugene-Springfield, OR — $46,300Grand Junction, CO — $46,320Winchester, VA-WV — $46,340Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $46,350Huntsville, AL — $46,380Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $46,510Gettysburg, PA — $46,550Youngstown-Warren, OH — $46,560Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $46,710Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $46,760Springfield, MO — $46,760Killeen-Temple, TX — $46,780Raleigh-Cary, NC — $46,790Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $46,800Lawrence, KS — $46,800Rapid City, SD — $46,850Oklahoma City, OK — $47,000Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $47,000Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $47,020Janesville-Beloit, WI — $47,040Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,180Altoona, PA — $47,200Naples-Marco Island, FL — $47,250Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $47,280Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $47,320Savannah, GA — $47,350Port St. Lucie, FL — $47,360Williamsport, PA — $47,380Tallahassee, FL — $47,410Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $47,470South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,500Flint, MI — $47,640Evansville, IN — $47,680Lebanon, PA — $47,710Kennewick-Richland, WA — $47,730Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $47,920Wichita, KS — $47,960Fargo, ND-MN — $48,000North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $48,030Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $48,040Medford, OR — $48,050Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $48,080Greeley, CO — $48,120Knoxville, TN — $48,120Montgomery, AL — $48,190Bellingham, WA — $48,280Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $48,290Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $48,310Jacksonville, FL — $48,340Cleveland, OH — $48,350Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $48,380Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $48,380Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $48,410St. Joseph, MO-KS — $48,440Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $48,500York-Hanover, PA — $48,510Akron, OH — $48,580Jackson, TN — $48,610Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,610Yakima, WA — $48,640Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $48,690Visalia, CA — $48,690Champaign-Urbana, IL — $48,790Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $48,870Fresno, CA — $48,900Kankakee, IL — $48,930Richmond, VA — $48,930Goldsboro, NC — $48,940Ogden, UT — $48,940Boulder, CO — $48,970Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,000Rochester, NY — $49,020Binghamton, NY — $49,050Morristown, TN — $49,090Chambersburg, PA — $49,130Athens-Clarke County, GA — $49,160Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $49,180Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $49,260Jonesboro, AR — $49,440Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,480Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $49,520Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $49,600Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $49,610Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $49,620Sheboygan, WI — $49,700Portland-South Portland, ME — $49,790Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $49,840Stockton-Lodi, CA — $49,860Spartanburg, SC — $49,910Modesto, CA — $49,960Chattanooga, TN-GA — $50,000Utica-Rome, NY — $50,000Springfield, MA — $50,020Tucson, AZ — $50,020Syracuse, NY — $50,170Roanoke, VA — $50,220Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $50,230Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $50,290San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $50,340Columbus, OH — $50,350St. Louis, MO-IL — $50,360Wilmington, NC — $50,390Columbia, SC — $50,430Tulsa, OK — $50,530Lancaster, PA — $50,560Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $50,570Mobile, AL — $50,590Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $50,610Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $50,620Charleston, WV — $50,680Bend, OR — $50,920Rome, GA — $50,980Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $51,010Pittsburgh, PA — $51,030Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $51,140Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $51,170Greensboro-High Point, NC — $51,210Madison, WI — $51,210Cedar Rapids, IA — $51,230Rochester, MN — $51,270Rockford, IL — $51,400Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $51,430Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $51,460Salem, OR — $51,540Iowa City, IA — $51,570Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $51,760Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $51,790Green Bay, WI — $51,800Peoria, IL — $51,900Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $51,910Omaha, NE-IA — $51,980Ames, IA — $52,020Vineland, NJ — $52,180Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $52,290Odessa, TX — $52,360Cheyenne, WY — $52,620Longview-Kelso, WA — $52,660Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $53,000Asheville, NC — $53,330Canton-Massillon, OH — $53,670San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $53,860Midland, TX — $54,090Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $54,220Lincoln, NE — $54,420Baton Rouge, LA — $54,460Albany, OR — $54,500Appleton, WI — $54,870Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $55,170Reading, PA — $55,260Manchester-Nashua, NH — $55,460Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $55,700Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $55,780Amarillo, TX — $55,970Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $56,050Decatur, AL — $56,160Grand Island, NE — $56,450Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $56,460New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $56,780St. Cloud, MN — $57,090Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $57,140Merced, CA — $57,250Paducah, KY-IL — $57,350Tuscaloosa, AL — $57,460Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $57,870Glens Falls, NY — $58,000Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $58,140Kansas City, MO-KS — $58,260Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $58,770Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $58,990New Haven, CT — $59,190Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $59,270Springfield, IL — $59,530Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $59,900San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $60,720Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $61,060Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $61,310Eau Claire, WI — $61,900Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $62,390Joplin, MO-KS — $62,460Kenosha, WI — $62,470Wheeling, WV-OH — $63,040Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $65,790Fayetteville, NC — $67,500Wausau, WI — $69,080Duluth, MN-WI — $73,210Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $75,790

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.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$75,790$36.443100.3
Duluth, MN-WI$73,210$35.201201.0
Wausau, WI$69,080$33.211902.8
Fayetteville, NC$67,500$32.451000.7
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,790$31.63701.3
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,040$30.31500.9
Kenosha, WI$62,470$30.031201.5
Joplin, MO-KS$62,460$30.031902.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$62,390$30.001600.5
Eau Claire, WI$61,900$29.76700.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,310$29.489300.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,060$29.363000.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$60,720$29.195100.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,900$28.803500.1
Springfield, IL$59,530$28.62400.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,270$28.492700.1
New Haven, CT$59,190$28.46400.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,990$28.361,1000.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$58,770$28.263504.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$58,260$28.017800.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$58,140$27.95400.2
Glens Falls, NY$58,000$27.89400.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$57,870$27.821601.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$57,460$27.632102.0
Paducah, KY-IL$57,350$27.57400.8
Merced, CA$57,250$27.52500.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$57,140$27.47300.2
St. Cloud, MN$57,090$27.451401.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$56,780$27.303,4300.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$56,460$27.141000.5
Grand Island, NE$56,450$27.14902.3
Decatur, AL$56,160$27.001201.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$56,050$26.95600.2
Amarillo, TX$55,970$26.91400.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$55,780$26.82501.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$55,700$26.781901.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$55,460$26.66500.2
Reading, PA$55,260$26.574402.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$55,170$26.523100.8
Appleton, WI$54,870$26.382201.7
Albany, OR$54,500$26.20701.4
Baton Rouge, LA$54,460$26.181800.4
Lincoln, NE$54,420$26.16700.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$54,220$26.071300.5
Midland, TX$54,090$26.011601.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$53,860$25.891800.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$53,670$25.81600.3
Asheville, NC$53,330$25.64400.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$53,000$25.481201.6
Longview-Kelso, WA$52,660$25.321102.7
Cheyenne, WY$52,620$25.30501.0
Odessa, TX$52,360$25.17901.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$52,290$25.14800.4
Vineland, NJ$52,180$25.09500.9
Ames, IA$52,020$25.011102.0
Omaha, NE-IA$51,980$24.993100.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$51,910$24.96400.3
Peoria, IL$51,900$24.952001.2
Green Bay, WI$51,800$24.904002.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$51,790$24.902801.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$51,760$24.881801.0
Iowa City, IA$51,570$24.791001.0
Salem, OR$51,540$24.781100.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,460$24.746900.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$51,430$24.721700.5
Rockford, IL$51,400$24.711801.3
Rochester, MN$51,270$24.65600.5
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,230$24.631401.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,210$24.626801.9
Madison, WI$51,210$24.621900.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$51,170$24.604201.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$51,140$24.592100.8
Pittsburgh, PA$51,030$24.536000.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$51,010$24.52800.1
Rome, GA$50,980$24.51801.8
Bend, OR$50,920$24.48400.4
Charleston, WV$50,680$24.37500.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,620$24.344500.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50,610$24.334300.3
Mobile, AL$50,590$24.321400.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,570$24.311,1100.4
Lancaster, PA$50,560$24.313201.3
Tulsa, OK$50,530$24.301900.4
Columbia, SC$50,430$24.241800.5
Wilmington, NC$50,390$24.231300.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$50,360$24.211,0500.8
Columbus, OH$50,350$24.216800.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$50,340$24.203100.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$50,290$24.181900.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,230$24.156,5501.5
Roanoke, VA$50,220$24.141200.8
Syracuse, NY$50,170$24.121300.4
Springfield, MA$50,020$24.05500.3
Tucson, AZ$50,020$24.05900.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,000$24.041200.4
Utica-Rome, NY$50,000$24.041000.9
Modesto, CA$49,960$24.022001.0
Spartanburg, SC$49,910$24.002001.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$49,860$23.971200.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$49,840$23.962300.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,790$23.94700.3
Sheboygan, WI$49,700$23.89801.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,620$23.861800.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$49,610$23.85600.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,600$23.841,0801.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,520$23.81501.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,480$23.797500.9
Jonesboro, AR$49,440$23.771702.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$49,260$23.683500.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$49,180$23.64901.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA$49,160$23.64600.6
Chambersburg, PA$49,130$23.62801.4
Morristown, TN$49,090$23.60300.7
Binghamton, NY$49,050$23.58600.6
Rochester, NY$49,020$23.572400.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,000$23.563200.2
Boulder, CO$48,970$23.54500.2
Goldsboro, NC$48,940$23.53401.0
Ogden, UT$48,940$23.532901.1
Kankakee, IL$48,930$23.532104.9
Richmond, VA$48,930$23.522700.4
Fresno, CA$48,900$23.512600.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,870$23.502,0800.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,790$23.461001.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,690$23.41400.2
Visalia, CA$48,690$23.411200.7
Yakima, WA$48,640$23.391001.1
Jackson, TN$48,610$23.371001.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,610$23.374000.6
Akron, OH$48,580$23.353101.0
York-Hanover, PA$48,510$23.322101.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,500$23.321,1600.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS$48,440$23.291703.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$48,410$23.28800.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$48,380$23.26700.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$48,380$23.26300.2
Cleveland, OH$48,350$23.251,1901.1
Jacksonville, FL$48,340$23.242600.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48,310$23.232600.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$48,290$23.223801.3
Bellingham, WA$48,280$23.21600.7
Montgomery, AL$48,190$23.17800.5
Greeley, CO$48,120$23.13800.7
Knoxville, TN$48,120$23.14900.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,080$23.126601.1
Medford, OR$48,050$23.10700.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,040$23.10801.0
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,030$23.091000.3
Fargo, ND-MN$48,000$23.08800.5
Wichita, KS$47,960$23.062400.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,920$23.043102.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$47,730$22.952001.6
Lebanon, PA$47,710$22.94901.7
Evansville, IN$47,680$22.925003.7
Flint, MI$47,640$22.91500.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,500$22.841200.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,470$22.821300.4
Tallahassee, FL$47,410$22.791000.5
Williamsport, PA$47,380$22.78801.6
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,360$22.77600.4
Savannah, GA$47,350$22.763201.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,320$22.752300.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,280$22.736100.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,250$22.72600.3
Altoona, PA$47,200$22.691001.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,180$22.691,4700.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,040$22.61901.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,020$22.611600.9
Oklahoma City, OK$47,000$22.602700.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,000$22.601600.2
Rapid City, SD$46,850$22.531001.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,800$22.501,1500.8
Lawrence, KS$46,800$22.50601.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,790$22.491900.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,780$22.491000.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,760$22.486001.4
Springfield, MO$46,760$22.481300.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,710$22.463200.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,560$22.38500.3
Gettysburg, PA$46,550$22.38702.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,510$22.361,0400.9
Huntsville, AL$46,380$22.30900.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$46,350$22.284000.5
Winchester, VA-WV$46,340$22.28600.9
Grand Junction, CO$46,320$22.27400.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,300$22.261200.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$46,170$22.20901.6
Winston-Salem, NC$46,160$22.191000.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,140$22.181,0100.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,100$22.16600.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$46,080$22.16900.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,050$22.144900.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,000$22.126000.4
Reno, NV$45,850$22.042200.8
Columbus, GA-AL$45,830$22.031201.1
Longview, TX$45,770$22.01400.4
Mansfield, OH$45,610$21.93300.7
Toledo, OH$45,570$21.912801.0
Vallejo, CA$45,540$21.901200.8
Fort Wayne, IN$45,450$21.853301.5
Logan, UT-ID$45,440$21.84701.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$45,420$21.842101.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,320$21.792,0700.5
Sandusky, OH$45,260$21.76701.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,190$21.737800.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,160$21.713701.4
Erie, PA$45,110$21.69700.6
Jefferson City, MO$45,020$21.64600.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$45,020$21.65400.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,920$21.591100.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$44,840$21.561200.3
Dalton, GA$44,820$21.551902.8
Owensboro, KY$44,820$21.55300.6
Terre Haute, IN$44,820$21.551602.4
Birmingham, AL$44,790$21.534100.8
Ocala, FL$44,740$21.51500.4
Lafayette, LA$44,530$21.41300.2
Twin Falls, ID$44,420$21.351102.1
Waco, TX$44,360$21.331100.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,100$21.201200.9
Carson City, NV$44,040$21.17301.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,010$21.164100.3
Lima, OH$43,920$21.121803.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,820$21.071,5500.5
Idaho Falls, ID$43,740$21.03600.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,590$20.962701.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$43,260$20.80300.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$42,980$20.661303.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$42,770$20.563200.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$42,660$20.512100.8
Valdosta, GA$42,440$20.41701.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$42,420$20.39500.9
Salinas, CA$42,250$20.31400.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,910$20.151401.5
Rocky Mount, NC$41,290$19.851703.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$40,480$19.46800.4
Gainesville, GA$40,360$19.401801.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$40,130$19.291000.3
Boise City, ID$39,780$19.131400.4
Niles, MI$39,420$18.95400.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$39,310$18.90500.4
Billings, MT$39,150$18.821001.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,890$18.701200.4
Tyler, TX$38,890$18.70400.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,680$18.60800.9
Clarksville, TN-KY$38,310$18.421201.2
Jackson, MS$38,270$18.401300.5
El Paso, TX$38,120$18.33800.2
Burlington, NC$38,050$18.29400.5
Dothan, AL$37,770$18.16300.5
Lubbock, TX$37,370$17.96400.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,060$17.82400.2
Albuquerque, NM$36,980$17.781700.4
Anchorage, AK$35,290$16.97400.2
Ann Arbor, MI$35,150$16.901900.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,130$13.525000.7
Arecibo, PR$27,410$13.18401.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCNot publishedNot published5402.3
Topeka, KSNot publishedNot published1000.9

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.