SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Nursing Assistants

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

U.S. median annual wage$42,260
U.S. median hourly wage$20.32
U.S. employment1,448,910

Nationally, nursing assistants earned a median of $42,260 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 1,448,910 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”.

Nursing Assistants: pay and employment by state
State
Oregon$49,830$23.9614,8007.5
Washington$49,180$23.6530,2708.5
New York$48,590$23.3687,9909.1
New Hampshire$47,870$23.027,81011.4
District of Columbia$47,700$22.933,4905.0
California$47,630$22.90110,0606.0
Colorado$47,380$22.7822,2407.7
Vermont$47,130$22.663,03010.0
Maine$47,070$22.638,54013.3
New Jersey$46,830$22.5232,4007.6
Massachusetts$46,680$22.4438,13010.5
Minnesota$46,680$22.4429,1209.9
Rhode Island$46,440$22.3310,22020.4
Alaska$46,370$22.292,0606.3
Illinois$45,960$22.1068,64011.3
North Dakota$45,820$22.036,84015.9
Nevada$45,490$21.878,1005.2
Hawaii$45,350$21.805,0508.1
Wisconsin$45,130$21.7028,3709.6
Connecticut$44,790$21.5321,38012.6
Arizona$44,780$21.5320,3206.3
Pennsylvania$44,590$21.4467,74011.2
Maryland$43,240$20.7927,72010.0
Virginia$43,200$20.7740,5809.9
Delaware$42,030$20.215,53011.4
Montana$40,900$19.674,3908.6
Nebraska$40,000$19.2316,45016.1
Utah$39,840$19.1512,2607.1
Michigan$39,570$19.0343,2909.8
New Mexico$39,390$18.944,7505.5
Iowa$39,350$18.9222,67014.5
Wyoming$39,160$18.832,83010.1
Ohio$39,010$18.7663,28011.4
South Dakota$38,800$18.656,86015.0
Idaho$38,650$18.587,9109.2
North Carolina$38,460$18.4964,01013.0
Kentucky$38,370$18.4523,41011.7
Indiana$38,330$18.4333,64010.5
Kansas$38,010$18.2724,61017.1
Tennessee$37,990$18.2727,0408.2
Georgia$37,680$18.1243,4408.9
Missouri$37,680$18.1134,05011.6
Florida$37,510$18.0396,9609.8
Texas$37,500$18.0388,6806.3
Virgin Islands$37,240$17.901103.5
South Carolina$37,220$17.9021,7609.4
West Virginia$36,720$17.669,39013.4
Oklahoma$35,930$17.2719,41011.4
Arkansas$34,430$16.5517,26013.2
Alabama$34,140$16.4125,25011.9
Mississippi$31,520$15.1514,20012.2
Louisiana$30,510$14.6720,69010.7
Puerto Rico$22,850$10.994300.5

Pay by metro area

All 385 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,840$33,507$45,173$56,840Mayaguez, PR — $21,840San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,850Dothan, AL — $29,830Monroe, LA — $29,880Hot Springs, AR — $29,940Lafayette, LA — $29,960Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $30,140Gadsden, AL — $30,440Hattiesburg, MS — $30,440Alexandria, LA — $30,650Mobile, AL — $30,880Baton Rouge, LA — $31,220Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $31,520Anniston-Oxford, AL — $31,920Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $31,940Fort Smith, AR-OK — $32,020Jackson, MS — $32,040Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $32,110Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $32,160Tuscaloosa, AL — $32,860Texarkana, TX-AR — $32,880Hammond, LA — $33,010Lake Charles, LA — $33,850Victoria, TX — $33,980McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $33,990Valdosta, GA — $34,040Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $34,050Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $34,150Tallahassee, FL — $34,180Enid, OK — $34,250Lubbock, TX — $34,300New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $34,320Homosassa Springs, FL — $34,510Longview, TX — $34,510Joplin, MO-KS — $34,600Columbus, GA-AL — $34,970Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $35,110Laredo, TX — $35,120El Paso, TX — $35,170Lawton, OK — $35,190Huntsville, AL — $35,210Jonesboro, AR — $35,210Montgomery, AL — $35,210Albany, GA — $35,260Corpus Christi, TX — $35,300Tyler, TX — $35,300Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $35,370San Angelo, TX — $35,390Florence, SC — $35,400Birmingham, AL — $35,470Auburn-Opelika, AL — $35,530College Station-Bryan, TX — $35,610Sebring, FL — $35,650Logan, UT-ID — $35,720Beckley, WV — $35,810Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $35,820Sumter, SC — $35,860Jacksonville, NC — $35,880Morgantown, WV — $35,880St. Joseph, MO-KS — $35,900Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $35,940Midland, TX — $35,970Sherman-Denison, TX — $35,970Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $36,000Jefferson City, MO — $36,080Manhattan, KS — $36,080Dalton, GA — $36,110Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $36,110Killeen-Temple, TX — $36,120Springfield, MO — $36,180Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $36,190Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $36,220Charleston, WV — $36,250Odessa, TX — $36,250Decatur, AL — $36,280Athens-Clarke County, GA — $36,330Pocatello, ID — $36,330Terre Haute, IN — $36,360Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $36,420Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $36,430Minot, ND — $36,500Ocala, FL — $36,510Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $36,520Macon-Bibb County, GA — $36,540Oklahoma City, OK — $36,560Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $36,650Amarillo, TX — $36,700Punta Gorda, FL — $36,700Tulsa, OK — $36,720San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $36,800Bloomington, IN — $36,820Jackson, TN — $36,900Wheeling, WV-OH — $36,910Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $36,930Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $36,950Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $36,970Gainesville, FL — $36,990Youngstown-Warren, OH — $37,050Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $37,070Muncie, IN — $37,080Cleveland, TN — $37,130Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $37,140Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $37,140Evansville, IN — $37,180Fort Wayne, IN — $37,210Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $37,220Rome, GA — $37,220Waco, TX — $37,290Wichita, KS — $37,290Johnson City, TN — $37,310Clarksville, TN-KY — $37,320Lima, OH — $37,360Columbia, SC — $37,400Las Cruces, NM — $37,400Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $37,430Abilene, TX — $37,460Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $37,470Warner Robins, GA — $37,500Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $37,510Fayetteville, NC — $37,530Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $37,550Morristown, TN — $37,620Rocky Mount, NC — $37,650Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $37,690Port St. Lucie, FL — $37,690Wilmington, NC — $37,710Idaho Falls, ID — $37,720Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $37,730Jacksonville, FL — $37,760Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $37,760Canton-Massillon, OH — $37,840Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $37,850Paducah, KY-IL — $37,860Yuma, AZ — $37,860Wichita Falls, TX — $37,870Kankakee, IL — $37,900Sandusky, OH — $37,910Elmira, NY — $37,960Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,970Knoxville, TN — $38,000Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $38,010Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $38,010Springfield, OH — $38,020Elizabethtown, KY — $38,030Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $38,150Kokomo, IN — $38,250Bay City, MI — $38,260Columbus, IN — $38,260Greensboro-High Point, NC — $38,260Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $38,320Bowling Green, KY — $38,340Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $38,340Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $38,400Monroe, MI — $38,420Savannah, GA — $38,450Ogden, UT — $38,480Rapid City, SD — $38,500Lawrence, KS — $38,520Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $38,530Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $38,530Goldsboro, NC — $38,540Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $38,550Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,550Missoula, MT — $38,550South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $38,550Lincoln, NE — $38,650Winston-Salem, NC — $38,660Twin Falls, ID — $38,670Topeka, KS — $38,720Casper, WY — $38,730Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $38,740Salisbury, MD — $38,740Johnstown, PA — $38,760Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $38,760Chattanooga, TN-GA — $38,790Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $38,810Harrisonburg, VA — $38,830Altoona, PA — $38,870Lewiston, ID-WA — $38,870Grand Island, NE — $38,880Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $38,880Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $38,930Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $38,940Roanoke, VA — $38,960Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $38,990Cleveland, OH — $39,010Owensboro, KY — $39,020Burlington, NC — $39,090Cedar Rapids, IA — $39,110St. Louis, MO-IL — $39,110Billings, MT — $39,150Flint, MI — $39,190Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $39,190Boise City, ID — $39,220Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $39,230Akron, OH — $39,250Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $39,260Great Falls, MT — $39,330Iowa City, IA — $39,330Midland, MI — $39,340Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $39,350Lexington-Fayette, KY — $39,380Mansfield, OH — $39,380Farmington, NM — $39,390Saginaw, MI — $39,400Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $39,430Erie, PA — $39,430State College, PA — $39,440Greenville, NC — $39,480Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $39,500Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $39,510Dover, DE — $39,600Toledo, OH — $39,700Kansas City, MO-KS — $39,710Raleigh-Cary, NC — $39,710Janesville-Beloit, WI — $39,730Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $39,790Coeur d'Alene, ID — $39,820Williamsport, PA — $39,830Champaign-Urbana, IL — $39,890Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $39,900Fargo, ND-MN — $39,940Albuquerque, NM — $39,950North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $39,950Winchester, VA-WV — $39,970Omaha, NE-IA — $40,020Rochester, NY — $40,050Spartanburg, SC — $40,050Springfield, IL — $40,070Jackson, MI — $40,080St. Cloud, MN — $40,130Rockford, IL — $40,140Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $40,160Asheville, NC — $40,170Naples-Marco Island, FL — $40,260Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $40,350Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $40,510St. George, UT — $40,520Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $40,560Niles, MI — $41,070Columbia, MO — $41,290Gainesville, GA — $41,390Dubuque, IA — $41,580Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $41,670Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $41,870Traverse City, MI — $41,900Decatur, IL — $41,990Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $42,220Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $42,490Gettysburg, PA — $42,520Helena, MT — $42,520Tucson, AZ — $42,560Richmond, VA — $42,720Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $42,770Syracuse, NY — $42,940Columbus, OH — $42,970Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $43,010Peoria, IL — $43,040Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $43,080Pittsburgh, PA — $43,080Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $43,140Eau Claire, WI — $43,150Bloomington, IL — $43,180Green Bay, WI — $43,450La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $43,510Ames, IA — $43,540Utica-Rome, NY — $43,560Lynchburg, VA — $43,660Wausau, WI — $43,660Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $43,940Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $43,940Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $43,980Charlottesville, VA — $44,140Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $44,210Duluth, MN-WI — $44,250Lexington Park, MD — $44,270Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $44,340Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $44,360Binghamton, NY — $44,410Fond du Lac, WI — $44,490York-Hanover, PA — $44,530Ann Arbor, MI — $44,570Flagstaff, AZ — $44,580Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $44,590El Centro, CA — $44,670Fresno, CA — $44,710Kingston, NY — $44,710Merced, CA — $44,730Springfield, MA — $44,740Appleton, WI — $44,760Redding, CA — $44,880Lancaster, PA — $44,890Grand Junction, CO — $44,980New Haven, CT — $45,030Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $45,180Chambersburg, PA — $45,260Madison, WI — $45,260Urban Honolulu, HI — $45,260Pueblo, CO — $45,270Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $45,290Lebanon, PA — $45,340Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $45,350Anchorage, AK — $45,370Battle Creek, MI — $45,470Reading, PA — $45,530Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $45,560Ithaca, NY — $45,640Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $45,690Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $45,710Worcester, MA — $45,710Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $45,730Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $45,730Grand Forks, ND-MN — $45,740Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $45,970Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,980Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $45,980Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $46,110Colorado Springs, CO — $46,120Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $46,130Yuba City, CA — $46,130Bozeman, MT — $46,220Kenosha, WI — $46,220Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $46,220Cheyenne, WY — $46,320Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $46,330Chico, CA — $46,380Manchester-Nashua, NH — $46,400Mankato, MN — $46,430Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $46,430Santa Fe, NM — $46,530Stockton-Lodi, CA — $46,530Modesto, CA — $46,550Pittsfield, MA — $46,620Greeley, CO — $46,670Bismarck, ND — $46,720Reno, NV — $46,760Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $46,800Visalia, CA — $46,810Rochester, MN — $46,840San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $46,840Carson City, NV — $46,880Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $46,940Bangor, ME — $46,970Sheboygan, WI — $47,050Yakima, WA — $47,080Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $47,130Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $47,240Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $47,380Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $47,510Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $47,590Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $47,630Longview-Kelso, WA — $47,830Medford, OR — $47,890Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $47,940Walla Walla, WA — $47,990Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $48,020Bellingham, WA — $48,040Kennewick-Richland, WA — $48,060Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $48,060San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $48,070Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,180Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $48,190Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,320Barnstable Town, MA — $48,520Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $48,520Albany, OR — $48,550Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $48,570Corvallis, OR — $48,830Salem, OR — $48,840Salinas, CA — $48,870Vineland, NJ — $48,890Vallejo, CA — $48,900Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $49,020Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,110Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $49,160Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $49,240New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $49,270Grants Pass, OR — $49,770Boulder, CO — $49,860Bend, OR — $50,080Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $50,350Napa, CA — $50,370Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $51,990San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $56,080San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $56,840

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.

Nursing Assistants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$56,840$27.335,3504.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$56,080$26.9611,7905.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$51,990$25.0016,5307.9
Napa, CA$50,370$24.214606.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$50,350$24.218,8907.4
Bend, OR$50,080$24.086205.8
Boulder, CO$49,860$23.971,0305.4
Grants Pass, OR$49,770$23.9342013.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$49,270$23.6979,4808.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$49,240$23.671,2506.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,160$23.638509.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,110$23.6110,3506.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,020$23.575009.4
Vallejo, CA$48,900$23.519406.5
Vineland, NJ$48,890$23.5177012.3
Salinas, CA$48,870$23.501,0705.7
Salem, OR$48,840$23.481,3907.4
Corvallis, OR$48,830$23.483408.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,570$23.3569014.5
Albany, OR$48,550$23.3453011.3
Barnstable Town, MA$48,520$23.331,03010.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,520$23.334408.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,320$23.231,5409.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,190$23.171,0608.8
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,180$23.173,38011.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$48,070$23.119,6706.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$48,060$23.111,0608.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,060$23.111,0407.9
Bellingham, WA$48,040$23.107908.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,020$23.0914,5907.5
Walla Walla, WA$47,990$23.0729011.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47,940$23.054404.5
Medford, OR$47,890$23.021,00011.3
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,830$23.0044010.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$47,630$22.903304.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,590$22.8826,1309.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,510$22.845,6505.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,380$22.7843,0906.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,240$22.712,78010.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$47,130$22.661,0905.4
Yakima, WA$47,080$22.631,32013.6
Sheboygan, WI$47,050$22.625208.5
Bangor, ME$46,970$22.581,11015.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,940$22.5745,85010.2
Carson City, NV$46,880$22.5434010.8
Rochester, MN$46,840$22.521,55012.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$46,840$22.526105.0
Visalia, CA$46,810$22.511,5308.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,800$22.502,0706.4
Reno, NV$46,760$22.481,4305.2
Bismarck, ND$46,720$22.461,43020.1
Greeley, CO$46,670$22.447005.9
Pittsfield, MA$46,620$22.4181014.3
Modesto, CA$46,550$22.381,5007.7
Santa Fe, NM$46,530$22.374106.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,530$22.372,5608.8
Mankato, MN$46,430$22.3293016.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,430$22.329,9405.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$46,400$22.312,41012.1
Chico, CA$46,380$22.3079010.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,330$22.2713,03018.3
Cheyenne, WY$46,320$22.274709.8
Bozeman, MT$46,220$22.223404.7
Kenosha, WI$46,220$22.227109.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46,220$22.2230,68010.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,130$22.181,7205.1
Yuba City, CA$46,130$22.1852010.2
Colorado Springs, CO$46,120$22.174,91015.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$46,110$22.175408.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,980$22.112905.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$45,980$22.101,6907.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$45,970$22.10Not publishedNot published
Grand Forks, ND-MN$45,740$21.9993017.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,730$21.992,3808.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,730$21.9925,5208.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,710$21.976208.1
Worcester, MA$45,710$21.985,25015.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$45,690$21.977,8809.6
Ithaca, NY$45,640$21.944709.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$45,560$21.904,50011.1
Reading, PA$45,530$21.891,83010.5
Battle Creek, MI$45,470$21.8669012.6
Anchorage, AK$45,370$21.811,3107.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$45,350$21.815,9305.2
Lebanon, PA$45,340$21.8073013.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$45,290$21.7713,5505.7
Pueblo, CO$45,270$21.7792014.9
Chambersburg, PA$45,260$21.765409.0
Madison, WI$45,260$21.763,4208.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$45,260$21.763,7708.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,180$21.726909.6
New Haven, CT$45,030$21.653,84013.6
Grand Junction, CO$44,980$21.6271010.6
Lancaster, PA$44,890$21.583,38013.4
Redding, CA$44,880$21.5876010.6
Appleton, WI$44,760$21.529807.9
Springfield, MA$44,740$21.512,93014.6
Merced, CA$44,730$21.515006.3
Fresno, CA$44,710$21.503,8808.1
Kingston, NY$44,710$21.505409.2
El Centro, CA$44,670$21.482403.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$44,590$21.449009.6
Flagstaff, AZ$44,580$21.445007.5
Ann Arbor, MI$44,570$21.433,43015.6
York-Hanover, PA$44,530$21.411,89010.3
Fond du Lac, WI$44,490$21.3952011.8
Binghamton, NY$44,410$21.351,31013.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$44,360$21.334,97013.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$44,340$21.327,99013.3
Lexington Park, MD$44,270$21.296208.7
Duluth, MN-WI$44,250$21.271,61012.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$44,210$21.261,61012.7
Charlottesville, VA$44,140$21.221,61014.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,980$21.143,08012.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$43,940$21.134,66011.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$43,940$21.124,49013.4
Lynchburg, VA$43,660$20.991,30013.4
Wausau, WI$43,660$20.9971010.2
Utica-Rome, NY$43,560$20.941,59013.4
Ames, IA$43,540$20.9377013.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$43,510$20.921,25014.8
Green Bay, WI$43,450$20.891,7009.8
Bloomington, IL$43,180$20.7695010.8
Eau Claire, WI$43,150$20.751,10012.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$43,140$20.744908.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$43,080$20.711,4508.6
Pittsburgh, PA$43,080$20.7112,14010.9
Peoria, IL$43,040$20.692,74016.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$43,010$20.682,19013.6
Columbus, OH$42,970$20.6610,0209.1
Syracuse, NY$42,940$20.653,12010.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$42,770$20.5613,58010.0
Richmond, VA$42,720$20.546,66010.1
Tucson, AZ$42,560$20.463,5009.0
Gettysburg, PA$42,520$20.4437011.6
Helena, MT$42,520$20.442906.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$42,490$20.4364012.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$42,220$20.307,65011.2
Decatur, IL$41,990$20.1960013.1
Traverse City, MI$41,900$20.1470010.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$41,870$20.139709.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$41,670$20.034,97013.3
Dubuque, IA$41,580$19.991,01017.3
Gainesville, GA$41,390$19.901,05010.1
Columbia, MO$41,290$19.852,04018.9
Niles, MI$41,070$19.745909.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,560$19.504,83014.0
St. George, UT$40,520$19.481,09012.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,510$19.485,1606.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,350$19.4011,39010.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$40,260$19.361,4008.0
Asheville, NC$40,170$19.312,59014.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$40,160$19.314,2009.3
Rockford, IL$40,140$19.302,12015.4
St. Cloud, MN$40,130$19.291,58015.2
Jackson, MI$40,080$19.2769012.3
Springfield, IL$40,070$19.271,12011.2
Rochester, NY$40,050$19.265,13010.4
Spartanburg, SC$40,050$19.261,6309.8
Omaha, NE-IA$40,020$19.247,74015.5
Winchester, VA-WV$39,970$19.2281012.0
Albuquerque, NM$39,950$19.212,1105.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$39,950$19.214,66013.7
Fargo, ND-MN$39,940$19.202,24015.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,900$19.1817,3009.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$39,890$19.181,56014.8
Williamsport, PA$39,830$19.1573014.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID$39,820$19.1597013.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$39,790$19.135,2309.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$39,730$19.1071010.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$39,710$19.0913,37012.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,710$19.096,4208.6
Toledo, OH$39,700$19.093,59012.3
Dover, DE$39,600$19.0489013.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,510$18.997,4206.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$39,500$18.991,26010.3
Greenville, NC$39,480$18.981,73021.5
State College, PA$39,440$18.965407.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$39,430$18.9613,58010.0
Erie, PA$39,430$18.961,80014.9
Saginaw, MI$39,400$18.941,10013.8
Farmington, NM$39,390$18.943306.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY$39,380$18.933,25011.3
Mansfield, OH$39,380$18.9460012.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,350$18.9223,2608.1
Midland, MI$39,340$18.9160016.1
Great Falls, MT$39,330$18.913609.8
Iowa City, IA$39,330$18.911,31014.0
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$39,260$18.882206.6
Akron, OH$39,250$18.873,1709.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$39,230$18.862,1907.2
Boise City, ID$39,220$18.853,7909.7
Flint, MI$39,190$18.841,46010.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$39,190$18.842,93016.4
Billings, MT$39,150$18.8295010.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$39,110$18.801,74012.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,110$18.8114,62010.9
Burlington, NC$39,090$18.791,02015.1
Owensboro, KY$39,020$18.7689018.1
Cleveland, OH$39,010$18.7613,06012.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,990$18.758,11010.6
Roanoke, VA$38,960$18.732,43015.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,940$18.7293012.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$38,930$18.721,44017.0
Grand Island, NE$38,880$18.6959014.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,880$18.699,7308.8
Altoona, PA$38,870$18.6982014.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$38,870$18.6935012.1
Harrisonburg, VA$38,830$18.675408.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$38,810$18.662,8007.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA$38,790$18.652,4209.0
Johnstown, PA$38,760$18.644409.3
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$38,760$18.6467010.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$38,740$18.622,22012.3
Salisbury, MD$38,740$18.6283015.4
Casper, WY$38,730$18.6249012.3
Topeka, KS$38,720$18.622,27019.6
Twin Falls, ID$38,670$18.5954010.7
Winston-Salem, NC$38,660$18.594,45016.4
Lincoln, NE$38,650$18.582,63014.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,550$18.535,6004.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,550$18.531,6507.6
Missoula, MT$38,550$18.534406.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$38,550$18.541,52011.5
Goldsboro, NC$38,540$18.5360014.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,530$18.5323,4205.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$38,530$18.5287015.1
Lawrence, KS$38,520$18.5254010.5
Rapid City, SD$38,500$18.511,28017.3
Ogden, UT$38,480$18.502,2808.4
Savannah, GA$38,450$18.481,7108.6
Monroe, MI$38,420$18.4743010.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$38,400$18.463408.4
Bowling Green, KY$38,340$18.437909.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,340$18.435,8709.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$38,320$18.4347011.9
Bay City, MI$38,260$18.3949014.6
Columbus, IN$38,260$18.392304.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,260$18.395,28014.4
Kokomo, IN$38,250$18.3946012.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,150$18.348406.5
Elizabethtown, KY$38,030$18.284508.7
Springfield, OH$38,020$18.2872015.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,010$18.274,9308.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,010$18.2823,4908.3
Knoxville, TN$38,000$18.273,8609.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,970$18.2619,2305.8
Elmira, NY$37,960$18.2544013.2
Sandusky, OH$37,910$18.2256011.3
Kankakee, IL$37,900$18.2286020.3
Wichita Falls, TX$37,870$18.2195017.0
Paducah, KY-IL$37,860$18.2071014.2
Yuma, AZ$37,860$18.205007.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$37,850$18.2076010.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,840$18.192,36014.5
Jacksonville, FL$37,760$18.157,96010.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,760$18.167707.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$37,730$18.147709.3
Idaho Falls, ID$37,720$18.135406.6
Wilmington, NC$37,710$18.132,39012.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,690$18.1212,0008.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,690$18.122,68015.7
Rocky Mount, NC$37,650$18.1094017.1
Morristown, TN$37,620$18.093507.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,550$18.051,40011.7
Fayetteville, NC$37,530$18.052,13016.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,510$18.043,52011.6
Warner Robins, GA$37,500$18.033805.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,470$18.0215,12010.5
Abilene, TX$37,460$18.0180010.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$37,430$18.002,78018.1
Columbia, SC$37,400$17.985,42013.8
Las Cruces, NM$37,400$17.983904.9
Lima, OH$37,360$17.9669013.8
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,320$17.946206.0
Johnson City, TN$37,310$17.941,39017.0
Waco, TX$37,290$17.931,48011.4
Wichita, KS$37,290$17.935,22016.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$37,220$17.903,8208.8
Rome, GA$37,220$17.9089019.7
Fort Wayne, IN$37,210$17.893,61016.0
Evansville, IN$37,180$17.872,03015.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,140$17.862,56011.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,140$17.861,95013.8
Cleveland, TN$37,130$17.8544010.2
Muncie, IN$37,080$17.8370015.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37,070$17.822,76011.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,050$17.812,36014.7
Gainesville, FL$36,990$17.792,89019.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$36,970$17.778506.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$36,950$17.763,16014.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$36,930$17.7695022.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,910$17.7591015.6
Jackson, TN$36,900$17.741,08012.8
Bloomington, IN$36,820$17.7083011.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,800$17.697,0806.3
Tulsa, OK$36,720$17.655,42011.8
Amarillo, TX$36,700$17.651,0008.0
Punta Gorda, FL$36,700$17.6488015.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,650$17.6268015.2
Oklahoma City, OK$36,560$17.586,1509.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,540$17.571,45015.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,520$17.568205.6
Ocala, FL$36,510$17.561,47012.2
Minot, ND$36,500$17.5543012.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$36,430$17.512,15011.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,420$17.516707.4
Terre Haute, IN$36,360$17.4872011.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,330$17.471,11011.6
Pocatello, ID$36,330$17.473007.8
Decatur, AL$36,280$17.445008.1
Charleston, WV$36,250$17.431,38013.3
Odessa, TX$36,250$17.434105.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$36,220$17.4240010.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$36,190$17.4066018.2
Springfield, MO$36,180$17.393,15014.1
Killeen-Temple, TX$36,120$17.361,4809.8
Dalton, GA$36,110$17.363905.9
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$36,110$17.3660014.5
Jefferson City, MO$36,080$17.356307.8
Manhattan, KS$36,080$17.3584015.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$36,000$17.312,96011.2
Midland, TX$35,970$17.295804.8
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,970$17.2961011.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$35,940$17.2859012.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$35,900$17.2662011.4
Jacksonville, NC$35,880$17.2553010.1
Morgantown, WV$35,880$17.251,31019.4
Sumter, SC$35,860$17.2447013.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,820$17.222,3208.4
Beckley, WV$35,810$17.2259013.6
Logan, UT-ID$35,720$17.176309.4
Sebring, FL$35,650$17.1454019.2
College Station-Bryan, TX$35,610$17.129407.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$35,530$17.086208.5
Birmingham, AL$35,470$17.056,38012.3
Florence, SC$35,400$17.021,32014.8
San Angelo, TX$35,390$17.0261012.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,370$17.005,25014.7
Corpus Christi, TX$35,300$16.971,5508.1
Tyler, TX$35,300$16.971,61014.0
Albany, GA$35,260$16.9577013.2
Huntsville, AL$35,210$16.932,66010.0
Jonesboro, AR$35,210$16.931,05017.4
Montgomery, AL$35,210$16.931,94011.7
Lawton, OK$35,190$16.9249011.5
El Paso, TX$35,170$16.912,3106.8
Laredo, TX$35,120$16.895104.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$35,110$16.881,2007.4
Columbus, GA-AL$34,970$16.811,1309.7
Joplin, MO-KS$34,600$16.641,18013.6
Homosassa Springs, FL$34,510$16.5985023.9
Longview, TX$34,510$16.591,0508.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,320$16.503,6608.2
Lubbock, TX$34,300$16.491,4908.9
Enid, OK$34,250$16.4727011.5
Tallahassee, FL$34,180$16.431,5208.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$34,150$16.428609.9
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,050$16.371,03010.4
Valdosta, GA$34,040$16.364708.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$33,990$16.342,1407.2
Victoria, TX$33,980$16.3447012.4
Lake Charles, LA$33,850$16.277307.2
Hammond, LA$33,010$15.8760012.5
Texarkana, TX-AR$32,880$15.8182014.3
Tuscaloosa, AL$32,860$15.801,39012.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$32,160$15.462,33014.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,110$15.441,0706.8
Jackson, MS$32,040$15.413,00011.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,020$15.391,58016.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$31,940$15.3670012.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL$31,920$15.3566015.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$31,520$15.161,66010.5
Baton Rouge, LA$31,220$15.013,5008.5
Mobile, AL$30,880$14.852,10012.1
Alexandria, LA$30,650$14.7491015.2
Gadsden, AL$30,440$14.6454016.3
Hattiesburg, MS$30,440$14.6484013.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$30,140$14.496307.5
Lafayette, LA$29,960$14.401,99011.1
Hot Springs, AR$29,940$14.3981021.0
Monroe, LA$29,880$14.361,34015.3
Dothan, AL$29,830$14.3493015.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,850$10.992900.4
Mayaguez, PR$21,840$10.50Not publishedNot published

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