SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations
Nursing Assistants
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $49,830 | $23.96 | 14,800 | 7.5 |
| Washington | $49,180 | $23.65 | 30,270 | 8.5 |
| New York | $48,590 | $23.36 | 87,990 | 9.1 |
| New Hampshire | $47,870 | $23.02 | 7,810 | 11.4 |
| District of Columbia | $47,700 | $22.93 | 3,490 | 5.0 |
| California | $47,630 | $22.90 | 110,060 | 6.0 |
| Colorado | $47,380 | $22.78 | 22,240 | 7.7 |
| Vermont | $47,130 | $22.66 | 3,030 | 10.0 |
| Maine | $47,070 | $22.63 | 8,540 | 13.3 |
| New Jersey | $46,830 | $22.52 | 32,400 | 7.6 |
| Massachusetts | $46,680 | $22.44 | 38,130 | 10.5 |
| Minnesota | $46,680 | $22.44 | 29,120 | 9.9 |
| Rhode Island | $46,440 | $22.33 | 10,220 | 20.4 |
| Alaska | $46,370 | $22.29 | 2,060 | 6.3 |
| Illinois | $45,960 | $22.10 | 68,640 | 11.3 |
| North Dakota | $45,820 | $22.03 | 6,840 | 15.9 |
| Nevada | $45,490 | $21.87 | 8,100 | 5.2 |
| Hawaii | $45,350 | $21.80 | 5,050 | 8.1 |
| Wisconsin | $45,130 | $21.70 | 28,370 | 9.6 |
| Connecticut | $44,790 | $21.53 | 21,380 | 12.6 |
| Arizona | $44,780 | $21.53 | 20,320 | 6.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,590 | $21.44 | 67,740 | 11.2 |
| Maryland | $43,240 | $20.79 | 27,720 | 10.0 |
| Virginia | $43,200 | $20.77 | 40,580 | 9.9 |
| Delaware | $42,030 | $20.21 | 5,530 | 11.4 |
| Montana | $40,900 | $19.67 | 4,390 | 8.6 |
| Nebraska | $40,000 | $19.23 | 16,450 | 16.1 |
| Utah | $39,840 | $19.15 | 12,260 | 7.1 |
| Michigan | $39,570 | $19.03 | 43,290 | 9.8 |
| New Mexico | $39,390 | $18.94 | 4,750 | 5.5 |
| Iowa | $39,350 | $18.92 | 22,670 | 14.5 |
| Wyoming | $39,160 | $18.83 | 2,830 | 10.1 |
| Ohio | $39,010 | $18.76 | 63,280 | 11.4 |
| South Dakota | $38,800 | $18.65 | 6,860 | 15.0 |
| Idaho | $38,650 | $18.58 | 7,910 | 9.2 |
| North Carolina | $38,460 | $18.49 | 64,010 | 13.0 |
| Kentucky | $38,370 | $18.45 | 23,410 | 11.7 |
| Indiana | $38,330 | $18.43 | 33,640 | 10.5 |
| Kansas | $38,010 | $18.27 | 24,610 | 17.1 |
| Tennessee | $37,990 | $18.27 | 27,040 | 8.2 |
| Georgia | $37,680 | $18.12 | 43,440 | 8.9 |
| Missouri | $37,680 | $18.11 | 34,050 | 11.6 |
| Florida | $37,510 | $18.03 | 96,960 | 9.8 |
| Texas | $37,500 | $18.03 | 88,680 | 6.3 |
| Virgin Islands | $37,240 | $17.90 | 110 | 3.5 |
| South Carolina | $37,220 | $17.90 | 21,760 | 9.4 |
| West Virginia | $36,720 | $17.66 | 9,390 | 13.4 |
| Oklahoma | $35,930 | $17.27 | 19,410 | 11.4 |
| Arkansas | $34,430 | $16.55 | 17,260 | 13.2 |
| Alabama | $34,140 | $16.41 | 25,250 | 11.9 |
| Mississippi | $31,520 | $15.15 | 14,200 | 12.2 |
| Louisiana | $30,510 | $14.67 | 20,690 | 10.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,850 | $10.99 | 430 | 0.5 |
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.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $56,840 | $27.33 | 5,350 | 4.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $56,080 | $26.96 | 11,790 | 5.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,990 | $25.00 | 16,530 | 7.9 |
| Napa, CA | $50,370 | $24.21 | 460 | 6.0 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $50,350 | $24.21 | 8,890 | 7.4 |
| Bend, OR | $50,080 | $24.08 | 620 | 5.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $49,860 | $23.97 | 1,030 | 5.4 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $49,770 | $23.93 | 420 | 13.7 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,270 | $23.69 | 79,480 | 8.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $49,240 | $23.67 | 1,250 | 6.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $49,160 | $23.63 | 850 | 9.1 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,110 | $23.61 | 10,350 | 6.4 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $49,020 | $23.57 | 500 | 9.4 |
| Vallejo, CA | $48,900 | $23.51 | 940 | 6.5 |
| Vineland, NJ | $48,890 | $23.51 | 770 | 12.3 |
| Salinas, CA | $48,870 | $23.50 | 1,070 | 5.7 |
| Salem, OR | $48,840 | $23.48 | 1,390 | 7.4 |
| Corvallis, OR | $48,830 | $23.48 | 340 | 8.9 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $48,570 | $23.35 | 690 | 14.5 |
| Albany, OR | $48,550 | $23.34 | 530 | 11.3 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $48,520 | $23.33 | 1,030 | 10.9 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $48,520 | $23.33 | 440 | 8.5 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,320 | $23.23 | 1,540 | 9.8 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,190 | $23.17 | 1,060 | 8.8 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,180 | $23.17 | 3,380 | 11.7 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $48,070 | $23.11 | 9,670 | 6.3 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $48,060 | $23.11 | 1,060 | 8.2 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,060 | $23.11 | 1,040 | 7.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $48,040 | $23.10 | 790 | 8.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,020 | $23.09 | 14,590 | 7.5 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $47,990 | $23.07 | 290 | 11.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,940 | $23.05 | 440 | 4.5 |
| Medford, OR | $47,890 | $23.02 | 1,000 | 11.3 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,830 | $23.00 | 440 | 10.7 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,630 | $22.90 | 330 | 4.4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,590 | $22.88 | 26,130 | 9.7 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,510 | $22.84 | 5,650 | 5.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,380 | $22.78 | 43,090 | 6.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,240 | $22.71 | 2,780 | 10.9 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $47,130 | $22.66 | 1,090 | 5.4 |
| Yakima, WA | $47,080 | $22.63 | 1,320 | 13.6 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $47,050 | $22.62 | 520 | 8.5 |
| Bangor, ME | $46,970 | $22.58 | 1,110 | 15.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,940 | $22.57 | 45,850 | 10.2 |
| Carson City, NV | $46,880 | $22.54 | 340 | 10.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,550 | 12.6 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,840 | $22.52 | 610 | 5.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $46,810 | $22.51 | 1,530 | 8.9 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,800 | $22.50 | 2,070 | 6.4 |
| Reno, NV | $46,760 | $22.48 | 1,430 | 5.2 |
| Bismarck, ND | $46,720 | $22.46 | 1,430 | 20.1 |
| Greeley, CO | $46,670 | $22.44 | 700 | 5.9 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $46,620 | $22.41 | 810 | 14.3 |
| Modesto, CA | $46,550 | $22.38 | 1,500 | 7.7 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $46,530 | $22.37 | 410 | 6.7 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,530 | $22.37 | 2,560 | 8.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $46,430 | $22.32 | 930 | 16.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,430 | $22.32 | 9,940 | 5.8 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,400 | $22.31 | 2,410 | 12.1 |
| Chico, CA | $46,380 | $22.30 | 790 | 10.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,330 | $22.27 | 13,030 | 18.3 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $46,320 | $22.27 | 470 | 9.8 |
| Bozeman, MT | $46,220 | $22.22 | 340 | 4.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $46,220 | $22.22 | 710 | 9.5 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $46,220 | $22.22 | 30,680 | 10.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,130 | $22.18 | 1,720 | 5.1 |
| Yuba City, CA | $46,130 | $22.18 | 520 | 10.2 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $46,120 | $22.17 | 4,910 | 15.5 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $46,110 | $22.17 | 540 | 8.2 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,980 | $22.11 | 290 | 5.9 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,980 | $22.10 | 1,690 | 7.0 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $45,970 | $22.10 | Not published | Not published |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $45,740 | $21.99 | 930 | 17.8 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,730 | $21.99 | 2,380 | 8.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $45,730 | $21.99 | 25,520 | 8.1 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $45,710 | $21.97 | 620 | 8.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $45,710 | $21.98 | 5,250 | 15.0 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,690 | $21.97 | 7,880 | 9.6 |
| Ithaca, NY | $45,640 | $21.94 | 470 | 9.7 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $45,560 | $21.90 | 4,500 | 11.1 |
| Reading, PA | $45,530 | $21.89 | 1,830 | 10.5 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $45,470 | $21.86 | 690 | 12.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $45,370 | $21.81 | 1,310 | 7.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $45,350 | $21.81 | 5,930 | 5.2 |
| Lebanon, PA | $45,340 | $21.80 | 730 | 13.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,290 | $21.77 | 13,550 | 5.7 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,270 | $21.77 | 920 | 14.9 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $45,260 | $21.76 | 540 | 9.0 |
| Madison, WI | $45,260 | $21.76 | 3,420 | 8.4 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $45,260 | $21.76 | 3,770 | 8.4 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,180 | $21.72 | 690 | 9.6 |
| New Haven, CT | $45,030 | $21.65 | 3,840 | 13.6 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $44,980 | $21.62 | 710 | 10.6 |
| Lancaster, PA | $44,890 | $21.58 | 3,380 | 13.4 |
| Redding, CA | $44,880 | $21.58 | 760 | 10.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $44,760 | $21.52 | 980 | 7.9 |
| Springfield, MA | $44,740 | $21.51 | 2,930 | 14.6 |
| Merced, CA | $44,730 | $21.51 | 500 | 6.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $44,710 | $21.50 | 3,880 | 8.1 |
| Kingston, NY | $44,710 | $21.50 | 540 | 9.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $44,670 | $21.48 | 240 | 3.6 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $44,590 | $21.44 | 900 | 9.6 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $44,580 | $21.44 | 500 | 7.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $44,570 | $21.43 | 3,430 | 15.6 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $44,530 | $21.41 | 1,890 | 10.3 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $44,490 | $21.39 | 520 | 11.8 |
| Binghamton, NY | $44,410 | $21.35 | 1,310 | 13.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,360 | $21.33 | 4,970 | 13.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,340 | $21.32 | 7,990 | 13.3 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $44,270 | $21.29 | 620 | 8.7 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $44,250 | $21.27 | 1,610 | 12.9 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,210 | $21.26 | 1,610 | 12.7 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $44,140 | $21.22 | 1,610 | 14.1 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,980 | $21.14 | 3,080 | 12.1 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,940 | $21.13 | 4,660 | 11.5 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,940 | $21.12 | 4,490 | 13.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $43,660 | $20.99 | 1,300 | 13.4 |
| Wausau, WI | $43,660 | $20.99 | 710 | 10.2 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $43,560 | $20.94 | 1,590 | 13.4 |
| Ames, IA | $43,540 | $20.93 | 770 | 13.7 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $43,510 | $20.92 | 1,250 | 14.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | $43,450 | $20.89 | 1,700 | 9.8 |
| Bloomington, IL | $43,180 | $20.76 | 950 | 10.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $43,150 | $20.75 | 1,100 | 12.8 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $43,140 | $20.74 | 490 | 8.8 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $43,080 | $20.71 | 1,450 | 8.6 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $43,080 | $20.71 | 12,140 | 10.9 |
| Peoria, IL | $43,040 | $20.69 | 2,740 | 16.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $43,010 | $20.68 | 2,190 | 13.6 |
| Columbus, OH | $42,970 | $20.66 | 10,020 | 9.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $42,940 | $20.65 | 3,120 | 10.4 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $42,770 | $20.56 | 13,580 | 10.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $42,720 | $20.54 | 6,660 | 10.1 |
| Tucson, AZ | $42,560 | $20.46 | 3,500 | 9.0 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $42,520 | $20.44 | 370 | 11.6 |
| Helena, MT | $42,520 | $20.44 | 290 | 6.6 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $42,490 | $20.43 | 640 | 12.4 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $42,220 | $20.30 | 7,650 | 11.2 |
| Decatur, IL | $41,990 | $20.19 | 600 | 13.1 |
| Traverse City, MI | $41,900 | $20.14 | 700 | 10.2 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $41,870 | $20.13 | 970 | 9.1 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $41,670 | $20.03 | 4,970 | 13.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $41,580 | $19.99 | 1,010 | 17.3 |
| Gainesville, GA | $41,390 | $19.90 | 1,050 | 10.1 |
| Columbia, MO | $41,290 | $19.85 | 2,040 | 18.9 |
| Niles, MI | $41,070 | $19.74 | 590 | 9.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $40,560 | $19.50 | 4,830 | 14.0 |
| St. George, UT | $40,520 | $19.48 | 1,090 | 12.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,510 | $19.48 | 5,160 | 6.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $40,350 | $19.40 | 11,390 | 10.3 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $40,260 | $19.36 | 1,400 | 8.0 |
| Asheville, NC | $40,170 | $19.31 | 2,590 | 14.3 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,160 | $19.31 | 4,200 | 9.3 |
| Rockford, IL | $40,140 | $19.30 | 2,120 | 15.4 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $40,130 | $19.29 | 1,580 | 15.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $40,080 | $19.27 | 690 | 12.3 |
| Springfield, IL | $40,070 | $19.27 | 1,120 | 11.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $40,050 | $19.26 | 5,130 | 10.4 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $40,050 | $19.26 | 1,630 | 9.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $40,020 | $19.24 | 7,740 | 15.5 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $39,970 | $19.22 | 810 | 12.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $39,950 | $19.21 | 2,110 | 5.2 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,950 | $19.21 | 4,660 | 13.7 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $39,940 | $19.20 | 2,240 | 15.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $39,900 | $19.18 | 17,300 | 9.1 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,890 | $19.18 | 1,560 | 14.8 |
| Williamsport, PA | $39,830 | $19.15 | 730 | 14.7 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,820 | $19.15 | 970 | 13.4 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $39,790 | $19.13 | 5,230 | 9.8 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $39,730 | $19.10 | 710 | 10.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,710 | $19.09 | 13,370 | 12.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,710 | $19.09 | 6,420 | 8.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $39,700 | $19.09 | 3,590 | 12.3 |
| Dover, DE | $39,600 | $19.04 | 890 | 13.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,510 | $18.99 | 7,420 | 6.8 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $39,500 | $18.99 | 1,260 | 10.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $39,480 | $18.98 | 1,730 | 21.5 |
| State College, PA | $39,440 | $18.96 | 540 | 7.9 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $39,430 | $18.96 | 13,580 | 10.0 |
| Erie, PA | $39,430 | $18.96 | 1,800 | 14.9 |
| Saginaw, MI | $39,400 | $18.94 | 1,100 | 13.8 |
| Farmington, NM | $39,390 | $18.94 | 330 | 6.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,380 | $18.93 | 3,250 | 11.3 |
| Mansfield, OH | $39,380 | $18.94 | 600 | 12.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,350 | $18.92 | 23,260 | 8.1 |
| Midland, MI | $39,340 | $18.91 | 600 | 16.1 |
| Great Falls, MT | $39,330 | $18.91 | 360 | 9.8 |
| Iowa City, IA | $39,330 | $18.91 | 1,310 | 14.0 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $39,260 | $18.88 | 220 | 6.6 |
| Akron, OH | $39,250 | $18.87 | 3,170 | 9.9 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,230 | $18.86 | 2,190 | 7.2 |
| Boise City, ID | $39,220 | $18.85 | 3,790 | 9.7 |
| Flint, MI | $39,190 | $18.84 | 1,460 | 10.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $39,190 | $18.84 | 2,930 | 16.4 |
| Billings, MT | $39,150 | $18.82 | 950 | 10.1 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $39,110 | $18.80 | 1,740 | 12.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $39,110 | $18.81 | 14,620 | 10.9 |
| Burlington, NC | $39,090 | $18.79 | 1,020 | 15.1 |
| Owensboro, KY | $39,020 | $18.76 | 890 | 18.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $39,010 | $18.76 | 13,060 | 12.7 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $38,990 | $18.75 | 8,110 | 10.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $38,960 | $18.73 | 2,430 | 15.8 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,940 | $18.72 | 930 | 12.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,930 | $18.72 | 1,440 | 17.0 |
| Grand Island, NE | $38,880 | $18.69 | 590 | 14.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,880 | $18.69 | 9,730 | 8.8 |
| Altoona, PA | $38,870 | $18.69 | 820 | 14.0 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $38,870 | $18.69 | 350 | 12.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $38,830 | $18.67 | 540 | 8.2 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,810 | $18.66 | 2,800 | 7.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,790 | $18.65 | 2,420 | 9.0 |
| Johnstown, PA | $38,760 | $18.64 | 440 | 9.3 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $38,760 | $18.64 | 670 | 10.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $38,740 | $18.62 | 2,220 | 12.3 |
| Salisbury, MD | $38,740 | $18.62 | 830 | 15.4 |
| Casper, WY | $38,730 | $18.62 | 490 | 12.3 |
| Topeka, KS | $38,720 | $18.62 | 2,270 | 19.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $38,670 | $18.59 | 540 | 10.7 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $38,660 | $18.59 | 4,450 | 16.4 |
| Lincoln, NE | $38,650 | $18.58 | 2,630 | 14.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,550 | $18.53 | 5,600 | 4.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,550 | $18.53 | 1,650 | 7.6 |
| Missoula, MT | $38,550 | $18.53 | 440 | 6.6 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,550 | $18.54 | 1,520 | 11.5 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $38,540 | $18.53 | 600 | 14.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,530 | $18.53 | 23,420 | 5.8 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,530 | $18.52 | 870 | 15.1 |
| Lawrence, KS | $38,520 | $18.52 | 540 | 10.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $38,500 | $18.51 | 1,280 | 17.3 |
| Ogden, UT | $38,480 | $18.50 | 2,280 | 8.4 |
| Savannah, GA | $38,450 | $18.48 | 1,710 | 8.6 |
| Monroe, MI | $38,420 | $18.47 | 430 | 10.4 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $38,400 | $18.46 | 340 | 8.4 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $38,340 | $18.43 | 790 | 9.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,340 | $18.43 | 5,870 | 9.8 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,320 | $18.43 | 470 | 11.9 |
| Bay City, MI | $38,260 | $18.39 | 490 | 14.6 |
| Columbus, IN | $38,260 | $18.39 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $38,260 | $18.39 | 5,280 | 14.4 |
| Kokomo, IN | $38,250 | $18.39 | 460 | 12.9 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $38,150 | $18.34 | 840 | 6.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $38,030 | $18.28 | 450 | 8.7 |
| Springfield, OH | $38,020 | $18.28 | 720 | 15.8 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,010 | $18.27 | 4,930 | 8.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,010 | $18.28 | 23,490 | 8.3 |
| Knoxville, TN | $38,000 | $18.27 | 3,860 | 9.1 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,970 | $18.26 | 19,230 | 5.8 |
| Elmira, NY | $37,960 | $18.25 | 440 | 13.2 |
| Sandusky, OH | $37,910 | $18.22 | 560 | 11.3 |
| Kankakee, IL | $37,900 | $18.22 | 860 | 20.3 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $37,870 | $18.21 | 950 | 17.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $37,860 | $18.20 | 710 | 14.2 |
| Yuma, AZ | $37,860 | $18.20 | 500 | 7.2 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,850 | $18.20 | 760 | 10.3 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,840 | $18.19 | 2,360 | 14.5 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,760 | $18.15 | 7,960 | 10.4 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,760 | $18.16 | 770 | 7.5 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,730 | $18.14 | 770 | 9.3 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $37,720 | $18.13 | 540 | 6.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $37,710 | $18.13 | 2,390 | 12.5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,690 | $18.12 | 12,000 | 8.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $37,690 | $18.12 | 2,680 | 15.7 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $37,650 | $18.10 | 940 | 17.1 |
| Morristown, TN | $37,620 | $18.09 | 350 | 7.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,550 | $18.05 | 1,400 | 11.7 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $37,530 | $18.05 | 2,130 | 16.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,510 | $18.04 | 3,520 | 11.6 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $37,500 | $18.03 | 380 | 5.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,470 | $18.02 | 15,120 | 10.5 |
| Abilene, TX | $37,460 | $18.01 | 800 | 10.7 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,430 | $18.00 | 2,780 | 18.1 |
| Columbia, SC | $37,400 | $17.98 | 5,420 | 13.8 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $37,400 | $17.98 | 390 | 4.9 |
| Lima, OH | $37,360 | $17.96 | 690 | 13.8 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,320 | $17.94 | 620 | 6.0 |
| Johnson City, TN | $37,310 | $17.94 | 1,390 | 17.0 |
| Waco, TX | $37,290 | $17.93 | 1,480 | 11.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $37,290 | $17.93 | 5,220 | 16.9 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,220 | $17.90 | 3,820 | 8.8 |
| Rome, GA | $37,220 | $17.90 | 890 | 19.7 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $37,210 | $17.89 | 3,610 | 16.0 |
| Evansville, IN | $37,180 | $17.87 | 2,030 | 15.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,140 | $17.86 | 2,560 | 11.0 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,140 | $17.86 | 1,950 | 13.8 |
| Cleveland, TN | $37,130 | $17.85 | 440 | 10.2 |
| Muncie, IN | $37,080 | $17.83 | 700 | 15.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,070 | $17.82 | 2,760 | 11.2 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,050 | $17.81 | 2,360 | 14.7 |
| Gainesville, FL | $36,990 | $17.79 | 2,890 | 19.0 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $36,970 | $17.77 | 850 | 6.8 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,950 | $17.76 | 3,160 | 14.4 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,930 | $17.76 | 950 | 22.2 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $36,910 | $17.75 | 910 | 15.6 |
| Jackson, TN | $36,900 | $17.74 | 1,080 | 12.8 |
| Bloomington, IN | $36,820 | $17.70 | 830 | 11.3 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,800 | $17.69 | 7,080 | 6.3 |
| Tulsa, OK | $36,720 | $17.65 | 5,420 | 11.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $36,700 | $17.65 | 1,000 | 8.0 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $36,700 | $17.64 | 880 | 15.2 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,650 | $17.62 | 680 | 15.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $36,560 | $17.58 | 6,150 | 9.1 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,540 | $17.57 | 1,450 | 15.3 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,520 | $17.56 | 820 | 5.6 |
| Ocala, FL | $36,510 | $17.56 | 1,470 | 12.2 |
| Minot, ND | $36,500 | $17.55 | 430 | 12.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $36,430 | $17.51 | 2,150 | 11.3 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $36,420 | $17.51 | 670 | 7.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $36,360 | $17.48 | 720 | 11.0 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $36,330 | $17.47 | 1,110 | 11.6 |
| Pocatello, ID | $36,330 | $17.47 | 300 | 7.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $36,280 | $17.44 | 500 | 8.1 |
| Charleston, WV | $36,250 | $17.43 | 1,380 | 13.3 |
| Odessa, TX | $36,250 | $17.43 | 410 | 5.0 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $36,220 | $17.42 | 400 | 10.9 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $36,190 | $17.40 | 660 | 18.2 |
| Springfield, MO | $36,180 | $17.39 | 3,150 | 14.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $36,120 | $17.36 | 1,480 | 9.8 |
| Dalton, GA | $36,110 | $17.36 | 390 | 5.9 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,110 | $17.36 | 600 | 14.5 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $36,080 | $17.35 | 630 | 7.8 |
| Manhattan, KS | $36,080 | $17.35 | 840 | 15.7 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $36,000 | $17.31 | 2,960 | 11.2 |
| Midland, TX | $35,970 | $17.29 | 580 | 4.8 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,970 | $17.29 | 610 | 11.5 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $35,940 | $17.28 | 590 | 12.7 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,900 | $17.26 | 620 | 11.4 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $35,880 | $17.25 | 530 | 10.1 |
| Morgantown, WV | $35,880 | $17.25 | 1,310 | 19.4 |
| Sumter, SC | $35,860 | $17.24 | 470 | 13.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $35,820 | $17.22 | 2,320 | 8.4 |
| Beckley, WV | $35,810 | $17.22 | 590 | 13.6 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $35,720 | $17.17 | 630 | 9.4 |
| Sebring, FL | $35,650 | $17.14 | 540 | 19.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,610 | $17.12 | 940 | 7.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $35,530 | $17.08 | 620 | 8.5 |
| Birmingham, AL | $35,470 | $17.05 | 6,380 | 12.3 |
| Florence, SC | $35,400 | $17.02 | 1,320 | 14.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $35,390 | $17.02 | 610 | 12.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,370 | $17.00 | 5,250 | 14.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $35,300 | $16.97 | 1,550 | 8.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $35,300 | $16.97 | 1,610 | 14.0 |
| Albany, GA | $35,260 | $16.95 | 770 | 13.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $35,210 | $16.93 | 2,660 | 10.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $35,210 | $16.93 | 1,050 | 17.4 |
| Montgomery, AL | $35,210 | $16.93 | 1,940 | 11.7 |
| Lawton, OK | $35,190 | $16.92 | 490 | 11.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $35,170 | $16.91 | 2,310 | 6.8 |
| Laredo, TX | $35,120 | $16.89 | 510 | 4.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $35,110 | $16.88 | 1,200 | 7.4 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $34,970 | $16.81 | 1,130 | 9.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $34,600 | $16.64 | 1,180 | 13.6 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,510 | $16.59 | 850 | 23.9 |
| Longview, TX | $34,510 | $16.59 | 1,050 | 8.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 3,660 | 8.2 |
| Lubbock, TX | $34,300 | $16.49 | 1,490 | 8.9 |
| Enid, OK | $34,250 | $16.47 | 270 | 11.5 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,180 | $16.43 | 1,520 | 8.2 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $34,150 | $16.42 | 860 | 9.9 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,050 | $16.37 | 1,030 | 10.4 |
| Valdosta, GA | $34,040 | $16.36 | 470 | 8.7 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33,990 | $16.34 | 2,140 | 7.2 |
| Victoria, TX | $33,980 | $16.34 | 470 | 12.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $33,850 | $16.27 | 730 | 7.2 |
| Hammond, LA | $33,010 | $15.87 | 600 | 12.5 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $32,880 | $15.81 | 820 | 14.3 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,860 | $15.80 | 1,390 | 12.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $32,160 | $15.46 | 2,330 | 14.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $32,110 | $15.44 | 1,070 | 6.8 |
| Jackson, MS | $32,040 | $15.41 | 3,000 | 11.1 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $32,020 | $15.39 | 1,580 | 16.5 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $31,940 | $15.36 | 700 | 12.5 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $31,920 | $15.35 | 660 | 15.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $31,520 | $15.16 | 1,660 | 10.5 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $31,220 | $15.01 | 3,500 | 8.5 |
| Mobile, AL | $30,880 | $14.85 | 2,100 | 12.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $30,650 | $14.74 | 910 | 15.2 |
| Gadsden, AL | $30,440 | $14.64 | 540 | 16.3 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $30,440 | $14.64 | 840 | 13.4 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $30,140 | $14.49 | 630 | 7.5 |
| Lafayette, LA | $29,960 | $14.40 | 1,990 | 11.1 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $29,940 | $14.39 | 810 | 21.0 |
| Monroe, LA | $29,880 | $14.36 | 1,340 | 15.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $29,830 | $14.34 | 930 | 15.3 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,850 | $10.99 | 290 | 0.4 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | Not published | Not published |
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.