SOC 19-5011 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, occupational health and safety specialists earned a median of $90,150 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 140,610 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $111,530 | $53.62 | 280 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | $103,970 | $49.99 | 3,390 | 0.9 |
| Washington | $102,920 | $49.48 | 3,570 | 1.0 |
| California | $102,840 | $49.44 | 16,230 | 0.9 |
| Rhode Island | $101,740 | $48.91 | 200 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | $101,400 | $48.75 | 3,080 | 1.1 |
| New Hampshire | $101,260 | $48.68 | 610 | 0.9 |
| Alaska | $99,270 | $47.73 | 370 | 1.1 |
| Illinois | $98,270 | $47.25 | 2,900 | 0.5 |
| Maine | $97,640 | $46.94 | 600 | 0.9 |
| Minnesota | $96,990 | $46.63 | 2,460 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | $96,110 | $46.21 | 1,090 | 0.6 |
| New York | $95,720 | $46.02 | 6,840 | 0.7 |
| Oregon | $95,240 | $45.79 | 1,820 | 0.9 |
| Hawaii | $94,840 | $45.60 | 640 | 1.0 |
| Nevada | $94,360 | $45.36 | 1,150 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | $94,030 | $45.21 | 580 | 2.1 |
| North Dakota | $93,250 | $44.83 | 540 | 1.3 |
| Maryland | $91,820 | $44.14 | 2,160 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | $91,460 | $43.97 | 6,820 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | $90,800 | $43.66 | 3,910 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | $90,610 | $43.56 | 3,830 | 0.9 |
| Utah | $90,200 | $43.36 | 1,230 | 0.7 |
| Louisiana | $89,560 | $43.06 | 2,380 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | $89,480 | $43.02 | 3,220 | 1.0 |
| Florida | $88,820 | $42.70 | 6,760 | 0.7 |
| South Dakota | $88,610 | $42.60 | 250 | 0.5 |
| South Carolina | $88,080 | $42.35 | 2,170 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | $87,830 | $42.23 | 1,310 | 0.8 |
| Vermont | $87,210 | $41.93 | 170 | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | $87,050 | $41.85 | 4,890 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | $86,920 | $41.79 | 730 | 0.9 |
| North Carolina | $86,650 | $41.66 | 4,670 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | $86,560 | $41.62 | 1,020 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | $86,300 | $41.49 | 1,350 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | $85,450 | $41.08 | 3,220 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | $84,750 | $40.74 | 2,250 | 0.8 |
| New Mexico | $84,510 | $40.63 | 840 | 1.0 |
| Mississippi | $84,490 | $40.62 | 1,140 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | $84,080 | $40.42 | 3,350 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | $83,990 | $40.38 | 630 | 0.6 |
| Kentucky | $83,730 | $40.25 | 2,480 | 1.2 |
| Indiana | $83,470 | $40.13 | 3,870 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $83,090 | $39.95 | 2,660 | 0.9 |
| Alabama | $82,260 | $39.55 | 2,510 | 1.2 |
| Montana | $81,330 | $39.10 | 720 | 1.4 |
| Tennessee | $81,190 | $39.03 | 2,690 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | $81,120 | $39.00 | 600 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma | $79,890 | $38.41 | 1,690 | 1.0 |
| Texas | $79,660 | $38.30 | 17,920 | 1.3 |
| Arkansas | $73,130 | $35.16 | 850 | 0.7 |
| Guam | $68,030 | $32.71 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,630 | $21.94 | 1,430 | 1.5 |
Pay by metro area
All 368 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 | $128,980 | $62.01 | 830 | 0.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,860 | $60.99 | 2,550 | 1.1 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $125,970 | $60.56 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Niles, MI | $113,680 | $54.66 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Lawrence, KS | $109,740 | $52.76 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Napa, CA | $109,560 | $52.67 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Vallejo, CA | $109,550 | $52.67 | 170 | 1.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $109,500 | $52.65 | 1,820 | 0.9 |
| Pueblo, CO | $109,390 | $52.59 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $109,170 | $52.49 | 1,920 | 0.6 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $109,130 | $52.46 | 170 | 0.8 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $107,910 | $51.88 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $107,220 | $51.55 | 270 | 0.8 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,430 | $51.17 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $105,960 | $50.94 | 2,720 | 1.0 |
| Rochester, MN | $105,090 | $50.52 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $104,770 | $50.37 | 950 | 0.9 |
| Lafayette, LA | $104,470 | $50.23 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $104,000 | $50.00 | 160 | 0.8 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $103,810 | $49.91 | 160 | 1.7 |
| New Haven, CT | $103,780 | $49.89 | 250 | 0.9 |
| Greeley, CO | $103,740 | $49.87 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Boulder, CO | $103,720 | $49.87 | 120 | 0.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $103,330 | $49.68 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Bellingham, WA | $103,260 | $49.64 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,610 | $49.33 | 5,550 | 0.9 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $102,270 | $49.17 | 150 | 0.7 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $102,120 | $49.10 | 1,870 | 1.2 |
| Bay City, MI | $102,060 | $49.07 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,630 | $48.86 | 2,250 | 0.5 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $101,560 | $48.83 | 70 | 0.6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $101,230 | $48.67 | 1,440 | 0.9 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $101,060 | $48.59 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $101,060 | $48.59 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $100,730 | $48.43 | 220 | 0.8 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $100,230 | $48.19 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $100,000 | $48.08 | 730 | 3.0 |
| Salinas, CA | $99,770 | $47.97 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Bismarck, ND | $99,520 | $47.85 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $99,170 | $47.68 | 1,560 | 0.8 |
| Reno, NV | $99,160 | $47.68 | 260 | 0.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $99,150 | $47.67 | 300 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, OH | $98,920 | $47.56 | 1,460 | 1.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $98,490 | $47.35 | 310 | 0.9 |
| Sumter, SC | $98,490 | $47.35 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $98,450 | $47.33 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $98,440 | $47.33 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $98,320 | $47.27 | 350 | 0.5 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $97,470 | $46.86 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,410 | $46.83 | 1,050 | 0.9 |
| Charleston, WV | $96,990 | $46.63 | 150 | 1.5 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $96,990 | $46.63 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $96,820 | $46.55 | 310 | 1.3 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $96,780 | $46.53 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Redding, CA | $96,360 | $46.33 | 40 | 0.6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $96,320 | $46.31 | 6,020 | 0.6 |
| Minot, ND | $96,100 | $46.20 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $95,990 | $46.15 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $95,870 | $46.09 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Ogden, UT | $95,740 | $46.03 | 230 | 0.8 |
| Salem, OR | $95,680 | $46.00 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $95,640 | $45.98 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $95,620 | $45.97 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,600 | $45.96 | 560 | 1.2 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $95,560 | $45.94 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $95,490 | $45.91 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Albany, OR | $95,470 | $45.90 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Syracuse, NY | $95,180 | $45.76 | 280 | 0.9 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $95,130 | $45.74 | 180 | 1.1 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $95,100 | $45.72 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Sandusky, OH | $94,960 | $45.65 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Farmington, NM | $94,920 | $45.63 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Modesto, CA | $94,910 | $45.63 | 180 | 0.9 |
| Casper, WY | $94,890 | $45.62 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Huntsville, AL | $94,570 | $45.47 | 260 | 1.0 |
| Bend, OR | $94,540 | $45.45 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $94,520 | $45.44 | 760 | 1.8 |
| Peoria, IL | $94,520 | $45.44 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $94,520 | $45.44 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $94,520 | $45.44 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Merced, CA | $94,470 | $45.42 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Rockford, IL | $94,450 | $45.41 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $94,370 | $45.37 | 430 | 0.8 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $94,010 | $45.20 | 120 | 0.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $94,010 | $45.20 | 1,160 | 0.9 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $93,970 | $45.18 | 220 | 0.7 |
| Reading, PA | $93,880 | $45.13 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $93,660 | $45.03 | 690 | 1.5 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $93,640 | $45.02 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $93,430 | $44.92 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $93,340 | $44.88 | 1,070 | 0.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $93,280 | $44.85 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $93,260 | $44.84 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $93,200 | $44.81 | 1,260 | 1.1 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $93,200 | $44.81 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $93,130 | $44.77 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $93,100 | $44.76 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $93,060 | $44.74 | 1,520 | 0.5 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $93,000 | $44.71 | 350 | 1.5 |
| Yakima, WA | $92,960 | $44.69 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $92,930 | $44.68 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $92,900 | $44.66 | 850 | 0.8 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $92,670 | $44.55 | 80 | 0.4 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $92,610 | $44.52 | 430 | 1.0 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $92,310 | $44.38 | 390 | 1.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $92,050 | $44.26 | 430 | 0.7 |
| Mansfield, OH | $92,020 | $44.24 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $91,950 | $44.21 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $91,740 | $44.11 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $91,620 | $44.05 | 1,710 | 0.6 |
| Midland, TX | $91,570 | $44.03 | 580 | 4.8 |
| Appleton, WI | $91,560 | $44.02 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Beckley, WV | $91,560 | $44.02 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $91,560 | $44.02 | 170 | 1.3 |
| Manhattan, KS | $91,560 | $44.02 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $91,560 | $44.02 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $91,560 | $44.02 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Toledo, OH | $91,560 | $44.02 | 330 | 1.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $91,380 | $43.93 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $91,160 | $43.83 | 1,160 | 0.9 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $91,150 | $43.82 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $91,120 | $43.81 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $91,050 | $43.77 | 200 | 1.5 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $91,010 | $43.75 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $90,600 | $43.56 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $90,490 | $43.51 | 770 | 1.0 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $90,470 | $43.50 | 690 | 0.6 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $90,440 | $43.48 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $90,310 | $43.42 | 1,470 | 0.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $90,310 | $43.42 | 230 | 0.9 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $90,240 | $43.38 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $90,180 | $43.36 | 610 | 0.7 |
| Yuba City, CA | $90,150 | $43.34 | 40 | 0.9 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $90,100 | $43.32 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $89,920 | $43.23 | 940 | 1.2 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $89,870 | $43.21 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $89,860 | $43.20 | 30 | 1.2 |
| Iowa City, IA | $89,570 | $43.06 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $89,500 | $43.03 | 300 | 0.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $89,480 | $43.02 | 2,340 | 1.0 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $89,350 | $42.96 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Elmira, NY | $89,180 | $42.88 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $89,070 | $42.82 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $88,990 | $42.79 | 400 | 1.1 |
| Flint, MI | $88,990 | $42.79 | 70 | 0.5 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $88,690 | $42.64 | 120 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $88,610 | $42.60 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $88,610 | $42.60 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $88,610 | $42.60 | 190 | 1.2 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $88,610 | $42.60 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Vineland, NJ | $88,480 | $42.54 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Springfield, MA | $88,290 | $42.45 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,270 | $42.44 | 700 | 1.0 |
| Bangor, ME | $88,190 | $42.40 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Victoria, TX | $88,110 | $42.36 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $88,090 | $42.35 | 310 | 0.7 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $88,090 | $42.35 | 2,210 | 0.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $88,080 | $42.35 | 1,340 | 0.7 |
| Cleveland, OH | $88,070 | $42.34 | 1,100 | 1.1 |
| Lebanon, PA | $88,000 | $42.31 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Florence, SC | $87,970 | $42.30 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $87,970 | $42.29 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $87,920 | $42.27 | 630 | 1.2 |
| Columbus, IN | $87,920 | $42.27 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Kenosha, WI | $87,890 | $42.25 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Binghamton, NY | $87,740 | $42.18 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $87,530 | $42.08 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $87,450 | $42.04 | 480 | 0.6 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $87,390 | $42.02 | 280 | 0.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $87,310 | $41.98 | 1,160 | 1.0 |
| Mankato, MN | $87,270 | $41.96 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Albany, GA | $86,920 | $41.79 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $86,920 | $41.79 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $86,830 | $41.75 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $86,660 | $41.66 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Madison, WI | $86,650 | $41.66 | 340 | 0.8 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $86,480 | $41.58 | 300 | 0.8 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $86,480 | $41.58 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Altoona, PA | $86,260 | $41.47 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $86,260 | $41.47 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $86,160 | $41.42 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $86,040 | $41.37 | 90 | 1.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $85,900 | $41.30 | 60 | 0.9 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $85,620 | $41.17 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $85,610 | $41.16 | 150 | 0.7 |
| Mobile, AL | $85,600 | $41.16 | 260 | 1.5 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $85,550 | $41.13 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $85,490 | $41.10 | 920 | 0.6 |
| Wilmington, NC | $85,230 | $40.97 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $85,170 | $40.95 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $85,100 | $40.91 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Wausau, WI | $85,010 | $40.87 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $84,990 | $40.86 | 30 | 1.1 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $84,990 | $40.86 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $84,950 | $40.84 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $84,820 | $40.78 | 1,270 | 1.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $84,760 | $40.75 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $84,730 | $40.74 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $84,720 | $40.73 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $84,640 | $40.69 | 260 | 0.8 |
| Rochester, NY | $84,570 | $40.66 | 480 | 1.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $84,510 | $40.63 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $84,500 | $40.63 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $84,430 | $40.59 | 410 | 1.1 |
| Corvallis, OR | $84,420 | $40.59 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $84,410 | $40.58 | 320 | 1.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $84,360 | $40.56 | 450 | 2.8 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $84,350 | $40.56 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Chico, CA | $84,010 | $40.39 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $83,990 | $40.38 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $83,870 | $40.32 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $83,860 | $40.32 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $83,760 | $40.27 | 410 | 0.9 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $83,740 | $40.26 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $83,650 | $40.22 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $83,510 | $40.15 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,440 | $40.11 | 1,230 | 0.9 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $83,440 | $40.12 | 230 | 1.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $83,420 | $40.11 | 690 | 1.0 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $83,410 | $40.10 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $83,410 | $40.10 | 810 | 0.7 |
| Akron, OH | $83,300 | $40.05 | 370 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $83,210 | $40.01 | 640 | 0.9 |
| Tucson, AZ | $83,200 | $40.00 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $83,130 | $39.97 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Ithaca, NY | $83,020 | $39.91 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $83,000 | $39.90 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Ames, IA | $82,970 | $39.89 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $82,970 | $39.89 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $82,910 | $39.86 | 5,650 | 1.7 |
| Owensboro, KY | $82,880 | $39.85 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $82,760 | $39.79 | 180 | 0.8 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,750 | $39.78 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Helena, MT | $82,740 | $39.78 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $82,720 | $39.77 | 490 | 1.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $82,710 | $39.76 | 280 | 2.7 |
| Great Falls, MT | $82,670 | $39.74 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Jackson, MS | $82,640 | $39.73 | 280 | 1.0 |
| Bozeman, MT | $82,570 | $39.70 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Lima, OH | $82,420 | $39.63 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Saginaw, MI | $82,400 | $39.62 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $82,370 | $39.60 | 140 | 0.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $82,270 | $39.55 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $82,260 | $39.55 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Montgomery, AL | $82,260 | $39.55 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $82,220 | $39.53 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $82,220 | $39.53 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Medford, OR | $82,180 | $39.51 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Springfield, OH | $82,100 | $39.47 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $81,990 | $39.42 | 200 | 0.8 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $81,990 | $39.42 | 410 | 0.7 |
| Asheville, NC | $81,740 | $39.30 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $81,590 | $39.23 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Billings, MT | $81,520 | $39.19 | 110 | 1.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $81,520 | $39.19 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $81,390 | $39.13 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $81,370 | $39.12 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $81,330 | $39.10 | 160 | 1.1 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $81,120 | $39.00 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $81,000 | $38.94 | 3,660 | 0.9 |
| Erie, PA | $80,980 | $38.93 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Tulsa, OK | $80,900 | $38.89 | 410 | 0.9 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $80,880 | $38.89 | 180 | 0.6 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $80,840 | $38.86 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $80,730 | $38.81 | 1,240 | 1.0 |
| Topeka, KS | $80,670 | $38.79 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $80,560 | $38.73 | 740 | 1.0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $80,280 | $38.60 | 270 | 1.0 |
| Roanoke, VA | $80,260 | $38.59 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $80,250 | $38.58 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $80,250 | $38.58 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $80,140 | $38.53 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $80,010 | $38.47 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $79,990 | $38.46 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $79,950 | $38.44 | 270 | 0.9 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $79,940 | $38.43 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Decatur, IL | $79,880 | $38.41 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, MO | $79,560 | $38.25 | 170 | 0.7 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $79,550 | $38.25 | 120 | 1.1 |
| State College, PA | $79,540 | $38.24 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Burlington, NC | $79,430 | $38.19 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Traverse City, MI | $79,400 | $38.17 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $79,330 | $38.14 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Columbia, SC | $79,160 | $38.06 | 400 | 1.0 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $79,110 | $38.04 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Johnson City, TN | $79,000 | $37.98 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $78,980 | $37.97 | 140 | 0.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $78,850 | $37.91 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Monroe, LA | $78,800 | $37.89 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Jackson, TN | $78,460 | $37.72 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $78,420 | $37.70 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Dubuque, IA | $78,410 | $37.70 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $78,370 | $37.68 | 450 | 0.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $78,370 | $37.68 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $78,190 | $37.59 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Knoxville, TN | $78,110 | $37.55 | 470 | 1.1 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $78,090 | $37.55 | 130 | 0.6 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $77,960 | $37.48 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $77,950 | $37.48 | 400 | 2.1 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $77,840 | $37.43 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Johnstown, PA | $77,810 | $37.41 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $77,740 | $37.37 | 60 | 1.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,690 | $37.35 | 1,230 | 1.1 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $77,680 | $37.35 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $77,620 | $37.32 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Midland, MI | $77,580 | $37.30 | 90 | 2.4 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $77,450 | $37.24 | 160 | 1.1 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $77,380 | $37.20 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Morristown, TN | $77,370 | $37.20 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Dothan, AL | $77,350 | $37.19 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Hammond, LA | $77,220 | $37.13 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $77,150 | $37.09 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Valdosta, GA | $77,130 | $37.08 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $77,000 | $37.02 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $76,790 | $36.92 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,770 | $36.91 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $76,560 | $36.81 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Gainesville, FL | $76,400 | $36.73 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $76,400 | $36.73 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $76,400 | $36.73 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $76,330 | $36.70 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Gadsden, AL | $76,270 | $36.67 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $75,950 | $36.52 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Lincoln, NE | $75,820 | $36.45 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Amarillo, TX | $75,350 | $36.23 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Williamsport, PA | $75,320 | $36.21 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $75,180 | $36.15 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Ocala, FL | $74,910 | $36.01 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $74,490 | $35.81 | 220 | 0.6 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,470 | $35.80 | 230 | 0.8 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $74,430 | $35.78 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Dalton, GA | $74,310 | $35.73 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $74,190 | $35.67 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Yuma, AZ | $74,160 | $35.66 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $73,920 | $35.54 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $73,580 | $35.38 | 110 | 1.3 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $73,200 | $35.19 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Longview, TX | $73,050 | $35.12 | 200 | 1.7 |
| San Angelo, TX | $73,040 | $35.12 | 50 | 1.1 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $73,010 | $35.10 | 170 | 0.5 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $72,890 | $35.05 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Monroe, MI | $72,470 | $34.84 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Kingston, NY | $71,820 | $34.53 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $71,560 | $34.40 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Cleveland, TN | $70,400 | $33.85 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $70,400 | $33.85 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Waco, TX | $70,220 | $33.76 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Lubbock, TX | $70,190 | $33.75 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Missoula, MT | $69,300 | $33.32 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $69,120 | $33.23 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Gainesville, GA | $67,480 | $32.44 | 90 | 0.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $66,340 | $31.89 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Odessa, TX | $66,110 | $31.78 | 310 | 3.8 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $65,670 | $31.57 | 120 | 1.4 |
| El Paso, TX | $65,640 | $31.56 | 330 | 1.0 |
| Rome, GA | $64,790 | $31.15 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Laredo, TX | $63,630 | $30.59 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Dover, DE | $62,950 | $30.27 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $61,100 | $29.37 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $60,850 | $29.25 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,750 | $28.73 | 100 | 0.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $56,500 | $27.17 | 210 | 0.7 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $55,870 | $26.86 | 30 | 0.5 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,040 | $22.14 | 1,140 | 1.7 |
| Arecibo, PR | $45,060 | $21.66 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Ponce, PR | $44,380 | $21.34 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $44,360 | $21.33 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $43,330 | $20.83 | 60 | 1.2 |
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.