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SOC 47-2073 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

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

U.S. median annual wage$59,850
U.S. median hourly wage$28.78
U.S. employment478,090

Nationally, operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earned a median of $59,850 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 478,090 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”.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$115,860$55.702,3803.8
Illinois$97,740$46.9912,2902.0
New Jersey$89,660$43.115,9801.4
California$87,160$41.9036,0202.0
Washington$81,700$39.2810,2902.9
New York$80,980$38.9414,4901.5
Indiana$79,580$38.2611,5203.6
Minnesota$79,130$38.048,5902.9
Connecticut$78,750$37.862,8601.7
Alaska$77,810$37.413,0509.4
Massachusetts$76,820$36.939,6802.7
Wisconsin$75,280$36.198,1402.8
District of Columbia$74,610$35.876200.9
Oregon$73,430$35.305,6302.9
Nevada$71,410$34.335,4103.5
Ohio$64,940$31.2216,9203.0
Rhode Island$63,610$30.589701.9
Wyoming$62,960$30.273,80013.5
Michigan$62,690$30.149,5002.2
Colorado$62,620$30.1111,7004.1
New Hampshire$62,200$29.911,3301.9
North Dakota$62,150$29.884,89011.4
Idaho$61,680$29.664,2705.0
Montana$61,580$29.613,7507.3
Maryland$61,410$29.536,6102.4
Utah$60,740$29.207,8804.5
Arizona$60,620$29.1413,2004.1
Missouri$60,540$29.1010,4703.6
Pennsylvania$60,530$29.1022,1203.6
Iowa$60,330$29.015,5303.6
South Dakota$59,500$28.612,0504.5
Vermont$58,870$28.301,2804.2
Nebraska$58,360$28.063,1803.1
Delaware$58,020$27.891,2302.5
Kentucky$57,780$27.787,0503.5
Virginia$57,160$27.4812,1002.9
Maine$56,140$26.992,2103.5
New Mexico$52,000$25.005,5206.3
Tennessee$52,000$25.0010,6603.3
Louisiana$51,700$24.867,8604.1
Kansas$51,620$24.827,0704.9
West Virginia$51,300$24.667,83011.2
Texas$50,460$24.2655,5403.9
Florida$49,400$23.7527,5102.8
North Carolina$49,310$23.7116,5803.4
South Carolina$48,940$23.538,1603.5
Oklahoma$47,970$23.067,0504.1
Georgia$47,880$23.0215,7003.2
Virgin Islands$47,650$22.911203.8
Alabama$47,520$22.849,6404.6
Mississippi$47,410$22.794,1703.6
Arkansas$44,520$21.415,8004.5
Guam$39,170$18.836509.7
Puerto Rico$29,810$14.332,4002.6

Pay by metro area

All 392 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$27,770$60,177$92,583$124,990Ponce, PR — $27,770Aguadilla, PR — $28,440San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,810Mayaguez, PR — $30,970Arecibo, PR — $31,360Rome, GA — $36,400Gadsden, AL — $36,910Hot Springs, AR — $37,760McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,200Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $40,190Dalton, GA — $40,860Valdosta, GA — $41,500Fort Smith, AR-OK — $41,820Anniston-Oxford, AL — $42,020Athens-Clarke County, GA — $44,300Alexandria, LA — $44,570Montgomery, AL — $44,860Albany, GA — $45,460Jonesboro, AR — $45,590El Paso, TX — $45,630Homosassa Springs, FL — $45,650Monroe, LA — $46,000Lawton, OK — $46,030Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $46,060Laredo, TX — $46,100Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $46,290Macon-Bibb County, GA — $46,300Columbus, GA-AL — $46,430Lubbock, TX — $46,490Ocala, FL — $46,500Tallahassee, FL — $46,530Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $46,600Tyler, TX — $46,670Sebring, FL — $46,760Texarkana, TX-AR — $46,800Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $46,850Eagle Pass, TX — $46,920Jacksonville, NC — $46,930Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,950Auburn-Opelika, AL — $47,000Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $47,000Hattiesburg, MS — $47,030Dothan, AL — $47,120Goldsboro, NC — $47,180Jackson, TN — $47,240Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $47,340Jackson, MS — $47,340Mobile, AL — $47,400Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $47,450Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $47,450Hinesville, GA — $47,510Victoria, TX — $47,520Johnson City, TN — $47,560Killeen-Temple, TX — $47,590Winston-Salem, NC — $47,590Tuscaloosa, AL — $47,710Waco, TX — $47,730Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,860Wichita Falls, TX — $47,860Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $47,900Wilmington, NC — $47,910Greenville, NC — $47,940Asheville, NC — $47,970College Station-Bryan, TX — $47,980Florence, SC — $48,000Longview, TX — $48,030Warner Robins, GA — $48,110San Angelo, TX — $48,120Morristown, TN — $48,170Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $48,190Gainesville, FL — $48,190Cleveland, TN — $48,210Corpus Christi, TX — $48,320Gainesville, GA — $48,350Fayetteville, NC — $48,390Columbia, SC — $48,410Tulsa, OK — $48,420Port St. Lucie, FL — $48,600Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $48,620Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $48,640Rocky Mount, NC — $48,640Knoxville, TN — $48,690Oklahoma City, OK — $48,690Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $48,700San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $48,750Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $48,750Savannah, GA — $48,810Amarillo, TX — $48,850Dover, DE — $48,860Punta Gorda, FL — $48,860Las Cruces, NM — $48,890Jacksonville, FL — $48,920Spartanburg, SC — $48,940Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $48,980Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $48,990Roanoke, VA — $49,010Enid, OK — $49,050Huntsville, AL — $49,110Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $49,140Lake Charles, LA — $49,270Greensboro-High Point, NC — $49,310Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $49,330Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $49,430North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $49,460Decatur, AL — $49,470Abilene, TX — $49,500Owensboro, KY — $49,550Harrisonburg, VA — $49,670Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $49,710Lafayette, LA — $49,800Hammond, LA — $49,870Wichita, KS — $49,930Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $50,030Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $50,090Lynchburg, VA — $50,100Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $50,210Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $50,300Chattanooga, TN-GA — $50,320Sumter, SC — $50,340Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $50,470Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $50,580Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $50,640Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $50,740Altoona, PA — $50,790Winchester, VA-WV — $50,790Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $50,800Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $50,820Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $50,870Williamsport, PA — $50,890Clarksville, TN-KY — $50,910Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $50,960Elizabethtown, KY — $50,960Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $51,000Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $51,020Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $51,040Naples-Marco Island, FL — $51,040Raleigh-Cary, NC — $51,110Albuquerque, NM — $51,160Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $51,290Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $51,370Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $51,550Burlington, NC — $51,570Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $51,800Johnstown, PA — $51,830Bangor, ME — $52,000Santa Fe, NM — $52,000Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $52,060Twin Falls, ID — $52,080Gettysburg, PA — $52,960Morgantown, WV — $52,970Joplin, MO-KS — $53,210Springfield, MO — $53,340Sherman-Denison, TX — $53,380Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $53,870Yuma, AZ — $54,270Birmingham, AL — $54,330Ithaca, NY — $54,820Casper, WY — $54,870Grand Island, NE — $55,020Farmington, NM — $55,180Richmond, VA — $55,280Odessa, TX — $55,430Salisbury, MD — $55,480Lebanon, PA — $55,750Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $55,960Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $56,030Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $56,140Topeka, KS — $56,760Columbia, MO — $56,770Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $56,850Logan, UT-ID — $56,980Springfield, OH — $57,230Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $57,320Charleston, WV — $57,640Grand Junction, CO — $57,700Midland, TX — $57,900St. George, UT — $57,900Cheyenne, WY — $57,970Erie, PA — $58,030Manhattan, KS — $58,080Tucson, AZ — $58,100Baton Rouge, LA — $58,210New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $58,240Wheeling, WV-OH — $58,250Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $58,420Lexington-Fayette, KY — $58,560Flagstaff, AZ — $58,720Chambersburg, PA — $58,800Lima, OH — $58,860Paducah, KY-IL — $59,000Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $59,140Youngstown-Warren, OH — $59,210Pocatello, ID — $59,250Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $59,330Portland-South Portland, ME — $59,530Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $59,660Niles, MI — $59,670Beckley, WV — $59,700Charlottesville, VA — $59,790Saginaw, MI — $59,830Jackson, MI — $59,860Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $59,880Muncie, IN — $59,910Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $60,000Canton-Massillon, OH — $60,010Omaha, NE-IA — $60,020Glens Falls, NY — $60,030Lawrence, KS — $60,080Bowling Green, KY — $60,180Ogden, UT — $60,250Manchester-Nashua, NH — $60,370Sandusky, OH — $60,380Iowa City, IA — $60,530Visalia, CA — $60,530State College, PA — $60,540Rapid City, SD — $60,660Greeley, CO — $60,690Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $60,740Lincoln, NE — $60,810Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $60,830Monroe, MI — $60,910Boise City, ID — $60,930Lexington Park, MD — $60,930Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $60,960Binghamton, NY — $61,000Pueblo, CO — $61,130Traverse City, MI — $61,200Lewiston, ID-WA — $61,290Lancaster, PA — $61,340Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $61,390Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $61,480Grand Forks, ND-MN — $61,520Terre Haute, IN — $61,630Colorado Springs, CO — $61,660Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $61,660Fargo, ND-MN — $61,690Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $61,710Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $61,730Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $61,750Corvallis, OR — $61,780York-Hanover, PA — $61,870Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $61,890Billings, MT — $61,990Great Falls, MT — $62,090Bloomington, IN — $62,120Bismarck, ND — $62,150Dubuque, IA — $62,250Utica-Rome, NY — $62,270Reading, PA — $62,290Pittsburgh, PA — $62,320Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $62,340Ames, IA — $62,400Medford, OR — $62,410Ann Arbor, MI — $62,490Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $62,540Helena, MT — $62,570Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $62,610St. Joseph, MO-KS — $62,820Minot, ND — $62,990Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $63,050Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $63,050Cedar Rapids, IA — $63,310Syracuse, NY — $63,810Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $63,850Idaho Falls, ID — $63,910Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $63,910Akron, OH — $63,920Grants Pass, OR — $63,920Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $64,050Missoula, MT — $64,050Kansas City, MO-KS — $64,060Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $64,080Longview-Kelso, WA — $64,150Sheboygan, WI — $64,290Toledo, OH — $64,380Pittsfield, MA — $64,460Coeur d'Alene, ID — $64,540Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $64,650Carson City, NV — $64,820Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $64,850Columbus, IN — $64,970Eugene-Springfield, OR — $65,390Midland, MI — $65,710Rochester, NY — $65,720Elmira, NY — $65,760Mansfield, OH — $66,100Janesville-Beloit, WI — $66,320Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $66,810Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $66,830Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $66,850Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $66,950Bend, OR — $67,520Walla Walla, WA — $67,750Albany, OR — $68,080Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $68,130Bozeman, MT — $68,160Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $69,800Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $69,900Kingston, NY — $70,370El Centro, CA — $70,830Boulder, CO — $71,060Jefferson City, MO — $71,140La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $71,430Fond du Lac, WI — $71,560Cleveland, OH — $71,740Yakima, WA — $71,810Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $72,240Barnstable Town, MA — $72,920Springfield, MA — $73,070Kenosha, WI — $73,190Reno, NV — $73,260Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $73,650Salem, OR — $74,270Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $74,360Merced, CA — $74,800Duluth, MN-WI — $75,040Flint, MI — $75,140Bay City, MI — $75,310Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $75,640Eau Claire, WI — $75,970Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $76,240Green Bay, WI — $76,290Anchorage, AK — $76,520Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $76,740Vineland, NJ — $76,740Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $76,940Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $77,020Worcester, MA — $77,050Redding, CA — $77,090Stockton-Lodi, CA — $77,420Fort Wayne, IN — $77,450Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $77,780Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $77,960Battle Creek, MI — $78,020Fresno, CA — $78,310Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $78,330Mankato, MN — $78,560Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $78,720Columbus, OH — $78,950Chico, CA — $79,040Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $79,040San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $79,340Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $79,430St. Cloud, MN — $79,530Rochester, MN — $79,580New Haven, CT — $79,840Kennewick-Richland, WA — $79,850Salinas, CA — $80,320South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $80,460Yuba City, CA — $80,620Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $81,500Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $82,190Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $82,250Kokomo, IN — $82,270St. Louis, MO-IL — $82,270Fairbanks-College, AK — $82,390Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $82,540Appleton, WI — $83,010Madison, WI — $83,060Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $83,290Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $83,340Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $83,460San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $83,670Evansville, IN — $84,500Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $85,390Peoria, IL — $86,440Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $89,460Napa, CA — $90,060Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $90,320Modesto, CA — $90,560Wausau, WI — $90,900Bellingham, WA — $91,510Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $91,650Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $92,890Champaign-Urbana, IL — $92,900Kankakee, IL — $94,270New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $95,050Vallejo, CA — $95,100Springfield, IL — $95,310Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $95,750Bloomington, IL — $96,250Rockford, IL — $97,250Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $97,770Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $98,120Decatur, IL — $100,520Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $103,060Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $103,100Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $105,080Urban Honolulu, HI — $117,630San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $124,340San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $124,750Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $124,990

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.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$124,990$60.094005.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$124,750$59.974,0801.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$124,340$59.781,3601.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$117,630$56.551,4303.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$105,080$50.527103.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,100$49.577,9301.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$103,060$49.552602.0
Decatur, IL$100,520$48.331002.3
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$98,120$47.171704.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$97,770$47.014205.0
Rockford, IL$97,250$46.752601.9
Bloomington, IL$96,250$46.271802.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,750$46.044,8602.3
Springfield, IL$95,310$45.822102.1
Vallejo, CA$95,100$45.726304.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,050$45.7011,4301.2
Kankakee, IL$94,270$45.32902.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL$92,900$44.661601.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$92,890$44.668,7801.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$91,650$44.062,9202.7
Bellingham, WA$91,510$44.004004.3
Wausau, WI$90,900$43.702002.8
Modesto, CA$90,560$43.544302.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$90,320$43.432803.7
Napa, CA$90,060$43.301602.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$89,460$43.012404.8
Peoria, IL$86,440$41.563302.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$85,390$41.051803.4
Evansville, IN$84,500$40.635103.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,670$40.233,1302.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$83,460$40.123403.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83,340$40.074,2702.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$83,290$40.057802.4
Madison, WI$83,060$39.936801.7
Appleton, WI$83,010$39.914803.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,540$39.681,0002.2
Fairbanks-College, AK$82,390$39.6143011.7
Kokomo, IN$82,270$39.551002.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$82,270$39.564,1903.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$82,250$39.546001.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$82,190$39.513,7003.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$81,500$39.184002.0
Yuba City, CA$80,620$38.762304.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$80,460$38.683602.7
Salinas, CA$80,320$38.623401.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA$79,850$38.394603.6
New Haven, CT$79,840$38.384501.6
Rochester, MN$79,580$38.262902.4
St. Cloud, MN$79,530$38.247006.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,430$38.192,0702.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$79,340$38.145304.3
Chico, CA$79,040$38.002302.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79,040$38.003,0402.5
Columbus, OH$78,950$37.963,2903.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$78,720$37.854,7402.8
Mankato, MN$78,560$37.771502.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,330$37.663001.9
Fresno, CA$78,310$37.651,2902.7
Battle Creek, MI$78,020$37.511502.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$77,960$37.481,0003.0
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,780$37.391801.9
Fort Wayne, IN$77,450$37.246502.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,420$37.227602.6
Redding, CA$77,090$37.063404.7
Worcester, MA$77,050$37.051,2303.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$77,020$37.031501.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$76,940$36.996,3702.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,740$36.899901.7
Vineland, NJ$76,740$36.891802.9
Anchorage, AK$76,520$36.799805.6
Green Bay, WI$76,290$36.684202.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,240$36.653201.9
Eau Claire, WI$75,970$36.532603.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$75,640$36.361301.3
Bay City, MI$75,310$36.211404.3
Flint, MI$75,140$36.122401.8
Duluth, MN-WI$75,040$36.087706.2
Merced, CA$74,800$35.961602.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,360$35.757002.8
Salem, OR$74,270$35.717504.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,650$35.419501.8
Reno, NV$73,260$35.221,2904.7
Kenosha, WI$73,190$35.191201.6
Springfield, MA$73,070$35.136703.3
Barnstable Town, MA$72,920$35.064004.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,240$34.735902.2
Yakima, WA$71,810$34.521902.0
Cleveland, OH$71,740$34.492,6602.6
Fond du Lac, WI$71,560$34.401603.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$71,430$34.341201.4
Jefferson City, MO$71,140$34.204105.1
Boulder, CO$71,060$34.161901.0
El Centro, CA$70,830$34.052403.7
Kingston, NY$70,370$33.831502.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$69,900$33.611,5702.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$69,800$33.562701.1
Bozeman, MT$68,160$32.775307.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$68,130$32.763,7902.0
Albany, OR$68,080$32.731503.2
Walla Walla, WA$67,750$32.57502.1
Bend, OR$67,520$32.465805.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$66,950$32.193,1202.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$66,850$32.142101.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$66,830$32.131802.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,810$32.125,6201.9
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,320$31.882403.5
Mansfield, OH$66,100$31.781903.8
Elmira, NY$65,760$31.62702.2
Rochester, NY$65,720$31.609101.8
Midland, MI$65,710$31.591203.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,390$31.443302.1
Columbus, IN$64,970$31.241102.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$64,850$31.185703.2
Carson City, NV$64,820$31.16802.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$64,650$31.086003.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,540$31.034506.2
Pittsfield, MA$64,460$30.991502.7
Toledo, OH$64,380$30.957802.7
Sheboygan, WI$64,290$30.911001.6
Longview-Kelso, WA$64,150$30.841904.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$64,080$30.815,1503.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,060$30.804,1103.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,050$30.797101.9
Missoula, MT$64,050$30.793104.6
Akron, OH$63,920$30.738302.6
Grants Pass, OR$63,920$30.73902.9
Idaho Falls, ID$63,910$30.734705.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$63,910$30.732,4602.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,850$30.709001.5
Syracuse, NY$63,810$30.687002.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,310$30.444903.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$63,050$30.319202.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$63,050$30.311002.0
Minot, ND$62,990$30.292908.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS$62,820$30.203907.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,610$30.101,2603.1
Helena, MT$62,570$30.082204.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,540$30.077,9803.4
Ann Arbor, MI$62,490$30.051700.8
Medford, OR$62,410$30.012703.0
Ames, IA$62,400$30.001903.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,340$29.971904.8
Pittsburgh, PA$62,320$29.965,0504.5
Reading, PA$62,290$29.955903.4
Utica-Rome, NY$62,270$29.942001.7
Dubuque, IA$62,250$29.931602.8
Bismarck, ND$62,150$29.885808.1
Bloomington, IN$62,120$29.872303.2
Great Falls, MT$62,090$29.851704.7
Billings, MT$61,990$29.815405.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,890$29.761,9202.8
York-Hanover, PA$61,870$29.747904.3
Corvallis, OR$61,780$29.70601.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$61,750$29.692,5703.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,730$29.681901.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$61,710$29.672902.3
Fargo, ND-MN$61,690$29.669606.4
Colorado Springs, CO$61,660$29.641,0303.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,660$29.646,4502.1
Terre Haute, IN$61,630$29.632303.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,520$29.583707.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$61,480$29.561303.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61,390$29.524802.2
Lancaster, PA$61,340$29.491,0104.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,290$29.471003.6
Traverse City, MI$61,200$29.422804.2
Pueblo, CO$61,130$29.393105.0
Binghamton, NY$61,000$29.333303.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,960$29.316303.5
Boise City, ID$60,930$29.291,7304.4
Lexington Park, MD$60,930$29.292303.3
Monroe, MI$60,910$29.291403.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,830$29.2477010.6
Lincoln, NE$60,810$29.244902.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,740$29.203,3502.5
Greeley, CO$60,690$29.181,55013.0
Rapid City, SD$60,660$29.164105.6
State College, PA$60,540$29.114606.6
Iowa City, IA$60,530$29.102102.2
Visalia, CA$60,530$29.102601.5
Sandusky, OH$60,380$29.032404.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$60,370$29.022101.0
Ogden, UT$60,250$28.961,1604.3
Bowling Green, KY$60,180$28.933003.6
Lawrence, KS$60,080$28.881202.4
Glens Falls, NY$60,030$28.861703.4
Omaha, NE-IA$60,020$28.861,3802.8
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,010$28.855303.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$60,000$28.853302.7
Muncie, IN$59,910$28.81801.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,880$28.791,4404.7
Jackson, MI$59,860$28.781602.9
Saginaw, MI$59,830$28.761702.1
Charlottesville, VA$59,790$28.753102.7
Beckley, WV$59,700$28.7048011.1
Niles, MI$59,670$28.691302.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,660$28.681001.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,530$28.628803.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$59,330$28.529503.7
Pocatello, ID$59,250$28.481904.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,210$28.474202.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,140$28.432002.6
Paducah, KY-IL$59,000$28.364609.2
Lima, OH$58,860$28.301302.7
Chambersburg, PA$58,800$28.272804.7
Flagstaff, AZ$58,720$28.232503.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,560$28.157602.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,420$28.096702.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$58,250$28.015008.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,240$28.001,1502.6
Baton Rouge, LA$58,210$27.992,2605.5
Tucson, AZ$58,100$27.931,1302.9
Manhattan, KS$58,080$27.923606.8
Erie, PA$58,030$27.902802.3
Cheyenne, WY$57,970$27.872705.5
Midland, TX$57,900$27.841,1509.4
St. George, UT$57,900$27.846707.4
Grand Junction, CO$57,700$27.743905.9
Charleston, WV$57,640$27.719409.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$57,320$27.561,0407.4
Springfield, OH$57,230$27.511002.2
Logan, UT-ID$56,980$27.391802.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$56,850$27.331,1206.8
Columbia, MO$56,770$27.293102.9
Topeka, KS$56,760$27.295304.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,140$26.991302.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$56,030$26.943,8203.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,960$26.907706.4
Lebanon, PA$55,750$26.801603.0
Salisbury, MD$55,480$26.68701.3
Odessa, TX$55,430$26.656708.3
Richmond, VA$55,280$26.582,2203.4
Farmington, NM$55,180$26.5348010.2
Grand Island, NE$55,020$26.451203.1
Casper, WY$54,870$26.382807.0
Ithaca, NY$54,820$26.36501.1
Birmingham, AL$54,330$26.122,0704.0
Yuma, AZ$54,270$26.091802.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,870$25.901,1401.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$53,380$25.661803.5
Springfield, MO$53,340$25.645302.4
Joplin, MO-KS$53,210$25.583303.8
Morgantown, WV$52,970$25.465307.8
Gettysburg, PA$52,960$25.461905.9
Twin Falls, ID$52,080$25.041503.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,060$25.032,1502.8
Bangor, ME$52,000$25.003104.3
Santa Fe, NM$52,000$25.001402.3
Johnstown, PA$51,830$24.922304.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,800$24.915,8502.1
Burlington, NC$51,570$24.792002.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$51,550$24.782203.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,370$24.7011,5102.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$51,290$24.663108.6
Albuquerque, NM$51,160$24.591,3303.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,110$24.573,0804.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,040$24.5414,0004.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$51,040$24.546803.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$51,020$24.534,3303.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,000$24.527504.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,960$24.505,0103.9
Elizabethtown, KY$50,960$24.501102.1
Clarksville, TN-KY$50,910$24.484204.0
Williamsport, PA$50,890$24.472304.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,870$24.464,4403.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,820$24.444801.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$50,800$24.433803.6
Altoona, PA$50,790$24.422303.9
Winchester, VA-WV$50,790$24.422603.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$50,740$24.393203.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,640$24.351,4703.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$50,580$24.322502.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$50,470$24.271404.3
Sumter, SC$50,340$24.202206.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,320$24.197502.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,300$24.183,9802.7
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,210$24.14902.1
Lynchburg, VA$50,100$24.092302.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$50,090$24.089003.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,030$24.05Not publishedNot published
Wichita, KS$49,930$24.001,1503.7
Hammond, LA$49,870$23.97901.9
Lafayette, LA$49,800$23.943702.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,710$23.901202.1
Harrisonburg, VA$49,670$23.882604.0
Owensboro, KY$49,550$23.821402.8
Abilene, TX$49,500$23.802303.1
Decatur, AL$49,470$23.792904.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,460$23.781,0903.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,430$23.778,3602.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$49,330$23.721,1603.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,310$23.711,0802.9
Lake Charles, LA$49,270$23.694104.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,140$23.626202.5
Huntsville, AL$49,110$23.611,1004.1
Enid, OK$49,050$23.581104.7
Roanoke, VA$49,010$23.564803.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$48,990$23.557108.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,980$23.551,1302.6
Spartanburg, SC$48,940$23.536504.0
Jacksonville, FL$48,920$23.521,9902.6
Las Cruces, NM$48,890$23.514405.5
Dover, DE$48,860$23.491902.8
Punta Gorda, FL$48,860$23.492003.4
Amarillo, TX$48,850$23.484904.0
Savannah, GA$48,810$23.477203.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,750$23.443,9803.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,750$23.441603.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,700$23.425103.2
Knoxville, TN$48,690$23.411,2102.9
Oklahoma City, OK$48,690$23.412,2503.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,640$23.393903.1
Rocky Mount, NC$48,640$23.381703.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,620$23.385005.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,600$23.376103.6
Tulsa, OK$48,420$23.281,5303.3
Columbia, SC$48,410$23.271,1202.8
Fayetteville, NC$48,390$23.264403.4
Gainesville, GA$48,350$23.243002.9
Corpus Christi, TX$48,320$23.231,1606.0
Cleveland, TN$48,210$23.181603.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,190$23.176702.9
Gainesville, FL$48,190$23.173001.9
Morristown, TN$48,170$23.162204.7
San Angelo, TX$48,120$23.142104.3
Warner Robins, GA$48,110$23.132403.2
Longview, TX$48,030$23.097506.4
Florence, SC$48,000$23.082502.8
College Station-Bryan, TX$47,980$23.075904.4
Asheville, NC$47,970$23.065102.8
Greenville, NC$47,940$23.052102.6
Wilmington, NC$47,910$23.037904.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,900$23.038203.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,860$23.016003.1
Wichita Falls, TX$47,860$23.011803.2
Waco, TX$47,730$22.954703.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,710$22.946506.0
Killeen-Temple, TX$47,590$22.885703.8
Winston-Salem, NC$47,590$22.887702.8
Johnson City, TN$47,560$22.872002.4
Victoria, TX$47,520$22.841804.7
Hinesville, GA$47,510$22.84602.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,450$22.813504.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$47,450$22.813309.1
Mobile, AL$47,400$22.799905.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,340$22.763702.4
Jackson, MS$47,340$22.768703.2
Jackson, TN$47,240$22.712703.2
Goldsboro, NC$47,180$22.682205.4
Dothan, AL$47,120$22.662003.3
Hattiesburg, MS$47,030$22.611802.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,000$22.603604.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$47,000$22.599806.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,950$22.577303.3
Jacksonville, NC$46,930$22.561803.5
Eagle Pass, TX$46,920$22.56502.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$46,850$22.522604.6
Texarkana, TX-AR$46,800$22.502804.8
Sebring, FL$46,760$22.48702.6
Tyler, TX$46,670$22.442902.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$46,600$22.401904.0
Tallahassee, FL$46,530$22.374902.6
Ocala, FL$46,500$22.354603.8
Lubbock, TX$46,490$22.355503.3
Columbus, GA-AL$46,430$22.324904.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,300$22.263103.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,290$22.251,2303.4
Laredo, TX$46,100$22.162802.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$46,060$22.144109.8
Lawton, OK$46,030$22.132104.9
Monroe, LA$46,000$22.122302.6
Homosassa Springs, FL$45,650$21.952206.0
El Paso, TX$45,630$21.949802.9
Jonesboro, AR$45,590$21.922403.9
Albany, GA$45,460$21.862604.4
Montgomery, AL$44,860$21.575803.5
Alexandria, LA$44,570$21.432604.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,300$21.302302.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$42,020$20.202405.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,820$20.114404.7
Valdosta, GA$41,500$19.951903.5
Dalton, GA$40,860$19.652003.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$40,190$19.323302.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,200$18.851,0103.4
Hot Springs, AR$37,760$18.152506.4
Gadsden, AL$36,910$17.741003.1
Rome, GA$36,400$17.501503.3
Arecibo, PR$31,360$15.08902.5
Mayaguez, PR$30,970$14.89901.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,810$14.331,7302.5
Aguadilla, PR$28,440$13.671302.7
Ponce, PR$27,770$13.352003.1

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.