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SOC 51-9111 · Production Occupations

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

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

U.S. median annual wage$43,220
U.S. median hourly wage$20.78
U.S. employment379,060

Nationally, packaging and filling machine operators and tenders earned a median of $43,220 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 379,060 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”.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire$49,450$23.786200.9
Wyoming$48,890$23.513601.3
Missouri$48,070$23.1112,6204.3
Maine$47,970$23.061,4902.3
North Dakota$47,390$22.787601.8
Idaho$46,720$22.463,9504.6
Vermont$46,670$22.448802.9
West Virginia$46,410$22.318101.2
Nebraska$46,220$22.224,4104.3
Wisconsin$46,220$22.2216,1505.5
Colorado$46,010$22.124,7601.7
Iowa$45,660$21.956,9904.5
Kentucky$45,450$21.858,6404.3
Oregon$45,180$21.725,3702.7
Virginia$44,950$21.616,1501.5
Kansas$44,890$21.587,9205.5
Indiana$44,600$21.4412,8804.0
Pennsylvania$44,480$21.3919,3403.2
Montana$44,350$21.323800.7
California$44,020$21.1643,4302.4
South Dakota$43,860$21.091,0002.2
Utah$43,780$21.056,3503.7
Maryland$43,670$21.003,0301.1
Ohio$43,310$20.8217,8503.2
Tennessee$43,190$20.777,4002.3
Illinois$43,150$20.7529,4004.8
Georgia$42,920$20.6411,3802.3
Washington$41,700$20.058,4502.4
Michigan$41,690$20.0510,9402.5
North Carolina$41,150$19.7811,8702.4
Minnesota$40,960$19.697,3402.5
Arizona$40,560$19.507,0902.2
Massachusetts$40,360$19.405,0201.4
New Jersey$40,280$19.379,8102.3
South Carolina$40,010$19.244,8902.1
Connecticut$39,460$18.971,5400.9
New York$39,330$18.9118,1501.9
Oklahoma$39,310$18.903,1501.8
Texas$38,950$18.7322,9701.6
Alaska$38,730$18.622600.8
Delaware$38,500$18.516801.4
Louisiana$38,370$18.451,9101.0
Rhode Island$38,330$18.431,1002.2
Alabama$37,820$18.183,2401.5
Arkansas$37,740$18.154,6303.6
Mississippi$37,720$18.143,0302.6
Nevada$37,440$18.002,7001.7
Florida$37,170$17.8714,0101.4
Hawaii$36,810$17.703800.6
New Mexico$35,640$17.131,5501.8
Puerto Rico$27,970$13.453,5203.8

Pay by metro area

All 333 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,840$41,160$60,480$79,800Aguadilla, PR — $21,840Mayaguez, PR — $22,810Ponce, PR — $23,120Arecibo, PR — $27,220Laredo, TX — $27,960Midland, TX — $28,530Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $30,110Port St. Lucie, FL — $30,210McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $30,620San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $31,130Rapid City, SD — $32,950Cleveland, TN — $32,970Tyler, TX — $33,000San Angelo, TX — $33,410Longview, TX — $33,610Columbus, GA-AL — $33,680Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $33,770Glens Falls, NY — $34,430Dalton, GA — $34,590Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $34,730Ocala, FL — $34,790Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,850Texarkana, TX-AR — $34,880Las Cruces, NM — $34,920Urban Honolulu, HI — $35,020Jackson, MS — $35,180El Paso, TX — $35,210Muncie, IN — $35,260Johnson City, TN — $35,390Albuquerque, NM — $35,480Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $35,760Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $35,810Burlington, NC — $35,890Waco, TX — $36,070Lafayette, LA — $36,210Dothan, AL — $36,260Springfield, OH — $36,310Montgomery, AL — $36,320Grand Junction, CO — $36,390Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $36,400Hammond, LA — $36,410Valdosta, GA — $36,500Lubbock, TX — $36,580Gadsden, AL — $36,650Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $36,770Dover, DE — $36,800Peoria, IL — $36,850Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $36,980Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $37,190Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $37,240Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $37,290Youngstown-Warren, OH — $37,320Canton-Massillon, OH — $37,350Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $37,380Tucson, AZ — $37,410Lima, OH — $37,430Jacksonville, FL — $37,470Lebanon, PA — $37,470Knoxville, TN — $37,490Ithaca, NY — $37,520Yuma, AZ — $37,520Salem, OR — $37,540Chattanooga, TN-GA — $37,550Redding, CA — $37,560Decatur, AL — $37,660Niles, MI — $37,680College Station-Bryan, TX — $37,730Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,770Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $37,780Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $37,790Altoona, PA — $37,800Mansfield, OH — $37,880Flint, MI — $37,920Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $37,930Anchorage, AK — $38,020Colorado Springs, CO — $38,020Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,040Gainesville, FL — $38,070Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $38,070Paducah, KY-IL — $38,180San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $38,210Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $38,220Yuba City, CA — $38,230North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $38,240Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $38,250Alexandria, LA — $38,260New Haven, CT — $38,300Morristown, TN — $38,310Kingston, NY — $38,330Spartanburg, SC — $38,330Great Falls, MT — $38,360Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $38,380Fresno, CA — $38,440Tallahassee, FL — $38,460Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $38,510Reno, NV — $38,510Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,520Iowa City, IA — $38,550Utica-Rome, NY — $38,550Oklahoma City, OK — $38,600Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $38,730Kennewick-Richland, WA — $38,750Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $38,780New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,790New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $38,810Wilmington, NC — $38,850Elizabethtown, KY — $38,950Winchester, VA-WV — $39,030Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $39,070Bellingham, WA — $39,090Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,170Worcester, MA — $39,170Fayetteville, NC — $39,180Rochester, MN — $39,200Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $39,300Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $39,320St. George, UT — $39,330Roanoke, VA — $39,530Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $39,580Akron, OH — $39,620St. Cloud, MN — $39,620Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $39,680Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $39,750Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $39,770Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $39,770Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $39,790Jackson, TN — $39,890San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $40,000Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $40,030Huntsville, AL — $40,190Birmingham, AL — $40,290Erie, PA — $40,330Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $40,360Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $40,510Fort Smith, AR-OK — $40,560Santa Fe, NM — $40,590Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $40,600Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $40,610Tulsa, OK — $40,750Vineland, NJ — $40,800Gainesville, GA — $40,820Pittsburgh, PA — $40,820Ann Arbor, MI — $40,840Cleveland, OH — $40,840Coeur d'Alene, ID — $40,950Rockford, IL — $40,990Winston-Salem, NC — $41,100Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $41,150Jonesboro, AR — $41,320Bloomington, IL — $41,330Columbia, SC — $41,340Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $41,350Athens-Clarke County, GA — $41,490Sandusky, OH — $41,600Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $41,660Boulder, CO — $41,820Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $41,890Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $41,900Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $42,020South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $42,050Asheville, NC — $42,060Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $42,070Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $42,110Visalia, CA — $42,130Florence, SC — $42,140Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $42,320Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $42,320Albany, OR — $42,330Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $42,450Billings, MT — $42,540Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $42,570Bloomington, IN — $42,790Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $42,850Baton Rouge, LA — $42,880Champaign-Urbana, IL — $42,930Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $43,040Amarillo, TX — $43,110Medford, OR — $43,130Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $43,290Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $43,310Terre Haute, IN — $43,310Grants Pass, OR — $43,370Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $43,370Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $43,470Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $43,520Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $43,610Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $43,660Yakima, WA — $43,690Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $43,700San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $43,710Sherman-Denison, TX — $43,710Lewiston, ID-WA — $43,750Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $43,780Rochester, NY — $43,780Saginaw, MI — $43,800Binghamton, NY — $43,850Walla Walla, WA — $43,850Fort Wayne, IN — $43,990Reading, PA — $44,010Springfield, MA — $44,070Syracuse, NY — $44,080Omaha, NE-IA — $44,140Richmond, VA — $44,180Idaho Falls, ID — $44,210Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $44,220Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $44,280Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $44,330Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $44,340Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $44,350Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $44,390Barnstable Town, MA — $44,490Rocky Mount, NC — $44,550Columbus, IN — $44,620Salinas, CA — $44,660Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $44,740Ogden, UT — $44,800Fond du Lac, WI — $44,850Lincoln, NE — $44,900Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $44,920Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $44,970Monroe, MI — $44,990Eugene-Springfield, OR — $45,050Clarksville, TN-KY — $45,080Evansville, IN — $45,100Chico, CA — $45,130Lynchburg, VA — $45,190Monroe, LA — $45,220Merced, CA — $45,280Wichita, KS — $45,280Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $45,290Topeka, KS — $45,300Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $45,330Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $45,350Logan, UT-ID — $45,360Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $45,380Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,440Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $45,460Kankakee, IL — $45,480Stockton-Lodi, CA — $45,500Lexington-Fayette, KY — $45,510Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $45,570Elmira, NY — $45,590Columbus, OH — $45,600Appleton, WI — $45,660State College, PA — $45,670Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $45,680Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $45,730San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $45,740Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $45,750La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $45,890Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,900Kenosha, WI — $45,900Boise City, ID — $45,930Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $45,980Charleston, WV — $46,010Gettysburg, PA — $46,020Wausau, WI — $46,030Mobile, AL — $46,070Harrisonburg, VA — $46,150Wichita Falls, TX — $46,160Green Bay, WI — $46,220Jefferson City, MO — $46,300San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,310Vallejo, CA — $46,310Bowling Green, KY — $46,330Janesville-Beloit, WI — $46,450Pueblo, CO — $46,480Killeen-Temple, TX — $46,490Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $46,550Minot, ND — $46,720Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,780Lawrence, KS — $46,840Greenville, NC — $46,890Fargo, ND-MN — $46,990Joplin, MO-KS — $47,040Sheboygan, WI — $47,120Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $47,140York-Hanover, PA — $47,160Wheeling, WV-OH — $47,190Rome, GA — $47,260Bay City, MI — $47,350Mankato, MN — $47,360Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $47,430Madison, WI — $47,430St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,460Kansas City, MO-KS — $47,530Duluth, MN-WI — $47,610Dubuque, IA — $47,640Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $47,950Pittsfield, MA — $47,970Toledo, OH — $47,970Longview-Kelso, WA — $47,980Columbia, MO — $48,070Williamsport, PA — $48,200Ames, IA — $48,250Bozeman, MT — $48,250Chambersburg, PA — $48,260Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,360Raleigh-Cary, NC — $48,480Bend, OR — $48,510Grand Island, NE — $48,510Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,590Charlottesville, VA — $48,680Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $48,800Savannah, GA — $49,090Grand Forks, ND-MN — $49,120Springfield, MO — $49,250Modesto, CA — $49,460Greeley, CO — $49,560Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $49,590Lancaster, PA — $49,680Greensboro-High Point, NC — $49,880Battle Creek, MI — $49,910Carson City, NV — $49,920Johnstown, PA — $50,070Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $50,260Napa, CA — $50,850St. Joseph, MO-KS — $50,930Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $51,100Twin Falls, ID — $51,430Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $51,980Manchester-Nashua, NH — $53,540Traverse City, MI — $54,020Decatur, IL — $59,160Eau Claire, WI — $60,340Owensboro, KY — $61,250Tuscaloosa, AL — $61,680Cedar Rapids, IA — $67,700Salisbury, MD — $69,060Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $79,800

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.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$79,800$38.376704.0
Salisbury, MD$69,060$33.20601.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,700$32.551,0807.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,680$29.661601.5
Owensboro, KY$61,250$29.4598019.8
Eau Claire, WI$60,340$29.013303.8
Decatur, IL$59,160$28.441603.6
Traverse City, MI$54,020$25.972002.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$53,540$25.742401.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$51,980$24.993206.8
Twin Falls, ID$51,430$24.7395019.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51,100$24.578502.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS$50,930$24.491,12020.6
Napa, CA$50,850$24.4596012.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,260$24.166301.8
Johnstown, PA$50,070$24.071002.0
Carson City, NV$49,920$24.00702.2
Battle Creek, MI$49,910$24.003907.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,880$23.981,1103.0
Lancaster, PA$49,680$23.881,3205.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,590$23.841903.6
Greeley, CO$49,560$23.836305.3
Modesto, CA$49,460$23.781,6108.2
Springfield, MO$49,250$23.689304.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,120$23.621302.6
Savannah, GA$49,090$23.601500.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,800$23.465104.2
Charlottesville, VA$48,680$23.41800.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,590$23.362,4103.5
Bend, OR$48,510$23.322101.9
Grand Island, NE$48,510$23.3241010.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,480$23.318201.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,360$23.255902.1
Chambersburg, PA$48,260$23.204908.1
Ames, IA$48,250$23.202805.1
Bozeman, MT$48,250$23.20400.6
Williamsport, PA$48,200$23.172104.3
Columbia, MO$48,070$23.114304.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,980$23.0754013.0
Pittsfield, MA$47,970$23.06400.8
Toledo, OH$47,970$23.067702.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,950$23.056801.5
Dubuque, IA$47,640$22.901602.8
Duluth, MN-WI$47,610$22.89500.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,530$22.853,5003.2
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,460$22.824,9103.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$47,430$22.80300.6
Madison, WI$47,430$22.801,4903.6
Mankato, MN$47,360$22.771202.1
Bay City, MI$47,350$22.761905.5
Rome, GA$47,260$22.721403.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$47,190$22.69901.5
York-Hanover, PA$47,160$22.681,2106.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,140$22.674804.0
Sheboygan, WI$47,120$22.6591014.9
Joplin, MO-KS$47,040$22.611,28014.7
Fargo, ND-MN$46,990$22.592601.7
Greenville, NC$46,890$22.542202.8
Lawrence, KS$46,840$22.521603.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,780$22.491,1301.1
Minot, ND$46,720$22.46301.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$46,550$22.383801.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,490$22.352701.8
Pueblo, CO$46,480$22.351101.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$46,450$22.335207.5
Bowling Green, KY$46,330$22.284805.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,310$22.263,5101.5
Vallejo, CA$46,310$22.277104.9
Jefferson City, MO$46,300$22.262403.0
Green Bay, WI$46,220$22.222,11012.1
Wichita Falls, TX$46,160$22.192003.7
Harrisonburg, VA$46,150$22.196009.2
Mobile, AL$46,070$22.152701.5
Wausau, WI$46,030$22.136208.8
Gettysburg, PA$46,020$22.1351015.9
Charleston, WV$46,010$22.12600.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$45,980$22.112,1902.7
Boise City, ID$45,930$22.081,2103.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,900$22.073006.2
Kenosha, WI$45,900$22.075207.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,890$22.063404.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,750$21.994706.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,740$21.991,2601.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,730$21.992,1301.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,680$21.961,3804.1
State College, PA$45,670$21.961001.5
Appleton, WI$45,660$21.959607.7
Columbus, OH$45,600$21.922,9302.6
Elmira, NY$45,590$21.921003.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$45,570$21.914,7704.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$45,510$21.883801.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$45,500$21.881,6405.7
Kankakee, IL$45,480$21.8680018.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,460$21.862,1805.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,440$21.852,8702.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$45,380$21.822,1401.9
Logan, UT-ID$45,360$21.811,33019.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,350$21.802803.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$45,330$21.804103.8
Topeka, KS$45,300$21.787906.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,290$21.773,4703.1
Merced, CA$45,280$21.776207.7
Wichita, KS$45,280$21.777702.5
Monroe, LA$45,220$21.741101.3
Lynchburg, VA$45,190$21.733503.6
Chico, CA$45,130$21.702302.9
Evansville, IN$45,100$21.681,0707.9
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,080$21.673103.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR$45,050$21.664803.1
Monroe, MI$44,990$21.63902.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$44,970$21.627703.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$44,920$21.602202.2
Lincoln, NE$44,900$21.595803.2
Fond du Lac, WI$44,850$21.562305.2
Ogden, UT$44,800$21.541,1904.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,740$21.513,7001.9
Salinas, CA$44,660$21.471,0705.7
Columbus, IN$44,620$21.451903.9
Rocky Mount, NC$44,550$21.423506.5
Barnstable Town, MA$44,490$21.39500.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$44,390$21.343,3601.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,350$21.323301.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$44,340$21.325,7702.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,330$21.312,9202.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,280$21.291,0904.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$44,220$21.261301.7
Idaho Falls, ID$44,210$21.263304.0
Richmond, VA$44,180$21.241,3402.0
Omaha, NE-IA$44,140$21.222,0904.2
Syracuse, NY$44,080$21.195401.8
Springfield, MA$44,070$21.192801.4
Reading, PA$44,010$21.169705.6
Fort Wayne, IN$43,990$21.158703.9
Binghamton, NY$43,850$21.081801.8
Walla Walla, WA$43,850$21.081004.0
Saginaw, MI$43,800$21.06801.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,780$21.054,0802.4
Rochester, NY$43,780$21.051,7803.6
Lewiston, ID-WA$43,750$21.03802.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$43,710$21.012101.7
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,710$21.013506.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$43,700$21.0181010.8
Yakima, WA$43,690$21.016506.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$43,660$20.991302.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,610$20.963903.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,520$20.921,3004.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,470$20.9013,9902.2
Grants Pass, OR$43,370$20.85702.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,370$20.852,8501.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$43,310$20.821,2703.8
Terre Haute, IN$43,310$20.822503.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,290$20.8121,8304.8
Medford, OR$43,130$20.732602.9
Amarillo, TX$43,110$20.733703.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$43,040$20.692102.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL$42,930$20.643903.7
Baton Rouge, LA$42,880$20.613200.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,850$20.604901.2
Bloomington, IN$42,790$20.574606.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$42,570$20.471,5802.6
Billings, MT$42,540$20.45500.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$42,450$20.416,1002.6
Albany, OR$42,330$20.353206.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$42,320$20.354,7201.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$42,320$20.352,2601.7
Florence, SC$42,140$20.261601.8
Visalia, CA$42,130$20.251,5308.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$42,110$20.241,9302.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$42,070$20.239700.8
Asheville, NC$42,060$20.224602.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$42,050$20.222301.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$42,020$20.202003.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,900$20.141,9203.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$41,890$20.143,9806.6
Boulder, CO$41,820$20.114802.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$41,660$20.03400.5
Sandusky, OH$41,600$20.00801.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA$41,490$19.952702.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$41,350$19.887900.3
Columbia, SC$41,340$19.871,1803.0
Bloomington, IL$41,330$19.871301.5
Jonesboro, AR$41,320$19.874507.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$41,150$19.789306.0
Winston-Salem, NC$41,100$19.761,0103.7
Rockford, IL$40,990$19.711,38010.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID$40,950$19.69500.6
Ann Arbor, MI$40,840$19.632601.2
Cleveland, OH$40,840$19.642,1602.1
Gainesville, GA$40,820$19.631,36013.0
Pittsburgh, PA$40,820$19.621,0400.9
Vineland, NJ$40,800$19.625108.2
Tulsa, OK$40,750$19.598201.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,610$19.528,2402.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$40,600$19.525503.1
Santa Fe, NM$40,590$19.52300.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,560$19.505105.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$40,510$19.483601.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$40,360$19.401701.4
Erie, PA$40,330$19.394503.7
Birmingham, AL$40,290$19.378801.7
Huntsville, AL$40,190$19.321500.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$40,030$19.253400.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$40,000$19.232,5001.6
Jackson, TN$39,890$19.182202.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$39,790$19.135901.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$39,770$19.126101.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$39,770$19.12Not publishedNot published
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$39,750$19.112701.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,680$19.084001.6
Akron, OH$39,620$19.056502.0
St. Cloud, MN$39,620$19.054604.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$39,580$19.038502.6
Roanoke, VA$39,530$19.012101.4
St. George, UT$39,330$18.911701.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$39,320$18.905202.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,300$18.892,7001.4
Rochester, MN$39,200$18.842101.7
Fayetteville, NC$39,180$18.841100.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,170$18.831,4905.6
Worcester, MA$39,170$18.836301.8
Bellingham, WA$39,090$18.793704.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,070$18.781,2602.9
Winchester, VA-WV$39,030$18.773204.7
Elizabethtown, KY$38,950$18.73300.6
Wilmington, NC$38,850$18.681500.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,810$18.663400.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,790$18.6516,1101.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,780$18.65900.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,750$18.631,1609.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,730$18.621,0003.6
Oklahoma City, OK$38,600$18.561,0301.5
Iowa City, IA$38,550$18.541101.1
Utica-Rome, NY$38,550$18.532602.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,520$18.521101.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,510$18.514403.4
Reno, NV$38,510$18.527602.8
Tallahassee, FL$38,460$18.49800.4
Fresno, CA$38,440$18.482,3605.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,380$18.452001.4
Great Falls, MT$38,360$18.44300.9
Kingston, NY$38,330$18.43801.3
Spartanburg, SC$38,330$18.434102.5
Morristown, TN$38,310$18.424108.7
New Haven, CT$38,300$18.412300.8
Alexandria, LA$38,260$18.391202.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,250$18.39400.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,240$18.387002.1
Yuba City, CA$38,230$18.381002.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$38,220$18.381,8502.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,210$18.372,5802.3
Paducah, KY-IL$38,180$18.36701.5
Gainesville, FL$38,070$18.301100.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,070$18.302,5201.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,040$18.294302.1
Anchorage, AK$38,020$18.281400.8
Colorado Springs, CO$38,020$18.282600.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,930$18.231,7201.2
Flint, MI$37,920$18.231100.8
Mansfield, OH$37,880$18.213006.2
Altoona, PA$37,800$18.175008.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,790$18.173909.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,780$18.161803.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,770$18.164,2301.3
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,730$18.141301.0
Niles, MI$37,680$18.12801.3
Decatur, AL$37,660$18.111903.1
Redding, CA$37,560$18.06500.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,550$18.057202.7
Salem, OR$37,540$18.055102.7
Ithaca, NY$37,520$18.04400.9
Yuma, AZ$37,520$18.042002.9
Knoxville, TN$37,490$18.035201.2
Jacksonville, FL$37,470$18.028701.1
Lebanon, PA$37,470$18.014708.7
Lima, OH$37,430$17.9951010.1
Tucson, AZ$37,410$17.993000.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,380$17.97901.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,350$17.961,3208.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,320$17.942501.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,290$17.938202.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$37,240$17.90400.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$37,190$17.881500.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,980$17.781501.0
Peoria, IL$36,850$17.726303.8
Dover, DE$36,800$17.693104.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,770$17.684600.6
Gadsden, AL$36,650$17.62702.1
Lubbock, TX$36,580$17.591701.0
Valdosta, GA$36,500$17.551603.0
Hammond, LA$36,410$17.50801.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,400$17.501,7401.5
Grand Junction, CO$36,390$17.50400.6
Montgomery, AL$36,320$17.461801.1
Springfield, OH$36,310$17.463207.0
Dothan, AL$36,260$17.43901.5
Lafayette, LA$36,210$17.413602.0
Waco, TX$36,070$17.343202.4
Burlington, NC$35,890$17.26600.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,810$17.224,1101.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,760$17.191500.5
Albuquerque, NM$35,480$17.066301.6
Johnson City, TN$35,390$17.02901.1
Muncie, IN$35,260$16.95601.4
El Paso, TX$35,210$16.934401.3
Jackson, MS$35,180$16.913801.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$35,020$16.842800.6
Las Cruces, NM$34,920$16.795406.7
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,880$16.771302.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,850$16.762701.2
Ocala, FL$34,790$16.731801.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$34,730$16.701300.8
Dalton, GA$34,590$16.631101.6
Glens Falls, NY$34,430$16.55300.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,770$16.231400.6
Columbus, GA-AL$33,680$16.191801.5
Longview, TX$33,610$16.162302.0
San Angelo, TX$33,410$16.06501.1
Tyler, TX$33,000$15.863703.2
Cleveland, TN$32,970$15.852205.2
Rapid City, SD$32,950$15.84400.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$31,130$14.972,6203.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$30,620$14.722400.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,210$14.532201.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,110$14.48800.5
Midland, TX$28,530$13.721201.0
Laredo, TX$27,960$13.44500.4
Arecibo, PR$27,220$13.09601.7
Ponce, PR$23,120$11.111802.9
Mayaguez, PR$22,810$10.971001.9
Aguadilla, PR$21,840$10.50801.7
Albany, GANot publishedNot published4908.3
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VANot publishedNot published69013.4
Warner Robins, GANot publishedNot published5907.7

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.