SOC 47-2141 · Construction and Extraction Occupations
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, painters, construction and maintenance earned a median of $49,400 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 225,190 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $68,220 | $32.80 | 1,900 | 3.0 |
| Illinois | $61,260 | $29.45 | 6,820 | 1.1 |
| Alaska | $60,980 | $29.32 | 440 | 1.4 |
| Washington | $59,650 | $28.68 | 9,510 | 2.7 |
| New York | $59,570 | $28.64 | 13,040 | 1.3 |
| District of Columbia | $59,520 | $28.61 | 500 | 0.7 |
| Maine | $59,270 | $28.50 | 2,120 | 3.3 |
| New Jersey | $59,250 | $28.49 | 4,110 | 1.0 |
| California | $59,020 | $28.38 | 38,430 | 2.1 |
| Delaware | $58,530 | $28.14 | 480 | 1.0 |
| Connecticut | $58,480 | $28.12 | 2,230 | 1.3 |
| Montana | $58,290 | $28.03 | 920 | 1.8 |
| Massachusetts | $57,510 | $27.65 | 4,430 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | $57,510 | $27.65 | 3,980 | 1.4 |
| Minnesota | $57,270 | $27.54 | 3,810 | 1.3 |
| Nevada | $56,390 | $27.11 | 4,120 | 2.7 |
| North Dakota | $54,870 | $26.38 | 420 | 1.0 |
| Vermont | $53,120 | $25.54 | 550 | 1.8 |
| Colorado | $52,970 | $25.47 | 3,480 | 1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | $52,120 | $25.06 | 5,980 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | $50,650 | $24.35 | 4,920 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | $50,260 | $24.16 | 3,510 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | $50,090 | $24.08 | 3,350 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | $49,710 | $23.90 | 1,770 | 1.1 |
| New Hampshire | $49,670 | $23.88 | 910 | 1.3 |
| Ohio | $49,450 | $23.77 | 5,600 | 1.0 |
| Maryland | $49,120 | $23.62 | 3,750 | 1.4 |
| Oregon | $48,900 | $23.51 | 5,410 | 2.8 |
| Georgia | $48,340 | $23.24 | 2,760 | 0.6 |
| Arizona | $48,250 | $23.20 | 5,210 | 1.6 |
| South Dakota | $48,160 | $23.15 | 670 | 1.5 |
| Kentucky | $48,110 | $23.13 | 1,390 | 0.7 |
| Florida | $47,530 | $22.85 | 22,450 | 2.3 |
| Virginia | $47,470 | $22.82 | 5,930 | 1.4 |
| Nebraska | $47,280 | $22.73 | 1,590 | 1.6 |
| Wyoming | $47,220 | $22.70 | 480 | 1.7 |
| Louisiana | $46,410 | $22.31 | 4,090 | 2.1 |
| New Mexico | $46,240 | $22.23 | 1,010 | 1.2 |
| Utah | $46,050 | $22.14 | 3,510 | 2.0 |
| Kansas | $45,510 | $21.88 | 1,570 | 1.1 |
| Texas | $45,460 | $21.86 | 18,330 | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma | $44,900 | $21.59 | 1,880 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | $44,880 | $21.58 | 2,040 | 2.4 |
| Mississippi | $44,800 | $21.54 | 1,060 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | $44,230 | $21.26 | 720 | 1.0 |
| North Carolina | $44,110 | $21.21 | 5,220 | 1.1 |
| Alabama | $43,930 | $21.12 | 1,570 | 0.7 |
| Tennessee | $43,230 | $20.78 | 3,040 | 0.9 |
| Virgin Islands | $42,520 | $20.44 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | $41,590 | $20.00 | 1,160 | 2.3 |
| South Carolina | $40,840 | $19.64 | 2,080 | 0.9 |
| Arkansas | $40,090 | $19.28 | 890 | 0.7 |
| Guam | $32,960 | $15.85 | 330 | 4.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,070 | $11.57 | 600 | 0.6 |
Pay by metro area
All 361 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $84,370 | $40.56 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $73,650 | $35.41 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Rockford, IL | $72,700 | $34.95 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $66,160 | $31.81 | 1,390 | 3.1 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $65,080 | $31.29 | 810 | 8.6 |
| Peoria, IL | $64,450 | $30.98 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Bay City, MI | $64,200 | $30.86 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $63,930 | $30.74 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $63,800 | $30.67 | 40 | 0.9 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $63,600 | $30.58 | 5,310 | 2.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $63,360 | $30.46 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,120 | $30.35 | 1,550 | 5.4 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,790 | $30.19 | 730 | 3.6 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $62,400 | $30.00 | 230 | 2.3 |
| Vallejo, CA | $62,370 | $29.99 | 410 | 2.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,970 | $29.79 | 2,410 | 2.1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,740 | $29.68 | 5,480 | 1.2 |
| Albany, GA | $61,530 | $29.58 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $61,480 | $29.56 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,420 | $29.53 | 50 | 1.4 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,420 | $29.53 | 11,930 | 1.3 |
| Napa, CA | $61,400 | $29.52 | 270 | 3.4 |
| Flint, MI | $61,230 | $29.44 | 260 | 1.9 |
| Salinas, CA | $60,860 | $29.26 | 520 | 2.8 |
| Bozeman, MT | $60,850 | $29.25 | 260 | 3.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $60,850 | $29.26 | 2,710 | 1.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,440 | $29.06 | 5,140 | 2.5 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $60,410 | $29.04 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Anchorage, AK | $60,360 | $29.02 | 330 | 1.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $60,220 | $28.95 | 220 | 1.8 |
| Helena, MT | $60,110 | $28.90 | 50 | 1.1 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $59,810 | $28.75 | 2,350 | 1.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $59,610 | $28.66 | 150 | 0.6 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $59,590 | $28.65 | 480 | 1.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $59,510 | $28.61 | 2,410 | 2.2 |
| Elmira, NY | $59,490 | $28.60 | 90 | 2.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $59,210 | $28.47 | 160 | 0.7 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $59,120 | $28.43 | 400 | 3.3 |
| Ithaca, NY | $59,110 | $28.42 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $59,080 | $28.41 | 12,100 | 1.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,990 | $28.36 | 520 | 4.0 |
| Yuba City, CA | $58,890 | $28.31 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Bellingham, WA | $58,810 | $28.27 | 280 | 3.0 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $58,730 | $28.24 | 420 | 3.3 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $58,670 | $28.21 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Columbus, IN | $58,560 | $28.15 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $58,540 | $28.15 | 520 | 1.5 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $58,520 | $28.14 | 630 | 1.1 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,500 | $28.13 | 40 | 1.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $58,490 | $28.12 | 340 | 1.2 |
| Great Falls, MT | $58,260 | $28.01 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Merced, CA | $58,220 | $27.99 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Billings, MT | $58,140 | $27.95 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $58,070 | $27.92 | 1,670 | 1.0 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $58,010 | $27.89 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,990 | $27.88 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,870 | $27.82 | 210 | 1.2 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $57,820 | $27.80 | 3,220 | 1.2 |
| Akron, OH | $57,560 | $27.67 | 460 | 1.4 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $57,410 | $27.60 | 620 | 1.5 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,410 | $27.60 | 3,360 | 1.2 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $57,360 | $27.58 | 3,030 | 2.7 |
| El Centro, CA | $57,240 | $27.52 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $57,060 | $27.43 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,050 | $27.43 | 700 | 2.8 |
| Springfield, OH | $56,860 | $27.34 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $56,610 | $27.22 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Madison, WI | $56,490 | $27.16 | 520 | 1.3 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,420 | $27.12 | 870 | 4.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,330 | $27.08 | 1,920 | 1.0 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $55,970 | $26.91 | 4,040 | 2.6 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $55,690 | $26.77 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $55,170 | $26.53 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $55,040 | $26.46 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $55,000 | $26.44 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Evansville, IN | $54,400 | $26.16 | 250 | 1.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $54,240 | $26.08 | 300 | 0.9 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $54,110 | $26.02 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Redding, CA | $54,090 | $26.00 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Reno, NV | $54,060 | $25.99 | 910 | 3.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $54,010 | $25.97 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $53,800 | $25.87 | 230 | 0.7 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $53,460 | $25.70 | 950 | 2.9 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $53,400 | $25.68 | 230 | 1.0 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $53,340 | $25.64 | 750 | 1.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $53,280 | $25.62 | 3,540 | 2.9 |
| Bloomington, IN | $53,240 | $25.60 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $53,190 | $25.57 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $52,940 | $25.45 | 460 | 2.7 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $52,900 | $25.43 | 210 | 1.4 |
| Boulder, CO | $52,760 | $25.37 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $52,700 | $25.34 | 680 | 1.4 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $52,070 | $25.04 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Traverse City, MI | $52,000 | $25.00 | 180 | 2.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $51,810 | $24.91 | 980 | 0.9 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $51,650 | $24.83 | 480 | 1.1 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $51,460 | $24.74 | 80 | 3.1 |
| Carson City, NV | $51,370 | $24.70 | 60 | 1.8 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $51,230 | $24.63 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $51,200 | $24.62 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $51,050 | $24.54 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $50,950 | $24.50 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,900 | $24.47 | 1,250 | 1.1 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $50,880 | $24.46 | 310 | 0.8 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $50,760 | $24.40 | Not published | Not published |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $50,670 | $24.36 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $50,660 | $24.36 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $50,650 | $24.35 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Appleton, WI | $50,640 | $24.34 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,630 | $24.34 | 210 | 4.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,620 | $24.34 | 1,140 | 1.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $50,560 | $24.31 | 4,380 | 1.4 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $50,530 | $24.29 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Dover, DE | $50,490 | $24.27 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $50,420 | $24.24 | 310 | 1.2 |
| Reading, PA | $50,380 | $24.22 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $50,350 | $24.21 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,290 | $24.18 | 590 | 2.1 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $50,170 | $24.12 | 890 | 0.8 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,070 | $24.07 | 1,330 | 1.2 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $49,720 | $23.90 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,690 | $23.89 | 130 | 0.5 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $49,670 | $23.88 | 250 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, MA | $49,640 | $23.86 | 180 | 0.9 |
| Cleveland, OH | $49,590 | $23.84 | 1,110 | 1.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,570 | $23.83 | 1,340 | 0.5 |
| Kingston, NY | $49,570 | $23.83 | 100 | 1.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $49,490 | $23.79 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $49,490 | $23.79 | 1,260 | 1.1 |
| Lebanon, PA | $49,460 | $23.78 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $49,460 | $23.78 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Lancaster, PA | $49,430 | $23.77 | 430 | 1.7 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $49,430 | $23.77 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $49,420 | $23.76 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Muncie, IN | $49,400 | $23.75 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $49,400 | $23.75 | 400 | 2.5 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,310 | $23.71 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $49,200 | $23.65 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $49,130 | $23.62 | 1,110 | 2.7 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $49,130 | $23.62 | 200 | 0.9 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $49,100 | $23.61 | 460 | 1.9 |
| Greeley, CO | $49,070 | $23.59 | 180 | 1.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $48,960 | $23.54 | 480 | 2.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,920 | $23.52 | 590 | 0.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $48,910 | $23.51 | 3,750 | 2.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,900 | $23.51 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,870 | $23.50 | 770 | 1.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,860 | $23.49 | 3,920 | 1.7 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $48,830 | $23.47 | 170 | 1.3 |
| Kenosha, WI | $48,820 | $23.47 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Toledo, OH | $48,820 | $23.47 | 400 | 1.4 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $48,610 | $23.37 | 220 | 1.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,600 | $23.36 | 1,460 | 1.1 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $48,600 | $23.37 | 1,290 | 7.4 |
| Syracuse, NY | $48,600 | $23.37 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Decatur, IL | $48,510 | $23.32 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,490 | $23.31 | 6,210 | 2.2 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $48,470 | $23.31 | 360 | 1.1 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $48,470 | $23.30 | 1,040 | 3.1 |
| Bend, OR | $48,460 | $23.30 | 420 | 3.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $48,440 | $23.29 | 360 | 2.0 |
| Vineland, NJ | $48,430 | $23.28 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,250 | $23.20 | 1,430 | 1.7 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $48,190 | $23.17 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $48,040 | $23.10 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $48,030 | $23.09 | 1,420 | 1.9 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,920 | $23.04 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | $47,890 | $23.02 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $47,880 | $23.02 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Odessa, TX | $47,870 | $23.01 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Salem, OR | $47,840 | $23.00 | 670 | 3.5 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $47,840 | $23.00 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,800 | $22.98 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $47,760 | $22.96 | 930 | 1.9 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $47,740 | $22.95 | 550 | 3.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $47,730 | $22.95 | 640 | 3.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,730 | $22.95 | 240 | 0.8 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $47,690 | $22.93 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $47,690 | $22.93 | 350 | 4.2 |
| Richmond, VA | $47,670 | $22.92 | 1,010 | 1.5 |
| Johnstown, PA | $47,640 | $22.91 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Wausau, WI | $47,640 | $22.90 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Erie, PA | $47,620 | $22.90 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Ogden, UT | $47,590 | $22.88 | 600 | 2.2 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $47,570 | $22.87 | 340 | 2.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,570 | $22.87 | 3,080 | 2.1 |
| Charleston, WV | $47,540 | $22.86 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $47,530 | $22.85 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,510 | $22.84 | 410 | 1.0 |
| Casper, WY | $47,480 | $22.83 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,470 | $22.82 | 230 | 0.9 |
| Dubuque, IA | $47,400 | $22.79 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Niles, MI | $47,400 | $22.79 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $47,390 | $22.78 | 210 | 3.6 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,310 | $22.75 | 300 | 0.8 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $47,300 | $22.74 | 130 | 2.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $47,260 | $22.72 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $47,240 | $22.71 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $47,230 | $22.71 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Rochester, NY | $47,230 | $22.71 | 590 | 1.2 |
| Gainesville, GA | $47,180 | $22.68 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Lincoln, NE | $47,170 | $22.68 | 280 | 1.5 |
| Albany, OR | $47,150 | $22.67 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Chico, CA | $47,130 | $22.66 | 240 | 3.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47,110 | $22.65 | 1,610 | 2.1 |
| Pueblo, CO | $47,020 | $22.61 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Longview, TX | $47,000 | $22.60 | 310 | 2.7 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $46,960 | $22.58 | 320 | 5.6 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $46,920 | $22.56 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Rapid City, SD | $46,900 | $22.55 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $46,870 | $22.54 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Springfield, MO | $46,860 | $22.53 | 230 | 1.0 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,520 | 5.0 |
| Gainesville, FL | $46,840 | $22.52 | 200 | 1.3 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $46,810 | $22.50 | 530 | 5.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,780 | $22.49 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $46,760 | $22.48 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $46,740 | $22.47 | 220 | 0.6 |
| Topeka, KS | $46,700 | $22.45 | 170 | 1.5 |
| Yakima, WA | $46,680 | $22.44 | 240 | 2.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $46,660 | $22.43 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $46,600 | $22.41 | 900 | 1.3 |
| Bloomington, IL | $46,570 | $22.39 | 120 | 1.4 |
| State College, PA | $46,570 | $22.39 | 90 | 1.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,550 | $22.38 | 1,860 | 1.4 |
| Lima, OH | $46,530 | $22.37 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,520 | $22.37 | 260 | 0.8 |
| Mankato, MN | $46,470 | $22.34 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,440 | $22.33 | 450 | 2.0 |
| Sebring, FL | $46,430 | $22.32 | 40 | 1.5 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $46,380 | $22.30 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $46,370 | $22.29 | 230 | 1.3 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,320 | $22.27 | 510 | 1.9 |
| Columbia, MO | $46,260 | $22.24 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $46,210 | $22.21 | 630 | 1.5 |
| Altoona, PA | $46,210 | $22.22 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $46,210 | $22.22 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,190 | $22.21 | 290 | 2.1 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,140 | $22.18 | 4,970 | 1.5 |
| Savannah, GA | $46,040 | $22.14 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $46,020 | $22.13 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,010 | $22.12 | 180 | 1.3 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $46,000 | $22.11 | 130 | 1.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $45,980 | $22.11 | 700 | 1.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $45,950 | $22.09 | 420 | 2.2 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $45,900 | $22.07 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $45,880 | $22.06 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $45,840 | $22.04 | 530 | 3.2 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,820 | $22.03 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $45,800 | $22.02 | 180 | 1.6 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,790 | $22.01 | 310 | 2.0 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,760 | $22.00 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Medford, OR | $45,760 | $22.00 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Owensboro, KY | $45,590 | $21.92 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Waco, TX | $45,560 | $21.91 | 230 | 1.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $45,550 | $21.90 | 4,570 | 1.1 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $45,550 | $21.90 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Ocala, FL | $45,540 | $21.89 | 270 | 2.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $45,510 | $21.88 | 130 | 0.5 |
| Boise City, ID | $45,500 | $21.88 | 1,030 | 2.6 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $45,470 | $21.86 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $45,390 | $21.82 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,360 | $21.81 | 810 | 1.1 |
| Manhattan, KS | $45,330 | $21.79 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $45,240 | $21.75 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $45,240 | $21.75 | 400 | 1.3 |
| Midland, TX | $45,220 | $21.74 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,210 | $21.73 | 2,840 | 2.0 |
| Jackson, MS | $45,130 | $21.70 | 190 | 0.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $45,030 | $21.65 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Tucson, AZ | $44,980 | $21.63 | 620 | 1.6 |
| Iowa City, IA | $44,960 | $21.62 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,900 | $21.59 | 1,370 | 1.0 |
| Ames, IA | $44,780 | $21.53 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Farmington, NM | $44,780 | $21.53 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $44,660 | $21.47 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,620 | $21.45 | 590 | 1.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | $44,560 | $21.42 | 380 | 0.7 |
| Grand Island, NE | $44,550 | $21.42 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $44,530 | $21.41 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $44,440 | $21.36 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $44,390 | $21.34 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,330 | $21.31 | 880 | 0.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,320 | $21.31 | 1,370 | 1.9 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $44,130 | $21.21 | 190 | 2.6 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $44,070 | $21.19 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $43,990 | $21.15 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Salisbury, MD | $43,950 | $21.13 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Dothan, AL | $43,910 | $21.11 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $43,810 | $21.06 | 250 | 1.4 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $43,600 | $20.96 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,590 | $20.96 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Alexandria, LA | $43,510 | $20.92 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Lafayette, LA | $43,470 | $20.90 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,450 | $20.89 | 170 | 1.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,430 | $20.88 | 960 | 0.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $43,420 | $20.88 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $43,370 | $20.85 | 120 | 1.3 |
| San Angelo, TX | $43,130 | $20.74 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,070 | $20.71 | 90 | 0.8 |
| St. George, UT | $43,050 | $20.70 | 330 | 3.6 |
| Asheville, NC | $42,970 | $20.66 | 210 | 1.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $42,850 | $20.60 | 220 | 1.1 |
| Jackson, TN | $42,840 | $20.59 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $42,670 | $20.51 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $42,670 | $20.51 | 520 | 1.1 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $42,470 | $20.42 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $42,320 | $20.35 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $41,990 | $20.19 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,870 | $20.13 | 350 | 1.0 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $41,670 | $20.03 | Not published | Not published |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $41,600 | $20.00 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $41,600 | $20.00 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $41,430 | $19.92 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,090 | $19.75 | 150 | 0.6 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $41,060 | $19.74 | 50 | 0.5 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,990 | $19.71 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $40,600 | $19.52 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Montgomery, AL | $40,600 | $19.52 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Lubbock, TX | $40,560 | $19.50 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $40,470 | $19.46 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $40,460 | $19.45 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $40,420 | $19.44 | 400 | 0.9 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $40,390 | $19.42 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $40,350 | $19.40 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $40,160 | $19.31 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $40,100 | $19.28 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $40,100 | $19.28 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $39,870 | $19.17 | 130 | 0.9 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $39,750 | $19.11 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Yuma, AZ | $39,590 | $19.03 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $39,490 | $18.99 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,480 | $18.98 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Johnson City, TN | $39,390 | $18.94 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Morristown, TN | $39,310 | $18.90 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $39,190 | $18.84 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,080 | $18.79 | 330 | 1.2 |
| Burlington, NC | $39,050 | $18.77 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $38,990 | $18.75 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $38,920 | $18.71 | 640 | 2.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $38,860 | $18.69 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Abilene, TX | $38,760 | $18.63 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,660 | $18.59 | 410 | 1.0 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,560 | $18.54 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Florence, SC | $38,400 | $18.46 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Greenville, NC | $38,400 | $18.46 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $38,400 | $18.46 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Sumter, SC | $38,400 | $18.46 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Lawton, OK | $38,390 | $18.46 | 70 | 1.7 |
| Monroe, LA | $37,990 | $18.26 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $37,950 | $18.24 | 350 | 1.3 |
| Victoria, TX | $37,360 | $17.96 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Cleveland, TN | $37,350 | $17.96 | 80 | 1.9 |
| El Paso, TX | $36,280 | $17.44 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,040 | $17.33 | 280 | 1.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $36,020 | $17.32 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Morgantown, WV | $31,970 | $15.37 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $27,180 | $13.07 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $26,480 | $12.73 | 30 | 0.6 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,950 | $12.00 | 440 | 0.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $23,180 | $11.14 | 30 | 0.5 |
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.