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SOC 23-2011 · Legal Occupations

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

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

U.S. median annual wage$62,890
U.S. median hourly wage$30.24
U.S. employment392,880

Nationally, paralegals and legal assistants earned a median of $62,890 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 392,880 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”.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$89,750$43.156,4009.1
Washington$79,400$38.179,4602.7
Colorado$78,190$37.595,6202.0
Massachusetts$77,640$37.337,8002.1
California$77,390$37.2147,1302.6
Minnesota$75,570$36.337,4002.5
New Jersey$71,500$34.3812,0102.8
Alaska$68,700$33.035701.8
New York$68,410$32.8934,2203.5
Vermont$67,160$32.296602.2
Maryland$65,640$31.566,4602.3
Nevada$64,680$31.103,6202.3
Virginia$63,990$30.7710,2502.5
Connecticut$63,820$30.685,2103.1
Illinois$63,670$30.6114,1302.3
Pennsylvania$63,370$30.4714,6702.4
Nebraska$63,250$30.411,6301.6
Utah$63,220$30.403,2501.9
Delaware$63,110$30.342,4805.1
Hawaii$62,840$30.211,1701.9
Maine$62,420$30.011,2101.9
Georgia$62,400$30.0014,1602.9
Texas$62,310$29.9629,5402.1
Michigan$62,170$29.897,7301.8
New Hampshire$62,040$29.831,4302.1
Arizona$61,630$29.637,8902.4
Oregon$61,490$29.564,8702.5
Missouri$61,410$29.527,1302.4
Florida$61,000$29.3340,9504.1
Ohio$60,420$29.059,2701.7
Louisiana$60,250$28.974,8902.5
New Mexico$59,840$28.771,7402.0
Kentucky$59,830$28.763,5401.8
North Dakota$59,430$28.577301.7
West Virginia$59,000$28.371,6602.4
Tennessee$58,820$28.286,0801.9
Wisconsin$58,500$28.124,7801.6
South Dakota$58,320$28.046001.3
North Carolina$57,500$27.6413,6502.8
Montana$57,290$27.541,0102.0
Indiana$57,030$27.425,9101.8
Rhode Island$56,250$27.042,0704.1
Kansas$55,000$26.442,2101.5
Iowa$54,550$26.232,9801.9
South Carolina$53,880$25.907,4203.2
Oklahoma$53,170$25.563,1101.8
Virgin Islands$52,140$25.07902.8
Idaho$49,690$23.892,0302.4
Wyoming$49,490$23.806002.1
Arkansas$47,420$22.801,6101.2
Alabama$47,260$22.725,7002.7
Mississippi$46,180$22.202,2702.0
Puerto Rico$38,770$18.641,1101.2
Guam$37,920$18.231101.6

Pay by metro area

All 378 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$35,900$57,017$78,133$99,250Beckley, WV — $35,900Gadsden, AL — $37,980San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $38,780Anniston-Oxford, AL — $39,270Decatur, AL — $42,510Auburn-Opelika, AL — $43,280Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $43,990Hattiesburg, MS — $45,050Enid, OK — $45,460Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $45,480Jonesboro, AR — $45,520Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $45,540Wausau, WI — $45,590Lubbock, TX — $45,780Tuscaloosa, AL — $45,860Eagle Pass, TX — $46,030Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $46,160Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $46,240Logan, UT-ID — $46,290Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $46,560Huntsville, AL — $46,580Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $46,590Fort Smith, AR-OK — $46,620Joplin, MO-KS — $46,620Idaho Falls, ID — $46,640Pocatello, ID — $46,670Sumter, SC — $46,750Twin Falls, ID — $46,870Youngstown-Warren, OH — $47,040Laredo, TX — $47,060Monroe, LA — $47,070Mansfield, OH — $47,150Dothan, AL — $47,260McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $47,330Wichita Falls, TX — $47,360Fond du Lac, WI — $47,420Greenville, NC — $47,530Springfield, OH — $47,680Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $47,690Dalton, GA — $47,780Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $47,830Gainesville, FL — $47,840Jefferson City, MO — $47,840Manhattan, KS — $47,890Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $47,940Longview, TX — $47,990Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $48,030Sherman-Denison, TX — $48,110Lima, OH — $48,140Valdosta, GA — $48,150Florence, SC — $48,230Cheyenne, WY — $48,260Montgomery, AL — $48,350Sandusky, OH — $48,350Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $48,410Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $48,530Cleveland, TN — $48,640Saginaw, MI — $48,740Athens-Clarke County, GA — $48,840Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $48,890Punta Gorda, FL — $48,910Homosassa Springs, FL — $48,940Jackson, TN — $48,970Lake Charles, LA — $48,970Eau Claire, WI — $49,050Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $49,090Altoona, PA — $49,110Rocky Mount, NC — $49,140Rome, GA — $49,140Albany, GA — $49,210Springfield, MO — $49,210Grand Forks, ND-MN — $49,290Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $49,300Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $49,330Casper, WY — $49,360Columbia, MO — $49,390Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $49,430Mobile, AL — $49,460Chambersburg, PA — $49,490Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $49,500Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $49,500Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $49,520South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $49,650La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $49,720St. Joseph, MO-KS — $49,760Hinesville, GA — $49,780Knoxville, TN — $49,780Macon-Bibb County, GA — $49,780Goldsboro, NC — $49,890Lawton, OK — $49,940Morristown, TN — $49,940Williamsport, PA — $50,010Lewiston, ID-WA — $50,040Coeur d'Alene, ID — $50,140Wichita, KS — $50,240Warner Robins, GA — $50,340Topeka, KS — $50,350Salisbury, MD — $50,420Johnson City, TN — $50,450Jackson, MS — $50,470Columbus, IN — $50,500Lynchburg, VA — $50,660Missoula, MT — $50,670Winston-Salem, NC — $50,680Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $50,690Tulsa, OK — $50,740Janesville-Beloit, WI — $50,780Muncie, IN — $50,810Harrisonburg, VA — $50,870Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $50,890Ocala, FL — $50,900Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $50,950Terre Haute, IN — $51,070Evansville, IN — $51,110Flagstaff, AZ — $51,140Wheeling, WV-OH — $51,150Sebring, FL — $51,230Corpus Christi, TX — $51,290Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $51,340St. George, UT — $51,350Sheboygan, WI — $51,410Green Bay, WI — $51,520Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $51,560Burlington, NC — $51,620Jacksonville, NC — $51,630Niles, MI — $51,820Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $51,880Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $52,000Lafayette, LA — $52,130Columbus, GA-AL — $52,280Tucson, AZ — $52,430Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $52,500Lawrence, KS — $52,530Texarkana, TX-AR — $52,590Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $53,090Birmingham, AL — $53,160Ames, IA — $53,180San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $53,300Owensboro, KY — $53,320Boise City, ID — $53,470Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $53,930Ogden, UT — $54,020Bay City, MI — $54,170Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $54,210Charleston, WV — $54,780Utica-Rome, NY — $54,850Kenosha, WI — $54,940Spartanburg, SC — $55,000Corvallis, OR — $55,210Flint, MI — $55,370Reno, NV — $55,410Albany, OR — $55,580Dubuque, IA — $55,740El Paso, TX — $55,830Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $55,960Clarksville, TN-KY — $56,010Erie, PA — $56,040Wilmington, NC — $56,060Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $56,100Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $56,120Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $56,140Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $56,190Gainesville, GA — $56,200Elmira, NY — $56,230Traverse City, MI — $56,270Eugene-Springfield, OR — $56,340Tallahassee, FL — $56,660Rapid City, SD — $56,720Alexandria, LA — $56,760Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $56,780Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $56,850Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $56,960Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $57,030Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $57,030Great Falls, MT — $57,090Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $57,100Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $57,110Medford, OR — $57,200Columbia, SC — $57,220Salem, OR — $57,230Rochester, NY — $57,250Tyler, TX — $57,320Grants Pass, OR — $57,380Cedar Rapids, IA — $57,420Appleton, WI — $57,450Asheville, NC — $57,500College Station-Bryan, TX — $57,510Fargo, ND-MN — $57,550Oklahoma City, OK — $57,550Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $57,600State College, PA — $57,680Canton-Massillon, OH — $57,730Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $57,740Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $57,780Duluth, MN-WI — $57,790Kokomo, IN — $57,960Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $58,070Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $58,250Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $58,270Bangor, ME — $58,280Chico, CA — $58,280Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $58,320Johnstown, PA — $58,390Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $58,430Reading, PA — $58,570Champaign-Urbana, IL — $58,580Waco, TX — $58,620Winchester, VA-WV — $58,640Greensboro-High Point, NC — $58,650Billings, MT — $58,670Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $58,680Abilene, TX — $58,700Modesto, CA — $58,820Dover, DE — $58,830Bloomington, IN — $58,850Fort Wayne, IN — $58,870Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $58,900Killeen-Temple, TX — $58,970Baton Rouge, LA — $59,030Jackson, MI — $59,030Paducah, KY-IL — $59,110Bozeman, MT — $59,120Bowling Green, KY — $59,170Glens Falls, NY — $59,170Chattanooga, TN-GA — $59,290Albuquerque, NM — $59,370Farmington, NM — $59,380York-Hanover, PA — $59,400Minot, ND — $59,430Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $59,470Lebanon, PA — $59,490Mankato, MN — $59,490Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $59,540Redding, CA — $59,620Decatur, IL — $59,690Rockford, IL — $59,700Amarillo, TX — $59,740Charlottesville, VA — $59,740Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $59,790Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $59,870Pueblo, CO — $59,880Odessa, TX — $59,890St. Cloud, MN — $59,890Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $59,950Toledo, OH — $59,960Springfield, IL — $59,990Roanoke, VA — $60,060Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $60,060North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $60,070Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $60,080Bismarck, ND — $60,110Walla Walla, WA — $60,120Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $60,150Bloomington, IL — $60,160Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $60,220Akron, OH — $60,290Santa Fe, NM — $60,320Bend, OR — $60,340Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $60,340Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $60,360Fayetteville, NC — $60,370Port St. Lucie, FL — $60,370Savannah, GA — $60,370Vineland, NJ — $60,370Binghamton, NY — $60,420Columbus, OH — $60,430Elizabethtown, KY — $60,540Ithaca, NY — $60,550Yuba City, CA — $60,650Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $60,680Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $60,700Yuma, AZ — $60,700Madison, WI — $60,800Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $60,800Cleveland, OH — $60,960Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $61,000Syracuse, NY — $61,150Peoria, IL — $61,220Rochester, MN — $61,230Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $61,270Merced, CA — $61,320Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $61,350Grand Junction, CO — $61,420Lincoln, NE — $61,440Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $61,450Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $61,460Ann Arbor, MI — $61,480Lancaster, PA — $61,780Morgantown, WV — $61,840Raleigh-Cary, NC — $61,880St. Louis, MO-IL — $61,970Manchester-Nashua, NH — $62,040Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $62,090Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $62,130Kingston, NY — $62,210Pittsfield, MA — $62,210Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $62,370Fresno, CA — $62,450Jacksonville, FL — $62,480Kennewick-Richland, WA — $62,500Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $62,620Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $62,730Urban Honolulu, HI — $62,840Richmond, VA — $62,940El Centro, CA — $63,000Yakima, WA — $63,140Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $63,220Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $63,290New Haven, CT — $63,390Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $63,400Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $63,420Pittsburgh, PA — $63,620Lexington-Fayette, KY — $63,640Lexington Park, MD — $63,770Kansas City, MO-KS — $63,880Bellingham, WA — $63,950Salinas, CA — $63,950Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $64,050Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $64,080Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $64,140Helena, MT — $64,210Omaha, NE-IA — $64,230Portland-South Portland, ME — $64,280Barnstable Town, MA — $64,310Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $64,330Las Cruces, NM — $64,370Visalia, CA — $64,380Midland, TX — $64,500Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $64,570Greeley, CO — $64,620Naples-Marco Island, FL — $64,660Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $64,670Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $64,690New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $64,780Colorado Springs, CO — $64,830Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $65,640Springfield, MA — $65,820Boulder, CO — $66,090Anchorage, AK — $66,210Iowa City, IA — $66,400Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $66,540Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $66,720Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $67,480Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $67,500Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $69,440Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $69,600Carson City, NV — $70,010Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $70,430Stockton-Lodi, CA — $70,520Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $70,550Worcester, MA — $70,990Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $71,140Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $71,160Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $71,310Fairbanks-College, AK — $71,390Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $73,250Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $74,780San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $75,200Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $75,230New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $75,330Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $75,430Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $76,220San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $76,300Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $76,400Napa, CA — $77,020Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $77,520Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $78,160Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $78,550Vallejo, CA — $79,280Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $79,850Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $80,500Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $80,930Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $81,590San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $84,030Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $92,900San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $99,250

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.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$99,250$47.722,0301.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,900$44.666,3103.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,030$40.407,6303.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$81,590$39.2312,9904.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,930$38.913601.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,500$38.703,7402.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,850$38.396,3002.3
Vallejo, CA$79,280$38.111601.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,550$37.772,5902.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$78,160$37.582901.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,520$37.2722,2403.5
Napa, CA$77,020$37.03801.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$76,400$36.732005.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$76,300$36.684,4402.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,220$36.645,9903.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,430$36.263,5102.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$75,330$36.2233,8503.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$75,230$36.17701.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$75,200$36.162802.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$74,780$35.955201.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$73,250$35.227903.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$71,390$34.32601.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,310$34.291902.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$71,160$34.213002.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$71,140$34.205704.4
Worcester, MA$70,990$34.134801.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$70,550$33.9211,5902.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$70,520$33.912901.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$70,430$33.8611,1503.8
Carson City, NV$70,010$33.66802.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$69,600$33.46501.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$69,440$33.383502.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$67,500$32.451,9303.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,480$32.441001.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$66,720$32.082,6602.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$66,540$31.993302.0
Iowa City, IA$66,400$31.923303.5
Anchorage, AK$66,210$31.833902.2
Boulder, CO$66,090$31.784002.1
Springfield, MA$65,820$31.644302.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$65,640$31.563,8802.9
Colorado Springs, CO$64,830$31.175601.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$64,780$31.152,1204.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,690$31.101501.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,670$31.092,1402.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,660$31.095203.0
Greeley, CO$64,620$31.07900.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$64,570$31.044202.6
Midland, TX$64,500$31.011000.8
Visalia, CA$64,380$30.951200.7
Las Cruces, NM$64,370$30.951301.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,330$30.931,7001.5
Barnstable Town, MA$64,310$30.921902.0
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,280$30.907002.4
Omaha, NE-IA$64,230$30.881,0102.0
Helena, MT$64,210$30.871703.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$64,140$30.844,3903.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$64,080$30.8110,2903.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,050$30.801001.5
Bellingham, WA$63,950$30.741802.0
Salinas, CA$63,950$30.742301.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,880$30.712,9002.6
Lexington Park, MD$63,770$30.661001.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,640$30.596402.2
Pittsburgh, PA$63,620$30.592,6202.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,420$30.493000.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$63,400$30.484,5502.4
New Haven, CT$63,390$30.477802.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$63,290$30.433303.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,220$30.408,3202.1
Yakima, WA$63,140$30.361801.9
El Centro, CA$63,000$30.29600.9
Richmond, VA$62,940$30.261,9302.9
Urban Honolulu, HI$62,840$30.218802.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$62,730$30.167,3202.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,620$30.116,2802.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$62,500$30.052702.1
Jacksonville, FL$62,480$30.042,1702.8
Fresno, CA$62,450$30.039201.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$62,370$29.998701.5
Kingston, NY$62,210$29.911402.4
Pittsfield, MA$62,210$29.91801.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62,130$29.872,7702.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,090$29.8517,8206.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,040$29.835002.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,970$29.794,0303.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,880$29.752,5403.4
Morgantown, WV$61,840$29.731001.5
Lancaster, PA$61,780$29.703301.3
Ann Arbor, MI$61,480$29.563801.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,460$29.552,4601.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$61,450$29.54801.5
Lincoln, NE$61,440$29.544202.3
Grand Junction, CO$61,420$29.531001.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$61,350$29.506002.2
Merced, CA$61,320$29.48901.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,270$29.461,4602.1
Rochester, MN$61,230$29.442001.6
Peoria, IL$61,220$29.433702.2
Syracuse, NY$61,150$29.409703.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$61,000$29.334301.1
Cleveland, OH$60,960$29.312,9602.9
Madison, WI$60,800$29.238502.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,800$29.232,6602.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,700$29.199103.0
Yuma, AZ$60,700$29.18901.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,680$29.171,3403.0
Yuba City, CA$60,650$29.16400.8
Ithaca, NY$60,550$29.11801.8
Elizabethtown, KY$60,540$29.11801.6
Columbus, OH$60,430$29.052,2602.0
Binghamton, NY$60,420$29.052402.4
Fayetteville, NC$60,370$29.024203.2
Port St. Lucie, FL$60,370$29.034902.8
Savannah, GA$60,370$29.036103.1
Vineland, NJ$60,370$29.02801.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$60,360$29.021,0003.0
Bend, OR$60,340$29.012302.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$60,340$29.011,8802.3
Santa Fe, NM$60,320$29.002804.6
Akron, OH$60,290$28.994101.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,220$28.954001.8
Bloomington, IL$60,160$28.922602.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,150$28.926,6304.6
Walla Walla, WA$60,120$28.90501.9
Bismarck, ND$60,110$28.901602.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,080$28.891,1902.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,070$28.889902.9
Roanoke, VA$60,060$28.873902.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,060$28.882601.4
Springfield, IL$59,990$28.842302.3
Toledo, OH$59,960$28.833401.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,950$28.821,6004.0
Odessa, TX$59,890$28.791001.2
St. Cloud, MN$59,890$28.792102.0
Pueblo, CO$59,880$28.79701.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,870$28.784,1403.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,790$28.751,6702.2
Amarillo, TX$59,740$28.721901.5
Charlottesville, VA$59,740$28.721901.6
Rockford, IL$59,700$28.702001.5
Decatur, IL$59,690$28.70300.7
Redding, CA$59,620$28.671201.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,540$28.626102.4
Lebanon, PA$59,490$28.60400.7
Mankato, MN$59,490$28.601001.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$59,470$28.595,4803.9
Minot, ND$59,430$28.57702.1
York-Hanover, PA$59,400$28.562401.3
Farmington, NM$59,380$28.55300.7
Albuquerque, NM$59,370$28.541,0702.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$59,290$28.515302.0
Bowling Green, KY$59,170$28.451601.9
Glens Falls, NY$59,170$28.451002.0
Bozeman, MT$59,120$28.42901.3
Paducah, KY-IL$59,110$28.42901.8
Baton Rouge, LA$59,030$28.389602.3
Jackson, MI$59,030$28.38701.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$58,970$28.352201.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,900$28.322401.5
Fort Wayne, IN$58,870$28.304902.2
Bloomington, IN$58,850$28.291301.8
Dover, DE$58,830$28.292203.3
Modesto, CA$58,820$28.284202.2
Abilene, TX$58,700$28.22801.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,680$28.214701.3
Billings, MT$58,670$28.211701.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,650$28.208602.4
Winchester, VA-WV$58,640$28.19801.1
Waco, TX$58,620$28.182501.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$58,580$28.161000.9
Reading, PA$58,570$28.162001.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$58,430$28.09901.9
Johnstown, PA$58,390$28.07501.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$58,320$28.04700.9
Bangor, ME$58,280$28.021201.7
Chico, CA$58,280$28.02901.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$58,270$28.012,0603.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$58,250$28.016102.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,070$27.922002.1
Kokomo, IN$57,960$27.87501.3
Duluth, MN-WI$57,790$27.781801.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$57,780$27.781,6003.7
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$57,740$27.76501.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$57,730$27.762101.3
State College, PA$57,680$27.73801.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$57,600$27.694001.6
Fargo, ND-MN$57,550$27.673102.1
Oklahoma City, OK$57,550$27.671,6502.4
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,510$27.651801.4
Asheville, NC$57,500$27.645903.3
Appleton, WI$57,450$27.621801.5
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,420$27.613102.2
Grants Pass, OR$57,380$27.59301.1
Tyler, TX$57,320$27.563603.1
Rochester, NY$57,250$27.521,3002.6
Salem, OR$57,230$27.524802.5
Columbia, SC$57,220$27.511,7904.5
Medford, OR$57,200$27.501701.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,110$27.465102.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,100$27.452,4203.4
Great Falls, MT$57,090$27.45701.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,030$27.421,4903.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,030$27.422801.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$56,960$27.381903.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,850$27.331,1201.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$56,780$27.301201.2
Alexandria, LA$56,760$27.291202.0
Rapid City, SD$56,720$27.271502.0
Tallahassee, FL$56,660$27.247804.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$56,340$27.092801.7
Traverse City, MI$56,270$27.061201.7
Elmira, NY$56,230$27.03501.4
Gainesville, GA$56,200$27.022001.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$56,190$27.01501.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,140$26.998104.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,120$26.982602.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$56,100$26.97801.1
Wilmington, NC$56,060$26.955803.0
Erie, PA$56,040$26.941701.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$56,010$26.932402.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$55,960$26.901801.5
El Paso, TX$55,830$26.844901.4
Dubuque, IA$55,740$26.80801.3
Albany, OR$55,580$26.72601.3
Reno, NV$55,410$26.647702.8
Flint, MI$55,370$26.622401.8
Corvallis, OR$55,210$26.54501.4
Spartanburg, SC$55,000$26.442801.7
Kenosha, WI$54,940$26.411101.4
Utica-Rome, NY$54,850$26.371701.4
Charleston, WV$54,780$26.344804.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$54,210$26.062001.7
Bay City, MI$54,170$26.04401.2
Ogden, UT$54,020$25.973801.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$53,930$25.933003.7
Boise City, ID$53,470$25.711,1402.9
Owensboro, KY$53,320$25.64601.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$53,300$25.632,9002.6
Ames, IA$53,180$25.57601.0
Birmingham, AL$53,160$25.562,4204.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$53,090$25.531701.4
Texarkana, TX-AR$52,590$25.29601.1
Lawrence, KS$52,530$25.251102.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$52,500$25.248902.6
Tucson, AZ$52,430$25.219802.5
Columbus, GA-AL$52,280$25.132201.9
Lafayette, LA$52,130$25.064702.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$52,000$25.001301.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$51,880$24.942401.7
Niles, MI$51,820$24.91601.0
Jacksonville, NC$51,630$24.822104.0
Burlington, NC$51,620$24.821101.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$51,560$24.794201.8
Green Bay, WI$51,520$24.772201.3
Sheboygan, WI$51,410$24.72701.1
St. George, UT$51,350$24.691101.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,340$24.691902.1
Corpus Christi, TX$51,290$24.664102.1
Sebring, FL$51,230$24.63602.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$51,150$24.591101.8
Flagstaff, AZ$51,140$24.59901.4
Evansville, IN$51,110$24.572802.0
Terre Haute, IN$51,070$24.551302.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$50,950$24.491301.3
Ocala, FL$50,900$24.473002.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$50,890$24.46500.9
Harrisonburg, VA$50,870$24.461101.7
Muncie, IN$50,810$24.43501.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$50,780$24.41801.2
Tulsa, OK$50,740$24.399802.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$50,690$24.371703.7
Winston-Salem, NC$50,680$24.378303.0
Missoula, MT$50,670$24.362704.1
Lynchburg, VA$50,660$24.351401.4
Columbus, IN$50,500$24.28500.9
Jackson, MS$50,470$24.279603.5
Johnson City, TN$50,450$24.261201.5
Salisbury, MD$50,420$24.24801.4
Topeka, KS$50,350$24.213503.0
Warner Robins, GA$50,340$24.201101.4
Wichita, KS$50,240$24.154801.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,140$24.112303.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$50,040$24.06602.0
Williamsport, PA$50,010$24.04901.8
Lawton, OK$49,940$24.01400.9
Morristown, TN$49,940$24.01300.6
Goldsboro, NC$49,890$23.99802.0
Hinesville, GA$49,780$23.93703.4
Knoxville, TN$49,780$23.947701.8
Macon-Bibb County, GA$49,780$23.933503.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,760$23.92500.9
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$49,720$23.911001.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49,650$23.872101.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,520$23.816302.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,500$23.80901.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$49,500$23.80401.1
Chambersburg, PA$49,490$23.791001.6
Mobile, AL$49,460$23.785203.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$49,430$23.761202.8
Columbia, MO$49,390$23.742302.1
Casper, WY$49,360$23.73802.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,330$23.723801.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$49,300$23.705003.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,290$23.701102.1
Albany, GA$49,210$23.661402.4
Springfield, MO$49,210$23.665302.4
Rocky Mount, NC$49,140$23.631202.2
Rome, GA$49,140$23.63902.0
Altoona, PA$49,110$23.61600.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$49,090$23.60401.0
Eau Claire, WI$49,050$23.581101.3
Jackson, TN$48,970$23.551101.2
Lake Charles, LA$48,970$23.542202.1
Homosassa Springs, FL$48,940$23.53802.2
Punta Gorda, FL$48,910$23.521302.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$48,890$23.512201.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$48,840$23.482002.1
Saginaw, MI$48,740$23.431101.4
Cleveland, TN$48,640$23.38400.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,530$23.332001.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$48,410$23.271401.1
Montgomery, AL$48,350$23.257904.8
Sandusky, OH$48,350$23.25501.0
Cheyenne, WY$48,260$23.202505.2
Florence, SC$48,230$23.192102.4
Valdosta, GA$48,150$23.151402.6
Lima, OH$48,140$23.15300.6
Sherman-Denison, TX$48,110$23.13601.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,030$23.091201.4
Longview, TX$47,990$23.071401.2
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,940$23.05601.0
Manhattan, KS$47,890$23.03701.3
Gainesville, FL$47,840$23.003602.4
Jefferson City, MO$47,840$23.001702.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,830$23.004501.5
Dalton, GA$47,780$22.97801.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,690$22.936801.9
Springfield, OH$47,680$22.92400.8
Greenville, NC$47,530$22.852002.5
Fond du Lac, WI$47,420$22.80300.7
Wichita Falls, TX$47,360$22.77500.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,330$22.765601.9
Dothan, AL$47,260$22.721202.0
Mansfield, OH$47,150$22.67300.7
Monroe, LA$47,070$22.631802.0
Laredo, TX$47,060$22.621401.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,040$22.621601.0
Twin Falls, ID$46,870$22.53701.5
Sumter, SC$46,750$22.48902.5
Pocatello, ID$46,670$22.44701.8
Idaho Falls, ID$46,640$22.421301.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$46,620$22.411201.3
Joplin, MO-KS$46,620$22.411001.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,590$22.40601.1
Huntsville, AL$46,580$22.404401.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$46,560$22.38800.9
Logan, UT-ID$46,290$22.26400.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,240$22.232901.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$46,160$22.19601.2
Eagle Pass, TX$46,030$22.13502.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,860$22.051901.8
Lubbock, TX$45,780$22.013402.0
Wausau, WI$45,590$21.921301.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$45,540$21.901001.9
Jonesboro, AR$45,520$21.89701.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,480$21.873202.0
Enid, OK$45,460$21.86401.6
Hattiesburg, MS$45,050$21.661001.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,990$21.152202.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL$43,280$20.811001.4
Decatur, AL$42,510$20.44600.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,270$18.88902.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$38,780$18.641,0101.5
Gadsden, AL$37,980$18.26702.0
Beckley, WV$35,900$17.26400.9
Midland, MINot publishedNot published802.1
San Angelo, TXNot publishedNot published1001.9

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