SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Physician Assistants
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, physician assistants earned a median of $135,880 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 162,150 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $165,690 | $79.66 | 4,790 | 1.1 |
| California | $165,650 | $79.64 | 13,600 | 0.7 |
| Washington | $164,360 | $79.02 | 3,540 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | $164,050 | $78.87 | 530 | 0.9 |
| New York | $160,880 | $77.35 | 19,140 | 2.0 |
| Oregon | $155,780 | $74.89 | 2,250 | 1.1 |
| New Hampshire | $150,960 | $72.58 | 1,060 | 1.6 |
| Alaska | $150,700 | $72.45 | 700 | 2.2 |
| Vermont | $150,490 | $72.35 | 410 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | $142,410 | $68.47 | 4,470 | 1.2 |
| Montana | $141,470 | $68.02 | 600 | 1.2 |
| Minnesota | $141,190 | $67.88 | 3,660 | 1.2 |
| Rhode Island | $139,930 | $67.27 | 810 | 1.6 |
| New Mexico | $139,920 | $67.27 | 700 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | $139,860 | $67.24 | 3,570 | 2.1 |
| Delaware | $139,350 | $67.00 | 860 | 1.8 |
| Maryland | $137,560 | $66.13 | 2,950 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma | $136,550 | $65.65 | 1,770 | 1.0 |
| Wyoming | $136,080 | $65.42 | 330 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | $135,940 | $65.36 | 4,340 | 1.1 |
| District of Columbia | $135,140 | $64.97 | 470 | 0.7 |
| Missouri | $135,130 | $64.96 | 2,300 | 0.8 |
| Iowa | $134,770 | $64.79 | 1,200 | 0.8 |
| Utah | $134,740 | $64.78 | 1,610 | 0.9 |
| Nevada | $134,660 | $64.74 | 1,090 | 0.7 |
| Arizona | $134,650 | $64.73 | 3,750 | 1.2 |
| Texas | $134,550 | $64.69 | 10,110 | 0.7 |
| Colorado | $134,540 | $64.68 | 3,270 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | $133,950 | $64.40 | 3,580 | 1.2 |
| Idaho | $133,790 | $64.32 | 1,320 | 1.5 |
| North Dakota | $133,450 | $64.16 | 510 | 1.2 |
| South Dakota | $133,200 | $64.04 | 680 | 1.5 |
| Nebraska | $133,040 | $63.96 | 1,330 | 1.3 |
| Ohio | $132,090 | $63.51 | 4,900 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | $132,050 | $63.49 | 2,110 | 0.7 |
| Illinois | $131,950 | $63.44 | 3,790 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | $131,510 | $63.23 | 6,310 | 1.4 |
| Maine | $131,170 | $63.06 | 1,030 | 1.6 |
| Florida | $129,620 | $62.32 | 9,310 | 0.9 |
| North Carolina | $129,360 | $62.19 | 7,490 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | $128,870 | $61.96 | 1,360 | 0.7 |
| West Virginia | $128,610 | $61.83 | 1,080 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $127,070 | $61.09 | 9,020 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | $125,640 | $60.41 | 890 | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | $122,490 | $58.89 | 2,250 | 1.0 |
| Kentucky | $120,760 | $58.06 | 1,360 | 0.7 |
| Arkansas | $118,430 | $56.94 | 850 | 0.6 |
| Tennessee | $118,240 | $56.85 | 2,240 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | $115,390 | $55.48 | 5,610 | 1.1 |
| Mississippi | $105,920 | $50.92 | 320 | 0.3 |
| Alabama | $104,960 | $50.46 | 930 | 0.4 |
Pay by metro area
All 349 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $223,640 | $107.52 | 1,030 | 0.9 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $198,070 | $95.23 | 350 | 1.0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $184,380 | $88.65 | 1,830 | 0.8 |
| Yuba City, CA | $183,460 | $88.20 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Vallejo, CA | $179,520 | $86.31 | 150 | 1.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $172,750 | $83.05 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Napa, CA | $172,170 | $82.78 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Salinas, CA | $170,180 | $81.82 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $170,060 | $81.76 | 390 | 0.9 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $168,080 | $80.81 | 60 | 1.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $167,650 | $80.60 | 16,800 | 1.8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $167,290 | $80.43 | 1,920 | 0.9 |
| Visalia, CA | $166,510 | $80.05 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $165,730 | $79.68 | 210 | 1.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $165,490 | $79.56 | 1,020 | 0.6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $165,160 | $79.41 | 1,370 | 0.9 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $164,910 | $79.28 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Chico, CA | $164,780 | $79.22 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Merced, CA | $164,080 | $78.88 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $163,810 | $78.76 | 1,110 | 0.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $163,560 | $78.64 | 200 | 1.7 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $162,790 | $78.27 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $162,330 | $78.04 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $162,110 | $77.94 | 150 | 0.5 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $161,980 | $77.88 | 30 | 1.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $161,890 | $77.83 | 3,890 | 0.6 |
| Springfield, MA | $161,770 | $77.77 | 320 | 1.6 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $161,470 | $77.63 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $161,470 | $77.63 | 1,070 | 1.0 |
| Bellingham, WA | $161,260 | $77.53 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $159,030 | $76.46 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $158,360 | $76.14 | 210 | 1.1 |
| Midland, TX | $158,200 | $76.06 | 60 | 0.5 |
| El Centro, CA | $156,730 | $75.35 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Fresno, CA | $155,440 | $74.73 | 360 | 0.7 |
| Medford, OR | $155,110 | $74.57 | 210 | 2.4 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $154,760 | $74.41 | 210 | 0.7 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $154,610 | $74.33 | 510 | 1.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $154,230 | $74.15 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $153,940 | $74.01 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $153,810 | $73.95 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $153,280 | $73.69 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $152,860 | $73.49 | 470 | 1.3 |
| Anchorage, AK | $152,710 | $73.42 | 460 | 2.6 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $152,350 | $73.24 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Kingston, NY | $150,470 | $72.34 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $150,300 | $72.26 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Redding, CA | $150,010 | $72.12 | 70 | 1.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $149,960 | $72.10 | 740 | 2.6 |
| Bend, OR | $148,610 | $71.45 | 220 | 2.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $148,200 | $71.25 | 3,020 | 1.0 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $147,570 | $70.95 | 350 | 1.4 |
| Corvallis, OR | $146,710 | $70.53 | 80 | 2.2 |
| Binghamton, NY | $146,120 | $70.25 | 200 | 2.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $145,400 | $69.91 | 940 | 2.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $145,030 | $69.72 | 240 | 1.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $145,030 | $69.73 | 2,340 | 1.2 |
| Salem, OR | $144,190 | $69.32 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $143,710 | $69.09 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Greenville, NC | $142,950 | $68.72 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Farmington, NM | $142,890 | $68.70 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Salisbury, MD | $142,580 | $68.55 | 90 | 1.7 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $142,510 | $68.52 | 520 | 1.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $142,410 | $68.47 | 3,550 | 1.3 |
| Albany, OR | $142,220 | $68.38 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Mankato, MN | $142,020 | $68.28 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Bozeman, MT | $141,800 | $68.17 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Grand Island, NE | $141,590 | $68.07 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Billings, MT | $141,470 | $68.02 | 150 | 1.6 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $141,350 | $67.96 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $141,080 | $67.83 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $140,300 | $67.45 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $140,200 | $67.41 | 350 | 2.3 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $140,160 | $67.38 | 650 | 0.6 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $140,030 | $67.32 | 180 | 1.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $139,950 | $67.29 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $139,930 | $67.27 | 950 | 1.3 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $139,920 | $67.27 | 380 | 0.9 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $139,210 | $66.93 | 260 | 1.3 |
| Ithaca, NY | $138,920 | $66.79 | 230 | 4.8 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $138,920 | $66.79 | 1,020 | 1.5 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $138,880 | $66.77 | 140 | 0.6 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,790 | $66.73 | 1,660 | 1.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $138,680 | $66.67 | 1,460 | 2.4 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $138,400 | $66.54 | 510 | 1.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $138,310 | $66.50 | 110 | 1.1 |
| St. George, UT | $138,110 | $66.40 | 110 | 1.2 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $138,060 | $66.38 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $137,850 | $66.28 | 770 | 1.7 |
| Lebanon, PA | $137,770 | $66.24 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $137,620 | $66.17 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Columbus, OH | $137,550 | $66.13 | 1,140 | 1.0 |
| Elmira, NY | $137,550 | $66.13 | 60 | 1.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $137,510 | $66.11 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $137,420 | $66.07 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Rochester, MN | $137,340 | $66.03 | 480 | 3.9 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $137,240 | $65.98 | 2,390 | 0.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $137,220 | $65.97 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $136,860 | $65.80 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $136,700 | $65.72 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $136,610 | $65.68 | 240 | 1.6 |
| Yakima, WA | $136,570 | $65.66 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Boulder, CO | $136,540 | $65.64 | 270 | 1.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $136,120 | $65.44 | 1,260 | 0.9 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $135,960 | $65.37 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $135,940 | $65.36 | 360 | 2.3 |
| Ogden, UT | $135,930 | $65.35 | 220 | 0.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $135,860 | $65.32 | 750 | 0.7 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $135,860 | $65.32 | 200 | 1.6 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $135,830 | $65.30 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Kenosha, WI | $135,800 | $65.29 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $135,790 | $65.29 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $135,790 | $65.28 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $135,640 | $65.21 | 3,390 | 1.2 |
| Pueblo, CO | $135,640 | $65.21 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $135,630 | $65.21 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $135,600 | $65.19 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $135,340 | $65.07 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $135,310 | $65.05 | 810 | 3.7 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $135,240 | $65.02 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $135,200 | $65.00 | 440 | 1.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $135,180 | $64.99 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $135,040 | $64.92 | 1,220 | 1.5 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $135,010 | $64.91 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Missoula, MT | $134,990 | $64.90 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $134,960 | $64.89 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $134,900 | $64.86 | 3,230 | 0.8 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $134,860 | $64.84 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $134,800 | $64.81 | 650 | 1.7 |
| Iowa City, IA | $134,770 | $64.79 | 230 | 2.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $134,660 | $64.74 | 650 | 0.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $134,650 | $64.73 | 3,050 | 1.3 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $134,550 | $64.69 | 680 | 0.5 |
| Greeley, CO | $134,550 | $64.69 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Lafayette, LA | $134,550 | $64.69 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Reno, NV | $134,550 | $64.69 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $134,540 | $64.68 | 1,650 | 1.0 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $134,490 | $64.66 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $134,380 | $64.61 | 350 | 0.8 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $134,360 | $64.60 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $134,360 | $64.59 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $134,300 | $64.57 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $134,290 | $64.56 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $134,260 | $64.55 | Not published | Not published |
| Traverse City, MI | $134,180 | $64.51 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $134,130 | $64.49 | 720 | 1.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $134,120 | $64.48 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Minot, ND | $134,090 | $64.47 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $134,090 | $64.46 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Helena, MT | $134,030 | $64.44 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Madison, WI | $133,950 | $64.40 | 490 | 1.2 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $133,830 | $64.34 | 340 | 0.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $133,750 | $64.30 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $133,540 | $64.20 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $133,460 | $64.16 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $133,450 | $64.16 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $133,350 | $64.11 | 540 | 0.5 |
| Yuma, AZ | $133,290 | $64.08 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Peoria, IL | $133,170 | $64.02 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $133,140 | $64.01 | 1,680 | 1.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $133,060 | $63.97 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Syracuse, NY | $133,000 | $63.94 | 590 | 2.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $132,990 | $63.94 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $132,920 | $63.91 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $132,880 | $63.89 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Great Falls, MT | $132,740 | $63.82 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Alexandria, LA | $132,710 | $63.80 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $132,700 | $63.80 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $132,670 | $63.79 | 740 | 2.2 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $132,650 | $63.78 | 170 | 1.6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $132,360 | $63.63 | 2,190 | 0.8 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $132,350 | $63.63 | 1,100 | 1.4 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $132,310 | $63.61 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $132,230 | $63.57 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $132,220 | $63.57 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Lawton, OK | $132,220 | $63.57 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $131,950 | $63.44 | 700 | 0.6 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $131,930 | $63.43 | 940 | 1.6 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $131,870 | $63.40 | 400 | 1.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $131,830 | $63.38 | 2,400 | 1.3 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $131,770 | $63.35 | 130 | 3.0 |
| Beckley, WV | $131,750 | $63.34 | 100 | 2.3 |
| Toledo, OH | $131,730 | $63.33 | 280 | 1.0 |
| Green Bay, WI | $131,720 | $63.33 | 240 | 1.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $131,710 | $63.32 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $131,700 | $63.32 | 380 | 1.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $131,400 | $63.17 | 240 | 1.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $131,270 | $63.11 | 270 | 1.4 |
| Asheville, NC | $131,260 | $63.11 | 460 | 2.5 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $131,180 | $63.07 | 490 | 1.7 |
| Waco, TX | $131,000 | $62.98 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Akron, OH | $130,980 | $62.97 | 400 | 1.3 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $130,970 | $62.97 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $130,870 | $62.92 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $130,830 | $62.90 | 380 | 0.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $130,810 | $62.89 | 180 | 0.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | $130,740 | $62.86 | 150 | 2.0 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $130,730 | $62.85 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $130,730 | $62.85 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $130,670 | $62.82 | 360 | 0.9 |
| Jackson, MI | $130,640 | $62.81 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $130,430 | $62.71 | 1,230 | 2.5 |
| Bangor, ME | $130,380 | $62.68 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Saginaw, MI | $130,270 | $62.63 | 120 | 1.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $130,240 | $62.62 | 810 | 1.0 |
| Reading, PA | $130,160 | $62.58 | 190 | 1.1 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $130,090 | $62.54 | 170 | 2.0 |
| Wausau, WI | $129,980 | $62.49 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $129,930 | $62.46 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $129,880 | $62.44 | 290 | 0.8 |
| Midland, MI | $129,860 | $62.43 | 110 | 3.0 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $129,800 | $62.41 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $129,800 | $62.40 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Topeka, KS | $129,800 | $62.41 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $129,680 | $62.35 | 560 | 1.5 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $129,680 | $62.35 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Bismarck, ND | $129,650 | $62.33 | 80 | 1.1 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $129,620 | $62.32 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Pocatello, ID | $129,480 | $62.25 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $129,460 | $62.24 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Odessa, TX | $129,380 | $62.20 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $129,270 | $62.15 | 300 | 1.3 |
| Dover, DE | $129,190 | $62.11 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $129,150 | $62.09 | 240 | 1.6 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $129,050 | $62.04 | 750 | 0.7 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $128,920 | $61.98 | 620 | 1.6 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $128,870 | $61.96 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $128,780 | $61.91 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $128,580 | $61.82 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $128,520 | $61.79 | 920 | 0.8 |
| Niles, MI | $128,480 | $61.77 | 60 | 0.9 |
| State College, PA | $128,480 | $61.77 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $128,370 | $61.72 | 60 | 1.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $128,270 | $61.67 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $128,230 | $61.65 | 260 | 1.2 |
| Longview, TX | $128,180 | $61.63 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Morgantown, WV | $128,170 | $61.62 | 130 | 2.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | $128,050 | $61.56 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $127,940 | $61.51 | 3,050 | 0.7 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $127,820 | $61.45 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $127,820 | $61.45 | 1,420 | 1.0 |
| Rockford, IL | $127,800 | $61.44 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $127,790 | $61.44 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $127,730 | $61.41 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Casper, WY | $127,640 | $61.37 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $127,570 | $61.33 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Abilene, TX | $127,550 | $61.32 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $127,370 | $61.24 | 200 | 1.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $127,350 | $61.23 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $127,210 | $61.16 | 190 | 1.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $127,200 | $61.15 | 1,200 | 0.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $127,160 | $61.13 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $126,900 | $61.01 | 280 | 1.3 |
| Richmond, VA | $126,810 | $60.97 | 620 | 0.9 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $126,770 | $60.95 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Charleston, WV | $126,620 | $60.87 | 190 | 1.9 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $126,530 | $60.83 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $126,430 | $60.78 | 780 | 1.0 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $126,400 | $60.77 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $126,360 | $60.75 | 1,040 | 1.9 |
| Lawrence, KS | $126,340 | $60.74 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $126,290 | $60.72 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $126,230 | $60.69 | 310 | 1.2 |
| Monroe, LA | $126,190 | $60.67 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $126,080 | $60.61 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Dubuque, IA | $126,050 | $60.60 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $125,930 | $60.54 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Ocala, FL | $125,790 | $60.48 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $125,700 | $60.43 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $125,690 | $60.43 | 210 | 1.5 |
| Savannah, GA | $125,500 | $60.34 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $125,460 | $60.32 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $125,410 | $60.29 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $125,350 | $60.26 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $125,290 | $60.24 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $125,230 | $60.21 | 2,560 | 2.3 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $125,230 | $60.21 | 120 | 2.1 |
| Flint, MI | $125,190 | $60.19 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Lima, OH | $125,100 | $60.15 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $125,050 | $60.12 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $124,990 | $60.09 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Williamsport, PA | $124,920 | $60.06 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $124,870 | $60.04 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $124,610 | $59.91 | 150 | 1.0 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $124,580 | $59.90 | 400 | 0.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $124,520 | $59.87 | 30 | 1.1 |
| Columbus, IN | $124,460 | $59.84 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $124,300 | $59.76 | 1,220 | 1.6 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $124,190 | $59.71 | 170 | 0.7 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $124,170 | $59.70 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Laredo, TX | $124,120 | $59.67 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Lancaster, PA | $124,070 | $59.65 | 340 | 1.3 |
| Bloomington, IN | $123,860 | $59.55 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Evansville, IN | $123,410 | $59.33 | 120 | 0.9 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $123,310 | $59.28 | 440 | 1.0 |
| Altoona, PA | $123,270 | $59.27 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $123,110 | $59.19 | 580 | 1.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $122,800 | $59.04 | 130 | 1.3 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $122,720 | $59.00 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $122,670 | $58.98 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Rome, GA | $122,440 | $58.87 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Albany, GA | $122,170 | $58.74 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $121,990 | $58.65 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $121,900 | $58.61 | 290 | 0.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $121,710 | $58.51 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Wichita, KS | $121,640 | $58.48 | 240 | 0.8 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $121,600 | $58.46 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $121,540 | $58.43 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $120,540 | $57.95 | 420 | 1.2 |
| Florence, SC | $120,290 | $57.83 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Mansfield, OH | $120,290 | $57.83 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $120,030 | $57.71 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $119,840 | $57.61 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $119,570 | $57.48 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $119,070 | $57.25 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, OH | $117,830 | $56.65 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $117,660 | $56.57 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $117,490 | $56.49 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $117,240 | $56.37 | 350 | 1.5 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $117,030 | $56.27 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $116,930 | $56.22 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $116,300 | $55.91 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Columbia, SC | $115,840 | $55.69 | 400 | 1.0 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $115,530 | $55.54 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Burlington, NC | $113,200 | $54.42 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $112,610 | $54.14 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $112,230 | $53.96 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $111,810 | $53.76 | 3,970 | 1.4 |
| Gainesville, GA | $111,440 | $53.58 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Erie, PA | $111,260 | $53.49 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $109,950 | $52.86 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $109,110 | $52.46 | 340 | 1.0 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $108,420 | $52.13 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Knoxville, TN | $107,980 | $51.91 | 240 | 0.6 |
| Huntsville, AL | $107,230 | $51.55 | 110 | 0.4 |
| El Paso, TX | $107,220 | $51.55 | 170 | 0.5 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $105,920 | $50.92 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Sebring, FL | $105,920 | $50.92 | 80 | 2.8 |
| Birmingham, AL | $105,440 | $50.69 | 280 | 0.5 |
| Mobile, AL | $104,960 | $50.46 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Jackson, TN | $104,600 | $50.29 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Dothan, AL | $103,890 | $49.95 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Morristown, TN | $103,350 | $49.69 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Montgomery, AL | $102,040 | $49.06 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Jackson, MS | $101,830 | $48.96 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $101,120 | $48.62 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | $100,060 | $48.11 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $98,130 | $47.18 | 30 | 0.7 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | Not published | Not published | 230 | 2.8 |
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.