SOC 33-3051 · Protective Service Occupations
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$76,210
U.S. median hourly wage$36.64
U.S. employment670,520
Nationally, police and sheriff's patrol officers earned a median of $76,210 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 670,520 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $118,880 | $57.15 | 65,940 | 3.6 |
| Washington | $102,080 | $49.08 | 9,160 | 2.6 |
| Illinois | $100,520 | $48.33 | 29,180 | 4.8 |
| Alaska | $99,130 | $47.66 | 1,260 | 3.9 |
| Colorado | $97,350 | $46.81 | 9,610 | 3.3 |
| Delaware | $92,970 | $44.70 | 1,800 | 3.7 |
| New York | $92,790 | $44.61 | 53,470 | 5.5 |
| New Jersey | $92,610 | $44.53 | 21,780 | 5.1 |
| District of Columbia | $88,650 | $42.62 | 4,720 | 6.7 |
| Oregon | $88,140 | $42.38 | 5,030 | 2.6 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,470 | $41.09 | 26,510 | 4.4 |
| Hawaii | $83,820 | $40.30 | 2,420 | 3.9 |
| Minnesota | $83,360 | $40.08 | 9,160 | 3.1 |
| Connecticut | $82,170 | $39.51 | 6,500 | 3.8 |
| Massachusetts | $78,940 | $37.95 | 17,040 | 4.7 |
| Arizona | $78,880 | $37.92 | 12,010 | 3.7 |
| Nevada | $78,140 | $37.57 | 5,720 | 3.7 |
| Wisconsin | $78,090 | $37.55 | 12,320 | 4.2 |
| Maryland | $77,970 | $37.49 | 9,720 | 3.5 |
| Utah | $77,310 | $37.17 | 5,500 | 3.2 |
| Rhode Island | $77,230 | $37.13 | 1,940 | 3.9 |
| Ohio | $77,020 | $37.03 | 23,430 | 4.2 |
| Texas | $75,900 | $36.49 | 63,100 | 4.5 |
| Nebraska | $74,620 | $35.88 | 3,490 | 3.4 |
| North Dakota | $74,500 | $35.82 | 1,630 | 3.8 |
| Florida | $74,470 | $35.81 | 43,630 | 4.4 |
| Iowa | $74,470 | $35.81 | 5,130 | 3.3 |
| Michigan | $73,730 | $35.45 | 16,750 | 3.8 |
| Indiana | $73,370 | $35.27 | 12,980 | 4.1 |
| New Hampshire | $71,640 | $34.44 | 2,460 | 3.6 |
| Montana | $70,050 | $33.68 | 2,160 | 4.2 |
| New Mexico | $69,180 | $33.26 | 4,580 | 5.3 |
| Vermont | $68,910 | $33.13 | 1,020 | 3.4 |
| Maine | $67,050 | $32.24 | 2,120 | 3.3 |
| Idaho | $66,990 | $32.21 | 2,810 | 3.3 |
| Wyoming | $66,140 | $31.80 | 1,310 | 4.7 |
| Virginia | $65,870 | $31.67 | 19,970 | 4.9 |
| Guam | $62,130 | $29.87 | 540 | 8.1 |
| South Dakota | $60,740 | $29.20 | 2,000 | 4.4 |
| Kentucky | $60,490 | $29.08 | 7,890 | 3.9 |
| Oklahoma | $59,700 | $28.70 | 9,660 | 5.7 |
| Missouri | $59,460 | $28.59 | 13,570 | 4.6 |
| North Carolina | $59,300 | $28.51 | 22,370 | 4.5 |
| Tennessee | $59,280 | $28.50 | 15,630 | 4.8 |
| Kansas | $59,230 | $28.48 | 6,130 | 4.3 |
| Georgia | $58,120 | $27.94 | 22,170 | 4.5 |
| South Carolina | $58,070 | $27.92 | 12,930 | 5.6 |
| West Virginia | $56,960 | $27.39 | 2,900 | 4.1 |
| Alabama | $51,270 | $24.65 | 11,710 | 5.5 |
| Louisiana | $48,380 | $23.26 | 12,400 | 6.4 |
| Arkansas | $47,670 | $22.92 | 5,710 | 4.4 |
| Mississippi | $46,140 | $22.18 | 8,070 | 6.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,510 | $21.88 | 11,640 | 12.4 |
Pay by metro area
All 388 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 | $136,140 | $65.45 | 2,590 | 2.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $132,000 | $63.46 | 7,990 | 3.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $131,210 | $63.08 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Vallejo, CA | $129,900 | $62.45 | 690 | 4.8 |
| Napa, CA | $127,310 | $61.21 | 300 | 3.9 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $125,910 | $60.53 | 590 | 2.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $122,970 | $59.12 | 400 | 4.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $121,980 | $58.64 | 24,720 | 3.9 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $120,900 | $58.13 | 730 | 3.6 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $119,640 | $57.52 | 1,330 | 4.1 |
| Salinas, CA | $118,220 | $56.84 | 930 | 5.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $115,120 | $55.35 | 4,520 | 2.2 |
| Anchorage, AK | $115,020 | $55.30 | 570 | 3.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $111,460 | $53.59 | 5,420 | 5.0 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $110,400 | $53.08 | 4,950 | 3.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $107,810 | $51.83 | 22,680 | 5.0 |
| Redding, CA | $107,270 | $51.57 | 290 | 4.0 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,540 | $50.74 | 54,270 | 5.7 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $105,370 | $50.66 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $104,570 | $50.28 | 340 | 2.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $101,970 | $49.02 | 4,990 | 3.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $101,870 | $48.98 | 6,010 | 3.5 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $101,860 | $48.97 | 460 | 3.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $101,810 | $48.95 | 310 | 3.4 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $101,440 | $48.77 | 350 | 3.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $100,890 | $48.50 | 5,190 | 4.7 |
| Fresno, CA | $100,770 | $48.45 | 1,560 | 3.3 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $100,480 | $48.31 | 220 | 4.2 |
| Boulder, CO | $100,060 | $48.11 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $99,900 | $48.03 | 930 | 3.2 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $99,810 | $47.99 | 380 | 2.9 |
| Yakima, WA | $98,340 | $47.28 | 370 | 3.8 |
| Modesto, CA | $98,230 | $47.23 | 960 | 4.9 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $98,030 | $47.13 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Bend, OR | $97,230 | $46.74 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,200 | $46.73 | 2,290 | 1.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,190 | $46.73 | 5,570 | 2.9 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $96,740 | $46.51 | 600 | 3.6 |
| Greeley, CO | $96,620 | $46.45 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $95,660 | $45.99 | 600 | 2.4 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $94,930 | $45.64 | 120 | 2.9 |
| Chico, CA | $94,760 | $45.56 | 270 | 3.4 |
| Corvallis, OR | $94,720 | $45.54 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Lincoln, NE | $93,680 | $45.04 | 510 | 2.8 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $93,640 | $45.02 | 240 | 3.5 |
| Rochester, NY | $92,920 | $44.67 | 1,800 | 3.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $92,910 | $44.67 | 16,430 | 4.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $92,780 | $44.61 | 360 | 2.3 |
| Reno, NV | $92,130 | $44.29 | 1,030 | 3.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $91,580 | $44.03 | 1,240 | 3.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $91,530 | $44.00 | 230 | 7.1 |
| Visalia, CA | $90,910 | $43.71 | 540 | 3.2 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $89,580 | $43.07 | 13,160 | 4.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $87,930 | $42.27 | 1,360 | 5.0 |
| Medford, OR | $87,160 | $41.90 | 290 | 3.2 |
| Reading, PA | $87,060 | $41.85 | 690 | 4.0 |
| Lancaster, PA | $86,800 | $41.73 | 760 | 3.0 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $85,050 | $40.89 | 7,860 | 3.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $84,940 | $40.84 | 950 | 2.4 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $84,530 | $40.64 | 1,610 | 4.3 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $84,470 | $40.61 | 1,480 | 4.4 |
| Binghamton, NY | $84,320 | $40.54 | 420 | 4.3 |
| Ithaca, NY | $84,320 | $40.54 | 200 | 4.1 |
| Salem, OR | $84,320 | $40.54 | 510 | 2.7 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $84,000 | $40.39 | 1,520 | 3.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $84,000 | $40.39 | 14,630 | 4.7 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $83,820 | $40.30 | 1,630 | 3.7 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $83,790 | $40.28 | 270 | 3.6 |
| Mankato, MN | $83,670 | $40.22 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $83,620 | $40.20 | 90 | 3.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $83,560 | $40.17 | 230 | 3.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $83,190 | $39.99 | 5,080 | 4.6 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $83,110 | $39.96 | 4,430 | 4.0 |
| Yuba City, CA | $83,090 | $39.95 | 240 | 4.7 |
| Springfield, MA | $83,050 | $39.93 | 1,570 | 7.8 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $82,830 | $39.82 | 640 | 4.0 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $82,770 | $39.79 | 210 | 4.2 |
| Springfield, IL | $82,740 | $39.78 | 420 | 4.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,660 | $39.74 | 2,110 | 3.5 |
| Merced, CA | $82,540 | $39.68 | 490 | 6.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $82,290 | $39.56 | 4,540 | 3.5 |
| New Haven, CT | $82,170 | $39.51 | 1,300 | 4.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $82,090 | $39.47 | 3,660 | 4.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $81,810 | $39.33 | 1,240 | 3.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $81,800 | $39.33 | 200 | 4.3 |
| Laredo, TX | $81,690 | $39.27 | 780 | 7.1 |
| Green Bay, WI | $81,110 | $39.00 | 580 | 3.3 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $80,970 | $38.93 | 2,660 | 3.2 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $80,950 | $38.92 | 2,110 | 3.9 |
| Erie, PA | $80,860 | $38.88 | 660 | 5.5 |
| Madison, WI | $80,580 | $38.74 | 1,600 | 3.9 |
| Bloomington, IL | $80,480 | $38.69 | 360 | 4.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $80,410 | $38.66 | 3,900 | 3.5 |
| St. George, UT | $80,330 | $38.62 | 300 | 3.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | $80,280 | $38.59 | 5,200 | 5.0 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $80,280 | $38.60 | 1,640 | 3.3 |
| Midland, TX | $80,260 | $38.59 | 340 | 2.8 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $80,210 | $38.56 | 530 | 5.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $80,210 | $38.56 | 2,000 | 5.7 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $80,200 | $38.56 | 330 | 3.5 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $79,900 | $38.41 | 300 | 4.2 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $79,840 | $38.38 | 14,710 | 5.2 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $79,670 | $38.30 | 230 | 5.3 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $79,580 | $38.26 | 650 | 5.2 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $79,550 | $38.25 | 630 | 3.4 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $79,540 | $38.24 | 230 | 5.7 |
| Lebanon, PA | $79,430 | $38.19 | 210 | 3.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $79,280 | $38.11 | 450 | 3.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $79,210 | $38.08 | 820 | 3.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $78,970 | $37.97 | 310 | 3.7 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $78,940 | $37.95 | 220 | 2.9 |
| Amarillo, TX | $78,900 | $37.93 | 610 | 4.9 |
| Great Falls, MT | $78,870 | $37.92 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $78,840 | $37.90 | 190 | 4.6 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $78,810 | $37.89 | 2,800 | 3.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $78,780 | $37.88 | 360 | 4.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $78,670 | $37.82 | 260 | 4.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $78,520 | $37.75 | 430 | 4.1 |
| Rockford, IL | $78,510 | $37.75 | 500 | 3.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $78,450 | $37.72 | 830 | 5.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $78,450 | $37.72 | 7,860 | 4.1 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $78,240 | $37.61 | 1,770 | 3.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,180 | $37.59 | 11,440 | 4.2 |
| Wausau, WI | $78,150 | $37.57 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $78,130 | $37.56 | 1,320 | 3.9 |
| Ogden, UT | $78,070 | $37.53 | 820 | 3.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $77,840 | $37.43 | 420 | 5.6 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $77,750 | $37.38 | 4,190 | 3.7 |
| Appleton, WI | $77,620 | $37.32 | 340 | 2.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $77,610 | $37.31 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $77,440 | $37.23 | 500 | 2.8 |
| Rochester, MN | $77,230 | $37.13 | 390 | 3.1 |
| Lubbock, TX | $77,110 | $37.07 | 790 | 4.7 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $77,070 | $37.05 | 1,030 | 6.0 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $77,070 | $37.05 | 670 | 5.1 |
| Tucson, AZ | $76,970 | $37.00 | 1,600 | 4.1 |
| Albany, OR | $76,940 | $36.99 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $76,940 | $36.99 | 280 | 5.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $76,880 | $36.96 | 380 | 3.7 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $76,850 | $36.95 | 3,120 | 4.4 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,760 | $36.90 | 1,100 | 6.5 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $76,720 | $36.89 | 200 | 3.2 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $76,710 | $36.88 | 1,580 | 5.2 |
| Peoria, IL | $76,670 | $36.86 | 630 | 3.8 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $76,570 | $36.81 | 490 | 3.6 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $76,530 | $36.80 | 4,600 | 3.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $76,430 | $36.75 | 280 | 4.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $76,400 | $36.73 | 1,700 | 5.0 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $76,310 | $36.69 | 1,440 | 3.9 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $76,290 | $36.68 | 680 | 2.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $76,230 | $36.65 | 290 | 4.4 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $76,220 | $36.64 | 510 | 4.1 |
| Iowa City, IA | $76,190 | $36.63 | 320 | 3.4 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $76,180 | $36.62 | 420 | 2.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $76,070 | $36.57 | 400 | 5.4 |
| Pueblo, CO | $76,060 | $36.57 | 270 | 4.4 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $75,850 | $36.47 | 90 | 2.8 |
| Waco, TX | $75,850 | $36.46 | 690 | 5.3 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $75,820 | $36.45 | 1,500 | 4.4 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $75,710 | $36.40 | 5,190 | 3.6 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $75,670 | $36.38 | 920 | 4.2 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $75,440 | $36.27 | 310 | 3.6 |
| Helena, MT | $75,430 | $36.27 | 200 | 4.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $75,410 | $36.26 | 3,630 | 5.9 |
| Midland, MI | $75,370 | $36.24 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $75,370 | $36.24 | 1,410 | 4.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $75,270 | $36.19 | 2,970 | 4.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $74,920 | $36.02 | 1,440 | 2.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $74,810 | $35.97 | 340 | 2.8 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $74,680 | $35.91 | 270 | 5.0 |
| Akron, OH | $74,650 | $35.89 | 1,610 | 5.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $74,640 | $35.89 | 310 | 5.0 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $74,570 | $35.85 | 16,250 | 4.9 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $74,500 | $35.82 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $74,450 | $35.79 | 190 | 5.4 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $74,410 | $35.77 | 480 | 2.2 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $74,400 | $35.77 | 390 | 3.2 |
| Bozeman, MT | $74,320 | $35.73 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,320 | $35.73 | 350 | 3.4 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $74,220 | $35.68 | 360 | 5.1 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $74,050 | $35.60 | 290 | 3.4 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $74,030 | $35.59 | 480 | 6.6 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $73,960 | $35.56 | 740 | 3.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $73,860 | $35.51 | 5,130 | 4.6 |
| Ames, IA | $73,840 | $35.50 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $73,800 | $35.48 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Grand Island, NE | $73,710 | $35.44 | 190 | 4.8 |
| Toledo, OH | $73,650 | $35.41 | 1,230 | 4.2 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $73,600 | $35.38 | 860 | 3.0 |
| Ocala, FL | $73,570 | $35.37 | 780 | 6.5 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $73,480 | $35.33 | 430 | 6.6 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $73,400 | $35.29 | 980 | 5.1 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $73,380 | $35.28 | 1,780 | 4.4 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $73,370 | $35.27 | 250 | 2.0 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $73,240 | $35.21 | 5,950 | 4.4 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $73,110 | $35.15 | 370 | 6.6 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $73,040 | $35.11 | 680 | 3.9 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $72,980 | $35.09 | 220 | 5.3 |
| Evansville, IN | $72,800 | $35.00 | 510 | 3.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $72,780 | $34.99 | 250 | 4.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $72,500 | $34.86 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $72,500 | $34.86 | 380 | 6.7 |
| Tyler, TX | $72,400 | $34.81 | 490 | 4.3 |
| Kokomo, IN | $72,300 | $34.76 | 140 | 3.9 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $72,210 | $34.72 | 1,360 | 5.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $72,170 | $34.70 | 170 | 3.0 |
| Billings, MT | $72,070 | $34.65 | 320 | 3.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $71,340 | $34.30 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Bay City, MI | $71,020 | $34.15 | 200 | 5.8 |
| Longview, TX | $70,800 | $34.04 | 590 | 5.0 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $70,670 | $33.97 | 250 | 4.1 |
| Altoona, PA | $70,560 | $33.92 | 240 | 4.1 |
| Sandusky, OH | $70,550 | $33.92 | 320 | 6.4 |
| State College, PA | $70,510 | $33.90 | 360 | 5.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $70,240 | $33.77 | 840 | 5.6 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $69,700 | $33.51 | 230 | 4.1 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $69,160 | $33.25 | 840 | 3.5 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $68,780 | $33.07 | 4,730 | 4.3 |
| Kingston, NY | $68,730 | $33.04 | 390 | 6.6 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $68,550 | $32.96 | 690 | 3.8 |
| Bloomington, IN | $68,170 | $32.77 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Vineland, NJ | $67,510 | $32.46 | 260 | 4.2 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $67,200 | $32.31 | 850 | 4.5 |
| Williamsport, PA | $66,710 | $32.07 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $66,700 | $32.07 | 1,300 | 4.9 |
| Niles, MI | $66,610 | $32.02 | 360 | 6.0 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $66,530 | $31.99 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $66,460 | $31.95 | 200 | 4.8 |
| Traverse City, MI | $66,080 | $31.77 | 340 | 5.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $66,020 | $31.74 | 360 | 3.3 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $65,860 | $31.66 | 2,430 | 3.3 |
| Burlington, NC | $65,700 | $31.59 | 370 | 5.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $65,620 | $31.55 | 370 | 5.1 |
| Yuma, AZ | $65,510 | $31.49 | 350 | 5.0 |
| Monroe, MI | $65,300 | $31.39 | 190 | 4.6 |
| Elmira, NY | $65,180 | $31.34 | 170 | 4.9 |
| Jackson, MI | $65,160 | $31.33 | 240 | 4.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $64,550 | $31.04 | 980 | 3.7 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $64,340 | $30.93 | 510 | 3.1 |
| Flint, MI | $64,320 | $30.93 | 670 | 5.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $64,190 | $30.86 | 2,310 | 5.0 |
| Muncie, IN | $64,040 | $30.79 | 230 | 5.2 |
| Topeka, KS | $63,920 | $30.73 | 610 | 5.2 |
| Lawrence, KS | $63,380 | $30.47 | 200 | 3.9 |
| Bismarck, ND | $63,230 | $30.40 | 270 | 3.8 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,220 | $30.39 | 2,270 | 3.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $63,190 | $30.38 | 5,770 | 4.2 |
| Springfield, OH | $63,120 | $30.34 | 170 | 3.7 |
| Gainesville, FL | $63,050 | $30.31 | 720 | 4.7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $63,010 | $30.29 | 5,400 | 3.8 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $62,970 | $30.27 | 250 | 3.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $62,960 | $30.27 | 4,820 | 4.4 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $62,750 | $30.17 | 390 | 7.2 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,720 | $30.15 | 3,410 | 5.2 |
| Farmington, NM | $62,200 | $29.90 | 230 | 4.9 |
| Lima, OH | $62,170 | $29.89 | 180 | 3.6 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $62,150 | $29.88 | 160 | 3.2 |
| Columbia, MO | $62,080 | $29.85 | 310 | 2.9 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $62,070 | $29.84 | 910 | 6.2 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $61,880 | $29.75 | 230 | 2.8 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,720 | $29.67 | 1,090 | 3.8 |
| San Angelo, TX | $61,610 | $29.62 | 300 | 6.0 |
| Owensboro, KY | $61,560 | $29.60 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $61,440 | $29.54 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Gainesville, GA | $61,400 | $29.52 | 420 | 4.0 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $61,050 | $29.35 | 230 | 12.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $60,910 | $29.29 | 11,310 | 3.9 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $60,880 | $29.27 | 410 | 3.6 |
| Wichita, KS | $60,840 | $29.25 | 1,150 | 3.7 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,830 | $29.25 | 1,700 | 4.7 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $60,720 | $29.19 | 430 | 5.4 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $60,710 | $29.19 | 570 | 5.9 |
| Birmingham, AL | $60,590 | $29.13 | 2,730 | 5.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,570 | $29.12 | 2,320 | 5.9 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $60,550 | $29.11 | 360 | 4.4 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,520 | $29.10 | 1,240 | 5.1 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $60,510 | $29.09 | 700 | 5.9 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $60,320 | $29.00 | 310 | 5.4 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $60,230 | $28.96 | 410 | 5.7 |
| Minot, ND | $60,210 | $28.95 | 120 | 3.6 |
| Dalton, GA | $60,130 | $28.91 | 290 | 4.5 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,130 | $28.91 | 1,370 | 8.4 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $60,110 | $28.90 | 260 | 7.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $60,100 | $28.89 | 1,040 | 3.0 |
| Saginaw, MI | $60,070 | $28.88 | 230 | 2.9 |
| Savannah, GA | $59,930 | $28.81 | 1,090 | 5.5 |
| Roanoke, VA | $59,900 | $28.80 | 840 | 5.4 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $59,860 | $28.78 | 620 | 7.7 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $59,730 | $28.72 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,690 | $28.70 | 4,320 | 5.7 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $59,670 | $28.69 | 710 | 6.5 |
| Mansfield, OH | $59,560 | $28.64 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $59,540 | $28.63 | 440 | 8.3 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,310 | $28.52 | 750 | 4.7 |
| Columbia, SC | $59,260 | $28.49 | 2,840 | 7.2 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $59,240 | $28.48 | 540 | 6.5 |
| Johnstown, PA | $59,240 | $28.48 | 200 | 4.1 |
| Dothan, AL | $59,210 | $28.46 | 430 | 7.0 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,130 | $28.43 | 660 | 5.3 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $59,030 | $28.38 | 340 | 6.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $58,960 | $28.35 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $58,860 | $28.30 | 560 | 6.4 |
| Pocatello, ID | $58,840 | $28.29 | 120 | 3.1 |
| Cleveland, TN | $58,800 | $28.27 | 250 | 5.7 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $58,750 | $28.24 | 440 | 4.8 |
| Salisbury, MD | $58,580 | $28.16 | 320 | 6.0 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $58,560 | $28.15 | 170 | 4.0 |
| Sebring, FL | $58,520 | $28.13 | 160 | 5.8 |
| Springfield, MO | $58,460 | $28.11 | 1,010 | 4.5 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $58,390 | $28.07 | 1,120 | 4.9 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $58,380 | $28.07 | 300 | 5.1 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $58,360 | $28.06 | 1,820 | 6.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $58,260 | $28.01 | 230 | 3.5 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $58,170 | $27.97 | 270 | 5.0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $58,150 | $27.96 | 430 | 4.4 |
| Asheville, NC | $58,090 | $27.93 | 710 | 3.9 |
| Hinesville, GA | $58,060 | $27.91 | 150 | 7.4 |
| Beckley, WV | $57,980 | $27.88 | 250 | 5.9 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $57,780 | $27.78 | 1,910 | 4.4 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $57,610 | $27.70 | 730 | 7.1 |
| Charleston, WV | $57,460 | $27.62 | 510 | 4.9 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $57,440 | $27.62 | 1,310 | 4.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $57,190 | $27.49 | 520 | 6.5 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $57,180 | $27.49 | 400 | 6.9 |
| Decatur, AL | $57,120 | $27.46 | 360 | 5.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $57,030 | $27.42 | 720 | 4.4 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $56,820 | $27.32 | 820 | 5.2 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,720 | $27.27 | 710 | 3.7 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $56,640 | $27.23 | 190 | 3.6 |
| Enid, OK | $56,510 | $27.17 | 140 | 5.8 |
| Knoxville, TN | $56,380 | $27.11 | 1,860 | 4.4 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $56,290 | $27.06 | 1,780 | 17.5 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $56,250 | $27.05 | 470 | 6.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $56,130 | $26.98 | 620 | 4.4 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $56,010 | $26.93 | 150 | 3.5 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $56,010 | $26.93 | 310 | 5.5 |
| Victoria, TX | $55,820 | $26.84 | 250 | 6.7 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $55,540 | $26.70 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $55,140 | $26.51 | 270 | 7.5 |
| Morgantown, WV | $55,010 | $26.45 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Sumter, SC | $54,940 | $26.41 | 210 | 6.1 |
| Lawton, OK | $54,870 | $26.38 | 280 | 6.5 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,840 | $26.37 | 1,520 | 4.2 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $54,500 | $26.20 | 240 | 3.7 |
| Albany, GA | $53,710 | $25.82 | 380 | 6.5 |
| Wilmington, NC | $53,520 | $25.73 | 1,210 | 6.3 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $53,510 | $25.73 | 1,220 | 5.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $53,420 | $25.68 | 870 | 3.2 |
| Jackson, TN | $53,320 | $25.64 | 460 | 5.4 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $52,950 | $25.46 | 450 | 5.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $52,260 | $25.13 | 770 | 5.0 |
| Manhattan, KS | $52,220 | $25.11 | 280 | 5.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,330 | $24.68 | 730 | 2.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $51,070 | $24.55 | 400 | 4.2 |
| Monroe, LA | $50,670 | $24.36 | 620 | 7.1 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $49,990 | $24.03 | 1,010 | 8.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $49,900 | $23.99 | 910 | 5.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $49,570 | $23.83 | 230 | 3.9 |
| Jackson, MS | $49,160 | $23.64 | 1,620 | 6.0 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $48,970 | $23.54 | 2,040 | 4.6 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $48,710 | $23.42 | 1,980 | 4.8 |
| Florence, SC | $48,710 | $23.42 | 490 | 5.5 |
| Morristown, TN | $48,710 | $23.42 | 310 | 6.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,620 | $23.38 | 690 | 5.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $48,490 | $23.31 | 1,060 | 6.4 |
| Gadsden, AL | $48,340 | $23.24 | 240 | 7.2 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $48,160 | $23.15 | 740 | 5.6 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $48,050 | $23.10 | 1,000 | 6.3 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,790 | $22.98 | 900 | 9.2 |
| Mobile, AL | $47,000 | $22.60 | 890 | 5.2 |
| Valdosta, GA | $46,960 | $22.58 | 270 | 5.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $46,630 | $22.42 | 770 | 8.1 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $46,570 | $22.39 | 210 | 5.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | $46,560 | $22.38 | 340 | 4.2 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $45,510 | $21.88 | 10,770 | 15.6 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $45,460 | $21.86 | 360 | 4.1 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,890 | $21.58 | 320 | 7.4 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $44,850 | $21.56 | 140 | 3.6 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $44,320 | $21.31 | 460 | 5.5 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $44,080 | $21.19 | 440 | 7.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | $43,980 | $21.15 | 390 | 6.4 |
| Hammond, LA | $40,560 | $19.50 | 380 | 7.9 |
| Arecibo, PR | $33,070 | $15.90 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Ponce, PR | $30,830 | $14.82 | 330 | 5.2 |
| Guayama, PR | $29,410 | $14.14 | 50 | 3.8 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $28,560 | $13.73 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Dover, DE | Not published | Not published | 410 | 6.1 |
| Rome, GA | Not published | Not published | 260 | 5.8 |
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.