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SOC 25-2011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

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

U.S. median annual wage$38,140
U.S. median hourly wage$18.34
U.S. employment478,780

Nationally, preschool teachers, except special education earned a median of $38,140 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 478,780 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”.

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$62,150$29.882,3503.3
Vermont$49,730$23.919403.1
Hawaii$48,780$23.451,4102.2
New Jersey$48,220$23.1916,1903.8
Kansas$47,750$22.961,3300.9
California$47,400$22.7955,7003.1
Nebraska$47,040$22.621,6301.6
New York$46,520$22.3723,8702.5
Alaska$46,130$22.185201.6
Massachusetts$45,890$22.0618,7105.1
Connecticut$45,740$21.995,2303.1
Washington$45,660$21.9513,2103.7
Colorado$45,500$21.875,2101.8
Oregon$45,140$21.706,3003.2
Virgin Islands$44,790$21.531003.2
Maryland$44,600$21.448,0202.9
South Dakota$44,500$21.391,4703.2
New Mexico$44,070$21.192,4902.9
Georgia$43,920$21.1216,8503.4
Maine$43,890$21.101,1101.7
Minnesota$43,430$20.8810,3203.5
Illinois$40,910$19.6722,4203.7
North Dakota$39,720$19.105401.3
New Hampshire$39,350$18.922,2203.3
Nevada$38,870$18.692,3601.5
Louisiana$38,020$18.283,5701.8
Virginia$37,140$17.8613,5703.3
Michigan$37,110$17.8410,9502.5
Rhode Island$36,830$17.711,8903.8
Indiana$36,650$17.627,1102.2
Montana$36,540$17.579601.9
Delaware$36,360$17.482,0004.1
Arizona$36,300$17.459,4002.9
Mississippi$36,250$17.433,6003.1
Wisconsin$36,160$17.3911,3303.9
Missouri$36,090$17.355,5801.9
Pennsylvania$36,050$17.3322,7603.8
Florida$35,860$17.2435,7403.6
North Carolina$35,710$17.1718,3703.7
Ohio$35,180$16.9119,8403.6
Utah$35,010$16.833,6702.1
South Carolina$34,500$16.594,5502.0
Tennessee$34,280$16.485,4201.7
Arkansas$34,190$16.443,2702.5
Texas$33,860$16.2841,2002.9
Iowa$33,830$16.265,9103.8
Idaho$32,800$15.771,0101.2
West Virginia$32,480$15.622,1903.1
Puerto Rico$32,120$15.442,9603.2
Oklahoma$31,790$15.297,0104.1
Wyoming$29,930$14.391,0403.7
Kentucky$29,780$14.328,5204.3
Alabama$28,310$13.617,9103.7
Guam$22,120$10.641602.4

Pay by metro area

All 383 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$25,290$37,973$50,657$63,340Gadsden, AL — $25,290Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $27,660Dothan, AL — $27,700Anniston-Oxford, AL — $27,780Enid, OK — $27,910Paducah, KY-IL — $28,010Bowling Green, KY — $28,040Owensboro, KY — $28,110Cleveland, TN — $28,130Cheyenne, WY — $28,290Clarksville, TN-KY — $28,320Lawton, OK — $28,390Aguadilla, PR — $28,430Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $28,480Auburn-Opelika, AL — $28,490Birmingham, AL — $28,540Montgomery, AL — $28,540Mansfield, OH — $28,620Tuscaloosa, AL — $28,630Huntsville, AL — $28,760Hattiesburg, MS — $28,830Lubbock, TX — $28,860Victoria, TX — $28,950College Station-Bryan, TX — $28,990Jackson, MS — $29,000Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $29,010Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $29,070Mobile, AL — $29,090Abilene, TX — $29,190Texarkana, TX-AR — $29,210Casper, WY — $29,250Laredo, TX — $29,310Johnson City, TN — $29,370Lexington-Fayette, KY — $29,370Sherman-Denison, TX — $29,390Tyler, TX — $29,410Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,450Longview, TX — $29,480Corpus Christi, TX — $29,490Knoxville, TN — $29,500Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,530Waco, TX — $29,660Amarillo, TX — $29,700McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $29,700Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $29,790Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $29,830El Paso, TX — $30,030Goldsboro, NC — $30,050Twin Falls, ID — $30,060Lynchburg, VA — $30,070Odessa, TX — $30,250Rocky Mount, NC — $30,280Johnstown, PA — $30,380Springfield, MO — $30,410Morgantown, WV — $30,420Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $30,420Wichita Falls, TX — $30,480Idaho Falls, ID — $30,550Ames, IA — $30,590Muncie, IN — $30,700Iowa City, IA — $30,720Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $30,850Minot, ND — $31,000Dubuque, IA — $31,130Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $31,200Killeen-Temple, TX — $31,280Oklahoma City, OK — $31,300Jacksonville, NC — $31,320Joplin, MO-KS — $31,330Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $31,450Columbia, SC — $31,510Florence, SC — $31,600Flint, MI — $31,760Ponce, PR — $31,790San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $32,120Tulsa, OK — $32,130Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $32,270Charleston, WV — $32,450Wausau, WI — $32,520Boise City, ID — $32,660Wheeling, WV-OH — $32,700Arecibo, PR — $32,740Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $32,970Sebring, FL — $33,000Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $33,100Homosassa Springs, FL — $33,110Greenville, NC — $33,130Jefferson City, MO — $33,190Fayetteville, NC — $33,260Logan, UT-ID — $33,270Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $33,340Chambersburg, PA — $33,350Springfield, OH — $33,410Lima, OH — $33,480Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $33,500Ocala, FL — $33,520Erie, PA — $33,580Toledo, OH — $33,580Tallahassee, FL — $33,600Sandusky, OH — $33,630Burlington, NC — $33,680Gettysburg, PA — $33,720Beckley, WV — $33,800St. George, UT — $33,810Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $33,850Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $33,860Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $33,930Terre Haute, IN — $33,980Columbia, MO — $33,990Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $34,000Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $34,080Altoona, PA — $34,180Winston-Salem, NC — $34,180San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $34,210Williamsport, PA — $34,210Elizabethtown, KY — $34,290Spartanburg, SC — $34,290Jonesboro, AR — $34,340Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $34,360Ogden, UT — $34,400State College, PA — $34,440Akron, OH — $34,490Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $34,490Appleton, WI — $34,500Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,510Lebanon, PA — $34,530Chattanooga, TN-GA — $34,600Dover, DE — $34,620Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $34,620Lewiston, ID-WA — $34,680Harrisonburg, VA — $34,740Kenosha, WI — $34,740Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $34,780Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $34,810Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,840Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $34,860Reading, PA — $34,870Cedar Rapids, IA — $34,880Wilmington, NC — $34,880Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $34,890Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $34,950Yuma, AZ — $34,950Columbus, GA-AL — $35,030Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $35,030Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $35,050Niles, MI — $35,050York-Hanover, PA — $35,050Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $35,060Midland, TX — $35,100Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $35,130Gainesville, FL — $35,150St. Joseph, MO-KS — $35,150Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $35,190South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $35,210Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $35,230Lancaster, PA — $35,240Eau Claire, WI — $35,270Great Falls, MT — $35,270Evansville, IN — $35,280Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $35,320Punta Gorda, FL — $35,340Columbus, OH — $35,370Bloomington, IN — $35,400Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $35,430Helena, MT — $35,440Monroe, LA — $35,450Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $35,470Tucson, AZ — $35,470Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $35,490Cleveland, OH — $35,520Lawrence, KS — $35,530Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $35,540Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $35,590Guayama, PR — $35,600Hot Springs, AR — $35,600Port St. Lucie, FL — $35,600Fort Wayne, IN — $35,610Mayaguez, PR — $35,620Fond du Lac, WI — $35,630Pittsburgh, PA — $35,650Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $35,680Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $35,710Greensboro-High Point, NC — $35,710Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $35,780Lafayette, LA — $35,820Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $35,840Asheville, NC — $35,890Roanoke, VA — $35,900North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $35,920Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $35,920Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $35,960Valdosta, GA — $35,970Jackson, TN — $35,980Richmond, VA — $35,980Raleigh-Cary, NC — $36,030Missoula, MT — $36,040Green Bay, WI — $36,070La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $36,150Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $36,160Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $36,230Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $36,240Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $36,250Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,270Battle Creek, MI — $36,310Flagstaff, AZ — $36,330Jacksonville, FL — $36,330Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $36,330Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $36,380Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $36,380Athens-Clarke County, GA — $36,410Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $36,480Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,500Sheboygan, WI — $36,540Saginaw, MI — $36,550Bay City, MI — $36,570Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $36,570Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $36,600Hammond, LA — $36,600Midland, MI — $36,600Janesville-Beloit, WI — $36,610Columbus, IN — $36,640Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $36,750Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $36,830Alexandria, LA — $36,840Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $36,840Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $36,890Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $36,990St. Louis, MO-IL — $37,020Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $37,030Ann Arbor, MI — $37,070Billings, MT — $37,090Monroe, MI — $37,090Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $37,200Farmington, NM — $37,230Charlottesville, VA — $37,250Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $37,350Kansas City, MO-KS — $37,400Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $37,500Winchester, VA-WV — $37,660Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $37,710Bloomington, IL — $37,720Lincoln, NE — $37,800Manchester-Nashua, NH — $37,840Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $37,840Peoria, IL — $37,850Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,880Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $37,900Duluth, MN-WI — $37,920Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $37,990Kankakee, IL — $38,030Anchorage, AK — $38,040Traverse City, MI — $38,070Madison, WI — $38,090Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $38,100Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $38,290Springfield, IL — $38,300St. Cloud, MN — $38,420Naples-Marco Island, FL — $38,530Jackson, MI — $38,570Bangor, ME — $38,780Syracuse, NY — $38,800Baton Rouge, LA — $38,840Pueblo, CO — $38,880Rochester, NY — $38,890Grand Forks, ND-MN — $39,110Grand Junction, CO — $39,140Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $39,280Bellingham, WA — $39,350Portland-South Portland, ME — $39,350Kokomo, IN — $39,400Macon-Bibb County, GA — $39,430Champaign-Urbana, IL — $39,510Bismarck, ND — $39,720Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $39,870Reno, NV — $39,940Utica-Rome, NY — $39,950Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $39,990Albany, OR — $40,010Bozeman, MT — $40,150Corvallis, OR — $40,300Fort Smith, AR-OK — $40,710Colorado Springs, CO — $40,850Fargo, ND-MN — $41,170Rome, GA — $41,360Yakima, WA — $41,670Mankato, MN — $41,820Walla Walla, WA — $41,960Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $42,270New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $42,570Greeley, CO — $42,640Decatur, IL — $42,740Rochester, MN — $42,750Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $43,030Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $43,050Binghamton, NY — $43,080Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $43,290Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $43,440Lexington Park, MD — $43,510Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $43,790Springfield, MA — $43,890Eugene-Springfield, OR — $43,900Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $43,960Albuquerque, NM — $44,050Salem, OR — $44,060Chico, CA — $44,080Kennewick-Richland, WA — $44,180Medford, OR — $44,200Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $44,250Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $44,260Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $44,300Longview-Kelso, WA — $44,350El Centro, CA — $44,370Las Cruces, NM — $44,430Omaha, NE-IA — $44,440Glens Falls, NY — $44,460Worcester, MA — $44,460Warner Robins, GA — $44,500Pittsfield, MA — $44,540Salisbury, MD — $44,570Redding, CA — $44,580Bend, OR — $44,610New Haven, CT — $44,610Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $44,660Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $44,670Fresno, CA — $44,740Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $44,880San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $44,940Savannah, GA — $44,980Grants Pass, OR — $45,020Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $45,040Kingston, NY — $45,080Gainesville, GA — $45,140Yuba City, CA — $45,240Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,310Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $45,430Lake Charles, LA — $45,480Napa, CA — $45,660Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $45,680Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $45,880Topeka, KS — $45,950Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $45,960Ithaca, NY — $45,980Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $46,010Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $46,030Dalton, GA — $46,090Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $46,120San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $46,200Elmira, NY — $46,320Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $46,370Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $46,380Santa Fe, NM — $46,400Stockton-Lodi, CA — $46,470Boulder, CO — $46,530Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $46,600Rapid City, SD — $46,620Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $46,690Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $46,710Rockford, IL — $46,730Vallejo, CA — $46,960Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $47,010Barnstable Town, MA — $47,190Salinas, CA — $47,280Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $47,780Wichita, KS — $47,920Merced, CA — $48,120Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $48,130Urban Honolulu, HI — $48,410Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $48,510Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $48,820Manhattan, KS — $49,160Modesto, CA — $49,500Hinesville, GA — $49,690New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $50,230San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $51,190Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $51,310San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $53,810Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $55,340Visalia, CA — $56,930Fairbanks-College, AK — $57,680Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $58,000Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $59,320Albany, GA — $62,680Vineland, NJ — $63,340

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.

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Vineland, NJ$63,340$30.453305.3
Albany, GA$62,680$30.144006.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$59,320$28.524602.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$58,000$27.891002.1
Fairbanks-College, AK$57,680$27.73601.8
Visalia, CA$56,930$27.374302.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$55,340$26.601602.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$53,810$25.8710,2804.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$51,310$24.671401.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$51,190$24.613,5703.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,230$24.1528,1403.0
Hinesville, GA$49,690$23.891507.4
Modesto, CA$49,500$23.806403.3
Manhattan, KS$49,160$23.64701.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$48,820$23.471,5003.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$48,510$23.321803.3
Urban Honolulu, HI$48,410$23.271,0702.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$48,130$23.146303.2
Merced, CA$48,120$23.132903.6
Wichita, KS$47,920$23.042900.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47,780$22.974204.3
Salinas, CA$47,280$22.736003.2
Barnstable Town, MA$47,190$22.692702.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$47,010$22.60901.9
Vallejo, CA$46,960$22.584503.1
Rockford, IL$46,730$22.473802.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,710$22.466203.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$46,690$22.453502.9
Rapid City, SD$46,620$22.411902.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,600$22.4118,4302.9
Boulder, CO$46,530$22.373902.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,470$22.346802.4
Santa Fe, NM$46,400$22.311001.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,380$22.308,5904.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,370$22.297104.0
Elmira, NY$46,320$22.27601.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$46,200$22.213202.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,120$22.171,2603.9
Dalton, GA$46,090$22.161502.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$46,030$22.1314,5005.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,010$22.123,5602.1
Ithaca, NY$45,980$22.111302.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$45,960$22.103602.8
Topeka, KS$45,950$22.091101.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$45,880$22.068902.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,680$21.963,2102.0
Napa, CA$45,660$21.951902.5
Lake Charles, LA$45,480$21.871501.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$45,430$21.843405.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,310$21.783,9503.3
Yuba City, CA$45,240$21.752104.2
Gainesville, GA$45,140$21.703403.2
Kingston, NY$45,080$21.671302.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,040$21.661402.9
Grants Pass, OR$45,020$21.641003.3
Savannah, GA$44,980$21.634602.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,940$21.615,1303.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$44,880$21.588503.5
Fresno, CA$44,740$21.511,8003.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,670$21.485803.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,660$21.4711,9103.8
Bend, OR$44,610$21.453903.6
New Haven, CT$44,610$21.458102.9
Redding, CA$44,580$21.432203.1
Salisbury, MD$44,570$21.431202.3
Pittsfield, MA$44,540$21.423205.6
Warner Robins, GA$44,500$21.392903.9
Glens Falls, NY$44,460$21.381102.1
Worcester, MA$44,460$21.381,6504.7
Omaha, NE-IA$44,440$21.368001.6
Las Cruces, NM$44,430$21.362503.1
El Centro, CA$44,370$21.331402.2
Longview-Kelso, WA$44,350$21.321303.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$44,300$21.301,6902.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$44,260$21.282301.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,250$21.283,0702.8
Medford, OR$44,200$21.252202.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,180$21.244003.1
Chico, CA$44,080$21.193003.8
Salem, OR$44,060$21.196503.4
Albuquerque, NM$44,050$21.181,1702.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$43,960$21.137,6503.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,900$21.115503.5
Springfield, MA$43,890$21.107403.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,790$21.051,0002.2
Lexington Park, MD$43,510$20.921902.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$43,440$20.882602.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$43,290$20.814303.3
Binghamton, NY$43,080$20.712002.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,050$20.7017,1803.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$43,030$20.698803.3
Rochester, MN$42,750$20.564703.8
Decatur, IL$42,740$20.551302.9
Greeley, CO$42,640$20.501901.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,570$20.477301.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$42,270$20.321502.9
Walla Walla, WA$41,960$20.17501.9
Mankato, MN$41,820$20.102304.1
Yakima, WA$41,670$20.033803.9
Rome, GA$41,360$19.89701.5
Fargo, ND-MN$41,170$19.792801.9
Colorado Springs, CO$40,850$19.644001.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,710$19.571401.4
Corvallis, OR$40,300$19.371704.3
Bozeman, MT$40,150$19.301201.7
Albany, OR$40,010$19.241202.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,990$19.239403.7
Utica-Rome, NY$39,950$19.212001.7
Reno, NV$39,940$19.204901.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,870$19.1710,6303.7
Bismarck, ND$39,720$19.101101.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$39,510$19.006305.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,430$18.964104.3
Kokomo, IN$39,400$18.94501.4
Bellingham, WA$39,350$18.922903.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$39,350$18.925301.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$39,280$18.884,6103.4
Grand Junction, CO$39,140$18.821001.4
Grand Forks, ND-MN$39,110$18.801102.1
Rochester, NY$38,890$18.701,3902.8
Pueblo, CO$38,880$18.69500.9
Baton Rouge, LA$38,840$18.688102.0
Syracuse, NY$38,800$18.657302.4
Bangor, ME$38,780$18.641201.6
Jackson, MI$38,570$18.541302.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38,530$18.525303.1
St. Cloud, MN$38,420$18.473103.0
Springfield, IL$38,300$18.414504.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,290$18.412302.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,100$18.321801.8
Madison, WI$38,090$18.311,9604.8
Traverse City, MI$38,070$18.301602.3
Anchorage, AK$38,040$18.293001.7
Kankakee, IL$38,030$18.291904.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,990$18.261,4602.7
Duluth, MN-WI$37,920$18.234803.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,900$18.223,4104.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,880$18.211,7101.5
Peoria, IL$37,850$18.205903.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,840$18.197003.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$37,840$18.191401.9
Lincoln, NE$37,800$18.173602.0
Bloomington, IL$37,720$18.133103.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$37,710$18.131001.6
Winchester, VA-WV$37,660$18.111201.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,500$18.034,5702.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,400$17.981,1901.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,350$17.961,5302.6
Charlottesville, VA$37,250$17.912802.4
Farmington, NM$37,230$17.901904.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,200$17.885803.2
Billings, MT$37,090$17.831701.9
Monroe, MI$37,090$17.831303.1
Ann Arbor, MI$37,070$17.826102.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,030$17.803,1302.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,020$17.803,6802.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$36,990$17.785902.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,890$17.74601.6
Alexandria, LA$36,840$17.711602.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$36,840$17.71501.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,830$17.715802.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$36,750$17.6715,2605.3
Columbus, IN$36,640$17.621202.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI$36,610$17.602804.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$36,600$17.601,2903.7
Hammond, LA$36,600$17.601603.3
Midland, MI$36,600$17.60902.3
Bay City, MI$36,570$17.58702.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,570$17.581301.0
Saginaw, MI$36,550$17.572302.9
Sheboygan, WI$36,540$17.571202.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,500$17.556,8802.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,480$17.544,5703.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,410$17.513603.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,380$17.492602.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,380$17.4911,6504.1
Flagstaff, AZ$36,330$17.472003.0
Jacksonville, FL$36,330$17.473,1104.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,330$17.461,9802.6
Battle Creek, MI$36,310$17.461202.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,270$17.445,1503.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,250$17.431,2902.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36,240$17.433,9504.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$36,230$17.422503.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,160$17.384,2803.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$36,150$17.383904.6
Green Bay, WI$36,070$17.346103.5
Missoula, MT$36,040$17.331301.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,030$17.323,7805.1
Jackson, TN$35,980$17.301201.5
Richmond, VA$35,980$17.302,0603.1
Valdosta, GA$35,970$17.292304.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,960$17.291601.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$35,920$17.279502.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,920$17.278803.6
Roanoke, VA$35,900$17.263702.4
Asheville, NC$35,890$17.266103.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,840$17.233602.9
Lafayette, LA$35,820$17.223001.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$35,780$17.201,4203.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$35,710$17.178702.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,710$17.171,3903.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,680$17.167702.8
Pittsburgh, PA$35,650$17.143,8903.5
Fond du Lac, WI$35,630$17.131303.0
Mayaguez, PR$35,620$17.132003.8
Fort Wayne, IN$35,610$17.123701.6
Guayama, PR$35,600$17.12806.6
Hot Springs, AR$35,600$17.11701.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,600$17.127704.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$35,590$17.112801.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,540$17.095,1203.6
Lawrence, KS$35,530$17.08901.8
Cleveland, OH$35,520$17.083,7503.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$35,490$17.062402.4
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$35,470$17.051303.6
Tucson, AZ$35,470$17.051,4103.6
Monroe, LA$35,450$17.042102.5
Helena, MT$35,440$17.04701.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$35,430$17.044,3904.0
Bloomington, IN$35,400$17.021602.1
Columbus, OH$35,370$17.014,8904.4
Punta Gorda, FL$35,340$16.991302.2
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,320$16.982002.8
Evansville, IN$35,280$16.962401.8
Eau Claire, WI$35,270$16.965005.9
Great Falls, MT$35,270$16.961203.3
Lancaster, PA$35,240$16.945602.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,230$16.948402.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$35,210$16.933802.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,190$16.9211,1002.7
Gainesville, FL$35,150$16.906804.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS$35,150$16.90901.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$35,130$16.891,5501.9
Midland, TX$35,100$16.881801.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$35,060$16.85401.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$35,050$16.851,5704.2
Niles, MI$35,050$16.851302.1
York-Hanover, PA$35,050$16.855102.8
Columbus, GA-AL$35,030$16.844604.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,030$16.842103.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,950$16.807502.5
Yuma, AZ$34,950$16.802603.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,890$16.779802.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$34,880$16.775503.9
Wilmington, NC$34,880$16.777403.9
Reading, PA$34,870$16.765203.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,860$16.762205.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,840$16.758003.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$34,810$16.742001.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,780$16.729103.4
Harrisonburg, VA$34,740$16.701201.9
Kenosha, WI$34,740$16.703905.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,680$16.67802.7
Dover, DE$34,620$16.641902.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,620$16.648401.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA$34,600$16.645001.8
Lebanon, PA$34,530$16.60701.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,510$16.592,2902.1
Appleton, WI$34,500$16.594904.0
Akron, OH$34,490$16.581,1303.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,490$16.588103.2
State College, PA$34,440$16.561902.7
Ogden, UT$34,400$16.546602.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$34,360$16.522,8104.1
Jonesboro, AR$34,340$16.512303.9
Elizabethtown, KY$34,290$16.491703.3
Spartanburg, SC$34,290$16.493502.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,210$16.453,4503.1
Williamsport, PA$34,210$16.451302.6
Altoona, PA$34,180$16.431602.7
Winston-Salem, NC$34,180$16.439103.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$34,080$16.398702.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,000$16.353003.4
Columbia, MO$33,990$16.344003.7
Terre Haute, IN$33,980$16.341702.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,930$16.311502.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$33,860$16.2811,0003.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,850$16.271,8004.4
St. George, UT$33,810$16.261101.2
Beckley, WV$33,800$16.251403.2
Gettysburg, PA$33,720$16.21802.6
Burlington, NC$33,680$16.192403.6
Sandusky, OH$33,630$16.171202.4
Tallahassee, FL$33,600$16.156703.6
Erie, PA$33,580$16.144303.6
Toledo, OH$33,580$16.149303.2
Ocala, FL$33,520$16.123803.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,500$16.116703.5
Lima, OH$33,480$16.101302.6
Springfield, OH$33,410$16.061703.7
Chambersburg, PA$33,350$16.031402.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,340$16.03902.7
Logan, UT-ID$33,270$16.002203.2
Fayetteville, NC$33,260$15.996104.7
Jefferson City, MO$33,190$15.961602.0
Greenville, NC$33,130$15.933203.9
Homosassa Springs, FL$33,110$15.921604.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$33,100$15.914102.8
Sebring, FL$33,000$15.871706.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$32,970$15.853502.3
Arecibo, PR$32,740$15.74802.3
Wheeling, WV-OH$32,700$15.721101.9
Boise City, ID$32,660$15.704401.1
Wausau, WI$32,520$15.641602.3
Charleston, WV$32,450$15.602202.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$32,270$15.524602.8
Tulsa, OK$32,130$15.451,7403.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,120$15.442,2303.2
Ponce, PR$31,790$15.281903.1
Flint, MI$31,760$15.276304.7
Florence, SC$31,600$15.191401.6
Columbia, SC$31,510$15.155601.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$31,450$15.122803.0
Joplin, MO-KS$31,330$15.061802.0
Jacksonville, NC$31,320$15.062905.5
Oklahoma City, OK$31,300$15.052,8904.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$31,280$15.045203.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,200$15.002002.7
Dubuque, IA$31,130$14.972003.4
Minot, ND$31,000$14.91501.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$30,850$14.834803.4
Iowa City, IA$30,720$14.774705.0
Muncie, IN$30,700$14.761904.3
Ames, IA$30,590$14.712905.1
Idaho Falls, ID$30,550$14.691001.2
Wichita Falls, TX$30,480$14.651502.7
Morgantown, WV$30,420$14.632203.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$30,420$14.633604.2
Springfield, MO$30,410$14.623301.5
Johnstown, PA$30,380$14.611603.4
Rocky Mount, NC$30,280$14.561502.7
Odessa, TX$30,250$14.541702.1
Lynchburg, VA$30,070$14.463503.6
Twin Falls, ID$30,060$14.45601.2
Goldsboro, NC$30,050$14.452406.0
El Paso, TX$30,030$14.449602.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,830$14.341202.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$29,790$14.32802.1
Amarillo, TX$29,700$14.283202.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,700$14.281,2404.2
Waco, TX$29,660$14.262902.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,530$14.204702.9
Knoxville, TN$29,500$14.185201.2
Corpus Christi, TX$29,490$14.184502.3
Longview, TX$29,480$14.173002.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,450$14.167104.4
Tyler, TX$29,410$14.143102.7
Sherman-Denison, TX$29,390$14.131402.6
Johnson City, TN$29,370$14.12801.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,370$14.121,2804.4
Laredo, TX$29,310$14.092502.3
Casper, WY$29,250$14.06802.1
Texarkana, TX-AR$29,210$14.052003.4
Abilene, TX$29,190$14.032703.6
Mobile, AL$29,090$13.999905.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$29,070$13.984302.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$29,010$13.956103.9
Jackson, MS$29,000$13.947302.7
College Station-Bryan, TX$28,990$13.943402.5
Victoria, TX$28,950$13.92702.0
Lubbock, TX$28,860$13.885603.3
Hattiesburg, MS$28,830$13.861903.0
Huntsville, AL$28,760$13.83Not publishedNot published
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,630$13.763303.0
Mansfield, OH$28,620$13.761002.0
Birmingham, AL$28,540$13.722,0704.0
Montgomery, AL$28,540$13.726403.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL$28,490$13.705006.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,480$13.693604.1
Aguadilla, PR$28,430$13.671302.7
Lawton, OK$28,390$13.652305.3
Clarksville, TN-KY$28,320$13.623203.1
Cheyenne, WY$28,290$13.602004.2
Cleveland, TN$28,130$13.53701.6
Owensboro, KY$28,110$13.512605.3
Bowling Green, KY$28,040$13.483604.4
Paducah, KY-IL$28,010$13.462404.7
Enid, OK$27,910$13.421305.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL$27,780$13.361503.3
Dothan, AL$27,700$13.322404.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,660$13.30Not publishedNot published
Gadsden, AL$25,290$12.161103.2

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.