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SOC 51-5112 · Production Occupations

Printing Press Operators

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

U.S. median annual wage$45,780
U.S. median hourly wage$22.01
U.S. employment144,260

Nationally, printing press operators earned a median of $45,780 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 144,260 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”.

Printing Press Operators: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$116,630$56.073500.5
Massachusetts$53,050$25.512,1100.6
New Jersey$50,430$24.254,1801.0
Washington$49,800$23.942,3100.7
Oregon$48,760$23.441,3300.7
Minnesota$48,560$23.354,9601.7
New Hampshire$48,410$23.276801.0
Kentucky$48,000$23.082,4701.2
Colorado$47,860$23.011,8300.6
New York$47,860$23.016,7000.7
Maryland$47,840$23.001,2500.5
Maine$47,430$22.803000.5
Wisconsin$47,330$22.768,1202.8
Pennsylvania$47,010$22.607,1501.2
Arkansas$46,470$22.341,7601.4
Alaska$46,460$22.341700.5
Vermont$46,460$22.341900.6
Illinois$46,260$22.249,5501.6
Missouri$46,130$22.183,4601.2
California$46,110$22.1712,3200.7
Ohio$45,760$22.007,5001.4
Connecticut$45,670$21.961,6100.9
North Carolina$45,630$21.943,9100.8
Hawaii$45,390$21.823500.6
Rhode Island$45,380$21.825101.0
Michigan$45,280$21.775,1101.2
Indiana$45,230$21.744,8201.5
South Dakota$44,930$21.604601.0
Delaware$44,600$21.442100.4
Virginia$44,020$21.163,2100.8
Nevada$43,500$20.911,3600.9
Tennessee$43,160$20.753,5101.1
Arizona$42,950$20.652,4000.7
Texas$42,550$20.469,1100.6
Montana$42,220$20.303000.6
Nebraska$42,070$20.232,1402.1
Kansas$41,890$20.142,6401.8
Georgia$41,520$19.964,2200.9
West Virginia$41,200$19.814700.7
Florida$41,180$19.807,0600.7
Utah$41,030$19.721,9701.1
Iowa$40,790$19.612,0701.3
Wyoming$40,760$19.60900.3
South Carolina$40,470$19.462,1000.9
Idaho$38,650$18.586100.7
Mississippi$38,400$18.466700.6
North Dakota$37,850$18.202700.6
Louisiana$37,650$18.108700.4
New Mexico$37,110$17.842500.3
Oklahoma$36,760$17.671,1400.7
Alabama$36,670$17.632,1601.0
Guam$32,240$15.501001.5
Puerto Rico$26,100$12.555200.6

Pay by metro area

All 302 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$26,100$38,793$51,487$64,180San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $26,100Saginaw, MI — $28,490Columbus, GA-AL — $30,640Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $30,930Lafayette, LA — $33,860San Angelo, TX — $33,970Johnson City, TN — $34,130Auburn-Opelika, AL — $34,980Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $35,040Dalton, GA — $35,200College Station-Bryan, TX — $35,330Tuscaloosa, AL — $35,350Lubbock, TX — $35,530Odessa, TX — $35,560Hattiesburg, MS — $35,570Lima, OH — $35,670Idaho Falls, ID — $35,720Muncie, IN — $35,750Johnstown, PA — $35,810Abilene, TX — $36,030Wichita, KS — $36,030Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $36,060Mayaguez, PR — $36,060Erie, PA — $36,090Athens-Clarke County, GA — $36,140Billings, MT — $36,160Albuquerque, NM — $36,400Valdosta, GA — $36,400Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $36,540Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $36,580Tyler, TX — $36,680Corpus Christi, TX — $36,700Mobile, AL — $36,730Montgomery, AL — $36,850Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $36,930Ogden, UT — $36,930Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $36,940Huntsville, AL — $36,950Chattanooga, TN-GA — $37,020Charleston, WV — $37,220Fargo, ND-MN — $37,260Oklahoma City, OK — $37,290Bloomington, IL — $37,330Springfield, IL — $37,450Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $37,480Savannah, GA — $37,490Manhattan, KS — $37,500Rapid City, SD — $37,550Macon-Bibb County, GA — $37,580Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $37,600McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $37,610Tallahassee, FL — $37,610Birmingham, AL — $37,620Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $37,710El Paso, TX — $37,710Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $37,750Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $38,020Killeen-Temple, TX — $38,020Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $38,100New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $38,120Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $38,130Gainesville, FL — $38,140Ocala, FL — $38,140Boise City, ID — $38,170Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $38,230San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $38,600Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $38,650Tulsa, OK — $38,700Wilmington, NC — $38,780Waco, TX — $38,860Hot Springs, AR — $38,870Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $38,930Kingston, NY — $38,940Binghamton, NY — $38,980Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $39,100Jackson, TN — $39,360Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $39,420Elmira, NY — $39,460Decatur, AL — $39,580Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $39,680Logan, UT-ID — $39,820Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $39,840Lincoln, NE — $39,900Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $40,000Toledo, OH — $40,050Niles, MI — $40,070Sandusky, OH — $40,130Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $40,180Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $40,540Dubuque, IA — $40,560Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $40,610Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $40,620Baton Rouge, LA — $41,160Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $41,290Monroe, LA — $41,400Amarillo, TX — $41,850Lawrence, KS — $41,890Omaha, NE-IA — $42,070Longview, TX — $42,220Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $42,240Fayetteville, NC — $42,250Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $42,380Colorado Springs, CO — $42,470Bloomington, IN — $42,510Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $42,540Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $42,570Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $42,740Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $42,890Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $42,900Tucson, AZ — $42,900Rockford, IL — $42,920Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $42,950Cedar Rapids, IA — $42,970Missoula, MT — $43,160Mansfield, OH — $43,200Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $43,440Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $43,450Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $43,450Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $43,480Grand Junction, CO — $43,490Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $43,500Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $43,580Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $43,590Punta Gorda, FL — $43,590Flint, MI — $43,650Helena, MT — $43,770Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $43,780Jackson, MS — $43,820Morristown, TN — $43,990South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $43,990Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $44,030Las Cruces, NM — $44,060Port St. Lucie, FL — $44,080Richmond, VA — $44,110San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $44,130Urban Honolulu, HI — $44,140Columbia, SC — $44,250Midland, MI — $44,250Jonesboro, AR — $44,300Traverse City, MI — $44,380Champaign-Urbana, IL — $44,400Greeley, CO — $44,410Springfield, MO — $44,410Eugene-Springfield, OR — $44,510Chico, CA — $44,550Altoona, PA — $44,580Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $44,610Rocky Mount, NC — $44,640Akron, OH — $44,650Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $44,650Jacksonville, FL — $44,670Peoria, IL — $44,750Cleveland, OH — $44,760Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $44,810Battle Creek, MI — $44,830Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $44,860Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $44,880Lynchburg, VA — $44,880Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $44,890Utica-Rome, NY — $44,920Topeka, KS — $44,970Decatur, IL — $44,980Mankato, MN — $44,980North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $45,010Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $45,030Duluth, MN-WI — $45,040Longview-Kelso, WA — $45,050Fresno, CA — $45,060Bowling Green, KY — $45,100Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $45,100Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $45,140Terre Haute, IN — $45,150Columbia, MO — $45,170Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $45,220Vallejo, CA — $45,240Charlottesville, VA — $45,340Chambersburg, PA — $45,390Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $45,390Janesville-Beloit, WI — $45,430Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $45,450La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $45,480Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $45,530San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $45,540Eau Claire, WI — $45,550Greensboro-High Point, NC — $45,600Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $45,600Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $45,670Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $45,760Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $45,790Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $45,820Knoxville, TN — $45,920Raleigh-Cary, NC — $45,960Glens Falls, NY — $46,060Appleton, WI — $46,090Spartanburg, SC — $46,100Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $46,110San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $46,110Stockton-Lodi, CA — $46,110Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $46,200Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $46,220Canton-Massillon, OH — $46,270Fort Wayne, IN — $46,360Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $46,380Winston-Salem, NC — $46,430Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,440Youngstown-Warren, OH — $46,480Gettysburg, PA — $46,520Kansas City, MO-KS — $46,560Williamsport, PA — $46,570Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $46,580Joplin, MO-KS — $46,660Modesto, CA — $46,670Ann Arbor, MI — $46,800Ames, IA — $46,850Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $46,850Rome, GA — $46,850Anchorage, AK — $46,860Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $46,870Bend, OR — $46,870Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $46,900Columbus, OH — $46,950Madison, WI — $47,020Greenville, NC — $47,030Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $47,030Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $47,110Pittsburgh, PA — $47,150Sheboygan, WI — $47,220Naples-Marco Island, FL — $47,230Gainesville, GA — $47,240Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $47,240Reading, PA — $47,240Bozeman, MT — $47,300Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $47,320Green Bay, WI — $47,330Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $47,340York-Hanover, PA — $47,370Lebanon, PA — $47,380New Haven, CT — $47,390Lexington-Fayette, KY — $47,400Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $47,400Asheville, NC — $47,440Yakima, WA — $47,540Roanoke, VA — $47,630Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $47,700St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,710Rochester, NY — $47,720Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $47,730Iowa City, IA — $47,780Medford, OR — $47,780Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $47,810Kennewick-Richland, WA — $47,910Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $47,950Winchester, VA-WV — $48,020Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,110Salem, OR — $48,190Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $48,260Bellingham, WA — $48,420Syracuse, NY — $48,510Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,520Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $48,570Napa, CA — $48,600Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $48,610Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $48,610Clarksville, TN-KY — $48,620Burlington, NC — $48,650Lancaster, PA — $48,650Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $48,660Reno, NV — $48,700Evansville, IN — $48,770Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $48,860Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $48,890Paducah, KY-IL — $48,890Boulder, CO — $48,910Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $48,980Bismarck, ND — $49,020Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,210St. Cloud, MN — $49,220Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $49,490Jefferson City, MO — $49,610New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $49,620Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $49,670Visalia, CA — $49,680Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $49,750Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $49,840Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $50,170San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $50,280Fond du Lac, WI — $50,310Kenosha, WI — $50,540Merced, CA — $50,640Wausau, WI — $50,650Wichita Falls, TX — $51,510Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $52,040Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $52,180Worcester, MA — $53,210Manchester-Nashua, NH — $54,230Springfield, MA — $55,740Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $55,920Fort Smith, AR-OK — $56,350Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $58,750Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $58,850Rochester, MN — $59,200Harrisonburg, VA — $64,180

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.

Printing Press Operators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Harrisonburg, VA$64,180$30.851302.0
Rochester, MN$59,200$28.46900.7
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$58,850$28.29701.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,750$28.246106.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$56,350$27.091801.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$55,920$26.891800.8
Springfield, MA$55,740$26.802701.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$54,230$26.072401.2
Worcester, MA$53,210$25.582100.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$52,180$25.091,3600.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$52,040$25.021,4100.7
Wichita Falls, TX$51,510$24.76400.8
Wausau, WI$50,650$24.351201.7
Merced, CA$50,640$24.35901.1
Kenosha, WI$50,540$24.30500.6
Fond du Lac, WI$50,310$24.19701.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$50,280$24.181,0500.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,170$24.123,3901.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,840$23.964801.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,750$23.92500.4
Visalia, CA$49,680$23.891400.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,670$23.881,0300.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$49,620$23.866,7000.7
Jefferson City, MO$49,610$23.851301.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,490$23.791,7000.5
St. Cloud, MN$49,220$23.661701.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,210$23.661,1000.7
Bismarck, ND$49,020$23.57500.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,980$23.552501.6
Boulder, CO$48,910$23.511901.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,890$23.511,7301.6
Paducah, KY-IL$48,890$23.51400.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,860$23.493400.8
Evansville, IN$48,770$23.454103.1
Reno, NV$48,700$23.411900.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,660$23.40900.7
Burlington, NC$48,650$23.39901.3
Lancaster, PA$48,650$23.394401.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,620$23.381101.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,610$23.37701.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,610$23.372,9101.0
Napa, CA$48,600$23.37600.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$48,570$23.351300.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,520$23.331300.4
Syracuse, NY$48,510$23.323601.2
Bellingham, WA$48,420$23.28400.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,260$23.205900.4
Salem, OR$48,190$23.17700.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,110$23.131,3402.0
Winchester, VA-WV$48,020$23.091101.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$47,950$23.052102.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA$47,910$23.04800.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,810$22.996401.2
Iowa City, IA$47,780$22.971001.1
Medford, OR$47,780$22.97700.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,730$22.951500.6
Rochester, NY$47,720$22.947401.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,710$22.941,5701.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,700$22.942,1001.1
Roanoke, VA$47,630$22.901300.8
Yakima, WA$47,540$22.86800.9
Asheville, NC$47,440$22.811901.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,400$22.793501.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,400$22.792,5903.2
New Haven, CT$47,390$22.783301.2
Lebanon, PA$47,380$22.78901.7
York-Hanover, PA$47,370$22.785202.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,340$22.764501.7
Green Bay, WI$47,330$22.761,2607.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,320$22.752001.1
Bozeman, MT$47,300$22.74500.7
Gainesville, GA$47,240$22.711201.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,240$22.712401.9
Reading, PA$47,240$22.713001.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,230$22.71600.4
Sheboygan, WI$47,220$22.701602.7
Pittsburgh, PA$47,150$22.671,0801.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,110$22.653801.0
Greenville, NC$47,030$22.61600.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,030$22.611700.7
Madison, WI$47,020$22.617701.9
Columbus, OH$46,950$22.571,2301.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,900$22.55800.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,870$22.53500.3
Bend, OR$46,870$22.53700.6
Anchorage, AK$46,860$22.53900.5
Ames, IA$46,850$22.521502.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$46,850$22.52801.6
Rome, GA$46,850$22.53300.7
Ann Arbor, MI$46,800$22.502101.0
Modesto, CA$46,670$22.44900.5
Joplin, MO-KS$46,660$22.431501.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,580$22.397,7901.7
Williamsport, PA$46,570$22.39701.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,560$22.381,5901.5
Gettysburg, PA$46,520$22.37802.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,480$22.352201.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,440$22.335900.5
Winston-Salem, NC$46,430$22.322500.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,380$22.301500.6
Fort Wayne, IN$46,360$22.293001.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$46,270$22.251400.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,220$22.221,3201.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,200$22.216,1401.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,110$22.171501.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,110$22.179300.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,110$22.17900.3
Spartanburg, SC$46,100$22.161701.0
Appleton, WI$46,090$22.165304.3
Glens Falls, NY$46,060$22.14300.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,960$22.103800.5
Knoxville, TN$45,920$22.083600.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,820$22.034201.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$45,790$22.011200.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,760$22.004501.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,670$21.963,8801.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,600$21.926301.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$45,600$21.926301.1
Eau Claire, WI$45,550$21.901401.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$45,540$21.89800.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$45,530$21.89700.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,480$21.873003.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$45,450$21.851300.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$45,430$21.84901.3
Chambersburg, PA$45,390$21.821001.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,390$21.827801.1
Charlottesville, VA$45,340$21.80800.7
Vallejo, CA$45,240$21.75400.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,220$21.743701.0
Columbia, MO$45,170$21.71500.5
Terre Haute, IN$45,150$21.713405.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,140$21.701601.3
Bowling Green, KY$45,100$21.68901.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,100$21.68400.6
Fresno, CA$45,060$21.661800.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$45,050$21.66300.8
Duluth, MN-WI$45,040$21.65800.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$45,030$21.659900.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,010$21.642500.7
Decatur, IL$44,980$21.63501.2
Mankato, MN$44,980$21.634307.6
Topeka, KS$44,970$21.621701.5
Utica-Rome, NY$44,920$21.601000.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$44,890$21.582500.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,880$21.581400.5
Lynchburg, VA$44,880$21.581901.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$44,860$21.571500.7
Battle Creek, MI$44,830$21.551001.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,810$21.541,7701.6
Cleveland, OH$44,760$21.521,4201.4
Peoria, IL$44,750$21.522301.4
Jacksonville, FL$44,670$21.485200.7
Akron, OH$44,650$21.475001.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$44,650$21.478501.4
Rocky Mount, NC$44,640$21.46300.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$44,610$21.452,6500.9
Altoona, PA$44,580$21.431402.4
Chico, CA$44,550$21.42600.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$44,510$21.401100.7
Greeley, CO$44,410$21.35700.6
Springfield, MO$44,410$21.352000.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$44,400$21.351301.2
Traverse City, MI$44,380$21.34801.2
Jonesboro, AR$44,300$21.30600.9
Columbia, SC$44,250$21.273400.9
Midland, MI$44,250$21.28401.0
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,140$21.222700.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,130$21.226700.6
Richmond, VA$44,110$21.216501.0
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,080$21.19800.5
Las Cruces, NM$44,060$21.18300.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,030$21.178300.6
Morristown, TN$43,990$21.15901.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$43,990$21.151000.8
Jackson, MS$43,820$21.072300.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$43,780$21.058801.1
Helena, MT$43,770$21.04300.8
Flint, MI$43,650$20.991301.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$43,590$20.961,5801.2
Punta Gorda, FL$43,590$20.96300.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,580$20.954901.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$43,500$20.91500.7
Grand Junction, CO$43,490$20.91500.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,480$20.91700.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$43,450$20.895201.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$43,450$20.895000.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$43,440$20.892500.7
Mansfield, OH$43,200$20.77601.3
Missoula, MT$43,160$20.75400.5
Cedar Rapids, IA$42,970$20.662601.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$42,950$20.651,9000.8
Rockford, IL$42,920$20.63900.6
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$42,900$20.63601.0
Tucson, AZ$42,900$20.622600.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$42,890$20.622,1700.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,740$20.551401.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$42,570$20.471,1301.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,540$20.451300.3
Bloomington, IN$42,510$20.44500.6
Colorado Springs, CO$42,470$20.421600.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$42,380$20.37700.4
Fayetteville, NC$42,250$20.31400.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,240$20.31400.5
Longview, TX$42,220$20.30700.6
Omaha, NE-IA$42,070$20.231,6803.4
Lawrence, KS$41,890$20.145009.6
Amarillo, TX$41,850$20.12600.5
Monroe, LA$41,400$19.91500.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$41,290$19.851000.4
Baton Rouge, LA$41,160$19.792100.5
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$40,620$19.53300.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$40,610$19.52300.4
Dubuque, IA$40,560$19.50500.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$40,540$19.49901.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$40,180$19.321,7100.5
Sandusky, OH$40,130$19.29701.4
Niles, MI$40,070$19.261101.9
Toledo, OH$40,050$19.253901.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$40,000$19.23800.4
Lincoln, NE$39,900$19.181300.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,840$19.151500.7
Logan, UT-ID$39,820$19.142403.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,680$19.081100.3
Decatur, AL$39,580$19.03801.3
Elmira, NY$39,460$18.97301.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,420$18.959900.7
Jackson, TN$39,360$18.921201.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,100$18.80700.7
Binghamton, NY$38,980$18.741001.1
Kingston, NY$38,940$18.72500.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$38,930$18.725501.8
Hot Springs, AR$38,870$18.69601.4
Waco, TX$38,860$18.68600.5
Wilmington, NC$38,780$18.64900.5
Tulsa, OK$38,700$18.613900.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,650$18.585100.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,600$18.565000.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,230$18.38500.6
Boise City, ID$38,170$18.352000.5
Gainesville, FL$38,140$18.341100.7
Ocala, FL$38,140$18.34400.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,130$18.33700.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,120$18.331900.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,100$18.32400.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$38,020$18.28400.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,020$18.28600.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,750$18.151,5101.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,710$18.131500.8
El Paso, TX$37,710$18.132400.7
Birmingham, AL$37,620$18.097701.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,610$18.081300.4
Tallahassee, FL$37,610$18.081100.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,600$18.081001.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$37,580$18.07700.7
Rapid City, SD$37,550$18.05400.6
Manhattan, KS$37,500$18.03500.9
Savannah, GA$37,490$18.03600.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,480$18.02700.8
Springfield, IL$37,450$18.01400.4
Bloomington, IL$37,330$17.951101.2
Oklahoma City, OK$37,290$17.934400.7
Fargo, ND-MN$37,260$17.911601.0
Charleston, WV$37,220$17.90400.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,020$17.803801.4
Huntsville, AL$36,950$17.761200.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,940$17.76700.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,930$17.76500.3
Ogden, UT$36,930$17.761900.7
Montgomery, AL$36,850$17.722001.2
Mobile, AL$36,730$17.661000.6
Corpus Christi, TX$36,700$17.64500.3
Tyler, TX$36,680$17.63600.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,580$17.593800.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,540$17.57400.4
Albuquerque, NM$36,400$17.501400.4
Valdosta, GA$36,400$17.50300.6
Billings, MT$36,160$17.38600.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,140$17.37800.9
Erie, PA$36,090$17.351901.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,060$17.34601.0
Mayaguez, PR$36,060$17.34601.2
Abilene, TX$36,030$17.32400.5
Wichita, KS$36,030$17.323101.0
Johnstown, PA$35,810$17.22300.7
Muncie, IN$35,750$17.19801.8
Idaho Falls, ID$35,720$17.18500.6
Lima, OH$35,670$17.15701.3
Hattiesburg, MS$35,570$17.10400.6
Odessa, TX$35,560$17.10400.5
Lubbock, TX$35,530$17.081100.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,350$16.99700.6
College Station-Bryan, TX$35,330$16.991301.0
Dalton, GA$35,200$16.923104.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$35,040$16.85600.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL$34,980$16.82500.7
Johnson City, TN$34,130$16.41400.5
San Angelo, TX$33,970$16.33801.5
Lafayette, LA$33,860$16.281100.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,930$14.87500.3
Columbus, GA-AL$30,640$14.73700.6
Saginaw, MI$28,490$13.70901.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,100$12.553900.6

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.