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SOC 29-2053 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Psychiatric Technicians

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

U.S. median annual wage$45,130
U.S. median hourly wage$21.70
U.S. employment156,960

Nationally, psychiatric technicians earned a median of $45,130 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 156,960 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”.

Psychiatric Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$67,430$32.423800.5
Oregon$59,820$28.761,2500.6
New York$58,080$27.922,0400.2
Nebraska$57,370$27.581,3901.4
Connecticut$55,500$26.681,0400.6
Hawaii$55,150$26.512,0603.3
New Jersey$54,040$25.982,5200.6
Washington$52,470$25.231,9200.5
Massachusetts$52,000$25.005,3401.5
Alaska$51,650$24.833401.0
California$49,140$23.6214,1000.8
Rhode Island$48,520$23.339902.0
Virginia$48,320$23.233,9501.0
Vermont$47,560$22.876002.0
Colorado$47,430$22.811,7400.6
Nevada$46,450$22.332,0601.3
Georgia$46,250$22.245,5601.1
Illinois$46,200$22.219,4101.5
Missouri$45,840$22.044,4501.5
Arizona$45,640$21.948,1602.5
Maryland$45,520$21.896800.2
Maine$45,320$21.796201.0
New Hampshire$44,660$21.472600.4
Pennsylvania$43,930$21.1210,3401.7
Kansas$43,780$21.051,6701.2
Florida$43,570$20.9512,7101.3
Michigan$43,140$20.744,8501.1
Iowa$42,910$20.636900.4
Idaho$41,490$19.957800.9
South Carolina$40,970$19.705600.2
Indiana$40,910$19.676,7902.1
Utah$40,770$19.601,9401.1
North Carolina$40,630$19.545,9501.2
Kentucky$40,370$19.419100.5
Minnesota$40,300$19.373,5501.2
Wisconsin$40,290$19.374,4301.5
Texas$39,970$19.2211,3500.8
North Dakota$39,960$19.212700.6
Tennessee$39,800$19.133,8101.2
Montana$39,190$18.843100.6
Ohio$39,140$18.823,9500.7
Oklahoma$39,060$18.788200.5
New Mexico$39,020$18.766600.8
Delaware$38,410$18.473500.7
Alabama$36,680$17.633,2901.6
Arkansas$35,930$17.271,9001.5
Mississippi$35,320$16.989300.8
West Virginia$34,100$16.397701.1
Louisiana$31,440$15.122,4201.3

Pay by metro area

All 227 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$29,190$51,320$73,450$95,580Alexandria, LA — $29,190Wheeling, WV-OH — $29,430Monroe, LA — $29,880Lafayette, LA — $30,210Fort Smith, AR-OK — $30,960Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $31,270Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $31,480Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $31,770Baton Rouge, LA — $32,010Montgomery, AL — $32,250Goldsboro, NC — $32,440Eau Claire, WI — $33,280Janesville-Beloit, WI — $34,070Wilmington, NC — $34,200Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $34,320Tyler, TX — $34,400Lake Charles, LA — $34,550Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $34,560Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $34,570Sheboygan, WI — $34,710Dothan, AL — $34,930Billings, MT — $35,030Amarillo, TX — $35,090Joplin, MO-KS — $35,120Charleston, WV — $35,150El Paso, TX — $35,540Decatur, IL — $35,830Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $35,930New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $36,120Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $36,350Decatur, AL — $36,560Green Bay, WI — $36,620Waco, TX — $36,660San Angelo, TX — $36,680Springfield, OH — $36,700Jackson, MS — $36,740Birmingham, AL — $36,820Johnstown, PA — $36,870Las Cruces, NM — $36,870Reading, PA — $36,990Terre Haute, IN — $37,090Killeen-Temple, TX — $37,110Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $37,200Port St. Lucie, FL — $37,260Mobile, AL — $37,270Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $37,280Jonesboro, AR — $37,330Tuscaloosa, AL — $37,410Corpus Christi, TX — $37,520Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $37,580Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $37,610Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $37,630Appleton, WI — $37,670La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $37,770El Centro, CA — $37,820Wichita, KS — $37,850Erie, PA — $37,860Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $37,990Huntsville, AL — $37,990North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $38,010Fayetteville, NC — $38,020Rochester, MN — $38,150Evansville, IN — $38,170San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $38,360Grand Forks, ND-MN — $38,480Youngstown-Warren, OH — $38,520Ocala, FL — $38,540Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $38,540Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $38,560Tallahassee, FL — $38,570Columbus, OH — $38,620St. George, UT — $38,620Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $38,640Gainesville, FL — $38,780Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $38,900Jackson, TN — $38,930Bismarck, ND — $38,990Fort Wayne, IN — $39,010Albuquerque, NM — $39,020Oklahoma City, OK — $39,060Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $39,210Lexington-Fayette, KY — $39,220Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $39,530Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $39,590Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $39,620Williamsport, PA — $39,650Chattanooga, TN-GA — $39,730Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $39,750Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $39,750Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $39,940Chambersburg, PA — $39,980Columbia, SC — $39,980Tulsa, OK — $40,130Winston-Salem, NC — $40,290Bloomington, IN — $40,320Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $40,340Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $40,380Clarksville, TN-KY — $40,390Bloomington, IL — $40,480Jacksonville, FL — $40,540Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $40,550Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $40,610Springfield, IL — $40,720Peoria, IL — $40,740South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $40,910Macon-Bibb County, GA — $40,940Columbus, IN — $40,990Rocky Mount, NC — $41,060Boise City, ID — $41,090Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $41,120Tucson, AZ — $41,140Topeka, KS — $41,220Toledo, OH — $41,240Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $41,330Pittsburgh, PA — $41,460Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $41,570Lexington Park, MD — $41,650Columbus, GA-AL — $41,730Rochester, NY — $41,770Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $41,890Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $41,940Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $41,970Naples-Marco Island, FL — $42,020Colorado Springs, CO — $42,280Akron, OH — $42,510Yuma, AZ — $42,560Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $42,590Kennewick-Richland, WA — $42,760Ogden, UT — $43,050York-Hanover, PA — $43,120Columbia, MO — $43,170Knoxville, TN — $43,190Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $43,320Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $43,590Champaign-Urbana, IL — $43,590Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $43,710Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $43,710Kansas City, MO-KS — $43,780Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $43,790Altoona, PA — $43,920Raleigh-Cary, NC — $44,000Bangor, ME — $44,060Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $44,100Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $44,110Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $44,450Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $44,500Greensboro-High Point, NC — $44,610Manchester-Nashua, NH — $44,660Cleveland, OH — $44,690Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $44,710Punta Gorda, FL — $44,770Roanoke, VA — $45,020Iowa City, IA — $45,210Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $45,220Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $45,310Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $45,360Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,440Savannah, GA — $45,530Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $45,670Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $45,770Springfield, MO — $45,840Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $46,060Flagstaff, AZ — $46,180Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $46,200Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $46,290Reno, NV — $46,390Springfield, MA — $46,540Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $46,550Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,550Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $46,560Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $46,920Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $47,340Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $47,420Flint, MI — $47,590Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,650Gainesville, GA — $47,690Pittsfield, MA — $47,730Bay City, MI — $47,780Portland-South Portland, ME — $47,780Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $47,810Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $47,860St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,970Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $47,980Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $48,040San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $48,120St. Cloud, MN — $48,190Fargo, ND-MN — $48,230Omaha, NE-IA — $48,310Richmond, VA — $48,320Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $48,370Modesto, CA — $48,390Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $48,470Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $49,670Pueblo, CO — $49,740Worcester, MA — $49,890Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $50,100Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $50,110Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $50,140Duluth, MN-WI — $50,490Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $50,840Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $51,370Anchorage, AK — $51,670Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $51,950Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $52,490Syracuse, NY — $52,840Fresno, CA — $53,680San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $54,640Urban Honolulu, HI — $55,150San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $55,550Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $57,360Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $57,570Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $57,610Eugene-Springfield, OR — $58,500New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $58,610Lincoln, NE — $59,570New Haven, CT — $59,930Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $62,400Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $62,590Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $63,510Madison, WI — $64,380Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $65,500Salem, OR — $66,840Ann Arbor, MI — $72,550Vallejo, CA — $76,120Visalia, CA — $76,700Napa, CA — $83,960Stockton-Lodi, CA — $95,580

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.

Psychiatric Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,580$45.953301.1
Napa, CA$83,960$40.373204.1
Visalia, CA$76,700$36.872001.2
Vallejo, CA$76,120$36.602601.8
Ann Arbor, MI$72,550$34.885802.7
Salem, OR$66,840$32.14Not publishedNot published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65,500$31.49500.1
Madison, WI$64,380$30.951,0302.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$63,510$30.53700.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,590$30.091301.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$62,400$30.002000.8
New Haven, CT$59,930$28.81800.3
Lincoln, NE$59,570$28.643401.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,610$28.182,9800.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,500$28.122501.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$57,610$27.703,4601.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,570$27.682300.6
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$57,360$27.58400.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$55,550$26.712600.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$55,150$26.511,6403.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$54,640$26.271,0200.4
Fresno, CA$53,680$25.816201.3
Syracuse, NY$52,840$25.40900.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$52,490$25.241,3300.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$51,950$24.981100.7
Anchorage, AK$51,670$24.843001.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$51,370$24.70800.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$50,840$24.441,4500.5
Duluth, MN-WI$50,490$24.281801.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$50,140$24.113001.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$50,110$24.09400.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$50,100$24.091,0400.6
Worcester, MA$49,890$23.999602.8
Pueblo, CO$49,740$23.921502.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,670$23.882402.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,470$23.301,3900.8
Modesto, CA$48,390$23.271600.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,370$23.255200.9
Richmond, VA$48,320$23.236100.9
Omaha, NE-IA$48,310$23.237201.4
Fargo, ND-MN$48,230$23.192101.4
St. Cloud, MN$48,190$23.171901.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$48,120$23.139000.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,040$23.104,7700.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,980$23.071,4202.0
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,970$23.061,6801.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$47,860$23.013200.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,810$22.999100.8
Bay City, MI$47,780$22.971303.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,780$22.972500.9
Pittsfield, MA$47,730$22.95500.9
Gainesville, GA$47,690$22.93800.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,650$22.914,2301.5
Flint, MI$47,590$22.88900.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,420$22.801,1501.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,340$22.761300.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46,920$22.564,5601.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$46,560$22.391301.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,550$22.381,5901.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,550$22.386,6302.8
Springfield, MA$46,540$22.373501.7
Reno, NV$46,390$22.303801.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,290$22.264300.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$46,200$22.213701.2
Flagstaff, AZ$46,180$22.20701.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,060$22.146,7301.5
Springfield, MO$45,840$22.041,2305.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$45,770$22.001900.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$45,670$21.961500.4
Savannah, GA$45,530$21.891100.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,440$21.841,5501.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,360$21.819803.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,310$21.78400.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$45,220$21.741301.0
Iowa City, IA$45,210$21.74600.7
Roanoke, VA$45,020$21.641300.8
Punta Gorda, FL$44,770$21.52400.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,710$21.502,4402.2
Cleveland, OH$44,690$21.498300.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$44,660$21.47Not publishedNot published
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,610$21.451900.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$44,500$21.393,8901.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,450$21.371,3801.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,110$21.211,5901.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$44,100$21.204301.2
Bangor, ME$44,060$21.182603.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$44,000$21.159501.3
Altoona, PA$43,920$21.12801.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,790$21.05400.4
Kansas City, MO-KS$43,780$21.051,5001.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$43,710$21.021902.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,710$21.01Not publishedNot published
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,590$20.961700.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL$43,590$20.961001.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,320$20.833,3001.0
Knoxville, TN$43,190$20.763600.9
Columbia, MO$43,170$20.752702.6
York-Hanover, PA$43,120$20.731200.6
Ogden, UT$43,050$20.702701.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA$42,760$20.56Not publishedNot published
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$42,590$20.473701.1
Yuma, AZ$42,560$20.461201.7
Akron, OH$42,510$20.444401.4
Colorado Springs, CO$42,280$20.331900.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$42,020$20.201801.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$41,970$20.189002.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41,940$20.173,0200.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$41,890$20.142,2301.2
Rochester, NY$41,770$20.081200.2
Columbus, GA-AL$41,730$20.062101.8
Lexington Park, MD$41,650$20.02500.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$41,570$19.986900.8
Pittsburgh, PA$41,460$19.931,1501.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$41,330$19.872300.9
Toledo, OH$41,240$19.831900.6
Topeka, KS$41,220$19.82700.6
Tucson, AZ$41,140$19.788102.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,120$19.771700.6
Boise City, ID$41,090$19.753801.0
Rocky Mount, NC$41,060$19.74901.6
Columbus, IN$40,990$19.711603.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$40,940$19.68500.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$40,910$19.675304.0
Peoria, IL$40,740$19.591600.9
Springfield, IL$40,720$19.581501.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$40,610$19.531,5901.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,550$19.498400.8
Jacksonville, FL$40,540$19.497701.0
Bloomington, IL$40,480$19.46600.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$40,390$19.421501.4
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$40,380$19.41300.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$40,340$19.401,3300.9
Bloomington, IN$40,320$19.382403.3
Winston-Salem, NC$40,290$19.373901.4
Tulsa, OK$40,130$19.292800.6
Chambersburg, PA$39,980$19.22601.0
Columbia, SC$39,980$19.222100.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$39,940$19.201201.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$39,750$19.113000.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$39,750$19.111001.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,730$19.104601.7
Williamsport, PA$39,650$19.06500.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$39,620$19.055300.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,590$19.031701.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,530$19.002,2801.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY$39,220$18.861300.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,210$18.856701.1
Oklahoma City, OK$39,060$18.782700.4
Albuquerque, NM$39,020$18.763000.7
Fort Wayne, IN$39,010$18.764301.9
Bismarck, ND$38,990$18.74500.7
Jackson, TN$38,930$18.721902.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,900$18.702400.6
Gainesville, FL$38,780$18.643402.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,640$18.582301.0
Columbus, OH$38,620$18.576500.6
St. George, UT$38,620$18.571501.6
Tallahassee, FL$38,570$18.541400.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38,560$18.541,5201.8
Ocala, FL$38,540$18.531301.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$38,540$18.537202.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$38,520$18.523302.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN$38,480$18.50601.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,360$18.441,1601.0
Evansville, IN$38,170$18.353302.4
Rochester, MN$38,150$18.341801.5
Fayetteville, NC$38,020$18.28Not publishedNot published
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,010$18.287402.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,990$18.26800.5
Huntsville, AL$37,990$18.262500.9
Erie, PA$37,860$18.201601.3
Wichita, KS$37,850$18.202700.9
El Centro, CA$37,820$18.18400.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$37,770$18.16800.9
Appleton, WI$37,670$18.112101.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,630$18.094901.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,610$18.08900.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$37,580$18.072601.4
Corpus Christi, TX$37,520$18.041300.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,410$17.994304.0
Jonesboro, AR$37,330$17.952604.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,280$17.928701.5
Mobile, AL$37,270$17.921400.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,260$17.916603.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,200$17.883001.1
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,110$17.842101.4
Terre Haute, IN$37,090$17.831101.7
Reading, PA$36,990$17.782801.6
Johnstown, PA$36,870$17.73400.8
Las Cruces, NM$36,870$17.732202.7
Birmingham, AL$36,820$17.701,1002.1
Jackson, MS$36,740$17.662601.0
Springfield, OH$36,700$17.65501.0
San Angelo, TX$36,680$17.64801.6
Waco, TX$36,660$17.631000.8
Green Bay, WI$36,620$17.602101.2
Decatur, AL$36,560$17.581802.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,350$17.48801.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,120$17.372400.5
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$35,930$17.28501.1
Decatur, IL$35,830$17.23300.7
El Paso, TX$35,540$17.092400.7
Charleston, WV$35,150$16.901301.3
Joplin, MO-KS$35,120$16.881802.1
Amarillo, TX$35,090$16.871501.2
Billings, MT$35,030$16.84Not publishedNot published
Dothan, AL$34,930$16.791402.3
Sheboygan, WI$34,710$16.69400.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,570$16.621801.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$34,560$16.62501.5
Lake Charles, LA$34,550$16.611201.2
Tyler, TX$34,400$16.54600.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$34,320$16.502101.3
Wilmington, NC$34,200$16.442901.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$34,070$16.381101.5
Eau Claire, WI$33,280$16.00901.0
Goldsboro, NC$32,440$15.60501.1
Montgomery, AL$32,250$15.511901.2
Baton Rouge, LA$32,010$15.397501.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$31,770$15.27800.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$31,480$15.131400.9
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$31,270$15.03500.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$30,960$14.891401.5
Lafayette, LA$30,210$14.523001.7
Monroe, LA$29,880$14.361301.4
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,430$14.15901.5
Alexandria, LA$29,190$14.032203.7

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.