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SOC 27-3031 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Public Relations Specialists

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

U.S. median annual wage$74,750
U.S. median hourly wage$35.94
U.S. employment283,380

Nationally, public relations specialists earned a median of $74,750 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 283,380 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”.

Public Relations Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$102,740$49.4016,72023.8
Washington$87,470$42.056,4301.8
California$85,030$40.8832,7101.8
Connecticut$84,990$40.861,9101.1
New York$81,250$39.0628,2502.9
Colorado$80,680$38.797,4102.6
Virginia$80,380$38.659,9902.4
New Jersey$80,130$38.524,9801.2
Massachusetts$79,660$38.306,7601.9
Maryland$79,560$38.254,1901.5
Rhode Island$77,540$37.281,1402.3
Illinois$76,380$36.726,2001.0
Delaware$76,120$36.599301.9
Oregon$74,900$36.014,5102.3
Nevada$73,840$35.501,6001.0
New Hampshire$73,280$35.231,1401.7
Georgia$73,200$35.196,8601.4
North Dakota$70,280$33.796401.5
Alaska$70,050$33.686402.0
New Mexico$68,700$33.031,1301.3
Minnesota$68,620$32.998,2602.8
Wyoming$67,490$32.454801.7
Wisconsin$67,240$32.334,4101.5
North Carolina$67,230$32.329,9102.0
Arizona$66,710$32.075,3501.7
Vermont$66,060$31.761,2604.1
Michigan$65,300$31.397,5101.7
Texas$65,160$31.3325,2201.8
Arkansas$65,000$31.259800.8
Oklahoma$64,920$31.212,2801.3
Indiana$64,900$31.203,7501.2
Kansas$64,860$31.182,3401.6
Ohio$64,840$31.186,6701.2
South Dakota$64,520$31.022100.5
Hawaii$63,880$30.711,8002.9
Montana$63,780$30.661,7603.4
Florida$63,660$30.6117,8201.8
Iowa$62,970$30.272,8901.9
South Carolina$62,730$30.162,9501.3
Utah$62,670$30.131,8001.0
Maine$62,450$30.021,4002.2
Nebraska$61,780$29.701,5901.6
Alabama$61,710$29.672,4101.1
Missouri$61,130$29.394,8201.6
Idaho$61,110$29.381,2201.4
Tennessee$60,900$29.283,3801.0
Louisiana$60,470$29.071,7100.9
Kentucky$60,150$28.922,5801.3
Virgin Islands$59,990$28.84602.0
Mississippi$59,810$28.759500.8
Pennsylvania$57,460$27.6211,1801.8
West Virginia$56,730$27.273500.5
Guam$48,460$23.30Not publishedNot published
Puerto Rico$44,950$21.615200.6

Pay by metro area

All 365 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$42,770$67,720$92,670$117,620Mobile, AL — $42,770Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $45,140San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $46,030St. George, UT — $47,020Columbia, MO — $47,700Anniston-Oxford, AL — $48,500Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $48,520San Angelo, TX — $48,860McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $48,980Chambersburg, PA — $49,020Gettysburg, PA — $49,240Johnstown, PA — $49,350Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $49,360Florence, SC — $49,820Great Falls, MT — $50,190Paducah, KY-IL — $50,500Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $51,080Laredo, TX — $51,100Reading, PA — $51,180Lancaster, PA — $51,230Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $51,730Johnson City, TN — $51,890Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $52,000Joplin, MO-KS — $52,090Idaho Falls, ID — $52,110Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $52,500Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $52,530Texarkana, TX-AR — $52,570Bowling Green, KY — $52,580Jackson, TN — $52,580Lubbock, TX — $52,740Springfield, MO — $52,990Erie, PA — $53,060Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $53,330Las Cruces, NM — $53,540Bangor, ME — $53,610Twin Falls, ID — $54,130Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $54,210Youngstown-Warren, OH — $54,300Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $54,450Corpus Christi, TX — $54,570Victoria, TX — $54,690Morgantown, WV — $54,710Charleston, WV — $54,790Altoona, PA — $54,860Fort Smith, AR-OK — $54,880Springfield, OH — $54,930Punta Gorda, FL — $55,290Minot, ND — $55,330Coeur d'Alene, ID — $55,440Lewiston, ID-WA — $55,590Williamsport, PA — $55,660York-Hanover, PA — $55,660Monroe, LA — $55,750Pittsburgh, PA — $55,910Monroe, MI — $56,030Sandusky, OH — $56,030Duluth, MN-WI — $56,110Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $56,200Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $56,320Waco, TX — $56,440Appleton, WI — $56,480St. Joseph, MO-KS — $56,480Abilene, TX — $56,830Vineland, NJ — $56,870Clarksville, TN-KY — $56,890Lafayette, LA — $57,060Muncie, IN — $57,340Knoxville, TN — $57,360Athens-Clarke County, GA — $57,600Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $57,720El Paso, TX — $57,810Medford, OR — $57,870Wichita Falls, TX — $57,910Amarillo, TX — $57,920Lima, OH — $57,970Rome, GA — $57,980Lawrence, KS — $58,040Lake Charles, LA — $58,150Port St. Lucie, FL — $58,220Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $58,270Longview, TX — $58,290Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $58,460Pocatello, ID — $58,610Asheville, NC — $58,970Burlington, NC — $59,150Manhattan, KS — $59,170Dothan, AL — $59,290Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $59,450Canton-Massillon, OH — $59,500Tyler, TX — $59,500Billings, MT — $59,510Jefferson City, MO — $59,570Harrisonburg, VA — $59,580Tallahassee, FL — $59,590Tuscaloosa, AL — $59,700St. Cloud, MN — $59,750Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $59,770Grand Island, NE — $59,780Decatur, IL — $59,840Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $59,900Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $59,960Baton Rouge, LA — $59,990College Station-Bryan, TX — $59,990Gainesville, GA — $59,990Toledo, OH — $60,220Goldsboro, NC — $60,270Jackson, MS — $60,310Odessa, TX — $60,350Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $60,600Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $60,820North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $60,870Hammond, LA — $60,930Lynchburg, VA — $60,990Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $61,000Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $61,020Rocky Mount, NC — $61,030Jacksonville, NC — $61,050Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $61,050Eugene-Springfield, OR — $61,100Ogden, UT — $61,110Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $61,220Columbus, GA-AL — $61,380Eau Claire, WI — $61,500Lincoln, NE — $61,550Macon-Bibb County, GA — $61,560Winston-Salem, NC — $61,580Corvallis, OR — $61,590Columbia, SC — $61,610Flint, MI — $61,610Missoula, MT — $61,620Tucson, AZ — $61,630Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $61,640Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $61,660Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $61,710Ocala, FL — $61,740Sherman-Denison, TX — $61,760Traverse City, MI — $61,760Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $61,810Yuma, AZ — $61,810Akron, OH — $61,830South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $61,830Bloomington, IN — $61,870Gainesville, FL — $62,050Kenosha, WI — $62,110Roanoke, VA — $62,130Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $62,200Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $62,220Montgomery, AL — $62,360Lexington-Fayette, KY — $62,380Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $62,400Topeka, KS — $62,410Rockford, IL — $62,500Wausau, WI — $62,510Greensboro-High Point, NC — $62,580Bay City, MI — $62,610Niles, MI — $62,630Lebanon, PA — $62,720Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $62,740Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $62,750Columbus, IN — $62,770Janesville-Beloit, WI — $62,790Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $62,870Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $62,880Ames, IA — $62,970Grand Forks, ND-MN — $63,040Boise City, ID — $63,130Flagstaff, AZ — $63,130Evansville, IN — $63,170Helena, MT — $63,230Alexandria, LA — $63,280Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $63,310Terre Haute, IN — $63,320Fond du Lac, WI — $63,360Wichita, KS — $63,430Albany, GA — $63,560State College, PA — $63,580Battle Creek, MI — $63,590Jacksonville, FL — $63,620Wilmington, NC — $63,620Albany, OR — $63,650Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $63,650Omaha, NE-IA — $63,700Bozeman, MT — $63,720Grand Junction, CO — $63,740Mankato, MN — $63,740Tulsa, OK — $63,760Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $63,780Decatur, AL — $63,780Urban Honolulu, HI — $63,780Logan, UT-ID — $63,800Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $63,900Auburn-Opelika, AL — $63,920Binghamton, NY — $63,930Saginaw, MI — $63,940Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $64,040Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $64,080Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $64,090Syracuse, NY — $64,110La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $64,130Iowa City, IA — $64,170Dubuque, IA — $64,180Sheboygan, WI — $64,290Utica-Rome, NY — $64,330Midland, TX — $64,400Fairbanks-College, AK — $64,480Savannah, GA — $64,520Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $64,550Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $64,600Cedar Rapids, IA — $64,620San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $64,690Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $64,690Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $64,770Birmingham, AL — $64,880Hattiesburg, MS — $65,120Pueblo, CO — $65,160Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $65,170Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $65,170Killeen-Temple, TX — $65,170St. Louis, MO-IL — $65,170Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $65,440Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $65,520Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $65,580Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $65,630Spartanburg, SC — $65,870Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $66,100Chattanooga, TN-GA — $66,370Oklahoma City, OK — $66,410Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $66,450Cleveland, OH — $66,610Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $67,080Champaign-Urbana, IL — $67,130Elizabethtown, KY — $67,200Glens Falls, NY — $67,230Kingston, NY — $67,230Ithaca, NY — $67,260Winchester, VA-WV — $67,300Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $67,370Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $67,380Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $67,470Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $67,550Casper, WY — $67,640Naples-Marco Island, FL — $67,780Kansas City, MO-KS — $68,050Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $68,240Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $68,260Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $68,320Portland-South Portland, ME — $68,330New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $68,600Raleigh-Cary, NC — $68,790Ann Arbor, MI — $68,890Fargo, ND-MN — $68,950Greenville, NC — $68,960Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $69,280Owensboro, KY — $69,350Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $69,380Santa Fe, NM — $69,410Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $69,470Springfield, MA — $69,790Cheyenne, WY — $69,990Greeley, CO — $70,230Fort Wayne, IN — $70,410Midland, MI — $70,440Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $70,490Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $70,510Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $70,660Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $71,060Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $71,060Springfield, IL — $71,110San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $71,190Salisbury, MD — $71,490Anchorage, AK — $71,510Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $71,550Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $71,560Rochester, NY — $71,740Bend, OR — $72,000Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $72,390Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $72,610Elmira, NY — $72,630Fresno, CA — $72,870Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $73,050Green Bay, WI — $73,090Columbus, OH — $73,280Madison, WI — $73,510Albuquerque, NM — $73,640Pittsfield, MA — $73,720Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $73,780Huntsville, AL — $73,810Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $73,840Chico, CA — $73,890Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $73,890Lawton, OK — $73,920Redding, CA — $73,920Warner Robins, GA — $73,920Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $74,390Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $74,610Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $74,660Visalia, CA — $74,780Rochester, MN — $74,830Manchester-Nashua, NH — $75,090Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $75,190Dalton, GA — $75,500Colorado Springs, CO — $75,550Worcester, MA — $75,610Richmond, VA — $75,730Bismarck, ND — $75,770Reno, NV — $75,840Peoria, IL — $76,150Walla Walla, WA — $76,360Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $76,580Charlottesville, VA — $76,580Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $76,600Modesto, CA — $76,610Barnstable Town, MA — $76,690Dover, DE — $76,740Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $76,970Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $77,010Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $77,010Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $77,050Yakima, WA — $77,150Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $77,210Bellingham, WA — $77,320Merced, CA — $77,380Fayetteville, NC — $77,500Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $77,570Stockton-Lodi, CA — $77,710Jackson, MI — $77,860Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $78,110Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $78,380Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $78,450Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $78,920Salinas, CA — $78,960Vallejo, CA — $79,590Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $79,860Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $80,610Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $80,700Carson City, NV — $81,000Boulder, CO — $81,180San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $81,240Rapid City, SD — $81,330Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $81,440Yuba City, CA — $81,650Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $82,930Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $83,180Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $83,390New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $84,130Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $84,470Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $84,990Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $84,990Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $85,650Salem, OR — $87,740Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $87,830Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $89,640New Haven, CT — $91,530Bloomington, IL — $91,630El Centro, CA — $93,100Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $96,000Napa, CA — $98,190Lexington Park, MD — $99,960Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $101,680San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $102,520Kennewick-Richland, WA — $103,030San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $117,620

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.

Public Relations Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,620$56.552,2001.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA$103,030$49.542001.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,520$49.296,2902.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$101,680$48.8822,8107.3
Lexington Park, MD$99,960$48.06600.8
Napa, CA$98,190$47.21801.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,000$46.163,9801.9
El Centro, CA$93,100$44.76400.6
Bloomington, IL$91,630$44.051101.3
New Haven, CT$91,530$44.004201.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$89,640$43.102,6202.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$87,830$42.237101.2
Salem, OR$87,740$42.184502.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$85,650$41.183701.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,990$40.864501.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$84,990$40.866102.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$84,470$40.616304.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$84,130$40.4524,8202.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$83,390$40.091301.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$83,180$39.991801.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,930$39.874,5602.8
Yuba City, CA$81,650$39.26400.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,440$39.165,3802.0
Rapid City, SD$81,330$39.10400.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$81,240$39.062,7301.8
Boulder, CO$81,180$39.037003.6
Carson City, NV$81,000$38.94501.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$80,700$38.802701.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,610$38.763701.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$79,860$38.3911,9101.9
Vallejo, CA$79,590$38.261300.9
Salinas, CA$78,960$37.961901.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$78,920$37.944,7501.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,450$37.722701.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,380$37.683,0502.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,110$37.55500.9
Jackson, MI$77,860$37.43701.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,710$37.362100.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$77,570$37.301,8801.4
Fayetteville, NC$77,500$37.261701.3
Merced, CA$77,380$37.20400.5
Bellingham, WA$77,320$37.171201.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,210$37.121,2501.8
Yakima, WA$77,150$37.09800.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,050$37.044,9201.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$77,010$37.023302.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,010$37.031,4700.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$76,970$37.011,0903.2
Dover, DE$76,740$36.901902.8
Barnstable Town, MA$76,690$36.871401.5
Modesto, CA$76,610$36.831400.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$76,600$36.83601.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,580$36.822700.8
Charlottesville, VA$76,580$36.823803.3
Walla Walla, WA$76,360$36.71401.6
Peoria, IL$76,150$36.61900.5
Reno, NV$75,840$36.462901.1
Bismarck, ND$75,770$36.432303.2
Richmond, VA$75,730$36.411,7602.7
Worcester, MA$75,610$36.354201.2
Colorado Springs, CO$75,550$36.327502.4
Dalton, GA$75,500$36.30600.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$75,190$36.152,4701.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$75,090$36.102201.1
Rochester, MN$74,830$35.982401.9
Visalia, CA$74,780$35.951000.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$74,660$35.902301.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,610$35.873201.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$74,390$35.76401.0
Lawton, OK$73,920$35.54401.0
Redding, CA$73,920$35.541001.4
Warner Robins, GA$73,920$35.54700.9
Chico, CA$73,890$35.521201.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$73,890$35.521,1401.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$73,840$35.501,1801.0
Huntsville, AL$73,810$35.492601.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$73,780$35.476,1703.2
Pittsfield, MA$73,720$35.441001.8
Albuquerque, NM$73,640$35.405601.4
Madison, WI$73,510$35.341,4103.5
Columbus, OH$73,280$35.231,8401.7
Green Bay, WI$73,090$35.141600.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$73,050$35.121100.9
Fresno, CA$72,870$35.034901.0
Elmira, NY$72,630$34.92401.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$72,610$34.911802.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,390$34.804801.8
Bend, OR$72,000$34.622202.0
Rochester, NY$71,740$34.498801.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$71,560$34.411000.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$71,550$34.408203.8
Anchorage, AK$71,510$34.383602.0
Salisbury, MD$71,490$34.37400.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$71,190$34.231601.3
Springfield, IL$71,110$34.191101.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$71,060$34.16501.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$71,060$34.16401.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$70,660$33.971,0502.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$70,510$33.909202.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$70,490$33.893,8601.6
Midland, MI$70,440$33.87802.2
Fort Wayne, IN$70,410$33.853101.4
Greeley, CO$70,230$33.771701.4
Cheyenne, WY$69,990$33.651503.1
Springfield, MA$69,790$33.552201.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$69,470$33.404,1703.2
Santa Fe, NM$69,410$33.371302.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$69,380$33.368201.5
Owensboro, KY$69,350$33.34400.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,280$33.317,3001.8
Greenville, NC$68,960$33.161301.6
Fargo, ND-MN$68,950$33.152401.6
Ann Arbor, MI$68,890$33.124902.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC$68,790$33.072,3303.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$68,600$32.984901.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$68,330$32.855601.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$68,320$32.855,1601.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$68,260$32.821201.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$68,240$32.811,5803.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$68,050$32.721,9501.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL$67,780$32.592701.5
Casper, WY$67,640$32.52401.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,550$32.47700.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$67,470$32.441001.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$67,380$32.402502.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$67,370$32.392,3201.6
Winchester, VA-WV$67,300$32.36801.1
Ithaca, NY$67,260$32.341703.5
Glens Falls, NY$67,230$32.32701.3
Kingston, NY$67,230$32.321001.8
Elizabethtown, KY$67,200$32.31901.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,130$32.272001.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,080$32.252002.7
Cleveland, OH$66,610$32.021,1801.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$66,450$31.951,7401.6
Oklahoma City, OK$66,410$31.939201.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA$66,370$31.913301.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$66,100$31.782,9301.5
Spartanburg, SC$65,870$31.671200.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$65,630$31.555004.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$65,580$31.53800.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$65,520$31.501,3301.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,440$31.461,0001.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$65,170$31.331902.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$65,170$31.331300.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$65,170$31.331901.3
St. Louis, MO-IL$65,170$31.331,9901.5
Pueblo, CO$65,160$31.33701.1
Hattiesburg, MS$65,120$31.311001.5
Birmingham, AL$64,880$31.197101.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$64,770$31.14600.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$64,690$31.101,8701.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$64,690$31.102,5901.8
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,620$31.072201.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$64,600$31.065,4601.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,550$31.045,2201.8
Savannah, GA$64,520$31.021901.0
Fairbanks-College, AK$64,480$31.00802.2
Midland, TX$64,400$30.961301.0
Utica-Rome, NY$64,330$30.931601.3
Sheboygan, WI$64,290$30.91600.9
Dubuque, IA$64,180$30.861001.7
Iowa City, IA$64,170$30.852002.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,130$30.831001.1
Syracuse, NY$64,110$30.826002.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$64,090$30.81601.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$64,080$30.81800.8
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,040$30.791,4701.3
Saginaw, MI$63,940$30.741101.4
Binghamton, NY$63,930$30.741401.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL$63,920$30.73901.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$63,900$30.724601.2
Logan, UT-ID$63,800$30.67500.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,780$30.665701.4
Decatur, AL$63,780$30.66400.6
Urban Honolulu, HI$63,780$30.661,3703.1
Tulsa, OK$63,760$30.666801.5
Grand Junction, CO$63,740$30.641101.7
Mankato, MN$63,740$30.651001.8
Bozeman, MT$63,720$30.633204.4
Omaha, NE-IA$63,700$30.627801.6
Albany, OR$63,650$30.60400.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,650$30.60700.9
Jacksonville, FL$63,620$30.591,0701.4
Wilmington, NC$63,620$30.593401.8
Battle Creek, MI$63,590$30.57701.3
State College, PA$63,580$30.571602.4
Albany, GA$63,560$30.56400.7
Wichita, KS$63,430$30.493701.2
Fond du Lac, WI$63,360$30.46300.7
Terre Haute, IN$63,320$30.44601.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,310$30.444701.1
Alexandria, LA$63,280$30.42500.8
Helena, MT$63,230$30.402605.9
Evansville, IN$63,170$30.371200.9
Boise City, ID$63,130$30.356101.6
Flagstaff, AZ$63,130$30.351201.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN$63,040$30.311102.1
Ames, IA$62,970$30.272504.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$62,880$30.232201.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$62,870$30.231,3501.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$62,790$30.19400.6
Columbus, IN$62,770$30.18300.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$62,750$30.171901.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$62,740$30.17901.0
Lebanon, PA$62,720$30.16601.2
Niles, MI$62,630$30.111001.7
Bay City, MI$62,610$30.10401.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$62,580$30.094901.3
Wausau, WI$62,510$30.05500.7
Rockford, IL$62,500$30.05700.5
Topeka, KS$62,410$30.013202.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,400$30.003801.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,380$29.995201.8
Montgomery, AL$62,360$29.983702.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,220$29.92600.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$62,200$29.911400.8
Roanoke, VA$62,130$29.872501.6
Kenosha, WI$62,110$29.86500.7
Gainesville, FL$62,050$29.833802.5
Bloomington, IN$61,870$29.74901.3
Akron, OH$61,830$29.733701.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$61,830$29.731401.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,810$29.721301.5
Yuma, AZ$61,810$29.72701.0
Sherman-Denison, TX$61,760$29.69701.3
Traverse City, MI$61,760$29.691101.6
Ocala, FL$61,740$29.681801.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,710$29.673300.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,660$29.642201.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,640$29.648201.2
Tucson, AZ$61,630$29.638002.1
Missoula, MT$61,620$29.632804.1
Columbia, SC$61,610$29.628102.1
Flint, MI$61,610$29.621801.3
Corvallis, OR$61,590$29.61902.5
Winston-Salem, NC$61,580$29.614301.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$61,560$29.591001.1
Lincoln, NE$61,550$29.594802.6
Eau Claire, WI$61,500$29.571001.1
Columbus, GA-AL$61,380$29.511201.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,220$29.431300.8
Ogden, UT$61,110$29.382000.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,100$29.373001.9
Jacksonville, NC$61,050$29.35801.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$61,050$29.35600.4
Rocky Mount, NC$61,030$29.34501.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$61,020$29.341200.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,000$29.336701.1
Lynchburg, VA$60,990$29.321701.7
Hammond, LA$60,930$29.30400.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,870$29.264501.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,820$29.243901.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,600$29.133201.0
Odessa, TX$60,350$29.02700.8
Jackson, MS$60,310$29.003601.3
Goldsboro, NC$60,270$28.98401.0
Toledo, OH$60,220$28.952901.0
Baton Rouge, LA$59,990$28.844501.1
College Station-Bryan, TX$59,990$28.842601.9
Gainesville, GA$59,990$28.84700.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,960$28.83900.8
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$59,900$28.80601.1
Decatur, IL$59,840$28.77300.7
Grand Island, NE$59,780$28.74300.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$59,770$28.741,0601.8
St. Cloud, MN$59,750$28.731701.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,700$28.70900.8
Tallahassee, FL$59,590$28.657604.1
Harrisonburg, VA$59,580$28.641001.5
Jefferson City, MO$59,570$28.642503.1
Billings, MT$59,510$28.612502.7
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,500$28.611300.8
Tyler, TX$59,500$28.611401.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$59,450$28.581701.0
Dothan, AL$59,290$28.51300.6
Manhattan, KS$59,170$28.451502.8
Burlington, NC$59,150$28.44901.3
Asheville, NC$58,970$28.354002.2
Pocatello, ID$58,610$28.18501.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,460$28.11600.9
Longview, TX$58,290$28.021401.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$58,270$28.011801.2
Port St. Lucie, FL$58,220$27.992201.3
Lake Charles, LA$58,150$27.96600.6
Lawrence, KS$58,040$27.901703.3
Rome, GA$57,980$27.88300.7
Lima, OH$57,970$27.87400.9
Amarillo, TX$57,920$27.851701.4
Wichita Falls, TX$57,910$27.84801.4
Medford, OR$57,870$27.821501.7
El Paso, TX$57,810$27.794201.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$57,720$27.753401.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,600$27.691201.3
Knoxville, TN$57,360$27.584201.0
Muncie, IN$57,340$27.57401.0
Lafayette, LA$57,060$27.431701.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$56,890$27.35800.8
Vineland, NJ$56,870$27.34400.6
Abilene, TX$56,830$27.321301.8
Appleton, WI$56,480$27.161401.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS$56,480$27.15400.7
Waco, TX$56,440$27.142902.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$56,320$27.08400.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,200$27.022601.4
Duluth, MN-WI$56,110$26.972702.2
Monroe, MI$56,030$26.94300.8
Sandusky, OH$56,030$26.94400.9
Pittsburgh, PA$55,910$26.881,9701.8
Monroe, LA$55,750$26.80500.6
Williamsport, PA$55,660$26.76701.5
York-Hanover, PA$55,660$26.762201.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$55,590$26.73401.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$55,440$26.65801.1
Minot, ND$55,330$26.60401.3
Punta Gorda, FL$55,290$26.58500.9
Springfield, OH$54,930$26.41300.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,880$26.38500.5
Altoona, PA$54,860$26.37500.8
Charleston, WV$54,790$26.34900.8
Morgantown, WV$54,710$26.30600.9
Victoria, TX$54,690$26.29902.2
Corpus Christi, TX$54,570$26.233201.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$54,450$26.18300.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$54,300$26.111601.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$54,210$26.06300.7
Twin Falls, ID$54,130$26.03400.8
Bangor, ME$53,610$25.771702.3
Las Cruces, NM$53,540$25.74901.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$53,330$25.64500.9
Erie, PA$53,060$25.511801.5
Springfield, MO$52,990$25.482901.3
Lubbock, TX$52,740$25.363001.8
Bowling Green, KY$52,580$25.281001.3
Jackson, TN$52,580$25.28400.5
Texarkana, TX-AR$52,570$25.28701.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,530$25.25701.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$52,500$25.246001.6
Idaho Falls, ID$52,110$25.051501.9
Joplin, MO-KS$52,090$25.04901.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000$25.00800.5
Johnson City, TN$51,890$24.95500.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$51,730$24.872901.1
Lancaster, PA$51,230$24.633801.5
Reading, PA$51,180$24.612401.4
Laredo, TX$51,100$24.571201.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$51,080$24.562801.3
Paducah, KY-IL$50,500$24.28501.1
Great Falls, MT$50,190$24.13802.3
Florence, SC$49,820$23.951001.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$49,360$23.731701.1
Johnstown, PA$49,350$23.73701.5
Gettysburg, PA$49,240$23.67501.7
Chambersburg, PA$49,020$23.57901.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$48,980$23.554401.5
San Angelo, TX$48,860$23.49701.4
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$48,520$23.33601.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,500$23.32400.9
Columbia, MO$47,700$22.935405.0
St. George, UT$47,020$22.61700.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$46,030$22.134600.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$45,140$21.70401.0
Mobile, AL$42,770$20.562401.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCNot publishedNot published1001.3
Lewiston-Auburn, MENot publishedNot published1403.0

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