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SOC 43-5031 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Public Safety Telecommunicators

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

U.S. median annual wage$53,040
U.S. median hourly wage$25.50
U.S. employment102,500

Nationally, public safety telecommunicators earned a median of $53,040 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 102,500 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 Safety Telecommunicators: pay and employment by state
State
California$80,120$38.528,5200.5
Washington$78,850$37.911,9800.6
Oregon$71,980$34.611,1100.6
Alaska$66,660$32.053901.2
Minnesota$66,550$31.991,4600.5
Colorado$63,520$30.541,8000.6
Connecticut$62,410$30.001,8201.1
Massachusetts$61,720$29.672,7900.8
New York$61,450$29.545,4700.6
Illinois$61,260$29.454,3500.7
Nevada$60,040$28.861,0100.7
Wisconsin$60,000$28.841,8200.6
North Dakota$59,940$28.822700.6
Vermont$59,470$28.592800.9
New Jersey$59,240$28.484,0100.9
District of Columbia$59,080$28.40600.1
Maryland$58,910$28.321,6100.6
Rhode Island$58,310$28.033700.7
New Hampshire$58,240$28.005600.8
Ohio$58,100$27.944,5500.8
Maine$57,250$27.527301.1
Hawaii$57,020$27.411700.3
Iowa$56,770$27.309800.6
Arizona$56,600$27.211,7900.6
Utah$54,120$26.028800.5
Michigan$53,310$25.632,1000.5
Delaware$53,140$25.552600.5
Idaho$51,780$24.895800.7
Wyoming$50,600$24.333501.2
Virginia$50,490$24.283,0500.7
Nebraska$50,270$24.177500.7
Florida$50,170$24.126,0900.6
Texas$50,040$24.067,7300.5
Pennsylvania$49,890$23.983,6200.6
New Mexico$49,060$23.596400.7
Indiana$49,050$23.582,1500.7
South Dakota$47,900$23.034200.9
Montana$47,640$22.915601.1
Missouri$46,990$22.592,7500.9
North Carolina$46,550$22.383,7300.8
Tennessee$46,390$22.301,8400.6
Kentucky$45,670$21.961,3500.7
Kansas$45,110$21.691,3701.0
South Carolina$43,540$20.941,4900.6
Georgia$42,790$20.573,4800.7
West Virginia$40,490$19.468801.3
Oklahoma$39,890$19.181,9301.1
Alabama$38,960$18.732,2301.1
Louisiana$38,550$18.541,4700.8
Arkansas$38,240$18.391,4601.1
Mississippi$34,510$16.591,4301.2
Puerto Rico$26,620$12.801200.1

Pay by metro area

All 316 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$27,140$56,027$84,913$113,800San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $27,140Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $29,910Hammond, LA — $31,930Albany, GA — $33,470Eagle Pass, TX — $34,140Monroe, LA — $35,040Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $35,770Jackson, MS — $35,790Decatur, AL — $36,200Lafayette, LA — $36,500Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $37,020Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $37,220Fort Smith, AR-OK — $37,290Macon-Bibb County, GA — $37,290Columbus, GA-AL — $37,910Gadsden, AL — $38,050Anniston-Oxford, AL — $38,420Montgomery, AL — $38,560McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,060Enid, OK — $39,240Valdosta, GA — $39,400Charleston, WV — $39,460Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $39,650Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $39,730Cleveland, TN — $40,040Morristown, TN — $40,050Hot Springs, AR — $40,200Mobile, AL — $40,220Texarkana, TX-AR — $40,220Dothan, AL — $40,450Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $40,560Bloomington, IN — $40,800Bowling Green, KY — $40,840Columbia, SC — $40,930Jonesboro, AR — $40,930Florence, SC — $41,040Spartanburg, SC — $41,340Wheeling, WV-OH — $41,370Laredo, TX — $41,390Johnson City, TN — $41,570Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $42,140Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $42,210Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $42,880Morgantown, WV — $43,010Gainesville, GA — $43,070Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $43,140Chattanooga, TN-GA — $43,220Huntsville, AL — $43,680Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $43,870Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $43,970Tuscaloosa, AL — $44,070Jackson, TN — $44,450Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $44,630Knoxville, TN — $44,700Longview, TX — $44,930Johnstown, PA — $45,100Joplin, MO-KS — $45,110Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $45,260Utica-Rome, NY — $45,260Charlottesville, VA — $45,320Tulsa, OK — $45,340San Angelo, TX — $45,360Terre Haute, IN — $45,450Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $45,490Elizabethtown, KY — $45,570Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $45,650Fayetteville, NC — $45,670Winchester, VA-WV — $45,670Wichita, KS — $45,750Tallahassee, FL — $45,910Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $45,990Alexandria, LA — $46,080Winston-Salem, NC — $46,090New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $46,180Wichita Falls, TX — $46,220Corpus Christi, TX — $46,260Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $46,380Savannah, GA — $46,420Jefferson City, MO — $46,430Greenville, NC — $46,490Asheville, NC — $46,550College Station-Bryan, TX — $46,580Springfield, MO — $46,600St. Joseph, MO-KS — $46,750El Paso, TX — $46,860Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $46,870Clarksville, TN-KY — $46,930Lancaster, PA — $46,970Jacksonville, NC — $47,110Auburn-Opelika, AL — $47,120Lynchburg, VA — $47,140South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,170Waco, TX — $47,170Lake Charles, LA — $47,280Birmingham, AL — $47,390Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $47,570Greensboro-High Point, NC — $47,880Ocala, FL — $48,050Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $48,050Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $48,080Burlington, NC — $48,160Pittsfield, MA — $48,180Beckley, WV — $48,320Logan, UT-ID — $48,380Oklahoma City, OK — $48,380Canton-Massillon, OH — $48,430Roanoke, VA — $48,470Topeka, KS — $48,510Rocky Mount, NC — $48,530Baton Rouge, LA — $48,550Chambersburg, PA — $48,550Warner Robins, GA — $48,600Columbia, MO — $48,680Tyler, TX — $48,710Killeen-Temple, TX — $48,750Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $48,820Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $48,860Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $48,890Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $48,920Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $48,990Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $49,080Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $49,170Tucson, AZ — $49,200Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $49,240Visalia, CA — $49,240Cheyenne, WY — $49,520Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $49,610Dalton, GA — $49,720Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $49,730Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $49,780Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $49,790Idaho Falls, ID — $49,820Raleigh-Cary, NC — $49,900Sebring, FL — $49,930Lubbock, TX — $50,030San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $50,040Peoria, IL — $50,090Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $50,200Lincoln, NE — $50,270Salisbury, MD — $50,290Vineland, NJ — $50,320Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $50,630Yuma, AZ — $50,680York-Hanover, PA — $50,770Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $50,800Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $50,860Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $51,020Springfield, MA — $51,050Jacksonville, FL — $51,110Kenosha, WI — $51,180Gainesville, FL — $51,260St. George, UT — $51,260Lawton, OK — $51,270Abilene, TX — $51,480Manhattan, KS — $51,640Lexington-Fayette, KY — $51,670Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $51,860Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $51,870Kansas City, MO-KS — $51,940Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $51,980Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $52,020Urban Honolulu, HI — $52,070Albuquerque, NM — $52,290Mansfield, OH — $52,290Bangor, ME — $52,380Erie, PA — $52,620Youngstown-Warren, OH — $52,670Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $52,700Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $52,810Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $52,840Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $52,840Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $53,020Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $53,040Punta Gorda, FL — $53,180Flint, MI — $53,310Lebanon, PA — $53,350Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $53,360Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $53,390Richmond, VA — $53,390Dover, DE — $53,490Helena, MT — $53,540Champaign-Urbana, IL — $53,590Sherman-Denison, TX — $53,790Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $53,820Saginaw, MI — $54,000Evansville, IN — $54,040Rockford, IL — $54,130Binghamton, NY — $54,400Bismarck, ND — $54,490Niles, MI — $55,130Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $55,140Pocatello, ID — $55,310Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $55,360Boise City, ID — $55,410Traverse City, MI — $55,550Billings, MT — $56,130St. Louis, MO-IL — $56,250Bloomington, IL — $56,540Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $56,960Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $57,110Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $57,130Iowa City, IA — $57,310Springfield, IL — $57,390Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $57,400Ogden, UT — $57,470Springfield, OH — $57,650Sandusky, OH — $57,680Pueblo, CO — $57,710Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $57,860Pittsburgh, PA — $57,880Amarillo, TX — $57,970Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $58,280Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $58,310El Centro, CA — $58,560Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $58,560Kingston, NY — $58,590Ames, IA — $58,610Worcester, MA — $58,850Manchester-Nashua, NH — $58,860Toledo, OH — $58,900Port St. Lucie, FL — $58,980Reading, PA — $59,070Colorado Springs, CO — $59,160Madison, WI — $59,400Cleveland, OH — $59,440Fort Wayne, IN — $59,460Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $59,550Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $59,710Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $59,750North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $60,060St. Cloud, MN — $60,160Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,310Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $60,310Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $60,380Eau Claire, WI — $60,450Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $60,450Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $60,480Fresno, CA — $60,870Kankakee, IL — $61,010Coeur d'Alene, ID — $61,070Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $61,080Midland, TX — $61,250Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $61,260New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,450Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $61,600Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $61,670Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $61,750Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $61,790Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $62,030Ann Arbor, MI — $62,040Akron, OH — $62,050Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $62,130Appleton, WI — $62,240Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $62,260Lexington Park, MD — $62,460Modesto, CA — $62,460Columbus, OH — $62,490Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $62,570Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $62,660Reno, NV — $62,670Glens Falls, NY — $62,720Rochester, NY — $63,030Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $63,060New Haven, CT — $63,070Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $63,240Yakima, WA — $63,240Portland-South Portland, ME — $63,280Naples-Marco Island, FL — $63,350Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $63,390Chico, CA — $63,440Greeley, CO — $63,520Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $63,570Duluth, MN-WI — $64,010Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $64,380Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $64,550Syracuse, NY — $64,550Merced, CA — $64,570Omaha, NE-IA — $64,940Barnstable Town, MA — $65,300Bend, OR — $66,040Ithaca, NY — $66,250Yuba City, CA — $66,420Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $66,980Albany, OR — $68,280Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $68,620Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $69,220Rochester, MN — $70,140Mankato, MN — $70,190Boulder, CO — $70,240Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $72,880Redding, CA — $74,570Eugene-Springfield, OR — $75,740Bellingham, WA — $76,340Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $76,640Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $77,260Kennewick-Richland, WA — $78,030Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $78,050Salem, OR — $78,950San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $78,950Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $79,610Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $80,180Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $80,370Medford, OR — $80,620Stockton-Lodi, CA — $80,690Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $81,160Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $81,990Napa, CA — $82,830Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $83,840Anchorage, AK — $83,870Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $84,410Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $85,950Vallejo, CA — $87,250Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $89,090San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $90,930San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $104,910San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $113,800

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 Safety Telecommunicators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$113,800$54.714000.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$104,910$50.441,1100.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$90,930$43.72800.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$89,090$42.83900.7
Vallejo, CA$87,250$41.952001.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$85,950$41.32900.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$84,410$40.58900.5
Anchorage, AK$83,870$40.321400.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$83,840$40.311500.5
Napa, CA$82,830$39.82801.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,990$39.421000.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,160$39.024700.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$80,690$38.801700.6
Medford, OR$80,620$38.76901.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,370$38.642,1400.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,180$38.551,0400.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$79,610$38.276800.6
Salem, OR$78,950$37.961801.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$78,950$37.967100.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,050$37.53400.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$78,030$37.51500.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,260$37.159200.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$76,640$36.852901.1
Bellingham, WA$76,340$36.70500.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR$75,740$36.41900.6
Redding, CA$74,570$35.85701.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$72,880$35.04700.4
Boulder, CO$70,240$33.77800.4
Mankato, MN$70,190$33.75300.6
Rochester, MN$70,140$33.72700.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$69,220$33.289000.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$68,620$32.997500.5
Albany, OR$68,280$32.83501.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,980$32.202,7300.6
Yuba City, CA$66,420$31.93400.7
Ithaca, NY$66,250$31.85300.7
Bend, OR$66,040$31.75600.6
Barnstable Town, MA$65,300$31.391301.4
Omaha, NE-IA$64,940$31.222200.4
Merced, CA$64,570$31.041201.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$64,550$31.03400.7
Syracuse, NY$64,550$31.042800.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$64,380$30.951700.4
Duluth, MN-WI$64,010$30.771000.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$63,570$30.566901.2
Greeley, CO$63,520$30.54600.5
Chico, CA$63,440$30.50801.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$63,390$30.481501.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL$63,350$30.46900.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,280$30.422801.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,240$30.402200.7
Yakima, WA$63,240$30.41800.8
New Haven, CT$63,070$30.323101.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,060$30.323400.8
Rochester, NY$63,030$30.304400.9
Glens Falls, NY$62,720$30.15500.9
Reno, NV$62,670$30.132000.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,660$30.121,6600.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$62,570$30.08500.6
Columbus, OH$62,490$30.046900.6
Lexington Park, MD$62,460$30.03500.7
Modesto, CA$62,460$30.03900.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,260$29.936500.6
Appleton, WI$62,240$29.93700.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,130$29.874900.6
Akron, OH$62,050$29.832900.9
Ann Arbor, MI$62,040$29.83900.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62,030$29.82600.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,790$29.715900.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$61,750$29.69901.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,670$29.653500.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$61,600$29.611401.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,450$29.545,7600.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,260$29.451,3200.4
Midland, TX$61,250$29.45300.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$61,080$29.367800.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID$61,070$29.36300.4
Kankakee, IL$61,010$29.33501.2
Fresno, CA$60,870$29.272700.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$60,480$29.082401.0
Eau Claire, WI$60,450$29.06600.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$60,450$29.067100.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,380$29.033800.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,310$29.00300.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,310$29.00600.3
St. Cloud, MN$60,160$28.93700.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,060$28.882200.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,750$28.732801.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$59,710$28.711,0000.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,550$28.633200.9
Fort Wayne, IN$59,460$28.591700.7
Cleveland, OH$59,440$28.581,0601.0
Madison, WI$59,400$28.562600.6
Colorado Springs, CO$59,160$28.441600.5
Reading, PA$59,070$28.40900.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$58,980$28.351200.7
Toledo, OH$58,900$28.321300.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,860$28.301500.7
Worcester, MA$58,850$28.295101.4
Ames, IA$58,610$28.18400.8
Kingston, NY$58,590$28.171001.7
El Centro, CA$58,560$28.16400.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$58,560$28.16700.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$58,310$28.031901.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,280$28.021,8700.5
Amarillo, TX$57,970$27.87800.6
Pittsburgh, PA$57,880$27.837800.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,860$27.821200.7
Pueblo, CO$57,710$27.75701.1
Sandusky, OH$57,680$27.73501.0
Springfield, OH$57,650$27.72701.5
Ogden, UT$57,470$27.632200.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,400$27.605900.8
Springfield, IL$57,390$27.591301.3
Iowa City, IA$57,310$27.56400.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,130$27.469600.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,110$27.461,7100.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$56,960$27.381,7500.6
Bloomington, IL$56,540$27.18600.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$56,250$27.041,1100.8
Billings, MT$56,130$26.99500.6
Traverse City, MI$55,550$26.71500.7
Boise City, ID$55,410$26.641700.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$55,360$26.62800.3
Pocatello, ID$55,310$26.59400.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$55,140$26.51501.0
Niles, MI$55,130$26.50400.7
Bismarck, ND$54,490$26.20500.7
Binghamton, NY$54,400$26.15400.5
Rockford, IL$54,130$26.021000.7
Evansville, IN$54,040$25.98500.3
Saginaw, MI$54,000$25.96400.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,820$25.884100.7
Sherman-Denison, TX$53,790$25.86400.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL$53,590$25.77900.8
Helena, MT$53,540$25.74501.1
Dover, DE$53,490$25.72500.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$53,390$25.67900.6
Richmond, VA$53,390$25.675200.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$53,360$25.661201.1
Lebanon, PA$53,350$25.65300.6
Flint, MI$53,310$25.631000.7
Punta Gorda, FL$53,180$25.57500.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$53,040$25.508100.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$53,020$25.491801.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,840$25.40801.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,840$25.413400.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$52,810$25.391101.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$52,700$25.342200.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$52,670$25.321300.8
Erie, PA$52,620$25.301100.9
Bangor, ME$52,380$25.19801.1
Albuquerque, NM$52,290$25.142900.7
Mansfield, OH$52,290$25.14501.0
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,070$25.041300.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,020$25.014700.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$51,980$24.99700.7
Kansas City, MO-KS$51,940$24.977700.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$51,870$24.941700.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$51,860$24.93600.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$51,670$24.841300.5
Manhattan, KS$51,640$24.83400.7
Abilene, TX$51,480$24.75500.7
Lawton, OK$51,270$24.65601.4
Gainesville, FL$51,260$24.651400.9
St. George, UT$51,260$24.64500.6
Kenosha, WI$51,180$24.61400.6
Jacksonville, FL$51,110$24.574800.6
Springfield, MA$51,050$24.542001.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,020$24.53800.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,860$24.452800.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,800$24.422600.4
York-Hanover, PA$50,770$24.41900.5
Yuma, AZ$50,680$24.36801.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,630$24.34401.0
Vineland, NJ$50,320$24.19600.9
Salisbury, MD$50,290$24.18601.1
Lincoln, NE$50,270$24.17700.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,200$24.131,5100.5
Peoria, IL$50,090$24.081200.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,040$24.066000.5
Lubbock, TX$50,030$24.051100.7
Sebring, FL$49,930$24.01401.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,900$23.993600.5
Idaho Falls, ID$49,820$23.95500.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$49,790$23.941400.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,780$23.931300.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,730$23.917400.5
Dalton, GA$49,720$23.90600.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,610$23.85400.3
Cheyenne, WY$49,520$23.81501.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,240$23.672400.6
Visalia, CA$49,240$23.671400.8
Tucson, AZ$49,200$23.662600.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,170$23.641,6700.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,080$23.601600.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,990$23.551200.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,920$23.525000.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,890$23.513700.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,860$23.491500.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,820$23.472400.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$48,750$23.441501.0
Tyler, TX$48,710$23.42700.6
Columbia, MO$48,680$23.401001.0
Warner Robins, GA$48,600$23.371001.3
Baton Rouge, LA$48,550$23.342400.6
Chambersburg, PA$48,550$23.34400.6
Rocky Mount, NC$48,530$23.33601.1
Topeka, KS$48,510$23.32900.8
Roanoke, VA$48,470$23.301501.0
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,430$23.291400.9
Logan, UT-ID$48,380$23.26400.5
Oklahoma City, OK$48,380$23.264600.7
Beckley, WV$48,320$23.23501.2
Pittsfield, MA$48,180$23.17500.9
Burlington, NC$48,160$23.16701.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,080$23.118300.6
Ocala, FL$48,050$23.101000.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,050$23.10700.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC$47,880$23.022300.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,570$22.87500.6
Birmingham, AL$47,390$22.794700.9
Lake Charles, LA$47,280$22.73500.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,170$22.681200.9
Waco, TX$47,170$22.68900.7
Lynchburg, VA$47,140$22.67901.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,120$22.66701.0
Jacksonville, NC$47,110$22.65400.8
Lancaster, PA$46,970$22.58900.4
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,930$22.56900.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,870$22.541600.6
El Paso, TX$46,860$22.532100.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS$46,750$22.47701.4
Springfield, MO$46,600$22.402301.1
College Station-Bryan, TX$46,580$22.40600.4
Asheville, NC$46,550$22.381100.6
Greenville, NC$46,490$22.35901.1
Jefferson City, MO$46,430$22.32901.1
Savannah, GA$46,420$22.321100.6
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,380$22.30801.1
Corpus Christi, TX$46,260$22.241600.8
Wichita Falls, TX$46,220$22.22601.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,180$22.201700.4
Winston-Salem, NC$46,090$22.162100.8
Alexandria, LA$46,080$22.15500.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,990$22.111800.7
Tallahassee, FL$45,910$22.07900.5
Wichita, KS$45,750$22.001800.6
Fayetteville, NC$45,670$21.961200.9
Winchester, VA-WV$45,670$21.96500.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$45,650$21.951500.6
Elizabethtown, KY$45,570$21.91500.9
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,490$21.87400.8
Terre Haute, IN$45,450$21.85701.0
San Angelo, TX$45,360$21.81400.7
Tulsa, OK$45,340$21.804200.9
Charlottesville, VA$45,320$21.79500.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$45,260$21.761800.7
Utica-Rome, NY$45,260$21.76700.6
Joplin, MO-KS$45,110$21.691001.1
Johnstown, PA$45,100$21.68400.9
Longview, TX$44,930$21.601100.9
Knoxville, TN$44,700$21.491900.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,630$21.46800.6
Jackson, TN$44,450$21.371101.3
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,070$21.191701.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,970$21.142400.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,870$21.091801.2
Huntsville, AL$43,680$21.001600.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA$43,220$20.781200.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,140$20.741001.1
Gainesville, GA$43,070$20.71500.5
Morgantown, WV$43,010$20.68600.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,880$20.621701.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$42,210$20.29801.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,140$20.263501.0
Johnson City, TN$41,570$19.99600.7
Laredo, TX$41,390$19.90700.7
Wheeling, WV-OH$41,370$19.89801.4
Spartanburg, SC$41,340$19.88600.4
Florence, SC$41,040$19.73901.0
Columbia, SC$40,930$19.682200.6
Jonesboro, AR$40,930$19.68500.8
Bowling Green, KY$40,840$19.64600.7
Bloomington, IN$40,800$19.62600.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,560$19.50300.7
Dothan, AL$40,450$19.45701.1
Mobile, AL$40,220$19.342301.4
Texarkana, TX-AR$40,220$19.34500.9
Hot Springs, AR$40,200$19.33501.4
Morristown, TN$40,050$19.25300.7
Cleveland, TN$40,040$19.25400.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$39,730$19.10501.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$39,650$19.06700.7
Charleston, WV$39,460$18.971101.1
Valdosta, GA$39,400$18.94500.9
Enid, OK$39,240$18.87301.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,060$18.782400.8
Montgomery, AL$38,560$18.542001.2
Anniston-Oxford, AL$38,420$18.47701.7
Gadsden, AL$38,050$18.29401.1
Columbus, GA-AL$37,910$18.221201.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,290$17.93900.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$37,290$17.93900.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,220$17.891001.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,020$17.80900.6
Lafayette, LA$36,500$17.55600.3
Decatur, AL$36,200$17.41400.6
Jackson, MS$35,790$17.212801.0
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,770$17.201501.0
Monroe, LA$35,040$16.85600.7
Eagle Pass, TX$34,140$16.41401.9
Albany, GA$33,470$16.09701.1
Hammond, LA$31,930$15.35501.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,910$14.38401.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,140$13.05900.1

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.