SOC 39-9032 · Personal Care and Service Occupations
Recreation Workers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, recreation workers earned a median of $36,560 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 331,490 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $46,460 | $22.34 | 470 | 0.7 |
| Washington | $44,890 | $21.58 | 6,380 | 1.8 |
| South Dakota | $42,270 | $20.32 | 650 | 1.4 |
| Hawaii | $41,000 | $19.71 | 1,590 | 2.5 |
| California | $39,780 | $19.12 | 48,560 | 2.7 |
| Oregon | $39,610 | $19.05 | 4,640 | 2.4 |
| Colorado | $38,820 | $18.67 | 6,100 | 2.1 |
| Massachusetts | $38,540 | $18.53 | 11,280 | 3.1 |
| New York | $38,040 | $18.29 | 24,790 | 2.6 |
| Alaska | $37,510 | $18.03 | 630 | 1.9 |
| Minnesota | $37,510 | $18.03 | 7,940 | 2.7 |
| Maine | $37,450 | $18.01 | 1,260 | 2.0 |
| Vermont | $37,450 | $18.01 | 840 | 2.8 |
| North Dakota | $37,310 | $17.94 | 730 | 1.7 |
| Maryland | $37,200 | $17.89 | 4,350 | 1.6 |
| New Hampshire | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,030 | 3.0 |
| New Jersey | $36,880 | $17.73 | 7,550 | 1.8 |
| Connecticut | $36,610 | $17.60 | 5,000 | 2.9 |
| Rhode Island | $36,340 | $17.47 | 770 | 1.5 |
| Virginia | $36,120 | $17.36 | 9,260 | 2.3 |
| Arizona | $35,800 | $17.21 | 12,650 | 3.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,710 | $17.17 | 9,850 | 1.6 |
| Wisconsin | $35,530 | $17.08 | 6,840 | 2.3 |
| Florida | $35,490 | $17.06 | 18,010 | 1.8 |
| Illinois | $35,480 | $17.06 | 17,650 | 2.9 |
| Michigan | $35,090 | $16.87 | 10,850 | 2.5 |
| Montana | $35,090 | $16.87 | 800 | 1.6 |
| Nebraska | $34,590 | $16.63 | 1,510 | 1.5 |
| Missouri | $34,320 | $16.50 | 5,380 | 1.8 |
| Delaware | $33,790 | $16.25 | 1,230 | 2.5 |
| Iowa | $33,700 | $16.20 | 2,870 | 1.8 |
| Tennessee | $33,580 | $16.14 | 3,420 | 1.0 |
| Virgin Islands | $33,400 | $16.06 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Utah | $32,890 | $15.81 | 5,760 | 3.3 |
| North Carolina | $32,720 | $15.73 | 9,520 | 1.9 |
| Texas | $32,720 | $15.73 | 18,660 | 1.3 |
| Georgia | $32,540 | $15.64 | 8,160 | 1.7 |
| Ohio | $32,420 | $15.59 | 12,340 | 2.2 |
| Kentucky | $32,400 | $15.58 | 3,290 | 1.6 |
| New Mexico | $31,900 | $15.34 | 870 | 1.0 |
| Kansas | $31,760 | $15.27 | 2,990 | 2.1 |
| Oklahoma | $31,580 | $15.18 | 2,380 | 1.4 |
| South Carolina | $31,420 | $15.10 | 5,270 | 2.3 |
| Wyoming | $30,720 | $14.77 | 790 | 2.8 |
| Indiana | $30,190 | $14.52 | 8,050 | 2.5 |
| Nevada | $30,150 | $14.49 | 2,570 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | $30,100 | $14.47 | 2,080 | 2.4 |
| West Virginia | $29,710 | $14.28 | 1,410 | 2.0 |
| Louisiana | $28,580 | $13.74 | 2,830 | 1.5 |
| Alabama | $28,360 | $13.64 | 4,700 | 2.2 |
| Mississippi | $28,060 | $13.49 | 2,220 | 1.9 |
| Arkansas | $27,770 | $13.35 | 1,740 | 1.3 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,210 | $10.68 | 850 | 0.9 |
Pay by metro area
All 387 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,040 | $29.34 | 50 | 1.4 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $57,580 | $27.68 | 2,620 | 2.3 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $47,870 | $23.02 | 1,170 | 8.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,290 | $22.26 | 6,510 | 2.7 |
| Bend, OR | $46,230 | $22.23 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,990 | $22.11 | 3,600 | 1.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | $45,010 | $21.64 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $44,640 | $21.46 | 260 | 2.8 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $43,460 | $20.90 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $43,380 | $20.86 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $43,060 | $20.70 | 220 | 2.4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $42,800 | $20.58 | 4,360 | 1.4 |
| Napa, CA | $42,670 | $20.51 | 240 | 3.1 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $42,580 | $20.47 | 2,660 | 2.2 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $41,420 | $19.91 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $41,000 | $19.71 | 1,410 | 3.2 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $40,380 | $19.42 | 4,200 | 2.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $40,330 | $19.39 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $40,250 | $19.35 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Yuba City, CA | $40,100 | $19.28 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $40,050 | $19.26 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $40,010 | $19.24 | 760 | 3.7 |
| Rapid City, SD | $39,850 | $19.16 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $39,640 | $19.06 | 3,110 | 1.9 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $39,430 | $18.96 | 320 | 3.3 |
| Boulder, CO | $39,260 | $18.87 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $39,260 | $18.88 | 510 | 2.0 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $39,190 | $18.84 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $39,140 | $18.82 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $39,040 | $18.77 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Great Falls, MT | $38,990 | $18.74 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Vallejo, CA | $38,990 | $18.75 | 550 | 3.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $38,930 | $18.72 | 1,030 | 3.2 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $38,880 | $18.69 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $38,870 | $18.69 | 430 | 2.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $38,820 | $18.66 | 2,810 | 2.6 |
| Yakima, WA | $38,820 | $18.67 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,790 | $18.65 | 17,850 | 2.8 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,770 | $18.64 | 8,720 | 3.2 |
| Kenosha, WI | $38,620 | $18.57 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Bismarck, ND | $38,560 | $18.54 | 120 | 1.7 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,440 | $18.48 | 21,900 | 2.3 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $38,340 | $18.43 | 280 | 2.8 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $38,310 | $18.42 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Salinas, CA | $38,260 | $18.39 | 550 | 2.9 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,230 | $18.38 | 1,880 | 1.5 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $38,230 | $18.38 | 610 | 2.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,180 | $18.36 | 4,960 | 2.5 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $38,130 | $18.33 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $38,060 | $18.30 | 1,260 | 3.7 |
| Wausau, WI | $38,030 | $18.28 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,960 | $18.25 | 990 | 3.4 |
| Worcester, MA | $37,950 | $18.25 | 1,010 | 2.9 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,930 | $18.24 | 350 | 2.1 |
| Traverse City, MI | $37,860 | $18.20 | 140 | 2.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,850 | $18.20 | 3,380 | 2.0 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,740 | $18.14 | 400 | 2.6 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $37,670 | $18.11 | 1,410 | 3.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,650 | $18.10 | 670 | 2.5 |
| Salem, OR | $37,630 | $18.09 | 380 | 2.0 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $37,600 | $18.08 | 520 | 1.7 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $37,600 | $18.08 | 120 | 2.3 |
| Springfield, MA | $37,500 | $18.03 | 590 | 2.9 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $37,470 | $18.01 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $37,460 | $18.01 | 1,070 | 1.0 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $37,460 | $18.01 | 160 | 2.1 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $37,450 | $18.00 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $37,450 | $18.00 | 180 | 3.1 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $37,420 | $17.99 | 90 | 1.8 |
| Medford, OR | $37,400 | $17.98 | 180 | 2.0 |
| Greeley, CO | $37,350 | $17.96 | 230 | 1.9 |
| Rochester, MN | $37,280 | $17.92 | 230 | 1.8 |
| Anchorage, AK | $37,240 | $17.91 | 350 | 2.0 |
| Modesto, CA | $37,230 | $17.90 | 1,000 | 5.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $37,190 | $17.88 | 230 | 1.5 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,130 | $17.85 | 400 | 3.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $37,080 | $17.83 | 900 | 1.9 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $37,050 | $17.81 | 2,310 | 3.0 |
| Savannah, GA | $37,030 | $17.80 | 370 | 1.9 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $37,010 | $17.79 | 350 | 2.9 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,910 | $17.74 | 330 | 1.9 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $36,870 | $17.72 | 480 | 2.4 |
| Columbia, MO | $36,860 | $17.72 | 150 | 1.4 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $36,860 | $17.72 | 800 | 2.4 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $36,840 | $17.71 | 240 | 2.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,840 | $17.71 | 2,860 | 2.0 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,830 | $17.71 | 510 | 1.7 |
| Asheville, NC | $36,820 | $17.70 | 410 | 2.3 |
| Merced, CA | $36,790 | $17.69 | 160 | 2.0 |
| Wilmington, NC | $36,730 | $17.66 | 290 | 1.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | $36,660 | $17.63 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Jackson, MI | $36,660 | $17.62 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Morgantown, WV | $36,650 | $17.62 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $36,630 | $17.61 | 330 | 1.9 |
| Albany, OR | $36,590 | $17.59 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $36,550 | $17.57 | 1,060 | 2.7 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $36,530 | $17.56 | 70 | 2.4 |
| Mobile, AL | $36,530 | $17.56 | 420 | 2.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $36,470 | $17.53 | 670 | 2.4 |
| Mankato, MN | $36,440 | $17.52 | 190 | 3.3 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $36,360 | $17.48 | 330 | 2.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $36,330 | $17.47 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,320 | $17.46 | 1,450 | 2.0 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,280 | $17.44 | 240 | 3.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $36,270 | $17.44 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $36,230 | $17.42 | 130 | 2.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $36,220 | $17.42 | 190 | 3.5 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,200 | $17.40 | 150 | 3.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,190 | $17.40 | 9,200 | 3.9 |
| Binghamton, NY | $36,170 | $17.39 | 260 | 2.7 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $36,150 | $17.38 | 630 | 1.6 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $36,080 | $17.35 | 4,420 | 1.5 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $36,080 | $17.34 | 500 | 4.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $36,050 | $17.33 | 1,620 | 4.2 |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,030 | $17.32 | 470 | 5.3 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $35,990 | $17.30 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $35,980 | $17.30 | 1,540 | 1.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,970 | $17.29 | 850 | 1.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,970 | $17.29 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,950 | $17.28 | 1,680 | 2.8 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $35,950 | $17.29 | 1,680 | 2.1 |
| St. George, UT | $35,950 | $17.29 | 280 | 3.1 |
| Sebring, FL | $35,940 | $17.28 | 110 | 4.0 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $35,880 | $17.25 | 230 | 1.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $35,840 | $17.23 | 1,400 | 2.8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,830 | $17.23 | 13,670 | 3.0 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $35,790 | $17.21 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $35,780 | $17.20 | 1,900 | 1.4 |
| Farmington, NM | $35,780 | $17.20 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Kingston, NY | $35,730 | $17.18 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $35,710 | $17.17 | 150 | 1.9 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $35,710 | $17.17 | 5,160 | 1.8 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $35,700 | $17.16 | 110 | 1.4 |
| Vineland, NJ | $35,700 | $17.17 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Lancaster, PA | $35,640 | $17.13 | 490 | 2.0 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,620 | $17.13 | 150 | 1.4 |
| Minot, ND | $35,610 | $17.12 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $35,600 | $17.11 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Green Bay, WI | $35,540 | $17.09 | 640 | 3.7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $35,490 | $17.06 | 2,640 | 1.9 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $35,460 | $17.05 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $35,460 | $17.05 | 5,610 | 2.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,460 | $17.05 | 440 | 1.8 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $35,450 | $17.04 | 160 | 1.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $35,410 | $17.02 | 1,060 | 2.4 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $35,400 | $17.02 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Appleton, WI | $35,390 | $17.01 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $35,330 | $16.99 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Chico, CA | $35,320 | $16.98 | 430 | 5.5 |
| Salisbury, MD | $35,310 | $16.97 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $35,250 | $16.95 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Redding, CA | $35,230 | $16.94 | 260 | 3.6 |
| Corvallis, OR | $35,210 | $16.93 | 170 | 4.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $35,210 | $16.93 | 360 | 5.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $35,090 | $16.87 | 3,190 | 14.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,090 | $16.87 | 2,250 | 2.1 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $35,090 | $16.87 | 230 | 1.2 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $35,050 | $16.85 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,990 | $16.82 | 670 | 4.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $34,980 | $16.82 | 120 | 2.1 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $34,980 | $16.82 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $34,970 | $16.81 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $34,900 | $16.78 | 490 | 2.9 |
| El Centro, CA | $34,900 | $16.78 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Lebanon, PA | $34,860 | $16.76 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | $34,850 | $16.76 | 400 | 0.9 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $34,840 | $16.75 | 150 | 3.0 |
| Syracuse, NY | $34,800 | $16.73 | 660 | 2.2 |
| Ithaca, NY | $34,770 | $16.71 | 170 | 3.6 |
| Springfield, MO | $34,740 | $16.70 | 450 | 2.0 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $34,710 | $16.69 | 480 | 1.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $34,710 | $16.69 | 1,000 | 1.3 |
| Richmond, VA | $34,700 | $16.68 | 1,320 | 2.0 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $34,700 | $16.68 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Saginaw, MI | $34,680 | $16.68 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,660 | $16.66 | 300 | 5.3 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $34,640 | $16.66 | 250 | 3.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $34,630 | $16.65 | 620 | 1.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $34,620 | $16.64 | 610 | 1.6 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $34,620 | $16.65 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Monroe, MI | $34,610 | $16.64 | 50 | 1.3 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $34,590 | $16.63 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $34,580 | $16.62 | 210 | 2.5 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,580 | $16.63 | 440 | 1.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $34,560 | $16.61 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Altoona, PA | $34,520 | $16.59 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,470 | $16.57 | 500 | 2.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $34,400 | $16.54 | 3,350 | 1.8 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $34,350 | $16.52 | 190 | 2.9 |
| Odessa, TX | $34,300 | $16.49 | 40 | 0.5 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,270 | $16.48 | 900 | 2.0 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $34,240 | $16.46 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $34,160 | $16.43 | 410 | 1.9 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $34,140 | $16.41 | 150 | 1.7 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $34,130 | $16.41 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Madison, WI | $34,030 | $16.36 | 970 | 2.4 |
| Reno, NV | $34,020 | $16.36 | 690 | 2.5 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $34,000 | $16.35 | Not published | Not published |
| Dover, DE | $33,970 | $16.33 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $33,970 | $16.33 | Not published | Not published |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $33,910 | $16.30 | 300 | 2.8 |
| Springfield, OH | $33,900 | $16.30 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $33,890 | $16.29 | 320 | 2.7 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,860 | $16.28 | 350 | 1.3 |
| Lawton, OK | $33,830 | $16.26 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Bangor, ME | $33,790 | $16.24 | 150 | 2.1 |
| Helena, MT | $33,790 | $16.24 | 50 | 1.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $33,780 | $16.24 | 1,190 | 1.1 |
| Tulsa, OK | $33,780 | $16.24 | 520 | 1.1 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $33,770 | $16.24 | 110 | 1.6 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $33,750 | $16.23 | 2,740 | 2.0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $33,710 | $16.21 | 310 | 1.7 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $33,700 | $16.20 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Columbus, OH | $33,690 | $16.20 | 2,550 | 2.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,690 | $16.20 | 250 | 1.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $33,670 | $16.19 | 330 | 3.7 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $33,660 | $16.18 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $33,640 | $16.17 | 1,880 | 3.5 |
| Waco, TX | $33,580 | $16.14 | 150 | 1.1 |
| Jackson, TN | $33,550 | $16.13 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $33,510 | $16.11 | 440 | 3.6 |
| Reading, PA | $33,510 | $16.11 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $33,480 | $16.09 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $33,420 | $16.07 | 400 | 1.7 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $33,380 | $16.05 | 140 | 4.1 |
| Florence, SC | $33,250 | $15.99 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $33,210 | $15.97 | 540 | 3.5 |
| Niles, MI | $33,140 | $15.93 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Billings, MT | $33,130 | $15.93 | 140 | 1.5 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $33,130 | $15.93 | 720 | 1.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $32,980 | $15.85 | 250 | 1.8 |
| El Paso, TX | $32,960 | $15.85 | 420 | 1.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $32,940 | $15.84 | 2,450 | 3.0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $32,920 | $15.83 | 510 | 1.9 |
| Longview, TX | $32,910 | $15.82 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Ocala, FL | $32,890 | $15.81 | 210 | 1.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $32,750 | $15.74 | 270 | 1.7 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $32,750 | $15.74 | 240 | 1.6 |
| Peoria, IL | $32,750 | $15.75 | 500 | 3.0 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $32,720 | $15.73 | 5,160 | 1.3 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $32,720 | $15.73 | 410 | 3.1 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $32,720 | $15.73 | 540 | 1.9 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,700 | $15.72 | 970 | 1.6 |
| Flint, MI | $32,650 | $15.70 | 300 | 2.2 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $32,620 | $15.68 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Akron, OH | $32,540 | $15.64 | 810 | 2.5 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $32,450 | $15.60 | 140 | 0.9 |
| Erie, PA | $32,410 | $15.58 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $32,410 | $15.58 | 140 | 3.5 |
| Yuma, AZ | $32,400 | $15.58 | 250 | 3.7 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $32,240 | $15.50 | 250 | 0.9 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $32,190 | $15.48 | 190 | 3.2 |
| Missoula, MT | $32,150 | $15.46 | 200 | 3.0 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $32,150 | $15.46 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | $32,000 | $15.38 | 430 | 2.3 |
| Pueblo, CO | $31,970 | $15.37 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Casper, WY | $31,770 | $15.27 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $31,760 | $15.27 | 210 | 4.0 |
| Iowa City, IA | $31,740 | $15.26 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $31,720 | $15.25 | 890 | 2.6 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $31,630 | $15.21 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,590 | $15.19 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,580 | $15.18 | 2,280 | 1.7 |
| Huntsville, AL | $31,560 | $15.17 | 430 | 1.6 |
| Springfield, IL | $31,530 | $15.16 | 170 | 1.7 |
| State College, PA | $31,450 | $15.12 | 230 | 3.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | $31,380 | $15.09 | 2,550 | 2.5 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,280 | $15.04 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $31,280 | $15.04 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $31,200 | $15.00 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $31,200 | $15.00 | 4,460 | 1.4 |
| Hammond, LA | $31,160 | $14.98 | 90 | 1.9 |
| Ames, IA | $31,110 | $14.96 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $31,080 | $14.94 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $31,050 | $14.93 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Topeka, KS | $31,040 | $14.93 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $31,030 | $14.92 | 600 | 4.1 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,980 | $14.90 | 210 | 1.9 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $30,910 | $14.86 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Midland, MI | $30,890 | $14.85 | 80 | 2.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,870 | $14.84 | 490 | 1.6 |
| Bay City, MI | $30,830 | $14.82 | 140 | 4.0 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $30,640 | $14.73 | 200 | 2.0 |
| Boise City, ID | $30,620 | $14.72 | 940 | 2.4 |
| Carson City, NV | $30,600 | $14.71 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $30,570 | $14.70 | 2,750 | 2.5 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $30,550 | $14.69 | 550 | 1.5 |
| Toledo, OH | $30,550 | $14.69 | 520 | 1.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $30,520 | $14.67 | 260 | 2.1 |
| Pocatello, ID | $30,430 | $14.63 | 130 | 3.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $30,420 | $14.63 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Midland, TX | $30,320 | $14.58 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,240 | $14.54 | 200 | 1.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $30,200 | $14.52 | 890 | 2.0 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $30,190 | $14.51 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $30,190 | $14.52 | 1,310 | 1.9 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $30,190 | $14.52 | 660 | 5.0 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $30,160 | $14.50 | 1,600 | 2.1 |
| Columbia, SC | $30,140 | $14.49 | 880 | 2.2 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $30,140 | $14.49 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $30,130 | $14.48 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Abilene, TX | $30,120 | $14.48 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Johnson City, TN | $30,070 | $14.46 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | $30,030 | $14.44 | 690 | 1.3 |
| Gainesville, GA | $30,030 | $14.44 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $30,010 | $14.43 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $29,990 | $14.42 | 1,110 | 3.6 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $29,980 | $14.42 | 460 | 2.0 |
| Sumter, SC | $29,970 | $14.41 | Not published | Not published |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $29,950 | $14.40 | 240 | 1.3 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $29,910 | $14.38 | 370 | 1.3 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $29,910 | $14.38 | 350 | 5.2 |
| Manhattan, KS | $29,900 | $14.38 | 90 | 1.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $29,880 | $14.36 | 2,670 | 2.4 |
| Alexandria, LA | $29,870 | $14.36 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Mansfield, OH | $29,870 | $14.36 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $29,860 | $14.36 | 460 | 2.0 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $29,740 | $14.30 | 310 | 2.2 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $29,740 | $14.30 | 80 | 2.9 |
| Morristown, TN | $29,720 | $14.29 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $29,700 | $14.28 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,620 | $14.24 | 410 | 2.5 |
| Williamsport, PA | $29,610 | $14.24 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $29,550 | $14.21 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Ogden, UT | $29,510 | $14.19 | 850 | 3.1 |
| Beckley, WV | $29,430 | $14.15 | 100 | 2.3 |
| Lima, OH | $29,390 | $14.13 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Decatur, AL | $29,380 | $14.13 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Greenville, NC | $29,320 | $14.09 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Sandusky, OH | $29,320 | $14.10 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Evansville, IN | $29,300 | $14.09 | 400 | 2.9 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $29,210 | $14.04 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Bloomington, IN | $29,180 | $14.03 | 180 | 2.5 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $29,180 | $14.03 | 230 | 2.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $29,180 | $14.03 | 240 | 1.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $29,180 | $14.03 | 320 | 2.0 |
| Wichita, KS | $29,170 | $14.02 | 690 | 2.2 |
| Valdosta, GA | $29,090 | $13.98 | 100 | 1.9 |
| San Angelo, TX | $29,020 | $13.95 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Muncie, IN | $28,930 | $13.91 | 130 | 2.9 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $28,850 | $13.87 | 1,700 | 1.5 |
| Hinesville, GA | $28,790 | $13.84 | 40 | 2.1 |
| Dothan, AL | $28,740 | $13.82 | 190 | 3.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $28,700 | $13.80 | 250 | 2.2 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $28,580 | $13.74 | 540 | 1.3 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $28,520 | $13.71 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $28,460 | $13.68 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Lubbock, TX | $28,430 | $13.67 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Charleston, WV | $28,420 | $13.66 | 120 | 1.1 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $28,390 | $13.65 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $28,380 | $13.64 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Kokomo, IN | $28,320 | $13.62 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $28,320 | $13.62 | 990 | 1.5 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $28,280 | $13.60 | 380 | 2.3 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $28,140 | $13.53 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Albany, GA | $28,070 | $13.50 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $27,930 | $13.43 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $27,900 | $13.42 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Burlington, NC | $27,860 | $13.39 | 140 | 2.1 |
| Laredo, TX | $27,860 | $13.39 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $27,770 | $13.35 | 80 | 2.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $27,310 | $13.13 | 430 | 2.7 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $27,130 | $13.04 | 150 | 1.8 |
| Owensboro, KY | $27,000 | $12.98 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $26,930 | $12.95 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Rome, GA | $26,930 | $12.95 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $26,510 | $12.75 | 520 | 1.3 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $26,370 | $12.68 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $26,350 | $12.67 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Lafayette, LA | $25,950 | $12.48 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $25,800 | $12.40 | 600 | 1.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $25,690 | $12.35 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Gadsden, AL | $25,370 | $12.20 | 200 | 6.0 |
| Jackson, MS | $24,900 | $11.97 | 410 | 1.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $24,840 | $11.94 | 180 | 3.3 |
| Monroe, LA | $24,360 | $11.71 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $24,240 | $11.65 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $23,720 | $11.40 | 170 | 2.4 |
| Cleveland, TN | $23,010 | $11.06 | 150 | 3.5 |
| Dalton, GA | $22,980 | $11.05 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $22,980 | $11.05 | 130 | 3.0 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,810 | $10.97 | 530 | 0.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $22,740 | $10.93 | 370 | 2.2 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $22,690 | $10.91 | 190 | 1.9 |
| Arecibo, PR | $21,870 | $10.51 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 60 | 1.2 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.