SOC 39-9032 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Recreation Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$36,560
U.S. median hourly wage$17.58
U.S. employment331,490

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”.

Recreation Workers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$46,460$22.344700.7
Washington$44,890$21.586,3801.8
South Dakota$42,270$20.326501.4
Hawaii$41,000$19.711,5902.5
California$39,780$19.1248,5602.7
Oregon$39,610$19.054,6402.4
Colorado$38,820$18.676,1002.1
Massachusetts$38,540$18.5311,2803.1
New York$38,040$18.2924,7902.6
Alaska$37,510$18.036301.9
Minnesota$37,510$18.037,9402.7
Maine$37,450$18.011,2602.0
Vermont$37,450$18.018402.8
North Dakota$37,310$17.947301.7
Maryland$37,200$17.894,3501.6
New Hampshire$37,040$17.812,0303.0
New Jersey$36,880$17.737,5501.8
Connecticut$36,610$17.605,0002.9
Rhode Island$36,340$17.477701.5
Virginia$36,120$17.369,2602.3
Arizona$35,800$17.2112,6503.9
Pennsylvania$35,710$17.179,8501.6
Wisconsin$35,530$17.086,8402.3
Florida$35,490$17.0618,0101.8
Illinois$35,480$17.0617,6502.9
Michigan$35,090$16.8710,8502.5
Montana$35,090$16.878001.6
Nebraska$34,590$16.631,5101.5
Missouri$34,320$16.505,3801.8
Delaware$33,790$16.251,2302.5
Iowa$33,700$16.202,8701.8
Tennessee$33,580$16.143,4201.0
Virgin Islands$33,400$16.06301.0
Utah$32,890$15.815,7603.3
North Carolina$32,720$15.739,5201.9
Texas$32,720$15.7318,6601.3
Georgia$32,540$15.648,1601.7
Ohio$32,420$15.5912,3402.2
Kentucky$32,400$15.583,2901.6
New Mexico$31,900$15.348701.0
Kansas$31,760$15.272,9902.1
Oklahoma$31,580$15.182,3801.4
South Carolina$31,420$15.105,2702.3
Wyoming$30,720$14.777902.8
Indiana$30,190$14.528,0502.5
Nevada$30,150$14.492,5701.7
Idaho$30,100$14.472,0802.4
West Virginia$29,710$14.281,4102.0
Louisiana$28,580$13.742,8301.5
Alabama$28,360$13.644,7002.2
Mississippi$28,060$13.492,2201.9
Arkansas$27,770$13.351,7401.3
Puerto Rico$22,210$10.688500.9

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.

$21,840$34,907$47,973$61,040Aguadilla, PR — $21,840Mayaguez, PR — $21,840Arecibo, PR — $21,870Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $22,690Montgomery, AL — $22,740San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,810Dalton, GA — $22,980Fond du Lac, WI — $22,980Cleveland, TN — $23,010Auburn-Opelika, AL — $23,720Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $24,240Monroe, LA — $24,360Rocky Mount, NC — $24,840Jackson, MS — $24,900Gadsden, AL — $25,370Fort Smith, AR-OK — $25,690Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $25,800Lafayette, LA — $25,950Twin Falls, ID — $26,350Lake Charles, LA — $26,370Albuquerque, NM — $26,510Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $26,930Rome, GA — $26,930Owensboro, KY — $27,000Idaho Falls, ID — $27,130Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $27,310Hot Springs, AR — $27,770Burlington, NC — $27,860Laredo, TX — $27,860Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $27,900Columbus, GA-AL — $27,930Albany, GA — $28,070Jonesboro, AR — $28,140Spartanburg, SC — $28,280Kokomo, IN — $28,320Oklahoma City, OK — $28,320Paducah, KY-IL — $28,380Terre Haute, IN — $28,390Charleston, WV — $28,420Lubbock, TX — $28,430Hattiesburg, MS — $28,460Clarksville, TN-KY — $28,520Baton Rouge, LA — $28,580Tyler, TX — $28,700Dothan, AL — $28,740Hinesville, GA — $28,790Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $28,850Muncie, IN — $28,930San Angelo, TX — $29,020Valdosta, GA — $29,090Wichita, KS — $29,170Bloomington, IN — $29,180Bowling Green, KY — $29,180Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $29,180Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,180Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $29,210Evansville, IN — $29,300Greenville, NC — $29,320Sandusky, OH — $29,320Decatur, AL — $29,380Lima, OH — $29,390Beckley, WV — $29,430Ogden, UT — $29,510Wichita Falls, TX — $29,550Williamsport, PA — $29,610Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,620Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $29,700Morristown, TN — $29,720Cedar Rapids, IA — $29,740Lewiston, ID-WA — $29,740Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,860Alexandria, LA — $29,870Mansfield, OH — $29,870Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $29,880Manhattan, KS — $29,900Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $29,910Logan, UT-ID — $29,910Corpus Christi, TX — $29,950Sumter, SC — $29,970Fort Wayne, IN — $29,980Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $29,990Anniston-Oxford, AL — $30,010Birmingham, AL — $30,030Gainesville, GA — $30,030Johnson City, TN — $30,070Abilene, TX — $30,120Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $30,130Columbia, SC — $30,140Sherman-Denison, TX — $30,140Raleigh-Cary, NC — $30,160Joplin, MO-KS — $30,190Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $30,190South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $30,190Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $30,200Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $30,240Midland, TX — $30,320Columbus, IN — $30,420Pocatello, ID — $30,430Amarillo, TX — $30,520Greensboro-High Point, NC — $30,550Toledo, OH — $30,550Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $30,570Carson City, NV — $30,600Boise City, ID — $30,620Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $30,640Bay City, MI — $30,830McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $30,870Midland, MI — $30,890Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $30,910Tuscaloosa, AL — $30,980Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $31,030Topeka, KS — $31,040Wheeling, WV-OH — $31,050Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $31,080Ames, IA — $31,110Hammond, LA — $31,160Coeur d'Alene, ID — $31,200Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $31,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,280Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $31,280Cleveland, OH — $31,380State College, PA — $31,450Springfield, IL — $31,530Huntsville, AL — $31,560Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $31,580Decatur, IL — $31,590Homosassa Springs, FL — $31,630Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $31,720Iowa City, IA — $31,740Lawrence, KS — $31,760Casper, WY — $31,770Pueblo, CO — $31,970Lincoln, NE — $32,000Missoula, MT — $32,150Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $32,150Sheboygan, WI — $32,190Chattanooga, TN-GA — $32,240Yuma, AZ — $32,400Erie, PA — $32,410Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $32,410Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $32,450Akron, OH — $32,540Cheyenne, WY — $32,620Flint, MI — $32,650Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $32,700Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $32,720Fayetteville, NC — $32,720Lexington-Fayette, KY — $32,720Gainesville, FL — $32,750Killeen-Temple, TX — $32,750Peoria, IL — $32,750Ocala, FL — $32,890Longview, TX — $32,910Winston-Salem, NC — $32,920Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $32,940El Paso, TX — $32,960Rockford, IL — $32,980Billings, MT — $33,130Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $33,130Niles, MI — $33,140Roanoke, VA — $33,210Florence, SC — $33,250Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $33,380Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $33,420Gettysburg, PA — $33,480Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $33,510Reading, PA — $33,510Jackson, TN — $33,550Waco, TX — $33,580Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $33,640Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $33,660Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $33,670Columbus, OH — $33,690Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $33,690Jacksonville, NC — $33,700Tallahassee, FL — $33,710St. Louis, MO-IL — $33,750Winchester, VA-WV — $33,770San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $33,780Tulsa, OK — $33,780Bangor, ME — $33,790Helena, MT — $33,790Lawton, OK — $33,830Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $33,860Utica-Rome, NY — $33,890Springfield, OH — $33,900Champaign-Urbana, IL — $33,910Dover, DE — $33,970Lynchburg, VA — $33,970Harrisonburg, VA — $34,000Reno, NV — $34,020Madison, WI — $34,030Athens-Clarke County, GA — $34,130Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $34,140Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $34,160Texarkana, TX-AR — $34,240New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $34,270Odessa, TX — $34,300Grand Junction, CO — $34,350Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $34,400Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,470Altoona, PA — $34,520Elmira, NY — $34,560Eau Claire, WI — $34,580Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $34,580Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $34,590Monroe, MI — $34,610Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $34,620Janesville-Beloit, WI — $34,620Omaha, NE-IA — $34,630Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,640Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,660Saginaw, MI — $34,680Richmond, VA — $34,700Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $34,700Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $34,710Jacksonville, FL — $34,710Springfield, MO — $34,740Ithaca, NY — $34,770Syracuse, NY — $34,800Glens Falls, NY — $34,840Knoxville, TN — $34,850Lebanon, PA — $34,860Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $34,900El Centro, CA — $34,900Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $34,970Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $34,980La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $34,980Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,990Chambersburg, PA — $35,050Ann Arbor, MI — $35,090Kansas City, MO-KS — $35,090York-Hanover, PA — $35,090Corvallis, OR — $35,210Flagstaff, AZ — $35,210Redding, CA — $35,230Macon-Bibb County, GA — $35,250Salisbury, MD — $35,310Chico, CA — $35,320Punta Gorda, FL — $35,330Appleton, WI — $35,390Goldsboro, NC — $35,400Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $35,410Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $35,450Elizabethtown, KY — $35,460Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $35,460Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $35,460Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $35,490Green Bay, WI — $35,540Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $35,600Minot, ND — $35,610Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $35,620Lancaster, PA — $35,640Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $35,700Vineland, NJ — $35,700Jefferson City, MO — $35,710Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $35,710Kingston, NY — $35,730Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $35,780Farmington, NM — $35,780Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $35,790Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,830Rochester, NY — $35,840Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $35,880Sebring, FL — $35,940Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,950Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $35,950St. George, UT — $35,950Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $35,970Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $35,970Pittsburgh, PA — $35,980Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $35,990Bloomington, IL — $36,030Tucson, AZ — $36,050Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $36,080Duluth, MN-WI — $36,080Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $36,150Binghamton, NY — $36,170Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,190Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $36,200Battle Creek, MI — $36,220Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $36,230Kankakee, IL — $36,270Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $36,280Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $36,320Johnstown, PA — $36,330Charlottesville, VA — $36,360Mankato, MN — $36,440New Haven, CT — $36,470Grants Pass, OR — $36,530Mobile, AL — $36,530Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $36,550Albany, OR — $36,590Visalia, CA — $36,630Morgantown, WV — $36,650Dubuque, IA — $36,660Jackson, MI — $36,660Wilmington, NC — $36,730Merced, CA — $36,790Asheville, NC — $36,820Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $36,830St. Cloud, MN — $36,840Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,840Columbia, MO — $36,860North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $36,860Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,870Port St. Lucie, FL — $36,910San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $37,010Savannah, GA — $37,030Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $37,050Fresno, CA — $37,080Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $37,130Fargo, ND-MN — $37,190Modesto, CA — $37,230Anchorage, AK — $37,240Rochester, MN — $37,280Greeley, CO — $37,350Medford, OR — $37,400Grand Forks, ND-MN — $37,420Longview-Kelso, WA — $37,450Pittsfield, MA — $37,450Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $37,460Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $37,460St. Joseph, MO-KS — $37,470Springfield, MA — $37,500Colorado Springs, CO — $37,600Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $37,600Salem, OR — $37,630Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $37,650Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,670Eugene-Springfield, OR — $37,740Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,850Traverse City, MI — $37,860Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $37,930Worcester, MA — $37,950Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,960Wausau, WI — $38,030Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $38,060Naples-Marco Island, FL — $38,130Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $38,180Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $38,230Portland-South Portland, ME — $38,230Salinas, CA — $38,260Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $38,310Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $38,340New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,440Bismarck, ND — $38,560Kenosha, WI — $38,620Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $38,770Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $38,790Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,820Yakima, WA — $38,820Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $38,870Lexington Park, MD — $38,880Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $38,930Great Falls, MT — $38,990Vallejo, CA — $38,990Warner Robins, GA — $39,040Las Cruces, NM — $39,140Santa Fe, NM — $39,190Boulder, CO — $39,260Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $39,260Barnstable Town, MA — $39,430Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $39,640Rapid City, SD — $39,850Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $40,010Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $40,050Yuba City, CA — $40,100Walla Walla, WA — $40,250Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $40,330San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $40,380Urban Honolulu, HI — $41,000Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $41,420Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $42,580Napa, CA — $42,670Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $42,800Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $43,060Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $43,380Kennewick-Richland, WA — $43,460Bellingham, WA — $44,640Bozeman, MT — $45,010Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $45,990Bend, OR — $46,230San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,290College Station-Bryan, TX — $47,870San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $57,580Fairbanks-College, AK — $61,040

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.

Recreation Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Fairbanks-College, AK$61,040$29.34501.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$57,580$27.682,6202.3
College Station-Bryan, TX$47,870$23.021,1708.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,290$22.266,5102.7
Bend, OR$46,230$22.232902.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,990$22.113,6001.7
Bozeman, MT$45,010$21.64700.9
Bellingham, WA$44,640$21.462602.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA$43,460$20.901201.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$43,380$20.861603.0
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$43,060$20.702202.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,800$20.584,3601.4
Napa, CA$42,670$20.512403.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$42,580$20.472,6602.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$41,420$19.91600.8
Urban Honolulu, HI$41,000$19.711,4103.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$40,380$19.424,2002.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$40,330$19.392101.6
Walla Walla, WA$40,250$19.35502.0
Yuba City, CA$40,100$19.28701.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$40,050$19.261801.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$40,010$19.247603.7
Rapid City, SD$39,850$19.161001.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,640$19.063,1101.9
Barnstable Town, MA$39,430$18.963203.3
Boulder, CO$39,260$18.873701.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,260$18.885102.0
Santa Fe, NM$39,190$18.84400.7
Las Cruces, NM$39,140$18.82500.6
Warner Robins, GA$39,040$18.77600.8
Great Falls, MT$38,990$18.74401.2
Vallejo, CA$38,990$18.755503.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,930$18.721,0303.2
Lexington Park, MD$38,880$18.691001.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,870$18.694302.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,820$18.662,8102.6
Yakima, WA$38,820$18.671701.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,790$18.6517,8502.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$38,770$18.648,7203.2
Kenosha, WI$38,620$18.571401.9
Bismarck, ND$38,560$18.541201.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,440$18.4821,9002.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$38,340$18.432802.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$38,310$18.422902.3
Salinas, CA$38,260$18.395502.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,230$18.381,8801.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$38,230$18.386102.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$38,180$18.364,9602.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38,130$18.332901.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,060$18.301,2603.7
Wausau, WI$38,030$18.28801.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,960$18.259903.4
Worcester, MA$37,950$18.251,0102.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$37,930$18.243502.1
Traverse City, MI$37,860$18.201402.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,850$18.203,3802.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR$37,740$18.144002.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,670$18.111,4103.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$37,650$18.106702.5
Salem, OR$37,630$18.093802.0
Colorado Springs, CO$37,600$18.085201.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,600$18.081202.3
Springfield, MA$37,500$18.035902.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS$37,470$18.01400.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,460$18.011,0701.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$37,460$18.011602.1
Longview-Kelso, WA$37,450$18.001002.4
Pittsfield, MA$37,450$18.001803.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,420$17.99901.8
Medford, OR$37,400$17.981802.0
Greeley, CO$37,350$17.962301.9
Rochester, MN$37,280$17.922301.8
Anchorage, AK$37,240$17.913502.0
Modesto, CA$37,230$17.901,0005.1
Fargo, ND-MN$37,190$17.882301.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37,130$17.854003.3
Fresno, CA$37,080$17.839001.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,050$17.812,3103.0
Savannah, GA$37,030$17.803701.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$37,010$17.793502.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,910$17.743301.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,870$17.724802.4
Columbia, MO$36,860$17.721501.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$36,860$17.728002.4
St. Cloud, MN$36,840$17.712402.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,840$17.712,8602.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,830$17.715101.7
Asheville, NC$36,820$17.704102.3
Merced, CA$36,790$17.691602.0
Wilmington, NC$36,730$17.662901.5
Dubuque, IA$36,660$17.63801.3
Jackson, MI$36,660$17.621102.0
Morgantown, WV$36,650$17.62801.2
Visalia, CA$36,630$17.613301.9
Albany, OR$36,590$17.591102.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,550$17.571,0602.7
Grants Pass, OR$36,530$17.56702.4
Mobile, AL$36,530$17.564202.4
New Haven, CT$36,470$17.536702.4
Mankato, MN$36,440$17.521903.3
Charlottesville, VA$36,360$17.483302.9
Johnstown, PA$36,330$17.471202.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,320$17.461,4502.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$36,280$17.442403.7
Kankakee, IL$36,270$17.44902.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$36,230$17.421302.7
Battle Creek, MI$36,220$17.421903.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$36,200$17.401503.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,190$17.409,2003.9
Binghamton, NY$36,170$17.392602.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,150$17.386301.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,080$17.354,4201.5
Duluth, MN-WI$36,080$17.345004.0
Tucson, AZ$36,050$17.331,6204.2
Bloomington, IL$36,030$17.324705.3
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$35,990$17.301704.2
Pittsburgh, PA$35,980$17.301,5401.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$35,970$17.298501.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$35,970$17.29501.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,950$17.281,6802.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$35,950$17.291,6802.1
St. George, UT$35,950$17.292803.1
Sebring, FL$35,940$17.281104.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,880$17.252301.9
Rochester, NY$35,840$17.231,4002.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,830$17.2313,6703.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,790$17.212803.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,780$17.201,9001.4
Farmington, NM$35,780$17.20400.8
Kingston, NY$35,730$17.182103.5
Jefferson City, MO$35,710$17.171501.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$35,710$17.175,1601.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$35,700$17.161101.4
Vineland, NJ$35,700$17.17600.9
Lancaster, PA$35,640$17.134902.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$35,620$17.131501.4
Minot, ND$35,610$17.12401.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$35,600$17.113003.2
Green Bay, WI$35,540$17.096403.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,490$17.062,6401.9
Elizabethtown, KY$35,460$17.05701.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,460$17.055,6102.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,460$17.054401.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$35,450$17.041601.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,410$17.021,0602.4
Goldsboro, NC$35,400$17.02501.3
Appleton, WI$35,390$17.012902.3
Punta Gorda, FL$35,330$16.991202.0
Chico, CA$35,320$16.984305.5
Salisbury, MD$35,310$16.97701.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$35,250$16.951701.7
Redding, CA$35,230$16.942603.6
Corvallis, OR$35,210$16.931704.5
Flagstaff, AZ$35,210$16.933605.5
Ann Arbor, MI$35,090$16.873,19014.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$35,090$16.872,2502.1
York-Hanover, PA$35,090$16.872301.2
Chambersburg, PA$35,050$16.851101.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,990$16.826704.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$34,980$16.821202.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,980$16.822803.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$34,970$16.81601.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,900$16.784902.9
El Centro, CA$34,900$16.78801.2
Lebanon, PA$34,860$16.76801.5
Knoxville, TN$34,850$16.764000.9
Glens Falls, NY$34,840$16.751503.0
Syracuse, NY$34,800$16.736602.2
Ithaca, NY$34,770$16.711703.6
Springfield, MO$34,740$16.704502.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,710$16.694801.4
Jacksonville, FL$34,710$16.691,0001.3
Richmond, VA$34,700$16.681,3202.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,700$16.681001.7
Saginaw, MI$34,680$16.681401.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,660$16.663005.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,640$16.662503.4
Omaha, NE-IA$34,630$16.656201.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$34,620$16.646101.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI$34,620$16.651301.9
Monroe, MI$34,610$16.64501.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,590$16.63801.8
Eau Claire, WI$34,580$16.622102.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,580$16.634401.7
Elmira, NY$34,560$16.611003.1
Altoona, PA$34,520$16.591602.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,470$16.575002.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$34,400$16.543,3501.8
Grand Junction, CO$34,350$16.521902.9
Odessa, TX$34,300$16.49400.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,270$16.489002.0
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,240$16.46601.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$34,160$16.434101.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,140$16.411501.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,130$16.412402.5
Madison, WI$34,030$16.369702.4
Reno, NV$34,020$16.366902.5
Harrisonburg, VA$34,000$16.35Not publishedNot published
Dover, DE$33,970$16.331201.7
Lynchburg, VA$33,970$16.33Not publishedNot published
Champaign-Urbana, IL$33,910$16.303002.8
Springfield, OH$33,900$16.30801.7
Utica-Rome, NY$33,890$16.293202.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$33,860$16.283501.3
Lawton, OK$33,830$16.26400.9
Bangor, ME$33,790$16.241502.1
Helena, MT$33,790$16.24501.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,780$16.241,1901.1
Tulsa, OK$33,780$16.245201.1
Winchester, VA-WV$33,770$16.241101.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,750$16.232,7402.0
Tallahassee, FL$33,710$16.213101.7
Jacksonville, NC$33,700$16.201302.5
Columbus, OH$33,690$16.202,5502.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,690$16.202501.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$33,670$16.193303.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$33,660$16.182203.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$33,640$16.171,8803.5
Waco, TX$33,580$16.141501.1
Jackson, TN$33,550$16.13600.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$33,510$16.114403.6
Reading, PA$33,510$16.112901.7
Gettysburg, PA$33,480$16.09401.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$33,420$16.074001.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,380$16.051404.1
Florence, SC$33,250$15.991401.6
Roanoke, VA$33,210$15.975403.5
Niles, MI$33,140$15.931602.7
Billings, MT$33,130$15.931401.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$33,130$15.937201.9
Rockford, IL$32,980$15.852501.8
El Paso, TX$32,960$15.854201.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$32,940$15.842,4503.0
Winston-Salem, NC$32,920$15.835101.9
Longview, TX$32,910$15.821201.0
Ocala, FL$32,890$15.812101.8
Gainesville, FL$32,750$15.742701.7
Killeen-Temple, TX$32,750$15.742401.6
Peoria, IL$32,750$15.755003.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$32,720$15.735,1601.3
Fayetteville, NC$32,720$15.734103.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$32,720$15.735401.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$32,700$15.729701.6
Flint, MI$32,650$15.703002.2
Cheyenne, WY$32,620$15.681002.1
Akron, OH$32,540$15.648102.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$32,450$15.601400.9
Erie, PA$32,410$15.582502.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$32,410$15.581403.5
Yuma, AZ$32,400$15.582503.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$32,240$15.502500.9
Sheboygan, WI$32,190$15.481903.2
Missoula, MT$32,150$15.462003.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$32,150$15.461002.0
Lincoln, NE$32,000$15.384302.3
Pueblo, CO$31,970$15.371602.6
Casper, WY$31,770$15.271102.8
Lawrence, KS$31,760$15.272104.0
Iowa City, IA$31,740$15.261801.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$31,720$15.258902.6
Homosassa Springs, FL$31,630$15.211103.1
Decatur, IL$31,590$15.19701.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$31,580$15.182,2801.7
Huntsville, AL$31,560$15.174301.6
Springfield, IL$31,530$15.161701.7
State College, PA$31,450$15.122303.4
Cleveland, OH$31,380$15.092,5502.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,280$15.042901.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,280$15.042201.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$31,200$15.001602.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$31,200$15.004,4601.4
Hammond, LA$31,160$14.98901.9
Ames, IA$31,110$14.962404.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$31,080$14.941401.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$31,050$14.931602.7
Topeka, KS$31,040$14.931901.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$31,030$14.926004.1
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,980$14.902101.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,910$14.861002.2
Midland, MI$30,890$14.85802.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$30,870$14.844901.6
Bay City, MI$30,830$14.821404.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$30,640$14.732002.0
Boise City, ID$30,620$14.729402.4
Carson City, NV$30,600$14.71601.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,570$14.702,7502.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,550$14.695501.5
Toledo, OH$30,550$14.695201.8
Amarillo, TX$30,520$14.672602.1
Pocatello, ID$30,430$14.631303.5
Columbus, IN$30,420$14.63801.6
Midland, TX$30,320$14.58600.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$30,240$14.542001.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,200$14.528902.0
Joplin, MO-KS$30,190$14.51901.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,190$14.521,3101.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,190$14.526605.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC$30,160$14.501,6002.1
Columbia, SC$30,140$14.498802.2
Sherman-Denison, TX$30,140$14.49400.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,130$14.482201.4
Abilene, TX$30,120$14.48801.1
Johnson City, TN$30,070$14.46801.0
Birmingham, AL$30,030$14.446901.3
Gainesville, GA$30,030$14.441601.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL$30,010$14.43902.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$29,990$14.421,1103.6
Fort Wayne, IN$29,980$14.424602.0
Sumter, SC$29,970$14.41Not publishedNot published
Corpus Christi, TX$29,950$14.402401.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$29,910$14.383701.3
Logan, UT-ID$29,910$14.383505.2
Manhattan, KS$29,900$14.38901.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$29,880$14.362,6702.4
Alexandria, LA$29,870$14.36500.9
Mansfield, OH$29,870$14.36801.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,860$14.364602.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,740$14.303102.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$29,740$14.30802.9
Morristown, TN$29,720$14.29701.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$29,700$14.281702.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,620$14.244102.5
Williamsport, PA$29,610$14.241302.6
Wichita Falls, TX$29,550$14.21901.6
Ogden, UT$29,510$14.198503.1
Beckley, WV$29,430$14.151002.3
Lima, OH$29,390$14.13801.7
Decatur, AL$29,380$14.13500.8
Greenville, NC$29,320$14.091902.4
Sandusky, OH$29,320$14.102304.6
Evansville, IN$29,300$14.094002.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$29,210$14.04701.8
Bloomington, IN$29,180$14.031802.5
Bowling Green, KY$29,180$14.032302.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$29,180$14.032401.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,180$14.033202.0
Wichita, KS$29,170$14.026902.2
Valdosta, GA$29,090$13.981001.9
San Angelo, TX$29,020$13.95400.9
Muncie, IN$28,930$13.911302.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$28,850$13.871,7001.5
Hinesville, GA$28,790$13.84402.1
Dothan, AL$28,740$13.821903.1
Tyler, TX$28,700$13.802502.2
Baton Rouge, LA$28,580$13.745401.3
Clarksville, TN-KY$28,520$13.711000.9
Hattiesburg, MS$28,460$13.681101.8
Lubbock, TX$28,430$13.672601.6
Charleston, WV$28,420$13.661201.1
Terre Haute, IN$28,390$13.651802.8
Paducah, KY-IL$28,380$13.64701.5
Kokomo, IN$28,320$13.621103.2
Oklahoma City, OK$28,320$13.629901.5
Spartanburg, SC$28,280$13.603802.3
Jonesboro, AR$28,140$13.53601.0
Albany, GA$28,070$13.501202.0
Columbus, GA-AL$27,930$13.432602.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,900$13.42401.0
Burlington, NC$27,860$13.391402.1
Laredo, TX$27,860$13.39600.6
Hot Springs, AR$27,770$13.35802.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$27,310$13.134302.7
Idaho Falls, ID$27,130$13.041501.8
Owensboro, KY$27,000$12.981503.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$26,930$12.95801.0
Rome, GA$26,930$12.95400.9
Albuquerque, NM$26,510$12.755201.3
Lake Charles, LA$26,370$12.68900.9
Twin Falls, ID$26,350$12.671202.5
Lafayette, LA$25,950$12.481500.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$25,800$12.406001.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK$25,690$12.351301.4
Gadsden, AL$25,370$12.202006.0
Jackson, MS$24,900$11.974101.5
Rocky Mount, NC$24,840$11.941803.3
Monroe, LA$24,360$11.71800.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$24,240$11.651402.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL$23,720$11.401702.4
Cleveland, TN$23,010$11.061503.5
Dalton, GA$22,980$11.051301.9
Fond du Lac, WI$22,980$11.051303.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,810$10.975300.8
Montgomery, AL$22,740$10.933702.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$22,690$10.911901.9
Arecibo, PR$21,870$10.51501.5
Aguadilla, PR$21,840$10.50400.9
Mayaguez, PR$21,840$10.50601.2

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.