SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Residential Advisors

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

U.S. median annual wage$42,240

U.S. median hourly wage$20.31

U.S. employment84,760

Nationally, residential advisors earned a median of $42,240 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 84,760 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”.

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Residential Advisors: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$49,010	$23.56	420	0.6
Minnesota	$48,770	$23.45	3,410	1.2
Washington	$48,640	$23.38	1,810	0.5
North Dakota	$48,590	$23.36	260	0.6
New York	$48,380	$23.26	6,150	0.6
Massachusetts	$48,190	$23.17	5,120	1.4
Montana	$47,230	$22.71	350	0.7
Oregon	$47,160	$22.67	840	0.4
Maryland	$46,950	$22.57	2,640	1.0
California	$46,650	$22.43	8,120	0.4
Alaska	$46,180	$22.20	380	1.2
Nebraska	$45,980	$22.11	230	0.2
Rhode Island	$45,280	$21.77	460	0.9
Colorado	$44,750	$21.51	760	0.3
Vermont	$44,710	$21.50	170	0.6
Illinois	$44,130	$21.22	2,720	0.4
New Jersey	$43,880	$21.10	1,630	0.4
Maine	$43,780	$21.05	640	1.0
Connecticut	$43,620	$20.97	1,250	0.7
Virginia	$42,890	$20.62	2,950	0.7
Wisconsin	$41,690	$20.04	1,190	0.4
Arizona	$41,480	$19.94	1,260	0.4
Florida	$40,660	$19.55	1,610	0.2
Pennsylvania	$40,010	$19.24	4,380	0.7
Michigan	$39,730	$19.10	1,770	0.4
Georgia	$39,380	$18.93	2,460	0.5
Utah	$39,240	$18.86	990	0.6
North Carolina	$39,130	$18.81	2,840	0.6
Indiana	$38,850	$18.68	1,360	0.4
Nevada	$38,790	$18.65	190	0.1
Ohio	$38,590	$18.55	3,070	0.6
District of Columbia	$38,480	$18.50	670	1.0
South Dakota	$38,420	$18.47	1,780	3.9
Arkansas	$38,300	$18.41	910	0.7
Kansas	$37,680	$18.11	510	0.4
Texas	$37,630	$18.09	3,630	0.3
New Mexico	$37,540	$18.05	590	0.7
Idaho	$37,160	$17.86	400	0.5
Hawaii	$36,930	$17.76	640	1.0
Iowa	$36,850	$17.72	780	0.5
Missouri	$36,510	$17.55	1,380	0.5
South Carolina	$35,780	$17.20	1,580	0.7
Puerto Rico	$35,540	$17.09	30	0.0
Oklahoma	$35,390	$17.02	1,060	0.6
Tennessee	$34,700	$16.68	2,360	0.7
Delaware	$34,530	$16.60	350	0.7
Wyoming	$34,500	$16.59	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	$33,800	$16.25	420	0.2
West Virginia	$31,840	$15.31	1,180	1.7
Mississippi	$30,900	$14.86	660	0.6
Kentucky	$30,260	$14.55	1,580	0.8
Alabama	$27,650	$13.29	2,570	1.2

Pay by metro area

All 281 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Residential Advisors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA	$59,140	$28.43	100	1.1
Bloomington, IN	$57,080	$27.44	40	0.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$56,170	$27.00	370	1.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$55,800	$26.83	300	0.3
Waco, TX	$55,110	$26.50	40	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$54,510	$26.21	1,130	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$54,310	$26.11	820	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$53,760	$25.85	90	2.0
Missoula, MT	$53,250	$25.60	40	0.6
Springfield, MO	$52,730	$25.35	160	0.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$52,420	$25.20	30	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$52,410	$25.20	1,910	1.0
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$52,190	$25.09	50	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$51,680	$24.85	40	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$51,670	$24.84	190	0.6
Yakima, WA	$51,450	$24.74	40	0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,400	$24.71	80	0.7
Kingston, NY	$51,210	$24.62	80	1.4
Vallejo, CA	$51,170	$24.60	100	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$50,820	$24.43	120	0.8
Pittsfield, MA	$50,120	$24.10	140	2.4
Rochester, MN	$50,060	$24.07	140	1.1
Columbia, MO	$49,630	$23.86	60	0.5
Salinas, CA	$49,580	$23.84	30	0.2
Bozeman, MT	$49,390	$23.75	30	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$49,090	$23.60	350	0.6
Medford, OR	$49,050	$23.58	60	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$48,890	$23.51	370	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,850	$23.48	930	1.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,830	$23.48	3,250	1.2
Binghamton, NY	$48,750	$23.44	60	0.6
Bellingham, WA	$48,620	$23.38	70	0.7
Great Falls, MT	$48,610	$23.37	40	1.2
Ames, IA	$48,230	$23.19	60	1.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$48,180	$23.16	350	2.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$48,150	$23.15	180	0.9
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,140	$23.14	180	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,120	$23.14	70	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$48,110	$23.13	120	1.1
Utica-Rome, NY	$48,060	$23.11	60	0.5
Springfield, MA	$47,860	$23.01	280	1.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$47,800	$22.98	60	0.3
Wichita, KS	$47,770	$22.97	100	0.3
Salem, OR	$47,680	$22.92	80	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,510	$22.84	4,910	0.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$47,250	$22.71	40	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,230	$22.71	410	1.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$47,200	$22.69	150	2.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,160	$22.67	500	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$47,150	$22.67	60	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,110	$22.65	140	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$47,010	$22.60	3,040	1.0
Worcester, MA	$47,010	$22.60	700	2.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$46,970	$22.58	230	0.8
Lawrence, KS	$46,950	$22.57	50	1.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$46,950	$22.57	50	1.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,840	$22.52	360	0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$46,790	$22.50	60	1.1
Lebanon, PA	$46,780	$22.49	40	0.8
Billings, MT	$46,760	$22.48	40	0.5
Mankato, MN	$46,720	$22.46	150	2.6
Modesto, CA	$46,590	$22.40	50	0.3
Bismarck, ND	$46,480	$22.35	60	0.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$46,440	$22.33	50	0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$46,390	$22.30	60	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$46,270	$22.25	60	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$46,140	$22.18	50	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,140	$22.18	290	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$45,620	$21.93	90	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,400	$21.83	1,110	0.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,360	$21.81	160	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$45,340	$21.80	130	0.6
Boulder, CO	$45,290	$21.77	40	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,240	$21.75	3,570	0.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$44,990	$21.63	40	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$44,940	$21.61	250	0.7
Merced, CA	$44,880	$21.58	40	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$44,810	$21.54	160	0.1
Yuba City, CA	$44,750	$21.51	40	0.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$44,730	$21.51	40	0.9
Dover, DE	$44,680	$21.48	60	0.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$44,670	$21.48	360	0.2
Reno, NV	$44,520	$21.40	90	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,480	$21.39	520	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$44,320	$21.31	1,730	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$44,300	$21.30	Not published	Not published
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$44,260	$21.28	60	1.1
Rochester, NY	$44,200	$21.25	320	0.7
Madison, WI	$44,170	$21.23	120	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$43,990	$21.15	70	0.1
Fresno, CA	$43,930	$21.12	240	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$43,890	$21.10	50	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$43,870	$21.09	30	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$43,810	$21.06	780	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$43,730	$21.02	110	0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$43,650	$20.98	60	0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$43,620	$20.97	50	0.2
New Haven, CT	$43,620	$20.97	300	1.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$43,540	$20.93	190	0.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$43,470	$20.90	50	0.5
Traverse City, MI	$43,410	$20.87	40	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$43,290	$20.81	210	0.5
Peoria, IL	$43,290	$20.81	70	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$43,260	$20.80	100	0.5
Bangor, ME	$43,150	$20.75	110	1.5
Visalia, CA	$42,920	$20.63	50	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$42,800	$20.58	140	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$42,760	$20.56	60	0.4
Logan, UT-ID	$42,530	$20.45	110	1.6
Salisbury, MD	$42,490	$20.43	130	2.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$42,450	$20.41	60	0.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$42,430	$20.40	110	0.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$42,340	$20.36	850	0.4
Reading, PA	$42,190	$20.28	170	1.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$42,070	$20.23	120	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$41,930	$20.16	960	0.3
Columbus, OH	$41,930	$20.16	590	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$41,910	$20.15	30	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$41,810	$20.10	40	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$41,810	$20.10	130	1.2
Springfield, IL	$41,710	$20.06	50	0.5
St. George, UT	$41,650	$20.03	80	0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$41,600	$20.00	150	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$41,540	$19.97	490	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$41,480	$19.94	630	2.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$41,460	$19.93	520	0.3
Saginaw, MI	$41,390	$19.90	60	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$41,360	$19.89	190	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$41,320	$19.86	50	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$41,300	$19.86	370	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$41,230	$19.82	100	0.6
Savannah, GA	$41,050	$19.73	40	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$40,990	$19.71	110	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$40,880	$19.65	280	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$40,770	$19.60	220	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$40,710	$19.57	160	1.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$40,600	$19.52	60	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$40,550	$19.49	100	0.6
Asheville, NC	$40,300	$19.37	170	0.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$40,210	$19.33	330	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$40,210	$19.33	130	0.2
Johnstown, PA	$40,140	$19.30	90	1.8
Jonesboro, AR	$40,130	$19.29	60	1.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$40,100	$19.28	140	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$40,050	$19.25	60	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$39,990	$19.23	1,820	0.6
Kenosha, WI	$39,910	$19.19	30	0.4
Williamsport, PA	$39,860	$19.17	Not published	Not published
Richmond, VA	$39,770	$19.12	390	0.6
Cleveland, OH	$39,740	$19.10	770	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,680	$19.08	870	0.8
Vineland, NJ	$39,680	$19.08	80	1.3
Columbia, SC	$39,660	$19.07	240	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$39,650	$19.06	430	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,520	$19.00	490	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$39,420	$18.95	240	1.0
Iowa City, IA	$39,350	$18.92	70	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$39,340	$18.92	270	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$39,310	$18.90	40	0.5
Santa Fe, NM	$39,290	$18.89	80	1.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$39,260	$18.88	30	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$39,260	$18.88	220	0.8
Corpus Christi, TX	$39,240	$18.86	50	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$39,140	$18.82	110	1.2
Fayetteville, NC	$39,090	$18.79	100	0.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$39,010	$18.76	60	0.6
Chico, CA	$38,930	$18.72	70	0.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$38,920	$18.71	160	1.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$38,850	$18.68	120	0.9
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,710	$18.61	100	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$38,500	$18.51	280	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,470	$18.49	700	0.2
Jackson, MI	$38,440	$18.48	40	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,390	$18.46	120	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$38,310	$18.42	160	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$38,290	$18.41	290	0.7
Appleton, WI	$38,250	$18.39	40	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,170	$18.35	40	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$38,170	$18.35	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$38,120	$18.33	90	0.5
Columbus, GA-AL	$38,010	$18.28	120	1.0
Jefferson City, MO	$37,980	$18.26	60	0.8
Chambersburg, PA	$37,890	$18.21	50	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$37,850	$18.20	740	4.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$37,830	$18.19	230	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$37,770	$18.16	70	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$37,760	$18.16	Not published	Not published
Johnson City, TN	$37,750	$18.15	70	0.8
Wilmington, NC	$37,700	$18.13	90	0.5
Kankakee, IL	$37,530	$18.04	30	0.8
Toledo, OH	$37,460	$18.01	210	0.7
Ogden, UT	$37,450	$18.01	230	0.8
Winchester, VA-WV	$37,390	$17.97	50	0.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$37,340	$17.95	120	0.7
Roanoke, VA	$37,320	$17.94	90	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$37,270	$17.92	80	0.5
Boise City, ID	$37,160	$17.86	170	0.4
Erie, PA	$37,030	$17.80	150	1.3
Flint, MI	$36,940	$17.76	100	0.7
Akron, OH	$36,920	$17.75	150	0.5
El Paso, TX	$36,920	$17.75	110	0.3
Lewiston, ID-WA	$36,890	$17.74	40	1.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$36,830	$17.71	230	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,730	$17.66	60	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$36,510	$17.55	760	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,450	$17.52	620	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	$36,440	$17.52	70	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,430	$17.51	550	0.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,350	$17.48	550	0.7
Greenville, NC	$36,340	$17.47	50	0.7
Farmington, NM	$36,150	$17.38	50	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$36,010	$17.31	680	0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$35,940	$17.28	250	0.7
Spartanburg, SC	$35,780	$17.20	130	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$35,690	$17.16	50	0.7
Morgantown, WV	$35,680	$17.15	120	1.8
Knoxville, TN	$35,670	$17.15	330	0.8
Cedar Rapids, IA	$35,620	$17.12	50	0.4
Florence, SC	$35,590	$17.11	90	1.0
Abilene, TX	$35,420	$17.03	70	0.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	$35,360	$17.00	300	0.3
Casper, WY	$35,210	$16.93	30	0.9
Ann Arbor, MI	$35,090	$16.87	330	1.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$35,020	$16.84	120	0.8
Tulsa, OK	$34,910	$16.78	210	0.5
Topeka, KS	$34,900	$16.78	60	0.5
Manhattan, KS	$34,890	$16.78	50	0.9
Rome, GA	$34,850	$16.76	30	0.7
Wheeling, WV-OH	$34,790	$16.72	50	0.8
Las Cruces, NM	$34,770	$16.71	50	0.7
Harrisonburg, VA	$34,700	$16.68	90	1.3
Burlington, NC	$34,690	$16.68	50	0.7
Lynchburg, VA	$34,660	$16.66	70	0.8
Oklahoma City, OK	$34,660	$16.67	270	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$34,610	$16.64	30	0.2
San Angelo, TX	$34,290	$16.49	40	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$34,110	$16.40	230	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$34,090	$16.39	180	0.4
Altoona, PA	$33,920	$16.31	30	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$33,800	$16.25	130	0.3
Jackson, MS	$33,620	$16.16	160	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$32,910	$15.82	90	0.5
Cleveland, TN	$32,830	$15.79	40	0.9
Longview, TX	$32,820	$15.78	40	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$32,780	$15.76	480	1.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$32,750	$15.74	220	0.8
Springfield, OH	$32,750	$15.75	30	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$32,730	$15.73	530	1.0
Bowling Green, KY	$32,650	$15.70	80	0.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$31,790	$15.28	150	2.1
Charleston, WV	$31,560	$15.17	170	1.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$31,490	$15.14	50	1.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$31,170	$14.99	80	0.6
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$31,040	$14.92	30	0.7
Tyler, TX	$30,900	$14.85	60	0.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$30,880	$14.85	60	1.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$30,730	$14.77	30	0.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$30,720	$14.77	240	1.7
Beckley, WV	$30,420	$14.62	90	2.2
Evansville, IN	$30,310	$14.57	80	0.6
Decatur, AL	$30,240	$14.54	120	1.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$30,180	$14.51	100	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$29,940	$14.39	60	0.5
Jackson, TN	$29,210	$14.04	130	1.6
Joplin, MO-KS	$28,960	$13.92	30	0.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$28,600	$13.75	40	0.8
Monroe, LA	$28,520	$13.71	30	0.4
Dothan, AL	$28,160	$13.54	60	1.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$27,920	$13.43	200	0.7
Montgomery, AL	$27,780	$13.36	270	1.6
Mobile, AL	$27,510	$13.23	180	1.1
Huntsville, AL	$27,490	$13.22	260	1.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$26,220	$12.61	110	1.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	$26,170	$12.58	180	1.7
Amarillo, TX	$26,060	$12.53	80	0.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$25,490	$12.26	400	0.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$25,310	$12.17	910	1.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$23,530	$11.31	50	0.9
Owensboro, KY	$18,370	$8.83	Not published	Not published
Rapid City, SD	Not published	Not published	440	5.9
State College, PA	Not published	Not published	100	1.5

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.