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SOC 29-1126 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Respiratory Therapists

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

U.S. median annual wage$82,280
U.S. median hourly wage$39.56
U.S. employment139,790

Nationally, respiratory therapists earned a median of $82,280 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 139,790 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”.

Respiratory Therapists: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$111,950$53.824300.6
New York$107,810$51.837,0100.7
California$104,820$50.4018,6501.0
Massachusetts$102,170$49.122,2200.6
Washington$101,130$48.621,8600.5
New Jersey$100,810$48.473,3500.8
Oregon$100,560$48.341,3400.7
Minnesota$98,710$47.461,2500.4
Alaska$97,950$47.091800.6
New Hampshire$95,940$46.133600.5
Hawaii$94,210$45.305100.8
Delaware$91,080$43.795001.0
Maryland$88,960$42.771,8000.7
Rhode Island$86,900$41.782600.5
Colorado$86,220$41.452,1100.7
Nevada$85,480$41.101,2700.8
Connecticut$85,230$40.981,3700.8
Wisconsin$84,210$40.481,9400.7
Illinois$84,090$40.434,8800.8
Vermont$83,820$40.302100.7
Georgia$83,700$40.245,1501.1
Virginia$82,910$39.863,3400.8
Maine$82,470$39.655200.8
Nebraska$81,590$39.228400.8
North Dakota$81,230$39.062700.6
Montana$81,190$39.033900.8
Florida$81,160$39.028,8200.9
Utah$80,650$38.771,1700.7
North Carolina$80,090$38.514,6300.9
Ohio$79,920$38.426,6401.2
Michigan$79,850$38.394,5201.0
Arizona$79,780$38.363,5001.1
Indiana$79,730$38.333,1701.0
Texas$79,540$38.2412,1300.9
Wyoming$79,330$38.141600.6
Oklahoma$78,800$37.882,0001.2
Pennsylvania$78,490$37.746,5301.1
Idaho$78,460$37.728201.0
Missouri$78,390$37.693,0301.0
South Carolina$77,740$37.381,9600.8
Kansas$76,970$37.011,4501.0
Louisiana$75,240$36.172,5201.3
Iowa$74,760$35.949100.6
Arkansas$73,870$35.511,4001.1
Kentucky$72,750$34.982,5301.3
Tennessee$72,140$34.683,4401.0
New Mexico$68,870$33.118401.0
West Virginia$68,670$33.011,1401.6
South Dakota$68,240$32.814300.9
Alabama$66,150$31.812,3501.1
Mississippi$63,270$30.421,6701.4
Puerto Rico$35,000$16.838000.9

Pay by metro area

All 280 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$25,780$67,080$108,380$149,680Ponce, PR — $25,780Mayaguez, PR — $26,910San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $38,410Jacksonville, NC — $54,790Altoona, PA — $59,980Hattiesburg, MS — $60,170Dothan, AL — $61,290Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $62,260Erie, PA — $62,480Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $62,740Gadsden, AL — $62,800Las Cruces, NM — $62,960Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $63,630Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $63,800Tuscaloosa, AL — $64,140Huntsville, AL — $64,330Knoxville, TN — $64,800Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $65,070Jackson, TN — $65,310McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $65,390Joplin, MO-KS — $65,630Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $66,040Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $66,460Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $66,660Anniston-Oxford, AL — $66,740Cedar Rapids, IA — $66,830Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $66,910Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $66,990Birmingham, AL — $67,480Jackson, MS — $67,500Beckley, WV — $67,600Farmington, NM — $67,600Valdosta, GA — $67,600Spartanburg, SC — $67,700Bowling Green, KY — $68,490Charleston, WV — $68,670Albuquerque, NM — $68,870Greenville, NC — $69,310Sandusky, OH — $69,360Columbia, MO — $69,400Casper, WY — $70,980Alexandria, LA — $71,140Johnstown, PA — $71,210Abilene, TX — $71,260Wichita, KS — $71,330Springfield, MO — $72,490Mansfield, OH — $72,860Pocatello, ID — $73,270Sherman-Denison, TX — $73,530Yuma, AZ — $73,580Lake Charles, LA — $73,680State College, PA — $73,690Rocky Mount, NC — $73,830Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $73,840St. Joseph, MO-KS — $73,860Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $73,940Elizabethtown, KY — $74,040Dubuque, IA — $74,190Baton Rouge, LA — $74,220Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $74,300Chattanooga, TN-GA — $74,350Killeen-Temple, TX — $74,370Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $74,650Champaign-Urbana, IL — $74,660Iowa City, IA — $75,110Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $75,300Waco, TX — $75,370Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $75,460Pittsburgh, PA — $75,470Bloomington, IL — $75,490El Paso, TX — $75,490Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $75,650Youngstown-Warren, OH — $75,650Monroe, LA — $75,770Hammond, LA — $75,990Paducah, KY-IL — $76,100Victoria, TX — $76,110Gainesville, FL — $76,170San Angelo, TX — $76,200Lafayette, LA — $76,210Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $76,220Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $76,440Lubbock, TX — $76,530Albany, GA — $76,540Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $76,560Warner Robins, GA — $76,560New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $76,590Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $76,660Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $76,680Tyler, TX — $76,800Montgomery, AL — $76,920Columbus, GA-AL — $77,150Topeka, KS — $77,190Enid, OK — $77,230Midland, TX — $77,370Fort Wayne, IN — $77,390Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $77,390Jefferson City, MO — $77,500Kenosha, WI — $77,570Lima, OH — $77,570Rockford, IL — $77,640Peoria, IL — $77,660Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $77,720Flint, MI — $77,760Homosassa Springs, FL — $77,830San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $77,900Springfield, OH — $78,020Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $78,070Fort Smith, AR-OK — $78,080Bloomington, IN — $78,100Corpus Christi, TX — $78,130Savannah, GA — $78,200Williamsport, PA — $78,300Tucson, AZ — $78,320Springfield, IL — $78,340Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $78,350Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $78,380Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $78,390Boise City, ID — $78,460Longview, TX — $78,520Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $78,530Florence, SC — $78,550Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $78,560Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $78,600Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $78,650Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $78,700Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $78,700Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $78,740Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $78,750Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $78,750Roanoke, VA — $78,820Texarkana, TX-AR — $78,880Akron, OH — $78,940Tallahassee, FL — $78,950Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $78,980Evansville, IN — $78,990Kansas City, MO-KS — $79,140Clarksville, TN-KY — $79,150St. Louis, MO-IL — $79,210Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $79,410South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $79,450Mobile, AL — $79,490Twin Falls, ID — $79,520York-Hanover, PA — $79,540Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $79,760Columbia, SC — $79,780Billings, MT — $79,820Ann Arbor, MI — $79,850Chambersburg, PA — $79,910Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $79,960Lexington-Fayette, KY — $80,040Lancaster, PA — $80,060Greensboro-High Point, NC — $80,090Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $80,140Tulsa, OK — $80,250Winston-Salem, NC — $80,250Cleveland, OH — $80,360Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $80,450Amarillo, TX — $80,470Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $80,530Fayetteville, NC — $80,650Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $80,680Macon-Bibb County, GA — $80,730Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $80,790Oklahoma City, OK — $80,810Pueblo, CO — $80,860Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $80,880Eau Claire, WI — $80,900Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $80,990Bangor, ME — $81,020Wilmington, NC — $81,020Omaha, NE-IA — $81,270Grand Junction, CO — $81,290Monroe, MI — $81,290Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $81,420Battle Creek, MI — $81,440Lynchburg, VA — $81,470Madison, WI — $81,530Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $81,540Asheville, NC — $81,550Lincoln, NE — $81,590Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $81,600Janesville-Beloit, WI — $81,600Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $81,630Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $81,720Athens-Clarke County, GA — $81,730Richmond, VA — $81,750Jacksonville, FL — $81,760Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $81,770Columbus, OH — $81,860Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $82,020Visalia, CA — $82,030Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $82,070Canton-Massillon, OH — $82,200Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $82,200Toledo, OH — $82,280Green Bay, WI — $82,300Ogden, UT — $82,380Missoula, MT — $82,580Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $82,760Port St. Lucie, FL — $82,860Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $82,990Rochester, NY — $82,990North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $83,110Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $83,310Fresno, CA — $83,340Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $83,880Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $84,080Appleton, WI — $84,300Reading, PA — $84,330Dover, DE — $84,410Fargo, ND-MN — $84,480Kankakee, IL — $84,490Bismarck, ND — $84,570Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $85,110New Haven, CT — $85,230Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $85,250Duluth, MN-WI — $85,700Syracuse, NY — $85,860Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $85,870Eugene-Springfield, OR — $85,930Springfield, MA — $86,030Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $86,220Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $86,300Portland-South Portland, ME — $86,440Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $86,460Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $86,660Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $86,720Charlottesville, VA — $86,720Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $87,060Raleigh-Cary, NC — $87,820Colorado Springs, CO — $87,890Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $88,020Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $88,790Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $89,040Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $89,660Utica-Rome, NY — $91,610Boulder, CO — $91,880Manchester-Nashua, NH — $93,300Urban Honolulu, HI — $94,210Kingston, NY — $95,170Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $95,520Anchorage, AK — $97,950Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $98,010Worcester, MA — $98,120Kennewick-Richland, WA — $98,320Rochester, MN — $98,700Rome, GA — $98,720Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $100,030Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $100,480Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $100,920Merced, CA — $101,810Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $101,990Stockton-Lodi, CA — $102,050Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $102,250Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $102,760Medford, OR — $102,780Binghamton, NY — $103,200Redding, CA — $103,830Modesto, CA — $103,870Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $104,220Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $104,350Salem, OR — $104,360Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $104,580Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $104,640Napa, CA — $104,670San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $105,040Reno, NV — $105,140Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $106,910Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $108,600New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $110,490San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $112,430Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $123,220San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $130,220Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $134,430Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $134,880Vallejo, CA — $136,200San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $149,680

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.

Respiratory Therapists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$149,680$71.961,0600.9
Vallejo, CA$136,200$65.481901.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$134,880$64.85700.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$134,430$64.631,1401.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$130,220$62.612,0100.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$123,220$59.242001.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$112,430$54.06900.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$110,490$53.127,0100.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$108,600$52.211300.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$106,910$51.402400.9
Reno, NV$105,140$50.551800.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$105,040$50.501,4300.9
Napa, CA$104,670$50.32600.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$104,640$50.317,0101.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$104,580$50.281,5600.6
Salem, OR$104,360$50.181300.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$104,350$50.171100.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$104,220$50.111,1300.5
Modesto, CA$103,870$49.942701.4
Redding, CA$103,830$49.92901.2
Binghamton, NY$103,200$49.621001.1
Medford, OR$102,780$49.41901.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$102,760$49.403701.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$102,250$49.163101.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA$102,050$49.063501.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$101,990$49.031,8500.6
Merced, CA$101,810$48.95400.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$100,920$48.528200.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,480$48.312,2001.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$100,030$48.097600.6
Rome, GA$98,720$47.461202.6
Rochester, MN$98,700$47.451601.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$98,320$47.27600.5
Worcester, MA$98,120$47.172500.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$98,010$47.122600.6
Anchorage, AK$97,950$47.091300.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$95,520$45.922,6700.9
Kingston, NY$95,170$45.75601.0
Urban Honolulu, HI$94,210$45.304401.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$93,300$44.861000.5
Boulder, CO$91,880$44.171300.7
Utica-Rome, NY$91,610$44.04900.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$89,660$43.101400.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$89,040$42.816300.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$88,790$42.692,9901.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$88,020$42.329600.7
Colorado Springs, CO$87,890$42.253301.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC$87,820$42.224300.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$87,060$41.863,6200.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$86,720$41.695101.0
Charlottesville, VA$86,720$41.691201.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,660$41.664200.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$86,460$41.57400.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$86,440$41.562000.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$86,300$41.492500.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$86,220$41.45600.8
Springfield, MA$86,030$41.362001.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR$85,930$41.311200.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$85,870$41.281,1000.7
Syracuse, NY$85,860$41.282800.9
Duluth, MN-WI$85,700$41.201000.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$85,250$40.983000.7
New Haven, CT$85,230$40.982400.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,110$40.921,0200.9
Bismarck, ND$84,570$40.66500.7
Kankakee, IL$84,490$40.62601.3
Fargo, ND-MN$84,480$40.621400.9
Dover, DE$84,410$40.58600.8
Reading, PA$84,330$40.541300.8
Appleton, WI$84,300$40.53600.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$84,080$40.423,0100.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$83,880$40.33Not publishedNot published
Fresno, CA$83,340$40.075801.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$83,310$40.05901.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$83,110$39.962600.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$82,990$39.90501.3
Rochester, NY$82,990$39.904100.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$82,860$39.841901.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,760$39.797700.6
Missoula, MT$82,580$39.70701.1
Ogden, UT$82,380$39.611900.7
Green Bay, WI$82,300$39.571300.8
Toledo, OH$82,280$39.563501.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$82,200$39.521801.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$82,200$39.52601.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$82,070$39.461,1900.8
Visalia, CA$82,030$39.441200.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$82,020$39.431,1100.8
Columbus, OH$81,860$39.361,2201.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,770$39.315500.9
Jacksonville, FL$81,760$39.316700.9
Richmond, VA$81,750$39.316301.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA$81,730$39.29901.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$81,720$39.291,2301.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$81,630$39.251,3200.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$81,600$39.231,3001.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI$81,600$39.23701.0
Lincoln, NE$81,590$39.221500.8
Asheville, NC$81,550$39.211500.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$81,540$39.202001.0
Madison, WI$81,530$39.203500.9
Lynchburg, VA$81,470$39.171201.3
Battle Creek, MI$81,440$39.16601.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$81,420$39.156101.6
Grand Junction, CO$81,290$39.08701.0
Monroe, MI$81,290$39.08300.8
Omaha, NE-IA$81,270$39.074600.9
Bangor, ME$81,020$38.95701.0
Wilmington, NC$81,020$38.952001.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,990$38.947100.9
Eau Claire, WI$80,900$38.89500.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$80,880$38.892,6200.9
Pueblo, CO$80,860$38.88901.4
Oklahoma City, OK$80,810$38.859501.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,790$38.841,9101.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA$80,730$38.811801.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,680$38.793501.1
Fayetteville, NC$80,650$38.781100.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$80,530$38.72700.5
Amarillo, TX$80,470$38.691201.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$80,450$38.683,6301.1
Cleveland, OH$80,360$38.641,3801.3
Tulsa, OK$80,250$38.585401.2
Winston-Salem, NC$80,250$38.585301.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$80,140$38.531101.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$80,090$38.512900.8
Lancaster, PA$80,060$38.492300.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY$80,040$38.484301.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,960$38.444901.3
Chambersburg, PA$79,910$38.42400.7
Ann Arbor, MI$79,850$38.393901.8
Billings, MT$79,820$38.381001.1
Columbia, SC$79,780$38.363300.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,760$38.342,6001.1
York-Hanover, PA$79,540$38.242301.2
Twin Falls, ID$79,520$38.23400.8
Mobile, AL$79,490$38.221801.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$79,450$38.201100.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,410$38.183901.0
St. Louis, MO-IL$79,210$38.081,2600.9
Clarksville, TN-KY$79,150$38.05600.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$79,140$38.051,1901.1
Evansville, IN$78,990$37.981701.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$78,980$37.976400.8
Tallahassee, FL$78,950$37.961500.8
Akron, OH$78,940$37.953501.1
Texarkana, TX-AR$78,880$37.921101.8
Roanoke, VA$78,820$37.891901.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,750$37.864101.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$78,750$37.861700.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$78,740$37.852501.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,700$37.841,0701.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,700$37.84800.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$78,650$37.812501.2
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$78,600$37.79401.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$78,560$37.773501.5
Florence, SC$78,550$37.771001.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$78,530$37.761600.7
Longview, TX$78,520$37.75900.7
Boise City, ID$78,460$37.724301.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,390$37.694000.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$78,380$37.682300.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$78,350$37.671300.8
Springfield, IL$78,340$37.661401.4
Tucson, AZ$78,320$37.665401.4
Williamsport, PA$78,300$37.65501.1
Savannah, GA$78,200$37.592401.2
Corpus Christi, TX$78,130$37.562101.1
Bloomington, IN$78,100$37.55901.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK$78,080$37.541001.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$78,070$37.536901.2
Springfield, OH$78,020$37.51Not publishedNot published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,900$37.459500.8
Homosassa Springs, FL$77,830$37.42301.0
Flint, MI$77,760$37.391501.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$77,720$37.372200.8
Peoria, IL$77,660$37.342101.3
Rockford, IL$77,640$37.331601.2
Kenosha, WI$77,570$37.30400.6
Lima, OH$77,570$37.30901.7
Jefferson City, MO$77,500$37.26500.6
Fort Wayne, IN$77,390$37.212100.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,390$37.21700.8
Midland, TX$77,370$37.20600.5
Enid, OK$77,230$37.13401.9
Topeka, KS$77,190$37.111201.0
Columbus, GA-AL$77,150$37.091501.3
Montgomery, AL$76,920$36.981801.1
Tyler, TX$76,800$36.922502.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$76,680$36.872302.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,660$36.861300.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$76,590$36.826201.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$76,560$36.818401.2
Warner Robins, GA$76,560$36.81701.0
Albany, GA$76,540$36.80701.2
Lubbock, TX$76,530$36.792201.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$76,440$36.751501.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$76,220$36.651301.0
Lafayette, LA$76,210$36.642901.6
San Angelo, TX$76,200$36.63801.6
Gainesville, FL$76,170$36.62Not publishedNot published
Victoria, TX$76,110$36.59701.9
Paducah, KY-IL$76,100$36.59801.7
Hammond, LA$75,990$36.54801.6
Monroe, LA$75,770$36.43901.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,650$36.372000.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$75,650$36.371601.0
Bloomington, IL$75,490$36.29700.8
El Paso, TX$75,490$36.293100.9
Pittsburgh, PA$75,470$36.281,2201.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$75,460$36.281000.5
Waco, TX$75,370$36.231000.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$75,300$36.205301.5
Iowa City, IA$75,110$36.111501.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,660$35.901201.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$74,650$35.89800.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$74,370$35.762601.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$74,350$35.743701.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$74,300$35.72700.7
Baton Rouge, LA$74,220$35.683200.8
Dubuque, IA$74,190$35.67400.7
Elizabethtown, KY$74,040$35.60400.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$73,940$35.552801.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS$73,860$35.51501.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$73,840$35.50601.5
Rocky Mount, NC$73,830$35.50701.3
State College, PA$73,690$35.43600.8
Lake Charles, LA$73,680$35.42600.6
Yuma, AZ$73,580$35.37801.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$73,530$35.35601.2
Pocatello, ID$73,270$35.23601.5
Mansfield, OH$72,860$35.03501.1
Springfield, MO$72,490$34.853101.4
Wichita, KS$71,330$34.293201.0
Abilene, TX$71,260$34.26801.1
Johnstown, PA$71,210$34.24801.8
Alexandria, LA$71,140$34.201101.9
Casper, WY$70,980$34.12501.1
Columbia, MO$69,400$33.361501.3
Sandusky, OH$69,360$33.35400.8
Greenville, NC$69,310$33.321501.9
Albuquerque, NM$68,870$33.115001.2
Charleston, WV$68,670$33.012202.1
Bowling Green, KY$68,490$32.93901.2
Spartanburg, SC$67,700$32.552201.3
Beckley, WV$67,600$32.50601.4
Farmington, NM$67,600$32.50501.0
Valdosta, GA$67,600$32.501001.8
Jackson, MS$67,500$32.455101.9
Birmingham, AL$67,480$32.447901.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$66,990$32.211100.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$66,910$32.17901.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,830$32.13700.5
Anniston-Oxford, AL$66,740$32.09601.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$66,660$32.051901.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,460$31.956701.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$66,040$31.752701.9
Joplin, MO-KS$65,630$31.551501.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$65,390$31.442500.9
Jackson, TN$65,310$31.401101.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$65,070$31.29700.8
Knoxville, TN$64,800$31.154601.1
Huntsville, AL$64,330$30.932701.0
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,140$30.841101.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$63,800$30.67400.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$63,630$30.592701.5
Las Cruces, NM$62,960$30.27700.9
Gadsden, AL$62,800$30.19702.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$62,740$30.161701.4
Erie, PA$62,480$30.041100.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$62,260$29.931201.4
Dothan, AL$61,290$29.461001.7
Hattiesburg, MS$60,170$28.931201.9
Altoona, PA$59,980$28.84400.6
Jacksonville, NC$54,790$26.34400.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$38,410$18.476500.9
Mayaguez, PR$26,910$12.94601.2
Ponce, PR$25,780$12.39500.9
Burlington, NCNot publishedNot published400.6
Saginaw, MINot publishedNot published1301.6

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.