SOC 41-2031 · Sales and Related Occupations

Retail Salespersons

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

U.S. median annual wage$35,410
U.S. median hourly wage$17.03
U.S. employment3,897,860

Nationally, retail salespersons earned a median of $35,410 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 3,897,860 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”.

Retail Salespersons: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$39,560$19.0284,85023.9
District of Columbia$38,500$18.514,6606.6
California$38,440$18.48376,46020.7
Colorado$37,950$18.2576,66026.7
Hawaii$37,790$18.1719,18030.6
New York$37,720$18.13238,54024.6
Vermont$37,400$17.988,25027.1
Alaska$37,290$17.937,89024.2
Oregon$36,770$17.6848,09024.4
Maine$36,640$17.6118,45028.8
Massachusetts$36,610$17.6086,86023.9
New Jersey$36,520$17.5672,53016.9
Connecticut$36,490$17.5442,41025.0
Minnesota$36,370$17.4974,84025.4
Montana$36,270$17.4413,49026.4
New Hampshire$36,200$17.4123,88035.0
North Dakota$36,040$17.3311,32026.4
Arizona$35,720$17.1893,92029.0
Maryland$35,510$17.0779,32028.7
Illinois$35,370$17.00126,61020.8
Delaware$35,360$17.0013,40027.6
Idaho$35,080$16.8720,18023.5
Rhode Island$34,860$16.7612,83025.6
Michigan$34,640$16.65111,01025.2
Wisconsin$34,480$16.5867,64023.0
South Dakota$34,370$16.5214,18031.0
Wyoming$34,310$16.508,77031.2
Virginia$34,240$16.46100,29024.4
Nevada$34,190$16.4443,92028.3
Florida$34,010$16.35333,46033.6
Utah$33,900$16.3047,57027.4
Missouri$33,460$16.0967,14022.9
New Mexico$33,300$16.0123,80027.3
Kansas$32,180$15.4733,36023.2
Tennessee$31,950$15.3687,38026.7
Nebraska$31,870$15.3222,78022.2
Indiana$31,530$15.1683,67026.1
North Carolina$31,370$15.08127,54025.8
Iowa$31,360$15.0841,00026.3
Pennsylvania$31,200$15.00141,79023.4
Georgia$30,840$14.83143,12029.3
Ohio$30,800$14.81137,37024.8
Texas$30,800$14.81341,64024.3
South Carolina$30,690$14.7567,31029.2
Alabama$30,040$14.4460,88028.8
Oklahoma$29,660$14.2643,83025.7
Kentucky$29,650$14.2651,25025.6
Louisiana$29,490$14.1849,57025.6
Arkansas$29,270$14.0735,51027.2
West Virginia$28,950$13.9219,05027.2
Virgin Islands$28,790$13.841,30040.5
Mississippi$28,640$13.7738,40033.0
Guam$24,000$11.541,54023.2
Puerto Rico$22,560$10.8541,23043.9

Pay by metro area

All 393 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,950$29,373$36,797$44,220Aguadilla, PR — $21,950Ponce, PR — $22,030Mayaguez, PR — $22,090Guayama, PR — $22,190Arecibo, PR — $22,390San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,780El Paso, TX — $27,330McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $27,420Laredo, TX — $27,530Beckley, WV — $27,630Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $27,640Monroe, LA — $27,710Eagle Pass, TX — $27,720Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $27,780Hot Springs, AR — $27,890Johnstown, PA — $27,960Tyler, TX — $28,050Lawton, OK — $28,150Columbus, GA-AL — $28,180Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $28,220Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $28,220Gadsden, AL — $28,300Fort Smith, AR-OK — $28,350Altoona, PA — $28,370Paducah, KY-IL — $28,390San Angelo, TX — $28,390Hattiesburg, MS — $28,410Bowling Green, KY — $28,430Lubbock, TX — $28,480Gettysburg, PA — $28,500Hammond, LA — $28,570Morgantown, WV — $28,570Lafayette, LA — $28,600Valdosta, GA — $28,600Erie, PA — $28,610Wichita Falls, TX — $28,610Elizabethtown, KY — $28,650Florence, SC — $28,650Albany, GA — $28,660Alexandria, LA — $28,660Texarkana, TX-AR — $28,700Sumter, SC — $28,720Dothan, AL — $28,770Enid, OK — $28,770Lake Charles, LA — $28,780Victoria, TX — $28,780College Station-Bryan, TX — $28,800Macon-Bibb County, GA — $28,820Mansfield, OH — $28,830Rocky Mount, NC — $28,830Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $28,880Lima, OH — $28,900Jonesboro, AR — $28,960Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $28,980Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $28,990Owensboro, KY — $29,030Charleston, WV — $29,050Jackson, MS — $29,070Youngstown-Warren, OH — $29,080Terre Haute, IN — $29,090Clarksville, TN-KY — $29,100Longview, TX — $29,130Auburn-Opelika, AL — $29,140Dalton, GA — $29,140Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $29,150Corpus Christi, TX — $29,200Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $29,220Athens-Clarke County, GA — $29,240State College, PA — $29,240Greenville, NC — $29,250Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $29,280Amarillo, TX — $29,310Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $29,320Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,350Wheeling, WV-OH — $29,370Anniston-Oxford, AL — $29,400Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,480Jacksonville, NC — $29,480Abilene, TX — $29,530Columbia, SC — $29,540Manhattan, KS — $29,540Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $29,600Burlington, NC — $29,630Tuscaloosa, AL — $29,630Montgomery, AL — $29,650Mobile, AL — $29,710Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,810Tulsa, OK — $29,810Waco, TX — $29,810Johnson City, TN — $29,820Columbus, IN — $29,840Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $29,840Hinesville, GA — $29,880Iowa City, IA — $29,940Goldsboro, NC — $29,960Killeen-Temple, TX — $29,970Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $30,020Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $30,020Baton Rouge, LA — $30,070Lexington-Fayette, KY — $30,100Winston-Salem, NC — $30,100Evansville, IN — $30,130Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $30,150Oklahoma City, OK — $30,160Savannah, GA — $30,160Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $30,200Pocatello, ID — $30,220Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $30,250Lancaster, PA — $30,280Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $30,300Odessa, TX — $30,320Tallahassee, FL — $30,330Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $30,360Jefferson City, MO — $30,400New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $30,400Williamsport, PA — $30,430Fayetteville, NC — $30,440Roanoke, VA — $30,440Las Cruces, NM — $30,460York-Hanover, PA — $30,480Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $30,500Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $30,520Spartanburg, SC — $30,540Lynchburg, VA — $30,570Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $30,570Rome, GA — $30,590Warner Robins, GA — $30,650Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $30,660Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $30,670Sherman-Denison, TX — $30,670Logan, UT-ID — $30,730Joplin, MO-KS — $30,740Greensboro-High Point, NC — $30,750Wichita, KS — $30,760Toledo, OH — $30,780Winchester, VA-WV — $30,780Wilmington, NC — $30,790Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $30,810Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $30,820Grand Island, NE — $30,830Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $30,840Pittsburgh, PA — $30,840Bloomington, IN — $30,890South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $30,930Dubuque, IA — $30,960San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $30,960Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $30,970Jackson, TN — $30,990Lincoln, NE — $30,990Cleveland, OH — $31,000Sandusky, OH — $31,000Akron, OH — $31,060Muncie, IN — $31,060Chambersburg, PA — $31,090Ocala, FL — $31,090Knoxville, TN — $31,150Fort Wayne, IN — $31,200Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $31,200Sebring, FL — $31,200Saginaw, MI — $31,210Homosassa Springs, FL — $31,240Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $31,270Lawrence, KS — $31,320Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $31,340Columbia, MO — $31,390Birmingham, AL — $31,450Chattanooga, TN-GA — $31,460Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,490Farmington, NM — $31,530Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $31,530Decatur, AL — $31,550Kokomo, IN — $31,580Bloomington, IL — $31,670Morristown, TN — $31,750Springfield, MO — $31,760St. Joseph, MO-KS — $31,770Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $31,780Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $31,790Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $31,820Gainesville, FL — $31,830Gainesville, GA — $31,870Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $31,870Twin Falls, ID — $31,900Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $32,030Cleveland, TN — $32,160Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $32,290Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $32,290Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $32,310Idaho Falls, ID — $32,320Ames, IA — $32,460Battle Creek, MI — $32,460Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $32,580Springfield, OH — $32,610Kankakee, IL — $32,650Casper, WY — $32,660Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $32,690Topeka, KS — $32,820Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $32,850Lebanon, PA — $32,960Reading, PA — $33,010Salisbury, MD — $33,010Raleigh-Cary, NC — $33,100Huntsville, AL — $33,120Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $33,120Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $33,140St. George, UT — $33,150Midland, MI — $33,260Omaha, NE-IA — $33,260Bay City, MI — $33,320Harrisonburg, VA — $33,350Rapid City, SD — $33,350Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $33,360Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $33,370Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $33,400Cedar Rapids, IA — $33,430Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $33,430Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $33,430Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $33,440Ogden, UT — $33,450Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $33,450Springfield, IL — $33,450Rockford, IL — $33,540Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $33,580Kenosha, WI — $33,580Richmond, VA — $33,580Fond du Lac, WI — $33,640Decatur, IL — $33,650Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $33,660Midland, TX — $33,660Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $33,720Columbus, OH — $33,780Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $33,790St. Louis, MO-IL — $33,820Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $33,840Yuma, AZ — $33,840Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $33,860Champaign-Urbana, IL — $33,870Peoria, IL — $33,870Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $33,880Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $33,920Eau Claire, WI — $34,000Janesville-Beloit, WI — $34,000Port St. Lucie, FL — $34,020Dover, DE — $34,060Cheyenne, WY — $34,070Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $34,090Green Bay, WI — $34,090La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $34,090Asheville, NC — $34,110Elmira, NY — $34,140Albuquerque, NM — $34,160Wausau, WI — $34,160Niles, MI — $34,170Charlottesville, VA — $34,210Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $34,280Punta Gorda, FL — $34,290Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $34,290Flint, MI — $34,320Kansas City, MO-KS — $34,320Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $34,330Jacksonville, FL — $34,360Lexington Park, MD — $34,360Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $34,410Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $34,420Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $34,420Grand Forks, ND-MN — $34,440Binghamton, NY — $34,460Tucson, AZ — $34,530Utica-Rome, NY — $34,530Appleton, WI — $34,540Traverse City, MI — $34,540Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $34,600Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,610Monroe, MI — $34,620Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $34,650Duluth, MN-WI — $34,650Rochester, NY — $34,650Jackson, MI — $34,770Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $34,800Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $34,800Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $34,810St. Cloud, MN — $34,860Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $34,910Great Falls, MT — $35,000Ann Arbor, MI — $35,040Glens Falls, NY — $35,070Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $35,130North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $35,160Reno, NV — $35,160Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $35,230Vineland, NJ — $35,230Syracuse, NY — $35,250Minot, ND — $35,290Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $35,290Manchester-Nashua, NH — $35,350Mankato, MN — $35,350Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $35,360Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $35,360Sheboygan, WI — $35,370Naples-Marco Island, FL — $35,380Corvallis, OR — $35,410Eugene-Springfield, OR — $35,410Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $35,420Missoula, MT — $35,430Springfield, MA — $35,440El Centro, CA — $35,490Ithaca, NY — $35,510Pittsfield, MA — $35,540Bangor, ME — $35,560Pueblo, CO — $35,580Grand Junction, CO — $35,630Boise City, ID — $35,670Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,720Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,740Billings, MT — $35,760Salem, OR — $35,760Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,820Madison, WI — $35,830Medford, OR — $35,840Fargo, ND-MN — $35,860New Haven, CT — $35,950Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $35,960Santa Fe, NM — $35,960Albany, OR — $35,990Helena, MT — $35,990Visalia, CA — $35,990Rochester, MN — $36,000Colorado Springs, CO — $36,060Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $36,160Worcester, MA — $36,220Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $36,320Flagstaff, AZ — $36,440Redding, CA — $36,450Fresno, CA — $36,460Kingston, NY — $36,530Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $36,540Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,610Walla Walla, WA — $36,620Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $36,630Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,640Yakima, WA — $36,640Greeley, CO — $36,670Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $36,670Chico, CA — $36,680Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $36,720Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $36,720Bismarck, ND — $36,730Barnstable Town, MA — $36,790Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $36,850Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $36,880Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $36,880Grants Pass, OR — $36,940Coeur d'Alene, ID — $37,010Lewiston, ID-WA — $37,010Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $37,200Yuba City, CA — $37,310Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,320Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $37,330Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $37,330Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $37,340Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $37,350Urban Honolulu, HI — $37,400Modesto, CA — $37,430Carson City, NV — $37,490Anchorage, AK — $37,520Fairbanks-College, AK — $37,550Kennewick-Richland, WA — $37,600Stockton-Lodi, CA — $37,660Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $37,700Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $37,700Bend, OR — $37,720Merced, CA — $37,740San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $37,780San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,810Bellingham, WA — $37,840Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $37,900Salinas, CA — $37,970Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,100New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,280Bozeman, MT — $38,350Vallejo, CA — $38,420Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $38,470Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $38,470Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $38,620Longview-Kelso, WA — $38,680Boulder, CO — $38,700Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $39,240Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $39,570Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $39,630Napa, CA — $40,780Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $42,080San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $43,850San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $44,220

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.

Retail Salespersons: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,220$21.2618,34016.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,850$21.0839,46016.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$42,080$20.2346,62022.3
Napa, CA$40,780$19.612,15027.6
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$39,630$19.052,51034.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$39,570$19.025,72027.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$39,240$18.861,73033.0
Boulder, CO$38,700$18.614,88025.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$38,680$18.601,12027.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$38,620$18.572,43024.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$38,470$18.502,77029.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$38,470$18.5040,34025.1
Vallejo, CA$38,420$18.474,11028.5
Bozeman, MT$38,350$18.442,27031.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,280$18.40202,08021.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,100$18.3222,97021.3
Salinas, CA$37,970$18.264,11022.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,900$18.2292018.9
Bellingham, WA$37,840$18.192,83030.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,810$18.1834,39022.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$37,780$18.163,39027.8
Merced, CA$37,740$18.141,48018.7
Bend, OR$37,720$18.133,19029.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37,700$18.13130,65020.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,700$18.131,62031.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,660$18.115,68019.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,600$18.083,58027.7
Fairbanks-College, AK$37,550$18.051,04028.5
Anchorage, AK$37,520$18.044,71026.6
Carson City, NV$37,490$18.0274023.1
Modesto, CA$37,430$18.005,14026.3
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,400$17.9812,81028.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,350$17.963,18024.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,340$17.9528,23023.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,330$17.9512,23030.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37,330$17.953,55029.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,320$17.948,51029.5
Yuba City, CA$37,310$17.941,08021.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,200$17.894,49022.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,010$17.802,34032.4
Lewiston, ID-WA$37,010$17.7968023.7
Grants Pass, OR$36,940$17.7674024.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,880$17.738,27025.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,880$17.737,40028.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$36,850$17.7264,15023.7
Barnstable Town, MA$36,790$17.693,65038.8
Bismarck, ND$36,730$17.662,28032.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,720$17.6641,27024.0
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$36,720$17.653,09012.9
Chico, CA$36,680$17.632,01025.7
Greeley, CO$36,670$17.632,65022.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,670$17.6351,18026.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,640$17.625,40031.9
Yakima, WA$36,640$17.612,68027.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$36,630$17.611,79027.3
Walla Walla, WA$36,620$17.6164024.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,610$17.6066,92021.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$36,540$17.571,43030.1
Kingston, NY$36,530$17.561,86031.5
Fresno, CA$36,460$17.539,29019.5
Redding, CA$36,450$17.531,88026.3
Flagstaff, AZ$36,440$17.522,15032.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,320$17.466,05017.9
Worcester, MA$36,220$17.418,83025.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,160$17.399,89036.8
Colorado Springs, CO$36,060$17.348,82027.9
Rochester, MN$36,000$17.312,90023.6
Albany, OR$35,990$17.301,04022.0
Helena, MT$35,990$17.301,13025.4
Visalia, CA$35,990$17.303,92022.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,960$17.2969,06029.1
Santa Fe, NM$35,960$17.292,32037.5
New Haven, CT$35,950$17.296,81024.2
Fargo, ND-MN$35,860$17.244,16028.0
Medford, OR$35,840$17.232,84031.8
Madison, WI$35,830$17.238,33020.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,820$17.2296,95021.5
Billings, MT$35,760$17.192,90030.9
Salem, OR$35,760$17.194,55024.1
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,740$17.183,58028.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,720$17.1714,38024.0
Boise City, ID$35,670$17.159,13023.3
Grand Junction, CO$35,630$17.132,19032.7
Pueblo, CO$35,580$17.111,95031.6
Bangor, ME$35,560$17.102,21030.5
Pittsfield, MA$35,540$17.091,85032.5
Ithaca, NY$35,510$17.071,17024.4
El Centro, CA$35,490$17.061,90029.0
Springfield, MA$35,440$17.044,41021.9
Missoula, MT$35,430$17.041,99029.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,420$17.0311,93026.6
Corvallis, OR$35,410$17.0381021.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,410$17.024,09025.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,380$17.016,83039.3
Sheboygan, WI$35,370$17.001,21019.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,360$17.003,58021.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,360$17.003,31020.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH$35,350$16.996,66033.4
Mankato, MN$35,350$16.991,78031.8
Minot, ND$35,290$16.971,42042.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,290$16.972,57035.6
Syracuse, NY$35,250$16.958,15027.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,230$16.9420,91029.3
Vineland, NJ$35,230$16.941,13018.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$35,160$16.9013,42039.5
Reno, NV$35,160$16.907,02025.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,130$16.8948,61025.5
Glens Falls, NY$35,070$16.861,78035.5
Ann Arbor, MI$35,040$16.854,57020.8
Great Falls, MT$35,000$16.831,13030.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,910$16.7815,16028.4
St. Cloud, MN$34,860$16.762,85027.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,810$16.7463,99022.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,800$16.7339,92029.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$34,800$16.7312,60021.1
Jackson, MI$34,770$16.721,21021.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,650$16.6612,22040.1
Duluth, MN-WI$34,650$16.663,49028.0
Rochester, NY$34,650$16.6612,44025.2
Monroe, MI$34,620$16.641,25030.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,610$16.642,13037.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$34,600$16.635,96033.4
Appleton, WI$34,540$16.603,61029.0
Traverse City, MI$34,540$16.612,39034.9
Tucson, AZ$34,530$16.6011,10028.5
Utica-Rome, NY$34,530$16.603,01025.5
Binghamton, NY$34,460$16.572,54026.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$34,440$16.561,62031.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,420$16.5528,58026.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$34,420$16.5520,33024.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$34,410$16.5418,85023.0
Jacksonville, FL$34,360$16.5222,39029.2
Lexington Park, MD$34,360$16.522,25031.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,330$16.5091,37032.4
Flint, MI$34,320$16.504,08030.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$34,320$16.5026,11023.8
Punta Gorda, FL$34,290$16.482,72047.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$34,290$16.491,40034.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$34,280$16.481,49037.9
Charlottesville, VA$34,210$16.452,54022.2
Niles, MI$34,170$16.431,59026.4
Albuquerque, NM$34,160$16.4211,37028.1
Wausau, WI$34,160$16.421,66023.9
Elmira, NY$34,140$16.421,18035.1
Asheville, NC$34,110$16.405,57030.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$34,090$16.3911,93030.3
Green Bay, WI$34,090$16.394,12023.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,090$16.392,29027.2
Cheyenne, WY$34,070$16.381,53031.7
Dover, DE$34,060$16.381,82026.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$34,020$16.366,21036.3
Eau Claire, WI$34,000$16.352,65030.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$34,000$16.351,67024.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$33,920$16.315,76046.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$33,880$16.293,70045.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL$33,870$16.282,18020.7
Peoria, IL$33,870$16.293,71022.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$33,860$16.2829,66022.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$33,840$16.274,75021.9
Yuma, AZ$33,840$16.271,84026.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,820$16.2629,75022.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$33,790$16.2545,13031.2
Columbus, OH$33,780$16.2426,85024.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,720$16.2133,76029.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$33,660$16.183,13025.7
Midland, TX$33,660$16.182,21018.1
Decatur, IL$33,650$16.1895020.8
Fond du Lac, WI$33,640$16.171,04023.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$33,580$16.1435,15025.9
Kenosha, WI$33,580$16.142,28030.2
Richmond, VA$33,580$16.1416,21024.6
Rockford, IL$33,540$16.122,97021.5
Ogden, UT$33,450$16.088,20030.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$33,450$16.082,50043.3
Springfield, IL$33,450$16.082,57025.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$33,440$16.081,52029.4
Cedar Rapids, IA$33,430$16.073,41024.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,430$16.0711,00027.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,430$16.077,67031.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,400$16.06100,34024.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$33,370$16.048,78040.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$33,360$16.042,27017.8
Harrisonburg, VA$33,350$16.041,98030.2
Rapid City, SD$33,350$16.033,09041.8
Bay City, MI$33,320$16.0292027.3
Midland, MI$33,260$15.9979021.2
Omaha, NE-IA$33,260$15.9912,08024.3
St. George, UT$33,150$15.943,05033.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$33,140$15.931,06031.2
Huntsville, AL$33,120$15.927,03026.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$33,120$15.928,71028.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$33,100$15.9118,66025.1
Reading, PA$33,010$15.874,43025.3
Salisbury, MD$33,010$15.871,79033.3
Lebanon, PA$32,960$15.841,42026.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$32,850$15.7984,97029.4
Topeka, KS$32,820$15.782,27019.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$32,690$15.721,80019.2
Casper, WY$32,660$15.701,37034.1
Kankakee, IL$32,650$15.701,14026.9
Springfield, OH$32,610$15.681,21026.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$32,580$15.6717,05027.9
Ames, IA$32,460$15.601,46026.2
Battle Creek, MI$32,460$15.611,13020.6
Idaho Falls, ID$32,320$15.542,09025.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,310$15.539,06024.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$32,290$15.5249,97035.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$32,290$15.533,49038.5
Cleveland, TN$32,160$15.461,23028.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$32,030$15.404,76026.4
Twin Falls, ID$31,900$15.341,41028.0
Gainesville, GA$31,870$15.322,59024.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$31,870$15.326,72035.3
Gainesville, FL$31,830$15.304,22027.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$31,820$15.308,22031.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$31,790$15.285,85017.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,780$15.281,69022.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS$31,770$15.271,31024.0
Springfield, MO$31,760$15.275,81026.1
Morristown, TN$31,750$15.261,19025.2
Bloomington, IL$31,670$15.231,91021.7
Kokomo, IN$31,580$15.181,29036.4
Decatur, AL$31,550$15.171,58025.8
Farmington, NM$31,530$15.161,43030.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$31,530$15.1628,84026.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,490$15.143,82035.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA$31,460$15.127,02026.1
Birmingham, AL$31,450$15.1215,28029.4
Columbia, MO$31,390$15.092,61024.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$31,340$15.0778,96024.0
Lawrence, KS$31,320$15.061,43027.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$31,270$15.042,46029.2
Homosassa Springs, FL$31,240$15.021,49041.9
Saginaw, MI$31,210$15.003,41042.6
Fort Wayne, IN$31,200$15.005,86026.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$31,200$15.003,62030.3
Sebring, FL$31,200$15.001,15040.7
Knoxville, TN$31,150$14.9712,43029.3
Chambersburg, PA$31,090$14.951,63027.1
Ocala, FL$31,090$14.954,43036.6
Akron, OH$31,060$14.947,77024.3
Muncie, IN$31,060$14.941,71038.2
Cleveland, OH$31,000$14.9024,65023.9
Sandusky, OH$31,000$14.911,51030.2
Jackson, TN$30,990$14.902,39028.3
Lincoln, NE$30,990$14.904,08022.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$30,970$14.892,34030.7
Dubuque, IA$30,960$14.881,81030.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,960$14.8827,58024.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,930$14.874,00030.4
Bloomington, IN$30,890$14.851,98027.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$30,840$14.8311,83027.2
Pittsburgh, PA$30,840$14.8328,70025.8
Grand Island, NE$30,830$14.821,07027.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$30,820$14.8220,89027.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,810$14.8128,67026.0
Wilmington, NC$30,790$14.806,31033.0
Toledo, OH$30,780$14.807,36025.2
Winchester, VA-WV$30,780$14.802,29033.8
Wichita, KS$30,760$14.797,53024.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,750$14.789,51026.0
Joplin, MO-KS$30,740$14.782,42027.7
Logan, UT-ID$30,730$14.771,95029.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$30,670$14.752,65025.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$30,670$14.751,43027.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,660$14.7417,54025.6
Warner Robins, GA$30,650$14.742,46032.3
Rome, GA$30,590$14.711,52033.7
Lynchburg, VA$30,570$14.702,95030.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$30,570$14.702,36037.8
Spartanburg, SC$30,540$14.683,79022.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$30,520$14.674,00026.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,500$14.667,64022.8
York-Hanover, PA$30,480$14.654,68025.5
Las Cruces, NM$30,460$14.652,11026.4
Fayetteville, NC$30,440$14.644,24032.2
Roanoke, VA$30,440$14.644,23027.5
Williamsport, PA$30,430$14.631,30026.3
Jefferson City, MO$30,400$14.621,54019.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$30,400$14.6212,03027.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30,360$14.599,17024.6
Tallahassee, FL$30,330$14.585,13027.6
Odessa, TX$30,320$14.581,90023.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,300$14.577,94028.8
Lancaster, PA$30,280$14.567,40029.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,250$14.541,46032.7
Pocatello, ID$30,220$14.5399025.8
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$30,200$14.521,79038.2
Oklahoma City, OK$30,160$14.5018,37027.1
Savannah, GA$30,160$14.506,82034.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$30,150$14.502,22029.6
Evansville, IN$30,130$14.484,37032.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$30,100$14.477,81027.2
Winston-Salem, NC$30,100$14.476,79025.0
Baton Rouge, LA$30,070$14.469,02022.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$30,020$14.431,37032.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$30,020$14.436,33024.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$29,970$14.413,87025.7
Goldsboro, NC$29,960$14.401,46036.2
Iowa City, IA$29,940$14.392,71028.9
Hinesville, GA$29,880$14.3667032.9
Columbus, IN$29,840$14.351,50030.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$29,840$14.351,46035.8
Johnson City, TN$29,820$14.342,33028.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,810$14.333,84023.5
Tulsa, OK$29,810$14.3312,11026.4
Waco, TX$29,810$14.333,14024.2
Mobile, AL$29,710$14.284,90028.4
Montgomery, AL$29,650$14.264,72028.5
Burlington, NC$29,630$14.242,57037.9
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,630$14.242,99027.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$29,600$14.234,55052.2
Columbia, SC$29,540$14.2010,86027.6
Manhattan, KS$29,540$14.201,39026.0
Abilene, TX$29,530$14.202,00026.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,480$14.174,85029.7
Jacksonville, NC$29,480$14.182,04038.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$29,400$14.131,53035.1
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,370$14.121,96033.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,350$14.116,93029.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,320$14.107,78053.2
Amarillo, TX$29,310$14.093,15025.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$29,280$14.083,47035.3
Greenville, NC$29,250$14.062,37029.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$29,240$14.062,81029.3
State College, PA$29,240$14.061,71024.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$29,220$14.052,06024.6
Corpus Christi, TX$29,200$14.044,79024.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$29,150$14.0110,62029.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL$29,140$14.012,30031.6
Dalton, GA$29,140$14.011,36020.8
Longview, TX$29,130$14.013,11026.3
Clarksville, TN-KY$29,100$13.993,47033.6
Terre Haute, IN$29,090$13.991,94029.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,080$13.984,87030.4
Jackson, MS$29,070$13.988,77032.4
Charleston, WV$29,050$13.972,65025.6
Owensboro, KY$29,030$13.961,49030.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$28,990$13.944,67028.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$28,980$13.932,08037.2
Jonesboro, AR$28,960$13.921,94032.0
Lima, OH$28,900$13.901,49029.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,880$13.895,38034.0
Mansfield, OH$28,830$13.861,67034.1
Rocky Mount, NC$28,830$13.861,38025.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA$28,820$13.862,80029.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$28,800$13.853,12023.3
Lake Charles, LA$28,780$13.842,62025.8
Victoria, TX$28,780$13.841,44037.9
Dothan, AL$28,770$13.832,36038.9
Enid, OK$28,770$13.8367028.7
Sumter, SC$28,720$13.811,01029.3
Texarkana, TX-AR$28,700$13.801,65028.7
Albany, GA$28,660$13.781,87032.0
Alexandria, LA$28,660$13.781,65027.4
Elizabethtown, KY$28,650$13.771,57030.4
Florence, SC$28,650$13.782,60029.2
Erie, PA$28,610$13.763,34027.7
Wichita Falls, TX$28,610$13.761,49026.8
Lafayette, LA$28,600$13.755,01027.9
Valdosta, GA$28,600$13.751,94036.1
Hammond, LA$28,570$13.741,39029.0
Morgantown, WV$28,570$13.742,09031.0
Gettysburg, PA$28,500$13.7086026.9
Lubbock, TX$28,480$13.694,58027.5
Bowling Green, KY$28,430$13.672,72033.1
Hattiesburg, MS$28,410$13.662,60041.7
Paducah, KY-IL$28,390$13.651,80035.9
San Angelo, TX$28,390$13.651,49029.9
Altoona, PA$28,370$13.642,09035.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK$28,350$13.632,88030.1
Gadsden, AL$28,300$13.611,13034.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$28,220$13.574,29030.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$28,220$13.571,58043.6
Columbus, GA-AL$28,180$13.553,58030.7
Lawton, OK$28,150$13.531,37032.0
Tyler, TX$28,050$13.493,65031.6
Johnstown, PA$27,960$13.441,37028.7
Hot Springs, AR$27,890$13.411,62042.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$27,780$13.363,82024.3
Eagle Pass, TX$27,720$13.3346024.5
Monroe, LA$27,710$13.322,35026.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27,640$13.2994026.0
Beckley, WV$27,630$13.291,41032.8
Laredo, TX$27,530$13.243,24029.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,420$13.198,96030.2
El Paso, TX$27,330$13.1410,07029.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,780$10.9527,95040.5
Arecibo, PR$22,390$10.762,26064.9
Guayama, PR$22,190$10.6765052.3
Mayaguez, PR$22,090$10.622,61050.0
Ponce, PR$22,030$10.593,58056.3
Aguadilla, PR$21,950$10.552,66054.5

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.