SOC 43-6014 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

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

U.S. median annual wage$47,540
U.S. median hourly wage$22.86
U.S. employment1,706,790

Nationally, secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive earned a median of $47,540 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 1,706,790 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”.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$59,910$28.8011,80016.8
Massachusetts$57,940$27.8637,75010.4
Washington$57,330$27.5631,7108.9
Connecticut$57,210$27.5122,65013.4
California$55,400$26.64158,6308.7
Rhode Island$52,140$25.075,20010.4
Oregon$51,740$24.8823,15011.8
Minnesota$51,400$24.7131,33010.6
Hawaii$50,830$24.447,02011.2
New Jersey$50,260$24.1665,96015.4
Maine$49,820$23.956,74010.5
New York$49,600$23.85122,49012.6
Vermont$48,920$23.523,36011.1
Colorado$48,690$23.4129,12010.1
Maryland$48,680$23.4154,89019.9
Alaska$48,530$23.335,39016.6
Illinois$48,310$23.2374,28012.2
New Hampshire$48,080$23.129,05013.2
Delaware$47,970$23.066,32013.0
Arizona$47,940$23.0531,2209.6
Wisconsin$47,710$22.9428,1009.6
Virginia$47,620$22.8931,5807.7
North Dakota$47,480$22.835,80013.5
Utah$47,050$22.6214,8708.6
Nebraska$46,760$22.4816,24015.9
Nevada$46,570$22.3916,79010.8
New Mexico$46,450$22.3325,43029.2
Pennsylvania$46,270$22.2565,31010.8
Ohio$46,230$22.2254,7909.9
Michigan$46,020$22.1240,8309.3
Florida$45,900$22.07104,00010.5
Tennessee$45,810$22.0334,58010.5
North Carolina$45,790$22.0143,6908.8
Wyoming$45,450$21.852,2508.0
Iowa$45,150$21.7112,8308.2
Texas$45,140$21.70149,65010.6
South Carolina$44,880$21.5830,18013.1
Indiana$44,270$21.2920,1006.3
Kentucky$44,200$21.2518,4209.2
Virgin Islands$44,040$21.1753016.4
Montana$43,940$21.134,5208.8
Idaho$43,710$21.017,5708.8
Missouri$43,540$20.9333,18011.3
Kansas$42,270$20.3232,12022.3
South Dakota$41,700$20.056,12013.4
Alabama$41,630$20.0145,05021.3
Georgia$41,600$20.0044,4309.1
West Virginia$40,370$19.418,82012.6
Oklahoma$39,660$19.0720,12011.8
Louisiana$38,790$18.6528,04014.5
Arkansas$37,630$18.098,5906.6
Mississippi$37,340$17.9514,72012.7
Guam$36,030$17.321,61024.2
Puerto Rico$25,730$12.3717,81019.0

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.

$22,970$36,580$50,190$63,800Aguadilla, PR — $22,970Mayaguez, PR — $23,300Arecibo, PR — $23,580Ponce, PR — $24,130Guayama, PR — $24,220San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $26,780Hattiesburg, MS — $35,620Hot Springs, AR — $35,760Hammond, LA — $35,880Alexandria, LA — $35,890Jonesboro, AR — $35,900Athens-Clarke County, GA — $36,110Valdosta, GA — $36,250Eagle Pass, TX — $36,310Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $36,470Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $37,010Laredo, TX — $37,080Lawton, OK — $37,240Monroe, LA — $37,320Dalton, GA — $37,440Enid, OK — $37,460Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $37,480Texarkana, TX-AR — $37,490Rome, GA — $37,540Columbus, GA-AL — $37,570Fort Smith, AR-OK — $37,640Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $37,660Albany, GA — $37,830Lafayette, LA — $38,060Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $38,100Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $38,280Macon-Bibb County, GA — $38,400Jackson, MS — $38,440Joplin, MO-KS — $38,540Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $38,580Jacksonville, NC — $38,590Cheyenne, WY — $38,600Amarillo, TX — $38,660Johnstown, PA — $38,660Muncie, IN — $38,780Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $38,800Homosassa Springs, FL — $38,840Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $38,850Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $38,850Gadsden, AL — $38,860Altoona, PA — $39,010McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,010Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $39,080Wichita Falls, TX — $39,140Hinesville, GA — $39,220Twin Falls, ID — $39,240El Paso, TX — $39,280Gainesville, GA — $39,320Beckley, WV — $39,350Abilene, TX — $39,360Owensboro, KY — $39,360Sebring, FL — $39,400Dothan, AL — $39,500Topeka, KS — $39,500South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $39,510Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $39,560College Station-Bryan, TX — $39,620Columbia, MO — $39,680Warner Robins, GA — $39,680Anniston-Oxford, AL — $39,800Tallahassee, FL — $39,830Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $39,850Terre Haute, IN — $39,900Idaho Falls, ID — $39,910Johnson City, TN — $40,060Bowling Green, KY — $40,180Sumter, SC — $40,210Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $40,230Lake Charles, LA — $40,260Montgomery, AL — $40,260San Angelo, TX — $40,360Ocala, FL — $40,370Gainesville, FL — $40,440Auburn-Opelika, AL — $40,460Manhattan, KS — $40,460Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $40,490Longview, TX — $40,620Springfield, MO — $40,690Tulsa, OK — $40,700Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $40,700Jackson, TN — $40,720Lubbock, TX — $40,850Baton Rouge, LA — $40,910Jefferson City, MO — $40,980Las Cruces, NM — $41,030Morristown, TN — $41,040Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $41,140Goldsboro, NC — $41,410Wichita, KS — $41,480Lynchburg, VA — $41,510Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $41,550Tuscaloosa, AL — $41,550Youngstown-Warren, OH — $41,580Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $41,600Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $41,710Rapid City, SD — $41,720Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $41,770Morgantown, WV — $41,810Tyler, TX — $41,810Paducah, KY-IL — $41,820Erie, PA — $41,850Oklahoma City, OK — $41,850Chattanooga, TN-GA — $41,990Florence, SC — $42,150Bloomington, IN — $42,180Wheeling, WV-OH — $42,200St. Joseph, MO-KS — $42,210Victoria, TX — $42,240Elizabethtown, KY — $42,340Yuma, AZ — $42,390Fayetteville, NC — $42,410Missoula, MT — $42,500Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $42,560Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $42,570Flint, MI — $42,600Lawrence, KS — $42,630Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $42,660Corpus Christi, TX — $42,700Killeen-Temple, TX — $42,740New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $42,830Clarksville, TN-KY — $42,840Mobile, AL — $42,840Rocky Mount, NC — $42,840Cleveland, TN — $42,880Mansfield, OH — $43,000Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $43,050Niles, MI — $43,140Savannah, GA — $43,160Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $43,260Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $43,310Waco, TX — $43,310Great Falls, MT — $43,400Gettysburg, PA — $43,410San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $43,440Williamsport, PA — $43,440Charleston, WV — $43,550Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $43,660Punta Gorda, FL — $43,670Billings, MT — $43,680Sherman-Denison, TX — $43,710Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $43,740Bay City, MI — $43,750Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $43,750Spartanburg, SC — $43,750Logan, UT-ID — $43,780Springfield, OH — $43,840Decatur, AL — $43,900Lebanon, PA — $43,900Canton-Massillon, OH — $43,930Pocatello, ID — $43,990Battle Creek, MI — $44,040Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $44,100Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $44,100Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $44,170Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $44,200Traverse City, MI — $44,200Kokomo, IN — $44,220Asheville, NC — $44,240Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $44,260Port St. Lucie, FL — $44,270Greenville, NC — $44,350Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $44,370Columbus, IN — $44,410Elmira, NY — $44,450Grand Island, NE — $44,450Lima, OH — $44,460Saginaw, MI — $44,560Birmingham, AL — $44,580Sandusky, OH — $44,600Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $44,610St. George, UT — $44,610Burlington, NC — $44,630Kankakee, IL — $44,740Fort Wayne, IN — $44,820York-Hanover, PA — $44,860Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $44,950Evansville, IN — $44,980Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $45,020Tucson, AZ — $45,030Odessa, TX — $45,060Roanoke, VA — $45,100Cedar Rapids, IA — $45,110Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $45,270Dover, DE — $45,360Chambersburg, PA — $45,380Wilmington, NC — $45,380Iowa City, IA — $45,390Dubuque, IA — $45,430Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $45,440Boise City, ID — $45,480Reading, PA — $45,500Grand Junction, CO — $45,510Pittsburgh, PA — $45,550Monroe, MI — $45,560Columbia, SC — $45,620Winston-Salem, NC — $45,640Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $45,680Harrisonburg, VA — $45,690Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $45,710Greensboro-High Point, NC — $45,750Jacksonville, FL — $45,800Farmington, NM — $45,860Decatur, IL — $45,890Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $45,890Fond du Lac, WI — $45,900Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $45,900Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $45,950Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $45,960Winchester, VA-WV — $45,990Knoxville, TN — $46,000Flagstaff, AZ — $46,010Ogden, UT — $46,010Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $46,040Huntsville, AL — $46,090Utica-Rome, NY — $46,110Cleveland, OH — $46,120Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $46,120Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $46,120Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $46,120Rockford, IL — $46,130Akron, OH — $46,140Pueblo, CO — $46,150St. Louis, MO-IL — $46,200Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $46,230Lancaster, PA — $46,270Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $46,310Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $46,320North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $46,380Casper, WY — $46,420Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $46,450Glens Falls, NY — $46,530Peoria, IL — $46,550Coeur d'Alene, ID — $46,580Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $46,750Rochester, NY — $46,770Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $46,780Toledo, OH — $46,780Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $46,790Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $46,800Kansas City, MO-KS — $46,810Albuquerque, NM — $46,950Eau Claire, WI — $46,970Janesville-Beloit, WI — $47,000Wausau, WI — $47,000Colorado Springs, CO — $47,010Jackson, MI — $47,020Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $47,020Fargo, ND-MN — $47,060Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $47,080Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $47,090Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $47,090La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $47,110Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $47,130Salisbury, MD — $47,140Vineland, NJ — $47,210Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $47,220Lincoln, NE — $47,230Green Bay, WI — $47,270Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $47,270Minot, ND — $47,320Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $47,330Grants Pass, OR — $47,340Manchester-Nashua, NH — $47,400Bozeman, MT — $47,420Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $47,430Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $47,450Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $47,450Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $47,500Naples-Marco Island, FL — $47,520Springfield, IL — $47,550Binghamton, NY — $47,560Sheboygan, WI — $47,560Bismarck, ND — $47,580Albany, OR — $47,600Helena, MT — $47,670State College, PA — $47,700Duluth, MN-WI — $47,740Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $47,750Omaha, NE-IA — $47,760Lexington-Fayette, KY — $47,790Lewiston, ID-WA — $47,820Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $47,840Lexington Park, MD — $47,840Richmond, VA — $47,840Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $47,850Fairbanks-College, AK — $47,860Columbus, OH — $47,870Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $47,870Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $47,910Grand Forks, ND-MN — $47,920Appleton, WI — $47,940Ithaca, NY — $47,990Anchorage, AK — $48,150Bangor, ME — $48,170Champaign-Urbana, IL — $48,260Midland, TX — $48,270Medford, OR — $48,310Reno, NV — $48,310Greeley, CO — $48,390Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $48,470Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $48,480Raleigh-Cary, NC — $48,500Syracuse, NY — $48,500Kingston, NY — $48,620Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $48,670Ames, IA — $48,740Kenosha, WI — $48,800Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $48,800Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $48,850Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $48,880Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $49,000Midland, MI — $49,010Eugene-Springfield, OR — $49,140El Centro, CA — $49,150Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $49,220Carson City, NV — $49,270Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $49,330St. Cloud, MN — $49,470Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $49,550Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $49,760Chico, CA — $49,810Bend, OR — $49,890Redding, CA — $49,940Corvallis, OR — $49,970Pittsfield, MA — $49,990Urban Honolulu, HI — $50,020Fresno, CA — $50,100Santa Fe, NM — $50,170Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $50,210Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $50,440Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $50,460Ann Arbor, MI — $50,600Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $50,700Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $50,960San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $51,010Boulder, CO — $51,060Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $51,100Madison, WI — $51,410Mankato, MN — $51,410New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $51,440Springfield, MA — $51,460Yuba City, CA — $51,480Walla Walla, WA — $51,640Merced, CA — $51,710Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $51,800Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $51,800Bloomington, IL — $51,880Visalia, CA — $51,910Portland-South Portland, ME — $52,000Worcester, MA — $52,450Yakima, WA — $52,540Rochester, MN — $52,890Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $52,920Charlottesville, VA — $53,100Kennewick-Richland, WA — $53,140Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $53,550Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $53,660Stockton-Lodi, CA — $53,770Bellingham, WA — $53,820Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $54,050Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $54,080Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $54,170Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $54,170Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $54,320Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $54,340Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $54,820Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $55,020Barnstable Town, MA — $55,040Modesto, CA — $55,140Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $55,360San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $55,380Salem, OR — $55,660Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $55,940Vallejo, CA — $56,270Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $56,980Salinas, CA — $57,340Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $57,440Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $57,510Longview-Kelso, WA — $57,580Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $57,720Napa, CA — $58,810Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $59,330Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $59,510Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,230San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $62,110San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $62,940New Haven, CT — $63,800

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.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New Haven, CT$63,800$30.674,78017.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,940$30.267,9707.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,110$29.8620,2708.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,230$28.9615,7807.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$59,510$28.618308.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,330$28.5328,54010.6
Napa, CA$58,810$28.276308.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$57,720$27.752,15010.5
Longview-Kelso, WA$57,580$27.6843010.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$57,510$27.659609.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,440$27.625,80014.4
Salinas, CA$57,340$27.571,5008.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56,980$27.405109.6
Vallejo, CA$56,270$27.061,1107.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$55,940$26.906,98011.6
Salem, OR$55,660$26.763,22017.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$55,380$26.6212,0707.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,360$26.6213,51011.2
Modesto, CA$55,140$26.511,8309.4
Barnstable Town, MA$55,040$26.4699010.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$55,020$26.458,4507.8
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$54,820$26.3579010.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$54,340$26.121,41011.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,320$26.112,11016.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$54,170$26.043006.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$54,170$26.042,9809.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$54,080$26.0019,1809.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$54,050$25.993,68015.3
Bellingham, WA$53,820$25.888709.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA$53,770$25.852,3108.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$53,660$25.8037,01011.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$53,550$25.7558,8009.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,140$25.551,45011.2
Charlottesville, VA$53,100$25.531,16010.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,920$25.4413,2107.7
Rochester, MN$52,890$25.431,0008.1
Yakima, WA$52,540$25.261,02010.5
Worcester, MA$52,450$25.223,55010.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$52,000$25.002,93010.2
Visalia, CA$51,910$24.961,3908.1
Bloomington, IL$51,880$24.9493010.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$51,800$24.907,0209.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,800$24.901,9309.6
Merced, CA$51,710$24.866207.7
Walla Walla, WA$51,640$24.8329011.2
Yuba City, CA$51,480$24.7552010.2
Springfield, MA$51,460$24.741,9009.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51,440$24.73122,68012.9
Madison, WI$51,410$24.724,63011.3
Mankato, MN$51,410$24.7266011.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$51,100$24.571,25019.1
Boulder, CO$51,060$24.551,5107.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$51,010$24.521,1709.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$50,960$24.502,7308.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$50,700$24.3852010.1
Ann Arbor, MI$50,600$24.332,29010.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$50,460$24.262,33014.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,440$24.2550,19011.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,210$24.141,20010.0
Santa Fe, NM$50,170$24.122,41039.0
Fresno, CA$50,100$24.093,8708.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,020$24.055,13011.5
Pittsfield, MA$49,990$24.0460010.5
Corvallis, OR$49,970$24.0356014.6
Redding, CA$49,940$24.015808.1
Bend, OR$49,890$23.991,11010.3
Chico, CA$49,810$23.9581010.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,760$23.9215,3509.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$49,550$23.822,4709.7
St. Cloud, MN$49,470$23.781,23011.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,330$23.717,69017.1
Carson City, NV$49,270$23.6996030.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$49,220$23.6629,78021.9
El Centro, CA$49,150$23.635408.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,140$23.621,67010.6
Midland, MI$49,010$23.5650013.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,000$23.5612,10011.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,880$23.504609.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,850$23.4932,85011.3
Kenosha, WI$48,800$23.466508.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,800$23.4622,0109.3
Ames, IA$48,740$23.4462011.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$48,670$23.402,46011.3
Kingston, NY$48,620$23.3892015.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,500$23.327,1709.6
Syracuse, NY$48,500$23.324,95016.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,480$23.317,9309.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,470$23.3013,87010.7
Greeley, CO$48,390$23.271,1609.7
Medford, OR$48,310$23.238809.9
Reno, NV$48,310$23.233,23011.7
Midland, TX$48,270$23.211,40011.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,260$23.201,22011.6
Bangor, ME$48,170$23.1687012.1
Anchorage, AK$48,150$23.152,56014.4
Ithaca, NY$47,990$23.0790018.7
Appleton, WI$47,940$23.051,1809.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN$47,920$23.0475014.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,910$23.046,6708.1
Columbus, OH$47,870$23.019,5708.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,870$23.013,62013.4
Fairbanks-College, AK$47,860$23.0163017.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,850$23.019,6708.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$47,840$23.003,1209.1
Lexington Park, MD$47,840$23.001,26017.8
Richmond, VA$47,840$23.004,9407.5
Lewiston, ID-WA$47,820$22.992408.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,790$22.982,5008.7
Omaha, NE-IA$47,760$22.967,09014.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,750$22.964,42011.2
Duluth, MN-WI$47,740$22.951,2209.8
State College, PA$47,700$22.931,14016.6
Helena, MT$47,670$22.9248010.7
Albany, OR$47,600$22.8861012.9
Bismarck, ND$47,580$22.871,17016.4
Binghamton, NY$47,560$22.861,42014.6
Sheboygan, WI$47,560$22.874807.9
Springfield, IL$47,550$22.861,29012.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,520$22.841,6709.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,500$22.843,1107.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,450$22.8137,5509.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,450$22.8133,38011.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,430$22.813,77011.3
Bozeman, MT$47,420$22.805207.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,400$22.792,12010.6
Grants Pass, OR$47,340$22.762608.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,330$22.7516,9708.9
Minot, ND$47,320$22.7544013.1
Green Bay, WI$47,270$22.731,5408.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,270$22.731,31012.8
Lincoln, NE$47,230$22.712,89015.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,220$22.702,53015.0
Vineland, NJ$47,210$22.7082013.2
Salisbury, MD$47,140$22.661,15021.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,130$22.661,77010.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,110$22.657909.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,090$22.644,7707.0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,090$22.647908.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,080$22.644,13011.0
Fargo, ND-MN$47,060$22.631,73011.7
Jackson, MI$47,020$22.615309.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,020$22.616708.8
Colorado Springs, CO$47,010$22.603,48011.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,000$22.5972010.4
Wausau, WI$47,000$22.605908.4
Eau Claire, WI$46,970$22.587208.4
Albuquerque, NM$46,950$22.5711,02027.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,810$22.5015,93014.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,800$22.5011,3308.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$46,790$22.501,06012.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,780$22.496,47012.1
Toledo, OH$46,780$22.493,10010.6
Rochester, NY$46,770$22.496,23012.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,750$22.4833,71010.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,580$22.406108.5
Peoria, IL$46,550$22.382,01012.1
Glens Falls, NY$46,530$22.3764012.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,450$22.336,2805.7
Casper, WY$46,420$22.322405.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,380$22.303,83011.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,320$22.275,7307.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$46,310$22.273,6409.8
Lancaster, PA$46,270$22.252,96011.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$46,230$22.227208.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$46,200$22.2115,00011.2
Pueblo, CO$46,150$22.1970011.4
Akron, OH$46,140$22.193,36010.5
Rockford, IL$46,130$22.181,3609.9
Cleveland, OH$46,120$22.1710,45010.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,120$22.174,87011.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,120$22.172,6508.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$46,120$22.1750012.7
Utica-Rome, NY$46,110$22.171,49012.6
Huntsville, AL$46,090$22.164,70017.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,040$22.1411,0809.7
Flagstaff, AZ$46,010$22.125508.3
Ogden, UT$46,010$22.122,2108.1
Knoxville, TN$46,000$22.114,79011.3
Winchester, VA-WV$45,990$22.116509.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$45,960$22.105,5009.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$45,950$22.096408.5
Fond du Lac, WI$45,900$22.073708.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,900$22.072,3309.5
Decatur, IL$45,890$22.0650011.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,890$22.063907.6
Farmington, NM$45,860$22.051,25026.2
Jacksonville, FL$45,800$22.026,9309.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,750$21.993,2709.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,710$21.971,6709.3
Harrisonburg, VA$45,690$21.975608.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,680$21.962,9809.8
Winston-Salem, NC$45,640$21.942,2508.3
Columbia, SC$45,620$21.936,61016.8
Monroe, MI$45,560$21.903308.2
Pittsburgh, PA$45,550$21.9012,16010.9
Grand Junction, CO$45,510$21.8895014.1
Reading, PA$45,500$21.871,7009.8
Boise City, ID$45,480$21.873,3808.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$45,440$21.854,7107.9
Dubuque, IA$45,430$21.844407.6
Iowa City, IA$45,390$21.826306.8
Chambersburg, PA$45,380$21.8262010.3
Wilmington, NC$45,380$21.822,07010.8
Dover, DE$45,360$21.811,17017.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$45,270$21.7625,2808.7
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,110$21.691,2909.3
Roanoke, VA$45,100$21.681,2308.0
Odessa, TX$45,060$21.6792011.3
Tucson, AZ$45,030$21.653,6309.3
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$45,020$21.645208.4
Evansville, IN$44,980$21.638206.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$44,950$21.611,30010.4
York-Hanover, PA$44,860$21.571,8209.9
Fort Wayne, IN$44,820$21.551,3405.9
Kankakee, IL$44,740$21.5154012.7
Burlington, NC$44,630$21.4673010.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$44,610$21.4583011.5
St. George, UT$44,610$21.458809.7
Sandusky, OH$44,600$21.4452010.4
Birmingham, AL$44,580$21.4310,90020.9
Saginaw, MI$44,560$21.427409.2
Lima, OH$44,460$21.384909.9
Elmira, NY$44,450$21.3753015.8
Grand Island, NE$44,450$21.3754013.7
Columbus, IN$44,410$21.352204.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,370$21.3312,2208.7
Greenville, NC$44,350$21.325406.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,270$21.291,77010.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,260$21.282,67010.5
Asheville, NC$44,240$21.271,5508.6
Kokomo, IN$44,220$21.262005.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,200$21.251,0808.8
Traverse City, MI$44,200$21.256409.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$44,170$21.233809.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$44,100$21.207009.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$44,100$21.202806.8
Battle Creek, MI$44,040$21.174508.2
Pocatello, ID$43,990$21.153809.9
Canton-Massillon, OH$43,930$21.121,5609.6
Decatur, AL$43,900$21.101,26020.5
Lebanon, PA$43,900$21.1163011.8
Springfield, OH$43,840$21.0846010.1
Logan, UT-ID$43,780$21.055408.1
Bay City, MI$43,750$21.033309.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$43,750$21.031,04011.4
Spartanburg, SC$43,750$21.031,70010.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,740$21.031,80016.8
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,710$21.0153010.0
Billings, MT$43,680$21.007307.8
Punta Gorda, FL$43,670$20.9964011.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$43,660$20.991,7909.4
Charleston, WV$43,550$20.941,63015.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,440$20.8912,26010.9
Williamsport, PA$43,440$20.8957011.5
Gettysburg, PA$43,410$20.8749015.4
Great Falls, MT$43,400$20.873008.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$43,310$20.821,98012.1
Waco, TX$43,310$20.821,47011.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,260$20.807205.6
Savannah, GA$43,160$20.751,5607.9
Niles, MI$43,140$20.7461010.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$43,050$20.7066011.4
Mansfield, OH$43,000$20.6850010.3
Cleveland, TN$42,880$20.623909.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$42,840$20.601,0209.9
Mobile, AL$42,840$20.603,78021.9
Rocky Mount, NC$42,840$20.605109.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,830$20.596,18013.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$42,740$20.551,56010.3
Corpus Christi, TX$42,700$20.532,15011.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$42,660$20.513708.5
Lawrence, KS$42,630$20.491,23023.7
Flint, MI$42,600$20.481,38010.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$42,570$20.472,35010.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$42,560$20.462,06011.5
Missoula, MT$42,500$20.434807.1
Fayetteville, NC$42,410$20.391,1008.3
Yuma, AZ$42,390$20.3869010.1
Elizabethtown, KY$42,340$20.354709.0
Victoria, TX$42,240$20.3144011.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS$42,210$20.2963011.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$42,200$20.2977013.3
Bloomington, IN$42,180$20.283104.2
Florence, SC$42,150$20.271,05011.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$41,990$20.192,4709.2
Erie, PA$41,850$20.121,24010.3
Oklahoma City, OK$41,850$20.127,07010.4
Paducah, KY-IL$41,820$20.104108.2
Morgantown, WV$41,810$20.1079011.7
Tyler, TX$41,810$20.101,22010.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,770$20.082,4309.1
Rapid City, SD$41,720$20.0699013.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$41,710$20.061,1407.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$41,600$20.002,2609.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$41,580$19.991,68010.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,550$19.971,5505.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,550$19.982,33021.4
Lynchburg, VA$41,510$19.969109.4
Wichita, KS$41,480$19.946,29020.4
Goldsboro, NC$41,410$19.913207.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$41,140$19.7874013.0
Morristown, TN$41,040$19.734409.2
Las Cruces, NM$41,030$19.732,36029.5
Jefferson City, MO$40,980$19.701,88023.5
Baton Rouge, LA$40,910$19.675,95014.5
Lubbock, TX$40,850$19.641,91011.5
Jackson, TN$40,720$19.5885010.1
Tulsa, OK$40,700$19.575,06011.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$40,700$19.5743011.9
Springfield, MO$40,690$19.562,54011.4
Longview, TX$40,620$19.531,41011.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$40,490$19.471,77012.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL$40,460$19.451,57021.5
Manhattan, KS$40,460$19.451,23023.0
Gainesville, FL$40,440$19.441,54010.1
Ocala, FL$40,370$19.411,27010.5
San Angelo, TX$40,360$19.4057011.4
Lake Charles, LA$40,260$19.361,39013.7
Montgomery, AL$40,260$19.364,06024.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$40,230$19.3436010.7
Sumter, SC$40,210$19.3341011.8
Bowling Green, KY$40,180$19.327809.6
Johnson City, TN$40,060$19.261,03012.6
Idaho Falls, ID$39,910$19.197409.0
Terre Haute, IN$39,900$19.184907.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$39,850$19.161,19010.0
Tallahassee, FL$39,830$19.152,62014.1
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,800$19.1490020.7
Columbia, MO$39,680$19.081,35012.5
Warner Robins, GA$39,680$19.085006.6
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,620$19.051,43010.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$39,560$19.021,82020.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$39,510$18.999807.5
Dothan, AL$39,500$18.991,19019.5
Topeka, KS$39,500$18.992,92025.2
Sebring, FL$39,400$18.9434012.0
Abilene, TX$39,360$18.9390012.1
Owensboro, KY$39,360$18.924709.5
Beckley, WV$39,350$18.9249011.4
Gainesville, GA$39,320$18.918308.0
El Paso, TX$39,280$18.883,72011.0
Twin Falls, ID$39,240$18.873306.6
Hinesville, GA$39,220$18.851809.0
Wichita Falls, TX$39,140$18.8273013.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$39,080$18.7941011.2
Altoona, PA$39,010$18.7564010.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,010$18.763,18010.7
Gadsden, AL$38,860$18.6967020.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$38,850$18.681,16020.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,850$18.682,1606.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$38,840$18.6740011.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,800$18.651,76011.2
Muncie, IN$38,780$18.643407.6
Amarillo, TX$38,660$18.591,41011.4
Johnstown, PA$38,660$18.5970014.7
Cheyenne, WY$38,600$18.563306.9
Jacksonville, NC$38,590$18.554408.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$38,580$18.552,20013.5
Joplin, MO-KS$38,540$18.5399011.4
Jackson, MS$38,440$18.483,73013.8
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,400$18.4696010.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,280$18.411,51010.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,100$18.321,67010.6
Lafayette, LA$38,060$18.302,21012.3
Albany, GA$37,830$18.195509.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$37,660$18.111,33013.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,640$18.107207.6
Columbus, GA-AL$37,570$18.061,30011.2
Rome, GA$37,540$18.053507.8
Texarkana, TX-AR$37,490$18.0367011.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$37,480$18.0250011.2
Enid, OK$37,460$18.0127011.4
Dalton, GA$37,440$18.005909.1
Monroe, LA$37,320$17.941,15013.2
Lawton, OK$37,240$17.9057013.2
Laredo, TX$37,080$17.831,31011.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,010$17.791,18014.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$36,470$17.544309.2
Eagle Pass, TX$36,310$17.4623012.4
Valdosta, GA$36,250$17.4354010.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,110$17.369109.5
Jonesboro, AR$35,900$17.263806.2
Alexandria, LA$35,890$17.2695015.8
Hammond, LA$35,880$17.2579016.5
Hot Springs, AR$35,760$17.192406.1
Hattiesburg, MS$35,620$17.1379012.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,780$12.8712,69018.4
Guayama, PR$24,220$11.6421017.0
Ponce, PR$24,130$11.601,48023.4
Arecibo, PR$23,580$11.3463018.1
Mayaguez, PR$23,300$11.201,12021.6
Aguadilla, PR$22,970$11.041,04021.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLNot publishedNot published14,78010.2

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.