SOC 33-9032 · Protective Service Occupations
Security Guards
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$38,020
U.S. median hourly wage$18.28
U.S. employment1,283,470
Nationally, security guards earned a median of $38,020 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 1,283,470 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $64,210 | $30.87 | 15,880 | 22.6 |
| Alaska | $47,480 | $22.83 | 2,100 | 6.5 |
| Washington | $47,100 | $22.64 | 25,800 | 7.3 |
| Vermont | $45,550 | $21.90 | 930 | 3.1 |
| Oregon | $45,500 | $21.88 | 12,200 | 6.2 |
| New Hampshire | $45,200 | $21.73 | 2,450 | 3.6 |
| Colorado | $45,150 | $21.71 | 16,890 | 5.9 |
| Massachusetts | $44,670 | $21.48 | 23,930 | 6.6 |
| New York | $44,240 | $21.27 | 134,700 | 13.9 |
| Virginia | $43,640 | $20.98 | 34,870 | 8.5 |
| Minnesota | $43,380 | $20.86 | 14,440 | 4.9 |
| New Mexico | $43,320 | $20.83 | 8,410 | 9.7 |
| California | $43,240 | $20.79 | 199,480 | 11.0 |
| Hawaii | $42,820 | $20.59 | 10,160 | 16.2 |
| Utah | $42,700 | $20.53 | 7,310 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | $40,390 | $19.42 | 18,630 | 6.3 |
| Connecticut | $39,920 | $19.19 | 12,100 | 7.1 |
| Nebraska | $39,840 | $19.15 | 4,700 | 4.6 |
| Illinois | $39,490 | $18.98 | 53,830 | 8.8 |
| North Dakota | $39,310 | $18.90 | 1,310 | 3.0 |
| Wyoming | $39,200 | $18.85 | 1,130 | 4.0 |
| Maine | $39,100 | $18.80 | 1,930 | 3.0 |
| New Jersey | $38,880 | $18.69 | 41,540 | 9.7 |
| Montana | $38,480 | $18.50 | 1,610 | 3.1 |
| Idaho | $38,300 | $18.41 | 3,750 | 4.4 |
| Arizona | $38,290 | $18.41 | 29,820 | 9.2 |
| Maryland | $38,220 | $18.37 | 27,670 | 10.0 |
| Wisconsin | $37,440 | $18.00 | 12,030 | 4.1 |
| Nevada | $37,310 | $17.94 | 26,680 | 17.2 |
| South Dakota | $37,150 | $17.86 | 1,460 | 3.2 |
| Iowa | $37,080 | $17.83 | 6,890 | 4.4 |
| Kansas | $37,080 | $17.83 | 7,150 | 5.0 |
| Michigan | $37,080 | $17.83 | 25,240 | 5.7 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,050 | $17.81 | 43,610 | 7.2 |
| Rhode Island | $36,940 | $17.76 | 3,160 | 6.3 |
| Indiana | $36,490 | $17.54 | 19,930 | 6.2 |
| Delaware | $36,360 | $17.48 | 3,430 | 7.1 |
| Oklahoma | $36,270 | $17.44 | 12,210 | 7.1 |
| Tennessee | $36,000 | $17.31 | 27,690 | 8.4 |
| Texas | $35,980 | $17.30 | 106,210 | 7.5 |
| Florida | $35,900 | $17.26 | 95,370 | 9.6 |
| Arkansas | $35,770 | $17.20 | 6,390 | 4.9 |
| Ohio | $35,770 | $17.20 | 34,450 | 6.2 |
| South Carolina | $35,460 | $17.05 | 16,610 | 7.2 |
| Kentucky | $35,420 | $17.03 | 13,580 | 6.8 |
| North Carolina | $35,010 | $16.83 | 29,830 | 6.0 |
| Georgia | $34,980 | $16.82 | 36,210 | 7.4 |
| Alabama | $33,720 | $16.21 | 15,210 | 7.2 |
| Louisiana | $32,240 | $15.50 | 17,210 | 8.9 |
| Virgin Islands | $31,990 | $15.38 | 1,030 | 32.2 |
| Mississippi | $29,180 | $14.03 | 10,160 | 8.7 |
| West Virginia | $28,800 | $13.85 | 5,200 | 7.4 |
| Guam | $22,090 | $10.62 | 800 | 12.0 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,840 | $10.50 | 26,100 | 27.8 |
Pay by metro area
All 390 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls, ID | $78,680 | $37.83 | 570 | 7.0 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $60,400 | $29.04 | 130 | 3.6 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $54,670 | $26.29 | 500 | 3.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $51,170 | $24.60 | 410 | 3.4 |
| Ithaca, NY | $49,540 | $23.82 | 240 | 5.0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $49,480 | $23.79 | 570 | 5.9 |
| Hinesville, GA | $48,780 | $23.45 | 120 | 5.9 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $48,770 | $23.45 | 60 | 2.4 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $48,690 | $23.41 | 780 | 10.6 |
| Rochester, MN | $47,790 | $22.98 | 520 | 4.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $47,490 | $22.83 | 17,030 | 8.2 |
| Napa, CA | $47,240 | $22.71 | 760 | 9.7 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,830 | $22.52 | 40,950 | 13.1 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,820 | $22.51 | 9,110 | 7.5 |
| Anchorage, AK | $46,720 | $22.46 | 1,090 | 6.2 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,450 | $22.33 | 480 | 2.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $46,250 | $22.23 | 11,800 | 10.4 |
| Salem, OR | $46,150 | $22.19 | 1,030 | 5.5 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $46,090 | $22.16 | 220 | 4.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $45,980 | $22.11 | 160 | 4.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $45,730 | $21.99 | 26,830 | 11.3 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $45,540 | $21.90 | 590 | 6.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,420 | $21.84 | 10,910 | 6.8 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $45,370 | $21.81 | 140 | 3.3 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $45,270 | $21.77 | 260 | 3.4 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $45,230 | $21.74 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,160 | $21.71 | 1,560 | 7.6 |
| New Haven, CT | $45,060 | $21.67 | 1,560 | 5.6 |
| Syracuse, NY | $45,050 | $21.66 | 1,770 | 5.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $44,990 | $21.63 | 19,250 | 7.1 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $44,880 | $21.58 | 380 | 5.4 |
| Kingston, NY | $44,790 | $21.54 | 280 | 4.7 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $44,780 | $21.53 | 4,440 | 11.0 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $44,520 | $21.40 | 810 | 4.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $44,430 | $21.36 | 350 | 4.4 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $44,420 | $21.35 | 950 | 8.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $44,390 | $21.34 | 2,770 | 6.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $44,310 | $21.30 | 380 | 4.2 |
| Medford, OR | $44,250 | $21.28 | 310 | 3.5 |
| Kokomo, IN | $44,080 | $21.19 | 110 | 3.1 |
| Albany, OR | $44,050 | $21.18 | 90 | 2.0 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,980 | $21.15 | 142,760 | 15.0 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $43,920 | $21.12 | 840 | 6.5 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $43,860 | $21.09 | 270 | 4.8 |
| Bend, OR | $43,790 | $21.05 | 350 | 3.2 |
| Carson City, NV | $43,640 | $20.98 | 120 | 3.8 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $43,610 | $20.96 | 470 | 4.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $43,430 | $20.88 | 10,930 | 5.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $43,370 | $20.85 | 250 | 5.2 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $43,340 | $20.84 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $43,320 | $20.83 | 1,080 | 6.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $43,260 | $20.80 | 5,120 | 6.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $43,250 | $20.80 | 2,340 | 5.2 |
| Casper, WY | $43,250 | $20.79 | 160 | 3.9 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,250 | $20.79 | 800 | 4.0 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $42,980 | $20.67 | 530 | 4.3 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $42,940 | $20.65 | 710 | 5.4 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $42,910 | $20.63 | 3,080 | 11.4 |
| Rochester, NY | $42,860 | $20.61 | 3,300 | 6.7 |
| Vallejo, CA | $42,800 | $20.58 | 950 | 6.6 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $42,680 | $20.52 | 200 | 5.1 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $42,670 | $20.52 | 2,210 | 7.0 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $42,600 | $20.48 | 9,720 | 7.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $42,580 | $20.47 | 8,440 | 18.9 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $42,370 | $20.37 | 3,170 | 6.4 |
| Redding, CA | $42,330 | $20.35 | 490 | 6.9 |
| Springfield, IL | $42,240 | $20.31 | 680 | 6.7 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $42,170 | $20.28 | 340 | 3.0 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $42,130 | $20.25 | 210 | 3.5 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $42,100 | $20.24 | 630 | 2.9 |
| Binghamton, NY | $42,070 | $20.22 | 640 | 6.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $41,950 | $20.17 | 260 | 7.1 |
| St. George, UT | $41,950 | $20.17 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $41,950 | $20.17 | 170 | 3.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $41,810 | $20.10 | 7,730 | 7.1 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $41,750 | $20.07 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Bozeman, MT | $41,420 | $19.91 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $41,310 | $19.86 | 2,270 | 8.9 |
| Decatur, IL | $41,220 | $19.82 | 150 | 3.2 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $40,980 | $19.70 | 630 | 10.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $40,960 | $19.69 | 1,880 | 5.8 |
| Midland, MI | $40,880 | $19.66 | 120 | 3.2 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $40,870 | $19.65 | 170 | 2.5 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $40,860 | $19.65 | 190 | 3.7 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $40,810 | $19.62 | 3,100 | 5.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | $40,730 | $19.58 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $40,690 | $19.56 | 990 | 3.2 |
| Pueblo, CO | $40,360 | $19.40 | 490 | 7.9 |
| Springfield, MA | $40,340 | $19.39 | 1,310 | 6.5 |
| Vineland, NJ | $40,260 | $19.36 | 390 | 6.2 |
| Elmira, NY | $40,130 | $19.29 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $40,130 | $19.30 | 640 | 3.7 |
| Traverse City, MI | $40,060 | $19.26 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $40,030 | $19.25 | 83,280 | 13.3 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $40,010 | $19.24 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $39,990 | $19.22 | 48,360 | 10.7 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $39,900 | $19.18 | 2,870 | 17.0 |
| Mankato, MN | $39,760 | $19.11 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $39,750 | $19.11 | 730 | 4.6 |
| Manhattan, KS | $39,730 | $19.10 | 160 | 3.1 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $39,600 | $19.04 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Iowa City, IA | $39,540 | $19.01 | 270 | 2.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $39,500 | $18.99 | 130 | 4.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $39,460 | $18.97 | 11,930 | 11.0 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,450 | $18.97 | 1,040 | 6.0 |
| Minot, ND | $39,430 | $18.96 | 80 | 2.4 |
| Reno, NV | $39,370 | $18.93 | 1,900 | 6.9 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,190 | $18.84 | 800 | 2.8 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $39,180 | $18.84 | 270 | 4.9 |
| Florence, SC | $39,060 | $18.78 | 610 | 6.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $39,060 | $18.78 | 4,130 | 6.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $39,010 | $18.76 | 1,000 | 4.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $38,990 | $18.74 | 930 | 4.8 |
| Reading, PA | $38,960 | $18.73 | 1,050 | 6.0 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $38,920 | $18.71 | 270 | 5.3 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $38,870 | $18.69 | 330 | 4.6 |
| Grand Island, NE | $38,850 | $18.68 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Jackson, MI | $38,750 | $18.63 | 170 | 3.0 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $38,720 | $18.62 | 1,830 | 11.4 |
| Salinas, CA | $38,700 | $18.61 | 1,520 | 8.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,670 | $18.59 | 380 | 4.5 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $38,590 | $18.56 | 230 | 3.4 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,530 | $18.53 | 1,570 | 4.6 |
| Peoria, IL | $38,530 | $18.52 | 540 | 3.2 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $38,530 | $18.52 | 2,970 | 10.3 |
| Decatur, AL | $38,500 | $18.51 | 450 | 7.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,500 | $18.51 | 16,090 | 10.5 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,480 | $18.50 | 350 | 4.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $38,440 | $18.48 | 2,020 | 6.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $38,430 | $18.48 | 240 | 2.4 |
| Worcester, MA | $38,430 | $18.48 | 1,660 | 4.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $38,420 | $18.47 | 3,860 | 7.2 |
| Odessa, TX | $38,420 | $18.47 | 230 | 2.8 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $38,370 | $18.45 | 120 | 3.0 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $38,290 | $18.41 | 23,160 | 9.7 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,210 | $18.37 | 550 | 2.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $38,200 | $18.37 | 400 | 6.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $38,120 | $18.33 | 4,270 | 6.0 |
| Lancaster, PA | $38,090 | $18.31 | 880 | 3.5 |
| Billings, MT | $38,040 | $18.29 | 230 | 2.5 |
| Madison, WI | $38,020 | $18.28 | 1,260 | 3.1 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $37,980 | $18.26 | 240 | 4.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $37,920 | $18.23 | 8,410 | 6.5 |
| Helena, MT | $37,920 | $18.23 | 90 | 2.0 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $37,900 | $18.22 | 260 | 3.8 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $37,880 | $18.21 | 2,320 | 6.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $37,870 | $18.21 | 5,210 | 6.4 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $37,830 | $18.19 | 180 | 2.0 |
| Dalton, GA | $37,820 | $18.19 | 130 | 2.0 |
| Pocatello, ID | $37,790 | $18.17 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $37,770 | $18.16 | 350 | 2.4 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,740 | $18.14 | 640 | 3.6 |
| Dubuque, IA | $37,620 | $18.09 | 170 | 2.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $37,600 | $18.08 | 250 | 3.8 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $37,550 | $18.05 | 2,360 | 5.8 |
| Springfield, OH | $37,540 | $18.05 | 160 | 3.5 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $37,520 | $18.04 | 550 | 4.4 |
| Midland, TX | $37,500 | $18.03 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Lebanon, PA | $37,470 | $18.02 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $37,450 | $18.00 | 25,460 | 8.8 |
| Yakima, WA | $37,440 | $18.00 | 400 | 4.1 |
| Ames, IA | $37,430 | $17.99 | 260 | 4.7 |
| Boise City, ID | $37,380 | $17.97 | 2,080 | 5.3 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,340 | $17.95 | 470 | 3.9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,280 | $17.92 | 22,010 | 12.8 |
| Chico, CA | $37,250 | $17.91 | 340 | 4.4 |
| El Centro, CA | $37,230 | $17.90 | 670 | 10.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $37,230 | $17.90 | 7,470 | 9.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,210 | $17.89 | 23,800 | 20.9 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $37,200 | $17.89 | 280 | 5.2 |
| Greeley, CO | $37,190 | $17.88 | 470 | 3.9 |
| Fresno, CA | $37,180 | $17.87 | 3,620 | 7.6 |
| Salisbury, MD | $37,180 | $17.88 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Yuba City, CA | $37,180 | $17.88 | 390 | 7.6 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $37,160 | $17.86 | 200 | 3.0 |
| Rapid City, SD | $37,150 | $17.86 | 240 | 3.2 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $37,140 | $17.85 | 520 | 4.1 |
| Visalia, CA | $37,090 | $17.83 | 750 | 4.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,050 | $17.81 | 12,570 | 6.6 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,590 | 7.6 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $37,030 | $17.80 | 120 | 4.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $37,030 | $17.80 | 370 | 5.1 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $37,010 | $17.79 | 650 | 8.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $37,010 | $17.80 | 10,710 | 9.7 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $36,970 | $17.78 | 16,020 | 11.8 |
| Richmond, VA | $36,960 | $17.77 | 4,630 | 7.0 |
| Rockford, IL | $36,960 | $17.77 | 760 | 5.5 |
| Wilmington, NC | $36,960 | $17.77 | 960 | 5.0 |
| Columbia, MO | $36,950 | $17.76 | 640 | 6.0 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $36,940 | $17.76 | 1,070 | 7.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $36,900 | $17.74 | 1,300 | 8.4 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $36,900 | $17.74 | 350 | 6.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $36,860 | $17.72 | 330 | 4.6 |
| Topeka, KS | $36,830 | $17.71 | 530 | 4.6 |
| Asheville, NC | $36,820 | $17.70 | 700 | 3.9 |
| Farmington, NM | $36,820 | $17.70 | 500 | 10.6 |
| Merced, CA | $36,820 | $17.70 | 400 | 5.1 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $36,810 | $17.70 | 680 | 8.3 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $36,810 | $17.70 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $36,800 | $17.69 | 1,040 | 5.8 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $36,780 | $17.68 | 400 | 5.4 |
| Missoula, MT | $36,750 | $17.67 | 220 | 3.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $36,730 | $17.66 | 220 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $36,700 | $17.64 | 710 | 3.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $36,680 | $17.63 | 34,000 | 8.4 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $36,650 | $17.62 | 80 | 2.7 |
| Tulsa, OK | $36,640 | $17.62 | 3,390 | 7.4 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,630 | $17.61 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $36,620 | $17.61 | 2,190 | 5.6 |
| Ogden, UT | $36,600 | $17.60 | 550 | 2.0 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $36,510 | $17.56 | 2,040 | 5.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,510 | $17.55 | 590 | 4.6 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $36,500 | $17.55 | 2,810 | 6.9 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,490 | $17.54 | 9,910 | 9.0 |
| Rome, GA | $36,430 | $17.52 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,420 | $17.51 | 5,000 | 7.3 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $36,410 | $17.50 | 310 | 9.2 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $36,370 | $17.49 | 170 | 3.4 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $36,350 | $17.48 | 770 | 4.6 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $36,330 | $17.47 | 570 | 6.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $36,320 | $17.46 | 4,890 | 7.2 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,270 | $17.44 | 500 | 4.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $36,250 | $17.43 | 3,450 | 8.9 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $36,230 | $17.42 | 570 | 5.5 |
| Huntsville, AL | $36,210 | $17.41 | 1,600 | 6.0 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $36,210 | $17.41 | 350 | 4.1 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $36,190 | $17.40 | 160 | 1.8 |
| Tyler, TX | $36,170 | $17.39 | 530 | 4.6 |
| Bismarck, ND | $36,130 | $17.37 | 380 | 5.4 |
| Abilene, TX | $36,120 | $17.37 | 220 | 3.0 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $36,120 | $17.37 | 200 | 5.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,110 | $17.36 | 7,970 | 7.2 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,110 | $17.36 | 1,150 | 4.2 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $36,100 | $17.36 | 220 | 3.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,090 | $17.35 | 900 | 6.8 |
| Yuma, AZ | $36,050 | $17.33 | 520 | 7.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $36,040 | $17.33 | 540 | 4.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,040 | $17.33 | 41,530 | 14.7 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $36,040 | $17.33 | 1,290 | 4.8 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $36,020 | $17.32 | 2,570 | 6.8 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,010 | $17.31 | 12,200 | 8.4 |
| Jackson, TN | $35,960 | $17.29 | 460 | 5.4 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,930 | $17.27 | 2,260 | 6.3 |
| Altoona, PA | $35,900 | $17.26 | 230 | 4.0 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $35,900 | $17.26 | 340 | 3.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | $35,890 | $17.25 | 7,630 | 7.4 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $35,860 | $17.24 | 340 | 6.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $35,850 | $17.23 | 9,250 | 8.3 |
| Knoxville, TN | $35,810 | $17.22 | 2,860 | 6.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $35,800 | $17.21 | 9,300 | 8.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $35,760 | $17.19 | 3,000 | 6.9 |
| Sandusky, OH | $35,710 | $17.17 | 230 | 4.6 |
| Niles, MI | $35,690 | $17.16 | 740 | 12.3 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $35,660 | $17.15 | 830 | 4.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,650 | $17.14 | 1,820 | 6.8 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,650 | $17.14 | 1,430 | 5.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $35,520 | $17.08 | 590 | 4.7 |
| Bloomington, IL | $35,520 | $17.08 | 470 | 5.4 |
| Bloomington, IN | $35,510 | $17.07 | 600 | 8.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,510 | $17.07 | 970 | 7.7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $35,500 | $17.07 | 14,870 | 10.5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,460 | $17.05 | 29,250 | 8.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,400 | $17.02 | 2,560 | 8.9 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,390 | $17.01 | 730 | 4.9 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $35,380 | $17.01 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Kankakee, IL | $35,380 | $17.01 | 310 | 7.4 |
| Gainesville, GA | $35,360 | $17.00 | 380 | 3.7 |
| Akron, OH | $35,340 | $16.99 | 1,940 | 6.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $35,340 | $16.99 | 7,430 | 9.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,270 | $16.96 | 11,420 | 10.1 |
| Waco, TX | $35,270 | $16.96 | 650 | 5.0 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $35,250 | $16.95 | 980 | 5.7 |
| Lubbock, TX | $35,220 | $16.93 | 850 | 5.1 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $35,170 | $16.91 | 150 | 4.2 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $35,160 | $16.90 | 2,070 | 8.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $35,150 | $16.90 | 22,730 | 7.9 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $35,140 | $16.89 | 750 | 4.6 |
| Columbia, SC | $35,140 | $16.90 | 5,290 | 13.4 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $35,140 | $16.89 | 1,240 | 5.5 |
| Kenosha, WI | $35,120 | $16.89 | 420 | 5.6 |
| Dover, DE | $35,100 | $16.88 | 240 | 3.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $35,100 | $16.88 | 8,450 | 13.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $35,080 | $16.87 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $35,060 | $16.86 | 450 | 5.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $35,010 | $16.83 | 1,100 | 6.7 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $35,010 | $16.83 | 12,020 | 8.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,980 | $16.82 | 3,110 | 13.0 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $34,950 | $16.80 | 1,250 | 6.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $34,950 | $16.80 | 1,680 | 5.8 |
| Flint, MI | $34,930 | $16.79 | 2,060 | 15.2 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $34,920 | $16.79 | 220 | 4.0 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $34,840 | $16.75 | 320 | 4.4 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $34,820 | $16.74 | 250 | 4.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $34,810 | $16.74 | 1,880 | 9.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $34,800 | $16.73 | 700 | 5.0 |
| Wichita, KS | $34,790 | $16.73 | 1,650 | 5.3 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $34,720 | $16.69 | 390 | 4.7 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,690 | $16.68 | 2,330 | 7.6 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $34,680 | $16.67 | 4,780 | 6.4 |
| Sumter, SC | $34,660 | $16.66 | 90 | 2.5 |
| Columbus, IN | $34,630 | $16.65 | 250 | 5.0 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $34,550 | $16.61 | 1,340 | 5.0 |
| Erie, PA | $34,530 | $16.60 | 840 | 7.0 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,530 | $16.60 | 420 | 4.4 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $34,530 | $16.60 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $34,450 | $16.56 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Williamsport, PA | $34,440 | $16.56 | 510 | 10.4 |
| Wausau, WI | $34,400 | $16.54 | 220 | 3.1 |
| Ocala, FL | $34,330 | $16.51 | 390 | 3.2 |
| Morgantown, WV | $34,290 | $16.49 | 360 | 5.3 |
| State College, PA | $34,290 | $16.49 | 280 | 4.1 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,260 | $16.47 | 400 | 4.0 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $34,250 | $16.46 | 390 | 3.7 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $34,120 | $16.41 | 140 | 3.4 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,100 | $16.39 | 1,330 | 6.0 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $34,060 | $16.37 | 150 | 2.6 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,030 | $16.36 | 490 | 3.7 |
| Evansville, IN | $34,010 | $16.35 | 590 | 4.3 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $33,990 | $16.34 | 760 | 7.1 |
| Gainesville, FL | $33,950 | $16.32 | 770 | 5.0 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $33,940 | $16.32 | 460 | 4.8 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $33,930 | $16.31 | 830 | 4.5 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $33,910 | $16.30 | 560 | 5.9 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $33,870 | $16.29 | 1,210 | 6.3 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $33,860 | $16.28 | 150 | 2.8 |
| Birmingham, AL | $33,820 | $16.26 | 5,660 | 10.9 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $33,740 | $16.22 | 1,100 | 7.0 |
| San Angelo, TX | $33,700 | $16.20 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Mansfield, OH | $33,670 | $16.19 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Mobile, AL | $33,630 | $16.17 | 1,170 | 6.8 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $33,620 | $16.16 | 260 | 5.5 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $33,550 | $16.13 | 330 | 5.0 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $33,450 | $16.08 | 3,370 | 14.5 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $33,430 | $16.07 | 2,820 | 7.7 |
| Enid, OK | $33,280 | $16.00 | 60 | 2.4 |
| Lawton, OK | $33,280 | $16.00 | 410 | 9.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $33,020 | $15.87 | 1,490 | 9.3 |
| Victoria, TX | $32,950 | $15.84 | 130 | 3.4 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $32,870 | $15.81 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Valdosta, GA | $32,810 | $15.77 | 130 | 2.5 |
| Sebring, FL | $32,610 | $15.68 | 130 | 4.7 |
| Muncie, IN | $32,520 | $15.64 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $32,480 | $15.62 | 280 | 6.4 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $32,240 | $15.50 | 6,650 | 14.9 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $32,040 | $15.41 | 190 | 3.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $31,860 | $15.32 | 550 | 3.6 |
| Longview, TX | $31,730 | $15.25 | 550 | 4.7 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $31,590 | $15.19 | 530 | 4.9 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $31,480 | $15.13 | 1,020 | 7.0 |
| Owensboro, KY | $31,440 | $15.12 | 560 | 11.4 |
| Burlington, NC | $31,370 | $15.08 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Johnstown, PA | $31,320 | $15.06 | 260 | 5.5 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $31,240 | $15.02 | 750 | 8.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $31,230 | $15.01 | 150 | 4.2 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $31,070 | $14.94 | 170 | 4.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $31,000 | $14.91 | 1,520 | 9.2 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $30,980 | $14.90 | 1,810 | 11.4 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,960 | $14.89 | 330 | 5.8 |
| Hammond, LA | $30,880 | $14.84 | Not published | Not published |
| Morristown, TN | $30,790 | $14.80 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $30,760 | $14.79 | 290 | 6.6 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $30,760 | $14.79 | 250 | 4.0 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $30,730 | $14.77 | 110 | 2.0 |
| Dothan, AL | $30,720 | $14.77 | 650 | 10.7 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $30,720 | $14.77 | 1,130 | 6.9 |
| Cleveland, TN | $30,680 | $14.75 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Lafayette, LA | $30,090 | $14.47 | 900 | 5.0 |
| Lima, OH | $30,060 | $14.45 | 140 | 2.7 |
| Gadsden, AL | $30,040 | $14.44 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $30,030 | $14.44 | 140 | 7.6 |
| Bay City, MI | $29,820 | $14.34 | 70 | 2.0 |
| El Paso, TX | $29,740 | $14.30 | 3,700 | 10.9 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $29,740 | $14.30 | 870 | 8.5 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $29,730 | $14.30 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $29,720 | $14.29 | 1,150 | 9.9 |
| Albany, GA | $29,700 | $14.28 | 770 | 13.2 |
| Alexandria, LA | $29,430 | $14.15 | 410 | 6.8 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $29,400 | $14.13 | 180 | 3.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,290 | $14.08 | 4,100 | 13.8 |
| Laredo, TX | $29,180 | $14.03 | 900 | 8.3 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $29,040 | $13.96 | 410 | 4.9 |
| Jackson, MS | $27,950 | $13.44 | 3,340 | 12.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | $27,720 | $13.33 | 570 | 7.0 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,080 | $10.61 | 310 | 9.0 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 610 | 12.6 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 690 | 13.1 |
| Ponce, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 600 | 9.5 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 22,420 | 32.5 |
| Charleston, WV | $20,800 | $10.00 | 2,160 | 20.8 |
| Monroe, MI | Not published | Not published | 240 | 5.8 |
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.