SOC 25-2052 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

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

U.S. median annual wage$65,120
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment260,870

Nationally, special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earned a median of $65,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 260,870 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”.

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$97,910Not published1,0701.5
California$97,170Not published23,2801.3
Washington$95,040Not published3,4501.0
Massachusetts$91,350Not published7,2202.0
Rhode Island$84,300Not published1,0702.1
Connecticut$82,950Not published2,8101.7
New York$81,260Not published21,1302.2
Alaska$80,230Not published3201.0
Maryland$78,850Not published2,7601.0
Illinois$77,960Not published14,0402.3
Oregon$77,700Not published1,5200.8
New Jersey$76,660Not published11,6102.7
New Mexico$76,420Not published8801.0
Michigan$74,600Not published4,0100.9
Colorado$74,290Not published4,0101.4
Vermont$74,200Not published7702.5
Ohio$73,970Not published9,5501.7
Georgia$72,880Not published9,3701.9
Pennsylvania$72,680Not published7,6401.3
Virginia$67,740Not published7,4401.8
Minnesota$67,620Not published3,9601.3
Delaware$65,990Not published1,0702.2
New Hampshire$65,160Not published1,1101.6
Nevada$65,110Not published4300.3
Alabama$64,520Not published8700.4
Idaho$63,610Not published6200.7
Tennessee$62,560Not published3,9101.2
Nebraska$62,420Not published1,9001.9
South Carolina$62,360Not published2,9501.3
Texas$62,330Not published56,7604.0
Maine$61,880Not published1,3202.1
Wisconsin$61,520Not published4,2801.5
Utah$61,290Not published1,8901.1
Hawaii$60,940Not published1,2702.0
Wyoming$60,930Not published6502.3
Iowa$60,440Not published2,5601.6
Kentucky$60,060Not published3,7101.9
Kansas$59,970Not published1,6101.1
Florida$58,850Not published8,7400.9
Louisiana$58,800Not published4,0002.1
Indiana$58,760Not published3,6401.1
North Carolina$58,260Not published4,4300.9
Puerto Rico$58,220Not published1,8502.0
North Dakota$57,950Not published5901.4
Montana$57,630Not published5601.1
Missouri$57,260Not published2,8601.0
Arizona$56,030Not published2,4500.8
Arkansas$54,290Not published1,4301.1
South Dakota$51,090Not published7901.7
Oklahoma$50,630Not published2,3601.4
Mississippi$50,570Not published2,5302.2
West Virginia$50,380Not published1,6902.4

Pay by metro area

All 335 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$44,420$64,710$85,000$105,290Missoula, MT — $44,420Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $45,600Columbia, MO — $46,120Jefferson City, MO — $46,230Fargo, ND-MN — $47,070Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $47,300Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $47,420Logan, UT-ID — $47,560Lafayette, LA — $47,710Hattiesburg, MS — $47,790Rocky Mount, NC — $47,910Clarksville, TN-KY — $48,440Yuma, AZ — $48,680Morgantown, WV — $48,690Alexandria, LA — $48,710Enid, OK — $48,890Lawrence, KS — $48,930Springfield, MO — $48,970Asheville, NC — $49,030Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $49,050Paducah, KY-IL — $49,110Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $49,120Wilmington, NC — $49,170Joplin, MO-KS — $49,210Charleston, WV — $49,240Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $50,270Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $50,400Goldsboro, NC — $50,420San Angelo, TX — $50,600Tucson, AZ — $50,660Tulsa, OK — $50,720Jackson, MS — $50,770Evansville, IN — $51,120Texarkana, TX-AR — $51,130Terre Haute, IN — $51,320St. Joseph, MO-KS — $51,490Lake Charles, LA — $51,630Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $52,290Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $52,360Jackson, TN — $52,370Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $53,250Jacksonville, NC — $53,660Monroe, LA — $53,820Burlington, NC — $53,920Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $54,350Jonesboro, AR — $54,760Port St. Lucie, FL — $55,220Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $55,380Winston-Salem, NC — $55,750Fayetteville, NC — $55,820Greenville, NC — $55,970South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $56,040Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $56,230Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $56,410Oklahoma City, OK — $56,790Muncie, IN — $56,900Bloomington, IN — $57,230Mayaguez, PR — $57,490San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $57,520Bangor, ME — $57,570Tyler, TX — $57,610Lawton, OK — $57,630Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $57,660Victoria, TX — $57,720Lynchburg, VA — $57,940College Station-Bryan, TX — $58,040Abilene, TX — $58,080Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $58,090Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $58,260Longview, TX — $58,650Macon-Bibb County, GA — $58,810Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $58,810Lubbock, TX — $58,820Manhattan, KS — $58,860Bismarck, ND — $58,880Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $58,930Hot Springs, AR — $58,950Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $58,960Fort Wayne, IN — $59,000Fort Smith, AR-OK — $59,110Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $59,130Cleveland, TN — $59,220Janesville-Beloit, WI — $59,220Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $59,280Aguadilla, PR — $59,310Wichita, KS — $59,350Dalton, GA — $59,440Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $59,460Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $59,500Decatur, AL — $59,650Midland, TX — $59,650Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $59,660Savannah, GA — $59,660Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $59,670Arecibo, PR — $59,690Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $59,710Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $59,780Wichita Falls, TX — $59,790Kansas City, MO-KS — $59,970Greensboro-High Point, NC — $60,000New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $60,000Fond du Lac, WI — $60,060Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $60,110Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $60,150Wausau, WI — $60,150Cedar Rapids, IA — $60,160Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $60,220Topeka, KS — $60,240Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $60,300Baton Rouge, LA — $60,310Appleton, WI — $60,330Amarillo, TX — $60,340Knoxville, TN — $60,390Sherman-Denison, TX — $60,390Ponce, PR — $60,430Corpus Christi, TX — $60,440Dubuque, IA — $60,470Dover, DE — $60,520Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $60,570Waco, TX — $60,580St. George, UT — $60,590Athens-Clarke County, GA — $60,610Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,670Columbus, GA-AL — $60,680Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $60,750Owensboro, KY — $60,760Rochester, NY — $60,760Minot, ND — $60,780Sheboygan, WI — $60,790Cheyenne, WY — $60,800Rapid City, SD — $60,800Raleigh-Cary, NC — $60,860Colorado Springs, CO — $60,900Elizabethtown, KY — $60,910Johnstown, PA — $60,980Jacksonville, FL — $60,990Mankato, MN — $61,010Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $61,030Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $61,050Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $61,100Erie, PA — $61,160Green Bay, WI — $61,170Valdosta, GA — $61,170Peoria, IL — $61,200Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $61,240Manchester-Nashua, NH — $61,350Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $61,420Kankakee, IL — $61,420Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $61,440Iowa City, IA — $61,440Lexington-Fayette, KY — $61,450Guayama, PR — $61,490Bowling Green, KY — $61,500Charlottesville, VA — $61,590Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $61,610Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $61,680Laredo, TX — $61,780Williamsport, PA — $61,830Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $61,850Kenosha, WI — $61,880Ithaca, NY — $61,910Lincoln, NE — $61,930Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $61,940Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $62,020Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $62,110Florence, SC — $62,180Killeen-Temple, TX — $62,190Wheeling, WV-OH — $62,200San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $62,230Traverse City, MI — $62,230Tuscaloosa, AL — $62,230Richmond, VA — $62,310Champaign-Urbana, IL — $62,320Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $62,340Spartanburg, SC — $62,340Huntsville, AL — $62,350Reno, NV — $62,370Altoona, PA — $62,430Ogden, UT — $62,440Johnson City, TN — $62,560Monroe, MI — $62,580McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $62,600State College, PA — $62,730Glens Falls, NY — $62,920Omaha, NE-IA — $62,970Billings, MT — $63,000Pueblo, CO — $63,010North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $63,140Greeley, CO — $63,150Roanoke, VA — $63,160St. Louis, MO-IL — $63,190Pittsburgh, PA — $63,200Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $63,220Chattanooga, TN-GA — $63,220Columbia, SC — $63,270Elmira, NY — $63,370Mansfield, OH — $63,400Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $63,430Ames, IA — $63,480Boise City, ID — $63,480Albany, OR — $63,510Idaho Falls, ID — $63,590Twin Falls, ID — $63,600Gainesville, GA — $63,650La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $63,750Mobile, AL — $63,850El Paso, TX — $64,000Anniston-Oxford, AL — $64,010Lima, OH — $64,020Grand Island, NE — $64,080Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $64,220Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $64,230Bloomington, IL — $64,250Madison, WI — $64,270Salisbury, MD — $64,270Utica-Rome, NY — $64,280Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $64,430Pittsfield, MA — $64,460Grand Junction, CO — $64,540Toledo, OH — $64,580Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $64,640Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $64,640Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $64,750Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $64,830Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $65,080Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $65,170Decatur, IL — $65,390Rochester, MN — $65,620Flint, MI — $65,860Niles, MI — $65,970Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $66,000Binghamton, NY — $66,300Duluth, MN-WI — $66,420Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $66,500Ann Arbor, MI — $66,710Eau Claire, WI — $66,960Chambersburg, PA — $67,510Hinesville, GA — $67,650Vineland, NJ — $70,120Youngstown-Warren, OH — $70,780Montgomery, AL — $70,790St. Cloud, MN — $70,790Medford, OR — $70,910Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $71,570Warner Robins, GA — $72,080Canton-Massillon, OH — $72,440Jackson, MI — $72,910Rockford, IL — $72,910Battle Creek, MI — $73,380Cleveland, OH — $73,630Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $74,290Las Cruces, NM — $74,470Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $74,860Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $75,080Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $75,190Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $75,240Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $75,250Portland-South Portland, ME — $75,340Syracuse, NY — $75,690Columbus, OH — $75,710Farmington, NM — $75,830York-Hanover, PA — $76,120Lexington Park, MD — $76,190Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $76,320Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $76,450Springfield, OH — $76,580Akron, OH — $76,760Harrisonburg, VA — $76,940Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $77,210Reading, PA — $77,230Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $77,240Saginaw, MI — $77,430Springfield, IL — $77,430Eugene-Springfield, OR — $77,460Corvallis, OR — $77,700Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $77,740Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $77,840Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $77,930Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $77,960Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $78,330Lancaster, PA — $78,470Albuquerque, NM — $78,670Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $78,980New Haven, CT — $79,150Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $79,220Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $79,310Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $79,690Stockton-Lodi, CA — $79,760Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $79,880Springfield, MA — $79,970Salem, OR — $80,110Modesto, CA — $80,570Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $80,730Longview-Kelso, WA — $80,800Boulder, CO — $80,920Bend, OR — $81,050Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $81,140Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $81,150Barnstable Town, MA — $81,250Worcester, MA — $81,330Kingston, NY — $81,540Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $81,750Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $81,910Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $82,180Santa Fe, NM — $82,590Yakima, WA — $82,790Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $83,140Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $84,730Kennewick-Richland, WA — $85,000Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $85,330Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $87,550Chico, CA — $91,510New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $91,610Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $91,840Redding, CA — $92,820Napa, CA — $92,970Yuba City, CA — $94,260Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $95,040Bellingham, WA — $95,610Fresno, CA — $95,950Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $96,290Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $96,970San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $97,260Merced, CA — $97,340Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $97,410San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $97,860Vallejo, CA — $98,260Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $98,330San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $98,640Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $98,940El Centro, CA — $99,020Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $99,840Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $100,150Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $104,810San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $105,290

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.

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,290Not published3,4401.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,810Not published4901.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100,150Not published1,7400.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$99,840Not published601.1
El Centro, CA$99,020Not published1802.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$98,940Not published3001.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,640Not published7900.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$98,330Not published1,7001.6
Vallejo, CA$98,260Not published2101.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$97,860Not published1,9701.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$97,410Not published4,9801.8
Merced, CA$97,340Not published1602.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$97,260Not published1301.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$96,970Not published6,4101.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$96,290Not published7701.9
Fresno, CA$95,950Not published7001.5
Bellingham, WA$95,610Not published1101.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,040Not published1301.4
Yuba City, CA$94,260Not published1302.6
Napa, CA$92,970Not published600.7
Redding, CA$92,820Not published1702.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,840Not published3,1401.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$91,610Not published22,2702.3
Chico, CA$91,510Not published1602.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$87,550Not published2602.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,330Not published1,5902.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA$85,000Not published1701.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$84,730Not published901.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,140Not published8900.7
Yakima, WA$82,790Not published1401.5
Santa Fe, NM$82,590Not published500.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,180Not published9301.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,910Not published2501.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$81,750Not published1503.1
Kingston, NY$81,540Not published1702.9
Worcester, MA$81,330Not published9602.7
Barnstable Town, MA$81,250Not published1601.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$81,150Not published1401.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81,140Not published1,3601.0
Bend, OR$81,050Not published800.7
Boulder, CO$80,920Not published2801.4
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,800Not published601.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$80,730Not published6402.4
Modesto, CA$80,570Not published2701.4
Salem, OR$80,110Not published1801.0
Springfield, MA$79,970Not published6003.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$79,880Not published5,1101.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,760Not published4001.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,690Not published11,2102.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,310Not published2,1101.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$79,220Not published2601.0
New Haven, CT$79,150Not published4601.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$78,980Not published1,9201.0
Albuquerque, NM$78,670Not published3300.8
Lancaster, PA$78,470Not published3401.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,330Not published1,7502.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,960Not published5,8602.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,930Not published2701.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$77,840Not published5400.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,740Not published2402.0
Corvallis, OR$77,700Not published300.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,460Not published1200.8
Saginaw, MI$77,430Not published1001.3
Springfield, IL$77,430Not published1501.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,240Not published4401.8
Reading, PA$77,230Not published2801.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,210Not published7101.6
Harrisonburg, VA$76,940Not published600.9
Akron, OH$76,760Not published5401.7
Springfield, OH$76,580Not published1102.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,450Not published4202.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,320Not published2,3401.2
Lexington Park, MD$76,190Not published1201.6
York-Hanover, PA$76,120Not published3001.6
Farmington, NM$75,830Not published400.9
Columbus, OH$75,710Not published2,3302.1
Syracuse, NY$75,690Not published5601.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$75,340Not published4501.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$75,250Not published8002.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$75,240Not published4301.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,190Not published5301.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$75,080Not published1700.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$74,860Not published601.1
Las Cruces, NM$74,470Not published1702.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,290Not published5,6602.0
Cleveland, OH$73,630Not published8100.8
Battle Creek, MI$73,380Not published300.6
Jackson, MI$72,910Not published400.7
Rockford, IL$72,910Not published3002.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,440Not published2901.8
Warner Robins, GA$72,080Not published1401.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$71,570Not published1,2902.4
Medford, OR$70,910Not published901.0
Montgomery, AL$70,790Not published800.5
St. Cloud, MN$70,790Not published1801.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH$70,780Not published2601.6
Vineland, NJ$70,120Not published2203.6
Hinesville, GA$67,650Not published502.4
Chambersburg, PA$67,510Not published801.3
Eau Claire, WI$66,960Not published1701.9
Ann Arbor, MI$66,710Not published2301.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$66,500Not published801.0
Duluth, MN-WI$66,420Not published1801.4
Binghamton, NY$66,300Not published3303.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$66,000Not published1500.1
Niles, MI$65,970Not published500.9
Flint, MI$65,860Not published1301.0
Rochester, MN$65,620Not published2001.7
Decatur, IL$65,390Not published400.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$65,170Not published1,0300.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,080Not published12,6803.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,830Not published15,8103.9
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$64,750Not published500.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$64,640Not published4401.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$64,640Not published1,3302.2
Toledo, OH$64,580Not published7902.7
Grand Junction, CO$64,540Not published901.4
Pittsfield, MA$64,460Not published1402.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,430Not published2,0201.8
Utica-Rome, NY$64,280Not published2602.2
Madison, WI$64,270Not published6601.6
Salisbury, MD$64,270Not published601.2
Bloomington, IL$64,250Not published2703.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$64,230Not published4801.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$64,220Not published1100.9
Grand Island, NE$64,080Not published802.1
Lima, OH$64,020Not published1402.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$64,010Not published400.9
El Paso, TX$64,000Not published2,3807.0
Mobile, AL$63,850Not published1000.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$63,750Not published1401.7
Gainesville, GA$63,650Not published1301.3
Twin Falls, ID$63,600Not published400.9
Idaho Falls, ID$63,590Not published600.7
Albany, OR$63,510Not published501.0
Ames, IA$63,480Not published701.3
Boise City, ID$63,480Not published2100.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$63,430Not published400.4
Mansfield, OH$63,400Not published701.5
Elmira, NY$63,370Not published702.2
Columbia, SC$63,270Not published3000.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$63,220Not published3601.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$63,220Not published5802.2
Pittsburgh, PA$63,200Not published9900.9
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,190Not published1,3801.0
Roanoke, VA$63,160Not published2901.9
Greeley, CO$63,150Not published1401.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,140Not published1900.6
Pueblo, CO$63,010Not published1201.9
Billings, MT$63,000Not published1201.3
Omaha, NE-IA$62,970Not published7501.5
Glens Falls, NY$62,920Not published1302.6
State College, PA$62,730Not published701.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$62,600Not published1,5305.2
Monroe, MI$62,580Not published401.1
Johnson City, TN$62,560Not published801.0
Ogden, UT$62,440Not published5302.0
Altoona, PA$62,430Not published500.9
Reno, NV$62,370Not published2400.9
Huntsville, AL$62,350Not published1500.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$62,340Not published7901.1
Spartanburg, SC$62,340Not published2901.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,320Not published1601.5
Richmond, VA$62,310Not published9101.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,230Not published3,6703.3
Traverse City, MI$62,230Not published801.2
Tuscaloosa, AL$62,230Not published900.8
Wheeling, WV-OH$62,200Not published1302.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,190Not published7004.6
Florence, SC$62,180Not published800.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,110Not published9601.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$62,020Not published902.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,940Not published2901.1
Lincoln, NE$61,930Not published2801.5
Ithaca, NY$61,910Not published801.8
Kenosha, WI$61,880Not published1001.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,850Not published3900.6
Williamsport, PA$61,830Not published801.5
Laredo, TX$61,780Not published1501.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,680Not published2100.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,610Not published4102.5
Charlottesville, VA$61,590Not published1701.5
Bowling Green, KY$61,500Not published1301.6
Guayama, PR$61,490Not published403.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,450Not published4801.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$61,440Not published1,0606.7
Iowa City, IA$61,440Not published1201.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,420Not published1701.0
Kankakee, IL$61,420Not published1102.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,350Not published2701.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,240Not published3201.7
Peoria, IL$61,200Not published2901.8
Green Bay, WI$61,170Not published2401.4
Valdosta, GA$61,170Not published801.5
Erie, PA$61,160Not published1701.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,100Not published1,6901.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$61,050Not published1,3901.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,030Not published3800.9
Mankato, MN$61,010Not published701.2
Jacksonville, FL$60,990Not published3000.4
Johnstown, PA$60,980Not published901.9
Elizabethtown, KY$60,910Not published1102.2
Colorado Springs, CO$60,900Not published5601.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,860Not published1,3601.8
Cheyenne, WY$60,800Not published601.3
Rapid City, SD$60,800Not published1201.7
Sheboygan, WI$60,790Not published901.4
Minot, ND$60,780Not published601.8
Owensboro, KY$60,760Not published901.9
Rochester, NY$60,760Not published1,3202.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$60,750Not published6,1904.8
Columbus, GA-AL$60,680Not published2201.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,670Not published801.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,610Not published1401.5
St. George, UT$60,590Not published1001.2
Waco, TX$60,580Not published5003.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,570Not published1702.2
Dover, DE$60,520Not published2103.0
Dubuque, IA$60,470Not published901.5
Corpus Christi, TX$60,440Not published7003.6
Ponce, PR$60,430Not published1602.5
Knoxville, TN$60,390Not published4000.9
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,390Not published54010.3
Amarillo, TX$60,340Not published6705.4
Appleton, WI$60,330Not published1801.4
Baton Rouge, LA$60,310Not published8002.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$60,300Not published5003.1
Topeka, KS$60,240Not published1701.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,220Not published1,0300.9
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,160Not published1901.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,150Not published1703.7
Wausau, WI$60,150Not published901.3
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,110Not published1401.9
Fond du Lac, WI$60,060Not published801.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC$60,000Not published2700.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,000Not published8501.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$59,970Not published1,5501.4
Wichita Falls, TX$59,790Not published5109.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,780Not published4901.2
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,710Not published601.0
Arecibo, PR$59,690Not published1604.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,670Not published4600.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,660Not published1201.0
Savannah, GA$59,660Not published2901.5
Decatur, AL$59,650Not published500.8
Midland, TX$59,650Not published400.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,500Not published1802.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$59,460Not published1101.5
Dalton, GA$59,440Not published901.3
Wichita, KS$59,350Not published4201.4
Aguadilla, PR$59,310Not published1002.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,280Not published1101.2
Cleveland, TN$59,220Not published701.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$59,220Not published1702.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$59,130Not published1801.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,110Not published1201.2
Fort Wayne, IN$59,000Not published3301.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,960Not published601.5
Hot Springs, AR$58,950Not published501.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$58,930Not published1,4300.6
Bismarck, ND$58,880Not published400.5
Manhattan, KS$58,860Not published1001.9
Lubbock, TX$58,820Not published5703.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,810Not published2302.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$58,810Not published601.5
Longview, TX$58,650Not published6905.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,260Not published3301.0
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$58,090Not published1801.0
Abilene, TX$58,080Not published2202.9
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,040Not published4303.2
Lynchburg, VA$57,940Not published1501.5
Victoria, TX$57,720Not published1804.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$57,660Not published1501.8
Lawton, OK$57,630Not published701.6
Tyler, TX$57,610Not published4303.7
Bangor, ME$57,570Not published1502.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$57,520Not published1,2001.7
Mayaguez, PR$57,490Not published801.6
Bloomington, IN$57,230Not published1201.7
Muncie, IN$56,900Not published400.8
Oklahoma City, OK$56,790Not published8401.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,410Not published700.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$56,230Not published4001.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,040Not published1501.1
Greenville, NC$55,970Not published901.2
Fayetteville, NC$55,820Not published1801.4
Winston-Salem, NC$55,750Not published1300.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,380Not published1801.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,220Not published2201.3
Jonesboro, AR$54,760Not published600.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$54,350Not published1200.8
Burlington, NC$53,920Not published701.0
Monroe, LA$53,820Not published400.5
Jacksonville, NC$53,660Not published1302.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$53,250Not published4,2401.5
Jackson, TN$52,370Not published1101.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,360Not published3902.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$52,290Not published3602.3
Lake Charles, LA$51,630Not published3003.0
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,490Not published400.7
Terre Haute, IN$51,320Not published801.3
Texarkana, TX-AR$51,130Not published1302.2
Evansville, IN$51,120Not published1501.1
Jackson, MS$50,770Not published5201.9
Tulsa, OK$50,720Not published5801.3
Tucson, AZ$50,660Not published6201.6
San Angelo, TX$50,600Not published1001.9
Goldsboro, NC$50,420Not published701.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,400Not published2301.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,270Not published501.2
Charleston, WV$49,240Not published2001.9
Joplin, MO-KS$49,210Not published1001.1
Wilmington, NC$49,170Not published2301.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$49,120Not published3801.2
Paducah, KY-IL$49,110Not published601.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,050Not published1701.7
Asheville, NC$49,030Not published800.5
Springfield, MO$48,970Not published1800.8
Lawrence, KS$48,930Not published701.4
Enid, OK$48,890Not published301.3
Alexandria, LA$48,710Not published1602.7
Morgantown, WV$48,690Not published701.0
Yuma, AZ$48,680Not published801.2
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,440Not published500.5
Rocky Mount, NC$47,910Not published500.9
Hattiesburg, MS$47,790Not published1402.3
Lafayette, LA$47,710Not published1500.8
Logan, UT-ID$47,560Not published1001.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,420Not published500.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,300Not published400.6
Fargo, ND-MN$47,070Not published2301.6
Jefferson City, MO$46,230Not published500.6
Columbia, MO$46,120Not published800.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$45,600Not published401.3
Missoula, MT$44,420Not published600.9

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.