SOC 25-2052 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $97,910 | Not published | 1,070 | 1.5 |
| California | $97,170 | Not published | 23,280 | 1.3 |
| Washington | $95,040 | Not published | 3,450 | 1.0 |
| Massachusetts | $91,350 | Not published | 7,220 | 2.0 |
| Rhode Island | $84,300 | Not published | 1,070 | 2.1 |
| Connecticut | $82,950 | Not published | 2,810 | 1.7 |
| New York | $81,260 | Not published | 21,130 | 2.2 |
| Alaska | $80,230 | Not published | 320 | 1.0 |
| Maryland | $78,850 | Not published | 2,760 | 1.0 |
| Illinois | $77,960 | Not published | 14,040 | 2.3 |
| Oregon | $77,700 | Not published | 1,520 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | $76,660 | Not published | 11,610 | 2.7 |
| New Mexico | $76,420 | Not published | 880 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | $74,600 | Not published | 4,010 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | $74,290 | Not published | 4,010 | 1.4 |
| Vermont | $74,200 | Not published | 770 | 2.5 |
| Ohio | $73,970 | Not published | 9,550 | 1.7 |
| Georgia | $72,880 | Not published | 9,370 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,680 | Not published | 7,640 | 1.3 |
| Virginia | $67,740 | Not published | 7,440 | 1.8 |
| Minnesota | $67,620 | Not published | 3,960 | 1.3 |
| Delaware | $65,990 | Not published | 1,070 | 2.2 |
| New Hampshire | $65,160 | Not published | 1,110 | 1.6 |
| Nevada | $65,110 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Alabama | $64,520 | Not published | 870 | 0.4 |
| Idaho | $63,610 | Not published | 620 | 0.7 |
| Tennessee | $62,560 | Not published | 3,910 | 1.2 |
| Nebraska | $62,420 | Not published | 1,900 | 1.9 |
| South Carolina | $62,360 | Not published | 2,950 | 1.3 |
| Texas | $62,330 | Not published | 56,760 | 4.0 |
| Maine | $61,880 | Not published | 1,320 | 2.1 |
| Wisconsin | $61,520 | Not published | 4,280 | 1.5 |
| Utah | $61,290 | Not published | 1,890 | 1.1 |
| Hawaii | $60,940 | Not published | 1,270 | 2.0 |
| Wyoming | $60,930 | Not published | 650 | 2.3 |
| Iowa | $60,440 | Not published | 2,560 | 1.6 |
| Kentucky | $60,060 | Not published | 3,710 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | $59,970 | Not published | 1,610 | 1.1 |
| Florida | $58,850 | Not published | 8,740 | 0.9 |
| Louisiana | $58,800 | Not published | 4,000 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | $58,760 | Not published | 3,640 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | $58,260 | Not published | 4,430 | 0.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $58,220 | Not published | 1,850 | 2.0 |
| North Dakota | $57,950 | Not published | 590 | 1.4 |
| Montana | $57,630 | Not published | 560 | 1.1 |
| Missouri | $57,260 | Not published | 2,860 | 1.0 |
| Arizona | $56,030 | Not published | 2,450 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | $54,290 | Not published | 1,430 | 1.1 |
| South Dakota | $51,090 | Not published | 790 | 1.7 |
| Oklahoma | $50,630 | Not published | 2,360 | 1.4 |
| Mississippi | $50,570 | Not published | 2,530 | 2.2 |
| West Virginia | $50,380 | Not published | 1,690 | 2.4 |
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.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $105,290 | Not published | 3,440 | 1.4 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $104,810 | Not published | 490 | 1.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $100,150 | Not published | 1,740 | 0.8 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $99,840 | Not published | 60 | 1.1 |
| El Centro, CA | $99,020 | Not published | 180 | 2.7 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $98,940 | Not published | 300 | 1.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $98,640 | Not published | 790 | 0.7 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $98,330 | Not published | 1,700 | 1.6 |
| Vallejo, CA | $98,260 | Not published | 210 | 1.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $97,860 | Not published | 1,970 | 1.3 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $97,410 | Not published | 4,980 | 1.8 |
| Merced, CA | $97,340 | Not published | 160 | 2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $97,260 | Not published | 130 | 1.1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $96,970 | Not published | 6,410 | 1.0 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $96,290 | Not published | 770 | 1.9 |
| Fresno, CA | $95,950 | Not published | 700 | 1.5 |
| Bellingham, WA | $95,610 | Not published | 110 | 1.2 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $95,040 | Not published | 130 | 1.4 |
| Yuba City, CA | $94,260 | Not published | 130 | 2.6 |
| Napa, CA | $92,970 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Redding, CA | $92,820 | Not published | 170 | 2.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $91,840 | Not published | 3,140 | 1.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $91,610 | Not published | 22,270 | 2.3 |
| Chico, CA | $91,510 | Not published | 160 | 2.0 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $87,550 | Not published | 260 | 2.1 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $85,330 | Not published | 1,590 | 2.2 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $85,000 | Not published | 170 | 1.4 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $84,730 | Not published | 90 | 1.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,140 | Not published | 890 | 0.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $82,790 | Not published | 140 | 1.5 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $82,590 | Not published | 50 | 0.7 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,180 | Not published | 930 | 1.6 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $81,910 | Not published | 250 | 1.2 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $81,750 | Not published | 150 | 3.1 |
| Kingston, NY | $81,540 | Not published | 170 | 2.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $81,330 | Not published | 960 | 2.7 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $81,250 | Not published | 160 | 1.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $81,150 | Not published | 140 | 1.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $81,140 | Not published | 1,360 | 1.0 |
| Bend, OR | $81,050 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Boulder, CO | $80,920 | Not published | 280 | 1.4 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $80,800 | Not published | 60 | 1.4 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $80,730 | Not published | 640 | 2.4 |
| Modesto, CA | $80,570 | Not published | 270 | 1.4 |
| Salem, OR | $80,110 | Not published | 180 | 1.0 |
| Springfield, MA | $79,970 | Not published | 600 | 3.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,880 | Not published | 5,110 | 1.6 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,760 | Not published | 400 | 1.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $79,690 | Not published | 11,210 | 2.5 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,310 | Not published | 2,110 | 1.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $79,220 | Not published | 260 | 1.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $79,150 | Not published | 460 | 1.7 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $78,980 | Not published | 1,920 | 1.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $78,670 | Not published | 330 | 0.8 |
| Lancaster, PA | $78,470 | Not published | 340 | 1.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,330 | Not published | 1,750 | 2.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,960 | Not published | 5,860 | 2.0 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $77,930 | Not published | 270 | 1.7 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $77,840 | Not published | 540 | 0.7 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $77,740 | Not published | 240 | 2.0 |
| Corvallis, OR | $77,700 | Not published | 30 | 0.8 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $77,460 | Not published | 120 | 0.8 |
| Saginaw, MI | $77,430 | Not published | 100 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, IL | $77,430 | Not published | 150 | 1.5 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,240 | Not published | 440 | 1.8 |
| Reading, PA | $77,230 | Not published | 280 | 1.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $77,210 | Not published | 710 | 1.6 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $76,940 | Not published | 60 | 0.9 |
| Akron, OH | $76,760 | Not published | 540 | 1.7 |
| Springfield, OH | $76,580 | Not published | 110 | 2.3 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,450 | Not published | 420 | 2.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,320 | Not published | 2,340 | 1.2 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $76,190 | Not published | 120 | 1.6 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $76,120 | Not published | 300 | 1.6 |
| Farmington, NM | $75,830 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Columbus, OH | $75,710 | Not published | 2,330 | 2.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $75,690 | Not published | 560 | 1.9 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,340 | Not published | 450 | 1.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $75,250 | Not published | 800 | 2.4 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $75,240 | Not published | 430 | 1.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,190 | Not published | 530 | 1.4 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $75,080 | Not published | 170 | 0.8 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $74,860 | Not published | 60 | 1.1 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $74,470 | Not published | 170 | 2.2 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $74,290 | Not published | 5,660 | 2.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $73,630 | Not published | 810 | 0.8 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $73,380 | Not published | 30 | 0.6 |
| Jackson, MI | $72,910 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Rockford, IL | $72,910 | Not published | 300 | 2.1 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $72,440 | Not published | 290 | 1.8 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $72,080 | Not published | 140 | 1.9 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $71,570 | Not published | 1,290 | 2.4 |
| Medford, OR | $70,910 | Not published | 90 | 1.0 |
| Montgomery, AL | $70,790 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $70,790 | Not published | 180 | 1.8 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $70,780 | Not published | 260 | 1.6 |
| Vineland, NJ | $70,120 | Not published | 220 | 3.6 |
| Hinesville, GA | $67,650 | Not published | 50 | 2.4 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $67,510 | Not published | 80 | 1.3 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $66,960 | Not published | 170 | 1.9 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $66,710 | Not published | 230 | 1.0 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $66,500 | Not published | 80 | 1.0 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $66,420 | Not published | 180 | 1.4 |
| Binghamton, NY | $66,300 | Not published | 330 | 3.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $66,000 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Niles, MI | $65,970 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Flint, MI | $65,860 | Not published | 130 | 1.0 |
| Rochester, MN | $65,620 | Not published | 200 | 1.7 |
| Decatur, IL | $65,390 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,170 | Not published | 1,030 | 0.9 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $65,080 | Not published | 12,680 | 3.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $64,830 | Not published | 15,810 | 3.9 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $64,750 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $64,640 | Not published | 440 | 1.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,640 | Not published | 1,330 | 2.2 |
| Toledo, OH | $64,580 | Not published | 790 | 2.7 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $64,540 | Not published | 90 | 1.4 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $64,460 | Not published | 140 | 2.5 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,430 | Not published | 2,020 | 1.8 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $64,280 | Not published | 260 | 2.2 |
| Madison, WI | $64,270 | Not published | 660 | 1.6 |
| Salisbury, MD | $64,270 | Not published | 60 | 1.2 |
| Bloomington, IL | $64,250 | Not published | 270 | 3.1 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,230 | Not published | 480 | 1.2 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $64,220 | Not published | 110 | 0.9 |
| Grand Island, NE | $64,080 | Not published | 80 | 2.1 |
| Lima, OH | $64,020 | Not published | 140 | 2.9 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $64,010 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| El Paso, TX | $64,000 | Not published | 2,380 | 7.0 |
| Mobile, AL | $63,850 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,750 | Not published | 140 | 1.7 |
| Gainesville, GA | $63,650 | Not published | 130 | 1.3 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $63,600 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $63,590 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Albany, OR | $63,510 | Not published | 50 | 1.0 |
| Ames, IA | $63,480 | Not published | 70 | 1.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $63,480 | Not published | 210 | 0.5 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $63,430 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Mansfield, OH | $63,400 | Not published | 70 | 1.5 |
| Elmira, NY | $63,370 | Not published | 70 | 2.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $63,270 | Not published | 300 | 0.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $63,220 | Not published | 360 | 1.5 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,220 | Not published | 580 | 2.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $63,200 | Not published | 990 | 0.9 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,190 | Not published | 1,380 | 1.0 |
| Roanoke, VA | $63,160 | Not published | 290 | 1.9 |
| Greeley, CO | $63,150 | Not published | 140 | 1.2 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,140 | Not published | 190 | 0.6 |
| Pueblo, CO | $63,010 | Not published | 120 | 1.9 |
| Billings, MT | $63,000 | Not published | 120 | 1.3 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $62,970 | Not published | 750 | 1.5 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $62,920 | Not published | 130 | 2.6 |
| State College, PA | $62,730 | Not published | 70 | 1.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $62,600 | Not published | 1,530 | 5.2 |
| Monroe, MI | $62,580 | Not published | 40 | 1.1 |
| Johnson City, TN | $62,560 | Not published | 80 | 1.0 |
| Ogden, UT | $62,440 | Not published | 530 | 2.0 |
| Altoona, PA | $62,430 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Reno, NV | $62,370 | Not published | 240 | 0.9 |
| Huntsville, AL | $62,350 | Not published | 150 | 0.6 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,340 | Not published | 790 | 1.1 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $62,340 | Not published | 290 | 1.8 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $62,320 | Not published | 160 | 1.5 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,310 | Not published | 910 | 1.4 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,230 | Not published | 3,670 | 3.3 |
| Traverse City, MI | $62,230 | Not published | 80 | 1.2 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $62,230 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $62,200 | Not published | 130 | 2.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,190 | Not published | 700 | 4.6 |
| Florence, SC | $62,180 | Not published | 80 | 0.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,110 | Not published | 960 | 1.2 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $62,020 | Not published | 90 | 2.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,940 | Not published | 290 | 1.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $61,930 | Not published | 280 | 1.5 |
| Ithaca, NY | $61,910 | Not published | 80 | 1.8 |
| Kenosha, WI | $61,880 | Not published | 100 | 1.3 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,850 | Not published | 390 | 0.6 |
| Williamsport, PA | $61,830 | Not published | 80 | 1.5 |
| Laredo, TX | $61,780 | Not published | 150 | 1.3 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,680 | Not published | 210 | 0.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $61,610 | Not published | 410 | 2.5 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $61,590 | Not published | 170 | 1.5 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $61,500 | Not published | 130 | 1.6 |
| Guayama, PR | $61,490 | Not published | 40 | 3.1 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,450 | Not published | 480 | 1.7 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $61,440 | Not published | 1,060 | 6.7 |
| Iowa City, IA | $61,440 | Not published | 120 | 1.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,420 | Not published | 170 | 1.0 |
| Kankakee, IL | $61,420 | Not published | 110 | 2.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,350 | Not published | 270 | 1.4 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,240 | Not published | 320 | 1.7 |
| Peoria, IL | $61,200 | Not published | 290 | 1.8 |
| Green Bay, WI | $61,170 | Not published | 240 | 1.4 |
| Valdosta, GA | $61,170 | Not published | 80 | 1.5 |
| Erie, PA | $61,160 | Not published | 170 | 1.4 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,100 | Not published | 1,690 | 1.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,050 | Not published | 1,390 | 1.0 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,030 | Not published | 380 | 0.9 |
| Mankato, MN | $61,010 | Not published | 70 | 1.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $60,990 | Not published | 300 | 0.4 |
| Johnstown, PA | $60,980 | Not published | 90 | 1.9 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $60,910 | Not published | 110 | 2.2 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $60,900 | Not published | 560 | 1.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $60,860 | Not published | 1,360 | 1.8 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $60,800 | Not published | 60 | 1.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $60,800 | Not published | 120 | 1.7 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $60,790 | Not published | 90 | 1.4 |
| Minot, ND | $60,780 | Not published | 60 | 1.8 |
| Owensboro, KY | $60,760 | Not published | 90 | 1.9 |
| Rochester, NY | $60,760 | Not published | 1,320 | 2.7 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,750 | Not published | 6,190 | 4.8 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $60,680 | Not published | 220 | 1.9 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,670 | Not published | 80 | 1.5 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $60,610 | Not published | 140 | 1.5 |
| St. George, UT | $60,590 | Not published | 100 | 1.2 |
| Waco, TX | $60,580 | Not published | 500 | 3.9 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,570 | Not published | 170 | 2.2 |
| Dover, DE | $60,520 | Not published | 210 | 3.0 |
| Dubuque, IA | $60,470 | Not published | 90 | 1.5 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $60,440 | Not published | 700 | 3.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $60,430 | Not published | 160 | 2.5 |
| Knoxville, TN | $60,390 | Not published | 400 | 0.9 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,390 | Not published | 540 | 10.3 |
| Amarillo, TX | $60,340 | Not published | 670 | 5.4 |
| Appleton, WI | $60,330 | Not published | 180 | 1.4 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $60,310 | Not published | 800 | 2.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,300 | Not published | 500 | 3.1 |
| Topeka, KS | $60,240 | Not published | 170 | 1.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,220 | Not published | 1,030 | 0.9 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,160 | Not published | 190 | 1.3 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $60,150 | Not published | 170 | 3.7 |
| Wausau, WI | $60,150 | Not published | 90 | 1.3 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $60,110 | Not published | 140 | 1.9 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $60,060 | Not published | 80 | 1.7 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,000 | Not published | 270 | 0.7 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,000 | Not published | 850 | 1.9 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,970 | Not published | 1,550 | 1.4 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $59,790 | Not published | 510 | 9.2 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,780 | Not published | 490 | 1.2 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,710 | Not published | 60 | 1.0 |
| Arecibo, PR | $59,690 | Not published | 160 | 4.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,670 | Not published | 460 | 0.3 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,660 | Not published | 120 | 1.0 |
| Savannah, GA | $59,660 | Not published | 290 | 1.5 |
| Decatur, AL | $59,650 | Not published | 50 | 0.8 |
| Midland, TX | $59,650 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,500 | Not published | 180 | 2.2 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $59,460 | Not published | 110 | 1.5 |
| Dalton, GA | $59,440 | Not published | 90 | 1.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $59,350 | Not published | 420 | 1.4 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $59,310 | Not published | 100 | 2.1 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $59,280 | Not published | 110 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland, TN | $59,220 | Not published | 70 | 1.7 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,220 | Not published | 170 | 2.5 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,130 | Not published | 180 | 1.7 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $59,110 | Not published | 120 | 1.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $59,000 | Not published | 330 | 1.5 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,960 | Not published | 60 | 1.5 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $58,950 | Not published | 50 | 1.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $58,930 | Not published | 1,430 | 0.6 |
| Bismarck, ND | $58,880 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Manhattan, KS | $58,860 | Not published | 100 | 1.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $58,820 | Not published | 570 | 3.4 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $58,810 | Not published | 230 | 2.4 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $58,810 | Not published | 60 | 1.5 |
| Longview, TX | $58,650 | Not published | 690 | 5.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $58,260 | Not published | 330 | 1.0 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,090 | Not published | 180 | 1.0 |
| Abilene, TX | $58,080 | Not published | 220 | 2.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $58,040 | Not published | 430 | 3.2 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $57,940 | Not published | 150 | 1.5 |
| Victoria, TX | $57,720 | Not published | 180 | 4.6 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $57,660 | Not published | 150 | 1.8 |
| Lawton, OK | $57,630 | Not published | 70 | 1.6 |
| Tyler, TX | $57,610 | Not published | 430 | 3.7 |
| Bangor, ME | $57,570 | Not published | 150 | 2.0 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $57,520 | Not published | 1,200 | 1.7 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $57,490 | Not published | 80 | 1.6 |
| Bloomington, IN | $57,230 | Not published | 120 | 1.7 |
| Muncie, IN | $56,900 | Not published | 40 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $56,790 | Not published | 840 | 1.2 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,410 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $56,230 | Not published | 400 | 1.1 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $56,040 | Not published | 150 | 1.1 |
| Greenville, NC | $55,970 | Not published | 90 | 1.2 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $55,820 | Not published | 180 | 1.4 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $55,750 | Not published | 130 | 0.5 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $55,380 | Not published | 180 | 1.5 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $55,220 | Not published | 220 | 1.3 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $54,760 | Not published | 60 | 0.9 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $54,350 | Not published | 120 | 0.8 |
| Burlington, NC | $53,920 | Not published | 70 | 1.0 |
| Monroe, LA | $53,820 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $53,660 | Not published | 130 | 2.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $53,250 | Not published | 4,240 | 1.5 |
| Jackson, TN | $52,370 | Not published | 110 | 1.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,360 | Not published | 390 | 2.8 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $52,290 | Not published | 360 | 2.3 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $51,630 | Not published | 300 | 3.0 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $51,490 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $51,320 | Not published | 80 | 1.3 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $51,130 | Not published | 130 | 2.2 |
| Evansville, IN | $51,120 | Not published | 150 | 1.1 |
| Jackson, MS | $50,770 | Not published | 520 | 1.9 |
| Tulsa, OK | $50,720 | Not published | 580 | 1.3 |
| Tucson, AZ | $50,660 | Not published | 620 | 1.6 |
| San Angelo, TX | $50,600 | Not published | 100 | 1.9 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $50,420 | Not published | 70 | 1.8 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,400 | Not published | 230 | 1.3 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,270 | Not published | 50 | 1.2 |
| Charleston, WV | $49,240 | Not published | 200 | 1.9 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $49,210 | Not published | 100 | 1.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $49,170 | Not published | 230 | 1.2 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,120 | Not published | 380 | 1.2 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $49,110 | Not published | 60 | 1.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,050 | Not published | 170 | 1.7 |
| Asheville, NC | $49,030 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $48,970 | Not published | 180 | 0.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $48,930 | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Enid, OK | $48,890 | Not published | 30 | 1.3 |
| Alexandria, LA | $48,710 | Not published | 160 | 2.7 |
| Morgantown, WV | $48,690 | Not published | 70 | 1.0 |
| Yuma, AZ | $48,680 | Not published | 80 | 1.2 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,440 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $47,910 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $47,790 | Not published | 140 | 2.3 |
| Lafayette, LA | $47,710 | Not published | 150 | 0.8 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $47,560 | Not published | 100 | 1.5 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $47,420 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,300 | Not published | 40 | 0.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $47,070 | Not published | 230 | 1.6 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $46,230 | Not published | 50 | 0.6 |
| Columbia, MO | $46,120 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,600 | Not published | 40 | 1.3 |
| Missoula, MT | $44,420 | Not published | 60 | 0.9 |
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.