SOC 25-2058 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

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

U.S. median annual wage$74,260
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment163,930

Nationally, special education teachers, secondary school earned a median of $74,260 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 163,930 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, Secondary School: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$101,120Not published2,5100.7
California$101,060Not published12,1000.7
District of Columbia$99,670Not published4400.6
Maryland$93,530Not published1,5600.6
Rhode Island$92,990Not published8301.7
New York$89,310Not published15,2501.6
Massachusetts$83,890Not published5,4701.5
New Jersey$83,770Not published7,5201.8
Connecticut$81,710Not published1,9201.1
Alaska$80,580Not published5901.8
Illinois$79,890Not published9,4901.6
Vermont$79,360Not published6602.2
Delaware$78,490Not published1,1602.4
Michigan$78,050Not published2,5700.6
Oregon$77,400Not published1,2400.6
Pennsylvania$77,000Not published11,0401.8
New Mexico$76,940Not published2,1502.5
Minnesota$76,600Not published4,1301.4
Ohio$76,180Not published10,5801.9
Georgia$74,150Not published4,0900.8
New Hampshire$69,560Not published9101.3
Virginia$68,400Not published6,3801.6
Colorado$67,240Not published2,9701.0
Hawaii$65,980Not published8001.3
Texas$64,830Not published10,2000.7
Arizona$64,300Not published1,9600.6
Utah$64,210Not published1,2200.7
Wisconsin$63,520Not published3,3501.1
Nebraska$63,460Not published1,2401.2
Wyoming$62,750Not published3501.2
Montana$62,310Not published4800.9
Alabama$62,210Not published7400.3
South Carolina$62,150Not published1,7800.8
Maine$61,710Not published8601.3
Florida$61,510Not published7,9400.8
Tennessee$61,360Not published2,0100.6
North Dakota$61,210Not published5201.2
Indiana$61,130Not published2,5800.8
Nevada$60,810Not published3500.2
Iowa$60,780Not published1,5701.0
Kentucky$60,730Not published2,6801.3
Idaho$60,700Not published4700.6
Kansas$60,700Not published1,6501.1
Oklahoma$59,660Not published2,0201.2
Louisiana$59,100Not published3,1601.6
Puerto Rico$58,080Not published1,8402.0
Arkansas$57,000Not published1,2801.0
North Carolina$56,770Not published3,4000.7
Missouri$55,920Not published2,7600.9
West Virginia$55,390Not published8401.2
South Dakota$54,810Not published5001.1
Mississippi$51,970Not published1,6701.4

Pay by metro area

All 315 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$47,320$70,760$94,200$117,640Jefferson City, MO — $47,320Columbia, MO — $47,570Hattiesburg, MS — $48,360Joplin, MO-KS — $48,520Enid, OK — $49,270Tulsa, OK — $49,280Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $50,160Winston-Salem, NC — $50,820Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $51,050Lawton, OK — $51,540Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $51,660Wilmington, NC — $51,710Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $51,820Charleston, WV — $52,330Lake Charles, LA — $52,520Gainesville, FL — $53,030Fayetteville, NC — $53,100Raleigh-Cary, NC — $53,140Port St. Lucie, FL — $53,280Texarkana, TX-AR — $53,360Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $53,910Twin Falls, ID — $54,620Rocky Mount, NC — $54,910Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $55,390Asheville, NC — $55,490Jackson, MS — $55,800Kokomo, IN — $56,060Lynchburg, VA — $56,470South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $56,480Fort Wayne, IN — $56,500Terre Haute, IN — $56,620Greensboro-High Point, NC — $56,660Longview, TX — $56,660Tallahassee, FL — $56,710Tucson, AZ — $56,730Springfield, MO — $56,740Wheeling, WV-OH — $56,890Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $56,930San Angelo, TX — $57,170Mayaguez, PR — $57,360Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $57,400San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $57,460Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $57,590Alexandria, LA — $57,940Arecibo, PR — $58,030Lubbock, TX — $58,150Hot Springs, AR — $58,220Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $58,260Manhattan, KS — $58,320Rapid City, SD — $58,360Peoria, IL — $58,460Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $58,490Roanoke, VA — $58,530Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $58,770Columbia, SC — $58,860Dubuque, IA — $58,950Ponce, PR — $58,970Aguadilla, PR — $59,120Monroe, LA — $59,160Johnstown, PA — $59,190Jonesboro, AR — $59,220Fort Smith, AR-OK — $59,360Paducah, KY-IL — $59,410Valdosta, GA — $59,430Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $59,440Baton Rouge, LA — $59,590Bangor, ME — $59,610Guayama, PR — $59,750Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $59,760Idaho Falls, ID — $59,950Jackson, TN — $59,960Winchester, VA-WV — $59,970Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $60,010Abilene, TX — $60,020Flagstaff, AZ — $60,060Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $60,070Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $60,070Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $60,130Bowling Green, KY — $60,200Montgomery, AL — $60,250Logan, UT-ID — $60,290Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $60,310Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $60,340Waco, TX — $60,350Green Bay, WI — $60,430Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,470Wausau, WI — $60,490Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $60,500Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $60,550Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $60,580Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $60,580Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $60,700Amarillo, TX — $60,830Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $60,900Evansville, IN — $61,000Kansas City, MO-KS — $61,090Johnson City, TN — $61,120Richmond, VA — $61,120St. Louis, MO-IL — $61,160Wichita Falls, TX — $61,160Tyler, TX — $61,200Bismarck, ND — $61,210Tuscaloosa, AL — $61,210Fargo, ND-MN — $61,220Boise City, ID — $61,310Gainesville, GA — $61,320Springfield, IL — $61,350Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $61,360Spartanburg, SC — $61,420Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $61,450Wichita, KS — $61,500Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $61,600New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $61,630Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $61,710Cheyenne, WY — $61,790Killeen-Temple, TX — $61,830Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $61,830Topeka, KS — $61,870San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $61,890Appleton, WI — $61,910Champaign-Urbana, IL — $61,930Colorado Springs, CO — $61,940Altoona, PA — $62,050Macon-Bibb County, GA — $62,100Cedar Rapids, IA — $62,110Elizabethtown, KY — $62,110Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $62,110Chattanooga, TN-GA — $62,130Huntsville, AL — $62,170Minot, ND — $62,220Mankato, MN — $62,260Bloomington, IL — $62,280Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $62,290Great Falls, MT — $62,310Corpus Christi, TX — $62,340Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $62,370Lexington-Fayette, KY — $62,440Missoula, MT — $62,560Kankakee, IL — $62,610College Station-Bryan, TX — $62,700Sherman-Denison, TX — $62,740Iowa City, IA — $62,760Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $62,780Charlottesville, VA — $62,920Lincoln, NE — $62,940Decatur, IL — $62,980St. George, UT — $63,010Knoxville, TN — $63,030Reno, NV — $63,030Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $63,040Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $63,140Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $63,190Rochester, NY — $63,190Columbus, GA-AL — $63,220Cleveland, TN — $63,280Billings, MT — $63,320Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $63,330Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $63,350Urban Honolulu, HI — $63,370Decatur, AL — $63,390Williamsport, PA — $63,450Fond du Lac, WI — $63,540Omaha, NE-IA — $63,600Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $63,670Springfield, OH — $63,680Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $63,700Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $63,740McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $63,760Laredo, TX — $63,960Athens-Clarke County, GA — $64,040Owensboro, KY — $64,380Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $64,490El Paso, TX — $64,500Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $64,630Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $64,680Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $64,720Birmingham, AL — $64,760La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $64,770Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $64,780Albany, OR — $65,050Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $65,060Grand Junction, CO — $65,090Sheboygan, WI — $65,230Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $65,280Mobile, AL — $65,310Eau Claire, WI — $65,360Grand Island, NE — $65,620Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $66,260Dover, DE — $66,330Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $66,440Ogden, UT — $66,940Manchester-Nashua, NH — $67,120Ann Arbor, MI — $68,270Niles, MI — $69,150Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $69,210Mansfield, OH — $69,480Bozeman, MT — $69,900Ithaca, NY — $70,510Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $70,540Madison, WI — $70,810Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $71,400Youngstown-Warren, OH — $71,570Erie, PA — $71,660Portland-South Portland, ME — $72,160Greeley, CO — $72,270Harrisonburg, VA — $72,410Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $72,600Duluth, MN-WI — $72,810Columbus, OH — $72,860Kenosha, WI — $73,260Janesville-Beloit, WI — $73,280Glens Falls, NY — $73,500Canton-Massillon, OH — $73,540Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $73,570Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $73,750Sandusky, OH — $73,920Rochester, MN — $74,020Lima, OH — $74,270Flint, MI — $74,370Saginaw, MI — $74,560Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $74,690St. Cloud, MN — $74,770North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $74,960Pittsburgh, PA — $75,160Toledo, OH — $75,230Salem, OR — $75,510Las Cruces, NM — $75,570Albuquerque, NM — $76,590Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $76,610Naples-Marco Island, FL — $76,790Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $76,870Pueblo, CO — $77,060Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $77,180Utica-Rome, NY — $77,210Syracuse, NY — $77,430Midland, TX — $77,480Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $77,500Binghamton, NY — $77,550Akron, OH — $77,780Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $77,850Rockford, IL — $78,070Elmira, NY — $78,170Pittsfield, MA — $78,370Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $78,450Jacksonville, FL — $78,450Reading, PA — $78,670Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $78,830Santa Fe, NM — $78,880Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $79,010Barnstable Town, MA — $79,140Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $79,140Farmington, NM — $79,190Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $79,190Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $79,250Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $79,330Springfield, MA — $79,570Eugene-Springfield, OR — $79,650Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $79,760Cleveland, OH — $79,900New Haven, CT — $79,930Chambersburg, PA — $80,060Worcester, MA — $80,270Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $80,610Lancaster, PA — $81,040Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $81,050Bend, OR — $81,100Warner Robins, GA — $81,190Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $81,520Lexington Park, MD — $81,710Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $81,800Longview-Kelso, WA — $81,830Kingston, NY — $82,120Boulder, CO — $82,140Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $82,220Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $82,350Monroe, MI — $82,450Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $82,880York-Hanover, PA — $83,280Vineland, NJ — $83,740Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $84,720Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $84,760Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $85,000Yakima, WA — $85,590Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $87,630Kennewick-Richland, WA — $90,340Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $92,110Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $93,380Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $94,130Yuba City, CA — $96,260Bellingham, WA — $96,940El Centro, CA — $97,000Stockton-Lodi, CA — $97,310Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $97,540Merced, CA — $98,040Modesto, CA — $98,170Fresno, CA — $98,860Gettysburg, PA — $98,860Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $99,900Vallejo, CA — $99,930New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $100,430Salinas, CA — $100,450Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $100,880Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $100,900Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $101,060Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $101,060Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $101,700Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $102,290Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $102,890Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $103,420Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $103,730Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $104,090San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $105,160San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $115,160San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $117,640

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, Secondary School: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,640Not published4000.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$115,160Not published1,2200.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,160Not published1,2600.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,090Not published2900.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$103,730Not published1,6300.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$103,420Not published601.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$102,890Not published800.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,290Not published1,2700.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$101,700Not published7600.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$101,060Not published900.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$101,060Not published700.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,900Not published3,9200.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$100,880Not published1500.7
Salinas, CA$100,450Not published1500.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,430Not published14,7001.5
Vallejo, CA$99,930Not published1100.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$99,900Not published7000.6
Fresno, CA$98,860Not published4901.0
Gettysburg, PA$98,860Not published1003.3
Modesto, CA$98,170Not published2201.1
Merced, CA$98,040Not published1201.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$97,540Not published2200.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA$97,310Not published2300.8
El Centro, CA$97,000Not published901.4
Bellingham, WA$96,940Not published700.8
Yuba City, CA$96,260Not published901.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$94,130Not published5602.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$93,380Not published300.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$92,110Not published1,1401.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$90,340Not published1200.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$87,630Not published3,9201.4
Yakima, WA$85,590Not published900.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$85,000Not published3,9301.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$84,760Not published3502.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,720Not published5901.5
Vineland, NJ$83,740Not published1502.4
York-Hanover, PA$83,280Not published2701.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,880Not published8000.7
Monroe, MI$82,450Not published501.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,350Not published7,3601.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,220Not published7401.6
Boulder, CO$82,140Not published2101.1
Kingston, NY$82,120Not published1702.8
Longview-Kelso, WA$81,830Not published400.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,800Not published6801.1
Lexington Park, MD$81,710Not published500.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$81,520Not published1,2300.6
Warner Robins, GA$81,190Not published600.8
Bend, OR$81,100Not published600.6
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$81,050Not published1801.4
Lancaster, PA$81,040Not published5402.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$80,610Not published2301.9
Worcester, MA$80,270Not published7602.2
Chambersburg, PA$80,060Not published1101.9
New Haven, CT$79,930Not published2200.8
Cleveland, OH$79,900Not published1,6901.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,760Not published5,7902.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,650Not published1300.8
Springfield, MA$79,570Not published3201.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$79,330Not published700.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$79,250Not published1801.1
Farmington, NM$79,190Not published1302.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,190Not published2,5901.3
Barnstable Town, MA$79,140Not published1902.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,140Not published6201.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$79,010Not published3601.5
Santa Fe, NM$78,880Not published1702.7
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,830Not published1201.8
Reading, PA$78,670Not published3802.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$78,450Not published1,6801.0
Jacksonville, FL$78,450Not published1,2701.7
Pittsfield, MA$78,370Not published1001.7
Elmira, NY$78,170Not published601.7
Rockford, IL$78,070Not published2201.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,850Not published7802.1
Akron, OH$77,780Not published8802.7
Binghamton, NY$77,550Not published1601.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$77,500Not published8501.1
Midland, TX$77,480Not published600.5
Syracuse, NY$77,430Not published6402.1
Utica-Rome, NY$77,210Not published2702.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,180Not published2,5500.9
Pueblo, CO$77,060Not published701.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$76,870Not published1100.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL$76,790Not published1500.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$76,610Not published701.4
Albuquerque, NM$76,590Not published1,0302.5
Las Cruces, NM$75,570Not published2403.0
Salem, OR$75,510Not published1400.8
Toledo, OH$75,230Not published6202.1
Pittsburgh, PA$75,160Not published1,8501.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$74,960Not published4001.2
St. Cloud, MN$74,770Not published1001.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$74,690Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Saginaw, MI$74,560Not published500.6
Flint, MI$74,370Not published700.5
Lima, OH$74,270Not published801.6
Rochester, MN$74,020Not published2602.1
Sandusky, OH$73,920Not published1503.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$73,750Not published3500.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,570Not published7401.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$73,540Not published4202.6
Glens Falls, NY$73,500Not published801.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI$73,280Not published701.0
Kenosha, WI$73,260Not published901.2
Columbus, OH$72,860Not published2,1702.0
Duluth, MN-WI$72,810Not published1401.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$72,600Not published3201.2
Harrisonburg, VA$72,410Not published400.7
Greeley, CO$72,270Not published1100.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$72,160Not published3701.3
Erie, PA$71,660Not published1801.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$71,570Not published2901.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$71,400Not published1101.4
Madison, WI$70,810Not published4701.2
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$70,540Not published500.8
Ithaca, NY$70,510Not published901.9
Bozeman, MT$69,900Not published400.6
Mansfield, OH$69,480Not published1503.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$69,210Not published2,1500.7
Niles, MI$69,150Not published300.5
Ann Arbor, MI$68,270Not published800.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$67,120Not published2701.3
Ogden, UT$66,940Not published2500.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$66,440Not published2,6700.7
Dover, DE$66,330Not published2403.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$66,260Not published700.9
Grand Island, NE$65,620Not published701.7
Eau Claire, WI$65,360Not published700.8
Mobile, AL$65,310Not published400.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,280Not published601.1
Sheboygan, WI$65,230Not published801.3
Grand Junction, CO$65,090Not published600.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,060Not published2800.5
Albany, OR$65,050Not published501.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$64,780Not published6602.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,770Not published1301.6
Birmingham, AL$64,760Not published900.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$64,720Not published1600.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,680Not published1,7201.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,630Not published1100.7
El Paso, TX$64,500Not published3100.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,490Not published1,4600.6
Owensboro, KY$64,380Not published601.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,040Not published400.4
Laredo, TX$63,960Not published3403.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,760Not published5401.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$63,740Not published9900.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,700Not published1800.5
Springfield, OH$63,680Not published1302.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,670Not published9200.8
Omaha, NE-IA$63,600Not published5501.1
Fond du Lac, WI$63,540Not published400.9
Williamsport, PA$63,450Not published901.7
Decatur, AL$63,390Not published400.6
Urban Honolulu, HI$63,370Not published5701.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$63,350Not published1100.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$63,330Not published1400.8
Billings, MT$63,320Not published900.9
Cleveland, TN$63,280Not published300.8
Columbus, GA-AL$63,220Not published1000.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,190Not published8601.1
Rochester, NY$63,190Not published1,2702.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$63,140Not published1501.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,040Not published3900.9
Knoxville, TN$63,030Not published3200.8
Reno, NV$63,030Not published1200.5
St. George, UT$63,010Not published400.5
Decatur, IL$62,980Not published1002.2
Lincoln, NE$62,940Not published1700.9
Charlottesville, VA$62,920Not published1501.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$62,780Not published1701.0
Iowa City, IA$62,760Not published800.8
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,740Not published2404.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,700Not published500.3
Kankakee, IL$62,610Not published1002.4
Missoula, MT$62,560Not published500.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,440Not published2701.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,370Not published1401.3
Corpus Christi, TX$62,340Not published700.4
Great Falls, MT$62,310Not published702.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$62,290Not published8001.2
Bloomington, IL$62,280Not published500.6
Mankato, MN$62,260Not published801.4
Minot, ND$62,220Not published401.1
Huntsville, AL$62,170Not published1100.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,130Not published2200.8
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,110Not published2001.4
Elizabethtown, KY$62,110Not published1001.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,110Not published1203.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA$62,100Not published800.9
Altoona, PA$62,050Not published1202.1
Colorado Springs, CO$61,940Not published3601.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,930Not published1401.3
Appleton, WI$61,910Not published1801.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,890Not published6300.6
Topeka, KS$61,870Not published1201.1
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,830Not published1401.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$61,830Not published500.7
Cheyenne, WY$61,790Not published801.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,710Not published1701.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$61,630Not published3600.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,600Not published1,3400.5
Wichita, KS$61,500Not published2500.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$61,450Not published1100.9
Spartanburg, SC$61,420Not published2001.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,360Not published7200.7
Springfield, IL$61,350Not published1001.0
Gainesville, GA$61,320Not published800.8
Boise City, ID$61,310Not published2400.6
Fargo, ND-MN$61,220Not published1300.8
Bismarck, ND$61,210Not published1902.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,210Not published400.4
Tyler, TX$61,200Not published900.7
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,160Not published1,0400.8
Wichita Falls, TX$61,160Not published400.7
Johnson City, TN$61,120Not published500.6
Richmond, VA$61,120Not published1,2101.8
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,090Not published1,2101.1
Evansville, IN$61,000Not published1000.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,900Not published500.7
Amarillo, TX$60,830Not published800.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,700Not published801.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$60,580Not published2801.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,580Not published8100.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$60,550Not published401.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$60,500Not published2900.5
Wausau, WI$60,490Not published801.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,470Not published601.1
Green Bay, WI$60,430Not published2001.1
Waco, TX$60,350Not published1100.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,340Not published7302.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,310Not published5801.4
Logan, UT-ID$60,290Not published901.4
Montgomery, AL$60,250Not published800.5
Bowling Green, KY$60,200Not published901.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$60,130Not published600.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$60,070Not published1,0700.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,070Not published9400.7
Flagstaff, AZ$60,060Not published1402.0
Abilene, TX$60,020Not published500.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$60,010Not published1301.0
Winchester, VA-WV$59,970Not published1001.5
Jackson, TN$59,960Not published700.8
Idaho Falls, ID$59,950Not published600.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,760Not published700.8
Guayama, PR$59,750Not published403.3
Bangor, ME$59,610Not published600.8
Baton Rouge, LA$59,590Not published3700.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$59,440Not published801.1
Valdosta, GA$59,430Not published400.7
Paducah, KY-IL$59,410Not published501.0
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,360Not published800.8
Jonesboro, AR$59,220Not published601.0
Johnstown, PA$59,190Not published801.7
Monroe, LA$59,160Not published300.4
Aguadilla, PR$59,120Not published1202.6
Ponce, PR$58,970Not published1402.3
Dubuque, IA$58,950Not published500.9
Columbia, SC$58,860Not published2300.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$58,770Not published2001.2
Roanoke, VA$58,530Not published1801.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,490Not published2500.7
Peoria, IL$58,460Not published1200.7
Rapid City, SD$58,360Not published700.9
Manhattan, KS$58,320Not published501.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$58,260Not published1400.5
Hot Springs, AR$58,220Not published300.9
Lubbock, TX$58,150Not published1100.7
Arecibo, PR$58,030Not published1504.3
Alexandria, LA$57,940Not published1001.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$57,590Not published902.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$57,460Not published1,1301.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,400Not published3300.9
Mayaguez, PR$57,360Not published1002.0
San Angelo, TX$57,170Not published501.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$56,930Not published1800.2
Wheeling, WV-OH$56,890Not published701.3
Springfield, MO$56,740Not published2000.9
Tucson, AZ$56,730Not published1400.4
Tallahassee, FL$56,710Not published1801.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$56,660Not published3601.0
Longview, TX$56,660Not published1100.9
Terre Haute, IN$56,620Not published600.9
Fort Wayne, IN$56,500Not published1400.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,480Not published800.6
Lynchburg, VA$56,470Not published1301.4
Kokomo, IN$56,060Not published300.9
Jackson, MS$55,800Not published3301.2
Asheville, NC$55,490Not published500.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$55,390Not published2201.5
Rocky Mount, NC$54,910Not published400.8
Twin Falls, ID$54,620Not published300.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$53,910Not published400.7
Texarkana, TX-AR$53,360Not published300.5
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,280Not published1901.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$53,140Not published5100.7
Fayetteville, NC$53,100Not published1401.1
Gainesville, FL$53,030Not published400.3
Lake Charles, LA$52,520Not published2001.9
Charleston, WV$52,330Not published600.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$51,820Not published3601.2
Wilmington, NC$51,710Not published1200.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,660Not published2903.2
Lawton, OK$51,540Not published501.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,050Not published1500.8
Winston-Salem, NC$50,820Not published1700.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,160Not published1000.5
Tulsa, OK$49,280Not published3200.7
Enid, OK$49,270Not published301.3
Joplin, MO-KS$48,520Not published901.1
Hattiesburg, MS$48,360Not published1302.0
Columbia, MO$47,570Not published1101.0
Jefferson City, MO$47,320Not published901.1
Oklahoma City, OKNot publishedNot published1,1701.7

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.