SOC 29-1127 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Speech-Language Pathologists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, speech-language pathologists earned a median of $97,870 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 183,390 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $118,970 | $57.20 | 16,930 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | $110,750 | $53.25 | 4,420 | 1.5 |
| District of Columbia | $109,380 | $52.59 | 390 | 0.6 |
| Washington | $105,550 | $50.74 | 3,570 | 1.0 |
| Nevada | $104,510 | $50.25 | 1,270 | 0.8 |
| Rhode Island | $104,000 | $50.00 | 720 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | $102,760 | $49.40 | 690 | 1.4 |
| Alaska | $102,670 | $49.36 | 340 | 1.1 |
| Oregon | $102,660 | $49.35 | 1,600 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | $101,560 | $48.83 | 6,840 | 1.6 |
| Massachusetts | $101,310 | $48.71 | 5,290 | 1.5 |
| New York | $100,610 | $48.37 | 15,310 | 1.6 |
| Connecticut | $100,110 | $48.13 | 2,390 | 1.4 |
| Florida | $99,990 | $48.07 | 10,080 | 1.0 |
| Texas | $99,910 | $48.03 | 19,120 | 1.4 |
| Maryland | $99,190 | $47.69 | 3,510 | 1.3 |
| New Mexico | $98,690 | $47.45 | 1,250 | 1.4 |
| Arizona | $97,800 | $47.02 | 3,390 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | $97,560 | $46.90 | 270 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | $96,760 | $46.52 | 4,030 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | $96,250 | $46.27 | 4,460 | 1.1 |
| Illinois | $95,080 | $45.71 | 9,040 | 1.5 |
| Ohio | $93,300 | $44.86 | 7,270 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $92,960 | $44.69 | 6,570 | 1.1 |
| Utah | $91,560 | $44.02 | 1,460 | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | $90,530 | $43.52 | 2,190 | 1.0 |
| Minnesota | $89,380 | $42.97 | 3,890 | 1.3 |
| Missouri | $89,280 | $42.92 | 3,230 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | $89,120 | $42.84 | 4,730 | 1.1 |
| Indiana | $87,360 | $42.00 | 3,310 | 1.0 |
| North Carolina | $86,460 | $41.57 | 5,600 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | $84,630 | $40.69 | 3,320 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma | $84,470 | $40.61 | 1,870 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | $84,380 | $40.57 | 1,210 | 1.4 |
| Nebraska | $84,350 | $40.55 | 1,310 | 1.3 |
| Arkansas | $83,580 | $40.18 | 2,430 | 1.9 |
| Kentucky | $83,550 | $40.17 | 2,610 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | $83,040 | $39.92 | 720 | 1.0 |
| Wisconsin | $83,000 | $39.90 | 2,940 | 1.0 |
| Maine | $82,660 | $39.74 | 640 | 1.0 |
| Vermont | $82,090 | $39.47 | 430 | 1.4 |
| Wyoming | $82,040 | $39.44 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | $81,050 | $38.97 | 1,540 | 1.0 |
| West Virginia | $80,970 | $38.93 | 880 | 1.3 |
| Kansas | $80,120 | $38.52 | 1,690 | 1.2 |
| Montana | $78,740 | $37.86 | 490 | 1.0 |
| Mississippi | $78,130 | $37.56 | 1,790 | 1.5 |
| North Dakota | $75,240 | $36.17 | 630 | 1.5 |
| Alabama | $73,660 | $35.41 | 2,060 | 1.0 |
| Louisiana | $69,610 | $33.46 | 3,000 | 1.5 |
| South Dakota | $65,680 | $31.58 | 410 | 0.9 |
| Puerto Rico | $49,800 | $23.94 | 150 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 370 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro, CA | $133,760 | $64.31 | 70 | 1.1 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $132,720 | $63.81 | 890 | 0.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $131,620 | $63.28 | 320 | 1.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,850 | $62.91 | 1,760 | 0.7 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $127,470 | $61.28 | 160 | 0.8 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $126,850 | $60.99 | 200 | 1.0 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $126,360 | $60.75 | 1,030 | 1.0 |
| Vallejo, CA | $124,440 | $59.83 | 130 | 0.9 |
| Napa, CA | $123,870 | $59.56 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Salinas, CA | $122,770 | $59.02 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $120,550 | $57.96 | 50 | 1.0 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $119,690 | $57.55 | 1,590 | 1.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | $119,670 | $57.54 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $118,670 | $57.05 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $118,660 | $57.05 | 310 | 1.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $118,560 | $57.00 | 2,120 | 1.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $117,350 | $56.42 | 310 | 0.9 |
| Modesto, CA | $116,770 | $56.14 | 220 | 1.2 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $115,940 | $55.74 | 110 | 2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $115,560 | $55.56 | 100 | 0.8 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $115,060 | $55.32 | 530 | 1.6 |
| Merced, CA | $114,220 | $54.91 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,090 | $53.89 | 2,480 | 1.5 |
| Fresno, CA | $110,960 | $53.35 | 820 | 1.7 |
| Chico, CA | $110,720 | $53.23 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $110,360 | $53.06 | 120 | 1.7 |
| Yuba City, CA | $109,830 | $52.81 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $109,740 | $52.76 | 4,800 | 0.8 |
| Bend, OR | $109,560 | $52.67 | 100 | 0.9 |
| Casper, WY | $109,540 | $52.66 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $108,700 | $52.26 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $108,690 | $52.25 | 1,910 | 0.9 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $108,140 | $51.99 | 710 | 2.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $107,860 | $51.86 | 15,260 | 1.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $107,650 | $51.75 | 1,140 | 0.9 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $106,960 | $51.42 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Visalia, CA | $106,760 | $51.33 | 220 | 1.3 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $106,290 | $51.10 | 2,860 | 2.2 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $105,950 | $50.94 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $104,510 | $50.25 | 960 | 0.8 |
| Albany, OR | $104,470 | $50.23 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $104,460 | $50.22 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $104,440 | $50.21 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $104,280 | $50.13 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Lancaster, PA | $103,930 | $49.97 | 300 | 1.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $103,740 | $49.87 | 490 | 0.6 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $103,560 | $49.79 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Yakima, WA | $103,450 | $49.74 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $103,420 | $49.72 | 710 | 1.0 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $103,410 | $49.72 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | $103,010 | $49.52 | 220 | 1.2 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $102,860 | $49.45 | 2,410 | 0.8 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $102,850 | $49.45 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $102,810 | $49.43 | 3,720 | 1.4 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $102,800 | $49.42 | 140 | 1.5 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $102,760 | $49.41 | Not published | Not published |
| Salem, OR | $102,360 | $49.21 | 120 | 0.6 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $102,260 | $49.16 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $101,750 | $48.92 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $101,600 | $48.85 | 780 | 1.3 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $101,590 | $48.84 | 2,930 | 1.0 |
| Greenville, NC | $101,580 | $48.84 | 240 | 2.9 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $101,400 | $48.75 | 150 | 1.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $101,310 | $48.71 | 740 | 1.8 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $101,310 | $48.71 | 430 | 1.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $101,160 | $48.64 | 1,830 | 1.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $100,940 | $48.53 | 270 | 1.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $100,880 | $48.50 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $100,500 | $48.32 | 370 | 1.4 |
| Bellingham, WA | $100,460 | $48.30 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Lawton, OK | $100,420 | $48.28 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,400 | $48.27 | 3,780 | 1.1 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,170 | $48.16 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $100,150 | $48.15 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Worcester, MA | $100,130 | $48.14 | 620 | 1.8 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $100,080 | $48.12 | 3,330 | 1.2 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $100,020 | $48.09 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $99,990 | $48.07 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,960 | $48.06 | 3,140 | 1.0 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $99,940 | $48.05 | 250 | 0.8 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $99,840 | $48.00 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $99,830 | $48.00 | 650 | 0.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $99,720 | $47.94 | 1,090 | 1.5 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $99,590 | $47.88 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $99,540 | $47.86 | 4,800 | 1.2 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $99,530 | $47.85 | 70 | 1.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $99,430 | $47.80 | 620 | 1.8 |
| Redding, CA | $99,210 | $47.70 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Ocala, FL | $99,200 | $47.69 | 180 | 1.5 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $99,170 | $47.68 | 110 | 3.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $99,160 | $47.68 | 580 | 1.4 |
| Greeley, CO | $99,150 | $47.67 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $99,000 | $47.60 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Dover, DE | $98,930 | $47.56 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Odessa, TX | $98,920 | $47.56 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $98,900 | $47.55 | 1,180 | 1.1 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $98,810 | $47.50 | 170 | 0.9 |
| Akron, OH | $98,800 | $47.50 | 410 | 1.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $98,790 | $47.50 | 370 | 0.9 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $98,710 | $47.46 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $98,700 | $47.45 | 200 | 1.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,490 | $47.35 | 7,150 | 1.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $98,040 | $47.14 | 2,640 | 1.1 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $97,960 | $47.10 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $97,900 | $47.07 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $97,900 | $47.07 | 1,100 | 0.8 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $97,900 | $47.07 | 230 | 0.5 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $97,870 | $47.05 | 880 | 1.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $97,860 | $47.05 | 170 | 1.5 |
| New Haven, CT | $97,820 | $47.03 | 300 | 1.1 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $97,650 | $46.95 | 310 | 1.8 |
| Columbia, MO | $97,610 | $46.93 | 140 | 1.3 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $97,470 | $46.86 | 80 | 1.5 |
| St. George, UT | $97,390 | $46.82 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $97,340 | $46.80 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $96,920 | $46.59 | 490 | 1.3 |
| Springfield, MA | $96,880 | $46.58 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Rockford, IL | $96,740 | $46.51 | 190 | 1.4 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $96,670 | $46.48 | 150 | 1.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $96,580 | $46.43 | 1,710 | 1.2 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $96,570 | $46.43 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $96,540 | $46.42 | 550 | 2.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $96,460 | $46.38 | 1,390 | 1.3 |
| State College, PA | $96,460 | $46.37 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Florence, SC | $96,390 | $46.34 | 90 | 1.0 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $96,380 | $46.34 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Laredo, TX | $96,340 | $46.32 | 130 | 1.2 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $96,330 | $46.31 | 200 | 1.2 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $96,260 | $46.28 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Gainesville, FL | $96,230 | $46.26 | 240 | 1.6 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $96,190 | $46.25 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $96,080 | $46.19 | 770 | 1.2 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $96,040 | $46.18 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Reno, NV | $96,020 | $46.16 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $95,960 | $46.14 | 550 | 1.4 |
| Victoria, TX | $95,950 | $46.13 | 140 | 3.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $95,930 | $46.12 | 1,690 | 1.5 |
| Salisbury, MD | $95,700 | $46.01 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Lebanon, PA | $95,680 | $46.00 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Tucson, AZ | $95,450 | $45.89 | 420 | 1.1 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $95,430 | $45.88 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $95,170 | $45.75 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $95,030 | $45.69 | 290 | 1.8 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $94,950 | $45.65 | 230 | 1.1 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $94,810 | $45.58 | 270 | 1.1 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $94,800 | $45.58 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $94,640 | $45.50 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $94,490 | $45.43 | 810 | 1.3 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $94,370 | $45.37 | 250 | 1.1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $94,320 | $45.35 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $93,890 | $45.14 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $93,880 | $45.14 | 90 | 1.3 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $93,880 | $45.14 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $93,850 | $45.12 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $93,740 | $45.07 | 330 | 1.2 |
| Yuma, AZ | $93,700 | $45.05 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Medford, OR | $93,580 | $44.99 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $93,540 | $44.97 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $93,410 | $44.91 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $93,370 | $44.89 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $93,370 | $44.89 | 2,570 | 1.3 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,370 | $44.89 | 300 | 1.2 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $93,320 | $44.86 | 1,360 | 1.2 |
| Reading, PA | $92,930 | $44.68 | 170 | 1.0 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $92,700 | $44.57 | 1,780 | 1.6 |
| Jackson, MI | $92,630 | $44.53 | 80 | 1.4 |
| Springfield, MO | $92,460 | $44.45 | 290 | 1.3 |
| Bloomington, IN | $91,950 | $44.21 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $91,860 | $44.17 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Lincoln, NE | $91,860 | $44.16 | 220 | 1.2 |
| Roanoke, VA | $91,560 | $44.02 | 190 | 1.3 |
| Farmington, NM | $91,120 | $43.81 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $91,020 | $43.76 | 240 | 3.9 |
| Kingston, NY | $90,980 | $43.74 | 120 | 2.0 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $90,960 | $43.73 | 1,260 | 0.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $90,930 | $43.72 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $90,330 | $43.43 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $90,310 | $43.42 | 270 | 1.8 |
| Waco, TX | $90,220 | $43.37 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $90,180 | $43.36 | 80 | 2.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $89,860 | $43.20 | 480 | 1.6 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $89,650 | $43.10 | 410 | 1.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $89,640 | $43.09 | 1,850 | 1.0 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $89,160 | $42.86 | 170 | 0.8 |
| Toledo, OH | $89,010 | $42.79 | 310 | 1.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $88,610 | $42.60 | 330 | 0.8 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $88,610 | $42.60 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Vineland, NJ | $88,410 | $42.50 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $88,250 | $42.43 | 810 | 1.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $88,190 | $42.40 | 1,000 | 1.2 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $88,060 | $42.34 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $87,820 | $42.22 | 390 | 1.0 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $87,570 | $42.10 | 370 | 1.9 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $87,470 | $42.05 | 360 | 1.3 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $87,400 | $42.02 | 1,050 | 1.4 |
| Saginaw, MI | $87,360 | $42.00 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Traverse City, MI | $87,160 | $41.90 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $87,150 | $41.90 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $87,120 | $41.89 | 260 | 0.9 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $86,950 | $41.80 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Madison, WI | $86,890 | $41.78 | 410 | 1.0 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $86,780 | $41.72 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $86,550 | $41.61 | 220 | 0.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $86,480 | $41.58 | 1,630 | 1.2 |
| Altoona, PA | $86,470 | $41.57 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $86,410 | $41.54 | 310 | 1.0 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $86,380 | $41.53 | 810 | 2.3 |
| Grand Island, NE | $86,270 | $41.48 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Longview, TX | $86,180 | $41.43 | 170 | 1.4 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $86,120 | $41.40 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $86,120 | $41.40 | 1,270 | 1.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,120 | $41.40 | 460 | 0.8 |
| Minot, ND | $85,920 | $41.31 | 50 | 1.5 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $85,920 | $41.31 | 130 | 0.9 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $85,890 | $41.29 | 340 | 1.3 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $85,770 | $41.23 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Morristown, TN | $85,750 | $41.22 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Williamsport, PA | $85,630 | $41.17 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $85,580 | $41.15 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Rome, GA | $85,440 | $41.08 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Flint, MI | $85,260 | $40.99 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Evansville, IN | $85,220 | $40.97 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Amarillo, TX | $85,160 | $40.94 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Lawrence, KS | $85,130 | $40.93 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Syracuse, NY | $85,120 | $40.93 | 490 | 1.6 |
| Asheville, NC | $85,040 | $40.89 | 290 | 1.6 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $85,040 | $40.88 | 130 | 1.3 |
| Dubuque, IA | $85,030 | $40.88 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Binghamton, NY | $84,460 | $40.61 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Boise City, ID | $84,380 | $40.57 | 660 | 1.7 |
| Bloomington, IL | $84,330 | $40.54 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Erie, PA | $84,190 | $40.48 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $84,080 | $40.42 | 380 | 0.9 |
| Johnstown, PA | $84,070 | $40.42 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Tulsa, OK | $83,970 | $40.37 | 540 | 1.2 |
| Mankato, MN | $83,920 | $40.35 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $83,780 | $40.28 | 980 | 0.9 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $83,740 | $40.26 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $83,680 | $40.23 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Billings, MT | $83,620 | $40.20 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $83,460 | $40.13 | 390 | 1.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $83,390 | $40.09 | 210 | 1.1 |
| Niles, MI | $83,370 | $40.08 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $83,200 | $40.00 | 270 | 1.2 |
| Ames, IA | $83,170 | $39.99 | 60 | 1.0 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $83,170 | $39.99 | 150 | 1.1 |
| Rochester, MN | $83,140 | $39.97 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $82,950 | $39.88 | 260 | 1.1 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $82,890 | $39.85 | 850 | 1.6 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $82,870 | $39.84 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $82,650 | $39.74 | 690 | 1.4 |
| Ogden, UT | $82,640 | $39.73 | 430 | 1.6 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $82,640 | $39.73 | 230 | 1.9 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,570 | $39.70 | 150 | 1.4 |
| Monroe, MI | $82,540 | $39.68 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $82,500 | $39.66 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Wilmington, NC | $82,410 | $39.62 | 300 | 1.6 |
| Springfield, IL | $82,280 | $39.56 | 160 | 1.6 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $82,280 | $39.56 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $82,160 | $39.50 | 690 | 1.5 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $82,110 | $39.48 | 160 | 1.5 |
| Appleton, WI | $82,060 | $39.45 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Peoria, IL | $82,060 | $39.45 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | $82,050 | $39.45 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Springfield, OH | $82,030 | $39.44 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Sandusky, OH | $82,020 | $39.43 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $82,000 | $39.42 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Jackson, TN | $82,000 | $39.42 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $81,940 | $39.40 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $81,930 | $39.39 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $81,910 | $39.38 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $81,900 | $39.38 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $81,810 | $39.33 | 1,300 | 1.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $81,780 | $39.32 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $81,690 | $39.27 | 230 | 1.2 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $81,670 | $39.26 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Decatur, IL | $81,600 | $39.23 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Ithaca, NY | $81,450 | $39.16 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $81,300 | $39.09 | 150 | 1.6 |
| Owensboro, KY | $81,270 | $39.07 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $81,120 | $39.00 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Midland, TX | $81,100 | $38.99 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $81,050 | $38.97 | 130 | 1.5 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $81,040 | $38.96 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Abilene, TX | $80,870 | $38.88 | 140 | 1.9 |
| Muncie, IN | $80,860 | $38.87 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Green Bay, WI | $80,810 | $38.85 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Lima, OH | $80,810 | $38.85 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $80,510 | $38.71 | 440 | 1.6 |
| Rochester, NY | $80,220 | $38.57 | 950 | 1.9 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $80,110 | $38.52 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Great Falls, MT | $80,110 | $38.51 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Gadsden, AL | $80,070 | $38.50 | 90 | 2.6 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $79,940 | $38.43 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $79,720 | $38.33 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $79,570 | $38.26 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Bay City, MI | $79,540 | $38.24 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $79,460 | $38.20 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Helena, MT | $79,410 | $38.18 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $79,380 | $38.16 | 50 | 1.0 |
| Albany, GA | $79,360 | $38.16 | 30 | 0.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $79,300 | $38.12 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $79,250 | $38.10 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $79,240 | $38.10 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $79,160 | $38.06 | 260 | 1.6 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $79,080 | $38.02 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $79,060 | $38.01 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Topeka, KS | $78,970 | $37.97 | 140 | 1.2 |
| Iowa City, IA | $78,960 | $37.96 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $78,940 | $37.95 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $78,920 | $37.94 | 220 | 1.4 |
| San Angelo, TX | $78,880 | $37.92 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $78,880 | $37.92 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Monroe, LA | $78,860 | $37.91 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $78,830 | $37.90 | 430 | 1.2 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $78,770 | $37.87 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Jackson, MS | $78,670 | $37.82 | 410 | 1.5 |
| Kenosha, WI | $78,560 | $37.77 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Wichita, KS | $78,390 | $37.69 | 430 | 1.4 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $78,320 | $37.65 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $78,300 | $37.65 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $78,130 | $37.56 | 80 | 1.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $78,060 | $37.53 | 400 | 1.0 |
| Wausau, WI | $78,030 | $37.52 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $78,000 | $37.50 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Mansfield, OH | $77,570 | $37.29 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $77,550 | $37.29 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Burlington, NC | $77,450 | $37.24 | 90 | 1.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,420 | $37.22 | 550 | 1.2 |
| Kankakee, IL | $77,210 | $37.12 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Bangor, ME | $77,160 | $37.09 | 110 | 1.6 |
| Alexandria, LA | $77,080 | $37.06 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Manhattan, KS | $77,050 | $37.05 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Gainesville, GA | $76,980 | $37.01 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Bismarck, ND | $76,770 | $36.91 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $76,760 | $36.90 | 50 | 1.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $76,640 | $36.85 | 190 | 1.3 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $76,290 | $36.68 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Pocatello, ID | $76,140 | $36.60 | 110 | 2.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $75,840 | $36.46 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Birmingham, AL | $75,750 | $36.42 | 600 | 1.2 |
| Huntsville, AL | $74,680 | $35.90 | 230 | 0.9 |
| Missoula, MT | $74,160 | $35.66 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $74,150 | $35.65 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $74,140 | $35.64 | 90 | 1.5 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $73,900 | $35.53 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $72,870 | $35.04 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $72,730 | $34.97 | 60 | 1.6 |
| Rapid City, SD | $71,690 | $34.47 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $71,200 | $34.23 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Morgantown, WV | $70,940 | $34.11 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Valdosta, GA | $70,870 | $34.07 | 70 | 1.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $70,810 | $34.05 | 120 | 0.7 |
| Dothan, AL | $69,870 | $33.59 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $69,860 | $33.59 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Lafayette, LA | $69,610 | $33.46 | 200 | 1.1 |
| Mobile, AL | $69,450 | $33.39 | 160 | 0.9 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $68,920 | $33.13 | 170 | 1.0 |
| Charleston, WV | $68,510 | $32.94 | 110 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | $67,840 | $32.62 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $67,350 | $32.38 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $67,070 | $32.25 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Midland, MI | $66,850 | $32.14 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Beckley, WV | $65,420 | $31.45 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $65,020 | $31.26 | 610 | 1.5 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $64,720 | $31.11 | 210 | 2.1 |
| Hammond, LA | $61,300 | $29.47 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $60,790 | $29.23 | 300 | 3.1 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,000 | $28.85 | 310 | 1.3 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $51,920 | $24.96 | 90 | 0.1 |
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.