SOC 21-1018 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors

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

U.S. median annual wage$59,350
U.S. median hourly wage$28.53
U.S. employment491,930

Nationally, substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors earned a median of $59,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 491,930 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”.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$80,770$38.831,2904.0
Oregon$74,590$35.868,1604.1
New Mexico$74,100$35.632,4202.8
Washington$68,910$33.1314,2504.0
North Dakota$68,630$33.001,2903.0
Arizona$65,300$31.399,9903.1
Rhode Island$65,120$31.312,1704.3
Utah$63,890$30.726,3203.6
Nebraska$63,770$30.662,1702.1
Connecticut$63,590$30.577,5404.4
Idaho$63,360$30.462,9903.5
Wyoming$62,980$30.289103.3
New Jersey$62,820$30.2014,2103.3
Texas$62,630$30.1121,4001.5
Colorado$62,390$30.0014,9205.2
Wisconsin$62,220$29.918,3402.8
Vermont$61,810$29.721,1203.7
Michigan$61,690$29.6610,1002.3
Iowa$60,880$29.273,5302.3
Illinois$60,730$29.2020,2503.3
District of Columbia$60,450$29.061,2601.8
Hawaii$60,090$28.892,1103.4
Maine$59,970$28.831,9303.0
Massachusetts$59,890$28.8018,1905.0
Virginia$59,880$28.7917,9404.4
Maryland$59,530$28.629,7303.5
Kansas$59,470$28.592,6001.8
New York$59,450$28.5826,7702.8
Oklahoma$59,350$28.535,1503.0
California$59,250$28.4875,6104.2
Montana$59,000$28.361,8203.6
Georgia$58,960$28.359,6002.0
Minnesota$58,780$28.267,1102.4
Ohio$58,360$28.0618,0203.2
Nevada$57,210$27.511,8101.2
Missouri$56,910$27.368,1302.8
Florida$56,790$27.3029,7503.0
Delaware$56,020$26.931,7003.5
North Carolina$55,490$26.6810,3002.1
New Hampshire$54,840$26.363,6905.4
Kentucky$54,190$26.057,6903.8
Indiana$53,760$25.8511,8903.7
South Dakota$53,650$25.791,7103.7
South Carolina$52,370$25.186,3002.7
Pennsylvania$52,010$25.0130,6205.0
Arkansas$51,580$24.802,5702.0
Tennessee$49,580$23.849,0402.8
West Virginia$49,430$23.762,1003.0
Alabama$47,310$22.74Not publishedNot published
Mississippi$46,990$22.592,0901.8
Puerto Rico$46,790$22.491000.1
Louisiana$37,910$18.226,4203.3

Pay by metro area

All 387 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$34,470$50,873$67,277$83,680Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $34,470Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $36,520Hammond, LA — $36,750Alexandria, LA — $37,150Bay City, MI — $37,620Lafayette, LA — $37,660Hattiesburg, MS — $38,300Lake Charles, LA — $38,610Gadsden, AL — $41,690New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $42,140Manhattan, KS — $42,200Spartanburg, SC — $43,810Clarksville, TN-KY — $43,970Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $44,250Cleveland, TN — $44,820Longview, TX — $44,990Monroe, LA — $45,310Lawton, OK — $45,660Mobile, AL — $45,740Altoona, PA — $46,260Auburn-Opelika, AL — $46,310Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $46,380Williamsport, PA — $46,380Lubbock, TX — $46,390Homosassa Springs, FL — $46,480Jackson, TN — $46,520Sebring, FL — $46,550Montgomery, AL — $46,580Anniston-Oxford, AL — $46,690Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $46,810Victoria, TX — $46,820Baton Rouge, LA — $46,840Athens-Clarke County, GA — $46,900Johnson City, TN — $46,980San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $47,230Jackson, MS — $47,380Jefferson City, MO — $47,480Rapid City, SD — $47,620Winston-Salem, NC — $47,620Albany, GA — $47,820Fayetteville, NC — $47,980Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $48,100Springfield, MO — $48,120Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $48,220Hot Springs, AR — $48,220Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $48,310Evansville, IN — $48,490Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $48,490Huntsville, AL — $48,530Johnstown, PA — $48,560Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $48,570Abilene, TX — $48,580Dothan, AL — $48,580Muncie, IN — $48,800Knoxville, TN — $48,910Charleston, WV — $48,960Wilmington, NC — $48,970Sumter, SC — $49,030Lancaster, PA — $49,060Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $49,120Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $49,180Elmira, NY — $49,210Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $49,220Columbus, IN — $49,240Decatur, AL — $49,360Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $49,500Tuscaloosa, AL — $49,560Chambersburg, PA — $49,570Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $49,630Erie, PA — $49,820Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $49,910Goldsboro, NC — $49,990Dalton, GA — $50,050Tyler, TX — $50,160Corpus Christi, TX — $50,250Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $50,260Midland, TX — $50,330Valdosta, GA — $50,360Burlington, NC — $50,440Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $50,500Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $50,580Winchester, VA-WV — $50,580Odessa, TX — $50,680Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $50,810Utica-Rome, NY — $50,890Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $50,970Morristown, TN — $50,990Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $51,060St. Joseph, MO-KS — $51,070Duluth, MN-WI — $51,170Gainesville, FL — $51,280Warner Robins, GA — $51,280Gettysburg, PA — $51,330Greensboro-High Point, NC — $51,410Manchester-Nashua, NH — $51,470York-Hanover, PA — $51,470Savannah, GA — $51,620Beckley, WV — $51,660Morgantown, WV — $51,680Decatur, IL — $51,740South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $51,740Owensboro, KY — $51,770Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $51,910Rome, GA — $51,990Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $52,000Roanoke, VA — $52,040Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $52,060Rocky Mount, NC — $52,060Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $52,100Wheeling, WV-OH — $52,270Jacksonville, NC — $52,620Bloomington, IN — $52,710Joplin, MO-KS — $52,800Asheville, NC — $53,090Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $53,260Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $53,420Salisbury, MD — $53,480State College, PA — $53,540Mansfield, OH — $53,650Rockford, IL — $53,670Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $53,760Jackson, MI — $53,820Ocala, FL — $53,820Waco, TX — $53,920Birmingham, AL — $53,990Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $54,060Pittsburgh, PA — $54,290Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $54,450Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $54,630Gainesville, GA — $54,670Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $54,760Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $54,820Terre Haute, IN — $55,050Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $55,060Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $55,060Pittsfield, MA — $55,100Port St. Lucie, FL — $55,220Chattanooga, TN-GA — $55,270Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $55,270Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $55,320Florence, SC — $55,340Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $55,480Greenville, NC — $55,490Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $55,520Hinesville, GA — $55,540Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $55,570Reading, PA — $55,690Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $55,750Bloomington, IL — $55,890Columbus, GA-AL — $55,910Springfield, OH — $55,940Saginaw, MI — $55,960Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $55,990Texarkana, TX-AR — $56,030Youngstown-Warren, OH — $56,090Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $56,130Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $56,260Redding, CA — $56,340St. Cloud, MN — $56,390Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $56,580Canton-Massillon, OH — $56,640Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $56,710Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $56,780Macon-Bibb County, GA — $56,870Jonesboro, AR — $56,930Columbia, MO — $57,010Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $57,030Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $57,080Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $57,210Charlottesville, VA — $57,220Lima, OH — $57,230Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $57,290Fort Smith, AR-OK — $57,340Peoria, IL — $57,350College Station-Bryan, TX — $57,360Dubuque, IA — $57,530San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $57,660Binghamton, NY — $57,720Bowling Green, KY — $57,720Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $57,750Great Falls, MT — $57,850Richmond, VA — $57,860Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $57,880Syracuse, NY — $57,940Worcester, MA — $57,950Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $58,070Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $58,140Lexington-Fayette, KY — $58,190Toledo, OH — $58,190Paducah, KY-IL — $58,240Tallahassee, FL — $58,240Flint, MI — $58,250Grand Junction, CO — $58,300Billings, MT — $58,350Pueblo, CO — $58,380Urban Honolulu, HI — $58,500Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $58,520St. Louis, MO-IL — $58,570Sandusky, OH — $58,570Yakima, WA — $58,590Elizabethtown, KY — $58,720Reno, NV — $58,720Springfield, MA — $58,750Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $58,790Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $58,810Killeen-Temple, TX — $58,820Naples-Marco Island, FL — $58,870Tulsa, OK — $58,880Columbia, SC — $58,920Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $58,980Kokomo, IN — $59,040Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $59,120San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $59,180Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $59,230Fort Wayne, IN — $59,250Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $59,280Wichita, KS — $59,280Glens Falls, NY — $59,350Columbus, OH — $59,370Kankakee, IL — $59,440Springfield, IL — $59,450Missoula, MT — $59,480Lebanon, PA — $59,510Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $59,560Greeley, CO — $59,580Raleigh-Cary, NC — $59,600Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $59,620Rochester, NY — $59,620Cleveland, OH — $59,630Oklahoma City, OK — $59,660Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $59,680Colorado Springs, CO — $59,740Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $59,790Fresno, CA — $59,790Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $59,800Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $59,800Green Bay, WI — $59,930Bangor, ME — $59,970Cedar Rapids, IA — $59,990Rochester, MN — $60,010Akron, OH — $60,030Kingston, NY — $60,040Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $60,070Fargo, ND-MN — $60,130Minot, ND — $60,130Monroe, MI — $60,170Lynchburg, VA — $60,220Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $60,240Kenosha, WI — $60,300Grand Island, NE — $60,320Appleton, WI — $60,380Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $60,430Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $60,430Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $60,580Omaha, NE-IA — $60,650Kansas City, MO-KS — $60,690Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $60,770Laredo, TX — $60,780Merced, CA — $60,780Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $60,830Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $60,880Punta Gorda, FL — $60,880Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $60,890Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,970Dover, DE — $60,990New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,020Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $61,050Topeka, KS — $61,100North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $61,200Wausau, WI — $61,240Tucson, AZ — $61,250Jacksonville, FL — $61,260Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $61,320Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $61,400Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $61,600Boise City, ID — $61,730Eau Claire, WI — $61,810Harrisonburg, VA — $61,830Pocatello, ID — $61,860Twin Falls, ID — $61,870Barnstable Town, MA — $61,880Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $61,960Traverse City, MI — $61,990Yuba City, CA — $62,030Wichita Falls, TX — $62,070Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $62,130Fond du Lac, WI — $62,190Casper, WY — $62,250Portland-South Portland, ME — $62,300Cheyenne, WY — $62,410La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $62,460Visalia, CA — $62,500El Paso, TX — $62,510Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $62,560Napa, CA — $62,580Modesto, CA — $62,700Sherman-Denison, TX — $62,700Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $62,760Chico, CA — $62,780Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $62,810Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $63,010Helena, MT — $63,060Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $63,100New Haven, CT — $63,110Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $63,230Coeur d'Alene, ID — $63,360Mankato, MN — $63,460Flagstaff, AZ — $63,560San Angelo, TX — $63,560Vineland, NJ — $63,560Lexington Park, MD — $63,820Sheboygan, WI — $63,820Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $63,980Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $64,100Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $64,100Madison, WI — $64,250Lawrence, KS — $64,370Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $64,450Janesville-Beloit, WI — $64,560Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $64,910Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $64,950Bozeman, MT — $64,990Ithaca, NY — $65,010Longview-Kelso, WA — $65,140Eugene-Springfield, OR — $65,220Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $65,270Yuma, AZ — $65,300Enid, OK — $65,360McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $65,370Ann Arbor, MI — $65,440Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $65,940Carson City, NV — $66,000Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $66,020Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $66,060Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $66,540Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $66,750Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $66,780Iowa City, IA — $66,810Vallejo, CA — $66,940Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $67,370Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $67,450Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $67,510Amarillo, TX — $67,630Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $67,650Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $68,140Walla Walla, WA — $68,160Champaign-Urbana, IL — $68,300Battle Creek, MI — $68,370San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $68,400Medford, OR — $68,990Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $69,090Lewiston, ID-WA — $69,200Ogden, UT — $69,590Ames, IA — $69,750Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $69,770Bismarck, ND — $70,810Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $70,970Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $71,120St. George, UT — $72,510San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $72,550Logan, UT-ID — $72,580Idaho Falls, ID — $72,630Stockton-Lodi, CA — $72,770Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $72,960Farmington, NM — $73,070Niles, MI — $73,200Midland, MI — $73,450Kennewick-Richland, WA — $73,540Grants Pass, OR — $73,550Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $73,580El Centro, CA — $73,620Salinas, CA — $73,940Albuquerque, NM — $73,990Santa Fe, NM — $74,100Boulder, CO — $75,020Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $75,180Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $75,420Bend, OR — $75,470Corvallis, OR — $75,700Las Cruces, NM — $76,350Lincoln, NE — $76,480Bellingham, WA — $77,620Salem, OR — $78,870Albany, OR — $78,910San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $80,770Anchorage, AK — $81,120Fairbanks-College, AK — $83,680

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.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Fairbanks-College, AK$83,680$40.231002.9
Anchorage, AK$81,120$39.008104.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,770$38.833502.9
Albany, OR$78,910$37.941102.4
Salem, OR$78,870$37.925603.0
Bellingham, WA$77,620$37.324404.8
Lincoln, NE$76,480$36.775603.1
Las Cruces, NM$76,350$36.713103.9
Corvallis, OR$75,700$36.391704.3
Bend, OR$75,470$36.295905.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,420$36.264,6403.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$75,180$36.141202.3
Boulder, CO$75,020$36.076203.2
Santa Fe, NM$74,100$35.631802.9
Albuquerque, NM$73,990$35.571,2803.2
Salinas, CA$73,940$35.556203.4
El Centro, CA$73,620$35.392203.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$73,580$35.387,3503.5
Grants Pass, OR$73,550$35.361404.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA$73,540$35.364503.4
Midland, MI$73,450$35.311303.4
Niles, MI$73,200$35.19801.4
Farmington, NM$73,070$35.131202.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$72,960$35.081903.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA$72,770$34.991,2604.3
Idaho Falls, ID$72,630$34.923103.8
Logan, UT-ID$72,580$34.901702.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$72,550$34.882,5502.2
St. George, UT$72,510$34.864404.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$71,120$34.199005.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$70,970$34.122504.8
Bismarck, ND$70,810$34.053605.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$69,770$33.543402.2
Ames, IA$69,750$33.531302.4
Ogden, UT$69,590$33.461,0704.0
Lewiston, ID-WA$69,200$33.27903.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$69,090$33.221702.7
Medford, OR$68,990$33.173403.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$68,400$32.899,5204.0
Battle Creek, MI$68,370$32.871402.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL$68,300$32.843103.0
Walla Walla, WA$68,160$32.771003.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$68,140$32.761,0302.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$67,650$32.536104.7
Amarillo, TX$67,630$32.521701.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$67,510$32.467903.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,450$32.433003.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$67,370$32.395,0501.5
Vallejo, CA$66,940$32.186704.6
Iowa City, IA$66,810$32.122903.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$66,780$32.112,9302.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,750$32.093703.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$66,540$31.993703.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$66,060$31.769105.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$66,020$31.747,9503.3
Carson City, NV$66,000$31.73401.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$65,940$31.701,3705.7
Ann Arbor, MI$65,440$31.463201.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$65,370$31.434201.4
Enid, OK$65,360$31.42602.6
Yuma, AZ$65,300$31.39901.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$65,270$31.389,0302.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,220$31.361,0406.6
Longview-Kelso, WA$65,140$31.322706.5
Ithaca, NY$65,010$31.262004.2
Bozeman, MT$64,990$31.251602.2
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$64,950$31.23601.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$64,910$31.211,3304.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,560$31.042303.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,450$30.995003.9
Lawrence, KS$64,370$30.951703.2
Madison, WI$64,250$30.891,5003.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$64,100$30.821,1301.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$64,100$30.821,6506.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$63,980$30.768704.2
Lexington Park, MD$63,820$30.681402.0
Sheboygan, WI$63,820$30.681502.5
Flagstaff, AZ$63,560$30.561602.4
San Angelo, TX$63,560$30.56701.5
Vineland, NJ$63,560$30.562604.2
Mankato, MN$63,460$30.515008.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID$63,360$30.462203.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63,230$30.401301.6
New Haven, CT$63,110$30.341,4305.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$63,100$30.342,7203.3
Helena, MT$63,060$30.321603.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$63,010$30.298604.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,810$30.208,4805.3
Chico, CA$62,780$30.183804.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,760$30.172102.9
Modesto, CA$62,700$30.141,3907.1
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,700$30.14801.6
Napa, CA$62,580$30.092403.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,560$30.085,0001.2
El Paso, TX$62,510$30.067602.2
Visalia, CA$62,500$30.057104.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,460$30.033303.9
Cheyenne, WY$62,410$30.011603.3
Portland-South Portland, ME$62,300$29.957002.4
Casper, WY$62,250$29.931804.6
Fond du Lac, WI$62,190$29.901302.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,130$29.8711,1504.1
Wichita Falls, TX$62,070$29.841202.1
Yuba City, CA$62,030$29.822705.2
Traverse City, MI$61,990$29.801301.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,960$29.792,3602.9
Barnstable Town, MA$61,880$29.754404.6
Twin Falls, ID$61,870$29.741903.7
Pocatello, ID$61,860$29.742105.4
Harrisonburg, VA$61,830$29.732603.9
Eau Claire, WI$61,810$29.712202.6
Boise City, ID$61,730$29.681,5804.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,600$29.6215,5803.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,400$29.523,2305.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,320$29.489202.3
Jacksonville, FL$61,260$29.452,0302.7
Tucson, AZ$61,250$29.451,2403.2
Wausau, WI$61,240$29.442503.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,200$29.427402.2
Topeka, KS$61,100$29.383002.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$61,050$29.354,3604.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,020$29.3426,2002.8
Dover, DE$60,990$29.322203.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,970$29.311803.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,890$29.274,2902.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,880$29.275,8802.0
Punta Gorda, FL$60,880$29.271803.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,830$29.251200.9
Laredo, TX$60,780$29.221101.0
Merced, CA$60,780$29.224205.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$60,770$29.224,1602.1
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,690$29.182,4702.2
Omaha, NE-IA$60,650$29.161,1402.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,580$29.132203.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,430$29.056003.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$60,430$29.051002.4
Appleton, WI$60,380$29.034803.9
Grand Island, NE$60,320$29.001002.6
Kenosha, WI$60,300$28.991702.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,240$28.962002.6
Lynchburg, VA$60,220$28.957808.1
Monroe, MI$60,170$28.931102.8
Fargo, ND-MN$60,130$28.916104.1
Minot, ND$60,130$28.911203.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$60,070$28.885205.6
Kingston, NY$60,040$28.872103.6
Akron, OH$60,030$28.861,0703.3
Rochester, MN$60,010$28.852702.2
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,990$28.844103.0
Bangor, ME$59,970$28.833504.9
Green Bay, WI$59,930$28.815102.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$59,800$28.75601.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,800$28.751101.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,790$28.741,0902.9
Fresno, CA$59,790$28.752,1504.5
Colorado Springs, CO$59,740$28.722,2307.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$59,680$28.692201.3
Oklahoma City, OK$59,660$28.681,9702.9
Cleveland, OH$59,630$28.672,8602.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$59,620$28.671,7305.1
Rochester, NY$59,620$28.661,3802.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC$59,600$28.661,4001.9
Greeley, CO$59,580$28.644103.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$59,560$28.636802.0
Lebanon, PA$59,510$28.612003.8
Missoula, MT$59,480$28.592804.2
Springfield, IL$59,450$28.582702.7
Kankakee, IL$59,440$28.581303.0
Columbus, OH$59,370$28.543,8903.5
Glens Falls, NY$59,350$28.53Not publishedNot published
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,280$28.503,7604.9
Wichita, KS$59,280$28.503801.2
Fort Wayne, IN$59,250$28.487403.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,230$28.478803.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$59,180$28.452,1401.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,120$28.423,8505.4
Kokomo, IN$59,040$28.381704.7
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$58,980$28.35701.5
Columbia, SC$58,920$28.331,2603.2
Tulsa, OK$58,880$28.311,3202.9
Naples-Marco Island, FL$58,870$28.305002.8
Killeen-Temple, TX$58,820$28.283402.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$58,810$28.285909.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,790$28.275305.4
Springfield, MA$58,750$28.241,7908.9
Elizabethtown, KY$58,720$28.232605.1
Reno, NV$58,720$28.233701.4
Yakima, WA$58,590$28.175005.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$58,570$28.163,3302.5
Sandusky, OH$58,570$28.16701.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,520$28.143,4603.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,500$28.121,5003.4
Pueblo, CO$58,380$28.0770011.4
Billings, MT$58,350$28.053904.2
Grand Junction, CO$58,300$28.033305.0
Flint, MI$58,250$28.003602.6
Paducah, KY-IL$58,240$28.001402.8
Tallahassee, FL$58,240$28.004702.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,190$27.979703.4
Toledo, OH$58,190$27.981,0803.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,140$27.9514,9205.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$58,070$27.923803.5
Worcester, MA$57,950$27.862,4607.0
Syracuse, NY$57,940$27.866902.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$57,880$27.836,9804.1
Richmond, VA$57,860$27.824,1506.3
Great Falls, MT$57,850$27.811604.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,750$27.775,1603.8
Binghamton, NY$57,720$27.752202.3
Bowling Green, KY$57,720$27.753704.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57,660$27.726,5004.2
Dubuque, IA$57,530$27.66901.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,360$27.581701.2
Peoria, IL$57,350$27.575603.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK$57,340$27.572102.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,290$27.5410,2403.6
Lima, OH$57,230$27.511202.4
Charlottesville, VA$57,220$27.51Not publishedNot published
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$57,210$27.501,3304.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$57,080$27.447604.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$57,030$27.421,2102.7
Columbia, MO$57,010$27.413503.2
Jonesboro, AR$56,930$27.372103.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA$56,870$27.341601.7
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$56,780$27.303002.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,710$27.273,2702.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,640$27.234002.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,580$27.207502.8
St. Cloud, MN$56,390$27.112202.1
Redding, CA$56,340$27.093504.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$56,260$27.051,4704.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$56,130$26.993,3802.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$56,090$26.978405.2
Texarkana, TX-AR$56,030$26.94500.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$55,990$26.926303.7
Saginaw, MI$55,960$26.903704.6
Springfield, OH$55,940$26.891403.1
Columbus, GA-AL$55,910$26.883102.7
Bloomington, IL$55,890$26.872803.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,750$26.811,4802.8
Reading, PA$55,690$26.778404.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$55,570$26.714,3703.0
Hinesville, GA$55,540$26.70703.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,520$26.691,5504.1
Greenville, NC$55,490$26.681702.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$55,480$26.671603.4
Florence, SC$55,340$26.612002.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$55,320$26.605102.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$55,270$26.576002.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$55,270$26.573602.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,220$26.557504.4
Pittsfield, MA$55,100$26.494407.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$55,060$26.471,2701.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$55,060$26.471903.8
Terre Haute, IN$55,050$26.472103.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$54,820$26.364301.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$54,760$26.331,0702.5
Gainesville, GA$54,670$26.29700.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$54,630$26.261,0803.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$54,450$26.187102.0
Pittsburgh, PA$54,290$26.106,1105.5
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$54,060$25.99601.6
Birmingham, AL$53,990$25.96Not publishedNot published
Waco, TX$53,920$25.922602.0
Jackson, MI$53,820$25.88701.2
Ocala, FL$53,820$25.884303.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$53,760$25.854,6104.2
Rockford, IL$53,670$25.804603.4
Mansfield, OH$53,650$25.792004.0
State College, PA$53,540$25.744005.8
Salisbury, MD$53,480$25.712204.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$53,420$25.686202.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$53,260$25.608902.3
Asheville, NC$53,090$25.526803.8
Joplin, MO-KS$52,800$25.393003.5
Bloomington, IN$52,710$25.3496013.1
Jacksonville, NC$52,620$25.30801.4
Wheeling, WV-OH$52,270$25.132003.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,100$25.053803.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$52,060$25.037309.8
Rocky Mount, NC$52,060$25.031202.2
Roanoke, VA$52,040$25.025703.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000$25.008606.1
Rome, GA$51,990$25.00801.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$51,910$24.9626,9604.3
Owensboro, KY$51,770$24.892204.4
Decatur, IL$51,740$24.881302.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$51,740$24.885804.4
Morgantown, WV$51,680$24.851902.9
Beckley, WV$51,660$24.841503.4
Savannah, GA$51,620$24.824602.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$51,470$24.751,3006.5
York-Hanover, PA$51,470$24.758004.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,410$24.724801.3
Gettysburg, PA$51,330$24.681103.4
Gainesville, FL$51,280$24.663902.6
Warner Robins, GA$51,280$24.661101.5
Duluth, MN-WI$51,170$24.605204.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,070$24.551302.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$51,060$24.553102.0
Morristown, TN$50,990$24.52501.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,970$24.512,8704.2
Utica-Rome, NY$50,890$24.473903.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,810$24.433,4403.1
Odessa, TX$50,680$24.37600.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$50,580$24.323003.3
Winchester, VA-WV$50,580$24.323405.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$50,500$24.281401.6
Burlington, NC$50,440$24.25901.3
Valdosta, GA$50,360$24.211603.0
Midland, TX$50,330$24.20800.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,260$24.171,5602.5
Corpus Christi, TX$50,250$24.163401.8
Tyler, TX$50,160$24.122602.2
Dalton, GA$50,050$24.06500.8
Goldsboro, NC$49,990$24.031102.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,910$23.997804.1
Erie, PA$49,820$23.957706.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$49,630$23.862002.5
Chambersburg, PA$49,570$23.832103.4
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,560$23.833002.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$49,500$23.80801.9
Decatur, AL$49,360$23.732003.3
Columbus, IN$49,240$23.672404.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$49,220$23.672502.1
Elmira, NY$49,210$23.66902.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,180$23.642101.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,120$23.62901.6
Lancaster, PA$49,060$23.591,2004.8
Sumter, SC$49,030$23.571203.6
Wilmington, NC$48,970$23.554802.5
Charleston, WV$48,960$23.543303.2
Knoxville, TN$48,910$23.521,0602.5
Muncie, IN$48,800$23.462305.2
Abilene, TX$48,580$23.361301.7
Dothan, AL$48,580$23.361502.5
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,570$23.352405.4
Johnstown, PA$48,560$23.352705.6
Huntsville, AL$48,530$23.334001.5
Evansville, IN$48,490$23.314703.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$48,490$23.311604.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,310$23.231503.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,220$23.183301.2
Hot Springs, AR$48,220$23.19802.0
Springfield, MO$48,120$23.148103.6
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$48,100$23.124102.5
Fayetteville, NC$47,980$23.073202.4
Albany, GA$47,820$22.99400.7
Rapid City, SD$47,620$22.903504.7
Winston-Salem, NC$47,620$22.903801.4
Jefferson City, MO$47,480$22.831602.0
Jackson, MS$47,380$22.787602.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,230$22.71800.1
Johnson City, TN$46,980$22.592202.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA$46,900$22.551201.2
Baton Rouge, LA$46,840$22.528402.1
Victoria, TX$46,820$22.51401.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,810$22.501,4705.8
Anniston-Oxford, AL$46,690$22.451002.3
Montgomery, AL$46,580$22.394002.4
Sebring, FL$46,550$22.381003.4
Jackson, TN$46,520$22.364205.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$46,480$22.34Not publishedNot published
Lubbock, TX$46,390$22.302801.7
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$46,380$22.301503.4
Williamsport, PA$46,380$22.302705.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL$46,310$22.271502.0
Altoona, PA$46,260$22.245108.7
Mobile, AL$45,740$21.995403.2
Lawton, OK$45,660$21.95801.9
Monroe, LA$45,310$21.794204.8
Longview, TX$44,990$21.631501.2
Cleveland, TN$44,820$21.551102.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$44,250$21.28901.6
Clarksville, TN-KY$43,970$21.145905.7
Spartanburg, SC$43,810$21.065503.3
Manhattan, KS$42,200$20.291603.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,140$20.261,5803.5
Gadsden, AL$41,690$20.041002.9
Lake Charles, LA$38,610$18.563503.5
Hattiesburg, MS$38,300$18.41801.3
Lafayette, LA$37,660$18.106203.4
Bay City, MI$37,620$18.0935010.3
Alexandria, LA$37,150$17.863004.9
Hammond, LA$36,750$17.671302.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,520$17.566007.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,470$16.574704.8

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.