SOC 25-3031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$41,670
U.S. median hourly wage$20.03
U.S. employment524,770
Nationally, substitute teachers, short-term earned a median of $41,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 524,770 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $66,920 | $32.17 | 1,420 | 4.4 |
| California | $60,300 | $28.99 | 115,660 | 6.4 |
| Hawaii | $58,530 | $28.14 | 3,990 | 6.4 |
| Oregon | $58,280 | $28.02 | 8,090 | 4.1 |
| Washington | $55,740 | $26.80 | 14,820 | 4.2 |
| Minnesota | $50,390 | $24.22 | 8,660 | 2.9 |
| District of Columbia | $49,790 | $23.94 | 750 | 1.1 |
| West Virginia | $49,020 | $23.57 | 4,840 | 6.9 |
| Maryland | $46,470 | $22.34 | 7,610 | 2.8 |
| Rhode Island | $45,590 | $21.92 | 1,910 | 3.8 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,870 | $21.57 | 22,360 | 3.7 |
| Wisconsin | $43,950 | $21.13 | 8,420 | 2.9 |
| New Jersey | $43,780 | $21.05 | 17,100 | 4.0 |
| New York | $43,490 | $20.91 | 36,090 | 3.7 |
| North Dakota | $42,570 | $20.47 | 420 | 1.0 |
| Massachusetts | $41,350 | $19.88 | 8,410 | 2.3 |
| Michigan | $39,500 | $18.99 | 3,600 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | $39,410 | $18.95 | 17,220 | 2.8 |
| Virginia | $39,020 | $18.76 | 24,350 | 5.9 |
| Georgia | $38,870 | $18.69 | 16,400 | 3.4 |
| Arizona | $38,500 | $18.51 | 4,710 | 1.5 |
| Connecticut | $38,460 | $18.49 | 5,950 | 3.5 |
| Vermont | $38,200 | $18.37 | 1,400 | 4.6 |
| Nebraska | $37,690 | $18.12 | 3,430 | 3.3 |
| Maine | $37,440 | $18.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Iowa | $37,230 | $17.90 | 7,300 | 4.7 |
| Ohio | $37,150 | $17.86 | 9,140 | 1.6 |
| Florida | $37,080 | $17.83 | 25,270 | 2.5 |
| Wyoming | $36,990 | $17.79 | 2,230 | 7.9 |
| Delaware | $36,510 | $17.55 | Not published | Not published |
| Utah | $36,490 | $17.55 | 4,710 | 2.7 |
| New Mexico | $36,400 | $17.50 | 3,510 | 4.0 |
| Indiana | $36,360 | $17.48 | 9,920 | 3.1 |
| Kansas | $36,190 | $17.40 | 9,360 | 6.5 |
| New Hampshire | $34,990 | $16.82 | 1,070 | 1.6 |
| Missouri | $34,790 | $16.73 | 11,480 | 3.9 |
| Idaho | $34,080 | $16.39 | 1,800 | 2.1 |
| North Carolina | $33,780 | $16.24 | 20,360 | 4.1 |
| Texas | $32,040 | $15.41 | 29,150 | 2.1 |
| South Carolina | $30,400 | $14.62 | 7,700 | 3.3 |
| Kentucky | $29,730 | $14.29 | 320 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $29,500 | $14.18 | 7,690 | 2.3 |
| Arkansas | $29,230 | $14.05 | 2,560 | 2.0 |
| Montana | $28,050 | $13.49 | 2,370 | 4.6 |
| South Dakota | $27,840 | $13.39 | 1,610 | 3.5 |
| Louisiana | $27,370 | $13.16 | 1,090 | 0.6 |
| Guam | $27,210 | $13.08 | 780 | 11.8 |
| Alabama | $25,340 | $12.18 | 9,290 | 4.4 |
| Nevada | $24,960 | $12.00 | 6,600 | 4.3 |
| Oklahoma | $23,770 | $11.43 | 4,990 | 2.9 |
| Mississippi | $22,340 | $10.74 | 2,390 | 2.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 330 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | $78,840 | $37.90 | 330 | 1.8 |
| Napa, CA | $76,520 | $36.79 | 300 | 3.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,330 | $34.78 | 3,800 | 3.3 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $66,480 | $31.96 | 5,390 | 15.9 |
| Vallejo, CA | $66,000 | $31.73 | 700 | 4.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $65,190 | $31.34 | 3,060 | 10.5 |
| Salinas, CA | $63,970 | $30.76 | 1,220 | 6.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $63,440 | $30.50 | 1,990 | 10.2 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $62,660 | $30.12 | 480 | 3.0 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,400 | $30.00 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,310 | $29.96 | 610 | 3.0 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $62,280 | $29.94 | 350 | 4.7 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $62,260 | $29.93 | 2,100 | 6.5 |
| Yuba City, CA | $61,710 | $29.67 | 370 | 7.2 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $61,590 | $29.61 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,290 | $29.47 | 1,430 | 7.0 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $61,260 | $29.45 | 230 | 5.6 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,190 | $29.42 | 4,110 | 3.4 |
| Chico, CA | $61,030 | $29.34 | 450 | 5.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,790 | $29.23 | 10,570 | 4.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,780 | $29.22 | 15,430 | 9.0 |
| Merced, CA | $60,770 | $29.22 | 1,450 | 18.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,070 | $28.88 | 7,220 | 3.5 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $59,980 | $28.84 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,900 | $28.80 | 1,070 | 10.9 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $59,860 | $28.78 | 9,480 | 6.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $59,780 | $28.74 | 6,510 | 6.0 |
| Rochester, MN | $59,510 | $28.61 | 240 | 1.9 |
| Corvallis, OR | $59,030 | $28.38 | 30 | 0.8 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $58,620 | $28.18 | 680 | 5.6 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,520 | $28.14 | 2,900 | 6.5 |
| Beckley, WV | $58,250 | $28.01 | 500 | 11.5 |
| Redding, CA | $57,460 | $27.62 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,210 | $27.51 | 35,740 | 5.7 |
| Bend, OR | $56,600 | $27.21 | 700 | 6.5 |
| Visalia, CA | $56,040 | $26.94 | 1,880 | 11.0 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,950 | $26.90 | 450 | 4.8 |
| Albany, OR | $55,740 | $26.80 | 90 | 1.9 |
| Bellingham, WA | $55,740 | $26.80 | 600 | 6.5 |
| Medford, OR | $55,580 | $26.72 | 460 | 5.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $54,890 | $26.39 | 8,670 | 18.2 |
| El Centro, CA | $54,420 | $26.16 | 690 | 10.5 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $54,350 | $26.13 | 290 | 5.5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $54,050 | $25.99 | 7,940 | 2.8 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $53,850 | $25.89 | 580 | 5.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $53,610 | $25.78 | 150 | 5.6 |
| Green Bay, WI | $52,680 | $25.33 | 620 | 3.5 |
| Traverse City, MI | $52,450 | $25.22 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $52,000 | $25.00 | 1,110 | 4.3 |
| Yakima, WA | $51,490 | $24.75 | 710 | 7.3 |
| Jackson, MI | $51,390 | $24.71 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $50,390 | $24.22 | 7,510 | 3.8 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $49,630 | $23.86 | 460 | 12.7 |
| Erie, PA | $49,580 | $23.84 | 400 | 3.4 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $48,270 | $23.21 | 860 | 6.1 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,060 | $23.11 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,880 | $23.02 | 210 | 1.0 |
| Morgantown, WV | $46,760 | $22.48 | 330 | 4.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,680 | $22.44 | 1,480 | 0.8 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,610 | $22.41 | 140 | 3.9 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $46,530 | $22.37 | 360 | 4.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,470 | $22.34 | 15,060 | 4.8 |
| Reading, PA | $46,310 | $22.26 | 1,140 | 6.5 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $46,190 | $22.21 | 1,560 | 1.9 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,800 | $22.02 | 2,750 | 3.6 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $45,790 | $22.02 | 190 | 1.5 |
| Lebanon, PA | $45,760 | $22.00 | 240 | 4.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,680 | $21.96 | 11,210 | 3.9 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,510 | $21.88 | 2,780 | 3.9 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,220 | $21.74 | 26,760 | 2.8 |
| Charleston, WV | $45,080 | $21.67 | 210 | 2.0 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $45,050 | $21.66 | 750 | 5.8 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $45,050 | $21.66 | 320 | 6.3 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $44,880 | $21.58 | 200 | 3.4 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $44,690 | $21.49 | 970 | 5.6 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $44,680 | $21.48 | 720 | 5.5 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $44,550 | $21.42 | 430 | 2.6 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $44,420 | $21.36 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,370 | $21.33 | 1,320 | 3.6 |
| Kenosha, WI | $44,240 | $21.27 | 470 | 6.3 |
| Madison, WI | $43,960 | $21.14 | 1,000 | 2.5 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $43,940 | $21.13 | 590 | 8.4 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $43,900 | $21.11 | 210 | 3.7 |
| Kingston, NY | $43,490 | $20.91 | 380 | 6.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $43,460 | $20.90 | 11,110 | 2.5 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $43,440 | $20.89 | 1,240 | 2.5 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,350 | $20.84 | 620 | 1.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $43,180 | $20.76 | 1,100 | 2.7 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $43,140 | $20.74 | 80 | 1.2 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $43,110 | $20.73 | 410 | 2.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $43,070 | $20.71 | 1,880 | 6.3 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $43,030 | $20.69 | 460 | 6.0 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $42,740 | $20.55 | 3,380 | 6.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $42,640 | $20.50 | 1,180 | 3.0 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $42,580 | $20.47 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $42,470 | $20.42 | 310 | 6.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $42,280 | $20.33 | 3,130 | 6.3 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $42,270 | $20.32 | 360 | 3.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $42,080 | $20.23 | 5,450 | 2.0 |
| Altoona, PA | $42,060 | $20.22 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $41,930 | $20.16 | Not published | Not published |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $41,820 | $20.11 | 2,230 | 2.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $41,620 | $20.01 | 2,420 | 2.9 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $41,600 | $20.00 | 430 | 3.6 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $41,600 | $20.00 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $41,590 | $19.99 | 3,220 | 1.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $41,350 | $19.88 | 570 | 2.8 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,440 | $19.44 | 5,000 | 4.6 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,000 | $19.23 | 930 | 2.7 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $39,980 | $19.22 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,870 | $19.17 | 2,270 | 5.0 |
| Binghamton, NY | $39,860 | $19.17 | 650 | 6.7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,340 | $18.91 | 12,070 | 4.2 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $39,340 | $18.91 | 670 | 5.3 |
| Columbia, SC | $39,250 | $18.87 | 770 | 2.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $39,050 | $18.77 | 2,000 | 3.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $39,040 | $18.77 | 1,200 | 5.0 |
| Appleton, WI | $39,010 | $18.75 | 250 | 2.0 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $39,010 | $18.75 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Decatur, IL | $39,000 | $18.75 | 160 | 3.5 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $39,000 | $18.75 | 540 | 4.6 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $38,920 | $18.71 | 130 | 0.6 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $38,830 | $18.67 | 240 | 5.0 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,830 | $18.67 | 260 | 2.8 |
| Flint, MI | $38,600 | $18.56 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $38,540 | $18.53 | 690 | 1.8 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $38,520 | $18.52 | 720 | 9.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $38,460 | $18.49 | 940 | 2.7 |
| Lancaster, PA | $38,420 | $18.47 | 180 | 0.7 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $38,060 | $18.30 | 1,470 | 5.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $37,940 | $18.24 | 3,390 | 3.1 |
| Tucson, AZ | $37,890 | $18.21 | 450 | 1.2 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $37,870 | $18.21 | 560 | 4.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $37,820 | $18.19 | 240 | 4.9 |
| Elmira, NY | $37,810 | $18.18 | 190 | 5.5 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,810 | $18.18 | 470 | 11.9 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $37,750 | $18.15 | 1,780 | 4.4 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $37,730 | $18.14 | 140 | 2.3 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,690 | $18.12 | 2,180 | 1.5 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,650 | $18.10 | 890 | 3.6 |
| Ogden, UT | $37,480 | $18.02 | 1,030 | 3.8 |
| New Haven, CT | $37,450 | $18.01 | 1,160 | 4.1 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $37,390 | $17.98 | 310 | 3.3 |
| Vineland, NJ | $37,360 | $17.96 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,260 | $17.91 | 740 | 2.9 |
| Kokomo, IN | $37,220 | $17.90 | 120 | 3.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $37,150 | $17.86 | 610 | 3.8 |
| Gainesville, GA | $37,110 | $17.84 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,090 | $17.83 | 2,250 | 1.7 |
| Dover, DE | $37,070 | $17.82 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Rockford, IL | $37,000 | $17.79 | 580 | 4.2 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $36,990 | $17.78 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Evansville, IN | $36,950 | $17.77 | 270 | 2.0 |
| Lawrence, KS | $36,940 | $17.76 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,890 | $17.74 | 780 | 3.6 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $36,850 | $17.72 | 990 | 5.5 |
| Iowa City, IA | $36,850 | $17.72 | 470 | 5.1 |
| Sebring, FL | $36,750 | $17.67 | 160 | 5.8 |
| Wausau, WI | $36,720 | $17.65 | 250 | 3.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $36,710 | $17.65 | 650 | 4.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $36,700 | $17.64 | 200 | 4.7 |
| Roanoke, VA | $36,670 | $17.63 | 620 | 4.0 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,560 | $17.58 | 280 | 4.3 |
| Ocala, FL | $36,540 | $17.57 | 400 | 3.3 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,450 | $17.53 | 280 | 2.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,440 | $17.52 | 400 | 4.8 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,420 | $17.51 | 170 | 1.3 |
| St. George, UT | $36,380 | $17.49 | 420 | 4.6 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,360 | $17.48 | 2,920 | 2.6 |
| Ames, IA | $36,330 | $17.47 | 260 | 4.6 |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,330 | $17.47 | 450 | 5.1 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $36,330 | $17.46 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Farmington, NM | $36,170 | $17.39 | 260 | 5.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,100 | $17.35 | 3,300 | 2.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $36,060 | $17.34 | 860 | 3.8 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $36,040 | $17.33 | 1,480 | 1.9 |
| Topeka, KS | $36,040 | $17.33 | 480 | 4.2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,030 | $17.32 | 450 | 0.7 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,980 | $17.30 | 90 | 1.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $35,900 | $17.26 | 6,180 | 4.6 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $35,900 | $17.26 | 410 | 6.1 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $35,760 | $17.19 | 350 | 3.4 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $35,750 | $17.19 | 790 | 2.0 |
| Springfield, IL | $35,620 | $17.13 | 210 | 2.1 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $35,510 | $17.07 | 1,860 | 2.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $35,490 | $17.06 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,300 | $16.97 | 490 | 0.8 |
| Saginaw, MI | $35,260 | $16.95 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Richmond, VA | $35,230 | $16.94 | 4,160 | 6.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,190 | $16.92 | 1,280 | 3.7 |
| Bangor, ME | $35,030 | $16.84 | 230 | 3.1 |
| Bloomington, IN | $35,030 | $16.84 | 230 | 3.1 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,980 | $16.82 | 700 | 1.9 |
| Boise City, ID | $34,960 | $16.81 | 850 | 2.2 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $34,930 | $16.79 | 2,680 | 6.2 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $34,880 | $16.77 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $34,850 | $16.75 | 150 | 4.3 |
| Muncie, IN | $34,730 | $16.70 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $34,700 | $16.68 | 340 | 1.7 |
| Salisbury, MD | $34,620 | $16.64 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Manhattan, KS | $34,510 | $16.59 | 470 | 8.8 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,480 | $16.58 | 220 | 0.7 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,440 | $16.56 | 460 | 1.5 |
| Sandusky, OH | $34,440 | $16.56 | 80 | 1.6 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,420 | $16.55 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,410 | $16.54 | 410 | 2.4 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $34,310 | $16.50 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $34,280 | $16.48 | 1,910 | 1.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $34,280 | $16.48 | 490 | 4.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,270 | $16.48 | 8,050 | 2.0 |
| Springfield, OH | $34,230 | $16.46 | 100 | 2.2 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,200 | $16.44 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Savannah, GA | $34,170 | $16.43 | 280 | 1.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $34,150 | $16.42 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $34,140 | $16.41 | 430 | 2.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $34,130 | $16.41 | 810 | 0.7 |
| Cleveland, OH | $34,080 | $16.39 | 530 | 0.5 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $34,080 | $16.39 | 130 | 1.8 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $34,070 | $16.38 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Asheville, NC | $34,060 | $16.38 | 540 | 3.0 |
| Midland, MI | $33,860 | $16.28 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,840 | $16.27 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | $33,780 | $16.24 | 880 | 4.6 |
| Lima, OH | $33,730 | $16.22 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $33,700 | $16.20 | 1,810 | 5.9 |
| Akron, OH | $33,610 | $16.16 | 250 | 0.8 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $33,480 | $16.10 | 130 | 2.4 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $33,220 | $15.97 | 1,060 | 6.9 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $32,990 | $15.86 | 220 | 1.4 |
| Midland, TX | $32,810 | $15.77 | 560 | 4.6 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $32,550 | $15.65 | 9,600 | 2.9 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $32,350 | $15.56 | 290 | 3.0 |
| Toledo, OH | $32,350 | $15.56 | 290 | 1.0 |
| Niles, MI | $32,270 | $15.52 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Springfield, MO | $32,190 | $15.48 | 630 | 2.8 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $32,010 | $15.39 | 2,570 | 1.9 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $31,960 | $15.36 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $31,930 | $15.35 | 1,270 | 2.1 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $31,750 | $15.27 | 130 | 1.6 |
| Yuma, AZ | $31,740 | $15.26 | 260 | 3.8 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $31,530 | $15.16 | 270 | 6.5 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $31,490 | $15.14 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $31,470 | $15.13 | 480 | 5.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $31,470 | $15.13 | 2,370 | 8.7 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $31,370 | $15.08 | 180 | 3.7 |
| Laredo, TX | $31,220 | $15.01 | 990 | 9.1 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,280 | 10.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,100 | 6.6 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $31,130 | $14.97 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $31,050 | $14.93 | 240 | 0.9 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $30,820 | $14.82 | 3,260 | 3.0 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $30,780 | $14.80 | 540 | 6.2 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $30,760 | $14.79 | 350 | 2.9 |
| Columbia, MO | $30,740 | $14.78 | 220 | 2.1 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $30,590 | $14.71 | 150 | 2.7 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $30,310 | $14.57 | 400 | 2.2 |
| Billings, MT | $30,250 | $14.54 | 250 | 2.6 |
| Greenville, NC | $30,240 | $14.54 | 210 | 2.6 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $30,000 | $14.42 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $29,970 | $14.41 | 200 | 1.0 |
| Gainesville, FL | $29,890 | $14.37 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | $29,880 | $14.37 | 200 | 2.8 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,510 | $14.19 | 1,170 | 1.0 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $29,500 | $14.18 | 280 | 1.0 |
| Jackson, MS | $29,470 | $14.17 | 450 | 1.7 |
| Mansfield, OH | $29,370 | $14.12 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Missoula, MT | $29,310 | $14.09 | 230 | 3.4 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $29,280 | $14.08 | 500 | 2.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $29,240 | $14.06 | 360 | 5.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,230 | $14.05 | 1,000 | 2.8 |
| Abilene, TX | $29,120 | $14.00 | 610 | 8.1 |
| Tyler, TX | $29,010 | $13.95 | 240 | 2.1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $28,980 | $13.94 | 240 | 4.3 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $28,750 | $13.82 | 320 | 6.1 |
| Rapid City, SD | $28,550 | $13.73 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Dothan, AL | $28,410 | $13.66 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Odessa, TX | $28,410 | $13.66 | Not published | Not published |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,220 | $13.57 | 120 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $27,970 | $13.45 | 1,900 | 2.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $27,830 | $13.38 | 300 | 0.7 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $27,720 | $13.33 | 370 | 5.1 |
| Helena, MT | $27,700 | $13.32 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Albany, GA | $27,410 | $13.18 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $27,360 | $13.16 | 580 | 5.9 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $27,300 | $13.13 | 50 | 1.0 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $27,260 | $13.11 | 480 | 1.6 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $26,890 | $12.93 | 430 | 1.1 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $26,890 | $12.93 | Not published | Not published |
| Tulsa, OK | $26,890 | $12.93 | 1,180 | 2.6 |
| Monroe, LA | $26,770 | $12.87 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Great Falls, MT | $26,730 | $12.85 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Waco, TX | $26,690 | $12.83 | 140 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland, TN | $26,590 | $12.79 | 220 | 5.1 |
| Mobile, AL | $25,720 | $12.36 | 290 | 1.7 |
| Johnson City, TN | $25,520 | $12.27 | 170 | 2.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $25,510 | $12.26 | 120 | 0.8 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $25,340 | $12.18 | 1,190 | 13.7 |
| Gadsden, AL | $25,340 | $12.18 | 210 | 6.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $25,340 | $12.18 | 820 | 3.1 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $25,340 | $12.18 | 290 | 2.7 |
| Amarillo, TX | $25,280 | $12.15 | 70 | 0.6 |
| El Paso, TX | $24,980 | $12.01 | 1,170 | 3.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $24,960 | $12.00 | 5,920 | 5.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $24,950 | $12.00 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Longview, TX | $24,820 | $11.93 | 150 | 1.3 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $24,800 | $11.92 | 360 | 1.6 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $24,690 | $11.87 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Lubbock, TX | $23,770 | $11.43 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $23,710 | $11.40 | 350 | 2.3 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $23,670 | $11.38 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Jackson, TN | $23,400 | $11.25 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $23,350 | $11.23 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $23,060 | $11.09 | 360 | 6.5 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $22,950 | $11.03 | 110 | 0.7 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $22,620 | $10.87 | 80 | 0.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $22,340 | $10.74 | Not published | Not published |
| Sumter, SC | $22,050 | $10.60 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Hinesville, GA | $22,030 | $10.59 | 100 | 5.1 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $21,730 | $10.45 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Knoxville, TN | $21,520 | $10.34 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Enid, OK | $20,980 | $10.09 | 70 | 3.0 |
| Lawton, OK | $19,490 | $9.37 | 70 | 1.6 |
| Decatur, AL | $17,680 | $8.50 | 310 | 5.0 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not published | Not published | 570 | 3.5 |
| Birmingham, AL | Not published | Not published | 4,150 | 8.0 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not published | Not published | 160 | 1.9 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | Not published | Not published | 100 | 1.4 |
| Jonesboro, AR | Not published | Not published | 150 | 2.4 |
| Reno, NV | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| San Angelo, TX | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
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.