SOC 29-2055 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Surgical Technologists

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

U.S. median annual wage$64,650
U.S. median hourly wage$31.08
U.S. employment117,460

Nationally, surgical technologists earned a median of $64,650 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 117,460 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”.

Surgical Technologists: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii$82,640$39.732900.5
Oregon$81,390$39.131,0900.6
California$81,310$39.0911,9200.7
Massachusetts$80,870$38.882,2200.6
Alaska$80,380$38.653101.0
Minnesota$80,210$38.561,7700.6
Connecticut$79,890$38.411,2200.7
New York$79,550$38.256,5400.7
District of Columbia$77,520$37.273400.5
Washington$77,270$37.152,5100.7
New Jersey$77,200$37.122,7800.7
Colorado$75,740$36.412,1000.7
Nevada$75,480$36.291,1100.7
New Hampshire$75,040$36.083700.5
Rhode Island$74,130$35.642400.5
Wisconsin$74,120$35.642,1800.7
Idaho$72,550$34.881,1001.3
Arizona$72,260$34.742,4100.7
Maryland$68,970$33.161,8800.7
Virginia$67,580$32.491,9100.5
Texas$65,220$31.3510,1600.7
Illinois$64,650$31.083,5700.6
Indiana$64,240$30.892,6800.8
Georgia$64,010$30.774,3800.9
Nebraska$63,880$30.717700.7
Michigan$63,320$30.443,8400.9
Maine$62,860$30.224700.7
Utah$62,720$30.151,1700.7
Pennsylvania$62,680$30.144,4900.7
Florida$62,440$30.029,1200.9
Ohio$62,420$30.013,7300.7
Delaware$62,250$29.933400.7
South Carolina$62,160$29.892,6801.2
North Dakota$61,640$29.633700.9
Oklahoma$61,190$29.421,9401.1
Missouri$61,120$29.392,1000.7
Montana$60,970$29.314901.0
North Carolina$60,920$29.294,4000.9
Vermont$60,660$29.171400.5
Kansas$60,600$29.131,2000.8
Iowa$60,540$29.119500.6
Tennessee$60,530$29.103,3101.0
Kentucky$60,490$29.081,4400.7
South Dakota$59,870$28.796001.3
Wyoming$58,850$28.292100.8
Arkansas$57,400$27.601,6401.3
Louisiana$57,370$27.582,2301.2
New Mexico$51,780$24.905400.6
Mississippi$49,810$23.951,1101.0
Alabama$49,420$23.762,4801.2
West Virginia$49,110$23.615800.8
Puerto Rico$30,600$14.711,0801.2

Pay by metro area

All 285 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$26,880$53,533$80,187$106,840Arecibo, PR — $26,880Ponce, PR — $27,230San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $30,620Mayaguez, PR — $31,200Anniston-Oxford, AL — $42,720Decatur, AL — $46,060Valdosta, GA — $46,410San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $46,820Dothan, AL — $47,100Hattiesburg, MS — $48,610Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $48,790Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $49,060Charleston, WV — $49,110Montgomery, AL — $49,130Tuscaloosa, AL — $49,190Morgantown, WV — $49,390Jonesboro, AR — $49,590Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $49,600Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $49,880Mobile, AL — $49,910Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $50,120Logan, UT-ID — $50,290Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $50,500Warner Robins, GA — $50,640Corpus Christi, TX — $50,710Rome, GA — $50,900Alexandria, LA — $50,960Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $51,070Casper, WY — $51,440Birmingham, AL — $51,520Huntsville, AL — $51,710Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $51,770Albuquerque, NM — $51,780Altoona, PA — $52,060Tallahassee, FL — $52,190Clarksville, TN-KY — $52,510Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $52,780Lafayette, LA — $53,770Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $53,850Wichita, KS — $53,950Saginaw, MI — $54,470Knoxville, TN — $54,900Billings, MT — $54,920Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $55,980Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $56,510Joplin, MO-KS — $56,750Monroe, LA — $56,790Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $57,000Paducah, KY-IL — $57,570Rocky Mount, NC — $57,570Dalton, GA — $57,590Youngstown-Warren, OH — $57,980College Station-Bryan, TX — $58,110Columbus, GA-AL — $58,170Salisbury, MD — $58,180Amarillo, TX — $58,440Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $58,570New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $58,660Bowling Green, KY — $58,770Lake Charles, LA — $58,850Iowa City, IA — $58,930Greensboro-High Point, NC — $59,070Ocala, FL — $59,070Jackson, TN — $59,090Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $59,100Lawton, OK — $59,110Johnson City, TN — $59,180Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $59,400Peoria, IL — $59,470Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $59,540Pocatello, ID — $59,550Tulsa, OK — $59,570Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $59,670Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $59,910Albany, GA — $59,920Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $59,920Enid, OK — $59,920Kankakee, IL — $59,940Jackson, MS — $59,990Akron, OH — $60,010Kenosha, WI — $60,090Canton-Massillon, OH — $60,120Baton Rouge, LA — $60,230Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $60,300Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $60,360Erie, PA — $60,440Dubuque, IA — $60,500Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $60,500Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $60,520Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $60,520Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $60,610Bangor, ME — $60,620Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $60,620Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $60,660Macon-Bibb County, GA — $60,690Flagstaff, AZ — $60,730Rochester, NY — $60,780New Haven, CT — $60,800North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $60,840Utica-Rome, NY — $60,860Chattanooga, TN-GA — $60,900Wilmington, NC — $60,900Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $60,910Winston-Salem, NC — $60,920Richmond, VA — $60,980Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $61,080Flint, MI — $61,080Hammond, LA — $61,090Springfield, MO — $61,120Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $61,150Grand Forks, ND-MN — $61,190Columbia, SC — $61,230Visalia, CA — $61,270Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $61,420Raleigh-Cary, NC — $61,480Lima, OH — $61,520Roanoke, VA — $61,600Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $61,650Bismarck, ND — $61,690Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $61,730Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $61,730Abilene, TX — $61,740Rockford, IL — $61,740Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $61,780St. Louis, MO-IL — $61,790Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $61,830McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $61,830Lexington-Fayette, KY — $61,870Fort Smith, AR-OK — $61,890Rapid City, SD — $61,960Cleveland, OH — $62,130Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $62,250Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $62,250Kansas City, MO-KS — $62,250Fargo, ND-MN — $62,360Pittsburgh, PA — $62,370Punta Gorda, FL — $62,450Toledo, OH — $62,470Sherman-Denison, TX — $62,500Springfield, IL — $62,590York-Hanover, PA — $62,670Lancaster, PA — $62,680Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $62,810Helena, MT — $62,910Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $62,910Lewiston, ID-WA — $62,940El Paso, TX — $62,980Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $62,980Victoria, TX — $63,000Lubbock, TX — $63,030Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $63,050Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $63,120Fort Wayne, IN — $63,140Bloomington, IN — $63,200Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $63,200Traverse City, MI — $63,230Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $63,250Syracuse, NY — $63,270Twin Falls, ID — $63,280Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $63,310Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $63,450Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $63,490Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $63,530Spartanburg, SC — $63,570Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $63,590Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $63,590Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $63,680Athens-Clarke County, GA — $63,950Savannah, GA — $63,990Missoula, MT — $64,030Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $64,070Jacksonville, FL — $64,070Columbus, OH — $64,120Evansville, IN — $64,220Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $64,240Oklahoma City, OK — $64,290Fresno, CA — $64,380Tucson, AZ — $64,510Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $64,640Yakima, WA — $64,740Terre Haute, IN — $64,790Naples-Marco Island, FL — $64,910Omaha, NE-IA — $65,050Sheboygan, WI — $65,070Lincoln, NE — $65,110Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $65,370Grand Junction, CO — $65,410Ogden, UT — $65,440Asheville, NC — $65,450Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $65,520Bozeman, MT — $65,600Fayetteville, NC — $65,660Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $65,690Port St. Lucie, FL — $65,780Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $65,810Portland-South Portland, ME — $65,910Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $65,980Waco, TX — $66,020Longview, TX — $66,210Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $66,270Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $66,360Florence, SC — $67,080Appleton, WI — $67,220Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $67,570South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $67,660Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $67,920St. George, UT — $68,080Bloomington, IL — $68,140Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $68,970Pittsfield, MA — $69,040St. Cloud, MN — $69,270Wausau, WI — $69,430Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $69,650Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $70,130Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $70,610Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $71,050Colorado Springs, CO — $71,790Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $71,890Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $72,030Duluth, MN-WI — $72,360Salinas, CA — $72,780Green Bay, WI — $73,120Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $73,810Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $74,200Manchester-Nashua, NH — $74,330Janesville-Beloit, WI — $74,360Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $74,830Eau Claire, WI — $74,900Kennewick-Richland, WA — $75,000Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $75,390Fairbanks-College, AK — $75,640Reno, NV — $75,830Madison, WI — $75,930Bellingham, WA — $75,970Boise City, ID — $76,650Medford, OR — $76,720Greenville, NC — $76,820Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $76,830Pueblo, CO — $76,940Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $77,020Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $77,270Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $77,440Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $77,490Worcester, MA — $77,610Greeley, CO — $77,750Ithaca, NY — $77,760Salem, OR — $78,010Chico, CA — $78,050Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $78,050Rochester, MN — $78,070Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $78,470Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $78,510Springfield, MA — $78,510Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $78,610Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $78,750Eugene-Springfield, OR — $79,210Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $79,900Modesto, CA — $79,950Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $79,990Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $80,060San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $80,730Anchorage, AK — $80,880Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $81,470Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $81,500Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $81,580Boulder, CO — $81,600Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $82,000San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $82,260Stockton-Lodi, CA — $82,300Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $82,430Barnstable Town, MA — $82,860Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $83,580New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $84,120Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $86,790Urban Honolulu, HI — $87,330Redding, CA — $89,940San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $99,390Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $99,960Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $100,130Napa, CA — $102,490Vallejo, CA — $105,260San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $106,840

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.

Surgical Technologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,840$51.377000.6
Vallejo, CA$105,260$50.611000.7
Napa, CA$102,490$49.27600.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$100,130$48.14800.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$99,960$48.061200.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99,390$47.791,4400.6
Redding, CA$89,940$43.24801.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$87,330$41.992300.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$86,790$41.732500.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$84,120$40.446,3200.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$83,580$40.183800.6
Barnstable Town, MA$82,860$39.84500.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,430$39.636500.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA$82,300$39.571700.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,260$39.551,1100.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,000$39.431,0800.6
Boulder, CO$81,600$39.231300.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$81,580$39.223,4400.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,500$39.181,5500.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81,470$39.17500.9
Anchorage, AK$80,880$38.892101.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,730$38.811000.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,060$38.492000.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,990$38.462,7900.7
Modesto, CA$79,950$38.441200.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,900$38.411,4600.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,210$38.081100.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$78,750$37.861,4300.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,610$37.79900.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,510$37.751700.8
Springfield, MA$78,510$37.752201.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,470$37.722400.7
Rochester, MN$78,070$37.541701.4
Chico, CA$78,050$37.53901.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,050$37.531,7900.8
Salem, OR$78,010$37.511000.5
Ithaca, NY$77,760$37.38300.6
Greeley, CO$77,750$37.38500.4
Worcester, MA$77,610$37.312100.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,490$37.261,1900.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$77,440$37.235601.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,270$37.153800.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$77,020$37.031,2100.8
Pueblo, CO$76,940$36.99801.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,830$36.94700.6
Greenville, NC$76,820$36.931001.3
Medford, OR$76,720$36.89901.0
Boise City, ID$76,650$36.854601.2
Bellingham, WA$75,970$36.53500.6
Madison, WI$75,930$36.513300.8
Reno, NV$75,830$36.461800.7
Fairbanks-College, AK$75,640$36.37300.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$75,390$36.241800.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA$75,000$36.061100.9
Eau Claire, WI$74,900$36.01700.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,830$35.986100.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,360$35.75600.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$74,330$35.731200.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$74,200$35.678600.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$73,810$35.487000.5
Green Bay, WI$73,120$35.162401.4
Salinas, CA$72,780$34.991200.6
Duluth, MN-WI$72,360$34.791100.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,030$34.632601.0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$71,890$34.56500.6
Colorado Springs, CO$71,790$34.512400.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$71,050$34.162,6600.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$70,610$33.951500.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$70,130$33.72700.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$69,650$33.492,0200.7
Wausau, WI$69,430$33.38901.3
St. Cloud, MN$69,270$33.30900.9
Pittsfield, MA$69,040$33.19300.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$68,970$33.161,0900.8
Bloomington, IL$68,140$32.76800.9
St. George, UT$68,080$32.73700.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$67,920$32.65Not publishedNot published
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$67,660$32.531701.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$67,570$32.492,4000.8
Appleton, WI$67,220$32.321000.8
Florence, SC$67,080$32.252602.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,360$31.912,5300.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,270$31.861301.1
Longview, TX$66,210$31.83800.7
Waco, TX$66,020$31.74900.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,980$31.721,0200.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$65,910$31.692000.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,810$31.641,6700.9
Port St. Lucie, FL$65,780$31.632001.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,690$31.584700.6
Fayetteville, NC$65,660$31.571000.8
Bozeman, MT$65,600$31.54500.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,520$31.502,2000.8
Asheville, NC$65,450$31.471600.9
Ogden, UT$65,440$31.462200.8
Grand Junction, CO$65,410$31.45801.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$65,370$31.434200.6
Lincoln, NE$65,110$31.301600.9
Sheboygan, WI$65,070$31.29300.6
Omaha, NE-IA$65,050$31.273800.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,910$31.211100.6
Terre Haute, IN$64,790$31.15701.1
Yakima, WA$64,740$31.12900.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,640$31.082900.8
Tucson, AZ$64,510$31.013400.9
Fresno, CA$64,380$30.955201.1
Oklahoma City, OK$64,290$30.919301.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$64,240$30.898600.8
Evansville, IN$64,220$30.881801.3
Columbus, OH$64,120$30.837500.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$64,070$30.812800.6
Jacksonville, FL$64,070$30.808501.1
Missoula, MT$64,030$30.78701.0
Savannah, GA$63,990$30.772701.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$63,950$30.751401.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,680$30.626001.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,590$30.575400.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$63,590$30.57501.1
Spartanburg, SC$63,570$30.562701.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$63,530$30.54801.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,490$30.521,1700.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$63,450$30.516700.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,310$30.441900.9
Twin Falls, ID$63,280$30.43601.3
Syracuse, NY$63,270$30.423101.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$63,250$30.411601.0
Traverse City, MI$63,230$30.40600.9
Bloomington, IN$63,200$30.38801.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$63,200$30.381301.2
Fort Wayne, IN$63,140$30.352101.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,120$30.351,1201.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,050$30.315101.2
Lubbock, TX$63,030$30.311901.2
Victoria, TX$63,000$30.29401.0
El Paso, TX$62,980$30.282500.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$62,980$30.28400.9
Lewiston, ID-WA$62,940$30.26301.1
Helena, MT$62,910$30.25400.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,910$30.251,2600.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$62,810$30.20400.5
Lancaster, PA$62,680$30.142400.9
York-Hanover, PA$62,670$30.131500.8
Springfield, IL$62,590$30.091301.3
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,500$30.05500.9
Toledo, OH$62,470$30.042300.8
Punta Gorda, FL$62,450$30.02500.8
Pittsburgh, PA$62,370$29.998900.8
Fargo, ND-MN$62,360$29.981701.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$62,250$29.933701.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,250$29.932300.6
Kansas City, MO-KS$62,250$29.939800.9
Cleveland, OH$62,130$29.877500.7
Rapid City, SD$61,960$29.791101.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK$61,890$29.761701.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,870$29.752701.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$61,830$29.73900.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$61,830$29.731900.6
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,790$29.718100.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$61,780$29.703501.2
Abilene, TX$61,740$29.68600.8
Rockford, IL$61,740$29.681601.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,730$29.683301.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,730$29.681,4901.1
Bismarck, ND$61,690$29.66801.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$61,650$29.641200.7
Roanoke, VA$61,600$29.611100.7
Lima, OH$61,520$29.58701.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,480$29.565600.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$61,420$29.532500.8
Visalia, CA$61,270$29.461100.6
Columbia, SC$61,230$29.444401.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,190$29.42501.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,150$29.406301.0
Springfield, MO$61,120$29.393201.4
Hammond, LA$61,090$29.37601.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,080$29.362901.1
Flint, MI$61,080$29.361100.8
Richmond, VA$60,980$29.323800.6
Winston-Salem, NC$60,920$29.294801.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,910$29.286401.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$60,900$29.283801.4
Wilmington, NC$60,900$29.282101.1
Utica-Rome, NY$60,860$29.26600.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,840$29.253801.1
New Haven, CT$60,800$29.233301.2
Rochester, NY$60,780$29.223400.7
Flagstaff, AZ$60,730$29.20600.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$60,690$29.181301.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$60,660$29.17900.7
Bangor, ME$60,620$29.141101.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$60,620$29.15500.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,610$29.143701.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,520$29.101100.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$60,520$29.102201.1
Dubuque, IA$60,500$29.09400.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$60,500$29.091100.9
Erie, PA$60,440$29.061000.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,360$29.02600.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$60,300$28.992501.1
Baton Rouge, LA$60,230$28.964701.1
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,120$28.90700.4
Kenosha, WI$60,090$28.89500.7
Akron, OH$60,010$28.851600.5
Jackson, MS$59,990$28.843201.2
Kankakee, IL$59,940$28.82401.0
Albany, GA$59,920$28.81901.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$59,920$28.813801.0
Enid, OK$59,920$28.81502.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,910$28.80400.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,670$28.69901.3
Tulsa, OK$59,570$28.645601.2
Pocatello, ID$59,550$28.63401.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$59,540$28.622801.0
Peoria, IL$59,470$28.591801.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$59,400$28.563401.5
Johnson City, TN$59,180$28.451201.4
Lawton, OK$59,110$28.42701.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$59,100$28.421701.8
Jackson, TN$59,090$28.41700.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,070$28.403400.9
Ocala, FL$59,070$28.401401.1
Iowa City, IA$58,930$28.331201.2
Lake Charles, LA$58,850$28.29600.6
Bowling Green, KY$58,770$28.25600.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,660$28.205901.3
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,570$28.16700.8
Amarillo, TX$58,440$28.091100.9
Salisbury, MD$58,180$27.97801.5
Columbus, GA-AL$58,170$27.971201.1
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,110$27.941401.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH$57,980$27.871200.7
Dalton, GA$57,590$27.69300.5
Paducah, KY-IL$57,570$27.68601.2
Rocky Mount, NC$57,570$27.68400.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,000$27.401801.2
Monroe, LA$56,790$27.31901.1
Joplin, MO-KS$56,750$27.281001.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$56,510$27.171302.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$55,980$26.91600.6
Billings, MT$54,920$26.401401.5
Knoxville, TN$54,900$26.395201.2
Saginaw, MI$54,470$26.19901.1
Wichita, KS$53,950$25.943001.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,850$25.893101.8
Lafayette, LA$53,770$25.852201.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$52,780$25.38801.0
Clarksville, TN-KY$52,510$25.24700.7
Tallahassee, FL$52,190$25.091700.9
Altoona, PA$52,060$25.03400.7
Albuquerque, NM$51,780$24.903500.9
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,770$24.892301.4
Huntsville, AL$51,710$24.864501.7
Birmingham, AL$51,520$24.777001.4
Casper, WY$51,440$24.73501.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$51,070$24.561601.2
Alexandria, LA$50,960$24.501001.6
Rome, GA$50,900$24.47801.7
Corpus Christi, TX$50,710$24.382001.0
Warner Robins, GA$50,640$24.35400.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,500$24.282300.9
Logan, UT-ID$50,290$24.18500.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$50,120$24.10800.5
Mobile, AL$49,910$23.992401.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$49,880$23.98601.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$49,600$23.85800.9
Jonesboro, AR$49,590$23.841402.3
Morgantown, WV$49,390$23.751502.2
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,190$23.65800.8
Montgomery, AL$49,130$23.622701.6
Charleston, WV$49,110$23.611401.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$49,060$23.59701.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$48,790$23.463102.1
Hattiesburg, MS$48,610$23.372103.4
Dothan, AL$47,100$22.641402.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,820$22.511,3901.2
Valdosta, GA$46,410$22.31400.7
Decatur, AL$46,060$22.15500.8
Anniston-Oxford, AL$42,720$20.54501.2
Mayaguez, PR$31,200$15.002104.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,620$14.726801.0
Ponce, PR$27,230$13.091001.6
Arecibo, PR$26,880$12.93300.9
Bend, ORNot publishedNot published700.7
Sumter, SCNot publishedNot published401.1
Williamsport, PANot publishedNot published701.3

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.