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SOC 31-9096 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

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

U.S. median annual wage$38,150
U.S. median hourly wage$18.34
U.S. employment126,580

Nationally, veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers earned a median of $38,150 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 126,580 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”.

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers: pay and employment by state
State
Rhode Island$49,770$23.933800.8
District of Columbia$49,080$23.602400.3
Massachusetts$46,670$22.442,1300.6
California$46,260$22.2416,0800.9
New Jersey$46,160$22.193,2700.8
Maine$45,510$21.886901.1
Minnesota$45,280$21.771,4500.5
Maryland$44,770$21.522,2200.8
New York$44,750$21.525,7900.6
Oregon$44,370$21.333,1701.6
Connecticut$44,250$21.281,3900.8
Washington$44,150$21.234,3801.2
Hawaii$44,070$21.195700.9
Colorado$38,900$18.702,9101.0
Delaware$38,610$18.56Not publishedNot published
Montana$38,340$18.435501.1
Arizona$38,250$18.393,3401.0
Michigan$37,960$18.254,4201.0
Wyoming$37,880$18.211500.5
Florida$37,830$18.196,7900.7
Utah$37,560$18.065800.3
Idaho$37,530$18.046800.8
New Mexico$37,500$18.035200.6
Illinois$37,480$18.023,2700.5
Virginia$37,450$18.014,8101.2
Vermont$37,290$17.933701.2
North Dakota$37,160$17.872700.6
Pennsylvania$37,140$17.863,7600.6
North Carolina$37,070$17.826,9101.4
South Carolina$36,980$17.781,7200.7
Nevada$36,920$17.751,3800.9
New Hampshire$36,910$17.747701.1
Wisconsin$36,850$17.712,2000.7
Missouri$36,660$17.622,0100.7
Alaska$36,490$17.541300.4
Indiana$36,420$17.512,8100.9
Ohio$36,340$17.474,6400.8
Tennessee$36,320$17.463,5301.1
Nebraska$36,100$17.369000.9
Georgia$35,850$17.244,5700.9
Alabama$35,800$17.211,2400.6
Iowa$35,720$17.181,3800.9
Kansas$35,680$17.161,5701.1
Oklahoma$34,850$16.761,7401.0
Texas$34,850$16.758,4400.6
South Dakota$34,700$16.682500.5
Arkansas$34,570$16.621,4601.1
Kentucky$34,140$16.411,8400.9
West Virginia$32,350$15.557301.0
Louisiana$30,480$14.651,2300.6
Mississippi$30,360$14.605600.5
Puerto Rico$23,310$11.214300.5

Pay by metro area

All 283 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,490$31,460$40,430$49,400Mayaguez, PR — $22,490San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $23,340El Paso, TX — $28,140Jackson, MS — $28,570Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $28,650Alexandria, LA — $28,700Hattiesburg, MS — $28,850Abilene, TX — $29,710Spartanburg, SC — $29,900College Station-Bryan, TX — $29,960Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $29,980Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $30,140Amarillo, TX — $30,210Longview, TX — $30,320Killeen-Temple, TX — $30,490Hot Springs, AR — $30,540Jonesboro, AR — $30,620Baton Rouge, LA — $30,930Columbus, GA-AL — $31,000Bowling Green, KY — $31,050Logan, UT-ID — $31,890Charleston, WV — $32,070Fort Smith, AR-OK — $32,590Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $32,610Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $33,000Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $33,590Manhattan, KS — $33,630Corpus Christi, TX — $33,650Wheeling, WV-OH — $33,690Joplin, MO-KS — $33,800Athens-Clarke County, GA — $34,020Rome, GA — $34,050Springfield, MO — $34,230Youngstown-Warren, OH — $34,260Beckley, WV — $34,270Lima, OH — $34,270Macon-Bibb County, GA — $34,390Rocky Mount, NC — $34,450Johnson City, TN — $34,520Wichita, KS — $34,650Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $34,660Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $34,720Clarksville, TN-KY — $34,810Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $34,880Erie, PA — $34,890Columbia, MO — $34,900Bloomington, IN — $34,920Grand Island, NE — $34,920Greenville, NC — $34,940Lynchburg, VA — $34,940Jacksonville, NC — $35,010Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $35,060Morristown, TN — $35,210Peoria, IL — $35,220Battle Creek, MI — $35,260Iowa City, IA — $35,310Morgantown, WV — $35,310Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $35,320Warner Robins, GA — $35,320Fayetteville, NC — $35,370Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $35,370Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,370Roanoke, VA — $35,410Tulsa, OK — $35,410Harrisonburg, VA — $35,440New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $35,520Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $35,530Evansville, IN — $35,570Chambersburg, PA — $35,590Oklahoma City, OK — $35,630Rapid City, SD — $35,640Knoxville, TN — $35,660Toledo, OH — $35,660Burlington, NC — $35,690Bay City, MI — $35,740Homosassa Springs, FL — $35,750Winchester, VA-WV — $35,750Savannah, GA — $35,770Gettysburg, PA — $35,780Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $35,780Las Cruces, NM — $35,800Grand Junction, CO — $35,810Jackson, TN — $35,840Huntsville, AL — $35,870Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $35,880Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $35,900Jefferson City, MO — $35,920Fort Wayne, IN — $35,930Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $35,930Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $35,940Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $35,950Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $35,950Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $35,980Green Bay, WI — $35,990La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $35,990San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $36,010Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $36,020Gainesville, GA — $36,020Topeka, KS — $36,020Tallahassee, FL — $36,030Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $36,040Fargo, ND-MN — $36,100Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $36,110Ocala, FL — $36,160Chattanooga, TN-GA — $36,170Saginaw, MI — $36,170Cedar Rapids, IA — $36,210Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $36,230Kenosha, WI — $36,240South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $36,240Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $36,240Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $36,250Utica-Rome, NY — $36,250Manchester-Nashua, NH — $36,270Greensboro-High Point, NC — $36,280Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $36,310Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $36,310Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $36,320Wausau, WI — $36,350Auburn-Opelika, AL — $36,360Pocatello, ID — $36,360Greeley, CO — $36,380Akron, OH — $36,400Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,400Tucson, AZ — $36,430Binghamton, NY — $36,440Colorado Springs, CO — $36,460Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $36,470Gainesville, FL — $36,510Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $36,530Bloomington, IL — $36,540Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $36,570Winston-Salem, NC — $36,620York-Hanover, PA — $36,640Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $36,650Bismarck, ND — $36,660Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $36,670Cleveland, OH — $36,680Columbia, SC — $36,680Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $36,680Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $36,710Pueblo, CO — $36,760Reading, PA — $36,780Jackson, MI — $36,800Omaha, NE-IA — $36,840Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $36,860Wilmington, NC — $36,860Lincoln, NE — $36,870Ogden, UT — $36,870Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $36,890Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $36,920Pittsburgh, PA — $36,940Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $36,960Birmingham, AL — $36,980Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $36,990Lebanon, PA — $37,110Port St. Lucie, FL — $37,170Idaho Falls, ID — $37,180Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $37,190Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $37,220Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $37,260Columbus, OH — $37,280Eau Claire, WI — $37,320Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $37,320Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $37,330Flint, MI — $37,370Punta Gorda, FL — $37,390Richmond, VA — $37,470Charlottesville, VA — $37,480Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $37,490Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $37,490State College, PA — $37,500Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $37,560Rochester, NY — $37,580Kansas City, MO-KS — $37,600Appleton, WI — $37,610Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $37,660Coeur d'Alene, ID — $37,670Rockford, IL — $37,670Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $37,690Jacksonville, FL — $37,710Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $37,720Lawrence, KS — $37,720Duluth, MN-WI — $37,770Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $37,770Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $37,780Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $37,790St. Louis, MO-IL — $37,790Bangor, ME — $37,840Albuquerque, NM — $37,870Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $37,870Albany, OR — $37,880Boise City, ID — $37,890Glens Falls, NY — $37,900Champaign-Urbana, IL — $37,920Reno, NV — $37,970Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $37,980Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $38,000North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $38,030Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $38,050Springfield, IL — $38,050Medford, OR — $38,080Raleigh-Cary, NC — $38,110Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $38,120Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,120Traverse City, MI — $38,130Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $38,220Ames, IA — $38,300Grants Pass, OR — $38,310Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $38,340Ann Arbor, MI — $38,350Visalia, CA — $38,410Madison, WI — $38,490Missoula, MT — $38,520Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $38,620Kingston, NY — $38,690Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $38,710Midland, MI — $38,740Corvallis, OR — $38,820Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $38,830Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $38,870Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $38,970Vineland, NJ — $39,000Syracuse, NY — $39,020Anchorage, AK — $39,110Lewiston, ID-WA — $39,160Barnstable Town, MA — $39,170Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $39,240Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $39,280Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $39,380Santa Fe, NM — $39,500Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $39,520Eugene-Springfield, OR — $39,670Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $39,760Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $39,840Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $39,850Merced, CA — $40,040Kennewick-Richland, WA — $40,100Boulder, CO — $40,390Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $41,600Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $42,590Bozeman, MT — $42,740Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $43,190San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $43,270Worcester, MA — $43,510Chico, CA — $43,830Ithaca, NY — $43,900Redding, CA — $43,930Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $44,020Fresno, CA — $44,040Urban Honolulu, HI — $44,050Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $44,110Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $44,140Bellingham, WA — $44,160Bend, OR — $44,190Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $44,260Salem, OR — $44,460Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $44,530Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $44,810Portland-South Portland, ME — $45,150Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $45,260Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $45,320Naples-Marco Island, FL — $45,470Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $45,490Yuba City, CA — $45,490Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $45,530Modesto, CA — $45,560Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $45,640Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $45,690Napa, CA — $45,710Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $45,790Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $45,910Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $46,070New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $46,160Vallejo, CA — $46,590San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $46,720Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,990Salinas, CA — $46,990Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $47,150Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $47,270Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $49,200San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $49,210San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $49,400

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.

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$49,400$23.752,1500.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49,210$23.666200.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$49,200$23.65600.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$47,270$22.723501.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47,150$22.672002.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,990$22.591,7401.6
Salinas, CA$46,990$22.591600.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,720$22.461,9701.3
Vallejo, CA$46,590$22.401300.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$46,160$22.195,5600.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,070$22.154,8300.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,910$22.071,1500.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$45,790$22.011,8000.7
Napa, CA$45,710$21.98500.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,690$21.971,8901.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,640$21.942,4001.2
Modesto, CA$45,560$21.902301.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,530$21.894801.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$45,490$21.872101.0
Yuba City, CA$45,490$21.87501.0
Naples-Marco Island, FL$45,470$21.861000.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,320$21.792,7400.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45,260$21.76801.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$45,150$21.712100.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,810$21.541,2700.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$44,530$21.41501.0
Salem, OR$44,460$21.382301.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,260$21.281,5200.9
Bend, OR$44,190$21.252902.6
Bellingham, WA$44,160$21.231201.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$44,140$21.221500.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$44,110$21.211,1200.8
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,050$21.184401.0
Fresno, CA$44,040$21.172300.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$44,020$21.171601.7
Redding, CA$43,930$21.12801.1
Ithaca, NY$43,900$21.11901.8
Chico, CA$43,830$21.071201.5
Worcester, MA$43,510$20.922700.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$43,270$20.801701.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$43,190$20.764800.7
Bozeman, MT$42,740$20.551101.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$42,590$20.482001.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$41,600$20.00900.5
Boulder, CO$40,390$19.422701.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$40,100$19.281301.0
Merced, CA$40,040$19.25500.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,850$19.161800.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$39,840$19.162,1500.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$39,760$19.121901.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR$39,670$19.073101.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,520$19.004000.9
Santa Fe, NM$39,500$18.99500.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$39,380$18.932400.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$39,280$18.882,1900.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,240$18.863401.3
Barnstable Town, MA$39,170$18.831101.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$39,160$18.83301.1
Anchorage, AK$39,110$18.81800.4
Syracuse, NY$39,020$18.762200.7
Vineland, NJ$39,000$18.75300.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,970$18.745901.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,870$18.693600.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,830$18.671,4700.8
Corvallis, OR$38,820$18.661604.1
Midland, MI$38,740$18.62501.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,710$18.612,3901.0
Kingston, NY$38,690$18.60801.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,620$18.574600.8
Missoula, MT$38,520$18.52600.9
Madison, WI$38,490$18.514101.0
Visalia, CA$38,410$18.47700.4
Ann Arbor, MI$38,350$18.442501.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,340$18.431,4400.5
Grants Pass, OR$38,310$18.42601.8
Ames, IA$38,300$18.41901.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,220$18.372700.3
Traverse City, MI$38,130$18.331101.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,120$18.334000.9
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,120$18.332101.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,110$18.321,2101.6
Medford, OR$38,080$18.311601.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$38,050$18.294200.8
Springfield, IL$38,050$18.29700.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,030$18.282100.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,000$18.271,1100.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,980$18.264801.4
Reno, NV$37,970$18.263101.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,920$18.231601.5
Glens Falls, NY$37,900$18.22500.9
Boise City, ID$37,890$18.223100.8
Albany, OR$37,880$18.21601.3
Albuquerque, NM$37,870$18.212600.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,870$18.212200.7
Bangor, ME$37,840$18.19400.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,790$18.171,0701.0
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,790$18.179700.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,780$18.161,6901.2
Duluth, MN-WI$37,770$18.16600.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,770$18.165600.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,720$18.142500.7
Lawrence, KS$37,720$18.14501.0
Jacksonville, FL$37,710$18.136200.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,690$18.12800.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,670$18.11801.0
Rockford, IL$37,670$18.11500.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,660$18.113500.9
Appleton, WI$37,610$18.081000.8
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,600$18.089600.9
Rochester, NY$37,580$18.073600.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,560$18.063200.8
State College, PA$37,500$18.03801.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$37,490$18.02500.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37,490$18.031700.7
Charlottesville, VA$37,480$18.022702.3
Richmond, VA$37,470$18.018201.2
Punta Gorda, FL$37,390$17.98601.1
Flint, MI$37,370$17.971401.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,330$17.959800.9
Eau Claire, WI$37,320$17.94600.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,320$17.941501.5
Columbus, OH$37,280$17.931,1001.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$37,260$17.91701.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,220$17.907200.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$37,190$17.881500.5
Idaho Falls, ID$37,180$17.87600.7
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,170$17.871400.8
Lebanon, PA$37,110$17.84300.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,990$17.786801.1
Birmingham, AL$36,980$17.784300.8
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$36,960$17.77600.8
Pittsburgh, PA$36,940$17.766600.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,920$17.752701.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,890$17.741,0000.9
Lincoln, NE$36,870$17.731500.8
Ogden, UT$36,870$17.731000.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$36,860$17.721101.5
Wilmington, NC$36,860$17.725102.7
Omaha, NE-IA$36,840$17.714300.9
Jackson, MI$36,800$17.69500.9
Reading, PA$36,780$17.681200.7
Pueblo, CO$36,760$17.67500.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,710$17.659700.9
Cleveland, OH$36,680$17.647000.7
Columbia, SC$36,680$17.632400.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$36,680$17.632100.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$36,670$17.631501.2
Bismarck, ND$36,660$17.62500.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,650$17.622201.8
York-Hanover, PA$36,640$17.621100.6
Winston-Salem, NC$36,620$17.614301.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,570$17.582200.9
Bloomington, IL$36,540$17.57901.0
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,530$17.56500.4
Gainesville, FL$36,510$17.561300.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,470$17.531500.8
Colorado Springs, CO$36,460$17.533801.2
Binghamton, NY$36,440$17.52500.5
Tucson, AZ$36,430$17.514201.1
Akron, OH$36,400$17.503000.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,400$17.504001.4
Greeley, CO$36,380$17.491201.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,360$17.481301.7
Pocatello, ID$36,360$17.48300.8
Wausau, WI$36,350$17.48500.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,320$17.469101.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,310$17.461701.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,310$17.46500.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC$36,280$17.444701.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,270$17.441700.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,250$17.43600.4
Utica-Rome, NY$36,250$17.43700.6
Kenosha, WI$36,240$17.43500.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,240$17.421401.1
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$36,240$17.42700.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,230$17.421502.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,210$17.411501.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,170$17.393401.3
Saginaw, MI$36,170$17.39700.9
Ocala, FL$36,160$17.381301.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,110$17.362,8801.0
Fargo, ND-MN$36,100$17.361000.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,040$17.332,3500.6
Tallahassee, FL$36,030$17.321901.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,020$17.323200.9
Gainesville, GA$36,020$17.32900.9
Topeka, KS$36,020$17.321301.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,010$17.319500.8
Green Bay, WI$35,990$17.301200.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$35,990$17.30500.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,980$17.30700.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,950$17.281600.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,950$17.285500.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,940$17.28800.9
Fort Wayne, IN$35,930$17.281700.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$35,930$17.27500.8
Jefferson City, MO$35,920$17.27500.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,900$17.261200.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$35,880$17.25701.6
Huntsville, AL$35,870$17.251500.6
Jackson, TN$35,840$17.23500.6
Grand Junction, CO$35,810$17.21801.1
Las Cruces, NM$35,800$17.21500.6
Gettysburg, PA$35,780$17.20401.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$35,780$17.201002.4
Savannah, GA$35,770$17.201901.0
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,750$17.19501.3
Winchester, VA-WV$35,750$17.19901.3
Bay City, MI$35,740$17.18401.1
Burlington, NC$35,690$17.16801.1
Knoxville, TN$35,660$17.155301.2
Toledo, OH$35,660$17.152000.7
Rapid City, SD$35,640$17.14400.5
Oklahoma City, OK$35,630$17.136701.0
Chambersburg, PA$35,590$17.11601.0
Evansville, IN$35,570$17.10900.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,530$17.087800.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,520$17.082500.6
Harrisonburg, VA$35,440$17.04600.9
Roanoke, VA$35,410$17.022001.3
Tulsa, OK$35,410$17.024701.0
Fayetteville, NC$35,370$17.011601.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,370$17.002,1400.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,370$17.00600.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,320$16.984401.6
Warner Robins, GA$35,320$16.98801.1
Iowa City, IA$35,310$16.98500.5
Morgantown, WV$35,310$16.981001.4
Battle Creek, MI$35,260$16.95500.9
Peoria, IL$35,220$16.93800.5
Morristown, TN$35,210$16.93501.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,060$16.853601.0
Jacksonville, NC$35,010$16.831002.0
Greenville, NC$34,940$16.80801.0
Lynchburg, VA$34,940$16.801201.2
Bloomington, IN$34,920$16.79500.7
Grand Island, NE$34,920$16.79501.3
Columbia, MO$34,900$16.781301.2
Erie, PA$34,890$16.77800.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$34,880$16.77400.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$34,810$16.741101.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$34,720$16.69801.6
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$34,660$16.67501.1
Wichita, KS$34,650$16.662900.9
Johnson City, TN$34,520$16.60901.1
Rocky Mount, NC$34,450$16.56500.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$34,390$16.53500.5
Beckley, WV$34,270$16.47400.9
Lima, OH$34,270$16.47300.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,260$16.471300.8
Springfield, MO$34,230$16.461500.7
Rome, GA$34,050$16.37501.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,020$16.361601.7
Joplin, MO-KS$33,800$16.25400.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$33,690$16.20500.9
Corpus Christi, TX$33,650$16.181000.5
Manhattan, KS$33,630$16.171402.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$33,590$16.151401.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$33,000$15.86800.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$32,610$15.681501.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,590$15.671201.2
Charleston, WV$32,070$15.42900.9
Logan, UT-ID$31,890$15.33400.5
Bowling Green, KY$31,050$14.93700.8
Columbus, GA-AL$31,000$14.911101.0
Baton Rouge, LA$30,930$14.872300.6
Jonesboro, AR$30,620$14.72601.0
Hot Springs, AR$30,540$14.68701.7
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,490$14.66900.6
Longview, TX$30,320$14.58600.5
Amarillo, TX$30,210$14.531000.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$30,140$14.49400.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$29,980$14.421200.7
College Station-Bryan, TX$29,960$14.404103.1
Spartanburg, SC$29,900$14.371000.6
Abilene, TX$29,710$14.28600.9
Hattiesburg, MS$28,850$13.87500.7
Alexandria, LA$28,700$13.80300.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,650$13.77600.4
Jackson, MS$28,570$13.741000.4
El Paso, TX$28,140$13.531500.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,340$11.223200.5
Mayaguez, PR$22,490$10.81400.7

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.