SOC 35-3031 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Waiters and Waitresses
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$35,230
U.S. median hourly wage$16.94
U.S. employment2,270,910
Nationally, waiters and waitresses earned a median of $35,230 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 2,270,910 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $62,390 | $29.99 | 14,090 | 22.4 |
| Vermont | $59,140 | $28.43 | 4,040 | 13.3 |
| Washington | $56,130 | $26.98 | 45,400 | 12.8 |
| Oregon | $48,410 | $23.27 | 23,040 | 11.7 |
| District of Columbia | $47,850 | $23.01 | 11,530 | 16.4 |
| New York | $47,020 | $22.61 | 142,940 | 14.8 |
| New Jersey | $44,960 | $21.62 | 55,800 | 13.0 |
| Colorado | $44,860 | $21.57 | 40,680 | 14.2 |
| Virginia | $44,760 | $21.52 | 59,370 | 14.4 |
| Arizona | $43,950 | $21.13 | 55,950 | 17.3 |
| Maine | $43,370 | $20.85 | 9,090 | 14.2 |
| Massachusetts | $38,460 | $18.49 | 54,670 | 15.0 |
| New Hampshire | $38,430 | $18.48 | 10,030 | 14.7 |
| Connecticut | $37,770 | $18.16 | 22,370 | 13.2 |
| Michigan | $37,760 | $18.16 | 65,090 | 14.8 |
| New Mexico | $36,920 | $17.75 | 12,740 | 14.6 |
| Delaware | $36,880 | $17.73 | 7,580 | 15.6 |
| Maryland | $36,750 | $17.67 | 38,120 | 13.8 |
| Ohio | $36,700 | $17.65 | 77,250 | 13.9 |
| Virgin Islands | $36,340 | $17.47 | 690 | 21.5 |
| Florida | $36,150 | $17.38 | 207,180 | 20.9 |
| Kansas | $36,120 | $17.36 | 19,480 | 13.6 |
| California | $36,080 | $17.35 | 229,970 | 12.6 |
| Rhode Island | $35,420 | $17.03 | 10,160 | 20.3 |
| West Virginia | $35,380 | $17.01 | 8,600 | 12.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $34,690 | $16.68 | 82,300 | 13.6 |
| Nebraska | $33,770 | $16.24 | 13,310 | 13.0 |
| North Carolina | $32,150 | $15.46 | 71,940 | 14.6 |
| Illinois | $31,200 | $15.00 | 72,900 | 12.0 |
| Utah | $31,150 | $14.98 | 17,790 | 10.2 |
| North Dakota | $30,890 | $14.85 | 5,250 | 12.2 |
| Idaho | $30,050 | $14.45 | 10,950 | 12.8 |
| Wisconsin | $29,670 | $14.26 | 36,220 | 12.3 |
| Kentucky | $29,660 | $14.26 | 27,150 | 13.6 |
| Missouri | $29,400 | $14.13 | 41,640 | 14.2 |
| South Dakota | $28,990 | $13.94 | 7,350 | 16.1 |
| Indiana | $28,480 | $13.69 | 43,620 | 13.6 |
| Tennessee | $27,760 | $13.35 | 52,120 | 15.9 |
| Alabama | $26,840 | $12.91 | 28,760 | 13.6 |
| Nevada | $26,410 | $12.70 | 42,520 | 27.4 |
| Alaska | $26,310 | $12.65 | 3,830 | 11.8 |
| Minnesota | $25,470 | $12.25 | 37,630 | 12.8 |
| Arkansas | $24,680 | $11.86 | 17,880 | 13.7 |
| Wyoming | $23,920 | $11.50 | 3,620 | 12.9 |
| Montana | $23,370 | $11.23 | 7,200 | 14.1 |
| Texas | $23,240 | $11.18 | 199,610 | 14.2 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,790 | $10.96 | 12,260 | 13.1 |
| Mississippi | $21,370 | $10.27 | 15,190 | 13.1 |
| Iowa | $21,000 | $10.10 | 22,410 | 14.4 |
| Guam | $20,320 | $9.77 | 1,550 | 23.3 |
| Georgia | $18,700 | $8.99 | 76,470 | 15.6 |
| South Carolina | $18,370 | $8.83 | 47,200 | 20.5 |
| Oklahoma | $17,910 | $8.61 | 27,000 | 15.8 |
| Louisiana | $15,080 | $7.25 | 33,870 | 17.5 |
Pay by metro area
All 392 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $82,550 | $39.69 | 2,700 | 36.6 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $61,620 | $29.63 | 1,510 | 12.5 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $60,250 | $28.96 | 8,550 | 19.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $57,280 | $27.54 | 26,530 | 12.7 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $56,730 | $27.27 | 340 | 13.2 |
| Bellingham, WA | $56,700 | $27.26 | 1,450 | 15.9 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,270 | $26.57 | 1,370 | 14.6 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $54,870 | $26.38 | 410 | 9.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $54,780 | $26.34 | 13,910 | 11.5 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $53,060 | $25.51 | 830 | 15.8 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $53,000 | $25.48 | 1,410 | 10.9 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $51,460 | $24.74 | 1,510 | 11.7 |
| Bend, OR | $50,480 | $24.27 | 1,750 | 16.2 |
| Medford, OR | $50,440 | $24.25 | 1,130 | 12.7 |
| Boulder, CO | $49,870 | $23.97 | 2,670 | 13.9 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $49,820 | $23.95 | 960 | 18.7 |
| Yakima, WA | $49,060 | $23.59 | 1,000 | 10.3 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $48,980 | $23.55 | 6,310 | 14.0 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $48,950 | $23.54 | 330 | 10.8 |
| Salem, OR | $48,720 | $23.42 | 1,850 | 9.8 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $48,560 | $23.35 | 3,420 | 13.4 |
| Syracuse, NY | $47,640 | $22.90 | 3,430 | 11.4 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,610 | $22.89 | 138,720 | 14.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,530 | $22.85 | 39,920 | 16.8 |
| Albany, OR | $47,440 | $22.81 | 380 | 8.1 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $47,360 | $22.77 | 2,740 | 16.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $46,950 | $22.57 | 3,930 | 14.6 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $46,640 | $22.42 | 1,680 | 27.3 |
| Binghamton, NY | $46,600 | $22.41 | 1,390 | 14.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $46,600 | $22.41 | 520 | 13.4 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $46,580 | $22.39 | 7,990 | 14.9 |
| Greeley, CO | $46,480 | $22.35 | 1,300 | 10.9 |
| Kingston, NY | $46,440 | $22.33 | 1,280 | 21.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $46,230 | $22.23 | 4,330 | 13.7 |
| Elmira, NY | $46,160 | $22.19 | 480 | 14.2 |
| Ithaca, NY | $46,090 | $22.16 | 620 | 13.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,040 | $22.14 | 46,160 | 14.7 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $45,950 | $22.09 | 1,790 | 15.1 |
| Bangor, ME | $45,610 | $21.93 | 900 | 12.5 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,500 | $21.87 | 850 | 13.8 |
| Rochester, NY | $45,310 | $21.78 | 6,070 | 12.3 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $44,920 | $21.59 | 930 | 14.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $44,760 | $21.52 | 1,150 | 17.6 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $44,070 | $21.19 | 5,070 | 17.6 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $44,030 | $21.17 | 2,140 | 18.6 |
| Flint, MI | $44,030 | $21.17 | 2,120 | 15.7 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $43,900 | $21.11 | 990 | 19.7 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $43,730 | $21.03 | 1,020 | 15.2 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $43,130 | $20.74 | 450 | 9.5 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $42,930 | $20.64 | 1,950 | 12.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $42,930 | $20.64 | 8,080 | 13.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $41,920 | $20.15 | 12,600 | 11.1 |
| Traverse City, MI | $41,380 | $19.89 | 1,610 | 23.5 |
| Bay City, MI | $40,500 | $19.47 | 570 | 16.8 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $40,230 | $19.34 | 2,710 | 12.3 |
| Jackson, MI | $39,920 | $19.19 | 810 | 14.5 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $39,650 | $19.06 | 20,750 | 12.9 |
| Saginaw, MI | $39,430 | $18.96 | 1,470 | 18.4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $39,270 | $18.88 | 41,570 | 15.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $39,020 | $18.76 | 13,100 | 17.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $38,860 | $18.69 | 29,080 | 12.2 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $38,820 | $18.67 | 6,270 | 15.5 |
| Monroe, MI | $38,780 | $18.64 | 660 | 16.3 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $38,670 | $18.59 | 1,190 | 14.9 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,590 | $18.55 | 710 | 18.1 |
| Richmond, VA | $38,470 | $18.50 | 9,120 | 13.8 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $38,430 | $18.48 | 2,590 | 13.0 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $38,380 | $18.45 | 2,970 | 31.5 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,210 | $18.37 | 2,710 | 12.5 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $38,160 | $18.35 | 6,070 | 36.0 |
| Niles, MI | $38,130 | $18.33 | 1,390 | 23.2 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $38,070 | $18.30 | 2,160 | 9.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $38,050 | $18.29 | 5,880 | 14.5 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $37,910 | $18.23 | 690 | 13.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $37,900 | $18.22 | 3,290 | 11.7 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $37,880 | $18.21 | 2,620 | 20.7 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,760 | $18.15 | 1,740 | 14.3 |
| Midland, MI | $37,750 | $18.15 | 430 | 11.4 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $37,680 | $18.12 | 990 | 14.7 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,670 | $18.11 | 1,080 | 14.6 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $37,550 | $18.05 | 6,610 | 38.0 |
| Columbus, OH | $37,490 | $18.03 | 15,900 | 14.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,490 | $18.02 | 29,210 | 15.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $37,380 | $17.97 | 2,220 | 14.4 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $37,370 | $17.96 | 4,430 | 35.4 |
| Wichita, KS | $37,300 | $17.93 | 4,570 | 14.8 |
| Lawrence, KS | $37,230 | $17.90 | 1,190 | 23.0 |
| Farmington, NM | $37,210 | $17.89 | 570 | 11.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $37,200 | $17.88 | 7,200 | 12.0 |
| Napa, CA | $37,130 | $17.85 | 1,930 | 24.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $37,080 | $17.83 | 2,210 | 33.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,070 | $17.82 | 25,280 | 17.5 |
| Charleston, WV | $36,900 | $17.74 | 1,190 | 11.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $36,890 | $17.74 | 1,940 | 12.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $36,840 | $17.71 | 4,610 | 13.2 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $36,830 | $17.71 | 3,670 | 17.9 |
| Vineland, NJ | $36,800 | $17.69 | 540 | 8.7 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $36,780 | $17.69 | 1,410 | 14.5 |
| Lima, OH | $36,720 | $17.65 | 680 | 13.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $36,670 | $17.63 | 5,080 | 20.7 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $36,670 | $17.63 | 1,840 | 25.4 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,660 | $17.63 | 7,980 | 26.2 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $36,660 | $17.63 | 9,200 | 27.1 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,650 | $17.62 | 980 | 14.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $36,630 | $17.61 | 13,140 | 17.2 |
| Vallejo, CA | $36,610 | $17.60 | 1,660 | 11.5 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $36,600 | $17.60 | 4,700 | 12.6 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $36,570 | $17.58 | 41,900 | 14.5 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,530 | $17.56 | 17,790 | 16.2 |
| Tucson, AZ | $36,490 | $17.54 | 7,300 | 18.7 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,430 | $17.51 | 19,990 | 14.7 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $36,370 | $17.49 | 750 | 13.7 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,370 | $17.49 | 1,190 | 21.1 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $36,360 | $17.48 | 1,780 | 30.9 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,340 | $17.47 | 1,170 | 28.3 |
| Cleveland, OH | $36,260 | $17.43 | 14,120 | 13.7 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,250 | $17.43 | 4,050 | 23.7 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $36,240 | $17.43 | 310 | 10.8 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $36,210 | $17.41 | 2,690 | 16.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $36,170 | $17.39 | 19,590 | 14.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $36,170 | $17.39 | 2,670 | 13.3 |
| Akron, OH | $36,150 | $17.38 | 4,680 | 14.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $36,140 | $17.37 | 4,600 | 15.8 |
| Yuma, AZ | $36,120 | $17.37 | 1,000 | 14.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $36,080 | $17.35 | 16,540 | 15.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $36,080 | $17.35 | 2,520 | 13.8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,070 | $17.34 | 57,830 | 20.5 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $36,060 | $17.34 | 1,560 | 27.1 |
| Springfield, OH | $36,060 | $17.34 | 560 | 12.2 |
| Dover, DE | $36,030 | $17.32 | 970 | 14.2 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $35,950 | $17.28 | 1,150 | 20.2 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $35,930 | $17.27 | 1,640 | 16.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $35,850 | $17.24 | 85,210 | 13.6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $35,850 | $17.23 | 24,050 | 15.6 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $35,840 | $17.23 | 500 | 13.8 |
| Boise City, ID | $35,830 | $17.23 | 4,890 | 12.5 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,750 | $17.19 | 13,600 | 19.0 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $35,550 | $17.09 | 1,020 | 14.5 |
| Salinas, CA | $35,540 | $17.09 | 3,100 | 16.6 |
| Morgantown, WV | $35,480 | $17.06 | 1,040 | 15.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $35,470 | $17.05 | 16,120 | 14.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $35,440 | $17.04 | 5,920 | 26.9 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $35,410 | $17.03 | 1,020 | 28.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $35,410 | $17.03 | 36,820 | 26.1 |
| Gainesville, FL | $35,400 | $17.02 | 2,540 | 16.6 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $35,340 | $16.99 | 4,260 | 22.4 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $35,290 | $16.97 | 610 | 16.8 |
| State College, PA | $35,280 | $16.96 | 1,350 | 19.5 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,270 | $16.96 | 3,730 | 14.0 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $35,260 | $16.95 | 3,540 | 17.6 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,230 | $16.94 | 3,560 | 10.3 |
| Mansfield, OH | $35,170 | $16.91 | 850 | 17.5 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,160 | $16.90 | 380 | 7.9 |
| Topeka, KS | $35,090 | $16.87 | 1,330 | 11.5 |
| Salisbury, MD | $35,080 | $16.86 | 690 | 12.8 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $35,070 | $16.86 | 13,460 | 12.5 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $34,990 | $16.82 | 2,520 | 27.8 |
| Sebring, FL | $34,960 | $16.81 | 560 | 20.0 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $34,950 | $16.80 | 2,640 | 21.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $34,910 | $16.79 | 5,020 | 17.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $34,910 | $16.79 | 2,140 | 11.0 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $34,910 | $16.79 | 4,530 | 14.0 |
| Ocala, FL | $34,890 | $16.78 | 2,110 | 17.5 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $34,860 | $16.76 | 10,290 | 13.8 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,850 | $16.76 | 2,600 | 14.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $34,800 | $16.73 | 20,810 | 12.1 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $34,630 | $16.65 | 5,310 | 14.1 |
| Sandusky, OH | $34,610 | $16.64 | 1,400 | 28.0 |
| Ogden, UT | $34,570 | $16.62 | 2,620 | 9.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $34,470 | $16.57 | 1,320 | 12.3 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $34,460 | $16.57 | 2,330 | 8.0 |
| Asheville, NC | $34,450 | $16.56 | 3,250 | 18.0 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 2,920 | 8.6 |
| Chico, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 990 | 12.7 |
| El Centro, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 480 | 7.3 |
| Fresno, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 4,340 | 9.1 |
| Merced, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 560 | 7.0 |
| Redding, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 680 | 9.6 |
| Visalia, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 1,410 | 8.2 |
| Yuba City, CA | $34,320 | $16.50 | 450 | 8.9 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $34,290 | $16.48 | 7,620 | 15.3 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $34,260 | $16.47 | 3,920 | 11.7 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $34,080 | $16.38 | 1,040 | 24.3 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $34,020 | $16.35 | 600 | 17.7 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $33,910 | $16.30 | 2,580 | 16.1 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $33,750 | $16.23 | 2,340 | 12.7 |
| Beckley, WV | $33,650 | $16.18 | 650 | 15.1 |
| Manhattan, KS | $33,140 | $15.93 | 940 | 17.5 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $32,320 | $15.54 | 7,670 | 9.3 |
| Bismarck, ND | $32,310 | $15.53 | 950 | 13.3 |
| Lancaster, PA | $32,190 | $15.48 | 3,520 | 13.9 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $31,390 | $15.09 | 660 | 20.7 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $31,300 | $15.05 | 1,370 | 19.0 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,370 | 15.5 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,500 | 14.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $31,200 | $15.00 | 54,100 | 12.0 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 2,680 | 14.9 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 530 | 11.7 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 550 | 12.9 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 2,340 | 14.1 |
| Rockford, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,710 | 12.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 20,170 | 15.0 |
| Springfield, IL | $31,200 | $15.00 | 1,600 | 15.9 |
| Minot, ND | $30,930 | $14.87 | 440 | 13.1 |
| Madison, WI | $30,910 | $14.86 | 5,130 | 12.6 |
| Reading, PA | $30,760 | $14.79 | 2,060 | 11.8 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $30,740 | $14.78 | 900 | 11.0 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,740 | $14.78 | 880 | 15.2 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,690 | $14.75 | 1,720 | 12.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $30,610 | $14.72 | 4,920 | 25.7 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $30,490 | $14.66 | 2,340 | 7.7 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $30,490 | $14.66 | 600 | 11.0 |
| Appleton, WI | $30,370 | $14.60 | 1,490 | 12.0 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $30,350 | $14.59 | 650 | 9.8 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $30,330 | $14.58 | 2,020 | 13.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $30,330 | $14.58 | 10,020 | 12.2 |
| Lebanon, PA | $30,300 | $14.57 | 690 | 12.8 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $30,280 | $14.56 | 820 | 10.2 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $30,270 | $14.55 | 760 | 14.7 |
| St. George, UT | $30,260 | $14.55 | 1,390 | 15.4 |
| Pocatello, ID | $30,200 | $14.52 | 470 | 12.4 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $30,180 | $14.51 | 10,220 | 14.9 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $30,060 | $14.45 | 5,210 | 14.2 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $30,030 | $14.44 | 750 | 12.5 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $30,020 | $14.43 | 850 | 11.2 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $29,980 | $14.41 | 640 | 10.5 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $29,920 | $14.38 | 2,550 | 14.3 |
| Grand Island, NE | $29,840 | $14.35 | 570 | 14.4 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $29,840 | $14.35 | 950 | 10.1 |
| Owensboro, KY | $29,790 | $14.32 | 780 | 15.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $29,770 | $14.31 | 3,200 | 12.5 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $29,720 | $14.29 | 1,160 | 13.4 |
| Green Bay, WI | $29,610 | $14.23 | 2,170 | 12.5 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $29,550 | $14.21 | 3,940 | 14.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $29,520 | $14.19 | 1,980 | 15.1 |
| Kenosha, WI | $29,480 | $14.17 | 960 | 12.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $29,390 | $14.13 | 19,490 | 17.7 |
| Springfield, MO | $29,350 | $14.11 | 3,050 | 13.7 |
| Burlington, NC | $29,330 | $14.10 | 1,100 | 16.2 |
| Williamsport, PA | $29,320 | $14.10 | 730 | 14.8 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $29,310 | $14.09 | 2,000 | 13.0 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $29,280 | $14.08 | 1,010 | 20.0 |
| Columbia, MO | $29,250 | $14.06 | 2,120 | 19.7 |
| Wausau, WI | $29,060 | $13.97 | 720 | 10.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $29,050 | $13.97 | 15,830 | 14.3 |
| Rapid City, SD | $29,020 | $13.95 | 1,430 | 19.3 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $28,990 | $13.94 | 820 | 11.7 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $28,980 | $13.93 | 430 | 9.7 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $28,870 | $13.88 | 1,140 | 21.8 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $28,810 | $13.85 | 1,250 | 15.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $28,740 | $13.82 | 1,970 | 14.9 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $28,710 | $13.81 | 820 | 18.4 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $28,710 | $13.80 | 630 | 12.6 |
| Greenville, NC | $28,680 | $13.79 | 1,310 | 16.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $28,650 | $13.78 | 3,150 | 14.0 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $28,600 | $13.75 | 1,220 | 14.0 |
| Erie, PA | $28,590 | $13.75 | 1,840 | 15.2 |
| Evansville, IN | $28,550 | $13.73 | 2,070 | 15.3 |
| Bloomington, IN | $28,540 | $13.72 | 1,620 | 22.1 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $28,530 | $13.72 | 640 | 15.9 |
| Kokomo, IN | $28,420 | $13.66 | 690 | 19.4 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $28,420 | $13.67 | 1,490 | 14.6 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $28,380 | $13.64 | 1,270 | 15.0 |
| Johnstown, PA | $28,280 | $13.59 | 640 | 13.4 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $28,260 | $13.59 | 680 | 16.6 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $28,210 | $13.56 | 1,800 | 15.0 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $28,110 | $13.51 | 20,320 | 18.0 |
| Knoxville, TN | $28,100 | $13.51 | 7,260 | 17.1 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $28,060 | $13.49 | 1,070 | 8.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | $27,990 | $13.46 | 3,290 | 12.3 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $27,820 | $13.37 | 820 | 15.7 |
| Birmingham, AL | $27,670 | $13.31 | 7,000 | 13.5 |
| Altoona, PA | $27,630 | $13.28 | 880 | 15.0 |
| Morristown, TN | $27,370 | $13.16 | 630 | 13.3 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $27,260 | $13.10 | 19,170 | 14.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $27,110 | $13.03 | 36,160 | 31.8 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $27,080 | $13.02 | 3,120 | 35.8 |
| Decatur, AL | $27,010 | $12.99 | 670 | 11.0 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $26,930 | $12.95 | 1,650 | 15.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $26,900 | $12.93 | 580 | 10.6 |
| Casper, WY | $26,870 | $12.92 | 590 | 14.6 |
| Mobile, AL | $26,860 | $12.91 | 2,510 | 14.5 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $26,790 | $12.88 | 600 | 12.3 |
| Carson City, NV | $26,670 | $12.82 | 390 | 12.3 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $26,530 | $12.75 | 490 | 13.5 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $26,520 | $12.75 | 1,050 | 16.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $26,470 | $12.73 | 1,310 | 18.0 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $26,430 | $12.71 | 1,030 | 13.8 |
| Bozeman, MT | $26,380 | $12.68 | 1,200 | 16.6 |
| Montgomery, AL | $26,360 | $12.67 | 2,300 | 13.9 |
| Columbus, IN | $26,340 | $12.66 | 490 | 9.7 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $26,290 | $12.64 | 780 | 14.7 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $26,210 | $12.60 | 4,300 | 15.6 |
| Anchorage, AK | $26,080 | $12.54 | 2,340 | 13.2 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $25,990 | $12.49 | 1,100 | 19.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $25,920 | $12.46 | 25,620 | 13.1 |
| Reno, NV | $25,700 | $12.36 | 4,220 | 15.3 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $24,680 | $11.86 | 920 | 15.2 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $24,640 | $11.84 | 600 | 13.9 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $24,610 | $11.83 | 5,120 | 14.3 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $24,550 | $11.80 | 8,060 | 13.2 |
| Dothan, AL | $24,520 | $11.79 | 960 | 15.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,250 | $11.66 | 9,190 | 13.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $24,240 | $11.66 | 4,790 | 17.8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $24,160 | $11.61 | 53,460 | 13.2 |
| Rochester, MN | $24,060 | $11.57 | 1,620 | 13.1 |
| Gadsden, AL | $24,030 | $11.55 | 560 | 17.0 |
| Muncie, IN | $23,720 | $11.41 | 730 | 16.3 |
| Midland, TX | $23,700 | $11.39 | 1,560 | 12.8 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $23,680 | $11.39 | 1,410 | 14.8 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $23,550 | $11.32 | 1,030 | 26.7 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $23,520 | $11.31 | 1,070 | 10.3 |
| Mankato, MN | $23,330 | $11.22 | 770 | 13.7 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $23,330 | $11.22 | 970 | 16.9 |
| Cleveland, TN | $23,300 | $11.20 | 720 | 16.7 |
| Missoula, MT | $23,210 | $11.16 | 930 | 13.9 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $23,150 | $11.13 | 2,100 | 16.9 |
| Helena, MT | $23,020 | $11.07 | 520 | 11.7 |
| Waco, TX | $23,010 | $11.06 | 1,680 | 12.9 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $22,980 | $11.05 | 840 | 15.0 |
| Billings, MT | $22,940 | $11.03 | 1,320 | 14.0 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $22,910 | $11.01 | 1,900 | 12.6 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $22,820 | $10.97 | 3,390 | 17.6 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $22,800 | $10.96 | 2,410 | 18.0 |
| Amarillo, TX | $22,710 | $10.92 | 2,040 | 16.5 |
| Ames, IA | $22,710 | $10.92 | 1,010 | 18.1 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $22,600 | $10.86 | 3,910 | 24.7 |
| Odessa, TX | $22,600 | $10.87 | 1,400 | 17.3 |
| Lubbock, TX | $22,560 | $10.85 | 3,040 | 18.2 |
| Abilene, TX | $22,520 | $10.83 | 1,080 | 14.4 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $22,400 | $10.77 | 2,250 | 13.8 |
| Tyler, TX | $22,370 | $10.76 | 1,720 | 14.9 |
| Victoria, TX | $22,330 | $10.74 | 580 | 15.1 |
| Great Falls, MT | $22,270 | $10.71 | 450 | 12.3 |
| Ponce, PR | $22,260 | $10.70 | 730 | 11.5 |
| Longview, TX | $22,240 | $10.69 | 1,430 | 12.1 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,140 | $10.64 | 450 | 13.0 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $22,080 | $10.61 | 51,330 | 15.6 |
| Johnson City, TN | $22,070 | $10.61 | 1,460 | 17.9 |
| Iowa City, IA | $22,030 | $10.59 | 1,890 | 20.2 |
| Laredo, TX | $22,020 | $10.59 | 1,500 | 13.7 |
| El Paso, TX | $21,870 | $10.52 | 5,810 | 17.1 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 690 | 14.2 |
| Guayama, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 130 | 10.7 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 680 | 13.0 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $21,830 | $10.49 | 1,010 | 16.2 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $21,790 | $10.48 | 1,570 | 15.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $21,670 | $10.42 | 1,920 | 13.8 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $21,490 | $10.33 | 1,280 | 15.2 |
| Jackson, MS | $21,440 | $10.31 | 2,750 | 10.2 |
| San Angelo, TX | $21,230 | $10.21 | 810 | 16.2 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $21,090 | $10.14 | 2,030 | 21.1 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $21,010 | $10.10 | 2,430 | 15.4 |
| Rome, GA | $20,980 | $10.09 | 740 | 16.6 |
| Savannah, GA | $20,830 | $10.02 | 4,940 | 24.9 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $20,800 | $10.00 | 2,080 | 17.8 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $20,650 | $9.93 | 3,700 | 12.5 |
| Jackson, TN | $20,490 | $9.85 | 930 | 11.0 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $20,410 | $9.81 | 6,250 | 15.5 |
| Dubuque, IA | $20,060 | $9.65 | 810 | 13.8 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $19,950 | $9.59 | 9,090 | 20.9 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $19,830 | $9.53 | 3,390 | 41.4 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $19,340 | $9.30 | 9,580 | 24.3 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $19,070 | $9.17 | 1,350 | 17.7 |
| Valdosta, GA | $18,510 | $8.90 | 1,150 | 21.4 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $18,460 | $8.88 | 45,880 | 15.9 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $18,390 | $8.84 | 3,820 | 16.5 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $18,370 | $8.83 | 2,140 | 13.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | $18,350 | $8.82 | 7,460 | 16.3 |
| Albany, GA | $18,330 | $8.81 | 900 | 15.5 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $18,250 | $8.77 | 1,510 | 32.3 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $18,200 | $8.75 | 11,560 | 17.1 |
| Gainesville, GA | $17,980 | $8.64 | 1,390 | 13.4 |
| Dalton, GA | $17,930 | $8.62 | 680 | 10.5 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $17,830 | $8.57 | 1,660 | 17.5 |
| Columbia, SC | $17,810 | $8.56 | 6,580 | 16.7 |
| Hinesville, GA | $17,640 | $8.48 | 280 | 13.9 |
| Florence, SC | $17,460 | $8.39 | 1,250 | 14.1 |
| Sumter, SC | $17,440 | $8.39 | 490 | 14.1 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $17,350 | $8.34 | 6,390 | 43.7 |
| Lawton, OK | $17,150 | $8.25 | 700 | 16.4 |
| Enid, OK | $16,650 | $8.01 | 390 | 16.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $16,640 | $8.00 | 10,050 | 22.6 |
| Alexandria, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 750 | 12.5 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 6,650 | 16.2 |
| Hammond, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 1,050 | 21.9 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 1,210 | 14.5 |
| Lafayette, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 3,410 | 19.0 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 1,950 | 19.2 |
| Monroe, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 1,370 | 15.6 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 2,620 | 16.1 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $15,080 | $7.25 | 2,520 | 25.7 |
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.