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SOC 51-8031 · Production Occupations

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

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

U.S. median annual wage$60,020
U.S. median hourly wage$28.86
U.S. employment128,490

Nationally, water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators earned a median of $60,020 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 128,490 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”.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators: pay and employment by state
State
California$81,770$39.3111,6300.6
Nevada$81,440$39.15Not publishedNot published
Washington$80,800$38.852,0300.6
Connecticut$78,820$37.909800.6
New Jersey$78,760$37.872,5000.6
Minnesota$74,670$35.902,2900.8
Colorado$74,200$35.682,6200.9
Oregon$69,720$33.521,2400.6
Massachusetts$68,550$32.962,5100.7
Illinois$67,810$32.603,5000.6
Hawaii$65,560$31.526101.0
Delaware$64,940$31.223400.7
New York$63,990$30.765,3000.5
Vermont$63,640$30.603201.1
Wisconsin$63,550$30.562,2300.8
Pennsylvania$63,310$30.444,6600.8
Wyoming$63,260$30.415001.8
New Hampshire$62,940$30.265100.7
Maine$61,870$29.747101.1
Maryland$61,870$29.751,7700.6
Rhode Island$61,820$29.724200.8
Arizona$61,340$29.493,9501.2
Utah$61,290$29.471,9001.1
Nebraska$61,220$29.437400.7
Iowa$60,990$29.322,3701.5
North Dakota$60,470$29.075501.3
Alaska$60,160$28.927502.3
Virginia$59,420$28.573,4600.8
Michigan$59,270$28.493,4000.8
Ohio$59,170$28.455,8701.1
Florida$59,030$28.387,4400.7
Montana$58,040$27.906901.4
Indiana$53,540$25.743,1401.0
South Dakota$53,370$25.661,0602.3
Idaho$52,210$25.101,4801.7
South Carolina$52,090$25.052,6501.2
Alabama$51,870$24.942,7701.3
North Carolina$51,680$24.853,6200.7
Tennessee$50,670$24.363,1401.0
Missouri$49,940$24.013,0001.0
Texas$49,460$23.7810,5200.7
Georgia$48,930$23.523,3100.7
New Mexico$48,190$23.172,1102.4
Virgin Islands$48,030$23.09301.0
West Virginia$47,560$22.871,1001.6
Kansas$46,780$22.491,5601.1
Mississippi$46,480$22.341,1501.0
Louisiana$46,210$22.222,4501.3
Oklahoma$45,890$22.062,2801.3
Kentucky$45,430$21.842,5401.3
Arkansas$44,320$21.312,0101.5
Puerto Rico$29,220$14.051,0301.1

Pay by metro area

All 368 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$29,220$61,200$93,180$125,160San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,220Hot Springs, AR — $35,520Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $37,120McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $37,800Valdosta, GA — $37,960Texarkana, TX-AR — $39,260Rome, GA — $39,370Jonesboro, AR — $39,570Bloomington, IN — $40,010Lawton, OK — $40,190Fort Smith, AR-OK — $40,830Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $41,470Monroe, LA — $42,440San Angelo, TX — $42,640Amarillo, TX — $43,220Hattiesburg, MS — $43,750Sebring, FL — $44,420Athens-Clarke County, GA — $44,580Hinesville, GA — $44,730Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $44,780Wichita Falls, TX — $44,840Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $44,930Terre Haute, IN — $45,030Alexandria, LA — $45,050Lafayette, LA — $45,080Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $45,110Laredo, TX — $45,150Bowling Green, KY — $45,650Clarksville, TN-KY — $45,820Wichita, KS — $45,890Sumter, SC — $45,930Gainesville, GA — $46,040Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $46,080Killeen-Temple, TX — $46,170Morgantown, WV — $46,490Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $46,540Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $46,550Charleston, WV — $46,570Roanoke, VA — $46,620Abilene, TX — $46,660Morristown, TN — $46,680Jackson, MS — $47,070Burlington, NC — $47,110Longview, TX — $47,190Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $47,210Salisbury, MD — $47,210Johnson City, TN — $47,220Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $47,260Lake Charles, LA — $47,270Victoria, TX — $47,280Baton Rouge, LA — $47,290Lubbock, TX — $47,320Wheeling, WV-OH — $47,330Las Cruces, NM — $47,350Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $47,420Manhattan, KS — $47,490Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $47,560Albany, GA — $47,650Mobile, AL — $47,730Midland, TX — $47,930Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $48,070Farmington, NM — $48,080Winchester, VA-WV — $48,120Anniston-Oxford, AL — $48,130Albuquerque, NM — $48,190Beckley, WV — $48,340Jefferson City, MO — $48,550Topeka, KS — $48,570Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $48,650Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $48,800Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $48,830Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $48,930Dothan, AL — $49,040Jackson, TN — $49,070Yuma, AZ — $49,090Lynchburg, VA — $49,180Springfield, MO — $49,270Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $49,280Lexington-Fayette, KY — $49,280Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $49,540Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $49,640Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $49,730Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $49,740Joplin, MO-KS — $49,750Muncie, IN — $49,750College Station-Bryan, TX — $49,770Winston-Salem, NC — $49,790Tyler, TX — $49,860New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $49,930Tulsa, OK — $49,990El Paso, TX — $50,030Sherman-Denison, TX — $50,150Columbia, MO — $50,270Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $50,270Columbus, GA-AL — $50,310Oklahoma City, OK — $50,460Mansfield, OH — $50,610Youngstown-Warren, OH — $50,660Cleveland, TN — $50,670St. Joseph, MO-KS — $50,670Idaho Falls, ID — $50,680Asheville, NC — $50,740Chattanooga, TN-GA — $50,770Savannah, GA — $50,830Utica-Rome, NY — $50,920Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $50,960Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $51,030Rocky Mount, NC — $51,100Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $51,210Warner Robins, GA — $51,250Montgomery, AL — $51,470Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $51,570San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $51,630Greensboro-High Point, NC — $51,680Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $51,700Elizabethtown, KY — $51,720Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $51,780Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $51,790Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $51,820Tuscaloosa, AL — $51,870Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $51,940Canton-Massillon, OH — $52,150Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $52,160Paducah, KY-IL — $52,160Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $52,200Battle Creek, MI — $52,230Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $52,230Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $52,510Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $52,570Kansas City, MO-KS — $52,770Saginaw, MI — $52,820Macon-Bibb County, GA — $53,330Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $53,340South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $53,490Punta Gorda, FL — $53,600Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $53,690Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $54,460Auburn-Opelika, AL — $54,590Corpus Christi, TX — $54,700Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $54,720Evansville, IN — $55,050Columbia, SC — $55,070Tallahassee, FL — $55,170Binghamton, NY — $55,380Birmingham, AL — $56,130Logan, UT-ID — $56,160Coeur d'Alene, ID — $56,380Lexington Park, MD — $56,440Twin Falls, ID — $56,520Ocala, FL — $56,580Great Falls, MT — $56,900Williamsport, PA — $57,090Gadsden, AL — $57,280Minot, ND — $57,320Helena, MT — $57,410Rapid City, SD — $57,780Owensboro, KY — $57,810St. Louis, MO-IL — $57,850Decatur, AL — $58,270Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $58,350Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $58,360Tucson, AZ — $58,390Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $58,530Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $58,570North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $58,590Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $58,590Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $58,600Boise City, ID — $58,640Flagstaff, AZ — $58,680Toledo, OH — $58,740Fayetteville, NC — $58,850Bangor, ME — $58,980Springfield, IL — $58,990Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $59,060Jackson, MI — $59,110Knoxville, TN — $59,120Erie, PA — $59,180Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $59,610Bay City, MI — $59,620Wausau, WI — $59,730Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $59,740Glens Falls, NY — $59,750Kingston, NY — $59,750Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $59,760Florence, SC — $59,840Kankakee, IL — $59,870Niles, MI — $59,940Richmond, VA — $59,970State College, PA — $59,990Fond du Lac, WI — $60,140Grand Forks, ND-MN — $60,160Wilmington, NC — $60,190Dalton, GA — $60,380Peoria, IL — $60,380Traverse City, MI — $60,390Akron, OH — $60,410Johnstown, PA — $60,500Billings, MT — $60,530Chambersburg, PA — $60,530Lawrence, KS — $60,530Flint, MI — $60,560Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $60,640Ogden, UT — $60,720Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $60,770Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $60,790Syracuse, NY — $60,840Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $60,890Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $60,910Waco, TX — $60,930Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $60,980Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $61,050Elmira, NY — $61,050Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $61,110Pittsfield, MA — $61,230Fort Wayne, IN — $61,240Spartanburg, SC — $61,240York-Hanover, PA — $61,250Port St. Lucie, FL — $61,290Reading, PA — $61,300Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $61,360Ithaca, NY — $61,360Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $61,460Bismarck, ND — $61,530Huntsville, AL — $61,550Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $61,610Raleigh-Cary, NC — $61,640Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $61,660La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $61,660Champaign-Urbana, IL — $61,720Ames, IA — $61,730Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $61,760Lewiston, ID-WA — $61,830Harrisonburg, VA — $61,970Lebanon, PA — $61,980St. George, UT — $62,000Decatur, IL — $62,150Bend, OR — $62,310Dover, DE — $62,410Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $62,440Charlottesville, VA — $62,460Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $62,510Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $62,550Omaha, NE-IA — $62,660Sandusky, OH — $62,790Cedar Rapids, IA — $62,800Grand Island, NE — $62,920Rochester, NY — $62,950Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $62,960Naples-Marco Island, FL — $63,000Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $63,080Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $63,120Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $63,130Cleveland, OH — $63,260Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $63,260Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $63,440Iowa City, IA — $63,450Eau Claire, WI — $63,550Lancaster, PA — $63,630Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $63,660Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $63,680Columbus, OH — $63,700Portland-South Portland, ME — $63,810Gainesville, FL — $63,860Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $63,890Greenville, NC — $63,900Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $64,000Manchester-Nashua, NH — $64,100Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $64,190Janesville-Beloit, WI — $64,290Lima, OH — $64,310Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $64,320Dubuque, IA — $64,420Longview-Kelso, WA — $64,420Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $64,640Kenosha, WI — $64,650Appleton, WI — $64,820Altoona, PA — $65,110Salem, OR — $65,270Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $65,300Monroe, MI — $65,360Pittsburgh, PA — $65,480Duluth, MN-WI — $65,640Greeley, CO — $65,840Colorado Springs, CO — $65,970Fargo, ND-MN — $65,970Springfield, MA — $66,200Kokomo, IN — $66,230Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $66,450Missoula, MT — $66,550Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $66,680Ann Arbor, MI — $66,770Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $66,980Albany, OR — $67,060Green Bay, WI — $67,190Worcester, MA — $67,190Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $67,250Fresno, CA — $67,260Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $67,450Lincoln, NE — $67,650Urban Honolulu, HI — $67,840Jacksonville, NC — $68,120Sheboygan, WI — $69,440Mankato, MN — $69,830Santa Fe, NM — $69,870Eugene-Springfield, OR — $70,250Madison, WI — $71,850Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $72,010Medford, OR — $73,270Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $73,330Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $73,330Barnstable Town, MA — $73,460Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $73,600Grand Junction, CO — $73,920Boulder, CO — $74,270St. Cloud, MN — $74,670El Centro, CA — $74,790Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $74,880Yakima, WA — $75,290Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $75,400Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $76,150Bozeman, MT — $76,390Visalia, CA — $76,580Merced, CA — $76,790Jacksonville, FL — $77,150Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $77,170Redding, CA — $77,550Rockford, IL — $77,830Salinas, CA — $77,920Rochester, MN — $78,270Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $78,350Yuba City, CA — $78,520Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $78,610Modesto, CA — $78,710Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $79,100Bloomington, IL — $79,220Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $79,290San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $79,630Reno, NV — $79,770Vineland, NJ — $80,040New Haven, CT — $80,130Chico, CA — $80,360Anchorage, AK — $80,740Kennewick-Richland, WA — $80,750Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $81,100Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $81,240Bellingham, WA — $81,430Stockton-Lodi, CA — $81,600Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $81,810Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $82,200Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $82,460Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $82,780San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $83,190New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $83,320Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $83,860Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $84,450Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $85,950Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $85,960Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $87,310Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $87,840Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $88,270Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $94,060Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $99,010Fairbanks-College, AK — $99,840Napa, CA — $101,540Vallejo, CA — $106,150San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $108,190San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $125,160

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.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,160$60.171,0400.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$108,190$52.024600.4
Vallejo, CA$106,150$51.042001.4
Napa, CA$101,540$48.821001.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$99,840$48.00401.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$99,010$47.608300.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$94,060$45.22800.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$88,270$42.44700.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$87,840$42.23400.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$87,310$41.98901.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$85,960$41.332501.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$85,950$41.321,0100.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$84,450$40.603000.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,860$40.324500.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,320$40.063,6900.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$83,190$40.002001.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$82,780$39.801,5800.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,460$39.642,2300.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$82,200$39.521900.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,810$39.331700.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA$81,600$39.232801.0
Bellingham, WA$81,430$39.15800.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$81,240$39.061300.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,100$38.993300.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$80,750$38.82800.6
Anchorage, AK$80,740$38.821500.9
Chico, CA$80,360$38.641001.3
New Haven, CT$80,130$38.531300.5
Vineland, NJ$80,040$38.48600.9
Reno, NV$79,770$38.351600.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$79,630$38.298800.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,290$38.121,7700.4
Bloomington, IL$79,220$38.09600.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$79,100$38.03901.0
Modesto, CA$78,710$37.842101.1
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,610$37.801301.0
Yuba City, CA$78,520$37.751001.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$78,350$37.673201.0
Rochester, MN$78,270$37.63800.7
Salinas, CA$77,920$37.461901.0
Rockford, IL$77,830$37.42900.7
Redding, CA$77,550$37.28901.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,170$37.101,0100.5
Jacksonville, FL$77,150$37.094600.6
Merced, CA$76,790$36.921101.3
Visalia, CA$76,580$36.821901.1
Bozeman, MT$76,390$36.73700.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$76,150$36.619600.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$75,400$36.251500.9
Yakima, WA$75,290$36.20900.9
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$74,880$36.00500.7
El Centro, CA$74,790$35.961001.6
St. Cloud, MN$74,670$35.901001.0
Boulder, CO$74,270$35.711700.9
Grand Junction, CO$73,920$35.54600.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$73,600$35.381,6300.5
Barnstable Town, MA$73,460$35.321401.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,330$35.251,4600.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$73,330$35.251701.0
Medford, OR$73,270$35.23400.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$72,010$34.62701.2
Madison, WI$71,850$34.541500.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR$70,250$33.78800.5
Santa Fe, NM$69,870$33.592403.8
Mankato, MN$69,830$33.57601.1
Sheboygan, WI$69,440$33.39500.8
Jacksonville, NC$68,120$32.75701.3
Urban Honolulu, HI$67,840$32.613400.8
Lincoln, NE$67,650$32.53700.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$67,450$32.433300.8
Fresno, CA$67,260$32.344000.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$67,250$32.33900.7
Green Bay, WI$67,190$32.311400.8
Worcester, MA$67,190$32.303601.0
Albany, OR$67,060$32.24400.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$66,980$32.204400.5
Ann Arbor, MI$66,770$32.101300.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,680$32.061,6500.6
Missoula, MT$66,550$31.99600.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$66,450$31.95800.8
Kokomo, IN$66,230$31.84401.0
Springfield, MA$66,200$31.831600.8
Colorado Springs, CO$65,970$31.722300.7
Fargo, ND-MN$65,970$31.72800.5
Greeley, CO$65,840$31.652201.8
Duluth, MN-WI$65,640$31.561801.5
Pittsburgh, PA$65,480$31.481,0200.9
Monroe, MI$65,360$31.43601.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$65,300$31.391400.8
Salem, OR$65,270$31.381000.6
Altoona, PA$65,110$31.30701.2
Appleton, WI$64,820$31.16900.7
Kenosha, WI$64,650$31.08300.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$64,640$31.084601.4
Dubuque, IA$64,420$30.97601.0
Longview-Kelso, WA$64,420$30.97300.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$64,320$30.93601.3
Lima, OH$64,310$30.92501.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,290$30.91500.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,190$30.863200.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH$64,100$30.821200.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,000$30.77801.2
Greenville, NC$63,900$30.72700.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63,890$30.721201.5
Gainesville, FL$63,860$30.70900.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,810$30.682300.8
Columbus, OH$63,700$30.627300.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$63,680$30.622800.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,660$30.612,5701.1
Lancaster, PA$63,630$30.592601.0
Eau Claire, WI$63,550$30.56801.0
Iowa City, IA$63,450$30.511101.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$63,440$30.502201.2
Cleveland, OH$63,260$30.421,0201.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,260$30.411400.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$63,130$30.351500.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,120$30.353600.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$63,080$30.335801.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL$63,000$30.291500.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,960$30.271,6100.6
Rochester, NY$62,950$30.273600.7
Grand Island, NE$62,920$30.25401.0
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,800$30.191300.9
Sandusky, OH$62,790$30.19701.4
Omaha, NE-IA$62,660$30.122400.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$62,550$30.072801.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,510$30.056900.8
Charlottesville, VA$62,460$30.03800.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$62,440$30.026700.9
Dover, DE$62,410$30.01801.2
Bend, OR$62,310$29.961000.9
Decatur, IL$62,150$29.88501.1
St. George, UT$62,000$29.811601.7
Lebanon, PA$61,980$29.80400.7
Harrisonburg, VA$61,970$29.79801.2
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,830$29.72702.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$61,760$29.691,1600.6
Ames, IA$61,730$29.68701.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,720$29.68900.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,660$29.643900.9
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$61,660$29.64600.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,640$29.643700.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,610$29.628500.7
Huntsville, AL$61,550$29.592100.8
Bismarck, ND$61,530$29.58600.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,460$29.559600.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$61,360$29.501300.4
Ithaca, NY$61,360$29.50400.7
Reading, PA$61,300$29.471901.1
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,290$29.471801.1
York-Hanover, PA$61,250$29.451801.0
Fort Wayne, IN$61,240$29.441300.6
Spartanburg, SC$61,240$29.442501.5
Pittsfield, MA$61,230$29.44801.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,110$29.382000.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,050$29.354101.1
Elmira, NY$61,050$29.35401.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,980$29.321700.9
Waco, TX$60,930$29.291401.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,910$29.291301.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,890$29.27801.4
Syracuse, NY$60,840$29.251900.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,790$29.23600.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$60,770$29.213500.6
Ogden, UT$60,720$29.192701.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,640$29.169100.7
Flint, MI$60,560$29.121601.2
Billings, MT$60,530$29.10800.8
Chambersburg, PA$60,530$29.10901.4
Lawrence, KS$60,530$29.10801.6
Johnstown, PA$60,500$29.09701.5
Akron, OH$60,410$29.042400.8
Traverse City, MI$60,390$29.03901.3
Dalton, GA$60,380$29.03600.9
Peoria, IL$60,380$29.031200.7
Wilmington, NC$60,190$28.941700.9
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,160$28.92801.6
Fond du Lac, WI$60,140$28.91400.8
State College, PA$59,990$28.841101.5
Richmond, VA$59,970$28.833800.6
Niles, MI$59,940$28.82701.1
Kankakee, IL$59,870$28.78701.8
Florence, SC$59,840$28.77800.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,760$28.73801.0
Glens Falls, NY$59,750$28.721002.0
Kingston, NY$59,750$28.721402.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$59,740$28.728800.8
Wausau, WI$59,730$28.72500.7
Bay City, MI$59,620$28.66802.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,610$28.666400.8
Erie, PA$59,180$28.451201.0
Knoxville, TN$59,120$28.424601.1
Jackson, MI$59,110$28.42500.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$59,060$28.40902.3
Springfield, IL$58,990$28.36500.5
Bangor, ME$58,980$28.35701.0
Fayetteville, NC$58,850$28.30900.7
Toledo, OH$58,740$28.244301.5
Flagstaff, AZ$58,680$28.211301.9
Boise City, ID$58,640$28.193701.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,600$28.177900.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,590$28.173801.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,590$28.171,3300.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$58,570$28.163301.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$58,530$28.146900.6
Tucson, AZ$58,390$28.072600.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,360$28.06400.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$58,350$28.053701.2
Decatur, AL$58,270$28.01901.5
St. Louis, MO-IL$57,850$27.811,2200.9
Owensboro, KY$57,810$27.80701.5
Rapid City, SD$57,780$27.781902.6
Helena, MT$57,410$27.60601.4
Minot, ND$57,320$27.56702.0
Gadsden, AL$57,280$27.54702.0
Williamsport, PA$57,090$27.45501.1
Great Falls, MT$56,900$27.36300.9
Ocala, FL$56,580$27.20600.5
Twin Falls, ID$56,520$27.171002.0
Lexington Park, MD$56,440$27.14801.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID$56,380$27.111001.4
Logan, UT-ID$56,160$27.00901.3
Birmingham, AL$56,130$26.985501.1
Binghamton, NY$55,380$26.62800.8
Tallahassee, FL$55,170$26.521100.6
Columbia, SC$55,070$26.484901.2
Evansville, IN$55,050$26.471100.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$54,720$26.311101.1
Corpus Christi, TX$54,700$26.301200.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL$54,590$26.25901.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,460$26.182700.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$53,690$25.81701.7
Punta Gorda, FL$53,600$25.771502.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$53,490$25.721000.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$53,340$25.64801.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA$53,330$25.64300.3
Saginaw, MI$52,820$25.401101.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$52,770$25.377400.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,570$25.282003.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$52,510$25.251701.0
Battle Creek, MI$52,230$25.11601.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$52,230$25.115300.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$52,200$25.107700.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$52,160$25.081,4600.5
Paducah, KY-IL$52,160$25.08701.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$52,150$25.072101.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,940$24.971,9800.6
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,870$24.941901.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$51,820$24.912701.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$51,790$24.904501.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,780$24.901,9100.5
Elizabethtown, KY$51,720$24.87601.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,700$24.861000.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,680$24.852300.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,630$24.826000.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$51,570$24.791501.8
Montgomery, AL$51,470$24.751801.1
Warner Robins, GA$51,250$24.64901.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$51,210$24.62601.7
Rocky Mount, NC$51,100$24.57601.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$51,030$24.541501.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$50,960$24.50601.3
Utica-Rome, NY$50,920$24.481501.3
Savannah, GA$50,830$24.441600.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,770$24.411400.5
Asheville, NC$50,740$24.39900.5
Idaho Falls, ID$50,680$24.37901.1
Cleveland, TN$50,670$24.36701.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS$50,670$24.36901.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH$50,660$24.362901.8
Mansfield, OH$50,610$24.33801.7
Oklahoma City, OK$50,460$24.266300.9
Columbus, GA-AL$50,310$24.191101.0
Columbia, MO$50,270$24.17900.9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$50,270$24.171501.0
Sherman-Denison, TX$50,150$24.111001.8
El Paso, TX$50,030$24.052700.8
Tulsa, OK$49,990$24.036201.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,930$24.006201.4
Tyler, TX$49,860$23.971000.9
Winston-Salem, NC$49,790$23.941900.7
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,770$23.93800.6
Joplin, MO-KS$49,750$23.921001.1
Muncie, IN$49,750$23.92701.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$49,740$23.911800.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,730$23.911602.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,640$23.872901.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,540$23.821600.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,280$23.693101.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,280$23.692400.8
Springfield, MO$49,270$23.691500.7
Lynchburg, VA$49,180$23.64500.5
Yuma, AZ$49,090$23.601702.5
Jackson, TN$49,070$23.59901.1
Dothan, AL$49,040$23.58901.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$48,930$23.52902.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$48,830$23.481103.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,800$23.46501.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$48,650$23.391702.0
Topeka, KS$48,570$23.351000.9
Jefferson City, MO$48,550$23.34700.8
Beckley, WV$48,340$23.241102.4
Albuquerque, NM$48,190$23.177001.7
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,130$23.14501.1
Winchester, VA-WV$48,120$23.14500.8
Farmington, NM$48,080$23.112004.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,070$23.112300.9
Midland, TX$47,930$23.042201.8
Mobile, AL$47,730$22.952001.1
Albany, GA$47,650$22.91400.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,560$22.871401.2
Manhattan, KS$47,490$22.83701.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,420$22.804001.1
Las Cruces, NM$47,350$22.772002.5
Wheeling, WV-OH$47,330$22.761402.5
Lubbock, TX$47,320$22.75800.5
Baton Rouge, LA$47,290$22.743000.7
Victoria, TX$47,280$22.73300.9
Lake Charles, LA$47,270$22.731501.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,260$22.72900.9
Johnson City, TN$47,220$22.701301.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$47,210$22.702001.4
Salisbury, MD$47,210$22.70701.3
Longview, TX$47,190$22.691301.1
Burlington, NC$47,110$22.65500.8
Jackson, MS$47,070$22.631800.7
Morristown, TN$46,680$22.44601.3
Abilene, TX$46,660$22.43901.2
Roanoke, VA$46,620$22.421400.9
Charleston, WV$46,570$22.391801.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,550$22.382301.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,540$22.371001.1
Morgantown, WV$46,490$22.35400.6
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,170$22.201901.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,080$22.151701.1
Gainesville, GA$46,040$22.141301.3
Sumter, SC$45,930$22.08501.4
Wichita, KS$45,890$22.062100.7
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,820$22.031601.6
Bowling Green, KY$45,650$21.95600.8
Laredo, TX$45,150$21.71700.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$45,110$21.691301.6
Lafayette, LA$45,080$21.671100.6
Alexandria, LA$45,050$21.66600.9
Terre Haute, IN$45,030$21.65601.0
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$44,930$21.60501.0
Wichita Falls, TX$44,840$21.561302.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,780$21.53500.4
Hinesville, GA$44,730$21.51401.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,580$21.43700.8
Sebring, FL$44,420$21.35401.3
Hattiesburg, MS$43,750$21.04300.6
Amarillo, TX$43,220$20.78800.6
San Angelo, TX$42,640$20.50701.4
Monroe, LA$42,440$20.401101.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$41,470$19.941801.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,830$19.631902.0
Lawton, OK$40,190$19.32601.3
Bloomington, IN$40,010$19.23801.1
Jonesboro, AR$39,570$19.03801.3
Rome, GA$39,370$18.93501.0
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,260$18.88400.7
Valdosta, GA$37,960$18.25300.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,800$18.173301.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,120$17.842201.4
Hot Springs, AR$35,520$17.08601.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,220$14.059701.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VANot publishedNot published1101.5

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