SOC 43-5111 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

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

U.S. median annual wage$46,380

U.S. median hourly wage$22.30

U.S. employment53,300

Nationally, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earned a median of $46,380 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 53,300 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”.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$62,840	$30.21	60	0.2
Indiana	$57,210	$27.50	2,590	0.8
Oregon	$54,500	$26.20	800	0.4
New Mexico	$53,960	$25.94	250	0.3
Maine	$51,120	$24.58	240	0.4
Minnesota	$49,830	$23.96	250	0.1
Utah	$49,830	$23.96	270	0.2
Pennsylvania	$49,480	$23.79	2,100	0.3
Kentucky	$49,140	$23.62	1,300	0.6
Nebraska	$49,090	$23.60	630	0.6
Washington	$48,920	$23.52	790	0.2
Louisiana	$48,890	$23.51	380	0.2
Illinois	$48,680	$23.40	1,790	0.3
Wisconsin	$48,030	$23.09	680	0.2
Texas	$47,710	$22.94	4,460	0.3
New Jersey	$47,640	$22.91	1,380	0.3
Tennessee	$47,330	$22.76	1,040	0.3
Iowa	$47,180	$22.68	410	0.3
New York	$46,970	$22.58	2,240	0.2
Massachusetts	$46,880	$22.54	850	0.2
Connecticut	$46,540	$22.38	370	0.2
Vermont	$46,440	$22.33	120	0.4
Nevada	$46,430	$22.32	510	0.3
Missouri	$46,220	$22.22	970	0.3
Maryland	$46,170	$22.20	450	0.2
Colorado	$46,160	$22.19	770	0.3
Delaware	$46,120	$22.18	280	0.6
Hawaii	$46,050	$22.14	100	0.2
Alabama	$46,010	$22.12	780	0.4
Arizona	$45,790	$22.01	650	0.2
Alaska	$45,760	$22.00	30	0.1
Kansas	$45,760	$22.00	670	0.5
South Carolina	$45,760	$22.00	940	0.4
California	$45,730	$21.99	7,510	0.4
Arkansas	$45,490	$21.87	1,100	0.8
Virginia	$45,360	$21.81	1,570	0.4
Ohio	$45,230	$21.74	2,660	0.5
Georgia	$45,180	$21.72	2,370	0.5
New Hampshire	$44,830	$21.55	380	0.6
South Dakota	$44,430	$21.36	330	0.7
Florida	$44,260	$21.28	3,330	0.3
Michigan	$43,950	$21.13	700	0.2
Idaho	$43,720	$21.02	140	0.2
North Carolina	$43,680	$21.00	1,560	0.3
Montana	$40,460	$19.45	230	0.5
Rhode Island	$40,300	$19.37	Not published	Not published
Mississippi	$38,900	$18.70	780	0.7
Oklahoma	$37,350	$17.96	710	0.4
West Virginia	$31,210	$15.01	330	0.5
Puerto Rico	$26,820	$12.90	160	0.2
North Dakota	Not published	Not published	110	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 189 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.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Akron, OH	$61,940	$29.78	180	0.6
Boulder, CO	$60,940	$29.30	40	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,770	$29.22	250	0.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$59,580	$28.64	40	0.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$58,690	$28.22	50	1.4
Winchester, VA-WV	$58,650	$28.20	50	0.8
Albuquerque, NM	$58,240	$28.00	170	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$57,510	$27.65	1,510	1.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$56,560	$27.19	150	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	$54,570	$26.24	40	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$53,430	$25.69	50	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$53,420	$25.68	130	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$52,810	$25.39	70	0.2
Yakima, WA	$52,780	$25.37	30	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,480	$25.23	1,070	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,420	$25.20	1,670	0.4
Reno, NV	$52,410	$25.20	140	0.5
Burlington, NC	$52,390	$25.19	30	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$52,380	$25.18	50	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$52,350	$25.17	80	0.2
Reading, PA	$52,220	$25.11	150	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,090	$25.04	140	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$52,010	$25.01	200	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$51,940	$24.97	370	0.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$51,830	$24.92	30	0.5
Bend, OR	$51,470	$24.75	50	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$51,330	$24.68	520	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$51,280	$24.65	90	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$51,030	$24.54	290	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$50,950	$24.49	270	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$50,720	$24.38	90	0.5
Mobile, AL	$50,700	$24.38	90	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,610	$24.33	530	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$50,580	$24.32	130	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$50,490	$24.27	60	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$50,130	$24.10	100	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,860	$23.97	100	0.1
Madison, WI	$49,690	$23.89	50	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$49,560	$23.83	110	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,550	$23.82	300	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,500	$23.80	650	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,450	$23.77	70	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$49,330	$23.71	250	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,230	$23.67	260	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,180	$23.64	300	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$49,130	$23.62	320	1.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,130	$23.62	190	0.4
Topeka, KS	$49,100	$23.61	100	0.8
Springfield, MA	$49,050	$23.58	50	0.2
Evansville, IN	$48,900	$23.51	50	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$48,820	$23.47	330	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$48,780	$23.45	100	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,760	$23.44	600	0.2
Bloomington, IL	$48,680	$23.40	50	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$48,590	$23.36	220	0.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$48,570	$23.35	40	0.2
Worcester, MA	$48,490	$23.31	80	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$48,410	$23.27	130	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$48,320	$23.23	100	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$48,310	$23.23	350	0.5
Chambersburg, PA	$48,060	$23.11	100	1.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,050	$23.10	180	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,910	$23.03	1,450	0.8
Asheville, NC	$47,800	$22.98	50	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,750	$22.96	650	0.2
Yuma, AZ	$47,740	$22.95	30	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,710	$22.94	120	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,710	$22.94	1,010	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,680	$22.92	150	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$47,530	$22.85	110	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$47,450	$22.81	130	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,350	$22.76	2,240	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$47,230	$22.71	80	0.4
Ogden, UT	$46,980	$22.59	40	0.2
Columbus, OH	$46,970	$22.58	750	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$46,760	$22.48	80	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$46,760	$22.48	70	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,720	$22.46	410	0.3
Richmond, VA	$46,670	$22.44	280	0.4
Salem, OR	$46,560	$22.39	50	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,540	$22.37	370	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,520	$22.36	450	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$46,480	$22.35	510	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,410	$22.31	750	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,370	$22.29	130	0.5
Greeley, CO	$46,320	$22.27	60	0.5
Merced, CA	$46,210	$22.22	60	0.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$46,160	$22.19	350	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,120	$22.17	290	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$46,120	$22.17	100	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$46,050	$22.14	70	0.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$46,020	$22.13	50	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$46,020	$22.13	60	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,010	$22.12	180	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$45,990	$22.11	50	0.4
Toledo, OH	$45,960	$22.09	160	0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$45,950	$22.09	40	0.4
Modesto, CA	$45,920	$22.08	170	0.9
Rochester, NY	$45,850	$22.05	80	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,800	$22.02	310	0.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$45,800	$22.02	60	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$45,780	$22.01	1,310	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,770	$22.01	120	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$45,730	$21.98	70	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$45,710	$21.98	260	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$45,710	$21.98	140	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$45,610	$21.93	80	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$45,520	$21.89	60	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$45,470	$21.86	340	0.3
Bowling Green, KY	$45,440	$21.85	50	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,370	$21.81	120	0.2
Wichita, KS	$45,350	$21.80	60	0.2
Boise City, ID	$45,240	$21.75	60	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$45,240	$21.75	70	0.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$45,180	$21.72	40	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$45,130	$21.70	300	0.9
Tucson, AZ	$45,120	$21.69	80	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,110	$21.69	40	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$44,960	$21.62	360	0.3
Springfield, MO	$44,910	$21.59	100	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,850	$21.56	210	0.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$44,730	$21.51	140	0.7
Columbia, SC	$44,690	$21.49	80	0.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$44,680	$21.48	30	0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$44,650	$21.46	60	0.5
El Paso, TX	$44,460	$21.38	120	0.3
Vineland, NJ	$44,450	$21.37	40	0.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,430	$21.36	120	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$44,380	$21.34	40	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$44,350	$21.32	470	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$44,320	$21.31	60	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,300	$21.30	760	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$44,250	$21.27	30	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,110	$21.21	580	0.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$44,000	$21.15	60	0.4
Ocala, FL	$43,920	$21.12	60	0.5
Fresno, CA	$43,830	$21.07	190	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$43,800	$21.06	80	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,670	$20.99	2,220	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$43,470	$20.90	450	0.3
Savannah, GA	$43,260	$20.80	80	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$43,060	$20.70	80	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$42,640	$20.50	30	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$42,500	$20.43	340	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$42,180	$20.28	100	0.3
Valdosta, GA	$42,160	$20.27	40	0.7
Peoria, IL	$41,960	$20.17	80	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$41,640	$20.02	100	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$41,580	$19.99	60	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$41,580	$19.99	100	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$41,430	$19.92	120	0.3
New Haven, CT	$41,150	$19.78	60	0.2
Dothan, AL	$41,130	$19.78	40	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$41,000	$19.71	120	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$40,910	$19.67	40	0.4
Salinas, CA	$40,630	$19.53	140	0.7
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,320	$19.39	70	1.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$40,300	$19.37	Not published	Not published
Jonesboro, AR	$39,780	$19.13	100	1.7
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,710	$19.09	30	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$39,630	$19.05	80	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$39,310	$18.90	50	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$39,230	$18.86	50	0.3
Visalia, CA	$39,120	$18.81	100	0.6
El Centro, CA	$39,030	$18.77	30	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$38,940	$18.72	40	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,710	$18.61	110	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,580	$18.55	70	0.8
Montgomery, AL	$38,480	$18.50	70	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$38,370	$18.45	80	0.4
Springfield, IL	$37,940	$18.24	40	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,510	$18.04	40	0.2
Harrisonburg, VA	$37,440	$18.00	110	1.6
Appleton, WI	$37,270	$17.92	40	0.3
Jackson, MS	$37,250	$17.91	150	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$37,040	$17.81	230	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,910	$17.75	150	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$36,720	$17.66	50	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$36,620	$17.61	80	0.5
Gainesville, GA	$36,460	$17.53	100	1.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$36,330	$17.47	50	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$35,120	$16.89	40	0.3
Laredo, TX	$33,970	$16.33	70	0.6
Charleston, WV	$31,950	$15.36	40	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$27,830	$13.38	130	0.2
Kenosha, WI	Not published	Not published	50	0.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY	Not published	Not published	370	1.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	Not published	Not published	80	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	Not published	Not published	250	1.5

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.