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SOC 51-4121 · Production Occupations

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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

U.S. median annual wage$53,750
U.S. median hourly wage$25.84
U.S. employment416,210

Nationally, welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earned a median of $53,750 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 416,210 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”.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$80,840$38.877902.4
Hawaii$79,000$37.985200.8
Connecticut$64,880$31.191,7901.1
Wyoming$63,820$30.691,8506.6
Washington$63,020$30.307,7202.2
Massachusetts$62,570$30.082,8300.8
New Hampshire$62,360$29.981,1101.6
Louisiana$62,250$29.9313,6907.1
Maine$62,220$29.921,6902.6
North Dakota$62,000$29.812,5906.0
Nevada$61,520$29.581,6001.0
Vermont$60,890$29.273401.1
Maryland$60,310$29.002,8501.0
Minnesota$60,280$28.989,2703.1
District of Columbia$60,180$28.932800.4
New Mexico$59,840$28.772,3902.7
Oregon$59,450$28.585,2402.7
New Jersey$59,440$28.583,7300.9
Virginia$59,180$28.4510,1002.5
New York$59,140$28.438,3100.9
Colorado$58,590$28.174,9701.7
Wisconsin$58,410$28.0815,3205.2
Utah$58,380$28.074,4402.6
California$58,060$27.9126,0601.4
Delaware$57,270$27.546001.2
Montana$55,610$26.731,5303.0
Arizona$55,600$26.737,2702.2
Iowa$55,090$26.499,2705.9
Texas$53,340$25.6452,0003.7
Pennsylvania$52,900$25.4317,8502.9
Nebraska$52,220$25.104,2004.1
Missouri$51,950$24.9810,6003.6
Kentucky$51,470$24.746,6303.3
Illinois$51,320$24.6716,2602.7
Mississippi$51,100$24.576,4605.6
Florida$50,640$24.3516,4201.7
North Carolina$50,590$24.3211,7502.4
Rhode Island$50,580$24.322,3004.6
Idaho$50,530$24.303,3003.9
Ohio$50,340$24.2020,3303.7
Michigan$49,990$24.0313,3303.0
South Carolina$49,980$24.037,3803.2
Indiana$49,730$23.9113,2804.1
Oklahoma$49,720$23.909,9605.8
South Dakota$49,440$23.773,2507.1
Kansas$49,410$23.756,3704.4
West Virginia$48,810$23.462,1003.0
Alabama$48,490$23.3112,4505.9
Georgia$48,430$23.2813,1302.7
Tennessee$48,040$23.1012,5103.8
Arkansas$47,970$23.066,1504.7
Virgin Islands$46,270$22.24601.8
Guam$40,600$19.523605.4
Puerto Rico$30,220$14.531,6801.8

Pay by metro area

All 382 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$28,450$47,563$66,677$85,790Aguadilla, PR — $28,450Arecibo, PR — $29,380Mayaguez, PR — $30,230San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $30,390Ponce, PR — $31,680McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $39,710Columbus, GA-AL — $40,100Texarkana, TX-AR — $41,920Gadsden, AL — $42,240Rome, GA — $42,280Auburn-Opelika, AL — $42,520Tyler, TX — $43,100Mansfield, OH — $43,120Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $43,490Huntsville, AL — $44,020Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $44,210Sumter, SC — $44,540Bloomington, IN — $44,730Florence, SC — $44,990El Paso, TX — $45,000Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $45,020Dothan, AL — $45,210Laredo, TX — $45,370Jackson, TN — $45,460Twin Falls, ID — $45,550Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $45,640Joplin, MO-KS — $45,770Johnson City, TN — $46,070Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $46,080Terre Haute, IN — $46,090Winston-Salem, NC — $46,370Waco, TX — $46,380Hot Springs, AR — $46,400Macon-Bibb County, GA — $46,420San Angelo, TX — $46,440Fort Smith, AR-OK — $46,630Cleveland, TN — $46,670Lubbock, TX — $46,760Johnstown, PA — $46,780Visalia, CA — $46,850Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $46,980Morristown, TN — $47,070Tallahassee, FL — $47,130Albany, GA — $47,180Bloomington, IL — $47,180Dalton, GA — $47,190Gainesville, FL — $47,230Valdosta, GA — $47,240Sebring, FL — $47,250Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $47,440Kankakee, IL — $47,460Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $47,520Las Cruces, NM — $47,520Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $47,560Morgantown, WV — $47,650South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,670Youngstown-Warren, OH — $47,690Missoula, MT — $47,720Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $47,740Springfield, OH — $47,780Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $47,850Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $47,860Montgomery, AL — $47,880Sandusky, OH — $47,900Athens-Clarke County, GA — $47,970Charleston, WV — $48,000Knoxville, TN — $48,040Punta Gorda, FL — $48,040Midland, MI — $48,120Williamsport, PA — $48,130Abilene, TX — $48,160Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $48,170Lawrence, KS — $48,180San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $48,220Ocala, FL — $48,270Goldsboro, NC — $48,320Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $48,380Gainesville, GA — $48,430Killeen-Temple, TX — $48,460Dover, DE — $48,510Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $48,520Paducah, KY-IL — $48,560Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $48,580Victoria, TX — $48,580Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $48,600Champaign-Urbana, IL — $48,610Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $48,630Chico, CA — $48,740Oklahoma City, OK — $48,760Flint, MI — $48,810Elmira, NY — $48,820Saginaw, MI — $48,820Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $48,920Logan, UT-ID — $48,920Grand Island, NE — $48,940Beckley, WV — $48,960Gettysburg, PA — $49,010Wichita Falls, TX — $49,010Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $49,020Cleveland, OH — $49,040Homosassa Springs, FL — $49,040Niles, MI — $49,040Enid, OK — $49,090Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $49,090Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $49,130Toledo, OH — $49,130Erie, PA — $49,180Chattanooga, TN-GA — $49,220Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $49,280Fort Wayne, IN — $49,300Columbus, IN — $49,320Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $49,330Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $49,370Traverse City, MI — $49,420Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $49,460Hattiesburg, MS — $49,500Monroe, MI — $49,570Rocky Mount, NC — $49,600Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $49,630Utica-Rome, NY — $49,630Yuma, AZ — $49,680Lawton, OK — $49,720Columbia, SC — $49,730Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $49,770Fayetteville, NC — $49,780Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $49,780Jackson, MI — $49,790Spartanburg, SC — $49,820Kokomo, IN — $49,860Springfield, IL — $49,860Wheeling, WV-OH — $49,920Birmingham, AL — $49,930Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $49,930Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $49,930Albuquerque, NM — $49,980Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $50,030Warner Robins, GA — $50,170Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $50,200Rockford, IL — $50,200Boise City, ID — $50,240Medford, OR — $50,270Akron, OH — $50,340Merced, CA — $50,340Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $50,370Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $50,390Canton-Massillon, OH — $50,510Fresno, CA — $50,550Manhattan, KS — $50,550Binghamton, NY — $50,560Bangor, ME — $50,590Jacksonville, FL — $50,640Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $50,710Burlington, NC — $50,740Idaho Falls, ID — $50,770Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $50,800Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $50,840Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $50,870St. George, UT — $50,890Lebanon, PA — $50,920Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $50,950Evansville, IN — $50,960State College, PA — $51,030Yuba City, CA — $51,040Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $51,070Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $51,080Tucson, AZ — $51,150Pueblo, CO — $51,190Columbus, OH — $51,260Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $51,300Grants Pass, OR — $51,330Topeka, KS — $51,390Stockton-Lodi, CA — $51,480Coeur d'Alene, ID — $51,510Altoona, PA — $51,540Grand Junction, CO — $51,580Jefferson City, MO — $51,580Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $51,630St. Louis, MO-IL — $51,640Rapid City, SD — $51,690Owensboro, KY — $51,700Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $51,810North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $51,820Harrisonburg, VA — $51,870Monroe, LA — $51,870Jonesboro, AR — $51,900Lynchburg, VA — $51,970Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $51,990Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $52,050Tuscaloosa, AL — $52,180Jackson, MS — $52,220Port St. Lucie, FL — $52,270Longview, TX — $52,300Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $52,330Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $52,410Redding, CA — $52,450Asheville, NC — $52,540Modesto, CA — $52,590Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $52,650Billings, MT — $52,670Columbia, MO — $52,700Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $52,710College Station-Bryan, TX — $52,800Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $52,800Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $52,800Santa Fe, NM — $52,820Mankato, MN — $52,940Battle Creek, MI — $52,970Clarksville, TN-KY — $52,970Vineland, NJ — $53,000Omaha, NE-IA — $53,110Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $53,160San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $53,280Chambersburg, PA — $53,340Muncie, IN — $53,340Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $53,350Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $53,420Tulsa, OK — $53,550Pittsburgh, PA — $53,610Bowling Green, KY — $53,630Lexington-Fayette, KY — $53,680Lincoln, NE — $53,990Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $54,030Springfield, MO — $54,080Ithaca, NY — $54,170Ann Arbor, MI — $54,180Greensboro-High Point, NC — $54,180Wichita, KS — $54,190Lancaster, PA — $54,370Flagstaff, AZ — $54,460Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $54,560Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $54,590Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $54,640Eugene-Springfield, OR — $54,670Winchester, VA-WV — $54,690Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $54,740Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $54,790Reading, PA — $54,840Sherman-Denison, TX — $55,020York-Hanover, PA — $55,070Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $55,200Colorado Springs, CO — $55,270Wilmington, NC — $55,340Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $55,410Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $55,420Amarillo, TX — $55,460Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $55,520Syracuse, NY — $55,660Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $55,690Great Falls, MT — $55,720Wausau, WI — $55,780Lewiston, ID-WA — $55,890Springfield, MA — $56,010Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $56,020Roanoke, VA — $56,040Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $56,060Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $56,070Dubuque, IA — $56,100Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $56,160Savannah, GA — $56,410Naples-Marco Island, FL — $56,440Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $56,540Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $56,720Cedar Rapids, IA — $56,750Bend, OR — $56,910Raleigh-Cary, NC — $56,940Decatur, AL — $56,990Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $56,990Rochester, NY — $57,130Salem, OR — $57,180Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $57,290Corvallis, OR — $57,350Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $57,360Greenville, NC — $57,360Kansas City, MO-KS — $57,370Duluth, MN-WI — $57,410Charlottesville, VA — $57,420Farmington, NM — $57,440Yakima, WA — $57,450Kingston, NY — $57,600Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $57,650Decatur, IL — $57,670Richmond, VA — $57,710Lafayette, LA — $57,750Bay City, MI — $57,760Iowa City, IA — $57,780Kenosha, WI — $57,780Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $57,940Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $57,980Eau Claire, WI — $58,110Pocatello, ID — $58,140Grand Forks, ND-MN — $58,200Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $58,230Salinas, CA — $58,240El Centro, CA — $58,350Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $58,380Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $58,460Salisbury, MD — $58,480Hammond, LA — $58,490Manchester-Nashua, NH — $58,510Ames, IA — $58,560Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $58,680La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $58,800Reno, NV — $58,800Green Bay, WI — $58,850Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $58,890Appleton, WI — $58,920Peoria, IL — $58,960Cheyenne, WY — $59,030Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $59,040Bozeman, MT — $59,140Glens Falls, NY — $59,140Greeley, CO — $59,180Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $59,190Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $59,200Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $59,350Walla Walla, WA — $59,380Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $59,390Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $59,390Corpus Christi, TX — $59,450Sheboygan, WI — $59,460Madison, WI — $59,530Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $59,660Anniston-Oxford, AL — $59,820Longview-Kelso, WA — $59,860Elizabethtown, KY — $59,900Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $59,980Janesville-Beloit, WI — $60,000Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $60,190Ogden, UT — $60,240Worcester, MA — $60,320Rochester, MN — $60,380Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $60,670Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $60,720Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $60,810Lexington Park, MD — $60,840Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $60,880Fond du Lac, WI — $60,930Fargo, ND-MN — $61,140Midland, TX — $61,410Mobile, AL — $61,420Carson City, NV — $61,520New Haven, CT — $61,630New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,680Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $61,880Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $61,920Bismarck, ND — $62,000Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $62,050Minot, ND — $62,060San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $62,560Casper, WY — $62,660Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $62,670Albany, OR — $62,790Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $62,800St. Cloud, MN — $62,820Napa, CA — $62,890New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $63,270Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $63,440Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $63,440Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $63,460Odessa, TX — $63,470Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $63,610Bellingham, WA — $63,720Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $63,770Vallejo, CA — $63,860San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $64,140San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $64,320Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $64,470Alexandria, LA — $64,490Kennewick-Richland, WA — $64,720Boulder, CO — $65,040St. Joseph, MO-KS — $66,060Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $66,240Portland-South Portland, ME — $66,420Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $67,280Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $71,720Lake Charles, LA — $72,920Anchorage, AK — $74,000Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $75,040Baton Rouge, LA — $78,170Fairbanks-College, AK — $80,210Urban Honolulu, HI — $81,120Lima, OH — $85,790

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.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Lima, OH$85,790$41.254709.5
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,120$39.004301.0
Fairbanks-College, AK$80,210$38.56702.0
Baton Rouge, LA$78,170$37.583,6909.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$75,040$36.086701.1
Anchorage, AK$74,000$35.582501.4
Lake Charles, LA$72,920$35.069709.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,720$34.487407.9
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,280$32.35400.6
Portland-South Portland, ME$66,420$31.931,0603.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$66,240$31.853,2301.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,060$31.7661011.3
Boulder, CO$65,040$31.272601.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$64,720$31.122602.0
Alexandria, LA$64,490$31.002303.8
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$64,470$30.993907.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64,320$30.931,9900.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$64,140$30.841,0500.9
Vallejo, CA$63,860$30.702801.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63,770$30.662,2100.8
Bellingham, WA$63,720$30.643203.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,610$30.589105.6
Odessa, TX$63,470$30.517909.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$63,460$30.511401.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,440$30.502100.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,440$30.502,22014.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$63,270$30.422,0004.5
Napa, CA$62,890$30.24700.9
St. Cloud, MN$62,820$30.206205.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$62,800$30.194308.1
Albany, OR$62,790$30.192806.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62,670$30.133,7404.9
Casper, WY$62,660$30.1248012.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$62,560$30.082,9401.9
Minot, ND$62,060$29.84802.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62,050$29.833,3002.7
Bismarck, ND$62,000$29.813204.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$61,920$29.771,2900.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,880$29.754,6002.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,680$29.665,7800.6
New Haven, CT$61,630$29.631800.7
Carson City, NV$61,520$29.58601.8
Mobile, AL$61,420$29.531,7009.9
Midland, TX$61,410$29.538106.6
Fargo, ND-MN$61,140$29.396904.6
Fond du Lac, WI$60,930$29.292305.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$60,880$29.27900.5
Lexington Park, MD$60,840$29.25801.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$60,810$29.243303.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,720$29.195405.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,670$29.172,0000.6
Rochester, MN$60,380$29.035104.2
Worcester, MA$60,320$29.003301.0
Ogden, UT$60,240$28.969603.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,190$28.941,4901.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,000$28.855207.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,980$28.841,1702.9
Elizabethtown, KY$59,900$28.8066012.8
Longview-Kelso, WA$59,860$28.781202.9
Anniston-Oxford, AL$59,820$28.764309.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$59,660$28.684402.6
Madison, WI$59,530$28.621,0102.5
Sheboygan, WI$59,460$28.5974012.2
Corpus Christi, TX$59,450$28.581,2806.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$59,390$28.555501.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$59,390$28.553,4004.1
Walla Walla, WA$59,380$28.55802.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,350$28.536302.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,200$28.463704.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$59,190$28.461,98012.1
Greeley, CO$59,180$28.457306.1
Bozeman, MT$59,140$28.431702.3
Glens Falls, NY$59,140$28.431102.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,040$28.392,2101.7
Cheyenne, WY$59,030$28.381803.7
Peoria, IL$58,960$28.341,2307.4
Appleton, WI$58,920$28.339707.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$58,890$28.311,9901.2
Green Bay, WI$58,850$28.298404.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$58,800$28.273003.6
Reno, NV$58,800$28.273901.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$58,680$28.211401.1
Ames, IA$58,560$28.151703.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,510$28.132701.4
Hammond, LA$58,490$28.12601.3
Salisbury, MD$58,480$28.12601.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$58,460$28.102000.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,380$28.074,6301.6
El Centro, CA$58,350$28.06701.1
Salinas, CA$58,240$28.002001.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$58,230$27.994405.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN$58,200$27.981903.7
Pocatello, ID$58,140$27.951804.6
Eau Claire, WI$58,110$27.943504.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$57,980$27.877300.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$57,940$27.8615,8504.8
Iowa City, IA$57,780$27.781301.4
Kenosha, WI$57,780$27.782503.4
Bay City, MI$57,760$27.771303.9
Lafayette, LA$57,750$27.771,86010.4
Richmond, VA$57,710$27.741,2601.9
Decatur, IL$57,670$27.732004.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$57,650$27.712503.4
Kingston, NY$57,600$27.691202.1
Yakima, WA$57,450$27.622902.9
Farmington, NM$57,440$27.6250010.6
Charlottesville, VA$57,420$27.61900.8
Duluth, MN-WI$57,410$27.603703.0
Kansas City, MO-KS$57,370$27.582,7102.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$57,360$27.588002.4
Greenville, NC$57,360$27.582302.9
Corvallis, OR$57,350$27.57601.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57,290$27.551,5301.4
Salem, OR$57,180$27.494102.2
Rochester, NY$57,130$27.476501.3
Decatur, AL$56,990$27.405308.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$56,990$27.401,35016.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$56,940$27.371,0901.5
Bend, OR$56,910$27.363303.1
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,750$27.285604.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$56,720$27.272601.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$56,540$27.185,4402.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$56,440$27.141801.0
Savannah, GA$56,410$27.124602.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$56,160$27.007,8501.3
Dubuque, IA$56,100$26.973305.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$56,070$26.963,3702.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$56,060$26.958302.1
Roanoke, VA$56,040$26.949406.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$56,020$26.931301.2
Springfield, MA$56,010$26.932201.1
Lewiston, ID-WA$55,890$26.872107.4
Wausau, WI$55,780$26.8293013.4
Great Falls, MT$55,720$26.791203.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,690$26.784503.7
Syracuse, NY$55,660$26.764301.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$55,520$26.69801.7
Amarillo, TX$55,460$26.666205.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,420$26.659701.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$55,410$26.641804.9
Wilmington, NC$55,340$26.602601.4
Colorado Springs, CO$55,270$26.574701.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$55,200$26.548504.7
York-Hanover, PA$55,070$26.487304.0
Sherman-Denison, TX$55,020$26.452905.6
Reading, PA$54,840$26.368705.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$54,790$26.348602.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$54,740$26.327902.6
Winchester, VA-WV$54,690$26.291201.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$54,670$26.295303.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$54,640$26.271800.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$54,590$26.253,5101.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$54,560$26.235801.8
Flagstaff, AZ$54,460$26.19600.9
Lancaster, PA$54,370$26.141,2705.0
Wichita, KS$54,190$26.051,4604.7
Ann Arbor, MI$54,180$26.052201.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC$54,180$26.051,1803.2
Ithaca, NY$54,170$26.04300.6
Springfield, MO$54,080$26.001,0604.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$54,030$25.98901.1
Lincoln, NE$53,990$25.968204.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY$53,680$25.814801.7
Bowling Green, KY$53,630$25.784004.9
Pittsburgh, PA$53,610$25.783,6003.2
Tulsa, OK$53,550$25.744,5209.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$53,420$25.682205.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$53,350$25.652502.8
Chambersburg, PA$53,340$25.645108.4
Muncie, IN$53,340$25.652004.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$53,280$25.621801.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$53,160$25.56501.4
Omaha, NE-IA$53,110$25.531,0602.1
Vineland, NJ$53,000$25.48701.1
Battle Creek, MI$52,970$25.472103.8
Clarksville, TN-KY$52,970$25.474904.8
Mankato, MN$52,940$25.452804.9
Santa Fe, NM$52,820$25.39300.5
College Station-Bryan, TX$52,800$25.393302.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$52,800$25.392,4903.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$52,800$25.391700.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$52,710$25.342001.3
Columbia, MO$52,700$25.342001.8
Billings, MT$52,670$25.324304.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$52,650$25.319,3202.1
Modesto, CA$52,590$25.294502.3
Asheville, NC$52,540$25.262901.6
Redding, CA$52,450$25.211001.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$52,410$25.205801.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$52,330$25.164201.2
Longview, TX$52,300$25.141,27010.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$52,270$25.132901.7
Jackson, MS$52,220$25.115302.0
Tuscaloosa, AL$52,180$25.092902.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,050$25.023,8102.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51,990$24.993,1602.9
Lynchburg, VA$51,970$24.996106.3
Jonesboro, AR$51,900$24.953405.6
Harrisonburg, VA$51,870$24.941101.7
Monroe, LA$51,870$24.944204.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$51,820$24.929102.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,810$24.914,5802.4
Owensboro, KY$51,700$24.864108.3
Rapid City, SD$51,690$24.852002.8
St. Louis, MO-IL$51,640$24.832,8202.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,630$24.8210,6202.6
Grand Junction, CO$51,580$24.801702.6
Jefferson City, MO$51,580$24.803604.4
Altoona, PA$51,540$24.781703.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID$51,510$24.762303.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$51,480$24.757402.6
Topeka, KS$51,390$24.713302.8
Grants Pass, OR$51,330$24.681003.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$51,300$24.662002.7
Columbus, OH$51,260$24.642,1902.0
Pueblo, CO$51,190$24.613105.1
Tucson, AZ$51,150$24.597401.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,080$24.565406.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$51,070$24.552,7902.5
Yuba City, CA$51,040$24.54901.8
State College, PA$51,030$24.541402.0
Evansville, IN$50,960$24.503502.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$50,950$24.492,00015.7
Lebanon, PA$50,920$24.482504.7
St. George, UT$50,890$24.471601.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,870$24.461,7902.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,840$24.44900.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$50,800$24.426802.9
Idaho Falls, ID$50,770$24.411702.1
Burlington, NC$50,740$24.401201.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$50,710$24.381200.9
Jacksonville, FL$50,640$24.351,4201.9
Bangor, ME$50,590$24.321402.0
Binghamton, NY$50,560$24.311101.1
Fresno, CA$50,550$24.309502.0
Manhattan, KS$50,550$24.301803.4
Canton-Massillon, OH$50,510$24.298605.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$50,390$24.238202.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$50,370$24.223701.7
Akron, OH$50,340$24.201,1703.7
Merced, CA$50,340$24.203103.8
Medford, OR$50,270$24.172002.2
Boise City, ID$50,240$24.151,4003.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$50,200$24.132,0201.4
Rockford, IL$50,200$24.148706.3
Warner Robins, GA$50,170$24.123404.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$50,030$24.061101.9
Albuquerque, NM$49,980$24.035101.3
Birmingham, AL$49,930$24.002,1604.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,930$24.006002.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,930$24.002,5201.7
Wheeling, WV-OH$49,920$24.001602.7
Kokomo, IN$49,860$23.971103.2
Springfield, IL$49,860$23.971001.0
Spartanburg, SC$49,820$23.957104.3
Jackson, MI$49,790$23.941302.3
Fayetteville, NC$49,780$23.93800.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,780$23.93901.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,770$23.93801.4
Columbia, SC$49,730$23.918302.1
Lawton, OK$49,720$23.90801.9
Yuma, AZ$49,680$23.891201.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,630$23.865,2401.8
Utica-Rome, NY$49,630$23.862302.0
Rocky Mount, NC$49,600$23.852504.6
Monroe, MI$49,570$23.832406.0
Hattiesburg, MS$49,500$23.801602.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,460$23.782,5902.4
Traverse City, MI$49,420$23.761301.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,370$23.732501.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$49,330$23.72902.5
Columbus, IN$49,320$23.713106.3
Fort Wayne, IN$49,300$23.708903.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$49,280$23.692900.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,220$23.661,8506.9
Erie, PA$49,180$23.647406.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$49,130$23.621,7604.0
Toledo, OH$49,130$23.629603.3
Enid, OK$49,090$23.60903.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$49,090$23.605602.2
Cleveland, OH$49,040$23.583,5103.4
Homosassa Springs, FL$49,040$23.58401.2
Niles, MI$49,040$23.582303.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,020$23.575605.4
Gettysburg, PA$49,010$23.561103.3
Wichita Falls, TX$49,010$23.562304.1
Beckley, WV$48,960$23.541202.9
Grand Island, NE$48,940$23.531704.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,920$23.522,5204.2
Logan, UT-ID$48,920$23.523505.2
Elmira, NY$48,820$23.47902.8
Saginaw, MI$48,820$23.472202.8
Flint, MI$48,810$23.472001.5
Oklahoma City, OK$48,760$23.442,2003.2
Chico, CA$48,740$23.441602.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$48,630$23.381,2406.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,610$23.371000.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,600$23.371,5902.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,580$23.351703.8
Victoria, TX$48,580$23.351604.2
Paducah, KY-IL$48,560$23.353106.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,520$23.338203.1
Dover, DE$48,510$23.32901.3
Killeen-Temple, TX$48,460$23.304002.7
Gainesville, GA$48,430$23.288908.6
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$48,380$23.26801.7
Goldsboro, NC$48,320$23.231403.4
Ocala, FL$48,270$23.215704.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,220$23.182,5102.2
Lawrence, KS$48,180$23.16701.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$48,170$23.163801.7
Abilene, TX$48,160$23.162903.8
Williamsport, PA$48,130$23.141603.3
Midland, MI$48,120$23.13601.7
Knoxville, TN$48,040$23.101,7804.2
Punta Gorda, FL$48,040$23.10601.0
Charleston, WV$48,000$23.081901.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,970$23.063703.9
Sandusky, OH$47,900$23.032004.0
Montgomery, AL$47,880$23.025603.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,860$23.012102.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,850$23.013906.3
Springfield, OH$47,780$22.972204.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,740$22.955702.1
Missoula, MT$47,720$22.941602.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,690$22.936804.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,670$22.923602.7
Morgantown, WV$47,650$22.911402.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,560$22.872502.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$47,520$22.85601.2
Las Cruces, NM$47,520$22.85801.0
Kankakee, IL$47,460$22.822305.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,440$22.811,1903.3
Sebring, FL$47,250$22.72401.3
Valdosta, GA$47,240$22.711803.4
Gainesville, FL$47,230$22.711501.0
Dalton, GA$47,190$22.691201.9
Albany, GA$47,180$22.681702.9
Bloomington, IL$47,180$22.69700.8
Tallahassee, FL$47,130$22.662201.2
Morristown, TN$47,070$22.631803.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$46,980$22.595503.9
Visalia, CA$46,850$22.523502.0
Johnstown, PA$46,780$22.491703.6
Lubbock, TX$46,760$22.485003.0
Cleveland, TN$46,670$22.441202.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK$46,630$22.424004.2
San Angelo, TX$46,440$22.332705.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,420$22.322102.2
Hot Springs, AR$46,400$22.311102.8
Waco, TX$46,380$22.306304.8
Winston-Salem, NC$46,370$22.301,2304.5
Terre Haute, IN$46,090$22.163505.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,080$22.164502.9
Johnson City, TN$46,070$22.151702.1
Joplin, MO-KS$45,770$22.005706.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,640$21.941300.9
Twin Falls, ID$45,550$21.902905.7
Jackson, TN$45,460$21.866007.1
Laredo, TX$45,370$21.811000.9
Dothan, AL$45,210$21.733105.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,020$21.646504.1
El Paso, TX$45,000$21.636501.9
Florence, SC$44,990$21.633003.3
Bloomington, IN$44,730$21.51600.8
Sumter, SC$44,540$21.411704.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$44,210$21.261302.4
Huntsville, AL$44,020$21.171,8106.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$43,490$20.91801.8
Mansfield, OH$43,120$20.733507.1
Tyler, TX$43,100$20.725504.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL$42,520$20.442703.7
Rome, GA$42,280$20.331603.5
Gadsden, AL$42,240$20.311905.8
Texarkana, TX-AR$41,920$20.1559010.3
Columbus, GA-AL$40,100$19.283302.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,710$19.093501.2
Ponce, PR$31,680$15.231001.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,390$14.611,2401.8
Mayaguez, PR$30,230$14.54701.3
Arecibo, PR$29,380$14.131504.2
Aguadilla, PR$28,450$13.68901.8

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.