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BLS OEWS May 2025 • 572 metro areas

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $36,28070
      Alaska $35,870120
      Alaska $35,570560
      Anchorage, AK $35,380360
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Daphne, AL $29,510300
      Decatur, AL $29,190100
      Mobile, AL $28,760320
      Huntsville, AL $28,640500
      Birmingham, AL $28,2701,420
      Alabama $27,9404,170
      Montgomery, AL $27,590320
      Florence, AL $27,460120
      Northwest Alabama $27,31080
      Dothan, AL $27,210140
      Tuscaloosa, AL $27,200120
      Anniston, AL $26,58060
      Auburn, AL $25,310250
      Southwest Alabama $23,88050
      Southeast Alabama $23,510120
      Northeast Alabama $23,030150
      Gadsden, AL $22,10040
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $30,220650
      Little Rock, AR $29,570690
      Arkansas $29,3702,270
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,280120
      Jonesboro, AR $29,050110
      North Arkansas $28,650210
      Hot Springs, AR $28,110200
      West Arkansas $27,960130
      South Arkansas $27,64070
      East Arkansas $26,46050
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $36,550160
      Phoenix, AZ $35,4103,890
      Arizona $35,1705,450
      Prescott Valley, AZ $34,640220
      Tucson, AZ $34,490830
      Sierra Vista, AZ $33,44060
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $31,910110
      Arizona $31,11050
      Yuma, AZ $29,89070
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $35,850510
      Denver, CO $35,7203,750
      Northwest Colorado $35,330240
      Colorado $35,3006,530
      Fort Collins, CO $34,350410
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $34,08060
      Greeley, CO $34,010230
      Colorado Springs, CO $33,690820
      Southwest Colorado $33,520220
      Grand Junction, CO $31,200150
      Pueblo, CO $30,810120
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $37,4201,030
      Connecticut $36,3303,250
      Hartford, CT $35,6001,150
      New Haven, CT $35,200360
      Waterbury, CT $35,080240
      Norwich, CT $35,060250
      Connecticut $34,420170
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $35,7606,730
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $30,700160
      Delaware $30,4601,140
      Dover, DE $29,230220
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Florida $33,240180
      Miami, FL $33,1304,770
      Naples, FL $33,100300
      Ocala, FL $30,890680
      North Florida $30,740140
      Palm Bay, FL $30,520540
      Crestview, FL $30,490280
      Cape Coral, FL $30,460500
      Florida $30,38017,610
      Tampa, FL $30,1602,570
      Orlando, FL $30,0802,210
      North Port, FL $29,920970
      Gainesville, FL $29,780250
      Jacksonville, FL $29,6001,530
      Port St. Lucie, FL $29,380320
      Lakeland, FL $29,220360
      Punta Gorda, FL $29,220160
      Sebastian, FL $29,120260
      Pensacola, FL $29,110260
      Deltona, FL $29,090570
      Panama City, FL $28,910130
      Wildwood, FL $28,58070
      Tallahassee, FL $28,410260
      Homosassa Springs, FL $28,16080
      Sebring, FL $27,00080
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Athens, GA $31,320510
      Gainesville, GA $29,120140
      Augusta, GA-SC $29,030450
      Atlanta, GA $29,0106,600
      Georgia $28,8809,620
      South Georgia $28,790190
      Macon, GA $28,350110
      Brunswick, GA $28,31080
      Savannah, GA $27,680360
      Dalton, GA $26,95070
      Columbus, GA-AL $26,590210
      North Georgia $26,540250
      Middle Georgia $25,650200
      Warner Robins, GA $25,640140
      East Georgia $25,63090
      Valdosta, GA $24,23080
      Albany, GA $23,290110
      Rome, GA $23,12040
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $38,42070
      Hawaii / Kauai $35,830120
      Hawaii $34,410690
      Urban Honolulu, HI $33,520500
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $37,050220
      Iowa City, IA $32,050270
      Des Moines, IA $30,070950
      Northwest Iowa $29,840360
      Iowa $29,5603,460
      Northeast Iowa $29,350130
      Davenport, IA-IL $29,200280
      Cedar Rapids, IA $29,040320
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $28,980120
      Dubuque, IA $28,67080
      Southwest Iowa $25,73070
      Southeast Iowa $24,780340
      Waterloo, IA $22,610420
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $32,74050
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,040130
      Boise City, ID $30,730940
      Idaho $29,9101,890
      Pocatello, ID $29,910130
      Idaho Falls, ID $29,490150
      Twin Falls, ID $29,460130
      Southeast-Central Idaho $28,480160
      Northwestern Idaho $27,560200
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $35,0908,210
      Illinois $34,44010,660
      Bloomington, IL $30,350190
      Rockford, IL $30,210230
      Peoria, IL $30,190300
      Springfield, IL $30,060160
      Champaign, IL $29,960160
      Decatur, IL $29,58090
      South Illinois $29,570200
      West Central Illinois $29,550180
      East Central Illinois $29,500140
      Northwest Illinois $29,290220
      Kankakee, IL $29,24070
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $29,180220
      Indianapolis, IN $29,0902,630
      Indiana $28,8006,200
      Bloomington, IN $28,720150
      Northern Indiana $28,600420
      Elkhart, IN $28,340100
      Fort Wayne, IN $28,280370
      Southern Indiana $28,280240
      Lafayette, IN $28,100240
      Michigan City, IN $27,920120
      Kokomo, IN $27,84040
      Evansville, IN $27,750320
      Muncie, IN $27,08090
      Terre Haute, IN $26,940120
      Central Indiana $24,770210
      Columbus, IN $24,56080
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $27,980770
      Kansas $27,9703,010
      Manhattan, KS $27,660120
      Lawrence, KS $27,640190
      Topeka, KS $23,870240
      Kansas $23,110430
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $29,8101,910
      Owensboro, KY $29,52060
      Lexington, KY $29,5102,610
      Kentucky $29,3706,980
      Paducah, KY-IL $29,12090
      Elizabethtown, KY $27,760140
      Central Kentucky $27,230450
      Bowling Green, KY $27,180150
      West Kentucky $27,040340
      South Central Kentucky $26,910320
      East Kentucky $24,090110
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $28,720550
      Lake Charles, LA $28,620100
      Alexandria, LA $28,09090
      New Orleans, LA $28,010890
      Louisiana $27,6303,060
      Slidell, LA $27,550360
      Hammond, LA $27,51060
      Shreveport, LA $27,410310
      Houma, LA $26,71060
      Lafayette, LA $26,230330
      Central Louisiana $26,03050
      Monroe, LA $25,850130
      Southwest Louisiana $25,41060
      Northeast Louisiana $22,75070
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $37,280270
      Boston, MA-NH $37,1806,020
      Massachusetts $37,12090
      Massachusetts $36,9107,470
      Amherst Town, MA $36,100170
      Worcester, MA $35,980640
      Pittsfield, MA $35,470120
      Springfield, MA $35,410310
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $35,9906,380
      Baltimore, MD $34,9802,880
      Lexington Park, MD $34,260240
      Maryland $32,530310
      Salisbury, MD $31,620120
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $31,200230
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $36,820770
      Maine $36,3101,390
      Northeast Maine $35,13070
      Southwest Maine $34,660260
      Bangor, ME $34,450190
      Lewiston, ME $34,32070
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Niles, MI $30,690120
      Detroit, MI $30,3802,870
      Ann Arbor, MI $30,150340
      Traverse City, MI $29,96070
      Jackson, MI $29,82070
      Michigan $29,7306,480
      Battle Creek, MI $29,65080
      Lansing, MI $29,460430
      Flint, MI $29,450190
      Bay City, MI $29,34030
      Grand Rapids, MI $29,120790
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $29,120200
      Mid Michigan $29,100130
      Kalamazoo, MI $29,030180
      Midland, MI $28,84060
      Southern Michigan $28,470240
      Saginaw, MI $28,350110
      Northern Michigan $28,200210
      Monroe, MI $28,08060
      Muskegon, MI $27,800170
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $36,470260
      Northeast Minnesota $35,36060
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $34,5002,910
      Southeast Minnesota $33,960220
      Minnesota $33,7904,610
      Northwest Minnesota $31,510350
      Mankato, MN $31,46050
      St. Cloud, MN $31,100130
      Duluth, MN-WI $30,940160
      Southwest Minnesota $29,790100
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Joplin, MO-KS $29,850150
      Kansas City, MO-KS $29,6002,610
      St. Louis, MO-IL $29,5303,650
      Missouri $29,3906,570
      North Missouri $28,860100
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $28,850110
      Columbia, MO $28,700270
      Southeast Missouri $28,560170
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $28,37080
      Springfield, MO $28,290510
      Jefferson City, MO $27,44090
      Central Missouri $27,170240
      Southwest Missouri $27,100140
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $25,650350
      Gulfport, MS $25,240280
      Mississippi $23,7401,750
      West Delta Mississippi $22,73080
      Upper East Mississippi $22,570400
      Lower West Mississippi $22,540130
      Lower East Mississippi $22,480120
      Hattiesburg, MS $22,010190
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $36,420200
      Billings, MT $34,190230
      Missoula, MT $33,020150
      Montana $32,2901,150
      Helena, MT $31,510100
      Southwest Montana $31,25090
      Great Falls, MT $30,89090
      West Montana $30,590200
      East-Central Montana $27,49040
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $30,640610
      Charlotte, NC-SC $29,8903,040
      Raleigh, NC $29,8301,770
      Goldsboro, NC $29,03060
      North Carolina $28,90010,810
      Asheville, NC $28,870800
      Greenville, NC $28,770130
      Greensboro, NC $28,760660
      Burlington, NC $28,660100
      Pinehurst, NC $28,610170
      Jacksonville, NC $28,470270
      Western North Carolina $28,430570
      Fayetteville, NC $28,380250
      Central North Carolina $28,350340
      Eastern North Carolina $28,190480
      Winston, NC $28,100590
      Hickory, NC $27,780300
      Wilmington, NC $27,700640
      Rocky Mount, NC $27,66070
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minot, ND $35,78050
      East North Dakota $32,04080
      North Dakota $30,400730
      Fargo, ND-MN $30,330340
      West North Dakota $30,30050
      Bismarck, ND $30,220150
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $30,130120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $30,7601,200
      Lincoln, NE $30,040510
      Nebraska $29,9702,170
      Northwest Nebraska $29,41050
      South Nebraska $29,120260
      Grand Island, NE $28,00070
      Northeast Nebraska $27,920120
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $35,630150
      Northern New Hampshire $35,070130
      New Hampshire $32,0301,790
      Central New Hampshire $31,580210
      Manchester, NH $30,090540
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $34,950280
      New Jersey $34,5306,010
      Atlantic City, NJ $34,150260
      Vineland, NJ $32,72090
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $35,410240
      New Mexico $30,7201,650
      Albuquerque, NM $30,580860
      Eastern New Mexico $29,560240
      Farmington, NM $29,10050
      Northern New Mexico $28,64070
      Las Cruces, NM $28,400170
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $31,200520
      Balance of Nevada $29,750150
      Nevada $29,5302,500
      Carson City, NV $29,31040
      Las Vegas, NV $29,1001,790
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $36,67010,920
      New York $36,50011,970
      Kiryas Joel, NY $36,300580
      Ithaca, NY $36,22080
      Kingston, NY $36,140150
      Albany, NY $35,460820
      Central East New York $35,220320
      Syracuse, NY $35,060490
      Glens Falls, NY $34,81070
      Utica, NY $34,340180
      Rochester, NY $34,260710
      Capital/Northern New York $33,930200
      Buffalo, NY $33,750920
      Binghamton, NY $33,240130
      Elmira, NY $32,82050
      Southwest New York $32,780250
      Watertown, NY $32,24070
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $30,7002,450
      Toledo, OH $30,120660
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,7602,460
      Ohio $29,7009,750
      Mansfield, OH $29,45050
      Cleveland, OH $29,4101,650
      Akron, OH $29,390580
      Dayton, OH $29,380530
      Canton, OH $29,210250
      Springfield, OH $28,920110
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,900340
      Southern Ohio $28,880220
      West Northwestern Ohio $28,340430
      Sandusky, OH $28,29070
      Youngstown, OH $28,200300
      Eastern Ohio $28,150210
      Lima, OH $27,65070
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $28,9201,070
      Northwest Oklahoma $28,690170
      Oklahoma City, OK $28,5601,870
      Oklahoma $28,3703,780
      Northeast Oklahoma $26,940140
      Southeast Oklahoma $26,800220
      Lawton, OK $26,350110
      Enid, OK $22,28050
      Southwest Oklahoma $21,56090
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $36,0502,440
      Oregon $35,3103,750
      Bend, OR $35,000310
      Salem, OR $34,760260
      Corvallis, OR $34,630100
      Medford, OR $34,540180
      Albany, OR $34,24090
      Eugene, OR $33,890300
      Central Oregon $33,52070
      Eastern Oregon $33,43060
      Coast Oregon $32,830230
      Grants Pass, OR $32,69060
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $37,980430
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $28,470300
      Ponce, PR $20,19030
      Mayaguez, PR $20,05030
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $34,9301,530
      Rhode Island $34,9301,030
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $33,920290
      Charleston, SC $31,550980
      Spartanburg, SC $30,430290
      South Carolina $29,9005,280
      Greenville, SC $29,870920
      Columbia, SC $29,6201,120
      Northwestern South Carolina $29,410190
      Myrtle Beach, SC $28,970500
      Florence, SC $28,450100
      Sumter, SC $28,39060
      Northeastern South Carolina $28,180150
      Southern South Carolina $26,88090
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $30,630370
      Rapid City, SD $30,270270
      South Dakota $29,4601,030
      East South Dakota $28,650240
      West South Dakota $28,150120
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $31,0802,540
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $30,1401,090
      Knoxville, TN $30,000960
      Clarksville, TN-KY $29,810250
      Tennessee $29,8007,000
      Jackson, TN $29,570110
      North Central Tennessee $28,760270
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $28,730630
      Kingsport, TN-VA $28,440190
      South Central Tennessee $28,390270
      Morristown, TN $28,220110
      Cleveland, TN $28,200120
      West Tennessee $28,200140
      East Tennessee $27,850370
      Johnson City, TN $27,560190
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $30,7002,710
      Odessa, TX $30,61040
      Dallas, TX $30,3607,170
      Midland, TX $29,990130
      Tyler, TX $29,910200
      Texas $29,81022,690
      Eastern Region of Texas $29,76090
      San Antonio, TX $29,3202,180
      Houston, TX $29,2205,260
      Laredo, TX $29,22070
      Waco, TX $29,180200
      Beaumont, TX $29,000170
      North Region of Texas $28,250470
      Northwestern Region of Texas $28,190140
      Killeen, TX $28,070220
      Amarillo, TX $27,820250
      Hill Country Region of Texas $27,820350
      Corpus Christi, TX $27,810280
      El Paso, TX $27,730510
      College Station, TX $27,570230
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $27,470100
      Lubbock, TX $27,450240
      Sherman, TX $27,21080
      Abilene, TX $27,080120
      Texarkana, TX-AR $26,98060
      Longview, TX $26,960120
      McAllen, TX $26,920270
      San Angelo, TX $26,88080
      Victoria, TX $26,88090
      Wichita Falls, TX $26,83070
      Brownsville, TX $26,250120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $49,980230
      Salt Lake City, UT $32,860990
      Utah $31,5502,370
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $30,650170
      Ogden, UT $30,390360
      Provo, UT $29,950350
      St. George, UT $29,910140
      Logan, UT-ID $29,320140
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $30,8309,610
      Charlottesville, VA $29,790340
      Northeast Virginia $29,700130
      Winchester, VA-WV $29,700100
      Richmond, VA $29,5701,430
      Harrisonburg, VA $29,310110
      Southside Virginia $29,120140
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $28,9602,040
      Northwest Virginia $28,890170
      Southwest Virginia $28,770100
      West Virginia $28,3301,220
      Staunton, VA $28,260100
      Blacksburg, VA $28,110160
      Lynchburg, VA $28,090190
      Roanoke, VA $28,030330
      Northern West Virginia $27,150250
      Southern West Virginia $27,10080
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $27,41050
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $36,780220
      Vermont $35,600570
      Northern Vermont $34,440150
      Southern Vermont $32,050190
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $39,4603,780
      Washington $38,4006,320
      Mount Vernon, WA $37,600140
      Kennewick, WA $37,500150
      Bremerton, WA $37,110240
      Bellingham, WA $36,890210
      Olympia, WA $36,340230
      Longview, WA $36,08060
      Spokane, WA $36,040410
      Western Washington $35,510290
      Eastern Washington $35,490170
      Yakima, WA $35,270100
      Wenatchee, WA $35,24080
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $30,9801,150
      Milwaukee, WI $30,4901,610
      Appleton, WI $29,630250
      Sheboygan, WI $29,62090
      Wisconsin $29,4905,600
      Oshkosh, WI $29,350210
      Kenosha, WI $29,170140
      Green Bay, WI $29,150320
      La Crosse, WI-MN $29,060210
      Janesville, WI $28,990120
      Northwestern Wisconsin $28,880100
      South Central Wisconsin $28,390290
      Northeastern Wisconsin $28,360330
      Wausau, WI $28,35070
      Western Wisconsin $28,350160
      Racine, WI $28,28090
      Fond du Lac, WI $27,86070
      Eau Claire, WI $27,540160
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $28,850100
      Charleston, WV $28,720220
      Weirton, WV-OH $28,58050
      Parkersburg, WV $28,05070
      Wheeling, WV-OH $27,910120
      Beckley, WV $27,89070
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $27,750170
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $32,640120
      Western Wyoming $29,310130
      Wyoming $28,780430
      Eastern Wyoming $28,450110
      Casper, WY $28,41070