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Metro salary pages
Metro pages are where the salary data gets most useful. They show the local market for an occupation, the size of that market, and which metros actually lead once you stop averaging everything together at the national level.
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| Metro | Average median | Employment | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene, TX | $57.7K | 68,610 | 289 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $40.9K | 43,770 | 192 |
| Akron, OH | $65K | 312,120 | 479 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $73.8K | 442,330 | 571 |
| Albany, GA | $58.8K | 49,560 | 242 |
| Albany, OR | $67.9K | 42,410 | 242 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $66.9K | 389,520 | 503 |
| Alexandria, LA | $55.3K | 53,180 | 228 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $70.8K | 371,500 | 527 |
| Altoona, PA | $57.3K | 52,920 | 243 |
| Amarillo, TX | $60.4K | 113,300 | 339 |
| Ames, IA | $64.7K | 48,100 | 247 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $76.7K | 59,210 | 285 |
| Anchorage, AK | $79.1K | 169,830 | 429 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $73.2K | 209,020 | 440 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $53.3K | 37,380 | 186 |
| Appleton, WI | $65.4K | 118,390 | 351 |
| Arecibo, PR | $38K | 30,540 | 154 |
| Asheville, NC | $64.3K | 173,200 | 429 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $61.4K | 83,030 | 306 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $72.1K | 2,846,140 | 697 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $73K | 161,680 | 381 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $57.7K | 63,640 | 264 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $64.7K | 221,050 | 444 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $71.8K | 1,266,690 | 609 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $74.4K | 329,040 | 479 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78.2K | 1,322,540 | 660 |
| Bangor, ME | $65.6K | 66,350 | 308 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $76.3K | 87,870 | 295 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $61.9K | 397,270 | 501 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $65.2K | 48,210 | 226 |
| Bay City, MI | $61.2K | 28,050 | 178 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $64.5K | 155,940 | 374 |
| Beckley, WV | $57K | 37,810 | 197 |
| Bellingham, WA | $74.7K | 84,700 | 324 |
| Bend, OR | $69.8K | 102,770 | 383 |
| Billings, MT | $64.2K | 86,630 | 338 |
| Binghamton, NY | $70.4K | 89,720 | 327 |
| Birmingham, AL | $63.2K | 502,890 | 499 |
| Bismarck, ND | $70.9K | 65,330 | 300 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62.5K | 59,700 | 259 |
| Bloomington, IL | $66.1K | 71,330 | 274 |
| Bloomington, IN | $64.6K | 63,490 | 277 |
| Boise City, ID | $67.4K | 378,520 | 514 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $83.8K | 2,655,240 | 703 |
| Boulder, CO | $82.3K | 181,330 | 425 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $57.6K | 76,290 | 280 |
| Bozeman, MT | $66.7K | 63,900 | 294 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $80.2K | 87,420 | 310 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81.8K | 385,310 | 490 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $55.3K | 149,970 | 314 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $56.6K | 40,180 | 202 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74.6K | 524,840 | 593 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $78.4K | 109,250 | 402 |
| Burlington, NC | $59.7K | 61,470 | 266 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $60.1K | 155,930 | 386 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $64.7K | 294,160 | 436 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $55.4K | 37,990 | 205 |
| Carson City, NV | $66K | 25,980 | 177 |
| Casper, WY | $61.6K | 33,470 | 196 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $63.3K | 133,940 | 392 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $63.9K | 55,250 | 242 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $66.9K | 94,930 | 324 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $67.7K | 382,790 | 521 |
| Charleston, WV | $61.9K | 95,790 | 346 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $70.9K | 1,343,480 | 668 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $70.6K | 96,720 | 347 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61.9K | 262,460 | 472 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $64.1K | 42,510 | 223 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $77.1K | 4,486,130 | 726 |
| Chico, CA | $69.2K | 70,860 | 290 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $71.5K | 1,093,270 | 657 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $58.6K | 96,460 | 315 |
| Cleveland, OH | $67.6K | 1,017,100 | 627 |
| Cleveland, TN | $54.7K | 36,560 | 199 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $64.6K | 64,900 | 260 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $62.2K | 118,600 | 362 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $72.9K | 305,540 | 493 |
| Columbia, MO | $61.9K | 100,050 | 341 |
| Columbia, SC | $64.1K | 383,570 | 515 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $59.1K | 108,170 | 334 |
| Columbus, IN | $64.3K | 42,210 | 190 |
| Columbus, OH | $71K | 1,093,020 | 616 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $61.5K | 184,140 | 401 |
| Corvallis, OR | $70.3K | 31,250 | 224 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $66.6K | 119,460 | 331 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $73.5K | 4,029,120 | 726 |
| Dalton, GA | $61.7K | 59,520 | 228 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $55.7K | 80,120 | 275 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $63.3K | 172,240 | 433 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $68K | 365,960 | 522 |
| Decatur, AL | $61.7K | 54,760 | 243 |
| Decatur, IL | $65.8K | 36,880 | 188 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $62.3K | 211,040 | 407 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $78.5K | 1,583,220 | 658 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $69.9K | 394,920 | 513 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $71.3K | 1,886,000 | 679 |
| Dothan, AL | $53K | 54,780 | 249 |
| Dover, DE | $64.4K | 60,560 | 266 |
| Dubuque, IA | $61.9K | 51,500 | 251 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $70.5K | 118,350 | 376 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $71.5K | 299,900 | 461 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $45.9K | 10,980 | 73 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $65.2K | 80,110 | 309 |
| El Centro, CA | $71.2K | 57,840 | 228 |
| El Paso, TX | $57.8K | 332,000 | 479 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $60.6K | 46,070 | 213 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $60K | 122,570 | 309 |
| Elmira, NY | $61.9K | 28,460 | 181 |
| Enid, OK | $51K | 17,960 | 134 |
| Erie, PA | $59.7K | 113,680 | 350 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $70.2K | 150,820 | 440 |
| Evansville, IN | $62K | 128,260 | 377 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $73.7K | 28,810 | 207 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $69.5K | 143,000 | 410 |
| Farmington, NM | $59.1K | 42,190 | 208 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59.6K | 260,330 | 438 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $62.8K | 122,850 | 332 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $66K | 58,630 | 255 |
| Flint, MI | $62.3K | 127,540 | 334 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $54.9K | 48,340 | 220 |
| Florence, SC | $61K | 82,650 | 288 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $63.1K | 37,450 | 201 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $73.3K | 150,000 | 428 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $53.7K | 89,090 | 303 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $61.4K | 217,550 | 445 |
| Fresno, CA | $73.5K | 469,880 | 531 |
| Gadsden, AL | $49.4K | 27,380 | 154 |
| Gainesville, FL | $62.5K | 135,770 | 353 |
| Gainesville, GA | $59.8K | 93,800 | 303 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $58.5K | 26,910 | 181 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $66.7K | 44,750 | 254 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $56.5K | 34,500 | 198 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $66.2K | 46,090 | 249 |
| Grand Island, NE | $60K | 31,810 | 192 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $64.3K | 60,730 | 288 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65K | 584,660 | 576 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $65.2K | 25,420 | 164 |
| Great Falls, MT | $60.6K | 31,200 | 214 |
| Greeley, CO | $68.9K | 110,100 | 369 |
| Green Bay, WI | $65.7K | 167,250 | 421 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $63.7K | 357,820 | 504 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $64.2K | 425,620 | 516 |
| Greenville, NC | $62K | 73,550 | 292 |
| Guayama, PR | $34.6K | 8,550 | 71 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $58.5K | 149,420 | 390 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $64.2K | 101,070 | 343 |
| Hammond, LA | $55.4K | 41,410 | 198 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $68.7K | 40,390 | 196 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $66.9K | 327,680 | 496 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $62.3K | 57,280 | 259 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $77.8K | 588,400 | 582 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $51.7K | 54,530 | 244 |
| Helena, MT | $66.8K | 38,700 | 243 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $59.6K | 148,770 | 389 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $63K | 77,680 | 275 |
| Hinesville, GA | $55.2K | 14,450 | 124 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $57.7K | 29,460 | 175 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $51.8K | 33,280 | 182 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $56.1K | 76,940 | 281 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $69.3K | 3,249,150 | 708 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62.7K | 133,610 | 384 |
| Huntsville, AL | $65.7K | 252,130 | 391 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $63.8K | 72,750 | 286 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $70.4K | 1,091,630 | 629 |
| Iowa City, IA | $66.8K | 83,940 | 300 |
| Ithaca, NY | $75.3K | 39,530 | 240 |
| Jackson, MI | $63.7K | 47,800 | 232 |
| Jackson, MS | $57.9K | 261,850 | 463 |
| Jackson, TN | $58.2K | 78,180 | 287 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $67.8K | 750,840 | 583 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $57.4K | 46,520 | 227 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $63.5K | 64,590 | 271 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $59.3K | 71,540 | 300 |
| Johnson City, TN | $57.1K | 74,740 | 288 |
| Johnstown, PA | $57.1K | 42,380 | 232 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $55.4K | 55,540 | 251 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $57.7K | 77,770 | 284 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $72.7K | 67,840 | 244 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $64K | 114,780 | 350 |
| Kankakee, IL | $61.5K | 36,760 | 184 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $67.6K | 1,081,770 | 623 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $78.8K | 120,910 | 341 |
| Kenosha, WI | $68.4K | 69,720 | 267 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $60.3K | 142,220 | 356 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $57.7K | 111,910 | 350 |
| Kingston, NY | $66.7K | 52,620 | 255 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $75.3K | 258,870 | 461 |
| Knoxville, TN | $63.3K | 416,820 | 546 |
| Kokomo, IN | $59.2K | 26,170 | 158 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $65.6K | 78,450 | 313 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $64K | 90,950 | 309 |
| Lafayette, LA | $57.2K | 165,240 | 357 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $58.1K | 93,420 | 280 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $57.9K | 51,080 | 229 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $60.9K | 253,400 | 436 |
| Lancaster, PA | $63.7K | 241,490 | 440 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66.6K | 207,890 | 459 |
| Laredo, TX | $53.5K | 103,030 | 257 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $62.8K | 72,450 | 275 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $69.6K | 1,120,650 | 616 |
| Lawrence, KS | $66.1K | 44,910 | 234 |
| Lawton, OK | $56.9K | 36,470 | 214 |
| Lebanon, PA | $60.6K | 46,280 | 214 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $62.6K | 42,130 | 229 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $59.3K | 22,910 | 167 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $77.2K | 64,980 | 262 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $68.6K | 277,050 | 475 |
| Lima, OH | $61.3K | 44,110 | 219 |
| Lincoln, NE | $65.9K | 175,050 | 452 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57K | 350,770 | 517 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $59.2K | 59,400 | 260 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $72.7K | 35,370 | 199 |
| Longview, TX | $58.7K | 109,790 | 324 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82.3K | 6,213,600 | 754 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67K | 671,550 | 567 |
| Lubbock, TX | $57.4K | 159,450 | 399 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $60.7K | 88,660 | 314 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $59.2K | 88,060 | 299 |
| Madison, WI | $72.5K | 400,630 | 539 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $72.8K | 193,620 | 439 |
| Manhattan, KS | $60.8K | 46,050 | 238 |
| Mankato, MN | $70.1K | 48,930 | 247 |
| Mansfield, OH | $59.2K | 43,010 | 220 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $38.1K | 47,110 | 197 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $55.4K | 289,590 | 406 |
| Medford, OR | $67.6K | 83,610 | 340 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65.1K | 597,250 | 567 |
| Merced, CA | $68.7K | 72,910 | 273 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $68.3K | 2,724,420 | 686 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $59K | 34,910 | 195 |
| Midland, MI | $67.3K | 30,170 | 174 |
| Midland, TX | $70K | 114,160 | 300 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $71.5K | 802,840 | 600 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80.6K | 1,932,200 | 682 |
| Minot, ND | $61.2K | 28,070 | 161 |
| Missoula, MT | $63.1K | 60,630 | 294 |
| Mobile, AL | $61.1K | 162,850 | 374 |
| Modesto, CA | $72.7K | 188,120 | 400 |
| Monroe, LA | $54.2K | 79,540 | 281 |
| Monroe, MI | $63.5K | 35,550 | 200 |
| Montgomery, AL | $58.4K | 157,310 | 374 |
| Morgantown, WV | $60.4K | 57,980 | 249 |
| Morristown, TN | $56.1K | 40,850 | 209 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $74.6K | 46,830 | 251 |
| Muncie, IN | $58.6K | 37,730 | 193 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $60.9K | 53,900 | 255 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $59.3K | 136,390 | 309 |
| Napa, CA | $76.9K | 71,910 | 268 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67.3K | 164,860 | 350 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $67.9K | 1,083,790 | 621 |
| New Haven, CT | $78.2K | 263,680 | 463 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $64.7K | 432,000 | 523 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $87.1K | 9,437,990 | 769 |
| Niles, MI | $61.4K | 53,240 | 244 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63.2K | 328,490 | 464 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $77.7K | 109,600 | 347 |
| Ocala, FL | $58.9K | 111,170 | 316 |
| Odessa, TX | $62.9K | 73,770 | 243 |
| Ogden, UT | $65.6K | 264,540 | 455 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $63.8K | 668,800 | 594 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $77.8K | 123,420 | 348 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $70.6K | 488,480 | 569 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $65.4K | 1,391,620 | 617 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $68.2K | 86,490 | 298 |
| Owensboro, KY | $59.6K | 43,340 | 200 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75.1K | 311,720 | 496 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $62.5K | 44,000 | 210 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $66.3K | 237,130 | 421 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $60.9K | 84,980 | 304 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $56K | 30,270 | 166 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $60.6K | 181,850 | 390 |
| Peoria, IL | $67.5K | 158,880 | 384 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $74.3K | 2,880,550 | 734 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $73.5K | 2,345,530 | 657 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $59K | 36,870 | 201 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $65.6K | 1,099,920 | 655 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $73.4K | 50,770 | 248 |
| Pocatello, ID | $59.3K | 29,180 | 181 |
| Ponce, PR | $39.4K | 57,320 | 221 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $62K | 161,650 | 361 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $75.1K | 274,540 | 508 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $79.6K | 1,184,590 | 690 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $61.8K | 65,740 | 260 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $77.6K | 686,630 | 608 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $63.9K | 294,440 | 448 |
| Pueblo, CO | $66.1K | 55,390 | 261 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $60.6K | 49,800 | 207 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $66.2K | 70,190 | 266 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $68.7K | 727,980 | 579 |
| Rapid City, SD | $61.1K | 69,100 | 315 |
| Reading, PA | $63.5K | 167,810 | 407 |
| Redding, CA | $70.3K | 65,190 | 294 |
| Reno, NV | $66.7K | 266,610 | 507 |
| Richmond, VA | $71.3K | 640,050 | 598 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76.7K | 1,699,640 | 682 |
| Roanoke, VA | $65K | 144,880 | 391 |
| Rochester, MN | $75.7K | 108,830 | 321 |
| Rochester, NY | $72.8K | 479,690 | 569 |
| Rockford, IL | $64.7K | 132,100 | 332 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $58.1K | 47,780 | 246 |
| Rome, GA | $59.4K | 37,270 | 207 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81.6K | 1,063,520 | 658 |
| Saginaw, MI | $63.9K | 72,900 | 286 |
| Salem, OR | $73.2K | 180,040 | 437 |
| Salinas, CA | $74.4K | 178,800 | 374 |
| Salisbury, MD | $66.5K | 46,600 | 243 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $70K | 798,790 | 602 |
| San Angelo, TX | $54.4K | 44,050 | 240 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $68.9K | 1,114,220 | 629 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $81.7K | 1,513,090 | 682 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $95.7K | 2,346,620 | 701 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $98.7K | 1,118,290 | 592 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $43.6K | 671,470 | 522 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77.3K | 114,150 | 372 |
| Sandusky, OH | $59.4K | 43,460 | 208 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $80.7K | 92,250 | 334 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $66.4K | 56,090 | 260 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79.3K | 193,680 | 438 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $80.1K | 196,010 | 424 |
| Savannah, GA | $62.8K | 181,960 | 399 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61.8K | 246,860 | 457 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $92.6K | 2,063,900 | 702 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $61.2K | 51,950 | 236 |
| Sebring, FL | $54.3K | 23,440 | 158 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $67.6K | 54,460 | 246 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $57.8K | 45,980 | 220 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $57.4K | 155,090 | 345 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $62.6K | 28,720 | 181 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $61.7K | 69,160 | 288 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $63.9K | 171,140 | 402 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $60.5K | 89,860 | 269 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $62.2K | 125,740 | 389 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $63K | 159,160 | 361 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $74.6K | 246,770 | 473 |
| Springfield, IL | $70.3K | 94,180 | 326 |
| Springfield, MA | $72.4K | 192,170 | 414 |
| Springfield, MO | $60.5K | 216,670 | 436 |
| Springfield, OH | $59.3K | 40,640 | 208 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $72.7K | 96,960 | 326 |
| St. George, UT | $58.9K | 83,830 | 275 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $61.6K | 49,370 | 233 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $68.1K | 1,313,530 | 661 |
| State College, PA | $62.7K | 54,720 | 245 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $63.3K | 42,930 | 210 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $71.8K | 264,390 | 449 |
| Sumter, SC | $56K | 28,270 | 170 |
| Syracuse, NY | $71.9K | 292,190 | 523 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $59.7K | 174,840 | 387 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $68.4K | 1,418,860 | 638 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $57.4K | 57,990 | 278 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $56.9K | 50,980 | 229 |
| Toledo, OH | $67.3K | 284,870 | 477 |
| Topeka, KS | $64.1K | 108,750 | 336 |
| Traverse City, MI | $61.4K | 62,250 | 296 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80.1K | 221,850 | 442 |
| Tucson, AZ | $66.4K | 376,470 | 497 |
| Tulsa, OK | $61.5K | 451,820 | 530 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $58K | 97,000 | 296 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $57K | 44,220 | 228 |
| Tyler, TX | $58.2K | 107,870 | 340 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $74K | 423,710 | 493 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $69.5K | 109,760 | 354 |
| Valdosta, GA | $53.9K | 47,780 | 236 |
| Vallejo, CA | $81.6K | 135,000 | 367 |
| Victoria, TX | $57.3K | 33,010 | 192 |
| Vineland, NJ | $65.2K | 55,390 | 232 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $69.3K | 746,280 | 603 |
| Visalia, CA | $68.8K | 164,460 | 365 |
| Waco, TX | $60.7K | 118,570 | 345 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $71K | 19,710 | 163 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $63K | 68,000 | 258 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $82.7K | 3,084,640 | 713 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $72.5K | 154,110 | 393 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $61.3K | 77,820 | 313 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $62.8K | 34,160 | 199 |
| Wausau, WI | $63.8K | 63,730 | 268 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $57.3K | 30,390 | 182 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $71.5K | 46,490 | 233 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $58.6K | 52,770 | 262 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $56.8K | 49,630 | 237 |
| Wichita, KS | $60.9K | 301,540 | 485 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $63.8K | 35,300 | 195 |
| Williamsport, PA | $60.3K | 43,040 | 229 |
| Wilmington, NC | $64.3K | 184,430 | 419 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $64.9K | 60,960 | 260 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $63.9K | 259,960 | 473 |
| Worcester, MA | $79.3K | 338,800 | 488 |
| Yakima, WA | $70K | 90,310 | 292 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $65.2K | 176,250 | 394 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $58K | 153,070 | 368 |
| Yuba City, CA | $70.7K | 45,420 | 227 |
| Yuma, AZ | $60.8K | 61,330 | 242 |
Sources
About metro data
Metro areas give you the most specific local salary view available. BLS metro definitions occasionally change between releases, so year-over-year metro comparisons should be interpreted with more care than state-level data.
Current-year metro rankings are reliable. All data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, published annually.
Examples
Top metro pages to start with
- Abilene, TX Average median $57.7K across 289 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Family Medicine Physicians
- Aguadilla, PR Average median $40.9K across 192 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Industrial Production Managers
- Akron, OH Average median $65K across 479 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Average median $73.8K across 571 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Anesthesiologists
- Albany, GA Average median $58.8K across 242 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Physicians, All Other
- Albany, OR Average median $67.9K across 242 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Physicians, All Other
- Albuquerque, NM Average median $66.9K across 503 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Alexandria, LA Average median $55.3K across 228 occupations.Highest-paid occupation: Physicians, All Other
Guide
Why metro pages matter
National pages tell you about the occupation. Metro pages tell you about the local market. If you're comparing job offers, deciding where to relocate, or researching cost-of-living trade-offs, metro pages are where the data gets most useful.
Each metro hub shows top-paying occupations, largest employers, and how local wages compare to the national average.