Business Operations Specialist Salary by City

Performs operational and analytical functions that keep businesses running efficiently.

Entry (Level I)
$48,151
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$78,936
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$95,474
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$81,270

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+3%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~108,200

avg per year, 2024–2034

Source: BLS ↗

Experience levels explained

Level I
Entry-level — learning the role, close guidance from senior colleagues
Level II
Early career — growing independently, handles standard assignments
Level III
Mid-level — works autonomously, tackles complex problems
Level IV
Senior / Lead — sets technical direction, broad expertise

Highest-paying metros

$131,019
Lexington Park, MD
$84,552 – $153,899
$130,395
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$63,274 – $163,467
$123,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$60,778 – $154,003
$122,949
Huntsville, AL
$82,035 – $143,083
$118,726
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$69,139 – $143,166

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
Lexington Park, MDMD$85K$108K$131K$154K$131K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$63K$97K$130K$163K$130K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$61K$92K$123K$154K$123K
Huntsville, ALAL$82K$102K$123K$143K$123K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$69K$94K$118K$143K$119K
Colorado Springs, COCO$62K$90K$118K$147K$119K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$48K$80K$112K$144K$112K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$65K$88K$112K$135K$112K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$63K$86K$110K$133K$110K
Boulder, COCO$63K$86K$109K$132K$109K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$62K$85K$109K$132K$109K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$60K$84K$108K$133K$109K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$68K$88K$108K$128K$108K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$53K$79K$104K$130K$105K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$61K$82K$102K$123K$102K
Spartanburg, SCSC$42K$72K$101K$131K$102K
Midland, TXTX$50K$76K$101K$127K$102K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$57K$79K$101K$123K$101K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$68K$85K$101K$117K$101K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$60K$80K$101K$121K$101K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$62K$81K$101K$120K$101K
Decatur, ALAL$59K$80K$100K$121K$100K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$65K$82K$99K$116K$99K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$53K$76K$99K$122K$99K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$50K$74K$98K$123K$99K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$58K$78K$98K$118K$98K
Gettysburg, PAPA$60K$79K$98K$117K$98K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$49K$73K$97K$121K$97K
Tucson, AZAZ$58K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$61K$79K$97K$115K$97K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$54K$75K$97K$118K$97K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$51K$74K$97K$119K$97K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$57K$77K$96K$116K$97K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$61K$79K$96K$114K$97K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$65K$81K$96K$112K$97K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$55K$76K$96K$116K$96K
Anchorage, AKAK$67K$82K$96K$110K$96K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$50K$73K$96K$119K$96K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$52K$74K$95K$117K$95K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$58K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Ogden, UTUT$66K$80K$95K$110K$95K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$61K$78K$95K$112K$95K
Napa, CACA$55K$75K$95K$115K$95K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$51K$73K$95K$116K$95K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$55K$75K$94K$114K$95K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$47K$70K$94K$118K$94K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$50K$72K$94K$116K$94K
Springfield, ILIL$59K$76K$94K$111K$94K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$58K$76K$93K$111K$94K
Walla Walla, WAWA$62K$78K$93K$109K$94K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$47K$70K$93K$116K$94K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$59K$76K$93K$110K$94K
Decatur, ILIL$57K$75K$93K$111K$93K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$48K$70K$93K$115K$93K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Lawton, OKOK$64K$79K$93K$107K$93K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$49K$71K$93K$115K$93K
Fayetteville, NCNC$60K$76K$93K$109K$93K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$48K$70K$92K$115K$93K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$66K$79K$93K$106K$93K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$56K$74K$92K$111K$93K
Casper, WYWY$51K$72K$92K$113K$93K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$59K$76K$92K$109K$93K
Florence, SCSC$41K$67K$92K$118K$92K
Vallejo, CACA$54K$73K$92K$111K$92K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$52K$72K$92K$112K$92K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$54K$73K$92K$110K$92K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$49K$70K$91K$112K$91K
Salinas, CACA$50K$71K$91K$112K$91K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$60K$75K$91K$107K$91K
York-Hanover, PAPA$55K$73K$91K$109K$91K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$62K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Birmingham, ALAL$56K$73K$91K$108K$91K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$50K$71K$91K$111K$91K
Warner Robins, GAGA$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Monroe, MIMI$48K$69K$90K$112K$91K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$60K$75K$90K$105K$90K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$65K$78K$90K$103K$90K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$59K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$55K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$53K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$60K$75K$90K$105K$90K
Greeley, COCO$52K$71K$90K$109K$90K
Montgomery, ALAL$59K$74K$90K$105K$90K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$54K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$55K$72K$90K$107K$90K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$54K$72K$90K$107K$90K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$58K$74K$89K$105K$90K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$50K$70K$89K$109K$89K
Chambersburg, PAPA$63K$76K$89K$102K$89K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$48K$69K$89K$110K$89K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$57K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Cheyenne, WYWY$59K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$53K$71K$89K$107K$89K
Gadsden, ALAL$58K$73K$89K$104K$89K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$50K$69K$89K$108K$89K
Rochester, MNMN$58K$73K$89K$104K$89K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$54K$71K$88K$106K$89K
Binghamton, NYNY$52K$70K$88K$106K$88K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$46K$67K$88K$109K$88K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$57K$73K$88K$103K$88K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$46K$67K$88K$109K$88K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$58K$73K$88K$103K$88K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$50K$69K$88K$107K$88K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
New Haven, CTCT$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$55K$71K$88K$104K$88K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$54K$71K$87K$104K$88K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$43K$65K$87K$109K$88K
Battle Creek, MIMI$61K$74K$87K$101K$88K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$50K$68K$87K$106K$88K
Merced, CACA$49K$68K$87K$106K$88K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$58K$73K$87K$102K$87K
Yuba City, CACA$52K$70K$87K$105K$87K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$54K$71K$87K$104K$87K
Wichita, KSKS$54K$70K$87K$104K$87K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$42K$65K$87K$110K$87K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$51K$69K$87K$105K$87K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$50K$69K$87K$106K$87K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$48K$67K$87K$107K$87K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$49K$68K$87K$106K$87K
Jacksonville, FLFL$49K$68K$87K$106K$87K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$50K$68K$87K$105K$87K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$56K$72K$87K$102K$87K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$55K$71K$87K$102K$87K
Albuquerque, NMNM$55K$70K$86K$102K$87K
Columbus, OHOH$52K$69K$86K$104K$87K
Sumter, SCSC$58K$72K$86K$100K$86K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$50K$68K$86K$104K$86K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$55K$70K$86K$102K$86K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$55K$70K$86K$102K$86K
Mobile, ALAL$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Dover, DEDE$56K$71K$86K$100K$86K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$54K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$51K$68K$85K$103K$86K
Bismarck, NDND$54K$70K$85K$101K$86K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$52K$69K$85K$102K$85K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$66K$76K$85K$95K$85K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$61K$73K$85K$97K$85K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$59K$72K$85K$98K$85K
Syracuse, NYNY$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$49K$67K$85K$103K$85K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Bay City, MIMI$46K$66K$85K$104K$85K
Yuma, AZAZ$57K$71K$85K$98K$85K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$45K$65K$85K$104K$85K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$44K$64K$84K$105K$85K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$49K$67K$84K$102K$85K
Chico, CACA$50K$67K$84K$101K$85K
Worcester, MAMA$54K$69K$84K$99K$85K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$58K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Twin Falls, IDID$53K$69K$84K$100K$84K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$48K$66K$84K$102K$84K
Vineland, NJNJ$53K$69K$84K$100K$84K
Tulsa, OKOK$51K$67K$84K$101K$84K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$51K$68K$84K$101K$84K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$49K$66K$84K$102K$84K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$51K$68K$84K$100K$84K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$56K$70K$84K$98K$84K
Modesto, CACA$49K$66K$84K$102K$84K
Pueblo, COCO$50K$67K$84K$101K$84K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$46K$65K$84K$103K$84K
Columbia, SCSC$45K$64K$84K$103K$84K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$47K$65K$84K$102K$84K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$55K$69K$83K$97K$84K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$49K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Boise City, IDID$52K$68K$83K$99K$83K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$50K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Fresno, CACA$45K$64K$83K$102K$83K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$49K$66K$83K$99K$83K
Columbia, MOMO$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$43K$63K$83K$103K$83K
Richmond, VAVA$48K$65K$83K$100K$83K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$51K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$46K$64K$83K$101K$83K
Ithaca, NYNY$51K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$39K$61K$83K$104K$83K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$49K$66K$82K$99K$83K
St. George, UTUT$39K$61K$82K$104K$83K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Lima, OHOH$45K$64K$82K$101K$82K
Cleveland, OHOH$46K$64K$82K$100K$82K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$55K$69K$82K$96K$82K
Guam MSAGU$53K$68K$82K$97K$82K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$56K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$48K$65K$82K$99K$82K
Dubuque, IAIA$51K$67K$82K$98K$82K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$47K$65K$82K$99K$82K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$46K$64K$82K$100K$82K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$54K$68K$82K$96K$82K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$44K$63K$82K$101K$82K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$51K$66K$82K$97K$82K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$51K$66K$82K$97K$82K
El Centro, CACA$51K$66K$82K$97K$82K
Farmington, NMNM$48K$65K$82K$98K$82K
Cleveland, TNTN$40K$61K$81K$102K$81K
Billings, MTMT$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Topeka, KSKS$49K$65K$81K$97K$81K
Columbus, ININ$41K$61K$81K$101K$81K
Grand Junction, COCO$49K$65K$81K$97K$81K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$40K$61K$81K$101K$81K
Las Cruces, NMNM$55K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$52K$66K$81K$95K$81K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Sandusky, OHOH$43K$62K$81K$99K$81K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$52K$66K$81K$95K$81K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$53K$67K$81K$94K$81K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$42K$61K$81K$100K$81K
Minot, NDND$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Rapid City, SDSD$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Lebanon, PAPA$57K$69K$81K$92K$81K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$50K$65K$80K$96K$81K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$48K$64K$80K$96K$81K
Knoxville, TNTN$44K$62K$80K$99K$81K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$58K$69K$80K$91K$81K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Springfield, MAMA$51K$66K$80K$95K$80K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$51K$66K$80K$95K$80K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$52K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$51K$66K$80K$95K$80K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$49K$64K$80K$96K$80K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$53K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$48K$64K$80K$96K$80K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$49K$65K$80K$96K$80K
State College, PAPA$47K$63K$80K$96K$80K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$40K$60K$80K$100K$80K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$52K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$45K$63K$80K$97K$80K
Amarillo, TXTX$50K$65K$80K$94K$80K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$46K$63K$80K$96K$80K
Pittsfield, MAMA$47K$63K$80K$96K$80K
Missoula, MTMT$52K$66K$80K$93K$80K
Odessa, TXTX$48K$64K$80K$95K$80K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$46K$63K$80K$96K$80K
Waco, TXTX$48K$64K$79K$95K$80K
Savannah, GAGA$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Jackson, MIMI$49K$64K$79K$95K$79K
Gainesville, GAGA$44K$62K$79K$97K$79K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$43K$61K$79K$98K$79K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$46K$63K$79K$96K$79K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$46K$63K$79K$96K$79K
Bozeman, MTMT$48K$64K$79K$95K$79K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$42K$60K$79K$98K$79K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$42K$60K$79K$98K$79K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$59K$69K$79K$89K$79K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$44K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Redding, CACA$48K$63K$79K$94K$79K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$40K$59K$79K$98K$79K
Altoona, PAPA$49K$64K$79K$94K$79K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$44K$61K$79K$96K$79K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Lincoln, NENE$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$45K$62K$79K$95K$79K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$49K$64K$79K$93K$79K
Yakima, WAWA$56K$68K$79K$90K$79K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$49K$64K$79K$93K$79K
Terre Haute, ININ$49K$64K$79K$93K$79K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$42K$60K$78K$97K$79K
Charlottesville, VAVA$46K$62K$78K$95K$79K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$47K$63K$78K$94K$79K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$51K$65K$78K$92K$79K
Jackson, MSMS$46K$62K$78K$95K$79K
Pocatello, IDID$51K$64K$78K$92K$78K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$40K$59K$78K$97K$78K
Greenville, NCNC$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$42K$60K$78K$96K$78K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$45K$62K$78K$94K$78K
Midland, MIMI$49K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$47K$62K$78K$94K$78K
Toledo, OHOH$44K$61K$78K$95K$78K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$51K$64K$78K$91K$78K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$50K$64K$78K$92K$78K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Rochester, NYNY$47K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Jacksonville, NCNC$51K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Carson City, NVNV$51K$64K$78K$91K$78K
Madison, WIWI$55K$66K$78K$89K$78K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$47K$62K$78K$93K$78K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$39K$58K$77K$97K$78K
Dothan, ALAL$43K$60K$77K$95K$78K
Reading, PAPA$46K$62K$77K$93K$78K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$48K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Kankakee, ILIL$44K$61K$77K$94K$77K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$44K$60K$77K$94K$77K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$51K$64K$77K$91K$77K
Salem, OROR$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$48K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$42K$60K$77K$94K$77K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$42K$60K$77K$94K$77K
Idaho Falls, IDID$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$40K$59K$77K$95K$77K
Bloomington, ILIL$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$45K$61K$77K$92K$77K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$47K$62K$76K$91K$77K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$47K$62K$76K$91K$77K
Manhattan, KSKS$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$51K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Wilmington, NCNC$45K$60K$76K$92K$76K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$42K$59K$76K$93K$76K
Niles, MIMI$41K$59K$76K$94K$76K
Goldsboro, NCNC$49K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Springfield, MOMO$47K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$51K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Albany, GAGA$42K$59K$76K$92K$76K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$43K$59K$76K$92K$76K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$46K$61K$76K$91K$76K
Tallahassee, FLFL$40K$58K$76K$93K$76K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$50K$63K$76K$88K$76K
Asheville, NCNC$47K$61K$75K$90K$76K
Victoria, TXTX$36K$56K$75K$95K$76K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$36K$56K$75K$95K$76K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$56K$66K$75K$85K$76K
Mansfield, OHOH$43K$59K$75K$91K$75K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$40K$58K$75K$93K$75K
El Paso, TXTX$44K$59K$75K$91K$75K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$45K$60K$75K$90K$75K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Beckley, WVWV$46K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Kenosha, WIWI$54K$65K$75K$85K$75K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$53K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$43K$59K$75K$90K$75K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$52K$63K$75K$86K$75K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$36K$55K$75K$94K$75K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$45K$60K$75K$90K$75K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$39K$57K$75K$92K$75K
Burlington, NCNC$46K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Hinesville, GAGA$45K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Lancaster, PAPA$44K$59K$74K$90K$75K
Bellingham, WAWA$52K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$49K$62K$74K$87K$75K
Peoria, ILIL$45K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Reno, NVNV$42K$58K$74K$91K$75K
Great Falls, MTMT$49K$62K$74K$87K$74K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$48K$61K$74K$88K$74K
Ames, IAIA$53K$64K$74K$85K$74K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$47K$61K$74K$88K$74K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$49K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$40K$57K$74K$91K$74K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$43K$58K$74K$90K$74K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Corvallis, OROR$54K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$43K$58K$74K$89K$74K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$40K$57K$74K$91K$74K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$43K$58K$74K$89K$74K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$44K$59K$74K$88K$74K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$47K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Grants Pass, OROR$49K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$48K$61K$74K$86K$74K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$43K$58K$73K$89K$74K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$46K$60K$73K$87K$74K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$48K$60K$73K$86K$74K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$47K$60K$73K$87K$73K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$41K$57K$73K$89K$73K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$44K$59K$73K$88K$73K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$43K$58K$73K$88K$73K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$40K$57K$73K$89K$73K
Bend, OROR$50K$61K$73K$85K$73K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$39K$56K$73K$90K$73K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$32K$52K$73K$93K$73K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Abilene, TXTX$44K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$46K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$41K$57K$73K$89K$73K
Helena, MTMT$56K$65K$73K$81K$73K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$47K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$47K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Laredo, TXTX$42K$57K$72K$88K$73K
Sheboygan, WIWI$48K$60K$72K$84K$73K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$40K$56K$72K$89K$73K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$46K$59K$72K$85K$73K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Fort Wayne, ININ$43K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Ocala, FLFL$39K$56K$72K$88K$72K
Johnstown, PAPA$43K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$38K$55K$72K$89K$72K
Rockford, ILIL$41K$56K$72K$88K$72K
Lake Charles, LALA$37K$54K$72K$90K$72K
Dalton, GAGA$41K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Roanoke, VAVA$41K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Mankato, MNMN$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$38K$55K$72K$88K$72K
Medford, OROR$47K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$46K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$45K$59K$72K$85K$72K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$39K$55K$72K$88K$72K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$41K$56K$72K$87K$72K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$44K$58K$72K$85K$72K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$45K$58K$71K$85K$72K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$48K$60K$71K$83K$72K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$36K$54K$71K$89K$71K
Enid, OKOK$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$41K$56K$71K$86K$71K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$40K$55K$71K$87K$71K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$36K$54K$71K$89K$71K
Longview, TXTX$44K$58K$71K$85K$71K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$40K$56K$71K$87K$71K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$45K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$50K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$44K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Eau Claire, WIWI$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Wausau, WIWI$45K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Bowling Green, KYKY$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
St. Cloud, MNMN$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Salisbury, MDMD$39K$55K$71K$87K$71K
Alexandria, LALA$42K$56K$71K$86K$71K
Lawrence, KSKS$46K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Lubbock, TXTX$40K$55K$71K$87K$71K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Bloomington, ININ$49K$60K$71K$81K$71K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$48K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$50K$60K$71K$81K$71K
Iowa City, IAIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$51K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$42K$56K$71K$85K$71K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$46K$58K$71K$83K$71K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Gainesville, FLFL$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$40K$55K$70K$86K$71K
Bangor, MEME$49K$60K$70K$81K$70K
Erie, PAPA$43K$57K$70K$84K$70K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$45K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$39K$55K$70K$86K$70K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$50K$60K$70K$80K$70K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$43K$56K$70K$84K$70K
Jefferson City, MOMO$48K$59K$70K$81K$70K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Jackson, TNTN$35K$53K$70K$87K$70K
Flint, MIMI$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$37K$53K$70K$86K$70K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$44K$57K$69K$82K$70K
Albany, OROR$47K$58K$69K$81K$70K
Glens Falls, NYNY$48K$59K$69K$80K$69K
Santa Fe, NMNM$49K$59K$69K$80K$69K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$40K$54K$69K$84K$69K
Tyler, TXTX$40K$55K$69K$84K$69K
Visalia, CACA$41K$55K$69K$83K$69K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$39K$54K$69K$84K$69K
Green Bay, WIWI$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Appleton, WIWI$46K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Akron, OHOH$35K$52K$69K$86K$69K
Evansville, ININ$41K$55K$69K$83K$69K
Lafayette, LALA$40K$55K$69K$83K$69K
Charleston, WVWV$30K$50K$69K$88K$69K
Lynchburg, VAVA$40K$54K$69K$83K$69K
Valdosta, GAGA$39K$54K$69K$83K$69K
Johnson City, TNTN$38K$53K$68K$84K$68K
Williamsport, PAPA$43K$56K$68K$81K$68K
Rome, GAGA$38K$53K$68K$84K$68K
San Angelo, TXTX$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Sebring, FLFL$37K$53K$68K$84K$68K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$38K$53K$68K$82K$68K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$37K$52K$68K$83K$68K
Elmira, NYNY$43K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Owensboro, KYKY$40K$54K$68K$81K$68K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$36K$52K$67K$83K$68K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$41K$54K$67K$80K$68K
Baton Rouge, LALA$41K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$39K$53K$67K$81K$67K
Grand Island, NENE$48K$58K$67K$77K$67K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$36K$51K$67K$82K$67K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$37K$52K$67K$82K$67K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$38K$52K$67K$81K$67K
Traverse City, MIMI$40K$53K$67K$80K$67K
Kingston, NYNY$39K$53K$67K$80K$67K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$37K$52K$66K$81K$66K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$39K$52K$66K$79K$66K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$39K$52K$66K$79K$66K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$37K$52K$66K$80K$66K
Saginaw, MIMI$40K$53K$65K$78K$66K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$35K$50K$65K$80K$65K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$36K$50K$65K$80K$65K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$36K$51K$65K$79K$65K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$34K$50K$65K$80K$65K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$31K$48K$65K$81K$65K
Hammond, LALA$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$41K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Hot Springs, ARAR$37K$51K$64K$78K$65K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Jonesboro, ARAR$39K$51K$64K$76K$64K
Kokomo, ININ$45K$55K$64K$73K$64K
Logan, UT-IDID$33K$48K$63K$78K$63K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$37K$50K$63K$76K$63K
Morgantown, WVWV$34K$49K$63K$77K$63K
Springfield, OHOH$30K$46K$63K$79K$63K
Monroe, LALA$37K$50K$63K$75K$63K
Muncie, ININ$41K$51K$61K$72K$62K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$33K$46K$59K$73K$60K
Guayama, PRPR$36K$48K$59K$71K$60K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$36K$47K$59K$70K$59K
Morristown, TNTN$42K$50K$58K$66K$58K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$35K$46K$58K$70K$58K
Ponce, PRPR$33K$44K$56K$67K$56K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$35K$45K$55K$65K$55K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$30K$42K$54K$66K$54K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$30K$41K$52K$63K$52K
Aguadilla, PRPR$30K$40K$49K$59K$49K
Mayaguez, PRPR$26K$37K$48K$58K$48K
Arecibo, PRPR$29K$38K$46K$55K$46K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$28K$37K$45K$53K$45K

Data source: Salary figures are sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, which surveys employers across the U.S. each year to collect wage data by occupation and geography. The four experience levels (I–IV) are DOL's standardized tiers ranging from entry-level to fully competent. Data reflects the most recently published survey cycle and may not capture real-time market fluctuations. SOC code: 13-1199.