Claims Adjuster Salary by City

Investigates insurance claims, determines liability, and settles claims with policyholders.

Entry (Level I)
$52,497
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$76,939
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$89,490
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$76,790

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

-5.1%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~21,100

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

$114,067
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
$45,947 – $147,618
$111,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$74,818 – $129,230
$107,494
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$70,054 – $125,944
$103,501
Salinas, CA
$75,878 – $117,104
$102,502
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$74,027 – $116,522

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$46K$80K$114K$148K$114K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$75K$93K$111K$129K$111K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$70K$89K$107K$126K$107K
Salinas, CACA$76K$90K$103K$117K$104K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$74K$88K$102K$117K$103K
Merced, CACA$69K$85K$100K$115K$100K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$72K$85K$99K$112K$99K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$44K$70K$97K$124K$97K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$44K$70K$97K$124K$97K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$65K$80K$95K$111K$96K
Vallejo, CACA$72K$84K$95K$107K$96K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$68K$82K$95K$109K$95K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$62K$78K$93K$109K$93K
Chico, CACA$62K$77K$93K$109K$93K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$61K$77K$93K$109K$93K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$57K$75K$92K$110K$92K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$69K$81K$92K$104K$92K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$72K$82K$92K$102K$92K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$70K$81K$92K$102K$92K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$58K$75K$91K$108K$92K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$67K$79K$91K$103K$92K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$61K$76K$91K$106K$91K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$62K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Lexington Park, MDMD$65K$78K$91K$104K$91K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$72K$81K$91K$100K$91K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$65K$78K$90K$103K$90K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$64K$77K$90K$103K$90K
New Haven, CTCT$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$68K$79K$90K$101K$90K
Yuba City, CACA$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Modesto, CACA$58K$74K$90K$105K$90K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$70K$80K$89K$99K$90K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$61K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Anchorage, AKAK$64K$76K$89K$102K$89K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$59K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$62K$76K$89K$102K$89K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$63K$76K$89K$102K$89K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$63K$76K$89K$102K$89K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$61K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$58K$73K$89K$104K$89K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$61K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$63K$76K$89K$102K$89K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$58K$73K$89K$104K$89K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$56K$72K$88K$105K$88K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$58K$73K$88K$104K$88K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$65K$77K$88K$100K$88K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$59K$74K$88K$103K$88K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$62K$75K$88K$101K$88K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$54K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Dover, DEDE$63K$76K$88K$100K$88K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$60K$74K$88K$101K$88K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$59K$73K$87K$102K$88K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$65K$76K$87K$99K$88K
Visalia, CACA$62K$75K$87K$100K$87K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$60K$74K$87K$101K$87K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$56K$71K$87K$103K$87K
Reading, PAPA$56K$72K$87K$103K$87K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$60K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$57K$72K$87K$102K$87K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$61K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Boulder, COCO$62K$74K$87K$100K$87K
El Centro, CACA$62K$75K$87K$99K$87K
Mansfield, OHOH$60K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$58K$72K$87K$101K$87K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$63K$75K$86K$98K$87K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$63K$75K$86K$98K$87K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$61K$74K$86K$99K$87K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$64K$75K$86K$98K$87K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$58K$72K$86K$100K$86K
Napa, CACA$64K$75K$86K$98K$86K
Victoria, TXTX$66K$76K$86K$96K$86K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$50K$68K$86K$104K$86K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Jackson, MIMI$59K$72K$86K$100K$86K
Lake Charles, LALA$63K$74K$86K$98K$86K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$66K$76K$86K$96K$86K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$57K$71K$86K$100K$86K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$51K$68K$85K$103K$86K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$64K$75K$85K$96K$86K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$59K$72K$85K$98K$86K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$59K$72K$85K$98K$85K
Elmira, NYNY$63K$74K$85K$96K$85K
Gainesville, GAGA$61K$73K$85K$97K$85K
Santa Fe, NMNM$68K$77K$85K$94K$85K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$57K$71K$85K$99K$85K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$61K$73K$85K$97K$85K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$61K$73K$85K$97K$85K
Florence, SCSC$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Lancaster, PAPA$56K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Kingston, NYNY$58K$71K$85K$99K$85K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$52K$68K$85K$101K$85K
Ithaca, NYNY$61K$73K$85K$96K$85K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$55K$70K$84K$99K$85K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$56K$70K$84K$98K$84K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$59K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$60K$72K$84K$96K$84K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$55K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$58K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Pittsfield, MAMA$55K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$53K$68K$84K$99K$84K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$55K$69K$83K$98K$84K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$59K$71K$83K$96K$84K
Mobile, ALAL$56K$70K$83K$97K$83K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$58K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Springfield, MAMA$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$71K$77K$83K$89K$83K
Laredo, TXTX$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Rochester, MNMN$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Kenosha, WIWI$58K$71K$83K$96K$83K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$58K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$56K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$54K$68K$83K$97K$83K
Midland, TXTX$54K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Odessa, TXTX$54K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
York-Hanover, PAPA$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Birmingham, ALAL$57K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Gadsden, ALAL$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Fresno, CACA$61K$72K$83K$93K$83K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$61K$72K$82K$93K$83K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$54K$68K$82K$97K$83K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$58K$70K$82K$95K$83K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$55K$69K$82K$96K$83K
Worcester, MAMA$59K$71K$82K$94K$82K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$59K$71K$82K$94K$82K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$46K$64K$82K$100K$82K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Binghamton, NYNY$63K$72K$82K$92K$82K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$53K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Ocala, FLFL$55K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Syracuse, NYNY$59K$71K$82K$93K$82K
Glens Falls, NYNY$58K$70K$82K$94K$82K
Yakima, WAWA$63K$72K$82K$91K$82K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$56K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Salem, OROR$61K$71K$82K$92K$82K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$59K$70K$82K$93K$82K
Spartanburg, SCSC$53K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Bangor, MEME$63K$72K$82K$91K$82K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$59K$70K$81K$93K$82K
Abilene, TXTX$55K$68K$81K$94K$82K
Corvallis, OROR$59K$70K$81K$93K$81K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$55K$68K$81K$95K$81K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$59K$70K$81K$93K$81K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$58K$70K$81K$93K$81K
Bloomington, ILIL$57K$69K$81K$94K$81K
St. Cloud, MNMN$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$53K$67K$81K$95K$81K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$55K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$56K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$54K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Vineland, NJNJ$62K$71K$81K$91K$81K
Redding, CACA$59K$70K$81K$92K$81K
Charlottesville, VAVA$52K$67K$81K$95K$81K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$61K$71K$81K$91K$81K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$50K$65K$81K$96K$81K
Cleveland, TNTN$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Bozeman, MTMT$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$53K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$53K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$53K$67K$80K$94K$81K
Saginaw, MIMI$57K$68K$80K$92K$81K
Albany, OROR$57K$69K$80K$92K$80K
Goldsboro, NCNC$50K$65K$80K$96K$80K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$60K$70K$80K$91K$80K
Mankato, MNMN$59K$70K$80K$91K$80K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$59K$70K$80K$91K$80K
Pocatello, IDID$57K$69K$80K$92K$80K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$59K$70K$80K$91K$80K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$55K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Rapid City, SDSD$61K$70K$80K$90K$80K
Richmond, VAVA$53K$67K$80K$94K$80K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$59K$70K$80K$90K$80K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$55K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$52K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$60K$70K$80K$90K$80K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$53K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$60K$70K$80K$90K$80K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$59K$69K$80K$90K$80K
Bay City, MIMI$54K$67K$80K$92K$80K
Midland, MIMI$54K$67K$80K$92K$80K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$57K$68K$80K$91K$80K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$53K$66K$79K$93K$80K
Jonesboro, ARAR$53K$66K$79K$92K$80K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$55K$67K$79K$92K$80K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$57K$68K$79K$91K$79K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$44K$61K$79K$97K$79K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$50K$64K$79K$94K$79K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Traverse City, MIMI$60K$70K$79K$89K$79K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$55K$67K$79K$91K$79K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$52K$66K$79K$93K$79K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$43K$61K$79K$97K$79K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$52K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$55K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$56K$68K$79K$91K$79K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$57K$68K$79K$90K$79K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$66K$73K$79K$86K$79K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$56K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$50K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$52K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Lebanon, PAPA$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Sheboygan, WIWI$56K$68K$79K$90K$79K
Rome, GAGA$55K$67K$79K$91K$79K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$48K$64K$79K$94K$79K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$46K$62K$79K$95K$79K
Madison, WIWI$61K$70K$79K$87K$79K
Wausau, WIWI$55K$67K$79K$90K$79K
Kankakee, ILIL$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$61K$70K$79K$87K$79K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$50K$64K$78K$93K$79K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$57K$68K$78K$89K$78K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$56K$67K$78K$90K$78K
Monroe, MIMI$55K$67K$78K$90K$78K
Savannah, GAGA$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$51K$65K$78K$92K$78K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$57K$68K$78K$89K$78K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$51K$65K$78K$92K$78K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$53K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$61K$70K$78K$86K$78K
Hot Springs, ARAR$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Greenville, NCNC$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
St. George, UTUT$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Alexandria, LALA$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Flint, MIMI$43K$60K$78K$95K$78K
Hinesville, GAGA$52K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Rochester, NYNY$54K$66K$77K$89K$78K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$52K$65K$77K$90K$78K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$54K$66K$77K$89K$77K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$52K$65K$77K$90K$77K
Johnson City, TNTN$50K$64K$77K$91K$77K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$58K$68K$77K$87K$77K
Las Cruces, NMNM$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$54K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$54K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$57K$67K$77K$87K$77K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Jacksonville, NCNC$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$47K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Enid, OKOK$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Appleton, WIWI$56K$67K$77K$87K$77K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$54K$65K$77K$88K$77K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$49K$63K$77K$90K$77K
Peoria, ILIL$57K$67K$77K$86K$77K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$53K$65K$77K$88K$77K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$51K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Gainesville, FLFL$51K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$51K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Altoona, PAPA$48K$62K$76K$91K$76K
Gettysburg, PAPA$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Lincoln, NENE$55K$66K$76K$87K$76K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$53K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Asheville, NCNC$53K$65K$76K$88K$76K
Walla Walla, WAWA$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Morgantown, WVWV$49K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$53K$65K$76K$88K$76K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$49K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Lynchburg, VAVA$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$59K$67K$76K$85K$76K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$51K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Pueblo, COCO$56K$66K$76K$86K$76K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$54K$65K$76K$87K$76K
Wilmington, NCNC$53K$65K$76K$87K$76K
Cheyenne, WYWY$47K$61K$76K$90K$76K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$50K$63K$76K$88K$76K
Colorado Springs, COCO$57K$66K$76K$85K$76K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$57K$66K$76K$85K$76K
Salisbury, MDMD$47K$61K$76K$90K$76K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$52K$64K$76K$87K$76K
Chambersburg, PAPA$50K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$51K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Albany, GAGA$58K$67K$75K$84K$75K
Wichita, KSKS$50K$63K$75K$88K$75K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$51K$63K$75K$88K$75K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$52K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Warner Robins, GAGA$49K$62K$75K$89K$75K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$50K$63K$75K$88K$75K
Battle Creek, MIMI$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$52K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$54K$65K$75K$85K$75K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$52K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Medford, OROR$50K$62K$75K$87K$75K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$53K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Helena, MTMT$54K$65K$75K$85K$75K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$48K$61K$75K$88K$75K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$52K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$51K$63K$75K$86K$75K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$50K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$50K$62K$75K$87K$75K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$54K$64K$75K$85K$75K
Owensboro, KYKY$52K$63K$75K$86K$75K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$42K$58K$75K$91K$75K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$51K$63K$75K$86K$75K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$51K$63K$75K$86K$75K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$48K$61K$74K$88K$75K
Grand Junction, COCO$58K$66K$75K$83K$75K
Erie, PAPA$46K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Lima, OHOH$47K$61K$74K$88K$75K
Boise City, IDID$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Eau Claire, WIWI$49K$62K$74K$87K$74K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$55K$65K$74K$84K$74K
Grand Island, NENE$54K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$55K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$51K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Lawrence, KSKS$44K$59K$74K$89K$74K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$49K$62K$74K$87K$74K
Valdosta, GAGA$53K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Burlington, NCNC$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$51K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Twin Falls, IDID$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$56K$65K$74K$83K$74K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$42K$58K$74K$90K$74K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$49K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$48K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Johnstown, PAPA$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Amarillo, TXTX$45K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$44K$59K$74K$89K$74K
Waco, TXTX$53K$63K$74K$84K$74K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$51K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Sebring, FLFL$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$48K$61K$73K$86K$74K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$46K$60K$73K$87K$74K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$53K$63K$73K$84K$74K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$57K$65K$73K$82K$74K
Topeka, KSKS$46K$60K$73K$87K$73K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Fayetteville, NCNC$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$47K$60K$73K$87K$73K
Morristown, TNTN$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
Roanoke, VAVA$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Tyler, TXTX$46K$60K$73K$87K$73K
Greeley, COCO$58K$65K$73K$81K$73K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$52K$62K$73K$84K$73K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$48K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Jacksonville, FLFL$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$48K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Jefferson City, MOMO$48K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$41K$57K$73K$89K$73K
Grants Pass, OROR$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$42K$57K$73K$88K$73K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$51K$62K$73K$83K$73K
Logan, UT-IDID$49K$61K$73K$84K$73K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Dothan, ALAL$43K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$49K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Hammond, LALA$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$47K$60K$72K$85K$73K
Columbia, MOMO$53K$63K$72K$82K$73K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$52K$62K$72K$83K$73K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$52K$62K$72K$83K$73K
Huntsville, ALAL$48K$60K$72K$85K$72K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$51K$62K$72K$83K$72K
Ogden, UTUT$52K$62K$72K$83K$72K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$49K$61K$72K$84K$72K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$53K$63K$72K$82K$72K
State College, PAPA$45K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Jackson, MSMS$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$41K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$33K$52K$72K$91K$72K
Ames, IAIA$53K$63K$72K$81K$72K
Knoxville, TNTN$47K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Springfield, MOMO$51K$62K$72K$82K$72K
Iowa City, IAIA$53K$62K$72K$81K$72K
Niles, MIMI$49K$60K$72K$83K$72K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$46K$59K$72K$85K$72K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Bloomington, ININ$50K$61K$72K$82K$72K
Longview, TXTX$45K$58K$72K$85K$72K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$49K$60K$72K$83K$72K
Minot, NDND$52K$62K$72K$81K$72K
Muncie, ININ$50K$61K$71K$82K$72K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$47K$59K$71K$84K$72K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$49K$60K$71K$83K$72K
Bellingham, WAWA$46K$59K$71K$84K$72K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$48K$60K$71K$83K$72K
Kokomo, ININ$50K$61K$71K$82K$71K
Columbus, ININ$50K$61K$71K$82K$71K
Idaho Falls, IDID$40K$56K$71K$87K$71K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$59K$65K$71K$77K$71K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Monroe, LALA$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$50K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$52K$62K$71K$80K$71K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$53K$62K$71K$80K$71K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Lubbock, TXTX$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Billings, MTMT$48K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Sumter, SCSC$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Williamsport, PAPA$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Evansville, ININ$43K$57K$71K$84K$71K
Montgomery, ALAL$51K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Bowling Green, KYKY$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Bend, OROR$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$48K$59K$70K$82K$71K
Manhattan, KSKS$45K$58K$70K$83K$71K
Lafayette, LALA$43K$57K$70K$84K$71K
Fort Wayne, ININ$50K$60K$70K$81K$71K
Tulsa, OKOK$48K$59K$70K$82K$71K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$43K$57K$70K$84K$70K
Charleston, WVWV$49K$60K$70K$81K$70K
Casper, WYWY$41K$56K$70K$85K$70K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Terre Haute, ININ$51K$60K$70K$80K$70K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$48K$59K$70K$81K$70K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$42K$56K$70K$84K$70K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$64K$67K$70K$73K$70K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$50K$60K$70K$80K$70K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Columbia, SCSC$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$47K$58K$69K$81K$70K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$48K$59K$69K$80K$70K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$47K$58K$69K$81K$69K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$39K$54K$69K$84K$69K
Decatur, ALAL$49K$59K$69K$79K$69K
Carson City, NVNV$48K$59K$69K$80K$69K
Yuma, AZAZ$52K$60K$69K$78K$69K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$53K$61K$69K$77K$69K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$44K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Rockford, ILIL$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$52K$60K$69K$77K$69K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
Farmington, NMNM$42K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Decatur, ILIL$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$46K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Baton Rouge, LALA$47K$58K$68K$79K$68K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$51K$60K$68K$76K$68K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Albuquerque, NMNM$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
San Angelo, TXTX$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Toledo, OHOH$43K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Lawton, OKOK$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$54K$61K$67K$74K$68K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$48K$58K$67K$77K$67K
Reno, NVNV$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Green Bay, WIWI$50K$59K$67K$76K$67K
El Paso, TXTX$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Bismarck, NDND$52K$59K$67K$74K$67K
Sandusky, OHOH$42K$54K$67K$79K$67K
Akron, OHOH$41K$54K$66K$79K$66K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$41K$54K$66K$79K$66K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$45K$56K$66K$77K$66K
Cleveland, OHOH$41K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$50K$58K$66K$74K$66K
Dubuque, IAIA$47K$57K$66K$75K$66K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$47K$57K$66K$75K$66K
Springfield, ILIL$45K$55K$66K$76K$66K
Aguadilla, PRPR$34K$50K$65K$81K$66K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$46K$56K$65K$75K$66K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$36K$51K$65K$80K$65K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Jackson, TNTN$38K$51K$65K$79K$65K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$47K$56K$65K$74K$65K
Tucson, AZAZ$44K$55K$65K$75K$65K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$45K$55K$64K$74K$65K
Tallahassee, FLFL$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$41K$52K$64K$75K$64K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$40K$52K$63K$75K$63K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$45K$54K$63K$72K$63K
Dalton, GAGA$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Beckley, WVWV$45K$54K$63K$72K$63K
Missoula, MTMT$43K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$47K$54K$61K$69K$61K
Great Falls, MTMT$42K$52K$61K$70K$61K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$46K$53K$61K$69K$61K
Columbus, OHOH$40K$50K$61K$71K$61K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$40K$50K$60K$71K$61K
Arecibo, PRPR$31K$46K$60K$75K$60K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$45K$52K$60K$67K$60K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$40K$50K$60K$69K$60K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$40K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$37K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$33K$45K$57K$70K$57K
Mayaguez, PRPR$33K$45K$57K$69K$57K
Guam MSAGU$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Springfield, OHOH$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Ponce, PRPR$30K$42K$55K$67K$55K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$34K$44K$54K$65K$55K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$30K$39K$48K$57K$48K
Guayama, PRPR$30K$39K$47K$56K$47K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$30K$39K$47K$55K$47K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$24K$36K$47K$58K$47K

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: 13-1031.