Compensation & Benefits Specialist Salary by City

Manages employee pay structures, benefits programs, and job classification systems.

Entry (Level I)
$50,256
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$73,632
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$85,280
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$77,020

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+5.3%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~8,500

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

$137,218
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$83,824 – $163,509
$123,802
Boulder, CO
$66,102 – $152,235
$119,205
Merced, CA
$68,328 – $144,269
$113,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$76,752 – $130,998
$104,499
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$66,997 – $122,970

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$84K$110K$137K$164K$137K
Boulder, COCO$66K$95K$124K$152K$124K
Merced, CACA$68K$94K$119K$144K$119K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$67K$86K$104K$123K$104K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$67K$85K$104K$122K$104K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$66K$85K$103K$122K$103K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$66K$84K$102K$121K$103K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$66K$83K$100K$117K$100K
Rochester, MNMN$70K$84K$98K$112K$98K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$67K$82K$97K$113K$97K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$64K$80K$96K$112K$96K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$63K$79K$96K$112K$96K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$66K$80K$95K$109K$95K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$65K$79K$94K$109K$95K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$61K$78K$94K$110K$94K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$64K$79K$94K$109K$94K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$63K$79K$94K$109K$94K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$63K$78K$94K$109K$94K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$65K$79K$93K$107K$93K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$63K$78K$93K$107K$93K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$63K$78K$92K$107K$92K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$64K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Mankato, MNMN$64K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Bellingham, WAWA$67K$79K$91K$103K$91K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$60K$75K$90K$105K$91K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$59K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Lexington Park, MDMD$60K$75K$90K$105K$90K
Napa, CACA$70K$80K$90K$100K$90K
El Centro, CACA$60K$75K$89K$104K$90K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$60K$75K$89K$104K$89K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$64K$77K$89K$102K$89K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$60K$74K$89K$103K$89K
Monroe, MIMI$60K$74K$89K$103K$89K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$60K$74K$89K$103K$89K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$72K$80K$89K$97K$89K
Worcester, MAMA$62K$75K$89K$102K$89K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$63K$75K$88K$100K$88K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$52K$70K$88K$105K$88K
Jackson, MIMI$59K$73K$87K$102K$88K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$67K$77K$87K$97K$87K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$52K$69K$87K$105K$87K
Yuba City, CACA$67K$77K$87K$97K$87K
Salem, OROR$61K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Erie, PAPA$52K$69K$87K$104K$87K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$56K$71K$87K$102K$87K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$62K$74K$87K$99K$87K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$55K$71K$87K$102K$87K
Yuma, AZAZ$52K$69K$86K$104K$87K
New Haven, CTCT$56K$71K$86K$101K$86K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$60K$73K$86K$100K$86K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$61K$74K$86K$99K$86K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$49K$68K$86K$104K$86K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$55K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$59K$72K$86K$99K$86K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$58K$72K$85K$99K$86K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$56K$70K$85K$100K$85K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$63K$74K$85K$96K$85K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$62K$74K$85K$97K$85K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$62K$73K$85K$96K$85K
Pittsfield, MAMA$59K$72K$84K$97K$85K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$58K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$61K$73K$84K$96K$84K
Billings, MTMT$57K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Walla Walla, WAWA$58K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$54K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Greeley, COCO$54K$69K$83K$98K$84K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$58K$71K$83K$96K$84K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$54K$69K$83K$98K$83K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$58K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$58K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Springfield, MAMA$58K$70K$83K$96K$83K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Syracuse, NYNY$54K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Birmingham, ALAL$57K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Guam MSAGU$52K$67K$83K$98K$83K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$52K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$51K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Richmond, VAVA$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Vineland, NJNJ$51K$67K$82K$98K$83K
Redding, CACA$55K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Dover, DEDE$51K$67K$82K$98K$82K
Salinas, CACA$62K$72K$82K$92K$82K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$58K$70K$82K$94K$82K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$56K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$53K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$61K$71K$82K$92K$82K
Farmington, NMNM$55K$68K$82K$95K$82K
Modesto, CACA$67K$74K$82K$89K$82K
Santa Fe, NMNM$55K$68K$82K$95K$82K
Anchorage, AKAK$57K$70K$82K$94K$82K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$53K$67K$82K$96K$82K
Morgantown, WVWV$45K$63K$82K$100K$82K
Las Cruces, NMNM$49K$65K$82K$98K$82K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$53K$67K$82K$96K$82K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$62K$72K$82K$91K$82K
Albuquerque, NMNM$55K$68K$81K$95K$82K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$43K$62K$81K$101K$82K
Ithaca, NYNY$61K$71K$81K$92K$81K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$59K$70K$81K$92K$81K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$59K$70K$81K$93K$81K
Albany, OROR$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$52K$67K$81K$96K$81K
Bozeman, MTMT$56K$69K$81K$94K$81K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$52K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Kingston, NYNY$56K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Rochester, NYNY$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Elmira, NYNY$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$54K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$51K$66K$81K$95K$81K
Kankakee, ILIL$51K$66K$80K$95K$81K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$60K$70K$80K$91K$81K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$56K$68K$80K$93K$80K
Toledo, OHOH$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Fresno, CACA$55K$68K$80K$93K$80K
Bloomington, ILIL$53K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$59K$70K$80K$91K$80K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$51K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Lancaster, PAPA$51K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$55K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Grand Island, NENE$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$53K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Huntsville, ALAL$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$51K$65K$80K$94K$80K
Idaho Falls, IDID$45K$62K$79K$97K$80K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$52K$66K$79K$93K$80K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$54K$67K$79K$92K$80K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$60K$70K$79K$89K$79K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$55K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$48K$64K$79K$95K$79K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$54K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Minot, NDND$57K$68K$79K$90K$79K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$52K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$52K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Gadsden, ALAL$52K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$49K$64K$79K$94K$79K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$54K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$58K$68K$79K$89K$79K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$52K$66K$79K$92K$79K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$53K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Bend, OROR$56K$67K$78K$90K$79K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$53K$66K$78K$91K$79K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$52K$65K$78K$92K$79K
Vallejo, CACA$63K$71K$78K$86K$79K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$52K$65K$78K$92K$78K
Visalia, CACA$56K$67K$78K$90K$78K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$53K$66K$78K$91K$78K
Corvallis, OROR$57K$68K$78K$89K$78K
St. Cloud, MNMN$59K$69K$78K$88K$78K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Grand Junction, COCO$53K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Midland, MIMI$59K$68K$78K$88K$78K
Pocatello, IDID$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$57K$67K$78K$88K$78K
Sandusky, OHOH$53K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Battle Creek, MIMI$56K$67K$78K$88K$78K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$63K$70K$78K$85K$78K
Pueblo, COCO$52K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Cleveland, OHOH$53K$65K$77K$90K$78K
Colorado Springs, COCO$51K$64K$77K$91K$78K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$63K$70K$77K$85K$78K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$47K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$58K$68K$77K$87K$77K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$50K$64K$77K$91K$77K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Tucson, AZAZ$47K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Bloomington, ININ$57K$67K$77K$87K$77K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Wausau, WIWI$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Yakima, WAWA$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$58K$67K$77K$86K$77K
Columbus, OHOH$52K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Jacksonville, FLFL$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Sheboygan, WIWI$58K$67K$77K$86K$77K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$48K$62K$77K$91K$77K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$52K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Tulsa, OKOK$50K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$49K$63K$77K$90K$77K
Mansfield, OHOH$52K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$53K$65K$76K$88K$76K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$58K$67K$76K$85K$76K
Binghamton, NYNY$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Jefferson City, MOMO$51K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$47K$62K$76K$91K$76K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$54K$65K$76K$87K$76K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Lawrence, KSKS$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Kokomo, ININ$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$54K$65K$76K$86K$76K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$51K$63K$76K$88K$76K
Jackson, TNTN$46K$61K$76K$90K$76K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$59K$68K$76K$84K$76K
Missoula, MTMT$53K$64K$76K$87K$76K
Green Bay, WIWI$54K$65K$76K$86K$76K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$52K$64K$75K$87K$76K
Muncie, ININ$48K$62K$75K$89K$76K
Saginaw, MIMI$54K$65K$75K$86K$75K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$50K$63K$75K$88K$75K
York-Hanover, PAPA$46K$61K$75K$90K$75K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$50K$63K$75K$88K$75K
Chico, CACA$52K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Reading, PAPA$50K$63K$75K$88K$75K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$50K$62K$75K$88K$75K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$52K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Wilmington, NCNC$48K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$50K$62K$75K$87K$75K
Charlottesville, VAVA$53K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Flint, MIMI$52K$63K$75K$86K$75K
Columbus, ININ$47K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$53K$64K$75K$85K$75K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$53K$64K$75K$85K$75K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$47K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Bay City, MIMI$53K$64K$75K$85K$75K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$55K$65K$75K$84K$75K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$45K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Gainesville, GAGA$46K$60K$74K$89K$75K
Appleton, WIWI$51K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$52K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Carson City, NVNV$51K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Jonesboro, ARAR$47K$61K$74K$88K$75K
Savannah, GAGA$49K$62K$74K$87K$74K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$47K$61K$74K$88K$74K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$57K$66K$74K$83K$74K
Bismarck, NDND$55K$65K$74K$84K$74K
Medford, OROR$59K$66K$74K$82K$74K
Greenville, NCNC$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Burlington, NCNC$49K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$55K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$52K$63K$74K$84K$74K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$47K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Salisbury, MDMD$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$47K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Lebanon, PAPA$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Akron, OHOH$51K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Dalton, GAGA$49K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$48K$61K$74K$86K$74K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$55K$64K$74K$83K$74K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$48K$61K$73K$86K$74K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$45K$59K$73K$88K$73K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
Dubuque, IAIA$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$53K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$48K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Traverse City, MIMI$54K$64K$73K$82K$73K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$56K$65K$73K$81K$73K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Bangor, MEME$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$48K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Niles, MIMI$54K$64K$73K$82K$73K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$48K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$44K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Reno, NVNV$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$51K$62K$72K$83K$73K
Kenosha, WIWI$53K$63K$72K$82K$73K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$46K$59K$72K$85K$72K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$47K$60K$72K$85K$72K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$57K$65K$72K$80K$72K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$48K$60K$72K$85K$72K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$49K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Spartanburg, SCSC$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Gettysburg, PAPA$48K$60K$72K$85K$72K
Johnstown, PAPA$47K$60K$72K$85K$72K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$49K$60K$72K$84K$72K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$53K$63K$72K$82K$72K
Grants Pass, OROR$55K$64K$72K$80K$72K
Boise City, IDID$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Twin Falls, IDID$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$46K$59K$72K$85K$72K
Fort Wayne, ININ$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$51K$61K$72K$82K$72K
St. George, UTUT$43K$57K$72K$86K$72K
Manhattan, KSKS$46K$59K$72K$85K$72K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$51K$61K$71K$82K$72K
Wichita, KSKS$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Waco, TXTX$54K$62K$71K$80K$71K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$46K$59K$71K$84K$71K
Chambersburg, PAPA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Peoria, ILIL$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Glens Falls, NYNY$50K$60K$71K$81K$71K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$50K$60K$71K$81K$71K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$44K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$57K$64K$71K$78K$71K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$52K$61K$71K$80K$71K
Iowa City, IAIA$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Midland, TXTX$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$46K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Eau Claire, WIWI$51K$61K$71K$80K$71K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$48K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$54K$62K$71K$79K$71K
Goldsboro, NCNC$48K$59K$70K$82K$70K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$53K$62K$70K$79K$70K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$48K$59K$70K$81K$70K
Madison, WIWI$53K$61K$70K$79K$70K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$45K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Springfield, ILIL$52K$61K$70K$79K$70K
Great Falls, MTMT$51K$60K$70K$79K$70K
Decatur, ILIL$50K$60K$70K$80K$70K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Victoria, TXTX$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Topeka, KSKS$44K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$36K$53K$70K$86K$70K
Odessa, TXTX$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$55K$62K$70K$77K$70K
Casper, WYWY$55K$62K$70K$77K$70K
Cheyenne, WYWY$55K$62K$70K$77K$70K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$55K$62K$70K$77K$70K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$46K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Evansville, ININ$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$44K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Knoxville, TNTN$46K$58K$69K$81K$70K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Morristown, TNTN$46K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$49K$59K$69K$79K$69K
Ames, IAIA$48K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Florence, SCSC$42K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$46K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$45K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$49K$59K$69K$78K$69K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$50K$59K$69K$78K$69K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$48K$58K$69K$79K$69K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$56K$62K$69K$75K$69K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$39K$54K$68K$83K$69K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$45K$57K$68K$80K$69K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$41K$55K$68K$82K$68K
Roanoke, VAVA$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$45K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$45K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Helena, MTMT$54K$61K$68K$75K$68K
Logan, UT-IDID$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Hinesville, GAGA$42K$55K$68K$81K$68K
Terre Haute, ININ$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$50K$59K$68K$77K$68K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$50K$59K$68K$77K$68K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$45K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$45K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$49K$58K$68K$77K$68K
Williamsport, PAPA$51K$59K$68K$76K$68K
Amarillo, TXTX$45K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Johnson City, TNTN$47K$57K$68K$78K$68K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$40K$54K$68K$81K$68K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$45K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$49K$58K$68K$77K$68K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$43K$55K$67K$80K$68K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$44K$56K$67K$79K$68K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$40K$54K$67K$81K$68K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$47K$57K$67K$78K$67K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$46K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Sebring, FLFL$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$35K$51K$67K$83K$67K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$37K$52K$67K$82K$67K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$50K$58K$67K$76K$67K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$50K$58K$67K$75K$67K
Ocala, FLFL$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
State College, PAPA$49K$58K$67K$76K$67K
Dothan, ALAL$49K$57K$66K$75K$67K
Gainesville, FLFL$45K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$57K$62K$66K$71K$66K
Rapid City, SDSD$49K$58K$66K$75K$66K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$47K$56K$66K$76K$66K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$38K$52K$66K$80K$66K
Charleston, WVWV$45K$55K$66K$77K$66K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$45K$56K$66K$76K$66K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$50K$58K$66K$74K$66K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$43K$55K$66K$77K$66K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$45K$55K$66K$76K$66K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$50K$58K$66K$73K$66K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$45K$55K$65K$76K$66K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$40K$52K$65K$78K$65K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Columbia, MOMO$45K$55K$65K$76K$65K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$44K$55K$65K$76K$65K
Baton Rouge, LALA$44K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$44K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$50K$57K$65K$73K$65K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Montgomery, ALAL$46K$55K$65K$74K$65K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$44K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Asheville, NCNC$49K$57K$65K$72K$65K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$49K$57K$65K$72K$65K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$48K$56K$65K$73K$65K
Albany, GAGA$46K$55K$65K$74K$65K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$41K$53K$65K$76K$65K
El Paso, TXTX$47K$56K$64K$73K$65K
Jacksonville, NCNC$44K$54K$64K$75K$64K
Hammond, LALA$41K$53K$64K$76K$64K
Valdosta, GAGA$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$44K$54K$64K$74K$64K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$44K$54K$64K$74K$64K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$45K$55K$64K$73K$64K
Longview, TXTX$40K$52K$64K$75K$64K
Sumter, SCSC$42K$53K$63K$74K$64K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$42K$53K$63K$74K$64K
Bowling Green, KYKY$40K$52K$63K$75K$63K
Altoona, PAPA$45K$54K$63K$72K$63K
Rome, GAGA$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Columbia, SCSC$42K$53K$63K$73K$63K
Mobile, ALAL$44K$53K$63K$72K$63K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$48K$55K$63K$70K$63K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$50K$56K$63K$69K$63K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$46K$54K$62K$71K$63K
Lincoln, NENE$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Warner Robins, GAGA$44K$53K$62K$72K$62K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$39K$51K$62K$74K$62K
Fayetteville, NCNC$45K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Alexandria, LALA$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Monroe, LALA$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$43K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Rockford, ILIL$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
San Angelo, TXTX$41K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Lynchburg, VAVA$45K$53K$62K$70K$62K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$46K$54K$62K$70K$62K
Springfield, MOMO$47K$54K$62K$69K$62K
Abilene, TXTX$42K$52K$61K$71K$61K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$42K$52K$61K$70K$61K
Owensboro, KYKY$40K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Lafayette, LALA$40K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$40K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Ogden, UTUT$44K$52K$61K$69K$61K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$41K$51K$61K$70K$61K
Tyler, TXTX$40K$50K$61K$71K$61K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$37K$49K$61K$72K$61K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$40K$50K$61K$71K$61K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$50K$55K$61K$66K$61K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$41K$51K$60K$70K$61K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$46K$53K$60K$68K$60K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$43K$52K$60K$69K$60K
Cleveland, TNTN$48K$54K$60K$66K$60K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$40K$50K$60K$70K$60K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$39K$49K$60K$70K$60K
Lubbock, TXTX$43K$51K$60K$68K$60K
Laredo, TXTX$41K$50K$60K$69K$60K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$45K$52K$60K$67K$60K
Lawton, OKOK$45K$52K$60K$67K$60K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$43K$51K$59K$68K$59K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$44K$52K$59K$67K$59K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$43K$51K$59K$67K$59K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$38K$49K$59K$70K$59K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$42K$50K$59K$67K$59K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$49K$54K$59K$64K$59K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$41K$50K$59K$67K$59K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$45K$52K$59K$66K$59K
Hot Springs, ARAR$42K$50K$59K$67K$59K
Springfield, OHOH$41K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$37K$48K$58K$69K$58K
Enid, OKOK$44K$51K$58K$65K$58K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Jackson, MSMS$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$35K$46K$58K$69K$58K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$38K$47K$57K$67K$57K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$50K$54K$57K$60K$57K
Decatur, ALAL$50K$53K$57K$60K$57K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$39K$47K$56K$65K$56K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$40K$48K$55K$63K$56K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$39K$47K$54K$62K$54K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$42K$48K$54K$60K$54K
Lima, OHOH$43K$48K$53K$58K$53K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$38K$45K$52K$58K$52K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$34K$42K$51K$59K$51K
Beckley, WVWV$35K$43K$50K$58K$51K
Lake Charles, LALA$34K$42K$50K$57K$50K
Guayama, PRPR$32K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Arecibo, PRPR$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Aguadilla, PRPR$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Mayaguez, PRPR$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$32K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Ponce, PRPR$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Tallahassee, FLFL$35K$42K$48K$55K$49K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$35K$41K$48K$54K$48K

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: 13-1141.