Compliance Officer Salary by City

Ensures organizations adhere to legal standards and internal policies to avoid regulatory risk.

Entry (Level I)
$48,135
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$74,443
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$88,237
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$78,420

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+3%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~33,300

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

$125,798
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$73,757 – $151,424
$112,986
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$66,872 – $135,678
$108,368
Lexington Park, MD
$69,888 – $127,338
$102,045
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$75,213 – $115,253
$101,442
Boulder, CO
$64,958 – $119,392

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$74K$100K$126K$151K$126K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$67K$90K$113K$136K$113K
Lexington Park, MDMD$70K$89K$108K$127K$108K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$75K$89K$102K$115K$102K
Boulder, COCO$65K$83K$101K$119K$101K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$65K$83K$101K$119K$101K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$63K$82K$100K$119K$101K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$56K$78K$100K$122K$100K
Reno, NVNV$61K$80K$99K$118K$99K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$63K$81K$99K$117K$99K
New Haven, CTCT$63K$81K$99K$117K$99K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$65K$82K$99K$116K$99K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$64K$81K$99K$116K$99K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$63K$81K$98K$116K$99K
El Centro, CACA$62K$80K$98K$116K$98K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$65K$81K$97K$113K$97K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$59K$78K$97K$116K$97K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$61K$79K$97K$115K$97K
Bellingham, WAWA$65K$81K$97K$112K$97K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$58K$77K$97K$116K$97K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$60K$78K$95K$113K$96K
Salinas, CACA$61K$78K$95K$112K$95K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$63K$78K$94K$110K$94K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$56K$74K$93K$112K$94K
Idaho Falls, IDID$47K$70K$93K$116K$93K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$54K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$55K$74K$93K$111K$93K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$62K$77K$92K$107K$92K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$52K$72K$92K$112K$92K
Greeley, COCO$59K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$53K$72K$92K$111K$92K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$59K$75K$92K$108K$92K
Vallejo, CACA$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Casper, WYWY$58K$75K$91K$108K$92K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$55K$73K$91K$110K$91K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$61K$76K$91K$106K$91K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$61K$76K$91K$106K$91K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$61K$76K$91K$106K$91K
Napa, CACA$59K$75K$91K$107K$91K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$50K$70K$91K$112K$91K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$57K$74K$91K$108K$91K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$59K$75K$90K$106K$90K
Midland, TXTX$54K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$68K$79K$90K$100K$90K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$57K$73K$89K$106K$90K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$53K$71K$89K$107K$89K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$60K$75K$89K$104K$89K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$56K$72K$89K$106K$89K
Anchorage, AKAK$62K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$57K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Bangor, MEME$54K$72K$89K$106K$89K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$64K$76K$89K$101K$89K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$52K$70K$89K$107K$89K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$60K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$66K$77K$89K$100K$89K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$55K$72K$88K$105K$89K
Minot, NDND$62K$75K$88K$101K$89K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$63K$75K$88K$101K$88K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$54K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$59K$74K$88K$103K$88K
Worcester, MAMA$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$65K$76K$88K$99K$88K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$56K$72K$88K$103K$88K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$55K$71K$87K$104K$88K
Chico, CACA$53K$70K$87K$105K$88K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$58K$72K$87K$102K$87K
Kingston, NYNY$57K$72K$87K$102K$87K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$54K$70K$86K$102K$86K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$56K$71K$86K$101K$86K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$57K$71K$86K$100K$86K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$53K$69K$86K$102K$86K
Fresno, CACA$55K$70K$86K$101K$86K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$61K$73K$85K$98K$86K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$59K$72K$85K$99K$85K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$49K$67K$85K$103K$85K
Merced, CACA$55K$70K$85K$101K$85K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$61K$73K$85K$98K$85K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$48K$67K$85K$104K$85K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$57K$71K$85K$99K$85K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$55K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Huntsville, ALAL$50K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Sheboygan, WIWI$59K$72K$85K$98K$85K
Guam MSAGU$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Grants Pass, OROR$57K$71K$85K$98K$85K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$58K$71K$85K$98K$85K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$58K$71K$84K$98K$85K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$55K$70K$84K$99K$84K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$52K$68K$84K$101K$84K
Rochester, NYNY$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Bend, OROR$60K$72K$84K$96K$84K
Binghamton, NYNY$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Syracuse, NYNY$52K$68K$84K$100K$84K
Laredo, TXTX$48K$66K$84K$102K$84K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$52K$68K$84K$100K$84K
Rochester, MNMN$58K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$55K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$50K$67K$83K$100K$84K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$52K$67K$83K$99K$84K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$59K$71K$83K$96K$84K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$54K$69K$83K$98K$83K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$56K$70K$83K$97K$83K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Springfield, MAMA$50K$66K$83K$99K$83K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$58K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$52K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$57K$70K$83K$96K$83K
Rapid City, SDSD$56K$69K$83K$96K$83K
San Angelo, TXTX$50K$66K$83K$99K$83K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$49K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$47K$65K$83K$101K$83K
Yakima, WAWA$58K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$53K$68K$82K$97K$83K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$51K$67K$82K$98K$83K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$54K$68K$82K$96K$83K
Carson City, NVNV$59K$71K$82K$94K$82K
Dover, DEDE$44K$63K$82K$101K$82K
Columbus, OHOH$53K$68K$82K$97K$82K
Colorado Springs, COCO$54K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Kenosha, WIWI$55K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$58K$70K$82K$94K$82K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$43K$62K$82K$101K$82K
Redding, CACA$53K$68K$82K$96K$82K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$49K$65K$82K$98K$82K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$58K$70K$82K$93K$82K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$50K$66K$81K$97K$82K
Salisbury, MDMD$52K$67K$81K$96K$82K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$48K$65K$81K$98K$81K
Albany, OROR$54K$68K$81K$95K$81K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$52K$67K$81K$96K$81K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$56K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$54K$68K$81K$95K$81K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$56K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$55K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Akron, OHOH$48K$64K$81K$97K$81K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$50K$65K$81K$96K$81K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$47K$64K$81K$98K$81K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$54K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$56K$68K$81K$93K$81K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$57K$69K$81K$92K$81K
Bloomington, ININ$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Birmingham, ALAL$48K$64K$81K$97K$81K
Ithaca, NYNY$58K$69K$81K$92K$81K
York-Hanover, PAPA$44K$62K$81K$99K$81K
Corvallis, OROR$57K$68K$80K$92K$81K
Cleveland, OHOH$51K$66K$80K$95K$81K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$51K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$58K$69K$80K$91K$80K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$48K$64K$80K$96K$80K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Madison, WIWI$58K$69K$80K$91K$80K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$48K$64K$80K$96K$80K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$46K$63K$80K$97K$80K
Salem, OROR$55K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$43K$61K$80K$98K$80K
Charlottesville, VAVA$52K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$59K$69K$80K$90K$80K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$43K$61K$79K$98K$80K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$44K$62K$79K$97K$80K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$50K$65K$79K$94K$79K
Logan, UT-IDID$48K$63K$79K$95K$79K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$32K$56K$79K$102K$79K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Mobile, ALAL$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Modesto, CACA$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Toledo, OHOH$47K$63K$79K$95K$79K
Midland, MIMI$54K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Jacksonville, FLFL$47K$63K$79K$94K$79K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$56K$67K$79K$90K$79K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$55K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Bozeman, MTMT$54K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Cheyenne, WYWY$54K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Richmond, VAVA$52K$65K$78K$92K$79K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$50K$64K$78K$92K$78K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$55K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Albuquerque, NMNM$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$53K$65K$78K$91K$78K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$53K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$49K$64K$78K$92K$78K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$48K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Jackson, MIMI$51K$64K$78K$91K$78K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$49K$63K$78K$92K$78K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$54K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$44K$61K$78K$95K$78K
Glens Falls, NYNY$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$52K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$53K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Great Falls, MTMT$57K$68K$78K$88K$78K
Kokomo, ININ$50K$64K$78K$91K$78K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$50K$64K$77K$91K$78K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$47K$62K$77K$93K$78K
Eau Claire, WIWI$56K$67K$77K$88K$78K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$47K$62K$77K$93K$78K
State College, PAPA$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Springfield, ILIL$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$48K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Las Cruces, NMNM$46K$62K$77K$93K$77K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$48K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Medford, OROR$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Ames, IAIA$56K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Peoria, ILIL$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$55K$66K$77K$87K$77K
Pittsfield, MAMA$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Sandusky, OHOH$49K$63K$77K$90K$77K
Lebanon, PAPA$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$54K$65K$76K$88K$77K
Wausau, WIWI$51K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$44K$60K$76K$92K$77K
Columbia, SCSC$48K$62K$76K$91K$77K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Lincoln, NENE$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$51K$64K$76K$89K$76K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$53K$65K$76K$88K$76K
Montgomery, ALAL$49K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Tucson, AZAZ$47K$61K$76K$91K$76K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$49K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Charleston, WVWV$46K$61K$76K$91K$76K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$46K$61K$76K$91K$76K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$56K$66K$76K$86K$76K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$43K$60K$76K$92K$76K
Morgantown, WVWV$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Mankato, MNMN$53K$64K$76K$87K$76K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$52K$64K$76K$87K$76K
El Paso, TXTX$42K$59K$76K$92K$76K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$43K$59K$76K$92K$76K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$53K$64K$76K$87K$76K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$46K$61K$75K$90K$76K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$50K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$50K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$52K$64K$75K$87K$76K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$47K$61K$75K$90K$75K
Yuba City, CACA$44K$60K$75K$91K$75K
St. Cloud, MNMN$53K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Pueblo, COCO$55K$65K$75K$86K$75K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$41K$58K$75K$92K$75K
Twin Falls, IDID$41K$58K$75K$92K$75K
Grand Junction, COCO$47K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Green Bay, WIWI$54K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$48K$62K$75K$89K$75K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$52K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$45K$60K$75K$90K$75K
Walla Walla, WAWA$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$54K$65K$75K$86K$75K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$43K$59K$75K$91K$75K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$48K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Visalia, CACA$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Savannah, GAGA$44K$59K$75K$90K$75K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$45K$60K$75K$89K$75K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$44K$59K$75K$90K$75K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$44K$59K$74K$90K$75K
Kankakee, ILIL$52K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Boise City, IDID$42K$58K$74K$90K$74K
Fayetteville, NCNC$42K$58K$74K$90K$74K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$53K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Hammond, LALA$40K$57K$74K$91K$74K
Knoxville, TNTN$45K$59K$74K$89K$74K
Terre Haute, ININ$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$49K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$49K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Lafayette, LALA$39K$56K$74K$91K$74K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$47K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Williamsport, PAPA$50K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$56K$65K$74K$83K$74K
Dubuque, IAIA$49K$61K$74K$87K$74K
Billings, MTMT$54K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$48K$61K$74K$86K$74K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$43K$58K$74K$89K$74K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$46K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Lake Charles, LALA$40K$57K$73K$90K$74K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$44K$59K$73K$88K$74K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$47K$60K$73K$87K$74K
Lima, OHOH$46K$60K$73K$87K$74K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$50K$62K$73K$85K$74K
Asheville, NCNC$46K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$44K$59K$73K$88K$73K
Elmira, NYNY$54K$64K$73K$83K$73K
Fort Wayne, ININ$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$46K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Columbus, ININ$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Decatur, ALAL$46K$59K$73K$86K$73K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$44K$58K$73K$87K$73K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$51K$62K$73K$83K$73K
Battle Creek, MIMI$46K$59K$73K$86K$73K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$47K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$44K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Odessa, TXTX$45K$59K$72K$86K$73K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$47K$60K$72K$85K$73K
Wilmington, NCNC$47K$60K$72K$85K$73K
Iowa City, IAIA$53K$63K$72K$82K$73K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$43K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$49K$61K$72K$84K$72K
Sumter, SCSC$45K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Tulsa, OKOK$44K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$45K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$49K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$55K$64K$72K$81K$72K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$38K$55K$72K$89K$72K
Greenville, NCNC$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$44K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$43K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$35K$53K$72K$90K$72K
Burlington, NCNC$44K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$44K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$45K$58K$72K$85K$72K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$46K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Bismarck, NDND$56K$64K$72K$79K$72K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$43K$57K$72K$86K$72K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$42K$57K$71K$86K$72K
Reading, PAPA$46K$59K$71K$84K$71K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$44K$58K$71K$85K$71K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$45K$58K$71K$85K$71K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Columbia, MOMO$46K$59K$71K$84K$71K
Enid, OKOK$51K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Appleton, WIWI$45K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$42K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$52K$62K$71K$80K$71K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$41K$56K$71K$86K$71K
Topeka, KSKS$45K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Missoula, MTMT$50K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Roanoke, VAVA$48K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$48K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Jackson, MSMS$44K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$44K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Owensboro, KYKY$47K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$51K$61K$71K$80K$71K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$45K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$44K$57K$70K$83K$71K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$57K$64K$70K$77K$71K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$45K$58K$70K$83K$71K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$43K$57K$70K$84K$70K
Wichita, KSKS$42K$56K$70K$85K$70K
Yuma, AZAZ$43K$57K$70K$84K$70K
Warner Robins, GAGA$43K$57K$70K$84K$70K
Gadsden, ALAL$45K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Lawrence, KSKS$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$49K$60K$70K$80K$70K
Decatur, ILIL$45K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Alexandria, LALA$37K$53K$70K$87K$70K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$43K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Evansville, ININ$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
Vineland, NJNJ$50K$60K$70K$80K$70K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
Erie, PAPA$41K$55K$70K$84K$70K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Monroe, MIMI$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$53K$61K$69K$77K$69K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$50K$59K$69K$78K$69K
Helena, MTMT$57K$63K$69K$75K$69K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$42K$55K$69K$82K$69K
Jacksonville, NCNC$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$45K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Rockford, ILIL$48K$58K$69K$79K$69K
St. George, UTUT$42K$55K$69K$82K$69K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$44K$56K$68K$81K$69K
Manhattan, KSKS$43K$56K$68K$81K$69K
Altoona, PAPA$49K$59K$68K$78K$69K
Abilene, TXTX$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$43K$56K$68K$81K$68K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$46K$57K$68K$80K$68K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$37K$53K$68K$83K$68K
Spartanburg, SCSC$43K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$43K$55K$68K$81K$68K
Mansfield, OHOH$43K$55K$68K$81K$68K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$47K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Flint, MIMI$45K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Lancaster, PAPA$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Goldsboro, NCNC$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Muncie, ININ$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Niles, MIMI$45K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$44K$56K$68K$79K$68K
Ogden, UTUT$41K$54K$68K$81K$68K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$46K$57K$68K$78K$68K
Grand Island, NENE$46K$57K$67K$78K$68K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$42K$55K$67K$80K$68K
Victoria, TXTX$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$46K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$40K$54K$67K$81K$67K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$42K$54K$67K$79K$67K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Gainesville, GAGA$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$40K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$38K$52K$66K$81K$67K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$41K$54K$66K$79K$67K
Amarillo, TXTX$45K$56K$66K$77K$67K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$39K$53K$66K$80K$67K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$43K$55K$66K$78K$66K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$42K$54K$66K$79K$66K
Lynchburg, VAVA$45K$56K$66K$77K$66K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$38K$52K$66K$80K$66K
Chambersburg, PAPA$46K$56K$66K$76K$66K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Baton Rouge, LALA$36K$51K$66K$81K$66K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$39K$52K$66K$79K$66K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$45K$55K$66K$76K$66K
Lubbock, TXTX$41K$53K$65K$78K$66K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$41K$53K$65K$78K$66K
Dalton, GAGA$40K$53K$65K$78K$65K
Farmington, NMNM$42K$54K$65K$77K$65K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$38K$52K$65K$79K$65K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Florence, SCSC$40K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$32K$48K$65K$81K$65K
Bloomington, ILIL$50K$57K$65K$72K$65K
Bay City, MIMI$46K$55K$65K$74K$65K
Tyler, TXTX$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$46K$55K$65K$74K$65K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$46K$55K$64K$74K$65K
Cleveland, TNTN$39K$52K$64K$77K$64K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$43K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Springfield, MOMO$40K$52K$64K$76K$64K
Ocala, FLFL$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Dothan, ALAL$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Saginaw, MIMI$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Santa Fe, NMNM$47K$56K$64K$72K$64K
Bowling Green, KYKY$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$46K$55K$64K$72K$64K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$47K$55K$64K$72K$64K
Johnstown, PAPA$39K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$38K$50K$63K$76K$63K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$40K$52K$63K$75K$63K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$42K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Tallahassee, FLFL$35K$49K$63K$77K$63K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Sebring, FLFL$39K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$38K$50K$63K$75K$63K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$35K$49K$63K$77K$63K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$40K$51K$63K$74K$63K
Gettysburg, PAPA$39K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$44K$53K$63K$72K$63K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$36K$49K$63K$76K$63K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Pocatello, IDID$44K$53K$63K$72K$63K
Hot Springs, ARAR$35K$49K$63K$76K$63K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$37K$50K$62K$75K$62K
Monroe, LALA$38K$50K$62K$74K$62K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$43K$53K$62K$72K$62K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$33K$48K$62K$77K$62K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$41K$52K$62K$73K$62K
Longview, TXTX$42K$52K$62K$72K$62K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$39K$51K$62K$74K$62K
Gainesville, FLFL$39K$51K$62K$74K$62K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$41K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$37K$49K$62K$75K$62K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$41K$51K$62K$72K$62K
Rome, GAGA$35K$49K$62K$75K$62K
Lawton, OKOK$40K$51K$62K$72K$62K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$40K$50K$61K$72K$61K
Jonesboro, ARAR$44K$53K$61K$70K$61K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$42K$52K$61K$70K$61K
Traverse City, MIMI$37K$49K$61K$73K$61K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$39K$50K$61K$72K$61K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$41K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$32K$47K$61K$75K$61K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$37K$49K$61K$72K$61K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$40K$50K$60K$71K$61K
Mayaguez, PRPR$29K$45K$60K$76K$61K
Waco, TXTX$39K$50K$60K$71K$61K
Johnson City, TNTN$39K$50K$60K$71K$60K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$38K$49K$60K$72K$60K
Beckley, WVWV$42K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Springfield, OHOH$44K$52K$60K$68K$60K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$37K$48K$60K$72K$60K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$36K$48K$60K$72K$60K
Valdosta, GAGA$38K$49K$59K$70K$59K
Albany, GAGA$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$42K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$36K$47K$59K$71K$59K
Jackson, TNTN$40K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Morristown, TNTN$40K$49K$58K$68K$58K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$39K$48K$58K$67K$58K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$39K$48K$58K$67K$58K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$32K$45K$58K$70K$58K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$36K$47K$57K$68K$58K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$40K$49K$57K$66K$58K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$32K$45K$57K$70K$57K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$35K$46K$57K$68K$57K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$31K$44K$57K$70K$57K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$31K$44K$57K$70K$57K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$40K$48K$56K$65K$56K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$41K$48K$56K$64K$56K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$37K$46K$56K$65K$56K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$33K$44K$55K$67K$55K
Guayama, PRPR$33K$44K$55K$67K$55K
Hinesville, GAGA$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$34K$44K$55K$65K$55K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$38K$46K$54K$62K$54K
Ponce, PRPR$32K$43K$54K$65K$54K
Arecibo, PRPR$29K$40K$52K$63K$52K
Jefferson City, MOMO$42K$46K$51K$55K$51K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$37K$43K$49K$55K$49K
Aguadilla, PRPR$25K$35K$46K$56K$46K

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: 13-1041.