Database Administrator Salary by City

Manages databases to ensure data is stored, organized, and accessible efficiently and securely.

Entry (Level I)
$60,080
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$95,597
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$113,066
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$104,620

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

-0.7%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~3,800

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

$148,242
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$89,357 – $177,258
$138,174
Merced, CA
$80,850 – $166,400
$127,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$77,272 – $152,110
$125,694
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$75,941 – $150,197
$125,258
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$77,438 – $148,803

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$89K$119K$148K$177K$148K
Merced, CACA$81K$109K$138K$166K$138K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$77K$102K$127K$152K$127K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$76K$101K$125K$150K$126K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$77K$101K$125K$149K$125K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$75K$100K$125K$150K$125K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$76K$100K$124K$149K$125K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$75K$100K$124K$149K$124K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$77K$100K$124K$147K$124K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$75K$99K$123K$147K$123K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$90K$106K$123K$139K$123K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$59K$91K$122K$154K$122K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$73K$97K$121K$145K$121K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$73K$97K$121K$145K$121K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$72K$96K$120K$144K$121K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$74K$97K$120K$143K$120K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$68K$94K$119K$145K$120K
Boulder, COCO$74K$97K$119K$142K$120K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$68K$93K$118K$144K$119K
Colorado Springs, COCO$75K$97K$118K$140K$119K
Manhattan, KSKS$67K$92K$118K$144K$118K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$75K$96K$118K$140K$118K
Yakima, WAWA$72K$95K$118K$141K$118K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$69K$93K$117K$142K$118K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$81K$99K$117K$136K$118K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$71K$94K$117K$140K$118K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$73K$95K$117K$139K$117K
Vallejo, CACA$79K$98K$117K$136K$117K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$72K$94K$117K$139K$117K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$73K$95K$117K$139K$117K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$71K$94K$117K$139K$117K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$77K$97K$117K$136K$117K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$74K$95K$116K$137K$117K
Lawrence, KSKS$65K$91K$116K$142K$117K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$62K$89K$116K$143K$117K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$68K$92K$116K$140K$116K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$73K$94K$116K$137K$116K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$70K$93K$116K$138K$116K
Napa, CACA$74K$94K$115K$136K$115K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$73K$94K$115K$136K$115K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$85K$100K$115K$130K$115K
Yuba City, CACA$72K$94K$115K$136K$115K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$70K$92K$115K$137K$115K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$61K$87K$114K$141K$115K
Goldsboro, NCNC$72K$93K$114K$135K$114K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$71K$93K$114K$136K$114K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$72K$93K$114K$135K$114K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$71K$93K$114K$136K$114K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$72K$93K$114K$135K$114K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$69K$91K$114K$136K$114K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$62K$88K$114K$139K$114K
Greeley, COCO$75K$94K$113K$133K$114K
Gainesville, GAGA$75K$94K$113K$132K$113K
Pueblo, COCO$70K$91K$113K$135K$113K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$71K$92K$113K$134K$113K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$65K$89K$113K$137K$113K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$77K$95K$113K$131K$113K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$68K$90K$112K$135K$113K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$63K$88K$112K$137K$113K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$68K$90K$112K$135K$113K
El Centro, CACA$68K$90K$112K$134K$112K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$70K$91K$112K$132K$112K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$67K$89K$111K$133K$112K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$66K$89K$111K$134K$111K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$69K$90K$111K$132K$111K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$59K$85K$111K$137K$111K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$64K$87K$111K$134K$111K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$67K$89K$111K$133K$111K
Vineland, NJNJ$69K$90K$111K$132K$111K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$63K$86K$110K$134K$110K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$63K$86K$110K$134K$110K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$68K$89K$110K$131K$110K
Rockford, ILIL$62K$86K$110K$133K$110K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$64K$87K$109K$132K$110K
Kankakee, ILIL$62K$86K$109K$133K$110K
Victoria, TXTX$63K$86K$109K$132K$109K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$80K$94K$109K$124K$109K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$65K$87K$109K$131K$109K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$62K$86K$109K$132K$109K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$65K$87K$109K$131K$109K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$65K$87K$109K$131K$109K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$62K$85K$109K$132K$109K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$66K$88K$109K$130K$109K
Greenville, NCNC$63K$86K$109K$131K$109K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$62K$85K$109K$132K$109K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$91K$99K$108K$117K$108K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$67K$87K$108K$128K$108K
Salem, OROR$71K$89K$108K$126K$108K
Rochester, MNMN$75K$91K$108K$124K$108K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$58K$82K$107K$132K$107K
Guam MSAGU$64K$85K$107K$129K$107K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$64K$85K$107K$129K$107K
Ames, IAIA$68K$88K$107K$127K$107K
Salinas, CACA$70K$88K$107K$125K$107K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$80K$93K$107K$120K$107K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$77K$92K$107K$121K$107K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$69K$88K$106K$125K$107K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$59K$83K$106K$130K$107K
Wilmington, NCNC$92K$99K$106K$113K$106K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$62K$84K$106K$128K$106K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$68K$87K$106K$125K$106K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$68K$87K$106K$125K$106K
Modesto, CACA$58K$82K$106K$129K$106K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$71K$88K$106K$123K$106K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$69K$87K$106K$124K$106K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$61K$83K$105K$128K$106K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$61K$83K$105K$128K$106K
Valdosta, GAGA$61K$83K$105K$128K$106K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$64K$84K$105K$126K$106K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$65K$85K$105K$126K$106K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$62K$84K$105K$127K$106K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$65K$85K$105K$126K$106K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$61K$83K$105K$127K$105K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$60K$82K$105K$128K$105K
Lexington Park, MDMD$71K$88K$105K$122K$105K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$64K$84K$105K$126K$105K
Jacksonville, NCNC$75K$90K$105K$120K$105K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$68K$86K$105K$123K$105K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$60K$82K$105K$127K$105K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$67K$86K$105K$124K$105K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$67K$86K$105K$124K$105K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$60K$82K$104K$127K$105K
Rome, GAGA$59K$82K$104K$127K$105K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$67K$86K$104K$123K$105K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$66K$85K$104K$123K$104K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$65K$85K$104K$124K$104K
Green Bay, WIWI$64K$84K$104K$124K$104K
Sheboygan, WIWI$67K$86K$104K$122K$104K
Bend, OROR$67K$86K$104K$122K$104K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$62K$83K$104K$125K$104K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$59K$82K$104K$126K$104K
Springfield, MAMA$63K$83K$104K$124K$104K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$67K$85K$104K$122K$104K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$67K$85K$104K$122K$104K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$59K$81K$104K$126K$104K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$59K$81K$104K$126K$104K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$63K$83K$103K$124K$104K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$60K$82K$103K$125K$104K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$60K$82K$103K$125K$104K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$70K$87K$103K$120K$104K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$63K$83K$103K$124K$104K
Salisbury, MDMD$69K$86K$103K$120K$103K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$62K$83K$103K$124K$103K
Albany, OROR$67K$85K$103K$121K$103K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$62K$82K$103K$124K$103K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$58K$80K$103K$126K$103K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$61K$82K$103K$124K$103K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$61K$82K$103K$124K$103K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$63K$83K$103K$123K$103K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$71K$87K$103K$118K$103K
Waco, TXTX$68K$85K$103K$120K$103K
Spartanburg, SCSC$63K$83K$103K$123K$103K
Asheville, NCNC$55K$79K$102K$126K$103K
Tulsa, OKOK$58K$80K$102K$124K$103K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$65K$84K$102K$121K$103K
Corvallis, OROR$66K$84K$102K$120K$103K
Flint, MIMI$61K$82K$102K$123K$102K
Burlington, NCNC$65K$84K$102K$121K$102K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$65K$83K$102K$121K$102K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$65K$83K$102K$120K$102K
Ogden, UTUT$67K$84K$102K$119K$102K
Bloomington, ILIL$62K$82K$102K$122K$102K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$64K$83K$102K$121K$102K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$65K$83K$102K$120K$102K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$60K$81K$102K$123K$102K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$65K$83K$102K$120K$102K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$63K$82K$101K$120K$102K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$59K$80K$101K$122K$101K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$62K$82K$101K$121K$101K
Glens Falls, NYNY$69K$85K$101K$117K$101K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$58K$79K$101K$123K$101K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$59K$80K$101K$122K$101K
Mankato, MNMN$64K$83K$101K$119K$101K
St. Cloud, MNMN$64K$83K$101K$119K$101K
Monroe, MIMI$61K$81K$101K$121K$101K
Birmingham, ALAL$64K$82K$101K$119K$101K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$69K$85K$101K$117K$101K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$66K$83K$101K$118K$101K
Ocala, FLFL$58K$79K$100K$122K$101K
Jacksonville, FLFL$55K$77K$100K$123K$100K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$63K$81K$100K$119K$100K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$63K$82K$100K$119K$100K
Bellingham, WAWA$65K$83K$100K$118K$100K
Jackson, MIMI$60K$80K$100K$120K$100K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$62K$81K$100K$119K$100K
Columbus, OHOH$65K$82K$100K$117K$100K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$62K$81K$100K$118K$100K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$62K$81K$100K$118K$100K
Savannah, GAGA$58K$79K$100K$120K$100K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$64K$82K$100K$118K$100K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$64K$82K$100K$117K$100K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$63K$81K$99K$118K$100K
Huntsville, ALAL$67K$83K$99K$116K$100K
Charlottesville, VAVA$59K$79K$99K$120K$100K
Sebring, FLFL$55K$77K$99K$121K$99K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$61K$80K$99K$119K$99K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$62K$81K$99K$118K$99K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$55K$77K$99K$121K$99K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$66K$83K$99K$115K$99K
York-Hanover, PAPA$63K$81K$99K$117K$99K
Madison, WIWI$67K$83K$99K$115K$99K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$61K$80K$99K$118K$99K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$69K$84K$99K$114K$99K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$66K$82K$99K$115K$99K
Worcester, MAMA$61K$80K$99K$117K$99K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$60K$79K$99K$118K$99K
Walla Walla, WAWA$67K$83K$99K$115K$99K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$59K$79K$98K$118K$99K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$59K$79K$98K$118K$99K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$56K$77K$98K$119K$99K
Richmond, VAVA$57K$77K$98K$119K$98K
Visalia, CACA$63K$81K$98K$116K$98K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$61K$79K$98K$117K$98K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$65K$81K$98K$115K$98K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$58K$78K$98K$118K$98K
Mansfield, OHOH$63K$80K$98K$116K$98K
Akron, OHOH$53K$75K$98K$121K$98K
Midland, TXTX$58K$78K$98K$118K$98K
Odessa, TXTX$58K$78K$98K$118K$98K
Appleton, WIWI$62K$80K$98K$116K$98K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$67K$82K$98K$114K$98K
Springfield, OHOH$62K$80K$98K$116K$98K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$59K$79K$98K$117K$98K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$61K$80K$98K$116K$98K
Gadsden, ALAL$61K$80K$98K$116K$98K
Yuma, AZAZ$60K$79K$98K$116K$98K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$56K$77K$98K$118K$98K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$61K$79K$98K$116K$98K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$61K$79K$97K$116K$98K
Dothan, ALAL$57K$77K$97K$117K$98K
Albany, GAGA$62K$80K$97K$115K$97K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$64K$80K$97K$114K$97K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$64K$80K$97K$114K$97K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$60K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Eau Claire, WIWI$65K$81K$97K$113K$97K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$59K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$62K$80K$97K$115K$97K
Florence, SCSC$58K$77K$97K$116K$97K
Sumter, SCSC$58K$77K$97K$116K$97K
Columbia, SCSC$58K$77K$97K$116K$97K
Pittsfield, MAMA$60K$78K$97K$115K$97K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$60K$78K$97K$115K$97K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$62K$79K$97K$114K$97K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$67K$82K$97K$112K$97K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$63K$80K$97K$113K$97K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$63K$80K$96K$113K$97K
Gettysburg, PAPA$65K$80K$96K$112K$96K
Lancaster, PAPA$57K$77K$96K$116K$96K
Dalton, GAGA$58K$77K$96K$115K$96K
New Haven, CTCT$57K$77K$96K$115K$96K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$68K$82K$96K$110K$96K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$66K$81K$96K$111K$96K
Fresno, CACA$60K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$60K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Amarillo, TXTX$50K$73K$96K$118K$96K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$51K$73K$96K$118K$96K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$61K$78K$96K$113K$96K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$55K$75K$96K$116K$96K
Albuquerque, NMNM$66K$81K$96K$111K$96K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$64K$80K$96K$112K$96K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$57K$76K$96K$115K$96K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$66K$81K$96K$110K$96K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$64K$80K$96K$111K$96K
Wausau, WIWI$62K$79K$95K$112K$96K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$63K$79K$95K$112K$96K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$65K$80K$95K$111K$96K
Lubbock, TXTX$61K$78K$95K$113K$95K
Warner Robins, GAGA$62K$79K$95K$112K$95K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$65K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Iowa City, IAIA$67K$81K$95K$109K$95K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$60K$78K$95K$113K$95K
Syracuse, NYNY$60K$78K$95K$113K$95K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$63K$79K$95K$111K$95K
Hinesville, GAGA$55K$75K$95K$115K$95K
Kenosha, WIWI$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$64K$79K$95K$111K$95K
Anchorage, AKAK$65K$80K$95K$110K$95K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Rochester, NYNY$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$54K$74K$95K$115K$95K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$62K$78K$95K$111K$95K
Kingston, NYNY$60K$77K$95K$112K$95K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$62K$78K$95K$111K$95K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$64K$79K$95K$110K$95K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$57K$76K$94K$113K$95K
Jackson, MSMS$61K$78K$94K$111K$94K
Knoxville, TNTN$51K$73K$94K$115K$94K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$54K$74K$94K$114K$94K
Lima, OHOH$62K$78K$94K$110K$94K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$56K$75K$94K$113K$94K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$57K$75K$93K$112K$94K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$53K$73K$93K$114K$94K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$53K$73K$93K$113K$94K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$55K$74K$93K$113K$94K
Cleveland, OHOH$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$57K$75K$93K$111K$93K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$59K$76K$93K$110K$93K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$54K$73K$93K$112K$93K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Farmington, NMNM$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Bloomington, ININ$68K$80K$93K$105K$93K
Peoria, ILIL$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$58K$75K$93K$110K$93K
Morristown, TNTN$52K$72K$93K$113K$93K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$65K$79K$93K$106K$93K
Lincoln, NENE$63K$78K$93K$107K$93K
Johnstown, PAPA$56K$74K$92K$111K$93K
Santa Fe, NMNM$73K$83K$93K$102K$93K
Boise City, IDID$57K$75K$92K$110K$92K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$68K$80K$92K$105K$92K
Lebanon, PAPA$59K$76K$92K$109K$92K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$57K$75K$92K$110K$92K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$61K$77K$92K$108K$92K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$53K$73K$92K$111K$92K
Cleveland, TNTN$57K$74K$92K$110K$92K
Chambersburg, PAPA$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Lafayette, LALA$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$63K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$55K$73K$92K$110K$92K
Sandusky, OHOH$54K$73K$92K$110K$92K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$51K$71K$91K$112K$92K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$53K$72K$91K$110K$92K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$53K$72K$91K$110K$92K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$62K$77K$91K$106K$92K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$60K$75K$91K$107K$92K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$51K$71K$91K$111K$91K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$55K$73K$91K$109K$91K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Carson City, NVNV$53K$72K$91K$110K$91K
Dubuque, IAIA$60K$75K$91K$106K$91K
Fayetteville, NCNC$55K$73K$91K$108K$91K
Chico, CACA$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Logan, UT-IDID$67K$79K$91K$102K$91K
Montgomery, ALAL$63K$77K$91K$104K$91K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$58K$74K$90K$107K$91K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$54K$72K$90K$109K$91K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$59K$75K$90K$106K$90K
Saginaw, MIMI$53K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Battle Creek, MIMI$53K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$54K$72K$90K$108K$90K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$56K$73K$90K$107K$90K
Mobile, ALAL$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$52K$71K$90K$108K$90K
Twin Falls, IDID$57K$73K$90K$106K$90K
Tucson, AZAZ$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Jonesboro, ARAR$51K$70K$90K$109K$90K
Lynchburg, VAVA$51K$70K$90K$109K$90K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$59K$74K$90K$105K$90K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$60K$75K$90K$104K$90K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$57K$73K$89K$106K$90K
Hot Springs, ARAR$61K$75K$89K$104K$90K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$63K$76K$89K$103K$90K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$57K$73K$89K$106K$90K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$58K$74K$89K$105K$89K
Baton Rouge, LALA$58K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Johnson City, TNTN$55K$72K$89K$106K$89K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$50K$70K$89K$109K$89K
Alexandria, LALA$54K$71K$89K$107K$89K
Lake Charles, LALA$54K$71K$89K$107K$89K
Monroe, LALA$54K$71K$89K$107K$89K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$60K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$65K$77K$89K$101K$89K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$56K$73K$89K$105K$89K
San Angelo, TXTX$57K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Reno, NVNV$49K$69K$89K$108K$89K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$54K$72K$89K$106K$89K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$55K$72K$89K$106K$89K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$54K$71K$89K$106K$89K
Las Cruces, NMNM$65K$77K$89K$100K$89K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$54K$71K$89K$106K$89K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$61K$75K$89K$102K$89K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$55K$72K$88K$105K$89K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$62K$75K$88K$101K$89K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Idaho Falls, IDID$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$53K$71K$88K$106K$88K
Decatur, ALAL$62K$75K$88K$102K$88K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$44K$66K$88K$110K$88K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$49K$68K$88K$108K$88K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$59K$74K$88K$103K$88K
Rapid City, SDSD$76K$82K$88K$94K$88K
Grand Junction, COCO$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Abilene, TXTX$53K$70K$88K$105K$88K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Decatur, ILIL$52K$70K$88K$105K$88K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$51K$69K$88K$106K$88K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$56K$72K$88K$103K$88K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$55K$71K$88K$104K$88K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$53K$70K$87K$105K$88K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$55K$71K$88K$104K$88K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$57K$72K$87K$103K$88K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$53K$70K$87K$105K$88K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$53K$70K$87K$104K$88K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$51K$69K$87K$105K$88K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$54K$71K$87K$104K$87K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$58K$73K$87K$102K$87K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$60K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$42K$64K$87K$110K$87K
Redding, CACA$58K$73K$87K$102K$87K
Hammond, LALA$54K$71K$87K$104K$87K
Medford, OROR$56K$71K$87K$103K$87K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$47K$67K$87K$107K$87K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$47K$67K$87K$107K$87K
Pocatello, IDID$63K$75K$87K$99K$87K
Bay City, MIMI$54K$70K$87K$103K$87K
Midland, MIMI$54K$70K$87K$103K$87K
Toledo, OHOH$52K$69K$87K$104K$87K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$67K$77K$86K$96K$87K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$49K$68K$86K$105K$86K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$54K$70K$86K$102K$86K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$41K$64K$86K$108K$86K
Columbia, MOMO$44K$65K$86K$107K$86K
Reading, PAPA$53K$69K$86K$102K$86K
Minot, NDND$55K$71K$86K$101K$86K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Bozeman, MTMT$71K$78K$86K$93K$86K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$69K$77K$86K$94K$86K
Terre Haute, ININ$57K$72K$86K$100K$86K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$54K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Fort Wayne, ININ$57K$71K$86K$100K$86K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$56K$71K$85K$100K$86K
State College, PAPA$50K$68K$85K$103K$86K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$53K$69K$85K$102K$86K
Altoona, PAPA$49K$67K$85K$103K$85K
Kokomo, ININ$43K$64K$85K$106K$85K
Laredo, TXTX$59K$72K$85K$98K$85K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$48K$67K$85K$103K$85K
Gainesville, FLFL$54K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Roanoke, VAVA$49K$67K$85K$103K$85K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$56K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$53K$69K$85K$101K$85K
Muncie, ININ$41K$63K$85K$106K$85K
Columbus, ININ$42K$63K$85K$106K$85K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$57K$71K$85K$98K$85K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$51K$68K$85K$101K$85K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$56K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$54K$69K$84K$100K$85K
Grants Pass, OROR$55K$70K$84K$99K$85K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$61K$73K$84K$96K$85K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$67K$76K$84K$93K$84K
Williamsport, PAPA$49K$67K$84K$102K$84K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$59K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Tallahassee, FLFL$59K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$50K$67K$83K$100K$84K
Elmira, NYNY$59K$71K$83K$96K$84K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$53K$68K$83K$99K$84K
Helena, MTMT$69K$76K$83K$91K$83K
Enid, OKOK$50K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Springfield, ILIL$48K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$50K$66K$83K$100K$83K
Springfield, MOMO$50K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$67K$75K$83K$91K$83K
Great Falls, MTMT$65K$74K$83K$92K$83K
Topeka, KSKS$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Lawton, OKOK$50K$66K$83K$99K$83K
Ithaca, NYNY$57K$70K$83K$95K$83K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$50K$66K$83K$99K$83K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$66K$74K$83K$91K$83K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$49K$66K$83K$99K$83K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$66K$75K$83K$91K$83K
Grand Island, NENE$60K$71K$82K$93K$82K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$56K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Billings, MTMT$67K$75K$82K$90K$82K
Bismarck, NDND$62K$72K$82K$92K$82K
Niles, MIMI$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Missoula, MTMT$66K$74K$82K$90K$82K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$55K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$48K$65K$82K$98K$82K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$63K$72K$81K$91K$81K
Binghamton, NYNY$62K$72K$81K$91K$81K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$56K$69K$81K$94K$81K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$60K$70K$81K$91K$81K
Wichita, KSKS$49K$65K$80K$96K$80K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$51K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$59K$69K$80K$90K$80K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$51K$65K$80K$94K$80K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$59K$69K$80K$90K$80K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$40K$60K$79K$99K$79K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$69K$79K$89K$79K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$46K$62K$79K$95K$79K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$56K$67K$79K$90K$79K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$53K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$53K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Traverse City, MIMI$52K$65K$78K$91K$79K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$50K$64K$78K$92K$78K
Evansville, ININ$50K$63K$77K$90K$77K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Longview, TXTX$41K$59K$76K$94K$77K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$48K$62K$75K$89K$75K
Jefferson City, MOMO$38K$56K$75K$93K$75K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$51K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Tyler, TXTX$38K$56K$74K$92K$74K
Casper, WYWY$45K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Morgantown, WVWV$49K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$45K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Dover, DEDE$53K$63K$73K$84K$74K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$50K$62K$73K$85K$74K
Bowling Green, KYKY$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
St. George, UTUT$62K$68K$73K$78K$73K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$44K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$47K$60K$73K$85K$73K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$42K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Owensboro, KYKY$43K$57K$72K$86K$72K
Cheyenne, WYWY$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$46K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Jackson, TNTN$44K$58K$71K$85K$71K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$67K$69K$71K$73K$71K
Erie, PAPA$46K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Beckley, WVWV$51K$60K$70K$79K$70K
Charleston, WVWV$52K$61K$70K$79K$70K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$39K$54K$69K$84K$69K
El Paso, TXTX$35K$51K$68K$85K$68K
Bangor, MEME$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$34K$48K$63K$77K$63K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$39K$49K$60K$70K$60K
Guayama, PRPR$39K$49K$60K$70K$60K
Arecibo, PRPR$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Ponce, PRPR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Aguadilla, PRPR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Mayaguez, PRPR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$43K$49K$56K$62K$56K

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: 15-1242.