Human Resources Specialist Salary by City

Recruits, screens, and interviews candidates, and manages employee relations and HR programs.

Entry (Level I)
$46,024
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$70,117
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$82,859
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$72,910

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+6.2%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~81,800

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

$125,133
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$73,112 – $150,738
$117,832
Boulder, CO
$57,387 – $147,597
$112,694
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$67,954 – $134,742
$104,042
Lexington Park, MD
$62,566 – $124,467
$101,982
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$62,483 – $121,430

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$73K$99K$125K$151K$125K
Boulder, COCO$57K$87K$118K$148K$118K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$68K$90K$112K$135K$113K
Lexington Park, MDMD$63K$83K$104K$124K$104K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$62K$82K$102K$121K$102K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$62K$81K$99K$117K$99K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$58K$76K$94K$112K$94K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$58K$76K$94K$112K$94K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$60K$76K$92K$109K$93K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$57K$74K$91K$109K$92K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$57K$74K$91K$108K$91K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$55K$72K$90K$107K$90K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$56K$73K$90K$106K$90K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$60K$74K$89K$104K$89K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$55K$72K$89K$106K$89K
Vallejo, CACA$62K$75K$88K$101K$88K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$55K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$55K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Napa, CACA$57K$73K$88K$103K$88K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$55K$71K$88K$104K$88K
Salinas, CACA$59K$73K$87K$101K$88K
Rochester, MNMN$62K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$56K$71K$87K$103K$87K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$58K$72K$86K$100K$86K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$56K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$56K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$55K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$60K$72K$85K$97K$85K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$56K$70K$84K$98K$84K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$57K$70K$84K$98K$84K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$59K$71K$84K$96K$84K
Colorado Springs, COCO$51K$67K$84K$100K$84K
New Haven, CTCT$55K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$51K$67K$84K$100K$84K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$59K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$52K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Minot, NDND$53K$68K$82K$97K$82K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$54K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$46K$64K$82K$100K$82K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$49K$66K$82K$99K$82K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$58K$70K$82K$95K$82K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$49K$66K$82K$99K$82K
Huntsville, ALAL$49K$66K$82K$98K$82K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$55K$68K$82K$96K$82K
Worcester, MAMA$53K$67K$82K$96K$82K
Charlottesville, VAVA$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Greeley, COCO$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$50K$66K$82K$98K$82K
Bellingham, WAWA$54K$68K$81K$95K$82K
Ithaca, NYNY$56K$69K$81K$94K$81K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$53K$67K$81K$95K$81K
Walla Walla, WAWA$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$49K$65K$81K$97K$81K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$57K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Bismarck, NDND$52K$66K$81K$95K$81K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$58K$69K$81K$92K$81K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$53K$67K$80K$94K$81K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$48K$64K$80K$97K$81K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$55K$68K$80K$93K$80K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$51K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$53K$67K$80K$94K$80K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$56K$68K$80K$93K$80K
Fayetteville, NCNC$48K$64K$80K$96K$80K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$54K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$52K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$54K$67K$80K$92K$80K
Pittsfield, MAMA$53K$66K$80K$93K$80K
Anchorage, AKAK$53K$66K$79K$93K$79K
Asheville, NCNC$46K$63K$79K$96K$79K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Bloomington, ILIL$51K$65K$79K$94K$79K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$50K$65K$79K$94K$79K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$52K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Lawrence, KSKS$50K$65K$79K$94K$79K
Syracuse, NYNY$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Springfield, MAMA$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Modesto, CACA$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$52K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Richmond, VAVA$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$54K$67K$79K$91K$79K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Rochester, NYNY$52K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Warner Robins, GAGA$47K$63K$79K$94K$79K
Merced, CACA$54K$66K$79K$91K$79K
Bend, OROR$51K$65K$78K$92K$79K
Madison, WIWI$55K$66K$78K$90K$78K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$52K$65K$78K$92K$78K
Midland, TXTX$47K$63K$78K$94K$78K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$53K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$50K$64K$78K$92K$78K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$51K$64K$78K$91K$78K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$48K$63K$77K$92K$78K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$52K$65K$77K$90K$78K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$51K$64K$77K$90K$78K
Columbus, OHOH$48K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$47K$62K$77K$92K$77K
Salem, OROR$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Topeka, KSKS$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$50K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Fresno, CACA$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$51K$64K$77K$90K$77K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Visalia, CACA$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$48K$62K$77K$91K$77K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$46K$61K$77K$92K$77K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$55K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$53K$65K$77K$88K$77K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$51K$64K$76K$89K$76K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$54K$65K$76K$87K$76K
Kingston, NYNY$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$53K$65K$76K$88K$76K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Chico, CACA$53K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$49K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$46K$61K$76K$91K$76K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$49K$62K$76K$90K$76K
St. Cloud, MNMN$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Redding, CACA$52K$64K$76K$88K$76K
Binghamton, NYNY$49K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$46K$61K$76K$91K$76K
York-Hanover, PAPA$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Monroe, MIMI$48K$62K$76K$90K$76K
Albuquerque, NMNM$48K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Manhattan, KSKS$48K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$48K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$46K$61K$75K$90K$76K
Reno, NVNV$47K$61K$75K$90K$76K
Midland, MIMI$51K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Yuba City, CACA$51K$63K$75K$88K$76K
Glens Falls, NYNY$49K$62K$75K$89K$75K
Springfield, ILIL$53K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Ames, IAIA$51K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$54K$65K$75K$86K$75K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$46K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Hinesville, GAGA$47K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$43K$59K$74K$90K$75K
Jacksonville, NCNC$46K$60K$74K$89K$74K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$49K$62K$74K$87K$74K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Akron, OHOH$45K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$45K$60K$74K$89K$74K
Lebanon, PAPA$49K$62K$74K$86K$74K
Cheyenne, WYWY$45K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$47K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Knoxville, TNTN$47K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Sheboygan, WIWI$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$47K$60K$74K$87K$74K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$49K$61K$74K$86K$74K
El Centro, CACA$48K$61K$74K$87K$74K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$45K$59K$74K$88K$74K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$50K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Peoria, ILIL$50K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Yakima, WAWA$53K$63K$74K$84K$74K
Mankato, MNMN$52K$63K$74K$84K$74K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$48K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$49K$61K$74K$86K$74K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$49K$61K$73K$85K$74K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$48K$61K$73K$86K$74K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$48K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$45K$59K$73K$88K$73K
Vineland, NJNJ$50K$62K$73K$85K$73K
Ogden, UTUT$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Columbia, SCSC$46K$60K$73K$87K$73K
Beckley, WVWV$43K$58K$73K$88K$73K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$47K$60K$73K$86K$73K
Iowa City, IAIA$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Niles, MIMI$48K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Morgantown, WVWV$44K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$53K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Elmira, NYNY$50K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Wausau, WIWI$49K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$43K$58K$73K$87K$73K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$53K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Salisbury, MDMD$50K$61K$73K$84K$73K
State College, PAPA$49K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$48K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$47K$60K$72K$85K$73K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$45K$59K$72K$86K$73K
Jacksonville, FLFL$46K$59K$72K$86K$72K
Carson City, NVNV$50K$61K$72K$84K$72K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$49K$61K$72K$84K$72K
Helena, MTMT$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Sumter, SCSC$43K$58K$72K$87K$72K
Cleveland, OHOH$45K$59K$72K$86K$72K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$44K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$49K$61K$72K$84K$72K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$43K$57K$72K$86K$72K
Santa Fe, NMNM$52K$62K$72K$82K$72K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$47K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Birmingham, ALAL$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Billings, MTMT$48K$60K$72K$84K$72K
Albany, OROR$49K$60K$72K$83K$72K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$51K$61K$72K$82K$72K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$47K$59K$72K$84K$72K
Kenosha, WIWI$50K$61K$72K$82K$72K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$45K$58K$72K$85K$72K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$41K$56K$71K$87K$72K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$48K$60K$71K$83K$72K
Corvallis, OROR$48K$60K$71K$83K$72K
Wilmington, NCNC$44K$58K$71K$85K$72K
Appleton, WIWI$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$42K$57K$71K$86K$71K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$45K$58K$71K$85K$71K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$49K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$41K$56K$71K$86K$71K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$46K$59K$71K$84K$71K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$46K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Medford, OROR$50K$61K$71K$82K$71K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$48K$60K$71K$83K$71K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$46K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$48K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Spartanburg, SCSC$44K$58K$71K$84K$71K
Reading, PAPA$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$46K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$46K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Wichita, KSKS$44K$57K$71K$84K$71K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$43K$57K$71K$85K$71K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$44K$57K$71K$84K$71K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$52K$61K$71K$80K$71K
Green Bay, WIWI$50K$60K$71K$81K$71K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$46K$58K$71K$83K$71K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$44K$57K$71K$84K$71K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$42K$56K$70K$85K$71K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$46K$58K$70K$83K$71K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$49K$60K$70K$81K$70K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$48K$59K$70K$82K$70K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$47K$59K$70K$82K$70K
Grand Junction, COCO$44K$57K$70K$84K$70K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$39K$55K$70K$86K$70K
Chambersburg, PAPA$45K$58K$70K$83K$70K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$45K$58K$70K$83K$70K
Decatur, ILIL$47K$59K$70K$82K$70K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$47K$59K$70K$82K$70K
Odessa, TXTX$45K$58K$70K$83K$70K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$50K$60K$70K$80K$70K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$49K$60K$70K$81K$70K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$48K$59K$70K$81K$70K
Pueblo, COCO$45K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Kokomo, ININ$45K$58K$70K$83K$70K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$42K$56K$70K$84K$70K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$40K$55K$70K$85K$70K
Bloomington, ININ$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Goldsboro, NCNC$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$48K$59K$70K$81K$70K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$47K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Burlington, NCNC$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Boise City, IDID$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$43K$57K$70K$83K$70K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Toledo, OHOH$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
Columbia, MOMO$45K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$48K$59K$70K$80K$70K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$46K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Battle Creek, MIMI$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$45K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$43K$56K$69K$83K$70K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$46K$58K$69K$81K$70K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$50K$60K$69K$79K$70K
Lynchburg, VAVA$46K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$44K$57K$69K$82K$69K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Flint, MIMI$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Florence, SCSC$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Lancaster, PAPA$46K$58K$69K$81K$69K
Fort Wayne, ININ$46K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Gainesville, FLFL$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
Jackson, MIMI$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Eau Claire, WIWI$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$42K$55K$69K$82K$69K
Savannah, GAGA$44K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$44K$56K$69K$81K$69K
Grants Pass, OROR$51K$60K$69K$78K$69K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$45K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Tucson, AZAZ$46K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Greenville, NCNC$45K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Rapid City, SDSD$49K$59K$68K$78K$69K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$45K$57K$68K$80K$69K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$46K$57K$68K$80K$69K
Bozeman, MTMT$49K$59K$68K$78K$69K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$44K$56K$68K$81K$69K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$50K$59K$68K$78K$68K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Altoona, PAPA$45K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Roanoke, VAVA$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$46K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Rockford, ILIL$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$43K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Decatur, ALAL$43K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$42K$55K$68K$81K$68K
Traverse City, MIMI$48K$58K$68K$78K$68K
Idaho Falls, IDID$39K$54K$68K$82K$68K
Sandusky, OHOH$43K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$43K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$43K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Mobile, ALAL$43K$56K$68K$80K$68K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$41K$54K$68K$81K$68K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$46K$57K$68K$78K$68K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$41K$54K$68K$81K$68K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$40K$54K$67K$81K$68K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$43K$55K$67K$80K$68K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$45K$56K$67K$78K$68K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$43K$55K$67K$79K$68K
Lawton, OKOK$40K$54K$67K$81K$67K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$45K$56K$67K$79K$67K
Jackson, MSMS$42K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Gettysburg, PAPA$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Saginaw, MIMI$45K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$46K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Erie, PAPA$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$44K$56K$67K$78K$67K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$46K$56K$67K$77K$67K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$46K$56K$67K$77K$67K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$43K$55K$67K$79K$67K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$41K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$41K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Lima, OHOH$43K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$44K$56K$67K$78K$67K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Gainesville, GAGA$43K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$45K$56K$66K$77K$67K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$44K$55K$66K$77K$67K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$41K$54K$66K$79K$66K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$47K$57K$66K$76K$66K
Terre Haute, ININ$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Montgomery, ALAL$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$49K$58K$66K$75K$66K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$43K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$41K$53K$66K$78K$66K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
Dubuque, IAIA$46K$56K$66K$75K$66K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$41K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Bowling Green, KYKY$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
Ocala, FLFL$42K$54K$66K$77K$66K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$46K$56K$66K$76K$66K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$43K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Jefferson City, MOMO$45K$56K$66K$76K$66K
Tulsa, OKOK$42K$54K$66K$77K$66K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
Johnson City, TNTN$39K$52K$65K$79K$66K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$43K$54K$66K$77K$66K
San Angelo, TXTX$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$43K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Yuma, AZAZ$42K$54K$65K$77K$66K
Amarillo, TXTX$41K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$44K$55K$65K$76K$65K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$44K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Longview, TXTX$42K$54K$65K$77K$65K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$42K$54K$65K$77K$65K
Kankakee, ILIL$46K$56K$65K$75K$65K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$42K$54K$65K$77K$65K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Baton Rouge, LALA$40K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Muncie, ININ$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Farmington, NMNM$44K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$41K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Johnstown, PAPA$41K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$44K$55K$65K$75K$65K
Bay City, MIMI$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$39K$52K$65K$78K$65K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$41K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$44K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Albany, GAGA$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Cleveland, TNTN$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Dover, DEDE$47K$56K$65K$74K$65K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$42K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Waco, TXTX$41K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$41K$53K$65K$76K$65K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Logan, UT-IDID$40K$52K$65K$77K$65K
Enid, OKOK$38K$51K$64K$77K$65K
Lake Charles, LALA$46K$55K$64K$74K$65K
Lincoln, NENE$44K$54K$64K$75K$64K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$41K$53K$64K$76K$64K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$41K$53K$64K$76K$64K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$39K$52K$64K$77K$64K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$41K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Columbus, ININ$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$39K$52K$64K$76K$64K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Bangor, MEME$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$44K$54K$64K$74K$64K
Evansville, ININ$43K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Jackson, TNTN$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Williamsport, PAPA$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Charleston, WVWV$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$42K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$45K$54K$64K$73K$64K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$44K$54K$64K$73K$64K
Casper, WYWY$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Mansfield, OHOH$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Great Falls, MTMT$44K$54K$63K$73K$63K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$38K$51K$63K$76K$63K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$42K$53K$63K$74K$63K
Abilene, TXTX$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Rome, GAGA$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$40K$52K$63K$75K$63K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$40K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$40K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Alexandria, LALA$40K$51K$63K$74K$63K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$42K$52K$63K$73K$63K
Lubbock, TXTX$40K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$42K$52K$63K$73K$63K
Springfield, MOMO$42K$52K$63K$73K$63K
St. George, UTUT$40K$51K$63K$74K$63K
Grand Island, NENE$43K$52K$62K$72K$63K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$41K$51K$62K$73K$62K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$40K$51K$62K$74K$62K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$41K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Missoula, MTMT$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$41K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$39K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Pocatello, IDID$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$44K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Victoria, TXTX$41K$51K$62K$72K$62K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$39K$50K$62K$73K$62K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$41K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$38K$50K$62K$74K$62K
Morristown, TNTN$42K$52K$62K$71K$62K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$38K$50K$61K$73K$62K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$41K$51K$61K$72K$62K
Tallahassee, FLFL$41K$51K$61K$71K$62K
Twin Falls, IDID$39K$50K$61K$72K$61K
Tyler, TXTX$41K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Dalton, GAGA$42K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$40K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$42K$51K$61K$70K$61K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$46K$53K$61K$68K$61K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$44K$52K$61K$69K$61K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$36K$48K$61K$73K$61K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$38K$49K$61K$72K$61K
Las Cruces, NMNM$42K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$36K$48K$60K$72K$60K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$39K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$40K$50K$60K$70K$60K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$37K$48K$60K$72K$60K
El Paso, TXTX$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Sebring, FLFL$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Owensboro, KYKY$36K$48K$60K$71K$60K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$39K$49K$60K$70K$60K
Springfield, OHOH$40K$50K$60K$69K$60K
Lafayette, LALA$38K$49K$59K$70K$60K
Dothan, ALAL$39K$49K$59K$70K$60K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$37K$48K$59K$70K$59K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$39K$49K$59K$70K$59K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$41K$50K$59K$68K$59K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$38K$48K$59K$69K$59K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$38K$48K$59K$69K$59K
Hammond, LALA$39K$49K$58K$68K$58K
Jonesboro, ARAR$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Valdosta, GAGA$39K$49K$58K$68K$58K
Gadsden, ALAL$38K$48K$58K$67K$58K
Guam MSAGU$39K$48K$58K$67K$58K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$37K$47K$57K$67K$57K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$36K$47K$57K$67K$57K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$36K$46K$57K$67K$57K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$39K$48K$57K$66K$57K
Hot Springs, ARAR$37K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Monroe, LALA$38K$47K$55K$64K$55K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$35K$45K$55K$65K$55K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$35K$45K$54K$64K$54K
Laredo, TXTX$34K$44K$54K$64K$54K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$34K$44K$53K$62K$53K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$31K$41K$51K$61K$51K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$27K$36K$44K$52K$44K
Guayama, PRPR$27K$35K$44K$52K$44K
Aguadilla, PRPR$24K$33K$41K$49K$41K
Ponce, PRPR$25K$32K$39K$47K$39K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$24K$30K$36K$43K$36K
Arecibo, PRPR$25K$30K$36K$41K$36K
Mayaguez, PRPR$23K$29K$35K$41K$35K

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: 13-1071.