Labor Relations Specialist Salary by City

Manages labor contracts, negotiates with unions, and resolves employee grievances.

Entry (Level I)
$51,555
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$85,613
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$102,897
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$93,500

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

-0.1%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~5,100

avg per year, 2024–2034

Source: BLS ↗

Experience levels explained

Level I
Entry-level — learning the role, close guidance from senior colleagues
Level II
Early career — growing independently, handles standard assignments
Level III
Mid-level — works autonomously, tackles complex problems
Level IV
Senior / Lead — sets technical direction, broad expertise

Highest-paying metros

$194,334
Vallejo, CA
$93,267 – $244,130
$144,643
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$82,930 – $175,053
$139,090
Merced, CA
$77,709 – $169,312
$133,598
Fresno, CA
$67,870 – $165,984
$130,874
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$73,195 – $159,286

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
Vallejo, CACA$93K$144K$194K$244K$194K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$83K$114K$144K$175K$145K
Merced, CACA$78K$108K$139K$169K$139K
Fresno, CACA$68K$101K$133K$166K$134K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$73K$102K$131K$159K$131K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$71K$99K$127K$155K$128K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$68K$95K$121K$148K$122K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$65K$91K$118K$145K$118K
Salinas, CACA$68K$93K$117K$142K$118K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$74K$95K$117K$138K$117K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$73K$95K$116K$137K$116K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$73K$95K$116K$137K$116K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$54K$85K$116K$147K$116K
Chico, CACA$64K$90K$116K$142K$116K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$70K$93K$116K$139K$116K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$64K$90K$115K$141K$115K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$84K$99K$115K$130K$115K
Napa, CACA$61K$87K$113K$140K$114K
Worcester, MAMA$64K$89K$113K$138K$114K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$75K$94K$113K$133K$113K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$84K$99K$113K$128K$113K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$81K$97K$113K$129K$113K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$71K$92K$112K$133K$112K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$64K$88K$112K$136K$112K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$75K$93K$112K$130K$112K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$76K$94K$112K$129K$112K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$84K$98K$111K$125K$111K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$74K$92K$111K$130K$111K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$74K$93K$111K$130K$111K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$64K$87K$110K$134K$111K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$68K$89K$110K$131K$110K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$76K$93K$109K$126K$110K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$72K$91K$109K$128K$110K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$69K$89K$109K$129K$109K
El Centro, CACA$64K$86K$109K$131K$109K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$74K$91K$109K$127K$109K
Walla Walla, WAWA$75K$92K$109K$126K$109K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$57K$82K$108K$134K$108K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$66K$87K$108K$129K$108K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$62K$85K$108K$131K$108K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$63K$85K$107K$129K$108K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$61K$84K$107K$130K$107K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$54K$80K$107K$134K$107K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$60K$83K$107K$131K$107K
Glens Falls, NYNY$63K$85K$107K$128K$107K
Anchorage, AKAK$73K$90K$106K$123K$107K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$59K$83K$106K$130K$107K
Yuba City, CACA$60K$83K$106K$130K$107K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$60K$83K$106K$130K$107K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$69K$88K$106K$125K$107K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$64K$85K$106K$128K$107K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$59K$82K$106K$130K$106K
Lexington Park, MDMD$72K$89K$106K$123K$106K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$69K$87K$106K$124K$106K
Madison, WIWI$56K$80K$105K$130K$105K
Bellingham, WAWA$65K$85K$105K$125K$105K
Binghamton, NYNY$66K$85K$105K$124K$105K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$59K$81K$104K$127K$104K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$67K$86K$104K$123K$104K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$54K$79K$104K$129K$104K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$57K$81K$104K$127K$104K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$64K$84K$103K$123K$104K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$66K$85K$103K$122K$103K
Modesto, CACA$65K$84K$103K$122K$103K
Yakima, WAWA$71K$87K$103K$119K$103K
Kingston, NYNY$63K$83K$103K$123K$103K
Redding, CACA$65K$83K$102K$120K$102K
Rockford, ILIL$66K$84K$102K$120K$102K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$59K$80K$102K$123K$102K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$53K$77K$101K$126K$102K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$52K$77K$101K$126K$102K
Syracuse, NYNY$63K$82K$101K$121K$102K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$67K$84K$101K$118K$101K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$49K$75K$101K$127K$101K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$61K$81K$101K$121K$101K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$84K$93K$101K$109K$101K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$67K$84K$101K$118K$101K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$59K$80K$101K$122K$101K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$62K$81K$101K$120K$101K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$62K$81K$101K$120K$101K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$67K$84K$100K$117K$100K
Mankato, MNMN$82K$91K$100K$109K$100K
Kankakee, ILIL$66K$83K$100K$116K$100K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$67K$83K$99K$115K$99K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$67K$83K$99K$115K$99K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$80K$89K$99K$108K$99K
Ithaca, NYNY$62K$80K$99K$117K$99K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$79K$89K$99K$108K$99K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$63K$81K$98K$116K$99K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$57K$78K$98K$119K$99K
Williamsport, PAPA$59K$78K$98K$118K$98K
Visalia, CACA$66K$82K$98K$114K$98K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$65K$81K$98K$115K$98K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$64K$81K$98K$115K$98K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$61K$79K$98K$116K$98K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$59K$78K$97K$117K$98K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$64K$81K$97K$114K$98K
Vineland, NJNJ$61K$79K$97K$115K$97K
Bangor, MEME$61K$79K$97K$115K$97K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$61K$79K$97K$115K$97K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$75K$86K$97K$108K$97K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$51K$74K$97K$120K$97K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$64K$81K$97K$113K$97K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$75K$86K$97K$108K$97K
Guam MSAGU$56K$76K$97K$117K$97K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$56K$76K$97K$117K$97K
Rochester, MNMN$72K$84K$97K$110K$97K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$63K$80K$97K$114K$97K
Charleston, WVWV$70K$83K$97K$110K$97K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$63K$80K$96K$113K$97K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$60K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$55K$75K$96K$117K$96K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$60K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$76K$86K$96K$106K$96K
Beckley, WVWV$68K$82K$96K$110K$96K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$61K$78K$96K$113K$96K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$72K$84K$96K$108K$96K
Minot, NDND$61K$78K$96K$113K$96K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$58K$77K$95K$114K$96K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$62K$79K$95K$112K$96K
Grants Pass, OROR$60K$78K$95K$113K$96K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$71K$83K$95K$108K$95K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$60K$77K$95K$113K$95K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Rochester, NYNY$62K$79K$95K$112K$95K
Pittsfield, MAMA$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$61K$78K$95K$112K$95K
Reno, NVNV$62K$79K$95K$112K$95K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$58K$76K$95K$113K$95K
New Haven, CTCT$49K$72K$95K$118K$95K
Charlottesville, VAVA$61K$78K$95K$112K$95K
Cheyenne, WYWY$75K$85K$95K$105K$95K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$48K$71K$94K$117K$95K
Kenosha, WIWI$43K$68K$94K$120K$95K
Boulder, COCO$59K$77K$94K$112K$95K
Greeley, COCO$59K$77K$94K$112K$94K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$70K$82K$94K$107K$94K
Bend, OROR$59K$77K$94K$112K$94K
Elmira, NYNY$66K$80K$94K$108K$94K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$62K$78K$94K$110K$94K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$60K$77K$94K$111K$94K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$60K$77K$94K$111K$94K
Medford, OROR$59K$76K$94K$111K$94K
Wausau, WIWI$44K$69K$94K$118K$94K
Albany, OROR$59K$76K$94K$111K$94K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$54K$74K$93K$113K$94K
Ogden, UTUT$54K$74K$93K$113K$94K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$59K$76K$93K$110K$94K
Salem, OROR$61K$77K$93K$109K$93K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$54K$74K$93K$113K$93K
St. George, UTUT$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Corvallis, OROR$59K$76K$93K$110K$93K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$55K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Rapid City, SDSD$51K$72K$93K$113K$93K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$61K$77K$93K$109K$93K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$48K$71K$93K$115K$93K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$35K$64K$92K$121K$93K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$57K$75K$93K$110K$93K
Grand Junction, COCO$57K$75K$93K$110K$93K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$57K$75K$92K$110K$93K
Colorado Springs, COCO$58K$75K$92K$110K$92K
Decatur, ILIL$64K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$57K$75K$92K$110K$92K
Carson City, NVNV$61K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Springfield, MAMA$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$72K$82K$92K$102K$92K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$63K$77K$92K$107K$92K
Casper, WYWY$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Richmond, VAVA$61K$77K$92K$107K$92K
Burlington, NCNC$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$58K$75K$92K$109K$92K
Peoria, ILIL$64K$78K$91K$105K$92K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$68K$80K$91K$103K$91K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$66K$79K$91K$104K$91K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$66K$78K$91K$104K$91K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$65K$78K$91K$104K$91K
Morgantown, WVWV$66K$78K$91K$104K$91K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$56K$73K$91K$108K$91K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$63K$77K$91K$105K$91K
Salisbury, MDMD$69K$80K$91K$102K$91K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$29K$60K$91K$121K$91K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$54K$73K$91K$109K$91K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$58K$74K$91K$107K$91K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$41K$66K$90K$115K$91K
Bismarck, NDND$62K$76K$90K$105K$91K
Mansfield, OHOH$65K$78K$90K$103K$91K
Las Cruces, NMNM$58K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$54K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$60K$75K$90K$105K$90K
St. Cloud, MNMN$71K$80K$90K$100K$90K
Farmington, NMNM$58K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Columbus, OHOH$63K$77K$90K$103K$90K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$53K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$57K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Logan, UT-IDID$59K$74K$90K$105K$90K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$53K$71K$90K$108K$90K
Fayetteville, NCNC$64K$77K$90K$103K$90K
Greenville, NCNC$64K$77K$90K$103K$90K
Springfield, ILIL$60K$75K$90K$105K$90K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$63K$76K$90K$103K$90K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$59K$74K$90K$105K$90K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$69K$79K$89K$99K$89K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$58K$74K$89K$105K$89K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$58K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Santa Fe, NMNM$58K$73K$89K$105K$89K
Bloomington, ILIL$56K$73K$89K$106K$89K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$56K$73K$89K$106K$89K
Dover, DEDE$52K$70K$89K$107K$89K
Terre Haute, ININ$56K$72K$89K$105K$89K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$52K$71K$89K$107K$89K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$55K$72K$89K$105K$89K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$52K$70K$89K$107K$89K
Albuquerque, NMNM$56K$72K$88K$105K$89K
Waco, TXTX$52K$70K$88K$106K$89K
Yuma, AZAZ$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Johnstown, PAPA$56K$72K$88K$104K$88K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$64K$76K$88K$101K$88K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$60K$74K$88K$102K$88K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$51K$69K$88K$106K$88K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$52K$70K$88K$106K$88K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$54K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$35K$61K$88K$114K$88K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$57K$73K$88K$103K$88K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$61K$74K$88K$101K$88K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$58K$73K$88K$102K$88K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$61K$74K$87K$101K$88K
Altoona, PAPA$52K$70K$87K$105K$88K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$51K$69K$87K$106K$88K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$50K$69K$87K$106K$87K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$61K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$66K$76K$87K$98K$87K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$54K$70K$87K$104K$87K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$52K$69K$87K$105K$87K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$51K$69K$87K$105K$87K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$51K$69K$87K$105K$87K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$45K$66K$87K$107K$87K
Springfield, OHOH$60K$73K$87K$100K$87K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$60K$73K$87K$100K$87K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$35K$61K$86K$112K$87K
Lynchburg, VAVA$52K$69K$86K$104K$87K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$54K$70K$86K$102K$87K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$42K$64K$86K$108K$87K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$33K$60K$86K$113K$87K
York-Hanover, PAPA$52K$69K$86K$104K$87K
Gainesville, GAGA$35K$61K$86K$111K$86K
Billings, MTMT$47K$67K$86K$106K$86K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$51K$68K$86K$104K$86K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$56K$71K$86K$101K$86K
State College, PAPA$53K$69K$86K$102K$86K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$52K$69K$86K$103K$86K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$56K$71K$86K$101K$86K
Spartanburg, SCSC$50K$68K$86K$104K$86K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$50K$68K$86K$104K$86K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$59K$72K$86K$99K$86K
Sheboygan, WIWI$32K$59K$86K$112K$86K
Akron, OHOH$58K$72K$86K$99K$86K
Columbia, MOMO$55K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Jefferson City, MOMO$55K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$30K$58K$85K$113K$86K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$56K$71K$85K$100K$85K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$56K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$52K$69K$85K$102K$85K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Idaho Falls, IDID$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Pocatello, IDID$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$35K$60K$85K$110K$85K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$56K$71K$85K$100K$85K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$48K$66K$85K$104K$85K
Bloomington, ININ$52K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Toledo, OHOH$57K$71K$85K$99K$85K
Muncie, ININ$51K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$35K$60K$85K$110K$85K
Rome, GAGA$35K$60K$85K$110K$85K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$42K$64K$85K$106K$85K
Roanoke, VAVA$50K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$44K$65K$85K$105K$85K
Tulsa, OKOK$53K$69K$85K$100K$85K
Tucson, AZAZ$57K$71K$85K$98K$85K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$48K$66K$84K$102K$84K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$52K$68K$84K$100K$84K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$56K$70K$84K$98K$84K
Lima, OHOH$58K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Chambersburg, PAPA$54K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Goldsboro, NCNC$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Twin Falls, IDID$51K$67K$84K$100K$84K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$49K$67K$84K$101K$84K
Boise City, IDID$51K$67K$84K$100K$84K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$48K$66K$84K$101K$84K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$54K$69K$83K$98K$84K
Sandusky, OHOH$53K$68K$83K$99K$84K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$50K$67K$83K$100K$83K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$48K$66K$83K$101K$83K
Dubuque, IAIA$45K$64K$83K$102K$83K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$55K$69K$83K$97K$83K
Gettysburg, PAPA$54K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Jacksonville, FLFL$47K$65K$83K$101K$83K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$35K$59K$83K$107K$83K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$50K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Amarillo, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Laredo, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Midland, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Odessa, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Victoria, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Ames, IAIA$54K$68K$83K$97K$83K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$33K$58K$83K$107K$83K
Lebanon, PAPA$53K$68K$83K$97K$83K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$44K$63K$83K$102K$83K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$56K$69K$83K$96K$83K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$51K$67K$83K$98K$83K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$34K$58K$82K$107K$83K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$53K$68K$82K$97K$83K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$41K$62K$82K$103K$83K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$51K$67K$82K$98K$83K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$49K$66K$82K$99K$82K
Pueblo, COCO$42K$62K$82K$102K$82K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$59K$71K$82K$93K$82K
Jacksonville, NCNC$56K$69K$82K$95K$82K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
Cleveland, OHOH$51K$66K$82K$97K$82K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$41K$62K$82K$102K$82K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$61K$71K$82K$92K$82K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$42K$62K$81K$101K$82K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$41K$61K$81K$102K$82K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$51K$66K$81K$96K$81K
Wichita, KSKS$51K$66K$81K$97K$81K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$27K$54K$81K$108K$81K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$45K$63K$81K$99K$81K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$46K$64K$81K$98K$81K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$42K$61K$81K$100K$81K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$48K$64K$81K$97K$81K
Asheville, NCNC$62K$72K$81K$90K$81K
Reading, PAPA$48K$65K$81K$97K$81K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$47K$64K$81K$98K$81K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$47K$64K$81K$97K$81K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$47K$64K$81K$97K$81K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$53K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Enid, OKOK$46K$63K$80K$98K$81K
Grand Island, NENE$47K$64K$80K$97K$81K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$46K$63K$80K$97K$81K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$43K$62K$80K$99K$80K
Lawton, OKOK$46K$63K$80K$97K$80K
Fort Wayne, ININ$50K$65K$80K$95K$80K
Monroe, MIMI$47K$63K$80K$96K$80K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$51K$66K$80K$94K$80K
Wilmington, NCNC$53K$66K$80K$93K$80K
Missoula, MTMT$42K$61K$80K$98K$80K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$46K$63K$80K$97K$80K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$51K$65K$80K$94K$80K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$44K$62K$80K$97K$80K
Midland, MIMI$43K$61K$80K$98K$80K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$50K$65K$79K$94K$79K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$47K$63K$79K$95K$79K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$45K$62K$79K$96K$79K
Lawrence, KSKS$40K$59K$79K$99K$79K
Kokomo, ININ$49K$64K$79K$94K$79K
Lincoln, NENE$42K$61K$79K$97K$79K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$48K$64K$79K$94K$79K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$40K$60K$79K$98K$79K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$51K$65K$79K$92K$79K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$47K$63K$79K$95K$79K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$48K$63K$79K$94K$79K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$50K$64K$79K$93K$79K
Iowa City, IAIA$47K$63K$79K$94K$79K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$17K$48K$78K$109K$79K
Jackson, MIMI$45K$62K$78K$95K$78K
Baton Rouge, LALA$61K$70K$78K$86K$78K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$45K$61K$78K$94K$78K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$47K$63K$78K$93K$78K
Lancaster, PAPA$46K$62K$78K$94K$78K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$57K$67K$78K$88K$78K
Appleton, WIWI$21K$49K$78K$106K$78K
Dalton, GAGA$43K$60K$78K$95K$78K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$38K$58K$77K$97K$78K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$62K$70K$78K$85K$78K
Great Falls, MTMT$47K$62K$77K$93K$78K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$46K$62K$77K$93K$78K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$51K$64K$77K$91K$77K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$56K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$43K$60K$77K$94K$77K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$48K$63K$77K$92K$77K
Erie, PAPA$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$37K$57K$77K$97K$77K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$45K$61K$77K$93K$77K
Lafayette, LALA$59K$68K$77K$86K$77K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$43K$60K$77K$94K$77K
Helena, MTMT$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$60K$68K$77K$85K$77K
Battle Creek, MIMI$45K$61K$77K$92K$77K
Bozeman, MTMT$49K$63K$76K$90K$77K
Tallahassee, FLFL$45K$61K$76K$92K$76K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$42K$59K$76K$93K$76K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$48K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$56K$66K$76K$86K$76K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$48K$62K$76K$89K$76K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$44K$60K$76K$91K$76K
Saginaw, MIMI$42K$59K$75K$92K$76K
Springfield, MOMO$43K$59K$75K$92K$76K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$50K$63K$76K$88K$76K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$36K$56K$75K$95K$76K
Jackson, TNTN$36K$56K$75K$95K$75K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$42K$59K$75K$92K$75K
Sebring, FLFL$45K$60K$75K$90K$75K
Evansville, ININ$42K$59K$75K$91K$75K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$45K$60K$75K$90K$75K
Green Bay, WIWI$20K$47K$75K$102K$75K
Columbus, ININ$46K$60K$75K$89K$75K
Niles, MIMI$38K$56K$75K$93K$75K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$27K$51K$75K$98K$75K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$53K$64K$75K$85K$75K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$52K$63K$74K$86K$75K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$48K$61K$74K$88K$74K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$41K$58K$74K$90K$74K
Hammond, LALA$54K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$41K$57K$74K$90K$74K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$41K$57K$74K$90K$74K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$53K$63K$74K$84K$74K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$54K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Cleveland, TNTN$37K$55K$73K$91K$73K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$25K$49K$73K$97K$73K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$25K$49K$73K$97K$73K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$37K$55K$73K$91K$73K
Ocala, FLFL$45K$59K$73K$87K$73K
Traverse City, MIMI$42K$58K$73K$88K$73K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$23K$48K$73K$98K$73K
Alexandria, LALA$54K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Lake Charles, LALA$54K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Monroe, LALA$54K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$54K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Johnson City, TNTN$35K$54K$72K$91K$73K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$43K$57K$72K$87K$72K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$37K$55K$72K$89K$72K
Bay City, MIMI$40K$56K$72K$88K$72K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$43K$57K$71K$85K$72K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$39K$55K$71K$87K$71K
Jackson, MSMS$38K$55K$71K$87K$71K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$32K$51K$71K$90K$71K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$30K$50K$71K$91K$71K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$44K$57K$71K$84K$71K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$38K$54K$71K$87K$71K
El Paso, TXTX$44K$57K$71K$84K$71K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$33K$51K$70K$89K$71K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$35K$53K$70K$88K$70K
Eau Claire, WIWI$19K$44K$70K$96K$70K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$37K$53K$70K$87K$70K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$26K$48K$70K$92K$70K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$43K$56K$70K$83K$70K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$37K$53K$70K$86K$70K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$60K$65K$70K$75K$70K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$46K$58K$70K$81K$70K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$48K$59K$69K$80K$70K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$35K$52K$69K$87K$70K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$33K$51K$69K$87K$70K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$29K$49K$69K$89K$69K
Jonesboro, ARAR$35K$52K$69K$87K$69K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$47K$58K$69K$80K$69K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$40K$54K$69K$83K$69K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$37K$52K$68K$84K$68K
Topeka, KSKS$33K$50K$68K$85K$68K
Manhattan, KSKS$33K$50K$67K$84K$67K
Hot Springs, ARAR$39K$53K$67K$81K$67K
Lubbock, TXTX$50K$59K$67K$75K$67K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Morristown, TNTN$28K$47K$66K$85K$66K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$37K$52K$66K$81K$66K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$32K$49K$66K$83K$66K
Albany, GAGA$29K$47K$66K$84K$66K
Flint, MIMI$24K$45K$66K$87K$66K
Knoxville, TNTN$28K$47K$66K$84K$66K
Abilene, TXTX$50K$58K$66K$73K$66K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$39K$52K$65K$78K$66K
Warner Robins, GAGA$35K$50K$65K$80K$65K
Longview, TXTX$43K$54K$65K$75K$65K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$37K$50K$64K$77K$64K
Florence, SCSC$32K$48K$63K$79K$63K
Sumter, SCSC$32K$48K$63K$79K$63K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$49K$56K$63K$69K$63K
Bowling Green, KYKY$39K$51K$62K$74K$63K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$40K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Tyler, TXTX$42K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Columbia, SCSC$33K$47K$62K$77K$62K
Birmingham, ALAL$20K$41K$62K$83K$62K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$24K$42K$61K$79K$61K
Montgomery, ALAL$31K$46K$61K$75K$61K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$21K$41K$60K$80K$61K
Owensboro, KYKY$36K$48K$60K$73K$61K
Gainesville, FLFL$49K$55K$60K$66K$60K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$21K$40K$60K$80K$60K
San Angelo, TXTX$49K$55K$60K$66K$60K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$24K$42K$60K$78K$60K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$20K$40K$60K$79K$60K
Valdosta, GAGA$23K$41K$59K$77K$60K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$21K$40K$59K$79K$60K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$20K$39K$59K$78K$59K
Gadsden, ALAL$20K$39K$59K$78K$59K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$21K$40K$58K$77K$59K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$26K$42K$58K$74K$58K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$26K$42K$58K$74K$58K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$24K$41K$58K$75K$58K
Arecibo, PRPR$30K$43K$56K$68K$56K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$30K$43K$56K$68K$56K
Aguadilla, PRPR$30K$43K$56K$68K$56K
Mayaguez, PRPR$30K$43K$56K$68K$56K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$23K$39K$55K$71K$55K
Ponce, PRPR$31K$43K$55K$67K$55K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$30K$43K$55K$67K$55K
Guayama, PRPR$30K$42K$55K$67K$55K
Huntsville, ALAL$22K$38K$55K$71K$55K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$21K$38K$54K$71K$55K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$23K$39K$54K$70K$55K
Dothan, ALAL$21K$37K$53K$69K$53K
Decatur, ALAL$21K$37K$53K$68K$53K
Hinesville, GAGA$18K$35K$52K$69K$52K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$20K$35K$49K$64K$50K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$22K$36K$49K$62K$49K
Mobile, ALAL$18K$34K$49K$64K$49K
Savannah, GAGA$17K$32K$47K$61K$47K

Data source: Salary figures are sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, which surveys employers across the U.S. each year to collect wage data by occupation and geography. The four experience levels (I–IV) are DOL's standardized tiers ranging from entry-level to fully competent. Data reflects the most recently published survey cycle and may not capture real-time market fluctuations. SOC code: 13-1075.