Meeting & Event Planner Salary by City

Coordinates logistics for conferences, meetings, and events from venue selection to execution.

Entry (Level I)
$37,103
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$55,037
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$65,297
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$59,440

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+4.8%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~15,500

avg per year, 2024–2034

Source: BLS ↗

Experience levels explained

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

Highest-paying metros

$107,349
Portland-South Portland, ME
$67,496 – $126,984
$103,917
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
$57,762 – $126,672
$101,234
Bangor, ME
$53,664 – $124,654
$101,234
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
$53,664 – $124,654
$95,514
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$54,933 – $115,502

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
Portland-South Portland, MEME$67K$87K$107K$127K$107K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$58K$81K$104K$127K$104K
Bangor, MEME$54K$77K$101K$125K$101K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$54K$77K$101K$125K$101K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$55K$75K$95K$116K$96K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$52K$72K$92K$112K$93K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$56K$71K$86K$101K$86K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$54K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Merced, CACA$47K$65K$83K$100K$83K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$51K$65K$79K$93K$80K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$50K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$41K$59K$77K$96K$78K
Boulder, COCO$48K$62K$75K$89K$76K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$47K$61K$75K$89K$75K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$36K$55K$75K$94K$75K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$50K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$50K$62K$73K$85K$74K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$47K$60K$72K$85K$73K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$46K$59K$71K$84K$71K
New Haven, CTCT$48K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$47K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Vallejo, CACA$47K$59K$71K$82K$71K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$43K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Springfield, MAMA$44K$57K$70K$83K$70K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$44K$57K$70K$82K$70K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$47K$58K$70K$81K$70K
El Centro, CACA$46K$58K$69K$81K$69K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Yuba City, CACA$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$43K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$32K$50K$69K$87K$69K
Napa, CACA$47K$58K$68K$79K$69K
Bloomington, ILIL$43K$56K$68K$81K$68K
Worcester, MAMA$44K$56K$68K$80K$68K
Binghamton, NYNY$45K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$42K$55K$68K$80K$68K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$41K$54K$67K$81K$68K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$38K$52K$67K$82K$67K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$41K$54K$67K$80K$67K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$46K$56K$67K$77K$67K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$43K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$43K$55K$67K$78K$67K
State College, PAPA$41K$54K$67K$79K$67K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$44K$55K$67K$78K$67K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$44K$55K$66K$78K$67K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$40K$53K$66K$79K$66K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$42K$54K$66K$78K$66K
Salinas, CACA$47K$56K$66K$76K$66K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$44K$55K$66K$77K$66K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$44K$55K$66K$76K$66K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$41K$53K$65K$77K$65K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$47K$56K$65K$74K$65K
Guam MSAGU$39K$52K$65K$78K$65K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$43K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$39K$52K$65K$78K$65K
Vineland, NJNJ$42K$54K$65K$76K$65K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$46K$55K$65K$74K$65K
Fayetteville, NCNC$36K$50K$64K$79K$65K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$42K$53K$64K$76K$65K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$42K$53K$64K$76K$65K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$37K$51K$64K$78K$64K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$43K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$43K$54K$64K$75K$64K
Sebring, FLFL$38K$51K$64K$77K$64K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$44K$54K$64K$74K$64K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$42K$53K$64K$75K$64K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Kankakee, ILIL$43K$53K$64K$74K$64K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$39K$51K$64K$76K$64K
Bellingham, WAWA$46K$55K$64K$73K$64K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$48K$56K$64K$71K$64K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$39K$51K$63K$76K$64K
Charlottesville, VAVA$40K$52K$63K$75K$64K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$38K$51K$63K$76K$63K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$42K$53K$63K$74K$63K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$40K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$44K$54K$63K$73K$63K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$39K$51K$63K$75K$63K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$43K$53K$63K$73K$63K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$44K$53K$63K$73K$63K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$36K$49K$63K$77K$63K
Jacksonville, FLFL$41K$52K$63K$74K$63K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$39K$51K$63K$75K$63K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$40K$51K$63K$74K$63K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$50K$56K$63K$69K$63K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$42K$52K$63K$73K$63K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$40K$51K$63K$74K$63K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$42K$52K$63K$73K$63K
Greeley, COCO$44K$53K$62K$72K$63K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$41K$52K$62K$73K$63K
Pittsfield, MAMA$44K$53K$62K$72K$62K
Kingston, NYNY$43K$53K$62K$72K$62K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$42K$52K$62K$72K$62K
Yakima, WAWA$46K$54K$62K$70K$62K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$43K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$47K$55K$62K$69K$62K
Rochester, MNMN$45K$53K$62K$70K$62K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$43K$53K$62K$71K$62K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$39K$51K$62K$73K$62K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$53K$57K$62K$66K$62K
Ithaca, NYNY$44K$53K$62K$70K$62K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$38K$50K$61K$73K$62K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$42K$52K$61K$71K$62K
Madison, WIWI$41K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$42K$52K$61K$71K$61K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$39K$50K$61K$72K$61K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$41K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Fresno, CACA$40K$51K$61K$71K$61K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$43K$52K$61K$70K$61K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$44K$52K$61K$69K$61K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$38K$49K$61K$72K$61K
Grand Junction, COCO$40K$50K$61K$71K$61K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$35K$48K$61K$73K$61K
Ocala, FLFL$40K$50K$61K$71K$61K
Goldsboro, NCNC$35K$48K$60K$73K$60K
Dalton, GAGA$37K$49K$60K$72K$60K
Syracuse, NYNY$39K$50K$60K$71K$60K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$41K$51K$60K$70K$60K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$35K$48K$60K$73K$60K
Bend, OROR$42K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Corvallis, OROR$42K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Modesto, CACA$43K$52K$60K$69K$60K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Greenville, NCNC$42K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Rochester, NYNY$39K$50K$60K$70K$60K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$39K$49K$60K$70K$60K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$41K$51K$60K$69K$60K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$38K$49K$60K$71K$60K
Glens Falls, NYNY$41K$50K$60K$69K$60K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$35K$47K$60K$72K$60K
Elmira, NYNY$40K$50K$60K$69K$60K
Hammond, LALA$39K$49K$59K$70K$60K
Columbus, OHOH$39K$49K$59K$69K$60K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$38K$49K$59K$70K$60K
Battle Creek, MIMI$35K$47K$59K$71K$59K
Richmond, VAVA$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$43K$51K$59K$67K$59K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Visalia, CACA$42K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Reno, NVNV$37K$48K$59K$70K$59K
Topeka, KSKS$38K$48K$59K$70K$59K
St. Cloud, MNMN$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$41K$50K$59K$68K$59K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$39K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Burlington, NCNC$37K$48K$59K$69K$59K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$38K$49K$59K$69K$59K
Colorado Springs, COCO$37K$48K$59K$69K$59K
Springfield, ILIL$37K$48K$59K$69K$59K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$45K$52K$59K$65K$59K
Springfield, OHOH$39K$49K$58K$68K$59K
Walla Walla, WAWA$42K$50K$58K$66K$59K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$39K$49K$58K$68K$58K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$37K$48K$58K$69K$58K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$42K$50K$58K$67K$58K
Muncie, ININ$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$40K$49K$58K$68K$58K
Missoula, MTMT$38K$48K$58K$69K$58K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$34K$46K$58K$70K$58K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$37K$48K$58K$69K$58K
Anchorage, AKAK$40K$49K$58K$67K$58K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$41K$50K$58K$67K$58K
Mansfield, OHOH$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$36K$47K$58K$69K$58K
Altoona, PAPA$34K$46K$58K$70K$58K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Kokomo, ININ$39K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$40K$49K$58K$67K$58K
Columbus, ININ$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Alexandria, LALA$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Monroe, LALA$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Iowa City, IAIA$42K$50K$58K$66K$58K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$43K$50K$58K$65K$58K
Minot, NDND$37K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$41K$49K$58K$66K$58K
Birmingham, ALAL$38K$48K$58K$68K$58K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$36K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Decatur, ILIL$39K$48K$58K$67K$58K
Santa Fe, NMNM$43K$51K$58K$65K$58K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$37K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Cleveland, OHOH$37K$48K$58K$68K$58K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$36K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$38K$48K$58K$67K$58K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$40K$49K$58K$67K$58K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$37K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Albany, OROR$40K$49K$58K$66K$58K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$36K$47K$58K$68K$58K
Chico, CACA$39K$48K$57K$66K$58K
Midland, TXTX$39K$48K$57K$67K$57K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$39K$48K$57K$66K$57K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$42K$49K$57K$65K$57K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$37K$47K$57K$67K$57K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$42K$50K$57K$65K$57K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$37K$47K$57K$67K$57K
Gadsden, ALAL$37K$47K$57K$67K$57K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$37K$47K$57K$67K$57K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$43K$50K$57K$64K$57K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$34K$46K$57K$68K$57K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$43K$50K$57K$64K$57K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$40K$49K$57K$65K$57K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$37K$47K$57K$66K$57K
Medford, OROR$42K$49K$57K$64K$57K
Chambersburg, PAPA$37K$47K$57K$66K$57K
Lexington Park, MDMD$38K$47K$57K$66K$57K
Salem, OROR$38K$47K$57K$66K$57K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$42K$49K$57K$64K$57K
Carson City, NVNV$36K$46K$56K$67K$57K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$38K$47K$56K$66K$57K
Tallahassee, FLFL$39K$48K$56K$65K$57K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$37K$47K$56K$66K$56K
Eau Claire, WIWI$40K$48K$56K$64K$56K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$38K$47K$56K$66K$56K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$38K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$40K$48K$56K$64K$56K
Monroe, MIMI$37K$47K$56K$66K$56K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$34K$45K$56K$67K$56K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$37K$47K$56K$66K$56K
Lynchburg, VAVA$35K$46K$56K$66K$56K
Bozeman, MTMT$41K$48K$56K$64K$56K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$41K$49K$56K$63K$56K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$39K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$39K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$41K$48K$56K$64K$56K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$39K$48K$56K$64K$56K
Mankato, MNMN$38K$47K$56K$65K$56K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$36K$46K$56K$66K$56K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$35K$45K$56K$66K$56K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$38K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Gainesville, FLFL$40K$48K$56K$63K$56K
Akron, OHOH$33K$44K$56K$67K$56K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$32K$44K$56K$67K$56K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$36K$46K$56K$66K$56K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$37K$46K$56K$65K$56K
Boise City, IDID$38K$47K$56K$65K$56K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$41K$48K$56K$63K$56K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$38K$47K$56K$64K$56K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$39K$47K$56K$64K$56K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$38K$47K$55K$64K$56K
Manhattan, KSKS$40K$48K$56K$63K$56K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$31K$43K$55K$67K$55K
Tyler, TXTX$37K$46K$55K$65K$55K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$34K$45K$55K$66K$55K
Gettysburg, PAPA$38K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$36K$46K$55K$65K$55K
Redding, CACA$36K$46K$55K$65K$55K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$39K$47K$55K$63K$55K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$36K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$41K$48K$55K$62K$55K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$41K$48K$55K$62K$55K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$36K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Bay City, MIMI$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Midland, MIMI$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$40K$47K$55K$63K$55K
Columbia, MOMO$38K$47K$55K$63K$55K
Pueblo, COCO$36K$45K$55K$64K$55K
Dothan, ALAL$36K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Bismarck, NDND$38K$46K$55K$63K$55K
Jackson, MSMS$28K$42K$55K$68K$55K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$39K$47K$55K$63K$55K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$37K$46K$55K$64K$55K
Lincoln, NENE$40K$47K$55K$62K$55K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$36K$45K$55K$64K$55K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$33K$44K$54K$65K$55K
St. George, UTUT$34K$44K$54K$65K$55K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$35K$45K$54K$64K$55K
Johnstown, PAPA$35K$45K$54K$64K$54K
Lawrence, KSKS$41K$48K$54K$61K$54K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$37K$46K$54K$63K$54K
Huntsville, ALAL$37K$46K$54K$63K$54K
Twin Falls, IDID$35K$45K$54K$64K$54K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$35K$44K$54K$64K$54K
Kenosha, WIWI$35K$44K$54K$64K$54K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$33K$44K$54K$65K$54K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$35K$44K$54K$64K$54K
Lebanon, PAPA$37K$45K$54K$63K$54K
Tucson, AZAZ$36K$45K$54K$63K$54K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$38K$46K$54K$62K$54K
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$37K$46K$54K$62K$54K
Odessa, TXTX$34K$44K$54K$64K$54K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$39K$47K$54K$61K$54K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$39K$47K$54K$61K$54K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$33K$43K$54K$65K$54K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$35K$45K$54K$63K$54K
Rome, GAGA$33K$43K$54K$64K$54K
Jonesboro, ARAR$35K$44K$54K$63K$54K
Wichita, KSKS$36K$45K$54K$63K$54K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$35K$45K$54K$63K$54K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$35K$44K$54K$63K$54K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$38K$46K$54K$62K$54K
Decatur, ALAL$36K$45K$54K$62K$54K
Casper, WYWY$40K$47K$54K$60K$54K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$40K$47K$53K$60K$54K
Wilmington, NCNC$33K$43K$53K$64K$54K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$34K$44K$53K$63K$53K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$35K$44K$53K$63K$53K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Asheville, NCNC$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Toledo, OHOH$34K$44K$53K$63K$53K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Columbia, SCSC$34K$43K$53K$63K$53K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$38K$46K$53K$61K$53K
Williamsport, PAPA$32K$43K$53K$64K$53K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Traverse City, MIMI$39K$46K$53K$60K$53K
Tulsa, OKOK$33K$43K$53K$63K$53K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$36K$45K$53K$61K$53K
Lancaster, PAPA$36K$45K$53K$62K$53K
Helena, MTMT$35K$44K$53K$62K$53K
Jefferson City, MOMO$38K$45K$53K$60K$53K
Ames, IAIA$39K$46K$53K$60K$53K
Montgomery, ALAL$38K$45K$53K$60K$53K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$37K$45K$53K$61K$53K
Ogden, UTUT$34K$43K$53K$62K$53K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$33K$43K$53K$63K$53K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$36K$44K$53K$61K$53K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$34K$43K$53K$62K$53K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$34K$43K$53K$62K$53K
Lake Charles, LALA$34K$43K$53K$62K$53K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$38K$45K$53K$60K$53K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$37K$45K$53K$60K$53K
Appleton, WIWI$39K$46K$53K$59K$53K
Reading, PAPA$35K$44K$52K$61K$53K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$31K$42K$52K$63K$53K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$35K$44K$52K$61K$52K
Dubuque, IAIA$39K$46K$52K$59K$52K
Grants Pass, OROR$38K$45K$52K$59K$52K
York-Hanover, PAPA$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$37K$45K$52K$60K$52K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$36K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$33K$43K$52K$62K$52K
Hot Springs, ARAR$36K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$36K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Lima, OHOH$35K$44K$52K$61K$52K
Peoria, ILIL$37K$45K$52K$60K$52K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$29K$41K$52K$63K$52K
Erie, PAPA$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$37K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Pocatello, IDID$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
Roanoke, VAVA$35K$44K$52K$60K$52K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$38K$45K$52K$59K$52K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$36K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Jacksonville, NCNC$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$34K$43K$52K$61K$52K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$35K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$38K$45K$52K$59K$52K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$32K$42K$52K$62K$52K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$33K$42K$52K$61K$52K
Saginaw, MIMI$35K$44K$52K$60K$52K
Billings, MTMT$37K$44K$52K$59K$52K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$31K$41K$52K$62K$52K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$34K$43K$51K$60K$52K
Longview, TXTX$36K$44K$51K$59K$52K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$35K$43K$51K$60K$51K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$35K$43K$51K$59K$51K
Sumter, SCSC$32K$41K$51K$61K$51K
Lafayette, LALA$36K$44K$51K$59K$51K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$33K$42K$51K$60K$51K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$34K$42K$51K$60K$51K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$37K$44K$51K$58K$51K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$37K$44K$51K$58K$51K
Great Falls, MTMT$37K$44K$51K$58K$51K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$36K$43K$51K$58K$51K
Hinesville, GAGA$31K$41K$51K$61K$51K
Albany, GAGA$33K$42K$51K$60K$51K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$36K$43K$51K$58K$51K
Terre Haute, ININ$34K$42K$51K$59K$51K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$29K$40K$51K$62K$51K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$34K$42K$51K$59K$51K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$35K$43K$51K$58K$51K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$35K$43K$51K$59K$51K
Mobile, ALAL$34K$42K$51K$59K$51K
Green Bay, WIWI$36K$43K$51K$58K$51K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$33K$42K$51K$59K$51K
Fort Wayne, ININ$34K$42K$50K$59K$51K
Knoxville, TNTN$32K$41K$50K$59K$51K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$35K$43K$50K$58K$51K
Baton Rouge, LALA$38K$44K$50K$57K$51K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$35K$43K$50K$58K$51K
Sheboygan, WIWI$35K$42K$50K$58K$51K
San Angelo, TXTX$34K$42K$50K$59K$51K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$39K$45K$50K$56K$50K
Grand Island, NENE$38K$44K$50K$57K$50K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$38K$44K$50K$56K$50K
Spartanburg, SCSC$32K$41K$50K$59K$50K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$40K$45K$50K$55K$50K
Cheyenne, WYWY$40K$45K$50K$55K$50K
Idaho Falls, IDID$28K$39K$50K$61K$50K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$27K$39K$50K$61K$50K
Springfield, MOMO$35K$43K$50K$58K$50K
Savannah, GAGA$36K$43K$50K$57K$50K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$34K$42K$50K$58K$50K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$32K$41K$50K$59K$50K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$31K$40K$50K$60K$50K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$35K$43K$50K$57K$50K
Gainesville, GAGA$35K$42K$50K$58K$50K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$37K$43K$50K$56K$50K
Victoria, TXTX$32K$41K$50K$59K$50K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$33K$41K$50K$58K$50K
Flint, MIMI$36K$43K$50K$57K$50K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$35K$43K$50K$57K$50K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$33K$41K$50K$58K$50K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$34K$42K$50K$57K$50K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$33K$41K$50K$58K$50K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$35K$42K$50K$57K$50K
Valdosta, GAGA$31K$40K$49K$59K$50K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$35K$42K$49K$57K$50K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$37K$43K$49K$56K$50K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$37K$43K$49K$56K$49K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
Wausau, WIWI$36K$43K$49K$56K$49K
Albuquerque, NMNM$34K$42K$49K$57K$49K
Dover, DEDE$35K$42K$49K$57K$49K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$30K$40K$49K$59K$49K
Amarillo, TXTX$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$32K$41K$49K$58K$49K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$32K$41K$49K$57K$49K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$30K$39K$49K$59K$49K
Logan, UT-IDID$34K$42K$49K$56K$49K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$31K$40K$49K$58K$49K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$34K$42K$49K$56K$49K
Laredo, TXTX$32K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$32K$40K$49K$57K$49K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$32K$41K$49K$57K$49K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$33K$41K$49K$56K$49K
Bowling Green, KYKY$33K$41K$49K$57K$49K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$30K$39K$49K$58K$49K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$40K$44K$49K$53K$49K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$32K$40K$49K$57K$49K
Warner Robins, GAGA$32K$40K$49K$57K$49K
Rockford, ILIL$34K$41K$49K$56K$49K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$33K$41K$49K$56K$49K
Yuma, AZAZ$34K$41K$48K$56K$49K
Farmington, NMNM$33K$41K$48K$56K$49K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$35K$42K$48K$55K$49K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$31K$40K$48K$57K$48K
Niles, MIMI$33K$41K$48K$56K$48K
Lubbock, TXTX$32K$40K$48K$56K$48K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$32K$40K$48K$56K$48K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$34K$41K$48K$55K$48K
Evansville, ININ$31K$40K$48K$56K$48K
Salisbury, MDMD$38K$43K$48K$53K$48K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$34K$41K$48K$55K$48K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$34K$41K$48K$55K$48K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$31K$40K$48K$56K$48K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$36K$42K$48K$54K$48K
Charleston, WVWV$36K$42K$48K$54K$48K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$32K$40K$48K$55K$48K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$36K$42K$48K$53K$48K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$33K$40K$47K$55K$48K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$34K$41K$47K$54K$48K
Abilene, TXTX$32K$40K$47K$55K$47K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$26K$36K$47K$58K$47K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$31K$39K$47K$55K$47K
Morgantown, WVWV$34K$41K$47K$54K$47K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$35K$41K$47K$53K$47K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$35K$41K$47K$53K$47K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$28K$37K$47K$56K$47K
Jackson, MIMI$33K$40K$47K$54K$47K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$28K$37K$47K$56K$47K
Bloomington, ININ$31K$39K$47K$54K$47K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$27K$37K$46K$56K$46K
Morristown, TNTN$28K$37K$46K$56K$46K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$34K$40K$46K$53K$46K
El Paso, TXTX$31K$39K$46K$54K$46K
Enid, OKOK$28K$37K$46K$55K$46K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$28K$37K$46K$55K$46K
Beckley, WVWV$32K$39K$46K$53K$46K
Cleveland, TNTN$27K$37K$46K$55K$46K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$32K$39K$46K$52K$46K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$28K$37K$46K$54K$46K
Lawton, OKOK$28K$37K$45K$54K$46K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$32K$39K$45K$52K$46K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$33K$39K$45K$52K$46K
Las Cruces, NMNM$34K$40K$45K$51K$45K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$32K$39K$45K$52K$45K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$30K$38K$45K$53K$45K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$33K$39K$45K$52K$45K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$27K$36K$45K$54K$45K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$32K$38K$45K$52K$45K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$33K$39K$45K$51K$45K
Florence, SCSC$27K$36K$45K$54K$45K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$36K$40K$45K$49K$45K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$23K$34K$44K$55K$44K
Rapid City, SDSD$32K$38K$44K$51K$44K
Waco, TXTX$30K$37K$44K$51K$44K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$31K$37K$44K$50K$44K
Guayama, PRPR$23K$33K$44K$54K$44K
Owensboro, KYKY$29K$36K$44K$51K$44K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$28K$36K$43K$51K$43K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$29K$36K$43K$50K$43K
Arecibo, PRPR$22K$32K$43K$53K$43K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$28K$35K$43K$50K$43K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$28K$35K$42K$50K$42K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$34K$38K$42K$46K$42K
Sandusky, OHOH$27K$35K$42K$50K$42K
Johnson City, TNTN$24K$33K$42K$51K$42K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$24K$33K$42K$51K$42K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$31K$36K$42K$47K$42K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$22K$32K$41K$51K$41K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$26K$33K$39K$46K$40K
Aguadilla, PRPR$20K$29K$39K$48K$39K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$22K$31K$39K$47K$39K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$16K$28K$39K$50K$39K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$24K$31K$39K$46K$39K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$20K$29K$38K$47K$38K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$22K$30K$38K$45K$38K
Jackson, TNTN$19K$28K$37K$45K$37K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$19K$26K$32K$38K$32K
Ponce, PRPR$23K$27K$30K$34K$30K
Mayaguez, PRPR$20K$24K$29K$33K$29K

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: 13-1121.