Operations Research Analyst Salary by City

Uses mathematical and analytical methods to help organizations solve complex operational problems.

Entry (Level I)
$59,297
national avg
Experienced (Level III)
$88,982
median across metros
Senior (Level IV)
$104,550
national avg
Metro Areas
530
covered in dataset

BLS National Median Wage 2024

$91,290

Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS

10-Year Job Growth

+21.5%

2024 – 2034 projection

Annual Openings

~9,600

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

$145,018
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$99,653 – $167,357
$133,349
Lexington Park, MD
$89,149 – $155,106
$131,622
Bellingham, WA
$68,078 – $162,926
$130,229
Huntsville, AL
$87,194 – $151,424
$129,667
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$87,256 – $150,571

All metro areas

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530 metros shown

Metro AreaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IVAverage
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$100K$122K$145K$167K$145K
Lexington Park, MDMD$89K$111K$133K$155K$133K
Bellingham, WAWA$68K$100K$131K$163K$132K
Huntsville, ALAL$87K$109K$130K$151K$130K
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL$87K$108K$129K$151K$130K
Decatur, ALAL$87K$108K$129K$150K$130K
Colorado Springs, COCO$85K$106K$127K$148K$128K
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA$86K$106K$127K$148K$127K
Peoria, ILIL$80K$103K$126K$150K$127K
Pueblo, COCO$84K$105K$126K$148K$127K
Salisbury, MDMD$79K$103K$126K$150K$126K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA$82K$104K$126K$148K$126K
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC$74K$99K$125K$151K$125K
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$76K$100K$125K$149K$125K
Winchester, VA-WVVA$72K$98K$124K$150K$125K
Lynchburg, VAVA$80K$101K$122K$143K$122K
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$70K$96K$122K$147K$122K
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNJ$69K$95K$121K$147K$121K
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$76K$98K$120K$143K$120K
Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ$71K$95K$119K$143K$119K
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL$74K$96K$118K$140K$118K
Dothan, ALAL$74K$96K$118K$140K$118K
Mobile, ALAL$74K$96K$118K$140K$118K
Merced, CACA$74K$95K$117K$139K$117K
Kingston, NYNY$63K$90K$117K$144K$117K
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ$67K$92K$117K$141K$117K
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH$71K$94K$116K$138K$116K
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL$63K$89K$115K$142K$116K
Corpus Christi, TXTX$61K$88K$114K$140K$114K
Walla Walla, WAWA$79K$96K$113K$130K$113K
Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC$70K$91K$112K$133K$113K
Roanoke, VAVA$76K$94K$112K$130K$112K
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$64K$88K$112K$136K$112K
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA$71K$91K$111K$131K$111K
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$71K$91K$111K$131K$111K
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA$71K$91K$111K$131K$111K
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX$68K$89K$111K$132K$111K
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA$71K$91K$111K$131K$111K
Sherman-Denison, TXTX$67K$89K$111K$132K$111K
Kennewick-Richland, WAWA$84K$97K$110K$124K$111K
Las Cruces, NMNM$70K$90K$110K$130K$110K
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)OH$88K$99K$110K$121K$110K
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC$69K$89K$110K$130K$110K
Rockford, ILIL$76K$93K$109K$126K$110K
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$67K$88K$109K$131K$110K
Grand Junction, COCO$66K$88K$109K$131K$109K
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$73K$91K$109K$127K$109K
Bakersfield-Delano, CACA$71K$90K$109K$128K$109K
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$66K$88K$109K$130K$109K
Boulder, COCO$62K$86K$109K$132K$109K
Yakima, WAWA$72K$90K$108K$127K$109K
Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT$68K$88K$108K$129K$108K
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$71K$90K$108K$127K$108K
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL$71K$89K$108K$127K$108K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-ININ$72K$90K$108K$126K$108K
Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO$61K$85K$108K$131K$108K
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$68K$88K$108K$128K$108K
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$69K$88K$108K$127K$108K
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$81K$94K$107K$120K$107K
York-Hanover, PAPA$56K$82K$107K$132K$107K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$54K$80K$107K$133K$107K
Springfield, OHOH$66K$86K$107K$127K$107K
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA$76K$91K$107K$122K$107K
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX$57K$82K$107K$131K$107K
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR$73K$89K$106K$123K$106K
Longview-Kelso, WAWA$73K$89K$106K$123K$106K
Mansfield, OHOH$70K$88K$106K$124K$106K
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$70K$88K$106K$124K$106K
Western Washington nonmetropolitan areaWA$71K$88K$106K$123K$106K
Columbus, OHOH$69K$87K$106K$124K$106K
Elizabethtown, KYKY$78K$92K$106K$120K$106K
Redding, CACA$71K$88K$106K$123K$106K
Charlottesville, VAVA$69K$87K$105K$123K$105K
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL$67K$86K$105K$124K$105K
Michigan City-La Porte, ININ$67K$86K$105K$124K$105K
Kankakee, ILIL$66K$86K$105K$124K$105K
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$68K$86K$105K$123K$105K
Wichita, KSKS$80K$93K$105K$117K$105K
Ogden, UTUT$72K$88K$105K$121K$105K
Greeley, COCO$64K$84K$104K$125K$105K
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan areaVA$61K$83K$104K$126K$105K
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areaCO$64K$84K$104K$124K$104K
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan areaDE$70K$87K$104K$121K$104K
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$65K$84K$104K$124K$104K
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC$67K$85K$104K$122K$104K
New Haven, CTCT$72K$87K$103K$119K$103K
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC$66K$85K$103K$121K$103K
Alaska nonmetropolitan areaAK$81K$92K$103K$114K$103K
Fairbanks-College, AKAK$81K$92K$103K$114K$103K
Providence-Warwick, RI-MAMA$59K$81K$103K$124K$103K
Anchorage, AKAK$81K$92K$103K$113K$103K
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$66K$84K$102K$121K$103K
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$65K$84K$102K$121K$103K
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA$67K$85K$102K$120K$102K
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA$68K$85K$101K$118K$101K
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA$64K$83K$101K$120K$101K
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY$62K$81K$101K$121K$101K
Vineland, NJNJ$64K$83K$101K$119K$101K
Victoria, TXTX$60K$80K$101K$122K$101K
Harrisonburg, VAVA$70K$85K$101K$116K$101K
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA$70K$85K$101K$116K$101K
Richmond, VAVA$57K$79K$101K$123K$101K
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA$67K$84K$101K$117K$101K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJNJ$62K$81K$101K$120K$101K
Barnstable Town, MAMA$70K$85K$101K$116K$101K
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA$71K$86K$100K$115K$101K
Dover, DEDE$64K$82K$100K$118K$100K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDDE$64K$82K$100K$118K$100K
Urban Honolulu, HIHI$62K$81K$100K$119K$100K
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT$69K$84K$100K$116K$100K
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$71K$86K$100K$115K$100K
Syracuse, NYNY$60K$80K$100K$120K$100K
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL$61K$80K$100K$120K$100K
Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI$62K$81K$100K$119K$100K
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan areaHI$62K$81K$100K$119K$100K
El Centro, CACA$65K$82K$100K$117K$100K
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areaMA$69K$84K$99K$115K$100K
Toledo, OHOH$68K$84K$99K$115K$99K
Portland-South Portland, MEME$64K$82K$99K$117K$99K
Casper, WYWY$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Cheyenne, WYWY$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Rapid City, SDSD$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Sioux Falls, SD-MNMN$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaSD$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaWY$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Guam MSAGU$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAVI$59K$79K$99K$119K$99K
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA$69K$84K$99K$114K$99K
Reading, PAPA$63K$81K$99K$117K$99K
Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC$69K$84K$99K$114K$99K
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$64K$81K$99K$116K$99K
Evansville, ININ$62K$80K$99K$117K$99K
Chico, CACA$66K$82K$99K$115K$99K
Omaha, NE-IAIA$59K$79K$99K$118K$99K
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI$66K$82K$99K$115K$99K
Logan, UT-IDID$64K$81K$98K$116K$99K
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN$67K$82K$98K$114K$98K
Monroe, MIMI$66K$82K$98K$114K$98K
Manchester-Nashua, NHNH$69K$84K$98K$113K$98K
Salinas, CACA$65K$82K$98K$115K$98K
Mankato, MNMN$66K$82K$98K$113K$98K
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA$69K$83K$98K$112K$98K
Morristown, TNTN$64K$81K$98K$114K$98K
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT$76K$87K$98K$109K$98K
St. Cloud, MNMN$66K$82K$98K$113K$98K
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$55K$76K$97K$119K$98K
Flint, MIMI$65K$81K$97K$114K$98K
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$66K$82K$97K$113K$97K
Jackson, MSMS$66K$82K$97K$113K$97K
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$66K$82K$97K$113K$97K
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV$67K$82K$97K$112K$97K
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN$63K$80K$97K$114K$97K
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$67K$82K$97K$112K$97K
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$59K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Columbus, ININ$62K$79K$97K$114K$97K
Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY$59K$78K$97K$116K$97K
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA$52K$75K$97K$119K$97K
Yuba City, CACA$67K$82K$97K$111K$97K
Grand Island, NENE$60K$78K$97K$115K$97K
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaNE$60K$78K$97K$115K$97K
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaIN$62K$79K$97K$114K$97K
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT$69K$83K$97K$110K$97K
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA$68K$82K$96K$111K$97K
Greenville, NCNC$64K$80K$96K$113K$97K
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$56K$76K$96K$117K$97K
Napa, CACA$67K$82K$96K$111K$96K
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$54K$75K$96K$118K$96K
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$65K$81K$96K$112K$96K
Midland, TXTX$68K$82K$96K$110K$96K
Jackson, MIMI$65K$81K$96K$111K$96K
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaMN$65K$80K$96K$112K$96K
Canton-Massillon, OHOH$59K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC$60K$78K$96K$114K$96K
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHOH$63K$79K$96K$112K$96K
Vallejo, CACA$65K$80K$96K$111K$96K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN$67K$82K$96K$110K$96K
Bangor, MEME$75K$85K$96K$106K$96K
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$75K$85K$96K$106K$96K
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$65K$80K$95K$111K$96K
Burlington, NCNC$59K$77K$95K$113K$96K
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$65K$80K$95K$111K$96K
Anniston-Oxford, ALAL$56K$76K$95K$115K$96K
Gadsden, ALAL$56K$76K$95K$115K$96K
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$68K$81K$95K$109K$95K
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan areaME$77K$86K$95K$105K$95K
Warner Robins, GAGA$65K$80K$95K$110K$95K
Hanford-Corcoran, CACA$65K$80K$95K$110K$95K
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ$56K$76K$95K$115K$95K
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Bay City, MIMI$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Midland, MIMI$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Traverse City, MIMI$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$64K$80K$95K$111K$95K
Montgomery, ALAL$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI$57K$76K$95K$114K$95K
Ann Arbor, MIMI$65K$80K$95K$110K$95K
Birmingham, ALAL$56K$75K$95K$114K$95K
Connecticut nonmetropolitan areaCT$67K$81K$95K$109K$95K
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$68K$81K$95K$108K$95K
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$59K$77K$95K$112K$95K
Ames, IAIA$50K$72K$94K$117K$95K
Knoxville, TNTN$60K$77K$94K$112K$95K
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaOH$55K$75K$94K$114K$95K
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ$61K$78K$94K$111K$95K
Bloomington, ININ$61K$78K$94K$111K$94K
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$60K$77K$94K$112K$94K
Springfield, MOMO$56K$75K$94K$113K$94K
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$53K$74K$94K$114K$94K
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan areaVT$66K$80K$94K$107K$94K
Muncie, ININ$60K$77K$94K$110K$94K
Memphis, TN-MS-ARAR$56K$75K$93K$112K$94K
Lincoln, NENE$58K$76K$93K$111K$94K
Winston-Salem, NCNC$65K$79K$93K$107K$93K
Lima, OHOH$56K$74K$93K$112K$93K
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$57K$75K$93K$111K$93K
Jacksonville, NCNC$63K$78K$93K$109K$93K
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaNH$72K$83K$93K$104K$93K
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX$62K$77K$93K$109K$93K
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$54K$74K$93K$112K$93K
Kansas nonmetropolitan areaKS$63K$78K$93K$108K$93K
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA$60K$76K$93K$110K$93K
Akron, OHOH$57K$75K$93K$111K$93K
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$57K$75K$93K$110K$93K
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan areaCA$62K$77K$93K$108K$93K
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA$63K$78K$92K$107K$93K
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaNV$64K$78K$92K$106K$93K
Odessa, TXTX$63K$78K$92K$107K$92K
Tuscaloosa, ALAL$52K$72K$92K$112K$92K
Jonesboro, ARAR$56K$74K$92K$110K$92K
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$56K$74K$92K$110K$92K
Waco, TXTX$58K$75K$92K$108K$92K
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA$59K$75K$92K$108K$92K
Champaign-Urbana, ILIL$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Kokomo, ININ$60K$76K$92K$108K$92K
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaMI$64K$78K$92K$106K$92K
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$61K$76K$92K$107K$92K
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI$65K$78K$92K$105K$92K
Fresno, CACA$65K$78K$91K$105K$91K
St. Joseph, MO-KSKS$52K$72K$91K$111K$91K
Bloomington, ILIL$64K$78K$91K$105K$91K
Goldsboro, NCNC$59K$75K$91K$107K$91K
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL$53K$72K$91K$110K$91K
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$51K$71K$90K$110K$91K
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY$59K$75K$90K$106K$91K
Rocky Mount, NCNC$59K$74K$90K$106K$90K
Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI$64K$77K$90K$104K$90K
Kansas City, MO-KSKS$51K$71K$90K$110K$90K
Idaho Falls, IDID$54K$72K$90K$108K$90K
Joplin, MO-KSKS$57K$73K$90K$106K$90K
Niles, MIMI$62K$76K$90K$104K$90K
Rochester, NYNY$58K$74K$90K$105K$90K
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI$65K$77K$90K$102K$90K
Sandusky, OHOH$60K$75K$89K$104K$90K
Wilmington, NCNC$56K$73K$89K$106K$90K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA$51K$70K$89K$109K$89K
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$51K$70K$89K$109K$89K
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL$52K$71K$89K$108K$89K
Wheeling, WV-OHOH$60K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Eugene-Springfield, OROR$68K$79K$89K$99K$89K
Williamsport, PAPA$60K$75K$89K$103K$89K
Owensboro, KYKY$59K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Paducah, KY-ILIL$59K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Youngstown-Warren, OHOH$59K$74K$89K$104K$89K
Maryland nonmetropolitan areaMD$66K$77K$89K$100K$89K
Worcester, MAMA$64K$76K$89K$101K$89K
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL$47K$68K$89K$109K$89K
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$56K$72K$89K$105K$89K
Albany, OROR$64K$76K$88K$101K$89K
Lawrence, KSKS$52K$70K$88K$106K$88K
Killeen-Temple, TXTX$53K$70K$88K$106K$88K
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$54K$71K$88K$105K$88K
Sebring, FLFL$50K$69K$88K$107K$88K
Salem, OROR$64K$76K$88K$100K$88K
Springfield, MAMA$66K$77K$88K$99K$88K
Decatur, ILIL$51K$69K$88K$107K$88K
Lewiston, ID-WAID$52K$70K$88K$106K$88K
Hattiesburg, MSMS$61K$74K$88K$101K$88K
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$59K$73K$87K$101K$88K
Gettysburg, PAPA$61K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-ININ$62K$75K$87K$100K$87K
Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL$53K$70K$87K$104K$87K
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$55K$71K$87K$103K$87K
Terre Haute, ININ$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Corvallis, OROR$62K$74K$87K$100K$87K
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC$58K$72K$87K$101K$87K
Arizona nonmetropolitan areaAZ$58K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL$55K$71K$87K$102K$87K
Yuma, AZAZ$58K$72K$87K$101K$87K
Cleveland, OHOH$59K$73K$87K$101K$87K
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaMS$58K$72K$87K$101K$87K
Fayetteville, NCNC$52K$69K$87K$104K$87K
Flagstaff, AZAZ$58K$72K$86K$101K$87K
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ$58K$72K$86K$101K$87K
Homosassa Springs, FLFL$54K$70K$86K$102K$86K
Greensboro-High Point, NCNC$62K$74K$86K$99K$86K
Reno, NVNV$63K$75K$86K$98K$86K
Coeur d'Alene, IDID$55K$70K$86K$101K$86K
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$56K$71K$86K$100K$86K
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA$66K$76K$86K$96K$86K
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$52K$69K$86K$102K$86K
Battle Creek, MIMI$62K$74K$86K$97K$86K
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$59K$72K$85K$99K$86K
Bend, OROR$61K$73K$85K$97K$85K
Boise City, IDID$56K$71K$85K$100K$85K
Jacksonville, FLFL$52K$68K$85K$102K$85K
Farmington, NMNM$54K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$55K$70K$85K$100K$85K
Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ$60K$72K$85K$98K$85K
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA$62K$73K$85K$96K$85K
St. George, UTUT$52K$68K$85K$101K$85K
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$52K$68K$85K$101K$85K
Twin Falls, IDID$56K$70K$85K$99K$85K
Elmira, NYNY$51K$68K$85K$101K$85K
Asheville, NCNC$58K$71K$84K$97K$84K
Punta Gorda, FLFL$49K$67K$84K$102K$84K
South Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$51K$68K$84K$101K$84K
Albuquerque, NMNM$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaNM$55K$70K$84K$99K$84K
Chambersburg, PAPA$61K$73K$84K$96K$84K
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan areaNY$54K$69K$84K$99K$84K
Elkhart-Goshen, ININ$60K$72K$84K$96K$84K
Lexington-Fayette, KYKY$59K$72K$84K$96K$84K
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL$45K$64K$84K$103K$84K
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan areaID$55K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Lebanon, PAPA$58K$71K$84K$96K$84K
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX$54K$69K$84K$98K$84K
Gainesville, FLFL$49K$66K$83K$101K$84K
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$54K$69K$83K$98K$83K
Glens Falls, NYNY$54K$68K$83K$98K$83K
San Angelo, TXTX$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Pittsfield, MAMA$60K$71K$83K$95K$83K
Pocatello, IDID$50K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaAL$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Jackson, TNTN$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Johnson City, TNTN$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Ithaca, NYNY$51K$67K$83K$99K$83K
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Gainesville, GAGA$53K$68K$83K$98K$83K
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$61K$72K$83K$93K$83K
Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI$61K$72K$83K$94K$83K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD$48K$65K$83K$100K$83K
Athens-Clarke County, GAGA$52K$67K$82K$98K$83K
Binghamton, NYNY$53K$68K$82K$97K$83K
Rome, GAGA$52K$67K$82K$97K$83K
Auburn-Opelika, ALAL$51K$67K$82K$98K$83K
Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS$61K$71K$82K$93K$82K
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL$53K$68K$82K$97K$82K
North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$52K$67K$82K$97K$82K
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$53K$67K$82K$96K$82K
Madison, WIWI$56K$69K$82K$94K$82K
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY$54K$68K$82K$95K$82K
Dubuque, IAIA$50K$66K$81K$97K$82K
Carson City, NVNV$62K$72K$81K$91K$82K
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA$51K$66K$81K$97K$82K
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$57K$69K$81K$94K$82K
Bismarck, NDND$58K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Minot, NDND$58K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Spartanburg, SCSC$59K$70K$81K$92K$81K
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaND$58K$70K$81K$93K$81K
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$53K$67K$81K$95K$81K
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI$56K$69K$81K$93K$81K
Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT$59K$70K$81K$92K$81K
Fond du Lac, WIWI$56K$68K$81K$94K$81K
Janesville-Beloit, WIWI$53K$67K$81K$95K$81K
Utica-Rome, NYNY$54K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Manhattan, KSKS$53K$67K$81K$94K$81K
Ocala, FLFL$45K$63K$81K$98K$81K
Eau Claire, WIWI$52K$66K$80K$95K$81K
Tucson, AZAZ$50K$65K$80K$96K$80K
Fargo, ND-MNMN$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$47K$64K$80K$96K$80K
Fort Smith, AR-OKAR$55K$67K$80K$93K$80K
Savannah, GAGA$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Saginaw, MIMI$56K$68K$80K$92K$80K
Lubbock, TXTX$60K$70K$80K$90K$80K
Port St. Lucie, FLFL$45K$62K$80K$97K$80K
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA$51K$65K$80K$94K$80K
Cedar Rapids, IAIA$56K$68K$79K$91K$80K
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$53K$66K$79K$92K$80K
State College, PAPA$57K$68K$79K$90K$79K
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areaIA$47K$63K$79K$95K$79K
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL$51K$65K$79K$93K$79K
Iowa City, IAIA$53K$66K$79K$92K$79K
Springfield, ILIL$40K$59K$78K$98K$79K
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$53K$66K$78K$91K$78K
Jefferson City, MOMO$51K$65K$78K$92K$78K
Grand Forks, ND-MNMN$56K$67K$78K$89K$78K
Abilene, TXTX$49K$64K$78K$93K$78K
Clarksville, TN-KYKY$53K$66K$78K$91K$78K
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$51K$65K$78K$91K$78K
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN$53K$65K$78K$91K$78K
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$53K$65K$78K$90K$78K
Kenosha, WIWI$54K$66K$78K$89K$78K
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$50K$64K$77K$91K$78K
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA$53K$65K$77K$90K$78K
Sheboygan, WIWI$58K$67K$77K$87K$77K
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Modesto, CACA$56K$66K$77K$88K$77K
Naples-Marco Island, FLFL$62K$69K$77K$85K$77K
Pittsburgh, PAPA$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Hot Springs, ARAR$52K$65K$77K$90K$77K
Johnstown, PAPA$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC$49K$63K$77K$91K$77K
Texarkana, TX-ARAR$52K$64K$77K$89K$77K
Amarillo, TXTX$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$53K$65K$77K$89K$77K
Wichita Falls, TXTX$50K$63K$76K$90K$77K
Columbia, SCSC$54K$65K$76K$88K$77K
Florence, SCSC$54K$65K$76K$88K$77K
Sumter, SCSC$54K$65K$76K$88K$77K
Chattanooga, TN-GAGA$51K$64K$76K$89K$77K
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$61K$69K$76K$84K$77K
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKY$54K$65K$76K$87K$76K
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR$52K$64K$76K$89K$76K
Dalton, GAGA$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Erie, PAPA$57K$66K$76K$86K$76K
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$60K$68K$76K$84K$76K
Cleveland, TNTN$50K$63K$76K$89K$76K
Great Falls, MTMT$60K$68K$76K$84K$76K
West Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$59K$68K$76K$84K$76K
Topeka, KSKS$52K$63K$75K$87K$76K
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$52K$64K$75K$87K$76K
College Station-Bryan, TXTX$55K$65K$75K$86K$76K
Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV$53K$64K$75K$87K$76K
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR$53K$64K$75K$86K$75K
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaAR$52K$64K$75K$87K$75K
Laredo, TXTX$49K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Billings, MTMT$59K$67K$75K$83K$75K
Missoula, MTMT$59K$67K$75K$83K$75K
Stockton-Lodi, CACA$50K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaMT$59K$67K$75K$83K$75K
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX$54K$64K$75K$86K$75K
Fort Wayne, ININ$56K$66K$75K$84K$75K
Green Bay, WIWI$55K$65K$75K$85K$75K
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaPA$52K$63K$75K$87K$75K
Helena, MTMT$60K$68K$75K$82K$75K
Bozeman, MTMT$60K$67K$75K$82K$75K
Rochester, MNMN$56K$65K$75K$84K$75K
East Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$48K$62K$75K$88K$75K
Santa Fe, NMNM$62K$68K$75K$81K$75K
Altoona, PAPA$54K$64K$74K$84K$74K
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$51K$63K$74K$86K$74K
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX$51K$62K$74K$85K$74K
Medford, OROR$58K$66K$74K$82K$74K
North Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$46K$60K$74K$88K$74K
Wausau, WIWI$52K$63K$74K$85K$74K
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC$51K$62K$73K$84K$73K
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$48K$61K$73K$86K$73K
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaUT$39K$56K$73K$90K$73K
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC$53K$63K$73K$83K$73K
Visalia, CACA$55K$64K$73K$82K$73K
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$50K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Hinesville, GAGA$49K$61K$73K$84K$73K
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$51K$62K$73K$83K$73K
Arecibo, PRPR$49K$61K$73K$85K$73K
Columbus, GA-ALAL$48K$60K$73K$85K$73K
Grants Pass, OROR$55K$64K$72K$81K$72K
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$55K$64K$72K$81K$72K
Appleton, WIWI$50K$61K$72K$83K$72K
Lancaster, PAPA$43K$58K$72K$86K$72K
Tyler, TXTX$50K$61K$72K$82K$72K
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA$64K$68K$72K$76K$72K
Columbia, MOMO$51K$61K$71K$82K$72K
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$47K$59K$71K$83K$71K
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaWI$48K$59K$71K$83K$71K
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNMN$53K$62K$71K$80K$71K
Alexandria, LALA$55K$63K$71K$79K$71K
Lake Charles, LALA$55K$63K$71K$79K$71K
Monroe, LALA$55K$63K$71K$79K$71K
Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA$55K$63K$71K$79K$71K
Tulsa, OKOK$51K$61K$71K$81K$71K
Duluth, MN-WIMN$54K$63K$71K$79K$71K
New Orleans-Metairie, LALA$64K$67K$71K$74K$71K
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC$55K$63K$71K$79K$71K
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRPR$49K$60K$71K$82K$71K
Longview, TXTX$50K$60K$71K$81K$71K
Guayama, PRPR$48K$59K$70K$82K$70K
Lewiston-Auburn, MEME$54K$62K$70K$78K$70K
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$52K$61K$70K$79K$70K
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT$39K$54K$70K$85K$70K
Eagle Pass, TXTX$46K$58K$70K$82K$70K
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan areaOR$54K$62K$70K$78K$70K
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaWV$48K$59K$69K$80K$70K
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI$51K$60K$69K$78K$69K
Valdosta, GAGA$47K$58K$69K$81K$69K
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL$42K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Aguadilla, PRPR$44K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Mayaguez, PRPR$44K$56K$69K$82K$69K
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaMO$45K$57K$69K$81K$69K
Beckley, WVWV$49K$59K$69K$78K$69K
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$52K$60K$69K$77K$69K
Albany, GAGA$46K$57K$69K$80K$69K
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan areaPR$43K$56K$68K$81K$69K
South Illinois nonmetropolitan areaIL$45K$57K$68K$80K$68K
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan areaLA$52K$60K$68K$77K$68K
Charleston, WVWV$49K$59K$68K$78K$68K
Hammond, LALA$55K$61K$68K$75K$68K
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA$54K$61K$68K$75K$68K
Lafayette, LALA$52K$60K$68K$76K$68K
St. Louis, MO-ILIL$45K$57K$68K$79K$68K
Bowling Green, KYKY$46K$57K$67K$78K$68K
Ponce, PRPR$44K$55K$67K$79K$67K
El Paso, TXTX$48K$57K$67K$77K$67K
Morgantown, WVWV$55K$61K$66K$72K$66K
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIL$45K$56K$66K$77K$66K
Baton Rouge, LALA$52K$59K$65K$72K$65K
Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA$47K$56K$65K$75K$65K
South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaGA$46K$56K$65K$74K$65K
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaTX$53K$59K$65K$71K$65K
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX$47K$56K$65K$73K$65K
Macon-Bibb County, GAGA$43K$53K$63K$73K$63K
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$43K$53K$63K$73K$63K
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$43K$53K$63K$72K$63K
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA$50K$56K$63K$69K$63K
Lawton, OKOK$43K$53K$63K$72K$63K
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$43K$53K$63K$72K$63K
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan areaOK$43K$53K$62K$72K$62K
Enid, OKOK$43K$52K$62K$71K$62K
Oklahoma City, OKOK$43K$52K$62K$71K$62K
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areaKY$45K$51K$57K$64K$58K
North Florida nonmetropolitan areaFL$42K$49K$56K$62K$56K
Tallahassee, FLFL$38K$45K$52K$60K$52K

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: 15-2031.