Medical assistant salary by state

In May 2025, the median (middle) medical assistant salary in the US was $45,690 a year, or $21.97 an hour, based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of medical assistants earn more than that and half earn less. Your own pay depends on where you live and who you work for.

In Ohio, typical pay is $42,810 a year.

Medical assistant salary in every state

Washington pays medical assistants the most, with typical pay of $59,290 a year, and Mississippi pays the least, at $35,360. Here is what each column means:

Typical pay a year: The middle pay in the state: half of medical assistants there earn more and half earn less.
Lowest-paid 10%: One in ten medical assistants in the state earns less than this.
Highest-paid 10%: One in ten earns more than this.
Jobs: How many medical assistants work in the state.

Press a column heading to sort the table by it.

State	Typical pay a year	Lowest-paid 10%	Highest-paid 10%	Jobs
Alabama	$36,100	$29,600	$45,000	13,300
Alaska	$52,600	$46,100	$65,000	2,140
Arizona	$45,900	$38,100	$51,300	21,460
Arkansas	$37,800	$30,800	$46,100	5,150
California	$49,700	$39,300	$77,300	117,060
Colorado	$48,400	$39,100	$59,800	13,160
Connecticut	$47,400	$38,500	$59,500	10,250
Delaware	$44,500	$36,500	$57,300	2,880
District of Columbia	$51,100	$39,600	$76,900	2,260
Florida	$43,700	$35,900	$49,000	66,110
Georgia	$41,600	$34,300	$51,400	28,780
Hawaii	$48,400	$38,600	$60,000	3,890
Idaho	$44,700	$35,500	$56,700	5,250
Illinois	$46,100	$36,400	$56,600	20,260
Indiana	$45,100	$37,100	$50,500	19,630
Iowa	$45,500	$36,700	$55,000	5,990
Kansas	$39,500	$35,100	$48,300	5,510
Kentucky	$39,300	$33,000	$47,900	13,440
Louisiana	$36,300	$29,000	$44,500	12,310
Maine	$47,600	$40,200	$59,200	4,480
Maryland	$46,400	$36,900	$57,300	16,390
Massachusetts	$49,500	$43,300	$61,900	14,880
Michigan	$39,900	$35,000	$48,300	27,810
Minnesota	$50,500	$40,100	$60,100	10,580
Mississippi	$35,400	$29,200	$45,100	3,340
Missouri	$40,400	$35,800	$48,400	13,050
Montana	$46,800	$38,700	$56,800	2,460
Nebraska	$47,400	$37,900	$59,500	2,380
Nevada	$45,200	$37,400	$55,100	7,760
New Hampshire	$48,000	$39,600	$60,100	3,000
New Jersey	$47,200	$37,000	$58,100	20,330
New Mexico	$39,200	$34,600	$47,900	5,400
New York	$48,000	$37,300	$59,500	40,710
North Carolina	$45,100	$36,000	$50,900	23,650
North Dakota	$46,000	$37,700	$58,200	600
Ohio (your state)	$42,800	$36,100	$48,600	28,950
Oklahoma	$38,800	$31,900	$47,600	10,510
Oregon	$50,400	$43,800	$62,200	11,840
Pennsylvania	$43,900	$36,800	$48,500	23,050
Rhode Island	$47,200	$39,300	$56,800	3,210
South Carolina	$41,200	$34,700	$49,100	12,110
South Dakota	$41,900	$36,000	$49,000	1,340
Tennessee	$39,600	$34,800	$48,500	19,180
Texas	$39,500	$31,200	$49,300	75,340
Utah	$45,400	$35,900	$56,300	9,990
Vermont	$47,300	$40,600	$58,400	1,140
Virginia	$44,700	$37,100	$52,000	16,650
Washington	$59,300	$46,500	$74,200	19,500
West Virginia	$37,200	$30,900	$45,400	4,540
Wisconsin	$48,700	$39,500	$58,000	13,810
Wyoming	$40,900	$31,200	$51,800	1,040

The pay survey counts only people who work for an employer, not people who work for themselves. Pay here is rounded to the nearest $100; the spreadsheets at the end of the page have the exact numbers.

A medical assistant takes a patient's temperature in a family practice exam room

How much do the lowest and highest earners make?

Across the US in May 2025, the lowest-paid tenth of medical assistants earned less than $36,050 a year, and the highest-paid tenth earned more than $59,310, based on federal wage data. These numbers show how far pay spreads; they are not starting salaries.

Does where you work affect what you earn?

It does. Of the main places medical assistants work, outpatient care centers paid the most in May 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. These are clinics where patients go home the same day.

Setting	Typical pay a year (May 2025)
Outpatient care clinics	$48,560
Hospitals	$46,910
Doctors' offices	$45,520
Other health practitioners' offices	$38,400

For comparison, typical pay across all jobs in the US was $50,980 in May 2025.

Where are medical assistant jobs found?

The number of medical assistant jobs is projected to rise 13 percent between 2025 and 2035, based on federal projections. Doctors' offices employ more medical assistants than any other kind of workplace: 430,490 as of May 2023.

That year, California led the nation with 110,280 jobs. Texas had 66,720, based on the federal wage survey.

How this pay stacks up against similar health roles

Here is typical yearly pay in similar health jobs in May 2025, from Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Role	Typical pay a year
Nursing assistant (CNA)	$42,260
Phlebotomist	$45,230
Medical assistant	$45,690
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)	$64,400
Registered nurse (RN)	$97,550

Getting trained before your first job

We list 1,094 medical assistant programs spread over all 50 states plus Washington, DC. Of these, 484 are accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, two outside groups that check training standards. Only 30 programs teach all their classes online, and 14 of those are accredited, based on federal college data and CAAHEP's accredited program directory.

At career schools that give a length, a typical program takes 9 months. Most take 7 to 9 months; the shortest takes 2 months and the longest 32.

Type of school	Typical price (2023-24)
Career school, whole program with books	$17,257
Public college, one year of full-time classes for local students	$4,346

354 schools offer an associate degree (a two-year college degree) in medical assisting. Most programs, 1,049 of them, are at schools where you can get federal student aid.

Questions people often ask

Is $25 an hour a strong wage for a medical assistant?

Yes. Typical pay for medical assistants in 2025 was $21.97 an hour, so at $25 an hour you would earn more than at least half of them.

Is medical assistant pay lower in Texas?

On average, yes. The mean annual wage for medical assistants in Texas was $38,870 in May 2023, below the national median.

Medical assistant salary by metro area

A metro area is a city and the towns around it. Some reach across a state line, so a few appear under two states.

Metro areas in

Metro area	Typical pay a year	Lowest-paid 10%	Highest-paid 10%	Jobs
AbileneTX	$37,600	$30,600	$44,800	350
AkronOH	$42,800	$37,100	$47,700	1,880
Albany-Schenectady-TroyNY	$44,900	$37,500	$50,100	1,390
AlbanyGA	$37,000	$30,800	$44,300	470
AlbanyOR	$50,500	$41,700	$64,200	200
AlbuquerqueNM	$39,200	$36,200	$47,900	2,570
AlexandriaLA	$34,300	$23,300	$38,600	430
Allentown-Bethlehem-EastonPA, NJ	$45,400	$36,500	$48,100	1,640
AltoonaPA	$39,100	$35,100	$45,400	270
AmarilloTX	$37,200	$29,600	$45,400	690
AmesIA	$45,800	$37,300	$50,300	180
Amherst Town-NorthamptonMA	$47,300	$40,900	$57,800	270
AnchorageAK	$51,900	$45,900	$65,000	1,370
Ann ArborMI	$43,200	$37,200	$49,900	2,440
Anniston-OxfordAL	$34,900	$29,400	$43,200	320
AppletonWI	$49,300	$40,000	$58,800	450
AshevilleNC	$44,400	$36,900	$49,400	1,470
Athens-Clarke CountyGA	$38,600	$31,400	$47,000	910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-RoswellGA	$46,100	$36,300	$58,300	16,910
Atlantic City-HammontonNJ	$45,600	$36,000	$51,400	800
Auburn-OpelikaAL	$35,500	$29,200	$46,000	420
Augusta-Richmond CountyGA, SC	$38,500	$32,100	$48,400	1,620
Austin-Round Rock-San MarcosTX	$45,800	$37,200	$54,800	5,830
Bakersfield-DelanoCA	$46,600	$36,400	$60,400	2,340
Baltimore-Columbia-TowsonMD	$46,800	$38,100	$56,900	8,170
BangorME	$47,100	$39,600	$55,900	670
Barnstable TownMA	$49,900	$44,100	$65,500	380
Baton RougeLA	$36,900	$29,200	$46,600	2,180
Battle CreekMI	$40,000	$36,400	$47,700	400
Bay CityMI	$38,500	$30,500	$45,300	210
Beaumont-Port ArthurTX	$37,700	$31,600	$47,900	700
BeckleyWV	$36,200	$30,500	$43,300	380
BellinghamWA	$57,400	$47,600	$63,500	510
BendOR	$50,100	$44,700	$61,500	840
BillingsMT	$46,500	$37,100	$52,000	400
BinghamtonNY	$41,100	$36,500	$48,600	290
BirminghamAL	$36,800	$31,100	$47,900	3,750
BismarckND	$49,000	$38,700	$59,500	140
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-RadfordVA	$39,400	$35,800	$47,100	250
BloomingtonIL	$38,100	$35,000	$55,500	230
BloomingtonIN	$43,900	$37,800	$47,300	480
Boise CityID	$46,300	$37,400	$58,000	2,360
Boston-Cambridge-NewtonMA, NH	$50,700	$46,100	$62,500	10,750
BoulderCO	$48,600	$43,000	$62,000	970
Bowling GreenKY	$39,300	$32,600	$44,500	600
BozemanMT	$47,000	$44,000	$56,000	340
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port OrchardWA	$55,700	$47,000	$65,700	610
Bridgeport-Stamford-DanburyCT	$48,000	$38,300	$59,300	2,790
Brownsville-HarlingenTX	$35,000	$27,700	$43,600	1,360
Brunswick-St. SimonsGA	$37,700	$33,800	$45,500	210
Buffalo-CheektowagaNY	$44,700	$35,400	$55,800	2,310
Burlington-South BurlingtonVT	$47,200	$43,800	$60,500	580
BurlingtonNC	$43,300	$35,000	$52,400	310
Canton-MassillonOH	$38,200	$35,200	$45,500	880
Cape Coral-Fort MyersFL	$42,900	$37,300	$48,800	2,190
Cape GirardeauMO, IL	$37,500	$34,400	$45,300	350
Carson CityNV	$46,800	$38,500	$57,700	170
CasperWY	$43,200	$31,200	$48,500	190
Cedar RapidsIA	$46,500	$37,800	$58,300	510
ChambersburgPA	$43,800	$37,500	$57,100	240
Champaign-UrbanaIL	$39,100	$35,600	$51,200	460
Charleston-North CharlestonSC	$45,600	$36,000	$49,400	2,320
CharlestonWV	$38,200	$30,900	$45,200	900
Charlotte-Concord-GastoniaNC, SC	$46,500	$36,600	$56,800	6,060
CharlottesvilleVA	$42,100	$37,300	$49,000	360
ChattanoogaTN, GA	$40,200	$35,700	$46,400	2,060
CheyenneWY	$44,700	$32,400	$54,200	190
Chicago-Naperville-ElginIL, IN	$47,300	$36,600	$57,400	15,640
ChicoCA	$47,200	$39,100	$58,500	770
CincinnatiOH, KY, IN	$44,300	$36,000	$49,800	5,560
ClarksvilleTN, KY	$37,400	$32,000	$46,300	670
ClevelandOH	$43,800	$37,100	$54,800	5,180
ClevelandTN	$37,200	$31,600	$45,900	230
Coeur d'AleneID	$45,400	$36,100	$52,500	540
College Station-BryanTX	$37,900	$33,400	$45,700	560
Colorado SpringsCO	$45,700	$38,600	$56,600	2,400
ColumbiaMO	$41,400	$33,300	$50,100	380
ColumbiaSC	$40,700	$35,400	$47,500	2,190
ColumbusGA, AL	$36,100	$30,200	$44,800	900
ColumbusIN	$44,600	$37,600	$54,600	400
ColumbusOH	$44,100	$37,800	$50,000	5,850
Corpus ChristiTX	$37,100	$30,300	$46,700	1,190
CorvallisOR	$48,900	$41,900	$60,200	340
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-DestinFL	$39,600	$36,400	$49,400	590
Dallas-Fort Worth-ArlingtonTX	$43,100	$35,600	$55,600	20,560
DaltonGA	$37,200	$32,100	$46,600	320
Daphne-Fairhope-FoleyAL	$36,500	$30,000	$44,800	510
Davenport-Moline-Rock IslandIA, IL	$44,700	$37,100	$48,800	840
Dayton-Kettering-BeavercreekOH	$43,600	$35,800	$53,500	1,890
DecaturAL	$36,700	$29,900	$46,200	250
DecaturIL	$43,100	$38,200	$49,000	130
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond BeachFL	$44,000	$35,600	$48,400	1,660
Denver-Aurora-CentennialCO	$49,700	$45,500	$60,600	6,440
Des Moines-West Des MoinesIA	$46,900	$36,500	$58,200	1,780
Detroit-Warren-DearbornMI	$39,400	$33,300	$48,800	12,400
DothanAL	$35,000	$28,400	$43,000	560
DoverDE	$41,000	$35,900	$49,400	450
DubuqueIA	$44,700	$37,700	$56,600	210
DuluthMN, WI	$48,000	$37,600	$58,900	750
Durham-Chapel HillNC	$46,500	$37,800	$58,500	1,800
Eagle PassTX	$29,500	$28,000	$38,700	110
Eau ClaireWI	$48,200	$39,600	$58,000	660
El CentroCA	$45,300	$37,300	$57,700	390
El PasoTX	$35,800	$28,700	$44,800	1,980
ElizabethtownKY	$38,500	$34,500	$46,000	240
Elkhart-GoshenIN	$44,600	$38,300	$50,000	570
ElmiraNY	$40,000	$37,200	$46,400	190
EnidOK	$36,300	$31,500	$45,700	170
EriePA	$39,600	$35,000	$45,600	460
Eugene-SpringfieldOR	$50,000	$41,600	$63,000	1,040
EvansvilleIN	$44,000	$36,200	$48,500	890
Fairbanks-CollegeAK	$52,100	$45,400	$60,900	180
FargoND, MN	$47,300	$37,700	$58,200	290
FarmingtonNM	$37,400	$31,400	$46,800	360
Fayetteville-Springdale-RogersAR	$38,400	$32,000	$47,700	1,270
FayettevilleNC	$39,900	$32,100	$45,800	680
FlagstaffAZ	$45,500	$39,300	$59,900	390
FlintMI	$37,500	$34,600	$46,900	940
Florence-Muscle ShoalsAL	$35,400	$29,900	$43,200	490
FlorenceSC	$38,800	$33,900	$48,100	420
Fond du LacWI	$47,900	$39,600	$56,200	190
Fort Collins-LovelandCO	$46,800	$40,200	$57,500	suppressed by BLS
Fort SmithAR, OK	$37,400	$32,600	$43,500	430
Fort WayneIN	$45,200	$38,000	$55,100	1,760
FresnoCA	$46,500	$37,300	$70,700	3,310
GadsdenAL	$34,300	$29,200	$36,700	450
GainesvilleFL	$39,100	$35,400	$47,200	840
GainesvilleGA	$41,900	$36,700	$47,700	970
GettysburgPA	$43,500	$36,600	$46,300	140
Glens FallsNY	$47,900	$37,200	$54,300	190
GoldsboroNC	$38,200	$31,400	$47,200	140
Grand ForksND, MN	$44,600	$36,500	$55,400	80
Grand IslandNE	$40,400	$38,300	$54,300	100
Grand JunctionCO	$44,400	$37,400	$52,400	460
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-KentwoodMI	$39,900	$36,200	$48,000	2,800
Grants PassOR	$48,600	$41,700	$59,700	220
Great FallsMT	$46,800	$37,400	$56,400	210
GreeleyCO	$45,900	$39,400	$57,400	470
Green BayWI	$47,900	$38,300	$56,900	800
Greensboro-High PointNC	$46,100	$35,900	$56,700	1,730
Greenville-Anderson-GreerSC	$44,900	$34,800	$49,100	2,550
GreenvilleNC	$44,700	$34,400	$46,500	600
Gulfport-BiloxiMS	$35,600	$29,300	$40,400	480
Hagerstown-MartinsburgMD, WV	$42,200	$35,600	$49,800	660
HammondLA	$36,700	$30,000	$45,500	330
Hanford-CorcoranCA	$49,500	$39,000	$59,100	480
Harrisburg-CarlislePA	$43,800	$37,100	$47,100	1,370
HarrisonburgVA	$39,300	$38,000	$47,500	300
Hartford-West Hartford-East HartfordCT	$46,900	$38,600	$56,300	3,270
HattiesburgMS	$36,000	$29,600	$45,000	290
HelenaMT	$45,800	$38,100	$56,500	160
Hickory-Lenoir-MorgantonNC	$43,300	$35,100	$47,900	820
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port RoyalSC	$43,600	$35,700	$54,700	560
HinesvilleGA	$37,800	$35,400	$45,600	70
Homosassa SpringsFL	$37,800	$35,200	$47,000	410
Hot SpringsAR	$36,600	$30,500	$47,900	260
Houma-Bayou Cane-ThibodauxLA	$34,400	$23,900	$41,300	480
Houston-Pasadena-The WoodlandsTX	$42,100	$30,900	$49,400	18,280
Huntington-AshlandWV, KY, OH	$37,500	$31,500	$44,900	1,040
HuntsvilleAL	$36,900	$31,200	$45,000	1,720
Idaho FallsID	$38,400	$31,600	$51,200	570
Indianapolis-Carmel-GreenwoodIN	$46,900	$38,400	$56,400	6,580
Iowa CityIA	$43,600	$39,200	$59,100	480
IthacaNY	$53,800	$38,400	$53,800	390
JacksonMI	$40,200	$35,600	$47,000	240
JacksonMS	$36,000	$30,400	$46,100	840
JacksonTN	$37,300	$30,300	$45,200	420
JacksonvilleFL	$42,600	$37,200	$48,000	6,860
JacksonvilleNC	$37,400	$31,700	$44,800	220
Janesville-BeloitWI	$46,600	$39,100	$55,300	240
Jefferson CityMO	$38,300	$32,500	$45,400	280
Johnson CityTN	$37,700	$31,500	$45,500	760
JohnstownPA	$38,400	$36,100	$47,800	140
JonesboroAR	$37,200	$30,400	$44,900	220
JoplinMO, KS	$37,200	$33,500	$44,400	440
Kahului-WailukuHI	$51,200	$41,600	$60,200	410
Kalamazoo-PortageMI	$46,700	$35,600	$49,300	980
KankakeeIL	$38,400	$36,700	$45,000	210
Kansas CityMO, KS	$45,300	$37,400	$49,700	4,220
Kennewick-RichlandWA	$50,800	$40,300	$63,500	850
KenoshaWI	$49,600	$38,900	$57,000	340
Killeen-TempleTX	$40,300	$33,700	$48,600	910
Kingsport-BristolTN, VA	$38,000	$34,100	$47,700	690
KingstonNY	$42,600	$36,400	$49,100	90
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-NewburghNY	$45,500	$36,700	$54,800	1,060
KnoxvilleTN	$38,900	$33,000	$47,900	2,550
KokomoIN	$44,700	$37,300	$49,800	170
La Crosse-OnalaskaWI, MN	$48,000	$38,800	$55,700	570
Lafayette-West LafayetteIN	$44,400	$36,400	$48,900	400
LafayetteLA	$34,900	$28,900	$38,700	1,170
Lake CharlesLA	$38,600	$30,400	$38,600	1,510
Lake Havasu City-KingmanAZ	$40,700	$37,100	$47,900	520
Lakeland-Winter HavenFL	$41,800	$35,400	$46,900	2,010
LancasterPA	$42,900	$36,100	$47,500	770
Lansing-East LansingMI	$38,600	$34,700	$48,300	1,180
LaredoTX	$35,300	$28,100	$43,200	640
Las CrucesNM	$37,700	$30,600	$45,400	720
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las VegasNV	$44,200	$37,200	$51,200	5,940
LawrenceKS	$37,200	$31,500	$44,200	210
LawtonOK	$35,800	$29,500	$42,300	180
LebanonPA	$43,500	$37,300	$49,500	180
Lewiston-AuburnME	$51,500	$41,300	$55,300	380
LewistonID, WA	$44,600	$31,500	$58,300	190
Lexington ParkMD	$44,200	$36,600	$63,000	350
Lexington-FayetteKY	$40,400	$36,500	$47,600	2,210
LimaOH	$43,500	$35,500	$46,500	420
LincolnNE	$47,200	$35,700	$60,200	570
Little Rock-North Little Rock-ConwayAR	$38,100	$31,500	$46,800	1,660
LoganUT, ID	$45,000	$35,600	$61,800	540
Longview-KelsoWA	$61,500	$47,100	$62,700	250
LongviewTX	$37,000	$31,200	$45,000	670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-AnaheimCA	$47,800	$39,200	$73,900	39,770
Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY, IN	$44,500	$37,300	$49,900	4,140
LubbockTX	$36,900	$30,400	$44,500	850
LynchburgVA	$40,200	$34,800	$46,500	450
Macon-Bibb CountyGA	$38,400	$34,300	$47,600	1,000
MadisonWI	$48,800	$40,500	$58,700	2,080
Manchester-NashuaNH	$47,800	$39,600	$60,200	880
ManhattanKS	$37,500	$30,600	$43,600	120
MankatoMN	$48,500	$33,600	$56,100	200
MansfieldOH	$38,200	$31,700	$46,000	290
McAllen-Edinburg-MissionTX	$34,800	$27,200	$41,500	2,820
MedfordOR	$48,800	$44,200	$58,200	900
MemphisTN, MS, AR	$39,300	$36,300	$47,000	3,350
MercedCA	$39,800	$35,600	$50,500	700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm BeachFL	$44,900	$35,700	$51,900	18,670
Michigan City-La PorteIN	$44,500	$36,800	$48,900	240
MidlandMI	$39,400	$32,000	$45,000	320
MidlandTX	$44,000	$36,500	$48,500	300
Milwaukee-WaukeshaWI	$49,600	$41,000	$59,000	4,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-BloomingtonMN, WI	$52,600	$45,200	$60,100	7,390
MinotND	$43,400	$37,100	$57,500	40
MissoulaMT	$46,500	$37,100	$58,000	400
MobileAL	$36,400	$30,400	$43,300	1,310
ModestoCA	$50,000	$38,800	$78,100	1,870
MonroeLA	$34,400	$26,500	$41,600	550
MonroeMI	$36,200	$31,500	$45,800	270
MontgomeryAL	$35,800	$29,600	$44,700	750
MorgantownWV	$37,400	$31,200	$44,800	580
MorristownTN	$36,800	$29,700	$44,600	240
Mount Vernon-AnacortesWA	$61,900	$44,500	$64,700	210
MuncieIN	$40,900	$35,900	$47,900	410
Muskegon-Norton ShoresMI	$40,200	$35,000	$47,600	380
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle BeachSC	$39,000	$34,300	$47,600	910
NapaCA	$62,100	$45,900	$79,700	320
Naples-Marco IslandFL	$44,500	$35,900	$49,200	1,390
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--FranklinTN	$44,600	$36,600	$51,900	6,340
New HavenCT	$48,400	$39,200	$62,100	2,220
New Orleans-MetairieLA	$36,800	$30,900	$46,500	2,870
New York-Newark-Jersey CityNY, NJ	$48,400	$37,400	$59,900	44,060
NilesMI	$41,100	$35,000	$48,200	290
North Port-Bradenton-SarasotaFL	$45,600	$37,400	$50,500	2,270
Norwich-New London-WillimanticCT	$46,800	$39,100	$57,300	630
OcalaFL	$37,300	$31,300	$46,000	1,080
OdessaTX	$37,800	$32,000	$47,400	280
OgdenUT	$46,400	$36,600	$58,300	1,750
Oklahoma CityOK	$39,800	$34,700	$48,600	4,730
Olympia-Lacey-TumwaterWA	$55,700	$46,400	$66,300	580
OmahaNE, IA	$48,000	$39,100	$59,100	1,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-SanfordFL	$43,800	$36,700	$48,600	7,920
Oshkosh-NeenahWI	$48,200	$38,900	$56,300	460
OwensboroKY	$37,000	$33,400	$46,400	280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCA	$50,700	$43,200	$67,600	2,020
PaducahKY, IL	$39,400	$34,600	$46,500	450
Palm Bay-Melbourne-TitusvilleFL	$38,800	$33,200	$48,000	2,230
Panama City-Panama City BeachFL	$39,200	$35,600	$47,000	620
Parkersburg-ViennaWV	$37,200	$31,100	$45,700	260
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-BrentFL	$38,800	$35,700	$48,600	1,250
PeoriaIL	$44,700	$36,800	$48,300	710
Philadelphia-Camden-WilmingtonPA, NJ, DE, MD	$45,900	$38,300	$53,400	13,150
Phoenix-Mesa-ChandlerAZ	$46,800	$38,600	$55,100	15,410
Pinehurst-Southern PinesNC	$43,500	$35,200	$48,100	310
PittsburghPA	$42,800	$34,800	$47,000	4,810
PittsfieldMA	$46,000	$38,400	$57,500	280
PocatelloID	$37,600	$31,900	$46,600	400
PoncePR	$60,000	$34,000	$60,200	suppressed by BLS
Port St. LucieFL	$44,300	$36,700	$50,900	1,220
Portland-South PortlandME	$48,500	$41,100	$61,100	1,880
Portland-Vancouver-HillsboroOR, WA	$56,200	$46,200	$63,300	6,390
Prescott Valley-PrescottAZ	$45,800	$37,500	$53,700	650
Providence-WarwickRI, MA	$47,000	$39,300	$56,400	4,120
Provo-Orem-LehiUT	$43,700	$35,200	$49,700	2,190
PuebloCO	$45,800	$36,600	$58,300	410
Punta GordaFL	$44,800	$37,300	$49,200	580
Racine-Mount PleasantWI	$49,500	$39,800	$55,800	370
Raleigh-CaryNC	$46,200	$37,700	$56,400	3,810
Rapid CitySD	$40,700	$36,200	$47,900	240
ReadingPA	$45,600	$37,100	$55,400	730
ReddingCA	$46,200	$37,900	$56,000	520
RenoNV	$47,000	$37,700	$56,900	1,160
RichmondVA	$44,500	$37,800	$46,900	3,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCA	$46,700	$38,500	$62,400	11,280
RoanokeVA	$37,800	$35,900	$44,500	670
RochesterMN	$49,800	$46,000	$60,700	440
RochesterNY	$41,700	$38,100	$48,000	1,890
RockfordIL	$44,400	$37,600	$50,900	690
Rocky MountNC	$40,000	$31,700	$45,300	150
RomeGA	$38,200	$32,800	$46,300	370
Sacramento-Roseville-FolsomCA	$62,000	$45,300	$78,100	7,410
SaginawMI	$41,300	$35,300	$45,900	750
SalemOR	$50,200	$43,600	$62,200	1,090
SalinasCA	$48,900	$40,700	$59,600	1,080
SalisburyMD	$40,900	$35,800	$47,400	530
Salt Lake City-MurrayUT	$46,100	$37,200	$57,100	3,910
San AngeloTX	$36,600	$27,600	$44,300	250
San Antonio-New BraunfelsTX	$39,200	$36,000	$46,900	7,580
San Diego-Chula Vista-CarlsbadCA	$49,400	$43,300	$66,300	9,370
San Francisco-Oakland-FremontCA	$59,800	$47,100	$79,800	14,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ClaraCA	$61,900	$49,400	$79,600	6,400
San Juan-Bayamon-CaguasPR	$29,500	$22,200	$52,000	suppressed by BLS
San Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesCA	$49,500	$38,900	$72,700	850
SanduskyOH	$40,300	$35,800	$56,900	210
Santa Cruz-WatsonvilleCA	$50,100	$40,700	$75,100	960
Santa FeNM	$46,000	$37,700	$55,300	320
Santa Maria-Santa BarbaraCA	$49,500	$39,800	$63,300	1,660
Santa Rosa-PetalumaCA	$64,800	$46,800	$79,900	1,550
SavannahGA	$38,800	$31,500	$46,900	990
Scranton--Wilkes-BarrePA	$42,800	$34,300	$48,900	840
Seattle-Tacoma-BellevueWA	$61,500	$48,100	$76,400	10,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero CorridorFL	$40,300	$37,300	$47,400	480
SebringFL	$37,800	$34,100	$44,700	300
SheboyganWI	$49,600	$41,400	$56,400	370
Sherman-DenisonTX	$38,800	$34,200	$49,400	310
Shreveport-Bossier CityLA	$36,200	$28,800	$43,900	960
Sierra Vista-DouglasAZ	$42,900	$35,000	$58,400	240
Sioux CityIA, NE, SD	$45,700	$36,800	$54,700	280
Sioux FallsSD, MN	$43,800	$36,700	$49,500	620
Slidell-Mandeville-CovingtonLA	$36,000	$30,800	$43,900	860
South Bend-MishawakaIN, MI	$44,600	$36,900	$48,700	840
SpartanburgSC	$40,900	$36,600	$48,400	620
Spokane-Spokane ValleyWA	$51,700	$43,900	$62,400	2,090
SpringfieldIL	$45,100	$38,200	$47,700	790
SpringfieldMA	$48,500	$40,500	$56,100	1,280
SpringfieldMO	$37,900	$35,100	$45,600	1,600
SpringfieldOH	$37,900	$33,300	$46,800	250
St. CloudMN	$47,800	$38,100	$57,900	330
St. GeorgeUT	$42,700	$35,600	$51,100	790
St. JosephMO, KS	$40,300	$35,100	$46,000	270
St. LouisMO, IL	$44,700	$36,700	$48,600	6,170
State CollegePA	$42,700	$35,700	$46,300	180
Staunton-Stuarts DraftVA	$39,400	$36,800	$46,500	160
Stockton-LodiCA	$47,800	$36,500	$78,200	1,740
SumterSC	$40,800	$30,900	$47,600	170
SyracuseNY	$44,300	$35,800	$50,800	1,230
TallahasseeFL	$36,900	$31,900	$45,700	1,390
Tampa-St. Petersburg-ClearwaterFL	$44,500	$36,900	$49,500	9,310
Terre HauteIN	$37,000	$35,500	$47,200	570
TexarkanaTX, AR	$36,200	$29,000	$44,000	230
ToledoOH	$44,100	$36,800	$46,300	1,620
TopekaKS	$46,100	$37,400	$46,400	470
Traverse CityMI	$42,600	$35,700	$47,900	430
Trenton-PrincetonNJ	$46,000	$36,400	$54,400	890
TucsonAZ	$44,400	$37,700	$47,900	2,990
TulsaOK	$39,400	$35,500	$47,200	3,010
TuscaloosaAL	$35,900	$27,400	$44,900	590
Twin FallsID	$38,400	$30,600	$49,000	290
TylerTX	$37,500	$30,100	$44,700	760
Urban HonoluluHI	$47,700	$38,400	$60,000	2,700
Utica-RomeNY	$44,000	$36,500	$47,800	330
ValdostaGA	$35,300	$29,600	$42,600	340
VallejoCA	$77,400	$47,200	$77,800	1,360
VictoriaTX	$37,100	$28,700	$45,400	190
VinelandNJ	$45,400	$35,700	$52,300	240
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-NorfolkVA, NC	$43,600	$37,300	$47,100	3,040
VisaliaCA	$47,100	$36,700	$56,300	1,580
WacoTX	$38,900	$33,400	$48,200	690
Walla WallaWA	$56,000	$38,400	$59,700	140
Warner RobinsGA	$36,800	$30,800	$45,200	380
Washington-Arlington-AlexandriaDC, VA, MD, WV	$46,600	$37,400	$59,300	13,890
Waterbury-SheltonCT	$47,000	$37,900	$57,400	870
Waterloo-Cedar FallsIA	$45,700	$36,800	$50,700	390
Watertown-Fort DrumNY	$39,100	$32,200	$46,100	70
WausauWI	$47,900	$39,300	$57,900	510
Weirton-SteubenvilleWV, OH	$37,500	$34,100	$45,900	260
Wenatchee-East WenatcheeWA	$49,200	$40,600	$62,200	370
WheelingWV, OH	$36,900	$31,100	$45,800	310
Wichita FallsTX	$40,200	$31,400	$46,500	570
WichitaKS	$38,600	$35,900	$45,700	1,190
Wildwood-The VillagesFL	$40,900	$35,700	$48,200	520
WilliamsportPA	$40,500	$35,900	$45,000	180
WilmingtonNC	$42,000	$34,400	$50,300	1,150
WinchesterVA, WV	$41,000	$36,200	$47,800	400
Winston-SalemNC	$45,800	$35,700	$50,900	1,350
WorcesterMA	$47,200	$41,000	$59,200	1,770
YakimaWA	$49,300	$40,800	$61,100	710
York-HanoverPA	$43,600	$38,200	$49,300	710
Youngstown-WarrenOH	$36,900	$29,900	$43,800	1,050
Yuba CityCA	$49,400	$37,800	$61,900	430
YumaAZ	$43,900	$36,400	$50,000	420

You can download both tables as spreadsheets (CSV files that open in Excel or Google Sheets): pay by state and pay by metro area. They also show hourly pay and how common the job is in each place compared with the whole country. Source: the Bureau of Labor Statistics pay survey (OEWS), May 2025. Our tables are free to reuse.

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