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Personal care and service occupations

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Personal Care and Service Occupations: This major group includes all personal care and service workers.

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Personal care and service occupations
 Percentile annual earnings, $
10th25th50th75th90th
National
U.S.
employment: 3,154,670
mean earnings: $22,080
12,630 14,860 18,280 24,550 35,600
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 31,470
mean earnings: $18,060
11,820 13,010 15,320 19,970 28,350
Anniston, AL
employment: 860
mean earnings: $17,140
11,840 13,170 16,150 20,190 22,820
Auburn - Opelika, AL
employment: 1,040
mean earnings: $15,770
11,400 12,150 13,410 16,960 24,890
Birmingham, AL
employment: 7,590
mean earnings: $19,510
12,070 13,560 16,190 20,710 33,410
Decatur, AL
employment: 700
mean earnings: $19,670
12,200 14,020 16,450 21,990 32,770
Dothan, AL
employment: 840
mean earnings: $17,850
11,660 12,760 15,180 20,980 27,660
Florence, AL
employment: 940
mean earnings: $17,800
11,740 12,870 15,190 21,010 27,870
Gadsden, AL
employment: 560
mean earnings: $16,550
11,730 12,770 14,500 17,470 25,670
Huntsville, AL
employment: 2,940
mean earnings: $17,870
11,990 13,360 15,620 18,760 27,790
Mobile, AL
employment: 4,630
mean earnings: $16,700
11,690 12,750 14,590 17,750 25,380
Montgomery, AL
employment: 3,150
mean earnings: $19,810
11,910 13,250 17,010 22,980 31,240
Tuscaloosa, AL
employment: 1,040
mean earnings: $19,460
11,870 13,040 15,830 24,060 32,760
Alaska (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 9,630
mean earnings: $25,800
16,160 18,820 23,460 30,200 38,240
Anchorage, AK
employment: 4,240
mean earnings: $27,550
16,800 20,000 25,590 32,250 40,670
Arizona (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 57,750
mean earnings: $24,400
12,770 15,280 19,280 27,240 43,390
Flagstaff, AZ - UT
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $22,540
12,550 14,830 19,880 26,540 37,710
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ
employment: 39,090
mean earnings: $25,780
13,040 15,600 19,710 28,430 46,940
Tucson, AZ
employment: 9,930
mean earnings: $22,480
12,890 15,410 19,190 26,310 37,340
Yuma, AZ
employment: 750
mean earnings: $20,840
12,010 13,440 17,330 24,050 38,080
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 19,540
mean earnings: $15,920
11,630 12,590 14,210 17,560 22,600
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR
employment: 2,400
mean earnings: $16,950
12,040 13,540 15,860 18,890 24,430
Fort Smith, AR - OK
employment: 1,500
mean earnings: $16,370
12,110 13,780 15,790 17,610 21,400
Jonesboro, AR
employment: 740
mean earnings: $17,940
11,880 13,180 16,020 20,790 28,830
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR
employment: 6,010
mean earnings: $16,430
11,670 12,660 14,350 18,350 24,400
Pine Bluff, AR
employment: 430
mean earnings: $15,310
11,590 12,460 13,900 16,690 21,800
California (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 317,480
mean earnings: $24,300
14,970 16,410 19,560 26,910 40,140
Bakersfield, CA
employment: 3,220
mean earnings: $20,200
14,820 15,710 17,340 21,700 29,610
Chico - Paradise, CA
employment: 2,560
mean earnings: $21,250
14,950 15,930 17,590 22,490 33,490
Fresno, CA
employment: 7,130
mean earnings: $22,390
15,040 16,290 18,780 25,110 35,300
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA
employment: 80,690
mean earnings: $26,260
15,190 16,600 20,030 29,000 44,810
Merced, CA
employment: 880
mean earnings: $21,190
15,130 16,300 18,460 22,600 31,840
Modesto, CA
employment: 2,690
mean earnings: $21,570
15,090 16,280 18,480 23,190 33,540
Oakland, CA
employment: 21,950
mean earnings: $26,470
15,370 17,180 21,330 28,210 48,730
Orange County, CA
employment: 38,790
mean earnings: $20,420
14,720 15,050 17,270 21,940 32,050
Redding, CA
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $20,850
14,920 15,990 17,780 22,760 32,330
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA
employment: 27,800
mean earnings: $21,820
14,890 16,030 18,150 23,040 35,010
Sacramento, CA
employment: 14,790
mean earnings: $22,590
15,080 16,260 18,520 24,450 37,250
Salinas, CA
employment: 2,720
mean earnings: $24,360
15,380 17,290 20,270 25,490 38,810
San Diego, CA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 31,900
mean earnings: $22,600
15,170 16,520 19,410 25,290 35,570
San Francisco, CA
employment: 23,880
mean earnings: $30,720
16,420 19,300 25,400 34,740 52,730
San Jose, CA
employment: 13,450
mean earnings: $28,030
15,700 17,960 22,890 33,110 50,550
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA
employment: 2,350
mean earnings: $22,170
14,900 16,230 19,010 23,540 36,750
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA
employment: 4,260
mean earnings: $22,980
14,930 16,520 19,950 26,250 35,650
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA
employment: 2,220
mean earnings: $23,390
15,510 17,610 20,660 24,940 38,030
Santa Rosa, CA
employment: 4,750
mean earnings: $25,120
15,370 16,870 20,690 28,030 42,490
Stockton - Lodi, CA
employment: 3,850
mean earnings: $20,880
15,000 16,190 18,330 22,430 29,750
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA
employment: 3,920
mean earnings: $20,920
14,810 15,720 17,560 22,020 31,850
Ventura, CA
employment: 5,620
mean earnings: $24,040
15,120 16,400 19,430 27,630 41,230
Visalia - Tulare - Porterville, CA
employment: 2,070
mean earnings: $21,450
14,850 16,170 19,020 23,100 33,150
Yolo, CA
employment: 2,450
mean earnings: $23,150
15,410 17,180 20,710 26,840 35,210
Yuba City, CA
employment: 550
mean earnings: $21,850
14,890 16,180 18,800 23,690 35,090
Colorado (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 55,510
mean earnings: $22,890
13,700 16,100 20,170 26,730 36,520
Boulder - Longmont, CO
employment: 3,240
mean earnings: $25,250
14,190 17,150 21,430 29,170 42,470
Colorado Springs, CO
employment: 5,440
mean earnings: $20,630
12,810 15,050 18,280 23,340 31,700
Denver, CO
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 29,390
mean earnings: $24,200
14,700 16,960 21,200 28,320 39,630
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO
employment: 3,010
mean earnings: $21,890
12,830 15,380 19,750 25,690 35,440
Grand Junction, CO
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $19,940
13,590 15,430 17,640 22,260 28,270
Greeley, CO
employment: 1,440
mean earnings: $20,670
14,350 16,020 19,170 23,060 29,210
Pueblo, CO
employment: 1,980
mean earnings: $17,740
12,630 14,800 16,810 19,680 24,440
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 43,430
mean earnings: $26,070
14,970 17,040 21,370 29,950 43,640
Bridgeport, CT
employment: 3,860
mean earnings: $30,270
15,460 18,210 24,490 35,570 53,460
Danbury, CT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,390
mean earnings: $28,550
16,100 19,000 23,350 33,910 48,530
Hartford, CT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 13,450
mean earnings: $25,570
15,860 17,560 21,640 30,630 41,610
New Haven - Meriden, CT
employment: 6,150
mean earnings: $24,680
15,660 17,290 20,810 27,810 39,340
New London - Norwich, CT - RI
employment: 9,820
mean earnings: $22,780
14,890 14,940 17,520 25,190 42,010
Stamford - Norwalk, CT
employment: 4,640
mean earnings: $33,200
16,920 20,050 26,100 39,060 58,390
Waterbury, CT
employment: 1,910
mean earnings: $24,110
15,780 17,860 21,130 27,100 35,520
Delaware (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,080
mean earnings: $22,690
13,990 15,590 19,710 25,820 35,840
Dover, DE
employment: 1,180
mean earnings: $22,370
14,110 16,110 20,170 25,960 33,350
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD
employment: 4,990
mean earnings: $22,680
14,020 15,520 19,800 25,740 35,780
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,010
mean earnings: $27,140
14,690 18,620 23,500 31,310 43,310
Washington, DC - MD - VA - WV
employment: 58,570
mean earnings: $24,740
13,390 16,180 20,980 28,590 40,940
Florida (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 197,640
mean earnings: $21,090
12,360 14,350 17,490 23,220 34,580
Daytona Beach, FL
employment: 4,690
mean earnings: $19,190
12,130 13,780 17,070 21,730 29,020
Fort Lauderdale, FL
employment: 20,280
mean earnings: $21,390
12,490 14,700 18,190 24,320 35,620
Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL
employment: 5,450
mean earnings: $22,100
13,100 15,620 19,380 24,950 35,600
Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie, FL
employment: 2,600
mean earnings: $20,400
12,390 14,370 17,240 23,180 32,880
Fort Walton Beach, FL
employment: 1,810
mean earnings: $18,310
12,000 13,410 16,130 21,350 28,420
Gainesville, FL
employment: 3,900
mean earnings: $20,140
12,550 14,770 17,850 22,520 31,940
Jacksonville, FL
employment: 11,450
mean earnings: $19,930
12,390 14,400 17,360 22,790 32,400
Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL
employment: 3,210
mean earnings: $19,910
12,080 13,780 16,540 22,160 32,190
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL
employment: 4,590
mean earnings: $19,260
12,500 14,430 16,690 20,840 31,050
Miami, FL
employment: 27,770
mean earnings: $25,290
12,550 14,650 18,460 27,130 48,800
Naples, FL
employment: 3,400
mean earnings: $21,130
12,760 15,340 18,960 23,730 33,080
Ocala, FL
employment: 2,390
mean earnings: $20,010
12,220 14,030 17,400 23,270 29,470
Orlando, FL
employment: 33,820
mean earnings: $19,980
12,320 14,280 16,790 22,100 33,520
Panama City, FL
employment: 1,510
mean earnings: $18,740
12,230 13,970 16,620 21,020 27,420
Pensacola, FL
employment: 3,420
mean earnings: $19,270
12,110 13,890 16,850 21,600 30,830
Punta Gorda, FL
employment: 1,280
mean earnings: $20,340
12,440 14,560 18,210 23,460 31,200
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL
employment: 7,450
mean earnings: $20,720
12,570 14,790 18,050 22,600 32,960
Tallahassee, FL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,880
mean earnings: $19,490
11,960 13,520 16,870 23,420 30,450
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
employment: 28,590
mean earnings: $19,730
12,080 13,740 16,960 22,360 32,440
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 14,520
mean earnings: $21,710
12,620 14,870 18,550 23,710 35,050
Georgia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 79,890
mean earnings: $22,520
12,300 14,220 17,640 25,530 41,160
Albany, GA
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $16,400
11,700 12,830 14,860 18,740 23,010
Athens, GA
employment: 1,630
mean earnings: $17,970
12,490 14,630 16,610 19,600 26,450
Atlanta, GA
employment: 48,430
mean earnings: $25,620
12,880 15,360 19,480 31,060 50,300
Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC
employment: 4,760
mean earnings: $17,940
11,920 13,250 15,550 18,170 26,000
Columbus, GA - AL
employment: 2,690
mean earnings: $17,880
11,860 13,140 15,650 19,220 27,520
Macon, GA
employment: 3,210
mean earnings: $17,470
11,720 12,860 15,400 20,630 26,270
Savannah, GA
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $20,080
12,080 13,760 16,930 22,590 33,490
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 18,900
mean earnings: $24,310
13,670 14,410 19,890 29,400 39,410
Honolulu, HI
employment: 12,570
mean earnings: $25,090
13,660 14,340 19,620 30,230 42,580
Idaho (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 12,010
mean earnings: $20,840
12,450 14,550 17,340 23,890 37,630
Boise City, ID
employment: 4,370
mean earnings: $23,580
12,410 14,570 17,700 35,830 41,610
Pocatello, ID
employment: 800
mean earnings: $19,190
12,560 14,470 16,380 20,540 31,620
Illinois (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 125,460
mean earnings: $24,260
12,820 14,780 18,930 27,920 42,100
Bloomington - Normal, IL
employment: 1,480
mean earnings: $21,900
13,180 15,430 19,090 25,680 34,720
Champaign - Urbana, IL
employment: 3,070
mean earnings: $20,980
13,590 15,430 18,480 22,130 29,630
Chicago, IL
employment: 89,170
mean earnings: $25,660
13,000 15,190 19,990 30,090 44,400
Decatur, IL
employment: 1,450
mean earnings: $17,960
12,350 13,590 16,270 19,950 26,050
Kankakee, IL
employment: 1,030
mean earnings: $21,470
12,970 15,150 19,100 23,140 36,030
Peoria - Pekin, IL
employment: 3,990
mean earnings: $19,160
12,470 13,910 16,310 20,500 28,540
Rockford, IL
employment: 2,640
mean earnings: $21,780
12,490 13,950 17,680 24,510 37,120
Indiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 55,470
mean earnings: $19,650
12,350 14,340 17,600 22,200 29,760
Bloomington, IN
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $20,570
13,370 15,530 17,980 22,310 32,570
Elkhart - Goshen, IN
employment: 1,450
mean earnings: $20,990
13,660 16,170 19,850 24,030 28,560
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY
employment: 2,950
mean earnings: $19,860
12,190 14,070 17,360 22,450 30,640
Fort Wayne, IN
employment: 5,400
mean earnings: $18,720
12,780 14,840 17,380 21,230 26,560
Gary, IN
employment: 8,000
mean earnings: $19,090
11,990 13,480 16,730 22,070 30,000
Indianapolis, IN
employment: 14,440
mean earnings: $20,750
12,790 15,090 18,550 23,610 32,350
Kokomo, IN
employment: 700
mean earnings: $19,460
12,320 14,120 17,090 21,620 30,340
Lafayette, IN
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,320
mean earnings: $20,350
12,370 14,410 17,660 22,840 30,920
Muncie, IN
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $19,830
12,770 15,190 18,480 22,050 27,890
South Bend, IN
employment: 2,210
mean earnings: $20,650
12,320 14,150 18,610 22,710 32,230
Terre Haute, IN
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $17,690
11,900 13,270 16,050 20,450 26,830
Iowa (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 33,540
mean earnings: $18,850
12,080 13,710 16,840 21,560 27,530
Cedar Rapids, IA
employment: 2,460
mean earnings: $19,990
12,350 14,470 18,320 22,940 30,060
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL
employment: 3,870
mean earnings: $19,260
12,040 13,330 16,460 21,480 31,480
Des Moines, IA
employment: 7,250
mean earnings: $20,090
12,200 14,070 17,980 22,180 27,820
Dubuque, IA
employment: 1,270
mean earnings: $18,210
12,240 14,170 16,930 21,200 26,250
Iowa City, IA
employment: 2,100
mean earnings: $22,350
14,110 15,770 19,120 26,020 33,830
Sioux City, IA - NE
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $18,850
12,340 14,270 17,090 21,310 27,330
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA
employment: 1,670
mean earnings: $18,070
12,060 13,520 16,560 21,230 26,530
Kansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,700
mean earnings: $19,430
12,890 15,080 17,530 21,390 28,510
Lawrence, KS
employment: 2,280
mean earnings: $19,720
13,800 15,370 17,520 21,240 27,570
Topeka, KS
employment: 2,510
mean earnings: $19,170
12,860 15,400 18,030 21,340 26,330
Wichita, KS
employment: 7,710
mean earnings: $19,190
13,330 15,300 17,720 21,260 26,070
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,800
mean earnings: $21,390
12,200 14,040 17,240 22,510 35,010
Lexington, KY
employment: 4,990
mean earnings: $20,400
12,860 15,160 18,110 22,240 31,510
Louisville, KY - IN
employment: 10,830
mean earnings: $19,450
12,140 13,860 17,030 21,950 30,940
Owensboro, KY
employment: 790
mean earnings: $17,560
11,840 13,140 16,290 20,510 25,630
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 55,090
mean earnings: $17,630
11,670 12,700 14,550 19,920 28,660
Alexandria, LA
employment: 2,550
mean earnings: $16,090
11,690 12,740 14,470 17,710 23,950
Baton Rouge, LA
employment: 7,950
mean earnings: $18,190
11,790 12,970 15,350 20,550 27,630
Houma, LA
employment: 1,610
mean earnings: $15,420
11,430 12,250 13,630 16,550 22,490
Lafayette, LA
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $16,100
11,560 12,570 14,330 17,920 22,580
Lake Charles, LA
employment: 2,490
mean earnings: $17,920
11,630 12,540 14,080 21,120 32,520
Monroe, LA
employment: 2,170
mean earnings: $15,300
11,500 12,350 13,760 16,860 21,820
New Orleans, LA
employment: 19,120
mean earnings: $18,310
11,720 12,810 14,900 20,980 31,670
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA
employment: 6,880
mean earnings: $18,690
11,710 12,760 14,700 21,900 31,780
Maine (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,870
mean earnings: $20,530
14,360 15,790 18,440 22,180 29,240
Bangor, ME
employment: 1,530
mean earnings: $19,570
14,380 15,910 18,820 21,690 26,270
Lewiston - Auburn, ME
employment: 930
mean earnings: $20,070
14,750 16,500 19,310 22,210 27,120
Portland, ME
employment: 4,770
mean earnings: $21,210
14,400 15,650 17,800 21,920 33,110
Maryland (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 55,120
mean earnings: $21,990
12,690 15,220 19,060 25,380 35,850
Baltimore, MD
employment: 28,370
mean earnings: $22,250
12,860 15,390 19,110 25,530 37,220
Cumberland, MD - WV
employment: 800
mean earnings: $20,390
12,200 14,060 17,390 23,440 33,790
Hagerstown, MD
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $22,230
12,880 15,310 19,150 25,130 35,340
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 73,380
mean earnings: $26,020
16,010 18,470 22,310 28,420 40,670
Barnstable - Yarmouth, MA
employment: 2,150
mean earnings: $23,660
15,790 18,080 21,330 26,810 35,340
Boston, MA - NH
employment: 44,110
mean earnings: $27,510
16,370 19,130 23,350 30,410 44,010
Brockton, MA
employment: 2,050
mean earnings: $24,440
15,800 18,000 21,160 26,560 37,320
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $23,280
15,540 17,600 20,990 26,500 34,670
Lawrence, MA - NH
employment: 3,460
mean earnings: $24,350
15,100 17,080 21,080 27,710 37,950
Lowell, MA - NH
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $24,690
15,850 18,400 21,850 26,970 34,900
New Bedford, MA
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $23,060
15,390 16,940 20,590 25,820 32,660
Pittsfield, MA
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $23,220
16,290 18,650 21,370 25,810 31,960
Springfield, MA
employment: 7,640
mean earnings: $23,070
15,470 17,340 20,790 25,800 36,960
Worcester, MA - CT
employment: 5,560
mean earnings: $24,550
15,930 18,180 21,290 26,570 35,590
Michigan (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 95,340
mean earnings: $22,350
13,130 15,610 19,180 25,100 35,200
Ann Arbor, MI
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 6,260
mean earnings: $22,270
13,070 15,410 18,580 24,750 36,980
Benton Harbor, MI
employment: 880
mean earnings: $21,350
12,860 15,360 18,830 24,150 33,220
Detroit, MI
employment: 47,730
mean earnings: $24,200
13,940 16,320 20,260 27,280 39,340
Flint, MI
employment: 2,950
mean earnings: $19,660
12,980 15,100 17,650 21,560 28,110
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI
employment: 9,240
mean earnings: $20,720
13,460 15,650 18,720 23,700 31,360
Jackson, MI
employment: 1,170
mean earnings: $22,350
14,350 16,350 19,990 26,690 34,790
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI
employment: 5,060
mean earnings: $20,180
12,970 15,270 18,480 22,270 28,880
Lansing - East Lansing, MI
employment: 4,670
mean earnings: $20,980
12,380 14,600 18,070 23,950 33,860
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI
employment: 3,710
mean earnings: $19,310
12,460 14,480 17,540 21,910 28,600
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 76,190
mean earnings: $22,920
14,070 17,140 20,680 25,550 34,070
Duluth - Superior, MN - WI
employment: 3,580
mean earnings: $20,930
12,760 15,670 20,120 24,180 29,730
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI
employment: 50,400
mean earnings: $23,970
14,410 17,780 21,120 26,610 35,740
Rochester, MN
employment: 2,190
mean earnings: $22,750
14,430 18,100 21,010 25,760 33,030
St. Cloud, MN
employment: 2,160
mean earnings: $20,890
14,330 16,530 19,940 23,690 28,880
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 25,970
mean earnings: $18,150
11,690 12,770 14,940 20,900 29,670
Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula, MS
employment: 7,000
mean earnings: $20,160
11,830 13,230 17,420 23,450 34,940
Hattiesburg, MS
employment: 840
mean earnings: $16,930
11,730 12,900 15,380 19,800 24,270
Jackson, MS
employment: 4,190
mean earnings: $17,110
11,660 12,710 14,700 20,010 26,590
Missouri (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 64,900
mean earnings: $21,360
12,470 14,610 17,440 22,290 32,020
Columbia, MO
employment: 1,860
mean earnings: $19,310
13,400 15,370 17,640 21,750 26,930
Joplin, MO
employment: 1,790
mean earnings: $16,360
12,380 14,300 15,950 17,580 21,040
Kansas City, MO - KS
employment: 22,380
mean earnings: $21,380
13,090 15,490 18,720 23,920 35,410
St. Joseph, MO
employment: 930
mean earnings: $19,300
12,570 14,740 17,120 22,900 28,310
St. Louis, MO - IL
employment: 31,790
mean earnings: $24,040
12,750 14,990 18,320 23,580 36,700
Springfield, MO
employment: 3,400
mean earnings: $17,540
11,990 13,420 15,930 19,380 26,130
Montana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,410
mean earnings: $18,320
12,380 14,460 16,970 20,710 26,190
Billings, MT
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,730
mean earnings: $19,030
12,660 15,280 18,560 21,630 26,140
Great Falls, MT
employment: 1,030
mean earnings: $17,290
11,860 13,250 15,920 19,920 25,150
Missoula, MT
employment: 1,760
mean earnings: $18,690
12,280 14,390 16,840 20,850 27,350
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 16,440
mean earnings: $20,290
12,410 14,440 17,660 22,550 33,300
Lincoln, NE
employment: 3,320
mean earnings: $22,080
13,020 15,260 18,440 26,260 39,710
Omaha, NE - IA
employment: 9,440
mean earnings: $21,370
12,800 15,060 18,280 24,420 34,460
Nevada (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 68,060
mean earnings: $21,850
12,000 13,480 17,450 25,950 39,700
Las Vegas, NV - AZ
employment: 54,790
mean earnings: $22,020
11,990 13,470 17,690 26,450 39,850
Reno, NV
employment: 8,710
mean earnings: $21,840
12,140 13,720 16,990 23,270 41,030
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 14,480
mean earnings: $21,090
13,640 16,020 19,450 24,070 32,140
Manchester, NH
employment: 2,050
mean earnings: $21,090
14,480 16,320 19,210 23,640 32,430
Nashua, NH
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $22,240
13,450 16,530 20,300 26,160 35,130
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME
employment: 2,820
mean earnings: $20,550
13,770 15,700 18,630 22,720 31,400
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 117,880
mean earnings: $25,490
12,810 15,290 19,970 28,870 46,190
Atlantic - Cape May, NJ
employment: 19,430
mean earnings: $22,210
12,050 13,330 16,410 25,590 46,490
Bergen - Passaic, NJ
employment: 15,820
mean earnings: $25,580
12,970 15,840 20,780 29,520 43,450
Jersey City, NJ
employment: 3,700
mean earnings: $21,620
12,810 15,320 19,350 24,850 33,480
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ
employment: 13,700
mean earnings: $23,790
13,330 16,110 20,790 28,730 39,780
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ
employment: 14,100
mean earnings: $23,050
13,510 15,710 19,080 25,600 40,200
Newark, NJ
employment: 27,160
mean earnings: $32,340
13,100 16,170 22,270 38,820 71,150
Trenton, NJ
employment: 5,710
mean earnings: $24,720
13,410 16,390 20,600 28,220 44,070
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ
employment: 1,780
mean earnings: $23,480
13,310 15,680 19,720 30,700 40,520
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 23,150
mean earnings: $18,740
12,630 14,890 18,300 21,260 24,240
Albuquerque, NM
employment: 9,690
mean earnings: $18,990
13,390 15,440 18,250 21,250 24,290
Las Cruces, NM
employment: 2,080
mean earnings: $16,170
11,630 12,640 14,370 18,140 23,180
Santa Fe, NM
employment: 1,650
mean earnings: $22,010
14,280 17,690 20,400 23,570 32,520
New York (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 273,250
mean earnings: $24,980
13,750 16,570 20,920 27,710 39,970
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 11,790
mean earnings: $21,010
14,040 16,170 19,610 24,190 30,390
Binghamton, NY
employment: 2,680
mean earnings: $19,580
12,320 14,060 17,150 22,290 30,240
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 13,190
mean earnings: $19,610
12,730 15,070 18,160 22,180 28,890
Dutchess County, NY
employment: 4,770
mean earnings: $22,850
13,960 16,560 21,130 26,670 33,950
Elmira, NY
employment: 630
mean earnings: $19,630
12,680 14,640 17,370 21,860 31,070
Glens Falls, NY
employment: 1,540
mean earnings: $19,420
12,740 15,190 18,640 21,910 27,500
Jamestown, NY
employment: 1,400
mean earnings: $18,600
12,140 13,840 16,740 21,100 27,030
Nassau - Suffolk, NY
employment: 32,430
mean earnings: $23,290
14,160 16,730 20,860 26,990 35,000
New York, NY
employment: 156,550
mean earnings: $27,550
14,250 17,510 22,200 30,810 44,560
Newburgh, NY - PA
employment: 5,000
mean earnings: $22,260
13,660 16,430 20,260 25,560 34,040
Rochester, NY
employment: 13,700
mean earnings: $21,110
13,040 15,580 19,080 23,730 32,670
Syracuse, NY
employment: 7,410
mean earnings: $21,090
12,670 15,140 19,240 23,110 30,010
Utica - Rome, NY
employment: 4,080
mean earnings: $19,630
12,560 14,760 17,860 21,740 30,160
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 73,270
mean earnings: $20,180
12,590 14,770 17,520 22,730 32,150
Asheville, NC
employment: 2,510
mean earnings: $19,210
12,580 14,580 17,140 21,910 29,720
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC
employment: 16,690
mean earnings: $22,360
12,710 15,360 19,690 28,850 34,460
Fayetteville, NC
employment: 1,990
mean earnings: $18,680
12,410 14,450 16,840 20,710 27,150
Goldsboro, NC
employment: 810
mean earnings: $18,290
11,950 13,340 16,690 22,110 26,850
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC
employment: 11,480
mean earnings: $19,950
12,820 15,070 18,020 22,230 30,470
Greenville, NC
employment: 1,530
mean earnings: $18,690
12,220 14,070 16,380 19,650 28,250
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC
employment: 2,250
mean earnings: $19,440
12,810 15,070 17,720 22,310 27,970
Jacksonville, NC
employment: 800
mean earnings: $18,220
12,090 13,600 15,930 20,420 29,010
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC
employment: 11,650
mean earnings: $21,790
12,710 14,990 18,100 25,460 35,970
Rocky Mount, NC
employment: 1,080
mean earnings: $18,160
12,390 14,530 16,410 18,420 26,970
Wilmington, NC
employment: 2,730
mean earnings: $19,330
12,030 13,620 16,570 21,950 33,560
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,630
mean earnings: $18,890
12,230 14,020 17,190 21,500 27,580
Bismarck, ND
employment: 2,340
mean earnings: $17,440
12,030 13,440 15,980 20,320 25,750
Fargo - Moorhead, ND - MN
employment: 2,980
mean earnings: $20,330
12,290 14,300 18,040 23,110 31,650
Grand Forks, ND - MN
employment: 1,560
mean earnings: $19,760
12,560 14,760 17,910 21,620 28,140
Ohio (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 118,580
mean earnings: $20,050
12,370 14,470 17,590 22,500 30,980
Akron, OH
employment: 8,150
mean earnings: $19,440
12,640 15,000 17,470 22,010 28,210
Canton - Massillon, OH
employment: 4,440
mean earnings: $17,400
11,960 13,420 16,120 19,950 25,080
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN
employment: 24,390
mean earnings: $23,490
12,480 14,850 18,190 25,670 42,230
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH
employment: 24,410
mean earnings: $22,850
12,810 15,320 19,020 26,060 35,440
Columbus, OH
employment: 18,720
mean earnings: $21,010
13,210 15,630 18,730 23,370 33,220
Dayton - Springfield, OH
employment: 9,440
mean earnings: $19,160
12,370 14,410 17,270 21,910 28,570
Hamilton - Middletown, OH
employment: 2,420
mean earnings: $19,060
12,100 13,680 17,270 22,030 27,660
Lima, OH
employment: 1,360
mean earnings: $18,670
12,250 14,130 16,610 21,100 27,370
Mansfield, OH
employment: 1,730
mean earnings: $19,160
12,220 14,050 16,980 22,250 29,430
Toledo, OH
employment: 6,820
mean earnings: $19,980
12,150 13,820 17,680 23,390 31,570
Youngstown - Warren, OH
employment: 4,460
mean earnings: $18,200
12,060 13,700 16,780 21,290 26,670
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 26,870
mean earnings: $17,600
11,900 13,290 15,680 18,750 26,590
Enid, OK
employment: 400
mean earnings: $19,140
11,820 13,260 16,400 21,850 30,420
Lawton, OK
employment: 790
mean earnings: $16,320
11,820 12,980 14,950 17,640 22,840
Oklahoma City, OK
employment: 9,520
mean earnings: $17,740
11,760 12,960 15,400 19,540 28,670
Tulsa, OK
employment: 6,260
mean earnings: $18,800
12,390 14,290 16,570 21,140 29,770
Oregon (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 31,890
mean earnings: $23,760
15,310 16,660 19,670 26,010 38,640
Corvallis, OR
employment: 1,190
mean earnings: $19,630
15,130 16,110 17,750 21,060 25,490
Eugene - Springfield, OR
employment: 2,600
mean earnings: $21,520
15,300 16,310 18,050 22,400 33,130
Medford - Ashland, OR
employment: 1,550
mean earnings: $20,960
15,430 16,570 18,960 22,830 27,900
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA
employment: 18,860
mean earnings: $25,630
15,420 16,870 20,280 28,460 44,850
Salem, OR
employment: 3,490
mean earnings: $22,530
15,410 16,860 20,180 26,180 33,260
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 134,790
mean earnings: $20,490
12,320 14,270 17,900 23,140 32,770
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA
employment: 6,620
mean earnings: $19,650
12,460 14,520 17,660 22,520 29,770
Altoona, PA
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $16,060
11,610 12,510 14,010 17,590 22,120
Erie, PA
employment: 3,520
mean earnings: $17,670
11,850 13,100 16,250 20,860 25,860
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA
employment: 7,230
mean earnings: $20,080
12,450 14,720 17,600 22,970 31,480
Johnstown, PA
employment: 2,120
mean earnings: $16,920
11,930 13,390 15,840 18,870 23,410
Lancaster, PA
employment: 4,050
mean earnings: $19,580
12,350 14,340 17,880 22,360 29,320
Philadelphia, PA - NJ
employment: 65,670
mean earnings: $22,770
12,830 15,360 19,690 26,130 37,830
Pittsburgh, PA
employment: 30,100
mean earnings: $20,140
12,350 14,280 17,670 24,000 32,430
Reading, PA
employment: 3,650
mean earnings: $19,590
12,120 13,850 17,670 22,060 28,210
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA
employment: 5,400
mean earnings: $18,160
11,950 13,480 16,750 20,920 26,830
Sharon, PA
employment: 970
mean earnings: $18,170
12,060 13,540 16,710 21,290 27,130
State College, PA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,140
mean earnings: $19,910
12,220 14,070 17,210 24,310 32,970
Williamsport, PA
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $16,400
11,760 12,830 14,750 18,360 24,060
York, PA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,140
mean earnings: $18,900
12,460 14,520 17,350 21,620 27,420
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 11,660
mean earnings: $23,180
15,090 17,480 21,220 26,460 33,990
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA
employment: 12,440
mean earnings: $22,690
15,050 17,100 20,870 26,030 33,140
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,710
mean earnings: $18,910
12,140 13,870 16,610 20,950 28,560
Charleston - North Charleston, SC
employment: 5,920
mean earnings: $19,230
12,170 13,930 16,550 21,690 31,600
Columbia, SC
employment: 5,400
mean earnings: $20,750
12,910 15,200 17,970 22,430 32,790
Florence, SC
employment: 910
mean earnings: $18,050
12,200 13,950 16,180 19,050 23,960
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC
employment: 6,980
mean earnings: $18,370
12,040 13,650 16,290 20,410 28,070
Myrtle Beach, SC
employment: 3,480
mean earnings: $18,140
11,950 13,340 16,030 20,360 27,800
Sumter, SC
employment: 660
mean earnings: $17,260
12,150 13,910 16,220 19,280 23,440
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,510
mean earnings: $18,530
12,700 14,870 17,650 21,430 26,190
Rapid City, SD
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,680
mean earnings: $18,240
12,440 14,460 17,010 21,040 26,960
Sioux Falls, SD
employment: 3,140
mean earnings: $19,730
13,380 15,820 19,080 22,310 27,520
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 44,530
mean earnings: $19,140
12,210 13,950 16,730 21,450 30,050
Chattanooga, TN - GA
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $18,510
12,350 14,250 16,610 20,840 27,990
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $19,030
12,080 13,670 16,260 20,420 30,110
Jackson, TN
employment: 660
mean earnings: $19,310
11,830 13,290 16,910 22,080 30,470
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA
employment: 3,420
mean earnings: $20,590
12,030 13,660 17,460 23,720 35,080
Knoxville, TN
employment: 7,250
mean earnings: $19,250
12,490 14,490 16,880 21,760 30,200
Memphis, TN - AR - MS
employment: 12,150
mean earnings: $19,050
12,050 13,510 16,320 21,030 30,990
Nashville, TN
employment: 11,330
mean earnings: $19,800
12,410 14,400 17,190 21,930 31,690
Texas (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 259,840
mean earnings: $19,200
11,620 12,570 14,180 18,730 28,980
Abilene, TX
employment: 2,480
mean earnings: $14,450
11,400 12,100 13,280 15,080 19,710
Amarillo, TX
employment: 3,100
mean earnings: $14,670
11,390 12,100 13,280 15,200 20,780
Austin - San Marcos, TX
employment: 18,940
mean earnings: $20,750
12,220 14,150 18,510 22,880 33,850
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX
employment: 4,470
mean earnings: $14,970
11,360 12,030 13,150 14,450 20,560
Brazoria, TX
employment: 2,120
mean earnings: $16,730
11,610 12,640 14,450 18,150 24,970
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX
employment: 9,260
mean earnings: $13,720
11,530 12,160 13,210 14,270 17,210
Bryan - College Station, TX
employment: 1,780
mean earnings: $18,680
11,730 12,860 15,140 20,110 31,290
Corpus Christi, TX
employment: 5,200
mean earnings: $14,500
11,410 12,120 13,300 15,070 19,580
Dallas, TX
employment: 35,330
mean earnings: $21,020
11,830 13,100 16,510 23,490 34,380
El Paso, TX
employment: 8,220
mean earnings: $15,010
11,450 12,190 13,410 15,660 21,860
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX
employment: 20,400
mean earnings: $33,800
12,170 13,960 17,760 37,730 99,820
Galveston - Texas City, TX
employment: 2,770
mean earnings: $17,470
11,560 12,590 14,550 20,690 27,340
Houston, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 49,420
mean earnings: $22,850
11,700 12,730 14,530 21,050 48,920
Killeen - Temple, TX
employment: 3,130
mean earnings: $15,540
11,600 12,580 14,290 17,080 21,750
Laredo, TX
employment: 5,020
mean earnings: $13,920
11,460 12,230 13,490 15,280 17,200
Longview - Marshall, TX
employment: 2,730
mean earnings: $15,510
11,570 12,530 14,160 17,250 21,380
Lubbock, TX
employment: 3,730
mean earnings: $15,200
11,480 12,360 13,810 16,620 20,740
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 12,680
mean earnings: $13,860
11,420 12,080 13,180 14,420 17,200
Odessa - Midland, TX
employment: 2,270
mean earnings: $15,300
11,460 12,270 13,600 16,670 22,580
San Angelo, TX
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $14,300
11,340 12,050 13,240 15,030 17,990
San Antonio, TX
employment: 24,970
mean earnings: $15,840
11,570 12,450 13,920 17,100 22,210
Sherman - Denison, TX
employment: 1,420
mean earnings: $15,120
11,330 12,160 13,560 16,540 21,000
Texarkana, TX - Texarkana, AR
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $15,470
11,570 12,570 14,360 17,210 20,560
Tyler, TX
employment: 1,980
mean earnings: $15,760
11,340 12,130 13,440 16,510 23,310
Victoria, TX
employment: 840
mean earnings: $14,440
11,300 12,030 13,250 15,390 20,000
Waco, TX
employment: 2,360
mean earnings: $16,750
11,680 12,790 15,090 19,560 23,370
Wichita Falls, TX
employment: 1,990
mean earnings: $16,910
11,760 12,780 14,470 17,600 24,590
Utah (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 20,640
mean earnings: $22,510
12,610 14,960 18,150 25,370 41,470
Provo - Orem, UT
employment: 2,760
mean earnings: $20,100
12,480 14,620 17,150 22,780 31,210
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT
employment: 13,400
mean earnings: $23,260
12,520 14,850 18,030 26,860 44,820
Vermont (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 7,810
mean earnings: $22,950
15,090 17,110 20,730 26,420 33,760
Burlington, VT
employment: 2,950
mean earnings: $23,310
15,010 16,740 20,440 26,620 35,080
Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 76,290
mean earnings: $22,490
12,490 14,650 18,440 26,100 37,490
Charlottesville, VA
employment: 1,820
mean earnings: $22,760
13,480 15,770 19,260 25,550 38,160
Danville, VA
employment: 630
mean earnings: $20,330
11,990 13,620 16,450 21,840 32,950
Lynchburg, VA
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $19,110
12,180 13,960 17,190 21,330 27,630
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC
employment: 17,230
mean earnings: $19,580
12,030 13,510 16,430 21,540 32,390
Richmond - Petersburg, VA
employment: 12,250
mean earnings: $21,890
12,780 15,070 18,400 25,250 37,880
Roanoke, VA
employment: 2,340
mean earnings: $19,880
12,100 13,890 17,100 22,590 32,350
Washington (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 72,600
mean earnings: $24,940
15,660 17,010 20,030 27,110 39,990
Bellingham, WA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,810
mean earnings: $20,500
15,500 16,370 17,840 21,480 29,560
Bremerton, WA
employment: 2,220
mean earnings: $23,370
15,620 16,850 19,670 26,210 38,320
Olympia, WA
employment: 2,490
mean earnings: $23,940
15,670 16,880 19,910 26,910 39,540
Richland - Kennewick - Pasco, WA
employment: 1,570
mean earnings: $22,460
15,580 16,470 18,070 22,990 35,810
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA
employment: 35,620
mean earnings: $28,020
15,990 17,890 21,460 31,190 46,300
Spokane, WA
employment: 5,820
mean earnings: $20,470
15,470 16,300 17,690 21,210 30,160
Tacoma, WA
employment: 8,130
mean earnings: $21,850
15,400 16,500 18,540 22,300 34,040
Yakima, WA
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $22,860
15,600 16,520 18,200 24,080 37,590
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 14,790
mean earnings: $17,380
11,790 12,980 15,230 18,640 25,820
Charleston, WV
employment: 1,980
mean earnings: $19,160
11,900 13,230 15,770 21,160 28,320
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH
employment: 2,480
mean earnings: $17,070
11,810 13,070 15,510 18,970 24,960
Parkersburg - Marietta, WV - OH
employment: 1,450
mean earnings: $16,360
11,790 12,980 15,190 17,880 22,420
Wheeling, WV - OH
employment: 1,660
mean earnings: $17,550
11,570 12,570 14,330 19,220 27,070
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 73,510
mean earnings: $20,740
13,600 15,830 19,030 22,600 29,930
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI
employment: 4,360
mean earnings: $19,530
12,520 14,770 17,740 21,840 27,530
Eau Claire, WI
employment: 2,050
mean earnings: $19,050
12,980 14,970 17,010 21,090 27,800
Green Bay, WI
employment: 3,750
mean earnings: $20,970
14,460 16,310 19,430 23,560 29,820
Janesville - Beloit, WI
employment: 1,610
mean earnings: $18,590
12,620 14,680 17,000 21,210 27,360
Kenosha, WI
employment: 1,670
mean earnings: $21,880
14,670 16,440 19,690 23,500 32,030
La Crosse, WI - MN
employment: 2,230
mean earnings: $18,840
12,640 14,960 17,900 21,510 26,500
Madison, WI
employment: 7,290
mean earnings: $21,990
14,680 16,830 20,020 23,050 32,980
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI
employment: 25,220
mean earnings: $21,570
14,450 16,520 19,770 22,860 30,160
Racine, WI
employment: 1,710
mean earnings: $20,490
14,650 16,100 18,640 22,380 30,130
Sheboygan, WI
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $20,110
14,120 16,270 19,450 22,430 27,370
Wausau, WI
employment: 1,080
mean earnings: $22,830
13,360 15,800 19,630 26,440 40,900
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,900
mean earnings: $19,170
12,260 14,040 17,130 21,760 29,820
Casper, WY
employment: 690
mean earnings: $19,480
12,250 14,150 16,980 22,550 32,030
Cheyenne, WY
employment: 830
mean earnings: $18,030
12,450 14,530 16,540 19,810 25,980
Guam
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: n.a.
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Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,950
mean earnings: $15,900
11,570 12,420 13,850 17,780 22,910
Aguadilla, PR
employment: 240
mean earnings: $13,790
11,360 11,990 13,040 14,100 19,990
Arecibo, PR
employment: 560
mean earnings: $15,200
11,390 12,200 13,550 17,660 21,880
Caguas, PR
employment: 720
mean earnings: $14,610
11,560 12,270 13,450 15,220 21,100
Mayaguez, PR
employment: 930
mean earnings: $14,610
11,480 12,160 13,300 14,770 21,110
Ponce, PR
employment: 760
mean earnings: $16,200
11,710 12,720 14,410 18,880 22,900
San Juan - Bayamon, PR
employment: 9,730
mean earnings: $16,280
11,610 12,520 14,050 18,340 23,740
Virgin Islands
employment: 900
mean earnings: $16,690
11,880 13,330 15,900 19,180 22,880

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.