Occupational employment / Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
Estimates for "Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 65,040 | $32.60 | $67,800 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 172,940 | $32.18 | $66,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 165,730 | $31.57 | $65,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 141,310 | $32.77 | $68,160 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 136,220 | $33.90 | $70,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 56,930 | $24.61 | $51,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 55,020 | $33.47 | $69,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 49,770 | $25.26 | $52,550 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 43,080 | $31.97 | $66,510 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 42,930 | $27.53 | $57,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 38,050 | $23.96 | $49,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 34,860 | $28.04 | $58,330 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 32,540 | $23.78 | $49,470 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 32,140 | $23.53 | $48,950 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 30,590 | $25.74 | $53,540 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 29,250 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 28,940 | $24.99 | $51,980 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 28,640 | $26.73 | $55,590 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 28,250 | $33.59 | $69,860 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 26,500 | $27.24 | $56,660 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 25,860 | $25.03 | $52,070 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 24,910 | $23.91 | $49,740 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 24,420 | $24.65 | $51,280 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 24,400 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 22,850 | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 19,670 | $25.96 | $54,000 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 19,590 | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 18,180 | $20.64 | $42,940 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 17,950 | $23.56 | $49,000 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 16,750 | $25.16 | $52,340 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 16,250 | $23.98 | $49,880 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 16,220 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 15,920 | $25.99 | $54,050 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 15,280 | $23.54 | $48,950 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 15,040 | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 14,830 | $28.90 | $60,120 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 14,380 | $23.12 | $48,090 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 13,990 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 13,940 | $33.17 | $68,990 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13,690 | $22.36 | $46,500 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 13,120 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 13,050 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 12,740 | $21.40 | $44,520 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 12,490 | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 12,160 | $25.69 | $53,430 |
| Columbus, OH | 11,750 | $22.59 | $46,990 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 11,680 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 11,570 | $24.72 | $51,410 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 10,820 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 10,750 | $26.05 | $54,180 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 10,610 | $22.82 | $47,470 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 10,050 | $25.25 | $52,520 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 10,030 | $27.78 | $57,790 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 9,670 | $21.73 | $45,200 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 9,280 | $20.95 | $43,570 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 9,110 | $24.79 | $51,570 |
| San Antonio, TX | 8,990 | $21.26 | $44,210 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 8,970 | $26.31 | $54,720 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 8,970 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 8,800 | $21.83 | $45,410 |
| Honolulu, HI | 7,680 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 7,300 | $23.25 | $48,350 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 7,280 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 7,270 | $22.24 | $46,250 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 7,260 | $25.20 | $52,420 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 7,140 | $17.64 | $36,700 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 6,910 | $23.63 | $49,150 |
| Richmond, VA | 6,780 | $22.15 | $46,070 |
| Madison, WI | 6,770 | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Rochester, NY | 6,640 | $21.17 | $44,030 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 6,520 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 6,490 | $23.38 | $48,640 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 6,320 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 5,790 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 5,590 | $22.54 | $46,890 |
| Dayton, OH | 5,500 | $19.61 | $40,790 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 5,490 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 5,470 | $22.42 | $46,630 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 5,370 | $21.37 | $44,450 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 5,320 | $18.92 | $39,350 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 4,830 | $22.36 | $46,520 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 4,630 | $19.36 | $40,280 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4,630 | $21.76 | $45,270 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,440 | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Tucson, AZ | 4,370 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4,270 | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4,050 | $21.87 | $45,500 |
| Tulsa, OK | 4,010 | $18.46 | $38,400 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3,880 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Knoxville, TN | 3,880 | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 3,810 | $20.22 | $42,060 |
| Wichita, KS | 3,710 | $18.15 | $37,750 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3,640 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 3,620 | $19.14 | $39,820 |
| Durham, NC | 3,580 | $23.33 | $48,530 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 3,550 | $22.44 | $46,670 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3,480 | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| Boulder, CO | 3,450 | $25.07 | $52,150 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3,430 | $24.98 | $51,950 |
| New Haven, CT | 3,420 | $23.50 | $48,870 |
| Fresno, CA | 3,390 | $21.24 | $44,180 |
| Akron, OH | 3,360 | $18.87 | $39,240 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 3,330 | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 3,330 | $20.53 | $42,700 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 3,280 | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 3,280 | $26.91 | $55,960 |
| Columbia, SC | 3,260 | $18.44 | $38,350 |
| Greenville, SC | 3,210 | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Syracuse, NY | 3,200 | $19.70 | $40,970 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 3,200 | $28.80 | $59,900 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,180 | $25.88 | $53,830 |
| Toledo, OH | 3,150 | $18.07 | $37,570 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 3,100 | $19.55 | $40,650 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3,050 | $19.86 | $41,310 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3,020 | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Springfield, MO | 2,980 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Spokane, WA | 2,890 | $20.92 | $43,510 |
| Jackson, MS | 2,850 | $21.30 | $44,290 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2,790 | $20.20 | $42,010 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 2,750 | $21.70 | $45,140 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 2,740 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 2,690 | $28.57 | $59,430 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2,650 | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2,590 | $22.01 | $45,790 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2,580 | $21.90 | $45,540 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2,550 | $16.64 | $34,620 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 2,500 | $22.26 | $46,300 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2,430 | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 2,420 | $18.79 | $39,080 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2,420 | $16.89 | $35,120 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2,360 | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 2,350 | $19.53 | $40,620 |
| El Paso, TX | 2,350 | $18.86 | $39,230 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 2,330 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 2,290 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Salinas, CA | 2,280 | $27.31 | $56,790 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2,250 | $22.13 | $46,020 |
| Green Bay, WI | 2,150 | $18.99 | $39,500 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,140 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2,120 | $19.56 | $40,690 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 2,120 | $28.74 | $59,770 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 2,100 | $16.29 | $33,890 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 2,100 | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 2,050 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,040 | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Asheville, NC | 2,030 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1,970 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1,970 | $22.20 | $46,180 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 1,960 | $19.77 | $41,120 |
| Topeka, KS | 1,950 | $17.35 | $36,100 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1,950 | $16.72 | $34,770 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1,890 | $23.23 | $48,310 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,890 | $17.90 | $37,220 |
| Mobile, AL | 1,890 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 1,880 | $30.15 | $62,720 |
| Peoria, IL | 1,880 | $18.01 | $37,450 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 1,880 | $16.74 | $34,830 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 1,840 | $18.79 | $39,090 |
| Savannah, GA | 1,720 | $25.74 | $53,540 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1,720 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 1,710 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1,710 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1,700 | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1,690 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Lakeland, FL | 1,680 | $18.05 | $37,530 |
| Rockford, IL | 1,680 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1,670 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1,640 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Stockton, CA | 1,620 | $20.21 | $42,030 |
| Flint, MI | 1,620 | $17.92 | $37,270 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 1,580 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1,580 | $21.38 | $44,470 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1,530 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 1,510 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1,490 | $21.20 | $44,100 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1,490 | $18.74 | $38,970 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1,450 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1,440 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Reading, PA | 1,420 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Appleton, WI | 1,420 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1,380 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Olympia, WA | 1,380 | $22.68 | $47,170 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1,370 | $17.13 | $35,620 |
| Salem, OR | 1,370 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Columbia, MO | 1,350 | $20.53 | $42,690 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1,330 | $24.64 | $51,250 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1,330 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1,320 | $20.38 | $42,400 |
| Modesto, CA | 1,310 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Erie, PA | 1,310 | $18.04 | $37,520 |
| Charleston, WV | 1,280 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Bend, OR | 1,260 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 1,240 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Binghamton, NY | 1,230 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Medford, OR | 1,210 | $21.89 | $45,540 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,210 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Waco, TX | 1,200 | $20.60 | $42,860 |
| Missoula, MT | 1,190 | $15.11 | $31,440 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1,180 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1,180 | $18.30 | $38,070 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1,160 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 1,140 | $22.22 | $46,210 |
| Billings, MT | 1,130 | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 1,100 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Springfield, IL | 1,070 | $20.93 | $43,530 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1,070 | $19.90 | $41,380 |
| Manchester, NH | 1,070 | $20.70 | $43,070 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 1,060 | $20.46 | $42,550 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1,060 | $24.73 | $51,450 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1,050 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Rochester, MN | 1,040 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Lafayette, IN | 1,030 | $17.90 | $37,240 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1,030 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 1,010 | $28.11 | $58,470 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1,000 | $18.45 | $38,390 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 1,000 | $18.18 | $37,820 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1,000 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| State College, PA | 990 | $18.88 | $39,260 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 980 | $21.48 | $44,680 |
| Bellingham, WA | 970 | $20.21 | $42,030 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 950 | $23.51 | $48,900 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 940 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 930 | $19.21 | $39,970 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 930 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 900 | $18.01 | $37,460 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 890 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 880 | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 880 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| Greeley, CO | 870 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 870 | $19.30 | $40,150 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 860 | $22.26 | $46,310 |
| Bismarck, ND | 860 | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Danbury, CT | 850 | $20.04 | $41,680 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 840 | $21.24 | $44,190 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 840 | $16.65 | $34,640 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 840 | $17.02 | $35,400 |
| Yakima, WA | 840 | $18.99 | $39,510 |
| Chico, CA | 840 | $20.76 | $43,190 |
| Tyler, TX | 830 | $18.97 | $39,450 |
| Kingston, NY | 830 | $22.28 | $46,340 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 820 | $17.91 | $37,240 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 810 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 810 | $16.14 | $33,560 |
| Muncie, IN | 810 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Rapid City, SD | 810 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 810 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Wausau, WI | 800 | $18.37 | $38,220 |
| Lawrence, KS | 790 | $17.35 | $36,080 |
| Bangor, ME | 780 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 780 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 780 | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 770 | $20.11 | $41,820 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 740 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 740 | $21.10 | $43,890 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 740 | $18.21 | $37,890 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 730 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Longview, TX | 720 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 710 | $20.48 | $42,600 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 710 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 710 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Abilene, TX | 710 | $16.77 | $34,890 |
| Ames, IA | 710 | $19.48 | $40,520 |
| Altoona, PA | 700 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 700 | $19.50 | $40,570 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 690 | $20.02 | $41,630 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 690 | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Joplin, MO | 690 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Johnson City, TN | 680 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 680 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 680 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 670 | $25.64 | $53,330 |
| Waterbury, CT | 660 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Ithaca, NY | 640 | $20.52 | $42,680 |
| Racine, WI | 640 | $19.61 | $40,790 |
| Brunswick, GA | 640 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Janesville, WI | 630 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 620 | $23.40 | $48,670 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 620 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 610 | $19.07 | $39,660 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 600 | $18.05 | $37,540 |
| Ocala, FL | 600 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 590 | $18.76 | $39,020 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 580 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 580 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| Midland, TX | 580 | $19.36 | $40,260 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 580 | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Dubuque, IA | 580 | $16.24 | $33,790 |
| Monroe, LA | 580 | $16.62 | $34,560 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 580 | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Decatur, IL | 570 | $16.57 | $34,470 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 560 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 550 | $19.11 | $39,750 |
| Yuma, AZ | 540 | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Macon, GA | 540 | $17.65 | $36,720 |
| Greenville, NC | 540 | $18.10 | $37,660 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 530 | $20.78 | $43,210 |
| Napa, CA | 530 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 530 | $17.22 | $35,810 |
| Great Falls, MT | 520 | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Burlington, NC | 520 | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Redding, CA | 510 | $19.13 | $39,800 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 510 | $16.14 | $33,560 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 510 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| New Bedford, MA | 500 | $20.91 | $43,490 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 500 | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 500 | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 490 | $20.52 | $42,680 |
| Casper, WY | 490 | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Laredo, TX | 490 | $18.23 | $37,930 |
| Johnstown, PA | 490 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| St. George, UT | 480 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 480 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Florence, SC | 480 | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 480 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Prescott, AZ | 480 | $16.64 | $34,610 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 470 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Morgantown, WV | 470 | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 470 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 460 | $17.39 | $36,180 |
| Lebanon, PA | 450 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 440 | $16.75 | $34,830 |
| Dover, DE | 430 | $20.68 | $43,020 |
| Alexandria, LA | 430 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 430 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Dothan, AL | 430 | $15.36 | $31,940 |
| Salisbury, MD | 420 | $16.27 | $33,830 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 420 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| Merced, CA | 420 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 410 | $18.64 | $38,760 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 410 | $16.75 | $34,850 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 410 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 410 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Dalton, GA | 400 | $21.83 | $45,410 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 390 | $24.85 | $51,690 |
| Jackson, TN | 390 | $18.08 | $37,610 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 390 | $19.73 | $41,040 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 380 | $17.27 | $35,930 |
| Corvallis, OR | 370 | $22.48 | $46,750 |
| Jackson, MI | 370 | $19.58 | $40,720 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 370 | $21.98 | $45,730 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 370 | $18.14 | $37,740 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 360 | $18.04 | $37,520 |
| Lawton, OK | 360 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| Columbus, IN | 360 | $21.52 | $44,770 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 360 | $21.88 | $45,510 |
| Owensboro, KY | 360 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Anderson, SC | 350 | $19.21 | $39,960 |
| Albany, GA | 350 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 350 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 350 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 350 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Monroe, MI | 340 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Kokomo, IN | 340 | $21.24 | $44,180 |
| Pueblo, CO | 330 | $18.00 | $37,430 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 330 | $12.15 | $25,260 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 320 | $20.87 | $43,400 |
| Sandusky, OH | 320 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 320 | $16.63 | $34,580 |
| Odessa, TX | 320 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Lima, OH | 320 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| San Angelo, TX | 310 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Farmington, NM | 310 | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 300 | $20.81 | $43,290 |
| Pocatello, ID | 300 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Williamsport, PA | 300 | $18.52 | $38,510 |
| Gainesville, GA | 300 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 290 | $24.67 | $51,310 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 290 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Morristown, TN | 290 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 290 | $17.89 | $37,210 |
| Rome, GA | 280 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Anderson, IN | 280 | $22.05 | $45,850 |
| Longview, WA | 280 | $18.25 | $37,960 |
| Carson City, NV | 270 | $23.47 | $48,830 |
| Springfield, OH | 270 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Mansfield, OH | 270 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Cleveland, TN | 260 | $13.80 | $28,700 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 260 | $17.48 | $36,350 |
| Ponce, PR | 260 | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 260 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Valdosta, GA | 250 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 250 | $15.87 | $33,020 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 240 | $22.53 | $46,860 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 240 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| El Centro, CA | 230 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 230 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Elmira, NY | 230 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 220 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 210 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 210 | $16.29 | $33,890 |
| Decatur, AL | 210 | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 200 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Madera, CA | 200 | $20.19 | $42,000 |
| Danville, IL | 200 | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 200 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Gadsden, AL | 190 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Bay City, MI | 170 | $23.33 | $48,520 |
| Victoria, TX | 150 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| Danville, VA | 150 | $19.87 | $41,320 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 140 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 140 | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Sumter, SC | 130 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Yuba City, CA | 130 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 100 | $9.50 | $19,760 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 90 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 50 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Guayama, PR | 30 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 30 | $11.72 | $24,370 |
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