Occupational employment / Food preparation and serving related 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 "Food preparation and serving related occupations" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 210,480 | $10.93 | $22,730 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 535,660 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 460,670 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 338,770 | $10.02 | $20,840 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 323,940 | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 321,410 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 282,530 | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 242,380 | $8.97 | $18,650 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 206,650 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 204,770 | $10.50 | $21,850 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 202,000 | $10.28 | $21,390 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 201,660 | $8.76 | $18,230 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 194,380 | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 170,150 | $10.95 | $22,770 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 168,890 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 167,130 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 163,880 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 153,460 | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 141,920 | $11.95 | $24,860 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 141,770 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 141,500 | $10.70 | $22,250 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 136,730 | $10.13 | $21,080 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 133,270 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 130,790 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 130,490 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 122,430 | $9.28 | $19,310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 119,580 | $9.92 | $20,640 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 119,180 | $9.86 | $20,520 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 115,770 | $11.98 | $24,910 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 105,110 | $10.33 | $21,500 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 103,300 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 103,060 | $9.70 | $20,180 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 101,480 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 94,340 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 93,770 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 89,720 | $9.78 | $20,350 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 87,840 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 86,670 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 86,060 | $9.39 | $19,540 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 85,930 | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| San Antonio, TX | 82,500 | $8.67 | $18,030 |
| Columbus, OH | 81,040 | $9.51 | $19,770 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 79,700 | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 79,230 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 75,250 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 75,120 | $10.50 | $21,850 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 73,380 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 70,170 | $9.47 | $19,690 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 69,500 | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 69,320 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 68,660 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 67,360 | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 66,700 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 65,910 | $9.50 | $19,760 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 64,520 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 63,740 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 58,930 | $11.18 | $23,240 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 57,140 | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 55,590 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 54,150 | $9.47 | $19,700 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 52,870 | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 51,990 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 51,970 | $7.54 | $15,690 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 50,210 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 48,520 | $8.40 | $17,480 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 48,290 | $9.63 | $20,020 |
| Richmond, VA | 46,970 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Honolulu, HI | 46,430 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 41,900 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 41,630 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 40,340 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 39,080 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Rochester, NY | 38,380 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 38,250 | $8.50 | $17,670 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 38,110 | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 37,730 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 35,950 | $8.62 | $17,920 |
| Dayton, OH | 35,630 | $8.98 | $18,680 |
| Tulsa, OK | 34,750 | $8.49 | $17,660 |
| Tucson, AZ | 33,300 | $9.56 | $19,880 |
| Knoxville, TN | 32,330 | $8.63 | $17,960 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 31,360 | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 29,960 | $9.60 | $19,970 |
| Akron, OH | 29,630 | $9.24 | $19,210 |
| Toledo, OH | 29,440 | $9.07 | $18,870 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 29,320 | $9.11 | $18,950 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 29,260 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 29,220 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 29,170 | $9.75 | $20,280 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 28,420 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 28,310 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 27,840 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 27,420 | $8.69 | $18,070 |
| Madison, WI | 27,300 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Columbia, SC | 27,130 | $8.34 | $17,340 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 27,070 | $8.80 | $18,290 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 27,010 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 26,160 | $11.83 | $24,610 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 26,060 | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Fresno, CA | 26,030 | $9.68 | $20,140 |
| Greenville, SC | 25,850 | $8.67 | $18,040 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 25,810 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| El Paso, TX | 25,770 | $8.05 | $16,750 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 24,890 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 24,730 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Wichita, KS | 24,640 | $8.42 | $17,510 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 24,460 | $9.65 | $20,080 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 23,700 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 23,310 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Syracuse, NY | 23,300 | $9.51 | $19,790 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 23,210 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 22,970 | $10.22 | $21,260 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 22,650 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 22,590 | $8.95 | $18,610 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 21,780 | $9.62 | $20,020 |
| New Haven, CT | 21,260 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 21,060 | $8.36 | $17,380 |
| Durham, NC | 20,600 | $9.36 | $19,480 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 20,030 | $8.92 | $18,560 |
| Jackson, MS | 20,010 | $8.42 | $17,510 |
| Lancaster, PA | 19,880 | $9.92 | $20,640 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 19,670 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 19,430 | $9.77 | $20,310 |
| Asheville, NC | 19,380 | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 19,090 | $8.39 | $17,450 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 18,960 | $10.24 | $21,310 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 18,840 | $7.95 | $16,540 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 18,570 | $10.67 | $22,190 |
| Spokane, WA | 18,560 | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 18,400 | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 18,350 | $8.58 | $17,860 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 18,290 | $7.91 | $16,450 |
| Springfield, MO | 18,110 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Wilmington, NC | 18,110 | $8.84 | $18,380 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 18,090 | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 17,860 | $8.74 | $18,180 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 17,220 | $9.39 | $19,520 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 17,160 | $9.61 | $19,980 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 17,020 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 16,940 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 16,860 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 16,610 | $11.05 | $22,980 |
| Savannah, GA | 16,590 | $9.59 | $19,950 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 16,490 | $9.03 | $18,790 |
| Stockton, CA | 16,430 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 16,290 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Lakeland, FL | 16,000 | $9.01 | $18,730 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 15,940 | $8.44 | $17,560 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 15,900 | $9.50 | $19,770 |
| Huntsville, AL | 15,540 | $8.40 | $17,470 |
| Peoria, IL | 15,150 | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 15,050 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Flint, MI | 15,020 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Salinas, CA | 14,920 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 14,800 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 14,760 | $8.55 | $17,780 |
| Green Bay, WI | 14,690 | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 14,570 | $9.15 | $19,040 |
| Modesto, CA | 14,440 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Boulder, CO | 14,420 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 14,380 | $10.24 | $21,300 |
| Lincoln, NE | 14,380 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 14,360 | $10.06 | $20,920 |
| Lubbock, TX | 14,170 | $9.01 | $18,730 |
| Mobile, AL | 14,060 | $8.02 | $16,690 |
| Montgomery, AL | 13,840 | $8.40 | $17,470 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 13,810 | $8.23 | $17,110 |
| Reading, PA | 13,710 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 13,630 | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 13,360 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Anchorage, AK | 13,270 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 13,120 | $8.83 | $18,370 |
| Salem, OR | 13,030 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 12,980 | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 12,910 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Roanoke, VA | 12,840 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 12,750 | $10.84 | $22,560 |
| Erie, PA | 12,730 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 12,610 | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| Lafayette, LA | 12,600 | $8.32 | $17,310 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 12,500 | $10.27 | $21,370 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 12,480 | $9.26 | $19,270 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 12,450 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Gainesville, FL | 12,200 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 12,150 | $8.52 | $17,720 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 12,130 | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 12,120 | $9.76 | $20,310 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 12,090 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Rockford, IL | 11,710 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 11,640 | $8.85 | $18,400 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 11,100 | $8.93 | $18,580 |
| Charleston, WV | 11,080 | $8.36 | $17,390 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 11,040 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 11,020 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 10,950 | $8.08 | $16,810 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 10,940 | $8.51 | $17,690 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 10,750 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10,740 | $9.35 | $19,460 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 10,510 | $8.69 | $18,080 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 10,480 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 10,300 | $8.60 | $17,890 |
| Amarillo, TX | 10,100 | $8.41 | $17,490 |
| Appleton, WI | 10,070 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 10,020 | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 9,640 | $10.10 | $21,000 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 9,630 | $10.40 | $21,630 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 9,560 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 9,330 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 9,290 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 9,280 | $9.34 | $19,420 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 9,250 | $8.36 | $17,390 |
| Bellingham, WA | 9,160 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Waco, TX | 9,150 | $8.00 | $16,650 |
| Ocala, FL | 9,060 | $9.07 | $18,860 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 9,030 | $10.89 | $22,660 |
| Springfield, IL | 8,940 | $9.50 | $19,770 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 8,890 | $9.63 | $20,030 |
| Binghamton, NY | 8,820 | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 8,750 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 8,740 | $9.76 | $20,310 |
| Columbia, MO | 8,690 | $8.89 | $18,500 |
| Bloomington, IN | 8,610 | $8.67 | $18,040 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 8,600 | $8.44 | $17,550 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 8,590 | $8.46 | $17,590 |
| Olympia, WA | 8,570 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 8,500 | $8.99 | $18,690 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 8,430 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 8,390 | $8.37 | $17,420 |
| Macon, GA | 8,370 | $8.19 | $17,030 |
| Topeka, KS | 8,320 | $8.42 | $17,510 |
| Iowa City, IA | 8,320 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Medford, OR | 8,250 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Billings, MT | 8,250 | $8.81 | $18,330 |
| Lafayette, IN | 8,240 | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 8,220 | $8.70 | $18,100 |
| Rochester, MN | 8,160 | $10.12 | $21,060 |
| Manchester, NH | 8,120 | $10.38 | $21,600 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 8,100 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 8,000 | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| Tyler, TX | 7,980 | $8.19 | $17,050 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 7,800 | $8.16 | $16,960 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 7,800 | $8.26 | $17,190 |
| Laredo, TX | 7,660 | $8.20 | $17,050 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 7,620 | $8.39 | $17,450 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 7,620 | $9.31 | $19,370 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 7,550 | $9.31 | $19,360 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 7,500 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Greenville, NC | 7,490 | $8.63 | $17,940 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 7,450 | $8.44 | $17,540 |
| Longview, TX | 7,440 | $7.84 | $16,300 |
| Chico, CA | 7,430 | $9.62 | $20,000 |
| Johnson City, TN | 7,410 | $8.45 | $17,590 |
| Bend, OR | 7,390 | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 7,390 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 7,190 | $10.82 | $22,500 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 7,170 | $8.77 | $18,230 |
| Prescott, AZ | 7,090 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Yakima, WA | 7,070 | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 7,060 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Redding, CA | 7,050 | $9.68 | $20,130 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 6,890 | $8.44 | $17,560 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 6,840 | $9.03 | $18,770 |
| State College, PA | 6,840 | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 6,760 | $8.33 | $17,320 |
| Florence, SC | 6,760 | $8.00 | $16,640 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 6,740 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 6,730 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 6,720 | $8.29 | $17,240 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 6,700 | $10.35 | $21,520 |
| Napa, CA | 6,690 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Anderson, SC | 6,670 | $8.30 | $17,260 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 6,610 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Monroe, LA | 6,590 | $7.97 | $16,580 |
| Joplin, MO | 6,530 | $8.56 | $17,800 |
| Greeley, CO | 6,490 | $9.41 | $19,580 |
| Janesville, WI | 6,460 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Abilene, TX | 6,460 | $7.95 | $16,540 |
| Lawrence, KS | 6,410 | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 6,380 | $9.22 | $19,170 |
| New Bedford, MA | 6,300 | $10.67 | $22,200 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 6,290 | $9.35 | $19,440 |
| Rapid City, SD | 6,290 | $8.53 | $17,750 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 6,280 | $8.22 | $17,100 |
| Missoula, MT | 6,260 | $8.59 | $17,860 |
| Pueblo, CO | 6,080 | $9.38 | $19,510 |
| Racine, WI | 6,070 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 6,050 | $9.40 | $19,550 |
| Valdosta, GA | 6,020 | $7.99 | $16,620 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 5,950 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 5,950 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Morgantown, WV | 5,870 | $8.54 | $17,760 |
| Dover, DE | 5,730 | $9.72 | $20,230 |
| Midland, TX | 5,660 | $8.46 | $17,610 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 5,660 | $9.38 | $19,520 |
| Kingston, NY | 5,650 | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| Brunswick, GA | 5,590 | $8.55 | $17,790 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 5,570 | $8.17 | $17,000 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 5,560 | $9.10 | $18,920 |
| Burlington, NC | 5,560 | $9.03 | $18,770 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 5,470 | $8.16 | $16,970 |
| Altoona, PA | 5,470 | $9.41 | $19,580 |
| Muncie, IN | 5,460 | $8.23 | $17,130 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 5,370 | $9.63 | $20,030 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 5,340 | $9.20 | $19,140 |
| St. George, UT | 5,300 | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| Bangor, ME | 5,250 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| Waterbury, CT | 5,250 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Mansfield, OH | 5,210 | $8.76 | $18,230 |
| Albany, GA | 5,190 | $7.77 | $16,160 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 5,190 | $8.09 | $16,820 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 5,190 | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 5,180 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Jackson, MI | 5,180 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Danbury, CT | 5,160 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Merced, CA | 5,120 | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 5,120 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 5,080 | $8.24 | $17,130 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 5,070 | $8.30 | $17,270 |
| Bismarck, ND | 5,050 | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| Johnstown, PA | 5,050 | $9.40 | $19,550 |
| Sandusky, OH | 5,020 | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Dubuque, IA | 5,000 | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Dothan, AL | 4,990 | $8.09 | $16,830 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 4,960 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 4,950 | $8.02 | $16,680 |
| Springfield, OH | 4,930 | $8.98 | $18,670 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 4,930 | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 4,920 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 4,920 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| Lima, OH | 4,900 | $8.76 | $18,230 |
| Yuma, AZ | 4,890 | $9.14 | $19,020 |
| Wausau, WI | 4,880 | $9.07 | $18,870 |
| Odessa, TX | 4,870 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Salisbury, MD | 4,870 | $8.90 | $18,520 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 4,870 | $8.18 | $17,020 |
| Anderson, IN | 4,850 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 4,820 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 4,810 | $8.98 | $18,690 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 4,770 | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 4,740 | $8.16 | $16,970 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 4,690 | $8.02 | $16,680 |
| Decatur, IL | 4,670 | $9.51 | $19,770 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 4,630 | $8.68 | $18,050 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 4,620 | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 4,610 | $8.46 | $17,600 |
| Alexandria, LA | 4,590 | $8.30 | $17,270 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 4,570 | $8.75 | $18,190 |
| Kokomo, IN | 4,560 | $8.21 | $17,070 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 4,560 | $8.48 | $17,630 |
| Jackson, TN | 4,550 | $8.46 | $17,590 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 4,520 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| San Angelo, TX | 4,510 | $8.18 | $17,020 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 4,500 | $8.56 | $17,810 |
| Gainesville, GA | 4,500 | $8.77 | $18,240 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 4,480 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 4,480 | $8.21 | $17,080 |
| Ames, IA | 4,470 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| Owensboro, KY | 4,320 | $8.26 | $17,190 |
| Monroe, MI | 4,250 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Farmington, NM | 4,210 | $8.51 | $17,710 |
| Bay City, MI | 4,210 | $8.69 | $18,070 |
| Lebanon, PA | 4,180 | $9.76 | $20,300 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 4,170 | $9.66 | $20,090 |
| Decatur, AL | 4,170 | $7.96 | $16,560 |
| Williamsport, PA | 4,160 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| Lawton, OK | 4,160 | $8.48 | $17,640 |
| Victoria, TX | 4,140 | $8.10 | $16,850 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 4,110 | $8.92 | $18,540 |
| Dalton, GA | 4,050 | $8.36 | $17,380 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 4,040 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 3,950 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 3,940 | $8.41 | $17,500 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 3,920 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Corvallis, OR | 3,900 | $9.99 | $20,780 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 3,880 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Ithaca, NY | 3,870 | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 3,850 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 3,700 | $8.48 | $17,630 |
| El Centro, CA | 3,700 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Rome, GA | 3,690 | $8.06 | $16,770 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 3,620 | $8.48 | $17,650 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 3,580 | $8.84 | $18,380 |
| Danville, VA | 3,580 | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Ponce, PR | 3,570 | $7.25 | $15,080 |
| Longview, WA | 3,570 | $10.81 | $22,490 |
| Cleveland, TN | 3,560 | $8.34 | $17,350 |
| Yuba City, CA | 3,510 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Gadsden, AL | 3,460 | $7.92 | $16,470 |
| Great Falls, MT | 3,410 | $8.34 | $17,360 |
| Elmira, NY | 3,290 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Casper, WY | 3,280 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3,270 | $11.13 | $23,140 |
| Pocatello, ID | 3,210 | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Morristown, TN | 3,200 | $7.90 | $16,430 |
| Sumter, SC | 3,180 | $8.17 | $16,990 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 3,140 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Columbus, IN | 2,950 | $9.10 | $18,940 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 2,930 | $9.82 | $20,430 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 2,910 | $7.13 | $14,820 |
| Madera, CA | 2,630 | $10.47 | $21,780 |
| Carson City, NV | 2,600 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 2,520 | $7.28 | $15,150 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 2,460 | $8.06 | $16,770 |
| Danville, IL | 2,460 | $9.31 | $19,360 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 2,150 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 1,960 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 1,740 | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| Fajardo, PR | 1,650 | $7.31 | $15,200 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 1,450 | $7.10 | $14,770 |
| Guayama, PR | 930 | $7.21 | $15,000 |
| Yauco, PR | 820 | $7.06 | $14,680 |
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