Occupational employment / Cooks, restaurant
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 "Cooks, restaurant" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 17,450 | $12.32 | $25,620 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 38,560 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 37,060 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 26,460 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 24,090 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 23,170 | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 22,440 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 19,360 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 18,980 | $9.08 | $18,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 18,950 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 16,260 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 16,190 | $12.68 | $26,380 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 15,030 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 14,590 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 14,590 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 13,760 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13,680 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 13,310 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 13,000 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 12,420 | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 12,320 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 11,740 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 11,500 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 11,400 | $12.77 | $26,570 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 10,600 | $11.75 | $24,450 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 9,700 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 9,700 | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 9,630 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 9,370 | $11.66 | $24,240 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 9,260 | $10.97 | $22,810 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,910 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 8,610 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 8,590 | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 8,480 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 7,580 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 7,570 | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 7,410 | $9.63 | $20,030 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 7,200 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| Columbus, OH | 6,970 | $10.28 | $21,370 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 6,400 | $10.88 | $22,630 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 6,340 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 6,150 | $10.64 | $22,140 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 6,080 | $11.47 | $23,870 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 6,040 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 6,020 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 5,840 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 5,710 | $12.29 | $25,560 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,680 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 5,660 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 5,420 | $14.05 | $29,220 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 5,330 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 5,280 | $9.89 | $20,560 |
| San Antonio, TX | 5,240 | $10.52 | $21,870 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,160 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 5,130 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 5,030 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 5,010 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4,400 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 4,380 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 4,090 | $9.31 | $19,370 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 4,090 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3,980 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3,860 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 3,840 | $10.25 | $21,310 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 3,720 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 3,510 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Honolulu, HI | 3,510 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3,330 | $10.15 | $21,100 |
| Richmond, VA | 3,290 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 3,050 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2,940 | $10.30 | $21,430 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2,910 | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Tulsa, OK | 2,890 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 2,870 | $10.03 | $20,870 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,860 | $12.98 | $27,010 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 2,740 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 2,710 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Dayton, OH | 2,610 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2,600 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2,550 | $9.54 | $19,830 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 2,530 | $11.39 | $23,700 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 2,510 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2,500 | $11.22 | $23,350 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 2,430 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Columbia, SC | 2,340 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 2,320 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 2,300 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2,290 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 2,240 | $8.13 | $16,910 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2,230 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 2,220 | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Asheville, NC | 2,190 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,180 | $12.15 | $25,270 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,120 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 2,110 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Rochester, NY | 2,080 | $12.03 | $25,020 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 2,050 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Madison, WI | 2,040 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 2,030 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2,010 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1,970 | $9.70 | $20,180 |
| Toledo, OH | 1,940 | $9.82 | $20,440 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 1,930 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,930 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 1,850 | $11.98 | $24,930 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1,770 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1,750 | $9.31 | $19,360 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,750 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Greenville, SC | 1,720 | $9.98 | $20,770 |
| Jackson, MS | 1,680 | $9.31 | $19,360 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,680 | $11.05 | $22,980 |
| El Paso, TX | 1,660 | $8.35 | $17,370 |
| Wichita, KS | 1,660 | $9.76 | $20,290 |
| Springfield, MO | 1,630 | $9.12 | $18,970 |
| Akron, OH | 1,620 | $10.48 | $21,800 |
| Spokane, WA | 1,600 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,580 | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1,570 | $11.38 | $23,680 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1,560 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 1,550 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 1,550 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1,540 | $10.36 | $21,540 |
| Fresno, CA | 1,530 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1,530 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Durham, NC | 1,520 | $10.96 | $22,790 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1,510 | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 1,500 | $9.51 | $19,780 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1,470 | $10.89 | $22,660 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1,460 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 1,430 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,400 | $7.94 | $16,520 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1,400 | $9.50 | $19,750 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 1,380 | $9.59 | $19,940 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1,370 | $13.76 | $28,630 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1,370 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 1,360 | $12.26 | $25,500 |
| Salinas, CA | 1,340 | $12.23 | $25,450 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 1,320 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,310 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1,300 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Lakeland, FL | 1,300 | $9.80 | $20,390 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1,280 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1,270 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1,210 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 1,200 | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1,200 | $9.83 | $20,440 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1,180 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1,180 | $10.16 | $21,120 |
| Savannah, GA | 1,180 | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1,170 | $8.66 | $18,020 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1,170 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1,110 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1,100 | $9.65 | $20,080 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1,100 | $9.61 | $19,980 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 1,090 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1,090 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1,090 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1,080 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| New Haven, CT | 1,060 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1,050 | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1,030 | $10.12 | $21,040 |
| Mobile, AL | 1,020 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 1,020 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Flint, MI | 1,020 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1,020 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Modesto, CA | 1,000 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1,000 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Lancaster, PA | 990 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 980 | $9.66 | $20,090 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 980 | $12.62 | $26,240 |
| Stockton, CA | 970 | $11.20 | $23,290 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 970 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 960 | $10.02 | $20,850 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 960 | $8.64 | $17,970 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 950 | $10.92 | $22,700 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 940 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 940 | $10.48 | $21,810 |
| Erie, PA | 930 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 920 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Bellingham, WA | 910 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 900 | $11.93 | $24,810 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 890 | $9.64 | $20,040 |
| Peoria, IL | 890 | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 890 | $8.62 | $17,930 |
| Ocala, FL | 890 | $9.78 | $20,350 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 870 | $10.77 | $22,410 |
| Rockford, IL | 870 | $9.72 | $20,230 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 860 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 850 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Appleton, WI | 850 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 850 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Lafayette, LA | 840 | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| Napa, CA | 830 | $13.77 | $28,650 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 830 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 830 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 830 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Olympia, WA | 810 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 800 | $11.49 | $23,910 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 790 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Columbia, MO | 790 | $9.55 | $19,870 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 790 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Salem, OR | 790 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 780 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 780 | $9.67 | $20,110 |
| Waco, TX | 780 | $8.26 | $17,180 |
| Reading, PA | 780 | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 780 | $9.97 | $20,730 |
| Bend, OR | 770 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Medford, OR | 770 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 760 | $10.96 | $22,810 |
| Amarillo, TX | 760 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Charleston, WV | 750 | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 740 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 740 | $11.12 | $23,140 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 730 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Greeley, CO | 730 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Billings, MT | 730 | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 720 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Anderson, SC | 710 | $10.13 | $21,060 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 710 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 710 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Macon, GA | 680 | $8.50 | $17,690 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 680 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 670 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 670 | $8.80 | $18,290 |
| Bloomington, IN | 660 | $9.37 | $19,500 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 650 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Springfield, IL | 650 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 650 | $8.53 | $17,730 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 650 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Manchester, NH | 630 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Tyler, TX | 620 | $9.07 | $18,870 |
| Topeka, KS | 620 | $9.04 | $18,790 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 620 | $7.81 | $16,250 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 610 | $9.99 | $20,780 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 610 | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 610 | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Redding, CA | 610 | $11.42 | $23,740 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 610 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 600 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| Bismarck, ND | 590 | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Brunswick, GA | 590 | $10.14 | $21,100 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 590 | $9.71 | $20,190 |
| Johnson City, TN | 590 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 590 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| Greenville, NC | 580 | $9.12 | $18,970 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 570 | $9.55 | $19,870 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 560 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 560 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 550 | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Missoula, MT | 550 | $9.68 | $20,120 |
| Pueblo, CO | 550 | $9.42 | $19,590 |
| Yakima, WA | 540 | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Decatur, IL | 530 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Joplin, MO | 530 | $8.75 | $18,190 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 530 | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 530 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 530 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 530 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Bay City, MI | 520 | $8.67 | $18,020 |
| Midland, TX | 520 | $9.86 | $20,520 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 510 | $9.66 | $20,090 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 510 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 510 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 510 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Lafayette, IN | 510 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| Ithaca, NY | 500 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| State College, PA | 500 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 500 | $8.68 | $18,060 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 490 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Great Falls, MT | 490 | $7.83 | $16,280 |
| Binghamton, NY | 490 | $10.96 | $22,800 |
| New Bedford, MA | 490 | $12.12 | $25,220 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 480 | $10.63 | $22,120 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 480 | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| Prescott, AZ | 480 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Longview, TX | 480 | $8.10 | $16,850 |
| Dothan, AL | 480 | $8.85 | $18,420 |
| Sandusky, OH | 480 | $10.17 | $21,160 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 470 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 470 | $9.52 | $19,790 |
| Lawrence, KS | 470 | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| Chico, CA | 470 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Burlington, NC | 460 | $9.88 | $20,560 |
| Yuma, AZ | 460 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 460 | $8.86 | $18,430 |
| Rochester, MN | 450 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 450 | $9.81 | $20,410 |
| Morgantown, WV | 450 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 450 | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 440 | $13.77 | $28,650 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 440 | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 440 | $9.46 | $19,680 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 440 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Altoona, PA | 440 | $9.81 | $20,410 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 430 | $8.69 | $18,070 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 430 | $10.63 | $22,100 |
| Lima, OH | 420 | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| Laredo, TX | 420 | $8.93 | $18,560 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 420 | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Johnstown, PA | 420 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| St. George, UT | 420 | $11.26 | $23,430 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 420 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 420 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 410 | $10.33 | $21,480 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 410 | $9.76 | $20,310 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 410 | $8.89 | $18,500 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 410 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 410 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Abilene, TX | 400 | $9.33 | $19,410 |
| Bangor, ME | 400 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Dubuque, IA | 400 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 400 | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| Dover, DE | 390 | $10.99 | $22,860 |
| Owensboro, KY | 390 | $9.00 | $18,720 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 380 | $9.35 | $19,440 |
| Monroe, LA | 380 | $9.42 | $19,590 |
| Florence, SC | 380 | $8.51 | $17,710 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 380 | $8.68 | $18,050 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 380 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Rapid City, SD | 360 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Gainesville, GA | 360 | $8.83 | $18,370 |
| Muncie, IN | 360 | $8.37 | $17,410 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 360 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 360 | $9.55 | $19,870 |
| Merced, CA | 360 | $9.94 | $20,670 |
| Janesville, WI | 360 | $9.58 | $19,930 |
| Albany, GA | 350 | $7.38 | $15,360 |
| Mansfield, OH | 350 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 350 | $9.07 | $18,860 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 350 | $8.95 | $18,620 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 340 | $8.59 | $17,870 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 340 | $8.62 | $17,920 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 340 | $10.85 | $22,570 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 340 | $9.76 | $20,300 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 340 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 340 | $10.14 | $21,080 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 340 | $9.12 | $18,970 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 330 | $8.70 | $18,090 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 330 | $9.22 | $19,180 |
| San Angelo, TX | 330 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Jackson, TN | 330 | $9.59 | $19,940 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 320 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Odessa, TX | 320 | $9.58 | $19,920 |
| Corvallis, OR | 320 | $10.51 | $21,850 |
| Kingston, NY | 320 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Longview, WA | 310 | $10.74 | $22,330 |
| Casper, WY | 310 | $10.64 | $22,120 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 310 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 310 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Farmington, NM | 300 | $9.88 | $20,540 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 300 | $8.46 | $17,600 |
| Lawton, OK | 300 | $8.07 | $16,780 |
| Alexandria, LA | 300 | $9.99 | $20,770 |
| El Centro, CA | 300 | $9.81 | $20,390 |
| Ames, IA | 300 | $9.34 | $19,430 |
| Salisbury, MD | 290 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| Gadsden, AL | 290 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Carson City, NV | 290 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Jackson, MI | 280 | $11.11 | $23,110 |
| Kokomo, IN | 280 | $8.66 | $18,020 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 270 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Williamsport, PA | 270 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Wausau, WI | 270 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Monroe, MI | 270 | $10.57 | $21,990 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 270 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Columbus, IN | 270 | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Anderson, IN | 270 | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Elmira, NY | 260 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 260 | $9.77 | $20,330 |
| Decatur, AL | 260 | $9.28 | $19,310 |
| Lebanon, PA | 250 | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Waterbury, CT | 250 | $12.15 | $25,270 |
| Danville, VA | 240 | $10.53 | $21,890 |
| Yuba City, CA | 240 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 240 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Pocatello, ID | 240 | $11.35 | $23,600 |
| Springfield, OH | 230 | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 230 | $9.79 | $20,350 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 230 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Morristown, TN | 230 | $7.86 | $16,350 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 220 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Rome, GA | 220 | $8.56 | $17,800 |
| Victoria, TX | 220 | $8.63 | $17,960 |
| Cleveland, TN | 210 | $9.87 | $20,520 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 210 | $9.13 | $18,980 |
| Dalton, GA | 210 | $8.91 | $18,540 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 210 | $12.75 | $26,510 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 190 | $7.01 | $14,580 |
| Valdosta, GA | 170 | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 170 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 160 | $10.75 | $22,360 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 150 | $9.87 | $20,540 |
| Sumter, SC | 150 | $8.67 | $18,030 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 130 | $7.67 | $15,960 |
| Danville, IL | 120 | $10.15 | $21,120 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 120 | $10.50 | $21,830 |
| Ponce, PR | 120 | $8.08 | $16,810 |
| Madera, CA | 110 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 110 | $7.65 | $15,910 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 90 | $7.36 | $15,310 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 90 | $8.06 | $16,770 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 90 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Fajardo, PR | Not available | $8.23 | $17,110 |
| Logan, UT-ID | Not available | $9.95 | $20,690 |
| Battle Creek, MI | Not available | $10.15 | $21,120 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $11.98 | $24,930 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $10.74 | $22,330 |
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