Occupational employment / Architecture and engineering 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 "Architecture and engineering occupations" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 71,090 | $40.96 | $85,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 115,100 | $39.43 | $82,010 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 101,270 | $37.54 | $78,090 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 87,360 | $40.44 | $84,120 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 78,500 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 76,530 | $40.08 | $83,370 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 70,340 | Not available | Not available |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 68,060 | $35.44 | $73,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 65,260 | $34.91 | $72,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 57,720 | $37.65 | $78,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 55,920 | $41.28 | $85,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 55,280 | $35.14 | $73,090 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 53,640 | $37.98 | $79,000 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 53,490 | $47.60 | $99,000 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 52,280 | $37.38 | $77,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 51,460 | $35.50 | $73,840 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 48,650 | $36.42 | $75,750 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 47,610 | $35.96 | $74,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 47,480 | $40.50 | $84,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 45,190 | $39.55 | $82,260 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 43,750 | $32.03 | $66,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 40,740 | $31.96 | $66,470 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 38,570 | $38.14 | $79,320 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 38,060 | $33.45 | $69,570 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 37,110 | $37.74 | $78,490 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 36,250 | $35.52 | $73,890 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 31,740 | $37.50 | $77,990 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 30,290 | $30.38 | $63,190 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 29,850 | Not available | Not available |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 29,340 | $33.19 | $69,050 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 28,790 | $35.96 | $74,800 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 28,170 | $40.35 | $83,930 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 26,050 | $33.37 | $69,400 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 24,150 | $33.42 | $69,510 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 22,980 | $31.42 | $65,350 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 21,730 | $32.85 | $68,320 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 20,920 | $32.50 | $67,600 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 20,450 | $34.23 | $71,210 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 19,560 | $32.81 | $68,250 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 19,310 | $40.73 | $84,710 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 18,950 | $29.03 | $60,380 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 18,780 | $30.65 | $63,740 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 18,590 | $37.79 | $78,600 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 17,910 | $31.78 | $66,110 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 17,520 | $38.99 | $81,090 |
| Huntsville, AL | 17,180 | $40.13 | $83,470 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 16,810 | $31.72 | $65,980 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 16,440 | $37.44 | $77,880 |
| Columbus, OH | 16,240 | $30.53 | $63,500 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 15,190 | $30.63 | $63,700 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 15,170 | $39.75 | $82,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 15,030 | $36.54 | $76,000 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 14,020 | $35.97 | $74,810 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 13,840 | $34.63 | $72,030 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 13,540 | $35.80 | $74,470 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 13,460 | $32.00 | $66,560 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 13,410 | $31.13 | $64,740 |
| San Antonio, TX | 13,120 | $29.32 | $60,990 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 12,940 | $35.08 | $72,960 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 12,780 | $31.07 | $64,630 |
| Rochester, NY | 12,270 | $32.26 | $67,100 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 11,600 | $30.08 | $62,570 |
| Tucson, AZ | 11,550 | $33.72 | $70,130 |
| Richmond, VA | 11,450 | $32.52 | $67,640 |
| Wichita, KS | 10,660 | $32.58 | $67,760 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 10,590 | $33.49 | $69,650 |
| Dayton, OH | 10,390 | $35.38 | $73,600 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 10,280 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 10,210 | $30.07 | $62,540 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 10,200 | $33.45 | $69,570 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 10,050 | $32.08 | $66,720 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 9,780 | $24.29 | $50,520 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 9,710 | $29.49 | $61,350 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 9,100 | $35.29 | $73,400 |
| Tulsa, OK | 9,050 | $31.99 | $66,540 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 8,980 | $30.77 | $64,010 |
| Boulder, CO | 8,830 | $42.43 | $88,260 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 8,810 | $34.73 | $72,230 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 8,800 | $29.89 | $62,160 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 8,660 | $32.47 | $67,530 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 8,480 | $31.16 | $64,800 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 8,400 | $39.62 | $82,410 |
| Greenville, SC | 8,000 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 7,900 | $29.52 | $61,400 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,850 | $34.37 | $71,490 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 7,650 | $34.76 | $72,300 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 7,600 | $40.65 | $84,560 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7,510 | $35.62 | $74,090 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 7,440 | $31.31 | $65,120 |
| Honolulu, HI | 7,410 | $33.04 | $68,730 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,360 | $36.60 | $76,130 |
| Syracuse, NY | 7,240 | Not available | Not available |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 7,110 | $30.49 | $63,420 |
| Madison, WI | 6,980 | $32.95 | $68,530 |
| Durham, NC | 6,730 | $35.39 | $73,620 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 6,680 | $39.68 | $82,530 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 6,640 | $34.18 | $71,090 |
| Columbia, SC | 6,360 | $30.04 | $62,480 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 6,340 | $31.51 | $65,540 |
| Akron, OH | 6,330 | $30.53 | $63,490 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6,270 | $34.08 | $70,880 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6,160 | $33.07 | $68,780 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 6,120 | $39.82 | $82,830 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 5,930 | $35.36 | $73,550 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5,880 | $31.82 | $66,180 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5,700 | $30.98 | $64,430 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 5,610 | $34.66 | $72,100 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 5,500 | $30.05 | $62,500 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 5,400 | $32.91 | $68,460 |
| Toledo, OH | 5,300 | $30.25 | $62,930 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 5,110 | $36.78 | $76,500 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 5,050 | $39.93 | $83,060 |
| Binghamton, NY | 4,990 | $34.74 | $72,260 |
| Anchorage, AK | 4,810 | $41.63 | $86,590 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 4,760 | $31.18 | $64,860 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 4,760 | $31.54 | $65,590 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 4,700 | $37.45 | $77,900 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 4,690 | $30.69 | $63,830 |
| New Haven, CT | 4,570 | $32.50 | $67,600 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 4,330 | $36.56 | $76,050 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 4,320 | $33.71 | $70,120 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 4,320 | $29.97 | $62,330 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 4,220 | $34.90 | $72,580 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4,160 | $35.72 | $74,290 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 4,110 | $35.44 | $73,700 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 4,080 | $33.27 | $69,190 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 4,010 | $39.02 | $81,170 |
| Jackson, MS | 3,990 | $26.48 | $55,070 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 3,870 | $35.76 | $74,380 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 3,820 | $37.66 | $78,340 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 3,780 | $36.28 | $75,450 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 3,770 | $30.55 | $63,530 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 3,740 | $31.73 | $65,990 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3,650 | $29.45 | $61,250 |
| Fresno, CA | 3,640 | $34.78 | $72,350 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 3,600 | $34.51 | $71,780 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 3,480 | $28.86 | $60,040 |
| El Paso, TX | 3,390 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 3,360 | $32.61 | $67,830 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 3,340 | $32.55 | $67,700 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3,310 | $29.79 | $61,970 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3,300 | $28.85 | $60,000 |
| Peoria, IL | 3,290 | $30.21 | $62,840 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3,280 | $30.12 | $62,640 |
| Mobile, AL | 3,220 | $30.74 | $63,940 |
| Spokane, WA | 3,190 | $28.92 | $60,160 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 3,160 | $30.77 | $64,000 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3,130 | $29.65 | $61,670 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3,080 | $28.38 | $59,040 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 3,080 | $27.86 | $57,940 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3,040 | $33.07 | $68,790 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3,030 | $27.48 | $57,170 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3,020 | $29.14 | $60,610 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 2,950 | $35.66 | $74,160 |
| Erie, PA | 2,930 | $26.53 | $55,190 |
| Green Bay, WI | 2,870 | $29.85 | $62,090 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 2,770 | $34.29 | $71,330 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2,730 | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| Appleton, WI | 2,730 | $29.53 | $61,420 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 2,710 | $28.63 | $59,550 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 2,670 | $29.42 | $61,190 |
| Lakeland, FL | 2,640 | $28.77 | $59,840 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 2,620 | $29.12 | $60,580 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 2,590 | $30.86 | $64,190 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2,570 | $28.98 | $60,280 |
| Charleston, WV | 2,540 | $28.37 | $59,010 |
| Columbus, IN | 2,530 | $30.83 | $64,140 |
| Savannah, GA | 2,530 | $31.18 | $64,850 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2,450 | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2,440 | $29.43 | $61,210 |
| Rockford, IL | 2,420 | $31.19 | $64,880 |
| Reading, PA | 2,410 | $32.21 | $66,990 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2,400 | $29.17 | $60,680 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 2,400 | $29.92 | $62,240 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2,290 | $30.49 | $63,420 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 2,280 | $26.59 | $55,310 |
| Rochester, MN | 2,260 | $35.00 | $72,800 |
| Midland, TX | 2,250 | $28.57 | $59,430 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 2,220 | $36.06 | $75,000 |
| Asheville, NC | 2,200 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Flint, MI | 2,130 | $31.89 | $66,320 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 2,110 | $26.02 | $54,130 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 2,080 | $35.03 | $72,860 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2,070 | $27.43 | $57,060 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 2,050 | $37.04 | $77,030 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2,010 | $26.60 | $55,340 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 2,010 | $34.07 | $70,870 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1,990 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1,980 | $26.23 | $54,560 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 1,950 | $28.86 | $60,020 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1,950 | $27.93 | $58,090 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1,940 | $30.75 | $63,950 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1,920 | $30.40 | $63,230 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1,890 | $29.55 | $61,460 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1,880 | $30.00 | $62,400 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 1,880 | $31.78 | $66,100 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 1,840 | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1,840 | $28.70 | $59,700 |
| Stockton, CA | 1,820 | $33.89 | $70,490 |
| Springfield, MO | 1,810 | $27.62 | $57,460 |
| Olympia, WA | 1,800 | $31.90 | $66,350 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1,800 | $30.78 | $64,020 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 1,760 | $33.09 | $68,820 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1,740 | $27.62 | $57,450 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1,730 | $26.31 | $54,720 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1,710 | $29.88 | $62,150 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1,700 | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1,700 | $31.31 | $65,120 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1,680 | $31.74 | $66,020 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1,660 | $29.57 | $61,500 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 1,620 | $31.00 | $64,480 |
| Manchester, NH | 1,590 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Danbury, CT | 1,590 | $32.92 | $68,480 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1,580 | $26.08 | $54,240 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1,580 | $33.02 | $68,680 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 1,550 | $30.23 | $62,870 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 1,530 | $35.65 | $74,140 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1,500 | $25.86 | $53,790 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1,470 | $25.13 | $52,270 |
| Salem, OR | 1,450 | $28.75 | $59,810 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1,450 | $28.22 | $58,710 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1,430 | $26.50 | $55,130 |
| Racine, WI | 1,410 | $31.18 | $64,860 |
| Ocala, FL | 1,400 | $26.40 | $54,920 |
| Billings, MT | 1,400 | $27.15 | $56,470 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1,390 | $31.62 | $65,760 |
| Longview, TX | 1,390 | $30.30 | $63,010 |
| Tyler, TX | 1,380 | $24.58 | $51,120 |
| Lafayette, IN | 1,360 | $28.79 | $59,880 |
| Modesto, CA | 1,340 | $35.89 | $74,640 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1,340 | $31.12 | $64,730 |
| Topeka, KS | 1,330 | $28.51 | $59,300 |
| Jackson, MI | 1,330 | $30.44 | $63,310 |
| State College, PA | 1,320 | $32.06 | $66,680 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1,320 | $38.48 | $80,050 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 1,300 | $27.38 | $56,950 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1,300 | $31.97 | $66,510 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 1,280 | $33.55 | $69,790 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1,270 | $27.37 | $56,920 |
| Springfield, IL | 1,260 | $33.69 | $70,070 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1,260 | $25.55 | $53,140 |
| Corvallis, OR | 1,240 | $32.49 | $67,590 |
| Anderson, SC | 1,230 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1,220 | $27.38 | $56,960 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1,200 | $33.98 | $70,680 |
| Wausau, WI | 1,170 | $27.07 | $56,310 |
| Monroe, LA | 1,140 | $24.78 | $51,550 |
| Waco, TX | 1,130 | $29.59 | $61,560 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1,120 | $30.75 | $63,950 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1,110 | $24.72 | $51,420 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 1,100 | $31.41 | $65,330 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1,100 | $27.83 | $57,880 |
| Greeley, CO | 1,090 | $33.13 | $68,910 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 1,090 | $27.65 | $57,510 |
| Salinas, CA | 1,080 | $35.31 | $73,450 |
| Florence, SC | 1,070 | $32.82 | $68,260 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1,070 | $26.42 | $54,960 |
| Dover, DE | 1,070 | $27.48 | $57,160 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,060 | $21.08 | $43,850 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1,050 | $26.86 | $55,860 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 1,030 | $31.39 | $65,290 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1,030 | $26.91 | $55,980 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 1,020 | $26.39 | $54,890 |
| Ames, IA | 1,020 | $30.28 | $62,970 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 1,010 | Not available | Not available |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 1,010 | $35.17 | $73,150 |
| Napa, CA | 1,000 | $31.70 | $65,930 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1,000 | $28.68 | $59,650 |
| Bend, OR | 1,000 | $31.02 | $64,530 |
| Columbia, MO | 990 | $27.03 | $56,210 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 990 | $26.94 | $56,040 |
| Victoria, TX | 980 | $33.00 | $68,640 |
| Redding, CA | 970 | $33.05 | $68,750 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 960 | $40.68 | $84,620 |
| Lubbock, TX | 960 | $22.94 | $47,720 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 940 | $33.90 | $70,500 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 930 | $30.33 | $63,080 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 920 | $29.54 | $61,450 |
| Monroe, MI | 910 | $33.77 | $70,240 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 910 | $27.36 | $56,900 |
| Casper, WY | 910 | $37.15 | $77,280 |
| Mansfield, OH | 890 | $28.31 | $58,880 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 890 | $27.06 | $56,290 |
| Janesville, WI | 880 | $28.27 | $58,800 |
| Johnson City, TN | 880 | $28.43 | $59,130 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 860 | $31.69 | $65,910 |
| Iowa City, IA | 860 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Ithaca, NY | 860 | $30.24 | $62,900 |
| Farmington, NM | 850 | $30.98 | $64,440 |
| Morgantown, WV | 840 | $32.16 | $66,880 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 830 | $31.55 | $65,630 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 830 | $28.41 | $59,090 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 830 | $26.47 | $55,050 |
| Joplin, MO | 820 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 820 | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Decatur, AL | 810 | $30.59 | $63,620 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 800 | $34.47 | $71,690 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 800 | $28.80 | $59,900 |
| Macon, GA | 790 | $29.11 | $60,560 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 780 | $29.72 | $61,820 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 740 | $32.16 | $66,890 |
| Carson City, NV | 740 | $28.86 | $60,030 |
| Rapid City, SD | 730 | $25.74 | $53,540 |
| Altoona, PA | 730 | $26.88 | $55,910 |
| Missoula, MT | 720 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 710 | $28.91 | $60,140 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 710 | $23.69 | $49,280 |
| Yakima, WA | 700 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Gainesville, GA | 700 | $26.36 | $54,830 |
| Greenville, NC | 700 | $29.52 | $61,390 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 690 | $27.20 | $56,570 |
| Williamsport, PA | 690 | $25.49 | $53,030 |
| Odessa, TX | 680 | $31.55 | $65,620 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 680 | $34.88 | $72,560 |
| Elmira, NY | 680 | $30.03 | $62,470 |
| Medford, OR | 680 | $27.35 | $56,890 |
| New Bedford, MA | 680 | $32.31 | $67,200 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 660 | $29.99 | $62,390 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 660 | Not available | Not available |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 650 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| Alexandria, LA | 640 | $26.94 | $56,030 |
| Bangor, ME | 640 | $27.64 | $57,490 |
| Pueblo, CO | 640 | $33.78 | $70,260 |
| Sumter, SC | 630 | $27.69 | $57,590 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 630 | $32.63 | $67,880 |
| Dothan, AL | 620 | $28.79 | $59,890 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 610 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Yuba City, CA | 610 | $34.86 | $72,510 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 600 | $25.24 | $52,490 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 590 | $26.98 | $56,110 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 580 | $30.59 | $63,630 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 580 | $27.03 | $56,220 |
| Ponce, PR | 580 | $21.06 | $43,810 |
| Waterbury, CT | 580 | $32.68 | $67,970 |
| Abilene, TX | 570 | $27.49 | $57,180 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 570 | $28.06 | $58,360 |
| Salisbury, MD | 560 | $24.70 | $51,380 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 560 | $27.29 | $56,760 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 560 | $29.11 | $60,540 |
| Owensboro, KY | 550 | $28.24 | $58,730 |
| Chico, CA | 540 | $30.06 | $62,510 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 540 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 530 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| St. George, UT | 530 | $25.76 | $53,580 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 530 | $34.93 | $72,660 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 520 | $25.33 | $52,680 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 520 | $27.16 | $56,500 |
| Lima, OH | 520 | $32.50 | $67,590 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 520 | $28.73 | $59,760 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 510 | $32.81 | $68,250 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 500 | $29.47 | $61,300 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 490 | $25.66 | $53,380 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 490 | $28.10 | $58,450 |
| Laredo, TX | 480 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| Sandusky, OH | 480 | $33.80 | $70,310 |
| San Angelo, TX | 470 | $26.99 | $56,130 |
| Lawrence, KS | 460 | $29.33 | $61,010 |
| Prescott, AZ | 450 | $27.09 | $56,350 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 450 | $26.92 | $55,990 |
| Albany, GA | 450 | $30.52 | $63,490 |
| Lebanon, PA | 440 | $27.92 | $58,060 |
| Pocatello, ID | 430 | $29.19 | $60,710 |
| Muncie, IN | 420 | $33.07 | $68,790 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 410 | $27.72 | $57,660 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 410 | $29.51 | $61,380 |
| Jackson, TN | 410 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 400 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Dubuque, IA | 400 | $24.86 | $51,710 |
| Burlington, NC | 390 | $27.83 | $57,880 |
| Bay City, MI | 390 | $30.10 | $62,610 |
| Kingston, NY | 380 | $28.46 | $59,200 |
| Dalton, GA | 380 | $29.92 | $62,240 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 370 | $27.26 | $56,710 |
| Danville, VA | 370 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Great Falls, MT | 360 | $26.22 | $54,540 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 350 | $26.49 | $55,090 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 330 | $24.81 | $51,610 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 320 | $32.43 | $67,460 |
| Rome, GA | 310 | $28.31 | $58,880 |
| El Centro, CA | 310 | $32.48 | $67,550 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 310 | $32.30 | $67,180 |
| Guayama, PR | 300 | $27.57 | $57,340 |
| Anderson, IN | 300 | $30.40 | $63,220 |
| Brunswick, GA | 290 | $26.62 | $55,380 |
| Cleveland, TN | 290 | $29.45 | $61,250 |
| Merced, CA | 290 | $30.99 | $64,450 |
| Longview, WA | 290 | $30.79 | $64,030 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 290 | $25.16 | $52,330 |
| Springfield, OH | 290 | $27.58 | $57,360 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 280 | $32.33 | $67,250 |
| Morristown, TN | 270 | $26.53 | $55,170 |
| Valdosta, GA | 270 | $23.10 | $48,040 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 260 | $29.00 | $60,330 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Jacksonville, NC | 250 | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Lawton, OK | 250 | $25.96 | $54,000 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 250 | $28.27 | $58,800 |
| Gadsden, AL | 250 | $24.43 | $50,810 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 220 | $32.30 | $67,180 |
| Danville, IL | 220 | $27.21 | $56,610 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 220 | $33.22 | $69,100 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 210 | $26.49 | $55,090 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Madera, CA | 180 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Fajardo, PR | 130 | $27.74 | $57,700 |
| Yauco, PR | 50 | $22.26 | $46,300 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $27.48 | $57,170 |
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