Summary

Median earnings, US cities

Median earnings by city · all 346 cities · hover or tap a city for every figure on this page

CitiesSunnyvale, California

Summary

Darker amber is higher median earnings for workers with earnings. Each city is a marked point on the US state map. Alaska and Hawaii are inset. Puerto Rico cities are in the ranking and table but are not drawn here.

Among the 346 US cities with at least 100,000 residents, a typical city has median earnings of $41,698 for workers 16 and over with earnings in the past 12 months, the midpoint of these city medians on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sunnyvale, California leads at $110,977, and Provo, Utah is lowest at $18,658. 16 cities clear $70,000 and 36 clear $60,000. These are place medians in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, not a United States median wage and not an average of city figures.

$41,698typical citymedian earnings, the middle city, not an average

$110,977Sunnyvale, Californiahighest median earnings

$18,658Provo, Utahlowest median earnings in this set

16cities at $70,000+of 346 cities with 100,000 or more people

Figure 1

Median earnings, all published cities

Median earnings · all 346 · ranked high to low

Summary

Every incorporated or Census place with at least 100,000 residents, 346 in all. Sunnyvale, California leads at $110,977 in median earnings for workers with earnings. Provo, Utah is lowest at $18,658. The middle city sits at $41,698. Figures are 2023 ACS five-year medians in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars.

Figure 2

Full-time year-round median earnings, all published cities

Full-time year-round median earnings · all 346 · ranked high to low

Summary

The same cities, ranked by median earnings for full-time, year-round workers. Sunnyvale, California leads at $142,721. Ponce, Puerto Rico is lowest at $27,794. The middle city sits at $55,786. Full-time year-round medians run higher than overall worker medians because part-time and part-year work pulls the broader figure down.

Figure 3

Overall median earnings against full-time year-round

Full-time year-round median earnings against median earnings · one point per row, 346 of 346 plotted

Summary

Each point is one city of 100,000 or more with both measures published, 346 in all. Overall median earnings (all workers with earnings) sit on the horizontal axis; full-time, year-round median earnings sit on the vertical. The two move together (correlation 0.94), but full-time year-round figures sit higher because they exclude part-time and part-year work.

Table 1

All cities

346 rows · 7 columns · sorted by median earnings, high to low

Summary

Median earnings, full-time year-round median earnings, and population for every US city of 100,000 or more on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sort any column or use the filter box to jump to a city by name. A city median cannot be averaged into a United States wage figure.

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	?	?	?	?	?
Sunnyvale, California	$110,977	$5,938	$142,721	$4,259	153,455	92
Bellevue, Washington	$95,216	$4,968	$130,529	$3,788	151,199	61
Fremont, California	$93,717	$2,190	$117,750	$1,734	228,518	57
Santa Clara, California	$92,755	$4,011	$127,828	$9,538	129,239	65
Arlington, Virginia	$88,306	$1,783	$106,248	$1,810	235,463	,
San Francisco, California	$82,931	$1,262	$112,584	$2,072	836,321	,
San Mateo, California	$82,877	$3,657	$114,774	$4,254	103,555	58
Washington, District of Columbia	$79,471	$1,404	$100,257	$1,131	672,079	,
Naperville, Illinois	$76,983	$2,357	$104,343	$2,559	149,424	393
Frisco, Texas	$76,596	$3,003	$103,363	$3,633	210,238	162
The Woodlands, Texas	$75,144	$4,197	$116,895	$6,411	116,916	5,154
Seattle, Washington	$73,320	$1,273	$101,341	$1,594	741,440	121
Alexandria, Virginia	$73,247	$2,335	$92,035	$2,561	156,788	,
Highlands Ranch, Colorado	$72,233	$2,506	$101,239	$2,012	101,437	2,176
Irvine, California	$71,565	$2,371	$104,828	$2,975	308,160	117
Carmel, Indiana	$70,876	$2,469	$102,219	$4,029	100,501	198
Cary, North Carolina	$69,157	$2,710	$94,188	$3,918	176,686	139
Fishers, Indiana	$68,395	$3,402	$84,480	$4,158	100,918	35
Carlsbad, California	$68,220	$4,449	$105,833	$5,350	114,500	85
Columbia, Maryland	$68,008	$4,002	$91,353	$3,242	105,871	2,631
Sandy Springs, Georgia	$67,179	$3,022	$82,168	$3,391	107,198	40
Scottsdale, Arizona	$66,796	$1,752	$84,598	$2,507	242,169	118
Centennial, Colorado	$66,396	$3,025	$88,127	$2,506	107,386	70
Allen, Texas	$66,338	$2,766	$86,872	$4,954	107,684	44
League City, Texas	$66,218	$2,719	$81,168	$3,785	114,885	119
Jersey City, New Jersey	$65,805	$1,768	$82,107	$2,048	289,691	57
Pearland, Texas	$65,142	$2,656	$77,123	$3,274	125,983	75
Roseville, California	$64,610	$2,901	$88,894	$1,871	152,438	80
Cambridge, Massachusetts	$64,039	$2,850	$95,402	$2,364	117,794	60
Sugar Land, Texas	$63,644	$4,719	$87,202	$4,824	109,735	64
Torrance, California	$62,835	$3,278	$86,824	$2,961	143,499	65
McKinney, Texas	$62,615	$1,598	$80,903	$2,325	202,314	65
San Jose, California	$61,675	$838	$87,755	$1,680	990,054	201
Arvada, Colorado	$61,157	$1,325	$77,479	$2,350	122,835	66
Plano, Texas	$60,611	$1,525	$77,613	$2,223	287,339	74
Huntington Beach, California	$60,137	$1,809	$87,201	$2,727	196,010	78
Thousand Oaks, California	$59,992	$3,243	$92,577	$3,396	125,676	60
Gilbert, Arizona	$59,603	$1,291	$78,589	$2,335	271,118	101
Pasadena, California	$59,596	$1,826	$79,542	$3,269	136,462	63
Overland Park, Kansas	$59,595	$1,153	$76,573	$1,754	197,199	94
Denver, Colorado	$58,097	$759	$72,799	$1,179	713,734	,
Quincy, Massachusetts	$57,968	$2,361	$77,589	$3,334	101,361	35
Lee's Summit, Missouri	$57,743	$1,890	$73,419	$1,565	102,583	51
Burbank, California	$57,631	$2,465	$80,463	$2,532	105,165	81
Simi Valley, California	$57,564	$2,089	$76,847	$3,943	125,769	77
Santa Clarita, California	$57,489	$2,680	$81,893	$2,353	229,021	97
Temecula, California	$57,117	$2,502	$78,224	$3,059	110,404	64
Oakland, California	$57,104	$1,445	$77,549	$1,832	438,072	58
Elk Grove, California	$56,834	$1,962	$76,775	$2,312	177,221	134
Chandler, Arizona	$56,670	$1,350	$71,345	$1,234	278,123	77
Renton, Washington	$56,072	$2,217	$72,918	$2,262	105,279	70
Boston, Massachusetts	$55,909	$1,312	$79,915	$1,312	663,972	76
Atlanta, Georgia	$55,760	$1,733	$77,945	$1,915	499,287	90
Westminster, Colorado	$54,860	$1,564	$69,161	$2,305	115,546	83
Stamford, Connecticut	$54,516	$2,354	$80,959	$2,849	135,806	40
Austin, Texas	$54,283	$765	$70,834	$823	967,862	373
Clovis, California	$54,196	$1,957	$72,795	$2,661	122,719	69
San Diego, California	$53,870	$766	$73,162	$833	1,385,061	147
Olathe, Kansas	$53,762	$1,599	$70,932	$1,981	143,720	63
Rancho Cucamonga, California	$53,698	$2,058	$73,539	$2,800	174,693	83
Vacaville, California	$53,669	$1,557	$72,477	$2,733	102,085	63
Hayward, California	$53,166	$1,708	$67,270	$1,581	159,201	69
Concord, California	$53,002	$2,986	$75,791	$2,853	124,260	42
Rochester, Minnesota	$52,924	$1,457	$69,171	$2,340	121,638	72
Costa Mesa, California	$52,727	$2,636	$74,020	$2,302	110,538	83
Hillsboro, Oregon	$52,456	$2,564	$70,926	$1,683	107,050	43
Carrollton, Texas	$52,177	$1,672	$62,700	$2,324	132,741	170
Midland, Texas	$52,134	$2,720	$66,380	$3,820	133,998	47
Charleston, South Carolina	$52,100	$1,549	$64,613	$2,252	152,014	77
Murrieta, California	$51,881	$2,982	$76,682	$2,409	111,621	63
Lakewood, Colorado	$51,713	$1,957	$65,936	$1,792	156,309	154
Portland, Oregon	$51,493	$945	$72,180	$1,054	642,715	699
Daly City, California	$51,480	$2,167	$66,725	$2,495	102,560	52
Peoria, Arizona	$51,465	$1,774	$64,636	$2,121	194,338	207
Round Rock, Texas	$51,347	$2,640	$65,946	$3,360	124,288	898
Berkeley, California	$50,887	$3,408	$98,947	$4,429	120,223	50
Orange, California	$50,774	$2,266	$73,624	$2,881	138,723	68
Henderson, Nevada	$50,700	$1,059	$66,587	$1,444	324,523	51
Anchorage, Alaska	$50,617	$2,195	$66,987	$3,850	289,069	,
Riverview, Florida	$50,482	$1,447	$61,173	$2,032	107,776	3,794
New York, New York	$50,450	$327	$70,295	$333	8,516,202	,
Goodyear, Arizona	$50,209	$2,501	$63,280	$4,176	102,891	62
San Buenaventura (Ventura), California	$50,176	$2,479	$73,004	$3,380	109,900	62
Glendale, California	$49,999	$2,302	$69,445	$2,312	192,270	67
Tacoma, Washington	$49,930	$1,256	$65,466	$1,479	220,482	73
Thornton, Colorado	$49,723	$1,714	$62,095	$1,557	142,878	77
Richardson, Texas	$49,682	$1,991	$68,505	$2,656	118,269	91
Fullerton, California	$49,440	$1,737	$71,075	$2,325	141,278	65
Chicago, Illinois	$49,320	$426	$66,780	$490	2,707,648	72
Chesapeake, Virginia	$49,257	$1,430	$63,717	$1,659	251,153	,
Menifee, California	$49,064	$2,945	$67,360	$3,413	107,020	63
Everett, Washington	$49,049	$1,672	$61,899	$1,888	111,083	80
Santa Rosa, California	$48,946	$1,336	$67,018	$2,208	177,216	54
Bend, Oregon	$48,931	$1,827	$65,009	$2,896	101,472	76
Virginia Beach, Virginia	$48,905	$883	$61,090	$607	457,066	,
Lewisville, Texas	$48,851	$1,468	$60,673	$1,824	128,313	470
Durham, North Carolina	$48,636	$1,364	$63,124	$1,815	288,465	163
Yonkers, New York	$48,449	$1,919	$69,168	$2,930	209,529	81
Kent, Washington	$48,439	$1,438	$63,300	$2,597	135,015	73
Surprise, Arizona	$48,225	$1,396	$59,239	$1,497	149,519	64
Minneapolis, Minnesota	$48,032	$842	$70,460	$1,033	426,845	69
Raleigh, North Carolina	$47,892	$963	$63,283	$1,482	470,763	429
Enterprise, Nevada	$47,784	$914	$60,098	$1,491	232,043	5,278
Chula Vista, California	$47,656	$1,165	$62,090	$2,075	275,030	61
Charlotte, North Carolina	$47,587	$561	$60,356	$762	886,283	226
Sacramento, California	$47,441	$875	$62,191	$907	524,802	252
Corona, California	$47,182	$1,027	$61,714	$2,240	158,839	97
Antioch, California	$47,173	$1,984	$67,741	$3,177	115,759	110
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$47,112	$746	$61,613	$1,069	346,323	116
Vallejo, California	$46,977	$1,942	$62,130	$1,795	124,637	70
Metairie, Louisiana	$46,809	$1,745	$59,797	$1,785	138,995	3,016
Meridian, Idaho	$46,619	$1,766	$62,382	$3,344	124,865	75
Fairfield, California	$46,580	$2,002	$63,815	$2,716	119,985	50
San Tan Valley, Arizona	$46,573	$1,701	$56,528	$1,913	105,231	2,932
Concord, North Carolina	$46,565	$1,866	$58,463	$2,136	106,518	49
Lancaster, California	$46,545	$1,134	$56,299	$1,793	170,013	62
Richmond, California	$46,544	$2,416	$61,432	$1,934	115,396	54
Baltimore, Maryland	$46,487	$832	$59,614	$822	577,193	,
Pembroke Pines, Florida	$46,401	$1,337	$56,718	$2,646	170,557	64
West Jordan, Utah	$46,254	$2,252	$61,850	$1,823	116,277	73
Rio Rancho, New Mexico	$46,166	$2,168	$60,224	$1,546	106,533	72
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee	$46,069	$671	$58,763	$632	684,298	77
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	$46,063	$877	$57,615	$1,302	115,919	85
Miramar, Florida	$46,022	$1,228	$52,636	$1,194	135,986	63
Manchester, New Hampshire	$45,984	$1,453	$57,096	$1,674	115,415	61
Coral Springs, Florida	$45,757	$1,464	$58,255	$1,743	133,962	64
St. Petersburg, Florida	$45,729	$775	$56,870	$1,142	260,646	54
Vancouver, Washington	$45,723	$1,056	$59,199	$1,255	192,696	110
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	$45,613	$1,970	$59,923	$2,436	183,032	56
Irving, Texas	$45,598	$1,594	$57,050	$1,876	255,036	57
Odessa, Texas	$45,598	$1,458	$55,786	$2,500	114,080	49
South Fulton, Georgia	$45,553	$2,149	$54,562	$2,329	109,157	51
Tampa, Florida	$45,480	$763	$60,426	$1,232	393,389	134
West Covina, California	$45,236	$2,178	$58,192	$2,142	107,436	76
Aurora, Colorado	$45,034	$848	$57,845	$812	390,201	117
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$44,978	$1,169	$55,217	$960	197,642	66
Sparks, Nevada	$44,904	$1,473	$55,703	$2,823	109,106	75
Lowell, Massachusetts	$44,797	$1,462	$59,354	$1,444	114,799	46
Colorado Springs, Colorado	$44,792	$834	$59,152	$1,011	483,099	79
Long Beach, California	$44,746	$1,017	$59,961	$1,072	458,491	71
Davie, Florida	$44,587	$2,315	$58,612	$1,902	106,412	62
Madison, Wisconsin	$44,332	$1,368	$64,072	$1,296	275,568	76
Brockton, Massachusetts	$44,207	$1,801	$57,400	$1,912	105,080	50
Kansas City, Missouri	$44,162	$891	$55,654	$841	508,233	121
Oceanside, California	$43,993	$1,961	$62,602	$1,913	172,542	76
Mesa, Arizona	$43,958	$772	$55,301	$937	507,478	87
Omaha, Nebraska	$43,930	$718	$57,989	$763	488,197	68
Brandon, Florida	$43,850	$1,356	$53,219	$1,704	116,365	3,137
Springfield, Illinois	$43,621	$2,074	$56,873	$2,290	113,714	376
St. Paul, Minnesota	$43,583	$980	$60,124	$815	307,762	48
Phoenix, Arizona	$43,488	$520	$53,672	$520	1,624,832	112
Downey, California	$43,363	$2,092	$56,675	$1,753	111,793	61
Fort Worth, Texas	$43,229	$919	$56,752	$978	941,311	527
Visalia, California	$43,091	$2,871	$58,957	$2,769	142,649	1,065
Grand Prairie, Texas	$43,042	$1,125	$54,538	$1,311	198,564	92
Dallas, Texas	$42,987	$468	$53,576	$627	1,299,553	141
Modesto, California	$42,978	$1,321	$59,257	$1,463	218,614	91
Little Rock, Arkansas	$42,963	$1,561	$54,701	$1,241	202,739	78
Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,718	$1,350	$59,558	$1,659	203,888	77
St. Louis, Missouri	$42,718	$992	$55,147	$1,233	293,109	,
Reno, Nevada	$42,625	$1,040	$55,285	$1,178	268,959	101
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$42,478	$578	$58,639	$574	1,582,432	,
Aurora, Illinois	$42,393	$1,232	$57,224	$1,665	179,867	480
Joliet, Illinois	$42,388	$1,252	$56,886	$1,899	149,785	914
Escondido, California	$42,359	$1,480	$54,773	$1,642	149,913	83
Orlando, Florida	$42,355	$1,115	$52,591	$1,349	311,732	141
Boise City, Idaho	$42,312	$980	$60,078	$1,315	235,701	54
Norwalk, California	$42,068	$1,104	$52,169	$1,636	100,713	59
Lynn, Massachusetts	$41,984	$1,411	$55,916	$1,982	100,905	83
Fontana, California	$41,898	$720	$54,004	$1,280	211,921	98
Los Angeles, California	$41,828	$250	$59,291	$428	3,857,897	75
Tempe, Arizona	$41,769	$1,016	$56,116	$1,582	186,419	81
Billings, Montana	$41,705	$1,070	$56,499	$1,792	118,321	43
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$41,691	$1,113	$54,643	$1,670	136,859	60
Columbus, Ohio	$41,686	$478	$55,351	$710	906,480	134
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	$41,578	$893	$52,469	$1,522	157,547	53
West Palm Beach, Florida	$41,463	$1,492	$52,765	$2,102	119,508	117
Huntsville, Alabama	$41,460	$1,229	$59,532	$1,679	218,814	61
Gresham, Oregon	$41,442	$1,090	$53,449	$1,872	112,818	58
Clearwater, Florida	$41,440	$1,526	$52,167	$1,972	117,075	58
Hampton, Virginia	$41,320	$985	$53,704	$1,475	137,334	,
Jacksonville, Florida	$41,276	$462	$51,751	$619	961,739	52
Port St. Lucie, Florida	$41,243	$1,378	$49,856	$1,723	220,453	73
Spokane Valley, Washington	$41,230	$1,294	$53,817	$1,676	105,460	71
Des Moines, Iowa	$41,192	$791	$51,896	$1,122	212,464	185
Newport News, Virginia	$41,173	$1,034	$51,316	$1,302	184,774	,
Richmond, Virginia	$41,143	$868	$56,253	$1,392	227,595	,
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky	$41,125	$493	$53,869	$795	627,210	145
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$41,090	$469	$51,389	$743	688,693	148
Worcester, Massachusetts	$41,065	$1,029	$58,149	$1,839	205,501	74
Spring Valley, Nevada	$41,035	$1,057	$52,255	$1,692	219,913	5,139
Cape Coral, Florida	$40,998	$1,094	$51,470	$1,424	206,387	42
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$40,907	$724	$60,251	$893	303,620	57
Las Vegas, Nevada	$40,905	$633	$52,727	$986	650,873	108
Sterling Heights, Michigan	$40,905	$1,380	$61,194	$1,512	133,473	73
Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	$40,866	$450	$52,469	$728	882,043	878
Anaheim, California	$40,835	$806	$53,730	$977	344,553	138
Albuquerque, New Mexico	$40,757	$718	$55,273	$1,068	562,488	118
North Charleston, South Carolina	$40,609	$929	$48,465	$1,408	117,460	80
Jurupa Valley, California	$40,598	$1,359	$51,874	$2,125	106,244	54
Ontario, California	$40,567	$904	$51,744	$1,323	178,347	66
Fargo, North Dakota	$40,544	$784	$53,968	$1,397	129,064	49
Palmdale, California	$40,538	$1,144	$53,705	$1,624	165,487	66
Elgin, Illinois	$40,476	$1,056	$54,685	$3,062	114,106	399
Spokane, Washington	$40,334	$859	$56,295	$1,316	229,228	74
Riverside, California	$40,231	$720	$53,693	$1,214	316,241	115
Clarksville, Tennessee	$40,083	$1,037	$50,012	$1,366	171,897	51
Chattanooga, Tennessee	$40,081	$1,082	$49,989	$1,475	182,832	79
Moreno Valley, California	$40,076	$897	$50,286	$1,222	210,378	68
Glendale, Arizona	$40,071	$953	$50,238	$1,083	250,193	86
Davenport, Iowa	$40,064	$1,599	$54,452	$1,581	101,083	34
Bakersfield, California	$39,919	$1,087	$56,026	$1,652	408,366	97
Salem, Oregon	$39,788	$1,229	$55,860	$1,919	176,666	96
North Las Vegas, Nevada	$39,752	$1,156	$47,560	$922	270,773	64
New Bedford, Massachusetts	$39,727	$1,592	$53,781	$1,549	100,731	62
Green Bay, Wisconsin	$39,716	$1,240	$50,683	$1,198	106,585	91
Houston, Texas	$39,664	$608	$52,889	$627	2,300,419	172
Fort Collins, Colorado	$39,561	$1,718	$65,704	$1,388	169,705	63
Arlington, Texas	$39,549	$984	$52,009	$1,045	394,769	103
Independence, Missouri	$39,290	$1,289	$50,087	$1,351	121,944	74
Lafayette, Louisiana	$39,273	$2,078	$53,430	$3,208	121,537	75
Stockton, California	$39,259	$917	$53,005	$1,439	320,470	131
Topeka, Kansas	$39,243	$1,496	$50,878	$1,004	126,103	43
Grand Rapids, Michigan	$39,108	$1,224	$53,796	$1,008	197,768	88
New Orleans, Louisiana	$39,038	$1,457	$55,146	$1,462	376,035	,
Peoria, Illinois	$38,953	$2,183	$58,262	$1,972	112,126	429
Garden Grove, California	$38,952	$1,391	$53,484	$1,565	170,603	85
Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky	$38,947	$1,119	$56,423	$1,225	321,122	,
West Valley City, Utah	$38,945	$1,463	$48,684	$1,182	137,955	55
Wichita, Kansas	$38,715	$868	$49,612	$694	396,488	82
Greeley, Colorado	$38,699	$1,513	$51,581	$1,506	109,421	62
Mesquite, Texas	$38,481	$1,804	$48,036	$1,629	148,848	473
Amarillo, Texas	$38,474	$1,535	$50,604	$1,517	200,945	43
Corpus Christi, Texas	$38,369	$1,851	$49,853	$1,380	317,383	78
Garland, Texas	$38,184	$921	$46,641	$1,110	245,298	145
Pueblo, Colorado	$38,117	$1,467	$50,751	$1,535	111,514	51
Fort Wayne, Indiana	$38,108	$1,039	$49,397	$789	266,235	395
Lincoln, Nebraska	$38,086	$1,073	$53,971	$823	291,932	71
Miami, Florida	$38,075	$1,137	$46,580	$953	446,663	77
Hesperia, California	$38,030	$2,158	$51,577	$3,129	100,141	44
Dearborn, Michigan	$37,936	$2,299	$59,669	$2,262	107,846	57
Wilmington, North Carolina	$37,852	$2,740	$52,443	$1,914	118,578	53
Fresno, California	$37,712	$712	$51,899	$868	543,615	107
Warren, Michigan	$37,710	$1,710	$51,916	$1,380	138,128	56
Elizabeth, New Jersey	$37,569	$1,179	$45,081	$1,363	135,887	79
Beaumont, Texas	$37,504	$1,730	$47,983	$1,380	113,710	63
Columbus, Georgia	$37,496	$1,354	$46,918	$1,295	204,383	,
Rialto, California	$37,445	$1,062	$47,975	$1,362	103,866	60
Providence, Rhode Island	$37,429	$1,426	$53,704	$1,705	190,214	61
Cincinnati, Ohio	$37,395	$919	$55,008	$1,582	309,595	63
Springfield, Massachusetts	$37,267	$993	$51,390	$1,715	154,751	91
Tulsa, Oklahoma	$37,238	$332	$49,066	$488	412,322	129
Pompano Beach, Florida	$37,173	$2,082	$51,036	$1,382	112,212	80
High Point, North Carolina	$37,129	$1,161	$48,872	$1,837	115,263	63
Norfolk, Virginia	$37,126	$698	$48,753	$842	235,037	,
Spring Hill, Florida	$37,059	$1,387	$47,921	$1,449	118,814	2,310
Inglewood, California	$37,015	$1,514	$49,881	$1,454	105,575	57
Kansas City, Kansas	$36,953	$651	$47,266	$989	154,776	26
Lakeland, Florida	$36,805	$1,161	$49,713	$2,078	117,030	64
Pasadena, Texas	$36,725	$1,093	$48,413	$1,896	149,345	59
San Antonio, Texas	$36,669	$374	$48,618	$676	1,458,954	118
Memphis, Tennessee	$36,624	$471	$45,851	$552	629,063	84
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$36,574	$449	$49,176	$557	569,756	49
Hollywood, Florida	$36,561	$1,076	$49,296	$1,946	152,935	60
Salinas, California	$36,445	$958	$49,373	$1,056	161,993	109
Nampa, Idaho	$36,356	$1,187	$47,221	$1,614	106,289	52
Oxnard, California	$36,214	$682	$46,810	$1,209	201,014	62
New Haven, Connecticut	$36,204	$1,099	$55,102	$2,887	132,893	76
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$36,198	$821	$48,535	$1,305	250,887	68
Paradise, Nevada	$36,188	$679	$46,893	$1,202	186,178	4,601
El Cajon, California	$36,161	$1,503	$52,587	$2,373	104,909	94
Victorville, California	$36,092	$1,033	$49,314	$2,549	135,983	80
Waterbury, Connecticut	$36,083	$1,174	$52,444	$2,293	114,356	39
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia	$35,959	$822	$46,338	$1,266	156,543	,
Montgomery, Alabama	$35,877	$1,042	$47,866	$1,257	198,440	40
Santa Ana, California	$35,871	$452	$45,311	$815	311,639	89
Greensboro, North Carolina	$35,818	$743	$48,302	$1,136	298,564	102
Columbia, Missouri	$35,767	$1,547	$55,837	$2,187	127,200	64
Palm Bay, Florida	$35,762	$1,227	$46,037	$1,783	125,273	104
Killeen, Texas	$35,742	$958	$45,118	$1,446	156,144	60
Bridgeport, Connecticut	$35,680	$1,083	$50,424	$1,721	148,012	100
Mobile, Alabama	$35,648	$739	$46,615	$1,255	185,097	52
Rochester, New York	$35,635	$840	$48,535	$1,307	209,720	114
Tyler, Texas	$35,534	$1,323	$45,700	$2,246	107,718	63
Lansing, Michigan	$35,480	$1,240	$47,503	$1,255	112,546	66
Shreveport, Louisiana	$35,343	$1,511	$47,136	$1,738	183,483	60
Pomona, California	$35,340	$841	$47,782	$1,339	148,391	54
Fayetteville, North Carolina	$35,332	$536	$42,007	$629	209,692	87
Lehigh Acres, Florida	$35,300	$1,111	$42,747	$1,220	127,391	3,339
Edinburg, Texas	$35,234	$2,176	$48,760	$1,926	102,561	51
Abilene, Texas	$35,212	$1,083	$44,875	$2,030	127,130	262
Buffalo, New York	$35,012	$805	$50,466	$1,508	276,397	65
San Bernardino, California	$34,984	$863	$44,281	$1,551	221,774	88
Lubbock, Texas	$34,982	$929	$49,332	$1,416	261,078	49
Evansville, Indiana	$34,879	$934	$46,689	$1,137	116,441	34
Newark, New Jersey	$34,866	$805	$44,763	$1,293	307,188	49
Sunrise Manor, Nevada	$34,410	$832	$40,842	$745	199,099	3,940
South Bend, Indiana	$34,369	$1,272	$47,760	$1,403	102,866	612
Albany, New York	$34,339	$1,532	$58,767	$1,974	100,081	48
Akron, Ohio	$34,261	$818	$46,750	$1,027	189,526	76
Miami Gardens, Florida	$34,150	$1,230	$41,670	$1,403	111,264	111
Denton, Texas	$34,045	$1,400	$53,040	$2,489	146,987	68
Hartford, Connecticut	$34,003	$1,268	$46,305	$1,410	119,970	53
Tucson, Arizona	$33,866	$521	$46,856	$618	543,348	98
Allentown, Pennsylvania	$33,834	$1,295	$42,768	$1,750	125,320	53
Norman, Oklahoma	$33,787	$1,520	$53,198	$1,607	128,714	76
Birmingham, Alabama	$33,773	$1,111	$45,331	$1,339	199,322	646
Eugene, Oregon	$33,722	$1,294	$56,909	$1,908	177,520	70
Wichita Falls, Texas	$33,698	$1,371	$44,373	$1,939	102,558	39
Paterson, New Jersey	$33,566	$1,354	$42,615	$1,416	157,660	137
Chico, California	$33,526	$1,360	$57,684	$2,914	102,032	57
Rockford, Illinois	$33,519	$1,359	$47,102	$1,313	147,649	300
Toledo, Ohio	$33,486	$896	$46,610	$908	268,461	64
Knoxville, Tennessee	$33,286	$1,026	$46,009	$910	193,721	80
Savannah, Georgia	$33,258	$1,152	$43,974	$1,365	147,546	85
El Paso, Texas	$33,141	$642	$45,251	$750	678,147	153
McAllen, Texas	$33,054	$2,016	$48,274	$2,500	143,789	56
Cleveland, Ohio	$32,936	$859	$46,387	$726	367,523	61
Boulder, Colorado	$32,906	$1,242	$84,645	$3,789	106,274	49
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia	$32,877	$1,294	$43,469	$2,082	201,504	20
Las Cruces, New Mexico	$32,797	$1,803	$50,204	$2,201	112,612	86
Hialeah, Florida	$32,791	$850	$40,037	$877	221,901	67
Santa Maria, California	$32,724	$1,059	$44,605	$2,520	109,880	48
East Los Angeles, California	$32,652	$938	$42,118	$939	114,617	3,058
Ann Arbor, Michigan	$32,221	$1,962	$78,541	$3,495	121,179	50
El Monte, California	$32,190	$814	$41,727	$1,649	107,066	113
Springfield, Missouri	$32,170	$777	$41,999	$885	169,432	92
Detroit, Michigan	$31,656	$546	$43,971	$757	636,644	159
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$31,571	$1,355	$49,033	$1,593	223,699	58
Laredo, Texas	$31,466	$866	$42,171	$875	255,949	41
Tallahassee, Florida	$31,347	$860	$47,476	$1,058	199,696	118
Dayton, Ohio	$30,758	$1,590	$46,636	$1,145	136,741	70
Syracuse, New York	$30,590	$1,352	$51,539	$1,710	146,211	65
Jackson, Mississippi	$30,096	$1,038	$40,012	$1,379	149,827	70
Columbia, South Carolina	$30,016	$1,202	$50,803	$2,160	138,019	187
Waco, Texas	$29,917	$1,082	$43,760	$2,202	141,925	137
Brownsville, Texas	$29,392	$1,013	$39,861	$1,397	188,023	90
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia	$28,244	$982	$47,658	$1,928	126,987	688
Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$27,873	$1,928	$46,683	$1,589	107,699	46
Gainesville, Florida	$26,040	$1,327	$45,751	$1,581	143,611	98
San Juan, Puerto Rico	$23,411	$599	$35,050	$922	320,691	1,975
Carolina, Puerto Rico	$23,380	$836	$28,987	$906	139,051	1,354
College Station, Texas	$23,346	$1,522	$54,537	$3,273	122,280	66
Bayamón, Puerto Rico	$22,192	$640	$29,990	$871	167,312	1,545
Ponce, Puerto Rico	$19,176	$588	$27,794	$1,213	109,765	1,858
Provo, Utah	$18,658	$792	$46,380	$1,449	114,303	48

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A city is included when the ACS published at least 100,000 residents in the 2023 five-year estimates. Smaller places are left out.
Median earnings (B20017) cover the population 16 years and over with earnings in the past 12 months, in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars. ACS does not publish a separate “median wage” table; this is the standard worker earnings median.
Full-time, year-round median earnings (B20018) cover workers who worked 35 or more hours per week for 50 to 52 weeks. They are not the same as overall median earnings.
A city median is the midpoint for workers in that place, so these figures cannot be averaged to produce a national wage.
The map covers the 48 contiguous states. Cities in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico stay in the ranking and table.
For some estimates the ACS does not publish a margin of error (code ***** / −555555555): the estimate is controlled, so a sampling error is not applicable. Those cells are shown as a dash.

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Median earnings, US cities

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