Vice President of Construction: pay relative to local wages
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Pay relative to local wages
Vice President of Construction maps to SOC 11-9021 Construction Managers.
Broader occupationVice President of Construction maps to Construction Managers (11-9021), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.
Role median / all-occupations median is simple arithmetic on two BLS rows for the same area. It is not a cost-of-living or purchasing-power adjustment. Location quotient is shown separately as employment concentration.
| Metro | Role median annual | All-occupations median | Role / local median | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $150,780 | $49,290 | 3.06× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.46 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $152,100 | $50,990 | 2.98× (arithmetic) | 310 | 0.47 |
| Yakima, WA | $139,480 | $47,810 | 2.92× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.24 |
| El Centro, CA | $130,630 | $45,140 | 2.89× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.38 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $72,800 | $25,270 | 2.88× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.28 |
| Vineland, NJ | $133,920 | $48,190 | 2.78× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.57 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $103,940 | $37,750 | 2.75× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.53 |
| Sumter, SC | $117,490 | $42,890 | 2.74× (arithmetic) | 90 | 1.04 |
| Bellingham, WA | $156,580 | $57,820 | 2.71× (arithmetic) | 210 | 0.92 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $71,510 | $26,480 | 2.70× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.34 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $127,890 | $47,470 | 2.69× (arithmetic) | 720 | 0.87 |
| Ponce, PR | $72,420 | $26,940 | 2.69× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.3 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $154,300 | $57,420 | 2.69× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.57 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $159,860 | $59,590 | 2.68× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.87 |
| Monroe, LA | $101,750 | $38,150 | 2.67× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.65 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,700 | $47,520 | 2.67× (arithmetic) | 310 | 0.76 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $77,990 | $29,440 | 2.65× (arithmetic) | 510 | 0.3 |
| Rochester, NY | $134,940 | $51,210 | 2.64× (arithmetic) | 490 | 0.4 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $149,900 | $57,290 | 2.62× (arithmetic) | 320 | 1.01 |
| Kokomo, IN | $127,930 | $48,980 | 2.61× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.42 |
| Rapid City, SD | $120,560 | $46,270 | 2.61× (arithmetic) | 240 | 1.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $126,040 | $48,400 | 2.60× (arithmetic) | 3450 | 0.82 |
| Florence, SC | $113,110 | $43,520 | 2.60× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.48 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $126,110 | $48,640 | 2.59× (arithmetic) | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $116,980 | $45,240 | 2.59× (arithmetic) | 280 | 0.94 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $122,050 | $47,290 | 2.58× (arithmetic) | 800 | 0.74 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $97,580 | $37,930 | 2.57× (arithmetic) | 340 | 0.96 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $158,000 | $61,430 | 2.57× (arithmetic) | 12120 | 0.52 |
| Lawrence, KS | $121,660 | $47,390 | 2.57× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.9 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $124,190 | $48,390 | 2.57× (arithmetic) | 220 | 1.28 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $132,620 | $51,690 | 2.57× (arithmetic) | 290 | 0.59 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $100,140 | $39,070 | 2.56× (arithmetic) | 400 | 2.26 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $116,410 | $45,480 | 2.56× (arithmetic) | 200 | 1.42 |
| Springfield, MA | $132,590 | $51,930 | 2.55× (arithmetic) | 400 | 0.82 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $109,230 | $42,920 | 2.54× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.91 |
| Salinas, CA | $120,430 | $47,380 | 2.54× (arithmetic) | 220 | 0.49 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $110,800 | $43,710 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 200 | 0.82 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $106,350 | $42,070 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.77 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $111,060 | $43,960 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 190 | 1.4 |
| Fresno, CA | $118,500 | $46,910 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 910 | 0.78 |
| Yuba City, CA | $126,200 | $49,970 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.58 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $128,220 | $50,770 | 2.53× (arithmetic) | 370 | 1.24 |
| Merced, CA | $119,150 | $47,220 | 2.52× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.52 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $105,820 | $41,940 | 2.52× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.56 |
| Napa, CA | $138,730 | $55,210 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 180 | 0.94 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $127,550 | $50,790 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 390 | 0.3 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $112,680 | $44,870 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.65 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $111,060 | $44,230 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 170 | 1.2 |
| Hammond, LA | $96,490 | $38,480 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.44 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $120,940 | $48,260 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 190 | 0.93 |
| Syracuse, NY | $132,760 | $52,990 | 2.51× (arithmetic) | 320 | 0.44 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $124,190 | $49,680 | 2.50× (arithmetic) | 250 | 0.64 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $119,110 | $47,650 | 2.50× (arithmetic) | 350 | 0.86 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $121,200 | $48,600 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.82 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $119,490 | $47,970 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 430 | 0.98 |
| Chico, CA | $119,660 | $48,050 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.72 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $130,700 | $52,510 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 580 | 0.73 |
| Topeka, KS | $123,180 | $49,540 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 200 | 0.7 |
| Modesto, CA | $125,800 | $50,610 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 380 | 0.8 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $140,080 | $56,360 | 2.49× (arithmetic) | 200 | 0.87 |
| Dover, DE | $115,810 | $46,690 | 2.48× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.32 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $101,980 | $41,220 | 2.47× (arithmetic) | 170 | 0.74 |
| Valdosta, GA | $96,560 | $39,110 | 2.47× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.79 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $120,800 | $48,940 | 2.47× (arithmetic) | 4760 | 1.34 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $124,100 | $50,340 | 2.47× (arithmetic) | 170 | 1.55 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $116,540 | $47,350 | 2.46× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.52 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $98,920 | $40,230 | 2.46× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.36 |
| Appleton, WI | $122,710 | $49,910 | 2.46× (arithmetic) | 460 | 1.5 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $126,380 | $51,440 | 2.46× (arithmetic) | 310 | 0.8 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $120,210 | $48,990 | 2.45× (arithmetic) | 560 | 0.79 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $127,190 | $51,860 | 2.45× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.62 |
| Lafayette, LA | $102,360 | $41,780 | 2.45× (arithmetic) | 330 | 0.76 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $99,250 | $40,570 | 2.45× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.18 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $114,960 | $47,030 | 2.44× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.74 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $118,770 | $48,710 | 2.44× (arithmetic) | 2170 | 2.17 |
| Worcester, MA | $140,570 | $57,830 | 2.43× (arithmetic) | 880 | 1.03 |
| Manhattan, KS | $111,360 | $45,900 | 2.43× (arithmetic) | 150 | 1.14 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $122,190 | $50,390 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 2460 | 0.92 |
| Alexandria, LA | $98,410 | $40,600 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.57 |
| Laredo, TX | $90,260 | $37,250 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 160 | 0.6 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $108,900 | $44,980 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 170 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $107,130 | $44,250 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.63 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $146,740 | $60,690 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 2690 | 0.91 |
| Columbia, SC | $112,180 | $46,430 | 2.42× (arithmetic) | 820 | 0.85 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $108,510 | $44,940 | 2.41× (arithmetic) | 630 | 1.18 |
| Salisbury, MD | $117,540 | $48,710 | 2.41× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $112,570 | $46,670 | 2.41× (arithmetic) | 3150 | 1.13 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $131,710 | $54,660 | 2.41× (arithmetic) | 340 | 0.55 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $117,930 | $49,090 | 2.40× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.38 |
| Savannah, GA | $113,450 | $47,240 | 2.40× (arithmetic) | 390 | 0.81 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $111,700 | $46,580 | 2.40× (arithmetic) | 1120 | 1.05 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $121,790 | $50,820 | 2.40× (arithmetic) | 2180 | 0.81 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $107,290 | $44,820 | 2.39× (arithmetic) | 300 | 0.76 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $104,600 | $43,850 | 2.39× (arithmetic) | 280 | 1.4 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $109,120 | $45,830 | 2.38× (arithmetic) | 150 | 1.45 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $113,750 | $47,800 | 2.38× (arithmetic) | 1030 | 2.43 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $117,870 | $49,540 | 2.38× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.72 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $108,590 | $45,700 | 2.38× (arithmetic) | 360 | 1.46 |
| Burlington, NC | $104,470 | $44,010 | 2.37× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.06 |
| Flint, MI | $108,760 | $45,880 | 2.37× (arithmetic) | 280 | 0.86 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $133,980 | $56,530 | 2.37× (arithmetic) | 160 | 0.32 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $102,940 | $43,470 | 2.37× (arithmetic) | 280 | 0.72 |
| Bangor, ME | $113,230 | $47,960 | 2.36× (arithmetic) | 170 | 0.94 |
| Cleveland, TN | $94,900 | $40,230 | 2.36× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.55 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $131,680 | $55,850 | 2.36× (arithmetic) | 10120 | 0.66 |
| Jackson, MS | $100,900 | $42,850 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 450 | 0.68 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $128,730 | $54,730 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.62 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $97,240 | $41,360 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 110 | 1.28 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $108,110 | $45,990 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 770 | 1.35 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $156,470 | $66,620 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 7570 | 1.14 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $114,990 | $48,970 | 2.35× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.24 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $108,500 | $46,330 | 2.34× (arithmetic) | 210 | 0.33 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $111,620 | $47,750 | 2.34× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.04 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $119,590 | $51,170 | 2.34× (arithmetic) | 7470 | 1.06 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $134,010 | $57,370 | 2.34× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.46 |
| Reading, PA | $115,480 | $49,440 | 2.34× (arithmetic) | 160 | 0.37 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $116,680 | $49,990 | 2.33× (arithmetic) | 2880 | 0.88 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $119,170 | $51,160 | 2.33× (arithmetic) | 1680 | 0.84 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $83,450 | $35,830 | 2.33× (arithmetic) | 500 | 0.69 |
| Binghamton, NY | $114,940 | $49,460 | 2.32× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.35 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $108,010 | $46,630 | 2.32× (arithmetic) | 4340 | 1.26 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $102,980 | $44,470 | 2.32× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.63 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $105,640 | $45,620 | 2.32× (arithmetic) | 320 | 1 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $124,990 | $54,060 | 2.31× (arithmetic) | 340 | 1.46 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $89,040 | $38,520 | 2.31× (arithmetic) | 460 | 2.16 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $104,470 | $45,220 | 2.31× (arithmetic) | 270 | 0.71 |
| Visalia, CA | $104,250 | $45,130 | 2.31× (arithmetic) | 230 | 0.54 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $112,900 | $48,990 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 360 | 0.39 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $118,350 | $51,380 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 8170 | 1.41 |
| Dalton, GA | $97,210 | $42,210 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.53 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $119,700 | $51,990 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 3020 | 1.66 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $124,990 | $54,310 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 3390 | 0.48 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $106,140 | $46,140 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 630 | 0.97 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $142,500 | $61,960 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 160 | 0.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $107,710 | $46,890 | 2.30× (arithmetic) | 670 | 0.45 |
| Anchorage, AK | $137,980 | $60,200 | 2.29× (arithmetic) | 900 | 2.08 |
| Greenville, NC | $106,630 | $46,560 | 2.29× (arithmetic) | 180 | 0.91 |
| Gainesville, GA | $105,100 | $45,900 | 2.29× (arithmetic) | 250 | 0.97 |
| Reno, NV | $113,640 | $49,660 | 2.29× (arithmetic) | 830 | 1.22 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $122,830 | $53,680 | 2.29× (arithmetic) | 900 | 0.52 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $102,750 | $45,030 | 2.28× (arithmetic) | 360 | 1.64 |
| Redding, CA | $111,500 | $48,920 | 2.28× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.87 |
| Evansville, IN | $106,020 | $46,540 | 2.28× (arithmetic) | 270 | 0.82 |
| Johnson City, TN | $99,010 | $43,480 | 2.28× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.42 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $99,110 | $43,540 | 2.28× (arithmetic) | 200 | 0.69 |
| Pocatello, ID | $102,640 | $45,160 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.71 |
| Wichita, KS | $108,180 | $47,630 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 730 | 0.97 |
| Tulsa, OK | $105,960 | $46,670 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 700 | 0.62 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $133,210 | $58,690 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 3800 | 1.01 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $130,810 | $57,640 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 360 | 1.99 |
| Rockford, IL | $106,870 | $47,120 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 320 | 0.96 |
| Wilmington, NC | $103,810 | $45,800 | 2.27× (arithmetic) | 830 | 1.77 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $105,450 | $46,570 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 1000 | 1.12 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $107,410 | $47,440 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.34 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $109,210 | $48,300 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.62 |
| Yuma, AZ | $99,740 | $44,170 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.61 |
| Morristown, TN | $99,970 | $44,280 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.6 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $101,230 | $44,860 | 2.26× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.61 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $108,260 | $48,030 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.3 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $101,400 | $45,040 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.72 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $109,190 | $48,510 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 280 | 1.68 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $82,130 | $36,490 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 230 | 0.61 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $128,730 | $57,220 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 2190 | 2 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $142,070 | $63,200 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.44 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $108,040 | $48,070 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 130 | 0.41 |
| Columbia, MO | $106,210 | $47,260 | 2.25× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.57 |
| Farmington, NM | $102,780 | $45,820 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 190 | 1.6 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $104,960 | $46,800 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 200 | 1 |
| Asheville, NC | $105,040 | $46,870 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 470 | 1.06 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $130,980 | $58,460 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 570 | 0.52 |
| Boise City, ID | $109,990 | $49,100 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 1270 | 1.32 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $103,750 | $46,380 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 710 | 1.06 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $166,030 | $74,260 | 2.24× (arithmetic) | 5160 | 0.89 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $102,640 | $46,060 | 2.23× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.52 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $109,930 | $49,340 | 2.23× (arithmetic) | 2450 | 0.91 |
| Medford, OR | $111,110 | $49,900 | 2.23× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.68 |
| Ocala, FL | $97,870 | $43,990 | 2.22× (arithmetic) | 420 | 1.42 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $137,470 | $61,810 | 2.22× (arithmetic) | 180 | 2.02 |
| Mansfield, OH | $99,390 | $44,700 | 2.22× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.9 |
| Williamsport, PA | $102,280 | $46,050 | 2.22× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.45 |
| New Haven, CT | $133,120 | $60,060 | 2.22× (arithmetic) | 570 | 0.83 |
| Sandusky, OH | $99,520 | $44,970 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.81 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $98,690 | $44,600 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 190 | 0.55 |
| San Angelo, TX | $96,200 | $43,530 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $102,140 | $46,240 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 440 | 0.95 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $105,340 | $47,700 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 420 | 0.77 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $102,660 | $46,520 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 520 | 1.15 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $92,670 | $42,000 | 2.21× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.37 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $111,850 | $50,730 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Green Bay, WI | $110,080 | $49,940 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 370 | 0.88 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $114,360 | $51,890 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.52 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $100,320 | $45,540 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.75 |
| Saginaw, MI | $101,710 | $46,200 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 190 | 0.97 |
| Jackson, MI | $105,000 | $47,760 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.75 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $101,840 | $46,330 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.83 |
| Odessa, TX | $106,800 | $48,590 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 340 | 1.73 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $105,870 | $48,170 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 410 | 0.92 |
| Bloomington, IN | $104,710 | $47,660 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.56 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $159,430 | $72,610 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 4010 | 0.78 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $107,200 | $48,830 | 2.20× (arithmetic) | 2720 | 1.45 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $124,700 | $56,850 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 560 | 1.12 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $125,090 | $57,030 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $104,100 | $47,500 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.74 |
| Great Falls, MT | $101,910 | $46,510 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 140 | 1.54 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $107,610 | $49,150 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 1080 | 1.12 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $111,280 | $50,840 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 300 | 1.18 |
| Springfield, MO | $100,200 | $45,780 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 180 | 0.32 |
| Bay City, MI | $99,730 | $45,620 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.85 |
| Erie, PA | $97,190 | $44,460 | 2.19× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.24 |
| Albany, OR | $108,520 | $49,700 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.02 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $106,310 | $48,710 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.61 |
| Wausau, WI | $106,480 | $48,790 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.53 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $99,990 | $45,840 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.92 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $103,760 | $47,600 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.39 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $108,980 | $50,000 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 250 | 0.81 |
| Midland, TX | $118,630 | $54,480 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 600 | 2.02 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $101,640 | $46,700 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 380 | 0.58 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $103,240 | $47,440 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 1560 | 1.88 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,670 | $45,810 | 2.18× (arithmetic) | 400 | 1.01 |
| Gainesville, FL | $102,230 | $47,020 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 330 | 0.89 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $101,170 | $46,540 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 180 | 0.57 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $98,520 | $45,350 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 1150 | 2.43 |
| Jackson, TN | $97,070 | $44,790 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.67 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $98,580 | $45,500 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 210 | 1.47 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $129,440 | $59,750 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 2760 | 1.04 |
| Niles, MI | $99,550 | $45,980 | 2.17× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.64 |
| Knoxville, TN | $101,910 | $47,080 | 2.16× (arithmetic) | 730 | 0.7 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $94,690 | $43,800 | 2.16× (arithmetic) | 410 | 1.05 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $103,750 | $48,040 | 2.16× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.56 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $100,670 | $46,780 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 1700 | 2.28 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $102,370 | $47,570 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 1290 | 0.88 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $106,720 | $49,610 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 350 | 0.42 |
| Greeley, CO | $118,350 | $55,070 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 780 | 2.65 |
| Amarillo, TX | $95,740 | $44,580 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 450 | 1.48 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $92,770 | $43,210 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 130 | 0.96 |
| Morgantown, WV | $101,630 | $47,350 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.3 |
| Springfield, OH | $97,560 | $45,470 | 2.15× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.54 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $107,200 | $49,990 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 5450 | 1.64 |
| Richmond, VA | $110,350 | $51,460 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 1270 | 0.79 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $97,790 | $45,610 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 430 | 2.12 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $100,920 | $47,070 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.56 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $96,800 | $45,160 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.52 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $117,280 | $54,720 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 13850 | 1.25 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $103,870 | $48,470 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.43 |
| Monroe, MI | $99,020 | $46,240 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.96 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $103,810 | $48,510 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 290 | 0.97 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $98,660 | $46,110 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.66 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $126,920 | $59,320 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 3880 | 0.81 |
| Birmingham, AL | $102,170 | $47,770 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 2460 | 1.93 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $104,520 | $48,870 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.67 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $95,300 | $44,610 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 140 | 1.12 |
| Roanoke, VA | $100,680 | $47,140 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 240 | 0.65 |
| Peoria, IL | $105,900 | $49,590 | 2.14× (arithmetic) | 640 | 1.58 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $102,590 | $48,100 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 170 | 0.8 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $112,390 | $52,710 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 1210 | 1.57 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $100,690 | $47,230 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 820 | 0.49 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $99,320 | $46,610 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 690 | 1.03 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $97,660 | $45,860 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.76 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $105,240 | $49,430 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 1400 | 0.75 |
| El Paso, TX | $84,030 | $39,510 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 1000 | 1.21 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $98,930 | $46,610 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.65 |
| Kenosha, WI | $102,380 | $48,310 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 130 | 0.73 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $98,220 | $46,360 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.13 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $101,650 | $48,060 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 1210 | 1.22 |
| Ogden, UT | $103,410 | $48,900 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 900 | 1.35 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $129,990 | $61,470 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Lynchburg, VA | $97,620 | $46,190 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.49 |
| Altoona, PA | $93,460 | $44,270 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.56 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $109,890 | $52,080 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 3970 | 0.85 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $102,360 | $48,550 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 460 | 1.04 |
| Montgomery, AL | $94,650 | $44,950 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 660 | 1.63 |
| Lancaster, PA | $101,490 | $48,210 | 2.11× (arithmetic) | 440 | 0.72 |
| Columbus, IN | $102,020 | $48,470 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $101,780 | $48,370 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 970 | 0.58 |
| Longview, TX | $94,990 | $45,150 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 520 | 1.8 |
| Akron, OH | $102,630 | $48,840 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 920 | 1.18 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $102,300 | $48,690 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.66 |
| Dubuque, IA | $102,240 | $48,750 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.56 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $82,940 | $39,560 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 130 | 0.54 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $103,530 | $49,410 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 16500 | 2.05 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $98,450 | $47,010 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 4680 | 1.7 |
| Minot, ND | $102,430 | $48,940 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.44 |
| Vallejo, CA | $122,630 | $58,620 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 400 | 1.13 |
| Decatur, AL | $96,790 | $46,280 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 290 | 1.95 |
| Pueblo, CO | $102,350 | $48,940 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 220 | 1.46 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $98,350 | $47,050 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.93 |
| Missoula, MT | $99,840 | $47,830 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 240 | 1.48 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $104,710 | $50,170 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 3050 | 1.13 |
| Sebring, FL | $84,260 | $40,400 | 2.09× (arithmetic) | 80 | 1.2 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $102,130 | $49,030 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 670 | 1.12 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $103,420 | $49,650 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 1420 | 0.52 |
| Lebanon, PA | $96,700 | $46,500 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.28 |
| Dothan, AL | $79,320 | $38,170 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.23 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $96,930 | $46,660 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 580 | 1.57 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $98,690 | $47,510 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 460 | 1.51 |
| Mankato, MN | $102,880 | $49,530 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.56 |
| Toledo, OH | $100,100 | $48,220 | 2.08× (arithmetic) | 1000 | 1.41 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $100,810 | $48,620 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 590 | 0.84 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $101,120 | $48,780 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.58 |
| Bend, OR | $113,110 | $54,570 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 310 | 1.16 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $99,490 | $48,010 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 1190 | 1.6 |
| State College, PA | $101,970 | $49,220 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.55 |
| Salem, OR | $114,450 | $55,310 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 470 | 1.02 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $128,850 | $62,320 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 7250 | 1.84 |
| Tucson, AZ | $98,740 | $47,760 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 820 | 0.86 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $106,460 | $51,540 | 2.07× (arithmetic) | 170 | 1.47 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $102,520 | $49,660 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 1800 | 1.48 |
| Madison, WI | $119,840 | $58,080 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 860 | 0.86 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $100,340 | $48,630 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 1210 | 3.03 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $102,440 | $49,760 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 140 | 1.09 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $117,260 | $56,960 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 740 | 1.04 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $121,490 | $59,070 | 2.06× (arithmetic) | 2780 | 0.84 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $93,290 | $45,400 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.71 |
| Traverse City, MI | $97,540 | $47,470 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 210 | 1.27 |
| Gadsden, AL | $75,210 | $36,660 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.87 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $92,770 | $45,220 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 450 | 1.69 |
| Columbus, OH | $105,200 | $51,340 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 4000 | 1.48 |
| Lubbock, TX | $86,230 | $42,130 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 520 | 1.27 |
| Rochester, MN | $124,040 | $60,620 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 230 | 0.76 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $81,290 | $39,740 | 2.05× (arithmetic) | 250 | 1.86 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $74,700 | $36,540 | 2.04× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.35 |
| Billings, MT | $100,220 | $49,060 | 2.04× (arithmetic) | 400 | 1.75 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $86,170 | $42,240 | 2.04× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.61 |
| Kingston, NY | $101,860 | $50,020 | 2.04× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.6 |
| Owensboro, KY | $91,550 | $44,960 | 2.04× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.68 |
| Decatur, IL | $104,160 | $51,290 | 2.03× (arithmetic) | 280 | 2.53 |
| Kankakee, IL | $92,820 | $45,830 | 2.03× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.79 |
| Cleveland, OH | $101,440 | $50,140 | 2.02× (arithmetic) | 2630 | 1.04 |
| Corvallis, OR | $116,330 | $57,680 | 2.02× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.61 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $127,940 | $63,490 | 2.02× (arithmetic) | 350 | 0.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $102,830 | $51,050 | 2.01× (arithmetic) | 520 | 1.42 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $103,550 | $51,440 | 2.01× (arithmetic) | 17110 | 1.73 |
| Abilene, TX | $89,050 | $44,340 | 2.01× (arithmetic) | 190 | 1.04 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $120,230 | $59,940 | 2.01× (arithmetic) | 1480 | 1.01 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $103,920 | $51,820 | 2.01× (arithmetic) | 1020 | 1.03 |
| St. George, UT | $90,460 | $45,140 | 2.00× (arithmetic) | 410 | 1.83 |
| Mobile, AL | $94,060 | $47,000 | 2.00× (arithmetic) | 980 | 2.33 |
| Grand Island, NE | $98,880 | $49,410 | 2.00× (arithmetic) | 100 | 1.05 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $98,380 | $49,360 | 1.99× (arithmetic) | 280 | 0.82 |
| Lincoln, NE | $99,060 | $49,800 | 1.99× (arithmetic) | 600 | 1.35 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $88,410 | $44,470 | 1.99× (arithmetic) | 350 | 1.07 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $109,710 | $55,240 | 1.99× (arithmetic) | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Chambersburg, PA | $94,190 | $47,540 | 1.98× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.31 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $85,560 | $43,200 | 1.98× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.87 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $119,980 | $60,720 | 1.98× (arithmetic) | 760 | 0.9 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $95,040 | $48,120 | 1.98× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.44 |
| Springfield, IL | $104,010 | $52,670 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 270 | 1.09 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $92,360 | $46,810 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.47 |
| Waco, TX | $90,760 | $46,020 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 390 | 1.22 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $84,120 | $42,680 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.98 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $104,010 | $52,800 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 620 | 1.16 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $108,540 | $55,180 | 1.97× (arithmetic) | 240 | 0.86 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $99,500 | $50,700 | 1.96× (arithmetic) | 270 | 1.04 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $98,070 | $49,980 | 1.96× (arithmetic) | 960 | 1.06 |
| Iowa City, IA | $97,710 | $50,060 | 1.95× (arithmetic) | 140 | 0.63 |
| Bozeman, MT | $106,840 | $54,830 | 1.95× (arithmetic) | 460 | 2.6 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $92,100 | $47,430 | 1.94× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.52 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $163,040 | $84,050 | 1.94× (arithmetic) | 1850 | 0.67 |
| Lima, OH | $91,350 | $47,170 | 1.94× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.84 |
| Midland, MI | $95,540 | $49,340 | 1.94× (arithmetic) | 110 | 1.23 |
| Muncie, IN | $85,330 | $44,110 | 1.93× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.58 |
| Victoria, TX | $83,200 | $43,050 | 1.93× (arithmetic) | 100 | 1.12 |
| Casper, WY | $94,250 | $48,880 | 1.93× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.25 |
| Bismarck, ND | $101,230 | $52,560 | 1.93× (arithmetic) | 180 | 1.06 |
| Ames, IA | $96,720 | $50,220 | 1.93× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.89 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $105,990 | $55,310 | 1.92× (arithmetic) | 710 | 1.72 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $105,670 | $55,380 | 1.91× (arithmetic) | 320 | 0.59 |
| Albany, GA | $82,200 | $43,620 | 1.88× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.7 |
| Tyler, TX | $79,770 | $42,650 | 1.87× (arithmetic) | 300 | 1.07 |
| Huntsville, AL | $96,030 | $51,740 | 1.86× (arithmetic) | 770 | 1.18 |
| Johnstown, PA | $81,700 | $44,110 | 1.85× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.31 |
| Helena, MT | $101,180 | $55,040 | 1.84× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.08 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $84,110 | $45,790 | 1.84× (arithmetic) | 650 | 0.75 |
| Bloomington, IL | $97,500 | $53,140 | 1.83× (arithmetic) | 220 | 1 |
| Carson City, NV | $103,890 | $56,680 | 1.83× (arithmetic) | 80 | 1.05 |
| Rome, GA | $77,960 | $42,670 | 1.83× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.44 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $129,650 | $71,060 | 1.82× (arithmetic) | 6630 | 0.86 |
| Boulder, CO | $126,450 | $69,580 | 1.82× (arithmetic) | 480 | 1.02 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $102,980 | $56,950 | 1.81× (arithmetic) | 6040 | 1.91 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $115,660 | $63,990 | 1.81× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.52 |
| Charleston, WV | $79,050 | $45,830 | 1.72× (arithmetic) | 190 | 0.73 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $103,450 | $60,020 | 1.72× (arithmetic) | 520 | 1.78 |
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