Automotive Technician Apprentice: metro pay ranking
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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, not estimated offers for this particular title.
Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,840 | 3,040 | 0.59 | 0.93 |
| Napa, CA | $76,450 | 160 | 0.47 | 1.38 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,030 | 7,270 | 0.68 | 1.02 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,080 | 1,000 | 1.07 | 1.32 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $72,020 | 4,870 | 0.99 | 1.21 |
| Vallejo, CA | $69,710 | 760 | 1.16 | 1.19 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,160 | 1,450 | 0.99 | 1.24 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $64,320 | 4,910 | 0.7 | 1.10 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $64,210 | 7,680 | 0.99 | 1.33 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,090 | 170 | 0.78 | 1.32 |
| Boulder, CO | $63,950 | 670 | 0.77 | 0.92 |
| Chico, CA | $63,070 | 320 | 0.9 | 1.31 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,060 | 9,360 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $62,840 | 1,310 | 1 | 1.28 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $62,820 | 22,330 | 0.79 | 1.12 |
| Modesto, CA | $62,770 | 1,030 | 1.16 | 1.24 |
| Salinas, CA | $62,770 | 620 | 0.73 | 1.32 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,530 | 3,170 | 0.85 | 1.22 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $62,450 | 1,250 | 0.81 | 1.32 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $62,440 | 1,460 | 0.8 | 1.02 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,960 | 6,340 | 0.87 | 0.99 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,860 | 12,030 | 0.85 | 0.87 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $61,620 | 520 | 0.95 | 1.21 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,610 | 790 | 1.04 | 1.11 |
| Richmond, VA | $61,510 | 2,930 | 0.98 | 1.20 |
| Bozeman, MT | $61,320 | 330 | 1.01 | 1.12 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,110 | 700 | 0.77 | 1.18 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $61,060 | 270 | 1.65 | 0.99 |
| Dubuque, IA | $61,030 | 290 | 1.09 | 1.25 |
| Greeley, CO | $60,920 | 600 | 1.1 | 1.11 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $60,710 | 1,600 | 1.12 | 1.15 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $60,650 | 430 | 1.01 | 1.08 |
| Madison, WI | $60,650 | 1,270 | 0.69 | 1.04 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $60,490 | 7,180 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,470 | 1,870 | 1.02 | 1.17 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $60,450 | 4,180 | 0.76 | 1.00 |
| Billings, MT | $60,150 | 650 | 1.53 | 1.23 |
| Minot, ND | $60,020 | 210 | 1.38 | 1.23 |
| Anchorage, AK | $59,880 | 850 | 1.06 | 0.99 |
| New Haven, CT | $59,760 | 1,320 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,720 | 1,540 | 1.7 | 1.06 |
| Missoula, MT | $59,650 | 350 | 1.16 | 1.25 |
| Casper, WY | $59,530 | 260 | 1.45 | 1.22 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $59,510 | 600 | 0.9 | 1.17 |
| Merced, CA | $59,390 | 330 | 0.92 | 1.26 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,290 | 6,860 | 0.73 | 0.82 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $59,190 | 720 | 0.89 | 1.23 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $59,130 | 430 | 0.83 | 1.07 |
| Great Falls, MT | $59,110 | 210 | 1.25 | 1.27 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,090 | 1,360 | 1.04 | 1.04 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,040 | 950 | 1.31 | 1.15 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,980 | 220 | 0.74 | 1.03 |
| Rapid City, SD | $58,980 | 360 | 1.08 | 1.27 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $58,950 | 630 | 1.1 | 1.03 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $58,910 | 2,160 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $58,860 | 450 | 1.01 | 1.08 |
| Ames, IA | $58,820 | 260 | 1.02 | 1.17 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $58,700 | 5,150 | 1.03 | 1.16 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,680 | 220 | 0.95 | 1.18 |
| Yuba City, CA | $58,580 | 280 | 1.2 | 1.17 |
| Rochester, NY | $58,530 | 2,310 | 1.03 | 1.14 |
| Pueblo, CO | $58,480 | 290 | 1.03 | 1.19 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,460 | 12,700 | 0.97 | 1.08 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $58,420 | 540 | 0.54 | 1.05 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $58,290 | 3,560 | 1.03 | 1.18 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $58,200 | 400 | 1.33 | 1.20 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,190 | 7,590 | 1.25 | 1.16 |
| Appleton, WI | $58,060 | 640 | 1.14 | 1.16 |
| Salem, OR | $57,960 | 590 | 0.69 | 1.05 |
| Helena, MT | $57,820 | 220 | 1.11 | 1.05 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,810 | 1,830 | 1.07 | 1.18 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,760 | 28,420 | 0.66 | 0.94 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,630 | 6,340 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,580 | 660 | 1.22 | 0.96 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $57,570 | 410 | 1.34 | 1.22 |
| Kenosha, WI | $57,540 | 310 | 0.91 | 1.19 |
| Monroe, MI | $57,400 | 270 | 1.48 | 1.24 |
| Medford, OR | $57,390 | 420 | 1.05 | 1.15 |
| Bend, OR | $57,300 | 440 | 0.9 | 1.05 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,180 | 440 | 1.3 | 0.99 |
| Bismarck, ND | $56,960 | 350 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $56,560 | 440 | 1.36 | 0.88 |
| Bellingham, WA | $56,550 | 360 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $56,550 | 800 | 0.74 | 0.89 |
| Springfield, MA | $56,440 | 870 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $56,370 | 280 | 1.3 | 1.14 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,260 | 1,530 | 1.26 | 1.10 |
| Green Bay, WI | $56,180 | 640 | 0.81 | 1.12 |
| Columbus, OH | $56,150 | 3,920 | 0.78 | 1.09 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $56,130 | 890 | 0.91 | 1.06 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,000 | 9,520 | 1.1 | 1.08 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $55,640 | 370 | 1.33 | 1.14 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,500 | 2,140 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| Gainesville, GA | $55,330 | 440 | 0.94 | 1.21 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $55,320 | 20,140 | 0.98 | 1.01 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,270 | 280 | 1.17 | 0.93 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | $55,110 | 1,000 | 1.2 | 1.14 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,840 | 630 | 0.82 | 1.15 |
| Salisbury, MD | $54,840 | 390 | 1.6 | 1.13 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $54,840 | 1,100 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
| Corvallis, OR | $54,330 | 130 | 0.75 | 0.94 |
| El Centro, CA | $54,330 | 320 | 1.07 | 1.20 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $54,330 | 140 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| Worcester, MA | $54,330 | 1,720 | 1.09 | 0.94 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $54,300 | 260 | 1.3 | 1.08 |
| Carson City, NV | $54,270 | 270 | 1.86 | 0.96 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $54,230 | 2,250 | 1 | 1.09 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $54,230 | 330 | 0.98 | 1.15 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $54,080 | 230 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $53,820 | 470 | 1.11 | 0.85 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,790 | 5,380 | 1.08 | 1.06 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $53,750 | 250 | 1.15 | 1.04 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $53,660 | 7,990 | 1.3 | 1.07 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $53,450 | 590 | 1.01 | 0.93 |
| Albany, OR | $53,290 | 170 | 0.81 | 1.07 |
| Kingston, NY | $53,290 | 440 | 1.64 | 1.07 |
| Grand Island, NE | $53,250 | 260 | 1.46 | 1.08 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $53,240 | 390 | 1.22 | 1.10 |
| Wausau, WI | $53,100 | 340 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| Akron, OH | $52,900 | 1,580 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $52,640 | 650 | 1.15 | 1.05 |
| Savannah, GA | $52,230 | 1,000 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
| Traverse City, MI | $52,220 | 320 | 1.02 | 1.10 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $52,040 | 360 | 0.84 | 0.96 |
| Fresno, CA | $52,000 | 1,890 | 0.88 | 1.11 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $51,970 | 2,110 | 1.37 | 1.10 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,970 | 3,700 | 1.14 | 0.97 |
| Jackson, MI | $51,870 | 240 | 0.95 | 1.09 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $51,770 | 620 | 0.87 | 1.04 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,580 | 1,090 | 0.7 | 0.85 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $51,530 | 4,160 | 1.2 | 1.06 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,450 | 12,310 | 0.94 | 1.01 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $51,400 | 250 | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $51,320 | 940 | 1.2 | 1.07 |
| Reading, PA | $51,310 | 890 | 1.13 | 1.04 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,260 | 450 | 0.77 | 0.83 |
| Roanoke, VA | $51,230 | 740 | 1.07 | 1.09 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $51,170 | 440 | 1.01 | 1.24 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $51,080 | 310 | 1.12 | 0.98 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,020 | 1,320 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,940 | 14,910 | 1 | 1.03 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,940 | 230 | 0.99 | 1.03 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $50,920 | 560 | 1.5 | 1.16 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,910 | 490 | 1.51 | 1.07 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,610 | 5,210 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,600 | 3,650 | 1.08 | 0.97 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,530 | 5,600 | 1.12 | 1.02 |
| Lancaster, PA | $50,530 | 1,540 | 1.34 | 1.05 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,490 | 2,980 | 1.08 | 1.08 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,400 | 250 | 1.36 | 1.11 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $50,320 | 350 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $50,300 | 370 | 1.63 | 1.02 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $50,280 | 370 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| Cleveland, OH | $50,260 | 4,120 | 0.88 | 1.00 |
| Redding, CA | $50,260 | 380 | 1.16 | 1.03 |
| Reno, NV | $50,190 | 1,580 | 1.27 | 1.01 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $50,180 | 370 | 0.98 | 1.04 |
| Bangor, ME | $50,170 | 450 | 1.37 | 1.05 |
| Yakima, WA | $50,150 | 410 | 0.94 | 1.05 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,090 | 11,340 | 1.05 | 0.97 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $50,090 | 90 | 0.79 | 0.94 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,990 | 530 | 0.92 | 1.04 |
| Midland, TX | $49,990 | 600 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| Iowa City, IA | $49,960 | 360 | 0.85 | 1.00 |
| Rochester, MN | $49,920 | 480 | 0.87 | 0.82 |
| Jackson, TN | $49,910 | 520 | 1.35 | 1.11 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,890 | 650 | 1.03 | 1.01 |
| Johnson City, TN | $49,830 | 450 | 1.23 | 1.15 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $49,810 | 1,240 | 1.21 | 1.04 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,720 | 17,690 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| Albany, GA | $49,710 | 420 | 1.59 | 1.14 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,570 | 730 | 1.56 | 1.10 |
| Springfield, MO | $49,570 | 1,840 | 1.82 | 1.08 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,550 | 11,970 | 0.94 | 1.02 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,540 | 1,410 | 0.93 | 1.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | $49,500 | 770 | 0.93 | 0.99 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $49,470 | 230 | 1 | 1.03 |
| Niles, MI | $49,450 | 270 | 1.01 | 1.08 |
| Syracuse, NY | $49,410 | 1,650 | 1.21 | 0.93 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,380 | 1,200 | 1.55 | 1.06 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,310 | 3,340 | 1.23 | 1.04 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,290 | 480 | 1.03 | 1.01 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,190 | 1,610 | 0.8 | 1.04 |
| Columbus, IN | $49,180 | 190 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| Lebanon, PA | $49,180 | 300 | 1.24 | 1.06 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,120 | 2,510 | 1.41 | 1.00 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $49,120 | 390 | 1.14 | 1.01 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,090 | 4,520 | 0.91 | 0.98 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,080 | 700 | 1.14 | 1.10 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $49,080 | 670 | 1.12 | 1.05 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $49,030 | 300 | 0.99 | 1.03 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,030 | 360 | 1.5 | 1.10 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $49,020 | 1,720 | 0.85 | 0.86 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $48,930 | 340 | 1.16 | 1.06 |
| Cleveland, TN | $48,900 | 260 | 1.32 | 1.22 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $48,900 | 6,430 | 1.27 | 0.98 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $48,870 | 190 | 1.47 | 1.01 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $48,830 | 630 | 1.19 | 1.12 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $48,820 | 2,320 | 1.26 | 1.02 |
| Ithaca, NY | $48,820 | 190 | 0.88 | 0.84 |
| Springfield, IL | $48,810 | 550 | 1.2 | 0.93 |
| Dover, DE | $48,800 | 320 | 1.02 | 1.05 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $48,770 | 220 | 1.55 | 1.05 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,770 | 2,110 | 1.27 | 1.05 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,730 | 1,260 | 1.2 | 1.06 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $48,720 | 430 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $48,690 | 310 | 1.51 | 1.09 |
| Flint, MI | $48,680 | 920 | 1.51 | 1.06 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,670 | 670 | 1.24 | 1.08 |
| Vineland, NJ | $48,670 | 330 | 1.18 | 1.01 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $48,640 | 250 | 1.3 | 1.13 |
| Boise City, ID | $48,630 | 2,030 | 1.14 | 0.99 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $48,610 | 970 | 1.3 | 1.02 |
| Tucson, AZ | $48,600 | 2,150 | 1.22 | 1.02 |
| Kokomo, IN | $48,580 | 200 | 1.22 | 0.99 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,550 | 2,590 | 1.07 | 0.96 |
| Knoxville, TN | $48,540 | 2,280 | 1.19 | 1.03 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $48,500 | 440 | 1.3 | 1.01 |
| Midland, MI | $48,490 | 190 | 1.11 | 0.98 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $48,490 | 640 | 1.35 | 0.95 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $48,480 | 1,710 | 0.92 | 1.00 |
| Bloomington, IN | $48,480 | 330 | 1 | 1.02 |
| Mankato, MN | $48,450 | 290 | 1.15 | 0.98 |
| Williamsport, PA | $48,450 | 340 | 1.51 | 1.05 |
| Columbia, MO | $48,370 | 630 | 1.3 | 1.02 |
| Mansfield, OH | $48,350 | 250 | 1.14 | 1.08 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $48,320 | 580 | 1.56 | 1.03 |
| Topeka, KS | $48,320 | 510 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $48,270 | 400 | 1.47 | 1.02 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $48,210 | 560 | 1.02 | 0.99 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,120 | 2,310 | 1.17 | 1.03 |
| Rockford, IL | $48,110 | 730 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
| Wilmington, NC | $48,100 | 1,130 | 1.3 | 1.05 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48,090 | 460 | 0.96 | 0.95 |
| Columbia, SC | $48,080 | 2,500 | 1.4 | 1.04 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $47,950 | 370 | 1.4 | 1.05 |
| Evansville, IN | $47,920 | 740 | 1.2 | 1.03 |
| Asheville, NC | $47,900 | 950 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $47,880 | 250 | 1.2 | 1.14 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,880 | 980 | 1.2 | 0.99 |
| Decatur, IL | $47,880 | 240 | 1.14 | 0.93 |
| Lawrence, KS | $47,880 | 240 | 1.04 | 1.01 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,880 | 7,380 | 1.12 | 0.98 |
| Binghamton, NY | $47,870 | 520 | 1.18 | 0.97 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,850 | 6,480 | 1.01 | 1.03 |
| Bay City, MI | $47,830 | 200 | 1.31 | 1.05 |
| Birmingham, AL | $47,830 | 2,220 | 0.94 | 1.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,800 | 690 | 1.42 | 1.01 |
| Wichita, KS | $47,800 | 1,330 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
| Dalton, GA | $47,770 | 250 | 0.86 | 1.13 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $47,770 | 670 | 1.25 | 0.98 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,760 | 740 | 1.31 | 1.01 |
| Peoria, IL | $47,750 | 1,040 | 1.39 | 0.96 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $47,720 | 340 | 1.36 | 0.98 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $47,700 | 540 | 1.26 | 1.06 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,670 | 1,460 | 1.32 | 0.97 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,650 | 4,970 | 0.96 | 1.02 |
| Morristown, TN | $47,600 | 260 | 1.24 | 1.07 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,600 | 1,300 | 1.13 | 1.03 |
| Odessa, TX | $47,510 | 640 | 1.74 | 0.98 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,480 | 490 | 1.51 | 1.02 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,480 | 180 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| Gainesville, FL | $47,460 | 800 | 1.16 | 1.01 |
| Rome, GA | $47,460 | 210 | 1.04 | 1.11 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,440 | 3,640 | 1.17 | 0.98 |
| St. George, UT | $47,430 | 550 | 1.33 | 1.05 |
| Tulsa, OK | $47,410 | 2,430 | 1.17 | 1.02 |
| Muncie, IN | $47,360 | 260 | 1.27 | 1.07 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,350 | 340 | 1.21 | 1.03 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,350 | 490 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Mobile, AL | $47,330 | 890 | 1.14 | 1.01 |
| Saginaw, MI | $47,320 | 580 | 1.59 | 1.02 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $47,280 | 3,910 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $47,280 | 350 | 1.94 | 0.99 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,250 | 300 | 0.9 | 1.21 |
| State College, PA | $47,240 | 300 | 0.98 | 0.96 |
| Greenville, NC | $47,220 | 390 | 1.06 | 1.01 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $47,180 | 330 | 1.34 | 1.00 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,100 | 1,570 | 0.93 | 0.94 |
| Toledo, OH | $47,090 | 1,350 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $47,050 | 890 | 1.2 | 0.97 |
| Montgomery, AL | $47,030 | 670 | 0.89 | 1.05 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $47,010 | 420 | 1.16 | 0.98 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,990 | 860 | 1.16 | 1.03 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $46,990 | 360 | 1.58 | 1.04 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $46,970 | 590 | 1.35 | 1.02 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,880 | 6,320 | 1.24 | 1.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $46,870 | 1,220 | 2.05 | 1.03 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,860 | 950 | 1.36 | 1.04 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,840 | 1,900 | 1.37 | 1.00 |
| Erie, PA | $46,840 | 670 | 1.23 | 1.05 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,840 | 1,520 | 1.22 | 1.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | $46,840 | 940 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $46,840 | 410 | 1.38 | 1.04 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $46,820 | 3,340 | 1.09 | 0.99 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,810 | 1,700 | 1.71 | 1.04 |
| Hinesville, GA | $46,810 | 110 | 1.19 | 1.00 |
| Waco, TX | $46,790 | 730 | 1.23 | 1.02 |
| Valdosta, GA | $46,730 | 310 | 1.25 | 1.19 |
| Elmira, NY | $46,720 | 210 | 1.41 | 0.98 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,670 | 540 | 2.1 | 1.06 |
| Farmington, NM | $46,660 | 400 | 1.83 | 1.02 |
| Sandusky, OH | $46,660 | 280 | 1.22 | 1.04 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,650 | 1,870 | 1.52 | 0.95 |
| Sumter, SC | $46,500 | 190 | 1.18 | 1.08 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $46,490 | 380 | 1.26 | 1.00 |
| Pocatello, ID | $46,450 | 200 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
| Longview, TX | $46,400 | 800 | 1.5 | 1.03 |
| Johnstown, PA | $46,350 | 330 | 1.5 | 1.05 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $46,320 | 590 | 1.49 | 1.03 |
| Springfield, OH | $46,300 | 200 | 0.97 | 1.02 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,290 | 1,190 | 1.37 | 1.00 |
| Visalia, CA | $46,280 | 700 | 0.9 | 1.03 |
| Bloomington, IL | $46,260 | 440 | 1.11 | 0.87 |
| Abilene, TX | $46,190 | 650 | 1.9 | 1.04 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $46,190 | 520 | 2.01 | 1.02 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $46,180 | 430 | 1.81 | 1.15 |
| Altoona, PA | $46,160 | 400 | 1.49 | 1.04 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $46,150 | 300 | 1.86 | 1.12 |
| Florence, SC | $46,130 | 600 | 1.48 | 1.06 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,130 | 2,160 | 1.33 | 1.01 |
| San Angelo, TX | $46,130 | 410 | 1.8 | 1.06 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,090 | 840 | 1.16 | 1.05 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $46,080 | 1,530 | 1.18 | 0.95 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $46,080 | 1,630 | 1.32 | 0.99 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,990 | 930 | 1.27 | 1.03 |
| Lafayette, LA | $45,920 | 810 | 0.99 | 1.10 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,900 | 1,820 | 1.51 | 0.99 |
| Ocala, FL | $45,900 | 1,030 | 1.87 | 1.04 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,870 | 1,110 | 1.63 | 0.98 |
| Amarillo, TX | $45,860 | 930 | 1.65 | 1.03 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $45,840 | 400 | 1.06 | 1.01 |
| Burlington, NC | $45,750 | 370 | 1.19 | 1.04 |
| Decatur, AL | $45,740 | 290 | 1.06 | 0.99 |
| Lima, OH | $45,740 | 270 | 1.2 | 0.97 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,720 | 470 | 1.2 | 1.19 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $45,690 | 420 | 1.17 | 1.09 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $45,640 | 870 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $45,540 | 520 | 1.14 | 1.00 |
| Hammond, LA | $45,450 | 280 | 1.28 | 1.18 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $45,360 | 1,040 | 1.57 | 1.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | $45,190 | 320 | 1.68 | 0.99 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $45,070 | 530 | 1.08 | 1.00 |
| Victoria, TX | $45,060 | 300 | 1.73 | 1.05 |
| Lawton, OK | $45,010 | 260 | 1.34 | 1.07 |
| Lubbock, TX | $44,950 | 1,180 | 1.57 | 1.07 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $44,940 | 410 | 1.56 | 1.04 |
| Alexandria, LA | $44,900 | 340 | 1.25 | 1.11 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $44,830 | 350 | 1.26 | 1.06 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $44,780 | 440 | 1.73 | 1.04 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $44,710 | 1,090 | 1.25 | 0.99 |
| Sebring, FL | $44,650 | 210 | 1.63 | 1.11 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,590 | 200 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
| Tyler, TX | $44,590 | 850 | 1.62 | 1.05 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $44,540 | 220 | 1.46 | 0.95 |
| Yuma, AZ | $44,510 | 540 | 1.75 | 1.01 |
| Manhattan, KS | $44,410 | 240 | 0.98 | 0.97 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $44,360 | 90 | 1.06 | 1.25 |
| El Paso, TX | $44,250 | 2,080 | 1.35 | 1.12 |
| Dothan, AL | $44,170 | 300 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,980 | 1,590 | 1.15 | 0.92 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $43,970 | 260 | 1.42 | 1.08 |
| Owensboro, KY | $43,900 | 290 | 1.31 | 0.98 |
| Monroe, LA | $43,760 | 400 | 1.01 | 1.15 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $43,730 | 620 | 1.52 | 0.97 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $43,260 | 290 | 1.26 | 0.94 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $42,860 | 470 | 1.26 | 0.95 |
| Gadsden, AL | $42,200 | 170 | 1.1 | 1.15 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,030 | 550 | 1.28 | 1.06 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $42,030 | 400 | 1.51 | 0.95 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $41,630 | 350 | 1.48 | 0.89 |
| Charleston, WV | $41,390 | 690 | 1.47 | 0.90 |
| Enid, OK | $40,670 | 130 | 1.2 | 1.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $40,670 | 170 | 1.03 | 0.89 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $40,430 | 260 | 1.46 | 1.11 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,920 | 1,620 | 1.21 | 1.11 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,800 | 240 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
| Laredo, TX | $39,450 | 640 | 1.29 | 1.06 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $39,160 | 780 | 1.1 | 1.07 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,120 | 980 | 1.37 | 0.90 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $38,880 | 300 | 1.19 | 0.88 |
| Jackson, MS | $38,040 | 1,900 | 1.55 | 0.89 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $37,700 | 430 | 1.52 | 1.00 |
| Beckley, WV | $37,340 | 380 | 1.96 | 0.89 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $37,250 | 330 | 1.99 | 0.89 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,240 | 920 | 1.44 | 0.83 |
| Morgantown, WV | $37,060 | 360 | 1.17 | 0.78 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,760 | 2,750 | 0.88 | 0.77 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $22,400 | 220 | 0.93 | 0.89 |
| Arecibo, PR | $22,340 | 200 | 1.29 | 0.86 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $22,030 | 240 | 1.07 | 0.83 |
| Ponce, PR | $21,920 | 250 | 0.86 | 0.81 |
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?
| Area | Wage ratio | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | 1.38 | $76,450 | 0.47 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1.33 | $64,210 | 0.99 |
| Salinas, CA | 1.32 | $62,770 | 0.73 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 1.32 | $64,090 | 0.78 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1.32 | $75,080 | 1.07 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1.32 | $62,450 | 0.81 |
| Chico, CA | 1.31 | $63,070 | 0.9 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1.28 | $62,840 | 1 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1.27 | $58,980 | 1.08 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1.27 | $59,110 | 1.25 |
| Merced, CA | 1.26 | $59,390 | 0.92 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1.25 | $61,030 | 1.09 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 1.25 | $44,360 | 1.06 |
| Missoula, MT | 1.25 | $59,650 | 1.16 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1.24 | $51,170 | 1.01 |
| Monroe, MI | 1.24 | $57,400 | 1.48 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1.24 | $65,160 | 0.99 |
| Modesto, CA | 1.24 | $62,770 | 1.16 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1.23 | $59,190 | 0.89 |
| Minot, ND | 1.23 | $60,020 | 1.38 |
| Billings, MT | 1.23 | $60,150 | 1.53 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 1.22 | $57,570 | 1.34 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1.22 | $62,530 | 0.85 |
| Casper, WY | 1.22 | $59,530 | 1.45 |
| Cleveland, TN | 1.22 | $48,900 | 1.32 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1.21 | $61,620 | 0.95 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1.21 | $47,250 | 0.9 |
| Gainesville, GA | 1.21 | $55,330 | 0.94 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1.21 | $72,020 | 0.99 |
| El Centro, CA | 1.20 | $54,330 | 1.07 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1.20 | $58,200 | 1.33 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1.20 | $45,360 | 1.57 |
| Richmond, VA | 1.20 | $61,510 | 0.98 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1.19 | $58,480 | 1.03 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1.19 | $46,730 | 1.25 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1.19 | $57,540 | 0.91 |
| Vallejo, CA | 1.19 | $69,710 | 1.16 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1.19 | $45,720 | 1.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 1.18 | $61,110 | 0.77 |
| Hammond, LA | 1.18 | $45,450 | 1.28 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1.18 | $57,810 | 1.07 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1.18 | $58,680 | 0.95 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1.18 | $58,290 | 1.03 |
| Yuba City, CA | 1.17 | $58,580 | 1.2 |
| Ames, IA | 1.17 | $58,820 | 1.02 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1.17 | $60,470 | 1.02 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1.17 | $59,510 | 0.9 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1.16 | $58,700 | 1.03 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.16 | $58,190 | 1.25 |
| Appleton, WI | 1.16 | $58,060 | 1.14 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1.16 | $50,920 | 1.5 |
| Dothan, AL | 1.16 | $44,170 | 1.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1.15 | $54,840 | 0.82 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1.15 | $54,230 | 0.98 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1.15 | $60,710 | 1.12 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1.15 | $42,200 | 1.1 |
| Medford, OR | 1.15 | $57,390 | 1.05 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 1.15 | $46,180 | 1.81 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 1.15 | $59,040 | 1.31 |
| Monroe, LA | 1.15 | $43,760 | 1.01 |
| Johnson City, TN | 1.15 | $49,830 | 1.23 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | 1.14 | $55,110 | 1.2 |
| Rochester, NY | 1.14 | $58,530 | 1.03 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 1.14 | $55,640 | 1.33 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 1.14 | $47,880 | 1.2 |
| Albany, GA | 1.14 | $49,710 | 1.59 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1.14 | $56,370 | 1.3 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 1.13 | $48,640 | 1.3 |
| Dalton, GA | 1.13 | $47,770 | 0.86 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1.13 | $54,840 | 1.6 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1.12 | $56,180 | 0.81 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1.12 | $62,820 | 0.79 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1.12 | $48,830 | 1.19 |
| El Paso, TX | 1.12 | $44,250 | 1.35 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1.12 | $61,320 | 1.01 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 1.12 | $46,150 | 1.86 |
| Jackson, TN | 1.11 | $49,910 | 1.35 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1.11 | $39,920 | 1.21 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1.11 | $61,610 | 1.04 |
| Rome, GA | 1.11 | $47,460 | 1.04 |
| Fresno, CA | 1.11 | $52,000 | 0.88 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1.11 | $50,400 | 1.36 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1.11 | $40,430 | 1.46 |
| Greeley, CO | 1.11 | $60,920 | 1.1 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1.11 | $44,900 | 1.25 |
| Savannah, GA | 1.11 | $52,230 | 1.11 |
| Sebring, FL | 1.11 | $44,650 | 1.63 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1.10 | $49,570 | 1.56 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1.10 | $49,080 | 1.14 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1.10 | $56,260 | 1.26 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1.10 | $53,240 | 1.22 |
| Traverse City, MI | 1.10 | $52,220 | 1.02 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1.10 | $45,920 | 0.99 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1.10 | $49,030 | 1.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1.10 | $64,320 | 0.7 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 1.10 | $51,970 | 1.37 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1.09 | $48,690 | 1.51 |
| Columbus, OH | 1.09 | $56,150 | 0.78 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1.09 | $51,020 | 1.08 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1.09 | $54,230 | 1 |
| Wausau, WI | 1.09 | $53,100 | 1.08 |
| Springfield, MA | 1.09 | $56,440 | 0.96 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1.09 | $51,230 | 1.07 |
| Jackson, MI | 1.09 | $51,870 | 0.95 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1.09 | $45,690 | 1.17 |
| Sumter, SC | 1.08 | $46,500 | 1.18 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 1.08 | $43,970 | 1.42 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1.08 | $56,960 | 1.09 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1.08 | $47,350 | 1.09 |
| Akron, OH | 1.08 | $52,900 | 1.09 |
| Springfield, MO | 1.08 | $49,570 | 1.82 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1.08 | $48,350 | 1.14 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1.08 | $54,300 | 1.3 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1.08 | $53,250 | 1.46 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1.08 | $50,490 | 1.08 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.08 | $58,460 | 0.97 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1.08 | $60,650 | 1.01 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1.08 | $48,670 | 1.24 |
| Niles, MI | 1.08 | $49,450 | 1.01 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1.08 | $58,860 | 1.01 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1.08 | $56,000 | 1.1 |
| Morristown, TN | 1.07 | $47,600 | 1.24 |
| Muncie, IN | 1.07 | $47,360 | 1.27 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1.07 | $51,320 | 1.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1.07 | $53,660 | 1.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1.07 | $39,160 | 1.1 |
| Albany, OR | 1.07 | $53,290 | 0.81 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1.07 | $59,130 | 0.83 |
| Grants Pass, OR | 1.07 | $54,330 | 1.04 |
| Lawton, OK | 1.07 | $45,010 | 1.34 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1.07 | $44,950 | 1.57 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1.07 | $50,910 | 1.51 |
| Kingston, NY | 1.07 | $53,290 | 1.64 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1.06 | $56,130 | 0.91 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1.06 | $42,030 | 1.28 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.06 | $49,380 | 1.55 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1.06 | $44,830 | 1.26 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1.06 | $48,930 | 1.16 |
| Flint, MI | 1.06 | $48,680 | 1.51 |
| Florence, SC | 1.06 | $46,130 | 1.48 |
| San Angelo, TX | 1.06 | $46,130 | 1.8 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1.06 | $48,730 | 1.2 |
| Laredo, TX | 1.06 | $39,450 | 1.29 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1.06 | $53,790 | 1.08 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1.06 | $49,180 | 1.24 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1.06 | $59,720 | 1.7 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1.06 | $47,700 | 1.26 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.06 | $51,530 | 1.2 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1.06 | $46,670 | 2.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.05 | $58,420 | 0.54 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1.05 | $49,080 | 1.12 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1.05 | $47,950 | 1.4 |
| Erie, PA | 1.05 | $46,840 | 1.23 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1.05 | $52,640 | 1.15 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1.05 | $46,090 | 1.16 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1.05 | $48,450 | 1.51 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1.05 | $46,350 | 1.5 |
| St. George, UT | 1.05 | $47,430 | 1.33 |
| Helena, MT | 1.05 | $57,820 | 1.11 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1.05 | $48,100 | 1.3 |
| Bend, OR | 1.05 | $57,300 | 0.9 |
| Yakima, WA | 1.05 | $50,150 | 0.94 |
| Bay City, MI | 1.05 | $47,830 | 1.31 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1.05 | $50,530 | 1.34 |
| Salem, OR | 1.05 | $57,960 | 0.69 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1.05 | $48,770 | 1.27 |
| Victoria, TX | 1.05 | $45,060 | 1.73 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1.05 | $48,770 | 1.55 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1.05 | $47,030 | 0.89 |
| Bangor, ME | 1.05 | $50,170 | 1.37 |
| Tyler, TX | 1.05 | $44,590 | 1.62 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1.05 | $50,280 | 0.95 |
| Dover, DE | 1.05 | $48,800 | 1.02 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 1.04 | $44,590 | 1.03 |
| Madison, WI | 1.04 | $60,650 | 0.69 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.04 | $49,810 | 1.21 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1.04 | $46,840 | 1.38 |
| Ocala, FL | 1.04 | $45,900 | 1.87 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1.04 | $53,750 | 1.15 |
| Altoona, PA | 1.04 | $46,160 | 1.49 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1.04 | $51,770 | 0.87 |
| Abilene, TX | 1.04 | $46,190 | 1.9 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1.04 | $46,810 | 1.71 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 1.04 | $44,940 | 1.56 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 1.04 | $49,190 | 0.8 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1.04 | $49,990 | 0.92 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1.04 | $50,180 | 0.98 |
| Burlington, NC | 1.04 | $45,750 | 1.19 |
| Reading, PA | 1.04 | $51,310 | 1.13 |
| Sandusky, OH | 1.04 | $46,660 | 1.22 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1.04 | $59,090 | 1.04 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1.04 | $49,310 | 1.23 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1.04 | $44,780 | 1.73 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1.04 | $46,860 | 1.36 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 1.04 | $47,480 | 0.96 |
| Columbia, SC | 1.04 | $48,080 | 1.4 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1.04 | $46,990 | 1.58 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 1.03 | $58,980 | 0.74 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1.03 | $50,940 | 0.99 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1.03 | $48,120 | 1.17 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1.03 | $48,320 | 1.56 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1.03 | $49,030 | 0.99 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1.03 | $48,540 | 1.19 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1.03 | $50,940 | 1 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1.03 | $46,320 | 1.49 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1.03 | $49,470 | 1 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 1.03 | $50,320 | 1.02 |
| Evansville, IN | 1.03 | $47,920 | 1.2 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1.03 | $45,860 | 1.65 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1.03 | $46,450 | 1.12 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1.03 | $47,350 | 1.21 |
| Longview, TX | 1.03 | $46,400 | 1.5 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 1.03 | $58,950 | 1.1 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1.03 | $47,600 | 1.13 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1.03 | $46,870 | 2.05 |
| Redding, CA | 1.03 | $50,260 | 1.16 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1.03 | $48,720 | 1.12 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1.03 | $47,850 | 1.01 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1.03 | $45,990 | 1.27 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1.03 | $46,990 | 1.16 |
| Visalia, CA | 1.03 | $46,280 | 0.9 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 1.02 | $47,480 | 1.51 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 1.02 | $50,300 | 1.63 |
| Saginaw, MI | 1.02 | $47,320 | 1.59 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1.02 | $50,530 | 1.12 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1.02 | $76,030 | 0.68 |
| Columbia, MO | 1.02 | $48,370 | 1.3 |
| Asheville, NC | 1.02 | $47,900 | 1.16 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.02 | $48,110 | 1.16 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1.02 | $47,650 | 0.96 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1.02 | $48,610 | 1.3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.02 | $60,490 | 0.81 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1.02 | $49,550 | 0.94 |
| Farmington, NM | 1.02 | $46,660 | 1.83 |
| Springfield, OH | 1.02 | $46,300 | 0.97 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1.02 | $48,600 | 1.22 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1.02 | $48,480 | 1 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1.02 | $46,970 | 1.35 |
| Waco, TX | 1.02 | $46,790 | 1.23 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1.02 | $47,410 | 1.17 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1.02 | $48,820 | 1.26 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 1.02 | $62,440 | 0.8 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1.02 | $48,270 | 1.47 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 1.02 | $46,190 | 2.01 |
| Columbus, IN | 1.01 | $49,180 | 0.85 |
| Greenville, NC | 1.01 | $47,220 | 1.06 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 1.01 | $48,870 | 1.47 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1.01 | $55,320 | 0.98 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.01 | $49,890 | 1.03 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 1.01 | $49,120 | 1.14 |
| Reno, NV | 1.01 | $50,190 | 1.27 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1.01 | $49,290 | 1.03 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1.01 | $47,880 | 1.04 |
| Vineland, NJ | 1.01 | $48,670 | 1.18 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1.01 | $47,460 | 1.16 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1.01 | $48,500 | 1.3 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1.01 | $44,510 | 1.75 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1.01 | $47,800 | 1.42 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1.01 | $46,130 | 1.33 |
| Mobile, AL | 1.01 | $47,330 | 1.14 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1.01 | $51,450 | 0.94 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1.01 | $47,760 | 1.31 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1.01 | $45,840 | 1.06 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.00 | $46,840 | 1.22 |
| Enid, OK | 1.00 | $40,670 | 1.2 |
| Wichita, KS | 1.00 | $47,800 | 0.95 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1.00 | $54,840 | 0.95 |
| Hinesville, GA | 1.00 | $46,810 | 1.19 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1.00 | $46,490 | 1.26 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1.00 | $50,260 | 0.88 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1.00 | $39,800 | 0.95 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 1.00 | $46,840 | 1.37 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1.00 | $47,830 | 0.94 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1.00 | $46,290 | 1.37 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1.00 | $49,120 | 1.41 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1.00 | $37,700 | 1.52 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1.00 | $49,540 | 0.93 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1.00 | $49,960 | 0.85 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1.00 | $46,880 | 1.24 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.00 | $45,070 | 1.08 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1.00 | $45,540 | 1.14 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 1.00 | $47,180 | 1.34 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1.00 | $60,450 | 0.76 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1.00 | $48,480 | 0.92 |
| New Haven, CT | 1.00 | $59,760 | 1.03 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 0.99 | $45,900 | 1.51 |
| Anchorage, AK | 0.99 | $59,880 | 1.06 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 0.99 | $61,960 | 0.87 |
| Lincoln, NE | 0.99 | $49,500 | 0.93 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 0.99 | $48,210 | 1.02 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 0.99 | $46,080 | 1.32 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 0.99 | $47,280 | 1.94 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 0.99 | $57,180 | 1.3 |
| Kokomo, IN | 0.99 | $48,580 | 1.22 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 0.99 | $46,820 | 1.09 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 0.99 | $51,400 | 0.98 |
| Boise City, ID | 0.99 | $48,630 | 1.14 |
| Decatur, AL | 0.99 | $45,740 | 1.06 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 0.99 | $61,060 | 1.65 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 0.99 | $47,880 | 1.2 |
| Kankakee, IL | 0.99 | $45,190 | 1.68 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 0.99 | $44,710 | 1.25 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 0.98 | $48,900 | 1.27 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 0.98 | $51,080 | 1.12 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 0.98 | $45,870 | 1.63 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 0.98 | $58,910 | 0.8 |
| Midland, MI | 0.98 | $48,490 | 1.11 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 0.98 | $45,640 | 1.03 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 0.98 | $47,440 | 1.17 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 0.98 | $47,720 | 1.36 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 0.98 | $47,010 | 1.16 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 0.98 | $49,090 | 0.91 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 0.98 | $47,880 | 1.12 |
| Mankato, MN | 0.98 | $48,450 | 1.15 |
| Bellingham, WA | 0.98 | $56,550 | 0.88 |
| Odessa, TX | 0.98 | $47,510 | 1.74 |
| Toledo, OH | 0.98 | $47,090 | 1.02 |
| Owensboro, KY | 0.98 | $43,900 | 1.31 |
| Elmira, NY | 0.98 | $46,720 | 1.41 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 0.98 | $57,630 | 1.03 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 0.98 | $47,770 | 1.25 |
| Topeka, KS | 0.98 | $48,320 | 0.97 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 0.97 | $50,090 | 1.05 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 0.97 | $50,600 | 1.08 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 0.97 | $47,670 | 1.32 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 0.97 | $43,730 | 1.52 |
| Lima, OH | 0.97 | $45,740 | 1.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 0.97 | $51,970 | 1.14 |
| Binghamton, NY | 0.97 | $47,870 | 1.18 |
| Manhattan, KS | 0.97 | $44,410 | 0.98 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 0.97 | $47,050 | 1.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 0.97 | $49,720 | 0.96 |
| Peoria, IL | 0.96 | $47,750 | 1.39 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 0.96 | $52,040 | 0.84 |
| State College, PA | 0.96 | $47,240 | 0.98 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 0.96 | $57,580 | 1.22 |
| Carson City, NV | 0.96 | $54,270 | 1.86 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 0.96 | $48,550 | 1.07 |
| Ogden, UT | 0.95 | $46,650 | 1.52 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 0.95 | $48,490 | 1.35 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 0.95 | $42,860 | 1.26 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 0.95 | $42,030 | 1.51 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 0.95 | $55,500 | 1.05 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 0.95 | $48,090 | 0.96 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 0.95 | $46,080 | 1.18 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 0.95 | $44,540 | 1.46 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 0.95 | $63,060 | 0.76 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 0.94 | $50,090 | 0.79 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 0.94 | $43,260 | 1.26 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 0.94 | $47,100 | 0.93 |
| Corvallis, OR | 0.94 | $54,330 | 0.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 0.94 | $54,080 | 1.24 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 0.94 | $57,760 | 0.66 |
| Worcester, MA | 0.94 | $54,330 | 1.09 |
| Decatur, IL | 0.93 | $47,880 | 1.14 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 0.93 | $53,450 | 1.01 |
| Syracuse, NY | 0.93 | $49,410 | 1.21 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 0.93 | $55,270 | 1.17 |
| Springfield, IL | 0.93 | $48,810 | 1.2 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 0.93 | $77,840 | 0.59 |
| Boulder, CO | 0.92 | $63,950 | 0.77 |
| Midland, TX | 0.92 | $49,990 | 1.08 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 0.92 | $43,980 | 1.15 |
| Huntsville, AL | 0.91 | $46,840 | 0.78 |
| Charleston, WV | 0.90 | $41,390 | 1.47 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 0.90 | $39,120 | 1.37 |
| Beckley, WV | 0.89 | $37,340 | 1.96 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 0.89 | $56,550 | 0.74 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 0.89 | $41,630 | 1.48 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 0.89 | $50,610 | 0.89 |
| Jackson, MS | 0.89 | $38,040 | 1.55 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 0.89 | $40,670 | 1.03 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 0.89 | $37,250 | 1.99 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 0.89 | $22,400 | 0.93 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 0.88 | $38,880 | 1.19 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 0.88 | $56,560 | 1.36 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 0.87 | $61,860 | 0.85 |
| Bloomington, IL | 0.87 | $46,260 | 1.11 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 0.86 | $49,020 | 0.85 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 0.86 | $47,280 | 1.04 |
| Arecibo, PR | 0.86 | $22,340 | 1.29 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 0.85 | $53,820 | 1.11 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 0.85 | $51,580 | 0.7 |
| Ithaca, NY | 0.84 | $48,820 | 0.88 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 0.83 | $37,240 | 1.44 |
| Aguadilla, PR | 0.83 | $22,030 | 1.07 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 0.83 | $51,260 | 0.77 |
| Rochester, MN | 0.82 | $49,920 | 0.87 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 0.82 | $59,290 | 0.73 |
| Ponce, PR | 0.81 | $21,920 | 0.86 |
| Morgantown, WV | 0.78 | $37,060 | 1.17 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 0.77 | $22,760 | 0.88 |
Broader occupation Our title "Automotive Technician Apprentice" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. BLS groups Automotive Technician Apprentice within Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
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