Tapers salary by location
National median: $68,270 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | state | $113,180 | +65.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $113,180 | +65.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $95,490 | +39.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $95,490 | +39.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $95,010 | +39.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $92,810 | +35.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $92,490 | +35.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $84,840 | +24.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $82,240 | +20.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $81,400 | +19.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $81,040 | +18.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $81,000 | +18.6% | — | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $80,340 | +17.7% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $79,040 | +15.8% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $78,090 | +14.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $78,090 | +14.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $77,790 | +13.9% | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $76,720 | +12.4% | 420 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $75,850 | +11.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $74,120 | +8.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $73,840 | +8.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $73,840 | +8.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $73,460 | +7.6% | 4,540 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $71,970 | +5.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $71,450 | +4.7% | 500 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $71,430 | +4.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $70,810 | +3.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $69,340 | +1.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $68,270 | +0.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $68,020 | −0.4% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $67,050 | −1.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $66,980 | −1.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $66,830 | −2.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $65,060 | −4.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $63,630 | −6.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $63,600 | −6.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $63,020 | −7.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $61,870 | −9.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $61,480 | −9.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $61,470 | −10.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $61,050 | −10.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $60,690 | −11.1% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $60,670 | −11.1% | 900 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $60,430 | −11.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $59,740 | −12.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $59,740 | −12.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $58,530 | −14.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $57,840 | −15.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $57,690 | −15.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $57,690 | −15.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $56,380 | −17.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $56,300 | −17.5% | 780 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $54,530 | −20.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $54,500 | −20.2% | — | 2025 |
| UT | state | $52,930 | −22.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $51,230 | −25.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $49,400 | −27.6% | — | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $48,420 | −29.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $48,320 | −29.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $47,620 | −30.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $45,770 | −33.0% | — | 2025 |
| TX | state | $43,670 | −36.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $42,810 | −37.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $41,600 | −39.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| PR | state | $27,570 | −59.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $27,570 | −59.6% | 80 | 2025 |