Dishwashers
United States. Estimated employment 477,450, with pages for 47 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 35-9021
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$34,810 · 50th
$26,20010th
$29,69025th
$34,81050th
$37,44075th
$42,86090th
That is the median — half of dishwashers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Dishwashers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $43,960 | 3,940 |
| San Francisco, CA | $42,100 | 9,530 |
| Napa, CA | $39,930 | 590 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $38,810 | 1,160 |
| San Diego, CA | $38,530 | 7,790 |
| Vallejo, CA | $37,910 | 530 |
| Boston, MA | $37,750 | 10,540 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $37,580 | 27,520 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $37,380 | 510 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $37,350 | 300 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $37,030 | 700 |
| Washington, DC | $37,010 | 11,690 |
| Chicago, IL | $36,850 | 11,910 |
| Worcester, MA | $36,660 | 1,180 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $36,410 | 860 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $35,840 | 320 |
| New York, NY | $35,670 | 25,580 |
| Springfield, MA | $35,560 | 670 |
| Kingston, NY | $35,510 | 340 |
| Austin, TX | $35,360 | 3,670 |
| Ithaca, NY | $35,170 | 210 |
| Buffalo, NY | $35,080 | 1,680 |
| Naples, FL | $34,980 | 1,340 |
| Albany, NY | $34,580 | 1,450 |
| Syracuse, NY | $34,530 | 880 |
| Utica, NY | $34,530 | 390 |
| Champaign, IL | $33,330 | 380 |
| Orlando, FL | $32,220 | 6,910 |
| Springfield, IL | $32,200 | 330 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $32,150 | 2,540 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,990 | 100 |
| Tampa, FL | $31,670 | 5,260 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,610 | 470 |
| Rockford, IL | $31,570 | 380 |
| Miami, FL | $31,480 | 12,240 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,390 | 330 |
| North Port, FL | $31,370 | 1,700 |
| Dallas, TX | $31,200 | 9,930 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,200 | 110 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $31,160 | 860 |
| Sebastian, FL | $31,000 | 310 |
| Midland, TX | $30,420 | 240 |
| Odessa, TX | $30,060 | 210 |
| San Antonio, TX | $29,850 | 2,820 |
| Waco, TX | $29,520 | 260 |
| Lubbock, TX | $28,970 | 450 |
| College Station, TX | $28,640 | 380 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 477,450 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-9021, Dishwashers. Mapped to our taxonomy as dishwashers.
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