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Dishwashers Salary by City

Dishwashers earn the most in Kahului, HI (average $46,880 a year), followed by San Jose, CA ($44,840) and San Francisco, CA ($43,040), among the 390 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $34,691 (May 2025).

$34,691U.S. metro average
$47Khighest: Kahului, HI
$22Klowest: Aguadilla, PR
390metro areas
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Top 15 cities for dishwashers by average salary

Kahului, HI$46,880
San Jose, CA$44,840
San Francisco, CA$43,040
Seattle, WA$42,770
Napa, CA$42,060
Bremerton, WA$41,980
Santa Rosa, CA$40,220
Mount Vernon, WA$40,190
Longview, WA$40,180
Honolulu, HI$40,110
Bellingham, WA$40,010
Olympia, WA$39,990
Boulder, CO$39,890
Salinas, CA$39,830
San Diego, CA$39,820
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Dishwashers salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Hawaii2$46,880$40,110
California25$44,840$35,590
Washington11$42,770$38,020
Colorado7$39,890$34,350
Massachusetts6$39,700$35,690
Oregon8$39,020$34,270
New York13$38,410$33,890
New Jersey3$37,890$35,000
Connecticut5$37,720$35,430
Maine3$37,670$34,730
Illinois8$37,460$32,580
Washington, D.C.1$37,430$37,430
Nevada3$37,040$33,450
Arizona7$36,190$32,370
Vermont1$35,840$35,840
Montana5$35,300$29,780
Rhode Island1$34,860$34,860
Florida22$34,680$29,530
Missouri8$34,440$30,940
Minnesota5$34,230$30,330
Tennessee10$34,180$28,660
Texas25$34,030$24,840
New Mexico4$33,890$30,570
Maryland4$33,820$31,090
Michigan15$33,780$29,640
New Hampshire1$33,770$33,770
Virginia9$33,750$30,440
Idaho6$33,300$28,860
Nebraska3$33,060$31,110
North Carolina15$33,000$26,950
Utah5$32,790$30,290
Pennsylvania16$32,750$23,300
Delaware1$32,560$32,560
Alaska2$32,350$31,990
Ohio12$32,310$27,490
North Dakota4$32,300$29,570
South Carolina8$32,290$26,720
Wisconsin13$32,050$25,060
South Dakota2$31,210$29,790
Georgia14$31,100$26,970
Indiana11$30,970$26,670
Iowa8$30,850$28,390
Alabama12$30,840$26,080
Kentucky6$30,520$27,630
Arkansas5$30,260$26,670
Kansas4$30,040$26,760
Wyoming2$29,680$29,410
Oklahoma4$28,800$26,030
Louisiana10$27,320$23,180
West Virginia7$26,810$25,570
Mississippi3$25,820$24,940
Puerto Rico5$23,520$22,370
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Dishwashers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Kahului, HI$46,880$45,930$22.54800
San Jose, CA$44,840$43,960$21.563,940
San Francisco, CA$43,040$42,100$20.699,530
Seattle, WA$42,770$42,750$20.567,910
Napa, CA$42,060$39,930$20.22590
Bremerton, WA$41,980$38,910$20.19340
Santa Rosa, CA$40,220$38,810$19.341,160
Mount Vernon, WA$40,190$37,710$19.32190
Longview, WA$40,180$36,880$19.3280
Honolulu, HI$40,110$36,400$19.282,810
Bellingham, WA$40,010$37,430$19.24310
Olympia, WA$39,990$37,070$19.23340
Boulder, CO$39,890$37,750$19.18540
Salinas, CA$39,830$37,350$19.15970
San Diego, CA$39,820$38,530$19.147,790
Boston, MA$39,700$37,750$19.0910,540
Kennewick, WA$39,500$37,400$18.99360
Wenatchee, WA$39,460$36,390$18.97200
Barnstable, MA$39,280$37,030$18.89700
Los Angeles, CA$39,240$37,580$18.8627,520
Vallejo, CA$39,100$37,910$18.80530
Denver, CO$39,080$38,710$18.794,530
Portland, OR$39,020$37,250$18.763,580
Santa Cruz, CA$38,790$37,380$18.65510
Santa Maria, CA$38,750$37,290$18.631,150
Walla Walla, WA$38,630$36,110$18.5770
Sacramento, CA$38,610$36,930$18.564,030
Spokane, WA$38,550$36,330$18.53800
New York, NY$38,410$35,670$18.4725,580
Yakima, WA$38,020$35,950$18.28270
Yuba City, CA$37,950$36,220$18.25190
Oxnard, CA$37,920$36,670$18.231,480
Atlantic City, NJ$37,890$37,110$18.22890
Riverside, CA$37,840$36,710$18.196,710
Modesto, CA$37,780$36,810$18.16600
Bridgeport, CT$37,720$36,850$18.131,960
San Luis Obispo, CA$37,690$36,760$18.12850
Portland, ME$37,670$36,440$18.111,540
Bend, OR$37,580$36,400$18.07540
Amherst, MA$37,470$37,350$18.01300
Chicago, IL$37,460$36,850$18.0111,910
Washington, DC$37,430$37,010$17.9911,690
Bakersfield, CA$37,310$35,720$17.941,030
Stockton, CA$37,050$35,980$17.81790
Las Vegas, NV$37,040$35,630$17.819,610
Trenton, NJ$36,990$35,360$17.79270
Kingston, NY$36,860$35,510$17.72340
Worcester, MA$36,800$36,660$17.691,180
Kiryas Joel, NY$36,780$36,410$17.68860
Merced, CA$36,750$35,210$17.67170
Fort Collins, CO$36,720$35,800$17.65550
Pittsfield, MA$36,680$35,840$17.64320
Hartford, CT$36,670$35,350$17.632,450
Fresno, CA$36,460$35,110$17.531,550
Hanford, CA$36,420$35,560$17.51120
New Haven, CT$36,320$35,470$17.461,220
Chico, CA$36,260$35,150$17.44290
Phoenix, AZ$36,190$35,780$17.407,530
Redding, CA$36,180$34,900$17.39270
El Centro, CA$36,050$34,990$17.33160
Flagstaff, AZ$35,980$35,530$17.30310
Norwich, CT$35,960$34,820$17.29670
Ithaca, NY$35,940$35,170$17.28210
Burlington, VT$35,840$37,170$17.23410
Springfield, MA$35,690$35,560$17.16670
Medford, OR$35,670$35,340$17.15400
Utica, NY$35,650$34,530$17.14390
Greeley, CO$35,620$35,240$17.13260
Visalia, CA$35,590$34,750$17.11480
Albany, NY$35,530$34,580$17.081,450
Buffalo, NY$35,470$35,080$17.051,680
Waterbury, CT$35,430$34,470$17.03630
Salem, OR$35,390$35,070$17.02610
Grants Pass, OR$35,370$35,410$17.01100
Bozeman, MT$35,300$36,470$16.97370
Prescott Valley, AZ$35,230$34,600$16.94370
Champaign, IL$35,220$33,330$16.93380
Pueblo, CO$35,220$34,350$16.93180
Lewiston, ME$35,210$34,920$16.93170
Colorado Springs, CO$35,200$35,030$16.92960
Corvallis, OR$35,060$34,950$16.86150
Syracuse, NY$35,060$34,530$16.86880
Vineland, NJ$35,000$33,400$16.8370
Providence, RI$34,860$34,640$16.763,680
Glens Falls, NY$34,820$34,010$16.74190
Bangor, ME$34,730$34,490$16.70300
Naples, FL$34,680$34,980$16.671,340
Rochester, NY$34,490$33,880$16.581,640
St. Louis, MO$34,440$32,180$16.563,720
Grand Junction, CO$34,350$33,730$16.52200
Eugene, OR$34,300$33,850$16.49600
Springfield, IL$34,290$32,200$16.49330
Watertown, NY$34,280$33,330$16.48120
Albany, OR$34,270$33,960$16.47130
Minneapolis, MN$34,230$34,940$16.465,940
Nashville, TN$34,180$34,380$16.433,050
Binghamton, NY$34,080$33,530$16.38310
Austin, TX$34,030$35,360$16.363,670
Elmira, NY$33,890$32,530$16.29120
Santa Fe, NM$33,890$33,750$16.29380
Tucson, AZ$33,850$33,490$16.281,090
Baltimore, MD$33,820$33,280$16.264,770
Ann Arbor, MI$33,780$34,440$16.24510
Manchester, NH$33,770$35,290$16.24680
Charlottesville, VA$33,750$33,090$16.23480
Reno, NV$33,720$33,190$16.211,160
Lake Havasu City, AZ$33,630$32,670$16.17200
Kansas City, MO$33,570$34,800$16.142,460
Detroit, MI$33,560$34,350$16.144,840
Yuma, AZ$33,500$31,560$16.11170
Carson City, NV$33,450$33,220$16.08130
Coeur d'Alene, ID$33,300$33,890$16.01360
Decatur, IL$33,250$31,990$15.99100
Lansing, MI$33,160$33,130$15.94490
Peoria, IL$33,110$31,610$15.92470
Omaha, NE$33,060$33,810$15.891,210
Springfield, MO$33,040$30,680$15.89470
Rockford, IL$33,020$31,570$15.87380
Durham, NC$33,000$33,800$15.86730
Staunton, VA$32,980$30,130$15.86160
Lexington Park, MD$32,970$31,200$15.85260
Boise, ID$32,860$33,470$15.801,180
Miami, FL$32,810$31,480$15.7712,240
Salt Lake City, UT$32,790$34,480$15.761,570
Bloomington, IL$32,770$31,390$15.76330
Salisbury, MD$32,770$31,200$15.75170
Orlando, FL$32,760$32,220$15.756,910
Philadelphia, PA$32,750$33,270$15.748,900
Richmond, VA$32,710$31,370$15.731,980
Charlotte, NC$32,690$31,920$15.723,790
Albuquerque, NM$32,680$31,540$15.711,490
Sarasota, FL$32,670$31,370$15.711,700
Fort Myers, FL$32,660$30,940$15.701,230
Lewiston, ID$32,620$34,020$15.6980
Kankakee, IL$32,580$31,200$15.66110
Dover, DE$32,560$31,200$15.66180
St. Joseph, MO$32,530$30,550$15.64140
Battle Creek, MI$32,490$32,080$15.62160
Sierra Vista, AZ$32,370$30,880$15.5690
Fairbanks, AK$32,350$32,900$15.55150
Palm Bay, FL$32,310$31,160$15.53860
Tampa, FL$32,310$31,670$15.535,260
Columbus, OH$32,310$33,690$15.532,860
Fargo, ND$32,300$31,560$15.53290
Raleigh, NC$32,300$31,300$15.531,700
Hilton Head Island, SC$32,290$33,040$15.52410
Rochester, MN$32,290$32,790$15.53360
Asheville, NC$32,280$31,860$15.52540
Jefferson City, MO$32,240$30,860$15.50150
Jacksonville, FL$32,220$32,150$15.492,540
Columbia, MO$32,190$30,780$15.48300
Niles, MI$32,180$31,580$15.47280
Grand Rapids, MI$32,140$31,940$15.451,450
Crestview, FL$32,130$30,470$15.45670
Madison, WI$32,050$32,750$15.411,160
Port St. Lucie, FL$32,010$30,540$15.39860
Traverse City, MI$32,010$31,130$15.39260
Anchorage, AK$31,990$31,940$15.38780
Harrisonburg, VA$31,890$31,440$15.33280
Bismarck, ND$31,890$32,180$15.33140
Virginia Beach, VA$31,870$29,770$15.322,300
Charleston, SC$31,870$31,800$15.321,670
Punta Gorda, FL$31,770$30,100$15.27330
Lincoln, NE$31,730$30,060$15.26390
Sebastian, FL$31,690$31,000$15.23310
Dallas, TX$31,580$31,200$15.189,930
Cape Girardeau, MO$31,520$29,590$15.16110
Burlington, NC$31,510$31,410$15.15190
Billings, MT$31,480$31,450$15.13360
Ogden, UT$31,320$31,130$15.06500
Winchester, VA$31,300$29,750$15.05250
Sioux Falls, SD$31,210$29,540$15.01400
Grand Island, NE$31,110$29,690$14.9680
Atlanta, GA$31,100$31,780$14.956,780
Hagerstown, MD$31,090$31,200$14.95290
Midland, MI$31,090$30,320$14.9570
Panama City, FL$31,080$30,010$14.94470
Cincinnati, OH$31,080$30,740$14.943,000
Jackson, MI$31,010$30,420$14.91170
Provo, UT$31,000$31,180$14.90520
Knoxville, TN$30,990$29,530$14.901,110
Indianapolis, IN$30,970$30,520$14.892,690
Grand Forks, ND$30,970$30,230$14.89120
Deltona, FL$30,940$29,720$14.87910
Flint, MI$30,940$29,030$14.88430
Kalamazoo, MI$30,940$29,250$14.88340
Joplin, MO$30,940$29,070$14.87210
Pensacola, FL$30,930$29,530$14.87760
Cleveland, OH$30,930$29,360$14.873,170
Midland, TX$30,910$30,420$14.86240
Morristown, TN$30,900$29,820$14.8670
Helena, MT$30,870$29,750$14.84160
Davenport, IA$30,850$31,200$14.83430
Huntsville, AL$30,840$30,720$14.83380
Mankato, MN$30,830$30,690$14.82170
Missoula, MT$30,830$30,400$14.82300
Gainesville, FL$30,810$29,490$14.81460
Wildwood, FL$30,800$29,430$14.81200
Memphis, TN$30,780$29,700$14.801,230
Las Cruces, NM$30,760$29,070$14.79340
Brunswick, GA$30,750$29,540$14.79250
Muskegon, MI$30,690$29,740$14.76170
Blacksburg, VA$30,680$29,160$14.75230
Lynchburg, VA$30,680$28,660$14.75340
Akron, OH$30,680$29,390$14.75780
Allentown, PA$30,650$30,690$14.731,170
Greensboro, NC$30,630$29,760$14.73820
Sebring, FL$30,580$28,810$14.70120
Farmington, NM$30,570$29,490$14.70180
Logan, UT$30,570$30,500$14.70120
Louisville, KY$30,520$29,770$14.671,660
Ames, IA$30,520$30,110$14.67110
Des Moines, IA$30,510$30,450$14.67930
Lexington, KY$30,440$31,110$14.64960
Roanoke, VA$30,440$28,790$14.64510
St. Cloud, MN$30,440$29,830$14.63340
Monroe, MI$30,420$28,670$14.62120
Ocala, FL$30,380$28,850$14.61450
Pinehurst, NC$30,360$29,480$14.59180
Lakeland, FL$30,330$29,190$14.58670
Duluth, MN$30,330$30,220$14.58410
Tallahassee, FL$30,310$30,040$14.57590
St. George, UT$30,290$30,230$14.56280
Chattanooga, TN$30,270$29,430$14.55730
Jonesboro, AR$30,260$27,750$14.55140
Pittsburgh, PA$30,250$30,000$14.554,280
Twin Falls, ID$30,220$29,190$14.53160
Saginaw, MI$30,160$28,580$14.50260
Fayetteville, AR$30,130$28,800$14.49730
Gainesville, GA$30,080$29,580$14.46240
Wichita, KS$30,040$28,640$14.44540
Hinesville, GA$29,950$29,320$14.4040
Idaho Falls, ID$29,950$29,050$14.40210
Wilmington, NC$29,930$29,870$14.39770
Harrisburg, PA$29,920$29,700$14.39960
Dayton, OH$29,920$29,580$14.381,040
Birmingham, AL$29,800$29,790$14.33790
Rapid City, SD$29,790$28,390$14.32240
Elkhart, IN$29,780$29,900$14.32140
Kokomo, IN$29,780$29,430$14.32110
Canton, OH$29,780$28,730$14.32450
Great Falls, MT$29,780$28,940$14.32140
Winston-Salem, NC$29,780$29,050$14.32660
Spartanburg, SC$29,770$29,470$14.31310
Kenosha, WI$29,730$29,960$14.29210
Toledo, OH$29,700$29,290$14.28850
Savannah, GA$29,690$29,680$14.27820
Cheyenne, WY$29,680$29,370$14.27190
South Bend, IN$29,650$29,090$14.25350
Bay City, MI$29,640$29,470$14.25120
Jackson, TN$29,640$29,630$14.25140
Minot, ND$29,570$29,070$14.2260
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,560$29,310$14.21320
Cleveland, TN$29,550$28,450$14.21100
Iowa City, IA$29,550$29,530$14.21290
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,530$28,500$14.20160
Greenville, SC$29,520$29,590$14.191,180
Dubuque, IA$29,490$29,380$14.18150
Sioux City, IA$29,440$29,230$14.15150
Sheboygan, WI$29,430$29,250$14.15190
Bloomington, IN$29,420$28,740$14.14210
Casper, WY$29,410$28,690$14.14170
San Antonio, TX$29,400$29,850$14.132,820
Kingsport, TN$29,380$28,500$14.12270
Milwaukee, WI$29,370$29,170$14.122,330
Odessa, TX$29,350$30,060$14.11210
Lancaster, PA$29,310$29,140$14.09850
Lima, OH$29,290$28,480$14.08130
Little Rock, AR$29,280$28,080$14.08720
Fort Wayne, IN$29,260$28,710$14.07450
Fayetteville, NC$29,230$29,470$14.05310
Paducah, KY$29,220$29,520$14.05170
Springfield, OH$29,170$27,940$14.03110
Johnson City, TN$29,140$28,890$14.01210
Greenville, NC$29,130$28,560$14.01180
Daphne, AL$29,100$29,540$13.99340
Montgomery, AL$29,070$29,000$13.98320
Decatur, AL$29,050$29,620$13.9770
Sandusky, OH$28,980$28,040$13.93260
Waco, TX$28,930$29,520$13.91260
Hickory, NC$28,900$28,980$13.89280
Lafayette, IN$28,880$28,690$13.88250
Appleton, WI$28,880$29,370$13.89320
Pocatello, ID$28,860$28,750$13.88110
Mansfield, OH$28,850$28,020$13.87150
Columbus, GA$28,810$28,490$13.85290
Tulsa, OK$28,800$28,600$13.851,010
Michigan City, IN$28,790$28,330$13.84130
Columbia, SC$28,780$28,180$13.841,470
Houston, TX$28,750$28,600$13.828,480
Wichita Falls, TX$28,680$28,380$13.79120
La Crosse, WI$28,670$29,310$13.78260
York, PA$28,660$29,590$13.78520
Clarksville, TN$28,660$28,600$13.78240
Topeka, KS$28,660$27,920$13.78160
Bowling Green, KY$28,580$28,740$13.74250
Augusta, GA$28,570$28,630$13.74500
Evansville, IN$28,560$28,460$13.73300
Auburn, AL$28,550$28,160$13.72220
Oshkosh, WI$28,530$28,290$13.71210
State College, PA$28,520$28,950$13.71250
Mobile, AL$28,490$28,740$13.70310
Myrtle Beach, SC$28,490$28,610$13.70960
Waterloo, IA$28,390$28,890$13.65190
Sherman, TX$28,280$28,140$13.60100
Lawrence, KS$28,270$27,590$13.59130
Lebanon, PA$28,230$27,590$13.57190
Green Bay, WI$28,200$28,890$13.56450
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,160$27,900$13.54260
Rome, GA$28,050$27,740$13.48130
Killeen, TX$28,030$28,560$13.48290
Rocky Mount, NC$28,010$27,540$13.4790
Tyler, TX$27,890$28,560$13.41270
College Station, TX$27,870$28,640$13.40380
Eau Claire, WI$27,860$29,020$13.39260
Scranton, PA$27,840$28,100$13.39790
Racine, WI$27,820$28,230$13.38180
Oklahoma City, OK$27,810$28,310$13.371,720
Florence, AL$27,770$28,110$13.35120
Anniston, AL$27,710$28,400$13.3290
Macon, GA$27,700$28,280$13.32220
Wausau, WI$27,700$27,860$13.32160
Owensboro, KY$27,670$28,450$13.30140
Elizabethtown, KY$27,630$27,870$13.28110
Lubbock, TX$27,630$28,970$13.28450
Athens, GA$27,610$27,870$13.27220
Beaumont, TX$27,570$27,670$13.25310
Dalton, GA$27,490$27,610$13.2290
Goldsboro, NC$27,490$27,400$13.21100
Youngstown, OH$27,490$26,510$13.22500
Amarillo, TX$27,470$28,270$13.21280
Reading, PA$27,470$27,650$13.21550
Warner Robins, GA$27,470$28,010$13.21190
Janesville, WI$27,460$28,140$13.20200
Valdosta, GA$27,340$27,540$13.14160
Terre Haute, IN$27,320$27,680$13.14170
New Orleans, LA$27,320$27,690$13.141,420
Baton Rouge, LA$27,150$27,580$13.06640
Fort Smith, AR$27,120$26,630$13.04170
Corpus Christi, TX$27,050$27,300$13.00520
Sumter, SC$27,050$26,740$13.0170
Gettysburg, PA$26,980$28,120$12.97130
Albany, GA$26,970$28,200$12.97130
Jacksonville, NC$26,950$27,810$12.96170
Dothan, AL$26,840$27,560$12.91110
Wheeling, WV$26,810$26,180$12.89190
Longview, TX$26,800$26,910$12.89210
Manhattan, KS$26,760$24,370$12.87100
Florence, SC$26,720$26,970$12.85220
Abilene, TX$26,700$26,880$12.84180
Muncie, IN$26,670$27,460$12.82120
Hot Springs, AR$26,670$26,110$12.82110
Lawton, OK$26,480$26,390$12.73110
Chambersburg, PA$26,440$25,710$12.71150
Weirton, WV$26,440$24,600$12.71110
Parkersburg, WV$26,350$26,720$12.67110
Erie, PA$26,280$26,300$12.63440
Altoona, PA$26,220$26,960$12.60190
Huntington, WV$26,220$26,250$12.60290
Gadsden, AL$26,080$27,540$12.5460
Slidell, LA$26,070$26,440$12.53300
Texarkana, TX$26,040$26,510$12.52130
Enid, OK$26,030$26,450$12.5150
Morgantown, WV$26,010$26,490$12.51180
El Paso, TX$26,000$26,850$12.50860
Victoria, TX$25,980$26,640$12.4980
San Angelo, TX$25,840$25,290$12.43120
Gulfport, MS$25,820$26,470$12.42680
Charleston, WV$25,790$26,440$12.40210
Houma, LA$25,720$26,830$12.36140
Beckley, WV$25,570$25,150$12.29130
Jackson, MS$25,470$26,150$12.24600
Laredo, TX$25,270$23,270$12.15220
Lake Charles, LA$25,210$24,760$12.12200
Lafayette, LA$25,200$25,300$12.11450
Williamsport, PA$25,190$23,850$12.11190
Hammond, LA$25,130$24,380$12.08130
Brownsville, TX$25,080$23,670$12.06380
Fond du Lac, WI$25,060$22,080$12.05160
Shreveport, LA$24,970$23,170$12.01310
Hattiesburg, MS$24,940$26,180$11.99200
McAllen, TX$24,840$23,140$11.94530
Alexandria, LA$24,240$23,010$11.66100
San Juan, PR$23,520$23,130$11.311,480
Johnstown, PA$23,300$21,430$11.20150
Monroe, LA$23,180$22,160$11.14170
Arecibo, PR$22,760$22,710$10.9450
Mayaguez, PR$22,710$22,660$10.9270
Ponce, PR$22,630$22,370$10.88100
Aguadilla, PR$22,370$21,840$10.7570

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Dishwashers salary: questions

Where do dishwashers make the most money?

In Kahului, HI, with an average of $46,880 a year, among the 390 metro areas we cover.

What is the average dishwashers salary in the U.S.?

$34,691 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is dishwashers pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $22,370 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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