Auditing Clerks

Median Salary: $33,500

Many auditing clerks across the United States share a number of important professional characteristics. For example, cooperation, independence, and self control can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 1,757,870 people were employed as auditing clerks nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to cultivate these attributes and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're aiming to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for auditing clerks in the U.S. was $33,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $16.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about auditing clerks, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Auditing clerks should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Speech Clarity
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Category Flexibility

Different people go into different careers; auditing clerks are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising

Working as an auditing clerk requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Clerical
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Computers and Electronics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as auditing clerks). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of auditing clerks in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anniston 440 $27,800 $13.40 $34,000 $16.30 -28.8%
Auburn 550 $30,600 $14.70 $37,300 $17.90 -14%
Birmingham 7,010 $32,600 $15.70 $39,100 $18.80 5.3%
Decatur 590 $28,200 $13.60 $32,900 $15.80 -14.8%
Dothan 1,000 $29,600 $14.20 $35,500 $17.10 27.1%
Florence 600 $27,300 $13.10 $33,700 $16.20 -12.2%
Gadsden 470 $28,200 $13.60 $33,500 $16.10 0.2%
Huntsville 2,180 $28,600 $13.70 $36,100 $17.30 -21.2%
Mobile 2,260 $28,700 $13.80 $34,200 $16.50 -3%
Montgomery 2,320 $29,600 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 5.7%
Tuscaloosa 1,090 $28,700 $13.80 $34,900 $16.80 -9.8%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Job Density
Anchorage 2,220 $38,700 $18.60 $46,900 $22.50 -0.4%
Fairbanks 560 $38,000 $18.30 $44,600 $21.40 18.8%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 580 $33,900 $16.30 $41,200 $19.80 -23.6%
Lake Havasu City 650 $30,700 $14.70 $36,000 $17.30 3.1%
Phoenix 22,140 $34,800 $16.70 $41,900 $20.20 -6.7%
Prescott 930 $32,000 $15.40 $38,900 $18.70 20.5%
Tucson 3,860 $32,800 $15.80 $39,800 $19.20 -20.7%
Yuma 720 $29,000 $13.90 $35,200 $16.90 -8.7%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 3,040 $29,000 $14.00 $35,200 $16.90 15.3%
Fort Smith 1,670 $27,200 $13.10 $32,400 $15.60 5.8%
Hot Springs 600 $25,200 $12.10 $31,100 $15.00 24.8%
Jonesboro 720 $27,900 $13.40 $34,700 $16.70 13.4%
Little Rock 5,500 $29,600 $14.30 $36,500 $17.60 23.5%
Pine Bluff 450 $27,400 $13.20 $32,400 $15.60 -4.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 2,980 $34,300 $16.50 $41,000 $19.70 -16.5%
Chico 1,050 $33,400 $16.10 $40,900 $19.70 12.4%
El Centro 580 $31,200 $15.00 $37,000 $17.80 -14.7%
Fresno 4,630 $33,900 $16.30 $41,300 $19.90 6.4%
Hanford 420 $34,500 $16.60 $41,200 $19.80 -19.6%
Los Angeles (Area) 75,400 $37,900 $18.20 $45,900 $22.10 2.3%
Madera 420 $32,600 $15.70 $39,800 $19.20 -18.9%
Merced 690 $36,000 $17.30 $43,100 $20.70 -13.7%
Modesto 2,020 $34,900 $16.80 $40,700 $19.60 -4.2%
Napa 890 $41,800 $20.10 $50,400 $24.30 6.5%
Oakland 13,310 $41,900 $20.20 $50,400 $24.30 -0.1%
Oxnard 4,110 $38,700 $18.60 $46,700 $22.50 4.3%
Redding 910 $31,900 $15.30 $38,000 $18.30 10%
Riverside 13,700 $35,500 $17.10 $43,300 $20.80 -15%
Sacramento 11,160 $38,800 $18.60 $45,600 $21.90 -2.6%
Salinas 1,930 $37,900 $18.20 $46,300 $22.30 -7.5%
San Diego 15,530 $37,200 $17.90 $45,100 $21.70 -9.8%
San Francisco (Area) 25,940 $43,200 $20.80 $52,800 $25.40 -2.3%
San Francisco (City) 12,630 $44,500 $21.40 $55,200 $26.50 -4.5%
San Jose 9,790 $44,200 $21.30 $53,300 $25.60 -18.1%
San Luis Obispo 1,580 $36,400 $17.50 $44,400 $21.40 18%
Santa Barbara 2,330 $38,600 $18.60 $48,200 $23.20 1.2%
Santa Cruz 1,320 $41,300 $19.80 $50,500 $24.30 15.3%
Santa Rosa 2,650 $41,200 $19.80 $48,600 $23.30 11.4%
Stockton 2,790 $35,500 $17.10 $41,600 $20.00 -0.7%
Vallejo 1,650 $39,000 $18.70 $47,300 $22.70 0.7%
Visalia 1,350 $33,800 $16.20 $41,200 $19.80 -23.8%
Yuba City 580 $33,800 $16.20 $42,700 $20.60 12.1%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 2,070 $35,900 $17.30 $42,000 $20.20 -1.3%
Colorado Springs 2,770 $32,000 $15.40 $38,900 $18.70 -16.6%
Denver 16,760 $36,000 $17.30 $43,800 $21.10 2.2%
Fort Collins 1,660 $34,100 $16.40 $40,200 $19.30 -4%
Grand Junction 820 $29,500 $14.20 $36,400 $17.50 -2.7%
Greeley 950 $31,800 $15.30 $40,400 $19.40 -10.6%
Pueblo 620 $29,800 $14.30 $37,300 $17.90 -18.6%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 6,700 $40,800 $19.60 $50,700 $24.40 14.4%
Hartford 6,930 $38,300 $18.40 $47,100 $22.70 -8.3%
New Haven 4,770 $37,200 $17.90 $46,300 $22.30 -4.3%
Norwich 1,530 $34,300 $16.50 $41,700 $20.10 -15.1%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Dover 710 $30,900 $14.80 $37,900 $18.20 -11.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Washington (Area) 29,380 $42,300 $20.30 $51,600 $24.80 -23.2%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 3,730 $32,000 $15.40 $38,100 $18.30 12.1%
Cape Coral 3,000 $31,500 $15.10 $38,300 $18.40 10.9%
Deltona 2,010 $28,900 $13.90 $36,900 $17.70 -3.7%
Fort Walton Beach 1,030 $29,900 $14.40 $35,700 $17.20 0.1%
Gainesville 1,650 $30,800 $14.80 $36,700 $17.60 1.1%
Jacksonville 8,620 $31,400 $15.10 $38,200 $18.30 10.2%
Lakeland 3,570 $30,900 $14.90 $37,400 $18.00 36.4%
Miami (Area) 32,270 $33,800 $16.20 $41,300 $19.90 8.8%
Naples 1,430 $33,400 $16.10 $41,400 $19.90 -7.1%
Ocala 1,220 $29,500 $14.20 $33,800 $16.30 -3.7%
Orlando 12,080 $30,800 $14.80 $37,400 $18.00 -9.2%
Palm Bay 2,250 $30,100 $14.50 $36,400 $17.50 -14.4%
Palm Coast 210 $29,300 $14.10 $35,100 $16.90 -3%
Panama City 1,000 $29,100 $14.00 $35,700 $17.20 8.5%
Pensacola 3,060 $28,700 $13.80 $34,400 $16.50 49.5%
Port St. Lucie 1,570 $31,400 $15.10 $38,000 $18.30 -3.5%
Punta Gorda 520 $29,100 $14.00 $35,400 $17.00 1.3%
Sebastian 770 $31,300 $15.10 $37,100 $17.80 24.3%
Tallahassee 2,280 $30,500 $14.70 $37,800 $18.20 5.1%
Tampa 17,520 $31,400 $15.10 $37,400 $18.00 15.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 830 $28,800 $13.90 $36,400 $17.50 1.7%
Athens 1,080 $29,900 $14.40 $36,200 $17.40 2%
Atlanta 30,960 $35,000 $16.80 $42,700 $20.50 0.4%
Augusta 2,530 $29,800 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 -7.9%
Brunswick 570 $29,400 $14.10 $36,700 $17.70 3.5%
Columbus 1,290 $29,500 $14.20 $37,100 $17.90 -15.7%
Dalton 740 $29,200 $14.00 $35,700 $17.20 -17.7%
Gainesville 1,030 $31,100 $15.00 $37,800 $18.20 7.3%
Hinesville 150 $32,000 $15.40 $39,400 $18.90 -33.3%
Macon 1,540 $28,400 $13.70 $34,100 $16.40 19.5%
Rome 430 $28,500 $13.70 $35,700 $17.20 -15.7%
Savannah 1,830 $31,100 $15.00 $37,900 $18.20 -9.2%
Valdosta 780 $27,300 $13.10 $33,400 $16.10 8.7%
Warner Robins 400 $30,000 $14.40 $37,300 $18.00 -47.6%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 5,530 $34,600 $16.60 $41,100 $19.80 -4.5%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 3,640 $31,200 $15.00 $37,800 $18.20 2.4%
Coeur d'Alene 740 $30,000 $14.40 $35,900 $17.30 0.7%
Idaho Falls 660 $25,400 $12.20 $29,400 $14.10 -0.4%
Lewiston 390 $31,800 $15.30 $36,800 $17.70 16.6%
Pocatello 430 $26,100 $12.60 $32,300 $15.50 -10.9%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 890 $32,400 $15.60 $39,500 $19.00 -23.2%
Champaign 1,410 $34,200 $16.40 $41,100 $19.80 5.3%
Chicago (Area) 46,720 $34,800 $16.70 $42,500 $20.50 -13.4%
Danville 400 $30,200 $14.50 $37,300 $17.90 4.5%
Decatur 600 $29,600 $14.20 $36,200 $17.40 -22%
Kankakee 480 $29,100 $14.00 $35,400 $17.00 -14.8%
Peoria 2,140 $30,600 $14.70 $38,100 $18.30 -6.5%
Rockford 1,490 $31,900 $15.30 $38,900 $18.70 -23.1%
Springfield 1,710 $31,700 $15.30 $39,900 $19.20 20%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 610 $31,000 $14.90 $36,700 $17.60 19.7%
Bloomington 1,000 $30,200 $14.50 $36,300 $17.50 -0%
Columbus 550 $31,100 $14.90 $38,500 $18.50 -0.6%
Elkhart 1,530 $31,300 $15.10 $38,700 $18.60 14.6%
Evansville 2,410 $29,400 $14.10 $36,100 $17.40 6.7%
Fort Wayne 2,810 $30,200 $14.50 $36,300 $17.50 2.7%
Indianapolis 12,310 $34,300 $16.50 $41,700 $20.10 5.1%
Kokomo 530 $30,100 $14.50 $35,700 $17.20 3.3%
Lafayette 1,230 $30,500 $14.70 $36,300 $17.40 11.1%
Michigan City 600 $29,000 $14.00 $36,300 $17.50 2.9%
Muncie 660 $28,400 $13.70 $33,500 $16.10 6.2%
South Bend 1,830 $31,200 $15.00 $37,600 $18.10 5.4%
Terre Haute 920 $27,300 $13.10 $33,600 $16.10 0.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 580 $31,800 $15.30 $39,000 $18.70 2.8%
Cedar Rapids 1,920 $30,100 $14.50 $37,000 $17.80 4.5%
Davenport 2,250 $28,500 $13.70 $36,200 $17.40 -8.7%
Des Moines 4,910 $34,000 $16.30 $39,800 $19.10 13.3%
Dubuque 630 $30,600 $14.70 $36,500 $17.50 -8.5%
Iowa City 910 $32,300 $15.50 $39,700 $19.10 -18.9%
Sioux City 1,020 $28,500 $13.70 $34,700 $16.70 5.7%
Waterloo 1,080 $31,200 $15.00 $38,300 $18.40 -7.1%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 650 $29,100 $14.00 $34,900 $16.80 1.6%
Topeka 1,620 $30,600 $14.70 $36,900 $17.70 10%
Wichita 4,240 $30,100 $14.50 $36,300 $17.40 6.7%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 770 $28,900 $13.90 $34,100 $16.40 3%
Elizabethtown 470 $29,000 $13.90 $36,600 $17.60 -19.3%
Lexington 3,430 $30,900 $14.90 $37,100 $17.90 5.5%
Louisville 8,250 $31,200 $15.00 $37,900 $18.20 3.3%
Owensboro 620 $28,400 $13.70 $34,100 $16.40 -2.8%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 830 $29,600 $14.20 $36,100 $17.40 -2.5%
Baton Rouge 5,980 $32,700 $15.70 $39,000 $18.70 21.8%
Houma 1,360 $30,100 $14.50 $37,400 $18.00 7.1%
Lafayette 2,660 $31,700 $15.20 $38,200 $18.30 35.1%
Lake Charles 1,260 $30,800 $14.80 $37,200 $17.90 4.6%
Monroe 1,290 $28,800 $13.90 $33,300 $16.00 27.6%
New Orleans 6,660 $33,600 $16.20 $40,300 $19.40 -2.9%
Shreveport 2,230 $31,500 $15.10 $38,600 $18.60 -4.6%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 640 $30,200 $14.50 $35,700 $17.20 -22.7%
Lewiston 670 $28,200 $13.60 $33,100 $15.90 3.4%
Portland 2,220 $33,600 $16.20 $39,600 $19.00 -15.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 14,400 $38,000 $18.30 $46,000 $22.10 -15%
Cumberland 330 $29,700 $14.30 $36,100 $17.30 -34.9%
Hagerstown 880 $32,200 $15.50 $39,800 $19.10 -32.3%
Salisbury 690 $31,500 $15.10 $38,400 $18.50 -3.9%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 1,570 $36,100 $17.40 $44,500 $21.40 22.9%
Boston (Area) 36,120 $37,700 $18.10 $45,500 $21.90 -1.1%
Pittsfield 480 $31,200 $15.00 $37,500 $18.00 2.5%
Springfield 3,700 $34,200 $16.40 $41,300 $19.90 -4.4%
Worcester 4,330 $36,500 $17.50 $42,700 $20.50 16.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 1,730 $36,000 $17.30 $41,800 $20.10 -32.5%
Battle Creek 470 $35,400 $17.00 $41,400 $19.90 -33.7%
Bay City 450 $32,100 $15.40 $37,600 $18.10 -6%
Detroit (Area) 19,220 $36,000 $17.30 $42,500 $20.40 -20%
Flint 1,420 $33,000 $15.90 $40,000 $19.20 -21%
Grand Rapids 4,750 $34,100 $16.40 $40,300 $19.40 -3.2%
Holland 1,080 $31,500 $15.10 $38,200 $18.40 -20.3%
Jackson 650 $29,200 $14.00 $37,100 $17.80 -9.4%
Kalamazoo 1,660 $32,500 $15.60 $41,400 $19.90 -7.9%
Lansing 2,570 $37,000 $17.80 $43,500 $20.90 -4.8%
Monroe 350 $31,600 $15.20 $39,000 $18.80 -30.4%
Muskegon 660 $32,800 $15.80 $38,200 $18.40 -17.2%
Niles 740 $30,300 $14.60 $36,200 $17.40 -7%
Saginaw 1,120 $32,800 $15.80 $40,200 $19.30 2.5%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 1,580 $31,800 $15.30 $38,800 $18.60 -5.4%
Minneapolis 20,400 $37,100 $17.80 $43,400 $20.90 -12.4%
Rochester 860 $33,500 $16.10 $39,100 $18.80 -38.3%
St. Cloud 1,130 $32,800 $15.80 $39,000 $18.80 -12.2%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 1,500 $31,600 $15.20 $38,600 $18.50 9.5%
Hattiesburg 820 $29,500 $14.20 $34,600 $16.60 8.2%
Jackson 4,180 $33,400 $16.10 $39,800 $19.10 26.4%
Pascagoula 610 $30,000 $14.40 $36,100 $17.40 -18.8%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 820 $29,600 $14.30 $35,200 $16.90 -26.4%
Jefferson City 1,450 $27,200 $13.10 $31,900 $15.40 33.1%
Joplin 1,070 $26,300 $12.60 $31,700 $15.20 3.8%
Kansas City 13,490 $32,800 $15.80 $40,000 $19.20 1.5%
Springfield 2,450 $27,300 $13.10 $32,700 $15.70 -2.9%
St. Joseph 590 $27,100 $13.00 $35,800 $17.20 -14.7%
St. Louis 16,250 $33,400 $16.10 $40,800 $19.60 -7.2%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 2,060 $29,100 $14.00 $36,400 $17.50 89.5%
Great Falls 930 $27,400 $13.20 $34,500 $16.60 91.2%
Missoula 1,290 $27,600 $13.30 $36,200 $17.40 73.2%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 2,580 $29,600 $14.30 $35,700 $17.20 18.4%
Omaha 7,120 $31,600 $15.20 $37,800 $18.20 17%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Carson City 640 $35,300 $17.00 $44,400 $21.40 67.1%
Las Vegas 12,790 $32,600 $15.70 $41,600 $20.00 10.7%
Reno 3,220 $36,600 $17.60 $45,300 $21.80 19.9%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 1,300 $35,900 $17.30 $42,500 $20.40 -3%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 1,490 $33,300 $16.00 $41,100 $19.80 -20.3%
Ocean City 690 $34,500 $16.60 $41,300 $19.90 33%
Trenton 2,610 $38,600 $18.60 $46,200 $22.20 -10.1%
Vineland 630 $34,800 $16.70 $41,300 $19.90 -21.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 5,860 $30,600 $14.70 $37,900 $18.20 14.1%
Farmington 810 $30,200 $14.50 $37,600 $18.10 18.4%
Las Cruces 1,030 $25,900 $12.40 $32,900 $15.80 16.7%
Santa Fe 1,000 $34,900 $16.80 $42,000 $20.20 17.1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 7,280 $35,500 $17.10 $41,900 $20.20 24.4%
Binghamton 1,470 $30,000 $14.40 $36,500 $17.60 -1.6%
Buffalo 8,290 $32,700 $15.70 $39,300 $18.90 15.3%
Elmira 500 $30,800 $14.80 $37,400 $18.00 -0.2%
Glens Falls 1,040 $30,000 $14.40 $36,000 $17.30 47.3%
Ithaca 740 $35,000 $16.80 $42,000 $20.20 9.6%
Kingston 1,180 $32,600 $15.70 $38,800 $18.70 47%
New York (Area) 121,560 $39,200 $18.90 $48,000 $23.10 11%
Poughkeepsie 3,630 $35,000 $16.90 $42,200 $20.30 9.9%
Rochester 6,480 $32,900 $15.80 $39,200 $18.90 -1.7%
Syracuse 5,070 $33,600 $16.10 $40,600 $19.50 23%
Utica 2,700 $31,800 $15.30 $35,800 $17.20 57.8%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 2,070 $31,600 $15.20 $37,600 $18.10 -9.4%
Burlington 730 $29,700 $14.30 $35,300 $17.00 -4.8%
Charlotte 10,870 $32,400 $15.60 $39,300 $18.90 -3.5%
Durham 3,240 $35,800 $17.20 $41,800 $20.10 -12.7%
Fayetteville 1,200 $29,700 $14.30 $36,000 $17.30 -29.3%
Goldsboro 380 $30,000 $14.40 $36,600 $17.60 -36.3%
Greensboro 4,140 $32,400 $15.60 $38,000 $18.30 -11.9%
Greenville 740 $32,000 $15.40 $38,700 $18.60 -24.5%
Hickory 1,650 $30,700 $14.80 $36,900 $17.70 -15%
Jacksonville 580 $26,800 $12.90 $32,000 $15.40 0.2%
Raleigh 6,680 $35,200 $16.90 $42,300 $20.40 -0.5%
Rocky Mount 680 $32,200 $15.50 $38,200 $18.40 -13.3%
Wilmington 1,850 $29,300 $14.10 $36,300 $17.50 -1.6%
Winston-Salem 2,470 $32,200 $15.50 $39,200 $18.90 -10.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 1,100 $31,000 $14.90 $37,100 $17.80 33.7%
Fargo 1,950 $31,100 $15.00 $37,100 $17.80 20.3%
Grand Forks 820 $29,800 $14.30 $35,700 $17.20 26.2%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 4,230 $31,900 $15.30 $38,500 $18.50 -2.3%
Canton 1,820 $29,900 $14.40 $36,800 $17.70 -18.4%
Cincinnati 13,190 $33,800 $16.30 $40,800 $19.60 -1.4%
Cleveland 13,580 $32,600 $15.70 $39,300 $18.90 0.6%
Columbus 12,210 $34,200 $16.50 $41,000 $19.70 -0.1%
Dayton 4,240 $31,700 $15.30 $39,500 $19.00 -15.4%
Lima 610 $29,700 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 -10.3%
Mansfield 460 $30,700 $14.70 $37,200 $17.90 -35.7%
Sandusky 330 $30,200 $14.50 $36,800 $17.70 -27.1%
Springfield 660 $28,800 $13.80 $35,600 $17.10 2.3%
Toledo 3,570 $32,200 $15.50 $38,600 $18.50 -9.8%
Youngstown 2,650 $29,400 $14.10 $36,900 $17.80 -10.3%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 650 $26,000 $12.50 $32,600 $15.70 18.7%
Oklahoma City 10,920 $29,200 $14.00 $35,800 $17.20 43.7%
Tulsa 8,820 $29,400 $14.10 $35,200 $16.90 54.9%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 1,240 $33,800 $16.30 $41,000 $19.70 48.6%
Corvallis 470 $31,900 $15.30 $38,700 $18.60 7.3%
Eugene 2,380 $32,100 $15.40 $38,200 $18.40 24.7%
Medford 1,230 $30,700 $14.70 $38,700 $18.60 17.7%
Portland 15,160 $35,400 $17.00 $42,000 $20.20 13.4%
Salem 2,180 $34,300 $16.50 $41,700 $20.00 10.6%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 3,910 $33,200 $15.90 $40,600 $19.50 -11.9%
Altoona 660 $27,000 $13.00 $34,100 $16.40 -14.1%
Erie 1,420 $28,900 $13.90 $34,700 $16.70 -16.3%
Harrisburg 3,680 $34,800 $16.70 $41,700 $20.00 -12.1%
Johnstown 730 $26,100 $12.60 $31,800 $15.30 -4.2%
Lancaster 2,930 $32,600 $15.70 $39,800 $19.10 -4.2%
Lebanon 550 $29,500 $14.20 $34,700 $16.70 -13.4%
Philadelphia (Area) 36,110 $36,400 $17.50 $44,200 $21.30 4.1%
Pittsburgh 13,900 $31,700 $15.20 $38,900 $18.70 -7.3%
Reading 1,970 $32,400 $15.60 $39,500 $19.00 -10.2%
Scranton 3,320 $30,200 $14.50 $36,500 $17.60 -2.4%
State College 660 $29,300 $14.10 $37,400 $18.00 -25.7%
Williamsport 580 $29,500 $14.20 $36,500 $17.60 -14.6%
York 2,180 $31,400 $15.10 $39,800 $19.10 -6.8%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 9,530 $35,500 $17.10 $41,800 $20.10 4.7%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 630 $29,700 $14.30 $34,900 $16.80 -18.4%
Charleston 4,020 $32,300 $15.60 $38,600 $18.60 6.3%
Columbia 4,620 $31,800 $15.30 $38,400 $18.50 2.6%
Florence 860 $30,000 $14.40 $35,700 $17.20 -20.3%
Greenville 3,400 $30,700 $14.80 $37,600 $18.10 -15.1%
Myrtle Beach 1,280 $29,000 $13.90 $36,000 $17.30 -14%
Spartanburg 1,220 $30,500 $14.70 $36,200 $17.40 -22.2%
Sumter 380 $29,400 $14.10 $36,200 $17.40 -17.3%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 1,290 $26,500 $12.70 $30,800 $14.80 60.7%
Sioux Falls 2,500 $28,100 $13.50 $32,200 $15.50 38.4%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 2,350 $29,700 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 -21.8%
Clarksville 780 $30,200 $14.50 $37,000 $17.80 -25.5%
Cleveland 340 $28,300 $13.60 $32,400 $15.60 -30%
Jackson 470 $29,600 $14.20 $37,600 $18.10 -39.1%
Johnson City 810 $29,200 $14.00 $35,900 $17.30 -21.1%
Kingsport 1,440 $26,800 $12.90 $34,400 $16.50 -7.8%
Knoxville 3,860 $28,900 $13.90 $35,000 $16.90 -11.5%
Memphis 6,230 $33,300 $16.00 $40,600 $19.50 -23.5%
Morristown 420 $26,100 $12.50 $31,800 $15.30 -30.4%
Nashville 8,450 $31,900 $15.30 $39,000 $18.80 -12.8%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 910 $27,400 $13.20 $32,800 $15.80 6.7%
Amarillo 1,580 $28,400 $13.70 $35,500 $17.10 8%
Austin 9,130 $35,100 $16.90 $42,000 $20.20 -11.8%
Beaumont 1,840 $30,900 $14.80 $38,800 $18.70 -14.4%
Brownsville 1,080 $27,500 $13.20 $33,600 $16.10 -34.5%
College Station 970 $29,100 $14.00 $34,200 $16.40 -21.1%
Corpus Christi 2,010 $29,500 $14.20 $36,100 $17.40 -16.1%
Dallas (Area) 39,600 $34,100 $16.40 $41,000 $19.70 -2.9%
El Paso 2,950 $26,600 $12.80 $34,600 $16.60 -18.6%
Houston 30,870 $34,600 $16.60 $42,600 $20.50 -10.5%
Killeen 1,210 $28,900 $13.90 $37,000 $17.80 -26.1%
Laredo 1,350 $24,000 $11.60 $28,900 $13.90 15.7%
Longview 1,170 $30,300 $14.60 $38,700 $18.60 -7.9%
Lubbock 1,810 $28,900 $13.90 $35,000 $16.80 8.4%
McAllen 2,100 $25,300 $12.20 $31,700 $15.20 -29%
Midland 1,230 $31,900 $15.40 $38,700 $18.60 34.8%
Odessa 880 $31,300 $15.10 $37,700 $18.10 8.7%
San Angelo 520 $31,100 $14.90 $37,700 $18.10 -11.1%
San Antonio 10,140 $32,200 $15.50 $39,400 $19.00 -10%
Sherman 560 $30,100 $14.50 $36,600 $17.60 1.8%
Texarkana 700 $28,100 $13.50 $35,400 $17.00 -2.4%
Tyler 1,320 $31,700 $15.20 $39,400 $18.90 5.6%
Victoria 620 $26,700 $12.90 $32,500 $15.60 -3.3%
Waco 1,330 $30,800 $14.80 $37,900 $18.20 -0.5%
Wichita Falls 860 $26,900 $13.00 $35,900 $17.20 11.9%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 540 $26,900 $12.90 $32,600 $15.70 -16.9%
Ogden 2,230 $31,200 $15.00 $38,700 $18.60 -15.1%
Provo 2,250 $28,300 $13.60 $34,400 $16.50 -3.6%
Salt Lake City 7,010 $31,200 $15.00 $36,900 $17.70 -14.5%
St. George 490 $29,400 $14.10 $35,400 $17.00 -23.7%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 1,850 $35,600 $17.10 $41,500 $19.90 23.6%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 910 $29,900 $14.40 $35,900 $17.30 6.5%
Charlottesville 1,220 $34,200 $16.40 $41,100 $19.80 -2.9%
Danville 570 $28,800 $13.90 $34,700 $16.70 7.9%
Harrisonburg 860 $30,000 $14.40 $36,000 $17.30 9%
Lynchburg 1,140 $30,200 $14.50 $36,600 $17.60 -15.6%
Richmond 8,740 $35,800 $17.20 $42,000 $20.20 9.1%
Roanoke 2,260 $30,700 $14.80 $37,800 $18.20 9.5%
Virginia Beach 8,830 $32,800 $15.80 $39,800 $19.10 -10.8%
Winchester 730 $30,500 $14.60 $37,900 $18.20 3.6%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 1,520 $33,800 $16.30 $41,700 $20.10 47.3%
Bremerton 1,180 $37,500 $18.10 $45,900 $22.10 8.8%
Kennewick 1,400 $35,300 $17.00 $42,200 $20.30 10.4%
Longview 500 $31,100 $14.90 $39,100 $18.80 7.4%
Mount Vernon 800 $35,400 $17.00 $40,900 $19.70 37%
Olympia 1,430 $33,900 $16.30 $40,800 $19.60 11%
Seattle (Area) 25,320 $37,600 $18.10 $45,600 $21.90 12%
Spokane 3,290 $33,000 $15.80 $39,600 $19.00 19.9%
Wenatchee 760 $35,100 $16.90 $41,000 $19.70 41.3%
Yakima 1,450 $33,600 $16.10 $40,600 $19.50 33.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 1,960 $26,600 $12.80 $33,000 $15.90 -0.2%
Huntington 1,340 $27,000 $13.00 $33,100 $15.90 -9.4%
Morgantown 620 $28,300 $13.60 $36,900 $17.80 -18.3%
Parkersburg 870 $30,600 $14.70 $38,800 $18.70 -5.9%
Weirton 390 $24,800 $11.90 $34,900 $16.80 -31.7%
Wheeling 790 $25,200 $12.10 $31,500 $15.20 -8.4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 1,560 $33,500 $16.10 $40,200 $19.30 0.6%
Eau Claire 940 $29,600 $14.20 $35,800 $17.20 -8%
Fond du Lac 650 $28,200 $13.60 $36,100 $17.40 11.8%
Green Bay 2,330 $31,800 $15.30 $38,100 $18.30 5.8%
Janesville 670 $31,500 $15.20 $37,500 $18.00 -19.2%
La Crosse 890 $31,300 $15.00 $37,300 $17.90 -6.1%
Madison 4,220 $34,200 $16.50 $40,500 $19.50 -4.7%
Milwaukee 10,030 $33,400 $16.10 $39,700 $19.10 -8.8%
Oshkosh 840 $32,500 $15.60 $38,500 $18.50 -28.3%
Racine 1,040 $32,500 $15.60 $37,700 $18.10 4.6%
Sheboygan 590 $30,500 $14.70 $36,200 $17.40 -24.4%
Wausau 950 $30,000 $14.40 $35,200 $16.90 5.5%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 950 $32,900 $15.80 $41,500 $20.00 76.8%
Cheyenne 750 $30,000 $14.40 $37,200 $17.90 29.1%