Auditors

Median Salary: $60,300

Many auditors across the U.S. share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, dependability, persistence, and stress tolerance can be critical for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 1,106,980 individuals were working as auditors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these traits and receive solid training, particularly if you're intending to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for auditors in the U.S. was $60,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about auditors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S.

Auditors should be skilled in:

Written Comprehension
Oral Expression
Written Expression
Category Flexibility
Fluency of Ideas

Different individuals go into different careers; auditors are typically:

Conventional
Enterprising
Investigative

Working as an auditor requires knowledge in subjects like:

Economics and Accounting
English Language
Computers and Electronics
Administration and Management
Clerical

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as auditors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of auditors 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	170	$48,400	$23.30	$58,200	$28.00	-57.3%
Auburn	280	$53,600	$25.80	$65,900	$31.70	-30%
Birmingham	4,550	$55,100	$26.50	$71,300	$34.30	8.6%
Decatur	260	$45,200	$21.80	$59,500	$28.60	-41.4%
Dothan	330	$49,800	$24.00	$68,800	$33.10	-33.1%
Florence	270	$45,300	$21.80	$65,200	$31.40	-37.3%
Gadsden	220	$47,700	$22.90	$63,900	$30.70	-26%
Huntsville	1,790	$62,000	$29.80	$84,100	$40.40	2.8%
Mobile	1,110	$48,600	$23.40	$62,900	$30.20	-24.1%
Montgomery	2,080	$55,700	$26.80	$71,400	$34.30	50.6%
Tuscaloosa	440	$48,800	$23.50	$63,600	$30.60	-42.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,180	$60,700	$29.20	$77,900	$37.50	-16%
Fairbanks	240	$59,300	$28.50	$75,100	$36.10	-18.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	320	$45,400	$21.80	$57,900	$27.80	-32.8%
Lake Havasu City	230	$59,900	$28.80	$73,700	$35.40	-42.8%
Phoenix	17,960	$52,400	$25.20	$69,000	$33.20	20.2%
Prescott	350	$52,700	$25.40	$75,100	$36.10	-27.4%
Tucson	3,270	$56,300	$27.00	$75,700	$36.40	6.5%
Yuma	240	$53,700	$25.80	$69,500	$33.40	-52.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	970	$49,400	$23.80	$65,600	$31.50	-41.5%
Fort Smith	560	$43,200	$20.80	$54,800	$26.30	-43.6%
Hot Springs	90	$39,600	$19.00	$57,600	$27.70	-69.4%
Jonesboro	210	$46,000	$22.10	$64,900	$31.20	-48%
Little Rock	2,430	$49,600	$23.80	$67,000	$32.20	-13.2%
Pine Bluff	130	$50,100	$24.10	$62,500	$30.10	-55.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,100	$61,800	$29.70	$78,000	$37.50	-51.2%
Chico	290	$54,100	$26.00	$67,100	$32.30	-51.5%
El Centro	250	$49,300	$23.70	$63,800	$30.70	-40.8%
Fresno	1,670	$60,000	$28.80	$73,800	$35.50	-39.2%
Hanford	70	$53,900	$25.90	$76,000	$36.60	-77.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	49,270	$63,800	$30.70	$81,200	$39.10	8.4%
Madera	110	$62,400	$30.00	$74,300	$35.70	-66.1%
Merced	170	$55,200	$26.50	$69,200	$33.30	-65.8%
Modesto	810	$57,700	$27.70	$70,000	$33.60	-39.2%
Napa	360	$70,400	$33.80	$84,600	$40.70	-32.3%
Oakland	8,410	$70,700	$34.00	$89,500	$43.00	0.2%
Oxnard	2,090	$64,800	$31.10	$79,500	$38.20	-15.8%
Redding	370	$56,600	$27.20	$74,800	$35.90	-29.2%
Riverside	5,830	$60,500	$29.10	$73,900	$35.50	-42.6%
Sacramento	6,000	$62,600	$30.10	$77,000	$37.00	-16.8%
Salinas	650	$64,300	$30.90	$82,100	$39.50	-50.7%
San Diego	10,060	$63,400	$30.50	$80,100	$38.50	-7.2%
San Francisco (Area)	22,230	$73,300	$35.30	$93,300	$44.90	33.1%
San Francisco (City)	13,820	$76,000	$36.50	$97,200	$46.70	66%
San Jose	9,710	$77,400	$37.20	$101,100	$48.60	28.9%
San Luis Obispo	550	$61,100	$29.40	$82,100	$39.50	-35.3%
Santa Barbara	940	$65,900	$31.70	$83,100	$39.90	-34.7%
Santa Cruz	550	$62,400	$30.00	$72,600	$34.90	-23.2%
Santa Rosa	NA	$59,800	$28.80	$82,300	$39.60	NA
Stockton	830	$61,400	$29.50	$77,100	$37.00	-52.8%
Vallejo	640	$60,800	$29.20	$77,700	$37.30	-37.9%
Visalia	490	$61,700	$29.70	$76,900	$37.00	-55.8%
Yuba City	190	$52,500	$25.20	$66,800	$32.10	-42.3%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,770	$63,300	$30.50	$84,900	$40.80	33.6%
Colorado Springs	2,540	$58,200	$28.00	$79,900	$38.40	21.7%
Denver	19,490	$62,200	$29.90	$82,900	$39.80	88.7%
Fort Collins	1,140	$58,300	$28.00	$77,500	$37.30	4.9%
Grand Junction	550	$50,800	$24.40	$66,900	$32.20	2.7%
Greeley	720	$52,100	$25.10	$75,600	$36.30	7.5%
Pueblo	350	$54,000	$25.90	$67,500	$32.40	-25.8%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	6,660	$65,800	$31.60	$81,600	$39.20	32.3%
Hartford	5,770	$63,500	$30.50	$79,400	$38.20	21.2%
New Haven	2,160	$60,000	$28.90	$74,000	$35.60	-26.2%
Norwich	640	$56,500	$27.10	$73,000	$35.10	-43.4%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	570	$49,800	$23.90	$62,100	$29.90	13.8%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	37,100	$73,300	$35.20	$97,500	$46.90	53%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	2,110	$56,300	$27.10	$74,400	$35.80	0.8%
Cape Coral	1,640	$57,600	$27.70	$73,400	$35.30	-3.7%
Deltona	1,170	$51,500	$24.70	$68,900	$33.10	-11.3%
Fort Walton Beach	550	$58,600	$28.20	$77,900	$37.50	-15.2%
Gainesville	1,100	$49,900	$24.00	$63,600	$30.60	7.6%
Jacksonville	5,500	$53,700	$25.80	$69,500	$33.40	11.7%
Lakeland	NA	$53,500	$25.70	$71,100	$34.20	NA
Miami (Area)	24,920	$59,300	$28.50	$78,700	$37.90	33.3%
Naples	1,120	$61,100	$29.40	$79,400	$38.20	15.3%
Ocala	640	$53,000	$25.50	$65,800	$31.60	-19.7%
Orlando	9,960	$54,900	$26.40	$72,700	$35.00	18.8%
Palm Bay	1,730	$59,000	$28.40	$77,100	$37.10	4.4%
Palm Coast	110	$49,200	$23.60	$69,900	$33.60	-22.5%
Panama City	390	$50,700	$24.40	$68,700	$33.00	-33.2%
Pensacola	1,270	$51,100	$24.60	$66,000	$31.70	-1.3%
Port St. Lucie	840	$52,700	$25.30	$70,400	$33.80	-17.6%
Punta Gorda	220	$50,800	$24.40	$62,200	$29.90	-31.5%
Sebastian	350	$60,500	$29.10	$81,200	$39.10	-9.6%
Tallahassee	3,180	$47,400	$22.80	$61,800	$29.70	132.7%
Tampa	12,860	$55,300	$26.60	$70,200	$33.80	34.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	410	$56,000	$26.90	$79,100	$38.00	-20.4%
Athens	410	$45,500	$21.90	$56,600	$27.20	-38.7%
Atlanta	21,690	$62,800	$30.20	$84,200	$40.50	11.8%
Augusta	1,320	$55,200	$26.50	$73,700	$35.50	-23.6%
Brunswick	160	$62,100	$29.80	$88,500	$42.50	-54.3%
Columbus	710	$54,000	$26.00	$68,700	$33.00	-25.8%
Dalton	250	$58,900	$28.30	$76,900	$37.00	-55.1%
Gainesville	380	$51,600	$24.80	$66,700	$32.10	-36.5%
Hinesville	50	$64,900	$31.20	$77,700	$37.40	-66.2%
Macon	450	$56,400	$27.10	$74,700	$35.90	-44.2%
Rome	130	$58,700	$28.20	$81,500	$39.20	-60.7%
Savannah	950	$51,600	$24.80	$69,700	$33.50	-25.2%
Valdosta	260	$51,300	$24.70	$62,600	$30.10	-43.1%
Warner Robins	170	$67,500	$32.50	$86,100	$41.40	-64.3%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	4,190	$52,100	$25.00	$68,800	$33.10	15%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,500	$50,500	$24.30	$61,700	$29.70	-32.7%
Coeur d'Alene	280	$43,000	$20.70	$56,800	$27.30	-40%
Idaho Falls	310	$51,900	$25.00	$63,900	$30.70	-25.7%
Lewiston	150	$53,000	$25.50	$65,100	$31.30	-25.8%
Pocatello	180	$55,900	$26.90	$112,200	$53.90	-39.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	660	$56,300	$27.10	$67,400	$32.40	-9.2%
Champaign	480	$51,800	$24.90	$70,200	$33.80	-43.3%
Chicago (Area)	37,750	$62,800	$30.20	$79,800	$38.40	-9.1%
Danville	180	$49,700	$23.90	$62,300	$30.00	-24.1%
Decatur	400	$57,400	$27.60	$75,200	$36.20	-18.1%
Kankakee	170	$49,800	$23.90	$65,600	$31.60	-53.5%
Peoria	920	$59,800	$28.70	$76,200	$36.70	-36.5%
Rockford	830	$53,500	$25.70	$70,800	$34.00	-32.2%
Springfield	1,100	$55,400	$26.70	$69,000	$33.20	23.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	150	$52,400	$25.20	$70,800	$34.00	-53.2%
Bloomington	350	$46,200	$22.20	$59,700	$28.70	-44.9%
Columbus	330	$53,100	$25.50	$70,300	$33.80	-6.8%
Elkhart	580	$56,400	$27.10	$73,500	$35.40	-31.5%
Evansville	900	$53,400	$25.70	$67,100	$32.20	-36.5%
Fort Wayne	1,450	$56,700	$27.30	$69,400	$33.40	-15.9%
Indianapolis	8,370	$59,600	$28.70	$79,100	$38.00	13.4%
Kokomo	120	$57,000	$27.40	$78,300	$37.70	-62.4%
Lafayette	380	$56,500	$27.20	$70,900	$34.10	-45.8%
Michigan City	210	$47,800	$23.00	$59,200	$28.50	-41.1%
Muncie	260	$51,300	$24.70	$67,300	$32.40	-34.2%
South Bend	910	$49,300	$23.70	$63,800	$30.70	-17%
Terre Haute	300	$55,700	$26.80	$73,000	$35.10	-47.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	290	$53,800	$25.90	$68,000	$32.70	-19.8%
Cedar Rapids	1,180	$52,200	$25.10	$66,800	$32.10	1.6%
Davenport	1,410	$54,900	$26.40	$73,900	$35.50	-9.2%
Des Moines	3,070	$55,100	$26.50	$68,500	$32.90	12.4%
Dubuque	320	$51,900	$25.00	$66,800	$32.10	-26.7%
Iowa City	470	$51,200	$24.60	$63,300	$30.40	-32.7%
Sioux City	430	$52,100	$25.10	$66,200	$31.80	-29%
Waterloo	410	$51,800	$24.90	$63,100	$30.30	-43.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	350	$54,100	$26.00	$67,400	$32.40	-13.1%
Topeka	1,290	$48,700	$23.40	$57,900	$27.90	38.9%
Wichita	2,180	$54,600	$26.20	$68,100	$32.70	-13%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	290	$45,700	$22.00	$54,500	$26.20	-37.6%
Elizabethtown	150	$49,200	$23.70	$82,600	$39.70	-60.3%
Lexington	1,680	$49,300	$23.70	$63,300	$30.40	-18.3%
Louisville	4,620	$53,500	$25.70	$68,600	$33.00	-8.3%
Owensboro	250	$50,100	$24.10	$61,300	$29.50	-38.4%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	240	$51,700	$24.80	$72,100	$34.70	-54.9%
Baton Rouge	2,580	$52,300	$25.10	$64,200	$30.90	-16.6%
Houma	470	$43,800	$21.10	$56,100	$27.00	-42%
Lafayette	940	$53,500	$25.70	$63,700	$30.60	-23.9%
Lake Charles	540	$49,000	$23.60	$59,700	$28.70	-28.7%
Monroe	380	$49,500	$23.80	$63,900	$30.70	-40.9%
New Orleans	3,730	$51,900	$25.00	$64,700	$31.10	-13.6%
Shreveport	940	$51,000	$24.50	$64,100	$30.80	-36.3%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	320	$53,900	$25.90	$65,100	$31.30	-39.7%
Lewiston	280	$52,300	$25.20	$67,400	$32.40	-31.6%
Portland	1,490	$52,200	$25.10	$68,200	$32.80	-10.2%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	11,650	$64,900	$31.20	$84,900	$40.80	9.2%
Cumberland	170	$49,300	$23.70	$61,900	$29.80	-46.1%
Hagerstown	420	$49,800	$23.90	$65,200	$31.30	-48.2%
Salisbury	350	$55,400	$26.70	$66,500	$32.00	-23%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	470	$65,400	$31.40	$84,900	$40.80	-41.6%
Boston (Area)	29,250	$62,400	$30.00	$78,100	$37.50	-14.8%
Pittsfield	280	$51,200	$24.60	$67,800	$32.60	-5.2%
Springfield	1,740	$58,000	$27.90	$75,700	$36.40	-28.8%
Worcester	2,270	$64,300	$30.90	$79,000	$38.00	-21.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,260	$54,400	$26.20	$72,000	$34.60	-22.1%
Battle Creek	250	$56,700	$27.30	$72,400	$34.80	-43%
Bay City	280	$53,100	$25.50	$65,900	$31.70	-8.5%
Detroit (Area)	16,980	$60,200	$29.00	$78,500	$37.70	11.3%
Flint	770	$56,900	$27.30	$75,100	$36.10	-32.5%
Grand Rapids	3,090	$57,400	$27.60	$74,300	$35.70	0.1%
Holland	720	$55,100	$26.50	$66,500	$32.00	-15.3%
Jackson	270	$62,900	$30.20	$78,800	$37.90	-40.3%
Kalamazoo	740	$58,600	$28.20	$70,900	$34.10	-34.9%
Lansing	2,060	$58,700	$28.20	$71,900	$34.60	21.1%
Monroe	290	$54,100	$26.00	$65,700	$31.60	-9.1%
Muskegon	250	$60,400	$29.10	$80,700	$38.80	-49.7%
Niles	330	$55,000	$26.40	$66,500	$32.00	-33.7%
Saginaw	620	$56,800	$27.30	$68,800	$33.10	-10.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	650	$53,800	$25.90	$67,900	$32.60	-37.7%
Minneapolis	16,980	$59,600	$28.70	$72,900	$35.10	15.9%
Rochester	680	$53,600	$25.80	$60,500	$29.10	-22.7%
St. Cloud	560	$54,500	$26.20	$66,700	$32.10	-30.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	530	$48,200	$23.20	$69,700	$33.50	-38.7%
Hattiesburg	220	$48,700	$23.40	$57,900	$27.90	-53.8%
Jackson	1,700	$48,200	$23.20	$61,300	$29.50	-18.4%
Pascagoula	180	$50,200	$24.10	$72,100	$34.70	-62.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	640	$46,700	$22.40	$61,900	$29.80	-8.3%
Jefferson City	930	$44,800	$21.50	$59,000	$28.40	36.1%
Joplin	470	$43,000	$20.70	$56,500	$27.20	-27.6%
Kansas City	10,740	$51,700	$24.90	$68,900	$33.10	28.3%
Springfield	1,570	$43,500	$20.90	$59,900	$28.80	-1.5%
St. Joseph	390	$44,700	$21.50	$57,700	$27.70	-9.5%
St. Louis	13,710	$56,700	$27.20	$74,400	$35.80	24.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	560	$42,200	$20.30	$58,100	$28.00	-18.1%
Great Falls	270	$56,800	$27.30	$84,500	$40.60	-11.9%
Missoula	360	$45,500	$21.90	$62,300	$30.00	-23.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,370	$49,900	$24.00	$65,100	$31.30	-0.5%
Omaha	4,040	$56,700	$27.30	$74,700	$35.90	5.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	320	$54,700	$26.30	$68,100	$32.70	29.8%
Las Vegas	3,870	$54,300	$26.10	$70,100	$33.70	-46.9%
Reno	1,230	$58,100	$27.90	$72,600	$34.90	-27%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	790	$58,300	$28.00	$76,100	$36.60	-6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	590	$56,500	$27.20	$76,600	$36.80	-49.8%
Ocean City	180	$59,100	$28.40	$75,500	$36.30	-46.3%
Trenton	2,420	$71,200	$34.20	$85,900	$41.30	32.4%
Vineland	210	$58,700	$28.20	$75,100	$36.10	-59.5%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	3,500	$54,500	$26.20	$72,500	$34.90	8.2%
Farmington	130	$64,300	$30.90	$83,300	$40.00	-68.8%
Las Cruces	360	$46,400	$22.30	$57,300	$27.60	-36.2%
Santa Fe	660	$61,600	$29.60	$74,200	$35.70	23.3%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,380	$65,300	$31.40	$81,600	$39.20	19%
Binghamton	790	$66,400	$31.90	$88,300	$42.50	-16.3%
Buffalo	4,680	$62,000	$29.80	$78,400	$37.70	3.3%
Elmira	250	$56,300	$27.10	$71,300	$34.30	-22.1%
Glens Falls	290	$55,700	$26.80	$69,000	$33.20	-35.8%
Ithaca	220	$61,500	$29.60	$80,800	$38.80	-48.4%
Kingston	470	$53,100	$25.50	$70,300	$33.80	-6.6%
New York (Area)	102,330	$75,000	$36.10	$97,800	$47.00	32.5%
Poughkeepsie	1,460	$60,700	$29.20	$79,100	$38.00	-29.9%
Rochester	4,270	$61,900	$29.80	$80,600	$38.80	3%
Syracuse	2,480	$61,500	$29.60	$75,000	$36.10	-4.4%
Utica	950	$56,400	$27.10	$73,500	$35.40	-11.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	1,070	$50,700	$24.40	$68,900	$33.10	-25.9%
Burlington	290	$53,100	$25.50	$67,100	$32.20	-39.3%
Charlotte	7,560	$60,700	$29.20	$79,000	$38.00	6.5%
Durham	2,640	$62,800	$30.20	$79,100	$38.00	13.2%
Fayetteville	660	$50,800	$24.40	$68,200	$32.80	-38%
Goldsboro	140	$51,900	$25.00	$64,000	$30.80	-63.4%
Greensboro	2,330	$57,200	$27.50	$71,900	$34.60	-21.3%
Greenville	380	$53,800	$25.90	$65,800	$31.60	-39.2%
Hickory	610	$52,200	$25.10	$66,100	$31.80	-50.4%
Jacksonville	130	$52,900	$25.40	$66,600	$32.00	-65.8%
Raleigh	4,560	$58,900	$28.30	$73,600	$35.40	7.8%
Rocky Mount	280	$56,000	$26.90	$65,700	$31.60	-43.5%
Wilmington	840	$56,100	$27.00	$74,000	$35.60	-29.1%
Winston-Salem	1,450	$54,700	$26.30	$70,900	$34.10	-16.9%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	590	$47,700	$22.90	$62,900	$30.30	14.4%
Fargo	790	$50,000	$24.10	$59,300	$28.50	-22.1%
Grand Forks	200	$48,100	$23.10	$60,200	$28.90	-52%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	2,790	$58,400	$28.10	$72,900	$35.00	2.3%
Canton	1,050	$56,400	$27.10	$70,200	$33.80	-25.2%
Cincinnati	8,640	$57,500	$27.70	$75,300	$36.20	2.4%
Cleveland	8,960	$59,700	$28.70	$77,200	$37.10	5.4%
Columbus	8,840	$56,700	$27.30	$72,700	$35.00	14.9%
Dayton	3,080	$57,300	$27.60	$77,200	$37.10	-2.2%
Lima	280	$47,700	$22.90	$61,500	$29.60	-36.1%
Mansfield	210	$55,700	$26.80	$66,600	$32.00	-52.4%
Sandusky	140	$51,600	$24.80	$61,400	$29.50	-51.2%
Springfield	200	$50,400	$24.20	$58,900	$28.30	-51.4%
Toledo	1,910	$58,800	$28.30	$74,300	$35.70	-23.3%
Youngstown	1,180	$51,800	$24.90	$66,700	$32.10	-36.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	170	$41,200	$19.80	$51,900	$24.90	-52.1%
Oklahoma City	5,740	$47,800	$23.00	$64,200	$30.90	19.9%
Tulsa	5,610	$50,700	$24.40	$64,500	$31.00	56.4%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	290	$58,500	$28.10	$78,000	$37.50	-44.2%
Corvallis	230	$50,900	$24.50	$61,300	$29.50	-17.1%
Eugene	860	$51,200	$24.60	$67,100	$32.20	-28.3%
Medford	390	$52,100	$25.00	$69,600	$33.50	-41.1%
Portland	8,300	$59,400	$28.50	$73,900	$35.50	-1.4%
Salem	1,100	$52,100	$25.10	$65,100	$31.30	-11.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	2,630	$58,000	$27.90	$74,100	$35.60	-5.8%
Altoona	270	$49,700	$23.90	$65,100	$31.30	-43.6%
Erie	1,030	$49,000	$23.60	$65,800	$31.60	-3.8%
Harrisburg	2,990	$56,700	$27.30	$74,600	$35.90	13.7%
Johnstown	280	$43,200	$20.80	$64,100	$30.80	-40.8%
Lancaster	1,670	$54,600	$26.30	$68,700	$33.00	-13.1%
Lebanon	220	$57,000	$27.40	$71,900	$34.60	-45.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	27,700	$66,300	$31.90	$88,500	$42.60	20.4%
Pittsburgh	10,830	$57,900	$27.90	$77,200	$37.10	14.6%
Reading	1,010	$59,000	$28.40	$73,100	$35.20	-27%
Scranton	1,820	$50,500	$24.30	$63,200	$30.40	-14.9%
State College	340	$54,100	$26.00	$70,200	$33.80	-38.8%
Williamsport	300	$54,300	$26.10	$69,000	$33.20	-29.1%
York	1,180	$56,400	$27.10	$74,300	$35.70	-20%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	5,020	$63,400	$30.50	$77,300	$37.20	-24.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	200	$56,100	$27.00	$67,500	$32.40	-59%
Charleston	2,380	$54,400	$26.20	$68,700	$33.00	-0.1%
Columbia	2,730	$54,600	$26.30	$70,200	$33.70	-3.6%
Florence	810	$44,600	$21.50	$63,600	$30.60	19.2%
Greenville	2,470	$55,200	$26.60	$73,400	$35.30	-2%
Myrtle Beach	930	$46,800	$22.50	$58,400	$28.10	-0.7%
Spartanburg	830	$50,400	$24.20	$68,000	$32.70	-16.5%
Sumter	170	$54,300	$26.10	$66,600	$32.00	-42.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	560	$49,300	$23.70	$59,000	$28.30	10.3%
Sioux Falls	1,620	$52,500	$25.20	$64,600	$31.10	42.2%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,570	$49,600	$23.90	$64,400	$31.00	-16.9%
Clarksville	270	$48,500	$23.30	$60,200	$28.90	-58.7%
Cleveland	130	$46,800	$22.50	$56,600	$27.20	-58.4%
Jackson	280	$45,400	$21.80	$58,100	$27.90	-41.4%
Johnson City	250	$43,500	$20.90	$54,800	$26.40	-61%
Kingsport	510	$42,600	$20.50	$53,300	$25.60	-48.4%
Knoxville	1,810	$50,300	$24.20	$67,600	$32.50	-33.9%
Memphis	3,350	$55,600	$26.70	$70,800	$34.00	-34.6%
Morristown	130	$47,200	$22.70	$68,100	$32.70	-65.3%
Nashville	6,140	$54,800	$26.30	$66,800	$32.10	0.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	620	$47,800	$23.00	$62,800	$30.20	14.7%
Amarillo	910	$52,700	$25.30	$71,600	$34.40	-0.8%
Austin	9,640	$58,300	$28.00	$81,400	$39.20	47.9%
Beaumont	830	$51,500	$24.80	$70,000	$33.70	-38.8%
Brownsville	500	$45,000	$21.70	$59,500	$28.60	-52%
College Station	780	$45,000	$21.60	$57,100	$27.50	1.2%
Corpus Christi	910	$48,700	$23.40	$67,600	$32.50	-39.9%
Dallas (Area)	29,310	$61,600	$29.60	$80,400	$38.60	9.6%
El Paso	1,380	$50,800	$24.40	$65,700	$31.60	-39.5%
Houston	22,960	$62,200	$29.90	$81,900	$39.40	5.7%
Killeen	530	$53,000	$25.50	$73,300	$35.20	-48.7%
Laredo	390	$43,800	$21.10	$54,400	$26.10	-47.2%
Longview	580	$54,400	$26.20	$77,100	$37.10	-27.8%
Lubbock	820	$47,000	$22.60	$60,200	$28.90	-22.2%
McAllen	1,090	$44,600	$21.50	$58,300	$28.00	-41.8%
Midland	720	$59,300	$28.50	$79,000	$38.00	26%
Odessa	360	$54,000	$26.00	$66,400	$31.90	-30.6%
San Angelo	310	$48,700	$23.40	$61,900	$29.80	-17.3%
San Antonio	5,650	$53,100	$25.60	$71,600	$34.40	-20.3%
Sherman	170	$45,600	$21.90	$57,000	$27.40	-50.3%
Texarkana	250	$56,000	$26.90	$73,200	$35.20	-45%
Tyler	570	$58,600	$28.20	$78,900	$37.90	-27.4%
Victoria	230	$52,700	$25.30	$61,400	$29.50	-41.9%
Waco	680	$45,000	$21.70	$59,800	$28.70	-19.3%
Wichita Falls	400	$51,500	$24.70	$71,900	$34.60	-17.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	370	$48,300	$23.20	$65,100	$31.30	-10.8%
Ogden	1,200	$58,200	$28.00	$73,400	$35.30	-27.2%
Provo	1,370	$47,900	$23.00	$64,000	$30.80	-6.5%
Salt Lake City	5,850	$57,100	$27.50	$73,700	$35.50	13.2%
St. George	290	$44,400	$21.40	$61,800	$29.70	-29.5%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	1,130	$60,200	$28.90	$78,500	$37.70	19.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	440	$49,700	$23.90	$65,600	$31.50	-18.8%
Charlottesville	810	$56,100	$27.00	$69,500	$33.40	2.9%
Danville	180	$48,400	$23.30	$59,200	$28.50	-46%
Harrisonburg	300	$53,100	$25.50	$64,900	$31.20	-38.9%
Lynchburg	530	$52,400	$25.20	$74,800	$36.00	-37.7%
Richmond	7,220	$59,500	$28.60	$77,800	$37.40	43%
Roanoke	1,110	$51,600	$24.80	$68,100	$32.80	-14.3%
Virginia Beach	5,410	$55,400	$26.70	$72,800	$35.00	-13.2%
Winchester	290	$59,900	$28.80	$79,800	$38.40	-35.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	530	$57,800	$27.80	$70,500	$33.90	-19.2%
Bremerton	410	$62,300	$30.00	$79,000	$38.00	-39.4%
Kennewick	580	$62,000	$29.80	$75,600	$36.30	-27.1%
Longview	140	$53,600	$25.80	$65,900	$31.70	-51.5%
Mount Vernon	200	$57,000	$27.40	$68,500	$33.00	-46.4%
Olympia	1,060	$55,300	$26.60	$67,900	$32.70	30.7%
Seattle (Area)	14,690	$61,200	$29.40	$75,300	$36.20	-14.7%
Spokane	1,670	$58,300	$28.00	$71,400	$34.30	-3.4%
Wenatchee	200	$56,700	$27.20	$68,400	$32.90	-39.7%
Yakima	400	$56,500	$27.20	$70,500	$33.90	-41.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,290	$44,100	$21.20	$60,200	$28.90	4.5%
Huntington	570	$48,200	$23.20	$64,600	$31.10	-39.1%
Morgantown	400	$54,500	$26.20	$80,500	$38.70	-17.2%
Parkersburg	490	$68,300	$32.80	$82,400	$39.60	-15.7%
Weirton	150	$54,100	$26.00	$67,100	$32.30	-58.2%
Wheeling	340	$49,900	$24.00	$69,200	$33.30	-36.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	750	$52,700	$25.40	$64,500	$31.00	-23.6%
Eau Claire	430	$50,100	$24.10	$63,100	$30.30	-32.5%
Fond du Lac	230	$52,600	$25.30	$63,400	$30.50	-35.8%
Green Bay	1,250	$50,600	$24.30	$62,100	$29.90	-9.6%
Janesville	270	$54,200	$26.10	$72,000	$34.60	-49.3%
La Crosse	540	$51,600	$24.80	$63,600	$30.60	-9.5%
Madison	2,700	$57,600	$27.70	$69,400	$33.40	-3.1%
Milwaukee	7,410	$58,500	$28.10	$73,200	$35.20	7%
Oshkosh	540	$55,300	$26.60	$67,200	$32.30	-25.9%
Racine	390	$60,800	$29.20	$77,900	$37.50	-38.1%
Sheboygan	310	$57,200	$27.50	$72,800	$35.00	-36.1%
Wausau	540	$55,200	$26.50	$64,600	$31.10	-4.9%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	230	$62,600	$30.10	$85,800	$41.30	-31.7%
Cheyenne	560	$47,400	$22.80	$57,500	$27.60	53.8%