Auto Body Technicians

Median Salary: $38,000

Many auto body technicians across the nation share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, self control, achievement/effort, and leadership can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 133,290 individuals were working as auto body technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for auto body technicians in the U.S. was $38,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about auto body technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Auto body technicians should be skilled in:

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Trunk Strength
  • Speech Clarity
  • Flexibility of Closure

Different individuals go into different careers; auto body technicians are typically:

  • Realistic

Working as an auto body technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Mechanical
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language

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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 auto body technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of auto body technicians 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 50 $30,300 $14.50 $34,800 $16.70 3.7%
Auburn 80 $36,300 $17.50 $41,300 $19.80 55.9%
Birmingham 370 $33,000 $15.90 $40,300 $19.40 -26.3%
Decatur 60 $35,600 $17.10 $50,000 $24.10 5.3%
Dothan 70 $41,200 $19.80 $57,400 $27.60 22.3%
Florence 100 $29,000 $13.90 $35,700 $17.20 91.3%
Gadsden 30 $37,500 $18.00 $51,600 $24.80 -15.2%
Huntsville 150 $38,300 $18.40 $46,400 $22.30 -26.2%
Mobile 380 $43,200 $20.80 $57,500 $27.60 114.6%
Montgomery 170 $34,600 $16.60 $40,400 $19.40 4.3%
Tuscaloosa 40 $22,400 $10.80 $37,900 $18.20 -52.7%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 130 $60,600 $29.10 $68,700 $33.00 -21.3%
Fairbanks 60 $57,900 $27.80 $64,900 $31.20 76.4%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 50 $51,000 $24.50 $61,400 $29.50 -7.1%
Lake Havasu City 50 $28,400 $13.70 $31,900 $15.30 3.1%
Phoenix 1,400 $38,300 $18.40 $48,400 $23.30 -22.2%
Prescott 100 $53,500 $25.70 $72,300 $34.70 68.9%
Tucson 350 $39,400 $19.00 $47,800 $23.00 -4.4%
Yuma 60 $22,200 $10.70 $37,500 $18.00 -3%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 170 $36,900 $17.70 $44,600 $21.50 -12.9%
Fort Smith 120 $33,600 $16.10 $39,100 $18.80 1.3%
Little Rock 300 $39,000 $18.70 $45,600 $21.90 -10%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 150 $36,800 $17.70 $42,600 $20.50 -44.9%
Chico 50 $36,800 $17.70 $48,900 $23.50 -26.3%
Fresno 210 $42,100 $20.20 $49,800 $23.90 -37.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 4,240 $43,400 $20.90 $57,300 $27.50 -23.1%
Merced 60 $37,600 $18.10 $51,600 $24.80 -4.7%
Modesto 190 $40,500 $19.50 $47,800 $23.00 18.8%
Napa 30 $61,000 $29.30 $70,500 $33.90 -47.7%
Oakland 910 $51,300 $24.60 $65,500 $31.50 -10.4%
Oxnard 130 $40,400 $19.40 $57,800 $27.80 -57.9%
Redding 70 $42,800 $20.60 $54,200 $26.10 11.7%
Riverside 1,540 $34,300 $16.50 $41,900 $20.10 26.3%
Sacramento 630 $45,800 $22.00 $52,200 $25.10 -27.3%
Salinas 110 $45,900 $22.10 $56,800 $27.30 -32.3%
San Diego 1,010 $37,600 $18.10 $53,100 $25.50 -22.6%
San Francisco (Area) 1,590 $51,700 $24.80 $63,300 $30.50 -21.4%
San Francisco (City) 680 $52,100 $25.00 $61,200 $29.40 -32.4%
San Jose 740 $44,200 $21.30 $52,900 $25.40 -17.9%
San Luis Obispo 110 $43,300 $20.80 $53,700 $25.80 5.3%
Santa Barbara 150 $36,800 $17.70 $45,200 $21.70 -12%
Santa Cruz 100 $53,700 $25.80 $62,100 $29.90 11.7%
Santa Rosa 170 $56,800 $27.30 $65,800 $31.70 -7%
Stockton 200 $42,500 $20.40 $52,000 $25.00 -4.4%
Vallejo 100 $51,800 $24.90 $59,900 $28.80 -17.9%
Visalia 70 $36,900 $17.70 $52,100 $25.00 -49.6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 130 $52,600 $25.30 $65,900 $31.70 -17.1%
Colorado Springs 220 $45,900 $22.10 $58,300 $28.00 -14.2%
Denver 1,460 $41,400 $19.90 $58,400 $28.10 17.7%
Fort Collins 100 $40,300 $19.40 $53,800 $25.90 -21.2%
Grand Junction 60 $45,200 $21.70 $51,900 $24.90 -11.7%
Greeley 60 $52,100 $25.10 $66,900 $32.10 -20.2%
Pueblo 50 $28,600 $13.80 $33,200 $16.00 -20.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 650 $48,400 $23.30 $60,200 $29.00 34.8%
Hartford 520 $44,600 $21.40 $53,600 $25.80 -9.8%
New Haven 380 $43,400 $20.90 $52,100 $25.00 56.3%
Norwich 120 $37,300 $18.00 $46,800 $22.50 -13.9%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 70 $37,800 $18.20 $46,700 $22.50 15.9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 2,210 $50,600 $24.30 $67,000 $32.20 -22.2%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 280 $37,400 $18.00 $41,500 $20.00 11.6%
Cape Coral NA $40,800 $19.60 $56,300 $27.10 NA
Deltona 100 $33,700 $16.20 $38,000 $18.30 -36.4%
Fort Walton Beach 70 $52,100 $25.00 $62,300 $30.00 -15%
Gainesville 140 $38,300 $18.40 $43,100 $20.70 12.3%
Jacksonville 600 $37,300 $17.90 $42,800 $20.60 0.8%
Lakeland 160 $37,500 $18.00 $47,500 $22.90 -18.3%
Miami (Area) 1,680 $33,800 $16.20 $42,100 $20.20 -24.9%
Naples 70 $37,300 $17.90 $44,800 $21.60 -41.1%
Ocala 60 $38,500 $18.50 $50,900 $24.50 -38.5%
Orlando 620 $35,100 $16.90 $51,800 $24.90 -38.7%
Palm Bay 200 $41,500 $20.00 $51,300 $24.70 1.1%
Panama City 80 $34,000 $16.30 $37,300 $18.00 20.1%
Pensacola 140 $38,500 $18.50 $46,100 $22.20 -11.3%
Port St. Lucie 100 $33,100 $15.90 $38,000 $18.30 -20.5%
Punta Gorda 40 $37,400 $18.00 $55,700 $26.80 11.1%
Tallahassee 140 $38,000 $18.30 $48,100 $23.10 -15.7%
Tampa 950 $40,700 $19.60 $54,900 $26.40 -18.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 90 $44,100 $21.20 $49,100 $23.60 44.1%
Athens 100 $42,200 $20.30 $51,900 $25.00 26.1%
Atlanta 2,620 $42,800 $20.60 $61,000 $29.30 12%
Augusta 210 $37,800 $18.20 $58,000 $27.90 0.3%
Brunswick 100 $37,400 $18.00 $46,100 $22.10 136.2%
Columbus 90 $33,500 $16.10 $42,200 $20.30 -26.5%
Dalton 50 $33,400 $16.10 $40,000 $19.20 -24%
Gainesville 30 $40,000 $19.20 $47,200 $22.70 -53%
Macon NA $38,700 $18.60 $50,900 $24.50 NA
Savannah 200 $35,600 $17.10 $42,800 $20.60 32.5%
Valdosta 60 $24,200 $11.60 $38,200 $18.40 10.1%
Warner Robins 50 $35,400 $17.00 $41,600 $20.00 -7.5%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 240 $42,500 $20.40 $51,200 $24.60 -44.4%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 390 $21,300 $10.20 $25,100 $12.10 44.7%
Coeur d'Alene 30 $33,500 $16.10 $37,700 $18.10 -40.4%
Idaho Falls 80 $40,600 $19.50 $47,100 $22.60 59.5%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 90 $47,700 $22.90 $60,500 $29.10 6.8%
Champaign 100 $45,800 $22.00 $59,300 $28.50 -6.5%
Chicago (Area) 4,340 $42,200 $20.30 $56,200 $27.00 15.2%
Kankakee 70 $38,100 $18.30 $48,500 $23.30 63.1%
Peoria 200 $49,600 $23.90 $58,100 $27.90 17.8%
Rockford 190 $53,700 $25.80 $67,000 $32.20 28.9%
Springfield 100 $50,500 $24.30 $62,600 $30.10 -7.1%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 40 $32,600 $15.70 $39,300 $18.90 11.1%
Bloomington 70 $40,400 $19.40 $51,100 $24.60 -6.7%
Columbus 30 $40,900 $19.70 $51,900 $25.00 -23.4%
Elkhart 100 $42,900 $20.60 $51,600 $24.80 2.3%
Evansville 170 $41,600 $20.00 $50,000 $24.10 1.3%
Fort Wayne 200 $39,400 $19.00 $49,900 $24.00 -5.5%
Indianapolis 650 $45,000 $21.70 $53,600 $25.80 -26.8%
Lafayette 70 $40,800 $19.60 $55,200 $26.60 -14.6%
Michigan City 50 $46,400 $22.30 $58,700 $28.20 10.6%
Muncie 40 $35,700 $17.10 $44,000 $21.20 -12%
South Bend 170 $37,400 $18.00 $45,300 $21.80 30.1%
Terre Haute NA $36,500 $17.60 $48,100 $23.10 NA
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 50 $42,000 $20.20 $54,000 $26.00 16.2%
Cedar Rapids 190 $39,100 $18.80 $50,100 $24.10 32.8%
Davenport 280 $31,700 $15.20 $38,600 $18.60 51.2%
Des Moines 450 $38,600 $18.60 $48,700 $23.40 36.7%
Dubuque 110 $33,100 $15.90 $37,300 $18.00 117.9%
Iowa City 100 $41,500 $20.00 $49,900 $24.00 16.8%
Sioux City 130 $32,100 $15.40 $38,100 $18.30 76.1%
Waterloo 230 $33,000 $15.80 $37,400 $18.00 165.3%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Topeka 130 $41,700 $20.00 $51,400 $24.70 13.4%
Wichita 300 $35,700 $17.20 $44,400 $21.30 -0.6%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Elizabethtown 40 $31,800 $15.30 $37,900 $18.20 -15.7%
Lexington 150 $36,900 $17.80 $49,700 $23.90 -38.3%
Louisville 500 $45,300 $21.80 $56,400 $27.10 -16.8%
Owensboro 50 $37,300 $18.00 $43,200 $20.80 4.3%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria NA $33,200 $16.00 $42,200 $20.30 NA
Baton Rouge 540 $31,600 $15.20 $41,100 $19.80 44%
Houma 60 $35,400 $17.00 $58,300 $28.00 -42%
Lafayette 150 $31,800 $15.30 $39,700 $19.10 -0.8%
Lake Charles NA $38,300 $18.40 $43,900 $21.10 NA
Monroe 50 $37,700 $18.10 $43,900 $21.10 -31.7%
New Orleans 700 $29,900 $14.40 $39,200 $18.90 33.9%
Shreveport 150 $28,800 $13.80 $36,500 $17.60 -13.2%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 40 $35,900 $17.20 $40,900 $19.60 -39.6%
Lewiston 40 $36,700 $17.60 $42,700 $20.50 -16.8%
Portland 230 $40,600 $19.50 $48,300 $23.20 16.4%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,270 $40,000 $19.20 $51,700 $24.90 -1.2%
Cumberland 50 $26,200 $12.60 $32,800 $15.80 38.4%
Hagerstown 160 $34,600 $16.60 $44,700 $21.50 65.7%
Salisbury 70 $40,000 $19.20 $51,100 $24.60 30.6%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 90 $42,800 $20.60 $54,900 $26.40 -5.8%
Boston (Area) NA NA NA NA NA NA
Pittsfield 40 $36,000 $17.30 $48,900 $23.50 14.7%
Springfield 500 $40,800 $19.60 $50,200 $24.20 70.1%
Worcester 340 $35,400 $17.00 $43,500 $20.90 -1.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 230 $47,400 $22.80 $64,100 $30.80 19%
Battle Creek 60 $31,000 $14.90 $44,800 $21.50 6.5%
Bay City 70 $21,900 $10.60 $29,300 $14.10 92%
Detroit (Area) 2,260 $50,400 $24.20 $63,600 $30.60 22%
Flint 390 $28,600 $13.70 $38,600 $18.60 187.2%
Grand Rapids 650 $34,500 $16.60 $45,100 $21.70 73.5%
Holland 120 $46,800 $22.50 $61,400 $29.50 19.5%
Jackson 50 $45,500 $21.90 $58,500 $28.10 -16.4%
Kalamazoo 120 $34,500 $16.60 $44,900 $21.60 -15.3%
Lansing 140 $47,900 $23.00 $57,400 $27.60 -30.3%
Monroe 40 $39,900 $19.20 $45,700 $22.00 13.5%
Niles 80 $39,400 $19.00 $46,300 $22.20 31.4%
Saginaw 150 $35,700 $17.20 $42,600 $20.50 84.7%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 150 $37,500 $18.00 $43,900 $21.10 15.2%
Minneapolis 1,440 $52,400 $25.20 $66,200 $31.80 -18.4%
Rochester 90 $43,500 $20.90 $52,700 $25.30 -17.5%
St. Cloud NA $35,500 $17.10 $47,900 $23.10 NA
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 120 NA NA NA NA 14.2%
Hattiesburg 50 $33,600 $16.10 $44,800 $21.50 -14.5%
Jackson 260 $35,900 $17.20 $40,200 $19.30 4.9%
Pascagoula 60 $35,300 $17.00 $42,900 $20.60 11.2%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 60 $40,300 $19.40 $47,300 $22.70 -24.1%
Jefferson City 90 $32,200 $15.50 $37,400 $18.00 3%
Joplin 70 $34,700 $16.70 $41,200 $19.80 -8.4%
Kansas City 1,090 $39,600 $19.00 $57,500 $27.70 7.7%
Springfield 200 $43,100 $20.70 $61,000 $29.30 7%
St. Joseph 40 $36,700 $17.70 $42,000 $20.20 -18.9%
St. Louis 1,880 $43,000 $20.70 $51,700 $24.90 41.6%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 100 $40,100 $19.30 $51,200 $24.60 24%
Great Falls 80 $35,700 $17.20 $40,400 $19.40 104.7%
Missoula 90 $37,300 $17.90 $42,800 $20.60 57.5%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 150 $35,300 $17.00 $41,600 $20.00 -10.2%
Omaha 620 $34,100 $16.40 $43,900 $21.10 34.5%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 40 $36,900 $17.70 $41,300 $19.80 24.2%
Las Vegas 770 $37,000 $17.80 $51,700 $24.80 -12.5%
Reno 200 NA NA NA NA -3.1%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 140 $42,000 $20.20 $60,400 $29.00 39.2%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 90 $43,300 $20.80 $53,400 $25.70 -35.8%
Ocean City 40 $47,100 $22.60 $51,900 $25.00 -11.4%
Trenton 110 $45,700 $22.00 $66,400 $31.90 -50%
Vineland 40 $35,800 $17.20 $44,700 $21.50 -28.3%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 370 $30,700 $14.70 $39,300 $18.90 -4.2%
Farmington 50 $34,200 $16.40 $37,400 $18.00 2.2%
Santa Fe 40 NA NA NA NA -39.8%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 410 $39,600 $19.00 $51,500 $24.80 -8.6%
Binghamton 140 $29,200 $14.00 $33,300 $16.00 23.8%
Buffalo 690 $36,700 $17.70 $45,400 $21.80 27.2%
Elmira NA $30,700 $14.80 $37,200 $17.90 NA
Glens Falls 70 $36,000 $17.30 $50,900 $24.50 35.3%
Ithaca 40 $35,800 $17.20 $42,200 $20.30 -29.9%
Kingston 50 $47,700 $22.90 $52,400 $25.20 -20.3%
New York (Area) 7,730 $36,200 $17.40 $48,300 $23.20 19%
Poughkeepsie 480 $35,700 $17.10 $41,300 $19.90 91%
Rochester 470 $44,300 $21.30 $53,800 $25.90 -6.6%
Syracuse 410 $38,900 $18.70 $47,800 $23.00 32.4%
Utica 160 $32,500 $15.60 $37,500 $18.00 27.3%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 190 $38,000 $18.30 $43,000 $20.70 10.7%
Burlington 30 $41,700 $20.10 $51,400 $24.70 -46.2%
Charlotte 1,230 $44,300 $21.30 $59,000 $28.40 44.1%
Durham 200 $36,900 $17.70 $40,400 $19.40 -30.3%
Fayetteville NA $39,000 $18.70 $56,300 $27.10 NA
Goldsboro 50 $32,900 $15.80 $47,900 $23.00 10.2%
Greensboro 380 $39,600 $19.00 $53,000 $25.50 7.5%
Greenville 50 $41,500 $19.90 $56,100 $27.00 -31.6%
Hickory NA $36,600 $17.60 $39,900 $19.20 NA
Jacksonville 90 $34,900 $16.80 $50,200 $24.20 107.5%
Raleigh 550 $36,100 $17.30 $43,500 $20.90 8.8%
Rocky Mount 90 $31,900 $15.30 $42,000 $20.20 43.6%
Wilmington 90 $37,800 $18.20 $46,300 $22.20 -35.1%
Winston-Salem 140 $36,700 $17.70 $50,700 $24.40 -32.5%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 110 $38,600 $18.60 $46,800 $22.50 73.8%
Fargo 230 $35,000 $16.80 $45,500 $21.90 88.7%
Grand Forks 60 $33,500 $16.10 $39,000 $18.80 31.1%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 470 $32,900 $15.80 $54,300 $26.10 42.7%
Canton 150 $41,900 $20.10 $57,200 $27.50 -11.2%
Cincinnati 1,020 $40,300 $19.40 $49,400 $23.70 1%
Cleveland 1,120 $38,600 $18.60 $56,100 $27.00 9.2%
Columbus 1,160 $35,900 $17.30 $44,600 $21.50 25%
Dayton 340 $34,400 $16.60 $50,100 $24.10 -11%
Lima 60 $35,700 $17.20 $39,200 $18.80 6.6%
Mansfield 70 $30,700 $14.80 $34,800 $16.70 30.3%
Springfield 130 $29,500 $14.20 $35,500 $17.10 159.6%
Toledo 330 $32,500 $15.70 $51,200 $24.60 11.7%
Youngstown 260 $34,000 $16.40 $39,800 $19.10 17.2%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City 900 $37,500 $18.00 $50,900 $24.50 55.4%
Tulsa 590 $33,700 $16.20 $42,300 $20.30 37%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 50 $37,100 $17.80 $40,800 $19.60 -27.8%
Eugene 180 $35,200 $16.90 $43,000 $20.70 21.3%
Medford 60 $38,200 $18.40 $50,800 $24.40 -22.2%
Portland 870 $38,400 $18.50 $57,600 $27.70 -14%
Salem 150 $34,000 $16.30 $38,400 $18.50 2.2%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 360 $40,000 $19.20 $46,700 $22.50 7.9%
Altoona 50 $36,500 $17.60 $42,400 $20.40 -18.3%
Erie 140 $35,000 $16.80 $39,600 $19.00 8.7%
Harrisburg 360 $40,000 $19.20 $48,200 $23.20 14.8%
Johnstown 80 $32,300 $15.60 $40,100 $19.30 41.6%
Lancaster 360 $35,900 $17.20 $45,000 $21.60 55.1%
Lebanon 100 $31,500 $15.10 $38,400 $18.40 106.6%
Philadelphia (Area) 2,580 $41,300 $19.90 $51,500 $24.80 -5.5%
Pittsburgh 1,270 $39,100 $18.80 $46,700 $22.50 11.7%
Reading 420 $39,200 $18.90 $47,300 $22.70 153.3%
Scranton 180 $34,000 $16.30 $38,000 $18.30 -29.8%
State College 40 $36,100 $17.30 $41,900 $20.10 -40.3%
Williamsport 60 $31,800 $15.30 $36,700 $17.70 17.7%
York 230 $35,800 $17.20 $40,900 $19.70 27.2%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 970 $36,000 $17.30 $46,900 $22.60 3.4%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 30 $33,200 $15.90 $44,700 $21.50 -47.5%
Charleston 370 $38,400 $18.50 $52,700 $25.30 27.8%
Columbia 190 $56,900 $27.30 $76,500 $36.80 -43.6%
Greenville 310 $30,300 $14.60 $46,000 $22.10 3%
Myrtle Beach 120 $39,000 $18.80 $49,000 $23.50 2.9%
Spartanburg 90 $42,700 $20.50 $57,700 $27.80 -21.1%
Sumter 30 $31,900 $15.30 $54,500 $26.20 -8.8%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 150 $34,100 $16.40 $37,900 $18.20 144.4%
Sioux Falls 90 $32,400 $15.60 $39,800 $19.10 -30.9%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 180 $33,700 $16.20 $37,100 $17.80 -20.2%
Clarksville 130 $39,600 $19.10 $49,100 $23.60 62.6%
Jackson 60 $39,400 $18.90 $59,500 $28.60 -4.6%
Johnson City NA $32,900 $15.80 $38,400 $18.50 NA
Kingsport 150 $32,700 $15.70 $37,700 $18.10 26.3%
Knoxville 500 $33,200 $16.00 $42,200 $20.30 52.1%
Memphis 720 $36,200 $17.40 $61,400 $29.50 15.8%
Morristown 50 NA NA NA NA 16.7%
Nashville 810 $46,400 $22.30 $59,300 $28.50 10.9%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 60 $26,900 $12.90 $33,700 $16.20 -10.1%
Amarillo 130 $32,400 $15.60 $37,800 $18.20 13.5%
Austin 780 $51,900 $25.00 $61,900 $29.80 -0.9%
Beaumont 180 $33,100 $15.90 $44,700 $21.50 10.8%
Brownsville NA $29,400 $14.10 $32,700 $15.70 NA
College Station 70 $33,700 $16.20 $41,200 $19.80 -27.1%
Corpus Christi 160 $27,900 $13.40 $42,700 $20.60 -14.2%
Dallas (Area) 3,150 $33,900 $16.30 $48,100 $23.10 12.2%
El Paso 160 $29,800 $14.30 $35,100 $16.90 -42.9%
Houston 2,380 $36,400 $17.50 $49,300 $23.70 -8.8%
Killeen 150 $46,500 $22.30 $57,500 $27.60 18.8%
Laredo 40 $31,000 $14.90 $33,800 $16.20 -50.8%
Longview 60 $39,100 $18.80 $59,600 $28.60 -33%
Lubbock 160 $54,700 $26.30 $66,800 $32.10 23.3%
McAllen 140 $31,000 $14.90 $40,100 $19.30 -38.2%
Midland 40 $36,800 $17.70 $40,200 $19.30 -38.4%
Odessa 50 $45,900 $22.10 $57,500 $27.60 -11.8%
San Angelo 30 $42,600 $20.50 $59,700 $28.70 -24.9%
San Antonio 820 $34,400 $16.60 $46,500 $22.40 -4.4%
Sherman 30 $31,100 $15.00 $48,300 $23.20 -24%
Texarkana 80 $30,600 $14.70 $37,100 $17.80 46.4%
Tyler 80 $37,900 $18.20 $56,900 $27.40 -10.6%
Victoria 30 $31,500 $15.10 $41,500 $20.00 -33.1%
Waco 100 $38,200 $18.40 $52,400 $25.20 3%
Wichita Falls 130 $37,500 $18.00 $42,100 $20.20 115%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 90 $28,900 $13.90 $44,500 $21.40 87.4%
Ogden 200 $42,300 $20.40 $55,600 $26.70 -1.4%
Provo 230 NA NA NA NA 28.5%
Salt Lake City 570 $37,300 $18.00 $52,300 $25.10 -8.2%
St. George 80 $31,300 $15.00 $46,800 $22.50 65.3%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 130 $31,600 $15.20 $37,400 $18.00 15.5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 100 $31,100 $15.00 $45,600 $21.90 51.5%
Charlottesville 110 $35,500 $17.10 $46,400 $22.30 18.9%
Danville 40 $40,300 $19.40 $48,800 $23.50 -3.8%
Harrisonburg 120 $35,400 $17.00 $40,400 $19.40 93.3%
Lynchburg 70 $32,500 $15.60 $38,500 $18.50 -35.3%
Richmond 470 $46,800 $22.50 $56,900 $27.30 -22.6%
Roanoke NA $31,500 $15.20 $33,900 $16.30 NA
Virginia Beach 590 $47,800 $23.00 $64,500 $31.00 -21.3%
Winchester 60 $35,900 $17.30 $42,900 $20.60 16%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 30 $39,500 $19.00 $43,800 $21.10 -61.5%
Bremerton 80 $33,200 $16.00 $38,400 $18.50 -7.2%
Kennewick NA $36,000 $17.30 $39,900 $19.20 NA
Mount Vernon 80 $36,800 $17.70 $48,300 $23.20 69.5%
Olympia NA $43,500 $20.90 $51,800 $24.90 NA
Seattle (Area) 1,170 $43,700 $21.00 $53,900 $25.90 -12.9%
Spokane 240 $40,400 $19.40 $49,400 $23.70 16.5%
Yakima 50 $46,900 $22.50 $53,200 $25.60 -36.8%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 200 $28,700 $13.80 $37,600 $18.10 31.5%
Huntington 120 $27,400 $13.20 $36,800 $17.70 3.3%
Morgantown 90 $33,200 $16.00 $36,900 $17.70 53.1%
Parkersburg 60 $36,600 $17.60 $44,600 $21.50 -20.9%
Weirton 60 $35,500 $17.10 $42,100 $20.20 34.1%
Wheeling 60 $32,700 $15.70 $36,300 $17.50 -9.8%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 110 $36,100 $17.30 $42,600 $20.50 -7.9%
Eau Claire 60 $29,300 $14.10 $36,300 $17.40 -18.5%
Fond du Lac 60 $39,800 $19.20 $48,800 $23.50 38.8%
Green Bay 200 $40,400 $19.40 $46,000 $22.10 22.5%
Janesville 80 $43,600 $21.00 $63,000 $30.30 18.4%
La Crosse 100 $37,000 $17.80 $42,900 $20.60 40.2%
Madison 300 $28,200 $13.60 $39,100 $18.80 -11.7%
Milwaukee 940 $37,900 $18.20 $43,200 $20.80 12.8%
Oshkosh 110 $36,000 $17.30 $41,600 $20.00 28.1%
Racine 110 $36,700 $17.60 $45,300 $21.80 48.8%
Sheboygan 70 $37,400 $18.00 $44,600 $21.50 26.1%
Wausau 90 $38,000 $18.30 $47,500 $22.80 24.7%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 50 $40,300 $19.40 $46,100 $22.20 18.1%
Cheyenne 30 $40,900 $19.70 $46,800 $22.50 -24%