Automotive Mechanics

Median Salary: $35,400

Many automotive mechanics across the nation share a few important professional characteristics. For example, achievement/effort, persistence, and stress tolerance can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 606,990 people were employed as automotive mechanics nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these attributes and receive proper training, particularly if you're preparing to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for automotive mechanics in the U.S. was $35,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $17.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about automotive mechanics, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

Automotive mechanics should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Memorization
Reaction Time
Originality

Different people go into different careers; automotive mechanics are typically:

Investigative
Conventional
Enterprising

Working as an automotive mechanic requires knowledge in subjects like:

Mechanical
Engineering and Technology
Administration and Management
Sales and Marketing
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 automotive mechanics). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of automotive mechanics 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	190	$31,100	$14.90	$43,600	$21.00	-12.2%
Auburn	180	$23,600	$11.40	$34,600	$16.60	-18.3%
Birmingham	2,230	$35,600	$17.10	$47,400	$22.80	-2.9%
Decatur	250	$34,000	$16.30	$40,800	$19.60	4.2%
Dothan	300	$29,800	$14.30	$41,500	$19.90	11.4%
Florence	210	$24,400	$11.80	$35,100	$16.90	-9.9%
Gadsden	180	$30,400	$14.60	$39,700	$19.10	9.9%
Huntsville	780	$33,900	$16.30	$41,900	$20.20	-17.8%
Mobile	730	$30,700	$14.80	$40,500	$19.50	-9.4%
Montgomery	730	$29,900	$14.40	$40,700	$19.60	-3.9%
Tuscaloosa	370	$31,600	$15.20	$41,000	$19.70	-11.9%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	830	$51,900	$24.90	$62,400	$30.00	8.1%
Fairbanks	290	$51,500	$24.80	$66,300	$31.90	79.9%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	240	$37,600	$18.10	$50,300	$24.20	-10.9%
Lake Havasu City	390	$31,000	$14.90	$45,000	$21.60	81.1%
Phoenix	8,260	$35,200	$16.90	$47,600	$22.90	0.8%
Prescott	380	$45,900	$22.10	$56,100	$27.00	42.8%
Tucson	1,830	$37,500	$18.10	$47,400	$22.80	8.9%
Yuma	370	$33,300	$16.00	$48,800	$23.40	36.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	780	$29,500	$14.20	$37,600	$18.10	-14.1%
Fort Smith	530	$30,400	$14.60	$39,300	$18.90	-3.9%
Hot Springs	270	$23,100	$11.10	$28,500	$13.70	60.6%
Jonesboro	200	$26,100	$12.60	$35,600	$17.10	-8.3%
Little Rock	1,690	$32,400	$15.60	$41,600	$20.00	9.9%
Pine Bluff	150	$25,100	$12.10	$31,400	$15.10	-10.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,540	$32,600	$15.70	$42,800	$20.60	24.8%
Chico	340	$34,600	$16.60	$44,800	$21.60	3.8%
El Centro	250	$38,000	$18.30	$49,200	$23.60	8.4%
Fresno	1,510	$35,400	$17.00	$45,700	$22.00	0.7%
Hanford	100	$32,700	$15.70	$52,300	$25.20	-45.2%
Los Angeles (Area)	19,120	$35,400	$17.00	$50,800	$24.40	-22.4%
Madera	140	$34,200	$16.50	$44,600	$21.40	-19.5%
Merced	430	$33,500	$16.10	$42,200	$20.30	55.6%
Modesto	820	$37,400	$18.00	$53,900	$25.90	12.4%
Napa	210	$49,000	$23.60	$59,700	$28.70	-26.4%
Oakland	4,750	$48,400	$23.30	$63,500	$30.50	3.1%
Oxnard	1,320	$41,900	$20.20	$53,200	$25.60	-3.1%
Redding	380	$41,600	$20.00	$51,400	$24.70	32.4%
Riverside	5,750	$37,500	$18.00	$50,200	$24.10	3.4%
Sacramento	3,670	$42,300	$20.40	$55,500	$26.70	-7.3%
Salinas	550	$38,700	$18.60	$53,400	$25.70	-24.1%
San Diego	5,160	$40,000	$19.20	$53,400	$25.70	-13.3%
San Francisco (Area)	8,140	$46,500	$22.30	$61,100	$29.40	-11.3%
San Francisco (City)	3,390	$44,500	$21.40	$58,700	$28.20	-25.8%
San Jose	3,280	$50,000	$24.00	$65,700	$31.60	-20.5%
San Luis Obispo	420	$46,300	$22.30	$56,300	$27.10	-9.2%
Santa Barbara	550	$40,300	$19.40	$51,900	$25.00	-30.7%
Santa Cruz	310	$44,200	$21.30	$57,800	$27.80	-22.3%
Santa Rosa	920	$40,100	$19.30	$55,200	$26.50	11.9%
Stockton	780	$38,800	$18.70	$53,300	$25.60	-19.5%
Vallejo	540	$37,200	$17.90	$55,300	$26.60	-4.8%
Visalia	560	$33,600	$16.20	$42,500	$20.40	-9.3%
Yuba City	240	$37,700	$18.10	$48,300	$23.20	35%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	740	$31,300	$15.00	$50,800	$24.40	2.3%
Colorado Springs	1,630	$42,300	$20.30	$56,100	$27.00	42.2%
Denver	5,510	$37,100	$17.80	$49,800	$23.90	-2.7%
Fort Collins	650	$34,600	$16.60	$47,200	$22.70	8.5%
Grand Junction	480	$35,000	$16.80	$52,500	$25.20	62.7%
Greeley	490	$39,800	$19.10	$47,800	$23.00	34.7%
Pueblo	400	$24,000	$11.50	$38,100	$18.30	52.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,420	$48,600	$23.40	$63,400	$30.50	28%
Hartford	2,170	$40,300	$19.40	$51,500	$24.70	-16.8%
New Haven	1,750	$38,900	$18.70	$50,500	$24.30	20.4%
Norwich	620	$35,500	$17.00	$46,900	$22.50	-0.7%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	380	$33,800	$16.20	$41,800	$20.10	38.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	10,860	$43,900	$21.10	$58,000	$27.90	-10.9%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,250	$33,600	$16.20	$47,500	$22.80	9%
Cape Coral	1,260	$42,000	$20.20	$51,000	$24.50	34.8%
Deltona	1,000	$34,600	$16.60	$45,300	$21.80	39.3%
Fort Walton Beach	460	$38,800	$18.70	$50,100	$24.10	28.7%
Gainesville	480	$39,500	$19.00	$48,100	$23.10	-15.5%
Jacksonville	3,240	$35,200	$16.90	$46,600	$22.40	20%
Lakeland	1,140	$34,900	$16.80	$41,500	$20.00	25.7%
Miami (Area)	10,630	$36,200	$17.40	$49,000	$23.60	5.6%
Naples	560	$47,800	$23.00	$62,700	$30.10	5.6%
Ocala	700	$31,200	$15.00	$38,100	$18.30	59.6%
Orlando	4,680	$35,800	$17.20	$45,900	$22.10	1.9%
Palm Bay	930	$32,800	$15.80	$44,900	$21.60	2.3%
Palm Coast	80	$31,900	$15.40	$37,900	$18.20	11.3%
Panama City	330	$36,500	$17.50	$48,000	$23.10	4.3%
Pensacola	850	$31,900	$15.30	$41,800	$20.10	20%
Port St. Lucie	760	$38,500	$18.50	$50,100	$24.10	36.4%
Punta Gorda	340	$31,800	$15.30	$39,800	$19.10	89.3%
Sebastian	260	$38,200	$18.30	$46,700	$22.50	22.1%
Tallahassee	840	$35,800	$17.20	$43,600	$21.00	12.7%
Tampa	5,970	$35,800	$17.20	$43,800	$21.10	13.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	300	$29,600	$14.20	$41,100	$19.80	4.9%
Athens	400	$36,500	$17.60	$51,600	$24.80	9.4%
Atlanta	10,420	$36,800	$17.70	$47,600	$22.90	-2.1%
Augusta	920	$30,700	$14.80	$39,800	$19.10	-2.5%
Brunswick	270	$29,700	$14.30	$44,700	$21.50	39.6%
Columbus	640	$27,500	$13.20	$43,700	$21.00	22%
Dalton	360	$30,200	$14.50	$34,800	$16.70	14.7%
Gainesville	280	$33,200	$16.00	$42,800	$20.60	-14.6%
Hinesville	450	$54,000	$25.90	$60,600	$29.10	465.3%
Macon	450	$32,100	$15.40	$52,200	$25.10	0.6%
Rome	240	$34,200	$16.40	$46,200	$22.20	35.3%
Savannah	1,060	$36,300	$17.50	$47,600	$22.90	52.3%
Valdosta	270	$33,700	$16.20	$39,900	$19.20	11.1%
Warner Robins	230	$32,500	$15.60	$44,100	$21.20	-13.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	1,490	$41,500	$20.00	$50,200	$24.20	-25.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	990	$32,500	$15.60	$41,700	$20.00	-19%
Coeur d'Alene	320	$36,400	$17.50	$42,900	$20.60	25.6%
Idaho Falls	340	$25,800	$12.40	$40,400	$19.40	46.5%
Lewiston	180	$35,200	$16.90	$45,700	$22.00	56.1%
Pocatello	240	$32,900	$15.80	$46,800	$22.50	44.2%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	430	$41,200	$19.80	$57,600	$27.70	8.5%
Champaign	550	$37,300	$18.00	$44,000	$21.20	18.4%
Chicago (Area)	20,810	$37,900	$18.20	$53,500	$25.70	4%
Danville	180	$26,900	$12.90	$36,900	$17.70	36.8%
Decatur	370	$34,500	$16.60	$46,600	$22.40	37%
Kankakee	380	$29,900	$14.40	$38,800	$18.70	92.5%
Peoria	890	$30,800	$14.80	$45,600	$21.90	12.7%
Rockford	820	$36,600	$17.60	$48,600	$23.40	23.2%
Springfield	620	$36,600	$17.60	$53,700	$25.80	26.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	160	$29,800	$14.30	$37,900	$18.20	-9.8%
Bloomington	320	$33,600	$16.20	$41,600	$20.00	-8.9%
Columbus	160	$29,500	$14.20	$40,600	$19.50	-15.1%
Elkhart	410	$32,100	$15.40	$39,800	$19.10	-11.6%
Evansville	770	$33,900	$16.30	$47,600	$22.90	-1.6%
Fort Wayne	990	$36,000	$17.30	$44,300	$21.30	5.2%
Indianapolis	3,660	$38,800	$18.60	$50,600	$24.30	-9.5%
Kokomo	160	$29,900	$14.40	$39,400	$18.90	-10.9%
Lafayette	390	$26,400	$12.70	$37,400	$18.00	1.9%
Michigan City	180	$29,700	$14.30	$36,800	$17.70	-11.8%
Muncie	210	$29,900	$14.40	$39,400	$18.90	-2.9%
South Bend	580	$36,800	$17.70	$46,600	$22.40	-2.2%
Terre Haute	300	$22,000	$10.60	$37,200	$17.90	-4.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	250	$40,200	$19.30	$52,900	$25.40	29.9%
Cedar Rapids	660	$32,100	$15.40	$42,300	$20.30	4.2%
Davenport	980	$30,600	$14.70	$41,800	$20.10	15.6%
Des Moines	1,330	$42,800	$20.60	$51,500	$24.80	-11.1%
Dubuque	230	$30,600	$14.70	$44,000	$21.20	-4.7%
Iowa City	280	$34,100	$16.40	$44,000	$21.20	-28.2%
Sioux City	330	$35,800	$17.20	$46,000	$22.10	-0.9%
Waterloo	500	$28,600	$13.80	$36,200	$17.40	24.6%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	230	$31,000	$14.90	$41,000	$19.70	3.3%
Topeka	390	$35,500	$17.10	$44,900	$21.60	-22.7%
Wichita	1,030	$35,300	$17.00	$45,200	$21.70	-25%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	230	$30,100	$14.50	$39,800	$19.10	-10.6%
Elizabethtown	240	$25,800	$12.40	$39,300	$18.90	18.6%
Lexington	1,000	$30,100	$14.50	$37,400	$18.00	-10.9%
Louisville	2,460	$31,800	$15.30	$40,900	$19.70	-10.7%
Owensboro	270	$26,900	$13.00	$37,100	$17.80	22.9%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	260	$29,800	$14.30	$36,800	$17.70	-10.5%
Baton Rouge	1,930	$27,000	$13.00	$38,200	$18.40	13.7%
Houma	330	$36,700	$17.60	$51,200	$24.60	-24.9%
Lafayette	670	$32,400	$15.60	$39,900	$19.20	-2%
Lake Charles	400	$31,100	$15.00	$43,600	$21.00	-5%
Monroe	320	$28,400	$13.70	$38,800	$18.70	-8.1%
New Orleans	2,370	$34,200	$16.50	$43,800	$21.00	0.3%
Shreveport	690	$34,800	$16.70	$45,200	$21.80	-14.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	420	$32,400	$15.60	$38,300	$18.40	44.8%
Lewiston	350	$27,800	$13.40	$35,800	$17.20	57%
Portland	1,030	$37,200	$17.90	$44,900	$21.60	13.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	6,810	$40,100	$19.30	$52,800	$25.40	16.4%
Cumberland	250	$29,600	$14.20	$39,100	$18.80	39.3%
Hagerstown	430	$34,100	$16.40	$42,000	$20.20	-3.5%
Salisbury	290	$36,500	$17.50	$46,800	$22.50	14.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	510	$45,100	$21.70	$55,200	$26.50	15%
Boston (Area)	11,000	$40,700	$19.60	$51,800	$24.90	24.6%
Pittsfield	200	$33,800	$16.30	$40,400	$19.40	25.4%
Springfield	1,420	$34,800	$16.70	$43,900	$21.10	6.3%
Worcester	1,640	$34,400	$16.60	$45,700	$22.00	27.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	560	$53,400	$25.70	$70,200	$33.80	-36.7%
Battle Creek	360	$38,900	$18.70	$45,600	$21.90	47.1%
Bay City	200	$33,700	$16.20	$41,300	$19.90	18.1%
Detroit (Area)	8,110	$38,800	$18.70	$53,700	$25.80	-2.6%
Flint	700	$40,600	$19.50	$59,400	$28.60	12.2%
Grand Rapids	2,270	$42,100	$20.20	$54,700	$26.30	34%
Holland	530	$38,300	$18.40	$46,300	$22.30	14.7%
Jackson	210	$37,600	$18.10	$50,200	$24.10	-13.6%
Kalamazoo	620	$35,800	$17.20	$46,100	$22.10	-0.1%
Lansing	640	$31,800	$15.30	$47,000	$22.60	-31.9%
Monroe	250	$31,000	$14.90	$42,600	$20.50	39.9%
Muskegon	350	$27,100	$13.10	$33,000	$15.80	26.6%
Niles	280	$31,000	$14.90	$47,500	$22.90	0.9%
Saginaw	370	$31,900	$15.30	$38,300	$18.40	-3.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	660	$31,400	$15.10	$39,400	$18.90	15.6%
Minneapolis	5,240	$40,500	$19.50	$52,000	$25.00	-34.8%
Rochester	350	$34,500	$16.60	$44,000	$21.20	-27.6%
St. Cloud	380	$37,200	$17.90	$45,700	$22.00	-14.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	570	$34,700	$16.70	$47,000	$22.60	19.5%
Hattiesburg	150	$28,100	$13.50	$35,300	$17.00	-44.6%
Jackson	1,380	$29,700	$14.30	$33,900	$16.30	20.8%
Pascagoula	220	$28,300	$13.60	$41,100	$19.80	-15.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	410	$33,400	$16.00	$47,000	$22.60	7.3%
Jefferson City	610	$34,800	$16.70	$42,500	$20.40	62.4%
Joplin	550	$25,700	$12.40	$35,500	$17.10	54.8%
Kansas City	4,870	$36,600	$17.60	$48,400	$23.30	6%
Springfield	1,490	$31,100	$15.00	$42,400	$20.40	71%
St. Joseph	310	$32,000	$15.40	$40,500	$19.50	29.7%
St. Louis	6,950	$35,700	$17.20	$46,600	$22.40	14.9%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	520	$31,600	$15.20	$38,300	$18.40	38.1%
Great Falls	210	$38,900	$18.70	$47,500	$22.90	26.3%
Missoula	220	$38,100	$18.30	$50,000	$24.10	-14.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	470	$33,400	$16.10	$39,900	$19.20	-37.4%
Omaha	1,960	$34,900	$16.80	$48,400	$23.30	-6.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	160	$42,900	$20.60	$51,000	$24.50	18.5%
Las Vegas	3,080	$39,400	$18.90	$52,200	$25.10	-22.7%
Reno	920	$48,000	$23.10	$58,500	$28.10	-0.9%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	440	$39,600	$19.00	$47,200	$22.70	-4.4%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	490	$43,400	$20.90	$51,800	$24.90	-23.6%
Ocean City	170	$40,800	$19.60	$48,600	$23.40	-6%
Trenton	860	$41,800	$20.10	$56,400	$27.10	-14.5%
Vineland	310	$35,500	$17.00	$44,600	$21.40	10.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,950	$35,400	$17.00	$44,000	$21.20	10.1%
Farmington	320	$31,600	$15.20	$45,400	$21.80	36.2%
Las Cruces	350	$23,200	$11.20	$42,500	$20.50	15%
Santa Fe	350	$40,500	$19.50	$49,600	$23.80	17.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	2,250	$37,400	$18.00	$48,000	$23.10	11.5%
Binghamton	540	$28,400	$13.60	$33,500	$16.10	4%
Buffalo	3,490	$31,200	$15.00	$41,400	$19.90	40.7%
Elmira	330	$28,700	$13.80	$38,200	$18.40	89.2%
Glens Falls	390	$34,000	$16.40	$43,900	$21.10	59.7%
Ithaca	210	$35,800	$17.20	$41,400	$19.90	-11.2%
Kingston	400	$36,900	$17.70	$47,400	$22.80	45.2%
New York (Area)	29,840	$38,600	$18.60	$53,200	$25.60	-11.5%
Poughkeepsie	1,800	$36,900	$17.70	$48,800	$23.40	57.9%
Rochester	2,910	$32,200	$15.50	$44,000	$21.20	27.9%
Syracuse	1,770	$31,800	$15.30	$42,400	$20.40	24.1%
Utica	810	$24,200	$11.60	$33,500	$16.10	36.7%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	610	$37,800	$18.20	$45,500	$21.90	-22.4%
Burlington	320	$32,800	$15.80	$40,700	$19.60	20%
Charlotte	4,410	$44,100	$21.20	$57,400	$27.60	13.3%
Durham	1,140	$32,800	$15.80	$46,700	$22.40	-10.7%
Fayetteville	770	$34,900	$16.80	$47,100	$22.60	31.4%
Goldsboro	110	$28,600	$13.70	$36,400	$17.50	-44.5%
Greensboro	1,740	$33,800	$16.30	$46,800	$22.50	7.2%
Greenville	260	$32,600	$15.70	$42,400	$20.40	-22%
Hickory	640	$34,400	$16.50	$42,500	$20.40	-5%
Jacksonville	220	$36,000	$17.30	$52,200	$25.10	9.9%
Raleigh	1,890	$41,200	$19.80	$52,200	$25.10	-18.6%
Rocky Mount	260	$31,300	$15.00	$41,700	$20.10	-4.3%
Wilmington	720	$42,100	$20.30	$52,800	$25.40	10.2%
Winston-Salem	940	$37,500	$18.00	$47,500	$22.90	-1.7%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	300	$33,300	$16.00	$41,700	$20.00	7.5%
Fargo	430	$33,400	$16.10	$42,500	$20.40	-22.6%
Grand Forks	240	$34,400	$16.50	$45,000	$21.60	7.8%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,340	$33,500	$16.10	$47,600	$22.90	-10.5%
Canton	900	$30,300	$14.60	$41,200	$19.80	17.1%
Cincinnati	3,880	$35,500	$17.10	$47,000	$22.60	-15.9%
Cleveland	4,920	$34,500	$16.60	$48,000	$23.10	5.6%
Columbus	3,320	$35,600	$17.10	$45,700	$22.00	-21.4%
Dayton	2,020	$33,100	$15.90	$43,000	$20.70	16.9%
Lima	290	$36,700	$17.70	$45,900	$22.10	24.5%
Mansfield	270	$32,600	$15.70	$38,900	$18.70	12.3%
Sandusky	140	$26,400	$12.70	$40,600	$19.50	-10.6%
Springfield	240	$37,500	$18.00	$53,200	$25.60	8.5%
Toledo	1,770	$35,300	$17.00	$42,800	$20.60	29.9%
Youngstown	1,270	$31,800	$15.30	$39,500	$19.00	24.3%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	180	$27,400	$13.20	$34,900	$16.80	-5.7%
Oklahoma City	3,230	$30,500	$14.70	$39,200	$18.90	23%
Tulsa	1,530	$30,500	$14.70	$43,200	$20.80	-22.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	270	$43,700	$21.00	$57,100	$27.50	-4.7%
Corvallis	90	$43,900	$21.10	$51,400	$24.70	-39%
Eugene	600	$35,700	$17.10	$40,900	$19.60	-9.5%
Medford	410	$36,300	$17.50	$45,500	$21.90	14.6%
Portland	3,540	$38,300	$18.40	$50,000	$24.00	-23.3%
Salem	430	$36,700	$17.60	$45,800	$22.00	-36.5%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	2,180	$35,800	$17.20	$44,800	$21.60	41.9%
Altoona	410	$24,300	$11.70	$38,800	$18.70	55%
Erie	690	$35,000	$16.90	$46,400	$22.30	17.3%
Harrisburg	1,720	$35,300	$17.00	$45,100	$21.70	19.1%
Johnstown	340	$29,200	$14.10	$37,600	$18.10	28.4%
Lancaster	1,380	$34,700	$16.70	$42,700	$20.50	30.4%
Lebanon	480	$32,500	$15.60	$38,400	$18.50	121.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	13,490	$39,900	$19.20	$50,000	$24.00	9.6%
Pittsburgh	7,190	$33,200	$16.00	$41,800	$20.10	38.9%
Reading	1,120	$34,200	$16.50	$42,300	$20.30	48.1%
Scranton	1,520	$31,600	$15.20	$38,900	$18.70	29.8%
State College	330	$29,900	$14.40	$36,100	$17.30	7%
Williamsport	350	$30,800	$14.80	$38,200	$18.40	49.3%
York	1,090	$34,500	$16.60	$41,100	$19.70	34.6%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	3,170	$34,800	$16.70	$47,300	$22.80	16%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	330	$37,500	$18.00	$46,900	$22.50	23.4%
Charleston	1,380	$37,000	$17.80	$47,600	$22.90	6%
Columbia	1,750	$31,800	$15.30	$41,600	$20.00	12.5%
Florence	510	$30,200	$14.50	$40,000	$19.20	37.3%
Greenville	1,410	$29,200	$14.00	$39,600	$19.10	1.7%
Myrtle Beach	430	$34,500	$16.60	$40,500	$19.50	-15.8%
Spartanburg	500	$32,600	$15.70	$40,400	$19.40	-7.3%
Sumter	170	$29,400	$14.10	$40,100	$19.30	6.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	340	$31,300	$15.10	$37,900	$18.20	23.5%
Sioux Falls	570	$36,900	$17.70	$45,700	$22.00	-8.5%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,030	$31,000	$14.90	$41,600	$20.00	-0.7%
Clarksville	590	$27,600	$13.30	$38,800	$18.60	62%
Cleveland	200	$27,100	$13.00	$35,800	$17.20	21.7%
Jackson	280	$36,900	$17.70	$47,600	$22.90	7.8%
Johnson City	360	$33,300	$16.00	$44,300	$21.30	2.7%
Kingsport	480	$29,400	$14.10	$36,800	$17.70	-10.1%
Knoxville	2,100	$26,900	$12.90	$36,400	$17.50	39.2%
Memphis	2,820	$37,300	$17.90	$51,400	$24.70	0.3%
Morristown	220	$31,400	$15.10	$42,000	$20.20	3.3%
Nashville	3,600	$34,700	$16.70	$44,000	$21.20	7.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	400	$32,800	$15.80	$41,600	$20.00	35.2%
Amarillo	630	$23,300	$11.20	$31,100	$15.00	25.6%
Austin	3,340	$38,200	$18.40	$51,300	$24.70	-6.4%
Beaumont	820	$35,100	$16.90	$53,800	$25.90	10%
Brownsville	490	$26,100	$12.60	$40,100	$19.30	-15.1%
College Station	440	$33,700	$16.20	$42,600	$20.50	3%
Corpus Christi	720	$30,800	$14.80	$46,000	$22.10	-12.9%
Dallas (Area)	11,820	$35,600	$17.10	$45,300	$21.80	-6.5%
El Paso	1,220	$27,200	$13.10	$36,000	$17.30	-2.2%
Houston	10,140	$40,300	$19.40	$52,700	$25.30	-14.9%
Killeen	940	$33,800	$16.20	$41,800	$20.10	67.2%
Laredo	360	$27,900	$13.40	$38,300	$18.40	-10.1%
Longview	440	$28,300	$13.60	$37,900	$18.20	0.1%
Lubbock	700	$34,400	$16.50	$43,000	$20.70	21.5%
McAllen	870	$25,600	$12.30	$39,200	$18.80	-14.7%
Midland	320	$35,200	$16.90	$44,700	$21.50	1.7%
Odessa	400	$40,000	$19.20	$48,700	$23.40	41.6%
San Angelo	200	$31,800	$15.30	$43,600	$21.00	-1.9%
San Antonio	3,620	$35,400	$17.00	$46,300	$22.30	-6.9%
Sherman	290	$35,100	$16.90	$42,300	$20.30	54%
Texarkana	700	$46,700	$22.40	$78,900	$37.90	179.1%
Tyler	500	$29,800	$14.30	$42,500	$20.50	14.8%
Victoria	240	$36,700	$17.60	$45,500	$21.90	6.9%
Waco	390	$34,100	$16.40	$44,900	$21.60	-16.5%
Wichita Falls	340	$35,800	$17.20	$43,500	$20.90	28.3%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	260	$39,500	$19.00	$49,500	$23.80	15.3%
Ogden	950	$36,800	$17.70	$46,900	$22.60	5.3%
Provo	910	$36,200	$17.40	$47,000	$22.60	13.1%
Salt Lake City	2,500	$37,800	$18.20	$49,100	$23.60	-11.6%
St. George	180	$39,800	$19.10	$47,100	$22.70	-18.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	560	$36,900	$17.70	$46,100	$22.20	8.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	370	$27,800	$13.40	$35,500	$17.10	26.5%
Charlottesville	410	$40,200	$19.30	$55,500	$26.70	-5.9%
Danville	240	$33,200	$15.90	$42,500	$20.40	32.7%
Harrisonburg	280	$31,600	$15.20	$37,400	$18.00	1.5%
Lynchburg	580	$33,200	$15.90	$43,800	$21.10	24.7%
Richmond	3,280	$40,400	$19.40	$55,400	$26.60	18.4%
Roanoke	930	$30,300	$14.60	$37,800	$18.20	30.8%
Virginia Beach	4,100	$37,900	$18.20	$46,700	$22.50	20.1%
Winchester	300	$30,900	$14.90	$37,100	$17.80	25.3%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	310	$43,500	$20.90	$52,900	$25.40	-14.4%
Bremerton	490	$42,300	$20.30	$50,400	$24.20	30.8%
Kennewick	550	$35,200	$16.90	$46,800	$22.50	26.6%
Longview	170	$36,900	$17.80	$45,500	$21.90	6.3%
Mount Vernon	250	$42,400	$20.40	$54,100	$26.00	21.1%
Olympia	260	$44,800	$21.60	$53,900	$25.90	-42.3%
Seattle (Area)	6,140	$38,500	$18.50	$50,100	$24.10	-12.7%
Spokane	980	$37,300	$17.90	$45,900	$22.10	3.3%
Wenatchee	190	$42,200	$20.30	$48,900	$23.50	0.2%
Yakima	410	$34,200	$16.50	$40,000	$19.30	10.3%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	850	$23,600	$11.30	$31,100	$15.00	25.6%
Huntington	710	$25,800	$12.40	$30,900	$14.80	38.1%
Morgantown	300	$22,700	$10.90	$30,300	$14.60	13.1%
Parkersburg	440	$22,300	$10.70	$32,600	$15.70	38.6%
Weirton	240	$21,500	$10.30	$32,000	$15.40	23.1%
Wheeling	330	$27,500	$13.20	$34,000	$16.40	9.4%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	570	$32,800	$15.80	$39,200	$18.80	5.7%
Eau Claire	330	$31,400	$15.10	$37,000	$17.80	-7.7%
Fond du Lac	220	$36,600	$17.60	$49,600	$23.80	8.4%
Green Bay	640	$35,900	$17.30	$45,800	$22.00	-15.4%
La Crosse	320	$33,100	$15.90	$45,500	$21.90	-1.5%
Madison	1,040	$42,400	$20.40	$50,900	$24.50	-32.2%
Milwaukee	3,870	$41,400	$19.90	$49,700	$23.90	2%
Oshkosh	290	$31,400	$15.10	$37,900	$18.20	-27.4%
Racine	400	$34,600	$16.60	$47,700	$22.90	17.3%
Sheboygan	250	$33,400	$16.00	$40,200	$19.30	-7%
Wausau	330	$37,100	$17.80	$44,800	$21.50	5.3%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	240	$34,900	$16.80	$49,000	$23.60	31.1%
Cheyenne	250	$28,500	$13.70	$33,400	$16.00	27.5%