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