Business Consultants

Median Salary: $75,300

Many business consultants across the U.S. share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, stress tolerance, integrity, and concern for others can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 552,770 folks were working as business consultants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to hone these attributes and receive formal 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 business consultants in the U.S. was $75,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $36.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about business consultants, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Business consultants should be skilled in:

Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Problem Sensitivity
Information Ordering
Mathematical Reasoning

Different folks go into different careers; business consultants are typically:

Investigative
Enterprising
Conventional

Working as a business consultant requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Personnel and Human Resources
Clerical
Sales and Marketing

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as business consultants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of business consultants 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	80	$62,100	$29.80	$76,600	$36.80	-58.5%
Auburn	50	$109,500	$52.60	$125,000	$60.10	-73.5%
Birmingham	1,450	$64,200	$30.90	$89,000	$42.80	-30.5%
Dothan	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-83.9%
Huntsville	1,630	$81,500	$39.20	$101,200	$48.60	87.2%
Mobile	250	$86,600	$41.70	$104,300	$50.10	-65.9%
Montgomery	390	$60,800	$29.20	$73,700	$35.40	-43.8%
Tuscaloosa	190	$65,600	$31.60	$88,500	$42.50	-50.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	390	$66,600	$32.00	$83,400	$40.10	-44.4%
Fairbanks	80	$68,600	$33.00	$85,400	$41.00	-45.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	130	$50,600	$24.30	$67,700	$32.50	-44.7%
Lake Havasu City	80	$43,200	$20.80	$48,100	$23.10	-58.4%
Phoenix	9,960	$63,000	$30.30	$90,100	$43.30	33.4%
Prescott	110	$49,500	$23.80	$80,300	$38.60	-55.4%
Tucson	1,050	$56,400	$27.10	$74,600	$35.90	-31.4%
Yuma	110	$67,600	$32.50	$87,900	$42.30	-54.1%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	470	$62,100	$29.90	$77,000	$37.00	-43.7%
Fort Smith	180	$62,900	$30.20	$78,200	$37.60	-63.3%
Hot Springs	40	$57,400	$27.60	$68,000	$32.70	-76.6%
Jonesboro	50	$48,900	$23.50	$62,200	$29.90	-73.9%
Little Rock	1,170	$49,000	$23.60	$67,100	$32.30	-16.7%
Pine Bluff	50	$62,100	$29.80	$81,100	$39.00	-65.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	860	$74,000	$35.60	$93,400	$44.90	-23.8%
Chico	230	$57,100	$27.50	$68,400	$32.90	-20.7%
El Centro	110	$60,300	$29.00	$73,100	$35.20	-49.2%
Fresno	860	$72,100	$34.70	$82,700	$39.80	-37.5%
Hanford	50	$61,900	$29.70	$72,800	$35.00	-66.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	28,170	$74,400	$35.80	$102,000	$49.00	28.2%
Madera	50	$71,500	$34.40	$81,900	$39.40	-68.4%
Merced	70	$69,200	$33.20	$78,900	$37.90	-71.5%
Modesto	270	$51,500	$24.80	$69,600	$33.50	-58.9%
Napa	150	$72,200	$34.70	$106,800	$51.30	-42.3%
Oakland	5,290	$86,000	$41.40	$110,300	$53.10	26.2%
Oxnard	1,550	$69,600	$33.50	$94,800	$45.60	25%
Redding	180	$61,000	$29.30	$74,300	$35.70	-31.3%
Riverside	3,340	$65,500	$31.50	$80,500	$38.70	-34.1%
Sacramento	4,780	$65,300	$31.40	$89,200	$42.90	32.7%
Salinas	600	$86,200	$41.40	$101,100	$48.60	-9%
San Diego	7,210	$80,300	$38.60	$109,500	$52.70	33.1%
San Francisco (Area)	14,610	$88,200	$42.40	$116,200	$55.90	75.2%
San Francisco (City)	9,320	$90,300	$43.40	$122,100	$58.70	124.2%
San Jose	5,840	$96,700	$46.50	$124,900	$60.00	55.3%
San Luis Obispo	290	$60,000	$28.90	$82,900	$39.90	-31%
Santa Barbara	640	$84,900	$40.80	$108,500	$52.20	-11%
Santa Cruz	360	$79,000	$38.00	$105,200	$50.60	0.9%
Santa Rosa	490	$76,400	$36.80	$92,400	$44.40	-34.1%
Stockton	510	$62,700	$30.20	$72,200	$34.70	-41.9%
Vallejo	340	$78,700	$37.90	$93,400	$44.90	-33.3%
Visalia	190	$61,100	$29.40	$70,600	$33.90	-66.3%
Yuba City	70	$61,200	$29.40	$75,000	$36.10	-57.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	920	$88,200	$42.40	$128,900	$62.00	39.5%
Colorado Springs	970	$79,900	$38.40	$112,200	$54.00	-6.9%
Denver	6,100	$78,900	$38.00	$101,300	$48.70	18.3%
Fort Collins	NA	$70,800	$34.10	$89,100	$42.80	NA
Grand Junction	NA	$61,000	$29.30	$88,400	$42.50	NA
Greeley	80	$61,000	$29.30	$81,300	$39.10	-75.9%
Pueblo	40	$71,800	$34.50	$97,100	$46.70	-81.5%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,540	$78,600	$37.80	$107,700	$51.80	16.7%
Hartford	4,570	$75,600	$36.40	$91,700	$44.10	92.1%
New Haven	840	$74,700	$35.90	$98,400	$47.30	-51.9%
Norwich	190	$74,700	$35.90	$92,300	$44.40	-66.4%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	180	$55,700	$26.80	$64,700	$31.10	-28.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	52,550	$87,200	$41.90	$110,000	$52.90	278.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,130	$47,300	$22.70	$70,200	$33.80	7.7%
Cape Coral	640	$69,400	$33.40	$100,500	$48.30	-25.4%
Deltona	350	$48,400	$23.30	$84,900	$40.80	-47%
Fort Walton Beach	470	$74,500	$35.80	$88,500	$42.50	44.7%
Gainesville	350	$55,900	$26.90	$77,600	$37.30	-32.2%
Jacksonville	3,300	$65,400	$31.40	$85,800	$41.30	34.1%
Lakeland	330	$53,100	$25.60	$69,600	$33.50	-60.5%
Miami (Area)	10,540	$76,000	$36.60	$104,300	$50.20	17.1%
Naples	260	NA	NA	NA	NA	-46.3%
Ocala	210	$78,300	$37.60	$118,300	$56.90	-46.1%
Orlando	4,180	$67,300	$32.40	$85,300	$41.00	-0.1%
Palm Bay	1,120	$70,700	$34.00	$91,100	$43.80	36.2%
Palm Coast	NA	$40,300	$19.40	$50,700	$24.40	NA
Panama City	200	$64,600	$31.10	$80,400	$38.70	-32.9%
Pensacola	840	$67,600	$32.50	$91,700	$44.10	30.5%
Port St. Lucie	380	$53,700	$25.80	$71,400	$34.30	-25.6%
Punta Gorda	90	$84,300	$40.50	$114,900	$55.30	-43.3%
Sebastian	90	$58,500	$28.10	$88,900	$42.80	-51.9%
Tallahassee	4,720	$48,100	$23.10	$59,700	$28.70	591.4%
Tampa	5,680	$60,500	$29.10	$86,800	$41.80	18.7%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	210	$79,500	$38.20	$95,500	$45.90	-20.2%
Athens	130	$63,900	$30.70	$96,100	$46.20	-60.4%
Atlanta	27,980	$85,600	$41.10	$115,100	$55.30	188.7%
Augusta	610	$71,200	$34.20	$97,300	$46.80	-28.9%
Brunswick	150	$65,800	$31.60	$86,800	$41.70	-15.8%
Columbus	720	$59,000	$28.40	$71,300	$34.30	49.8%
Dalton	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	-61.8%
Gainesville	150	$72,200	$34.70	$94,600	$45.50	-51.2%
Hinesville	80	$57,400	$27.60	$75,700	$36.40	15.7%
Macon	170	$60,800	$29.20	$85,600	$41.20	-57.3%
Rome	40	$41,400	$19.90	$55,700	$26.80	-71.8%
Savannah	320	$93,800	$45.10	$133,400	$64.10	-49.8%
Valdosta	70	$58,600	$28.20	$66,800	$32.10	-69.2%
Warner Robins	770	$66,700	$32.10	$80,100	$38.50	221.6%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	1,280	$69,200	$33.30	$84,400	$40.60	-29.7%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,240	$49,600	$23.90	$68,900	$33.10	11.3%
Coeur d'Alene	80	$50,900	$24.50	$62,300	$30.00	-65.7%
Idaho Falls	170	$96,200	$46.30	$120,000	$57.70	-21%
Lewiston	NA	$64,400	$31.00	$121,500	$58.40	NA
Pocatello	70	$95,700	$46.00	$123,600	$59.40	-51.2%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	130	$63,800	$30.70	$87,900	$42.30	-68.3%
Chicago (Area)	21,300	$77,100	$37.10	$111,100	$53.40	-19.4%
Danville	70	$62,100	$29.80	$78,100	$37.60	-39.2%
Decatur	50	$78,900	$37.90	$95,600	$46.00	-78.3%
Peoria	350	$76,500	$36.80	$99,800	$48.00	-51.6%
Rockford	140	$91,200	$43.80	$110,600	$53.20	-77.5%
Springfield	410	$64,100	$30.80	$78,700	$37.90	-7.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	40	$58,100	$27.90	$73,600	$35.40	-73.2%
Bloomington	120	$60,400	$29.10	$88,500	$42.60	-61.3%
Columbus	70	$54,500	$26.20	$84,700	$40.70	-61.5%
Elkhart	60	$69,000	$33.20	$117,700	$56.60	-85%
Evansville	360	$60,500	$29.10	$94,000	$45.20	-49.1%
Fort Wayne	310	$62,800	$30.20	$79,800	$38.30	-64%
Indianapolis	5,080	$66,700	$32.10	$90,600	$43.60	38%
Kokomo	50	$71,000	$34.10	$80,500	$38.70	-69.5%
Lafayette	50	$73,400	$35.30	$102,800	$49.40	-85.2%
Michigan City	30	$43,700	$21.00	$54,900	$26.40	-81.3%
Muncie	30	$60,600	$29.10	$71,900	$34.60	-82.8%
South Bend	160	$71,000	$34.20	$99,900	$48.10	-70.2%
Terre Haute	40	$72,300	$34.80	$83,900	$40.30	-84.8%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	70	$65,700	$31.60	$80,700	$38.80	-62%
Cedar Rapids	350	$65,000	$31.30	$81,600	$39.20	-40.1%
Davenport	560	$74,500	$35.80	$95,000	$45.70	-27.4%
Des Moines	2,500	$65,000	$31.30	$80,700	$38.80	83.5%
Dubuque	50	$59,100	$28.40	$80,100	$38.50	-79%
Iowa City	150	$67,300	$32.40	$79,700	$38.30	-56.3%
Sioux City	120	$73,700	$35.40	$111,200	$53.50	-61.8%
Waterloo	130	$69,400	$33.40	$82,700	$39.80	-65.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	50	$77,500	$37.30	$99,700	$48.00	-73.9%
Topeka	490	$50,600	$24.30	$60,600	$29.10	5.6%
Wichita	760	$72,600	$34.90	$84,600	$40.70	-39.6%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$67,600	$32.50	$94,900	$45.60	-65.8%
Elizabethtown	130	$63,900	$30.70	$75,600	$36.40	-28.3%
Lexington	410	$56,500	$27.20	$75,900	$36.50	-59.6%
Louisville	1,570	$68,300	$32.90	$88,600	$42.60	-37.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	50	$63,500	$30.50	$80,300	$38.60	-79.6%
Baton Rouge	NA	$68,700	$33.00	$98,700	$47.40	NA
Houma	120	$53,900	$25.90	$73,100	$35.10	-68.9%
Lafayette	210	$55,600	$26.80	$74,000	$35.60	-66.7%
Lake Charles	60	$76,400	$36.70	$92,200	$44.30	-84.2%
Monroe	90	$43,400	$20.90	$52,100	$25.10	-72.7%
New Orleans	820	$65,600	$31.60	$80,400	$38.70	-62%
Shreveport	190	$49,200	$23.70	$75,600	$36.40	-74.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	90	$57,600	$27.70	$77,000	$37.00	-64.6%
Lewiston	NA	$67,400	$32.40	$81,700	$39.30	NA
Portland	540	$58,100	$27.90	$73,600	$35.40	-34.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	7,900	$85,100	$40.90	$105,800	$50.80	48.2%
Hagerstown	200	$79,300	$38.10	$95,600	$46.00	-49.7%
Salisbury	90	$74,200	$35.70	$96,500	$46.40	-60.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	150	$95,600	$46.00	$111,400	$53.60	-61.8%
Boston (Area)	19,610	NA	NA	NA	NA	12%
Pittsfield	90	$65,600	$31.50	$75,300	$36.20	-41.1%
Springfield	1,040	$69,500	$33.40	$90,300	$43.40	-14.8%
Worcester	990	$82,500	$39.70	$112,100	$53.90	-40.8%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	540	$78,700	$37.80	$94,600	$45.50	-32.4%
Battle Creek	320	$76,600	$36.80	$87,900	$42.30	43%
Detroit (Area)	5,520	$76,100	$36.60	$100,600	$48.40	-29%
Flint	300	$68,700	$33.10	$84,200	$40.50	-46.7%
Grand Rapids	620	$69,400	$33.40	$88,000	$42.30	-59.9%
Holland	180	$60,900	$29.30	$70,200	$33.80	-57.9%
Jackson	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-76.7%
Kalamazoo	130	$52,800	$25.40	$63,300	$30.40	-76.5%
Lansing	470	$66,100	$31.80	$88,700	$42.70	-44.4%
Saginaw	80	$66,500	$32.00	$89,200	$42.90	-76.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	110	$72,900	$35.00	$92,300	$44.40	-80%
Minneapolis	9,310	$80,200	$38.50	$107,300	$51.60	27.2%
Rochester	190	$85,000	$40.90	$106,600	$51.20	-57%
St. Cloud	90	$72,100	$34.60	$87,500	$42.10	-77.5%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	140	$71,500	$34.40	$88,500	$42.50	-68.2%
Hattiesburg	40	$33,100	$15.90	$45,200	$21.70	-84.9%
Jackson	400	$51,300	$24.70	$67,700	$32.50	-61.7%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	190	$63,000	$30.30	$82,800	$39.80	-46.1%
Jefferson City	280	$54,100	$26.00	$59,900	$28.80	-16.8%
Joplin	30	$52,700	$25.30	$69,500	$33.40	-90.1%
Kansas City	4,530	$68,500	$32.90	$89,000	$42.80	8.3%
Springfield	230	$58,100	$27.90	$73,300	$35.30	-71.6%
St. Louis	3,280	$69,600	$33.40	$88,500	$42.50	-40.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	60	$63,200	$30.40	$76,600	$36.80	-83.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	570	$56,700	$27.20	$76,800	$36.90	-17.3%
Omaha	1,920	$66,000	$31.70	$83,800	$40.30	0.2%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	390	$63,100	$30.30	$71,100	$34.20	217.9%
Las Vegas	2,230	$72,300	$34.70	$88,200	$42.40	-38.6%
Reno	490	$71,700	$34.50	$88,500	$42.50	-41.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	300	$76,600	$36.90	$92,000	$44.20	-29.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	110	$79,200	$38.10	$103,900	$49.90	-80.8%
Trenton	2,570	$89,400	$43.00	$107,800	$51.80	180.6%
Vineland	40	$69,700	$33.50	$85,400	$41.10	-85.8%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,320	$76,600	$36.80	$104,500	$50.30	-18.6%
Farmington	170	NA	NA	NA	NA	-22.5%
Las Cruces	150	$61,400	$29.50	$74,400	$35.80	-46.9%
Santa Fe	560	$61,600	$29.60	$71,600	$34.40	108.3%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	2,380	$61,400	$29.50	$77,600	$37.30	29.4%
Binghamton	450	$60,500	$29.10	$75,400	$36.30	-5%
Buffalo	1,290	$69,900	$33.60	$87,200	$41.90	-43%
Elmira	50	$60,700	$29.20	$78,400	$37.70	-68.2%
Glens Falls	100	$52,700	$25.40	$67,000	$32.20	-54.5%
Ithaca	50	$68,000	$32.70	$97,100	$46.70	-74.3%
Kingston	60	$71,200	$34.20	$89,500	$43.00	-76.2%
New York (Area)	36,630	$83,300	$40.10	$107,600	$51.70	-10.3%
Poughkeepsie	460	$72,000	$34.60	$94,900	$45.60	-55.5%
Rochester	1,480	$71,100	$34.20	$93,700	$45.10	-28.6%
Syracuse	910	$64,500	$31.00	$86,000	$41.30	-29.6%
Utica	360	$52,700	$25.30	$65,700	$31.60	-33.4%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	150	$53,100	$25.50	$85,900	$41.30	-78.6%
Charlotte	2,950	$75,500	$36.30	$98,000	$47.10	-16.7%
Durham	1,160	$77,600	$37.30	$99,200	$47.70	-0.9%
Fayetteville	300	$65,000	$31.20	$81,300	$39.10	-44%
Greensboro	830	$62,200	$29.90	$85,300	$41.00	-44.2%
Greenville	70	$52,800	$25.40	$68,200	$32.80	-78.3%
Hickory	130	NA	NA	NA	NA	-78.9%
Jacksonville	80	$68,000	$32.70	$83,300	$40.00	-58.3%
Raleigh	1,220	$69,100	$33.20	$86,400	$41.50	-42.4%
Rocky Mount	40	$74,100	$35.60	$91,900	$44.20	-83.7%
Wilmington	350	NA	NA	NA	NA	-40.2%
Winston-Salem	360	$64,500	$31.00	$89,800	$43.20	-58.5%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	100	$63,000	$30.30	$82,000	$39.40	-62.4%
Fargo	230	$56,800	$27.30	$71,600	$34.40	-55%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	970	$66,100	$31.80	$84,700	$40.70	-28.5%
Canton	180	$59,000	$28.40	$75,900	$36.50	-73.9%
Cincinnati	4,100	$74,300	$35.70	$100,400	$48.30	-2.7%
Cleveland	4,290	$70,300	$33.80	$98,600	$47.40	1.1%
Columbus	5,390	$70,200	$33.70	$86,700	$41.70	40.2%
Dayton	1,530	$75,700	$36.40	$92,800	$44.60	-3.1%
Lima	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-76.8%
Mansfield	40	$62,000	$29.80	$77,900	$37.50	-83.1%
Sandusky	70	$60,600	$29.10	$69,700	$33.50	-48.6%
Springfield	50	$54,300	$26.10	$75,100	$36.10	-75.6%
Toledo	400	$65,000	$31.20	$99,600	$47.90	-67.7%
Youngstown	280	$52,900	$25.50	$67,600	$32.50	-70.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	170	$59,900	$28.80	$70,300	$33.80	-0.4%
Oklahoma City	1,940	$65,800	$31.60	$78,900	$37.90	-19%
Tulsa	1,280	$57,800	$27.80	$78,600	$37.80	-28.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-80.2%
Eugene	220	$63,400	$30.50	$76,900	$37.00	-62.9%
Medford	60	$72,100	$34.70	$154,400	$74.20	-82.4%
Portland	2,600	$69,400	$33.40	$88,300	$42.50	-38.1%
Salem	970	$59,700	$28.70	$70,600	$33.90	57%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	880	$64,600	$31.10	$86,000	$41.30	-37.2%
Altoona	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-85.2%
Erie	320	$67,100	$32.30	$87,100	$41.90	-40.2%
Harrisburg	2,420	$62,800	$30.20	$83,400	$40.10	84.1%
Johnstown	90	$66,900	$32.20	$88,400	$42.50	-62.7%
Lancaster	350	$65,900	$31.70	$94,600	$45.50	-63.8%
Lebanon	120	$61,100	$29.40	$78,100	$37.60	-41.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	14,520	$85,800	$41.20	$114,100	$54.80	10%
Pittsburgh	3,450	$71,100	$34.20	$97,400	$46.80	-26.8%
Reading	350	$79,000	$38.00	$113,200	$54.40	-48.9%
Scranton	660	$62,800	$30.20	$85,800	$41.20	-38.7%
State College	160	$89,100	$42.80	$126,000	$60.60	-44.1%
Williamsport	40	$67,900	$32.60	$130,000	$62.50	-80.8%
York	210	$59,500	$28.60	$84,600	$40.70	-71.2%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,090	$69,500	$33.40	$87,500	$42.10	-52.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$53,000	$25.50	$64,900	$31.20	-78.7%
Charleston	1,010	$62,700	$30.20	$82,800	$39.80	-14.8%
Columbia	1,710	$56,100	$27.00	$69,800	$33.60	20.7%
Florence	230	$51,700	$24.90	$77,300	$37.10	-33%
Greenville	970	$73,000	$35.10	$103,200	$49.60	-23.1%
Myrtle Beach	60	$61,500	$29.60	$74,600	$35.90	-87%
Spartanburg	160	$61,000	$29.30	$97,700	$47.00	-68.1%
Sumter	50	$69,400	$33.40	$78,900	$37.90	-66%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	200	$57,800	$27.80	$68,700	$33.00	-21.7%
Sioux Falls	690	$60,800	$29.30	$80,700	$38.80	21.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	700	NA	NA	NA	NA	-25.6%
Clarksville	90	$62,100	$29.80	$73,800	$35.50	-71.5%
Cleveland	70	$37,400	$18.00	$89,000	$42.80	-56.4%
Jackson	50	$66,800	$32.10	$83,900	$40.30	-77.8%
Johnson City	70	$64,900	$31.20	$80,100	$38.50	-78.8%
Kingsport	230	$60,400	$29.10	$85,300	$41.00	-53.7%
Knoxville	1,070	$70,700	$34.00	$101,900	$49.00	-21.9%
Memphis	1,460	$71,400	$34.30	$89,900	$43.20	-42.9%
Nashville	2,350	$67,200	$32.30	$92,400	$44.40	-22.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	140	$43,100	$20.70	$51,300	$24.70	-48.9%
Amarillo	140	$48,700	$23.40	$61,900	$29.70	-69.2%
Austin	7,540	$55,800	$26.80	$71,100	$34.20	131.5%
Beaumont	160	$46,400	$22.30	$61,100	$29.40	-75.7%
Brownsville	210	$46,000	$22.10	$60,000	$28.80	-60%
College Station	110	$45,200	$21.80	$60,700	$29.20	-72.1%
Corpus Christi	400	$57,400	$27.60	$74,200	$35.70	-46.3%
Dallas (Area)	13,100	$69,900	$33.60	$94,600	$45.50	-8.1%
El Paso	500	$56,400	$27.10	$68,500	$32.90	-56.3%
Houston	9,210	$81,200	$39.10	$125,000	$60.10	-15.1%
Killeen	400	$52,800	$25.40	$64,600	$31.00	-22.3%
Laredo	NA	$43,500	$20.90	$46,500	$22.40	NA
Longview	140	$46,200	$22.20	$63,100	$30.40	-65.1%
Lubbock	300	$50,000	$24.00	$66,300	$31.90	-42.6%
McAllen	270	$50,400	$24.20	$74,700	$35.90	-71.4%
Midland	150	$32,900	$15.80	$44,500	$21.40	-47.5%
Odessa	60	$49,700	$23.90	$70,700	$34.00	-78.4%
San Angelo	120	$47,200	$22.70	$59,600	$28.70	-33.8%
San Antonio	2,860	$62,500	$30.00	$83,100	$39.90	-19.4%
Sherman	90	$46,700	$22.40	$61,000	$29.40	-46%
Texarkana	70	$52,800	$25.40	$63,900	$30.70	-68.5%
Tyler	100	$49,800	$24.00	$59,300	$28.50	-75.6%
Victoria	NA	$52,400	$25.20	$73,800	$35.50	NA
Waco	120	$61,700	$29.60	$82,300	$39.60	-72%
Wichita Falls	150	$53,900	$25.90	$67,800	$32.60	-38%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	50	$54,200	$26.00	$71,700	$34.50	-75.5%
Ogden	980	$73,300	$35.30	$85,600	$41.20	19.3%
Provo	310	$61,000	$29.30	$88,400	$42.50	-57.7%
Salt Lake City	1,950	$56,100	$27.00	$75,200	$36.20	-24.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	260	$76,300	$36.70	$97,200	$46.70	-44.5%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	190	$71,500	$34.40	$96,400	$46.30	-30%
Charlottesville	670	$63,700	$30.60	$84,100	$40.40	70.4%
Danville	50	$53,200	$25.60	$60,800	$29.20	-72.7%
Harrisonburg	120	$75,900	$36.50	$107,200	$51.50	-53.1%
Lynchburg	210	$63,200	$30.40	$83,100	$39.90	-49.7%
Richmond	5,060	$74,700	$35.90	$97,300	$46.80	100.8%
Roanoke	510	$60,600	$29.10	$72,700	$35.00	-22%
Virginia Beach	6,300	$78,400	$37.70	$93,800	$45.10	102.6%
Winchester	150	$78,000	$37.50	$99,500	$47.80	-30.2%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	80	$72,400	$34.80	$86,900	$41.80	-76.4%
Bremerton	400	$73,100	$35.20	$85,500	$41.10	16.4%
Kennewick	90	$79,600	$38.30	$96,500	$46.40	-78.7%
Mount Vernon	30	$69,300	$33.30	$107,500	$51.70	-83.7%
Olympia	410	$62,700	$30.20	$75,200	$36.20	1.2%
Seattle (Area)	10,070	$73,400	$35.30	$89,700	$43.10	4.4%
Spokane	230	$66,100	$31.80	$80,800	$38.80	-73.3%
Yakima	50	$56,900	$27.40	$68,100	$32.70	-84.5%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	150	$64,600	$31.00	$84,200	$40.50	-75.2%
Huntington	150	$56,400	$27.10	$74,800	$36.00	-67.8%
Parkersburg	160	$81,100	$39.00	$87,900	$42.30	-45.1%
Wheeling	60	$59,900	$28.80	$76,200	$36.60	-78%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	160	$70,900	$34.10	$89,100	$42.80	-68.2%
Eau Claire	NA	$64,900	$31.20	$94,300	$45.40	NA
Green Bay	480	$53,800	$25.90	$73,000	$35.10	-31.1%
Janesville	30	$62,500	$30.00	$95,900	$46.10	-88.6%
La Crosse	140	$62,400	$30.00	$76,600	$36.80	-51.8%
Madison	2,380	$68,000	$32.70	$82,400	$39.60	71%
Milwaukee	3,260	$68,500	$32.90	$89,200	$42.90	-5.7%
Oshkosh	270	$76,700	$36.90	$106,800	$51.30	-27.5%
Racine	70	$82,100	$39.50	$111,800	$53.70	-76.4%
Sheboygan	100	$62,600	$30.10	$77,200	$37.10	-59.4%
Wausau	170	$74,400	$35.80	$89,100	$42.80	-41.9%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	NA	$100,800	$48.50	$111,200	$53.50	NA
Cheyenne	210	$55,200	$26.50	$65,800	$31.60	17.7%