Certified Respiratory Therapists

Median Salary: $53,300

Many certified respiratory therapists across the nation share a handful of important professional characteristics. For example, concern for others, attention to detail, and cooperation can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 107,270 folks were working as certified respiratory therapists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to develop these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're looking to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for certified respiratory therapists in the U.S. was $53,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about certified respiratory therapists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

Certified respiratory therapists should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Flexibility of Closure
Control Precision

Different folks go into different careers; certified respiratory therapists are typically:

Social
Investigative
Realistic

Working as a certified respiratory therapist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Psychology
Mathematics
Physics
Administration and Management

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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 certified respiratory therapists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of certified respiratory therapists 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
Auburn	40	$47,200	$22.70	$52,700	$25.40	11.3%
Birmingham	460	$45,900	$22.10	$52,400	$25.20	12.5%
Dothan	120	$48,500	$23.30	$56,800	$27.30	148.4%
Mobile	120	$46,000	$22.10	$50,600	$24.30	-12.4%
Montgomery	150	$46,300	$22.30	$52,600	$25.30	10.5%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	150	$63,100	$30.30	$72,300	$34.80	8.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	70	$57,900	$27.90	$63,000	$30.30	96.2%
Phoenix	1,580	$47,600	$22.90	$54,800	$26.40	8.9%
Prescott	80	$55,200	$26.50	$59,700	$28.70	59.7%
Tucson	350	$43,900	$21.10	$48,700	$23.40	18.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	100	$45,000	$21.60	$51,600	$24.80	-35.9%
Fort Smith	100	$44,500	$21.40	$50,800	$24.40	2.8%
Hot Springs	NA	$49,700	$23.90	$57,300	$27.60	NA
Jonesboro	40	$42,000	$20.20	$48,900	$23.50	3.4%
Little Rock	480	$53,900	$25.90	$62,100	$29.80	76.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	230	$49,000	$23.50	$60,200	$29.00	4%
Chico	80	$58,900	$28.30	$65,300	$31.40	48.1%
Fresno	250	$63,200	$30.40	$72,600	$34.90	-6.2%
Los Angeles (Area)	4,770	$63,800	$30.70	$72,900	$35.10	5.7%
Merced	40	$65,600	$31.50	$75,700	$36.40	-20.5%
Modesto	250	$62,500	$30.10	$68,700	$33.00	98.5%
Oakland	800	$69,700	$33.50	$82,500	$39.70	-1.8%
Redding	40	$64,200	$30.80	$71,500	$34.40	-21.8%
Riverside	1,520	$61,500	$29.60	$67,500	$32.50	54.2%
Sacramento	720	$69,400	$33.40	$80,700	$38.80	2.3%
San Diego	850	$63,700	$30.60	$73,600	$35.40	-18.8%
San Francisco (Area)	1,300	$67,400	$32.40	$79,000	$38.00	-19.9%
San Francisco (City)	500	$65,000	$31.30	$75,500	$36.30	-37.8%
San Jose	580	$82,000	$39.40	$96,000	$46.20	-20.5%
Santa Barbara	90	$68,000	$32.70	$75,300	$36.20	-39.3%
Santa Cruz	70	$68,800	$33.10	$79,400	$38.20	-0.9%
Santa Rosa	170	$75,200	$36.20	$83,400	$40.10	17.7%
Stockton	240	$64,300	$30.90	$74,600	$35.90	37.8%
Vallejo	70	$60,100	$28.90	$72,500	$34.90	-26.9%
Visalia	170	$60,000	$28.80	$74,800	$36.00	55.8%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	100	$53,000	$25.50	$59,200	$28.50	-21.7%
Colorado Springs	160	$55,700	$26.80	$61,900	$29.80	-23.1%
Denver	950	$54,900	$26.40	$61,300	$29.50	-4.8%
Fort Collins	90	$55,200	$26.50	$62,500	$30.00	-16.4%
Greeley	70	$54,100	$26.00	$59,700	$28.70	12.8%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	230	$64,100	$30.80	$72,500	$34.80	-32.8%
Hartford	400	$59,700	$28.70	$66,300	$31.90	-12.4%
New Haven	270	$61,400	$29.50	$70,900	$34.10	-0.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,350	$69,500	$33.40	$78,100	$37.60	-41.5%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	220	$49,200	$23.70	$53,100	$25.50	10.8%
Deltona	200	$49,600	$23.90	$55,700	$26.80	56.9%
Fort Walton Beach	50	$43,800	$21.10	$50,500	$24.30	-26.6%
Gainesville	220	$47,300	$22.70	$52,500	$25.20	124.2%
Jacksonville	450	$47,800	$23.00	$53,800	$25.90	-4.9%
Miami (Area)	1,900	$52,200	$25.10	$58,900	$28.30	1.3%
Ocala	100	$47,900	$23.00	$51,500	$24.80	30.3%
Orlando	770	$47,400	$22.80	$54,400	$26.10	-5.4%
Palm Bay	150	$46,900	$22.50	$53,900	$25.90	-6.2%
Panama City	90	$46,100	$22.20	$53,100	$25.50	62.9%
Pensacola	160	$46,200	$22.20	$51,400	$24.70	26.4%
Port St. Lucie	90	$49,800	$24.00	$55,400	$26.60	-9.7%
Punta Gorda	70	$47,000	$22.60	$54,900	$26.40	108.9%
Sebastian	40	$56,500	$27.20	$65,100	$31.30	12.7%
Tallahassee	100	$47,800	$23.00	$56,800	$27.30	-24.6%
Tampa	1,030	$47,900	$23.00	$56,100	$27.00	10.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	100	$49,700	$23.90	$56,300	$27.10	49%
Atlanta	1,820	$53,000	$25.50	$59,800	$28.70	-3.2%
Augusta	310	$49,600	$23.90	$56,700	$27.30	87.5%
Columbus	110	$53,100	$25.50	$58,100	$27.90	15.3%
Dalton	40	$32,700	$15.70	$43,000	$20.70	-21%
Macon	190	$47,500	$22.80	$53,500	$25.70	148.2%
Rome	70	$43,100	$20.70	$51,700	$24.80	128.5%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	370	$63,600	$30.60	$68,600	$33.00	6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	70	$52,900	$25.50	$59,600	$28.70	-13.9%
Chicago (Area)	3,370	$54,500	$26.20	$61,300	$29.50	7.3%
Kankakee	40	$46,200	$22.20	$53,800	$25.90	21.1%
Peoria	240	$48,000	$23.10	$54,900	$26.40	71.9%
Rockford	150	$56,200	$27.00	$70,800	$34.00	24%
Springfield	170	$52,300	$25.20	$61,500	$29.60	93.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	90	$52,800	$25.40	$60,200	$28.90	46.8%
Evansville	230	$47,600	$22.90	$54,300	$26.10	63.7%
Fort Wayne	210	$49,500	$23.80	$56,500	$27.20	27.5%
Indianapolis	1,000	$54,200	$26.00	$60,800	$29.20	39.7%
Kokomo	90	$51,000	$24.50	$58,300	$28.00	191.1%
Lafayette	90	$49,000	$23.60	$57,500	$27.60	36.2%
Michigan City	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	33.7%
Muncie	NA	$48,200	$23.20	$54,100	$26.00	NA
South Bend	100	$49,800	$24.00	$56,800	$27.30	-3.3%
Terre Haute	50	$49,800	$23.90	$56,200	$27.00	-3.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	90	$44,200	$21.20	$50,800	$24.40	-20.8%
Davenport	140	$48,000	$23.10	$53,900	$25.90	-5.6%
Des Moines	150	$47,000	$22.60	$52,300	$25.20	-43.8%
Sioux City	NA	$44,700	$21.50	$51,400	$24.70	NA
Waterloo	70	$43,700	$21.00	$49,700	$23.90	5.5%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	110	$45,600	$21.90	$52,100	$25.00	16.6%
Wichita	300	$47,800	$23.00	$54,900	$26.40	23.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	120	$45,300	$21.80	$54,800	$26.30	161.9%
Lexington	320	$47,200	$22.70	$52,800	$25.40	62.5%
Louisville	640	$47,200	$22.70	$53,300	$25.60	31.8%
Owensboro	60	$47,500	$22.90	$51,800	$24.90	47.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	100	$49,800	$24.00	$57,500	$27.60	85.3%
Baton Rouge	250	$49,100	$23.60	$56,400	$27.10	-17.7%
Houma	70	$41,100	$19.70	$47,300	$22.70	-16.3%
Lafayette	150	$51,300	$24.70	$61,100	$29.40	29.1%
Lake Charles	120	$48,200	$23.20	$53,000	$25.50	57.5%
Monroe	80	$44,200	$21.20	$52,100	$25.10	30.6%
New Orleans	570	$50,700	$24.40	$58,000	$27.90	37%
Shreveport	250	$48,000	$23.10	$54,400	$26.20	75%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	80	$54,100	$26.00	$61,700	$29.70	65.9%
Lewiston	50	$51,100	$24.60	$58,100	$27.90	23.1%
Portland	140	$54,300	$26.10	$62,500	$30.10	-12.5%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,010	$63,900	$30.70	$72,200	$34.70	-2.3%
Cumberland	80	$45,800	$22.00	$52,700	$25.30	147.6%
Hagerstown	60	$53,500	$25.70	$62,100	$29.90	-24%
Salisbury	50	$74,200	$35.70	$80,400	$38.70	17.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	50	$67,200	$32.30	$73,900	$35.50	-34.3%
Boston (Area)	NA	$60,000	$28.80	$68,200	$32.80	NA
Springfield	190	$57,800	$27.80	$64,300	$30.90	-20%
Worcester	330	$64,200	$30.80	$74,100	$35.60	45.3%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	240	$53,600	$25.80	$60,300	$29.00	54.9%
Detroit (Area)	1,890	$51,500	$24.80	$58,500	$28.10	31.2%
Flint	230	$54,100	$26.00	$61,000	$29.30	108.2%
Grand Rapids	350	$48,800	$23.50	$55,600	$26.70	16.2%
Holland	130	$49,000	$23.60	$52,900	$25.40	54.7%
Kalamazoo	190	$53,100	$25.50	$59,600	$28.70	69.2%
Lansing	150	$54,600	$26.30	$60,700	$29.20	-6.2%
Niles	NA	$61,100	$29.40	$69,800	$33.60	NA
Saginaw	240	$53,900	$25.90	$60,100	$28.90	258.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	60	$55,200	$26.60	$62,000	$29.80	-45.3%
Minneapolis	910	$59,900	$28.80	$66,600	$32.00	-36.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	180	$42,700	$20.50	$49,300	$23.70	119%
Hattiesburg	90	$43,600	$21.00	$49,900	$24.00	87.6%
Jackson	410	$51,200	$24.60	$65,500	$31.50	104.4%
Pascagoula	80	$44,400	$21.40	$51,100	$24.60	72.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	160	$49,900	$24.00	$58,700	$28.20	129.8%
Joplin	140	$40,000	$19.30	$47,600	$22.90	125.3%
Kansas City	940	$48,500	$23.30	$55,300	$26.60	15.5%
St. Louis	1,090	$50,300	$24.20	$58,400	$28.10	2.1%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	70	$51,000	$24.50	$60,100	$28.90	-1.5%
Missoula	40	$47,600	$22.90	$52,800	$25.40	-3.8%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$50,900	$24.50	$58,900	$28.30	NA
Omaha	480	$49,400	$23.70	$57,200	$27.50	29.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	400	$65,900	$31.70	$76,300	$36.70	-42.6%
Reno	130	$65,300	$31.40	$71,800	$34.50	-19.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	90	$66,000	$31.70	$76,000	$36.60	-24.4%
Trenton	100	$69,900	$33.60	$77,500	$37.30	-45.8%
Vineland	70	$60,000	$28.90	$64,500	$31.00	33.1%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	140	$55,000	$26.50	$62,500	$30.00	-56.4%
Las Cruces	50	$45,900	$22.10	$50,000	$24.10	-12.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	270	$54,000	$25.90	$59,900	$28.80	-24.7%
Binghamton	70	$57,800	$27.80	$65,400	$31.50	-25%
Buffalo	420	$52,000	$25.00	$58,900	$28.30	-5%
New York (Area)	5,030	$66,400	$31.90	$74,800	$36.00	-22.9%
Poughkeepsie	190	$71,500	$34.40	$79,800	$38.40	-5%
Rochester	280	$51,600	$24.80	$57,500	$27.70	-31.1%
Syracuse	250	$47,400	$22.80	$56,900	$27.30	-1.8%
Utica	140	$47,600	$22.90	$52,400	$25.20	37.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	210	$48,300	$23.20	$55,000	$26.40	50.8%
Charlotte	530	$51,800	$24.90	$58,800	$28.30	-23.4%
Durham	310	$51,900	$25.00	$58,800	$28.30	39%
Greensboro	310	$51,900	$24.90	$59,300	$28.50	6.7%
Hickory	120	$49,600	$23.80	$54,300	$26.10	3.9%
Raleigh	210	$49,900	$24.00	$55,900	$26.90	-49.7%
Rocky Mount	50	$49,200	$23.70	$54,900	$26.40	-2.7%
Winston-Salem	350	$51,300	$24.70	$57,400	$27.60	109.5%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	100	$42,400	$20.40	$48,800	$23.50	109%
Fargo	60	$44,900	$21.60	$51,000	$24.50	-35.3%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	370	$48,600	$23.40	$52,700	$25.30	41.9%
Canton	200	$48,600	$23.40	$52,800	$25.40	44%
Cincinnati	700	$51,600	$24.80	$58,400	$28.10	-14%
Cleveland	1,220	$51,500	$24.80	$56,600	$27.20	48.2%
Columbus	720	$50,300	$24.20	$56,300	$27.10	-3.9%
Dayton	530	$50,400	$24.20	$57,500	$27.70	72.7%
Lima	110	$46,900	$22.50	$51,500	$24.80	173.7%
Mansfield	90	$47,700	$22.90	$52,000	$25.00	117.2%
Springfield	NA	$48,600	$23.30	$54,200	$26.10	NA
Toledo	420	$50,300	$24.20	$55,100	$26.50	72.2%
Youngstown	230	$52,900	$25.40	$58,300	$28.00	28%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	490	$45,500	$21.90	$52,800	$25.40	4.9%
Tulsa	340	$49,100	$23.60	$57,100	$27.40	-3.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	NA	$52,600	$25.30	$60,100	$28.90	NA
Portland	560	$59,000	$28.40	$64,800	$31.10	-30.8%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	240	$58,200	$28.00	$65,300	$31.40	-11.2%
Erie	110	$52,200	$25.10	$62,300	$29.90	8.4%
Harrisburg	210	$56,000	$26.90	$62,000	$29.80	-16.7%
Johnstown	70	$46,900	$22.60	$53,000	$25.50	46.8%
Lancaster	120	$54,600	$26.30	$62,000	$29.80	-33.9%
Philadelphia (Area)	2,280	$62,500	$30.00	$68,800	$33.10	9.3%
Pittsburgh	1,300	$48,900	$23.50	$54,600	$26.30	41.8%
Reading	100	$45,900	$22.10	$51,200	$24.60	-23%
Scranton	180	$48,800	$23.40	$59,300	$28.50	-11.6%
York	110	$53,700	$25.80	$61,000	$29.30	-23.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$57,500	$27.70	$63,600	$30.60	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	470	$55,500	$26.70	$63,100	$30.30	104.3%
Columbia	360	$47,300	$22.70	$53,700	$25.80	29.7%
Florence	90	$50,800	$24.40	$57,200	$27.50	31.1%
Greenville	320	$45,600	$21.90	$54,000	$26.00	32.8%
Myrtle Beach	50	$52,300	$25.20	$61,200	$29.40	-45.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	150	$45,500	$21.90	$53,300	$25.60	33.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	230	$50,900	$24.50	$57,100	$27.40	26.3%
Clarksville	70	$42,900	$20.60	$48,500	$23.30	7.1%
Jackson	120	$32,300	$15.50	$39,300	$18.90	153.3%
Johnson City	130	$41,400	$19.90	$47,900	$23.00	108.2%
Kingsport	150	$43,300	$20.80	$49,900	$24.00	61%
Knoxville	330	$42,100	$20.30	$47,100	$22.60	23.5%
Memphis	740	$46,300	$22.30	$52,000	$25.00	49%
Nashville	620	$50,600	$24.30	$57,000	$27.40	4.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	NA	$39,200	$18.80	$46,600	$22.40	NA
Amarillo	150	$50,800	$24.40	$58,400	$28.10	70.5%
Austin	600	$53,400	$25.70	$61,500	$29.60	-5%
Beaumont	210	$46,000	$22.10	$53,200	$25.60	57.7%
Brownsville	180	$51,600	$24.80	$59,500	$28.60	80.8%
College Station	50	$50,300	$24.20	$58,000	$27.90	-36.3%
Corpus Christi	160	$47,800	$23.00	$54,400	$26.20	7.9%
Dallas (Area)	2,590	$52,700	$25.30	$59,000	$28.40	4.1%
El Paso	240	$47,300	$22.70	$55,200	$26.60	8.8%
Houston	1,960	$53,600	$25.80	$60,400	$29.00	-6.7%
Longview	80	$49,400	$23.70	$54,300	$26.10	-0.9%
Lubbock	180	$47,700	$22.90	$54,400	$26.10	78.2%
McAllen	310	$60,100	$28.90	$67,800	$32.60	69.4%
Odessa	120	$44,100	$21.20	$52,000	$25.00	136.9%
San Angelo	40	$48,100	$23.10	$54,600	$26.20	21.3%
San Antonio	850	$48,000	$23.10	$53,600	$25.80	23.3%
Sherman	50	$47,800	$23.00	$54,700	$26.30	55.1%
Texarkana	80	$46,100	$22.20	$53,400	$25.70	91.4%
Tyler	120	$47,500	$22.80	$56,300	$27.10	62.6%
Victoria	90	$48,000	$23.10	$54,400	$26.20	129.4%
Waco	50	$43,600	$20.90	$46,800	$22.50	-40.6%
Wichita Falls	NA	$48,000	$23.10	$54,100	$26.00	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	100	$53,800	$25.90	$64,300	$30.90	-39%
Provo	130	$50,400	$24.20	$60,000	$28.90	-6.9%
Salt Lake City	370	$56,000	$26.90	$63,400	$30.50	-25.9%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	80	$52,400	$25.20	$60,500	$29.10	-16.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	50	$44,100	$21.20	$52,400	$25.20	1.5%
Charlottesville	90	$55,100	$26.50	$62,300	$30.00	18.5%
Danville	NA	$55,100	$26.50	$63,000	$30.30	NA
Lynchburg	110	$42,000	$20.20	$49,500	$23.80	34.8%
Richmond	390	$52,700	$25.30	$61,500	$29.60	-19.4%
Roanoke	160	$45,200	$21.80	$53,400	$25.70	25.2%
Virginia Beach	530	$53,000	$25.50	$60,900	$29.30	-12.2%
Winchester	70	$55,200	$26.50	$62,200	$29.90	55.3%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	30	$56,000	$26.90	$62,400	$30.00	-61%
Seattle (Area)	920	$61,000	$29.30	$69,700	$33.50	-23%
Spokane	200	$57,000	$27.40	$63,100	$30.40	17.2%
Yakima	50	$56,000	$26.90	$63,900	$30.70	-21.7%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	160	$42,100	$20.20	$48,800	$23.50	30.2%
Huntington	200	$46,200	$22.20	$51,700	$24.90	121.4%
Morgantown	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	145.6%
Weirton	60	$48,600	$23.40	$54,300	$26.10	77.5%
Wheeling	80	$43,600	$20.90	$50,800	$24.40	42.6%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eau Claire	70	$47,400	$22.80	$54,200	$26.10	16.7%
Green Bay	150	$49,400	$23.80	$56,900	$27.40	15.1%
La Crosse	130	$52,200	$25.10	$59,900	$28.80	126.1%
Madison	350	$54,000	$26.00	$61,600	$29.60	29.7%
Milwaukee	770	$56,700	$27.30	$63,200	$30.40	15.1%
Oshkosh	60	$50,900	$24.50	$58,200	$28.00	-16.8%
Racine	70	$54,400	$26.20	$61,000	$29.30	8.8%
Wausau	60	$45,600	$21.90	$51,300	$24.70	16.1%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	50	$50,600	$24.30	$66,100	$31.80	67.2%
Cheyenne	100	$56,100	$27.00	$62,900	$30.20	189.4%