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
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Anchorage 150 $63,100 $30.30 $72,300 $34.80 8.6%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Washington (Area) 1,350 $69,500 $33.40 $78,100 $37.60 -41.5%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 370 $63,600 $30.60 $68,600 $33.00 6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Lincoln NA $50,900 $24.50 $58,900 $28.30 NA
Omaha 480 $49,400 $23.70 $57,200 $27.50 29.8%
Nevada
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Providence NA $57,500 $27.70 $63,600 $30.60 NA
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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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
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Sioux Falls 150 $45,500 $21.90 $53,300 $25.60 33.6%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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%