Clinical Medical Assistants

Median Salary: $28,700

Many clinical medical assistants across the nation share a few key professional traits. For example, dependability, integrity, and concern for others can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 495,970 individuals were employed as clinical medical assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to hone these characteristics and receive good training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for clinical medical assistants in the U.S. was $28,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $13.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about clinical medical assistants, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

Clinical medical assistants should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension
Information Ordering

Different individuals go into different careers; clinical medical assistants are typically:

Social
Realistic
Investigative

Working as a clinical medical assistant requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Medicine and Dentistry
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
Public Safety and Security

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as clinical medical assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of clinical medical assistants 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	210	$24,600	$11.90	$29,000	$14.00	18.6%
Auburn	160	$24,500	$11.80	$30,400	$14.60	-11.2%
Birmingham	1,800	$26,000	$12.50	$30,000	$14.40	-4.4%
Decatur	150	$23,300	$11.20	$26,800	$12.90	-26%
Dothan	330	$23,400	$11.20	$27,100	$13.00	47.7%
Florence	240	$21,100	$10.10	$24,000	$11.60	24.6%
Gadsden	180	$24,400	$11.70	$29,000	$13.90	32.5%
Huntsville	610	$24,800	$11.90	$29,000	$13.90	-21.6%
Mobile	650	$22,900	$11.00	$25,300	$12.20	-1.5%
Montgomery	640	$23,600	$11.40	$28,900	$13.90	3.8%
Tuscaloosa	270	$21,900	$10.50	$26,400	$12.70	-20.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	710	$35,600	$17.10	$41,800	$20.10	13.4%
Fairbanks	90	$33,900	$16.30	$38,600	$18.50	-34.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	180	$32,600	$15.70	$36,200	$17.40	-17.7%
Lake Havasu City	240	$27,600	$13.30	$32,800	$15.80	33.2%
Phoenix	8,690	$30,000	$14.40	$35,400	$17.00	29.8%
Prescott	310	$28,500	$13.70	$31,300	$15.10	40.8%
Tucson	2,480	$29,300	$14.10	$33,900	$16.30	80.5%
Yuma	340	$22,900	$11.00	$27,600	$13.30	51.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	380	$29,500	$14.20	$34,000	$16.30	-48.7%
Fort Smith	150	$21,200	$10.20	$26,200	$12.60	-65.9%
Hot Springs	90	$24,100	$11.60	$28,100	$13.50	-31.8%
Jonesboro	110	$23,200	$11.20	$26,800	$12.90	-38.7%
Little Rock	790	$26,300	$12.60	$29,400	$14.20	-37%
Pine Bluff	80	$25,100	$12.00	$29,200	$14.00	-36.5%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,810	$24,300	$11.70	$28,700	$13.80	79.9%
Chico	550	$27,600	$13.30	$31,700	$15.30	108.9%
El Centro	190	$26,500	$12.70	$30,500	$14.70	-1.6%
Fresno	2,300	$27,700	$13.30	$33,500	$16.10	87.2%
Hanford	290	$25,000	$12.00	$28,600	$13.80	99%
Los Angeles (Area)	29,680	$29,900	$14.40	$36,100	$17.40	43.9%
Madera	200	$29,100	$14.00	$34,400	$16.50	35.7%
Merced	380	$24,400	$11.80	$27,100	$13.00	67.8%
Modesto	840	$26,000	$12.50	$30,200	$14.50	41.8%
Napa	390	$35,700	$17.10	$42,600	$20.50	63.9%
Oakland	4,500	$33,700	$16.20	$40,500	$19.50	19.7%
Oxnard	2,200	$29,300	$14.10	$34,200	$16.40	97.7%
Redding	460	$26,700	$12.90	$30,400	$14.60	97%
Riverside	6,980	$25,800	$12.40	$30,700	$14.80	53.6%
Sacramento	2,850	$29,000	$13.90	$35,000	$16.80	-12%
Salinas	980	$37,100	$17.90	$43,600	$20.90	66.4%
San Diego	6,930	$29,900	$14.40	$35,300	$17.00	42.7%
San Francisco (Area)	7,940	$36,100	$17.40	$43,400	$20.90	5.9%
San Francisco (City)	3,440	$38,600	$18.50	$46,200	$22.20	-7.9%
San Jose	3,470	$36,900	$17.70	$43,700	$21.00	2.9%
San Luis Obispo	780	$30,200	$14.50	$33,300	$16.00	106.9%
Santa Barbara	860	$31,200	$15.00	$36,100	$17.30	32.4%
Santa Cruz	620	$36,900	$17.70	$41,700	$20.10	92.5%
Santa Rosa	680	$35,200	$16.90	$40,800	$19.60	0.8%
Stockton	1,050	$29,800	$14.30	$36,500	$17.50	33.2%
Vallejo	1,080	$38,700	$18.60	$49,700	$23.90	132.2%
Visalia	1,020	$26,100	$12.50	$30,300	$14.50	102.9%
Yuba City	360	$27,500	$13.20	$30,200	$14.50	150.6%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	430	$31,100	$15.00	$37,100	$17.90	-28.1%
Colorado Springs	1,020	$28,800	$13.90	$32,800	$15.80	8.5%
Denver	3,340	$33,000	$15.90	$37,700	$18.10	-27.9%
Fort Collins	540	$31,500	$15.20	$36,500	$17.60	10.1%
Grand Junction	280	$30,900	$14.80	$35,500	$17.10	18.3%
Greeley	250	$30,300	$14.60	$33,400	$16.10	-17.6%
Pueblo	250	$26,000	$12.50	$29,500	$14.20	17.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	1,760	$34,400	$16.50	$39,700	$19.10	0.9%
Hartford	2,570	$32,900	$15.80	$39,000	$18.80	20.6%
New Haven	1,200	$32,000	$15.40	$38,700	$18.60	12%
Norwich	440	$30,200	$14.50	$35,000	$16.80	-14%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	280	$27,900	$13.40	$31,800	$15.30	23%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	7,290	$32,100	$15.50	$37,800	$18.20	-27.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,030	$29,400	$14.10	$34,200	$16.40	9.9%
Cape Coral	1,010	$29,900	$14.40	$33,100	$15.90	32.6%
Deltona	790	$26,900	$12.90	$30,200	$14.50	34.5%
Fort Walton Beach	130	$28,200	$13.60	$31,100	$14.90	-56.5%
Gainesville	650	$25,500	$12.30	$30,800	$14.80	41.6%
Jacksonville	3,390	$28,000	$13.50	$31,700	$15.20	53.8%
Lakeland	800	$26,300	$12.60	$29,700	$14.30	8.4%
Miami (Area)	12,220	$29,000	$13.90	$34,500	$16.60	47.5%
Naples	420	$35,100	$16.90	$39,200	$18.90	-2.7%
Ocala	610	$27,100	$13.00	$31,800	$15.30	70.6%
Orlando	3,540	$27,700	$13.30	$31,400	$15.10	-5.7%
Palm Bay	1,380	$28,100	$13.50	$32,600	$15.70	86.6%
Palm Coast	90	$27,500	$13.20	$30,600	$14.70	41.5%
Panama City	490	$26,500	$12.70	$31,700	$15.20	86.5%
Pensacola	970	$23,800	$11.40	$28,200	$13.60	67.4%
Port St. Lucie	580	$29,100	$14.00	$33,000	$15.90	26.5%
Punta Gorda	NA	$27,600	$13.30	$31,200	$15.00	NA
Sebastian	220	$27,800	$13.40	$32,600	$15.70	24.2%
Tallahassee	580	$26,100	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	-4.8%
Tampa	4,960	$27,900	$13.40	$32,600	$15.70	15.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	380	$23,200	$11.10	$28,100	$13.50	65.2%
Athens	280	$26,300	$12.60	$29,700	$14.30	-7.3%
Atlanta	7,900	$29,300	$14.10	$33,500	$16.10	-9.2%
Augusta	1,090	$27,800	$13.40	$31,700	$15.30	40.4%
Brunswick	70	$27,600	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	-53.3%
Columbus	670	$25,200	$12.10	$29,100	$14.00	54.5%
Dalton	160	$27,400	$13.20	$30,400	$14.60	-36.7%
Gainesville	410	$29,300	$14.10	$32,600	$15.70	51.6%
Hinesville	30	$25,800	$12.40	$32,400	$15.60	-47.2%
Macon	460	$29,200	$14.00	$32,900	$15.80	26.2%
Rome	280	$27,600	$13.30	$31,500	$15.20	98.6%
Savannah	550	$29,000	$13.90	$32,300	$15.50	-3%
Valdosta	190	$21,800	$10.50	$26,500	$12.70	-4.8%
Warner Robins	200	$24,500	$11.80	$29,200	$14.00	-5.7%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	2,290	$30,500	$14.60	$37,100	$17.80	40%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	950	$31,100	$15.00	$35,500	$17.10	-5.4%
Coeur d'Alene	220	$23,400	$11.30	$30,000	$14.40	5%
Idaho Falls	100	$25,900	$12.40	$30,000	$14.40	-47.5%
Lewiston	60	$27,600	$13.30	$30,900	$14.80	-35.6%
Pocatello	60	$24,300	$11.70	$28,400	$13.70	-52.9%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	210	$28,800	$13.90	$34,800	$16.70	-36.6%
Champaign	360	$26,700	$12.80	$30,300	$14.60	-4.4%
Chicago (Area)	12,300	$28,100	$13.50	$32,900	$15.80	-9.3%
Danville	140	$23,200	$11.20	$26,100	$12.60	35.2%
Decatur	100	$28,500	$13.70	$32,400	$15.60	-55.8%
Kankakee	140	$31,800	$15.30	$35,300	$17.00	-10.3%
Peoria	780	$29,000	$14.00	$39,400	$18.90	20.1%
Rockford	260	$29,200	$14.00	$35,100	$16.90	-51.9%
Springfield	360	$27,800	$13.40	$32,800	$15.80	-9.9%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	100	$29,100	$14.00	$31,700	$15.30	-29.1%
Bloomington	310	$27,300	$13.10	$31,000	$14.90	10.1%
Columbus	100	$26,000	$12.50	$31,900	$15.30	-34.4%
Elkhart	290	$26,600	$12.80	$30,200	$14.50	-22.7%
Evansville	650	$24,900	$12.00	$28,800	$13.80	2.6%
Fort Wayne	920	$26,100	$12.60	$29,700	$14.30	19.4%
Indianapolis	3,350	$28,900	$13.90	$32,700	$15.70	1.4%
Kokomo	NA	$28,300	$13.60	$32,100	$15.40	NA
Lafayette	290	$27,900	$13.40	$32,000	$15.40	-7.8%
Michigan City	200	$25,700	$12.30	$29,200	$14.00	19.8%
Muncie	370	$26,600	$12.80	$31,500	$15.20	111.7%
South Bend	520	$27,800	$13.40	$31,400	$15.10	7%
Terre Haute	230	$25,800	$12.40	$29,400	$14.10	-11.6%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	120	$29,500	$14.20	$32,900	$15.80	-23.7%
Cedar Rapids	340	$29,000	$14.00	$33,300	$16.00	-34.1%
Davenport	680	$27,100	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	-2.4%
Des Moines	980	$32,100	$15.40	$37,100	$17.80	-19.9%
Dubuque	120	$29,600	$14.20	$35,000	$16.90	-37.5%
Iowa City	440	$29,300	$14.10	$32,500	$15.60	37.7%
Sioux City	190	$25,500	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	-30.5%
Waterloo	250	$28,700	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	-23.3%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	80	$26,700	$12.80	$31,900	$15.30	-53.7%
Topeka	270	$24,500	$11.80	$29,200	$14.00	-34.1%
Wichita	1,060	$25,400	$12.20	$30,200	$14.50	-5.6%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	310	$23,300	$11.20	$26,700	$12.90	47%
Elizabethtown	180	$24,600	$11.80	$29,200	$14.00	7.4%
Lexington	880	$28,800	$13.80	$32,600	$15.70	-3.8%
Louisville	2,850	$28,000	$13.50	$30,900	$14.90	26.3%
Owensboro	140	$24,300	$11.70	$29,100	$14.00	-23.5%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	180	$23,300	$11.20	$26,300	$12.60	-25.4%
Baton Rouge	960	$25,200	$12.10	$29,900	$14.40	-30.4%
Houma	250	$24,500	$11.80	$28,500	$13.70	-29.7%
Lafayette	480	$22,700	$10.90	$27,100	$13.00	-13%
Lake Charles	230	$20,700	$10.00	$24,200	$11.60	-32.2%
Monroe	160	$20,900	$10.00	$24,600	$11.80	-44%
New Orleans	1,870	$27,000	$13.00	$30,800	$14.80	-3.3%
Shreveport	540	$25,100	$12.10	$29,600	$14.20	-17.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	260	$28,300	$13.60	$32,300	$15.50	11.4%
Lewiston	280	$28,300	$13.60	$31,700	$15.20	54.6%
Portland	650	$31,600	$15.20	$36,700	$17.70	-12.5%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	4,090	$31,100	$15.00	$36,500	$17.60	-14.5%
Cumberland	150	$21,800	$10.50	$27,600	$13.30	1.6%
Hagerstown	360	$27,800	$13.40	$31,900	$15.40	-2%
Salisbury	160	$28,400	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	-20.6%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	370	$39,400	$19.00	$47,900	$23.00	1.6%
Boston (Area)	9,390	$32,400	$15.60	$36,900	$17.80	-13.1%
Pittsfield	200	NA	NA	NA	NA	51.8%
Springfield	1,390	$29,000	$14.00	$33,200	$16.00	27.1%
Worcester	1,230	$31,300	$15.00	$35,600	$17.10	3.6%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,210	$30,500	$14.60	$35,000	$16.80	68.1%
Battle Creek	350	$27,700	$13.30	$33,300	$16.00	74.6%
Bay City	120	$25,200	$12.10	$28,600	$13.70	-11.5%
Detroit (Area)	10,410	$28,300	$13.60	$31,800	$15.30	50.8%
Flint	1,030	$27,300	$13.10	$31,500	$15.20	101.8%
Grand Rapids	1,250	$28,900	$13.90	$33,200	$16.00	-9.7%
Holland	360	$28,900	$13.90	$32,200	$15.50	-5.5%
Jackson	340	$30,200	$14.50	$34,300	$16.50	66.4%
Kalamazoo	550	$28,200	$13.60	$31,600	$15.20	8.1%
Lansing	620	$28,900	$13.90	$32,400	$15.60	-18.1%
Monroe	260	$27,000	$13.00	$31,800	$15.30	81.1%
Muskegon	320	$28,500	$13.70	$31,400	$15.10	40.7%
Niles	270	$28,300	$13.60	$32,400	$15.60	18.5%
Saginaw	610	$25,000	$12.00	$29,100	$14.00	96.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	400	$29,900	$14.40	$33,500	$16.10	-14.8%
Minneapolis	5,390	$33,800	$16.20	$38,600	$18.50	-17.9%
Rochester	230	$37,700	$18.10	$44,200	$21.30	-40.4%
St. Cloud	160	$29,200	$14.00	$32,900	$15.80	-55.8%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	250	$28,000	$13.50	$31,600	$15.20	-35.7%
Hattiesburg	260	$23,500	$11.30	$27,800	$13.40	21.4%
Jackson	400	$24,300	$11.70	$30,200	$14.50	-57.4%
Pascagoula	110	$26,300	$12.60	$30,400	$14.60	-50.1%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	120	$25,900	$12.50	$30,800	$14.80	-61%
Jefferson City	150	$23,800	$11.40	$27,800	$13.40	-51.5%
Joplin	300	$20,700	$10.00	$24,500	$11.80	4.2%
Kansas City	3,250	$28,600	$13.70	$32,400	$15.60	-13.4%
Springfield	760	$24,800	$11.90	$29,400	$14.10	6.5%
St. Joseph	140	$30,600	$14.70	$37,900	$18.20	-27.9%
St. Louis	4,450	$26,400	$12.70	$30,700	$14.70	-10%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	240	$28,300	$13.60	$32,100	$15.40	-20.8%
Great Falls	100	$24,200	$11.70	$29,100	$14.00	-25.6%
Missoula	140	$25,000	$12.00	$30,300	$14.60	-34.7%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	650	$26,500	$12.80	$32,800	$15.80	5.7%
Omaha	1,770	$29,100	$14.00	$32,400	$15.60	3.2%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	150	$31,900	$15.30	$37,600	$18.10	35.3%
Las Vegas	3,380	$31,300	$15.10	$37,100	$17.90	3.7%
Reno	760	$32,800	$15.80	$39,500	$19.00	-0.1%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	260	$30,600	$14.70	$34,200	$16.50	-31.3%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	490	$28,500	$13.70	$34,000	$16.40	-6.6%
Ocean City	80	$29,400	$14.10	$33,300	$16.00	-44.3%
Trenton	590	$32,300	$15.50	$37,700	$18.10	-27.6%
Vineland	190	$28,900	$13.90	$33,700	$16.20	-14.8%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,730	$27,100	$13.00	$31,000	$14.90	19.1%
Farmington	240	$24,300	$11.70	$28,600	$13.80	24.6%
Las Cruces	420	$23,300	$11.20	$29,300	$14.10	67.8%
Santa Fe	120	$27,200	$13.10	$35,700	$17.20	-51%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	780	$29,800	$14.30	$34,400	$16.50	-52.7%
Binghamton	220	$25,100	$12.10	$29,100	$14.00	-47.6%
Buffalo	1,270	$29,900	$14.40	$34,300	$16.50	-37.5%
Elmira	80	$23,300	$11.20	$28,000	$13.50	-42.1%
Glens Falls	140	$29,200	$14.00	$33,700	$16.20	-28.2%
Ithaca	40	$27,100	$13.00	$30,000	$14.40	-81.4%
Kingston	120	$29,800	$14.30	$34,600	$16.70	-45%
New York (Area)	23,280	$32,000	$15.40	$38,100	$18.30	-18.3%
Poughkeepsie	470	$31,700	$15.30	$36,000	$17.30	-49.9%
Rochester	560	$28,000	$13.40	$32,000	$15.40	-69.7%
Syracuse	720	$26,100	$12.60	$31,400	$15.10	-38.1%
Utica	250	$23,900	$11.50	$26,700	$12.90	-47.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	760	$28,400	$13.60	$32,600	$15.70	17.8%
Burlington	160	$31,500	$15.20	$38,300	$18.40	-26.3%
Charlotte	1,470	$29,200	$14.00	$32,600	$15.70	-53.9%
Durham	730	$29,200	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	-29.8%
Fayetteville	450	$22,300	$10.70	$27,700	$13.30	-6.1%
Goldsboro	120	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-25.7%
Greensboro	1,070	$29,500	$14.20	$32,700	$15.70	-19.2%
Greenville	340	$28,100	$13.50	$31,800	$15.30	21.8%
Hickory	690	$27,400	$13.20	$30,100	$14.50	25.9%
Jacksonville	140	$24,900	$12.00	$29,000	$13.90	-17%
Raleigh	1,270	$30,300	$14.60	$34,200	$16.50	-33.2%
Rocky Mount	220	$26,400	$12.70	$29,400	$14.10	-1.3%
Wilmington	660	$29,400	$14.10	$32,700	$15.70	24.4%
Winston-Salem	660	$29,000	$14.00	$32,600	$15.70	-15.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	140	$27,500	$13.20	$30,200	$14.50	-40.5%
Fargo	170	$26,600	$12.80	$30,700	$14.80	-61.9%
Grand Forks	30	$29,600	$14.20	$37,000	$17.80	-82.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,440	$27,000	$13.00	$31,100	$15.00	18%
Canton	930	$25,300	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	47.2%
Cincinnati	4,310	$28,800	$13.90	$33,300	$16.00	14%
Cleveland	3,850	$26,800	$12.90	$30,400	$14.60	1.1%
Columbus	3,890	$28,500	$13.70	$33,000	$15.90	12.8%
Dayton	1,930	$27,600	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	36.3%
Lima	280	$28,400	$13.70	$33,200	$16.00	44.5%
Mansfield	180	$26,400	$12.70	$35,700	$17.20	-11%
Sandusky	130	$27,700	$13.30	$31,800	$15.30	-0.1%
Springfield	240	$24,700	$11.90	$28,900	$13.90	32.5%
Toledo	1,240	$28,000	$13.50	$32,800	$15.80	10.9%
Youngstown	1,280	$22,900	$11.00	$26,100	$12.50	53.5%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	130	$22,200	$10.70	$25,600	$12.30	-15.3%
Oklahoma City	2,650	$24,700	$11.90	$29,400	$14.10	23.5%
Tulsa	1,700	$27,900	$13.40	$33,200	$16.00	6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	280	$32,400	$15.60	$36,500	$17.60	17.8%
Corvallis	230	$32,100	$15.40	$37,300	$17.90	88.2%
Eugene	580	$31,900	$15.30	$36,400	$17.50	7.3%
Medford	540	$30,100	$14.50	$33,400	$16.10	82.4%
Portland	4,290	$33,300	$16.00	$37,300	$17.90	13.6%
Salem	850	$30,000	$14.40	$34,500	$16.60	53%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,660	$27,900	$13.40	$31,800	$15.30	32.5%
Altoona	270	$24,300	$11.70	$30,500	$14.70	24.7%
Erie	540	$23,300	$11.20	$27,300	$13.10	12.9%
Harrisburg	1,390	$28,700	$13.80	$33,200	$16.00	17.8%
Johnstown	NA	$23,100	$11.10	$27,100	$13.00	NA
Lancaster	800	$27,300	$13.10	$31,700	$15.30	-7.5%
Lebanon	190	$28,000	$13.40	$32,700	$15.70	5.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	11,660	$30,800	$14.80	$35,600	$17.10	-3.3%
Pittsburgh	5,510	$26,500	$12.70	$31,400	$15.10	30.1%
Reading	550	$27,100	$13.10	$30,100	$14.50	-11.5%
Scranton	680	$27,600	$13.30	$31,400	$15.10	-29.1%
State College	140	$24,500	$11.80	$29,000	$13.90	-45.8%
Williamsport	140	$28,600	$13.80	$46,400	$22.30	-28.5%
York	830	$26,700	$12.80	$29,800	$14.30	25.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,650	$29,700	$14.30	$34,300	$16.50	8.7%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	350	$25,700	$12.30	$33,000	$15.90	57.6%
Charleston	1,970	$26,100	$12.50	$30,900	$14.90	84.4%
Columbia	1,160	$29,200	$14.00	$33,200	$16.00	-8.3%
Florence	300	$26,900	$12.90	$32,500	$15.60	-1.6%
Greenville	1,480	$28,500	$13.70	$32,800	$15.80	31.1%
Myrtle Beach	250	$29,100	$14.00	$34,200	$16.40	-41.4%
Spartanburg	340	$27,000	$13.00	$30,000	$14.40	-23.3%
Sumter	120	$22,400	$10.80	$26,000	$12.50	-4.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	310	$24,600	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	37.1%
Sioux Falls	270	$26,400	$12.70	$30,200	$14.50	-47.9%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,170	$25,800	$12.40	$30,200	$14.50	37.8%
Clarksville	220	$22,200	$10.70	$26,000	$12.50	-24.7%
Cleveland	150	$28,600	$13.80	$31,300	$15.10	7.5%
Jackson	270	$24,500	$11.80	$28,600	$13.80	26.5%
Johnson City	320	$26,200	$12.60	$31,500	$15.10	9.8%
Kingsport	520	$25,100	$12.10	$29,000	$14.00	17.8%
Knoxville	1,390	$26,300	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	12.6%
Memphis	2,670	$27,000	$13.00	$30,200	$14.50	16.3%
Morristown	160	$25,000	$12.00	$29,400	$14.10	-3.7%
Nashville	2,360	$28,500	$13.70	$33,000	$15.80	-13.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	160	$23,200	$11.20	$26,400	$12.70	-33.4%
Amarillo	330	$21,900	$10.60	$27,600	$13.30	-19.9%
Austin	3,060	$29,600	$14.20	$33,500	$16.10	4.8%
Beaumont	630	$22,500	$10.80	$24,600	$11.80	3.5%
Brownsville	590	$22,200	$10.70	$27,600	$13.20	25.5%
College Station	350	$24,500	$11.80	$28,200	$13.50	1.2%
Corpus Christi	970	$22,300	$10.70	$25,700	$12.40	43.2%
Dallas (Area)	11,140	$28,300	$13.60	$33,400	$16.10	-0.2%
El Paso	1,450	$21,400	$10.30	$25,400	$12.20	41.5%
Houston	9,580	$27,800	$13.40	$32,700	$15.70	-1.6%
Killeen	390	$24,800	$11.90	$30,300	$14.60	-15.4%
Laredo	510	$20,800	$10.00	$26,400	$12.70	54.9%
Longview	230	$22,800	$11.00	$28,100	$13.50	-35.3%
Lubbock	450	$20,000	$9.60	$24,600	$11.80	-4%
McAllen	1,780	$20,800	$10.00	$25,400	$12.20	113.3%
Midland	160	$28,700	$13.80	$37,000	$17.80	-38.9%
Odessa	130	$23,000	$11.10	$27,900	$13.40	-44.7%
San Angelo	170	$23,000	$11.10	$27,900	$13.40	3.6%
San Antonio	4,830	$25,000	$12.00	$29,800	$14.30	51.9%
Sherman	200	$28,300	$13.60	$31,800	$15.30	29.3%
Texarkana	140	$27,700	$13.30	$33,200	$15.90	-29.3%
Tyler	540	$25,700	$12.40	$31,200	$15.00	53.3%
Victoria	120	$20,300	$9.80	$30,100	$14.50	-31.9%
Waco	370	$26,500	$12.80	$30,700	$14.80	-2.9%
Wichita Falls	190	$23,500	$11.30	$28,700	$13.80	-10.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	190	$22,700	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	5.8%
Ogden	970	$24,300	$11.70	$27,800	$13.30	31.7%
Provo	920	$24,400	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	40.5%
Salt Lake City	2,610	$27,200	$13.10	$32,000	$15.40	12.7%
St. George	460	$24,800	$11.90	$29,700	$14.30	153.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	400	$31,300	$15.10	$35,900	$17.30	-4.5%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	140	$23,900	$11.50	$27,500	$13.20	-41.4%
Charlottesville	200	$30,200	$14.50	$36,400	$17.50	-43.5%
Danville	50	$25,300	$12.20	$29,800	$14.40	-63.8%
Harrisonburg	130	$26,600	$12.80	$30,000	$14.40	-41.8%
Lynchburg	240	$29,000	$14.00	$32,900	$15.80	-37.8%
Richmond	1,500	$30,100	$14.50	$34,100	$16.40	-33.9%
Roanoke	360	$27,200	$13.10	$31,300	$15.10	-37.8%
Virginia Beach	3,390	$25,600	$12.30	$30,000	$14.40	21.4%
Winchester	110	$30,300	$14.60	$37,500	$18.00	-43.7%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	150	$31,800	$15.30	$35,100	$16.90	-48.1%
Bremerton	390	$32,300	$15.50	$36,500	$17.60	27.6%
Kennewick	350	$29,700	$14.30	$34,100	$16.40	-1.6%
Longview	220	$30,700	$14.70	$35,900	$17.30	69.2%
Mount Vernon	250	$31,900	$15.40	$36,100	$17.30	49.2%
Olympia	490	$33,100	$15.90	$39,400	$18.90	33.7%
Seattle (Area)	6,060	$33,500	$16.10	$38,100	$18.30	8.4%
Spokane	780	$29,900	$14.40	$33,400	$16.10	1%
Wenatchee	210	$30,600	$14.70	$35,100	$16.90	40%
Yakima	360	$31,600	$15.20	$41,400	$19.90	16.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	840	$22,300	$10.70	$26,500	$12.70	51.2%
Huntington	550	$23,100	$11.10	$25,900	$12.50	31.7%
Morgantown	340	$22,800	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	59%
Parkersburg	310	$20,500	$9.90	$26,000	$12.50	20.4%
Weirton	110	$21,400	$10.30	$24,700	$11.90	-29.8%
Wheeling	250	$22,400	$10.80	$25,500	$12.20	1.2%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	340	$30,000	$14.40	$33,700	$16.20	-22.3%
Eau Claire	390	$29,700	$14.30	$33,100	$15.90	34.5%
Fond du Lac	50	$30,200	$14.50	$34,400	$16.50	-68.2%
Green Bay	590	$29,300	$14.10	$33,800	$16.30	-4.8%
Janesville	340	$29,200	$14.10	$32,800	$15.80	43.2%
La Crosse	290	$28,500	$13.70	$32,100	$15.40	6.9%
Madison	1,130	$31,700	$15.20	$36,500	$17.60	-9.4%
Milwaukee	2,890	$30,300	$14.60	$34,300	$16.50	-7%
Oshkosh	480	$27,600	$13.30	$31,400	$15.10	47.3%
Racine	260	$29,700	$14.30	$33,500	$16.10	-7.9%
Sheboygan	310	$30,900	$14.80	$35,200	$16.90	41%
Wausau	300	$31,000	$14.90	$34,400	$16.50	15.6%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	110	$28,500	$13.70	$32,200	$15.50	-28%
Cheyenne	80	$24,500	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	-48.4%