Computer Workers and Mathematicians

Median Salary: $72,900

Many computer workers and mathematicians across the nation share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, NA can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 3,303,690 folks were employed as computer workers and mathematicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to cultivate these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for computer workers and mathematicians in the U.S. was $72,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $35.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about computer workers and mathematicians, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

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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 employed as computer workers and mathematicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of computer workers and mathematicians 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 450 $72,600 $34.90 $86,800 $41.80 -61.4%
Auburn 550 $58,200 $28.00 $71,600 $34.40 -54.5%
Birmingham 10,140 $63,600 $30.60 $82,200 $39.50 -18.9%
Decatur 260 $55,500 $26.70 $71,600 $34.40 -80.3%
Dothan 310 $49,500 $23.80 $65,400 $31.50 -79.1%
Florence 280 $46,100 $22.20 $61,700 $29.70 -77.9%
Gadsden 80 $54,300 $26.10 $66,000 $31.70 -90.6%
Huntsville 12,580 $77,700 $37.40 $99,600 $47.90 142.1%
Mobile 2,400 $53,800 $25.90 $76,200 $36.70 -45.2%
Montgomery 4,080 $66,300 $31.90 $82,300 $39.60 -1%
Tuscaloosa 660 $55,100 $26.50 $70,900 $34.10 -71.1%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Anchorage 3,110 $65,700 $31.60 $82,200 $39.50 -25.6%
Fairbanks 480 $66,300 $31.90 $80,100 $38.50 -46.3%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 730 $56,200 $27.00 $78,200 $37.60 -49.5%
Lake Havasu City 240 $51,600 $24.80 $68,400 $32.90 -79.4%
Phoenix 43,960 $66,200 $31.80 $87,700 $42.20 -1.4%
Prescott 430 $46,500 $22.30 $64,300 $30.90 -70.2%
Tucson 9,610 $72,400 $34.80 $90,600 $43.60 4.9%
Yuma 550 $60,600 $29.20 $82,800 $39.80 -62.7%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 6,670 $58,500 $28.10 $74,900 $36.00 34.5%
Fort Smith 1,120 $46,500 $22.40 $64,900 $31.20 -62.2%
Hot Springs 340 $44,400 $21.30 $69,600 $33.50 -62%
Jonesboro 560 $42,300 $20.30 $58,600 $28.20 -52.9%
Little Rock 9,930 $55,900 $26.90 $71,500 $34.40 18.8%
Pine Bluff 300 $46,700 $22.50 $67,000 $32.20 -66.7%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 3,630 $77,400 $37.20 $102,900 $49.50 -45.9%
Chico 610 $55,600 $26.70 $74,500 $35.80 -65.5%
El Centro 420 $61,400 $29.50 $85,200 $41.00 -67.5%
Fresno 2,590 $62,000 $29.80 $78,800 $37.90 -68.4%
Hanford 180 $63,900 $30.70 $80,900 $38.90 -81%
Los Angeles (Area) 126,150 $76,800 $36.90 $100,900 $48.50 -2.4%
Madera 260 $56,900 $27.40 $69,700 $33.50 -72.8%
Merced 360 $54,900 $26.40 $71,400 $34.30 -76.3%
Modesto 1,090 $65,900 $31.70 $83,500 $40.20 -72.5%
Napa 530 $71,200 $34.20 $93,400 $44.90 -66.2%
Oakland 34,930 $82,100 $39.50 $105,700 $50.80 39.4%
Oxnard 7,810 $77,400 $37.20 $100,700 $48.40 5.5%
Redding 490 $56,900 $27.40 $68,000 $32.70 -68.4%
Riverside 13,120 $66,000 $31.70 $85,100 $40.90 -56.7%
Sacramento 27,340 $75,500 $36.30 $90,100 $43.30 26.9%
Salinas 2,130 $80,700 $38.80 $103,100 $49.60 -45.9%
San Diego 37,740 $75,900 $36.50 $97,600 $46.90 16.7%
San Francisco (Area) 86,350 $88,600 $42.60 $112,000 $53.80 73.1%
San Francisco (City) 51,420 $95,200 $45.80 $118,300 $56.90 106.9%
San Jose 82,970 $109,600 $52.70 $135,100 $65.00 269.1%
San Luis Obispo 1,390 $63,000 $30.30 $81,000 $38.90 -45.1%
Santa Barbara 4,180 $69,800 $33.60 $95,800 $46.00 -3.2%
Santa Cruz 1,420 $71,800 $34.50 $91,600 $44.00 -33.7%
Santa Rosa 2,900 $78,300 $37.60 $105,900 $50.90 -35.2%
Stockton 1,750 $64,800 $31.20 $82,400 $39.60 -66.8%
Vallejo 1,380 $73,300 $35.20 $93,700 $45.10 -55.2%
Visalia 930 $59,300 $28.50 $80,000 $38.50 -72%
Yuba City 270 $61,800 $29.70 $74,100 $35.60 -72.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 12,090 $84,100 $40.40 $110,800 $53.30 206.3%
Colorado Springs 12,850 $80,500 $38.70 $101,200 $48.70 106.1%
Denver 54,700 $80,300 $38.60 $100,800 $48.50 77.5%
Fort Collins 3,810 $74,000 $35.60 $98,000 $47.10 17%
Grand Junction 570 $61,400 $29.50 $80,900 $38.90 -64.4%
Greeley 780 $61,800 $29.70 $81,400 $39.20 -60.7%
Pueblo 460 $54,100 $26.00 $70,900 $34.10 -67.7%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 14,200 $79,600 $38.30 $103,100 $49.60 -8.6%
Hartford 20,140 $78,600 $37.80 $95,300 $45.80 41.7%
New Haven 5,350 $67,900 $32.60 $86,200 $41.50 -48.5%
Norwich 2,690 $78,700 $37.90 $102,200 $49.20 -20.8%
Delaware
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Dover 890 $59,500 $28.60 $78,600 $37.80 -40.7%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Washington (Area) 207,290 $88,700 $42.70 $111,300 $53.50 171.1%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 2,790 $55,900 $26.90 $74,200 $35.70 -55.3%
Cape Coral 2,090 $59,300 $28.50 $83,800 $40.30 -58.9%
Deltona 1,600 $51,400 $24.70 $65,900 $31.70 -59.2%
Fort Walton Beach 2,300 $69,900 $33.60 $87,500 $42.10 18.8%
Gainesville 2,550 $50,700 $24.40 $67,000 $32.20 -16.6%
Jacksonville 14,690 $59,600 $28.70 $82,300 $39.60 -0.1%
Lakeland 2,070 $55,900 $26.90 $73,400 $35.30 -57.9%
Miami (Area) 46,100 $60,900 $29.30 $82,000 $39.40 -14.7%
Naples 1,080 $55,900 $26.90 $76,500 $36.80 -62.9%
Ocala 810 $49,400 $23.80 $66,900 $32.20 -65.8%
Orlando 25,400 $62,300 $30.00 $84,400 $40.60 1.6%
Palm Bay 7,640 $75,100 $36.10 $99,500 $47.80 54.8%
Palm Coast 160 $50,400 $24.20 $74,300 $35.70 -61.1%
Panama City 1,090 $54,500 $26.20 $71,300 $34.30 -37.5%
Pensacola 2,310 $56,400 $27.10 $76,300 $36.70 -39.8%
Port St. Lucie 950 $52,100 $25.00 $65,400 $31.40 -68.7%
Punta Gorda 230 $51,000 $24.50 $67,000 $32.20 -76.5%
Sebastian 300 $48,200 $23.20 $66,600 $32.00 -74.6%
Tallahassee 6,160 $51,500 $24.80 $68,700 $33.00 51.1%
Tampa 28,460 $66,500 $32.00 $86,300 $41.50 -0.5%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 480 $56,800 $27.30 $80,900 $38.90 -69%
Athens 970 $47,600 $22.90 $65,900 $31.70 -51.3%
Atlanta 77,020 $74,100 $35.60 $95,000 $45.70 33%
Augusta 2,510 $55,700 $26.80 $73,500 $35.30 -51.4%
Brunswick 210 $53,200 $25.60 $73,500 $35.30 -80.2%
Columbus 3,440 $72,100 $34.60 $84,500 $40.60 19.7%
Dalton 1,170 $59,100 $28.40 $78,700 $37.90 -30.6%
Gainesville 480 $53,100 $25.50 $71,600 $34.40 -73%
Hinesville 270 $56,800 $27.30 $72,100 $34.70 -37.2%
Macon 1,010 $49,300 $23.70 $68,800 $33.10 -58%
Rome 510 $42,800 $20.60 $60,800 $29.20 -46.2%
Savannah 1,090 $53,200 $25.60 $69,200 $33.30 -71.4%
Valdosta 290 $44,800 $21.50 $58,400 $28.10 -78.6%
Warner Robins 1,510 $70,200 $33.70 $85,400 $41.10 5.8%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Honolulu 7,140 $65,300 $31.40 $82,300 $39.60 -34.4%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 7,580 $53,300 $25.60 $75,200 $36.20 13.5%
Coeur d'Alene 1,130 $46,000 $22.10 $70,300 $33.80 -18.1%
Idaho Falls 710 $64,500 $31.00 $85,100 $40.90 -43.1%
Lewiston 350 $45,300 $21.80 $61,900 $29.80 -44.4%
Pocatello 490 $42,100 $20.20 $59,300 $28.50 -46.3%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 5,680 $79,700 $38.30 $100,800 $48.50 161.4%
Champaign 2,680 $60,500 $29.10 $75,100 $36.10 6.4%
Chicago (Area) 116,810 $67,800 $32.60 $89,400 $43.00 -15.6%
Danville 190 $44,700 $21.50 $58,100 $27.90 -73.2%
Decatur 510 $74,000 $35.60 $92,900 $44.70 -64.7%
Kankakee 190 $53,500 $25.70 $73,300 $35.30 -82.2%
Peoria 1,930 $61,700 $29.70 $83,300 $40.10 -55.3%
Rockford 1,340 $61,200 $29.40 $77,700 $37.40 -63.2%
Springfield 3,070 $68,700 $33.10 $84,500 $40.60 15%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 210 $53,300 $25.60 $75,700 $36.40 -78%
Bloomington 1,790 $50,400 $24.20 $65,200 $31.40 -5.1%
Columbus 1,010 $67,900 $32.60 $86,500 $41.60 -3%
Elkhart 640 $48,000 $23.10 $63,900 $30.70 -74.5%
Evansville 1,980 $55,100 $26.50 $77,300 $37.20 -53.3%
Fort Wayne 4,400 $63,500 $30.50 $81,000 $38.90 -14.4%
Indianapolis 23,030 $64,000 $30.80 $81,600 $39.20 4.6%
Lafayette 1,400 $55,400 $26.60 $70,900 $34.10 -32.7%
Michigan City 240 $46,800 $22.50 $64,000 $30.80 -78%
Muncie 740 $50,500 $24.30 $62,600 $30.10 -35.8%
South Bend 2,250 $53,200 $25.60 $75,300 $36.20 -31%
Terre Haute 500 $50,800 $24.40 $64,400 $30.90 -70.7%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 820 $54,200 $26.10 $67,600 $32.50 -22.5%
Cedar Rapids 5,310 $67,700 $32.50 $83,600 $40.20 53.7%
Davenport 3,240 $63,400 $30.50 $83,400 $40.10 -29.9%
Des Moines 12,170 $66,700 $32.10 $84,300 $40.50 49.4%
Dubuque 600 $52,600 $25.30 $67,300 $32.40 -53.6%
Iowa City 1,860 $57,200 $27.50 $70,700 $34.00 -11.9%
Sioux City 680 $54,000 $26.00 $73,600 $35.40 -62.6%
Waterloo 990 $52,800 $25.40 $70,700 $34.00 -54.6%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 750 $48,200 $23.20 $70,100 $33.70 -37.4%
Topeka 2,610 $57,200 $27.50 $72,500 $34.90 -5.8%
Wichita 5,550 $59,600 $28.60 $76,800 $36.90 -25.8%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bowling Green 530 $49,700 $23.90 $63,900 $30.70 -62.7%
Elizabethtown 720 $59,800 $28.80 $72,100 $34.70 -34.9%
Lexington 5,870 $56,400 $27.10 $76,800 $36.90 -4.1%
Louisville 12,160 $62,200 $29.90 $81,500 $39.20 -19%
Owensboro 410 $47,200 $22.70 $64,800 $31.20 -66.1%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 340 $51,200 $24.60 $64,300 $30.90 -78.9%
Baton Rouge 5,780 $53,300 $25.60 $69,300 $33.30 -37.4%
Houma 390 $46,300 $22.20 $61,900 $29.80 -83.8%
Lafayette 1,190 $46,100 $22.20 $61,400 $29.50 -67.9%
Lake Charles 470 $53,600 $25.80 $72,300 $34.80 -79.3%
Monroe 690 $43,000 $20.70 $55,700 $26.80 -63.7%
New Orleans 5,420 $56,900 $27.40 $75,500 $36.30 -57.9%
Shreveport 1,130 $52,000 $25.00 $67,100 $32.20 -74.2%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 860 $54,300 $26.10 $68,900 $33.10 -44.9%
Lewiston 510 $52,100 $25.00 $65,500 $31.50 -58.5%
Portland 4,700 $62,800 $30.20 $80,400 $38.70 -5.1%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Baltimore 43,960 $79,900 $38.40 $103,600 $49.80 38.1%
Cumberland 310 $52,800 $25.40 $71,300 $34.30 -67.8%
Hagerstown 1,740 $71,200 $34.20 $95,000 $45.70 -28.6%
Salisbury 570 $56,100 $27.00 $69,700 $33.50 -58.2%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 850 $70,000 $33.60 $90,200 $43.30 -64.7%
Boston (Area) 122,070 $79,000 $38.00 $100,600 $48.40 44.9%
Pittsfield 450 $57,800 $27.80 $77,900 $37.50 -48.1%
Springfield 3,960 $64,200 $30.90 $83,000 $39.90 -45.6%
Worcester 6,430 $72,400 $34.80 $93,300 $44.80 -32.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 6,230 $65,100 $31.30 $84,800 $40.80 29.5%
Battle Creek 600 $63,100 $30.30 $77,800 $37.40 -55.2%
Bay City NA $47,300 $22.80 $72,300 $34.80 NA
Detroit (Area) 49,510 $73,400 $35.30 $91,700 $44.10 7.7%
Flint 1,710 $66,100 $31.80 $83,700 $40.20 -49.4%
Grand Rapids 6,140 $57,300 $27.60 $74,200 $35.70 -33.3%
Holland 1,710 $63,800 $30.70 $79,100 $38.00 -32.5%
Jackson 590 $60,600 $29.10 $78,300 $37.60 -56%
Kalamazoo 2,190 $54,600 $26.20 $72,900 $35.00 -35.4%
Lansing 5,890 $59,800 $28.80 $74,500 $35.80 16.1%
Monroe 260 $55,000 $26.50 $77,800 $37.40 -72.7%
Muskegon 480 $59,400 $28.50 $77,200 $37.10 -68.4%
Niles 470 $56,900 $27.40 $73,300 $35.20 -68.7%
Saginaw 970 $60,100 $28.90 $74,800 $36.00 -52.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 1,470 $56,400 $27.10 $71,800 $34.50 -52.9%
Minneapolis 68,380 $75,100 $36.10 $94,100 $45.20 56.3%
Rochester 4,940 $86,400 $41.50 $111,000 $53.40 88.6%
St. Cloud 1,210 $56,200 $27.00 $72,000 $34.60 -49.8%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Gulfport 1,360 $58,300 $28.00 $74,200 $35.70 -47.3%
Hattiesburg 440 $36,700 $17.60 $50,900 $24.50 -68.9%
Jackson 3,920 $51,900 $25.00 $68,600 $33.00 -37%
Pascagoula 470 $58,600 $28.20 $85,200 $41.00 -66.4%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 1,620 $53,400 $25.70 $66,900 $32.10 -22.9%
Jefferson City 2,490 $50,900 $24.50 $63,600 $30.60 22%
Joplin 450 $40,800 $19.60 $58,600 $28.20 -76.7%
Kansas City 33,850 $68,200 $32.80 $86,400 $41.50 35.5%
Springfield 3,440 $44,400 $21.40 $60,800 $29.20 -27.6%
St. Joseph 390 $51,700 $24.90 $66,500 $32.00 -69.6%
St. Louis 41,530 $70,200 $33.70 $88,600 $42.60 26.2%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Billings 940 $46,900 $22.60 $64,300 $30.90 -54.1%
Great Falls 400 $38,800 $18.60 $54,600 $26.30 -56.6%
Missoula 880 $48,200 $23.20 $66,100 $31.80 -37.2%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 3,980 $53,900 $25.90 $69,000 $33.20 -2.8%
Omaha 14,320 $69,100 $33.20 $86,700 $41.70 25.2%
Nevada
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Hourly Wage
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Carson City 710 $64,500 $31.00 $77,200 $37.10 -1.6%
Las Vegas 9,420 $62,300 $29.90 $80,900 $38.90 -56.6%
Reno 3,370 $62,700 $30.10 $81,800 $39.30 -33.2%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 2,830 $72,800 $35.00 $96,700 $46.50 12.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Atlantic City 2,590 $76,500 $36.80 $102,100 $49.10 -26.5%
Ocean City 160 $57,600 $27.70 $78,300 $37.70 -83.3%
Trenton 11,800 $82,400 $39.60 $102,000 $49.00 116%
Vineland 360 $64,000 $30.80 $83,300 $40.00 -76%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 9,030 $66,800 $32.10 $93,100 $44.80 -6.5%
Farmington 250 $58,600 $28.20 $99,800 $48.00 -80.7%
Las Cruces 1,420 $68,000 $32.70 $89,800 $43.20 -14.9%
Santa Fe 1,150 $62,600 $30.10 $77,000 $37.00 -28.4%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 14,140 $64,900 $31.20 $82,300 $39.60 28.7%
Binghamton 2,120 $65,300 $31.40 $90,100 $43.30 -24.3%
Buffalo 11,280 $59,600 $28.70 $79,000 $38.00 -16.5%
Elmira 220 $55,400 $26.60 $73,800 $35.50 -76.9%
Glens Falls 610 $56,900 $27.40 $73,700 $35.40 -53.7%
Ithaca 1,280 $63,800 $30.70 $78,400 $37.70 0.9%
Kingston 700 $57,200 $27.50 $77,600 $37.30 -53.2%
New York (Area) 243,170 $79,700 $38.30 $103,000 $49.50 20.7%
Poughkeepsie 6,140 $81,700 $39.30 $110,600 $53.20 -1.3%
Rochester 13,740 $66,600 $32.00 $84,700 $40.70 11%
Syracuse 5,030 $61,800 $29.70 $80,000 $38.50 -35%
Utica 1,980 $59,300 $28.50 $77,400 $37.20 -38.2%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 1,670 $49,300 $23.70 $66,300 $31.90 -61%
Burlington 910 $61,000 $29.30 $81,400 $39.10 -37.2%
Charlotte 24,640 $75,100 $36.10 $96,500 $46.40 16.3%
Durham 20,390 $82,100 $39.50 $104,900 $50.50 192.7%
Fayetteville 1,640 $64,000 $30.80 $79,000 $38.00 -48.5%
Goldsboro 230 $58,800 $28.30 $72,800 $35.00 -79%
Greensboro 6,570 $68,400 $32.90 $89,100 $42.80 -25.5%
Greenville 800 $52,500 $25.20 $71,000 $34.10 -56.7%
Hickory 1,100 $55,300 $26.60 $73,700 $35.40 -69.9%
Jacksonville 550 $55,700 $26.80 $71,200 $34.20 -49.6%
Raleigh 21,800 $73,200 $35.20 $92,300 $44.40 72.7%
Rocky Mount 540 $53,500 $25.70 $72,800 $35.00 -63.3%
Wilmington 1,570 $46,600 $22.40 $62,600 $30.10 -55.5%
Winston-Salem 4,000 $70,300 $33.80 $90,300 $43.40 -22.8%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 1,270 $51,600 $24.80 $63,300 $30.40 -17.5%
Fargo 2,930 $51,200 $24.60 $71,500 $34.40 -3.5%
Grand Forks 470 $41,900 $20.20 $54,100 $26.00 -61.5%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 6,740 $62,800 $30.20 $81,300 $39.10 -17.1%
Canton 2,070 $54,800 $26.40 $75,500 $36.30 -50.7%
Cincinnati 28,200 $68,300 $32.80 $87,000 $41.80 12.1%
Cleveland 22,960 $65,600 $31.60 $83,800 $40.30 -9.5%
Columbus 40,310 $73,400 $35.30 $91,600 $44.00 75.5%
Dayton 12,450 $69,000 $33.20 $88,900 $42.80 32.3%
Lima 260 $47,700 $23.00 $65,900 $31.70 -79.9%
Mansfield 470 $59,800 $28.70 $78,500 $37.80 -64.3%
Sandusky 220 $54,600 $26.30 $65,600 $31.50 -74.6%
Springfield 490 $60,500 $29.10 $79,000 $38.00 -59.7%
Toledo 3,630 $57,500 $27.70 $73,100 $35.10 -51.2%
Youngstown 2,110 $54,700 $26.30 $72,000 $34.60 -61.9%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 670 $54,900 $26.40 $72,600 $34.90 -34.8%
Oklahoma City 11,610 $55,200 $26.50 $73,300 $35.20 -18.7%
Tulsa 8,140 $57,900 $27.80 $79,400 $38.20 -24%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 820 $59,200 $28.50 $78,600 $37.80 -47.7%
Corvallis 790 $63,400 $30.50 $81,000 $39.00 -4%
Eugene 3,020 $59,400 $28.50 $73,700 $35.40 -15.8%
Medford 950 $51,200 $24.60 $68,400 $32.90 -51.7%
Portland 29,170 $73,800 $35.50 $94,300 $45.30 16.1%
Salem 2,910 $61,700 $29.70 $76,700 $36.90 -21.5%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 5,090 $63,400 $30.50 $85,300 $41.00 -39%
Altoona 710 $54,200 $26.00 $73,800 $35.50 -50.7%
Erie 1,560 $52,300 $25.10 $72,900 $35.10 -51%
Harrisburg 10,720 $68,300 $32.90 $84,600 $40.70 36.4%
Johnstown 620 $57,200 $27.50 $78,200 $37.60 -56.7%
Lancaster 2,450 $57,000 $27.40 $73,900 $35.50 -57.3%
Lebanon 780 $68,900 $33.10 $80,100 $38.50 -34.3%
Philadelphia (Area) 79,910 $75,200 $36.10 $97,300 $46.80 16.2%
Pittsburgh 27,360 $64,500 $31.00 $84,300 $40.50 -3%
Reading 1,920 $61,400 $29.50 $79,300 $38.10 -53.4%
Scranton 3,730 $59,500 $28.60 $78,600 $37.80 -41.7%
State College 1,500 $57,600 $27.70 $80,000 $38.40 -10.7%
Williamsport 500 $49,900 $24.00 $62,600 $30.10 -60.8%
York 1,660 $58,700 $28.20 $79,700 $38.30 -62.3%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 12,030 $71,300 $34.30 $91,900 $44.20 -38.6%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 400 $46,900 $22.60 $60,500 $29.10 -72.9%
Charleston 4,790 $59,000 $28.30 $77,100 $37.10 -32.6%
Columbia 7,830 $58,100 $28.00 $76,200 $36.60 -7.4%
Florence 770 $50,300 $24.20 $69,100 $33.20 -62.1%
Greenville 5,740 $57,800 $27.80 $76,300 $36.70 -23.7%
Myrtle Beach 680 $48,300 $23.20 $66,800 $32.10 -75.8%
Spartanburg 1,310 $61,600 $29.60 $78,900 $38.00 -55.7%
Sumter 210 $55,400 $26.60 $64,300 $30.90 -75.3%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 690 $49,400 $23.80 $63,400 $30.50 -54.2%
Sioux Falls 3,120 $51,500 $24.80 $66,400 $31.90 -8.2%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 3,830 $57,600 $27.70 $69,700 $33.50 -32%
Clarksville 860 $52,400 $25.20 $69,100 $33.20 -56.5%
Cleveland 180 $43,900 $21.10 $59,200 $28.50 -80.2%
Jackson 400 $46,500 $22.40 $62,400 $30.00 -72.3%
Johnson City 690 $49,900 $24.00 $68,900 $33.10 -64%
Kingsport 980 $46,300 $22.30 $62,800 $30.20 -66.4%
Knoxville 5,540 $60,600 $29.20 $81,300 $39.10 -32.3%
Memphis 8,040 $65,400 $31.40 $82,700 $39.70 -47.5%
Morristown 150 $43,300 $20.80 $61,400 $29.50 -87%
Nashville 15,810 $59,100 $28.40 $78,500 $37.70 -13.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 680 $42,800 $20.60 $56,500 $27.20 -57.7%
Amarillo 1,310 $57,600 $27.70 $77,000 $37.00 -52.4%
Austin 41,560 $75,600 $36.40 $100,800 $48.50 113.6%
Beaumont 1,760 $59,500 $28.60 $81,900 $39.40 -56.6%
Brownsville 610 $44,200 $21.30 $66,100 $31.80 -80.5%
College Station 2,190 $53,100 $25.50 $73,000 $35.10 -5.3%
Corpus Christi 1,540 $55,900 $26.90 $74,100 $35.60 -65.7%
Dallas (Area) 111,150 $77,100 $37.10 $98,700 $47.40 37.2%
El Paso 3,410 $49,400 $23.80 $66,400 $31.90 -49.9%
Houston 62,320 $71,700 $34.50 $93,500 $45.00 -3.9%
Killeen 2,710 $63,900 $30.70 $83,100 $39.90 -11.6%
Laredo 520 $43,700 $21.00 $59,300 $28.50 -76.5%
Longview 690 $53,200 $25.60 $72,200 $34.70 -71.2%
Lubbock 1,550 $50,100 $24.10 $64,900 $31.20 -50.6%
McAllen 1,040 $43,500 $20.90 $59,100 $28.40 -81.2%
Midland 800 $64,500 $31.00 $87,000 $41.80 -53.2%
Odessa 350 $59,900 $28.80 $81,800 $39.30 -77%
San Angelo 510 $57,700 $27.80 $72,900 $35.10 -53.8%
San Antonio 18,830 $66,300 $31.90 $86,500 $41.60 -11.1%
Sherman 460 $62,600 $30.10 $88,700 $42.60 -55.4%
Texarkana 370 $54,800 $26.30 $70,700 $34.00 -73.1%
Tyler 720 $50,700 $24.40 $67,700 $32.50 -69.4%
Victoria 210 $62,300 $29.90 $81,500 $39.20 -82.5%
Waco 1,270 $51,000 $24.50 $67,500 $32.50 -49.6%
Wichita Falls 390 $51,200 $24.60 $66,700 $32.10 -72.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 630 $50,700 $24.40 $66,000 $31.70 -48.7%
Ogden 4,020 $65,700 $31.60 $82,600 $39.70 -18.5%
Provo 6,560 $58,100 $28.00 $80,700 $38.80 49.9%
Salt Lake City 19,960 $66,900 $32.20 $88,800 $42.70 29.5%
St. George 410 $49,600 $23.90 $72,300 $34.80 -66.8%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 3,400 $64,000 $30.80 $83,900 $40.40 20.5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 1,570 $56,600 $27.20 $75,800 $36.40 -2.1%
Charlottesville 2,720 $67,200 $32.30 $84,700 $40.70 15.5%
Danville 170 $44,300 $21.30 $60,400 $29.00 -83.3%
Harrisonburg 780 $53,800 $25.90 $71,500 $34.40 -46.9%
Lynchburg 1,360 $61,300 $29.50 $85,800 $41.30 -46.3%
Richmond 20,460 $74,200 $35.70 $95,300 $45.80 35.8%
Roanoke 2,290 $56,600 $27.20 $76,400 $36.70 -40.9%
Virginia Beach 19,820 $68,000 $32.70 $86,200 $41.40 6.6%
Winchester 520 $67,100 $32.30 $89,100 $42.80 -60.4%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 1,000 $56,400 $27.10 $72,600 $34.90 -48.7%
Bremerton 1,580 $76,500 $36.80 $93,400 $44.90 -22.5%
Kennewick 1,800 $69,100 $33.20 $91,100 $43.80 -24.7%
Longview 220 $61,500 $29.60 $77,300 $37.20 -75.1%
Mount Vernon 380 $61,200 $29.40 $76,900 $37.00 -65.5%
Olympia 4,120 $70,300 $33.80 $83,900 $40.30 69.8%
Seattle (Area) 93,490 $76,900 $37.00 $95,600 $45.90 54.5%
Spokane 3,660 $58,800 $28.30 $74,400 $35.80 -29.1%
Wenatchee 410 $54,400 $26.20 $73,700 $35.40 -59.1%
Yakima 560 $53,100 $25.50 $69,500 $33.40 -72.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 1,940 $47,600 $22.90 $64,700 $31.10 -47.6%
Huntington 680 $48,300 $23.20 $66,700 $32.10 -75.4%
Morgantown 1,040 $54,300 $26.10 $70,700 $34.00 -27.6%
Parkersburg 650 $65,600 $31.50 $81,100 $39.00 -62.8%
Weirton 390 $59,500 $28.60 $75,800 $36.50 -63.9%
Wheeling 580 $45,100 $21.70 $63,300 $30.40 -64.1%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 1,860 $60,400 $29.00 $78,600 $37.80 -36%
Eau Claire 1,510 $55,500 $26.70 $72,900 $35.10 -21.5%
Fond du Lac 310 $53,300 $25.60 $71,800 $34.50 -71.2%
Green Bay 3,150 $60,900 $29.30 $77,900 $37.40 -23.9%
Janesville 510 $49,100 $23.60 $62,700 $30.10 -67.5%
La Crosse 1,110 $56,400 $27.10 $73,600 $35.40 -37.9%
Madison 10,980 $63,900 $30.70 $80,300 $38.60 31.9%
Milwaukee 21,860 $67,500 $32.40 $84,100 $40.40 5.8%
Oshkosh 1,350 $59,700 $28.70 $76,500 $36.80 -38.3%
Racine 880 $65,000 $31.20 $81,000 $39.00 -53%
Sheboygan 870 $59,300 $28.50 $74,900 $36.00 -40.7%
Wausau 1,460 $63,200 $30.40 $79,200 $38.10 -14.3%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 240 $51,100 $24.60 $64,800 $31.10 -76.3%
Cheyenne 690 $53,600 $25.70 $65,800 $31.70 -36.7%