Construction Workers and Extractors

Median Salary: $38,800

Many construction workers and extractors across the nation share a number of important professional traits. For example, NA can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 5,751,630 folks were working as construction workers and extractors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to hone these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're ready to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for construction workers and extractors in the U.S. was $38,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about construction workers and extractors, including wages and job density for 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 working as construction workers and extractors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of construction workers and extractors 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 1,630 $33,300 $16.00 $41,500 $20.00 -19.9%
Auburn 2,110 $29,300 $14.10 $37,300 $17.90 1.2%
Birmingham 24,420 $32,900 $15.80 $44,200 $21.30 12.2%
Decatur 2,830 $35,100 $16.90 $44,100 $21.20 24.6%
Dothan 2,450 $29,600 $14.20 $39,800 $19.10 -5%
Florence 2,480 $34,000 $16.40 $46,700 $22.40 11.6%
Gadsden 1,500 $28,300 $13.60 $36,100 $17.30 -3%
Huntsville 6,610 $31,100 $15.00 $41,500 $19.90 -27%
Mobile 11,780 $31,200 $15.00 $39,800 $19.10 54.6%
Montgomery 6,670 $29,600 $14.30 $38,200 $18.40 -7.1%
Tuscaloosa 6,450 $32,600 $15.70 $43,900 $21.10 62.8%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 9,760 $59,700 $28.70 $74,000 $35.60 33.9%
Fairbanks 2,570 $60,600 $29.20 $71,700 $34.50 65.5%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 2,180 $34,500 $16.60 $44,500 $21.40 -12.9%
Lake Havasu City 2,820 $36,100 $17.40 $45,100 $21.70 37.7%
Phoenix 96,390 $35,900 $17.30 $46,900 $22.60 24.2%
Prescott 4,330 $35,700 $17.20 $44,800 $21.60 70.9%
Tucson 17,780 $34,900 $16.80 $43,600 $21.00 11.5%
Yuma 2,980 $31,100 $15.00 $40,800 $19.60 15.3%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 7,360 $31,400 $15.10 $39,500 $19.00 -14.8%
Fort Smith 7,830 $30,300 $14.60 $37,400 $18.00 51.3%
Hot Springs 1,750 $27,100 $13.00 $34,300 $16.50 10.8%
Jonesboro 1,520 $28,200 $13.50 $34,600 $16.70 -26.7%
Little Rock 13,540 $32,800 $15.80 $41,900 $20.10 -7%
Pine Bluff 1,670 $31,900 $15.30 $41,300 $19.80 7.3%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 18,590 $45,300 $21.80 $58,200 $28.00 59%
Chico 2,730 $38,800 $18.70 $52,100 $25.10 -11.1%
El Centro 1,570 $41,200 $19.80 $51,600 $24.80 -29.5%
Fresno 13,580 $40,900 $19.70 $57,100 $27.50 -4.6%
Hanford 1,090 $48,100 $23.10 $64,400 $31.00 -35.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 185,370 $45,300 $21.80 $62,300 $30.00 -12.1%
Madera 1,490 $40,600 $19.50 $52,500 $25.20 -11.2%
Merced 1,760 $39,200 $18.80 $54,000 $26.00 -32.7%
Modesto 6,820 $41,900 $20.10 $57,000 $27.40 -1%
Napa 3,180 $50,500 $24.30 $65,800 $31.60 16.2%
Oakland 49,650 $55,800 $26.80 $73,200 $35.20 13.8%
Oxnard 12,870 $44,500 $21.40 $59,200 $28.40 -0.1%
Redding 2,720 $41,800 $20.10 $55,500 $26.70 0.6%
Riverside 63,330 $44,400 $21.40 $59,300 $28.50 20.1%
Sacramento 40,580 $47,800 $23.00 $62,300 $30.00 8.2%
Salinas 4,740 $51,800 $24.90 $64,900 $31.20 -30.7%
San Diego 56,960 $47,200 $22.70 $61,800 $29.70 1.1%
San Francisco (Area) 83,480 $57,700 $27.70 $75,400 $36.30 -4%
San Francisco (City) 33,830 $59,500 $28.60 $77,700 $37.40 -21.8%
San Jose 32,290 $53,700 $25.80 $73,200 $35.20 -17.5%
San Luis Obispo 4,350 $49,100 $23.60 $62,800 $30.20 -1%
Santa Barbara 8,840 $45,100 $21.70 $59,300 $28.50 17.5%
Santa Cruz 2,960 $50,100 $24.10 $63,500 $30.50 -20.6%
Santa Rosa 8,960 $55,100 $26.50 $69,000 $33.20 15%
Stockton 8,300 $47,100 $22.70 $60,300 $29.00 -9.6%
Vallejo 7,690 $53,300 $25.60 $66,000 $31.70 43.1%
Visalia 4,070 $35,400 $17.00 $49,500 $23.80 -30%
Yuba City 1,800 $48,500 $23.30 $68,800 $33.10 6.5%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 4,500 $38,800 $18.60 $50,400 $24.30 -34.6%
Colorado Springs 11,370 $39,500 $19.00 $51,000 $24.50 4.7%
Denver 61,810 $39,300 $18.90 $50,800 $24.40 15.2%
Fort Collins 7,370 $38,800 $18.70 $47,900 $23.00 30.2%
Grand Junction 7,260 $39,300 $18.90 $52,000 $25.00 162.1%
Greeley 7,410 $37,300 $17.90 $48,400 $23.30 113.8%
Pueblo 2,870 $34,900 $16.80 $46,400 $22.30 15.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 13,550 $48,500 $23.30 $61,000 $29.30 -30.1%
Hartford 17,340 $50,200 $24.10 $61,700 $29.70 -29.9%
New Haven 10,780 $48,800 $23.50 $60,900 $29.30 -28.2%
Norwich 4,300 $47,000 $22.60 $59,200 $28.50 -27.2%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 2,370 $36,100 $17.40 $46,300 $22.30 -9.3%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 120,120 $40,200 $19.30 $53,900 $25.90 -0.2%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 14,070 $33,500 $16.10 $43,100 $20.70 29.4%
Cape Coral 14,650 $34,000 $16.30 $43,600 $20.90 65.3%
Deltona 8,260 $29,500 $14.20 $38,700 $18.60 20.9%
Fort Walton Beach 3,520 $31,500 $15.10 $41,900 $20.10 4.4%
Gainesville 3,820 $31,700 $15.30 $42,000 $20.20 -28.4%
Jacksonville 27,860 $33,700 $16.20 $43,900 $21.10 8.8%
Lakeland 8,960 $30,800 $14.80 $39,300 $18.90 4.5%
Miami (Area) 88,320 $35,100 $16.90 $47,200 $22.70 -6%
Naples 8,690 $35,100 $16.90 $46,200 $22.20 72.4%
Ocala 4,980 $31,400 $15.10 $39,500 $19.00 20%
Orlando 48,030 $34,100 $16.40 $43,100 $20.70 10.3%
Palm Bay 9,220 $34,600 $16.70 $46,800 $22.50 7.4%
Palm Coast 780 $33,900 $16.30 $42,900 $20.60 8.9%
Panama City 3,820 $30,300 $14.60 $38,600 $18.60 26%
Pensacola 7,850 $31,000 $14.90 $39,100 $18.80 17.3%
Port St. Lucie 7,590 $32,200 $15.50 $41,800 $20.10 43%
Punta Gorda 2,240 $32,300 $15.50 $43,800 $21.10 32.6%
Sebastian 2,490 $32,000 $15.40 $41,800 $20.10 22.7%
Tallahassee 5,670 $31,300 $15.00 $39,900 $19.20 -20.2%
Tampa 45,980 $33,100 $15.90 $42,500 $20.40 -7.7%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 2,410 $30,200 $14.50 $40,700 $19.60 -10%
Athens 2,370 $31,500 $15.10 $40,000 $19.20 -31.3%
Atlanta 82,280 $34,000 $16.30 $45,100 $21.70 -18.4%
Augusta 8,950 $33,200 $16.00 $46,400 $22.30 -0.3%
Brunswick 1,780 $30,100 $14.50 $39,200 $18.90 -1.1%
Columbus 5,030 $27,200 $13.10 $34,800 $16.70 0.6%
Dalton 1,360 $29,200 $14.00 $36,700 $17.60 -53.8%
Gainesville 2,950 $33,300 $16.00 $42,600 $20.50 -5.6%
Hinesville 380 $30,100 $14.50 $43,500 $20.90 -49.5%
Macon 3,690 $27,800 $13.40 $37,400 $18.00 -12.2%
Rome 1,000 $32,100 $15.50 $44,600 $21.40 -39.6%
Savannah 6,650 $32,800 $15.80 $43,500 $20.90 0.6%
Valdosta 2,320 $27,300 $13.10 $36,400 $17.50 -1.1%
Warner Robins 2,880 $45,400 $21.80 $50,600 $24.30 15.7%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 22,230 $59,500 $28.60 $74,200 $35.70 17.2%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 12,400 $35,500 $17.00 $48,100 $23.10 6.7%
Coeur d'Alene 4,020 $35,900 $17.20 $46,300 $22.30 67.3%
Idaho Falls 2,950 $32,400 $15.60 $41,400 $19.90 34.9%
Lewiston 1,320 $39,000 $18.80 $49,000 $23.50 21.6%
Pocatello 1,560 $34,200 $16.50 $43,400 $20.90 -1.2%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 2,200 $53,400 $25.70 $68,600 $33.00 -41.9%
Champaign 3,930 $57,500 $27.70 $71,500 $34.40 -10.5%
Chicago (Area) 164,160 $59,500 $28.60 $76,000 $36.50 -1.6%
Danville 870 $34,600 $16.60 $51,400 $24.70 -29.8%
Decatur 2,940 $46,500 $22.40 $59,900 $28.80 16.2%
Kankakee 1,190 $49,500 $23.80 $67,000 $32.20 -35.8%
Peoria 7,940 $51,600 $24.80 $64,200 $30.90 5.9%
Rockford 5,200 $58,500 $28.10 $73,600 $35.40 -17.7%
Springfield 4,110 $45,400 $21.80 $62,500 $30.00 -11.8%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 1,360 $35,700 $17.20 $45,400 $21.80 -18.7%
Bloomington 3,100 $41,000 $19.70 $53,800 $25.90 -5.6%
Columbus 1,420 $39,500 $19.00 $50,900 $24.50 -22.1%
Elkhart 4,760 $39,300 $18.90 $51,600 $24.80 8.7%
Evansville 9,750 $44,300 $21.30 $57,900 $27.80 31.8%
Fort Wayne 8,200 $41,600 $20.00 $56,000 $26.90 -8.4%
Indianapolis 37,630 $42,300 $20.40 $55,500 $26.70 -1.8%
Kokomo 1,320 $38,300 $18.40 $63,600 $30.60 -20.8%
Lafayette 2,910 $39,200 $18.80 $54,600 $26.20 -19.8%
Michigan City 2,210 $42,800 $20.60 $60,300 $29.00 16.7%
Muncie 1,300 $34,500 $16.60 $47,400 $22.80 -35.9%
South Bend 4,410 $42,600 $20.50 $57,200 $27.50 -22.1%
Terre Haute 2,520 $43,200 $20.80 $56,300 $27.00 -15.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 1,440 $38,400 $18.50 $46,800 $22.50 -22.1%
Cedar Rapids 6,750 $40,600 $19.50 $51,100 $24.60 12.1%
Davenport 7,420 $45,100 $21.70 $56,500 $27.10 -7.9%
Des Moines 12,770 $40,900 $19.70 $51,300 $24.70 -9.9%
Dubuque 1,980 $35,700 $17.20 $43,500 $20.90 -11.8%
Iowa City 2,600 $37,700 $18.10 $49,800 $23.90 -29.2%
Sioux City 3,040 $33,800 $16.30 $46,800 $22.50 -4.1%
Waterloo 3,470 $35,600 $17.10 $44,000 $21.20 -8.8%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 1,670 $37,600 $18.10 $49,600 $23.90 -19.8%
Topeka 4,820 $34,000 $16.40 $46,600 $22.40 -0.2%
Wichita 14,600 $32,800 $15.80 $43,100 $20.70 12.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 2,390 $31,100 $14.90 $39,300 $18.90 -2.6%
Elizabethtown 1,720 $32,200 $15.50 $43,900 $21.10 -10.6%
Lexington 8,630 $36,400 $17.50 $46,600 $22.40 -19%
Louisville 24,700 $36,300 $17.50 $46,900 $22.60 -5.5%
Owensboro 2,050 $35,100 $16.90 $45,900 $22.10 -2.1%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 3,670 $31,000 $14.90 $39,900 $19.20 31.9%
Baton Rouge 29,600 $36,100 $17.30 $47,200 $22.70 84.1%
Houma 7,380 $36,800 $17.70 $46,300 $22.30 77.2%
Lafayette 9,930 $33,000 $15.90 $42,700 $20.50 54.4%
Lake Charles 7,510 $36,100 $17.40 $46,800 $22.50 90%
Monroe 2,940 $31,300 $15.10 $41,900 $20.20 -11.3%
New Orleans 28,620 $35,700 $17.20 $46,000 $22.10 27.6%
Shreveport 8,890 $33,800 $16.30 $44,700 $21.50 16.4%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 2,960 $34,600 $16.60 $43,100 $20.70 8.6%
Lewiston 2,310 $33,100 $15.90 $42,100 $20.20 8.7%
Portland 7,430 $37,100 $17.80 $46,600 $22.40 -13.8%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 59,260 $39,000 $18.70 $52,200 $25.10 6.9%
Cumberland 1,690 $35,400 $17.00 $46,900 $22.60 0.8%
Hagerstown 4,150 $36,100 $17.40 $45,400 $21.80 -2.1%
Salisbury 2,310 $31,600 $15.20 $42,400 $20.40 -1.9%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 3,660 $49,400 $23.80 $63,000 $30.30 -12.3%
Boston (Area) 76,690 $46,400 $22.30 $60,600 $29.10 -19.9%
Pittsfield 1,180 $41,600 $20.00 $53,100 $25.50 -22.1%
Springfield 7,840 $44,000 $21.20 $58,700 $28.20 -38.1%
Worcester 9,220 $48,500 $23.30 $61,600 $29.60 -24.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 4,620 $56,100 $27.00 $69,000 $33.20 -44.9%
Battle Creek 1,710 $44,400 $21.40 $56,400 $27.10 -26.1%
Bay City 1,000 $37,500 $18.00 $53,000 $25.50 -36.6%
Detroit (Area) 48,010 $50,600 $24.40 $66,400 $31.90 -39.3%
Flint 3,930 $51,200 $24.60 $70,500 $33.90 -33.3%
Grand Rapids 11,400 $38,900 $18.70 $50,200 $24.20 -29%
Holland 3,770 $39,800 $19.20 $49,000 $23.60 -14.7%
Jackson 1,320 $45,500 $21.90 $60,900 $29.30 -43.9%
Kalamazoo 4,120 $39,500 $19.00 $57,700 $27.70 -30.3%
Lansing 6,030 $44,600 $21.40 $60,000 $28.80 -31.7%
Monroe 1,900 $46,100 $22.20 $59,000 $28.40 14.3%
Muskegon 1,590 $40,900 $19.70 $56,200 $27.00 -39.2%
Niles 1,840 $40,000 $19.20 $50,700 $24.40 -29.5%
Saginaw 2,940 $40,900 $19.70 $60,400 $29.00 -17.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 5,930 $49,400 $23.80 $59,700 $28.70 8.8%
Minneapolis 51,960 $56,200 $27.00 $70,000 $33.70 -31.8%
Rochester 3,320 $48,100 $23.10 $61,000 $29.30 -27.3%
St. Cloud 3,800 $43,000 $20.70 $55,300 $26.60 -9.6%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 5,990 $31,000 $14.90 $40,400 $19.40 33.6%
Hattiesburg 2,270 $27,700 $13.30 $35,000 $16.80 -8.9%
Jackson 10,260 $29,800 $14.30 $38,100 $18.30 -5.3%
Pascagoula 6,620 $38,300 $18.40 $45,200 $21.70 170.5%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 3,320 $38,700 $18.60 $51,800 $24.90 -9.1%
Jefferson City 6,960 $35,900 $17.30 $45,900 $22.10 95.4%
Joplin 2,400 $30,600 $14.70 $40,100 $19.30 -28.8%
Kansas City 41,630 $46,400 $22.30 $62,500 $30.10 -4.3%
Springfield 7,560 $33,300 $16.00 $44,000 $21.20 -8.4%
St. Joseph 2,310 $42,700 $20.50 $60,700 $29.20 1.9%
St. Louis 58,020 $55,700 $26.80 $67,100 $32.30 1.3%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 4,710 $36,700 $17.60 $48,200 $23.20 32.3%
Great Falls 2,060 $36,400 $17.50 $47,000 $22.60 29.8%
Missoula 2,630 $37,300 $17.90 $48,300 $23.20 7.4%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 6,290 $33,100 $15.90 $41,700 $20.10 -11.8%
Omaha 22,040 $38,300 $18.40 $54,000 $26.00 10.7%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 1,190 $41,700 $20.10 $63,400 $30.50 -5.6%
Las Vegas 61,650 $49,700 $23.90 $69,800 $33.60 63.1%
Reno 10,840 $44,600 $21.40 $58,500 $28.10 23.5%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 3,600 $42,400 $20.40 $54,500 $26.20 -17.7%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 5,130 $54,000 $26.00 $73,700 $35.40 -16.3%
Ocean City 1,720 $43,800 $21.10 $56,900 $27.30 0.7%
Trenton 4,940 $52,600 $25.30 $71,600 $34.40 -48.1%
Vineland 2,430 $46,800 $22.50 $70,300 $33.80 -7.9%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 24,560 $31,400 $15.10 $43,500 $20.90 46.1%
Farmington 6,920 $37,500 $18.00 $49,700 $23.90 209.6%
Las Cruces 4,120 $27,900 $13.40 $35,700 $17.20 42%
Santa Fe 3,340 $31,400 $15.10 $41,000 $19.70 19.6%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 16,500 $45,100 $21.70 $58,400 $28.10 -13.8%
Binghamton 4,200 $40,700 $19.60 $55,200 $26.50 -14%
Buffalo 20,680 $42,000 $20.20 $55,800 $26.80 -12.1%
Elmira 1,060 $41,700 $20.00 $52,900 $25.40 -35.1%
Glens Falls 2,620 $40,800 $19.60 $52,400 $25.20 13.4%
Ithaca 1,430 $41,100 $19.80 $52,500 $25.30 -35.1%
Kingston 2,440 $39,700 $19.10 $51,000 $24.50 -6.9%
New York (Area) 288,240 $54,300 $26.10 $74,600 $35.90 -18.8%
Poughkeepsie 9,750 $45,300 $21.80 $60,400 $29.00 -9.9%
Rochester 17,100 $40,000 $19.20 $53,000 $25.50 -20.7%
Syracuse 12,150 $39,700 $19.10 $51,000 $24.50 -9.9%
Utica 3,950 $38,400 $18.50 $48,700 $23.40 -29.3%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 7,620 $31,900 $15.30 $40,600 $19.50 2%
Burlington 2,300 $30,500 $14.70 $38,300 $18.40 -8.7%
Charlotte 36,190 $33,000 $15.90 $41,200 $19.80 -1.9%
Durham 7,330 $32,400 $15.60 $41,300 $19.90 -39.6%
Fayetteville 4,340 $30,600 $14.70 $40,000 $19.20 -21.9%
Goldsboro 1,480 $30,100 $14.50 $40,400 $19.40 -23.3%
Greensboro 12,840 $31,700 $15.20 $40,300 $19.40 -16.5%
Greenville 2,960 $30,000 $14.40 $37,900 $18.20 -8.1%
Hickory 3,850 $31,000 $14.90 $37,800 $18.20 -39.4%
Jacksonville 2,630 $29,100 $14.00 $37,400 $18.00 38.1%
Raleigh 23,570 $32,800 $15.80 $41,500 $20.00 7.2%
Rocky Mount 2,630 $29,600 $14.20 $37,300 $17.90 1.7%
Wilmington 7,940 $32,400 $15.60 $38,500 $18.50 29%
Winston-Salem 7,230 $32,500 $15.60 $41,400 $19.90 -20%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 3,160 $33,900 $16.30 $42,800 $20.60 17.8%
Fargo 6,080 $35,700 $17.20 $46,200 $22.20 14.9%
Grand Forks 2,060 $36,300 $17.50 $45,200 $21.70 -2.5%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 10,750 $46,800 $22.50 $62,400 $30.00 -24.1%
Canton 5,930 $43,100 $20.70 $54,600 $26.20 -18.8%
Cincinnati 35,790 $40,800 $19.60 $53,200 $25.60 -18.3%
Cleveland 30,110 $47,600 $22.90 $61,900 $29.80 -31.8%
Columbus 26,450 $40,500 $19.50 $53,000 $25.50 -33.8%
Dayton 10,540 $40,500 $19.50 $52,500 $25.20 -35.7%
Lima 1,710 $39,300 $18.90 $51,700 $24.90 -23.8%
Mansfield 1,660 $42,100 $20.20 $56,100 $27.00 -28.3%
Sandusky 970 $44,300 $21.30 $60,900 $29.30 -35.3%
Springfield 1,180 $35,400 $17.00 $50,600 $24.30 -44%
Toledo 9,690 $47,000 $22.60 $62,000 $29.80 -25.1%
Youngstown 7,920 $43,300 $20.80 $55,500 $26.70 -18.1%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 1,720 $29,600 $14.30 $40,600 $19.50 -4.5%
Oklahoma City 31,940 $32,900 $15.80 $45,800 $22.00 28.5%
Tulsa 21,640 $31,100 $15.00 $40,100 $19.30 16.1%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 3,630 $38,400 $18.50 $50,100 $24.10 33%
Corvallis 800 $40,600 $19.50 $52,300 $25.20 -44.2%
Eugene 5,640 $42,100 $20.20 $55,900 $26.90 -9.6%
Medford 3,080 $40,000 $19.30 $53,800 $25.90 -9.9%
Portland 44,600 $46,500 $22.40 $63,200 $30.40 2%
Salem 6,750 $38,700 $18.60 $54,800 $26.30 4.7%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 11,750 $41,600 $20.00 $57,600 $27.70 -19.1%
Altoona 2,180 $30,300 $14.60 $40,100 $19.30 -13.5%
Erie 3,470 $36,300 $17.40 $49,800 $24.00 -37.5%
Harrisburg 9,720 $39,500 $19.00 $50,200 $24.10 -28.9%
Johnstown 2,040 $32,100 $15.40 $45,900 $22.10 -18.2%
Lancaster 11,760 $37,100 $17.90 $46,400 $22.30 17.5%
Lebanon 1,690 $35,900 $17.20 $43,700 $21.00 -18.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 88,840 $46,800 $22.50 $65,400 $31.40 -21%
Pittsburgh 49,590 $41,800 $20.10 $55,600 $26.70 1%
Reading 5,950 $40,400 $19.40 $52,300 $25.20 -17.2%
Scranton 8,640 $36,600 $17.60 $48,900 $23.50 -22.3%
State College 2,690 $34,100 $16.40 $45,700 $22.00 -8.1%
Williamsport 2,320 $30,500 $14.70 $39,000 $18.80 3.9%
York 7,800 $39,200 $18.80 $46,900 $22.60 2%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 23,910 $44,500 $21.40 $58,200 $28.00 -17.4%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 2,670 $29,100 $14.00 $37,900 $18.20 5.1%
Charleston 12,390 $34,100 $16.40 $42,000 $20.20 0.2%
Columbia 14,360 $31,700 $15.20 $39,600 $19.00 -2.5%
Florence 2,990 $27,700 $13.30 $35,900 $17.30 -15.3%
Greenville 12,010 $32,000 $15.40 $40,400 $19.40 -8.3%
Myrtle Beach 5,930 $30,200 $14.50 $37,000 $17.80 21.6%
Spartanburg 4,200 $32,200 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 -18.3%
Sumter 1,340 $27,900 $13.40 $35,900 $17.30 -10.9%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 4,320 $31,100 $15.00 $39,100 $18.80 64.1%
Sioux Falls 6,650 $32,400 $15.60 $40,700 $19.60 12.6%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 8,210 $32,700 $15.70 $43,900 $21.10 -16.3%
Clarksville 2,820 $33,100 $15.90 $41,000 $19.70 -17.7%
Cleveland 1,230 $30,700 $14.80 $40,700 $19.60 -21.4%
Jackson 2,270 $31,500 $15.10 $40,200 $19.30 -9.1%
Johnson City 2,320 $28,000 $13.50 $35,900 $17.30 -30.6%
Kingsport 5,580 $30,300 $14.60 $39,300 $18.90 9.6%
Knoxville 14,270 $32,600 $15.70 $41,700 $20.10 0%
Memphis 18,810 $32,000 $15.40 $41,400 $19.90 -29.4%
Morristown 1,910 $27,600 $13.30 $33,100 $15.90 -3.2%
Nashville 26,620 $33,100 $15.90 $41,600 $20.00 -16%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 3,820 $33,700 $16.20 $46,900 $22.60 36.8%
Amarillo 5,510 $31,700 $15.20 $42,600 $20.50 15.2%
Austin 32,580 $30,100 $14.50 $39,800 $19.10 -3.8%
Beaumont 12,900 $34,100 $16.40 $46,400 $22.30 83.2%
Brownsville 3,720 $22,100 $10.60 $27,600 $13.30 -31.3%
College Station 5,020 $29,800 $14.30 $39,200 $18.80 24.7%
Corpus Christi 15,060 $33,900 $16.30 $47,100 $22.60 92.5%
Dallas (Area) 131,940 $31,400 $15.10 $41,300 $19.90 6.9%
El Paso 11,990 $24,600 $11.80 $33,200 $16.00 1.2%
Houston 174,460 $33,300 $16.00 $46,300 $22.30 54.6%
Killeen 4,860 $29,300 $14.10 $38,100 $18.30 -8.9%
Laredo 3,150 $26,600 $12.80 $36,700 $17.70 -17.6%
Longview 8,120 $32,100 $15.40 $41,900 $20.10 95.6%
Lubbock 4,620 $28,500 $13.70 $35,800 $17.20 -15.3%
McAllen 7,500 $22,800 $11.00 $29,700 $14.30 -22.6%
Midland 7,960 $32,600 $15.70 $43,900 $21.10 167.8%
Odessa 8,150 $36,900 $17.80 $49,100 $23.60 206.9%
San Angelo 2,140 $30,200 $14.50 $39,600 $19.10 11.6%
San Antonio 40,000 $29,300 $14.10 $38,200 $18.40 8.6%
Sherman 1,770 $30,000 $14.40 $37,400 $18.00 -2.2%
Texarkana 2,080 $30,800 $14.80 $41,300 $19.80 -12.1%
Tyler 4,900 $29,600 $14.30 $37,000 $17.80 19.9%
Victoria 4,830 $31,800 $15.30 $42,200 $20.30 129.9%
Waco 5,600 $28,800 $13.80 $39,200 $18.90 27.8%
Wichita Falls 2,990 $33,300 $16.00 $42,600 $20.50 19.1%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 2,330 $32,900 $15.80 $40,500 $19.50 9.5%
Ogden 12,670 $34,200 $16.40 $47,300 $22.80 47.6%
Provo 11,930 $38,400 $18.50 $48,500 $23.30 56.6%
Salt Lake City 31,690 $36,400 $17.50 $47,100 $22.60 18.1%
St. George 4,190 $33,400 $16.10 $42,100 $20.20 97.6%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 4,390 $38,200 $18.40 $47,100 $22.60 -10.5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 2,470 $30,700 $14.80 $38,400 $18.50 -11.7%
Charlottesville 5,260 $34,200 $16.50 $41,400 $19.90 28.3%
Danville 1,740 $31,300 $15.00 $40,400 $19.40 0.3%
Harrisonburg 3,120 $32,700 $15.70 $40,900 $19.70 21.4%
Lynchburg 6,500 $28,700 $13.80 $37,300 $17.90 47.7%
Richmond 29,040 $35,900 $17.20 $46,400 $22.30 10.7%
Roanoke 7,730 $30,700 $14.80 $39,000 $18.70 14.8%
Virginia Beach 40,040 $36,500 $17.60 $45,900 $22.10 23.7%
Winchester 2,130 $35,100 $16.90 $43,100 $20.70 -7.2%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 4,890 $45,200 $21.70 $59,200 $28.50 44.6%
Bremerton 5,740 $51,700 $24.80 $62,500 $30.00 61.7%
Kennewick 7,180 $44,300 $21.30 $65,700 $31.60 72.9%
Longview 1,770 $42,800 $20.60 $59,600 $28.70 17.5%
Mount Vernon 2,470 $46,600 $22.40 $60,100 $28.90 28.8%
Olympia 3,840 $42,200 $20.30 $61,000 $29.30 -9.1%
Seattle (Area) 82,790 $51,900 $25.00 $67,800 $32.60 26.3%
Spokane 9,700 $43,100 $20.70 $54,200 $26.00 8.1%
Wenatchee 2,190 $37,600 $18.10 $50,300 $24.20 24.9%
Yakima 3,180 $40,600 $19.50 $55,900 $26.90 -10.7%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 11,980 $43,500 $20.90 $56,000 $26.90 86.2%
Huntington 5,710 $39,900 $19.20 $54,400 $26.10 17.9%
Morgantown 2,560 $29,700 $14.30 $42,300 $20.40 2.9%
Parkersburg 4,460 $34,700 $16.70 $55,200 $26.50 47%
Weirton 2,370 $43,200 $20.80 $53,700 $25.80 26.3%
Wheeling 3,750 $41,200 $19.80 $52,600 $25.30 32.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 6,600 $43,800 $21.00 $56,300 $27.10 30.1%
Eau Claire 2,530 $39,300 $18.90 $52,600 $25.30 -24.2%
Fond du Lac 2,020 $49,400 $23.70 $63,800 $30.70 6.8%
Green Bay 6,160 $42,700 $20.50 $55,400 $26.60 -14.5%
Janesville 2,480 $46,300 $22.30 $61,500 $29.60 -9.2%
La Crosse 2,150 $41,400 $19.90 $55,100 $26.50 -30.9%
Madison 12,020 $45,500 $21.90 $61,000 $29.40 -17.1%
Milwaukee 26,150 $53,200 $25.60 $64,600 $31.00 -27.3%
Oshkosh 3,560 $44,100 $21.20 $59,000 $28.40 -6.6%
Racine 2,590 $44,800 $21.50 $61,200 $29.40 -20.2%
Sheboygan 2,180 $44,800 $21.50 $57,100 $27.50 -15%
Wausau 2,400 $39,000 $18.70 $49,400 $23.80 -18.8%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 4,150 $40,400 $19.40 $55,400 $26.60 135.9%
Cheyenne 2,720 $34,700 $16.70 $45,200 $21.70 43.5%