Cosmetologists and Hairdressers

Median Salary: $23,300

Many cosmetologists and hairdressers across the nation share a handful of important professional traits. For example, integrity, dependability, and innovation can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 349,210 people were working as cosmetologists and hairdressers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're planning to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for cosmetologists and hairdressers in the U.S. was $23,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about cosmetologists and hairdressers, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Cosmetologists and hairdressers should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Fluency of Ideas
Speech Clarity
Selective Attention
Visual Color Discrimination

Different people go into different careers; cosmetologists and hairdressers are typically:

Artistic
Enterprising
Conventional

Working as a cosmetologist or hairdresser requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Chemistry

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as cosmetologists and hairdressers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of cosmetologists and hairdressers 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	70	$23,500	$11.30	$30,100	$14.50	-39.9%
Auburn	NA	$15,600	$7.50	$19,200	$9.30	NA
Birmingham	750	$34,300	$16.50	$45,000	$21.60	-43.6%
Decatur	140	$26,900	$13.00	$45,000	$21.70	-1.5%
Dothan	290	$26,100	$12.60	$43,700	$21.00	86%
Florence	110	$18,400	$8.80	$21,300	$10.20	-19.5%
Gadsden	50	$26,400	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	-43.4%
Huntsville	650	$19,900	$9.60	$28,500	$13.70	18.6%
Mobile	380	$17,500	$8.40	$22,500	$10.80	-18.2%
Montgomery	500	$31,700	$15.20	$37,900	$18.20	13.6%
Tuscaloosa	300	$30,300	$14.60	$48,500	$23.30	26.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	410	$19,500	$9.40	$21,500	$10.30	-6.8%
Fairbanks	70	$25,600	$12.30	$37,100	$17.80	-29.2%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	NA	$25,400	$12.20	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Phoenix	4,480	$26,500	$12.70	$38,400	$18.50	-4.9%
Tucson	770	$21,800	$10.50	$32,600	$15.70	-20.2%
Yuma	120	$18,600	$9.00	$23,800	$11.40	-26%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	590	$28,100	$13.50	$38,500	$18.50	13.2%
Fort Smith	210	$21,300	$10.30	$27,700	$13.30	-33.8%
Hot Springs	110	$18,900	$9.10	$23,200	$11.20	19.4%
Jonesboro	110	$16,000	$7.70	$20,500	$9.90	-14.3%
Little Rock	690	$26,700	$12.80	$35,000	$16.80	-22.1%
Pine Bluff	40	$15,800	$7.60	$18,600	$8.90	-52.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$21,900	$10.50	NA
Chico	80	$21,500	$10.30	$25,500	$12.30	-58.6%
El Centro	70	$18,600	$8.90	$21,500	$10.30	-46.2%
Fresno	NA	$19,000	$9.10	$22,300	$10.70	NA
Hanford	60	$18,700	$9.00	$19,900	$9.60	-42%
Los Angeles (Area)	8,590	$20,600	$9.90	$24,300	$11.70	-40%
Merced	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$23,300	$11.20	NA
Modesto	290	$19,300	$9.30	$23,600	$11.40	-30.6%
Napa	NA	$19,600	$9.40	$21,600	$10.40	NA
Oakland	1,230	$24,400	$11.80	$29,700	$14.30	-53.5%
Oxnard	NA	$26,800	$12.90	$31,500	$15.20	NA
Redding	150	$18,700	$9.00	$19,700	$9.50	-8.9%
Riverside	2,460	$19,900	$9.60	$23,300	$11.20	-23%
Sacramento	1,420	$23,300	$11.20	$29,500	$14.20	-37.9%
Salinas	130	$26,700	$12.80	$29,500	$14.20	-68.3%
San Diego	2,930	$23,200	$11.20	$28,400	$13.60	-14.4%
San Francisco (Area)	2,320	$28,800	$13.90	$41,900	$20.10	-56.1%
San Francisco (City)	1,090	$33,200	$15.90	$54,100	$26.00	-58.6%
San Jose	1,860	$20,300	$9.80	$24,700	$11.90	-21.7%
San Luis Obispo	NA	$19,900	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	NA
Santa Barbara	200	$20,600	$9.90	$24,300	$11.70	-55.5%
Santa Cruz	210	$25,400	$12.20	$39,600	$19.10	-9%
Santa Rosa	470	$21,400	$10.30	$24,400	$11.70	-1.1%
Stockton	250	$19,200	$9.30	$23,500	$11.30	-54.7%
Vallejo	NA	$19,900	$9.60	$24,300	$11.70	NA
Visalia	140	$18,800	$9.10	$20,100	$9.60	-59.1%
Yuba City	110	$22,100	$10.60	$24,200	$11.70	11.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	500	$27,300	$13.10	$43,300	$20.80	20.6%
Colorado Springs	750	$24,000	$11.60	$29,000	$13.90	14.3%
Denver	3,610	$26,200	$12.60	$34,000	$16.30	10.7%
Fort Collins	560	$21,400	$10.30	$25,200	$12.10	63.8%
Grand Junction	260	$22,100	$10.60	$25,600	$12.30	57.1%
Greeley	260	$19,200	$9.20	$22,400	$10.80	23%
Pueblo	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$24,900	$12.00	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,190	$26,200	$12.60	$40,200	$19.30	77.1%
Hartford	1,460	$23,100	$11.10	$31,000	$14.90	-3.1%
New Haven	1,210	$22,100	$10.60	$31,500	$15.10	33.5%
Norwich	770	$23,000	$11.10	$27,900	$13.40	115.8%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	230	$23,600	$11.30	$33,200	$16.00	44.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	8,510	$28,300	$13.60	$42,100	$20.30	31.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,030	$25,600	$12.30	$31,000	$14.90	55.7%
Cape Coral	990	$24,300	$11.70	$32,700	$15.70	84.8%
Deltona	400	$24,000	$11.60	$30,000	$14.40	-3.5%
Fort Walton Beach	260	$21,000	$10.10	$25,200	$12.10	28.2%
Gainesville	330	$18,600	$9.00	$21,200	$10.20	2.4%
Jacksonville	1,480	$25,100	$12.10	$38,500	$18.50	-4.5%
Lakeland	460	$25,800	$12.40	$30,900	$14.80	-11.4%
Miami (Area)	6,950	$23,900	$11.50	$32,200	$15.50	24.9%
Naples	380	$28,400	$13.70	$32,900	$15.80	24.4%
Ocala	350	$16,700	$8.00	$20,900	$10.10	39.9%
Orlando	3,110	$23,600	$11.40	$32,700	$15.70	17.7%
Palm Bay	990	$22,900	$11.00	$30,200	$14.50	89.3%
Palm Coast	140	$18,800	$9.00	$28,400	$13.60	223.5%
Panama City	200	$23,800	$11.50	$31,600	$15.20	7.7%
Pensacola	490	$24,200	$11.60	$30,500	$14.70	19.5%
Port St. Lucie	490	$29,000	$13.90	$37,800	$18.20	51.6%
Punta Gorda	190	$21,900	$10.50	$27,500	$13.20	80.6%
Sebastian	140	$27,800	$13.40	$35,800	$17.20	15.3%
Tallahassee	380	$22,400	$10.80	$27,900	$13.40	-11.8%
Tampa	4,260	$22,200	$10.70	$27,600	$13.30	40.7%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-79%
Athens	140	$29,500	$14.20	$38,100	$18.30	-32.4%
Atlanta	5,210	$24,700	$11.90	$31,300	$15.00	-14.9%
Augusta	340	$18,200	$8.70	$24,100	$11.60	-38.3%
Brunswick	80	$19,400	$9.30	$29,600	$14.20	-24.1%
Columbus	130	$22,600	$10.90	$28,600	$13.80	-58.4%
Dalton	50	$17,100	$8.20	$18,700	$9.00	-71.5%
Gainesville	NA	$28,800	$13.80	$36,700	$17.60	NA
Macon	90	$24,500	$11.80	$28,200	$13.60	-65.1%
Rome	60	$23,800	$11.40	$33,100	$15.90	-37.4%
Savannah	340	$26,500	$12.70	$54,100	$26.00	-16.2%
Valdosta	80	$16,100	$7.70	$18,500	$8.90	-42.9%
Warner Robins	110	$18,000	$8.70	$27,100	$13.00	-26.2%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	980	$32,000	$15.40	$52,400	$25.20	-15.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	400	$26,800	$12.90	$39,000	$18.80	-42.8%
Idaho Falls	70	$19,100	$9.20	$24,600	$11.80	-46%
Lewiston	50	$18,800	$9.00	$22,300	$10.70	-23%
Pocatello	40	$17,400	$8.40	$18,800	$9.00	-58.7%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	150	$24,800	$11.90	$34,800	$16.70	-32.6%
Champaign	160	$20,700	$10.00	$27,700	$13.30	-38.6%
Chicago (Area)	13,660	$24,100	$11.60	$34,900	$16.80	49.5%
Decatur	130	$23,000	$11.10	$32,600	$15.70	-17.2%
Kankakee	90	$29,500	$14.20	$37,300	$17.90	-21.3%
Peoria	360	$23,400	$11.30	$28,600	$13.80	-20.9%
Rockford	270	$20,100	$9.70	$29,000	$14.00	-30.4%
Springfield	360	$28,000	$13.50	$38,900	$18.70	28.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	120	$20,300	$9.80	$24,500	$11.80	19.7%
Columbus	100	$23,500	$11.30	$25,500	$12.30	-6.4%
Elkhart	210	$26,700	$12.80	$30,200	$14.50	-21.4%
Evansville	490	$24,700	$11.90	$29,400	$14.20	8.2%
Fort Wayne	410	$21,400	$10.30	$27,800	$13.40	-24%
Indianapolis	2,300	$24,400	$11.70	$32,500	$15.60	-1%
Kokomo	100	$19,600	$9.40	$24,600	$11.80	-3%
Lafayette	340	$18,900	$9.10	$23,100	$11.10	56.6%
Michigan City	100	$21,400	$10.30	$30,300	$14.60	-14.1%
Muncie	80	$22,200	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	-31.1%
South Bend	590	$22,600	$10.90	$28,900	$13.90	71.2%
Terre Haute	130	$24,200	$11.60	$31,800	$15.30	-25.7%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	110	$21,000	$10.10	$26,600	$12.80	0.3%
Cedar Rapids	340	$21,400	$10.30	$25,000	$12.00	-6.9%
Davenport	490	$22,800	$11.00	$28,500	$13.70	-0.3%
Des Moines	1,040	$23,200	$11.20	$30,200	$14.50	20.5%
Dubuque	140	$18,500	$8.90	$22,400	$10.80	3.8%
Iowa City	250	$23,100	$11.10	$33,100	$15.90	12.3%
Sioux City	220	$22,100	$10.60	$28,900	$13.90	15.1%
Waterloo	NA	$17,700	$8.50	$24,300	$11.70	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	240	$19,100	$9.20	$23,700	$11.40	91.2%
Topeka	310	$19,500	$9.40	$31,000	$14.90	5.3%
Wichita	750	$19,500	$9.40	$26,200	$12.60	-4.9%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	130	$20,700	$9.90	$25,200	$12.10	-15.6%
Elizabethtown	70	$20,600	$9.90	$24,000	$11.50	-39.1%
Lexington	640	$22,700	$10.90	$27,900	$13.40	-0.6%
Louisville	1,180	$21,500	$10.30	$27,800	$13.40	-25.5%
Owensboro	90	$19,600	$9.40	$23,300	$11.20	-25.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	150	$18,600	$9.00	$22,800	$11.00	-9.8%
Baton Rouge	480	$26,800	$12.90	$36,200	$17.40	-50.4%
Houma	NA	$17,500	$8.40	$19,900	$9.60	NA
Lafayette	340	$19,200	$9.20	$22,000	$10.60	-13.1%
Lake Charles	180	$16,100	$7.70	$20,300	$9.80	-23.8%
Monroe	50	$17,900	$8.60	$20,200	$9.70	-73.5%
New Orleans	780	$31,100	$15.00	$41,700	$20.10	-43.1%
Shreveport	390	$20,000	$9.60	$25,200	$12.10	-16.7%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	140	$23,500	$11.30	$31,800	$15.30	-13.4%
Lewiston	130	$18,600	$8.90	$28,600	$13.70	4.7%
Portland	850	$24,500	$11.80	$32,300	$15.50	63%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	4,340	$24,100	$11.60	$37,600	$18.10	28.9%
Cumberland	150	$20,400	$9.80	$34,000	$16.40	46.6%
Hagerstown	400	$22,800	$11.00	$33,000	$15.90	54.7%
Salisbury	200	$23,800	$11.40	$30,900	$14.90	39.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	490	$27,600	$13.30	$33,400	$16.10	93.5%
Boston (Area)	8,350	$25,000	$12.00	$32,700	$15.70	35.1%
Pittsfield	140	$27,900	$13.40	$31,600	$15.20	53.2%
Springfield	870	$26,100	$12.60	$32,300	$15.50	13.2%
Worcester	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$42,900	$20.60	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	520	$27,200	$13.10	$48,000	$23.10	2.2%
Battle Creek	80	$17,300	$8.30	$25,700	$12.40	-40.9%
Bay City	90	$19,700	$9.50	$30,400	$14.60	-8.5%
Detroit (Area)	5,760	$22,900	$11.00	$32,400	$15.60	16.7%
Flint	320	$23,200	$11.20	$28,900	$13.90	-11.2%
Grand Rapids	1,270	$21,300	$10.20	$27,500	$13.20	29.8%
Holland	290	$23,200	$11.20	$33,100	$15.90	6.8%
Jackson	190	$23,700	$11.40	$29,900	$14.40	31.5%
Kalamazoo	370	$22,500	$10.80	$28,400	$13.70	2.5%
Lansing	370	$17,800	$8.50	$22,000	$10.60	-30.9%
Monroe	NA	$21,300	$10.20	$26,600	$12.80	NA
Muskegon	NA	$19,100	$9.20	$30,000	$14.40	NA
Niles	100	$28,300	$13.60	$42,200	$20.30	-37.7%
Saginaw	NA	$25,800	$12.40	$32,600	$15.70	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	600	$23,800	$11.50	$29,000	$14.00	81.8%
Minneapolis	7,060	$25,500	$12.20	$31,400	$15.10	52.7%
Rochester	270	$27,700	$13.30	$36,300	$17.50	-2%
St. Cloud	260	$25,300	$12.20	$30,000	$14.40	3.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	160	$20,200	$9.70	$25,300	$12.20	-39.5%
Hattiesburg	210	$17,300	$8.30	$19,800	$9.50	37.8%
Jackson	280	$21,700	$10.40	$28,100	$13.50	-57.8%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	380	$21,200	$10.20	$29,900	$14.40	73%
Jefferson City	180	$26,700	$12.80	$31,900	$15.30	-17.4%
Joplin	120	$17,500	$8.40	$22,200	$10.70	-42%
Kansas City	3,260	$22,700	$10.90	$29,700	$14.30	23.6%
Springfield	400	$20,100	$9.70	$23,700	$11.40	-21%
St. Joseph	180	$17,900	$8.60	$21,600	$10.40	29.2%
St. Louis	3,720	$22,600	$10.90	$28,800	$13.90	7%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	200	$22,700	$10.90	$31,700	$15.20	-5.3%
Great Falls	90	$26,800	$12.90	$39,400	$19.00	-3.1%
Missoula	110	$19,700	$9.50	$33,900	$16.30	-25.8%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	450	$19,100	$9.20	$23,800	$11.40	4.7%
Omaha	1,190	$24,300	$11.70	$31,600	$15.20	-1.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	50	$21,400	$10.30	$24,200	$11.60	-28.7%
Las Vegas	1,750	$18,700	$9.00	$26,600	$12.80	-23.8%
Reno	580	$18,200	$8.80	$20,300	$9.70	9.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	260	$22,400	$10.80	$25,700	$12.40	-0.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	510	$32,000	$15.40	$37,800	$18.20	36.9%
Ocean City	220	$28,300	$13.60	$32,800	$15.80	108.8%
Trenton	770	$30,200	$14.50	$38,000	$18.30	32.8%
Vineland	290	$27,100	$13.10	$30,100	$14.50	78.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	980	$27,200	$13.10	$37,100	$17.80	-4.3%
Farmington	60	$16,200	$7.80	$17,500	$8.40	-55.6%
Las Cruces	130	$18,200	$8.80	$20,100	$9.70	-27.5%
Santa Fe	170	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,040	$20,800	$10.00	$35,000	$16.80	-10.7%
Binghamton	200	$19,800	$9.50	$23,300	$11.20	-34%
Buffalo	1,930	$24,200	$11.60	$29,800	$14.30	35.1%
Elmira	80	$20,100	$9.70	$23,400	$11.20	-19.2%
Glens Falls	100	$22,800	$10.90	$30,700	$14.80	-30.8%
Ithaca	100	$26,300	$12.70	$31,000	$14.90	-26.1%
Kingston	170	$19,800	$9.50	$27,100	$13.00	5%
New York (Area)	29,210	$27,800	$13.40	$34,800	$16.70	45.3%
Poughkeepsie	990	$23,400	$11.30	$29,600	$14.30	50.9%
Rochester	1,780	$21,600	$10.40	$29,100	$14.00	36%
Syracuse	910	$20,900	$10.10	$29,100	$14.00	10.9%
Utica	210	$23,500	$11.30	$35,100	$16.90	-38.9%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	370	$16,700	$8.00	$25,100	$12.10	-18.3%
Burlington	NA	$15,900	$7.60	$23,000	$11.10	NA
Charlotte	2,310	$22,900	$11.00	$29,500	$14.20	3.3%
Durham	390	$32,900	$15.80	$58,100	$27.90	-47.5%
Fayetteville	NA	$16,700	$8.00	$19,900	$9.60	NA
Greensboro	640	$17,600	$8.50	$22,000	$10.60	-31.8%
Greenville	120	$16,700	$8.10	$19,100	$9.20	-39.2%
Hickory	80	$17,200	$8.30	$23,000	$11.00	-78.5%
Jacksonville	140	$26,600	$12.80	$31,100	$14.90	24.3%
Raleigh	1,320	$25,300	$12.10	$34,900	$16.80	-1%
Rocky Mount	50	$16,100	$7.70	$25,300	$12.20	-71.2%
Wilmington	330	$17,400	$8.40	$23,500	$11.30	-11.7%
Winston-Salem	500	$18,800	$9.10	$31,000	$14.90	-9.1%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	250	$19,000	$9.20	$25,100	$12.10	56.6%
Fargo	430	$20,300	$9.70	$26,700	$12.80	33.3%
Grand Forks	190	$20,400	$9.80	$28,500	$13.70	45.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,550	$22,900	$11.00	$30,200	$14.50	80.8%
Canton	690	$23,200	$11.10	$26,700	$12.80	54.8%
Cincinnati	3,810	$21,700	$10.40	$28,300	$13.60	43.2%
Cleveland	4,500	$22,700	$10.90	$29,800	$14.30	67.6%
Columbus	2,480	$19,600	$9.40	$26,500	$12.70	2.3%
Dayton	1,140	$20,600	$9.90	$26,000	$12.50	15%
Lima	240	$17,300	$8.30	$20,300	$9.80	77.8%
Mansfield	330	$23,300	$11.20	$29,300	$14.10	133%
Sandusky	70	$18,400	$8.80	$20,000	$9.60	-19.2%
Springfield	250	$25,300	$12.10	$41,600	$20.00	94.2%
Toledo	930	$18,900	$9.10	$23,200	$11.20	19%
Youngstown	880	$17,900	$8.60	$23,800	$11.50	49.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	120	$19,800	$9.50	$24,900	$12.00	9.1%
Oklahoma City	700	$19,000	$9.10	$23,000	$11.10	-53.5%
Tulsa	830	$20,700	$10.00	$26,200	$12.60	-26.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	NA
Corvallis	140	$26,400	$12.70	$37,100	$17.80	55.4%
Eugene	300	$19,600	$9.40	$24,100	$11.60	-21.3%
Medford	160	$20,000	$9.60	$25,800	$12.40	-23.1%
Portland	1,990	$23,400	$11.20	$33,100	$15.90	-25%
Salem	350	$25,700	$12.40	$34,700	$16.70	-10.5%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,620	$22,700	$10.90	$26,600	$12.80	83.7%
Altoona	310	$19,100	$9.20	$24,400	$11.70	100.3%
Erie	640	$20,200	$9.70	$25,500	$12.30	89%
Harrisburg	1,390	$21,300	$10.20	$29,100	$14.00	66.9%
Johnstown	230	$18,500	$8.90	$24,700	$11.90	54.2%
Lancaster	970	$20,900	$10.10	$25,900	$12.40	58.9%
Lebanon	190	$18,200	$8.80	$21,800	$10.50	52.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	11,400	$27,800	$13.40	$36,000	$17.30	57.8%
Pittsburgh	5,100	$21,400	$10.30	$25,100	$12.10	71.1%
Reading	870	$22,100	$10.60	$30,600	$14.70	100.3%
Scranton	1,050	$21,800	$10.50	$26,700	$12.90	55.5%
State College	110	$18,500	$8.90	$22,000	$10.60	-37.6%
Williamsport	170	$23,000	$11.10	$27,500	$13.20	24.2%
York	690	$22,100	$10.60	$29,600	$14.20	49.3%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,130	$24,800	$11.90	$36,500	$17.50	14.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	60	$28,700	$13.80	$36,700	$17.60	-58.6%
Charleston	980	$32,000	$15.40	$45,400	$21.80	30.9%
Columbia	820	$27,500	$13.20	$36,900	$17.80	-8.1%
Florence	60	$36,900	$17.80	$48,500	$23.30	-73.3%
Greenville	600	$27,800	$13.40	$31,400	$15.10	-24.3%
Myrtle Beach	330	$19,400	$9.30	$36,000	$17.30	10.4%
Spartanburg	180	$20,200	$9.70	$26,300	$12.60	-43.7%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	210	$25,700	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	31.4%
Sioux Falls	330	$24,500	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	-6.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	280	$23,200	$11.20	$28,000	$13.50	-52.6%
Clarksville	130	$22,900	$11.00	$28,600	$13.70	-37.4%
Jackson	110	$17,700	$8.50	$21,700	$10.40	-30.8%
Johnson City	NA	$26,800	$12.90	$42,100	$20.20	NA
Kingsport	160	$20,800	$10.00	$25,500	$12.30	-49.3%
Knoxville	940	$26,500	$12.70	$33,100	$15.90	8.6%
Memphis	1,440	$21,900	$10.50	$26,300	$12.70	-10.8%
Nashville	1,630	$26,100	$12.60	$34,900	$16.80	-15.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	140	$19,600	$9.40	$24,000	$11.50	-15.6%
Amarillo	100	$19,100	$9.20	$27,300	$13.10	-64%
Austin	1,700	$23,400	$11.30	$32,400	$15.60	-17.4%
Beaumont	260	$22,100	$10.60	$29,300	$14.10	-39.3%
Brownsville	250	$17,300	$8.30	$23,600	$11.30	-24.7%
College Station	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	NA
Corpus Christi	280	$23,200	$11.10	$28,100	$13.50	-41.9%
Dallas (Area)	7,610	$24,900	$12.00	$33,200	$16.00	-3%
El Paso	660	$16,600	$8.00	$21,200	$10.20	-8.7%
Houston	6,170	$21,300	$10.30	$27,900	$13.40	-9.9%
Killeen	360	$23,500	$11.30	$32,000	$15.40	11.6%
Laredo	220	$17,200	$8.30	$23,000	$11.10	-3.2%
Longview	70	$20,200	$9.70	$22,200	$10.70	-73.3%
Lubbock	NA	$20,500	$9.90	$24,500	$11.80	NA
McAllen	510	$20,400	$9.80	$25,300	$12.20	-13.2%
Midland	130	$19,500	$9.40	$24,700	$11.90	-27.7%
Odessa	NA	$21,700	$10.40	$26,800	$12.90	NA
San Angelo	90	$19,600	$9.40	$27,000	$13.00	-25.9%
San Antonio	2,450	$21,000	$10.10	$28,000	$13.40	9.6%
Sherman	NA	$26,000	$12.50	$48,100	$23.10	NA
Texarkana	60	$17,000	$8.20	$23,400	$11.30	-58.4%
Tyler	340	$21,000	$10.10	$25,500	$12.30	37.7%
Victoria	160	$16,700	$8.00	$21,200	$10.20	23.5%
Waco	230	$23,500	$11.30	$32,100	$15.50	-13.8%
Wichita Falls	150	$16,600	$8.00	$23,600	$11.40	-2.5%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$34,500	$16.60	NA
Ogden	700	$24,900	$12.00	$30,600	$14.70	34.2%
Provo	510	$28,300	$13.60	$35,400	$17.00	10.8%
Salt Lake City	1,450	$22,400	$10.80	$32,600	$15.70	-10.8%
St. George	NA	$17,300	$8.30	$18,800	$9.00	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	270	$30,100	$14.50	$40,700	$19.60	-9.2%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	240	$26,300	$12.60	$38,300	$18.40	43.4%
Charlottesville	350	$28,200	$13.60	$37,400	$18.00	42.2%
Harrisonburg	160	$16,800	$8.10	$27,100	$13.00	0.8%
Lynchburg	190	$25,800	$12.40	$35,500	$17.10	-28.4%
Richmond	1,850	$24,300	$11.70	$38,100	$18.30	16.4%
Roanoke	460	$17,800	$8.60	$23,700	$11.40	11.4%
Virginia Beach	2,340	$23,900	$11.50	$37,800	$18.20	19.1%
Winchester	80	$29,300	$14.10	$34,600	$16.70	-42.7%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	230	$25,400	$12.20	$42,100	$20.30	11.6%
Bremerton	310	$32,800	$15.80	$37,700	$18.10	42.3%
Kennewick	200	$21,200	$10.20	$27,800	$13.40	-19.8%
Longview	160	$26,700	$12.80	$36,800	$17.70	78%
Mount Vernon	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-31.2%
Olympia	NA	$23,700	$11.40	$30,800	$14.80	NA
Seattle (Area)	6,200	$28,600	$13.80	$37,900	$18.20	38.2%
Spokane	360	$34,000	$16.40	$39,800	$19.10	-33.6%
Wenatchee	170	$19,800	$9.50	$24,800	$11.90	60.3%
Yakima	100	$32,500	$15.70	$38,400	$18.50	-53.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	410	$17,800	$8.60	$22,400	$10.80	3.7%
Huntington	290	$19,700	$9.50	$31,600	$15.20	-1%
Morgantown	190	$20,400	$9.80	$23,100	$11.10	28.8%
Parkersburg	160	$17,800	$8.60	$25,100	$12.10	-15.5%
Weirton	120	$17,800	$8.60	$24,600	$11.80	4%
Wheeling	320	$17,200	$8.30	$22,400	$10.80	84.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	630	$23,700	$11.40	$29,700	$14.30	103%
Eau Claire	280	$25,400	$12.20	$35,200	$16.90	38.6%
Fond du Lac	220	$19,100	$9.20	$25,000	$12.00	93.2%
Green Bay	460	$19,400	$9.30	$24,000	$11.50	4%
Janesville	390	$17,800	$8.60	$21,300	$10.20	132.5%
La Crosse	210	$22,300	$10.70	$27,100	$13.00	12.3%
Madison	1,130	$23,100	$11.10	$29,900	$14.40	28.5%
Milwaukee	3,020	$26,000	$12.50	$31,300	$15.10	38.4%
Oshkosh	250	$20,600	$9.90	$28,600	$13.80	6.3%
Racine	340	$19,700	$9.50	$25,900	$12.40	73.4%
Sheboygan	360	$23,800	$11.40	$29,900	$14.40	134.3%
Wausau	210	$24,600	$11.80	$29,400	$14.10	14.5%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	110	$32,200	$15.50	$36,400	$17.50	1.5%
Cheyenne	100	$23,000	$11.10	$29,300	$14.10	-12%