Data Communications and Network Analysts

Median Salary: $73,300

Many data communications and network analysts across the nation share a number of key professional characteristics. For example, analytical thinking, initiative, and adaptability/flexibility can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 226,080 folks were working as data communications and network analysts nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to hone these attributes and receive good training, particularly if you're planning to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for data communications and network analysts in the U.S. was $73,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $35.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about data communications and network analysts, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Data communications and network analysts should be skilled in:

  • Written Comprehension
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Speech Clarity

Different folks go into different careers; data communications and network analysts are typically:

  • Investigative
  • Conventional
  • Realistic

Working as a data communications or network analyst requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • English Language
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Mathematics

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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 data communications and network analysts). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of data communications and network analysts in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Birmingham 620 $61,900 $29.80 $75,700 $36.40 -27%
Huntsville 440 $64,500 $31.00 $88,000 $42.30 24%
Mobile 120 $51,100 $24.60 $71,700 $34.50 -59.7%
Montgomery 400 $64,200 $30.90 $83,100 $40.00 41.2%
Tuscaloosa 30 $48,000 $23.10 $55,000 $26.50 -79.9%
Alaska
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Anchorage 200 $65,300 $31.40 $77,700 $37.40 -29.6%
Arizona
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Flagstaff 50 $50,900 $24.50 $62,900 $30.30 -44.7%
Phoenix 2,820 $64,500 $31.00 $85,500 $41.10 -7.5%
Tucson 450 $72,900 $35.10 $86,500 $41.60 -27.9%
Yuma 70 $89,000 $42.80 $111,700 $53.70 -28.7%
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 1,120 NA NA NA NA 229.9%
Fort Smith 50 $50,700 $24.40 $63,500 $30.50 -75.3%
Little Rock 780 $61,000 $29.30 $76,500 $36.80 36.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bakersfield 160 $70,300 $33.80 $100,800 $48.50 -66.1%
Chico 60 $63,100 $30.30 $76,200 $36.60 -54.3%
Fresno 180 $65,600 $31.50 $76,100 $36.60 -67.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 8,620 $75,600 $36.30 $94,700 $45.50 -5%
Modesto 130 $74,100 $35.60 $84,400 $40.60 -53.1%
Napa 50 $70,900 $34.10 $93,100 $44.80 -56.8%
Oakland 3,030 $80,400 $38.70 $103,700 $49.80 76.8%
Oxnard 630 NA NA NA NA 23.8%
Redding 40 $59,000 $28.40 $68,000 $32.70 -65.9%
Riverside 990 $68,800 $33.10 $80,700 $38.80 -52.1%
Sacramento 1,230 $71,900 $34.60 $88,400 $42.50 -16.3%
Salinas 100 $74,400 $35.80 $92,900 $44.70 -63.1%
San Diego 2,210 $76,700 $36.90 $94,800 $45.60 -0.3%
San Francisco (Area) 6,610 $86,400 $41.60 $110,300 $53.00 93.6%
San Francisco (City) 3,580 $92,500 $44.50 $117,000 $56.20 110.5%
San Jose 4,460 $104,700 $50.30 $128,500 $61.80 189.8%
San Luis Obispo 130 $66,700 $32.10 $91,300 $43.90 -23.2%
Santa Barbara 240 $72,100 $34.70 $97,100 $46.70 -18%
Santa Cruz 200 $83,100 $40.00 $97,800 $47.00 36.1%
Santa Rosa 180 $76,800 $36.90 $97,200 $46.70 -40.5%
Stockton 120 $67,600 $32.50 $78,600 $37.80 -66%
Vallejo 80 $65,000 $31.30 $96,500 $46.40 -63.9%
Visalia 90 $68,600 $33.00 $85,600 $41.20 -59.3%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Boulder 410 $77,400 $37.20 $101,000 $48.60 51.6%
Colorado Springs 600 $75,000 $36.10 $92,500 $44.50 41.1%
Denver 2,700 $82,500 $39.70 $100,200 $48.20 28.3%
Fort Collins 190 $48,700 $23.40 $68,000 $32.70 -14.3%
Greeley 80 $50,000 $24.10 $72,100 $34.70 -37.7%
Pueblo 60 $47,600 $22.90 $53,000 $25.50 -40.7%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
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Bridgeport 1,000 $79,300 $38.20 $95,400 $45.90 -1.3%
Hartford 1,200 $69,700 $33.50 $85,900 $41.30 23.1%
New Haven 760 $71,100 $34.20 $84,700 $40.70 -8.7%
Norwich 120 $64,600 $31.10 $76,600 $36.80 -46.8%
Delaware
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Dover 110 $78,700 $37.80 $90,000 $43.30 9.4%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 16,080 $86,600 $41.70 $108,300 $52.10 221%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bradenton 320 $62,400 $30.00 $74,000 $35.60 -25.8%
Cape Coral 300 $73,800 $35.50 $119,100 $57.30 -13.8%
Deltona 230 $57,800 $27.80 $71,400 $34.30 -13.8%
Fort Walton Beach 190 $80,000 $38.50 $101,000 $48.60 44.1%
Gainesville 660 $55,800 $26.80 $69,800 $33.60 214.1%
Jacksonville 1,170 $68,500 $32.90 $89,000 $42.80 16.4%
Lakeland 220 $58,500 $28.10 $72,200 $34.70 -35.8%
Miami (Area) 5,260 $72,300 $34.70 $92,100 $44.30 40.1%
Naples 160 $70,100 $33.70 $78,400 $37.70 -17.7%
Ocala 120 $51,500 $24.80 $69,300 $33.30 -23.8%
Orlando 2,380 $66,400 $31.90 $88,100 $42.40 38.8%
Palm Bay 630 $61,700 $29.70 $78,200 $37.60 85.4%
Panama City 70 $54,000 $26.00 $73,600 $35.40 -37.6%
Pensacola 240 $57,800 $27.80 $74,100 $35.60 -10.5%
Port St. Lucie NA $56,500 $27.20 $63,400 $30.50 NA
Punta Gorda 30 $55,900 $26.90 $65,500 $31.50 -54.6%
Sebastian 40 $59,500 $28.60 $71,800 $34.50 -55%
Tallahassee 1,070 $49,500 $23.80 $61,000 $29.30 283.2%
Tampa 2,740 $71,400 $34.30 $89,900 $43.20 40.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Atlanta 4,470 $77,000 $37.00 $97,000 $46.60 12.8%
Augusta 80 $70,800 $34.00 $81,300 $39.10 -77.6%
Columbus 160 $73,700 $35.40 $88,300 $42.40 -17.1%
Dalton 50 $54,900 $26.40 $65,000 $31.30 -52.6%
Gainesville 40 $50,500 $24.30 $73,600 $35.40 -64.7%
Macon 40 $53,400 $25.70 $67,100 $32.30 -75.4%
Rome NA $65,400 $31.40 $73,100 $35.10 NA
Savannah 50 $74,900 $36.00 $92,700 $44.50 -80.9%
Warner Robins 80 $60,000 $28.80 $77,500 $37.30 -23.2%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 1,040 $64,800 $31.20 $78,800 $37.90 39.6%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Boise City 420 $56,100 $27.00 $73,400 $35.30 -8.8%
Coeur d'Alene 50 $48,400 $23.30 $59,200 $28.50 -43.6%
Idaho Falls 80 NA NA NA NA -11.2%
Lewiston 40 $50,600 $24.30 $59,300 $28.50 -16.1%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bloomington 190 $74,300 $35.70 $92,500 $44.50 29.9%
Champaign 110 $62,100 $29.80 $74,800 $36.00 -33.6%
Chicago (Area) 5,490 $66,500 $32.00 $88,000 $42.30 -45.7%
Peoria 70 $67,600 $32.50 $88,200 $42.40 -76%
Rockford 60 $61,200 $29.40 $72,300 $34.80 -75.5%
Springfield 90 $67,200 $32.30 $91,800 $44.10 -53%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Bloomington 60 $50,900 $24.50 $58,100 $27.90 -50.4%
Columbus 50 $95,000 $45.70 $108,000 $51.90 -27.2%
Elkhart 40 $53,300 $25.60 $66,500 $32.00 -79.4%
Evansville 120 $62,900 $30.20 $72,100 $34.70 -58.1%
Fort Wayne 570 $64,000 $30.70 $76,400 $36.80 62.2%
Indianapolis 1,650 $64,300 $30.90 $82,900 $39.90 9.5%
Lafayette 70 $42,700 $20.50 $72,200 $34.70 -49.8%
Muncie 30 $46,600 $22.40 $52,300 $25.20 -58.8%
South Bend 370 $56,300 $27.10 $96,100 $46.20 65.2%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Ames 50 $77,300 $37.20 $86,300 $41.50 -36.1%
Cedar Rapids 170 $58,700 $28.20 $74,400 $35.70 -27.6%
Davenport 150 $69,800 $33.60 $92,700 $44.60 -53.9%
Des Moines 700 $73,800 $35.50 $86,600 $41.60 26%
Iowa City 40 $65,000 $31.30 $76,400 $36.70 -74%
Sioux City 60 $59,000 $28.40 $70,000 $33.70 -53.1%
Waterloo 40 $55,700 $26.80 $69,500 $33.40 -71.9%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Lawrence 100 $38,300 $18.40 $66,000 $31.70 21.4%
Topeka 180 $50,300 $24.20 $58,700 $28.20 -5.7%
Wichita 350 $70,500 $33.90 $90,000 $43.30 -31.7%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Bowling Green 50 $51,000 $24.50 $67,500 $32.50 -46.8%
Elizabethtown NA $61,100 $29.40 $65,800 $31.70 NA
Lexington 450 $51,400 $24.70 $65,000 $31.30 7.2%
Louisville 1,090 $59,200 $28.50 $73,400 $35.30 6.5%
Owensboro 50 $58,100 $27.90 $66,800 $32.10 -36.9%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Baton Rouge 250 $51,600 $24.80 $65,700 $31.60 -60.2%
Houma 40 $39,600 $19.00 $50,800 $24.40 -77%
Lafayette 40 $52,100 $25.00 $63,600 $30.60 -84.9%
Lake Charles 30 $54,200 $26.10 $67,100 $32.30 -79.9%
Monroe 80 $50,000 $24.10 $61,100 $29.40 -38.9%
New Orleans 280 $56,800 $27.30 $66,600 $32.00 -68.2%
Shreveport 80 $38,800 $18.70 $45,000 $21.60 -74.7%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Bangor 150 $54,400 $26.20 $66,100 $31.80 36.5%
Lewiston 30 $59,600 $28.60 $72,300 $34.80 -60.9%
Portland 380 $70,300 $33.80 $86,300 $41.50 11.2%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Baltimore 3,550 $79,300 $38.10 $102,000 $49.00 62.8%
Hagerstown 100 $44,400 $21.40 $64,300 $30.90 -38.3%
Salisbury 50 $52,700 $25.30 $71,000 $34.20 -51.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Barnstable Town NA $88,000 $42.30 $98,500 $47.40 NA
Boston (Area) NA $70,600 $34.00 $88,800 $42.70 NA
Springfield 250 $60,200 $28.90 $82,100 $39.50 -50.6%
Worcester 400 $73,200 $35.20 $86,800 $41.70 -35.1%
Michigan
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Hourly Wage
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Ann Arbor 250 $67,700 $32.50 $81,100 $39.00 -23.9%
Detroit (Area) 3,340 $71,700 $34.50 $88,700 $42.70 5%
Flint NA $63,800 $30.70 $73,200 $35.20 NA
Grand Rapids 410 $72,800 $35.00 $85,000 $40.80 -35%
Holland 90 $61,100 $29.40 $67,800 $32.60 -49.9%
Jackson 50 $62,300 $29.90 $95,100 $45.70 -48%
Kalamazoo 170 $63,100 $30.40 $73,800 $35.50 -26.4%
Lansing 260 $57,900 $27.80 $71,300 $34.30 -24.5%
Saginaw NA $62,800 $30.20 $67,500 $32.40 NA
Minnesota
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Duluth 100 $62,500 $30.00 $77,000 $37.00 -52.1%
Minneapolis 4,810 $82,900 $39.80 $100,200 $48.20 60.9%
St. Cloud 40 $67,900 $32.60 $87,900 $42.30 -74.6%
Mississippi
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Gulfport 50 $59,200 $28.50 $72,600 $34.90 -69.9%
Jackson 190 $62,200 $29.90 $79,900 $38.40 -55.6%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Columbia 70 $41,100 $19.80 $61,100 $29.40 -47.8%
Jefferson City 60 $56,500 $27.20 $80,400 $38.70 -60.1%
Joplin 50 $44,300 $21.30 $66,500 $32.00 -59%
Kansas City 2,080 $67,700 $32.60 $86,800 $41.70 21.6%
Springfield 140 $55,500 $26.70 $74,400 $35.80 -58.1%
St. Louis 2,630 $80,800 $38.80 $100,600 $48.40 16.8%
Montana
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Billings 80 $60,100 $28.90 $72,100 $34.60 -45.5%
Great Falls NA $60,500 $29.10 $68,900 $33.10 NA
Missoula 80 $57,100 $27.50 $71,100 $34.20 -21.7%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 330 $55,600 $26.80 $71,100 $34.20 18.8%
Omaha 1,270 $67,500 $32.50 $84,200 $40.50 62.3%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 520 $76,700 $36.90 $91,200 $43.90 -65%
Reno 250 $69,000 $33.20 $83,400 $40.10 -27.5%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 160 $65,900 $31.70 $82,100 $39.50 -4.5%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 120 NA NA NA NA -51.2%
Trenton 420 $83,500 $40.10 $105,700 $50.80 11.2%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 420 $63,800 $30.70 $78,900 $38.00 -36.9%
Las Cruces 60 $67,700 $32.60 $82,800 $39.80 -48.8%
Santa Fe 50 $52,500 $25.20 $66,600 $32.00 -51.3%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Albany 1,510 $70,800 $34.10 $87,900 $42.30 100.8%
Binghamton 100 $53,100 $25.50 $59,600 $28.70 -48.6%
Ithaca 40 $59,900 $28.80 $78,500 $37.70 -59.2%
Kingston NA $77,800 $37.40 $92,100 $44.30 NA
New York (Area) 21,240 $87,300 $42.00 $108,300 $52.10 41.6%
Poughkeepsie 340 $56,900 $27.40 $77,100 $37.10 -19.8%
Rochester 890 $68,500 $32.90 $84,800 $40.80 4.6%
Syracuse 420 $67,600 $32.50 $86,200 $41.40 -21%
Utica 120 $58,000 $27.90 $69,000 $33.20 -45.3%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Asheville 140 $45,000 $21.70 $63,400 $30.50 -53.5%
Burlington 50 $53,800 $25.90 $81,200 $39.00 -48.2%
Charlotte 2,060 $79,200 $38.10 $103,900 $50.00 41.8%
Durham 690 $75,700 $36.40 $97,500 $46.90 44.5%
Fayetteville 80 $63,100 $30.40 $70,000 $33.60 -64.9%
Greensboro 420 $65,400 $31.50 $84,500 $40.60 -30.3%
Greenville 40 $54,800 $26.30 $65,400 $31.50 -64.5%
Hickory 60 $63,100 $30.30 $90,100 $43.30 -76.8%
Raleigh 1,510 $73,300 $35.20 $92,500 $44.50 74.4%
Wilmington NA $40,000 $19.20 $50,600 $24.30 NA
Winston-Salem 280 $64,200 $30.90 $79,900 $38.40 -20.6%
North Dakota
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Bismarck 90 $54,200 $26.10 $62,000 $29.80 -15.1%
Fargo 140 $57,000 $27.40 $69,500 $33.40 -31.4%
Ohio
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Akron 600 $69,000 $33.20 $85,700 $41.20 8.6%
Canton 110 $60,400 $29.10 $95,200 $45.80 -62.7%
Cincinnati 2,100 $71,600 $34.40 $88,700 $42.60 21.8%
Cleveland 1,750 $72,200 $34.70 $87,000 $41.80 0.9%
Columbus 3,430 $71,200 $34.20 $85,900 $41.30 118.5%
Dayton 800 $68,700 $33.00 $82,700 $39.80 24.8%
Toledo 350 $61,700 $29.70 $77,600 $37.30 -30.5%
Youngstown 110 $59,500 $28.60 $75,400 $36.30 -70%
Oklahoma
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Lawton 30 $42,800 $20.60 $58,900 $28.30 -56.4%
Oklahoma City 710 $61,000 $29.40 $73,900 $35.50 -27.6%
Tulsa 400 $56,900 $27.40 $71,000 $34.10 -45.1%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Bend 80 $53,900 $25.90 $70,900 $34.10 -29%
Corvallis 50 NA NA NA NA -13.5%
Eugene 160 $58,800 $28.30 $74,300 $35.70 -34.1%
Medford 70 $41,800 $20.10 $52,100 $25.00 -45.8%
Portland 1,680 $69,800 $33.50 $87,900 $42.30 -2.3%
Salem 110 $68,900 $33.10 $79,300 $38.10 -57.5%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Allentown 290 $71,700 $34.50 $99,600 $47.90 -49.9%
Erie 70 $72,100 $34.70 $84,100 $40.40 -67.5%
Harrisburg 450 $72,900 $35.10 $84,100 $40.50 -16.5%
Lancaster 160 $73,100 $35.20 $88,000 $42.30 -59.9%
Lebanon NA $113,600 $54.60 $133,000 $63.90 NA
Philadelphia (Area) 3,880 NA NA NA NA -20.3%
Pittsburgh 1,260 $73,800 $35.50 $88,200 $42.40 -34.5%
Reading 80 $77,700 $37.40 $88,400 $42.50 -71.3%
Scranton 250 $72,600 $34.90 $89,200 $42.90 -42.9%
State College 100 $62,300 $30.00 $98,600 $47.40 -14.4%
York 80 $59,500 $28.60 $69,200 $33.30 -72.7%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Providence NA $66,400 $31.90 $89,800 $43.20 NA
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 40 $45,800 $22.00 $54,600 $26.20 -56%
Charleston 320 $51,900 $24.90 $70,900 $34.10 -33.4%
Columbia 610 $56,300 $27.10 $76,500 $36.80 5.7%
Florence 100 $50,600 $24.30 $73,200 $35.20 -28%
Greenville 420 $52,100 $25.10 $66,100 $31.80 -19.3%
Myrtle Beach 100 $52,700 $25.30 $70,500 $33.90 -49.4%
Spartanburg 60 $53,200 $25.60 $63,100 $30.30 -69.5%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 110 $49,000 $23.50 $56,900 $27.40 3.4%
Sioux Falls 370 $55,900 $26.90 $70,000 $33.70 57.9%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 200 $55,700 $26.80 $66,900 $32.20 -47.8%
Clarksville 100 $50,700 $24.40 $67,500 $32.50 -24%
Kingsport 140 $52,700 $25.30 $79,900 $38.40 -31.1%
Knoxville 310 $67,200 $32.30 $88,100 $42.40 -45.1%
Memphis 430 $73,800 $35.50 $89,400 $43.00 -59%
Nashville 930 $63,200 $30.40 $77,300 $37.10 -25.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Amarillo 90 $61,600 $29.60 $73,000 $35.10 -53.8%
Austin 2,570 $72,000 $34.60 $103,300 $49.60 92.8%
Beaumont NA $67,900 $32.70 $82,700 $39.80 NA
Brownsville 30 $91,000 $43.80 $119,200 $57.30 -83.6%
College Station 60 $55,500 $26.70 $72,800 $35.00 -60.3%
Corpus Christi 120 $56,100 $27.00 $71,500 $34.40 -60.1%
Dallas (Area) 7,150 $78,600 $37.80 $101,000 $48.60 19.9%
El Paso 200 $53,800 $25.90 $67,200 $32.30 -57.5%
Houston 3,130 $69,400 $33.40 $87,400 $42.00 -29.4%
Killeen 80 $56,200 $27.00 $65,600 $31.50 -63.4%
Longview 30 $51,600 $24.80 $68,400 $32.90 -81.4%
Lubbock 90 $38,600 $18.60 $51,300 $24.70 -57.5%
McAllen 70 $56,800 $27.30 $63,300 $30.40 -80.6%
Midland 30 $52,200 $25.10 $75,100 $36.10 -70.6%
San Antonio 890 $68,000 $32.70 $82,300 $39.60 -38.7%
Sherman 30 $92,500 $44.50 $105,800 $50.90 -57.6%
Tyler 40 $54,400 $26.20 $62,800 $30.20 -73.9%
Waco 80 $51,900 $24.90 $66,900 $32.20 -55.4%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 40 $49,800 $23.90 $60,200 $28.90 -52.6%
Ogden 130 $59,800 $28.80 $83,400 $40.10 -62.1%
Provo 200 $63,000 $30.30 $86,600 $41.60 -32.5%
Salt Lake City 680 $69,100 $33.20 $93,000 $44.70 -35.4%
St. George 40 $50,900 $24.50 $65,000 $31.30 -47.7%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 170 $65,600 $31.60 $82,300 $39.60 -13.8%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 90 $63,800 $30.70 $75,100 $36.10 -15.7%
Charlottesville 200 $59,000 $28.40 $71,200 $34.20 22%
Harrisonburg 110 $52,400 $25.20 $63,800 $30.70 11.9%
Lynchburg 70 $54,500 $26.20 $70,500 $33.90 -57.5%
Richmond 1,280 $69,300 $33.30 $83,800 $40.30 24.3%
Roanoke 170 $57,900 $27.80 $70,100 $33.70 -35.8%
Virginia Beach 1,230 $67,000 $32.20 $81,700 $39.30 -3.4%
Winchester 80 $58,400 $28.10 $75,900 $36.50 -10.3%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 140 $49,200 $23.70 $57,400 $27.60 5.9%
Bremerton 90 $76,700 $36.90 $101,700 $48.90 -36.8%
Kennewick 240 $51,800 $24.90 $70,000 $33.70 44.2%
Longview 30 $64,400 $31.00 $101,000 $48.60 -46.2%
Mount Vernon 30 $65,800 $31.60 $80,400 $38.70 -57.4%
Olympia 130 $66,800 $32.10 $81,700 $39.30 -19.9%
Seattle (Area) 7,380 $77,000 $37.00 $96,200 $46.20 88.2%
Spokane 320 $59,000 $28.40 $72,500 $34.90 -10%
Wenatchee 50 $64,600 $31.00 $75,300 $36.20 -27.7%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 190 $45,900 $22.10 $65,300 $31.40 -24.9%
Huntington 50 $56,600 $27.20 $64,100 $30.80 -72.8%
Morgantown 40 $43,900 $21.10 $59,400 $28.60 -54.2%
Parkersburg 30 $45,800 $22.00 $61,700 $29.70 -71.2%
Wheeling 40 $44,200 $21.20 $59,900 $28.80 -68.5%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 280 $57,300 $27.60 $65,800 $31.60 38.8%
Eau Claire 160 $61,800 $29.70 $74,100 $35.60 24.7%
Green Bay 260 $53,500 $25.70 $64,600 $31.10 -8.7%
Janesville 30 $47,200 $22.70 $58,200 $28.00 -69.1%
La Crosse 70 $59,300 $28.50 $71,100 $34.20 -43.9%
Madison 1,650 $64,100 $30.80 $77,000 $37.00 190.3%
Milwaukee 2,430 $66,300 $31.90 $81,700 $39.30 72%
Oshkosh 170 $51,500 $24.80 $66,500 $32.00 14.7%
Racine 80 $63,100 $30.30 $70,700 $34.00 -36%
Sheboygan 100 $50,200 $24.10 $55,900 $26.90 3.5%
Wausau 120 $69,800 $33.60 $81,100 $39.00 3.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 50 $54,400 $26.20 $66,400 $31.90 -27.3%