Deli Cooks

Median Salary: $19,500

Many deli cooks across the nation share a few key professional characteristics. For example, stress tolerance, cooperation, and initiative can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 166,140 folks were employed as deli cooks nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these attributes and receive proper training, particularly if you're looking to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for deli cooks in the U.S. was $19,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $9.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about deli cooks, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

Deli cooks should be skilled in:

  • Speech Recognition
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Oral Expression
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Multilimb Coordination

Different folks go into different careers; deli cooks are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Enterprising

Working as a deli cook requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Food Production

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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 deli cooks). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of deli cooks 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 NA $17,100 $8.20 $19,700 $9.50 NA
Birmingham 300 $17,700 $8.50 $19,500 $9.40 -52.7%
Florence NA $16,300 $7.90 $17,900 $8.60 NA
Huntsville 170 $18,700 $9.00 $21,600 $10.40 -35.9%
Mobile NA $16,600 $8.00 $18,000 $8.70 NA
Montgomery 90 $18,200 $8.70 $21,000 $10.10 -55.8%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
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Anchorage 380 $22,800 $11.00 $25,200 $12.10 78.2%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff NA $19,200 $9.20 $22,100 $10.60 NA
Lake Havasu City NA $15,700 $7.60 $20,200 $9.70 NA
Phoenix 2,250 $21,600 $10.40 $24,200 $11.60 0.4%
Prescott 230 $20,200 $9.70 $23,300 $11.20 208.3%
Tucson 1,140 $20,600 $9.90 $23,600 $11.30 148.3%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 140 $16,300 $7.80 $18,800 $9.00 -45.5%
Fort Smith NA $17,200 $8.30 $19,100 $9.20 NA
Jonesboro 60 $20,600 $9.90 $24,000 $11.50 -2.4%
Little Rock 450 $20,000 $9.60 $23,600 $11.40 7.5%
Pine Bluff NA $16,500 $7.90 $18,100 $8.70 NA
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 420 $21,200 $10.20 $23,800 $11.40 25.6%
Chico 40 $19,500 $9.40 $22,700 $10.90 -57%
El Centro NA $21,800 $10.50 $24,400 $11.70 NA
Fresno NA $22,700 $10.90 $24,700 $11.90 NA
Hanford 80 $24,600 $11.80 $28,000 $13.50 66.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 4,700 $22,600 $10.90 $25,300 $12.20 -36.7%
Madera 70 $22,900 $11.00 $25,000 $12.00 51.2%
Merced NA $23,800 $11.40 $26,700 $12.80 NA
Modesto NA $23,400 $11.20 $25,100 $12.10 NA
Napa NA $25,100 $12.10 $28,200 $13.60 NA
Oakland NA $22,200 $10.70 $23,800 $11.50 NA
Oxnard NA $23,200 $11.10 $25,100 $12.10 NA
Redding NA $20,600 $9.90 $23,600 $11.30 NA
Riverside 1,000 $23,500 $11.30 $27,000 $13.00 -34.6%
Sacramento 1,110 $21,300 $10.20 $24,900 $12.00 2.1%
Salinas NA $24,100 $11.60 $26,000 $12.50 NA
San Diego 2,110 $23,200 $11.10 $25,900 $12.50 29.4%
San Francisco (Area) NA $22,400 $10.80 $26,100 $12.50 NA
San Francisco (City) 980 $22,500 $10.80 $28,400 $13.60 -21.5%
San Jose 470 $20,000 $9.60 $24,600 $11.80 -58.4%
San Luis Obispo NA $29,800 $14.30 $35,800 $17.20 NA
Santa Barbara 170 $23,300 $11.20 $30,100 $14.50 -23%
Santa Rosa 210 $23,400 $11.20 $27,400 $13.20 -6.8%
Stockton NA $22,200 $10.70 $24,600 $11.80 NA
Vallejo NA $24,500 $11.80 $26,100 $12.50 NA
Visalia NA $18,900 $9.10 $19,800 $9.50 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 170 $19,600 $9.40 $22,400 $10.80 -13.1%
Colorado Springs 200 $19,100 $9.20 $22,700 $10.90 -37%
Denver 1,200 $19,500 $9.40 $26,100 $12.60 -22.8%
Fort Collins NA $18,300 $8.80 $19,600 $9.40 NA
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 650 $23,900 $11.50 $27,100 $13.00 39.2%
Hartford 340 $26,600 $12.80 $31,700 $15.30 -53%
New Haven 630 $23,700 $11.40 $26,000 $12.50 28%
Norwich 80 $23,800 $11.40 $25,700 $12.40 -54.6%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Dover 60 $21,000 $10.10 $26,900 $12.90 -15.8%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Washington (Area) 4,120 $22,600 $10.90 $26,600 $12.80 -2.2%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 120 $17,800 $8.50 $19,400 $9.30 -62%
Cape Coral 570 $19,200 $9.20 $22,300 $10.70 121.9%
Fort Walton Beach NA $18,900 $9.10 $20,100 $9.60 NA
Jacksonville NA $19,100 $9.20 $22,800 $11.00 NA
Lakeland NA $16,000 $7.70 $16,600 $8.00 NA
Miami (Area) NA $20,400 $9.80 $23,800 $11.40 NA
Orlando 430 $22,200 $10.70 $25,100 $12.10 -66%
Panama City NA $18,100 $8.70 $19,100 $9.20 NA
Pensacola NA $18,200 $8.70 $19,300 $9.30 NA
Tallahassee NA $18,100 $8.70 $19,200 $9.20 NA
Tampa 290 $21,300 $10.20 $25,200 $12.10 -79.5%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany NA $15,600 $7.50 $17,000 $8.20 NA
Athens 290 $16,000 $7.70 $24,100 $11.60 188.8%
Atlanta 4,930 $18,400 $8.80 $25,800 $12.40 69.1%
Augusta NA $16,100 $7.70 $18,400 $8.90 NA
Columbus 180 $15,600 $7.50 $17,700 $8.50 23%
Macon NA $16,700 $8.00 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Savannah NA $26,900 $12.90 $35,500 $17.10 NA
Valdosta 80 $18,700 $9.00 $20,900 $10.00 23.6%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 840 $22,600 $10.90 $30,400 $14.60 53.7%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 170 $21,300 $10.20 $23,600 $11.40 -48.5%
Coeur d'Alene 80 $19,300 $9.30 $23,100 $11.10 19.2%
Idaho Falls NA $17,400 $8.40 $19,500 $9.40 NA
Lewiston NA $17,000 $8.20 $19,000 $9.10 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington NA $19,300 $9.30 $21,800 $10.50 NA
Champaign NA $17,100 $8.20 $18,800 $9.00 NA
Chicago (Area) 2,720 $19,900 $9.60 $22,800 $11.00 -43.6%
Kankakee NA $16,300 $7.80 $16,300 $7.80 NA
Peoria NA $18,000 $8.70 $19,100 $9.20 NA
Rockford 150 $18,900 $9.10 $21,800 $10.50 -15.6%
Springfield NA $17,900 $8.60 $19,200 $9.30 NA
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 90 $16,300 $7.80 $18,400 $8.80 80.5%
Columbus 60 $16,900 $8.10 $22,300 $10.70 11.6%
Elkhart 40 $18,700 $9.00 $20,100 $9.70 -72.2%
Evansville 80 $16,500 $7.90 $18,700 $9.00 -63.7%
Fort Wayne 170 $18,300 $8.80 $22,100 $10.60 -33.9%
Indianapolis 440 $20,800 $10.00 $23,800 $11.40 -60.1%
Kokomo 70 $17,400 $8.40 $19,400 $9.30 53.8%
Lafayette NA $18,300 $8.80 $20,000 $9.60 NA
Michigan City 50 $16,600 $8.00 $18,500 $8.90 -7.5%
Muncie 100 $16,900 $8.10 $18,900 $9.10 64.7%
South Bend 180 $18,400 $8.80 $22,900 $11.00 9.2%
Terre Haute 280 $15,800 $7.60 $17,400 $8.40 227.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cedar Rapids NA $16,000 $7.70 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Davenport 160 $19,200 $9.20 $21,900 $10.50 -31.2%
Des Moines 130 $19,300 $9.30 $21,900 $10.50 -67.6%
Dubuque 60 $17,000 $8.20 $19,500 $9.40 -0.2%
Iowa City NA $19,600 $9.40 $22,800 $11.00 NA
Sioux City NA $20,000 $9.60 $23,400 $11.20 NA
Waterloo NA $15,900 $7.60 $19,900 $9.50 NA
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 150 $17,600 $8.40 $20,000 $9.60 142.6%
Topeka NA $17,400 $8.30 $18,700 $9.00 NA
Wichita 740 $16,800 $8.10 $19,100 $9.20 95.4%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lexington 170 $18,400 $8.80 $20,300 $9.80 -43.9%
Louisville 1,690 $15,500 $7.50 $17,400 $8.40 124.2%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria NA $19,200 $9.20 $21,500 $10.30 NA
Baton Rouge 840 $15,700 $7.60 $18,800 $9.00 79.9%
Houma 180 $15,500 $7.50 $17,000 $8.20 52%
Lafayette 490 $17,700 $8.50 $20,400 $9.80 165.7%
Lake Charles NA $16,600 $8.00 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Monroe NA $15,400 $7.40 $16,400 $7.90 NA
New Orleans 780 $18,800 $9.00 $23,200 $11.20 20.8%
Shreveport 320 $15,800 $7.60 $17,800 $8.60 46.1%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bangor NA $19,300 $9.30 $22,600 $10.90 NA
Portland NA $22,600 $10.90 $29,000 $13.90 NA
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Baltimore 1,700 $21,100 $10.20 $25,300 $12.20 6.4%
Cumberland 70 $20,000 $9.60 $22,900 $11.00 50.7%
Hagerstown 320 $19,400 $9.30 $22,400 $10.80 157.9%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town NA $19,400 $9.30 $22,300 $10.70 NA
Boston (Area) NA $22,800 $11.00 $26,800 $12.90 NA
Springfield 330 $19,600 $9.40 $21,900 $10.50 -9.8%
Worcester 350 $22,900 $11.00 $26,000 $12.50 16.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 190 $25,100 $12.10 $29,500 $14.20 -23.1%
Battle Creek 50 $20,400 $9.80 $22,700 $10.90 -27.6%
Bay City 70 $19,600 $9.40 $21,200 $10.20 62.7%
Detroit (Area) 2,850 $19,100 $9.20 $22,800 $10.90 26.7%
Flint 430 $21,900 $10.50 $24,600 $11.80 152.1%
Grand Rapids 320 $18,800 $9.00 $20,900 $10.00 -30%
Holland NA $19,000 $9.10 $22,600 $10.90 NA
Jackson NA $16,200 $7.80 $17,500 $8.40 NA
Kalamazoo 240 $18,000 $8.60 $19,300 $9.30 41.7%
Lansing 260 $20,300 $9.80 $23,100 $11.10 0.2%
Monroe 50 $20,100 $9.60 $23,300 $11.20 -1.7%
Muskegon 70 $20,900 $10.10 $28,500 $13.70 -12.6%
Niles NA $22,500 $10.80 $24,500 $11.80 NA
Saginaw NA $17,300 $8.30 $19,600 $9.40 NA
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 300 $18,300 $8.80 $20,900 $10.10 92.1%
Minneapolis 1,250 $23,700 $11.40 $27,400 $13.20 -43.3%
Rochester NA $20,400 $9.80 $23,600 $11.30 NA
St. Cloud NA $19,700 $9.50 $23,900 $11.50 NA
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Gulfport 110 $20,800 $10.00 $23,500 $11.30 -11.8%
Hattiesburg NA $16,700 $8.00 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Jackson NA $15,500 $7.50 $16,500 $7.90 NA
Pascagoula NA $15,100 $7.20 $15,700 $7.60 NA
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia NA $17,000 $8.20 $20,200 $9.70 NA
Jefferson City 80 $17,300 $8.30 $19,500 $9.40 -24.4%
Joplin NA $16,200 $7.80 $17,400 $8.40 NA
Kansas City 1,150 $18,600 $8.90 $22,300 $10.70 -8.4%
Springfield 240 $17,900 $8.60 $19,300 $9.30 1.8%
St. Louis 1,460 $18,800 $9.00 $22,100 $10.60 -11.6%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Missoula 80 $17,700 $8.50 $19,200 $9.20 14.6%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Lincoln 290 $18,400 $8.80 $21,600 $10.40 42.2%
Omaha 720 $22,000 $10.60 $24,700 $11.90 24.8%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Carson City 40 $19,600 $9.40 $22,600 $10.90 22.9%
Las Vegas 2,620 $25,100 $12.10 $32,300 $15.50 140%
Reno 290 $23,400 $11.20 $25,900 $12.40 13%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Manchester 60 $17,400 $8.40 $20,200 $9.70 -56.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Atlantic City 180 $23,500 $11.30 $27,200 $13.10 -0.8%
Ocean City 170 $22,900 $11.00 $25,100 $12.10 246.3%
Trenton 470 $21,800 $10.50 $27,800 $13.40 69.9%
Vineland 70 $17,600 $8.50 $20,000 $9.60 -7.6%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Albuquerque 360 $19,700 $9.50 $25,200 $12.10 -25.7%
Santa Fe 120 $24,100 $11.60 $25,900 $12.50 44.6%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 290 $18,900 $9.10 $22,600 $10.90 -46.8%
Buffalo 400 $20,400 $9.80 $23,800 $11.40 -41%
Ithaca 60 $21,500 $10.30 $22,900 $11.00 0.9%
New York (Area) 7,580 $22,800 $11.00 $28,100 $13.50 -36.4%
Poughkeepsie 160 $23,700 $11.40 $26,100 $12.50 -48%
Rochester 700 $18,400 $8.80 $20,500 $9.90 13.1%
Syracuse 180 $22,400 $10.80 $25,900 $12.40 -54.2%
Utica 30 $21,600 $10.40 $23,700 $11.40 -78.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charlotte NA $21,000 $10.10 $23,500 $11.30 NA
Durham 430 $18,000 $8.60 $21,200 $10.20 22.2%
Fayetteville NA $16,900 $8.10 $18,500 $8.90 NA
Goldsboro NA $15,200 $7.30 $15,900 $7.60 NA
Greensboro 550 $18,500 $8.90 $20,200 $9.70 24.1%
Hickory NA $17,200 $8.30 $19,000 $9.20 NA
Jacksonville NA $17,100 $8.20 $19,400 $9.30 NA
Raleigh 600 $19,700 $9.50 $22,300 $10.70 -5.1%
Rocky Mount NA $17,500 $8.40 $18,900 $9.10 NA
Wilmington NA $16,200 $7.80 $18,800 $9.00 NA
Winston-Salem NA $18,000 $8.70 $20,000 $9.60 NA
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bismarck 40 $20,600 $9.90 $22,900 $11.00 -48.1%
Fargo 190 $19,900 $9.60 $23,400 $11.30 23.3%
Grand Forks 160 $20,200 $9.70 $22,300 $10.70 165.8%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Akron 520 $21,000 $10.10 $23,700 $11.40 27.2%
Canton 120 $18,100 $8.70 $21,300 $10.30 -41.1%
Cincinnati 1,030 $19,400 $9.30 $22,800 $10.90 -18.9%
Cleveland 1,040 $18,100 $8.70 $21,400 $10.30 -18.9%
Columbus 1,190 $18,500 $8.90 $21,200 $10.20 3.3%
Dayton 600 $19,400 $9.30 $22,600 $10.90 25.7%
Mansfield NA $17,600 $8.50 $19,800 $9.50 NA
Springfield NA $18,100 $8.70 $20,100 $9.70 NA
Toledo 620 $18,600 $9.00 $20,500 $9.80 64.7%
Youngstown 410 $17,300 $8.30 $18,900 $9.10 45.8%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Lawton 70 $15,500 $7.40 $16,400 $7.90 38.6%
Oklahoma City 530 $17,100 $8.20 $19,200 $9.30 -25.9%
Tulsa 460 $18,200 $8.80 $21,100 $10.10 -14.2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bend 190 $22,000 $10.60 $24,900 $12.00 143.7%
Eugene NA $19,700 $9.50 $21,000 $10.10 NA
Medford 80 $21,000 $10.10 $25,100 $12.10 -14.2%
Portland 710 $20,400 $9.80 $23,400 $11.30 -44.2%
Salem 140 $21,400 $10.30 $23,600 $11.30 -23.9%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 590 $18,900 $9.10 $20,800 $10.00 40.2%
Altoona 70 $17,400 $8.40 $22,800 $11.00 -4.6%
Erie 270 $21,500 $10.30 $23,900 $11.50 67.9%
Harrisburg 800 $20,000 $9.60 $23,300 $11.20 103.2%
Johnstown 160 $15,900 $7.70 $16,700 $8.10 117.9%
Lancaster 1,110 $19,000 $9.10 $22,100 $10.60 284.3%
Lebanon 90 $21,900 $10.50 $24,500 $11.80 45.4%
Philadelphia (Area) 3,870 $21,200 $10.20 $25,000 $12.00 5%
Pittsburgh 1,520 $18,800 $9.10 $21,400 $10.30 6.9%
Reading 500 $19,200 $9.20 $23,300 $11.20 139.2%
Scranton 500 $22,100 $10.60 $25,200 $12.10 54.9%
State College 280 $18,500 $8.90 $21,000 $10.10 230.3%
Williamsport 130 $16,300 $7.80 $20,200 $9.70 104.1%
York 190 $21,900 $10.50 $24,900 $12.00 -12.8%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
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Providence 850 $18,900 $9.10 $22,800 $11.00 22.1%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 410 $23,100 $11.10 $25,900 $12.50 14.4%
Columbia 900 $16,900 $8.10 $18,900 $9.10 111.3%
Greenville 380 $17,500 $8.40 $21,300 $10.20 1.6%
Myrtle Beach 320 $20,300 $9.80 $22,700 $10.90 128.1%
Spartanburg 380 $17,100 $8.20 $20,000 $9.60 152.9%
Sumter NA $18,600 $8.90 $21,300 $10.20 NA
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 190 $17,900 $8.60 $19,400 $9.30 144.7%
Sioux Falls 180 $19,400 $9.30 $22,400 $10.80 7.6%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga NA $15,300 $7.40 $17,300 $8.30 NA
Jackson NA $16,600 $8.00 $18,000 $8.60 NA
Johnson City 130 $15,500 $7.50 $16,400 $7.90 33.3%
Kingsport NA $15,300 $7.30 $16,100 $7.80 NA
Knoxville 250 $15,600 $7.50 $18,700 $9.00 -38.6%
Memphis 890 $18,400 $8.90 $20,900 $10.00 16.1%
Morristown NA $15,900 $7.60 $17,100 $8.20 NA
Nashville NA $16,800 $8.10 $18,400 $8.80 NA
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene NA $16,700 $8.00 $18,100 $8.70 NA
Amarillo NA $17,000 $8.20 $20,700 $10.00 NA
Austin 1,220 $21,000 $10.10 $22,700 $10.90 25.1%
Beaumont NA $18,200 $8.80 $20,800 $10.00 NA
Brownsville NA $15,100 $7.30 $15,800 $7.60 NA
College Station 70 $16,800 $8.10 $20,300 $9.70 -39.8%
Corpus Christi NA $16,900 $8.10 $18,400 $8.90 NA
Dallas (Area) NA $18,000 $8.70 $21,000 $10.10 NA
El Paso NA $17,100 $8.20 $18,900 $9.10 NA
Houston 2,350 $19,600 $9.40 $22,000 $10.60 -28%
Killeen NA $21,600 $10.40 $23,500 $11.30 NA
Laredo 90 $17,000 $8.20 $19,200 $9.20 -15.1%
Longview NA $15,700 $7.50 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Lubbock NA $17,200 $8.30 $18,800 $9.00 NA
McAllen 220 $15,700 $7.60 $17,100 $8.20 -21.3%
San Angelo NA $15,900 $7.60 $18,200 $8.70 NA
San Antonio NA $21,000 $10.10 $24,200 $11.70 NA
Texarkana NA $15,700 $7.50 $18,300 $8.80 NA
Tyler 80 $18,300 $8.80 $22,100 $10.60 -33%
Victoria NA $18,700 $9.00 $20,900 $10.00 NA
Waco 40 $18,400 $8.80 $19,600 $9.40 -67.2%
Wichita Falls NA $15,700 $7.50 $16,700 $8.00 NA
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Provo NA $17,000 $8.20 $18,400 $8.90 NA
Salt Lake City 510 $18,400 $8.90 $21,600 $10.40 -34.4%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 330 $22,300 $10.70 $25,500 $12.20 134.4%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 220 $18,400 $8.90 $22,100 $10.60 175.3%
Charlottesville 170 $27,000 $13.00 $33,700 $16.20 44.4%
Lynchburg NA $18,200 $8.70 $19,300 $9.30 NA
Richmond 320 $21,500 $10.40 $24,700 $11.90 -57.2%
Roanoke NA $20,000 $9.60 $23,300 $11.20 NA
Virginia Beach 810 $19,100 $9.20 $22,900 $11.00 -12.9%
Winchester 80 $17,300 $8.30 $18,700 $9.00 14.2%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 40 $18,900 $9.10 $20,300 $9.70 -61.4%
Bremerton 150 $22,000 $10.60 $23,900 $11.50 44.7%
Kennewick 70 $19,100 $9.20 $20,400 $9.80 -40.3%
Mount Vernon NA $25,100 $12.10 $28,800 $13.80 NA
Olympia 90 $22,400 $10.80 $24,300 $11.70 -27.7%
Seattle (Area) 1,050 $22,300 $10.70 $27,200 $13.10 -62.3%
Spokane 160 $21,500 $10.30 $23,500 $11.30 -36.9%
Wenatchee 30 $19,500 $9.40 $22,200 $10.70 -31%
Yakima 70 $20,100 $9.70 $22,600 $10.90 -29.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 100 $19,200 $9.20 $22,700 $10.90 -46.5%
Parkersburg 100 $16,600 $8.00 $18,500 $8.90 15.5%
Weirton NA $18,600 $8.90 $21,200 $10.20 NA
Wheeling 140 $20,000 $9.60 $23,200 $11.20 73.9%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 160 $20,900 $10.00 $26,000 $12.50 8.3%
Eau Claire NA $19,500 $9.40 $27,300 $13.10 NA
Fond du Lac 130 $17,500 $8.40 $19,400 $9.40 136.6%
Green Bay 220 $21,900 $10.50 $25,400 $12.20 4%
Janesville 90 $18,800 $9.00 $20,800 $10.00 13%
La Crosse 250 $23,800 $11.50 $28,500 $13.70 178.5%
Madison 560 $18,700 $9.00 $20,800 $10.00 34.7%
Milwaukee 910 $18,900 $9.10 $23,900 $11.50 -12.7%
Oshkosh NA $22,400 $10.80 $24,500 $11.80 NA
Racine NA $25,300 $12.20 $36,400 $17.50 NA
Sheboygan NA $17,300 $8.30 $18,900 $9.10 NA
Wausau NA $20,300 $9.80 $26,300 $12.60 NA