Elementary Educators

Median Salary: $50,500

Many elementary educators across the United States share a few important professional characteristics. For example, dependability, integrity, and persistence can be critical for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 1,544,300 folks were working as elementary educators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to utilize these attributes and receive good 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 elementary educators in the U.S. was $50,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $24.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about elementary educators, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Elementary educators should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Near Vision
  • Category Flexibility

Different folks go into different careers; elementary educators are typically:

  • Social
  • Conventional
  • Investigative

Working as an elementary educator requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • English Language
  • Psychology
  • History and Archeology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Customer and Personal Service

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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 elementary educators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of elementary educators 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 550 $46,200 $22.20 $51,900 $24.90 1.5%
Auburn 490 $47,800 $23.00 $52,700 $25.30 -12.2%
Birmingham 4,710 $48,200 $23.20 $55,900 $26.90 -19.4%
Decatur 850 $48,500 $23.30 $53,400 $25.70 40%
Dothan 580 $45,200 $21.70 $51,100 $24.60 -16.3%
Florence 880 $46,300 $22.30 $51,900 $25.00 47.9%
Gadsden 350 $44,800 $21.60 $49,700 $23.90 -14.8%
Huntsville 2,620 $47,100 $22.60 $57,000 $27.40 7.7%
Montgomery 1,980 $42,800 $20.60 $50,100 $24.10 2.8%
Tuscaloosa 970 $43,400 $20.90 $49,300 $23.70 -8.9%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 630 $40,000 $19.20 $47,000 $22.60 -6.1%
Lake Havasu City 1,070 $36,900 $17.80 $42,400 $20.40 94.4%
Phoenix 14,600 $40,500 $19.50 $50,800 $24.40 -30%
Prescott 900 $36,000 $17.30 $42,100 $20.20 32.7%
Tucson 4,060 $39,900 $19.20 $54,700 $26.30 -5%
Yuma 1,010 $37,600 $18.10 $46,100 $22.20 45.7%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 1,610 $44,200 $21.20 $50,200 $24.10 -30.4%
Fort Smith 1,460 $41,300 $19.90 $47,900 $23.00 5.1%
Hot Springs 390 $42,700 $20.50 $46,100 $22.20 -8.8%
Jonesboro 540 $41,800 $20.10 $50,200 $24.10 -3.5%
Little Rock 2,370 $44,700 $21.50 $53,700 $25.80 -39.4%
Pine Bluff 420 $43,200 $20.80 $47,600 $22.90 1.6%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 6,110 $59,800 $28.80 $73,400 $35.30 94.6%
Chico 1,510 $65,800 $31.60 $73,200 $35.20 83.9%
El Centro 1,210 $65,900 $31.70 $79,000 $38.00 101.7%
Fresno 5,140 $61,300 $29.50 $74,400 $35.80 34.5%
Hanford 1,110 $40,300 $19.40 $55,800 $26.80 143.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 64,630 $62,500 $30.10 $78,500 $37.70 -6.7%
Madera 1,080 $62,700 $30.10 $76,000 $36.50 139.8%
Merced 2,080 $59,000 $28.40 $71,300 $34.30 195.1%
Modesto 3,440 $66,400 $31.90 $79,000 $38.00 86%
Napa 1,050 $72,300 $34.80 $81,500 $39.20 43.3%
Oakland 12,520 $61,300 $29.50 $76,200 $36.60 6.9%
Oxnard 3,840 $64,000 $30.80 $80,000 $38.50 11%
Redding 1,150 $57,500 $27.60 $68,400 $32.90 58.7%
Riverside 25,240 $61,600 $29.60 $78,100 $37.50 78.3%
Sacramento 9,750 $55,300 $26.60 $69,700 $33.50 -3.2%
Salinas 3,460 $56,100 $27.00 $67,200 $32.30 88.2%
San Diego 12,630 $67,800 $32.60 $85,900 $41.30 -16.5%
San Francisco (Area) 18,520 $61,100 $29.40 $75,000 $36.10 -20.7%
San Francisco (City) 6,000 $60,800 $29.20 $73,800 $35.50 -48.4%
San Jose 9,960 $59,600 $28.70 $77,200 $37.10 -5.2%
San Luis Obispo 1,300 $61,000 $29.30 $72,300 $34.70 10.1%
Santa Barbara 2,000 $60,900 $29.30 $75,600 $36.40 -1.1%
Santa Cruz 1,160 $57,300 $27.50 $70,500 $33.90 16.1%
Santa Rosa 2,250 $58,300 $28.00 $68,700 $33.00 7.4%
Stockton 4,420 $52,900 $25.40 $67,400 $32.40 79.4%
Vallejo 1,860 $57,500 $27.60 $70,800 $34.00 28.8%
Visalia 2,360 $62,900 $30.20 $77,700 $37.30 51.6%
Yuba City 1,250 $63,000 $30.30 $84,300 $40.50 175.4%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 1,270 $50,200 $24.10 $59,000 $28.40 -31.2%
Colorado Springs 3,660 $43,000 $20.70 $51,800 $24.90 25.6%
Denver 10,980 $49,500 $23.80 $61,300 $29.50 -23.8%
Fort Collins 1,320 $46,100 $22.10 $55,400 $26.70 -13.4%
Greeley 1,080 $41,200 $19.80 $52,500 $25.30 16%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport NA $66,100 $31.80 $80,600 $38.80 NA
Hartford 5,710 $68,500 $33.00 $80,900 $38.90 -14.1%
New Haven 3,910 $69,200 $33.30 $83,600 $40.20 4.2%
Norwich 1,250 $66,200 $31.80 $77,000 $37.00 -21%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Dover 780 $45,300 $21.80 $55,900 $26.90 11.6%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Washington (Area) 30,700 $69,400 $33.40 $86,400 $41.60 -11.3%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Jacksonville 5,500 $43,200 $20.80 $53,200 $25.60 -20%
Miami (Area) 6,360 $44,000 $21.10 $55,200 $26.50 5.4%
Orlando 9,590 $49,200 $23.70 $60,900 $29.30 -18%
Sebastian 590 $57,300 $27.60 $67,400 $32.40 7.5%
Tallahassee 1,350 $55,100 $26.50 $64,100 $30.80 -29.3%
Tampa 11,960 $47,200 $22.70 $60,200 $29.00 -10.6%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 920 $51,900 $25.00 $61,400 $29.50 27.7%
Athens 1,260 $54,100 $26.00 $64,800 $31.10 35.6%
Atlanta 25,510 $52,800 $25.40 $62,900 $30.20 -5.8%
Augusta 2,450 $49,900 $24.00 $59,800 $28.80 1.5%
Brunswick 510 $50,100 $24.10 $59,300 $28.50 5.6%
Columbus 1,650 $49,500 $23.80 $58,000 $27.90 22.5%
Dalton 970 $51,000 $24.50 $61,600 $29.60 23%
Gainesville 960 $50,600 $24.30 $60,300 $29.00 14.4%
Hinesville 340 $47,200 $22.70 $54,900 $26.40 69.7%
Macon 1,080 $47,600 $22.90 $57,600 $27.70 -4.5%
Rome NA $52,600 $25.30 $62,100 $29.80 NA
Savannah 1,660 $48,400 $23.30 $56,600 $27.20 -6.5%
Valdosta 430 $47,400 $22.80 $55,900 $26.90 -32.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 7,120 $47,400 $22.80 $58,000 $27.90 39.9%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 2,670 $57,100 $27.50 $62,200 $29.90 -14.5%
Coeur d'Alene 480 $43,500 $20.90 $51,000 $24.50 -25.9%
Idaho Falls 980 $39,800 $19.10 $45,400 $21.80 67.3%
Lewiston 270 $49,800 $23.90 $55,100 $26.50 -5.9%
Pocatello NA $48,500 $23.30 $51,800 $24.90 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 740 $51,100 $24.50 $67,500 $32.50 -27.6%
Champaign 1,480 $45,800 $22.00 $58,600 $28.20 25.8%
Chicago (Area) 62,560 $53,300 $25.60 $70,000 $33.60 27.1%
Danville 440 $43,500 $20.90 $57,300 $27.60 31.6%
Decatur 630 $40,300 $19.40 $51,100 $24.60 -7.3%
Kankakee 780 $47,400 $22.80 $60,100 $28.90 56.9%
Peoria 2,680 $46,600 $22.40 $58,600 $28.20 33.2%
Rockford 2,850 $54,100 $26.00 $68,800 $33.10 67.7%
Springfield 1,530 $50,600 $24.30 $63,800 $30.70 22%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 700 $45,000 $21.60 $55,900 $26.90 55%
Bloomington 780 $52,300 $25.10 $61,800 $29.70 -12%
Elkhart 1,440 $42,900 $20.60 $56,800 $27.30 22.7%
Evansville 1,700 $48,800 $23.50 $61,000 $29.30 -14.6%
Fort Wayne 1,970 $47,800 $23.00 $59,900 $28.80 -18%
Indianapolis 8,330 $46,200 $22.20 $61,900 $29.80 -19.1%
Kokomo 490 $48,200 $23.20 $56,200 $27.00 9.7%
Lafayette 640 $52,400 $25.20 $60,700 $29.20 -33.9%
Michigan City 500 $47,600 $22.90 $58,400 $28.10 -0.8%
Muncie 390 $50,100 $24.10 $60,400 $29.10 -27.5%
South Bend 1,230 $47,900 $23.00 $58,300 $28.00 -19.2%
Terre Haute 710 $51,400 $24.70 $59,100 $28.40 -10.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 90 $45,100 $21.70 $54,400 $26.20 -81.7%
Cedar Rapids 1,200 $40,200 $19.30 $49,400 $23.70 -25.7%
Davenport 1,950 $46,200 $22.20 $59,800 $28.70 -9.7%
Des Moines 3,210 $40,600 $19.50 $58,700 $28.20 -15.6%
Dubuque 400 $35,900 $17.30 $44,700 $21.50 -33.7%
Iowa City 840 $41,700 $20.10 $50,500 $24.30 -14.6%
Sioux City 970 $40,200 $19.30 $47,900 $23.10 14.2%
Waterloo 980 $45,400 $21.80 $53,600 $25.80 -3.6%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 540 $41,100 $19.70 $48,000 $23.10 -3.8%
Topeka 1,350 $42,600 $20.50 $53,200 $25.60 3.8%
Wichita 4,070 $46,700 $22.50 $54,700 $26.30 16.3%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 660 $43,700 $21.00 $49,800 $24.00 0.1%
Elizabethtown 430 $47,900 $23.10 $55,700 $26.80 -15.8%
Lexington 2,090 $46,600 $22.40 $54,500 $26.20 -27%
Louisville 4,960 $49,700 $23.90 $60,500 $29.10 -29.3%
Owensboro 520 $45,900 $22.10 $55,800 $26.80 -6.6%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 870 $39,200 $18.90 $42,800 $20.60 15.8%
Baton Rouge 3,770 $45,100 $21.70 $51,400 $24.70 -12.8%
Houma 1,770 $41,800 $20.10 $47,700 $22.90 58.7%
Monroe 1,190 $42,900 $20.60 $48,500 $23.30 34%
New Orleans 5,770 $47,200 $22.70 $52,800 $25.40 -4.1%
Shreveport 2,710 $46,100 $22.10 $51,600 $24.80 32.3%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 640 $40,200 $19.30 $50,600 $24.30 -12.3%
Lewiston 530 $41,500 $20.00 $51,100 $24.60 -7.7%
Portland 1,700 $50,000 $24.00 $57,500 $27.70 -26.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 14,750 $55,900 $26.90 $69,900 $33.60 -0.9%
Cumberland 480 $49,600 $23.90 $60,400 $29.10 7.1%
Hagerstown 1,430 $51,600 $24.80 $68,100 $32.70 26.1%
Salisbury 590 $53,700 $25.80 $68,400 $32.90 -6.9%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 1,070 $60,300 $29.00 $68,300 $32.90 -4.4%
Boston (Area) NA $59,700 $28.70 $70,100 $33.70 NA
Pittsfield 330 $54,400 $26.20 $63,700 $30.60 -18.9%
Springfield 4,030 $55,700 $26.80 $64,000 $30.80 18.4%
Worcester 3,130 $57,900 $27.90 $67,700 $32.50 -3.8%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 1,660 $53,500 $25.70 $73,400 $35.30 -26%
Battle Creek 610 $48,500 $23.30 $61,100 $29.40 -1.5%
Bay City 390 $62,100 $29.90 $72,900 $35.10 -8%
Detroit (Area) 18,770 $55,200 $26.60 $73,800 $35.50 -9.3%
Flint 2,180 $49,700 $23.90 $66,500 $32.00 37.6%
Grand Rapids 3,340 $45,400 $21.80 $59,800 $28.80 -22.5%
Holland 1,260 $49,000 $23.50 $62,100 $29.90 6.5%
Jackson 820 $53,600 $25.80 $63,200 $30.40 29.8%
Kalamazoo 1,620 $46,800 $22.50 $59,800 $28.80 2.3%
Lansing 1,850 $51,500 $24.80 $65,000 $31.30 -22%
Monroe 720 $52,300 $25.10 $65,800 $31.60 60.9%
Muskegon 780 $56,100 $27.00 $67,900 $32.70 11.6%
Niles 650 $48,000 $23.10 $58,800 $28.30 -7.4%
Saginaw 710 $48,600 $23.40 $59,800 $28.80 -25.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 1,090 $49,900 $24.00 $58,900 $28.30 -25.3%
Minneapolis 16,740 $51,300 $24.60 $66,000 $31.80 -18.1%
Rochester 800 $47,000 $22.60 $57,500 $27.70 -35%
St. Cloud 870 $54,700 $26.30 $62,900 $30.20 -23.2%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 1,480 $43,300 $20.80 $50,600 $24.30 23%
Hattiesburg 710 $38,000 $18.30 $43,100 $20.70 6%
Jackson 1,430 $40,700 $19.60 $49,000 $23.50 -50.8%
Pascagoula 600 $40,600 $19.50 $46,600 $22.40 -8.1%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 560 $36,900 $17.70 $43,700 $21.00 -42.8%
Jefferson City 420 $33,000 $15.90 $38,400 $18.50 -56.4%
Joplin 1,020 $37,700 $18.10 $42,800 $20.60 12.5%
Kansas City 13,560 $41,800 $20.10 $52,200 $25.10 16.1%
Springfield 1,640 $38,200 $18.40 $46,500 $22.40 -26.1%
St. Joseph 500 $37,200 $17.90 $42,200 $20.30 -17.1%
St. Louis 13,060 $47,900 $23.00 $61,100 $29.40 -15.1%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 650 $41,400 $19.90 $48,200 $23.20 -32%
Great Falls NA $32,700 $15.70 $46,000 $22.10 NA
Missoula 530 $41,500 $20.00 $51,800 $24.90 -18.9%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 1,630 $45,900 $22.10 $55,800 $26.80 -14.8%
Omaha 4,220 $41,700 $20.00 $48,900 $23.50 -21%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Las Vegas NA $47,100 $22.70 $56,000 $26.90 NA
New Hampshire
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Manchester 840 $51,400 $24.70 $60,200 $28.90 -28.2%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 1,520 $52,500 $25.30 $69,900 $33.60 -7.4%
Ocean City 490 $63,300 $30.40 $75,800 $36.40 6.4%
Trenton 2,160 $56,700 $27.20 $69,500 $33.40 -15.5%
Vineland 1,040 $52,000 $25.00 $67,100 $32.20 47.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 3,850 $47,200 $22.70 $54,900 $26.40 -14.7%
Farmington 720 $47,600 $22.90 $52,600 $25.30 20.1%
Las Cruces 1,190 $58,000 $27.90 $73,800 $35.50 52.8%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 4,280 $54,200 $26.00 $71,100 $34.20 -16.6%
Binghamton 1,220 $53,600 $25.80 $67,400 $32.40 -6.5%
Buffalo 6,240 $51,600 $24.80 $69,400 $33.40 -1.2%
Elmira 530 $49,700 $23.90 $62,500 $30.10 20.3%
Glens Falls 840 $54,300 $26.10 $67,500 $32.40 35.5%
Ithaca 620 $52,100 $25.00 $67,400 $32.40 4.6%
Kingston 980 $72,200 $34.70 $86,100 $41.40 39.6%
New York (Area) 95,360 $65,400 $31.40 $82,000 $39.40 4.3%
Poughkeepsie 3,260 $64,600 $31.10 $78,900 $37.90 12%
Rochester 5,450 $51,500 $24.80 $62,800 $30.20 -5.9%
Syracuse 3,100 $56,500 $27.20 $67,600 $32.50 -14.4%
Utica 1,440 $52,900 $25.40 $67,600 $32.50 -4.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 1,130 $41,900 $20.10 $49,700 $23.90 -43.8%
Burlington 770 $39,200 $18.80 $46,500 $22.30 14.7%
Charlotte 7,530 $42,000 $20.20 $50,700 $24.40 -23.9%
Durham 2,730 $44,200 $21.20 $52,500 $25.20 -16.2%
Fayetteville 2,220 $37,100 $17.80 $45,200 $21.70 48.7%
Greensboro 2,370 $42,800 $20.60 $50,200 $24.10 -42.6%
Greenville 870 $40,200 $19.40 $50,000 $24.10 0.7%
Hickory 1,710 $42,100 $20.20 $48,800 $23.40 0.6%
Raleigh 5,400 $41,600 $20.00 $49,100 $23.60 -8.6%
Rocky Mount 680 $43,400 $20.90 $50,600 $24.40 -1.7%
Wilmington 2,030 $40,600 $19.50 $46,900 $22.60 22.8%
Winston-Salem 1,750 $41,200 $19.80 $48,600 $23.40 -27.9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 810 $44,300 $21.30 $55,500 $26.70 12.8%
Fargo 1,170 $47,300 $22.70 $55,500 $26.70 -17.7%
Grand Forks 690 $41,400 $19.90 $47,300 $22.80 21.4%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 2,730 $52,700 $25.40 $64,900 $31.20 -28.2%
Canton 1,460 $54,300 $26.10 $65,200 $31.40 -25.6%
Cincinnati 7,040 $50,800 $24.40 $63,300 $30.50 -40.2%
Cleveland 6,300 $58,700 $28.20 $71,900 $34.60 -46.9%
Columbus 6,980 $57,000 $27.40 $69,300 $33.30 -35%
Dayton 3,120 $51,000 $24.50 $63,200 $30.40 -29%
Lima 630 $46,500 $22.40 $55,800 $26.80 4.1%
Mansfield 370 $44,200 $21.30 $54,200 $26.10 -40.5%
Sandusky 280 $29,400 $14.10 $44,000 $21.10 -30.9%
Springfield 590 $57,400 $27.60 $65,500 $31.50 4.7%
Toledo 2,270 $55,300 $26.60 $64,800 $31.20 -34.7%
Youngstown 1,710 $52,300 $25.10 $61,800 $29.70 -34%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 600 $40,600 $19.50 $48,100 $23.10 23.8%
Oklahoma City 6,110 $41,000 $19.70 $53,000 $25.50 -8.5%
Tulsa 4,920 $41,900 $20.10 $49,300 $23.70 -1.7%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 490 $51,100 $24.60 $62,400 $30.00 -33%
Corvallis 310 $48,600 $23.40 $59,800 $28.80 -20.8%
Eugene 1,280 $53,800 $25.90 $63,000 $30.30 -23.5%
Medford 900 $53,900 $25.90 $63,600 $30.60 -2.1%
Portland 9,460 $51,400 $24.70 $62,800 $30.20 -19.4%
Salem 1,590 $47,900 $23.00 $56,400 $27.10 -8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 4,530 $56,000 $26.90 $72,100 $34.70 16%
Altoona 830 $42,800 $20.60 $57,100 $27.50 22.9%
Erie 2,010 $49,200 $23.60 $60,000 $28.80 34.6%
Harrisburg 2,440 $50,700 $24.40 $62,400 $30.00 -33.5%
Johnstown 1,000 $47,300 $22.80 $60,500 $29.10 49.7%
Lancaster 2,920 $55,300 $26.60 $67,500 $32.50 8.8%
Lebanon 650 $50,700 $24.40 $61,100 $29.40 17.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 30,400 $53,000 $25.50 $69,300 $33.30 -0.7%
Pittsburgh 12,470 $48,700 $23.40 $62,100 $29.80 -5.4%
Reading 2,110 $50,600 $24.30 $64,000 $30.80 9.3%
Scranton 2,590 $46,900 $22.60 $64,300 $30.90 -13.4%
State College 600 $51,000 $24.50 $61,900 $29.80 -23.5%
Williamsport 680 $51,500 $24.80 $64,400 $31.00 13.1%
York 2,710 $60,600 $29.10 $73,900 $35.50 32.2%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 5,950 $63,400 $30.50 $74,900 $36.00 -21.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 560 $44,100 $21.20 $52,600 $25.30 -17.3%
Charleston 3,330 $41,800 $20.10 $53,000 $25.50 0.4%
Columbia 4,540 $46,100 $22.20 $55,500 $26.70 14.8%
Florence 730 $45,200 $21.70 $52,900 $25.40 -22.4%
Greenville 3,500 $41,500 $20.00 $50,300 $24.20 -0.6%
Spartanburg 1,590 $46,200 $22.20 $55,500 $26.70 15.6%
Sumter 350 $43,100 $20.70 $50,500 $24.30 -12.2%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 550 $44,800 $21.50 $56,800 $27.30 -21.6%
Sioux Falls 970 $35,900 $17.30 $43,300 $20.80 -39.2%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 1,860 $47,100 $22.70 $56,100 $27.00 -29.3%
Clarksville 1,220 $52,400 $25.20 $63,300 $30.50 32.6%
Cleveland 560 $43,300 $20.80 $50,200 $24.10 32.2%
Jackson 650 $43,700 $21.00 $49,800 $23.90 -3.8%
Johnson City 820 $42,500 $20.40 $48,600 $23.40 -8.4%
Kingsport 1,270 $41,700 $20.00 $48,800 $23.50 -6.8%
Knoxville 3,020 $44,200 $21.30 $52,000 $25.00 -21.1%
Memphis 7,770 $48,900 $23.50 $56,800 $27.30 8.6%
Morristown 330 $43,300 $20.80 $48,600 $23.40 -37.8%
Nashville 7,310 $45,900 $22.10 $54,400 $26.10 -14.1%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 800 $43,200 $20.80 $49,700 $23.90 6.8%
Austin 11,280 $49,000 $23.50 $55,600 $26.80 24.1%
Beaumont 2,010 $48,300 $23.20 $54,900 $26.40 6.5%
Brownsville 2,830 $49,100 $23.60 $55,800 $26.90 94.5%
College Station 1,130 $44,600 $21.50 $53,400 $25.70 4.5%
Corpus Christi 2,090 $45,300 $21.80 $52,300 $25.10 -0.3%
Dallas (Area) 40,960 $51,300 $24.70 $57,600 $27.70 22.4%
El Paso 5,760 $50,700 $24.40 $56,700 $27.30 80.9%
Houston 37,830 $51,000 $24.50 $57,500 $27.70 24.8%
Killeen 2,570 $43,300 $20.80 $51,900 $25.00 79.5%
Longview 1,130 $43,500 $20.90 $48,500 $23.30 1.3%
Lubbock 1,420 $39,700 $19.10 $46,800 $22.50 -2.7%
McAllen 6,680 $50,000 $24.00 $59,200 $28.50 156.9%
Midland 910 $45,700 $22.00 $50,200 $24.10 14.3%
San Angelo 900 $49,600 $23.80 $57,300 $27.60 75%
San Antonio 12,220 $52,800 $25.40 $59,400 $28.60 23.5%
Sherman 660 $46,800 $22.50 $53,300 $25.60 35.3%
Texarkana 800 $40,500 $19.50 $47,100 $22.60 26.8%
Tyler 1,250 $42,400 $20.40 $50,000 $24.10 13.6%
Waco 1,200 $40,700 $19.60 $47,300 $22.70 1.9%
Wichita Falls 830 $42,100 $20.20 $48,900 $23.50 23.3%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 1,270 $42,900 $20.60 $51,500 $24.80 123%
Ogden 3,310 $48,500 $23.30 $59,000 $28.40 43.5%
Provo 2,710 $41,800 $20.10 $57,000 $27.40 32.5%
Salt Lake City 4,260 $46,700 $22.50 $56,700 $27.30 -40.9%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 1,030 $54,800 $26.40 $67,500 $32.50 -21.6%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 660 $47,700 $22.90 $58,600 $28.20 -11.5%
Charlottesville 1,230 $53,700 $25.80 $70,800 $34.10 11.4%
Danville 610 NA NA NA NA 31.6%
Lynchburg 1,360 $40,300 $19.40 $47,800 $23.00 15.2%
Richmond 5,030 $53,200 $25.60 $62,300 $30.00 -28.7%
Roanoke 1,510 $51,800 $24.90 $61,400 $29.50 -16.5%
Virginia Beach 7,930 $51,100 $24.60 $64,700 $31.10 -8.8%
Winchester NA $43,400 $20.90 $51,900 $25.00 NA
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 810 $52,300 $25.10 $65,400 $31.40 -10.8%
Bremerton 990 $58,500 $28.10 $66,500 $32.00 3.9%
Kennewick 1,190 $54,900 $26.40 $64,400 $31.00 7%
Longview 400 $55,400 $26.60 $65,600 $31.50 -1.4%
Mount Vernon 440 $56,400 $27.10 $64,600 $31.10 -15.4%
Olympia 800 $57,000 $27.40 $63,900 $30.70 -29.4%
Seattle (Area) 12,560 $57,200 $27.50 $67,600 $32.50 -16.6%
Spokane 1,720 $57,700 $27.80 $65,800 $31.60 -28.7%
Wenatchee 440 $55,600 $26.70 $63,200 $30.40 -6%
Yakima 1,510 $54,100 $26.00 $65,500 $31.50 58.2%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 1,030 $44,900 $21.60 $49,700 $23.90 -40.6%
Huntington 1,460 $45,500 $21.90 $52,200 $25.10 12.3%
Morgantown 590 $42,700 $20.50 $48,300 $23.20 -11.4%
Parkersburg 820 $45,600 $21.90 $51,600 $24.80 0.5%
Weirton 660 $46,200 $22.20 $52,300 $25.10 31.4%
Wheeling 490 $48,200 $23.20 $55,800 $26.80 -36.1%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 1,030 $54,900 $26.40 $63,500 $30.50 -24.7%
Eau Claire 700 $51,100 $24.60 $59,500 $28.60 -22.5%
Fond du Lac NA $50,200 $24.10 $62,100 $29.90 NA
Green Bay 1,280 $48,400 $23.30 $60,100 $28.90 -33.7%
Janesville 1,030 $49,500 $23.80 $60,200 $28.90 40.2%
La Crosse 640 $43,100 $20.70 $54,700 $26.30 -23.6%
Madison 2,590 $47,900 $23.00 $56,200 $27.00 -33.4%
Milwaukee 8,530 $56,100 $27.00 $69,000 $33.20 -11.7%
Oshkosh 780 $49,400 $23.70 $58,800 $28.30 -23.5%
Racine 640 $43,900 $21.10 $55,900 $26.90 -27.1%
Sheboygan 500 $45,400 $21.80 $56,200 $27.00 -26.9%
Wausau 650 $56,800 $27.30 $70,400 $33.80 -18.5%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 530 $56,400 $27.10 $64,800 $31.10 3.7%