Engineers and Architects

Median Salary: $68,800

Many engineers and architects across the United States share a few important professional characteristics. For example, NA can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 2,412,730 folks were working as engineers and architects nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these attributes and receive excellent training, particularly if you're ready to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for engineers and architects in the U.S. was $68,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $33.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about engineers and architects, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

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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 engineers and architects). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of engineers and architects 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 660 $60,500 $29.10 $80,300 $38.60 -22.9%
Auburn 600 $57,400 $27.60 $76,700 $36.90 -31.8%
Birmingham 6,940 $62,400 $30.00 $82,600 $39.70 -24%
Decatur 830 $61,500 $29.60 $83,500 $40.20 -12.5%
Dothan 700 $61,700 $29.60 $77,700 $37.40 -34.9%
Florence 460 $52,700 $25.30 $70,600 $34.00 -50.8%
Gadsden 280 $53,800 $25.90 $71,400 $34.30 -56.6%
Huntsville 17,410 $86,400 $41.50 $108,400 $52.10 358.8%
Mobile 3,340 $63,900 $30.70 $86,100 $41.40 4.5%
Montgomery 2,670 $54,300 $26.10 $76,000 $36.50 -11.4%
Tuscaloosa 1,190 $53,300 $25.60 $73,800 $35.50 -28.5%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Anchorage 5,370 $85,100 $40.90 $115,700 $55.60 75.6%
Fairbanks 670 $73,700 $35.40 $92,200 $44.30 2.4%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 680 NA NA NA NA -35.2%
Lake Havasu City 310 $54,900 $26.40 $76,100 $36.60 -63.5%
Phoenix 39,860 $67,400 $32.40 $90,400 $43.50 22.4%
Prescott 340 $53,000 $25.50 $69,700 $33.50 -68.3%
Tucson 9,700 $69,800 $33.50 $94,000 $45.20 45.1%
Yuma NA $57,700 $27.70 $75,600 $36.30 NA
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 2,350 $51,700 $24.80 $67,400 $32.40 -35.1%
Fort Smith 1,170 $63,000 $30.30 $84,200 $40.50 -45.9%
Hot Springs 460 $67,100 $32.30 $93,300 $44.80 -30%
Jonesboro 300 $45,600 $21.90 $57,300 $27.60 -65.4%
Little Rock 4,030 $58,200 $28.00 $74,900 $36.00 -34.1%
Pine Bluff 340 $63,700 $30.60 $84,400 $40.60 -48.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 6,670 $82,800 $39.80 $104,500 $50.30 36%
Chico 540 $62,800 $30.20 $84,400 $40.60 -58.3%
El Centro 300 $63,000 $30.30 $85,300 $41.00 -68.2%
Fresno 3,560 $73,100 $35.10 $94,100 $45.20 -40.5%
Hanford 270 $58,500 $28.10 $70,900 $34.10 -61.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 108,430 $80,300 $38.60 $104,900 $50.40 15.6%
Madera 230 $57,200 $27.50 $72,900 $35.00 -67.1%
Merced 240 $68,000 $32.70 $85,300 $41.00 -78%
Modesto 1,160 $67,000 $32.20 $84,900 $40.80 -59.8%
Napa 780 $73,900 $35.50 $94,400 $45.40 -32.2%
Oakland 28,380 $84,200 $40.50 $108,100 $52.00 55.1%
Oxnard 7,650 $83,900 $40.30 $107,200 $51.50 41.6%
Redding 860 $72,700 $35.00 $96,900 $46.60 -24.1%
Riverside 13,130 $71,900 $34.60 $93,000 $44.70 -40.7%
Sacramento 17,200 $82,000 $39.40 $104,700 $50.30 9.3%
Salinas 1,100 $70,900 $34.10 $96,200 $46.30 -61.8%
San Diego 35,740 $78,200 $37.60 $100,900 $48.50 51.3%
San Francisco (Area) 45,770 $83,200 $40.00 $106,800 $51.40 25.5%
San Francisco (City) 17,390 $82,100 $39.50 $105,500 $50.70 -4.2%
San Jose 50,760 $96,400 $46.30 $125,800 $60.50 209.2%
San Luis Obispo 1,840 $72,900 $35.00 $97,300 $46.80 -0.1%
Santa Barbara 4,340 $78,200 $37.60 $105,900 $50.90 37.7%
Santa Cruz 930 $73,400 $35.30 $101,600 $48.80 -40.7%
Santa Rosa 3,620 $74,500 $35.80 $95,400 $45.90 10.8%
Stockton 1,950 $74,400 $35.80 $93,200 $44.80 -49.4%
Vallejo 1,530 $70,200 $33.70 $91,400 $43.90 -32.2%
Visalia 680 $59,700 $28.70 $80,200 $38.60 -72.2%
Yuba City 540 $82,300 $39.60 $100,600 $48.30 -23.3%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 7,610 $83,300 $40.10 $111,500 $53.60 164.1%
Colorado Springs 7,370 $73,900 $35.50 $97,500 $46.90 61.9%
Denver 31,090 $74,600 $35.80 $100,000 $48.10 38.1%
Fort Collins 4,320 $77,900 $37.40 $106,200 $51.00 81.9%
Grand Junction 810 $58,500 $28.10 $77,100 $37.10 -30.3%
Greeley 1,220 $64,200 $30.90 $82,900 $39.80 -16%
Pueblo 860 $72,400 $34.80 $91,900 $44.20 -17.5%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 9,110 $69,400 $33.40 $89,200 $42.90 10.2%
Hartford 12,720 $73,800 $35.50 $90,200 $43.40 22.5%
New Haven 4,990 $66,200 $31.80 $84,800 $40.80 -32.7%
Norwich 5,490 $71,800 $34.50 $94,400 $45.40 121.6%
Delaware
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Dover 970 $56,400 $27.10 $75,400 $36.20 -11.6%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Washington (Area) 69,290 $84,600 $40.70 $113,000 $54.30 34.8%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 2,610 $57,500 $27.60 $77,200 $37.10 -42.9%
Cape Coral 2,090 $53,100 $25.60 $70,000 $33.60 -43.7%
Deltona 1,750 $50,100 $24.10 $66,600 $32.00 -39%
Fort Walton Beach 3,540 $73,500 $35.40 $98,500 $47.40 150.3%
Gainesville 1,860 $54,400 $26.20 $73,600 $35.40 -16.7%
Jacksonville 9,230 $62,600 $30.10 $83,400 $40.10 -14%
Lakeland 2,170 $54,300 $26.10 $75,300 $36.20 -39.6%
Miami (Area) 26,950 $61,000 $29.30 $80,500 $38.70 -31.4%
Naples 920 $59,000 $28.30 $84,500 $40.60 -56.7%
Ocala 1,110 $47,800 $23.00 $69,900 $33.60 -36.1%
Orlando 16,650 $58,500 $28.10 $81,200 $39.10 -8.9%
Palm Bay 12,890 $74,500 $35.80 $98,000 $47.10 257.8%
Palm Coast 150 $56,500 $27.20 $66,300 $31.90 -51.2%
Panama City 1,960 $73,300 $35.30 $97,700 $47.00 54.6%
Pensacola 2,260 $50,400 $24.20 $65,700 $31.60 -19.6%
Port St. Lucie 1,270 $53,500 $25.70 $74,900 $36.00 -42.9%
Punta Gorda 220 NA NA NA NA -68.3%
Sebastian 500 $50,100 $24.10 $72,300 $34.80 -40.7%
Tallahassee 2,660 $54,100 $26.00 $74,000 $35.60 -10.6%
Tampa 17,920 $58,400 $28.10 $79,000 $38.00 -14.2%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 480 $61,800 $29.70 $76,900 $37.00 -57.6%
Athens 600 $58,800 $28.20 $82,900 $39.90 -58.4%
Atlanta 38,980 $65,500 $31.50 $87,300 $42.00 -7.9%
Augusta 5,440 $80,600 $38.80 $100,600 $48.40 44.3%
Brunswick 320 $59,000 $28.40 $74,200 $35.70 -57.7%
Columbus 1,470 $48,700 $23.40 $70,000 $33.60 -29.8%
Dalton 350 $60,500 $29.10 $78,600 $37.80 -71.7%
Gainesville 660 $55,200 $26.50 $75,800 $36.50 -50%
Hinesville 340 $56,400 $27.10 $69,100 $33.20 8.2%
Macon 770 $60,100 $28.90 $76,000 $36.50 -56.1%
Rome 230 $50,000 $24.10 $77,400 $37.20 -67.3%
Savannah 2,310 $64,200 $30.90 $84,300 $40.50 -16.7%
Valdosta 290 $47,800 $23.00 $66,000 $31.70 -70.7%
Warner Robins 2,850 $72,600 $34.90 $90,500 $43.50 173.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Honolulu 7,380 $72,100 $34.70 $88,900 $42.70 -7.2%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 7,950 $66,100 $31.80 $86,000 $41.40 63.1%
Coeur d'Alene 1,070 $56,100 $27.00 $79,900 $38.40 6.6%
Idaho Falls 580 $67,800 $32.60 $100,900 $48.50 -36.3%
Lewiston 260 $51,600 $24.80 $67,600 $32.50 -43.2%
Pocatello 400 $58,700 $28.20 $79,100 $38.00 -39.4%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Bloomington 620 $65,300 $31.40 $82,100 $39.50 -61%
Champaign 1,260 $58,100 $28.00 $78,500 $37.80 -31.3%
Chicago (Area) 63,810 $67,900 $32.60 $88,100 $42.30 -23.4%
Danville 220 $55,300 $26.60 $67,600 $32.50 -56.9%
Kankakee 270 $67,000 $32.20 $95,800 $46.10 -64.5%
Peoria 3,460 $63,600 $30.60 $81,400 $39.10 10.1%
Rockford 2,070 $62,800 $30.20 $81,800 $39.30 -22.1%
Springfield 1,200 $65,100 $31.30 $80,300 $38.60 -38.8%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Anderson 190 $58,700 $28.20 $77,800 $37.40 -72.9%
Bloomington 1,600 $52,600 $25.30 $68,500 $32.90 15.7%
Columbus 2,530 $66,600 $32.00 $84,500 $40.60 231.3%
Elkhart 1,310 $49,300 $23.70 $63,700 $30.60 -28.9%
Evansville 2,620 $61,900 $29.80 $79,100 $38.00 -15.4%
Fort Wayne 3,600 $59,000 $28.40 $77,000 $37.00 -4.3%
Indianapolis 14,340 $60,900 $29.30 $78,600 $37.80 -10.8%
Kokomo 1,260 $81,400 $39.20 $97,100 $46.70 80.9%
Lafayette 1,330 $66,000 $31.70 $82,600 $39.70 -12.6%
Michigan City 590 $50,600 $24.30 $65,400 $31.40 -26.1%
Muncie 390 $68,500 $32.90 $89,600 $43.10 -54%
South Bend 1,530 $58,200 $28.00 $78,800 $37.90 -35.5%
Terre Haute 560 $57,400 $27.60 $77,100 $37.10 -55%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 790 $60,200 $28.90 $77,800 $37.40 1.9%
Cedar Rapids 4,060 $61,300 $29.50 $76,800 $36.90 60.8%
Davenport 2,970 $66,400 $31.90 $85,700 $41.20 -12.2%
Des Moines 3,300 $59,900 $28.80 $76,500 $36.80 -44.6%
Dubuque 830 $69,300 $33.30 $83,500 $40.10 -12%
Iowa City 810 $57,900 $27.80 $72,200 $34.70 -47.4%
Sioux City 460 $55,700 $26.80 $74,000 $35.60 -65.3%
Waterloo 1,730 $71,000 $34.20 $86,800 $41.70 8.7%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Lawrence 530 $56,200 $27.00 $76,400 $36.70 -39.8%
Topeka 1,320 $54,600 $26.20 $70,700 $34.00 -34.9%
Wichita 10,820 $67,900 $32.60 $88,800 $42.70 98.1%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Bowling Green 600 $55,500 $26.70 $71,200 $34.30 -41.2%
Elizabethtown 520 $56,200 $27.00 $67,200 $32.30 -36.1%
Lexington 5,740 $62,600 $30.10 $85,400 $41.00 28.4%
Louisville 8,530 $60,300 $29.00 $80,700 $38.80 -22.2%
Owensboro 530 $58,400 $28.10 $79,600 $38.30 -39.9%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Alexandria NA $56,300 $27.10 $74,400 $35.80 NA
Baton Rouge 10,850 $68,600 $33.00 $93,200 $44.80 60.9%
Houma 1,480 $59,800 $28.80 $81,600 $39.20 -15.2%
Lafayette 3,220 $57,300 $27.60 $83,800 $40.30 19.3%
Lake Charles 1,550 $67,800 $32.60 $88,900 $42.70 -6.5%
Monroe 1,020 $44,400 $21.40 $71,000 $34.10 -26.8%
New Orleans 10,630 $65,000 $31.30 $87,900 $42.30 13%
Shreveport 1,850 $56,100 $27.00 $73,600 $35.40 -42.3%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Bangor 700 $51,600 $24.80 $70,300 $33.80 -38.5%
Lewiston 390 $59,000 $28.40 $73,700 $35.50 -55.7%
Portland 3,490 $59,900 $28.80 $79,000 $38.00 -3.7%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Baltimore 29,620 $69,100 $33.20 $93,200 $44.80 27.4%
Cumberland 460 $62,400 $30.00 $79,400 $38.20 -34.9%
Hagerstown 750 $60,500 $29.10 $78,400 $37.70 -57.6%
Salisbury 820 $61,600 $29.60 $80,900 $38.90 -16.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Barnstable Town 1,170 $68,300 $32.80 $89,900 $43.20 -33.1%
Boston (Area) 70,950 $72,100 $34.70 $93,500 $45.00 48.3%
Pittsfield 650 $67,500 $32.50 $91,600 $44.00 2.1%
Springfield 3,630 $63,500 $30.60 $82,200 $39.50 -31.7%
Worcester 4,780 $67,100 $32.20 $85,200 $41.00 -21.2%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Ann Arbor 5,020 $69,100 $33.20 $89,200 $42.90 42.8%
Battle Creek 1,140 $61,200 $29.40 $83,200 $40.00 17.1%
Bay City 460 $61,600 $29.60 $75,400 $36.20 -30.1%
Detroit (Area) 68,600 $77,300 $37.10 $96,100 $46.20 108%
Flint 1,770 $64,600 $31.00 $86,000 $41.30 -28.6%
Grand Rapids 8,790 $59,700 $28.70 $76,600 $36.80 30.6%
Holland 4,630 $60,500 $29.10 $78,700 $37.80 149.7%
Jackson 1,290 $59,400 $28.50 $75,800 $36.40 30.8%
Kalamazoo 3,370 $68,100 $32.70 $87,700 $42.10 35.9%
Lansing 3,040 $61,500 $29.60 $75,700 $36.40 -17.8%
Monroe 810 $66,600 $32.00 $87,000 $41.80 16.6%
Muskegon 1,020 $54,000 $26.00 $68,900 $33.10 -7%
Niles 1,870 $63,200 $30.40 $79,200 $38.10 71.6%
Saginaw 1,620 $68,200 $32.80 $84,500 $40.60 7.6%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Duluth 1,740 $57,400 $27.60 $70,200 $33.80 -24.1%
Minneapolis 36,610 $67,200 $32.30 $86,700 $41.70 14.6%
Rochester 1,470 $69,600 $33.40 $92,100 $44.30 -23.2%
St. Cloud 820 $54,500 $26.20 $67,100 $32.20 -53.6%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Gulfport 1,940 $60,600 $29.10 $82,900 $39.90 3%
Hattiesburg 470 $51,300 $24.70 $73,800 $35.50 -55%
Jackson 3,740 $54,400 $26.20 $71,200 $34.20 -17.6%
Pascagoula 2,890 $58,400 $28.10 $72,800 $35.00 181.8%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Columbia 840 $56,900 $27.40 $74,500 $35.80 -45%
Jefferson City 2,040 $55,300 $26.60 $71,300 $34.30 36.8%
Joplin 690 $51,700 $24.90 $73,000 $35.10 -51.6%
Kansas City 20,790 $64,500 $31.00 $84,900 $40.80 13.9%
Springfield 1,630 $51,900 $25.00 $72,000 $34.60 -53%
St. Joseph 450 $57,800 $27.80 $79,100 $38.00 -52.7%
St. Louis 22,430 $68,600 $33.00 $88,900 $42.80 -6.7%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Billings 1,410 $53,300 $25.60 $72,200 $34.70 -5.5%
Great Falls 340 $58,200 $28.00 $71,200 $34.20 -48.7%
Missoula 660 $48,700 $23.40 $65,200 $31.30 -36%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Lincoln 2,840 $58,100 $27.90 $73,600 $35.40 -5%
Omaha 5,490 $59,100 $28.40 $81,700 $39.30 -34.2%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Carson City 750 $63,200 $30.40 $78,100 $37.60 40.8%
Las Vegas 9,340 $68,100 $32.70 $88,000 $42.30 -41.1%
Reno 2,450 $63,800 $30.70 $85,600 $41.10 -33.4%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 1,820 $63,800 $30.70 $83,000 $39.90 -1.3%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 870 $79,500 $38.20 $104,700 $50.40 -66%
Ocean City 190 $62,900 $30.30 $81,500 $39.20 -73.7%
Trenton 3,980 $78,200 $37.60 $98,700 $47.50 -0.2%
Vineland 330 $66,400 $31.90 $82,900 $39.90 -69.9%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albuquerque 13,930 $72,400 $34.80 $100,200 $48.20 97.6%
Farmington 830 $57,300 $27.50 $83,500 $40.10 -11.1%
Las Cruces 1,920 $62,500 $30.00 $85,600 $41.20 58%
Santa Fe 1,020 $63,200 $30.40 $80,900 $38.90 -13.3%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Albany 7,660 $67,300 $32.40 $85,800 $41.20 -4.5%
Binghamton 5,240 $72,000 $34.60 $92,900 $44.70 156.1%
Buffalo 7,270 $63,900 $30.70 $82,400 $39.60 -26.4%
Elmira 760 $58,900 $28.30 $74,900 $36.00 10.8%
Glens Falls 520 $58,500 $28.10 $75,700 $36.40 -46.3%
Ithaca 900 $62,900 $30.20 $78,800 $37.90 -2.6%
Kingston 310 $60,100 $28.90 $73,800 $35.50 -71.6%
New York (Area) 94,460 $75,000 $36.10 $99,400 $47.80 -27.4%
Poughkeepsie 4,930 $72,300 $34.80 $100,600 $48.40 8.6%
Rochester 11,160 $63,500 $30.50 $81,800 $39.30 23.4%
Syracuse 7,060 $70,400 $33.80 $92,100 $44.30 24.8%
Utica 1,630 $62,800 $30.20 $85,400 $41.10 -30.7%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 2,080 $52,900 $25.40 $71,100 $34.20 -33.5%
Burlington 330 $58,100 $27.90 $76,800 $36.90 -68.8%
Charlotte 12,560 $64,200 $30.90 $83,500 $40.10 -18.8%
Durham 6,820 $71,500 $34.40 $99,400 $47.80 34.1%
Fayetteville 1,360 $56,800 $27.30 $75,600 $36.40 -41.7%
Goldsboro 270 $53,800 $25.90 $68,500 $32.90 -66.8%
Greensboro 4,070 $63,200 $30.40 $83,900 $40.30 -36.8%
Greenville 640 $61,200 $29.40 $73,200 $35.20 -52.3%
Hickory 1,250 $54,700 $26.30 $70,600 $33.90 -53.2%
Jacksonville 290 $54,500 $26.20 $69,600 $33.40 -63.5%
Raleigh 11,840 $62,700 $30.20 $81,400 $39.20 28.5%
Rocky Mount 660 $57,900 $27.90 $72,700 $34.90 -39.3%
Wilmington 2,110 $67,300 $32.30 $90,600 $43.60 -18.3%
Winston-Salem 2,070 $58,200 $28.00 $76,200 $36.60 -45.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 1,080 $53,900 $25.90 $70,600 $33.90 -4.4%
Fargo 2,020 $53,500 $25.70 $71,200 $34.20 -9.2%
Grand Forks 540 $50,300 $24.20 $67,000 $32.20 -39.3%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 5,570 $61,200 $29.40 $79,500 $38.20 -6.2%
Canton 2,340 $61,300 $29.50 $78,800 $37.90 -23.7%
Cincinnati 17,360 $67,300 $32.30 $87,900 $42.20 -5.5%
Cleveland 16,580 $65,200 $31.30 $84,500 $40.60 -10.5%
Columbus 14,770 $62,200 $29.90 $80,600 $38.80 -11.9%
Dayton 10,040 $73,400 $35.30 $101,700 $48.90 46.1%
Lima 680 $69,500 $33.40 $86,300 $41.50 -27.6%
Mansfield 780 $56,800 $27.30 $69,700 $33.50 -19.4%
Sandusky 350 $67,300 $32.40 $86,000 $41.40 -44.6%
Springfield 230 $56,000 $26.90 $70,800 $34.10 -74.5%
Toledo 4,900 $62,100 $29.90 $80,200 $38.50 -9.6%
Youngstown 1,880 $52,600 $25.30 $70,800 $34.10 -53.7%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 250 $54,400 $26.20 $77,300 $37.20 -66.8%
Oklahoma City 10,290 $65,800 $31.60 $88,500 $42.50 -1.3%
Tulsa 7,820 $63,000 $30.30 $83,800 $40.30 0%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 890 $61,400 $29.50 $80,400 $38.70 -22.5%
Corvallis 1,300 $62,100 $29.90 $78,400 $37.70 115.1%
Eugene 1,560 $56,900 $27.30 $72,100 $34.70 -40.5%
Medford 550 $53,200 $25.60 $70,400 $33.90 -61.8%
Portland 26,870 $70,300 $33.80 $92,400 $44.40 46.4%
Salem 1,380 $59,400 $28.60 $75,600 $36.30 -48.8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 4,720 $60,200 $29.00 $75,700 $36.40 -22.5%
Altoona 640 $54,700 $26.30 $68,900 $33.10 -39.4%
Erie 2,780 $55,100 $26.50 $67,200 $32.30 19.3%
Harrisburg 6,460 $66,100 $31.80 $84,800 $40.80 12.6%
Johnstown 1,480 $63,300 $30.40 $83,800 $40.30 41.3%
Lancaster 2,740 $59,100 $28.40 $76,900 $37.00 -34.6%
Lebanon 380 $60,200 $28.90 $78,600 $37.80 -55.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 46,980 $71,500 $34.40 $95,300 $45.80 -4.6%
Pittsburgh 25,340 $65,200 $31.40 $85,900 $41.30 23.1%
Reading 2,710 $63,300 $30.50 $84,800 $40.80 -9.9%
Scranton 3,030 $59,800 $28.80 $79,600 $38.30 -35.1%
State College 1,350 $59,500 $28.60 $82,400 $39.60 9.7%
Williamsport 700 $53,400 $25.70 $70,700 $34.00 -24.6%
York 3,460 $57,700 $27.70 $76,800 $36.90 8%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 10,390 $71,400 $34.40 $93,300 $44.90 -7.7%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 1,230 $61,300 $29.50 $73,600 $35.40 15.2%
Charleston 7,110 $60,600 $29.20 $82,000 $39.40 37.1%
Columbia 5,700 $60,300 $29.00 $79,800 $38.40 -7.7%
Florence 1,030 $62,500 $30.10 $82,600 $39.70 -30.3%
Greenville 7,470 $66,500 $32.00 $86,200 $41.50 35.9%
Myrtle Beach 820 $52,100 $25.00 $70,300 $33.80 -59.8%
Spartanburg 1,740 $62,300 $30.00 $79,500 $38.20 -19.2%
Sumter 550 $59,600 $28.70 $74,000 $35.60 -13.4%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 840 $54,800 $26.30 $73,700 $35.40 -24.4%
Sioux Falls 1,200 $53,200 $25.60 $69,600 $33.50 -51.4%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 2,030 $58,500 $28.10 $75,900 $36.50 -50.7%
Clarksville 1,120 $61,300 $29.50 $78,500 $37.80 -21.8%
Cleveland 270 $65,200 $31.30 $86,600 $41.60 -59%
Jackson 490 $55,400 $26.60 $73,100 $35.10 -53.3%
Johnson City 840 $62,000 $29.80 $87,800 $42.20 -40.1%
Kingsport 1,850 $62,700 $30.10 $80,800 $38.90 -13.3%
Knoxville 6,300 $68,000 $32.70 $95,300 $45.80 5.3%
Memphis 5,530 $66,000 $31.70 $86,200 $41.40 -50.6%
Morristown 240 $55,000 $26.50 $65,800 $31.60 -71.1%
Nashville 8,500 $60,400 $29.00 $78,800 $37.90 -36.1%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 540 $54,600 $26.30 $73,800 $35.50 -53.6%
Amarillo 1,540 $64,500 $31.00 $87,500 $42.10 -23.3%
Austin 23,770 $66,500 $32.00 $93,900 $45.20 67.3%
Beaumont 5,940 $66,200 $31.80 $94,100 $45.20 101.3%
Brownsville 760 $43,500 $20.90 $62,600 $30.10 -66.5%
College Station NA $42,900 $20.60 $66,100 $31.80 NA
Corpus Christi 2,670 $67,200 $32.30 $88,900 $42.80 -18.8%
Dallas (Area) 65,380 $71,200 $34.20 $95,200 $45.70 24.4%
El Paso 3,310 $50,900 $24.50 $67,700 $32.60 -33.5%
Houston 86,350 $79,000 $38.00 $111,700 $53.70 82.4%
Killeen 1,420 $60,500 $29.10 $84,400 $40.60 -36.7%
Laredo 410 $43,000 $20.70 $65,400 $31.50 -74.4%
Longview 1,450 $60,800 $29.20 $83,100 $40.00 -16.8%
Lubbock 1,030 $49,800 $24.00 $67,400 $32.40 -55.1%
McAllen 1,110 $46,300 $22.30 $65,600 $31.60 -72.6%
Midland 1,840 $77,300 $37.20 $115,900 $55.70 47.6%
Odessa 680 $61,200 $29.40 $81,800 $39.30 -38.6%
San Angelo 440 $48,100 $23.10 $71,500 $34.40 -45.1%
San Antonio 12,830 $59,200 $28.50 $81,900 $39.40 -17%
Sherman 630 $58,200 $28.00 $80,100 $38.50 -17.3%
Texarkana 340 $55,000 $26.40 $70,500 $33.90 -65.9%
Tyler 1,250 $43,900 $21.10 $67,700 $32.60 -26.9%
Victoria 880 $66,900 $32.20 $91,200 $43.80 -0.1%
Waco 1,210 $57,600 $27.70 $76,400 $36.70 -34.2%
Wichita Falls 700 $51,000 $24.50 $71,500 $34.40 -33.1%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 860 $54,500 $26.20 $78,000 $37.50 -4%
Ogden 4,530 $70,600 $33.90 $90,000 $43.30 25.9%
Provo 2,330 $59,400 $28.60 $79,700 $38.30 -27.1%
Salt Lake City 12,620 $63,900 $30.70 $84,300 $40.50 12.1%
St. George 400 $55,300 $26.60 $71,500 $34.40 -54.7%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 3,640 $73,100 $35.10 $97,500 $46.90 77%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 1,540 $59,200 $28.50 $78,800 $37.90 31.5%
Charlottesville 1,910 $56,500 $27.10 $79,500 $38.20 11.2%
Danville 300 NA NA NA NA -58.4%
Harrisonburg 410 $50,600 $24.30 $68,400 $32.90 -62.2%
Lynchburg 2,790 $61,700 $29.70 $80,600 $38.70 51.3%
Richmond 10,730 $65,200 $31.30 $86,500 $41.60 -2.5%
Roanoke 1,750 $60,200 $28.90 $77,600 $37.30 -38%
Virginia Beach 21,860 $67,600 $32.50 $87,300 $42.00 61%
Winchester 820 $58,300 $28.10 $79,300 $38.10 -15%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 1,300 $65,100 $31.30 $83,200 $40.00 -8.4%
Bremerton 3,950 $81,500 $39.20 $93,400 $44.90 165%
Kennewick 5,380 $84,400 $40.60 $103,200 $49.60 209%
Longview 340 $66,400 $31.90 $81,800 $39.30 -47%
Mount Vernon 910 $72,600 $34.90 $95,700 $46.00 13.4%
Olympia 1,750 $68,900 $33.10 $82,800 $39.80 -1.3%
Seattle (Area) 55,150 $73,400 $35.30 $93,200 $44.80 38.1%
Spokane 3,110 $60,200 $28.90 $76,600 $36.80 -17.3%
Wenatchee 450 $62,000 $29.80 $74,800 $36.00 -39.3%
Yakima 730 $60,200 $28.90 $73,600 $35.40 -50.9%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 2,450 $56,500 $27.20 $74,800 $36.00 -9.2%
Huntington 1,010 $59,600 $28.70 $78,300 $37.70 -50.5%
Morgantown 960 $62,000 $29.80 $89,900 $43.20 -8%
Parkersburg 850 $63,400 $30.50 $83,700 $40.20 -33.2%
Weirton 290 $58,600 $28.20 $81,200 $39.00 -62.9%
Wheeling 580 $57,300 $27.60 $78,900 $38.00 -50.8%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 2,330 $60,900 $29.30 $78,500 $37.70 9.3%
Eau Claire 1,440 $56,000 $26.90 $72,300 $34.80 2.9%
Fond du Lac 900 $60,800 $29.20 $71,100 $34.20 13.3%
Green Bay 2,670 $62,100 $29.80 $79,900 $38.40 -11.7%
Janesville 660 $57,400 $27.60 $72,300 $34.80 -42.7%
La Crosse 1,030 $54,300 $26.10 $66,400 $31.90 -21.1%
Madison 7,050 $62,000 $29.80 $82,700 $39.70 15.9%
Milwaukee 15,660 $62,900 $30.30 $79,800 $38.30 3.8%
Oshkosh 1,930 $61,500 $29.60 $77,900 $37.50 20.5%
Racine 1,030 $61,800 $29.70 $82,500 $39.70 -24.2%
Sheboygan 2,090 $55,300 $26.60 $73,400 $35.30 94.9%
Wausau 1,170 $56,200 $27.00 $72,100 $34.70 -5.9%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 800 $70,100 $33.70 $89,200 $42.90 7.9%
Cheyenne 630 $63,600 $30.60 $77,900 $37.50 -20.7%