Equipment Operating Engineers

Median Salary: $39,800

Many equipment operating engineers across the nation share a few key professional traits. For example, integrity, initiative, and achievement/effort can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 368,200 individuals were employed as equipment operating engineers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these characteristics and receive top-notch 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 equipment operating engineers in the U.S. was $39,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $19.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about equipment operating engineers, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Equipment operating engineers should be skilled in:

  • Depth Perception
  • Oral Expression
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Speech Recognition
  • Problem Sensitivity

Different individuals go into different careers; equipment operating engineers are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Investigative

Working as an equipment operating engineer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanical
  • Public Safety and Security
  • English Language
  • 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 individuals employed as equipment operating engineers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of equipment operating engineers 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 150 $32,300 $15.50 $40,300 $19.40 17.1%
Auburn 240 $29,100 $14.00 $35,000 $16.80 79%
Birmingham 2,130 $34,200 $16.40 $41,800 $20.10 52.7%
Decatur 220 $36,600 $17.60 $40,800 $19.60 52.8%
Dothan 100 $30,800 $14.80 $39,800 $19.10 -39.6%
Florence 190 $30,500 $14.70 $34,700 $16.70 36.8%
Gadsden 170 $25,200 $12.10 $29,500 $14.20 71.4%
Huntsville 550 $34,600 $16.60 $40,900 $19.70 -5.7%
Mobile 680 $31,400 $15.10 $37,200 $17.90 39.3%
Montgomery 490 $27,600 $13.30 $31,700 $15.20 5.9%
Tuscaloosa 510 $31,700 $15.20 $37,300 $17.90 102.7%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 1,000 $61,200 $29.40 $72,900 $35.10 115.1%
Fairbanks 290 $65,100 $31.30 $72,600 $34.90 192.9%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 130 $45,800 $22.00 $56,600 $27.20 -18.6%
Lake Havasu City 200 $40,300 $19.40 $46,400 $22.30 53.2%
Phoenix 5,820 $46,000 $22.10 $52,300 $25.20 17.1%
Prescott 550 $44,200 $21.30 $48,800 $23.50 238%
Tucson 1,450 $40,500 $19.50 $46,500 $22.40 41.7%
Yuma 190 $42,700 $20.50 $50,200 $24.20 14.2%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 630 $29,400 $14.20 $33,300 $16.00 13.8%
Fort Smith 560 $32,300 $15.50 $38,900 $18.70 68.1%
Hot Springs 110 $27,000 $13.00 $31,800 $15.30 11.5%
Jonesboro 160 $29,400 $14.10 $32,300 $15.50 22.2%
Little Rock 1,150 $29,100 $14.00 $34,900 $16.80 23%
Pine Bluff 120 $31,300 $15.10 $37,000 $17.80 23.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 930 $46,500 $22.40 $56,300 $27.00 24.6%
Chico 160 $54,200 $26.10 $70,100 $33.70 -20%
El Centro 160 $48,100 $23.10 $58,700 $28.20 14.4%
Fresno 690 $60,600 $29.10 $75,100 $36.10 -24.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 6,200 $70,200 $33.70 $81,200 $39.00 -53.8%
Madera 70 $44,800 $21.50 $52,400 $25.20 -38.3%
Merced 120 $46,300 $22.30 $53,100 $25.50 -29.4%
Modesto 300 $50,900 $24.50 $63,300 $30.50 -31.7%
Napa 180 $59,400 $28.60 $69,400 $33.40 1.4%
Oakland 1,980 $71,400 $34.30 $81,100 $39.00 -29%
Oxnard 890 $61,600 $29.60 $80,100 $38.50 7.8%
Redding 270 $52,900 $25.40 $68,400 $32.90 57.1%
Riverside 3,820 $61,200 $29.40 $77,800 $37.40 13.3%
Sacramento 1,430 $61,600 $29.60 $72,300 $34.70 -40.3%
Salinas 230 $58,200 $28.00 $70,100 $33.70 -48.3%
San Diego 2,200 $60,700 $29.20 $77,100 $37.00 -39%
San Francisco (Area) 2,860 $71,400 $34.30 $81,000 $39.00 -48.7%
San Francisco (City) 880 $71,400 $34.30 $80,900 $38.90 -68.3%
San Jose 630 $65,300 $31.40 $73,500 $35.30 -74.9%
San Luis Obispo 260 $63,700 $30.60 $83,900 $40.30 -6.8%
Santa Barbara 420 $63,300 $30.40 $78,000 $37.50 -12.3%
Santa Cruz 70 $60,500 $29.10 $68,000 $32.70 -71.1%
Santa Rosa 630 $70,500 $33.90 $79,800 $38.40 25.6%
Stockton 420 $68,700 $33.00 $79,200 $38.10 -28.6%
Vallejo 310 $66,200 $31.80 $74,900 $36.00 -8.7%
Visalia 170 $47,100 $22.70 $54,200 $26.00 -53.6%
Yuba City 120 $69,500 $33.40 $80,800 $38.80 9%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 180 $41,400 $19.90 $50,400 $24.20 -60%
Colorado Springs 610 $40,400 $19.40 $46,600 $22.40 -12.3%
Denver 3,140 $43,100 $20.70 $49,900 $24.00 -8.7%
Fort Collins 410 $42,000 $20.20 $48,900 $23.50 12.1%
Grand Junction 360 $43,900 $21.10 $51,600 $24.80 100.7%
Greeley 580 $39,500 $19.00 $49,000 $23.50 159.9%
Pueblo 190 $42,100 $20.30 $51,000 $24.50 22.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 750 $58,300 $28.00 $67,900 $32.60 -42%
Hartford 1,190 $55,800 $26.80 $64,500 $31.00 -24.7%
New Haven 560 $52,700 $25.30 $62,600 $30.10 -43.9%
Norwich 230 $48,700 $23.40 $56,900 $27.40 -40.4%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Dover 210 $35,200 $16.90 $42,900 $20.60 27.1%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 5,570 $43,600 $21.00 $51,700 $24.90 -30.7%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 760 $31,600 $15.20 $37,300 $17.90 9.2%
Cape Coral 680 $35,100 $16.90 $40,300 $19.40 19.6%
Deltona 530 $33,400 $16.10 $40,700 $19.60 21.3%
Fort Walton Beach 150 $32,500 $15.60 $44,100 $21.20 -31.8%
Gainesville 200 $30,200 $14.50 $46,000 $22.10 -41.7%
Jacksonville 1,190 $32,200 $15.50 $38,000 $18.30 -27.6%
Lakeland 750 $33,300 $16.00 $41,800 $20.10 37.2%
Miami (Area) 3,730 $39,400 $19.00 $47,700 $22.90 -38.1%
Naples 390 $38,500 $18.50 $45,300 $21.80 22.2%
Ocala 410 $31,200 $15.00 $37,500 $18.00 54.9%
Orlando 1,860 $35,300 $17.00 $43,200 $20.80 -33.4%
Palm Bay 430 $33,600 $16.20 $37,900 $18.20 -21.1%
Palm Coast 30 $33,300 $16.00 $47,100 $22.60 -33.1%
Panama City 250 $29,200 $14.10 $37,000 $17.80 28.5%
Pensacola 330 $29,000 $14.00 $34,900 $16.80 -22.6%
Port St. Lucie 500 $34,300 $16.50 $39,300 $18.90 47.6%
Punta Gorda 170 $33,500 $16.10 $45,900 $22.10 57%
Sebastian 120 $30,300 $14.60 $36,800 $17.70 -5%
Tallahassee 280 $31,300 $15.00 $35,600 $17.10 -39.1%
Tampa 2,830 $31,100 $15.00 $36,200 $17.40 -11.4%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 310 $32,600 $15.70 $40,300 $19.40 81.2%
Athens 160 $30,800 $14.80 $36,500 $17.50 -28.3%
Atlanta 5,900 $32,800 $15.80 $39,300 $18.90 -8.6%
Augusta 410 $33,400 $16.10 $41,900 $20.10 -29.5%
Brunswick 180 $27,900 $13.40 $34,900 $16.80 55.5%
Columbus 380 $30,300 $14.60 $35,700 $17.20 18.8%
Dalton 150 $29,400 $14.20 $33,200 $15.90 -18.7%
Gainesville 310 $32,800 $15.70 $37,600 $18.10 53.9%
Hinesville 50 $44,800 $21.50 $53,500 $25.70 3%
Macon 400 $28,200 $13.60 $33,900 $16.30 47.5%
Rome 140 $36,800 $17.70 $46,900 $22.50 30.6%
Savannah 400 $30,300 $14.60 $35,200 $16.90 -5.4%
Valdosta 180 $27,800 $13.30 $32,500 $15.60 17.8%
Warner Robins 120 $31,100 $14.90 $36,500 $17.50 -26.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 910 $75,200 $36.10 $84,300 $40.50 -24.7%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 530 $36,400 $17.50 $40,900 $19.70 -28.7%
Coeur d'Alene 310 $38,600 $18.50 $44,400 $21.30 101.7%
Idaho Falls 170 $38,300 $18.40 $45,800 $22.00 18.8%
Lewiston 80 $44,900 $21.60 $52,000 $25.00 12.6%
Pocatello 80 $41,700 $20.10 $48,600 $23.40 -25.5%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington NA $33,500 $16.10 $55,500 $26.70 NA
Champaign 190 $55,100 $26.50 $62,400 $30.00 -30.7%
Chicago (Area) 8,220 $69,200 $33.30 $86,400 $41.60 -0.9%
Danville NA $32,000 $15.40 $58,900 $28.30 NA
Decatur 50 $79,600 $38.30 $98,500 $47.30 -70.4%
Kankakee 80 $90,300 $43.40 $98,000 $47.10 -35.5%
Peoria 380 $59,500 $28.60 $65,700 $31.60 -21.8%
Rockford 210 $65,800 $31.60 $76,700 $36.90 -48%
Springfield 260 $52,300 $25.10 $62,600 $30.10 -11.1%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 50 $37,200 $17.90 $49,200 $23.70 -54.2%
Bloomington 450 $42,400 $20.40 $57,700 $27.80 111.6%
Columbus 70 $45,900 $22.10 $62,600 $30.10 -40.6%
Elkhart 400 $54,300 $26.10 $67,400 $32.40 41.9%
Evansville 520 $51,400 $24.70 $58,200 $28.00 9.8%
Fort Wayne 700 $40,500 $19.50 $61,900 $29.80 22.4%
Indianapolis 3,240 $51,700 $24.90 $59,900 $28.80 32.2%
Kokomo 70 $35,700 $17.20 $39,100 $18.80 -34.5%
Lafayette 330 $37,500 $18.00 $45,800 $22.00 41.7%
Michigan City 170 $69,900 $33.60 $77,600 $37.30 38.9%
Muncie 70 $40,500 $19.50 $62,600 $30.10 -48.8%
South Bend 250 $45,000 $21.70 $68,100 $32.70 -31%
Terre Haute 170 $49,000 $23.60 $57,100 $27.40 -10.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 100 $35,000 $16.80 $44,600 $21.50 -17.5%
Cedar Rapids 340 $41,600 $20.00 $46,900 $22.50 -10.6%
Davenport 430 $54,500 $26.20 $60,300 $29.00 -16.9%
Des Moines 1,130 $47,400 $22.80 $54,600 $26.30 24.7%
Dubuque 160 $44,200 $21.30 $49,500 $23.80 11.9%
Iowa City 120 $29,800 $14.30 $38,700 $18.60 -47.9%
Sioux City 180 $38,900 $18.70 $47,400 $22.80 -10.5%
Waterloo 450 $43,700 $21.00 $49,300 $23.70 86.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 200 $37,900 $18.20 $45,900 $22.10 50.5%
Topeka 500 $34,800 $16.70 $43,600 $21.00 62.7%
Wichita 990 $30,600 $14.70 $35,400 $17.00 19.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 240 $38,000 $18.30 $45,600 $21.90 50.5%
Elizabethtown 80 $31,100 $14.90 $41,100 $19.80 -33.8%
Lexington 850 $40,600 $19.50 $51,900 $25.00 24.3%
Louisville 1,600 $38,700 $18.60 $47,600 $22.90 -4.6%
Owensboro 210 $38,500 $18.50 $50,400 $24.20 55.7%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 330 $33,100 $15.90 $41,300 $19.90 86.4%
Baton Rouge 2,170 $34,800 $16.70 $44,000 $21.20 110.6%
Houma 670 $38,400 $18.50 $43,000 $20.70 151.8%
Lafayette 650 $30,700 $14.80 $37,500 $18.00 56.7%
Lake Charles 480 $33,800 $16.20 $44,000 $21.20 90.7%
Monroe 250 $42,300 $20.30 $51,800 $24.90 16.7%
New Orleans 2,000 $36,800 $17.70 $45,500 $21.90 39.4%
Shreveport 450 $31,600 $15.20 $41,500 $20.00 -8.1%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 360 $36,100 $17.40 $41,000 $19.70 108%
Lewiston 110 $34,100 $16.40 $39,400 $18.90 -18.6%
Portland 670 $34,300 $16.50 $39,800 $19.10 20.8%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 3,400 $41,300 $19.90 $47,400 $22.80 -4.3%
Cumberland 110 $36,800 $17.70 $43,700 $21.00 -1.7%
Hagerstown 480 $38,000 $18.30 $45,800 $22.00 77.2%
Salisbury 120 $30,500 $14.70 $37,100 $17.80 -22%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 130 $44,200 $21.30 $50,100 $24.10 -51.9%
Boston (Area) 3,200 $51,000 $24.50 $60,800 $29.20 -45.2%
Pittsfield 40 $54,300 $26.10 $59,300 $28.50 -62%
Springfield 360 $52,000 $25.00 $67,700 $32.50 -55%
Worcester 520 $52,100 $25.10 $66,200 $31.80 -26.5%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 170 $47,600 $22.90 $53,500 $25.70 -68.4%
Battle Creek 200 $46,800 $22.50 $50,800 $24.40 34.1%
Bay City 50 $49,600 $23.90 $56,700 $27.30 -46.9%
Detroit (Area) 2,750 $50,900 $24.50 $59,200 $28.50 -43.2%
Flint 160 $56,900 $27.40 $65,700 $31.60 -58.7%
Grand Rapids 720 $35,900 $17.30 $40,600 $19.50 -30.4%
Holland NA $39,600 $19.00 $63,200 $30.40 NA
Jackson NA $46,900 $22.60 $51,200 $24.60 NA
Kalamazoo 180 $37,500 $18.00 $43,100 $20.70 -52.7%
Lansing 400 $39,000 $18.80 $49,000 $23.60 -29.3%
Monroe 170 $48,000 $23.10 $60,800 $29.20 58.1%
Muskegon 30 $39,300 $18.90 $44,100 $21.20 -80.9%
Niles 140 $36,200 $17.40 $51,600 $24.80 -16.2%
Saginaw 160 $41,300 $19.90 $45,300 $21.80 -30.4%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 860 $48,800 $23.50 $54,200 $26.10 147.3%
Minneapolis 4,000 $60,100 $28.90 $69,600 $33.50 -17.9%
Rochester 300 $47,200 $22.70 $54,800 $26.40 2.3%
St. Cloud 380 $40,700 $19.60 $51,700 $24.90 41.1%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 340 $30,300 $14.60 $35,600 $17.10 19.6%
Hattiesburg 220 $28,900 $13.90 $34,400 $16.50 39.2%
Jackson 930 $30,400 $14.60 $33,900 $16.30 34.5%
Pascagoula 310 $34,500 $16.60 $39,800 $19.10 95.5%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 360 $61,900 $29.80 $71,100 $34.20 53.6%
Jefferson City 160 $35,300 $17.00 $53,800 $25.90 -30.8%
Joplin 170 $43,300 $20.80 $59,200 $28.50 -20.4%
Kansas City 3,110 $52,900 $25.40 $62,800 $30.20 11.8%
Springfield 420 $41,000 $19.70 $49,400 $23.80 -21.5%
St. Joseph 280 $47,800 $23.00 $56,000 $26.90 94.7%
St. Louis 2,650 $56,100 $27.00 $62,300 $29.90 -27.7%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 460 $42,500 $20.40 $47,500 $22.80 104%
Great Falls 160 $39,000 $18.80 $45,400 $21.80 59.4%
Missoula 300 $36,400 $17.50 $43,300 $20.80 91.3%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 480 $33,400 $16.10 $37,800 $18.20 5.1%
Omaha 1,230 $35,600 $17.10 $42,200 $20.30 -3.7%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City NA $32,200 $15.50 $36,900 $17.70 NA
Las Vegas 1,800 $59,600 $28.70 $78,400 $37.70 -25.7%
Reno 790 $52,900 $25.40 $62,800 $30.20 41.4%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 100 $38,200 $18.40 $43,100 $20.70 -64.9%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 230 $80,700 $38.80 $87,900 $42.20 -42.6%
Ocean City 60 $45,400 $21.80 $55,700 $26.80 -44.9%
Trenton 230 $55,600 $26.70 $71,400 $34.40 -61.7%
Vineland 180 $57,300 $27.50 $73,900 $35.50 4.2%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 1,280 $33,800 $16.20 $39,100 $18.80 18.9%
Farmington 730 $44,800 $21.50 $55,700 $26.80 411.1%
Las Cruces 310 $30,000 $14.40 $38,400 $18.50 66.7%
Santa Fe 130 $34,300 $16.50 $40,400 $19.40 -24.8%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 1,120 $43,100 $20.70 $58,300 $28.00 -8.4%
Binghamton 250 $45,100 $21.70 $66,300 $31.90 -18.8%
Buffalo 1,160 $48,300 $23.20 $59,400 $28.60 -22.7%
Elmira 90 $46,600 $22.40 $52,600 $25.30 -14.5%
Glens Falls 210 $37,100 $17.90 $46,200 $22.20 41.5%
Ithaca 80 $44,500 $21.40 $53,400 $25.70 -41.9%
Kingston 240 $43,500 $20.90 $50,600 $24.30 41.6%
New York (Area) 10,350 $63,900 $30.70 $85,500 $41.10 -46.3%
Poughkeepsie 820 $50,100 $24.10 $63,000 $30.30 18.8%
Rochester 870 $45,400 $21.90 $55,700 $26.80 -36.9%
Syracuse 490 $46,800 $22.50 $57,000 $27.40 -43%
Utica 280 $40,900 $19.70 $58,200 $28.00 -22.2%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 560 $31,300 $15.10 $36,600 $17.60 17.7%
Burlington 120 $29,500 $14.20 $34,600 $16.70 -24.3%
Charlotte 1,790 $31,800 $15.30 $38,500 $18.50 -24.4%
Durham 360 $32,100 $15.40 $38,600 $18.60 -54.2%
Fayetteville 290 $30,500 $14.70 $38,600 $18.60 -19.5%
Goldsboro 120 $30,700 $14.70 $36,200 $17.40 -0.4%
Greensboro 590 $34,600 $16.60 $40,800 $19.60 -39.6%
Greenville 210 $31,500 $15.20 $36,500 $17.50 0.1%
Hickory 400 $33,400 $16.00 $37,300 $17.90 -2.2%
Jacksonville 130 $30,500 $14.70 $37,100 $17.80 7.5%
Raleigh 1,210 $32,600 $15.70 $38,400 $18.50 -13.7%
Wilmington 400 $31,700 $15.30 $37,100 $17.80 1.6%
Winston-Salem 630 $29,800 $14.30 $33,300 $16.00 9.5%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 170 $38,600 $18.60 $44,600 $21.40 -3.3%
Fargo 500 $38,600 $18.60 $43,000 $20.70 46.4%
Grand Forks 230 $40,300 $19.40 $47,100 $22.70 67.2%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 510 $56,400 $27.10 $63,700 $30.60 -44%
Canton 420 $49,800 $24.00 $58,500 $28.10 -10.9%
Cincinnati 2,150 $45,700 $22.00 $57,200 $27.50 -23.4%
Cleveland 1,820 $57,200 $27.50 $65,100 $31.30 -35.7%
Columbus 1,340 $42,000 $20.20 $50,800 $24.40 -47.6%
Dayton 600 $48,500 $23.30 $56,900 $27.40 -43.3%
Lima 90 $41,400 $19.90 $55,500 $26.70 -36.8%
Mansfield 160 $53,300 $25.60 $62,000 $29.80 8.3%
Sandusky 90 $46,800 $22.50 $54,900 $26.40 -8.3%
Springfield 100 $38,600 $18.60 $45,900 $22.10 -24.8%
Toledo 570 $57,400 $27.60 $63,200 $30.40 -31.4%
Youngstown 430 $37,900 $18.20 $54,200 $26.10 -30.5%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 230 $28,800 $13.80 $32,400 $15.60 96.8%
Oklahoma City 1,000 $32,800 $15.80 $38,600 $18.50 -36.9%
Tulsa 840 $32,800 $15.80 $37,700 $18.10 -29.2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 230 $40,300 $19.40 $45,600 $21.90 31.3%
Corvallis 30 $39,600 $19.00 $51,100 $24.60 -66.2%
Eugene 280 $45,200 $21.70 $54,200 $26.10 -29.1%
Medford 250 $40,400 $19.40 $46,200 $22.20 15.8%
Portland 2,010 $53,500 $25.70 $62,700 $30.20 -28.4%
Salem 410 $47,700 $23.00 $62,700 $30.20 -0.9%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 910 $38,800 $18.60 $50,200 $24.10 -1.7%
Altoona 160 $31,500 $15.10 $36,200 $17.40 -1.9%
Erie 320 $34,600 $16.70 $45,300 $21.80 -10.2%
Harrisburg 670 $37,200 $17.90 $43,700 $21.00 -23.2%
Johnstown 250 $35,900 $17.30 $46,900 $22.50 56.8%
Lancaster 710 $37,500 $18.00 $43,900 $21.10 11.4%
Lebanon 150 $35,800 $17.20 $44,200 $21.30 15.3%
Philadelphia (Area) 4,820 $47,800 $23.00 $64,400 $31.00 -32.9%
Pittsburgh 5,000 $42,700 $20.50 $53,800 $25.90 59.3%
Reading 360 $37,100 $17.80 $43,900 $21.10 -21.2%
Scranton 950 $37,100 $17.90 $44,300 $21.30 33.6%
State College 530 $35,200 $16.90 $41,800 $20.10 181.1%
Williamsport 200 $33,100 $15.90 $41,700 $20.00 38.8%
York 800 $39,300 $18.90 $45,400 $21.80 62.6%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 910 $54,700 $26.30 $65,800 $31.60 -30.1%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 90 $36,700 $17.60 $49,400 $23.80 -47.4%
Charleston 690 $34,000 $16.30 $39,200 $18.90 -12.2%
Columbia 800 $32,000 $15.40 $37,400 $18.00 -15.4%
Florence 190 $30,300 $14.60 $35,500 $17.10 -17.4%
Greenville 400 $32,500 $15.60 $38,800 $18.70 -52.5%
Myrtle Beach 440 $32,300 $15.50 $37,900 $18.20 41.8%
Spartanburg 210 $30,200 $14.50 $36,000 $17.30 -35.2%
Sumter 150 $28,600 $13.80 $33,100 $15.90 53.8%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 360 $36,500 $17.60 $41,900 $20.10 115%
Sioux Falls 390 $38,900 $18.70 $43,500 $20.90 3.4%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 380 $31,700 $15.20 $37,900 $18.20 -39.9%
Clarksville 390 $34,900 $16.80 $41,700 $20.00 75.7%
Cleveland 100 $30,100 $14.50 $36,700 $17.70 4%
Jackson 160 $31,900 $15.30 $36,300 $17.40 0%
Johnson City 50 $33,300 $16.00 $37,100 $17.80 -78.2%
Kingsport 350 $30,000 $14.40 $34,200 $16.40 6.9%
Knoxville 740 $34,000 $16.30 $40,400 $19.40 -18.7%
Memphis 830 $32,700 $15.70 $40,100 $19.30 -51.1%
Morristown 90 $31,200 $15.00 $39,200 $18.80 -26%
Nashville 1,510 $34,900 $16.80 $39,600 $19.00 -25.5%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 340 $25,000 $12.00 $31,200 $15.00 90.8%
Amarillo 270 $32,800 $15.80 $40,600 $19.50 -13.1%
Austin 2,110 $31,200 $15.00 $37,800 $18.20 -2.8%
Beaumont 690 $37,400 $18.00 $46,400 $22.30 52.6%
Brownsville 310 $22,800 $11.00 $26,300 $12.60 -10.8%
College Station 380 $28,500 $13.70 $35,300 $17.00 48.3%
Corpus Christi 620 $31,400 $15.10 $39,400 $19.00 24.3%
Dallas (Area) 6,550 $33,500 $16.10 $39,900 $19.20 -8.4%
El Paso 500 $26,800 $12.90 $32,800 $15.80 -34%
Houston 12,080 $32,600 $15.70 $42,000 $20.20 67.2%
Killeen 420 $28,900 $13.90 $36,400 $17.50 23.5%
Laredo 350 $29,600 $14.30 $45,100 $21.70 43.9%
Longview 620 $33,300 $16.00 $37,800 $18.20 134.5%
Lubbock 240 $28,200 $13.50 $31,900 $15.40 -32.6%
McAllen 630 $25,800 $12.40 $29,800 $14.30 2.3%
Midland 390 $33,400 $16.10 $44,600 $21.50 104.2%
Odessa 440 $32,500 $15.60 $40,400 $19.40 157.1%
San Angelo 150 $27,500 $13.20 $32,700 $15.70 24.1%
San Antonio 2,680 $29,100 $14.00 $33,000 $15.90 13.4%
Sherman NA $34,300 $16.50 $41,300 $19.90 NA
Texarkana 270 $29,500 $14.20 $35,300 $17.00 78.1%
Tyler 220 $31,300 $15.00 $37,100 $17.80 -14.4%
Victoria 290 $29,400 $14.10 $35,100 $16.90 117.1%
Waco 260 $29,100 $14.00 $36,900 $17.80 -8.3%
Wichita Falls 230 $32,400 $15.60 $37,500 $18.00 44.5%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 80 $34,100 $16.40 $37,500 $18.00 -38.7%
Ogden 460 $39,900 $19.20 $48,300 $23.20 -16.9%
Provo 1,240 $39,500 $19.00 $44,600 $21.40 154.3%
Salt Lake City 1,670 $37,600 $18.10 $43,400 $20.90 -2.7%
St. George 250 $36,700 $17.70 $40,600 $19.50 81.2%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 310 $36,800 $17.70 $41,100 $19.80 -2.1%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 210 $31,200 $15.00 $35,700 $17.20 19.1%
Charlottesville 440 $36,000 $17.30 $40,400 $19.40 68.7%
Danville 40 $30,400 $14.60 $34,800 $16.70 -66.9%
Harrisonburg 110 $30,600 $14.70 $33,500 $16.10 -32.2%
Lynchburg 270 $28,400 $13.70 $31,800 $15.30 -6%
Richmond 1,910 $33,000 $15.90 $39,300 $18.90 13.7%
Roanoke 360 $32,900 $15.80 $38,700 $18.60 -15.8%
Virginia Beach 1,980 $35,000 $16.80 $40,800 $19.60 -4.7%
Winchester 190 $34,100 $16.40 $39,500 $19.00 30.9%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 250 $63,800 $30.70 $81,100 $39.00 13.9%
Bremerton 330 $56,300 $27.10 $65,700 $31.60 47%
Kennewick 230 $46,000 $22.10 $55,200 $26.50 -13.2%
Longview 110 $56,700 $27.30 $69,100 $33.20 10.7%
Mount Vernon 70 $53,000 $25.50 $69,200 $33.30 -45.5%
Olympia 390 $39,600 $19.10 $62,900 $30.20 43.6%
Seattle (Area) 4,610 $59,900 $28.80 $69,900 $33.60 20.8%
Spokane 540 $46,900 $22.60 $60,100 $28.90 -6%
Wenatchee 170 $42,400 $20.40 $50,400 $24.20 47.8%
Yakima 190 $42,700 $20.50 $46,700 $22.50 -14.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 2,410 $47,700 $22.90 $54,900 $26.40 484.1%
Huntington 490 $46,700 $22.50 $60,100 $28.90 58.2%
Morgantown 440 $33,400 $16.00 $42,000 $20.20 172.9%
Parkersburg 470 $32,000 $15.40 $48,100 $23.10 141.3%
Weirton 170 $33,400 $16.00 $50,800 $24.40 44%
Wheeling 410 $31,100 $14.90 $53,400 $25.70 128.2%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 280 $41,700 $20.00 $55,000 $26.50 -14.8%
Eau Claire 210 $51,000 $24.50 $60,700 $29.20 -1.3%
Fond du Lac 230 $51,800 $24.90 $63,400 $30.50 89%
Green Bay 480 $47,500 $22.80 $59,800 $28.70 4.5%
Janesville 180 $46,900 $22.60 $56,000 $26.90 2.2%
La Crosse 90 $43,200 $20.80 $50,400 $24.20 -56.3%
Madison 530 $53,900 $25.90 $60,200 $28.90 -42.9%
Milwaukee 1,700 $59,800 $28.80 $66,100 $31.80 -26%
Oshkosh 280 $43,600 $21.00 $56,800 $27.30 16.3%
Racine 410 $45,200 $21.70 $56,400 $27.10 95%
Sheboygan 180 $53,000 $25.50 $62,000 $29.80 7.1%
Wausau 100 $41,400 $19.90 $59,300 $28.50 -49.9%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 150 $37,700 $18.10 $41,100 $19.80 29.2%
Cheyenne 170 $37,400 $18.00 $46,300 $22.30 43.9%