image/svg+xml
  1. Home
  2. Occupation Statistics and Projections
  3. Occupation: Executive Assistants

Executive Assistants

Median Salary: $41,700

Many executive assistants across the nation share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, integrity, concern for others, and self control can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 1,361,170 individuals were employed as executive assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're looking to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for executive assistants in the U.S. was $41,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $20.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about executive assistants, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

Executive assistants should be skilled in:

  • Written Comprehension
  • Written Expression
  • Speech Clarity
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Inductive Reasoning

Different individuals go into different careers; executive assistants are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising
  • Social

Working as an executive assistant requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administration and Management

Related Occupations

« Return to Career Information

Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as executive assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of executive assistants 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 80 $39,300 $18.90 $53,900 $25.90 -83.1%
Auburn 160 $47,000 $22.60 $62,100 $29.90 -68.5%
Birmingham 2,630 $43,200 $20.80 $51,600 $24.80 -48.9%
Decatur 130 $38,500 $18.50 $44,600 $21.50 -76.3%
Dothan 210 $38,900 $18.70 $45,700 $22.00 -65.9%
Florence 110 $40,300 $19.40 $46,000 $22.10 -78.9%
Gadsden 90 $43,700 $21.00 $50,700 $24.40 -74.5%
Huntsville 1,280 $43,100 $20.70 $51,100 $24.60 -40.2%
Mobile 670 $39,800 $19.10 $47,100 $22.60 -62.9%
Montgomery 1,090 $41,100 $19.80 $50,300 $24.20 -36.1%
Tuscaloosa 360 $41,900 $20.20 $49,900 $24.00 -61.9%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 2,460 $43,200 $20.80 $54,000 $26.00 42.8%
Fairbanks 430 $40,500 $19.50 $49,800 $23.90 17.4%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 720 $34,100 $16.40 $40,700 $19.60 21.9%
Lake Havasu City 460 $31,800 $15.30 $38,900 $18.70 -4.3%
Phoenix 22,300 $38,000 $18.30 $46,300 $22.30 21.4%
Prescott 800 $31,700 $15.20 $38,300 $18.40 33.3%
Tucson 3,890 $36,500 $17.60 $45,500 $21.90 3.2%
Yuma 500 $32,300 $15.60 $39,400 $18.90 -18.6%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 1,540 $35,300 $17.00 $42,700 $20.50 -24.6%
Fort Smith 660 $32,300 $15.50 $39,200 $18.80 -46.4%
Hot Springs 290 $34,500 $16.60 $45,100 $21.70 -21.1%
Jonesboro 250 $29,700 $14.30 $39,200 $18.80 -49.2%
Little Rock 3,630 $32,700 $15.70 $40,300 $19.40 5.2%
Pine Bluff 180 $31,100 $14.90 $38,500 $18.50 -50.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 2,240 $40,300 $19.40 $49,100 $23.60 -19.2%
Chico 730 $37,000 $17.80 $45,100 $21.70 -0.1%
El Centro 380 $43,100 $20.70 $51,800 $24.90 -27.5%
Fresno 2,750 $38,700 $18.60 $47,600 $22.90 -18.5%
Hanford 150 $36,600 $17.60 $44,700 $21.50 -61.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 82,780 $46,100 $22.10 $57,700 $27.70 45.2%
Madera 280 $38,500 $18.50 $45,500 $21.90 -28.4%
Merced 400 $41,300 $19.90 $48,100 $23.10 -35.9%
Modesto 1,560 $43,800 $21.10 $50,900 $24.50 -4.2%
Napa 1,010 $45,100 $21.70 $54,700 $26.30 55.5%
Oakland 14,900 $48,800 $23.50 $59,800 $28.70 44.4%
Oxnard 4,600 $44,400 $21.40 $56,500 $27.20 50.8%
Redding 830 $36,500 $17.50 $43,500 $20.90 29.4%
Riverside 11,220 $42,800 $20.60 $52,900 $25.50 -10.1%
Sacramento 11,190 $43,700 $21.00 $53,100 $25.50 26%
Salinas 1,530 $44,700 $21.50 $54,100 $26.00 -5.7%
San Diego 18,720 $43,000 $20.70 $53,900 $25.90 40.4%
San Francisco (Area) 34,330 $51,400 $24.70 $63,400 $30.50 67.1%
San Francisco (City) 19,430 $54,000 $26.00 $67,000 $32.20 89.7%
San Jose 14,290 $52,600 $25.30 $66,300 $31.90 54.2%
San Luis Obispo 1,310 $40,500 $19.50 $47,100 $22.60 26.1%
Santa Barbara 2,450 $45,100 $21.70 $56,000 $26.90 37.7%
Santa Cruz 1,230 $43,800 $21.10 $52,000 $25.00 38.9%
Santa Rosa 2,430 $44,800 $21.50 $55,500 $26.70 31.7%
Stockton 1,900 $41,400 $19.90 $49,900 $24.00 -12.7%
Vallejo 1,340 $42,300 $20.40 $51,500 $24.70 5.4%
Visalia 930 $37,300 $17.90 $44,500 $21.40 -32.4%
Yuba City 380 $43,900 $21.10 $52,900 $25.40 -6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 2,450 $46,600 $22.40 $59,200 $28.50 50.6%
Colorado Springs 3,360 $38,600 $18.60 $47,600 $22.90 31%
Denver 17,570 $45,400 $21.90 $54,900 $26.40 38.3%
Fort Collins 1,600 $40,300 $19.40 $50,300 $24.20 19.2%
Grand Junction 660 $40,800 $19.60 $51,800 $24.90 -0.1%
Greeley 790 $43,200 $20.80 $55,200 $26.50 -3.3%
Pueblo 520 $39,200 $18.90 $46,800 $22.50 -10.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 6,630 $48,100 $23.10 $58,500 $28.10 8.6%
Hartford 8,010 $47,400 $22.80 $57,600 $27.70 36.8%
New Haven 3,950 $47,200 $22.70 $56,900 $27.40 -6.5%
Norwich 770 $45,100 $21.70 $51,900 $24.90 -44.6%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 240 $39,900 $19.20 $48,200 $23.20 -61.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 37,090 $50,800 $24.40 $61,400 $29.50 21.5%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 2,870 $38,200 $18.40 $45,400 $21.80 11.3%
Cape Coral 2,340 $39,100 $18.80 $48,900 $23.50 11.7%
Deltona 1,540 $34,100 $16.40 $41,600 $20.00 -4.5%
Fort Walton Beach 680 $33,200 $16.00 $41,200 $19.80 -14.6%
Gainesville 1,820 $39,100 $18.80 $47,000 $22.60 44.6%
Jacksonville 6,540 $37,800 $18.20 $45,900 $22.00 7.9%
Lakeland 1,790 $36,200 $17.40 $43,500 $20.90 -11.7%
Miami (Area) 28,410 $40,100 $19.30 $50,600 $24.30 23.9%
Naples 1,240 $41,500 $20.00 $50,200 $24.10 4.2%
Ocala 850 $33,700 $16.20 $41,200 $19.80 -13.3%
Orlando 11,640 $37,500 $18.10 $45,900 $22.10 12.9%
Palm Bay 2,160 $36,900 $17.80 $44,600 $21.40 6.4%
Palm Coast 160 $34,600 $16.60 $40,800 $19.60 -5.7%
Panama City 610 $33,800 $16.30 $43,100 $20.70 -14.4%
Pensacola 1,620 $34,500 $16.60 $42,400 $20.40 2.4%
Port St. Lucie 1,200 $39,200 $18.90 $48,000 $23.10 -4.3%
Punta Gorda 370 $35,200 $16.90 $41,900 $20.10 -6.2%
Sebastian 460 $35,400 $17.00 $42,800 $20.60 -3.4%
Tallahassee 3,530 $35,000 $16.80 $43,000 $20.70 110%
Tampa 12,470 $37,400 $18.00 $46,100 $22.20 5.8%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 490 $34,700 $16.70 $43,500 $20.90 -23.4%
Athens 800 $36,800 $17.70 $44,300 $21.30 -1.7%
Atlanta 37,180 $41,300 $19.90 $51,100 $24.60 55.8%
Augusta 1,790 $35,600 $17.10 $43,200 $20.80 -15.8%
Brunswick 430 $35,600 $17.10 $41,200 $19.80 1.3%
Columbus 1,360 $33,500 $16.10 $40,200 $19.30 14.6%
Dalton 590 $35,500 $17.10 $40,200 $19.30 -15.4%
Gainesville 780 $39,300 $18.90 $47,000 $22.60 5%
Hinesville 160 $34,200 $16.40 $41,000 $19.70 -11.9%
Macon 940 $35,400 $17.00 $42,000 $20.20 -5.2%
Rome 350 $35,700 $17.10 $42,700 $20.60 -9.5%
Savannah 2,110 $34,000 $16.40 $41,400 $19.90 34.9%
Valdosta 370 $34,000 $16.40 $38,800 $18.70 -34.2%
Warner Robins 310 $37,300 $17.90 $44,700 $21.50 -47.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 3,870 $42,800 $20.60 $53,700 $25.80 -13.8%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 3,320 $35,600 $17.10 $42,900 $20.60 20.6%
Coeur d'Alene 590 $31,200 $15.00 $38,900 $18.70 4.5%
Idaho Falls 520 $31,400 $15.10 $36,800 $17.70 0.9%
Lewiston 210 $35,600 $17.10 $40,800 $19.60 -18.5%
Pocatello 450 $33,700 $16.20 $41,000 $19.70 21.4%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 1,020 $42,100 $20.20 $51,600 $24.80 13.6%
Champaign 1,270 $43,000 $20.70 $54,900 $26.40 21.9%
Chicago (Area) 50,410 $42,900 $20.60 $53,900 $25.90 -3.8%
Danville 180 $34,000 $16.30 $46,100 $22.10 -38.8%
Decatur 580 $40,700 $19.60 $48,300 $23.20 -4%
Kankakee 370 $36,900 $17.80 $42,000 $20.20 -16.4%
Peoria 1,780 $34,600 $16.60 $40,800 $19.60 0.6%
Rockford 1,030 $37,600 $18.10 $45,800 $22.00 -31.5%
Springfield 1,940 $49,000 $23.50 $59,800 $28.70 75.7%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 250 $32,400 $15.60 $41,800 $20.10 -36.1%
Bloomington 600 $32,500 $15.60 $39,500 $19.00 -23.1%
Columbus 240 $38,000 $18.30 $44,000 $21.20 -43.3%
Elkhart 590 $36,800 $17.70 $44,700 $21.50 -42.8%
Evansville 1,420 $34,800 $16.70 $41,900 $20.10 -19.1%
Fort Wayne 1,220 $36,700 $17.60 $43,700 $21.00 -42.4%
Indianapolis 8,980 $38,300 $18.40 $46,300 $22.30 -1%
Kokomo 250 $42,600 $20.50 $51,500 $24.80 -37.6%
Lafayette 730 $38,400 $18.50 $45,900 $22.10 -14.6%
Michigan City 270 $34,400 $16.50 $38,900 $18.70 -40.7%
Muncie 300 $35,900 $17.30 $42,600 $20.50 -37.7%
South Bend 1,680 $35,200 $16.90 $40,700 $19.60 25.2%
Terre Haute 410 $39,200 $18.90 $47,100 $22.60 -41.6%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 420 $41,500 $20.00 $50,500 $24.30 -3.3%
Cedar Rapids 1,170 $38,000 $18.30 $44,400 $21.30 -17.8%
Davenport 1,520 $36,200 $17.40 $45,200 $21.80 -20.4%
Des Moines 3,750 $41,800 $20.10 $50,600 $24.40 11.8%
Dubuque 280 $34,000 $16.30 $41,800 $20.10 -46.8%
Iowa City 730 $40,600 $19.50 $48,800 $23.50 -16.1%
Sioux City 420 $33,100 $15.90 $40,200 $19.30 -44.5%
Waterloo 620 $36,500 $17.50 $42,000 $20.20 -30.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 700 $34,300 $16.50 $39,900 $19.20 41.5%
Topeka 2,450 $33,600 $16.10 $38,400 $18.40 114%
Wichita 2,710 $37,200 $17.90 $44,800 $21.60 -12.1%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 560 $34,100 $16.40 $41,800 $20.10 -3.3%
Elizabethtown 430 $29,600 $14.20 $37,400 $18.00 -6.1%
Lexington 2,730 $34,800 $16.80 $42,000 $20.20 8.2%
Louisville 6,200 $33,800 $16.20 $40,700 $19.60 0.1%
Owensboro 450 $32,200 $15.50 $39,100 $18.80 -8.4%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 660 $29,900 $14.40 $37,800 $18.20 -0.2%
Baton Rouge 4,460 $33,100 $15.90 $40,900 $19.60 17.2%
Houma 690 $32,400 $15.60 $39,400 $18.90 -30.2%
Lafayette 1,410 $32,400 $15.60 $38,500 $18.50 -7.1%
Lake Charles 800 $35,800 $17.20 $42,200 $20.30 -14.8%
Monroe 680 $30,600 $14.70 $36,400 $17.50 -13.1%
New Orleans 4,370 $33,800 $16.20 $40,700 $19.60 -17.7%
Shreveport 1,750 $33,000 $15.90 $40,300 $19.40 -3.2%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 300 $39,700 $19.10 $47,200 $22.70 -52.7%
Lewiston 210 $35,400 $17.00 $42,100 $20.20 -58.9%
Portland 1,170 $40,500 $19.50 $47,500 $22.80 -42.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 12,200 $46,000 $22.10 $54,900 $26.40 -7%
Cumberland 200 $39,300 $18.90 $45,800 $22.00 -50.1%
Hagerstown 390 $36,400 $17.50 $44,300 $21.30 -61.6%
Salisbury 330 $39,200 $18.80 $45,500 $21.90 -40.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 1,090 $40,200 $19.30 $48,300 $23.20 10.5%
Boston (Area) 34,030 $45,900 $22.00 $54,500 $26.20 -15.6%
Pittsfield 220 $41,300 $19.80 $50,200 $24.10 -38.3%
Springfield 1,850 $42,200 $20.30 $50,600 $24.30 -38.5%
Worcester 2,490 $45,300 $21.80 $53,500 $25.70 -14.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 2,850 $41,500 $19.90 $49,100 $23.60 43.6%
Battle Creek 280 $38,800 $18.70 $49,800 $24.00 -49.1%
Bay City 360 $39,000 $18.80 $45,700 $22.00 -3.2%
Detroit (Area) 17,200 $44,000 $21.20 $52,000 $25.00 -8.2%
Flint 1,020 $40,700 $19.60 $49,500 $23.80 -26.8%
Grand Rapids 2,480 $39,000 $18.70 $46,800 $22.50 -34.8%
Holland 750 $38,700 $18.60 $45,800 $22.00 -27.8%
Jackson 370 $40,000 $19.20 $48,000 $23.10 -34.2%
Kalamazoo 1,100 $37,300 $17.90 $45,400 $21.80 -21.2%
Lansing 2,730 $42,900 $20.60 $50,000 $24.00 30.7%
Monroe 230 $36,000 $17.30 $43,800 $21.10 -42.5%
Muskegon 330 $35,500 $17.10 $42,100 $20.30 -46%
Niles 480 $37,400 $18.00 $43,000 $20.70 -22.6%
Saginaw 650 $38,200 $18.40 $47,200 $22.70 -23.5%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 990 $39,300 $18.90 $45,900 $22.10 -23.4%
Minneapolis 21,600 $44,200 $21.30 $51,700 $24.90 19.9%
Rochester 1,130 $40,300 $19.40 $44,800 $21.50 4.5%
St. Cloud 790 $37,500 $18.00 $43,600 $21.00 -20.5%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 570 $33,000 $15.80 $40,900 $19.70 -46.3%
Hattiesburg 300 $31,500 $15.10 $39,800 $19.10 -48.8%
Jackson 2,130 $33,000 $15.90 $40,400 $19.40 -16.8%
Pascagoula 220 $33,700 $16.20 $39,900 $19.20 -62.4%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 1,150 $33,700 $16.20 $40,600 $19.50 32.5%
Jefferson City 1,360 $32,800 $15.80 $38,700 $18.60 61.7%
Joplin 240 $32,200 $15.50 $39,100 $18.80 -69.9%
Kansas City 9,390 $39,700 $19.10 $47,500 $22.80 -8.7%
Springfield 980 $34,100 $16.40 $41,400 $19.90 -49.7%
St. Joseph 260 $36,400 $17.50 $44,900 $21.60 -52.3%
St. Louis 10,180 $41,400 $19.90 $51,000 $24.50 -24.9%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 520 $32,800 $15.70 $40,600 $19.50 -38.8%
Great Falls 220 $30,100 $14.50 $37,900 $18.20 -41.7%
Missoula 550 $32,900 $15.80 $41,600 $20.00 -4.3%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 2,090 $34,700 $16.70 $40,300 $19.40 23.7%
Omaha 3,960 $36,100 $17.30 $42,300 $20.30 -16%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 110 $50,000 $24.00 $57,200 $27.50 -64.3%
Las Vegas 3,660 $46,300 $22.30 $57,300 $27.60 -59.1%
Reno 860 $45,700 $22.00 $53,400 $25.70 -58.7%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 670 $44,400 $21.40 $51,700 $24.90 -35.8%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 450 $53,400 $25.70 $60,700 $29.20 -69.2%
Ocean City 110 $49,000 $23.60 $57,800 $27.80 -72.3%
Trenton 2,410 $50,700 $24.40 $59,300 $28.50 7%
Vineland 120 $50,400 $24.20 $59,300 $28.50 -81.4%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 2,890 $38,500 $18.50 $48,800 $23.50 -27.3%
Farmington 190 $38,300 $18.40 $47,600 $22.90 -64.5%
Las Cruces 160 $41,400 $19.90 $49,700 $23.90 -76.6%
Santa Fe 660 $49,800 $24.00 $59,700 $28.70 -1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 6,690 $44,000 $21.20 $53,100 $25.50 47.8%
Binghamton 980 $37,000 $17.80 $45,600 $21.90 -15.2%
Buffalo 5,240 $40,600 $19.50 $49,400 $23.80 -5.8%
Elmira 270 $38,400 $18.40 $48,500 $23.30 -29.9%
Glens Falls 350 $38,400 $18.50 $45,200 $21.70 -36.4%
Ithaca 440 $42,900 $20.60 $53,000 $25.50 -15.5%
Kingston 630 $41,800 $20.10 $49,800 $24.00 1.4%
New York (Area) 117,140 $52,700 $25.30 $63,100 $30.30 6.9%
Poughkeepsie 2,570 $42,900 $20.60 $51,700 $24.90 0.4%
Rochester 5,470 $41,700 $20.00 $50,100 $24.10 7.3%
Syracuse 3,590 $41,100 $19.80 $51,100 $24.50 12.5%
Utica 1,020 $38,900 $18.70 $46,500 $22.30 -22.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 1,850 $34,900 $16.80 $41,400 $19.90 4.8%
Burlington 490 $38,000 $18.30 $45,700 $22.00 -18.5%
Charlotte 11,300 $38,700 $18.60 $46,800 $22.50 29.4%
Durham 7,250 $40,500 $19.50 $47,000 $22.60 152.5%
Fayetteville 830 $32,200 $15.50 $40,700 $19.60 -36.5%
Goldsboro 330 $33,500 $16.10 $40,800 $19.60 -28.2%
Greensboro 3,430 $37,600 $18.10 $44,400 $21.40 -5.8%
Greenville 730 $37,800 $18.20 $43,200 $20.80 -4.2%
Hickory 1,180 $35,100 $16.90 $41,400 $19.90 -21.6%
Jacksonville 320 $32,900 $15.80 $39,900 $19.20 -27.9%
Raleigh 7,820 $37,700 $18.10 $45,700 $22.00 50.4%
Rocky Mount 370 $38,500 $18.50 $46,700 $22.40 -39.8%
Wilmington 1,510 $35,500 $17.10 $43,300 $20.80 3.8%
Winston-Salem 2,960 $37,700 $18.10 $45,500 $21.90 38.6%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 960 $33,300 $16.00 $40,100 $19.30 50.6%
Fargo 1,240 $36,000 $17.30 $45,200 $21.70 -0.9%
Grand Forks 520 $34,400 $16.60 $41,300 $19.90 3.8%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 3,010 $40,900 $19.70 $50,400 $24.20 -10.3%
Canton 1,030 $36,300 $17.50 $42,400 $20.40 -40.7%
Cincinnati 10,400 $40,100 $19.30 $48,600 $23.40 0.3%
Cleveland 9,210 $40,600 $19.50 $48,700 $23.40 -11.9%
Columbus 10,340 $42,200 $20.30 $51,200 $24.60 9.3%
Dayton 3,040 $38,500 $18.50 $45,900 $22.00 -21.7%
Lima 290 $32,700 $15.70 $40,300 $19.40 -45.8%
Mansfield 330 $36,300 $17.40 $46,000 $22.10 -39.4%
Sandusky 210 $40,400 $19.40 $49,900 $24.00 -41%
Springfield 340 $34,000 $16.30 $41,000 $19.70 -32.2%
Toledo 2,390 $36,800 $17.70 $44,400 $21.30 -21.8%
Youngstown 1,370 $36,000 $17.30 $47,000 $22.60 -40.1%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 230 $28,800 $13.90 $37,400 $18.00 -45.8%
Oklahoma City 5,560 $35,600 $17.10 $42,700 $20.60 -5.6%
Tulsa 3,860 $35,100 $16.90 $42,300 $20.30 -12.6%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 380 $40,400 $19.40 $48,000 $23.10 -41.2%
Corvallis 230 $41,700 $20.10 $49,000 $23.60 -32.9%
Eugene 750 $40,000 $19.20 $47,300 $22.80 -48.9%
Medford 390 $38,900 $18.70 $46,000 $22.10 -52.4%
Portland 7,330 $44,100 $21.20 $51,500 $24.80 -29.2%
Salem 980 $40,300 $19.40 $46,600 $22.40 -35.5%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 2,230 $39,000 $18.80 $46,100 $22.10 -35.3%
Altoona 200 $31,200 $15.00 $36,600 $17.60 -66.3%
Erie 700 $36,500 $17.60 $42,800 $20.60 -46.5%
Harrisburg 2,580 $39,600 $19.00 $50,500 $24.30 -20.5%
Johnstown 250 $31,500 $15.10 $41,600 $20.00 -57.1%
Lancaster 1,340 $36,800 $17.70 $44,300 $21.30 -43.4%
Lebanon 160 $36,800 $17.70 $45,400 $21.80 -68%
Philadelphia (Area) 22,470 $48,500 $23.30 $57,500 $27.60 -25%
Pittsburgh 8,020 $38,400 $18.40 $46,900 $22.60 -31%
Reading 810 $39,300 $18.90 $46,100 $22.20 -52.3%
Scranton 1,160 $34,600 $16.60 $41,100 $19.80 -55.8%
State College 730 $41,400 $19.90 $51,200 $24.60 5.2%
Williamsport 230 $30,900 $14.90 $37,800 $18.20 -55.5%
York 980 $36,300 $17.40 $44,800 $21.50 -45.9%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 4,580 $42,800 $20.60 $51,500 $24.70 -15.6%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 200 $39,100 $18.80 $46,200 $22.20 -66.5%
Charleston 1,700 $40,300 $19.40 $48,000 $23.10 -41.8%
Columbia 2,780 $41,400 $19.90 $47,800 $23.00 -20.2%
Florence 430 $38,300 $18.40 $45,500 $21.90 -48.3%
Greenville 2,880 $35,300 $17.00 $42,100 $20.30 -7.2%
Myrtle Beach 430 $35,700 $17.20 $41,200 $19.80 -63%
Spartanburg 610 $38,800 $18.70 $46,500 $22.40 -50%
Sumter 190 $35,400 $17.00 $42,000 $20.20 -45.3%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 300 $32,200 $15.50 $37,700 $18.20 -52.1%
Sioux Falls 1,040 $33,200 $15.90 $37,900 $18.20 -25.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 2,210 $34,400 $16.50 $40,800 $19.60 -5%
Clarksville 670 $30,700 $14.80 $37,200 $17.90 -17.1%
Cleveland 250 $32,200 $15.50 $38,900 $18.70 -33.3%
Jackson 440 $32,200 $15.50 $37,800 $18.20 -25.8%
Johnson City 470 $30,400 $14.60 $37,700 $18.10 -41.1%
Kingsport 600 $31,900 $15.40 $39,600 $19.10 -50%
Knoxville 3,080 $32,400 $15.60 $39,300 $18.90 -8.8%
Memphis 4,960 $36,900 $17.70 $45,200 $21.70 -21.4%
Morristown 210 $30,900 $14.90 $38,300 $18.40 -54.7%
Nashville 9,040 $36,700 $17.70 $44,600 $21.50 20.6%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 680 $34,100 $16.40 $44,500 $21.40 3.7%
Amarillo 1,150 $35,100 $16.90 $42,100 $20.20 1.4%
Austin 12,980 $37,600 $18.10 $47,600 $22.90 61.9%
Beaumont 1,610 $37,800 $18.20 $44,800 $21.50 -3.7%
Brownsville 810 $32,700 $15.70 $39,300 $18.90 -36.7%
College Station 1,030 $41,000 $19.70 $51,600 $24.80 8.1%
Corpus Christi 1,760 $35,900 $17.20 $43,300 $20.80 -4.7%
Dallas (Area) 33,460 $41,800 $20.10 $51,400 $24.70 6.2%
El Paso 2,760 $36,100 $17.40 $45,300 $21.80 -1.6%
Houston 32,530 $43,100 $20.70 $52,500 $25.20 21.8%
Killeen 1,060 $31,400 $15.10 $37,700 $18.10 -15.7%
Laredo 630 $33,000 $15.80 $42,300 $20.30 -30.8%
Longview 690 $37,400 $18.00 $47,100 $22.70 -29.8%
Lubbock 1,110 $35,600 $17.10 $43,100 $20.70 -14%
McAllen 1,200 $33,900 $16.30 $42,500 $20.40 -47.9%
Midland 730 $39,000 $18.70 $49,300 $23.70 4.3%
Odessa 490 $33,000 $15.90 $44,600 $21.40 -21.6%
San Angelo 340 $35,400 $17.00 $42,400 $20.40 -25.4%
San Antonio 8,470 $37,000 $17.80 $46,800 $22.50 -2.9%
Sherman 290 $37,600 $18.10 $53,300 $25.60 -33.1%
Texarkana 280 $30,400 $14.60 $39,400 $18.90 -49.6%
Tyler 790 $38,200 $18.40 $47,800 $23.00 -18%
Victoria 370 $33,300 $16.00 $40,100 $19.30 -24.6%
Waco 1,260 $39,600 $19.10 $49,100 $23.60 21.3%
Wichita Falls 460 $34,900 $16.80 $42,900 $20.60 -23.3%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 240 $36,000 $17.30 $41,600 $20.00 -51.7%
Ogden 1,190 $37,500 $18.00 $45,400 $21.80 -41.5%
Provo 1,080 $38,200 $18.40 $45,500 $21.90 -40%
Salt Lake City 5,780 $37,700 $18.10 $44,600 $21.50 -9%
St. George 360 $34,000 $16.30 $38,200 $18.40 -29.1%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 1,580 $39,500 $19.00 $47,100 $22.70 35.9%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 420 $36,100 $17.30 $42,300 $20.30 -37.2%
Charlottesville 610 $40,800 $19.60 $49,500 $23.80 -37.3%
Danville 220 $35,000 $16.90 $42,100 $20.30 -47.1%
Harrisonburg NA $41,100 $19.80 $51,800 $24.90 NA
Lynchburg 550 $37,400 $18.00 $44,600 $21.40 -47.2%
Richmond 4,530 $40,600 $19.50 $48,800 $23.50 -27.1%
Roanoke 770 $36,900 $17.80 $43,900 $21.10 -51.5%
Virginia Beach 4,020 $38,300 $18.40 $46,200 $22.20 -47.6%
Winchester 330 $32,400 $15.60 $41,900 $20.20 -39.3%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 330 $41,600 $20.00 $49,400 $23.80 -59.2%
Bremerton 320 $43,200 $20.80 $51,900 $25.00 -62.1%
Kennewick 660 $44,900 $21.60 $52,600 $25.30 -33.1%
Longview 130 $41,300 $19.90 $47,900 $23.00 -63.6%
Mount Vernon 190 $44,900 $21.60 $50,300 $24.20 -57.4%
Olympia 1,590 $46,800 $22.50 $57,600 $27.70 59%
Seattle (Area) 12,190 $46,700 $22.40 $54,900 $26.40 -38.6%
Spokane 990 $42,100 $20.20 $48,700 $23.40 -53.3%
Wenatchee 170 $46,800 $22.50 $54,200 $26.00 -59.3%
Yakima 250 $42,100 $20.30 $48,900 $23.50 -70.3%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 1,440 $35,300 $17.00 $42,400 $20.40 -5.5%
Huntington 680 $30,800 $14.80 $37,900 $18.20 -40.5%
Morgantown 670 $34,200 $16.40 $42,800 $20.60 13.4%
Parkersburg 300 $33,400 $16.10 $40,500 $19.50 -57.8%
Weirton 220 $33,900 $16.30 $41,500 $20.00 -49.8%
Wheeling 570 $33,800 $16.20 $39,900 $19.20 -14.3%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 630 $37,000 $17.80 $42,100 $20.30 -47.8%
Eau Claire 500 $32,700 $15.70 $38,500 $18.50 -37.1%
Fond du Lac 240 $34,300 $16.50 $40,900 $19.70 -47.2%
Green Bay 1,250 $35,300 $17.00 $41,400 $19.90 -27%
Janesville 380 $36,500 $17.60 $44,800 $21.50 -41.5%
La Crosse 600 $32,600 $15.70 $39,300 $18.90 -18.5%
Madison 3,190 $38,400 $18.50 $45,400 $21.80 -6.9%
Milwaukee 7,300 $40,700 $19.60 $48,500 $23.30 -14.3%
Oshkosh 540 $38,300 $18.40 $45,100 $21.70 -40.6%
Racine 550 $40,100 $19.30 $47,000 $22.60 -28.6%
Sheboygan 450 $32,300 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 -25.2%
Wausau 490 $36,100 $17.30 $40,500 $19.50 -29.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 230 $34,900 $16.80 $40,300 $19.40 -44.2%
Cheyenne 410 $36,000 $17.30 $42,100 $20.20 -9.1%