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General Duty Nurses

Median Salary: $63,800

Many general duty nurses across the U.S. share a few key professional characteristics. For example, dependability, self control, and attention to detail can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 2,583,770 people were employed as general duty nurses nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to develop these attributes and receive good training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for general duty nurses in the U.S. was $63,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $30.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about general duty nurses, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

General duty nurses should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Selective Attention
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Visual Color Discrimination

Different people go into different careers; general duty nurses are typically:

  • Social
  • Investigative
  • Realistic

Working as a general duty nurse requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Education and Training
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Mathematics
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Public Safety and Security

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as general duty nurses). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of general duty nurses 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 1,030 $53,100 $25.50 $61,100 $29.40 12.5%
Auburn 660 $53,300 $25.60 $62,200 $29.90 -29.8%
Birmingham 14,330 $58,900 $28.30 $68,700 $33.00 46.5%
Decatur 980 $45,600 $21.90 $55,000 $26.40 -4.5%
Dothan 1,660 $51,100 $24.60 $60,800 $29.20 43.6%
Florence 1,310 $46,700 $22.50 $56,100 $27.00 31.7%
Gadsden 980 $54,500 $26.20 $62,700 $30.10 41%
Huntsville 4,010 $56,000 $26.90 $65,200 $31.40 -1.3%
Mobile 4,980 $52,800 $25.40 $62,200 $29.90 45.6%
Montgomery 2,940 $58,800 $28.30 $69,600 $33.50 -8.9%
Tuscaloosa 2,170 $56,500 $27.20 $66,000 $31.70 22%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 3,590 $75,800 $36.50 $86,700 $41.70 9.6%
Fairbanks 200 $65,000 $31.30 $75,100 $36.10 -71.8%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 1,200 $73,000 $35.10 $81,400 $39.10 6.6%
Lake Havasu City 1,000 $63,200 $30.40 $74,400 $35.80 8.6%
Phoenix 24,300 $66,400 $31.90 $80,300 $38.60 -30.3%
Prescott 1,280 $69,800 $33.60 $82,900 $39.80 12.2%
Tucson 7,860 $65,100 $31.30 $75,300 $36.20 9.7%
Yuma 880 $66,400 $31.90 $78,800 $37.90 -24.5%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 2,810 $50,200 $24.10 $60,000 $28.90 -27.6%
Fort Smith 2,170 $47,100 $22.60 $54,300 $26.10 -6.5%
Hot Springs 1,200 $53,200 $25.60 $67,000 $32.20 70%
Jonesboro 910 $50,500 $24.30 $60,500 $29.10 -1.9%
Little Rock 9,000 $57,600 $27.70 $67,000 $32.20 37.6%
Pine Bluff NA $40,900 $19.70 $50,800 $24.40 NA
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 3,310 $79,400 $38.20 $88,400 $42.50 -36.9%
Chico 1,660 $80,400 $38.70 $96,000 $46.20 20.8%
El Centro 700 $69,300 $33.30 $81,800 $39.30 -29.8%
Fresno 5,260 $79,800 $38.40 $92,700 $44.60 -17.9%
Hanford 880 $85,400 $41.00 $101,500 $48.80 15.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 81,440 $78,400 $37.70 $91,300 $43.90 -25.3%
Madera 1,320 $79,800 $38.40 $91,300 $43.90 75.2%
Merced 500 $75,600 $36.30 $92,100 $44.30 -57.8%
Modesto 2,910 $94,100 $45.20 $103,100 $49.60 -6%
Napa 1,100 $83,200 $40.00 $89,700 $43.10 -10.2%
Oakland 17,940 $99,100 $47.60 $117,300 $56.40 -8.4%
Oxnard 4,390 $76,700 $36.90 $87,700 $42.20 -24.1%
Redding 760 $75,600 $36.30 $87,100 $41.90 -37.4%
Riverside 21,460 $75,800 $36.50 $85,900 $41.30 -9.4%
Sacramento 14,780 $91,900 $44.20 $104,200 $50.10 -12.3%
Salinas 2,580 $87,700 $42.20 $107,600 $51.70 -16.1%
San Diego 21,320 $80,000 $38.50 $93,000 $44.70 -15.8%
San Francisco (Area) 33,070 $99,800 $48.00 $117,400 $56.50 -15.3%
San Francisco (City) 15,130 $100,500 $48.30 $117,600 $56.50 -22.2%
San Jose 12,390 $116,200 $55.90 $131,800 $63.40 -29.5%
San Luis Obispo 1,760 $77,100 $37.10 $88,200 $42.40 -10.6%
Santa Barbara 2,250 $84,500 $40.60 $98,800 $47.50 -33.3%
Santa Cruz 1,100 $84,900 $40.80 $106,300 $51.10 -34.3%
Santa Rosa 3,600 $81,600 $39.20 $93,400 $44.90 2.8%
Stockton 3,650 $78,900 $37.90 $96,000 $46.20 -11.6%
Vallejo 2,920 $91,100 $43.80 $101,500 $48.80 20.9%
Visalia 2,290 $79,900 $38.40 $129,300 $62.20 -12.3%
Yuba City 840 $63,500 $30.50 $80,700 $38.80 10.5%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 2,960 $69,700 $33.50 $82,100 $39.50 -4.1%
Colorado Springs 4,650 $62,400 $30.00 $71,900 $34.60 -4.6%
Denver 22,360 $69,300 $33.30 $80,400 $38.70 -7.3%
Fort Collins 2,930 $64,400 $31.00 $74,400 $35.80 15.3%
Grand Junction 1,300 $63,700 $30.70 $72,200 $34.70 4.6%
Greeley 1,300 $64,700 $31.10 $75,400 $36.20 -16.3%
Pueblo 1,920 $61,900 $29.80 $70,900 $34.10 72.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 9,040 $71,500 $34.40 $83,200 $40.00 -7%
Hartford 13,140 $71,000 $34.10 $81,900 $39.40 18.2%
New Haven 9,460 $70,200 $33.80 $84,000 $40.40 42.1%
Norwich 2,320 $70,900 $34.10 $81,500 $39.20 -12.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 1,010 NA NA NA NA -13.6%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 37,750 $74,300 $35.70 $87,400 $42.00 -27.4%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 5,950 $58,600 $28.20 $68,300 $32.80 21.7%
Cape Coral 5,050 $63,500 $30.50 $74,200 $35.70 26.8%
Deltona 3,200 $51,500 $24.80 $60,800 $29.20 4.4%
Fort Walton Beach 1,140 $48,500 $23.30 $56,600 $27.20 -24.9%
Gainesville 5,160 $61,100 $29.40 $71,100 $34.20 115.7%
Jacksonville 11,940 $58,700 $28.20 $69,200 $33.30 3.9%
Lakeland 3,640 $56,400 $27.10 $63,600 $30.60 -5.5%
Miami (Area) 43,550 $65,300 $31.40 $76,700 $36.90 -1.2%
Naples 2,480 $65,300 $31.40 $76,200 $36.60 9.3%
Ocala 2,390 $57,700 $27.80 $67,200 $32.30 28.2%
Orlando 17,200 $56,000 $26.90 $64,300 $30.90 -12.1%
Palm Bay 4,360 $60,700 $29.20 $72,200 $34.70 13%
Palm Coast NA $56,900 $27.40 $63,900 $30.70 NA
Panama City 1,420 $54,500 $26.20 $67,900 $32.60 4.1%
Pensacola 4,040 $50,500 $24.30 $60,600 $29.20 34.5%
Port St. Lucie 2,270 $58,700 $28.20 $69,600 $33.50 -4.6%
Punta Gorda 1,290 $45,400 $21.80 $57,000 $27.40 70.4%
Sebastian 1,280 $60,500 $29.10 $68,400 $32.90 40.9%
Tallahassee 2,910 $56,800 $27.30 $65,400 $31.50 -8.8%
Tampa 24,590 $60,200 $28.90 $70,800 $34.00 9.9%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 1,460 $50,900 $24.50 $59,700 $28.70 21.4%
Athens 1,920 $56,700 $27.30 $66,000 $31.70 23.7%
Atlanta 32,910 $63,400 $30.50 $73,100 $35.10 -27.4%
Augusta 5,110 $63,100 $30.30 $75,400 $36.20 26.7%
Brunswick 850 $58,600 $28.20 $65,300 $31.40 4.7%
Columbus 2,210 $59,900 $28.80 $69,700 $33.50 -1.8%
Dalton 690 $51,600 $24.80 $63,700 $30.60 -47.7%
Gainesville 1,570 $61,600 $29.60 $72,100 $34.70 11.9%
Hinesville 210 $59,900 $28.80 $64,700 $31.10 -38.8%
Macon 3,630 $58,200 $28.00 $69,100 $33.20 92%
Rome 1,210 $60,100 $28.90 $66,400 $31.90 63%
Savannah 3,570 $62,100 $29.80 $71,900 $34.60 20.3%
Valdosta 1,030 $52,500 $25.30 $63,900 $30.70 -2.4%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 6,620 $86,200 $41.40 $98,100 $47.20 -22.3%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 5,120 $60,700 $29.20 $71,600 $34.40 -1.9%
Coeur d'Alene 890 $69,000 $33.20 $80,700 $38.80 -17.7%
Idaho Falls 980 $53,800 $25.80 $58,300 $28.00 -0.6%
Lewiston 640 $53,900 $25.90 $63,600 $30.60 31.3%
Pocatello 670 $59,800 $28.70 $65,500 $31.50 -6.2%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 850 $51,200 $24.60 $64,100 $30.80 -49.9%
Champaign 1,820 $56,100 $27.00 $65,500 $31.50 -7.7%
Chicago (Area) 86,860 $66,000 $31.70 $79,400 $38.20 0.1%
Danville 540 $60,500 $29.10 $68,400 $32.90 -2.6%
Decatur 1,400 $55,800 $26.80 $71,100 $34.20 23.4%
Kankakee 1,200 $59,500 $28.60 $67,000 $32.20 45.2%
Peoria 5,050 $51,800 $24.90 $61,600 $29.60 50.1%
Rockford 3,420 $57,500 $27.60 $67,700 $32.60 20.3%
Springfield 2,700 $61,500 $29.60 $69,900 $33.60 29%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 930 $59,300 $28.50 $67,800 $32.60 24.2%
Bloomington 1,340 $55,400 $26.60 $62,500 $30.10 -9.4%
Columbus 680 $49,100 $23.60 $59,600 $28.60 -16.9%
Elkhart 1,760 $55,500 $26.70 $67,600 $32.50 -10.4%
Evansville 4,210 $52,100 $25.00 $59,700 $28.70 26.6%
Fort Wayne 5,060 $48,200 $23.20 $60,100 $28.90 25.6%
Indianapolis 19,570 $62,500 $30.00 $74,000 $35.60 13.6%
Kokomo 820 $53,200 $25.60 $61,600 $29.60 9.8%
Lafayette 1,450 $55,000 $26.50 $63,400 $30.50 -11%
Michigan City 910 $58,800 $28.30 $67,600 $32.50 6.9%
Muncie 1,320 $52,600 $25.30 $61,700 $29.70 45.6%
South Bend 2,560 $54,400 $26.20 $62,800 $30.20 0.5%
Terre Haute 1,470 $53,700 $25.80 $60,300 $29.00 9.8%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 700 $58,700 $28.20 $64,700 $31.10 -15.7%
Cedar Rapids 2,630 $51,000 $24.50 $61,500 $29.60 -2.6%
Davenport 3,900 $44,300 $21.30 $50,900 $24.50 7.9%
Des Moines 6,260 $53,100 $25.50 $62,200 $29.90 -1.6%
Dubuque 1,290 $49,100 $23.60 $57,200 $27.50 28.2%
Sioux City 1,450 $47,200 $22.70 $53,800 $25.90 1.8%
Waterloo 1,890 $49,500 $23.80 $59,700 $28.70 10.7%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 600 $54,300 $26.10 $63,000 $30.30 -35.5%
Topeka 2,670 $56,400 $27.10 $65,200 $31.30 22.9%
Wichita 6,090 $50,900 $24.50 $60,700 $29.20 4.1%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 1,200 $58,200 $28.00 $64,700 $31.10 8.7%
Elizabethtown 1,050 $58,600 $28.20 $64,700 $31.10 21.2%
Lexington 6,730 $57,900 $27.80 $66,300 $31.90 40.7%
Louisville 15,790 $58,600 $28.20 $66,700 $32.10 34.4%
Owensboro 1,590 $49,800 $23.90 $58,200 $28.00 69.8%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 2,110 $54,600 $26.20 $64,700 $31.10 68.4%
Baton Rouge 6,460 $55,200 $26.50 $64,600 $31.00 -10.5%
Houma 1,360 $57,700 $27.70 $65,200 $31.30 -27.1%
Lafayette 2,950 $59,100 $28.40 $70,300 $33.80 2.1%
Lake Charles 1,550 $55,800 $26.80 $64,100 $30.80 -12.6%
Monroe 1,810 $56,600 $27.20 $66,300 $31.90 21.4%
New Orleans 12,650 $62,100 $29.80 $72,100 $34.70 25.5%
Shreveport 4,360 $55,900 $26.90 $66,600 $32.00 26.9%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 1,620 $60,800 $29.20 $68,300 $32.80 32.2%
Lewiston 1,460 $58,800 $28.30 $65,100 $31.30 53.1%
Portland 4,630 $62,900 $30.20 $75,300 $36.20 19.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 31,310 $79,300 $38.10 $96,700 $46.50 25.7%
Cumberland 1,430 $55,000 $26.40 $63,900 $30.70 89.9%
Hagerstown 1,990 $63,700 $30.60 $72,600 $34.90 4.6%
Salisbury 1,410 $72,700 $35.00 $80,100 $38.50 32.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 2,590 $70,700 $34.00 $87,600 $42.10 38.2%
Boston (Area) 64,760 $69,000 $33.20 $82,500 $39.70 7.2%
Pittsfield NA $66,400 $31.90 $79,400 $38.20 NA
Springfield 6,800 $70,500 $33.90 $81,600 $39.20 19.5%
Worcester 8,370 $69,200 $33.30 $88,300 $42.50 32.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 7,690 $66,500 $32.00 $76,500 $36.80 104.5%
Battle Creek 1,040 $72,800 $35.00 $88,800 $42.70 -0%
Bay City 620 $67,000 $32.20 $77,500 $37.30 -11.4%
Detroit (Area) 37,140 $67,100 $32.30 $75,900 $36.50 10%
Flint 3,890 $61,500 $29.60 $67,400 $32.40 47.1%
Grand Rapids 7,000 $57,900 $27.80 $68,600 $33.00 -2.9%
Holland 1,070 NA NA NA NA -46.3%
Jackson NA $52,700 $25.40 $60,200 $28.90 NA
Kalamazoo 3,230 $64,400 $30.90 $74,700 $35.90 21.8%
Lansing 3,380 $63,600 $30.60 $73,000 $35.10 -14.8%
Monroe 490 $55,500 $26.70 $62,800 $30.20 -34.8%
Muskegon 1,700 $55,200 $26.50 $63,800 $30.70 45%
Niles NA $57,700 $27.80 $67,600 $32.50 NA
Saginaw 2,830 $68,200 $32.80 $80,200 $38.50 76.2%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 3,560 $63,300 $30.40 $81,200 $39.00 45.6%
Minneapolis 35,750 $74,000 $35.60 $86,300 $41.50 4.5%
Rochester 6,960 NA NA NA NA 239.8%
St. Cloud 2,100 $74,400 $35.80 $90,000 $43.30 11.5%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 2,530 $55,900 $26.90 $65,000 $31.30 25.7%
Hattiesburg 1,980 $52,100 $25.00 $60,900 $29.30 76.7%
Jackson 7,580 $58,700 $28.20 $69,700 $33.50 55.9%
Pascagoula 1,500 $52,800 $25.40 $65,600 $31.50 37%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 3,050 $55,600 $26.70 $66,200 $31.80 86%
Jefferson City 1,250 $49,900 $24.00 $58,700 $28.20 -22.1%
Joplin 2,140 $48,100 $23.10 $56,600 $27.20 41.1%
Kansas City 20,850 $58,800 $28.20 $68,400 $32.90 6.7%
Springfield 5,050 $53,200 $25.60 $62,700 $30.10 36.1%
St. Louis 31,470 $57,500 $27.60 $69,200 $33.30 22.3%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Great Falls 930 $56,100 $27.00 $65,400 $31.40 31.1%
Missoula 1,220 $56,000 $26.90 $66,000 $31.70 10.7%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 3,370 NA NA NA NA 5.1%
Omaha 10,120 $55,300 $26.60 $67,900 $32.70 13.1%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 690 $75,700 $36.40 $84,500 $40.60 21.3%
Las Vegas 11,590 $73,600 $35.40 $84,200 $40.50 -31.8%
Reno 3,060 $73,300 $35.20 $83,900 $40.30 -22.5%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 2,280 $62,700 $30.20 $75,200 $36.20 15.6%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 2,690 $72,200 $34.70 $81,500 $39.20 -2.4%
Ocean City 570 $62,800 $30.20 $72,800 $35.00 -25.8%
Trenton 4,150 $69,100 $33.20 $77,700 $37.30 -2.9%
Vineland 1,330 $68,000 $32.70 $77,000 $37.00 12.1%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 5,990 $66,700 $32.10 $77,300 $37.10 -20.6%
Farmington 710 $62,100 $29.90 $76,500 $36.80 -28.9%
Las Cruces 1,690 $57,300 $27.50 $69,600 $33.40 29.6%
Santa Fe 820 $59,500 $28.60 $70,200 $33.70 -34.7%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 9,160 $59,600 $28.60 $70,100 $33.70 6.6%
Binghamton 2,450 $54,200 $26.00 $64,800 $31.20 11.9%
Buffalo 10,800 $61,700 $29.60 $71,200 $34.20 2.2%
Elmira 740 $54,700 $26.30 $63,200 $30.40 1.1%
Glens Falls 1,090 $57,600 $27.70 $63,500 $30.50 4.8%
Ithaca 670 $53,900 $25.90 $63,300 $30.40 -32.8%
Kingston 980 $60,300 $29.00 $68,300 $32.80 -17%
New York (Area) 157,320 $77,600 $37.30 $89,800 $43.20 -2.4%
Poughkeepsie 4,760 $71,600 $34.40 $83,500 $40.20 -2.1%
Rochester 10,390 $58,500 $28.10 $68,000 $32.70 7.4%
Syracuse 6,600 $56,200 $27.00 $64,400 $31.00 9%
Utica 3,280 $54,900 $26.40 $63,300 $30.40 30.5%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 5,240 $57,300 $27.50 $67,300 $32.40 56.1%
Burlington 1,170 $56,300 $27.10 $63,600 $30.60 3.7%
Charlotte 17,030 $57,600 $27.70 $64,700 $31.10 2.8%
Durham 10,910 $60,200 $28.90 $71,900 $34.60 100.1%
Fayetteville 2,470 $58,100 $27.90 $70,200 $33.80 -0.8%
Goldsboro 1,390 $58,100 $27.90 $64,500 $31.00 60.2%
Greensboro 6,580 $57,800 $27.80 $66,400 $31.90 -4.7%
Hickory 2,900 $54,800 $26.40 $63,300 $30.40 1.9%
Raleigh 8,530 $58,700 $28.20 $67,500 $32.50 -13.6%
Rocky Mount 1,170 $54,800 $26.30 $62,900 $30.20 0.6%
Wilmington 2,780 $56,100 $27.00 $63,700 $30.60 0.6%
Winston-Salem 7,790 $57,600 $27.70 $68,200 $32.80 91.9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 1,970 $50,300 $24.20 $58,400 $28.10 63.2%
Fargo 1,230 $57,700 $27.80 $69,400 $33.40 -48.2%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 7,420 $60,500 $29.10 $66,400 $31.90 16.6%
Canton 3,720 $58,800 $28.30 $65,100 $31.30 13.2%
Cincinnati 21,630 $60,700 $29.20 $70,600 $33.90 9.9%
Cleveland 27,740 $60,300 $29.00 $68,700 $33.00 39.8%
Columbus 16,460 $59,300 $28.50 $71,300 $34.30 -8.4%
Dayton 9,970 $59,200 $28.50 $67,200 $32.30 35.5%
Lima 1,900 $55,800 $26.80 $63,200 $30.40 88.6%
Mansfield 1,130 $57,500 $27.60 $65,200 $31.40 8.1%
Sandusky 710 $54,900 $26.40 $62,200 $29.90 5.7%
Springfield 980 $52,100 $25.10 $62,100 $29.90 3.1%
Toledo 8,890 $54,000 $26.00 $64,400 $31.00 52.9%
Youngstown 5,000 $49,700 $23.90 $59,100 $28.40 15.1%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 730 $58,700 $28.20 $64,900 $31.20 -9.5%
Oklahoma City 11,760 $54,600 $26.30 $63,600 $30.60 5.3%
Tulsa 6,830 $49,700 $23.90 $59,600 $28.70 -18.4%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 1,360 $76,000 $36.60 $85,500 $41.10 10.6%
Corvallis 750 $74,600 $35.90 $83,100 $39.90 16.3%
Eugene 2,770 $73,200 $35.20 $82,700 $39.80 -1.2%
Medford 1,770 $71,100 $34.20 $80,100 $38.50 15.3%
Portland 18,650 $76,000 $36.60 $86,700 $41.70 -5.1%
Salem 2,410 $71,800 $34.50 $82,600 $39.70 -16.9%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 7,330 $61,900 $29.80 $70,900 $34.10 12.3%
Altoona 1,470 $54,700 $26.30 $63,900 $30.70 29.4%
Erie 3,380 $53,500 $25.70 $61,200 $29.40 35.3%
Harrisburg 6,390 $61,200 $29.40 $71,600 $34.40 4%
Johnstown 2,210 $44,200 $21.20 $49,400 $23.70 97.7%
Lancaster 3,640 $59,500 $28.60 $69,000 $33.20 -19.1%
Lebanon 1,020 $61,600 $29.60 $68,700 $33.00 10.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 62,870 $70,900 $34.10 $81,900 $39.40 21.1%
Pittsburgh 31,490 $58,300 $28.10 $67,600 $32.50 42.8%
Reading 2,700 $61,000 $29.30 $70,700 $34.00 -16.4%
Scranton 6,070 $53,500 $25.70 $60,700 $29.20 21.4%
State College 1,100 $47,300 $22.70 $63,400 $30.50 -16.6%
Williamsport 920 $56,200 $27.00 $62,600 $30.10 -7.8%
York 3,540 $63,300 $30.40 $76,100 $36.60 3.1%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 16,020 $73,600 $35.40 $84,600 $40.70 8.4%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 8,330 $60,800 $29.20 $70,500 $33.90 50%
Columbia 7,740 $57,400 $27.60 $68,000 $32.70 17%
Florence 2,560 $58,100 $27.90 $65,300 $31.40 61.6%
Greenville 5,950 $58,200 $28.00 $68,300 $32.80 1.1%
Myrtle Beach 1,570 $48,700 $23.40 $56,500 $27.20 -28.1%
Spartanburg 2,600 $52,400 $25.20 $62,700 $30.20 12.7%
Sumter 650 $61,000 $29.40 $65,400 $31.50 -3.2%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 1,700 $55,600 $26.70 $64,300 $30.90 43.5%
Sioux Falls 4,720 $52,200 $25.10 $62,900 $30.30 77.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 6,830 $53,600 $25.80 $61,800 $29.70 54.8%
Clarksville 1,290 $54,400 $26.20 $62,100 $29.80 -16.3%
Cleveland 660 $52,800 $25.40 $61,200 $29.40 -5.5%
Jackson 2,150 $50,500 $24.30 $58,200 $28.00 91%
Johnson City 2,500 $55,900 $26.90 $63,900 $30.70 66.3%
Kingsport 3,020 $48,600 $23.40 $58,600 $28.20 31.8%
Knoxville 8,800 $52,500 $25.30 $62,000 $29.80 37.4%
Memphis 15,060 $59,700 $28.70 $71,500 $34.40 25.7%
Morristown 730 $54,300 $26.10 $64,500 $31.00 -18%
Nashville 14,970 $59,700 $28.70 $70,800 $34.10 5.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 1,430 $56,900 $27.40 $68,800 $33.10 14.1%
Amarillo 2,460 $56,100 $27.00 $64,800 $31.20 14.7%
Austin 9,150 $59,300 $28.50 $69,800 $33.60 -39.9%
Beaumont 2,520 $57,700 $27.80 $69,700 $33.50 -20.3%
Brownsville 2,450 $67,100 $32.30 $79,500 $38.20 0.6%
College Station 1,090 $58,700 $28.20 $71,700 $34.50 -39.8%
Corpus Christi 3,260 $60,500 $29.10 $69,000 $33.20 -7.2%
Dallas (Area) 44,770 $64,500 $31.00 $74,900 $36.00 -21.2%
El Paso 4,610 $59,800 $28.80 $69,100 $33.20 -13.4%
Houston 42,240 $68,700 $33.00 $79,600 $38.30 -16.7%
Killeen 3,070 $62,100 $29.90 $72,000 $34.60 28%
Laredo 1,110 $57,800 $27.80 $73,700 $35.40 -35.7%
Longview 1,380 $55,200 $26.50 $66,500 $32.00 -25.9%
Lubbock 3,300 $53,000 $25.50 $67,100 $32.20 34.6%
McAllen 4,050 $67,800 $32.60 $79,400 $38.20 -7%
Midland 430 $57,200 $27.50 $65,300 $31.40 -67.6%
Odessa 990 $57,100 $27.50 $67,700 $32.50 -16.7%
San Angelo 1,100 $57,200 $27.50 $65,500 $31.50 27.9%
San Antonio 14,830 $62,400 $30.00 $72,900 $35.00 -10.4%
Sherman 1,350 $56,700 $27.30 $63,100 $30.40 65.9%
Texarkana 1,320 $57,900 $27.80 $66,300 $31.90 24.8%
Tyler 2,930 $56,900 $27.40 $65,400 $31.40 59.7%
Victoria 1,260 $52,600 $25.30 $61,400 $29.50 34%
Waco 2,220 $57,600 $27.70 $66,200 $31.80 12.7%
Wichita Falls 1,200 $54,400 $26.20 $65,000 $31.30 5.9%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 650 $52,800 $25.40 $64,600 $31.10 -31.8%
Ogden 2,740 $56,800 $27.30 $66,100 $31.80 -29%
Provo 2,990 $57,400 $27.60 $67,200 $32.30 -12.6%
Salt Lake City 9,210 $59,800 $28.80 $70,300 $33.80 -23.6%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 2,150 $70,400 $33.90 $81,000 $39.00 -2.7%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 940 $52,000 $25.00 $61,700 $29.70 -25%
Danville NA $47,400 $22.80 $58,900 $28.30 NA
Harrisonburg 800 $56,400 $27.10 $64,700 $31.10 -30.8%
Lynchburg 2,580 $53,700 $25.80 $66,700 $32.10 30.6%
Richmond 12,440 $61,600 $29.60 $71,900 $34.60 5.6%
Roanoke 3,950 $55,400 $26.60 $65,100 $31.30 30.5%
Virginia Beach 12,540 $59,100 $28.40 $68,800 $33.10 -13.8%
Winchester 1,450 $67,000 $32.20 $77,300 $37.20 40.3%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham NA $50,900 $24.50 $63,400 $30.50 NA
Bremerton 1,580 $67,900 $32.70 $81,100 $39.00 -0.8%
Kennewick 1,440 $63,200 $30.40 $75,100 $36.10 -22.8%
Longview 830 $71,000 $34.10 $82,600 $39.70 21.8%
Mount Vernon 810 $76,700 $36.90 $91,600 $44.10 -5.6%
Olympia 1,510 $74,100 $35.60 $88,500 $42.50 -20.4%
Seattle (Area) 31,230 $76,200 $36.60 $88,400 $42.50 6.7%
Spokane 5,650 $65,200 $31.30 $79,500 $38.20 40.2%
Wenatchee 990 $66,400 $31.90 $78,100 $37.60 26%
Yakima 1,860 $62,300 $29.90 $74,800 $36.00 16.2%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 3,690 $52,500 $25.30 $63,200 $30.40 27.5%
Huntington 4,030 $54,700 $26.30 $65,000 $31.30 85.3%
Morgantown 2,250 $54,500 $26.20 $66,300 $31.90 100.7%
Parkersburg 1,700 $49,300 $23.70 $58,700 $28.20 24.8%
Weirton 1,470 $48,300 $23.20 $52,700 $25.30 75%
Wheeling 1,920 $41,900 $20.10 $50,500 $24.30 51.3%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 1,640 $57,600 $27.70 $64,200 $30.80 -27.9%
Eau Claire 1,760 $63,500 $30.50 $73,200 $35.20 17.4%
Fond du Lac 760 $58,500 $28.10 $65,600 $31.60 -10.3%
Green Bay 3,230 $60,200 $29.00 $71,100 $34.20 -0.1%
Janesville 1,240 $62,400 $30.00 $71,800 $34.50 1.3%
La Crosse 2,790 $65,600 $31.50 $76,000 $36.50 99.7%
Madison 6,180 $68,400 $32.90 $79,600 $38.30 -5.1%
Milwaukee 18,640 $62,100 $29.90 $72,700 $35.00 15.4%
Oshkosh 1,750 $60,100 $28.90 $69,600 $33.50 2.1%
Racine 1,350 $60,900 $29.30 $67,800 $32.60 -7.7%
Sheboygan 760 $58,700 $28.20 $65,100 $31.30 -33.5%
Wausau 1,250 $57,600 $27.70 $65,700 $31.60 -5.8%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 850 $58,300 $28.00 $66,100 $31.80 7.5%
Cheyenne 1,040 $62,700 $30.20 $74,300 $35.70 22.6%