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General Purchasing Engineers

Median Salary: $54,800

Many general purchasing engineers across the nation share a few important professional characteristics. For example, cooperation, self control, and adaptability/flexibility can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 281,910 people were working as general purchasing engineers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these attributes and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're planning to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for general purchasing engineers in the U.S. was $54,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $26.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about general purchasing engineers, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

General purchasing engineers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Clarity
  • Near Vision

Different people go into different careers; general purchasing engineers are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising
  • Realistic

Working as a general purchasing engineer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Administration and Management
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Production and Processing
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics

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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 working as general purchasing engineers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of general purchasing 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 130 $56,400 $27.10 $72,100 $34.70 31.5%
Auburn 90 $49,100 $23.60 $61,300 $29.50 -15.9%
Birmingham 950 $50,400 $24.20 $64,300 $30.90 -10.7%
Decatur 110 $47,200 $22.70 $56,600 $27.20 -0.7%
Dothan 80 $43,500 $20.90 $59,300 $28.50 -34%
Florence 110 $41,500 $20.00 $56,800 $27.30 -3.5%
Gadsden 50 $48,800 $23.50 $67,400 $32.40 -27.9%
Huntsville 1,880 $70,900 $34.10 $92,400 $44.40 323.4%
Mobile 350 $44,500 $21.40 $65,800 $31.60 -5.9%
Montgomery 420 $49,700 $23.90 $64,200 $30.90 18.5%
Tuscaloosa 130 $42,300 $20.30 $57,800 $27.80 -31.6%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 470 $64,400 $30.90 $80,800 $38.90 30.5%
Fairbanks 60 $57,700 $27.70 $68,200 $32.80 -24.1%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 120 $44,400 $21.40 $55,300 $26.60 -5.1%
Lake Havasu City 150 $43,400 $20.90 $54,500 $26.20 45.8%
Phoenix 4,810 $50,500 $24.30 $64,100 $30.80 26.3%
Prescott 110 $38,100 $18.30 $60,700 $29.20 -14.4%
Tucson 1,410 $57,700 $27.80 $71,600 $34.40 80.7%
Yuma 110 $44,200 $21.30 $63,900 $30.70 -13.1%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 240 $47,700 $22.90 $58,200 $28.00 -44.2%
Fort Smith 120 $47,000 $22.60 $58,900 $28.30 -52.9%
Hot Springs 50 $38,400 $18.50 $49,900 $24.00 -30%
Jonesboro 50 $38,400 $18.40 $46,800 $22.50 -47.5%
Little Rock 620 $44,600 $21.50 $58,700 $28.20 -13.3%
Pine Bluff 60 $47,100 $22.60 $73,300 $35.30 -25.7%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 440 $62,900 $30.30 $80,900 $38.90 -23.7%
Chico 90 $45,700 $22.00 $60,300 $29.00 -39.2%
El Centro 60 $59,100 $28.40 $67,900 $32.60 -44%
Fresno 380 $47,100 $22.60 $61,600 $29.60 -46%
Hanford 40 $54,900 $26.40 $65,800 $31.70 -56.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 12,930 $59,300 $28.50 $75,400 $36.30 15.9%
Madera 40 $47,100 $22.60 $60,900 $29.30 -53.1%
Merced 60 $54,700 $26.30 $66,000 $31.70 -52.7%
Modesto 220 $46,900 $22.50 $57,300 $27.60 -34.2%
Napa 110 $50,800 $24.40 $63,400 $30.50 -20.4%
Oakland 2,230 $62,500 $30.10 $80,300 $38.60 4.3%
Oxnard 790 $56,100 $27.00 $71,700 $34.50 25.1%
Redding 60 $46,000 $22.10 $54,300 $26.10 -58.5%
Riverside 2,150 $50,600 $24.30 $63,600 $30.60 -16.9%
Sacramento 1,440 $55,200 $26.50 $76,200 $36.60 -21.4%
Salinas 150 $50,200 $24.10 $66,600 $32.00 -54%
San Diego 3,600 $59,900 $28.80 $79,500 $38.20 30.2%
San Francisco (Area) 3,900 $63,900 $30.70 $81,600 $39.20 -8.6%
San Francisco (City) 1,670 $65,300 $31.40 $82,900 $39.90 -21.5%
San Jose 3,140 $69,200 $33.30 $85,900 $41.30 63.6%
San Luis Obispo 120 $61,000 $29.30 $75,500 $36.30 -46.3%
Santa Barbara 480 $62,300 $29.90 $78,600 $37.80 29.2%
Santa Cruz 110 $50,600 $24.30 $61,100 $29.40 -37.7%
Santa Rosa 340 $55,200 $26.50 $64,800 $31.20 -10.2%
Stockton 320 $53,600 $25.80 $66,500 $32.00 -29.9%
Vallejo 210 $61,500 $29.60 $77,400 $37.20 -19.9%
Visalia 140 $46,300 $22.30 $63,200 $30.40 -51.7%
Yuba City 50 $63,200 $30.40 $78,300 $37.60 -44.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 490 $62,600 $30.10 $81,400 $39.20 44.7%
Colorado Springs 870 $62,100 $29.80 $78,600 $37.80 62.7%
Denver 3,380 $60,500 $29.10 $79,100 $38.00 28.5%
Fort Collins 260 $53,400 $25.70 $73,400 $35.30 -6.3%
Grand Junction 70 $48,500 $23.30 $64,500 $31.00 -48.5%
Greeley 170 $52,600 $25.30 $69,700 $33.50 2.3%
Pueblo 90 $52,400 $25.20 $66,300 $31.90 -22.4%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 1,280 $61,500 $29.60 $77,000 $37.00 18.6%
Hartford 1,270 $61,300 $29.50 $78,500 $37.70 5.1%
New Haven 610 $56,000 $26.90 $72,400 $34.80 -24.7%
Norwich 350 $64,600 $31.10 $86,500 $41.60 21.3%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 100 $52,300 $25.20 $66,100 $31.80 -22.2%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 11,230 $70,600 $34.00 $91,000 $43.80 77.1%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 360 $44,700 $21.50 $53,600 $25.80 -33.1%
Cape Coral 220 $49,100 $23.60 $60,200 $28.90 -50.5%
Deltona 210 $41,900 $20.20 $54,800 $26.40 -37%
Fort Walton Beach 320 $70,300 $33.80 $81,100 $39.00 94.2%
Gainesville 140 $41,700 $20.10 $55,000 $26.50 -46.6%
Jacksonville 1,070 $50,300 $24.20 $66,400 $31.90 -14.6%
Lakeland 260 $44,100 $21.20 $55,200 $26.50 -37.2%
Miami (Area) 3,950 $51,500 $24.80 $64,700 $31.10 -16%
Naples 140 $48,300 $23.20 $59,700 $28.70 -43.3%
Ocala 160 $47,400 $22.80 $53,800 $25.90 -23.7%
Orlando 1,920 $47,600 $22.90 $64,000 $30.80 -9.9%
Palm Bay 940 $56,400 $27.10 $72,500 $34.80 122.1%
Panama City 180 $58,300 $28.00 $75,500 $36.30 19.8%
Pensacola 210 $52,900 $25.40 $66,200 $31.80 -36.7%
Port St. Lucie 160 $44,400 $21.40 $53,700 $25.80 -37.7%
Punta Gorda 40 $44,300 $21.30 $49,100 $23.60 -45.9%
Sebastian 80 $52,400 $25.20 $64,600 $31.00 -24.4%
Tallahassee 290 $40,600 $19.50 $53,500 $25.70 -16.9%
Tampa 2,330 $51,000 $24.50 $68,800 $33.10 -4.6%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 80 $58,300 $28.00 $74,900 $36.00 -36.9%
Athens 90 $48,300 $23.20 $66,500 $32.00 -45.7%
Atlanta 3,770 $53,700 $25.80 $72,800 $35.00 -23.7%
Augusta 300 $55,800 $26.80 $74,300 $35.70 -31.3%
Brunswick 50 $61,400 $29.50 $81,100 $39.00 -40%
Columbus 130 $50,600 $24.30 $66,900 $32.20 -48.9%
Dalton 100 $48,000 $23.10 $58,900 $28.30 -27.7%
Gainesville 100 $50,900 $24.50 $62,000 $29.80 -34.5%
Hinesville 40 $64,700 $31.10 $77,100 $37.10 9.5%
Macon 130 $45,600 $21.90 $65,800 $31.60 -38%
Rome 40 $47,200 $22.70 $56,500 $27.20 -49.6%
Savannah 330 $54,200 $26.00 $67,400 $32.40 1.4%
Valdosta 40 $50,100 $24.10 $63,000 $30.30 -61.7%
Warner Robins 430 $67,600 $32.50 $83,400 $40.10 255.9%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 800 $60,200 $28.90 $81,600 $39.20 -13.9%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 380 $45,700 $22.00 $58,000 $27.90 -34.1%
Coeur d'Alene 80 $47,000 $22.60 $58,300 $28.00 -31.3%
Idaho Falls 70 $59,000 $28.40 $77,400 $37.20 -32%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 130 $50,100 $24.10 $64,200 $30.90 -29.3%
Champaign 150 $50,000 $24.10 $63,600 $30.60 -29.7%
Chicago (Area) 8,640 $55,700 $26.80 $71,400 $34.30 5.2%
Decatur 170 NA NA NA NA 33.2%
Kankakee 40 $48,800 $23.50 $68,500 $32.90 -56.7%
Peoria 270 $56,700 $27.20 $68,800 $33.10 -27.3%
Rockford 320 $47,200 $22.70 $58,600 $28.20 3.3%
Springfield 130 $54,000 $26.00 $69,400 $33.40 -42.5%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 50 $41,300 $19.80 $58,600 $28.20 -38.6%
Bloomington 100 $53,600 $25.80 $67,900 $32.60 -40.2%
Columbus 150 $52,300 $25.20 $64,700 $31.10 67.3%
Elkhart 440 $45,500 $21.90 $58,200 $28.00 102.6%
Evansville 250 $43,900 $21.10 $63,200 $30.40 -29.9%
Fort Wayne 560 $50,100 $24.10 $65,100 $31.30 28.2%
Indianapolis 1,900 $51,000 $24.50 $64,800 $31.20 1.3%
Kokomo 80 $68,000 $32.70 $82,900 $39.90 -5.2%
Lafayette 160 $51,200 $24.60 $60,500 $29.10 -9.7%
Michigan City 80 $55,800 $26.90 $67,000 $32.20 -17.4%
Muncie 50 $41,300 $19.80 $57,100 $27.50 -48.8%
South Bend 210 $48,600 $23.40 $67,000 $32.20 -25.9%
Terre Haute 90 $48,500 $23.30 $62,500 $30.10 -35.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 90 $48,900 $23.50 $59,000 $28.40 1.2%
Cedar Rapids 240 $50,200 $24.20 $66,100 $31.80 -17.1%
Davenport 1,000 $66,100 $31.80 $83,100 $40.00 153.9%
Des Moines 570 $44,500 $21.40 $59,100 $28.40 -17.7%
Dubuque 120 $52,800 $25.40 $68,100 $32.70 7.9%
Iowa City 160 $55,200 $26.60 $67,300 $32.30 -12.6%
Sioux City 120 $47,100 $22.70 $57,300 $27.50 -20.3%
Waterloo 220 $59,400 $28.50 $72,400 $34.80 15.6%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 50 $43,900 $21.10 $54,200 $26.00 -50.2%
Topeka 200 $54,400 $26.20 $75,800 $36.50 -14.5%
Wichita 1,320 $55,800 $26.80 $70,300 $33.80 107.6%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 80 $44,500 $21.40 $54,300 $26.10 -36.9%
Elizabethtown 110 $56,400 $27.10 $69,900 $33.60 19.7%
Lexington 640 $49,900 $24.00 $69,900 $33.60 23.1%
Louisville 990 $49,600 $23.80 $63,700 $30.60 -23.1%
Owensboro 120 $38,300 $18.40 $49,400 $23.70 16.2%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 140 $51,000 $24.50 $61,700 $29.70 6%
Baton Rouge 660 $49,200 $23.70 $62,300 $30.00 -16.2%
Houma 260 $41,800 $20.10 $50,100 $24.10 27.2%
Lafayette 380 $48,300 $23.20 $57,400 $27.60 19%
Lake Charles 120 $48,100 $23.10 $59,400 $28.60 -40.2%
Monroe 50 $40,100 $19.30 $57,900 $27.90 -69.7%
New Orleans 770 $47,100 $22.60 $63,100 $30.30 -29.9%
Shreveport 290 $46,100 $22.20 $61,200 $29.40 -21.9%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 70 $41,000 $19.70 $49,600 $23.80 -49.1%
Lewiston 70 $44,500 $21.40 $56,100 $27.00 -33.5%
Portland 270 $52,500 $25.30 $62,000 $29.80 -35.4%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 2,760 $59,300 $28.50 $79,300 $38.10 1.7%
Cumberland 80 $52,200 $25.10 $66,900 $32.10 -3.9%
Hagerstown 120 $47,400 $22.80 $68,800 $33.10 -44%
Salisbury 70 $52,600 $25.30 $67,700 $32.60 -41%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 70 $60,700 $29.20 $72,000 $34.60 -64.6%
Boston (Area) 6,090 $61,300 $29.50 $76,600 $36.80 14.5%
Pittsfield 100 $49,500 $23.80 $57,200 $27.50 37%
Springfield 630 $64,100 $30.80 $81,800 $39.40 1.6%
Worcester 460 $61,100 $29.40 $72,700 $35.00 -31.3%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 390 $57,200 $27.50 $70,300 $33.80 -5.1%
Battle Creek 160 $56,400 $27.10 $76,600 $36.80 44.9%
Bay City 50 $44,700 $21.50 $55,300 $26.60 -40.5%
Detroit (Area) 5,590 $68,500 $33.00 $88,500 $42.50 43.9%
Flint 150 $57,100 $27.50 $69,100 $33.20 -47.9%
Grand Rapids 1,160 $52,700 $25.30 $67,500 $32.40 47.5%
Holland 300 $51,900 $24.90 $68,400 $32.90 38.7%
Jackson 80 $55,500 $26.70 $70,500 $33.90 -27.6%
Kalamazoo 300 $49,700 $23.90 $59,300 $28.50 4%
Lansing 330 $56,700 $27.30 $69,900 $33.60 -23.2%
Monroe 70 $48,100 $23.10 $71,300 $34.30 -12.7%
Muskegon 190 $41,900 $20.20 $52,000 $25.00 47.5%
Niles 260 $51,700 $24.90 $64,600 $31.00 102.8%
Saginaw 170 $60,800 $29.20 $77,400 $37.20 -5.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 150 $54,200 $26.10 $64,200 $30.90 -45.4%
Minneapolis 4,600 $57,700 $27.70 $71,700 $34.50 23.1%
Rochester 170 $58,000 $27.90 $71,400 $34.30 -24.7%
St. Cloud 160 $47,700 $22.90 $60,400 $29.00 -24.4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 270 $48,000 $23.10 $72,100 $34.70 20.8%
Hattiesburg 60 $32,900 $15.80 $47,900 $23.00 -51.1%
Jackson 410 $41,400 $19.90 $55,900 $26.90 -22.8%
Pascagoula 160 $45,000 $21.60 $61,800 $29.70 35.4%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 80 $42,500 $20.50 $51,500 $24.80 -53.4%
Jefferson City 260 $44,600 $21.50 $55,000 $26.50 47.1%
Joplin 110 $35,200 $16.90 $45,100 $21.70 -35.6%
Kansas City 2,980 $50,000 $24.10 $65,900 $31.70 39.6%
Springfield 300 $38,800 $18.70 $50,700 $24.40 -26.3%
St. Joseph 120 $47,100 $22.70 $56,700 $27.30 4.1%
St. Louis 3,400 $56,400 $27.10 $73,500 $35.30 21%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 70 $54,400 $26.20 $72,000 $34.60 -61.9%
Great Falls 40 $51,000 $24.50 $61,800 $29.70 -49.5%
Missoula 80 $44,500 $21.40 $54,400 $26.20 -29.6%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 290 $47,800 $23.00 $61,100 $29.40 -17.6%
Omaha 1,100 $50,000 $24.10 $64,500 $31.00 12.2%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 70 $49,900 $24.00 $65,400 $31.40 13.3%
Las Vegas 1,140 $49,300 $23.70 $64,300 $30.90 -38.5%
Reno 270 $49,600 $23.80 $60,900 $29.30 -36.9%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 180 $55,100 $26.50 $66,200 $31.80 -16.7%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 140 $58,700 $28.20 $78,200 $37.60 -53.2%
Ocean City 30 $51,500 $24.80 $62,900 $30.20 -62.9%
Trenton 410 $67,200 $32.30 $81,800 $39.30 -11.7%
Vineland 70 $50,800 $24.40 $65,800 $31.60 -43.1%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 760 $58,300 $28.00 $82,600 $39.70 -7.7%
Farmington 70 $52,800 $25.40 $70,300 $33.80 -34%
Las Cruces 110 $54,500 $26.20 $67,600 $32.50 -24.5%
Santa Fe 150 $71,900 $34.60 $83,300 $40.10 9.2%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 910 $52,800 $25.40 $62,600 $30.10 -3.2%
Binghamton 330 $55,100 $26.50 $72,100 $34.70 38.2%
Buffalo 950 $49,500 $23.80 $63,000 $30.30 -17.8%
Elmira 80 $53,100 $25.50 $67,000 $32.20 5.7%
Glens Falls 60 $52,400 $25.20 $65,400 $31.40 -50.5%
Ithaca 70 $46,300 $22.30 $56,600 $27.20 -33.7%
Kingston 80 $40,500 $19.50 $50,500 $24.30 -38%
New York (Area) 13,500 $63,900 $30.70 $81,400 $39.20 -17.1%
Poughkeepsie 450 $59,500 $28.60 $77,200 $37.10 -16.1%
Rochester 1,210 $52,900 $25.50 $67,200 $32.30 14.7%
Syracuse 610 $50,700 $24.40 $65,700 $31.60 -7.7%
Utica 250 $49,400 $23.70 $61,800 $29.70 -8.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 300 $41,600 $20.00 $54,200 $26.10 -16.8%
Burlington 100 $47,500 $22.90 $57,700 $27.80 -19.8%
Charlotte 1,590 $52,400 $25.20 $64,300 $30.90 -11.9%
Durham 700 $64,100 $30.80 $83,000 $39.90 18.3%
Fayetteville 240 $51,900 $25.00 $65,400 $31.40 -13.1%
Goldsboro 80 $46,400 $22.30 $60,100 $28.90 -18.5%
Greensboro 870 $50,800 $24.40 $67,400 $32.40 16.1%
Greenville 90 $49,500 $23.80 $57,400 $27.60 -42.5%
Hickory 280 $44,100 $21.20 $55,800 $26.80 -9.6%
Jacksonville 80 $46,600 $22.40 $67,600 $32.50 -19.4%
Raleigh 860 $52,100 $25.10 $66,500 $32.00 -20.3%
Rocky Mount 110 $47,700 $22.90 $63,300 $30.40 -12%
Wilmington 120 $49,900 $24.00 $69,900 $33.60 -61.3%
Winston-Salem 350 $50,400 $24.20 $66,100 $31.80 -21.5%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 90 $56,100 $27.00 $67,800 $32.60 -31.6%
Fargo 240 $52,300 $25.10 $70,400 $33.80 -7.6%
Grand Forks 40 $44,800 $21.50 $60,600 $29.20 -63.5%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 680 $53,500 $25.70 $70,000 $33.70 -1.4%
Canton 280 $48,500 $23.30 $58,300 $28.10 -21.7%
Cincinnati 2,160 $53,700 $25.80 $69,400 $33.40 0.8%
Cleveland 2,160 $50,600 $24.30 $64,800 $31.10 -0.4%
Columbus 3,030 $58,500 $28.10 $70,800 $34.00 54.4%
Dayton 1,630 $71,100 $34.20 $89,500 $43.00 102.5%
Lima 100 $50,000 $24.10 $59,100 $28.40 -11%
Mansfield 70 $43,800 $21.10 $52,100 $25.00 -37.9%
Sandusky 70 $50,800 $24.40 $65,900 $31.70 -4.8%
Springfield 70 $48,600 $23.40 $64,500 $31.00 -31.5%
Toledo 440 $51,100 $24.50 $67,200 $32.30 -31.1%
Youngstown 300 $47,300 $22.70 $58,400 $28.10 -37.2%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 50 $54,500 $26.20 $64,000 $30.80 -44.3%
Oklahoma City 1,410 $52,900 $25.40 $73,900 $35.50 15.7%
Tulsa 1,140 $45,800 $22.00 $59,800 $28.70 25.2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 90 $42,900 $20.60 $52,200 $25.10 -29.1%
Corvallis 60 $45,700 $22.00 $56,000 $26.90 -14.8%
Eugene 220 $40,300 $19.40 $51,200 $24.60 -27.2%
Medford 90 $41,000 $19.70 $52,200 $25.10 -49.3%
Portland 2,500 $52,700 $25.30 $65,200 $31.40 16.6%
Salem 300 $48,900 $23.50 $57,900 $27.80 -3.9%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 600 $51,800 $24.90 $67,600 $32.50 -15.9%
Altoona 120 $45,000 $21.70 $63,000 $30.30 -6.8%
Erie 440 $40,600 $19.50 $58,400 $28.10 60.1%
Harrisburg 950 $57,700 $27.70 $73,500 $35.30 41.8%
Johnstown 130 $46,100 $22.20 $51,800 $24.90 8.7%
Lancaster 440 $49,100 $23.60 $60,400 $29.00 -10.3%
Lebanon 90 $52,800 $25.40 $65,200 $31.30 -7.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 6,770 $60,000 $28.90 $76,400 $36.80 1.9%
Pittsburgh 2,620 $51,900 $25.00 $68,700 $33.00 8.9%
Reading 290 $46,600 $22.40 $62,300 $29.90 -16.9%
Scranton 370 $42,300 $20.30 $55,700 $26.80 -31.8%
State College 130 $44,500 $21.40 $55,200 $26.60 -8.7%
Williamsport 160 $45,600 $21.90 $52,000 $25.00 44%
York 440 $48,800 $23.50 $69,900 $33.60 16.2%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 1,230 $61,100 $29.40 $75,300 $36.20 -20.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 100 $49,500 $23.80 $71,500 $34.40 -19.7%
Charleston 500 $54,300 $26.10 $74,700 $35.90 -18.1%
Columbia 620 $47,000 $22.60 $60,600 $29.10 -14.1%
Florence 140 $47,300 $22.80 $68,000 $32.70 -20.1%
Greenville 650 $55,100 $26.50 $69,000 $33.20 1.4%
Myrtle Beach 110 $43,700 $21.00 $50,200 $24.10 -54.2%
Spartanburg 220 $54,800 $26.30 $65,700 $31.60 -11.7%
Sumter 60 $51,100 $24.60 $62,100 $29.80 -15%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 80 $46,600 $22.40 $59,200 $28.50 -40.9%
Sioux Falls 220 $45,200 $21.70 $52,700 $25.40 -24.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 330 $45,900 $22.10 $57,600 $27.70 -31%
Clarksville 150 $50,700 $24.40 $62,800 $30.20 -13.4%
Cleveland 70 $40,700 $19.50 $46,700 $22.40 -13.9%
Jackson 120 $35,300 $17.00 $47,200 $22.70 -1.7%
Johnson City 110 $38,900 $18.70 $47,500 $22.80 -30.2%
Kingsport 240 $47,700 $23.00 $61,600 $29.60 -3.3%
Knoxville 560 $50,900 $24.50 $66,500 $32.00 -19.8%
Memphis 1,030 $45,900 $22.10 $60,600 $29.20 -21.4%
Morristown 50 $34,300 $16.50 $45,200 $21.80 -49.6%
Nashville 1,050 $47,800 $23.00 $65,200 $31.30 -32.5%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 80 $39,600 $19.00 $50,300 $24.20 -43.4%
Amarillo 150 $44,900 $21.60 $56,800 $27.30 -36.1%
Austin 2,130 $50,900 $24.50 $65,800 $31.60 28.2%
Beaumont 450 $50,200 $24.10 $63,700 $30.60 29.2%
Brownsville 80 $42,500 $20.40 $53,300 $25.60 -71.2%
College Station 120 $47,600 $22.90 $57,200 $27.50 -38.5%
Corpus Christi 260 $51,900 $24.90 $67,000 $32.20 -32%
Dallas (Area) 7,460 $54,200 $26.10 $71,800 $34.50 20.4%
El Paso 400 $44,800 $21.50 $60,800 $29.20 -31.1%
Houston 7,080 $55,000 $26.50 $71,500 $34.40 27.9%
Killeen 290 $54,400 $26.10 $71,600 $34.40 9.5%
Laredo 60 $39,400 $19.00 $53,700 $25.80 -67.2%
Longview 190 $45,700 $22.00 $54,000 $26.00 -4.9%
Lubbock 110 $43,900 $21.10 $52,900 $25.40 -59.7%
McAllen 140 $36,900 $17.80 $44,200 $21.30 -71.1%
Midland 120 $58,300 $28.00 $82,100 $39.50 -17.1%
Odessa 100 $45,300 $21.80 $55,300 $26.60 -23.4%
San Angelo 100 $51,300 $24.70 $62,100 $29.80 9.1%
San Antonio 2,030 $60,600 $29.10 $79,200 $38.10 12.1%
Sherman 40 $40,700 $19.60 $48,300 $23.20 -57.2%
Texarkana 60 $55,300 $26.60 $67,100 $32.20 -45.9%
Tyler 110 $44,500 $21.40 $63,800 $30.70 -44.1%
Victoria 80 $44,900 $21.60 $58,400 $28.10 -24%
Waco 190 $45,600 $21.90 $55,400 $26.60 -9.8%
Wichita Falls 120 $45,600 $21.90 $62,100 $29.80 -1.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 120 $43,500 $20.90 $53,200 $25.60 14.1%
Ogden 680 $67,600 $32.50 $81,100 $39.00 60.6%
Provo 270 $48,500 $23.30 $57,800 $27.80 -28.6%
Salt Lake City 1,390 $48,200 $23.20 $60,100 $28.90 5.7%
St. George 50 $36,700 $17.70 $46,700 $22.40 -49.3%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 240 $51,500 $24.80 $66,400 $31.90 -1.2%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 200 $50,200 $24.10 $64,500 $31.00 44.3%
Charlottesville 190 $46,500 $22.30 $57,700 $27.70 -4.6%
Danville 40 $53,700 $25.80 $69,100 $33.20 -47.6%
Harrisonburg 110 $44,200 $21.30 $51,900 $24.90 -14.4%
Lynchburg 260 $48,400 $23.30 $60,800 $29.20 22.1%
Richmond 2,290 $59,900 $28.80 $75,200 $36.10 78%
Roanoke 320 $43,100 $20.70 $51,600 $24.80 -2%
Virginia Beach 2,450 $57,300 $27.60 $76,600 $36.80 54.6%
Winchester 190 $70,700 $34.00 $107,300 $51.60 65%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 140 $42,900 $20.60 $52,100 $25.00 -15.5%
Bremerton 220 $59,100 $28.40 $81,500 $39.20 28%
Kennewick 340 $66,600 $32.00 $86,800 $41.70 68.5%
Longview 70 $49,300 $23.70 $61,100 $29.40 -5.1%
Mount Vernon 70 $47,800 $23.00 $60,800 $29.20 -24.3%
Olympia 390 $54,700 $26.30 $64,800 $31.20 88%
Seattle (Area) 5,580 $58,400 $28.10 $72,100 $34.70 27.5%
Spokane 460 $46,100 $22.20 $57,000 $27.40 3.5%
Wenatchee 50 $51,300 $24.70 $67,800 $32.60 -36.3%
Yakima 90 $49,800 $24.00 $60,800 $29.20 -49.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 210 $41,900 $20.10 $61,200 $29.40 -33.2%
Huntington 150 $45,700 $22.00 $55,100 $26.50 -35.8%
Morgantown 90 $46,600 $22.40 $67,600 $32.50 -24.8%
Parkersburg 140 $56,400 $27.10 $69,900 $33.60 -7.5%
Weirton 60 $37,000 $17.80 $44,200 $21.20 -39.4%
Wheeling 60 $40,400 $19.40 $50,000 $24.00 -55.5%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 250 $51,000 $24.50 $61,400 $29.50 1.1%
Eau Claire 180 $45,400 $21.80 $57,900 $27.80 8.4%
Fond du Lac 150 $57,800 $27.80 $78,100 $37.50 60.4%
Green Bay 550 $44,100 $21.20 $57,700 $27.70 56.8%
Janesville 90 $48,000 $23.10 $61,200 $29.40 -33.5%
La Crosse 100 $43,900 $21.10 $54,300 $26.10 -32.4%
Madison 740 $50,600 $24.30 $61,100 $29.40 4.8%
Milwaukee 2,350 $52,400 $25.20 $63,700 $30.60 33.4%
Oshkosh 350 $49,300 $23.70 $58,800 $28.30 89.3%
Racine 260 $58,400 $28.10 $74,700 $35.90 61.5%
Sheboygan 110 $46,300 $22.20 $55,200 $26.60 -14.6%
Wausau 210 $41,300 $19.90 $48,500 $23.30 42%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 50 $49,800 $24.00 $63,100 $30.30 -38.8%
Cheyenne 100 $46,800 $22.50 $59,700 $28.70 6.9%