Head Chefs

Median Salary: $40,100

Many head chefs across the United States share a few important professional traits. For example, self control, attention to detail, and initiative can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 94,300 people were working as head chefs nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to utilize these characteristics and receive solid training, particularly if you're planning to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for head chefs in the U.S. was $40,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $19.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about head chefs, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Head chefs should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Information Ordering
Speech Recognition
Visualization
Fluency of Ideas

Different people go into different careers; head chefs are typically:

Enterprising
Artistic
Social

Working as a head chef requires knowledge in subjects like:

Administration and Management
Customer and Personal Service
Food Production
Education and Training
English Language

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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 head chefs). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of head chefs 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
Birmingham	130	$48,500	$23.30	$54,900	$26.40	-63.3%
Huntsville	50	$30,700	$14.80	$39,300	$18.90	-68.1%
Mobile	100	$24,200	$11.60	$36,900	$17.70	-18.4%
Montgomery	50	$39,300	$18.90	$50,700	$24.40	-55.1%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	400	$34,300	$16.50	$82,500	$39.70	233.1%
Fairbanks	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$26,600	$12.80	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	100	$39,800	$19.10	$52,100	$25.00	134.8%
Lake Havasu City	80	$36,700	$17.70	$40,800	$19.60	126.2%
Phoenix	2,200	$41,400	$19.90	$48,600	$23.40	72.9%
Prescott	110	$33,400	$16.00	$37,000	$17.80	167.3%
Tucson	480	$36,500	$17.60	$48,000	$23.10	83.2%
Yuma	30	$31,200	$15.00	$46,000	$22.10	-23.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	70	$39,500	$19.00	$45,400	$21.80	-51.5%
Fort Smith	NA	$34,100	$16.40	$37,700	$18.10	NA
Hot Springs	30	$29,200	$14.10	$47,200	$22.70	22.6%
Little Rock	190	NA	NA	NA	NA	-22.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	50	$44,000	$21.20	$60,900	$29.30	-75.8%
Fresno	100	$37,500	$18.00	$46,800	$22.50	-57.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	3,880	$41,500	$20.00	$55,100	$26.50	0.7%
Modesto	60	$57,700	$27.80	$63,900	$30.70	-49.7%
Napa	140	$46,700	$22.50	$71,600	$34.40	203.3%
Oakland	540	$44,300	$21.30	$60,400	$29.00	-24.4%
Oxnard	110	$45,300	$21.80	$58,000	$27.90	-45.8%
Riverside	600	$41,100	$19.80	$62,700	$30.20	-30.1%
Sacramento	580	$45,000	$21.60	$51,600	$24.80	-5.8%
Salinas	180	$40,000	$19.20	$51,400	$24.70	56.9%
San Diego	1,020	$44,500	$21.40	$58,900	$28.30	10%
San Francisco (Area)	1,820	$49,000	$23.60	$62,300	$29.90	27.7%
San Francisco (City)	1,280	$53,700	$25.80	$64,200	$30.80	79.8%
San Jose	820	$36,800	$17.70	$48,700	$23.40	27.4%
San Luis Obispo	80	$46,500	$22.30	$54,300	$26.10	17.6%
Santa Barbara	160	$52,500	$25.20	$66,900	$32.10	27.7%
Santa Cruz	80	$38,600	$18.60	$44,500	$21.40	36.7%
Santa Rosa	220	$47,300	$22.70	$58,600	$28.20	71.9%
Stockton	50	$47,600	$22.90	$54,900	$26.40	-67.9%
Vallejo	NA	$37,900	$18.20	$43,900	$21.10	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	230	$41,100	$19.80	$51,900	$24.90	107.9%
Colorado Springs	190	$49,800	$24.00	$56,100	$27.00	4.4%
Denver	980	$40,400	$19.40	$51,100	$24.60	11.5%
Fort Collins	100	$34,700	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	10%
Grand Junction	30	$41,000	$19.70	$45,600	$21.90	-28.7%
Pueblo	70	$50,700	$24.40	$63,600	$30.60	74.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	530	$44,700	$21.50	$64,500	$31.00	16.3%
Hartford	610	$51,600	$24.80	$57,800	$27.80	49.2%
New Haven	260	$53,500	$25.70	$67,200	$32.30	24.9%
Norwich	130	$51,200	$24.60	$85,000	$40.90	31.6%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	3,540	$45,300	$21.80	$58,000	$27.90	68.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	150	$46,400	$22.30	$60,300	$29.00	-17%
Cape Coral	230	$33,300	$16.00	$48,900	$23.50	59.7%
Deltona	NA	$37,100	$17.80	$39,900	$19.20	NA
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$46,500	$22.30	$50,200	$24.10	NA
Gainesville	NA	$33,400	$16.10	$37,700	$18.10	NA
Jacksonville	240	$48,600	$23.40	$61,700	$29.70	-41.8%
Lakeland	40	$39,100	$18.80	$56,700	$27.20	-69.1%
Miami (Area)	2,500	$44,500	$21.40	$58,100	$27.90	66.9%
Naples	250	$56,400	$27.10	$75,400	$36.20	204.8%
Orlando	630	$49,600	$23.80	$70,500	$33.90	-12.5%
Palm Bay	NA	$30,300	$14.60	$32,700	$15.70	NA
Panama City	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$49,800	$23.90	NA
Pensacola	90	$36,700	$17.60	$60,300	$29.00	-19.4%
Port St. Lucie	100	$54,900	$26.40	$68,400	$32.90	10.4%
Sebastian	NA	$45,200	$21.70	$80,900	$38.90	NA
Tallahassee	50	$54,700	$26.30	$59,400	$28.60	-59.7%
Tampa	850	$48,100	$23.10	$61,000	$29.30	4.6%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	1,810	$33,100	$15.90	$48,800	$23.40	9.1%
Augusta	240	$23,600	$11.30	$28,000	$13.50	61.4%
Brunswick	100	$18,900	$9.10	$36,300	$17.50	244.9%
Columbus	140	$33,600	$16.20	$50,500	$24.30	67%
Macon	NA	$27,200	$13.10	$31,800	$15.30	NA
Rome	NA	$33,500	$16.10	$37,800	$18.20	NA
Savannah	110	$34,900	$16.80	$39,100	$18.80	2.4%
Warner Robins	NA	$29,600	$14.30	$39,500	$19.00	NA

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	550	$45,500	$21.90	$55,100	$26.50	77.1%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Coeur d'Alene	40	$30,300	$14.60	$36,600	$17.60	-0.7%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	40	$37,400	$18.00	$41,100	$19.80	-42.9%
Champaign	140	$39,200	$18.90	$52,400	$25.20	88.4%
Chicago (Area)	4,090	$32,500	$15.60	$50,800	$24.40	-7.2%
Decatur	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	26.5%
Peoria	NA	$23,900	$11.50	$31,000	$14.90	NA
Rockford	140	$39,500	$19.00	$43,900	$21.10	34.8%
Springfield	80	$23,500	$11.30	$32,700	$15.70	1.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$40,900	$19.60	NA
Fort Wayne	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-70.4%
Indianapolis	290	$36,300	$17.40	$50,000	$24.10	-54.3%
Lafayette	60	$35,500	$17.10	$38,400	$18.50	-6.2%
South Bend	120	$41,000	$19.70	$49,800	$23.90	27.8%
Terre Haute	40	$69,300	$33.30	$74,600	$35.90	-17.7%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	40	$48,200	$23.20	$54,300	$26.10	-61.6%
Davenport	70	$46,100	$22.10	$60,200	$28.90	-45%
Des Moines	NA	$27,100	$13.00	$43,100	$20.70	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	60	$32,800	$15.70	$40,600	$19.50	81.9%
Wichita	150	$31,600	$15.20	$41,400	$19.90	-30.1%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	170	$36,500	$17.60	$50,700	$24.40	-1.5%
Louisville	260	$35,800	$17.20	$44,900	$21.60	-39.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	70	$48,300	$23.20	$67,300	$32.40	47.6%
Baton Rouge	230	$25,900	$12.50	$35,500	$17.10	-11.5%
Houma	130	$29,800	$14.30	$46,100	$22.20	96%
Lafayette	100	$29,200	$14.00	$39,700	$19.10	-6.9%
Lake Charles	170	$39,100	$18.80	$47,100	$22.70	164%
New Orleans	600	$34,200	$16.50	$42,300	$20.30	63.4%
Shreveport	300	$37,900	$18.20	$49,100	$23.60	138.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	150	$36,700	$17.60	$43,200	$20.80	3.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,440	$41,800	$20.10	$51,900	$24.90	58.3%
Hagerstown	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$46,900	$22.60	NA
Salisbury	NA	$42,400	$20.40	$45,200	$21.80	NA

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	230	$48,100	$23.10	$63,900	$30.70	240.4%
Boston (Area)	2,980	$44,100	$21.20	$55,700	$26.80	56.2%
Springfield	310	$33,600	$16.20	$49,500	$23.80	50.7%
Worcester	350	$36,400	$17.50	$53,400	$25.70	97.8%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	170	$50,200	$24.10	$69,000	$33.20	22%
Bay City	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	43.8%
Detroit (Area)	980	$41,600	$20.00	$57,300	$27.50	-18.3%
Flint	100	$29,900	$14.40	$36,100	$17.40	2.6%
Grand Rapids	330	$33,100	$15.90	$44,600	$21.40	24.1%
Holland	130	$40,000	$19.20	$52,500	$25.20	82.7%
Kalamazoo	180	$32,300	$15.50	$40,300	$19.40	85.7%
Lansing	160	$31,000	$14.90	$36,300	$17.40	11.4%
Monroe	40	$40,600	$19.50	$58,900	$28.30	36.4%
Niles	NA	$35,800	$17.20	$40,500	$19.50	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	100	$35,800	$17.20	$40,000	$19.20	9.4%
Minneapolis	960	$42,700	$20.50	$50,600	$24.30	-23.4%
Rochester	50	$35,500	$17.10	$53,000	$25.50	-28%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	170	$33,900	$16.30	$42,800	$20.60	134.6%
Hattiesburg	NA	$21,600	$10.40	$25,800	$12.40	NA
Jackson	120	$34,600	$16.60	$39,800	$19.10	-29.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	40	$37,800	$18.20	$42,400	$20.40	-40.3%
Kansas City	690	$36,700	$17.60	$46,600	$22.40	-3.9%
Springfield	60	$30,100	$14.50	$47,100	$22.70	-53.2%
St. Louis	650	$40,200	$19.30	$55,600	$26.70	-30.6%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	70	$23,900	$11.50	$32,900	$15.80	74.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	60	$36,400	$17.50	$40,800	$19.60	-52.8%
Omaha	320	$30,200	$14.50	$45,300	$21.80	-2.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	2,280	$40,700	$19.60	$52,300	$25.10	267.3%
Reno	240	$43,100	$20.70	$56,600	$27.20	68.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	130	$34,000	$16.40	$39,500	$19.00	78.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	320	$55,900	$26.90	$69,300	$33.30	222.9%
Trenton	60	$57,300	$27.50	$67,000	$32.20	-61.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	190	$26,700	$12.90	$39,400	$19.00	-32.4%
Las Cruces	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$24,000	$11.60	NA
Santa Fe	140	$37,600	$18.10	$47,100	$22.70	194.9%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	230	$42,200	$20.30	$51,700	$24.90	-26.3%
Binghamton	NA	$35,300	$17.00	$37,700	$18.10	NA
Buffalo	280	$47,800	$23.00	$58,900	$28.30	-27.8%
Glens Falls	40	$50,500	$24.30	$67,800	$32.60	-5.7%
Ithaca	40	$69,200	$33.30	$95,800	$46.10	-2.6%
Kingston	40	$55,500	$26.70	$61,800	$29.70	3%
New York (Area)	4,520	$56,500	$27.20	$73,100	$35.20	-33.9%
Poughkeepsie	130	$52,600	$25.30	$62,500	$30.00	-26.9%
Rochester	300	$48,400	$23.30	$60,700	$29.20	-15.1%
Syracuse	50	$49,900	$24.00	$56,900	$27.40	-75.6%
Utica	100	$42,500	$20.40	$50,200	$24.20	13.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	60	$40,400	$19.40	$49,800	$24.00	-47.9%
Charlotte	900	$34,800	$16.70	$53,900	$25.90	49.3%
Durham	280	$28,000	$13.50	$38,000	$18.30	40.6%
Fayetteville	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-3.2%
Greensboro	150	$42,200	$20.30	$51,300	$24.70	-39.5%
Hickory	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-36.4%
Raleigh	450	$34,000	$16.40	$42,500	$20.40	26.2%
Wilmington	70	$48,200	$23.20	$55,500	$26.70	-26.6%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	160	$31,700	$15.20	$35,700	$17.20	80.1%
Grand Forks	NA	$34,700	$16.70	$39,800	$19.10	NA

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	110	$35,800	$17.20	$47,700	$23.00	-52.9%
Canton	40	$36,200	$17.40	$42,400	$20.40	-67.3%
Cincinnati	450	$35,700	$17.20	$48,100	$23.10	-37.7%
Cleveland	540	$36,800	$17.70	$47,100	$22.70	-25.6%
Columbus	300	$42,000	$20.20	$51,800	$24.90	-54%
Dayton	70	$45,600	$21.90	$55,000	$26.40	-73.4%
Toledo	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-57.8%
Youngstown	130	$35,900	$17.20	$40,600	$19.50	-18.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	210	$36,400	$17.50	$62,500	$30.10	-49%
Tulsa	280	$30,800	$14.80	$37,600	$18.10	-9.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	60	$43,600	$21.00	$48,600	$23.30	32.5%
Eugene	130	$32,900	$15.80	$39,800	$19.10	23.8%
Medford	50	$33,200	$16.00	$40,600	$19.50	-4.6%
Portland	740	$38,600	$18.50	$48,100	$23.10	3.2%
Salem	90	$43,600	$21.00	$49,200	$23.70	-17.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	150	$43,000	$20.70	$61,500	$29.60	-35.5%
Harrisburg	180	$33,800	$16.30	$42,700	$20.60	-18.4%
Johnstown	70	$46,700	$22.40	$64,100	$30.80	71.7%
Lancaster	220	$34,900	$16.80	$51,200	$24.60	32.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,530	$48,100	$23.10	$61,600	$29.60	-31%
Pittsburgh	730	$37,400	$18.00	$44,600	$21.40	-8.9%
Reading	90	$35,400	$17.00	$44,300	$21.30	-24.2%
Scranton	150	$32,500	$15.60	$42,200	$20.30	-20.1%
State College	90	$38,800	$18.70	$46,400	$22.30	93.4%
York	70	$35,600	$17.10	$41,800	$20.10	-43.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	490	$42,100	$20.20	$56,300	$27.10	30.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	70	$26,500	$12.70	$32,000	$15.40	63%
Charleston	330	$42,400	$20.40	$46,500	$22.40	62.9%
Columbia	NA	$30,100	$14.50	$34,500	$16.60	NA
Greenville	230	$41,400	$19.90	$52,700	$25.40	8.4%
Myrtle Beach	130	$43,800	$21.00	$52,800	$25.40	58.2%
Spartanburg	70	$40,700	$19.60	$47,000	$22.60	-16.5%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	170	$25,500	$12.20	$37,800	$18.20	3.7%
Kingsport	50	$42,800	$20.60	$56,200	$27.00	-39.9%
Knoxville	100	$29,300	$14.10	$37,600	$18.10	-57.5%
Memphis	580	$36,500	$17.60	$44,700	$21.50	33%
Morristown	NA	$21,400	$10.30	$23,500	$11.30	NA
Nashville	380	$36,200	$17.40	$45,900	$22.10	-25.9%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	50	$29,900	$14.40	$40,900	$19.70	-37%
Austin	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$48,500	$23.30	NA
Beaumont	50	$66,900	$32.20	$69,400	$33.40	-55.5%
Brownsville	30	$32,800	$15.80	$45,300	$21.80	-62.7%
College Station	30	$26,900	$13.00	$53,500	$25.70	-53.5%
Corpus Christi	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	7.6%
Dallas (Area)	1,750	$42,500	$20.50	$55,100	$26.50	-12.2%
El Paso	320	$38,800	$18.70	$44,200	$21.20	62.5%
Houston	1,080	$42,400	$20.40	$51,600	$24.80	-41.7%
Lubbock	40	$32,300	$15.50	$42,000	$20.20	-53.2%
McAllen	NA	$25,400	$12.20	$29,000	$13.90	NA
Midland	NA	$37,000	$17.80	$45,900	$22.10	NA
San Antonio	740	$29,700	$14.30	$43,600	$21.00	23%
Sherman	NA	$43,600	$21.00	$50,900	$24.50	NA
Texarkana	30	$37,700	$18.10	$59,000	$28.40	-19.9%
Tyler	80	$33,400	$16.10	$40,100	$19.30	16.8%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	40	$38,300	$18.40	$42,400	$20.40	-71.6%
Provo	60	$37,100	$17.80	$48,400	$23.30	-49.2%
Salt Lake City	290	$42,900	$20.70	$65,700	$31.60	-34.6%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	140	$34,000	$16.40	$42,300	$20.30	75.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlottesville	50	$43,600	$20.90	$60,100	$28.90	-18.8%
Harrisonburg	40	$51,800	$24.90	$59,300	$28.50	-15.1%
Lynchburg	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-35.9%
Richmond	370	$44,200	$21.20	$58,600	$28.20	-14.7%
Roanoke	NA	$28,200	$13.60	$38,100	$18.30	NA
Virginia Beach	350	$43,300	$20.80	$51,500	$24.80	-33.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	40	$41,400	$19.90	$47,800	$23.00	-26%
Bremerton	60	$46,100	$22.20	$52,300	$25.10	4.7%
Mount Vernon	40	$45,000	$21.60	$53,000	$25.50	29.5%
Olympia	60	$35,300	$17.00	$37,700	$18.10	-17.5%
Seattle (Area)	1,170	$42,200	$20.30	$54,000	$26.00	-11.4%
Spokane	NA	$29,000	$13.90	$32,800	$15.80	NA

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	50	$31,600	$15.20	$56,100	$27.00	-55.1%
Morgantown	60	$31,400	$15.10	$63,800	$30.70	36.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	80	$29,700	$14.30	$34,800	$16.70	-7.6%
Eau Claire	NA	$33,100	$15.90	$38,400	$18.50	NA
Fond du Lac	50	$33,000	$15.90	$42,800	$20.60	74.5%
Green Bay	100	$34,000	$16.30	$42,700	$20.50	-14.5%
Janesville	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$36,200	$17.40	NA
La Crosse	NA	$40,400	$19.40	$46,400	$22.30	NA
Madison	280	$37,100	$17.90	$45,900	$22.10	17.9%
Milwaukee	580	$38,800	$18.70	$45,000	$21.60	-2.1%
Oshkosh	50	$26,000	$12.50	$39,100	$18.80	-16.8%
Racine	50	$26,100	$12.50	$41,200	$19.80	-3.6%
Sheboygan	NA	$44,800	$21.50	$49,300	$23.70	NA
Wausau	30	$28,600	$13.70	$34,600	$16.60	-35.6%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	32.3%