Healthcare Assistants

Median Salary: $24,700

Many healthcare assistants across the United States share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, NA can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 3,886,690 individuals were working as healthcare assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're preparing to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for healthcare assistants in the U.S. was $24,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about healthcare assistants, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

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 working as healthcare assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of healthcare 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 1,200 $22,100 $10.60 $27,600 $13.30 -13%
Auburn 1,070 $19,900 $9.60 $25,200 $12.10 -23.8%
Birmingham 13,280 $22,600 $10.90 $27,400 $13.20 -9.7%
Decatur 1,320 $20,900 $10.00 $26,000 $12.50 -14%
Dothan 1,750 $21,200 $10.20 $25,600 $12.30 0.4%
Florence 1,520 $19,100 $9.20 $23,100 $11.10 1.4%
Gadsden 1,680 $20,000 $9.60 $26,100 $12.60 61%
Huntsville 4,310 $20,600 $9.90 $26,100 $12.60 -29.4%
Mobile 5,100 $20,500 $9.90 $24,300 $11.70 -1%
Montgomery 4,090 $20,100 $9.60 $24,500 $11.80 -15.6%
Tuscaloosa 3,280 $21,400 $10.30 $25,700 $12.30 22.4%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 4,750 $32,000 $15.40 $40,100 $19.30 -3.6%
Fairbanks 580 $33,500 $16.10 $39,400 $19.00 -44.5%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 730 $25,300 $12.20 $32,700 $15.70 -56.8%
Lake Havasu City 1,390 $24,100 $11.60 $29,800 $14.30 0.6%
Phoenix 43,580 $25,500 $12.30 $32,500 $15.60 -16.9%
Prescott 2,080 $26,700 $12.80 $31,800 $15.30 21.3%
Tucson 14,700 $24,700 $11.90 $29,800 $14.30 36.5%
Yuma 1,300 $22,900 $11.00 $27,900 $13.40 -25.7%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 3,840 $22,800 $10.90 $27,900 $13.40 -34.2%
Fort Smith 3,640 $19,000 $9.20 $22,700 $10.90 4.1%
Hot Springs 1,370 $21,000 $10.10 $24,800 $11.90 28.1%
Jonesboro 1,460 $21,100 $10.20 $25,300 $12.20 4%
Little Rock 9,730 $22,400 $10.80 $26,100 $12.50 -1.1%
Pine Bluff 1,140 $20,400 $9.80 $24,100 $11.60 8.7%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 6,420 $23,400 $11.30 $28,900 $13.90 -18.7%
Chico 3,280 $24,000 $11.50 $29,800 $14.30 58.2%
El Centro 810 $24,400 $11.70 $31,800 $15.30 -46%
Fresno 8,940 $25,500 $12.30 $31,900 $15.30 -7.1%
Hanford 1,150 $24,700 $11.90 $30,500 $14.70 0.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 130,150 $27,000 $13.00 $34,200 $16.50 -19.7%
Madera 1,110 $26,000 $12.50 $32,400 $15.60 -1.6%
Merced 1,540 $24,000 $11.60 $28,400 $13.70 -13%
Modesto 4,900 $26,100 $12.50 $30,800 $14.80 5.3%
Napa 1,900 $31,700 $15.20 $38,900 $18.70 3%
Oakland 24,990 $30,200 $14.50 $40,600 $19.50 -15.2%
Oxnard 6,920 $28,500 $13.70 $34,700 $16.70 -20.5%
Redding 2,570 $25,600 $12.30 $30,900 $14.80 40.7%
Riverside 30,550 $25,700 $12.30 $31,900 $15.30 -14.2%
Sacramento 19,550 $29,300 $14.10 $36,800 $17.70 -22.9%
Salinas 3,610 $32,900 $15.80 $41,200 $19.80 -22%
San Diego 31,120 $27,100 $13.00 $35,100 $16.90 -18.2%
San Francisco (Area) 45,390 $31,800 $15.30 $43,600 $21.00 -22.7%
San Francisco (City) 20,400 $33,400 $16.10 $46,600 $22.40 -30.2%
San Jose 18,670 $31,500 $15.20 $41,900 $20.10 -29.4%
San Luis Obispo 2,700 $28,500 $13.70 $33,100 $15.90 -9.1%
Santa Barbara 4,380 $30,000 $14.40 $36,000 $17.30 -13.8%
Santa Cruz 2,550 $29,600 $14.20 $38,000 $18.30 1.1%
Santa Rosa 4,740 $30,000 $14.40 $40,600 $19.50 -9.9%
Stockton 5,880 $27,100 $13.00 $33,900 $16.30 -5.2%
Vallejo 4,530 $27,700 $13.30 $37,200 $17.90 24.8%
Visalia 4,360 $23,800 $11.40 $29,700 $14.30 11.1%
Yuba City 1,440 $26,900 $12.90 $32,600 $15.70 26.3%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 3,200 $29,800 $14.30 $36,100 $17.40 -31.1%
Colorado Springs 6,010 $27,800 $13.40 $32,300 $15.60 -18%
Denver 25,750 $29,900 $14.40 $35,900 $17.30 -29%
Fort Collins 2,930 $26,800 $12.90 $32,400 $15.60 -23.3%
Grand Junction 2,200 $24,000 $11.60 $29,800 $14.30 17.8%
Greeley 1,760 $27,100 $13.00 $32,100 $15.40 -24.7%
Pueblo 2,110 $23,800 $11.50 $29,900 $14.40 26.4%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 14,150 $30,900 $14.80 $36,200 $17.40 11.7%
Hartford 20,410 $30,900 $14.80 $36,700 $17.70 22.1%
New Haven 12,550 $29,200 $14.00 $36,000 $17.30 32.5%
Norwich 4,120 $30,300 $14.60 $36,000 $17.30 3.1%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 1,860 $26,900 $12.90 $31,300 $15.10 5.2%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 53,170 $27,800 $13.40 $34,900 $16.80 -29.9%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 9,640 $25,500 $12.30 $30,700 $14.80 31.2%
Cape Coral 5,900 $26,500 $12.70 $31,400 $15.10 -1.4%
Deltona 5,910 $23,800 $11.40 $28,500 $13.70 28%
Fort Walton Beach 1,520 $23,300 $11.20 $27,800 $13.30 -33.5%
Gainesville 4,400 $23,400 $11.30 $28,200 $13.60 22.2%
Jacksonville 14,640 $25,500 $12.30 $30,200 $14.50 -15.4%
Lakeland 5,850 $23,000 $11.10 $27,400 $13.20 0.9%
Miami (Area) 63,620 $24,100 $11.60 $30,100 $14.50 -2%
Naples 2,970 $28,000 $13.40 $34,100 $16.40 -12.7%
Ocala 3,850 $23,300 $11.20 $28,400 $13.70 37.3%
Orlando 20,930 $25,100 $12.10 $29,800 $14.30 -28.9%
Palm Bay 6,100 $24,500 $11.80 $29,800 $14.30 5%
Palm Coast 350 $23,900 $11.50 $28,000 $13.40 -27.5%
Panama City 1,970 $22,800 $11.00 $28,000 $13.50 -3.7%
Pensacola 5,070 $23,000 $11.00 $26,700 $12.80 12.1%
Port St. Lucie 3,930 $24,400 $11.80 $29,500 $14.20 9.6%
Punta Gorda 1,740 $22,600 $10.90 $26,500 $12.70 53%
Sebastian 1,660 $24,000 $11.50 $28,600 $13.70 21.3%
Tallahassee 4,890 $23,100 $11.10 $27,200 $13.10 1.9%
Tampa 34,500 $24,900 $12.00 $30,100 $14.50 2.5%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 1,930 $19,200 $9.20 $23,800 $11.40 6.5%
Athens 1,610 $22,600 $10.80 $28,500 $13.70 -31%
Atlanta 41,120 $25,200 $12.10 $31,700 $15.30 -39.7%
Augusta 6,920 $21,400 $10.30 $28,200 $13.60 13.9%
Brunswick 690 $25,600 $12.30 $31,400 $15.10 -43.2%
Columbus 3,480 $20,500 $9.80 $26,300 $12.60 2.8%
Dalton 710 $21,900 $10.50 $27,600 $13.20 -64.1%
Gainesville 1,440 $25,800 $12.40 $30,700 $14.80 -32%
Hinesville 360 $25,200 $12.10 $35,400 $17.00 -29.3%
Macon 2,970 $19,800 $9.50 $26,400 $12.70 4.5%
Rome 1,520 $23,200 $11.10 $28,700 $13.80 35.5%
Savannah 3,470 $22,300 $10.70 $26,500 $12.70 -22.3%
Valdosta 1,220 $21,200 $10.20 $28,200 $13.60 -22.8%
Warner Robins 1,530 $17,300 $8.30 $22,900 $11.00 -8.8%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 10,220 $29,600 $14.20 $35,600 $17.10 -20.2%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 7,150 $24,400 $11.70 $30,100 $14.50 -9%
Coeur d'Alene 1,570 $21,900 $10.50 $28,600 $13.80 -3.3%
Idaho Falls 1,400 $20,500 $9.80 $25,200 $12.10 -5.2%
Lewiston 1,200 $21,800 $10.50 $26,200 $12.60 64.4%
Pocatello 1,090 $22,700 $10.90 $27,300 $13.10 1.7%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 1,630 $24,100 $11.60 $32,400 $15.60 -36.3%
Champaign 2,150 $24,800 $11.90 $30,100 $14.50 -27.4%
Chicago (Area) 105,030 $25,900 $12.40 $32,200 $15.50 -13.1%
Danville 650 $25,400 $12.20 $32,500 $15.70 -21.8%
Decatur 1,300 $24,800 $11.90 $30,900 $14.90 -24.2%
Kankakee 2,100 $23,400 $11.30 $29,500 $14.20 68%
Peoria 5,440 $24,900 $12.00 $29,800 $14.40 7.4%
Rockford 3,690 $25,600 $12.30 $31,500 $15.20 -13.6%
Springfield 2,980 $25,300 $12.20 $32,600 $15.70 -5.3%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 1,440 $24,800 $11.90 $28,900 $13.90 26.9%
Bloomington 2,140 $22,900 $11.00 $27,600 $13.30 -3.4%
Columbus 1,050 $23,200 $11.20 $28,100 $13.50 -14.4%
Elkhart 1,710 $23,800 $11.40 $28,500 $13.70 -42.1%
Evansville 5,380 $24,100 $11.60 $29,200 $14.10 7.7%
Fort Wayne 7,610 $23,100 $11.10 $27,900 $13.40 25.7%
Indianapolis 23,090 $25,800 $12.40 $31,400 $15.10 -10.8%
Kokomo 870 $24,500 $11.80 $29,800 $14.30 -22.6%
Lafayette 2,270 $23,800 $11.40 $28,700 $13.80 -7.4%
Michigan City 1,750 $21,700 $10.40 $25,900 $12.50 36.6%
Muncie 1,890 $23,400 $11.20 $28,800 $13.90 38.4%
South Bend 4,420 $24,300 $11.70 $29,200 $14.10 15.4%
Terre Haute 1,730 $22,900 $11.00 $27,800 $13.40 -14.1%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 980 $27,300 $13.10 $32,000 $15.40 -21.8%
Cedar Rapids 3,150 $25,100 $12.10 $30,200 $14.50 -22.6%
Davenport 4,910 $23,700 $11.40 $28,100 $13.50 -9.8%
Des Moines 8,490 $26,000 $12.50 $31,200 $15.00 -11.3%
Dubuque 1,730 $23,400 $11.20 $28,200 $13.60 14.3%
Iowa City 2,580 $27,500 $13.20 $32,800 $15.80 4.3%
Sioux City 1,750 $23,600 $11.30 $28,000 $13.50 -18.5%
Waterloo 2,580 $24,200 $11.70 $29,500 $14.20 0.4%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 910 $24,700 $11.90 $30,400 $14.60 -35.6%
Topeka 4,050 $24,700 $11.90 $30,000 $14.40 24.2%
Wichita 8,070 $22,900 $11.00 $27,700 $13.30 -8.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 1,500 $24,400 $11.70 $29,700 $14.30 -9.2%
Elizabethtown 1,160 $23,300 $11.20 $28,700 $13.80 -10.5%
Lexington 5,620 $25,900 $12.50 $31,300 $15.10 -21.9%
Louisville 16,300 $25,700 $12.40 $30,300 $14.60 -7.8%
Owensboro 1,510 $21,700 $10.50 $25,500 $12.20 7.1%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 3,250 $18,800 $9.00 $23,200 $11.20 72.6%
Baton Rouge 8,520 $20,100 $9.70 $25,000 $12.00 -21.6%
Houma 2,010 $21,900 $10.50 $28,300 $13.60 -28.6%
Lafayette 4,600 $19,900 $9.60 $24,500 $11.80 5.9%
Lake Charles 2,870 $20,300 $9.80 $23,600 $11.40 7.4%
Monroe 3,160 $18,800 $9.10 $22,700 $10.90 41.3%
New Orleans 13,650 $23,600 $11.40 $29,200 $14.00 -9.9%
Shreveport 6,870 $19,300 $9.30 $24,600 $11.80 33%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 2,630 $24,500 $11.80 $29,800 $14.30 42.6%
Lewiston 2,140 $24,600 $11.80 $28,400 $13.60 49.3%
Portland 7,000 $26,300 $12.60 $31,400 $15.10 20.1%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 36,240 $28,400 $13.60 $35,700 $17.20 -3.2%
Cumberland 1,520 $23,000 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 34.8%
Hagerstown 2,940 $26,900 $13.00 $32,400 $15.60 2.8%
Salisbury 1,520 $26,900 $12.90 $34,000 $16.40 -4.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 4,390 $28,900 $13.90 $35,000 $16.80 55.6%
Boston (Area) 68,950 $29,400 $14.10 $35,600 $17.10 -7.4%
Pittsfield 1,770 $25,000 $12.00 $29,900 $14.40 72.1%
Springfield 10,260 $27,800 $13.40 $33,800 $16.30 19.8%
Worcester 10,600 $28,500 $13.70 $35,100 $16.90 23.2%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 6,770 $29,500 $14.20 $35,400 $17.00 19.6%
Battle Creek 2,130 $25,200 $12.10 $31,800 $15.30 36.2%
Bay City 1,870 $23,200 $11.10 $27,800 $13.40 76.1%
Detroit (Area) 61,340 $25,700 $12.40 $30,600 $14.70 16.1%
Flint 5,340 $24,900 $12.00 $30,600 $14.70 34%
Grand Rapids 11,570 $25,500 $12.30 $31,200 $15.00 6.7%
Holland 2,570 $26,400 $12.70 $30,300 $14.60 -13.8%
Jackson 2,020 $25,900 $12.50 $30,900 $14.90 27.5%
Kalamazoo 4,830 $24,300 $11.70 $30,600 $14.70 21%
Lansing 5,760 $24,300 $11.70 $30,500 $14.70 -3.5%
Monroe 1,230 $26,100 $12.50 $30,900 $14.80 9.7%
Muskegon 2,760 $24,900 $12.00 $29,600 $14.20 56.2%
Niles 1,750 $26,800 $12.90 $31,200 $15.00 -0.5%
Saginaw 3,240 $24,000 $11.60 $29,700 $14.30 33.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 7,310 $23,700 $11.40 $28,900 $13.90 98.7%
Minneapolis 49,640 $28,300 $13.60 $34,700 $16.70 -3.5%
Rochester 6,560 $30,800 $14.80 $36,600 $17.60 112.9%
St. Cloud 3,650 $24,500 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 28.5%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 1,960 $24,000 $11.60 $30,200 $14.50 -35.4%
Hattiesburg 1,890 $20,100 $9.70 $24,100 $11.60 12.3%
Jackson 10,500 $19,400 $9.30 $23,000 $11.10 43.6%
Pascagoula 1,030 $21,500 $10.40 $25,800 $12.40 -37.7%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 2,160 $23,000 $11.10 $28,200 $13.50 -12.5%
Jefferson City 2,490 $17,700 $8.50 $22,300 $10.70 3.5%
Joplin 2,070 $19,900 $9.60 $24,300 $11.70 -9.3%
Kansas City 25,540 $25,100 $12.10 $30,800 $14.80 -13.1%
Springfield 6,420 $21,300 $10.20 $26,000 $12.50 15%
St. Joseph 1,940 $21,500 $10.30 $26,700 $12.80 27%
St. Louis 39,060 $23,600 $11.30 $29,200 $14.10 0.9%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 2,840 $23,500 $11.30 $27,700 $13.30 18.3%
Great Falls 1,370 $22,100 $10.60 $26,600 $12.80 28.1%
Missoula 1,430 $21,900 $10.50 $26,600 $12.80 -13.4%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 4,240 $24,900 $12.00 $29,500 $14.20 -11.9%
Omaha 12,240 $26,000 $12.50 $31,300 $15.10 -9%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 780 $28,600 $13.70 $33,800 $16.20 -8.4%
Las Vegas 16,960 $28,400 $13.70 $36,300 $17.50 -33.6%
Reno 4,840 $27,600 $13.30 $34,900 $16.80 -18.4%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 2,770 $29,000 $13.90 $35,400 $17.00 -6.4%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 3,920 $28,000 $13.50 $33,600 $16.20 -5.4%
Ocean City 1,640 $25,900 $12.40 $30,600 $14.70 42.4%
Trenton 5,670 $27,400 $13.20 $33,200 $16.00 -11.8%
Vineland 2,760 $28,000 $13.50 $34,300 $16.50 54.8%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 13,890 $22,800 $11.00 $28,800 $13.90 22.3%
Farmington 1,730 $22,500 $10.80 $28,700 $13.80 14.4%
Las Cruces 2,110 $19,400 $9.30 $24,700 $11.90 7.6%
Santa Fe 1,030 $25,400 $12.20 $32,300 $15.60 -45.5%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 12,920 $26,300 $12.60 $32,800 $15.80 -0.1%
Binghamton 4,110 $25,700 $12.30 $34,000 $16.30 24.6%
Buffalo 18,890 $26,300 $12.60 $31,300 $15.10 18.9%
Elmira 1,340 $23,800 $11.40 $32,100 $15.40 20.9%
Glens Falls 1,930 $26,300 $12.60 $32,000 $15.40 23.4%
Ithaca 1,220 $24,800 $11.90 $30,100 $14.50 -18.4%
Kingston 2,820 $23,500 $11.30 $29,500 $14.20 59.3%
New York (Area) 288,400 $28,300 $13.60 $34,700 $16.70 10.4%
Poughkeepsie 9,280 $30,500 $14.70 $37,100 $17.80 26.8%
Rochester 17,490 $25,400 $12.20 $31,500 $15.20 20.1%
Syracuse 8,980 $25,300 $12.20 $31,100 $15.00 -1.4%
Utica 6,920 $25,700 $12.40 $33,000 $15.90 83.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 7,630 $24,100 $11.60 $29,200 $14.00 51.1%
Burlington 2,480 $21,700 $10.40 $27,000 $13.00 45.5%
Charlotte 19,820 $23,700 $11.40 $29,400 $14.10 -20.5%
Durham 9,260 $25,000 $12.00 $30,000 $14.40 12.9%
Fayetteville 6,160 $21,500 $10.30 $27,200 $13.10 64.1%
Goldsboro 2,930 $20,200 $9.70 $23,600 $11.30 124%
Greensboro 11,450 $23,000 $11.10 $27,900 $13.40 10.3%
Greenville 3,620 $20,500 $9.80 $26,300 $12.70 66.5%
Hickory 6,410 $23,300 $11.20 $28,100 $13.50 49.4%
Jacksonville 1,420 $21,000 $10.10 $26,500 $12.70 10.6%
Raleigh 13,860 $24,200 $11.70 $30,400 $14.60 -6.7%
Rocky Mount 2,500 $21,500 $10.30 $25,500 $12.30 43.4%
Wilmington 5,150 $22,800 $10.90 $28,800 $13.80 23.9%
Winston-Salem 8,900 $22,800 $10.90 $27,900 $13.40 45.8%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 2,180 $24,100 $11.60 $27,500 $13.20 20.2%
Fargo 3,610 $24,300 $11.70 $28,200 $13.60 0.9%
Grand Forks 2,050 $23,000 $11.10 $26,200 $12.60 43.5%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 11,680 $23,000 $11.10 $28,200 $13.50 22.1%
Canton 8,440 $21,500 $10.40 $26,200 $12.60 70.8%
Cincinnati 31,800 $25,100 $12.10 $30,200 $14.50 7.5%
Cleveland 40,530 $23,100 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 35.8%
Columbus 31,370 $23,600 $11.40 $29,500 $14.20 16.1%
Dayton 14,640 $23,900 $11.50 $29,400 $14.20 32.3%
Lima 2,630 $22,500 $10.80 $27,500 $13.20 73.5%
Mansfield 2,180 $21,100 $10.20 $25,700 $12.30 39.1%
Sandusky 1,350 $25,600 $12.30 $31,700 $15.20 33.3%
Springfield 2,470 $22,400 $10.80 $26,800 $12.90 72.9%
Toledo 12,370 $23,800 $11.50 $29,900 $14.40 41.5%
Youngstown 9,950 $22,200 $10.70 $27,400 $13.20 52.3%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 1,370 $20,700 $10.00 $28,400 $13.60 13%
Oklahoma City 14,860 $22,500 $10.80 $28,000 $13.50 -11.6%
Tulsa 13,150 $21,900 $10.60 $27,100 $13.00 4.4%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 1,640 $29,000 $14.00 $35,400 $17.00 -10.9%
Corvallis 920 $27,600 $13.30 $35,000 $16.80 -4.7%
Eugene 4,480 $25,700 $12.30 $32,400 $15.60 6.3%
Medford 2,580 $27,600 $13.30 $32,500 $15.60 11.5%
Portland 25,070 $30,100 $14.50 $37,200 $17.90 -15.2%
Salem 4,670 $27,400 $13.20 $34,100 $16.40 7.2%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 12,370 $26,000 $12.50 $31,400 $15.10 26%
Altoona 2,430 $24,000 $11.50 $28,600 $13.80 42.9%
Erie 5,250 $22,000 $10.60 $26,800 $12.90 39.9%
Harrisburg 8,500 $26,400 $12.70 $31,700 $15.20 -8%
Johnstown 3,030 $22,800 $11.00 $27,600 $13.30 79.9%
Lancaster 7,810 $25,800 $12.40 $30,800 $14.80 15.5%
Lebanon 2,160 $25,200 $12.10 $29,800 $14.30 54.9%
Philadelphia (Area) 93,100 $27,000 $13.00 $32,500 $15.60 10.3%
Pittsburgh 43,040 $25,000 $12.00 $30,000 $14.40 29.8%
Reading 5,750 $26,300 $12.60 $31,100 $14.90 18.5%
Scranton 9,680 $24,800 $11.90 $29,700 $14.30 28.8%
State College 1,780 $23,700 $11.40 $28,500 $13.70 -9.9%
Williamsport 1,960 $22,600 $10.90 $26,100 $12.60 29.9%
York 5,030 $25,800 $12.40 $31,100 $15.00 -2.8%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 25,900 $28,600 $13.80 $34,400 $16.60 15.2%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 1,920 $21,200 $10.20 $26,400 $12.70 11.8%
Charleston 7,490 $24,100 $11.60 $30,200 $14.50 -10.4%
Columbia 10,840 $21,800 $10.50 $28,000 $13.50 8.9%
Florence 3,720 $19,300 $9.30 $23,700 $11.40 56.1%
Greenville 7,550 $23,600 $11.40 $28,900 $13.90 -14.7%
Myrtle Beach 1,620 $22,700 $10.90 $29,300 $14.10 -50.9%
Spartanburg 3,100 $23,200 $11.10 $28,000 $13.40 -10.8%
Sumter 1,020 $19,500 $9.40 $25,300 $12.20 1.1%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 1,470 $25,100 $12.00 $29,400 $14.10 -17.5%
Sioux Falls 3,340 $25,100 $12.10 $29,900 $14.40 -16.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 6,740 $24,000 $11.50 $29,500 $14.20 1.7%
Clarksville 2,050 $24,100 $11.60 $29,700 $14.30 -11.5%
Cleveland 1,400 $21,500 $10.40 $24,800 $11.90 32.1%
Jackson 2,310 $21,300 $10.20 $26,300 $12.60 36.4%
Johnson City 2,940 $22,700 $10.90 $27,700 $13.30 30%
Kingsport 3,480 $22,300 $10.70 $26,100 $12.60 1.2%
Knoxville 8,880 $23,300 $11.20 $27,900 $13.40 -7.9%
Memphis 13,800 $24,200 $11.60 $29,400 $14.20 -23.4%
Morristown 1,250 $21,200 $10.20 $26,000 $12.50 -6.3%
Nashville 17,250 $23,700 $11.40 $30,700 $14.70 -19.4%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 3,470 $17,600 $8.50 $20,600 $9.90 84.4%
Amarillo 3,390 $20,300 $9.80 $25,600 $12.30 4.7%
Austin 18,050 $23,100 $11.10 $29,700 $14.30 -21.1%
Beaumont 5,710 $18,000 $8.60 $22,200 $10.70 20%
Brownsville 7,750 $16,300 $7.80 $19,000 $9.10 111.9%
College Station 2,020 $22,100 $10.60 $26,200 $12.60 -25.6%
Corpus Christi 7,470 $20,200 $9.70 $24,600 $11.80 41.2%
Dallas (Area) 67,560 $23,700 $11.40 $30,400 $14.60 -22.6%
El Paso 7,900 $19,200 $9.30 $25,200 $12.10 -1.4%
Houston 62,040 $22,900 $11.00 $30,900 $14.90 -18.7%
Killeen 3,800 $20,900 $10.10 $28,100 $13.50 5.5%
Laredo 2,040 $19,600 $9.40 $24,800 $11.90 -21.3%
Longview 2,630 $20,900 $10.10 $26,100 $12.60 -6.3%
Lubbock 5,110 $19,500 $9.40 $23,700 $11.40 38.8%
McAllen 12,630 $17,600 $8.40 $21,100 $10.10 92.9%
Midland 1,340 $20,700 $10.00 $26,800 $12.90 -33.3%
Odessa 970 $22,700 $10.90 $28,600 $13.70 -46.2%
San Angelo 1,530 $20,700 $10.00 $25,500 $12.30 18%
San Antonio 30,140 $21,000 $10.10 $27,500 $13.20 21.1%
Sherman 1,580 $22,000 $10.60 $27,800 $13.40 29.3%
Texarkana 1,980 $19,600 $9.40 $25,100 $12.10 23.9%
Tyler 5,440 $20,200 $9.70 $25,000 $12.00 97%
Victoria 2,040 $18,600 $9.00 $22,100 $10.60 43.6%
Waco 3,900 $22,100 $10.60 $30,700 $14.80 31.8%
Wichita Falls 2,500 $20,600 $9.90 $24,300 $11.70 47.2%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 1,600 $21,600 $10.40 $25,700 $12.40 11.2%
Ogden 5,110 $22,400 $10.80 $26,900 $12.90 -11.8%
Provo 4,980 $23,200 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 -3.2%
Salt Lake City 13,480 $24,100 $11.60 $29,200 $14.00 -25.7%
St. George 2,020 $23,600 $11.40 $29,300 $14.10 41.1%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 2,500 $28,000 $13.50 $32,600 $15.70 -24.7%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 1,310 $23,100 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 -30.9%
Charlottesville 2,350 $25,100 $12.10 $30,900 $14.90 -15.1%
Danville 1,210 $19,800 $9.50 $27,000 $13.00 3%
Harrisonburg 1,760 $24,000 $11.60 $27,600 $13.20 1.1%
Lynchburg 3,250 $21,500 $10.30 $27,700 $13.30 9.1%
Richmond 16,820 $23,300 $11.20 $28,900 $13.90 -5.1%
Roanoke 4,730 $23,400 $11.20 $29,000 $13.90 3.9%
Virginia Beach 19,510 $22,900 $11.00 $27,900 $13.40 -10.8%
Winchester 1,200 $25,500 $12.30 $31,100 $15.00 -22.4%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 2,130 $25,300 $12.20 $34,400 $16.50 -6.6%
Bremerton 2,660 $29,600 $14.20 $35,800 $17.20 10.9%
Kennewick 2,200 $26,200 $12.60 $33,100 $15.90 -21.5%
Longview 1,170 $26,100 $12.60 $31,400 $15.10 14.8%
Mount Vernon 1,440 $28,700 $13.80 $35,400 $17.00 11%
Olympia 2,180 $30,200 $14.50 $39,600 $19.00 -23.7%
Seattle (Area) 37,950 $30,000 $14.40 $37,800 $18.20 -15.6%
Spokane 6,530 $26,200 $12.60 $32,000 $15.40 7.7%
Wenatchee 1,140 $26,100 $12.60 $31,400 $15.10 -3.9%
Yakima 2,850 $24,200 $11.60 $30,000 $14.40 18.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 4,430 $20,000 $9.60 $24,800 $11.90 2%
Huntington 4,560 $21,400 $10.30 $26,300 $12.60 39.4%
Morgantown 2,100 $21,500 $10.30 $25,500 $12.30 24.9%
Parkersburg 2,550 $19,200 $9.20 $23,700 $11.40 24.3%
Weirton 1,870 $19,200 $9.20 $24,100 $11.60 47.5%
Wheeling 2,230 $20,200 $9.70 $24,100 $11.60 16.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 3,020 $27,600 $13.30 $32,000 $15.40 -12%
Eau Claire 3,830 $24,300 $11.70 $29,600 $14.30 69.7%
Fond du Lac 1,490 $24,700 $11.90 $30,000 $14.40 16.7%
Green Bay 4,460 $25,700 $12.30 $31,000 $14.90 -8.5%
Janesville 2,180 $26,000 $12.50 $31,800 $15.30 17.9%
La Crosse 2,710 $26,300 $12.70 $30,900 $14.90 29.1%
Madison 9,760 $28,200 $13.60 $33,700 $16.20 -0.4%
Milwaukee 27,500 $25,800 $12.40 $31,300 $15.00 13.1%
Oshkosh 3,130 $26,700 $12.80 $30,800 $14.80 21.5%
Racine 3,100 $26,200 $12.60 $32,100 $15.40 41.3%
Sheboygan 2,150 $24,500 $11.80 $30,000 $14.40 24.3%
Wausau 2,160 $25,300 $12.20 $29,600 $14.20 7.9%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 1,170 $27,100 $13.00 $32,300 $15.50 -1.5%
Cheyenne 1,040 $28,900 $13.90 $33,800 $16.30 -18.9%