Healthcare Transcriptionists

Median Salary: $32,600

Many healthcare transcriptionists across the nation share a few key professional characteristics. For example, independence, cooperation, and initiative can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 82,810 folks were employed as healthcare transcriptionists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to cultivate these attributes and receive good training, particularly if you're preparing to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for healthcare transcriptionists in the U.S. was $32,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $15.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about healthcare transcriptionists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

Healthcare transcriptionists should be skilled in:

Speech Recognition
Oral Expression
Selective Attention
Speech Clarity
Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; healthcare transcriptionists are typically:

Conventional
Realistic
Investigative

Working as a healthcare transcriptionist requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Clerical
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 folks employed as healthcare transcriptionists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of healthcare transcriptionists 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	30	$24,900	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	18.1%
Birmingham	320	$31,500	$15.20	$37,000	$17.80	2.8%
Dothan	100	$28,600	$13.80	$31,400	$15.10	160.4%
Florence	40	$23,900	$11.50	$28,500	$13.70	22.6%
Gadsden	NA	$24,700	$11.90	$30,300	$14.60	NA
Huntsville	130	$29,000	$14.00	$38,900	$18.70	-1.3%
Mobile	140	$28,800	$13.90	$31,700	$15.20	23.3%
Montgomery	70	$31,000	$14.90	$36,800	$17.70	-28.9%
Tuscaloosa	90	$27,600	$13.30	$31,300	$15.00	66.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	70	$42,600	$20.50	$47,900	$23.00	-35.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	70	$38,000	$18.30	$41,400	$19.90	153.2%
Phoenix	1,600	$36,400	$17.50	$41,100	$19.80	42.9%
Prescott	60	$31,700	$15.30	$39,500	$19.00	75.9%
Tucson	280	$32,800	$15.80	$37,600	$18.10	23.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	70	$28,000	$13.50	$31,200	$15.00	-45.7%
Fort Smith	90	$27,200	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	21.9%
Hot Springs	80	$29,700	$14.30	$34,200	$16.40	268.1%
Jonesboro	40	$30,000	$14.40	$33,500	$16.10	39.6%
Little Rock	350	$28,800	$13.90	$33,600	$16.20	65.9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	90	$37,600	$18.10	$42,900	$20.60	-46.4%
Chico	60	$34,200	$16.40	$37,100	$17.80	41.3%
Fresno	130	$38,700	$18.60	$44,600	$21.40	-38.2%
Hanford	40	$35,300	$17.00	$40,400	$19.40	71.3%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,000	$41,700	$20.10	$48,000	$23.10	-45.9%
Modesto	140	$36,500	$17.50	$41,200	$19.80	39.7%
Oakland	370	$44,200	$21.30	$50,700	$24.40	-41.8%
Oxnard	70	$34,000	$16.40	$46,100	$22.20	-61.8%
Riverside	610	$39,000	$18.70	$44,700	$21.50	-20.2%
Sacramento	310	$41,100	$19.80	$46,800	$22.50	-42.7%
Salinas	70	$42,900	$20.60	$58,400	$28.10	-25.2%
San Diego	390	$42,400	$20.40	$47,100	$22.70	-51.4%
San Francisco (Area)	910	$45,300	$21.80	$50,900	$24.50	-27.3%
San Francisco (City)	540	$46,400	$22.30	$51,100	$24.60	-12.6%
San Jose	260	$49,600	$23.90	$58,000	$27.90	-53.6%
San Luis Obispo	50	$37,700	$18.10	$44,500	$21.40	-26.7%
Santa Barbara	70	$36,300	$17.50	$46,000	$22.10	-37.1%
Santa Rosa	40	$41,900	$20.10	$46,800	$22.50	-68.6%
Stockton	NA	$41,000	$19.70	$47,500	$22.80	NA
Visalia	40	$28,800	$13.90	$37,300	$17.90	-58%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	NA	$38,700	$18.60	$43,100	$20.70	NA
Colorado Springs	90	$35,900	$17.30	$41,400	$19.90	-41%
Denver	680	$36,600	$17.60	$44,200	$21.30	-12.5%
Fort Collins	50	$35,000	$16.80	$39,300	$18.90	-44.3%
Grand Junction	80	$32,100	$15.50	$37,900	$18.20	109.1%
Greeley	40	$32,600	$15.70	$39,000	$18.80	-17.4%
Pueblo	50	$31,800	$15.30	$37,300	$17.90	27.1%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	150	$36,200	$17.40	$43,000	$20.70	-44%
Hartford	240	$33,600	$16.10	$39,600	$19.00	-33.9%
New Haven	190	$41,200	$19.80	$45,800	$22.00	28.2%
Norwich	50	$38,700	$18.60	$43,300	$20.80	-46.1%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	50	$31,300	$15.00	$35,600	$17.10	22.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	790	$43,500	$20.90	$49,100	$23.60	-50.9%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	190	$33,900	$16.30	$38,500	$18.50	21.6%
Cape Coral	140	$31,000	$14.90	$37,300	$17.90	11.2%
Deltona	130	$29,900	$14.40	$33,600	$16.10	27.3%
Gainesville	80	$28,300	$13.60	$32,900	$15.80	9.5%
Jacksonville	340	$31,700	$15.20	$37,300	$17.90	-7.9%
Lakeland	190	$30,900	$14.90	$35,800	$17.20	50.9%
Miami (Area)	1,010	$31,700	$15.20	$37,300	$17.90	-24.8%
Naples	50	$34,300	$16.50	$37,600	$18.10	-24.8%
Ocala	130	$29,000	$13.90	$33,200	$16.00	119.6%
Orlando	NA	$31,000	$14.90	$34,200	$16.50	NA
Palm Bay	180	$29,100	$14.00	$33,600	$16.20	44.8%
Panama City	40	$26,100	$12.50	$32,400	$15.60	-4.4%
Pensacola	110	$29,800	$14.30	$35,200	$16.90	15.5%
Port St. Lucie	70	$29,600	$14.20	$33,800	$16.30	-5.5%
Tallahassee	50	$32,000	$15.40	$38,600	$18.60	-47.6%
Tampa	640	$29,400	$14.10	$33,700	$16.20	-10.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	60	$20,600	$9.90	$26,900	$12.90	45.3%
Athens	50	$30,800	$14.80	$34,400	$16.50	-6.8%
Atlanta	530	$34,100	$16.40	$39,300	$18.90	-63.6%
Augusta	110	$29,700	$14.30	$32,900	$15.80	-17.4%
Columbus	50	$28,200	$13.60	$33,700	$16.20	-28.9%
Macon	70	$34,100	$16.40	$38,200	$18.40	9.6%
Rome	40	$32,100	$15.40	$37,800	$18.20	51.9%
Savannah	60	$34,200	$16.40	$37,500	$18.00	-37.9%
Valdosta	50	$26,500	$12.70	$31,900	$15.30	42%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	100	$41,000	$19.70	$49,300	$23.70	-65%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	330	$30,800	$14.80	$37,000	$17.80	96.8%
Coeur d'Alene	80	$31,300	$15.10	$37,800	$18.20	139.6%
Lewiston	70	$33,500	$16.10	$40,600	$19.50	345.3%
Pocatello	50	$28,500	$13.70	$33,900	$16.30	132.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	30	$34,000	$16.30	$41,000	$19.70	-43.8%
Champaign	110	$36,100	$17.40	$40,900	$19.70	66.6%
Chicago (Area)	2,230	$34,800	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	-5%
Decatur	60	$34,100	$16.40	$41,700	$20.10	55.5%
Kankakee	30	$33,900	$16.30	$38,700	$18.60	20%
Peoria	100	$37,400	$18.00	$45,300	$21.80	-5%
Rockford	70	$30,700	$14.80	$35,600	$17.10	-22.6%
Springfield	100	$35,900	$17.30	$41,200	$19.80	43.4%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	60	$32,900	$15.80	$38,300	$18.40	30.8%
Elkhart	60	$31,300	$15.10	$35,200	$16.90	2.7%
Evansville	170	$28,900	$13.90	$33,800	$16.30	57.3%
Fort Wayne	130	$31,300	$15.00	$34,800	$16.70	1.9%
Indianapolis	630	$31,200	$15.00	$36,800	$17.70	13.4%
Lafayette	60	$31,700	$15.20	$35,900	$17.20	11.5%
Michigan City	60	$30,300	$14.50	$33,000	$15.80	127%
Muncie	80	$30,800	$14.80	$35,400	$17.00	179.5%
South Bend	160	$30,400	$14.60	$36,300	$17.50	90.2%
Terre Haute	NA	$29,600	$14.20	$33,900	$16.30	NA

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	90	$29,700	$14.30	$33,200	$16.00	5.7%
Davenport	230	$30,000	$14.40	$35,300	$17.00	97.9%
Des Moines	620	$29,100	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	206%
Dubuque	70	$28,900	$13.90	$31,900	$15.30	109.3%
Iowa City	100	$27,700	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	84.9%
Sioux City	80	$29,400	$14.20	$33,800	$16.20	68%
Waterloo	110	$31,700	$15.20	$37,700	$18.10	105.7%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	90	$30,600	$14.70	$35,900	$17.30	24.1%
Wichita	220	$29,900	$14.40	$33,200	$16.00	17.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Elizabethtown	40	$28,600	$13.70	$31,100	$15.00	27%
Lexington	190	$31,700	$15.20	$38,000	$18.30	26.7%
Louisville	500	$30,600	$14.70	$34,200	$16.50	33.8%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	50	$26,000	$12.50	$29,300	$14.10	35.6%
Baton Rouge	160	$31,000	$14.90	$35,500	$17.10	-30.1%
Houma	NA	$27,500	$13.20	$32,300	$15.50	NA
Lafayette	80	$26,900	$13.00	$32,600	$15.70	-15.3%
Lake Charles	70	$24,000	$11.50	$30,900	$14.80	19.4%
Monroe	60	$18,500	$8.90	$28,200	$13.60	15.6%
New Orleans	340	$31,300	$15.10	$36,600	$17.60	6.2%
Shreveport	160	$30,200	$14.50	$36,600	$17.60	46.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	210	$31,000	$14.90	$38,200	$18.30	424.1%
Lewiston	80	$30,400	$14.60	$33,300	$16.00	153%
Portland	370	$34,100	$16.40	$39,400	$19.00	198.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	530	$38,000	$18.30	$46,700	$22.50	-33.9%
Cumberland	70	$28,000	$13.50	$31,200	$15.00	173.8%
Hagerstown	80	$29,600	$14.20	$36,300	$17.50	34.1%
Salisbury	60	$36,900	$17.80	$39,600	$19.00	75.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	30	$39,500	$19.00	$48,900	$23.50	-49.8%
Boston (Area)	NA	$42,900	$20.60	$50,600	$24.30	NA
Springfield	90	$35,800	$17.20	$39,600	$19.10	-48.4%
Worcester	100	$37,600	$18.10	$41,100	$19.80	-33.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	130	$37,000	$17.80	$45,500	$21.90	8.8%
Detroit (Area)	740	$33,800	$16.20	$37,400	$18.00	-36%
Flint	130	$32,600	$15.70	$37,900	$18.20	50.9%
Grand Rapids	280	$33,600	$16.20	$37,500	$18.00	21.6%
Kalamazoo	90	$30,900	$14.90	$35,000	$16.80	7.9%
Lansing	80	$31,700	$15.20	$34,500	$16.60	-36.3%
Monroe	30	$36,300	$17.50	$39,500	$19.00	28.2%
Muskegon	NA	$28,900	$13.90	$32,200	$15.50	NA
Niles	NA	$30,600	$14.70	$34,300	$16.50	NA
Saginaw	100	$26,500	$12.70	$30,900	$14.80	100.9%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	210	$33,500	$16.10	$38,800	$18.70	173.2%
Minneapolis	1,360	$37,800	$18.20	$42,500	$20.40	24.1%
St. Cloud	180	$33,700	$16.20	$37,700	$18.10	189.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	30	$28,900	$13.90	$34,400	$16.60	-49.5%
Hattiesburg	70	$25,000	$12.00	$29,400	$14.10	93.8%
Jackson	230	$27,500	$13.20	$34,700	$16.70	49.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	80	$28,200	$13.50	$31,800	$15.30	50.9%
Jefferson City	40	$28,000	$13.50	$34,100	$16.40	-23.5%
Joplin	110	$30,600	$14.70	$37,400	$18.00	117.5%
Kansas City	820	$30,600	$14.70	$37,000	$17.80	30.8%
Springfield	180	$30,000	$14.40	$37,400	$18.00	54.1%
St. Louis	970	$34,500	$16.60	$38,700	$18.60	18.1%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	80	$31,300	$15.10	$42,400	$20.40	133%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	150	$34,500	$16.60	$39,500	$19.00	49.1%
Omaha	330	$32,700	$15.70	$36,300	$17.50	15.3%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	260	$33,800	$16.30	$40,600	$19.50	-52.7%
Reno	110	$41,800	$20.10	$46,000	$22.10	-15.3%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	120	$36,400	$17.50	$39,800	$19.10	96.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	40	$37,600	$18.10	$41,600	$20.00	-60.1%
Trenton	70	$38,200	$18.40	$41,100	$19.70	-48.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	230	$28,500	$13.70	$31,600	$15.20	-5.4%
Las Cruces	NA	$21,000	$10.10	$39,500	$19.00	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	210	$33,700	$16.20	$38,900	$18.70	-22.9%
Binghamton	60	$38,400	$18.50	$44,100	$21.20	-13.6%
Buffalo	620	$29,400	$14.10	$35,100	$16.90	84.4%
Elmira	30	$24,900	$12.00	$28,400	$13.70	35.8%
New York (Area)	2,680	$40,600	$19.50	$47,100	$22.60	-40.9%
Poughkeepsie	160	$36,100	$17.40	$42,200	$20.30	5.4%
Rochester	400	$30,800	$14.80	$36,400	$17.50	30.4%
Syracuse	260	$30,700	$14.80	$36,200	$17.40	36.1%
Utica	100	$29,600	$14.20	$33,900	$16.30	21%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	270	$31,300	$15.10	$35,100	$16.90	153.9%
Burlington	40	$36,600	$17.60	$40,200	$19.30	10.4%
Charlotte	370	$32,800	$15.80	$39,600	$19.00	-30%
Durham	60	$36,200	$17.40	$40,700	$19.60	-66.6%
Fayetteville	100	$33,300	$16.00	$42,400	$20.40	19.7%
Goldsboro	50	$30,300	$14.60	$35,700	$17.20	65.1%
Greensboro	200	$33,700	$16.20	$38,100	$18.30	-10.3%
Greenville	90	$30,400	$14.60	$35,000	$16.80	84.5%
Hickory	100	$32,000	$15.40	$36,700	$17.70	6%
Raleigh	430	$29,100	$14.00	$39,000	$18.80	35.8%
Rocky Mount	30	$28,900	$13.90	$35,600	$17.10	-18%
Wilmington	70	$35,600	$17.10	$39,600	$19.00	-25.1%
Winston-Salem	300	$33,800	$16.30	$38,200	$18.30	132%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	120	$27,500	$13.20	$33,000	$15.90	214.4%
Fargo	260	$28,100	$13.50	$32,100	$15.50	238.8%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	260	$33,100	$15.90	$38,800	$18.70	26.3%
Canton	210	$29,600	$14.20	$32,800	$15.80	94.8%
Cincinnati	560	$31,500	$15.10	$37,200	$17.90	-10.6%
Cleveland	610	$33,000	$15.80	$37,200	$17.90	-4.3%
Columbus	460	$33,100	$15.90	$37,000	$17.80	-20%
Dayton	290	$32,800	$15.80	$37,800	$18.20	22.9%
Lima	70	$30,400	$14.60	$32,900	$15.80	101.4%
Mansfield	40	$29,100	$14.00	$31,700	$15.20	28.1%
Sandusky	60	$32,700	$15.70	$37,200	$17.90	175.1%
Springfield	40	$30,400	$14.60	$35,100	$16.90	32.8%
Toledo	330	$35,100	$16.90	$39,600	$19.00	76.2%
Youngstown	220	$30,100	$14.50	$35,000	$16.90	57.3%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	460	$26,900	$12.90	$30,000	$14.40	28.9%
Tulsa	NA	$28,800	$13.80	$33,100	$15.90	NA

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	50	$35,400	$17.00	$41,800	$20.10	37.7%
Eugene	120	$36,100	$17.30	$39,300	$18.90	35.2%
Medford	100	$33,800	$16.20	$37,400	$18.00	100.2%
Portland	640	$41,100	$19.80	$46,300	$22.30	2.2%
Salem	120	$33,000	$15.90	$40,400	$19.40	24%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	310	$32,900	$15.80	$38,300	$18.40	46.8%
Altoona	60	$34,800	$16.70	$40,800	$19.60	78.9%
Erie	100	$30,300	$14.60	$35,100	$16.90	27.4%
Harrisburg	290	$31,400	$15.10	$36,400	$17.50	45%
Johnstown	70	$21,000	$10.10	$31,100	$15.00	108.7%
Lancaster	280	$33,700	$16.20	$39,000	$18.80	93.8%
Lebanon	50	$28,200	$13.60	$31,300	$15.00	84.1%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,890	$34,700	$16.70	$40,200	$19.30	-2.8%
Pittsburgh	1,240	$30,800	$14.80	$35,200	$16.90	75.2%
Reading	90	$35,000	$16.80	$39,000	$18.80	-17.7%
Scranton	200	$28,900	$13.90	$32,800	$15.80	22.9%
State College	70	$30,500	$14.70	$35,100	$16.90	62.3%
Williamsport	40	$26,300	$12.60	$29,200	$14.00	9%
York	80	$35,200	$16.90	$38,400	$18.40	-24%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	420	$37,400	$18.00	$42,000	$20.20	-4.6%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	140	$31,300	$15.10	$35,100	$16.90	-18.9%
Columbia	210	$31,300	$15.00	$37,600	$18.10	-2.7%
Florence	50	$31,400	$15.10	$35,900	$17.30	-7.9%
Greenville	210	$29,800	$14.30	$36,000	$17.30	9.9%
Myrtle Beach	50	$29,800	$14.30	$33,200	$15.90	-24.1%
Spartanburg	140	$26,000	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	86.3%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	160	$28,800	$13.80	$33,200	$16.00	319.2%
Sioux Falls	300	$29,200	$14.10	$33,200	$16.00	256.5%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	250	$32,100	$15.40	$36,800	$17.70	76.3%
Clarksville	40	$31,400	$15.10	$35,400	$17.00	-26.3%
Jackson	80	$30,700	$14.80	$35,700	$17.20	111.2%
Johnson City	100	$28,800	$13.80	$31,700	$15.30	108%
Kingsport	120	$28,200	$13.60	$31,900	$15.30	64%
Knoxville	240	$28,800	$13.80	$31,900	$15.30	14.5%
Memphis	240	$31,800	$15.30	$36,500	$17.50	-38.3%
Morristown	30	$27,700	$13.30	$31,900	$15.30	17.5%
Nashville	NA	$34,000	$16.30	$37,900	$18.20	NA

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	60	$29,000	$13.90	$35,100	$16.90	50.6%
Amarillo	90	$31,600	$15.20	$38,800	$18.70	27%
Austin	230	$33,800	$16.30	$39,500	$19.00	-53.8%
Beaumont	50	$30,300	$14.60	$34,600	$16.70	-54.7%
Brownsville	60	$24,600	$11.80	$32,600	$15.70	-24.8%
College Station	60	$33,300	$16.00	$38,000	$18.30	0.6%
Corpus Christi	60	$31,900	$15.40	$39,700	$19.10	-45.6%
Dallas (Area)	1,160	$37,900	$18.20	$42,800	$20.60	-39.1%
El Paso	100	$32,700	$15.70	$40,500	$19.50	-44%
Houston	1,020	$35,100	$16.90	$41,300	$19.90	-37.2%
Killeen	30	$29,000	$14.00	$33,000	$15.90	-56%
Laredo	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$29,700	$14.30	NA
Longview	40	$32,500	$15.60	$37,100	$17.80	-41.3%
Lubbock	130	$27,100	$13.00	$32,000	$15.40	62.5%
McAllen	70	$27,000	$13.00	$31,800	$15.30	-53.3%
San Angelo	30	$30,200	$14.50	$36,300	$17.40	9%
San Antonio	500	$31,500	$15.20	$39,700	$19.10	-5.4%
Tyler	90	$29,600	$14.20	$36,500	$17.60	49.7%
Waco	40	$30,600	$14.70	$34,600	$16.60	-29.5%
Wichita Falls	40	$30,800	$14.80	$34,000	$16.30	1.1%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	80	$21,100	$10.10	$28,600	$13.70	-36.3%
Salt Lake City	180	$34,200	$16.50	$38,300	$18.40	-53.3%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	150	$31,500	$15.20	$36,600	$17.60	105.7%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	30	$26,800	$12.90	$30,500	$14.70	-24.9%
Lynchburg	50	$29,500	$14.20	$34,800	$16.80	-15%
Richmond	460	$30,000	$14.40	$36,300	$17.40	23%
Roanoke	130	$31,700	$15.30	$36,900	$17.70	35.6%
Virginia Beach	530	$30,500	$14.70	$36,500	$17.60	12.8%
Winchester	40	$34,700	$16.70	$38,800	$18.70	24.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$39,000	$18.70	$44,500	$21.40	NA
Kennewick	70	$38,200	$18.40	$44,900	$21.60	18.8%
Olympia	90	$34,200	$16.40	$39,900	$19.20	52.1%
Seattle (Area)	1,070	$38,600	$18.60	$43,500	$20.90	-2.1%
Spokane	190	$34,400	$16.50	$38,900	$18.70	47.3%
Wenatchee	50	$32,500	$15.60	$39,200	$18.80	84.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	140	$25,200	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	50.3%
Huntington	270	$25,600	$12.30	$30,700	$14.80	282%
Morgantown	80	$29,500	$14.20	$38,700	$18.60	130.4%
Parkersburg	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	51.7%
Weirton	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$34,000	$16.30	NA
Wheeling	60	$26,000	$12.50	$31,600	$15.20	50%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	110	$31,900	$15.40	$39,200	$18.80	54.4%
Eau Claire	200	$33,200	$16.00	$37,800	$18.20	325.4%
Fond du Lac	40	$30,200	$14.50	$34,500	$16.60	62.6%
Green Bay	350	$32,000	$15.40	$36,300	$17.50	233%
Janesville	110	$34,200	$16.50	$38,600	$18.60	177.6%
Madison	520	$35,800	$17.20	$39,800	$19.20	149.8%
Milwaukee	950	$34,000	$16.30	$38,100	$18.30	83.3%
Oshkosh	90	$31,400	$15.10	$35,200	$16.90	72.7%
Racine	100	$33,400	$16.10	$38,000	$18.30	115%
Sheboygan	60	$30,300	$14.60	$35,900	$17.30	59.1%
Wausau	90	$31,700	$15.20	$34,900	$16.80	112.3%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	40	$33,100	$15.90	$37,200	$17.90	69.6%
Cheyenne	70	$30,300	$14.60	$33,800	$16.30	165.8%