Heavy Truck and Tractor-trailer Drivers

Median Salary: $37,700

Many heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers across the United States share a handful of important professional characteristics. For example, attention to detail, independence, and cooperation can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 1,550,930 folks were employed as heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to cultivate these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're ready to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers in the U.S. was $37,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

Heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers should be skilled in:

Control Precision
Problem Sensitivity
Response Orientation
Information Ordering
Auditory Attention

Different folks go into different careers; heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Investigative

Working as a heavy truck or tractor-trailer drivers requires knowledge in subjects like:

Transportation
Public Safety and Security
English Language
Law and Government
Mathematics

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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 heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers 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	600	$36,300	$17.40	$53,200	$25.60	10%
Auburn	720	$28,500	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	27.4%
Birmingham	8,080	$38,900	$18.70	$47,500	$22.80	37.6%
Decatur	1,220	$35,400	$17.00	$44,600	$21.40	98.5%
Dothan	1,150	$43,100	$20.70	$48,900	$23.50	64.9%
Florence	590	$26,000	$12.50	$36,600	$17.60	-1.9%
Gadsden	680	$38,200	$18.40	$47,400	$22.80	63.2%
Huntsville	1,530	$32,700	$15.70	$42,500	$20.40	-37.3%
Mobile	3,120	$34,600	$16.70	$46,000	$22.10	52%
Montgomery	1,720	$39,500	$19.00	$49,400	$23.70	-11.3%
Tuscaloosa	1,420	$32,800	$15.80	$42,700	$20.60	32.5%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,490	$46,700	$22.40	$55,000	$26.40	-24%
Fairbanks	460	$54,200	$26.00	$61,500	$29.60	9.1%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	310	$38,900	$18.70	$52,400	$25.20	-53.4%
Lake Havasu City	490	$33,600	$16.20	$41,900	$20.10	-10.4%
Phoenix	16,670	$40,000	$19.20	$47,500	$22.90	-20.4%
Prescott	480	$32,900	$15.80	$39,100	$18.80	-29%
Tucson	1,910	$35,800	$17.20	$43,100	$20.70	-55.6%
Yuma	520	$32,100	$15.40	$45,400	$21.80	-25.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	6,710	$33,100	$15.90	$43,600	$21.00	188.1%
Fort Smith	5,080	$37,000	$17.80	$47,500	$22.80	264.2%
Hot Springs	160	$24,400	$11.70	$29,100	$14.00	-61.3%
Jonesboro	840	$28,400	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	49.8%
Little Rock	6,800	$32,100	$15.40	$47,600	$22.90	73.2%
Pine Bluff	400	$26,900	$12.90	$31,400	$15.10	-4.5%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	4,920	$41,700	$20.00	$47,400	$22.80	56.1%
Chico	590	$33,300	$16.00	$42,700	$20.50	-29.2%
El Centro	640	$32,600	$15.70	$38,400	$18.50	6.8%
Fresno	4,050	$40,200	$19.30	$47,200	$22.70	5.3%
Hanford	540	$34,700	$16.70	$42,400	$20.40	17.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	33,250	$40,600	$19.50	$49,600	$23.90	-51.6%
Madera	440	$36,100	$17.30	$42,600	$20.50	-3.3%
Merced	930	$39,400	$18.90	$59,600	$28.70	30.9%
Modesto	2,710	$38,400	$18.50	$46,800	$22.50	45.8%
Napa	350	$40,000	$19.30	$52,400	$25.20	-52.3%
Oakland	7,470	$43,400	$20.90	$49,600	$23.90	-36.5%
Oxnard	1,760	$41,300	$19.90	$53,100	$25.50	-49.4%
Redding	1,100	$39,500	$19.00	$45,600	$21.90	50.1%
Riverside	21,030	$41,200	$19.80	$51,400	$24.70	47.9%
Sacramento	7,110	$41,600	$20.00	$48,500	$23.30	-29.7%
Salinas	1,570	$35,500	$17.10	$45,900	$22.10	-14.6%
San Diego	7,670	$42,100	$20.30	$49,300	$23.70	-49.5%
San Francisco (Area)	10,580	$45,700	$22.00	$53,700	$25.80	-54.9%
San Francisco (City)	3,110	$48,000	$23.10	$57,800	$27.80	-73.3%
San Jose	4,980	$40,200	$19.30	$48,400	$23.30	-52.8%
San Luis Obispo	580	$40,400	$19.40	$46,700	$22.50	-51%
Santa Barbara	990	$36,000	$17.30	$44,600	$21.50	-51.1%
Santa Cruz	550	$38,400	$18.50	$48,300	$23.20	-45.5%
Santa Rosa	1,440	$40,800	$19.60	$48,500	$23.30	-31.5%
Stockton	5,140	$44,200	$21.30	$51,600	$24.80	107.6%
Vallejo	1,340	$40,000	$19.20	$46,600	$22.40	-7.2%
Visalia	1,740	$33,000	$15.90	$39,400	$18.90	10.8%
Yuba City	370	$41,700	$20.00	$51,200	$24.60	-18.2%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	530	$39,000	$18.80	$50,400	$24.20	-71.4%
Colorado Springs	1,110	$33,200	$16.00	$39,400	$19.00	-62.1%
Denver	11,750	$40,400	$19.40	$47,800	$23.00	-18.8%
Fort Collins	840	$34,700	$16.70	$40,500	$19.50	-45.2%
Grand Junction	1,450	$40,600	$19.50	$50,400	$24.20	93.8%
Greeley	1,770	$40,400	$19.40	$53,000	$25.50	89.6%
Pueblo	280	$33,200	$16.00	$41,600	$20.00	-58.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,500	$43,000	$20.70	$53,100	$25.50	-42.4%
Hartford	3,580	$43,900	$21.10	$52,600	$25.30	-46.4%
New Haven	3,010	$41,200	$19.80	$51,200	$24.60	-30.7%
Norwich	900	$39,200	$18.90	$47,200	$22.70	-43.3%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	540	$34,500	$16.60	$40,600	$19.50	-23.2%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	13,770	$39,500	$19.00	$47,000	$22.60	-61.6%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,620	$32,500	$15.60	$38,600	$18.60	-44.6%
Cape Coral	1,580	$32,900	$15.80	$39,200	$18.80	-33.8%
Deltona	1,290	$33,200	$16.00	$40,900	$19.70	-29.8%
Fort Walton Beach	440	$31,100	$15.00	$35,700	$17.20	-51.8%
Gainesville	780	$28,300	$13.60	$35,500	$17.10	-45.6%
Jacksonville	9,010	$36,000	$17.30	$45,700	$22.00	30.5%
Lakeland	4,810	$38,700	$18.60	$48,300	$23.20	107.8%
Miami (Area)	18,750	$35,900	$17.20	$46,400	$22.30	-31.8%
Naples	710	$34,600	$16.70	$39,900	$19.20	-47.8%
Ocala	1,910	$31,500	$15.20	$38,500	$18.50	70.5%
Orlando	9,120	$35,400	$17.00	$44,200	$21.30	-22.3%
Palm Bay	1,230	$30,600	$14.70	$38,400	$18.50	-46.7%
Palm Coast	70	$29,000	$13.90	$32,600	$15.70	-62.9%
Panama City	680	$27,000	$13.00	$32,700	$15.70	-16.9%
Pensacola	1,300	$32,800	$15.80	$37,400	$18.00	-27.9%
Port St. Lucie	900	$30,200	$14.50	$38,500	$18.50	-37%
Punta Gorda	270	$35,600	$17.10	$46,500	$22.40	-40.5%
Sebastian	320	$33,300	$16.00	$39,200	$18.90	-41%
Tallahassee	990	$31,300	$15.00	$37,300	$17.90	-48.4%
Tampa	9,440	$33,600	$16.10	$41,300	$19.80	-29.7%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,030	$31,000	$14.90	$40,900	$19.70	41.8%
Athens	740	$33,600	$16.20	$47,300	$22.70	-20.8%
Atlanta	27,710	$40,900	$19.70	$50,900	$24.50	1.9%
Augusta	1,580	$33,200	$16.00	$40,800	$19.60	-34.7%
Brunswick	400	$40,700	$19.60	$53,300	$25.60	-17.6%
Columbus	980	$30,500	$14.60	$40,300	$19.40	-27.3%
Dalton	1,580	$34,800	$16.70	$39,500	$19.00	98.8%
Gainesville	1,120	$39,100	$18.80	$49,900	$24.00	32.6%
Hinesville	160	$30,000	$14.40	$36,100	$17.40	-19.2%
Macon	890	$34,100	$16.40	$42,700	$20.50	-21.3%
Rome	380	$31,600	$15.20	$38,200	$18.40	-14.5%
Savannah	1,870	$37,600	$18.10	$45,500	$21.90	5.1%
Valdosta	790	$39,200	$18.90	$46,500	$22.40	25.4%
Warner Robins	270	$25,200	$12.10	$34,200	$16.50	-59.3%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	2,270	$38,700	$18.60	$46,600	$22.40	-55.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	4,000	$29,800	$14.30	$32,600	$15.70	27.6%
Coeur d'Alene	540	$35,400	$17.00	$39,700	$19.10	-15.9%
Idaho Falls	1,510	$33,300	$16.00	$37,800	$18.20	156.3%
Lewiston	320	$43,700	$21.00	$56,400	$27.10	8.5%
Pocatello	520	$34,200	$16.40	$41,100	$19.80	21.4%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	1,200	$39,300	$18.90	$47,600	$22.90	17.3%
Champaign	960	$35,100	$16.90	$42,800	$20.60	-18.6%
Chicago (Area)	42,920	$40,600	$19.50	$54,000	$26.00	6.5%
Danville	610	$52,500	$25.20	$65,900	$31.70	82.2%
Decatur	650	$37,900	$18.20	$45,500	$21.90	-5.4%
Kankakee	790	$36,800	$17.70	$45,500	$21.90	57.9%
Peoria	2,570	$36,500	$17.50	$40,600	$19.50	27%
Rockford	1,910	$43,400	$20.90	$53,900	$25.90	12.1%
Springfield	810	$37,200	$17.90	$47,300	$22.80	-35.5%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	1,080	$41,200	$19.80	$48,700	$23.40	139%
Bloomington	820	$32,700	$15.70	$45,300	$21.80	-8%
Columbus	1,040	$36,600	$17.60	$40,400	$19.40	112.2%
Elkhart	1,490	$33,500	$16.10	$42,200	$20.30	25.9%
Evansville	2,870	$34,800	$16.70	$43,900	$21.10	43.8%
Fort Wayne	4,070	$42,000	$20.20	$48,600	$23.40	68.3%
Indianapolis	16,190	$38,700	$18.60	$46,300	$22.30	56.6%
Kokomo	410	$36,800	$17.70	$43,200	$20.80	-9.7%
Lafayette	1,230	$34,600	$16.70	$45,000	$21.60	25.5%
Michigan City	760	$40,000	$19.20	$50,900	$24.50	49.3%
Muncie	280	$36,200	$17.40	$48,600	$23.40	-48.6%
South Bend	1,600	$37,400	$18.00	$46,200	$22.20	4.6%
Terre Haute	1,030	$31,000	$14.90	$41,600	$20.00	27.8%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	270	$30,000	$14.40	$38,700	$18.60	-45.9%
Cedar Rapids	5,240	$43,000	$20.70	$48,100	$23.10	223.1%
Davenport	2,890	$40,500	$19.50	$50,700	$24.40	33.1%
Des Moines	4,920	$41,000	$19.70	$50,600	$24.30	28.6%
Dubuque	950	$36,600	$17.60	$41,700	$20.10	57.7%
Iowa City	NA	$40,700	$19.60	$45,200	$21.70	NA
Sioux City	1,560	$40,100	$19.30	$46,900	$22.60	82.3%
Waterloo	1,280	$32,100	$15.40	$36,800	$17.70	25.3%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	180	$32,600	$15.70	$38,200	$18.40	-67.3%
Topeka	1,170	$30,700	$14.80	$34,800	$16.70	-10.2%
Wichita	3,030	$35,300	$17.00	$48,100	$23.10	-13.6%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	660	$31,500	$15.10	$40,900	$19.70	0.1%
Elizabethtown	570	$32,200	$15.50	$40,700	$19.60	10.6%
Lexington	3,030	$34,600	$16.70	$47,400	$22.80	5.6%
Louisville	9,510	$35,100	$16.90	$43,600	$21.00	34.8%
Owensboro	620	$31,000	$14.90	$38,400	$18.40	10.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	710	$32,500	$15.70	$39,800	$19.10	-5.7%
Baton Rouge	4,290	$32,200	$15.50	$40,000	$19.20	-1%
Houma	1,360	$29,800	$14.30	$37,900	$18.20	21.1%
Lafayette	1,770	$32,400	$15.60	$41,100	$19.80	2.2%
Lake Charles	1,100	$33,300	$16.00	$44,800	$21.50	3.3%
Monroe	850	$31,800	$15.30	$42,500	$20.50	-4.9%
New Orleans	4,560	$32,500	$15.60	$41,700	$20.00	-24.7%
Shreveport	2,580	$32,600	$15.70	$44,100	$21.20	25.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	1,680	$35,800	$17.20	$45,300	$21.80	128.9%
Lewiston	870	$33,700	$16.20	$43,600	$21.00	52.2%
Portland	2,990	$33,500	$16.10	$40,000	$19.20	28.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	11,950	$38,400	$18.50	$46,600	$22.40	-20%
Cumberland	440	$33,300	$16.00	$44,900	$21.60	-2.5%
Hagerstown	1,750	$40,700	$19.60	$51,800	$24.90	53.3%
Salisbury	680	$42,700	$20.50	$57,900	$27.80	6.5%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	900	$39,700	$19.10	$44,800	$21.60	-19.9%
Boston (Area)	15,580	$40,300	$19.40	$49,000	$23.60	-25.8%
Pittsfield	290	$36,800	$17.70	$47,200	$22.70	-29.8%
Springfield	4,160	$39,600	$19.00	$50,300	$24.20	21.8%
Worcester	2,940	$41,500	$20.00	$50,600	$24.40	-15.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,470	$35,900	$17.30	$41,400	$19.90	-35%
Battle Creek	450	$39,100	$18.80	$44,800	$21.50	-27.9%
Bay City	570	$36,100	$17.40	$45,200	$21.80	34.8%
Detroit (Area)	18,850	$38,800	$18.70	$45,800	$22.00	-4.4%
Flint	1,130	$34,600	$16.70	$41,400	$19.90	-29%
Grand Rapids	5,060	$36,800	$17.70	$49,300	$23.70	16.9%
Holland	1,760	$33,600	$16.20	$41,400	$19.90	48.1%
Jackson	630	$37,400	$18.00	$46,300	$22.20	-0.4%
Kalamazoo	1,770	$36,600	$17.60	$41,000	$19.70	11.1%
Lansing	1,770	$37,200	$17.90	$46,300	$22.20	-25.5%
Monroe	790	$37,600	$18.10	$47,700	$22.90	76.2%
Muskegon	480	$32,600	$15.70	$38,500	$18.50	-31.3%
Niles	480	$33,600	$16.20	$40,100	$19.30	-31.4%
Saginaw	790	$38,800	$18.70	$45,900	$22.10	-18.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	1,460	$38,100	$18.30	$46,100	$22.20	-0.6%
Minneapolis	16,800	$42,300	$20.30	$50,300	$24.20	-18.2%
Rochester	1,210	$37,300	$18.00	$43,700	$21.00	-1.5%
St. Cloud	1,680	$38,400	$18.50	$44,700	$21.50	48.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	1,230	$37,200	$17.90	$49,700	$23.90	1.8%
Hattiesburg	820	$31,700	$15.20	$43,500	$20.90	21.4%
Jackson	4,800	$41,500	$20.00	$50,000	$24.10	64.3%
Pascagoula	390	$30,000	$14.40	$34,600	$16.60	-40.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	800	$34,800	$16.70	$41,000	$19.70	-18.5%
Jefferson City	710	$31,500	$15.10	$37,700	$18.10	-26.2%
Joplin	5,800	$49,900	$24.00	$55,100	$26.50	537.3%
Kansas City	13,550	$38,400	$18.50	$47,900	$23.00	15.5%
Springfield	5,050	$29,600	$14.20	$40,300	$19.40	126.8%
St. Joseph	770	$35,600	$17.10	$45,100	$21.70	26.9%
St. Louis	15,670	$40,800	$19.60	$50,100	$24.10	1.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	1,450	$36,700	$17.70	$48,500	$23.30	51%
Great Falls	430	$32,700	$15.70	$41,500	$20.00	1.3%
Missoula	740	$41,100	$19.80	$52,700	$25.30	12.8%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	6,280	NA	NA	NA	NA	226.4%
Omaha	14,460	$44,300	$21.30	$55,900	$26.90	169.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	80	$37,100	$17.90	$42,500	$20.40	-77%
Las Vegas	4,410	$45,900	$22.10	$54,900	$26.40	-56.7%
Reno	2,950	$43,400	$20.90	$50,100	$24.10	24.5%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	920	$37,100	$17.80	$42,900	$20.60	-22.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	610	$42,100	$20.20	$47,800	$23.00	-62.9%
Ocean City	230	$39,700	$19.10	$46,400	$22.30	-50.5%
Trenton	1,050	$45,200	$21.70	$52,100	$25.10	-59.1%
Vineland	1,250	$42,300	$20.30	$53,600	$25.80	75.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	3,270	$38,400	$18.40	$47,900	$23.00	-27.8%
Farmington	1,470	$35,400	$17.00	$44,300	$21.30	143.7%
Las Cruces	250	$29,000	$13.90	$32,000	$15.40	-68.2%
Santa Fe	180	$33,100	$15.90	$39,700	$19.10	-76.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,260	$42,800	$20.60	$53,500	$25.70	-17.4%
Binghamton	1,130	$32,800	$15.80	$41,300	$19.90	-14.3%
Buffalo	4,470	$40,500	$19.50	$50,500	$24.30	-29.5%
Elmira	370	$35,600	$17.10	$42,000	$20.20	-17.1%
Glens Falls	340	$35,400	$17.00	$40,300	$19.40	-45.8%
Ithaca	190	$32,300	$15.50	$36,500	$17.60	-68.4%
Kingston	490	$37,200	$17.90	$45,200	$21.70	-30%
New York (Area)	54,500	$43,800	$21.10	$53,700	$25.80	-30.4%
Poughkeepsie	2,320	$45,700	$22.00	$54,100	$26.00	-20.6%
Rochester	2,880	$35,100	$16.90	$42,500	$20.40	-50.5%
Syracuse	4,190	$37,300	$17.90	$47,400	$22.80	15.4%
Utica	1,330	$32,300	$15.60	$41,300	$19.80	-12%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	1,500	$35,100	$16.90	$45,100	$21.70	-25.6%
Burlington	640	$34,200	$16.40	$43,100	$20.70	-5.7%
Charlotte	10,640	$40,300	$19.40	$50,900	$24.50	7%
Durham	1,170	$34,700	$16.70	$39,200	$18.80	-64.2%
Fayetteville	1,330	$34,900	$16.80	$45,400	$21.80	-11.1%
Goldsboro	390	$31,500	$15.10	$41,800	$20.10	-25%
Greensboro	6,240	$38,300	$18.40	$45,800	$22.00	50.6%
Greenville	520	$30,700	$14.80	$39,700	$19.10	-40%
Hickory	3,580	$43,500	$20.90	$50,200	$24.20	108.9%
Jacksonville	230	$29,700	$14.30	$36,200	$17.40	-54.6%
Raleigh	3,340	$36,700	$17.70	$45,400	$21.80	-43.6%
Rocky Mount	1,080	$36,500	$17.60	$46,500	$22.30	54.6%
Wilmington	1,410	$38,000	$18.30	$45,100	$21.70	-15.2%
Winston-Salem	2,780	$38,500	$18.50	$45,800	$22.00	14.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	890	$35,200	$16.90	$47,600	$22.90	23.4%
Fargo	2,300	$37,400	$18.00	$46,100	$22.20	61.4%
Grand Forks	960	$33,100	$15.90	$39,500	$19.00	67.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	4,490	$37,300	$18.00	$44,600	$21.50	17.5%
Canton	1,800	$36,600	$17.60	$44,900	$21.60	-8.9%
Cincinnati	10,200	$37,500	$18.00	$45,500	$21.90	-13.6%
Cleveland	10,090	$38,300	$18.40	$48,400	$23.30	-15.3%
Columbus	10,410	$40,400	$19.40	$47,900	$23.00	-3.4%
Dayton	4,190	$37,400	$18.00	$48,200	$23.20	-5.2%
Lima	950	$37,100	$17.80	$42,400	$20.40	57.1%
Mansfield	470	$33,500	$16.10	$39,600	$19.00	-24.3%
Sandusky	460	$36,300	$17.50	$44,400	$21.40	14.1%
Springfield	580	$34,700	$16.70	$43,100	$20.70	1.7%
Toledo	4,010	$39,100	$18.80	$49,000	$23.50	14.9%
Youngstown	4,180	$39,000	$18.70	$46,400	$22.30	60.2%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	470	$27,600	$13.30	$34,900	$16.80	-2.9%
Oklahoma City	7,470	$34,300	$16.50	$44,900	$21.60	11.5%
Tulsa	6,370	$38,100	$18.30	$46,600	$22.40	26.8%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	420	$36,100	$17.30	$40,900	$19.70	-43.7%
Corvallis	230	$34,100	$16.40	$44,500	$21.40	-40.6%
Eugene	1,650	$35,100	$16.90	$39,400	$18.90	-2%
Medford	1,580	$38,400	$18.40	$45,400	$21.80	70.9%
Portland	12,250	$39,800	$19.20	$47,200	$22.70	3.8%
Salem	1,860	$35,700	$17.20	$40,400	$19.40	6.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	4,520	$40,600	$19.50	$48,900	$23.50	15.3%
Altoona	990	$38,200	$18.40	$46,500	$22.40	45.4%
Erie	1,150	$33,100	$15.90	$40,400	$19.40	-23.2%
Harrisburg	5,680	$44,100	$21.20	$52,200	$25.10	54%
Johnstown	790	$41,100	$19.70	$46,800	$22.50	17.2%
Lancaster	4,040	$39,800	$19.20	$49,500	$23.80	49.8%
Lebanon	NA	$33,800	$16.20	$36,600	$17.60	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	22,730	$42,300	$20.30	$50,800	$24.40	-14.7%
Pittsburgh	10,340	$38,700	$18.60	$48,800	$23.50	-21.9%
Reading	2,700	$40,500	$19.50	$47,900	$23.00	39.6%
Scranton	4,030	$34,000	$16.40	$41,100	$19.80	34.4%
State College	670	$40,300	$19.40	$48,300	$23.20	-14.8%
Williamsport	590	$34,400	$16.50	$42,400	$20.40	-2.4%
York	3,290	$38,800	$18.60	$47,900	$23.00	59.6%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	5,740	$40,500	$19.50	$50,100	$24.10	18.6%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	400	$30,100	$14.50	$35,600	$17.10	-41.3%
Charleston	2,870	$34,800	$16.70	$40,500	$19.50	-13.8%
Columbia	3,030	$37,600	$18.10	$45,600	$21.90	-23.7%
Florence	1,230	$38,200	$18.40	$45,700	$22.00	29%
Greenville	4,010	$43,100	$20.70	$49,600	$23.80	13.6%
Myrtle Beach	650	$29,800	$14.30	$37,000	$17.80	-50.6%
Spartanburg	2,180	$34,100	$16.40	$41,900	$20.10	57.7%
Sumter	310	$30,500	$14.70	$37,200	$17.90	-24.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	1,010	$35,000	$16.80	$41,300	$19.90	42.3%
Sioux Falls	2,620	$35,300	$17.00	$42,500	$20.40	64.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	7,070	$38,900	$18.70	$46,900	$22.50	167.1%
Clarksville	790	$29,600	$14.20	$34,800	$16.70	-14%
Cleveland	750	$36,000	$17.30	$46,300	$22.30	77.2%
Jackson	1,130	$34,700	$16.70	$48,100	$23.10	67.4%
Johnson City	780	$27,600	$13.30	$32,700	$15.70	-13.4%
Kingsport	1,920	$29,700	$14.30	$41,600	$20.00	39.9%
Knoxville	6,190	$37,500	$18.00	$48,100	$23.10	61%
Memphis	14,700	$38,900	$18.70	$51,000	$24.50	104.4%
Morristown	1,670	$43,400	$20.90	$51,600	$24.80	213.8%
Nashville	11,790	$36,600	$17.60	$44,700	$21.50	38%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	730	$34,700	$16.70	$44,100	$21.20	-3.4%
Amarillo	1,600	$34,700	$16.70	$44,500	$21.40	23.8%
Austin	4,220	$32,200	$15.50	$40,900	$19.70	-53.8%
Beaumont	1,540	$32,800	$15.80	$44,400	$21.30	-19.1%
Brownsville	1,390	$30,500	$14.70	$38,500	$18.50	-4.8%
College Station	1,010	$31,700	$15.20	$48,000	$23.10	-7.2%
Corpus Christi	2,020	$31,100	$14.90	$40,500	$19.50	-4.1%
Dallas (Area)	38,160	$37,900	$18.20	$47,600	$22.90	11.3%
El Paso	4,830	$41,600	$20.00	$46,900	$22.60	51.2%
Houston	28,580	$35,800	$17.20	$45,500	$21.90	-6.1%
Killeen	1,320	$31,400	$15.10	$38,000	$18.30	-8.4%
Laredo	3,390	$30,000	$14.40	$46,700	$22.40	228.3%
Longview	1,930	$36,000	$17.30	$44,900	$21.60	72.5%
Lubbock	1,520	$30,700	$14.80	$37,000	$17.80	3.5%
McAllen	3,430	$28,200	$13.50	$41,000	$19.70	31.2%
Midland	1,300	$35,200	$16.90	$47,300	$22.70	61.8%
Odessa	1,130	$36,600	$17.60	$46,900	$22.60	57.9%
San Angelo	360	$28,000	$13.50	$31,300	$15.00	-31%
San Antonio	7,930	$30,900	$14.90	$42,600	$20.50	-20.2%
Sherman	440	$37,300	$17.90	$44,800	$21.60	-10.3%
Texarkana	1,760	$36,700	$17.70	$43,200	$20.80	176%
Tyler	790	$30,900	$14.90	$37,500	$18.00	-27.9%
Victoria	790	$29,800	$14.30	$34,800	$16.70	39.7%
Waco	1,330	$31,600	$15.20	$44,300	$21.30	12.7%
Wichita Falls	730	$30,700	$14.70	$36,500	$17.50	8.2%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	660	$38,500	$18.50	$47,800	$23.00	15.9%
Ogden	2,170	$37,800	$18.20	$46,600	$22.40	-6.4%
Provo	1,110	$37,800	$18.20	$44,700	$21.50	-45.7%
Salt Lake City	9,390	$38,900	$18.70	$47,100	$22.60	29.7%
St. George	790	$40,400	$19.40	$47,400	$22.80	38.1%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	990	$38,000	$18.30	$45,500	$21.90	-25.1%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	550	$33,000	$15.90	$40,300	$19.40	-26.7%
Charlottesville	700	$32,500	$15.60	$39,300	$18.90	-36.5%
Danville	490	$35,700	$17.20	$47,100	$22.60	4.6%
Harrisonburg	1,090	$36,200	$17.40	$42,300	$20.40	56.8%
Lynchburg	1,220	$32,800	$15.80	$41,000	$19.70	3.2%
Richmond	7,630	$40,800	$19.60	$49,300	$23.70	7.9%
Roanoke	2,550	$31,600	$15.20	$41,700	$20.10	40.3%
Virginia Beach	6,870	$32,600	$15.70	$40,100	$19.30	-21.3%
Winchester	790	$39,500	$19.00	$47,000	$22.60	28.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	780	$36,300	$17.50	$41,400	$19.90	-13.9%
Bremerton	450	$40,600	$19.50	$48,700	$23.40	-52.9%
Kennewick	1,020	$43,900	$21.10	$54,400	$26.20	-9.3%
Longview	780	$36,800	$17.70	$43,700	$21.00	90.7%
Mount Vernon	590	$40,400	$19.40	$57,800	$27.80	13.6%
Olympia	580	$39,100	$18.80	$45,000	$21.60	-49.1%
Seattle (Area)	14,720	$43,200	$20.80	$50,600	$24.30	-9.1%
Spokane	2,500	$39,200	$18.90	$47,800	$23.00	3.5%
Wenatchee	390	$36,900	$17.70	$44,400	$21.40	-17.2%
Yakima	1,180	$39,600	$19.00	$47,400	$22.80	23.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	2,710	$32,000	$15.40	$42,100	$20.30	56.1%
Huntington	1,550	$31,300	$15.10	$42,700	$20.50	18.8%
Morgantown	840	$30,700	$14.80	$37,500	$18.00	25.5%
Parkersburg	1,310	$30,600	$14.70	$38,800	$18.70	59.8%
Weirton	450	$33,100	$15.90	$40,100	$19.30	-10.9%
Wheeling	740	$25,900	$12.50	$36,000	$17.30	-2.8%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	1,780	$36,200	$17.40	$43,600	$21.00	29.9%
Eau Claire	830	$34,000	$16.30	$38,500	$18.50	-8.1%
Fond du Lac	960	$35,400	$17.00	$45,000	$21.60	88.4%
Green Bay	4,120	$31,800	$15.30	$39,000	$18.80	111.9%
Janesville	1,670	$44,300	$21.30	$54,400	$26.20	126.6%
La Crosse	1,190	$35,800	$17.20	$40,200	$19.30	42.3%
Madison	3,380	$36,400	$17.50	$47,300	$22.70	-13.6%
Milwaukee	8,900	$40,600	$19.50	$48,100	$23.10	-8.2%
Oshkosh	1,090	$40,500	$19.50	$49,400	$23.80	5.5%
Racine	940	$48,200	$23.20	$59,500	$28.60	7.4%
Sheboygan	920	$41,400	$19.90	$47,700	$22.90	33.3%
Wausau	1,280	$33,500	$16.10	$45,800	$22.00	60.1%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	840	$42,100	$20.20	$53,500	$25.70	77%
Cheyenne	720	$31,900	$15.30	$40,500	$19.50	40.4%