High School Administrators

Median Salary: $85,200

Many high school administrators across the nation share a handful of key professional traits. For example, self control, stress tolerance, and cooperation can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 219,280 people were working as high school administrators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to develop these characteristics and receive good training, particularly if you're aiming to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for high school administrators in the U.S. was $85,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $41.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about high school administrators, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

High school administrators should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Fluency of Ideas
Category Flexibility

Different people go into different careers; high school administrators are typically:

Enterprising
Social
Conventional

Working as a high school administrator requires knowledge in subjects like:

Administration and Management
English Language
Personnel and Human Resources
Psychology
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 people working as high school administrators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of high school administrators 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	50	$66,700	$32.10	$79,300	$38.10	-33.8%
Auburn	80	$73,000	$35.10	$83,700	$40.20	3.2%
Birmingham	710	$80,400	$38.70	$92,200	$44.30	-14.5%
Decatur	100	$81,300	$39.10	$92,500	$44.50	19.5%
Dothan	100	$71,800	$34.50	$82,100	$39.50	2.7%
Florence	80	$75,800	$36.50	$83,200	$40.00	-8.8%
Gadsden	80	$71,000	$34.10	$82,900	$39.90	40.8%
Huntsville	210	$77,500	$37.30	$89,200	$42.90	-40.5%
Mobile	230	$75,700	$36.40	$82,600	$39.70	-20.7%
Montgomery	240	$71,300	$34.30	$79,900	$38.40	-10.6%
Tuscaloosa	130	$76,600	$36.80	$90,700	$43.60	-14.2%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	60	$71,300	$34.30	$82,800	$39.80	-35.6%
Lake Havasu City	100	$69,700	$33.50	$82,400	$39.60	27.6%
Phoenix	2,330	$77,000	$37.00	$91,200	$43.90	-21.2%
Prescott	80	$66,100	$31.80	$77,100	$37.10	-18.5%
Tucson	430	$74,500	$35.80	$93,400	$44.90	-29.2%
Yuma	90	$79,800	$38.40	$88,600	$42.60	-12.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	300	$75,400	$36.30	$86,800	$41.70	-9.1%
Fort Smith	240	$72,200	$34.70	$81,100	$39.00	19.4%
Hot Springs	60	$72,600	$34.90	$79,700	$38.30	-4.8%
Jonesboro	80	$76,600	$36.80	$84,600	$40.70	0.5%
Little Rock	510	$75,400	$36.30	$85,900	$41.30	-8.9%
Pine Bluff	80	$70,600	$33.90	$79,700	$38.30	33.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	640	$100,600	$48.40	$115,700	$55.60	43%
Chico	NA	$103,800	$49.90	$123,600	$59.40	NA
El Centro	130	$103,400	$49.70	$115,000	$55.30	57%
Fresno	660	$87,200	$41.90	$103,600	$49.80	20.8%
Hanford	60	$90,600	$43.50	$114,400	$55.00	-9.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	6,470	$112,200	$54.00	$126,800	$61.00	-30.5%
Madera	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	29.1%
Merced	240	NA	NA	NA	NA	135.2%
Modesto	320	$102,700	$49.40	$116,700	$56.10	20.6%
Napa	100	$114,000	$54.80	$125,600	$60.40	-7.4%
Oakland	1,380	$104,200	$50.10	$119,500	$57.40	-17.2%
Oxnard	490	$98,200	$47.20	$111,300	$53.50	0.5%
Redding	120	$89,200	$42.90	$104,600	$50.30	19.8%
Riverside	2,290	$105,200	$50.60	$119,300	$57.30	13.9%
Sacramento	1,430	$98,500	$47.40	$116,200	$55.90	0%
Salinas	480	$88,000	$42.30	$103,500	$49.80	85.9%
San Diego	1,670	$118,300	$56.90	$136,600	$65.70	-22.1%
San Francisco (Area)	2,460	$103,500	$49.80	$121,300	$58.30	-25.8%
San Francisco (City)	1,080	$102,800	$49.40	$123,200	$59.20	-34.4%
San Jose	1,300	$110,200	$53.00	$125,100	$60.20	-12.6%
San Luis Obispo	160	$92,500	$44.50	$113,700	$54.70	-1.8%
Santa Barbara	390	$80,300	$38.60	$104,900	$50.40	35.9%
Santa Cruz	170	$100,300	$48.20	$113,400	$54.50	17.2%
Santa Rosa	300	$88,900	$42.70	$104,400	$50.20	1.5%
Stockton	500	$100,100	$48.10	$113,800	$54.70	43.9%
Vallejo	230	$103,900	$49.90	$117,200	$56.40	10.4%
Visalia	440	$107,200	$51.50	$126,300	$60.70	97.6%
Yuba City	180	$105,300	$50.60	$130,300	$62.70	173.7%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	620	$78,600	$37.80	$89,500	$43.00	49.6%
Denver	1,660	$82,700	$39.80	$93,900	$45.10	-19.1%
Fort Collins	190	$85,400	$41.10	$101,700	$48.90	-12.8%
Greeley	190	$77,000	$37.00	$86,600	$41.60	45.8%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	1,020	$114,800	$55.20	$128,000	$61.60	15.9%
Hartford	1,010	$111,500	$53.60	$127,400	$61.30	7.6%
New Haven	680	$107,000	$51.40	$120,200	$57.80	24.4%
Norwich	190	$106,000	$50.90	$121,000	$58.20	-14.2%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	5,070	$110,100	$52.90	$126,400	$60.80	12%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	150	$100,100	$48.10	$112,400	$54.00	-63.4%
Cape Coral	NA	$83,700	$40.20	$92,300	$44.40	NA
Jacksonville	420	$82,700	$39.80	$92,900	$44.60	-56.9%
Miami (Area)	850	NA	NA	NA	NA	-65.9%
Orlando	470	$96,900	$46.60	$106,700	$51.30	-71.5%
Port St. Lucie	130	$90,400	$43.50	$100,100	$48.10	-37.9%
Sebastian	40	$97,600	$46.90	$108,300	$52.00	-52.9%
Tallahassee	160	$84,100	$40.40	$101,300	$48.70	-42.6%
Tampa	510	$85,700	$41.20	$95,300	$45.80	-73.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	100	$84,800	$40.80	$103,500	$49.70	1.5%
Athens	120	$88,000	$42.30	$102,900	$49.50	-10.1%
Atlanta	4,130	$83,900	$40.40	$99,600	$47.90	7.5%
Augusta	390	$92,000	$44.20	$115,600	$55.60	13.2%
Brunswick	80	$70,800	$34.00	$79,300	$38.10	12.4%
Columbus	240	$81,700	$39.30	$94,700	$45.50	27%
Dalton	120	$81,500	$39.20	$97,200	$46.80	10.6%
Gainesville	120	$85,100	$40.90	$98,600	$47.40	3.5%
Macon	170	$75,800	$36.40	$88,200	$42.40	8%
Rome	90	$84,000	$40.40	$95,100	$45.70	45.1%
Savannah	140	$86,100	$41.40	$98,900	$47.50	-44.9%
Valdosta	130	$82,400	$39.60	$94,300	$45.30	43.9%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$84,400	$40.60	$113,500	$54.60	NA

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	320	$80,800	$38.80	$91,000	$43.70	-28.1%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$61,200	$29.40	$72,200	$34.70	NA
Idaho Falls	100	$77,400	$37.20	$84,400	$40.60	16.4%
Lewiston	40	$76,300	$36.70	$85,400	$41.10	-8.1%
Pocatello	70	$73,800	$35.50	$80,500	$38.70	12.8%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	90	$83,100	$39.90	$101,900	$49.00	-34.6%
Champaign	260	$82,200	$39.50	$93,800	$45.10	58.2%
Chicago (Area)	8,820	$95,600	$46.00	$116,100	$55.80	17%
Danville	80	$85,600	$41.10	$100,000	$48.10	70.8%
Decatur	90	$77,300	$37.10	$94,300	$45.30	-9.8%
Kankakee	120	$73,000	$35.10	$91,700	$44.10	63.8%
Peoria	440	$80,900	$38.90	$95,000	$45.70	52.7%
Rockford	320	$85,700	$41.20	$98,400	$47.30	33.7%
Springfield	NA	$79,700	$38.30	$110,900	$53.30	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	60	$81,700	$39.30	$92,000	$44.20	-1.7%
Bloomington	80	$74,100	$35.60	$82,200	$39.50	-34.1%
Elkhart	130	$83,800	$40.30	$94,400	$45.40	-19.9%
Evansville	230	$77,000	$37.00	$84,900	$40.80	-18.4%
Fort Wayne	300	$80,400	$38.70	$90,700	$43.60	-13.2%
Indianapolis	990	$86,600	$41.60	$100,000	$48.10	-32.2%
Kokomo	80	$75,100	$36.10	$83,100	$39.90	33%
Lafayette	80	$86,600	$41.70	$101,800	$48.90	-38.7%
Michigan City	70	$77,600	$37.30	$85,500	$41.10	-3.6%
Muncie	60	$73,300	$35.20	$81,300	$39.10	-18%
South Bend	200	$78,500	$37.70	$89,200	$42.90	-8.6%
Terre Haute	90	$75,400	$36.30	$82,300	$39.60	-20.6%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$75,400	$36.20	$85,500	$41.10	-37.5%
Cedar Rapids	190	$78,800	$37.90	$93,500	$45.00	-17.8%
Davenport	300	$89,500	$43.00	$102,500	$49.30	-1%
Des Moines	330	NA	NA	NA	NA	-38.8%
Dubuque	70	$79,500	$38.20	$90,200	$43.40	-20%
Iowa City	80	$95,200	$45.80	$107,100	$51.50	-39.4%
Sioux City	110	$73,900	$35.60	$85,600	$41.10	-9.8%
Waterloo	100	$78,500	$37.80	$91,500	$44.00	-34.3%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	60	$77,400	$37.20	$86,500	$41.60	-19.1%
Topeka	170	$74,500	$35.80	$82,000	$39.40	-6.1%
Wichita	460	$74,000	$35.60	$82,200	$39.50	-8.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$75,400	$36.20	$81,600	$39.20	-15.8%
Elizabethtown	90	$80,600	$38.80	$90,000	$43.30	20.5%
Lexington	270	$80,500	$38.70	$92,800	$44.60	-33.3%
Louisville	930	$88,300	$42.50	$102,500	$49.30	-7.2%
Owensboro	90	$87,400	$42.00	$99,000	$47.60	15.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	130	$65,200	$31.40	$76,300	$36.70	22.7%
Baton Rouge	700	$70,200	$33.70	$80,700	$38.80	14.2%
Monroe	190	$68,500	$33.00	$77,400	$37.20	49.7%
New Orleans	960	$72,400	$34.80	$83,200	$40.00	11.7%
Shreveport	400	$69,400	$33.40	$78,100	$37.60	35.6%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	130	$70,100	$33.70	$79,100	$38.00	28.8%
Lewiston	120	$71,800	$34.50	$81,400	$39.10	53.6%
Portland	330	$78,500	$37.70	$88,500	$42.50	0.2%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	2,720	$96,000	$46.20	$111,300	$53.50	29%
Cumberland	120	$93,000	$44.70	$114,300	$54.90	94.2%
Hagerstown	250	$80,500	$38.70	$94,400	$45.40	57.4%
Salisbury	110	$86,500	$41.60	$101,900	$49.00	21.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	170	$97,700	$47.00	$109,300	$52.60	6.9%
Boston (Area)	4,810	$88,700	$42.60	$101,500	$48.80	24.8%
Pittsfield	60	$83,900	$40.30	$97,400	$46.80	2.3%
Springfield	630	$84,000	$40.40	$96,200	$46.30	29.9%
Worcester	660	$92,600	$44.50	$103,200	$49.60	38%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	150	$96,900	$46.60	$124,400	$59.80	-52.4%
Battle Creek	120	$77,200	$37.10	$87,100	$41.90	32.3%
Bay City	60	$81,600	$39.20	$94,600	$45.50	-2.4%
Detroit (Area)	2,230	$97,200	$46.70	$111,300	$53.50	-24.1%
Flint	240	$91,700	$44.10	$104,100	$50.00	5.2%
Grand Rapids	600	$86,200	$41.40	$100,200	$48.20	-1.9%
Holland	120	$84,800	$40.80	$91,300	$43.90	-26.9%
Jackson	120	$80,400	$38.70	$88,000	$42.30	31.8%
Kalamazoo	180	$81,900	$39.40	$93,200	$44.80	-20.1%
Lansing	200	$83,300	$40.00	$95,800	$46.10	-39.2%
Muskegon	120	$92,300	$44.40	$104,600	$50.30	20.7%
Niles	110	$74,200	$35.70	$83,800	$40.30	15.2%
Saginaw	150	$82,100	$39.50	$91,600	$44.00	12.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	140	$80,500	$38.70	$89,300	$42.90	-32.7%
Minneapolis	1,900	$99,700	$48.00	$112,800	$54.20	-34.6%
Rochester	90	$86,300	$41.50	$96,000	$46.10	-47.9%
St. Cloud	100	$88,200	$42.40	$101,000	$48.50	-40%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	130	$79,600	$38.30	$90,900	$43.70	-21.5%
Hattiesburg	110	$73,100	$35.10	$81,600	$39.20	11.1%
Jackson	400	$69,900	$33.60	$80,400	$38.70	-2.1%
Pascagoula	120	$72,400	$34.80	$81,000	$39.00	28.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	110	$70,400	$33.90	$85,900	$41.30	-23.5%
Jefferson City	90	$66,900	$32.20	$76,700	$36.90	-30.5%
Joplin	130	$72,200	$34.70	$81,500	$39.20	1.1%
Kansas City	1,560	$84,100	$40.40	$97,900	$47.10	-5.7%
Springfield	270	$70,200	$33.80	$84,200	$40.50	-14.7%
St. Joseph	80	$69,700	$33.50	$79,200	$38.10	-4.6%
St. Louis	2,190	$88,800	$42.70	$103,800	$49.90	0.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	90	$74,800	$36.00	$84,200	$40.50	-31.9%
Great Falls	60	$57,300	$27.50	$67,600	$32.50	-1.2%
Missoula	60	$78,100	$37.50	$88,100	$42.30	-33%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	110	$93,600	$45.00	$104,000	$50.00	-59.9%
Omaha	600	$78,600	$37.80	$90,000	$43.30	-21.2%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	1,000	$88,200	$42.40	$100,500	$48.30	-30.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	130	$77,600	$37.30	$85,700	$41.20	-23.3%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	270	$99,000	$47.60	$113,600	$54.60	15.6%
Ocean City	100	$98,100	$47.20	$118,900	$57.20	51.4%
Trenton	470	$112,800	$54.30	$130,800	$62.90	29.5%
Vineland	150	$94,500	$45.50	$115,200	$55.40	51.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Farmington	90	$72,900	$35.00	$79,900	$38.40	3.6%
Las Cruces	210	$81,400	$39.10	$90,900	$43.70	94.3%
Santa Fe	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-22.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	570	$96,000	$46.20	$108,400	$52.10	-22.1%
Binghamton	170	$91,300	$43.90	$101,900	$49.00	-8.8%
Buffalo	650	$87,400	$42.00	$103,000	$49.50	-27.7%
Elmira	80	$85,500	$41.10	$98,800	$47.50	34.1%
Glens Falls	100	$90,300	$43.40	$109,900	$52.90	13.6%
Ithaca	50	$92,700	$44.60	$107,600	$51.80	-45.8%
Kingston	100	$100,700	$48.40	$116,400	$56.00	4.9%
New York (Area)	16,790	$113,000	$54.30	$131,600	$63.30	24.6%
Poughkeepsie	510	$107,900	$51.90	$124,200	$59.70	23.5%
Rochester	840	$95,200	$45.80	$107,200	$51.50	1.8%
Syracuse	440	$87,900	$42.30	$104,500	$50.20	-14.4%
Utica	190	$82,900	$39.80	$95,100	$45.70	-12.2%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	370	$65,300	$31.40	$81,400	$39.20	31.1%
Burlington	100	$61,400	$29.50	$70,800	$34.10	6.4%
Charlotte	1,210	$67,500	$32.50	$84,000	$40.40	-13.8%
Durham	460	$81,500	$39.20	$100,400	$48.30	0.4%
Fayetteville	330	$65,200	$31.30	$78,700	$37.90	55.8%
Greensboro	630	$67,600	$32.50	$87,300	$42.00	6.8%
Greenville	150	$66,900	$32.20	$80,700	$38.80	20.6%
Hickory	270	$63,800	$30.70	$74,600	$35.90	13.5%
Raleigh	970	$68,700	$33.00	$84,800	$40.80	15.3%
Rocky Mount	150	$70,600	$33.90	$82,900	$39.80	51%
Wilmington	270	$62,500	$30.00	$80,700	$38.80	16.3%
Winston-Salem	470	$65,700	$31.60	$80,400	$38.70	36.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	60	$94,700	$45.50	$103,300	$49.70	-41.5%
Fargo	110	$87,600	$42.10	$98,500	$47.40	-47.3%
Grand Forks	60	$77,700	$37.40	$91,700	$44.10	-22.9%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	470	$94,600	$45.50	$107,500	$51.70	-12.8%
Canton	250	$91,100	$43.80	$102,400	$49.20	-8.6%
Cincinnati	1,460	$90,200	$43.40	$104,300	$50.20	-12.3%
Cleveland	1,470	$93,700	$45.00	$104,700	$50.40	-12.9%
Columbus	1,120	$91,200	$43.80	$103,800	$49.90	-26.4%
Dayton	560	$92,800	$44.60	$107,400	$51.60	-9.8%
Lima	80	$83,200	$40.00	$93,700	$45.00	-11%
Mansfield	80	$77,700	$37.40	$87,900	$42.30	-8%
Sandusky	60	$81,500	$39.20	$93,000	$44.70	-3.8%
Springfield	90	$88,200	$42.40	$99,100	$47.60	10.1%
Toledo	450	$82,400	$39.60	$96,000	$46.20	-8%
Youngstown	420	$82,800	$39.80	$96,300	$46.30	13.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	110	$63,600	$30.60	$70,500	$33.90	54.5%
Oklahoma City	930	$66,400	$31.90	$78,400	$37.70	-1.6%
Tulsa	710	$67,700	$32.50	$78,700	$37.80	0.5%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	110	$86,400	$41.50	$97,000	$46.60	7%
Corvallis	50	$77,900	$37.50	$89,300	$42.90	-16.7%
Eugene	250	$87,400	$42.00	$98,900	$47.50	5.7%
Medford	120	$91,000	$43.70	$100,200	$48.20	-11.1%
Portland	1,480	$93,800	$45.10	$103,900	$50.00	-11%
Salem	310	$89,400	$43.00	$100,600	$48.40	24.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	480	$88,400	$42.50	$102,300	$49.20	-13.8%
Altoona	80	$77,400	$37.20	$90,800	$43.70	-18.1%
Erie	220	$90,600	$43.50	$100,800	$48.40	1.7%
Harrisburg	330	$85,600	$41.10	$102,300	$49.20	-36.9%
Johnstown	100	$78,700	$37.80	$96,800	$46.50	10%
Lancaster	260	$85,400	$41.10	$98,200	$47.20	-32.3%
Lebanon	60	$81,700	$39.30	$96,800	$46.50	-26.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	4,380	$103,900	$49.90	$119,800	$57.60	7%
Pittsburgh	1,640	$88,400	$42.50	$103,800	$49.90	-12.5%
Reading	260	$90,500	$43.50	$104,100	$50.10	-3.6%
Scranton	350	$84,300	$40.50	$101,900	$49.00	-17.7%
State College	70	$87,900	$42.30	$104,600	$50.30	-38.7%
Williamsport	70	$80,800	$38.90	$92,200	$44.30	-17.9%
York	240	$89,800	$43.20	$104,500	$50.20	-17.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,480	$89,700	$43.10	$100,300	$48.20	60.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	120	$81,000	$38.90	$91,500	$44.00	20.1%
Charleston	450	$74,600	$35.90	$84,600	$40.70	-5.4%
Columbia	610	$79,600	$38.30	$91,100	$43.80	9.2%
Florence	160	$73,600	$35.40	$82,900	$39.90	15.4%
Greenville	310	$74,800	$36.00	$86,400	$41.50	-38.7%
Spartanburg	230	$70,500	$33.90	$83,900	$40.30	16.9%
Sumter	70	$72,200	$34.70	$82,000	$39.40	14.7%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	70	$74,200	$35.70	$85,800	$41.20	-25.7%
Sioux Falls	150	$68,800	$33.10	$78,100	$37.60	-33.9%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	280	$81,100	$39.00	$94,200	$45.30	-25.7%
Clarksville	180	$84,300	$40.50	$97,400	$46.80	38.4%
Cleveland	80	$73,900	$35.50	$80,000	$38.50	38.3%
Jackson	110	$70,600	$33.90	$79,200	$38.10	19%
Johnson City	110	$58,600	$28.20	$74,100	$35.60	-16.9%
Kingsport	260	$73,200	$35.20	$80,100	$38.50	35.6%
Knoxville	500	$56,600	$27.20	$73,400	$35.30	-8%
Memphis	1,280	$74,900	$36.00	$85,300	$41.00	25.7%
Morristown	80	$64,900	$31.20	$73,300	$35.30	0.1%
Nashville	1,160	$74,900	$36.00	$85,900	$41.30	-4.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	100	$65,700	$31.60	$74,100	$35.60	-1.4%
Amarillo	240	$66,500	$32.00	$76,800	$36.90	31.6%
Austin	1,400	$73,800	$35.50	$87,400	$42.00	8.8%
Beaumont	350	$69,800	$33.60	$79,600	$38.30	29.2%
Brownsville	350	$76,000	$36.60	$88,500	$42.60	70.6%
College Station	170	$67,700	$32.50	$81,500	$39.20	12%
Corpus Christi	350	$66,800	$32.10	$78,000	$37.50	17.7%
Dallas (Area)	5,500	$76,900	$37.00	$89,400	$43.00	15.3%
El Paso	700	$79,700	$38.30	$93,000	$44.70	54.8%
Houston	4,200	$76,100	$36.60	$88,700	$42.60	-2.4%
Killeen	400	$72,100	$34.70	$81,600	$39.30	94.6%
Longview	190	$65,400	$31.40	$74,600	$35.90	20.9%
Lubbock	220	$70,000	$33.70	$78,100	$37.60	6.6%
McAllen	750	$74,800	$35.90	$84,800	$40.80	103.5%
Midland	110	$59,700	$28.70	$71,400	$34.30	-1%
San Angelo	110	$65,800	$31.70	$82,400	$39.60	52.2%
San Antonio	1,710	$77,900	$37.50	$89,900	$43.20	21.5%
Sherman	90	$77,400	$37.20	$87,000	$41.80	35.2%
Texarkana	120	$64,600	$31.00	$73,000	$35.10	27.9%
Tyler	180	$65,900	$31.70	$77,900	$37.50	17.3%
Victoria	100	$62,900	$30.20	$73,600	$35.40	19%
Waco	220	$64,300	$30.90	$73,200	$35.20	34%
Wichita Falls	120	$62,200	$29.90	$69,400	$33.40	21.9%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	80	$62,900	$30.20	$72,600	$34.90	-3.2%
Ogden	300	$85,100	$40.90	$94,200	$45.30	-8.5%
Provo	320	$80,800	$38.90	$91,200	$43.90	11.6%
Salt Lake City	520	$81,300	$39.10	$89,100	$42.80	-48.7%
St. George	60	$79,300	$38.10	$86,400	$41.60	-22.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	200	$81,700	$39.30	$98,700	$47.50	6.1%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	130	$69,300	$33.30	$78,000	$37.50	24.9%
Charlottesville	210	$78,500	$37.80	$92,700	$44.60	37%
Danville	120	$71,100	$34.20	$79,800	$38.40	75%
Lynchburg	180	$70,700	$34.00	$79,600	$38.30	4.6%
Richmond	910	$81,900	$39.40	$94,900	$45.60	-8.7%
Roanoke	380	$93,700	$45.00	$143,800	$69.10	47.4%
Virginia Beach	1,320	$74,500	$35.80	$89,400	$43.00	6.8%
Winchester	120	$72,300	$34.80	$84,200	$40.50	34.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	120	$91,300	$43.90	$101,300	$48.70	-5.1%
Bremerton	150	$96,900	$46.60	$105,200	$50.60	9.9%
Kennewick	160	$96,800	$46.60	$105,200	$50.60	3.5%
Longview	60	$99,100	$47.60	$107,500	$51.70	9.6%
Mount Vernon	80	$96,800	$46.50	$104,300	$50.20	2.6%
Olympia	160	$95,500	$45.90	$103,800	$49.90	-0.2%
Seattle (Area)	1,980	$99,400	$47.80	$109,000	$52.40	-12.8%
Spokane	280	$99,200	$47.70	$108,600	$52.20	-16.9%
Wenatchee	80	$90,100	$43.30	$100,000	$48.10	24.4%
Yakima	220	$93,200	$44.80	$103,700	$49.80	60.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	410	$63,800	$30.70	$78,400	$37.70	68.8%
Huntington	270	$66,900	$32.10	$77,000	$37.00	45.6%
Morgantown	120	$50,100	$24.10	$77,600	$37.30	26%
Parkersburg	140	$71,900	$34.60	$79,300	$38.10	23.6%
Weirton	90	$64,600	$31.10	$72,200	$34.70	21%
Wheeling	130	$70,300	$33.80	$79,100	$38.00	18.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	110	$88,100	$42.30	$97,200	$46.70	-41.2%
Eau Claire	90	$83,800	$40.30	$97,000	$46.60	-28.5%
Fond du Lac	40	$79,700	$38.30	$93,900	$45.20	-47.7%
Green Bay	200	$93,900	$45.20	$106,400	$51.10	-27.4%
Janesville	110	$85,100	$40.90	$97,000	$46.60	2.8%
La Crosse	80	$82,100	$39.50	$91,100	$43.80	-31.9%
Madison	390	$84,000	$40.40	$94,400	$45.40	-30%
Milwaukee	830	$91,300	$43.90	$104,300	$50.20	-39.1%
Oshkosh	70	$83,700	$40.20	$93,000	$44.70	-50.8%
Racine	110	$83,600	$40.20	$97,000	$46.60	-10.1%
Sheboygan	60	$79,500	$38.20	$89,400	$43.00	-34%
Wausau	70	$85,300	$41.00	$93,600	$45.00	-39.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	70	$88,500	$42.50	$98,300	$47.30	1.1%