Insurance Claims and Policy Processors

Median Salary: $34,000

Many insurance claims and policy processors across the country share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, cooperation, adaptability/flexibility, and initiative can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 235,480 folks were employed as insurance claims and policy processors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for insurance claims and policy processors in the U.S. was $34,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $16.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about insurance claims and policy processors, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Insurance claims and policy processors should be skilled in:

  • Written Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Speech Clarity
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Finger Dexterity

Different folks go into different careers; insurance claims and policy processors are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising
  • Social

Working as an insurance claims or policy processor requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics
  • 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 insurance claims and policy processors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of insurance claims and policy processors in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Anniston 40 $28,200 $13.60 $31,500 $15.20 -51.9%
Birmingham 1,310 $30,300 $14.60 $36,000 $17.30 46.6%
Dothan NA $20,500 $9.80 $28,000 $13.40 NA
Florence NA $25,300 $12.20 $28,500 $13.70 NA
Huntsville NA $21,100 $10.10 $24,400 $11.70 NA
Mobile 220 $29,300 $14.10 $33,800 $16.20 -28.2%
Montgomery 240 $32,300 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 -19.7%
Tuscaloosa 80 $36,200 $17.40 $42,200 $20.30 -48.1%
Alaska
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Anchorage 30 $34,600 $16.70 $39,700 $19.10 -90%
Arizona
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Phoenix 2,940 $34,700 $16.70 $44,600 $21.40 -7.3%
Tucson 300 $31,500 $15.10 $37,100 $17.80 -54.3%
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 130 $30,900 $14.90 $36,000 $17.30 -63.2%
Fort Smith 100 $33,600 $16.20 $44,300 $21.30 -54.2%
Hot Springs 50 $29,600 $14.20 $32,300 $15.50 -17.8%
Little Rock 900 $32,800 $15.80 $43,200 $20.80 51.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bakersfield 760 $33,300 $16.00 $44,300 $21.30 59.8%
Chico 220 $34,800 $16.70 $42,800 $20.60 74.4%
El Centro 40 $36,700 $17.60 $40,100 $19.30 -54.6%
Fresno 780 $34,400 $16.50 $42,200 $20.30 34.2%
Hanford 90 $35,600 $17.10 $40,400 $19.40 29.3%
Los Angeles (Area) 13,570 $37,400 $18.00 $47,700 $22.90 43%
Madera 30 $29,400 $14.10 $32,300 $15.50 -55.2%
Merced 90 $28,400 $13.70 $33,800 $16.30 -20%
Modesto 270 $32,800 $15.80 $46,700 $22.50 -4.8%
Oakland 2,310 $41,500 $20.00 $50,900 $24.50 29.4%
Oxnard 840 $34,200 $16.50 $39,700 $19.10 59.4%
Redding 260 $32,100 $15.40 $36,000 $17.30 136.4%
Riverside 2,700 $34,400 $16.50 $39,600 $19.00 25%
Sacramento 3,780 $36,500 $17.50 $41,600 $20.00 146%
Salinas 130 $30,800 $14.80 $42,100 $20.30 -53.5%
San Diego 3,320 $34,900 $16.80 $40,700 $19.60 44.2%
San Francisco (Area) 4,380 $43,300 $20.80 $53,500 $25.70 23.2%
San Francisco (City) 2,070 $45,100 $21.70 $56,100 $27.00 17%
San Jose 1,110 $45,300 $21.80 $55,400 $26.60 -30.4%
San Luis Obispo 120 $40,700 $19.60 $54,500 $26.20 -35.3%
Santa Barbara 280 $36,500 $17.50 $47,200 $22.70 -8.3%
Santa Cruz 190 $37,300 $17.90 $42,100 $20.20 26.4%
Santa Rosa 310 $42,500 $20.40 $46,900 $22.50 -3.6%
Stockton 540 $41,100 $19.80 $49,300 $23.70 42.4%
Vallejo 390 $39,000 $18.80 $43,500 $20.90 75.7%
Visalia 410 $35,400 $17.00 $40,000 $19.20 73%
Yuba City 70 $24,300 $11.70 $26,300 $12.60 2.4%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Boulder NA $37,800 $18.20 $40,300 $19.40 NA
Colorado Springs 520 $33,700 $16.20 $42,300 $20.40 16.1%
Denver 2,330 $36,700 $17.70 $41,600 $20.00 6.3%
Greeley 350 $36,000 $17.30 $44,200 $21.30 146.6%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 1,010 $33,900 $16.30 $44,000 $21.10 -2.6%
Hartford 3,410 $36,400 $17.50 $42,400 $20.40 237%
New Haven 940 $39,600 $19.00 $50,500 $24.30 19.6%
Norwich 90 $36,700 $17.60 $41,300 $19.90 -62%
Delaware
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Dover 60 $30,700 $14.80 $35,000 $16.80 -42.5%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 2,330 $39,200 $18.80 $48,900 $23.50 -44.2%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bradenton 220 $33,300 $16.00 $38,200 $18.40 -49.8%
Cape Coral 220 $28,300 $13.60 $31,700 $15.20 -38.3%
Deltona 170 $27,300 $13.10 $29,200 $14.00 -38.6%
Fort Walton Beach NA $25,900 $12.40 $30,800 $14.80 NA
Gainesville 350 $28,700 $13.80 $33,300 $16.00 58.8%
Jacksonville 2,090 $31,500 $15.10 $35,300 $17.00 99.7%
Lakeland 520 $28,300 $13.60 $32,200 $15.50 48.6%
Miami (Area) 3,960 $31,500 $15.20 $36,700 $17.70 -6.9%
Naples 170 $35,800 $17.20 $56,700 $27.30 -18%
Ocala 170 $30,400 $14.60 $36,700 $17.60 2.6%
Orlando 950 $34,200 $16.40 $40,400 $19.40 -47%
Palm Bay 230 $28,500 $13.70 $31,700 $15.20 -34.6%
Pensacola 140 $24,700 $11.90 $32,400 $15.60 -50.1%
Port St. Lucie 90 $24,600 $11.90 $39,700 $19.10 -59.4%
Tallahassee 260 $30,600 $14.70 $37,000 $17.80 -9%
Tampa 2,190 $34,700 $16.70 $43,500 $20.90 7.5%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Albany 90 $28,300 $13.60 $35,600 $17.10 -14.2%
Athens NA $21,600 $10.40 $25,100 $12.10 NA
Atlanta 4,710 $32,300 $15.50 $40,600 $19.50 14.1%
Augusta 200 $32,000 $15.40 $40,600 $19.50 -45.9%
Brunswick 70 $24,200 $11.60 $27,900 $13.40 -6.7%
Columbus 950 $29,900 $14.40 $32,300 $15.50 364.5%
Dalton NA $34,600 $16.60 $46,500 $22.30 NA
Gainesville 230 $32,600 $15.70 $38,200 $18.40 82.6%
Macon 900 $30,700 $14.80 $34,900 $16.80 423.9%
Rome NA $28,800 $13.80 $33,100 $15.90 NA
Savannah 200 $24,800 $11.90 $28,700 $13.80 -25.3%
Valdosta NA $31,500 $15.10 $36,300 $17.50 NA
Warner Robins NA $26,100 $12.60 $29,300 $14.10 NA
Hawaii
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Honolulu 470 $32,800 $15.80 $38,900 $18.70 -38.9%
Idaho
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Boise City 160 $30,300 $14.60 $35,600 $17.10 -66.8%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Champaign 90 $34,900 $16.80 $40,000 $19.30 -47.3%
Chicago (Area) 5,930 $34,900 $16.80 $41,400 $19.90 -31%
Danville NA $27,900 $13.40 $34,100 $16.40 NA
Decatur 60 $27,700 $13.30 $31,300 $15.10 -45.4%
Peoria 370 $26,100 $12.50 $37,000 $17.80 20.8%
Rockford 380 $35,500 $17.10 $41,500 $20.00 45.5%
Springfield 500 $38,600 $18.60 $47,200 $22.70 163.6%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Anderson NA $35,000 $16.80 $39,100 $18.80 NA
Elkhart 90 $31,200 $15.00 $37,700 $18.10 -48.9%
Evansville 40 $31,200 $15.00 $35,500 $17.10 -86.3%
Fort Wayne 730 $31,700 $15.20 $36,900 $17.70 99.8%
Indianapolis 2,960 $33,100 $15.90 $39,900 $19.20 88.8%
Kokomo NA $29,100 $14.00 $35,600 $17.10 NA
Lafayette 230 $33,000 $15.90 $38,700 $18.60 54.9%
Muncie 30 $29,600 $14.20 $38,700 $18.60 -61.3%
South Bend 140 $33,600 $16.10 $44,000 $21.20 -37.6%
Terre Haute 90 $36,700 $17.60 $40,400 $19.40 -28.1%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
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Ames NA $24,400 $11.80 $36,200 $17.40 NA
Cedar Rapids 290 $29,900 $14.40 $35,000 $16.80 17.5%
Davenport 380 $33,700 $16.20 $38,900 $18.70 14.4%
Des Moines 1,790 $33,200 $16.00 $39,800 $19.10 208.9%
Iowa City NA $30,300 $14.60 $38,400 $18.50 NA
Sioux City 220 $29,600 $14.20 $35,200 $16.90 71.1%
Waterloo 90 $31,100 $15.00 $38,500 $18.50 -42.8%
Kansas
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Topeka 230 $30,800 $14.80 $41,100 $19.80 16.7%
Wichita 270 $30,600 $14.70 $37,400 $18.00 -50%
Kentucky
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Lexington 110 $28,900 $13.90 $34,800 $16.80 -75.5%
Louisville NA $31,300 $15.00 $35,700 $17.20 NA
Louisiana
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Alexandria 50 $27,700 $13.30 $32,500 $15.60 -52.1%
Baton Rouge 410 $29,300 $14.10 $34,700 $16.70 -38.2%
Houma NA $21,200 $10.20 $25,100 $12.10 NA
Lafayette 100 $24,700 $11.90 $31,100 $15.00 -61.7%
Monroe NA $28,600 $13.80 $31,700 $15.20 NA
New Orleans 490 $28,100 $13.50 $33,900 $16.30 -46.3%
Shreveport 180 $30,800 $14.80 $35,900 $17.20 -41.2%
Maine
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Bangor 70 $28,700 $13.80 $32,900 $15.80 -36.6%
Lewiston 330 $33,800 $16.30 $38,100 $18.30 283.9%
Portland 800 $34,500 $16.60 $39,800 $19.10 127.4%
Maryland
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Baltimore 2,030 $37,000 $17.80 $45,200 $21.80 -10.4%
Hagerstown 90 $30,200 $14.50 $36,900 $17.70 -49.5%
Salisbury 40 NA NA NA NA -53.8%
Massachusetts
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Barnstable Town 60 $41,900 $20.20 $46,700 $22.40 -63%
Boston (Area) NA $36,900 $17.70 $44,300 $21.30 NA
Pittsfield 110 $33,300 $16.00 $39,400 $19.00 75.8%
Springfield 1,800 $36,100 $17.40 $41,100 $19.80 247.6%
Worcester 1,010 $37,400 $18.00 $43,200 $20.80 42.6%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Ann Arbor NA $27,000 $13.00 $31,600 $15.20 NA
Bay City 40 $34,800 $16.70 $44,400 $21.40 -43.5%
Detroit (Area) 2,090 $31,300 $15.10 $40,400 $19.40 -35.5%
Flint 300 $25,800 $12.40 $40,500 $19.50 23.3%
Grand Rapids 610 $31,300 $15.10 $39,300 $18.90 -7.7%
Jackson 40 $40,900 $19.70 $49,400 $23.80 -62.3%
Kalamazoo NA $43,100 $20.70 $55,600 $26.80 NA
Lansing 480 $32,300 $15.50 $38,500 $18.50 33.6%
Saginaw 100 $23,700 $11.40 $26,400 $12.70 -32%
Minnesota
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Minneapolis 2,400 $36,600 $17.60 $41,000 $19.70 -23.1%
Mississippi
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Gulfport 90 $28,500 $13.70 $31,300 $15.00 -48.4%
Jackson 600 $35,100 $16.90 $45,000 $21.60 34.6%
Missouri
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Hourly Wage
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Columbia 550 $34,200 $16.40 $41,900 $20.20 267.1%
Jefferson City 110 $29,700 $14.30 $37,100 $17.90 -25.7%
Kansas City 2,110 $35,000 $16.80 $44,400 $21.40 18.5%
Springfield 410 $30,700 $14.70 $37,600 $18.10 22.3%
St. Louis 3,130 $33,300 $16.00 $41,200 $19.80 33.6%
Montana
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Billings NA $39,500 $19.00 $50,600 $24.30 NA
Great Falls 110 $30,300 $14.60 $34,500 $16.60 63.7%
Missoula NA $33,500 $16.10 $42,600 $20.50 NA
Nebraska
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Lincoln 1,020 $31,900 $15.30 $41,100 $19.70 250.5%
Omaha 2,140 $31,900 $15.30 $37,900 $18.20 163.2%
Nevada
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Carson City 60 $35,800 $17.20 $40,400 $19.40 14.7%
Las Vegas 930 $37,700 $18.10 $43,600 $20.90 -39.7%
Reno 290 $41,500 $19.90 $50,400 $24.20 -18.5%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 330 $36,600 $17.60 $43,000 $20.70 82.4%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 200 $40,600 $19.50 $56,100 $27.00 -18.6%
Ocean City 70 $33,900 $16.30 $39,500 $19.00 4%
Trenton 950 $37,800 $18.20 $44,300 $21.30 142.9%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 440 $29,100 $14.00 $34,300 $16.50 -35.6%
Farmington 50 $28,100 $13.50 $32,900 $15.80 -49.4%
Las Cruces 80 $19,100 $9.20 $26,900 $12.90 -31.8%
New York
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Albany 1,240 $34,900 $16.80 $40,300 $19.40 57.8%
Binghamton 200 $36,400 $17.50 $42,400 $20.40 1.3%
Buffalo 1,140 $32,600 $15.70 $38,700 $18.60 18.1%
Elmira 40 $31,500 $15.10 $38,200 $18.40 -34.5%
Glens Falls 110 $30,700 $14.80 $36,900 $17.70 15.8%
Ithaca 40 $28,500 $13.70 $37,400 $18.00 -60.1%
Kingston 50 $30,300 $14.60 $36,200 $17.40 -49.7%
New York (Area) 12,400 $38,400 $18.50 $45,300 $21.80 15.1%
Poughkeepsie 180 $33,000 $15.90 $38,700 $18.60 -60.4%
Rochester 480 $34,000 $16.40 $38,700 $18.60 -45.5%
Syracuse 930 $31,800 $15.30 $38,000 $18.30 68.3%
Utica 790 $33,300 $16.00 $39,500 $19.00 246.2%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Asheville NA $29,000 $14.00 $33,300 $16.00 NA
Burlington 120 $32,700 $15.70 $38,400 $18.50 18%
Charlotte 1,600 $30,400 $14.60 $38,300 $18.40 6.3%
Durham 730 $30,200 $14.50 $36,000 $17.30 46.1%
Fayetteville 100 $25,100 $12.10 $28,900 $13.90 -56.8%
Goldsboro 70 $27,500 $13.20 $29,300 $14.10 -16.4%
Greensboro 990 $30,900 $14.80 $36,400 $17.50 57.2%
Hickory 130 $31,700 $15.30 $38,700 $18.60 -49.9%
Raleigh 1,070 $32,000 $15.40 $38,400 $18.40 18.6%
Winston-Salem 500 $29,600 $14.20 $35,700 $17.20 36%
North Dakota
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Bismarck 170 $30,200 $14.50 $34,700 $16.70 54.2%
Fargo 510 $30,500 $14.70 $35,000 $16.80 135%
Ohio
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Akron 750 $30,400 $14.60 $37,800 $18.20 29.5%
Canton 540 $31,300 $15.10 $36,500 $17.60 81.5%
Cincinnati 2,910 $34,900 $16.80 $41,000 $19.70 62.1%
Cleveland 2,550 $33,900 $16.30 $40,100 $19.30 40.9%
Columbus 3,130 $33,900 $16.30 $39,900 $19.20 91.2%
Dayton 640 $39,100 $18.80 $46,900 $22.60 -4.6%
Lima 50 $32,000 $15.40 $37,200 $17.90 -47.7%
Springfield NA $32,900 $15.80 $39,900 $19.20 NA
Toledo 490 $35,900 $17.30 $42,100 $20.20 -6.7%
Youngstown 350 $31,100 $14.90 $41,600 $20.00 -11%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 1,020 $29,500 $14.20 $36,300 $17.50 0.5%
Tulsa 660 $33,500 $16.10 $43,900 $21.10 -13.8%
Oregon
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Bend NA $34,500 $16.60 $38,800 $18.60 NA
Eugene 60 $34,000 $16.30 $40,000 $19.20 -77.2%
Medford 270 $28,200 $13.60 $33,300 $16.00 96.3%
Portland 2,370 $37,700 $18.10 $45,800 $22.00 32.2%
Salem 350 $35,900 $17.30 $41,100 $19.80 33.5%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Allentown 800 $36,000 $17.30 $40,500 $19.50 35%
Harrisburg 1,740 $36,500 $17.60 $45,100 $21.70 210.7%
Johnstown 60 $34,800 $16.70 $40,000 $19.20 -40.2%
Lancaster 250 $31,000 $14.90 $40,200 $19.30 -39.3%
Philadelphia (Area) 6,250 $36,100 $17.40 $42,500 $20.50 19.5%
Pittsburgh 2,170 $36,600 $17.60 $45,100 $21.70 8%
Reading 440 $35,400 $17.00 $41,000 $19.70 50.4%
Scranton 500 $32,100 $15.50 $40,900 $19.70 8.8%
Williamsport 30 $36,100 $17.40 $43,000 $20.70 -65.1%
York 120 $34,600 $16.70 $43,400 $20.90 -60.8%
Rhode Island
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Providence 1,900 $34,700 $16.70 $39,000 $18.80 12.9%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 280 $30,000 $14.40 $32,800 $15.80 -45.6%
Columbia 760 $30,800 $14.80 $37,200 $17.90 26.1%
Greenville 280 $31,700 $15.30 $40,000 $19.20 -47.3%
Spartanburg NA $30,400 $14.60 $37,700 $18.10 NA
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 170 $22,400 $10.80 $24,700 $11.90 61.5%
Sioux Falls 780 $27,300 $13.10 $31,700 $15.20 222.8%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 1,300 $35,400 $17.00 $47,600 $22.90 223.9%
Jackson NA $28,900 $13.90 $40,600 $19.50 NA
Kingsport 80 $27,000 $13.00 $32,500 $15.60 -62.4%
Knoxville 190 $34,100 $16.40 $47,100 $22.70 -68%
Memphis 280 $35,200 $16.90 $44,000 $21.20 -73.9%
Nashville 940 $36,300 $17.40 $44,400 $21.30 -27.5%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 140 $31,100 $15.00 $36,900 $17.70 23.9%
Amarillo 330 $27,600 $13.30 $32,600 $15.70 68.3%
Austin 1,180 $34,200 $16.50 $41,000 $19.70 -14.6%
Beaumont NA $33,100 $15.90 $38,000 $18.30 NA
Corpus Christi NA $25,200 $12.10 $30,200 $14.50 NA
Dallas (Area) 5,190 $35,000 $16.80 $41,700 $20.10 -10.2%
El Paso 150 $31,200 $15.00 $38,900 $18.70 -69.8%
Houston 2,910 $34,100 $16.40 $40,300 $19.40 -37.1%
Lubbock NA $26,700 $12.80 $31,600 $15.20 NA
Odessa NA $25,800 $12.40 $36,300 $17.50 NA
San Antonio 1,210 $34,700 $16.70 $41,400 $19.90 -19.8%
Tyler NA $35,700 $17.20 $39,300 $18.90 NA
Waco NA $34,100 $16.40 $40,700 $19.60 NA
Wichita Falls 80 $23,500 $11.30 $38,200 $18.40 -24.8%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden 290 $25,200 $12.10 $30,700 $14.80 -18.4%
Salt Lake City 920 $28,500 $13.70 $34,600 $16.60 -16.2%
St. George NA $23,600 $11.30 $26,500 $12.70 NA
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 120 $33,800 $16.20 $40,600 $19.50 -42%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 40 $26,300 $12.60 $32,100 $15.40 -64.1%
Charlottesville 110 $31,800 $15.30 $39,000 $18.80 -34%
Danville 40 $24,200 $11.60 $25,800 $12.40 -48.2%
Lynchburg 120 $24,600 $11.80 $30,000 $14.40 -31.2%
Richmond 1,660 $32,600 $15.70 $40,000 $19.20 55%
Roanoke 720 $32,600 $15.70 $39,400 $19.00 161.9%
Virginia Beach 1,050 $29,800 $14.30 $33,600 $16.10 -20.5%
Winchester 30 $36,500 $17.50 $40,000 $19.30 -64.7%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 100 $34,200 $16.40 $42,000 $20.20 -25.9%
Bremerton 90 $29,700 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 -41.6%
Kennewick NA $33,600 $16.10 $37,900 $18.20 NA
Longview NA $25,400 $12.20 $31,600 $15.20 NA
Mount Vernon 210 $29,200 $14.00 $33,400 $16.00 168.9%
Olympia 480 $39,800 $19.10 $45,200 $21.70 177.3%
Seattle (Area) 4,130 $35,500 $17.10 $40,800 $19.60 29.4%
Spokane 1,340 $32,600 $15.70 $37,100 $17.90 264.3%
Wenatchee 80 $25,000 $12.00 $34,700 $16.70 5.6%
Yakima 140 $35,600 $17.10 $40,000 $19.20 -4.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 590 $27,200 $13.10 $32,100 $15.40 124.7%
Morgantown NA $26,700 $12.90 $30,000 $14.40 NA
Parkersburg 200 $25,100 $12.00 $29,400 $14.20 63.6%
Weirton 30 $25,000 $12.00 $29,800 $14.30 -58.8%
Wheeling 150 $26,900 $12.90 $30,300 $14.60 30.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 310 $30,500 $14.60 $36,500 $17.50 49.8%
Eau Claire NA $27,800 $13.40 $29,700 $14.30 NA
Fond du Lac 80 $25,100 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 -1.9%
Green Bay 650 $31,700 $15.30 $36,500 $17.50 121.6%
Janesville NA $32,500 $15.60 $40,700 $19.60 NA
La Crosse 120 $35,700 $17.20 $43,800 $21.00 -7.8%
Madison 1,930 $31,800 $15.30 $37,700 $18.10 224.5%
Milwaukee 2,130 $38,500 $18.50 $45,000 $21.70 44.8%
Racine 70 $25,200 $12.10 $28,700 $13.80 -46.6%
Sheboygan 160 $30,500 $14.70 $34,200 $16.40 50.7%
Wausau 650 $30,500 $14.70 $33,900 $16.30 436%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 60 $28,800 $13.80 $31,000 $14.90 -13.7%
Cheyenne 360 $22,600 $10.90 $24,700 $11.90 364.4%