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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	30	$34,600	$16.70	$39,700	$19.10	-90%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	60	$30,700	$14.80	$35,000	$16.80	-42.5%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,330	$39,200	$18.80	$48,900	$23.50	-44.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	470	$32,800	$15.80	$38,900	$18.70	-38.9%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	160	$30,300	$14.60	$35,600	$17.10	-66.8%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	230	$30,800	$14.80	$41,100	$19.80	16.7%
Wichita	270	$30,600	$14.70	$37,400	$18.00	-50%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	110	$28,900	$13.90	$34,800	$16.80	-75.5%
Louisville	NA	$31,300	$15.00	$35,700	$17.20	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	2,400	$36,600	$17.60	$41,000	$19.70	-23.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	330	$36,600	$17.60	$43,000	$20.70	82.4%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	170	$30,200	$14.50	$34,700	$16.70	54.2%
Fargo	510	$30,500	$14.70	$35,000	$16.80	135%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%