Junior High School Instructors

Median Salary: $50,800

Many junior high school instructors across the country share a few key professional attributes. For example, concern for others, stress tolerance, and adaptability/flexibility can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 665,420 individuals were working as junior high school instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to utilize these traits and receive formal training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for junior high school instructors in the U.S. was $50,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $24.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about junior high school instructors, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the country.

Junior high school instructors should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Written Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Category Flexibility
Mathematical Reasoning

Different individuals go into different careers; junior high school instructors are typically:

Social
Artistic
Investigative

Working as a junior high school instructor requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Computers and Electronics
Mathematics
Administration and Management
Communications and Media

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as junior high school instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of junior high school instructors 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	NA	$48,100	$23.10	$55,400	$26.60	NA
Auburn	480	$50,500	$24.30	$68,500	$32.90	97.8%
Birmingham	2,720	$49,000	$23.60	$56,100	$27.00	7.8%
Dothan	NA	$46,800	$22.50	$52,100	$25.00	NA
Florence	190	$36,100	$17.40	$48,400	$23.30	-25%
Gadsden	160	$43,800	$21.10	$50,100	$24.10	-12.4%
Huntsville	1,160	$46,600	$22.40	$51,900	$24.90	11.2%
Montgomery	440	$44,900	$21.60	$50,200	$24.20	-46.9%
Tuscaloosa	600	$45,700	$22.00	$50,200	$24.10	31.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	220	$39,100	$18.80	$47,000	$22.60	-25.1%
Lake Havasu City	220	$37,800	$18.20	$41,700	$20.00	-6.1%
Phoenix	3,080	$38,400	$18.40	$46,300	$22.30	-65.7%
Prescott	360	$37,000	$17.80	$46,000	$22.10	22.9%
Tucson	2,200	$41,700	$20.10	$57,100	$27.50	19.1%
Yuma	330	$35,300	$17.00	$41,000	$19.70	10%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	740	$43,700	$21.00	$50,100	$24.10	-26.2%
Fort Smith	600	$42,200	$20.30	$48,200	$23.20	-0.5%
Hot Springs	240	$45,100	$21.70	$50,100	$24.10	32.5%
Jonesboro	220	$45,800	$22.00	$53,500	$25.70	-6.9%
Little Rock	1,460	$45,100	$21.70	$54,000	$25.90	-13.5%
Pine Bluff	340	$42,900	$20.60	$48,600	$23.40	87.9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,480	$55,100	$26.50	$73,800	$35.50	9.7%
Chico	50	$56,100	$27.00	$65,700	$31.60	-85%
El Centro	NA	$69,100	$33.20	$81,800	$39.30	NA
Fresno	2,060	$57,100	$27.50	$65,700	$31.60	25.3%
Hanford	NA	$46,300	$22.30	$49,500	$23.80	NA
Los Angeles (Area)	14,560	$64,900	$31.20	$80,300	$38.60	-40.4%
Merced	300	$59,200	$28.50	$68,900	$33.10	-1.1%
Modesto	850	$68,400	$32.90	$79,200	$38.10	6.6%
Napa	NA	$76,600	$36.80	$82,000	$39.40	NA
Oakland	3,280	$58,600	$28.20	$71,700	$34.50	-34.9%
Oxnard	1,810	$68,900	$33.10	$80,900	$38.90	21.7%
Redding	NA	$57,300	$27.50	$71,000	$34.10	NA
Riverside	7,440	$57,400	$27.60	$72,400	$34.80	22%
Sacramento	6,700	$55,900	$26.90	$70,800	$34.00	54.3%
Salinas	NA	$51,100	$24.60	$64,100	$30.80	NA
San Diego	5,980	$66,300	$31.90	$81,600	$39.20	-8.3%
San Francisco (Area)	5,730	$60,000	$28.80	$74,200	$35.70	-43%
San Francisco (City)	2,450	$61,300	$29.50	$76,700	$36.90	-51.1%
San Jose	2,850	$69,200	$33.30	$77,700	$37.40	-37.1%
San Luis Obispo	370	$59,700	$28.70	$72,700	$34.90	-26.8%
Santa Barbara	250	$55,600	$26.80	$68,000	$32.70	-71.5%
Santa Cruz	460	$55,400	$26.60	$68,000	$32.70	6.7%
Santa Rosa	1,060	$57,100	$27.40	$68,400	$32.90	17.8%
Stockton	1,640	$52,000	$25.00	$63,400	$30.50	54.2%
Visalia	NA	$64,200	$30.90	$77,900	$37.50	NA
Yuba City	420	$61,100	$29.40	$84,200	$40.50	116.3%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	1,760	$42,300	$20.40	$51,200	$24.60	40.1%
Denver	6,390	$50,100	$24.10	$62,500	$30.00	2.9%
Greeley	590	$40,600	$19.50	$50,300	$24.20	47.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	3,660	$67,000	$32.20	$81,500	$39.20	48.7%
Hartford	3,160	$69,200	$33.30	$81,700	$39.30	10.2%
New Haven	2,520	$70,200	$33.70	$84,200	$40.50	65.1%
Norwich	720	$68,200	$32.80	$77,800	$37.40	4.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	12,230	$72,600	$34.90	$89,800	$43.20	7.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,060	NA	NA	NA	NA	-16%
Cape Coral	NA	$44,400	$21.40	$53,600	$25.80	NA
Jacksonville	2,430	$42,900	$20.60	$50,900	$24.50	-17.8%
Miami (Area)	2,530	$44,100	$21.20	$54,300	$26.10	-2.7%
Orlando	4,340	$49,300	$23.70	$60,900	$29.30	-13.9%
Sebastian	290	$58,500	$28.10	$70,500	$33.90	23.4%
Tallahassee	650	$54,600	$26.20	$61,300	$29.50	-20.3%
Tampa	5,080	$50,400	$24.20	$63,100	$30.40	-11.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	NA	$51,300	$24.60	$63,600	$30.60	NA
Atlanta	10,960	$51,400	$24.70	$62,100	$29.80	-6.1%
Augusta	1,280	$52,400	$25.20	$68,100	$32.70	23.6%
Brunswick	370	$49,500	$23.80	$59,000	$28.40	76.9%
Gainesville	780	$53,600	$25.80	$63,100	$30.30	116.3%
Macon	400	$49,200	$23.70	$59,200	$28.50	-17%
Savannah	1,120	$48,300	$23.20	$58,100	$27.90	46%
Valdosta	520	$50,300	$24.20	$58,100	$27.90	92.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	1,030	$31,700	$15.30	$47,000	$22.60	-53.2%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	NA	$38,300	$18.40	$48,700	$23.40	NA
Idaho Falls	NA	$60,600	$29.10	$67,900	$32.70	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	320	$51,100	$24.60	$64,300	$30.90	-26.3%
Champaign	600	$45,100	$21.70	$54,900	$26.40	18.8%
Chicago (Area)	23,700	$55,700	$26.80	$73,300	$35.30	20.2%
Danville	220	$51,700	$24.90	$66,100	$31.80	51.4%
Decatur	200	$38,800	$18.70	$48,600	$23.40	-31.9%
Kankakee	360	$44,500	$21.40	$57,500	$27.70	66.7%
Peoria	1,210	$43,300	$20.80	$54,800	$26.30	39.2%
Rockford	870	$51,500	$24.80	$66,800	$32.10	18.6%
Springfield	390	$47,700	$22.90	$61,200	$29.40	-27.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	110	$25,300	$12.20	$48,700	$23.40	-43.6%
Bloomington	190	$47,500	$22.90	$58,000	$27.90	-49.5%
Elkhart	450	$42,400	$20.40	$56,300	$27.10	-11.4%
Evansville	990	$44,100	$21.20	$58,700	$28.20	15.5%
Fort Wayne	1,090	$49,000	$23.60	$59,700	$28.70	5.1%
Indianapolis	3,550	$47,300	$22.70	$60,300	$29.00	-20%
Kokomo	260	$42,200	$20.30	$56,100	$27.00	32.6%
Lafayette	370	$50,900	$24.50	$60,900	$29.30	-10.6%
Michigan City	250	$48,800	$23.50	$58,400	$28.10	12.9%
Muncie	140	$48,500	$23.30	$58,000	$27.90	-38.3%
South Bend	780	$48,900	$23.50	$58,900	$28.30	18.5%
Terre Haute	150	$38,700	$18.60	$53,300	$25.60	-56.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	250	$41,700	$20.00	$48,600	$23.40	15.2%
Cedar Rapids	600	$40,200	$19.30	$51,400	$24.70	-13.9%
Davenport	1,230	$51,400	$24.70	$66,500	$32.00	32.4%
Des Moines	1,380	$48,000	$23.10	$64,400	$31.00	-15.6%
Iowa City	200	$41,300	$19.90	$55,800	$26.80	-53.9%
Sioux City	NA	$42,300	$20.30	$52,000	$25.00	NA
Waterloo	250	$43,500	$20.90	$50,400	$24.20	-43.6%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	250	$41,300	$19.80	$48,200	$23.20	3.4%
Topeka	840	$44,200	$21.30	$57,800	$27.80	50%
Wichita	1,880	$47,700	$22.90	$56,000	$26.90	25%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	200	$47,000	$22.60	$51,800	$24.90	-29.6%
Elizabethtown	230	$51,200	$24.60	$58,700	$28.20	1.9%
Lexington	1,040	$48,400	$23.30	$56,900	$27.40	-15.8%
Louisville	2,160	$51,300	$24.60	$62,100	$29.90	-28.5%
Owensboro	230	$48,600	$23.40	$58,200	$28.00	-6.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	1,020	$46,900	$22.60	$56,300	$27.10	-45%
New Orleans	1,370	$46,300	$22.20	$53,200	$25.60	-47.3%
Shreveport	320	$44,800	$21.60	$51,100	$24.50	-64.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	280	$52,000	$25.00	$61,600	$29.60	-12%
Lewiston	260	$38,600	$18.60	$51,300	$24.70	5.7%
Portland	860	$47,800	$23.00	$56,300	$27.00	-13.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	8,500	$57,000	$27.40	$73,300	$35.30	32.5%
Hagerstown	760	$49,000	$23.50	$58,000	$27.90	55.7%
Salisbury	320	$48,900	$23.50	$60,900	$29.30	18.1%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	570	$58,200	$28.00	$67,800	$32.60	18.1%
Boston (Area)	NA	$58,000	$27.90	$68,700	$33.00	NA
Pittsfield	260	NA	NA	NA	NA	46.1%
Springfield	2,110	$55,400	$26.70	$64,600	$31.00	43.8%
Worcester	1,790	$57,000	$27.40	$66,500	$32.00	44.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	330	$48,900	$23.50	$58,900	$28.30	-65.8%
Battle Creek	320	$51,000	$24.50	$62,800	$30.20	20.5%
Detroit (Area)	6,090	$56,600	$27.20	$70,800	$34.00	-34.3%
Flint	660	$42,700	$20.50	$58,300	$28.00	-2.6%
Grand Rapids	1,410	$47,800	$23.00	$65,300	$31.40	-23.9%
Holland	820	$58,400	$28.10	$68,100	$32.70	61.1%
Jackson	210	$55,200	$26.50	$63,100	$30.30	-22.4%
Kalamazoo	510	$45,400	$21.80	$59,700	$28.70	-25.3%
Lansing	890	$52,000	$25.00	$65,500	$31.50	-12.9%
Monroe	260	$54,500	$26.20	$68,400	$32.90	37.3%
Muskegon	410	$49,800	$24.00	$66,800	$32.10	36.9%
Niles	290	$50,500	$24.30	$63,600	$30.60	-2.8%
Saginaw	520	$55,800	$26.90	$67,500	$32.50	26.2%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	580	$46,800	$22.50	$57,100	$27.40	-7.4%
Minneapolis	7,740	$41,400	$19.90	$56,100	$27.00	-12.1%
Rochester	690	$39,100	$18.80	$50,600	$24.30	30.7%
St. Cloud	390	$49,100	$23.60	$61,600	$29.60	-19.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	450	$41,600	$20.00	$50,000	$24.00	-12.6%
Hattiesburg	370	$36,100	$17.30	$41,700	$20.00	26.6%
Jackson	2,050	$38,900	$18.70	$47,500	$22.80	63.5%
Pascagoula	740	$39,400	$18.90	$46,000	$22.10	161.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	210	$49,100	$23.60	$59,500	$28.60	-49.5%
Jefferson City	250	$38,200	$18.40	$46,300	$22.30	-39.8%
Joplin	210	$38,200	$18.40	$45,100	$21.70	-45%
Kansas City	4,540	$41,700	$20.10	$50,500	$24.30	-9.8%
Springfield	1,440	$40,200	$19.40	$48,200	$23.20	50.8%
St. Joseph	370	$37,600	$18.10	$41,500	$19.90	42.5%
St. Louis	7,360	$48,800	$23.40	$64,200	$30.90	11%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	190	$45,100	$21.70	$53,000	$25.50	-54.7%
Great Falls	360	$29,300	$14.10	$42,600	$20.50	95.1%
Missoula	200	$40,000	$19.20	$52,100	$25.10	-30.5%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	800	$46,900	$22.60	$57,300	$27.50	-2.8%
Omaha	1,530	$43,800	$21.10	$51,700	$24.80	-33.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	3,110	$47,900	$23.00	$56,600	$27.20	-28.8%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	500	$50,500	$24.30	$60,200	$28.90	-1.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	680	$55,700	$26.80	$71,400	$34.30	-4%
Ocean City	320	$59,100	$28.40	$77,600	$37.30	62.1%
Trenton	1,630	$66,700	$32.10	$82,000	$39.40	48.2%
Vineland	360	$58,200	$28.00	$71,700	$34.50	16.8%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	2,130	$46,800	$22.50	$54,500	$26.20	9.6%
Farmington	330	$47,700	$22.90	$52,200	$25.10	27.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	2,020	$55,200	$26.50	$68,300	$32.90	-8.8%
Binghamton	790	$56,500	$27.20	$71,800	$34.50	40.5%
Buffalo	3,000	$53,600	$25.80	$68,500	$32.90	10.1%
Elmira	150	$44,900	$21.60	$54,200	$26.10	-19.7%
Glens Falls	320	$58,200	$28.00	$74,500	$35.80	18.9%
Ithaca	70	$44,800	$21.50	$51,800	$24.90	-74.1%
Kingston	540	$67,000	$32.20	$82,800	$39.80	77.8%
New York (Area)	40,680	$65,800	$31.70	$84,300	$40.50	12.8%
Poughkeepsie	1,950	$66,200	$31.80	$82,400	$39.60	55.5%
Rochester	2,630	$50,900	$24.50	$63,500	$30.50	5.5%
Syracuse	1,820	$56,100	$27.00	$67,300	$32.40	16.4%
Utica	760	$58,000	$27.90	$71,600	$34.40	16.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	800	$42,000	$20.20	$50,200	$24.10	-7.3%
Burlington	NA	$36,000	$17.30	$40,300	$19.40	NA
Charlotte	3,400	$41,900	$20.20	$49,900	$24.00	-20.4%
Durham	890	$44,100	$21.20	$53,200	$25.60	-36.3%
Fayetteville	NA	$41,100	$19.80	$48,000	$23.10	NA
Greensboro	2,220	$42,100	$20.20	$49,100	$23.60	24.7%
Greenville	620	$41,700	$20.00	$48,100	$23.10	67.2%
Hickory	570	$40,900	$19.70	$49,900	$24.00	-22.7%
Raleigh	2,190	$42,700	$20.50	$51,300	$24.70	-13.8%
Rocky Mount	210	$46,200	$22.20	$52,200	$25.10	-28.9%
Wilmington	640	$39,200	$18.80	$47,500	$22.80	-9.6%
Winston-Salem	650	$42,200	$20.30	$50,600	$24.30	-37.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	150	$52,500	$25.20	$64,200	$30.90	-75.1%
Grand Forks	100	$42,500	$20.40	$53,300	$25.60	-61.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,130	$57,100	$27.40	$66,800	$32.10	-31.1%
Canton	390	$49,200	$23.70	$62,300	$30.00	-54.1%
Cincinnati	3,800	$49,600	$23.90	$61,300	$29.50	-25.1%
Cleveland	3,730	$52,700	$25.30	$65,300	$31.40	-27.1%
Columbus	1,680	$47,500	$22.90	$66,200	$31.80	-63.7%
Dayton	1,570	$46,800	$22.50	$60,600	$29.10	-17.1%
Lima	260	$47,900	$23.00	$60,000	$28.90	-0.6%
Mansfield	150	$48,600	$23.40	$58,000	$27.90	-44.1%
Sandusky	110	$57,100	$27.50	$64,600	$31.00	-33.8%
Springfield	230	$53,700	$25.80	$63,200	$30.40	-5%
Toledo	1,490	$54,000	$26.00	$63,600	$30.60	-0.3%
Youngstown	780	$46,500	$22.40	$61,000	$29.30	-30.3%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	280	NA	NA	NA	NA	35.1%
Oklahoma City	2,540	$39,300	$18.90	$45,200	$21.70	-11.6%
Tulsa	2,200	$41,800	$20.10	$48,400	$23.30	2.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	NA	$51,800	$24.90	$59,200	$28.40	NA
Corvallis	350	$48,800	$23.50	$58,500	$28.10	109%
Eugene	NA	$51,300	$24.70	$60,100	$28.90	NA
Medford	NA	$54,800	$26.30	$68,900	$33.10	NA
Portland	4,760	$51,200	$24.60	$62,200	$29.90	-5.9%
Salem	1,150	$48,500	$23.30	$59,400	$28.60	53.7%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	2,520	$55,000	$26.50	$70,200	$33.70	50%
Altoona	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	-52.3%
Erie	420	$55,000	$26.40	$71,000	$34.10	-34.3%
Harrisburg	2,220	$50,500	$24.30	$61,900	$29.80	40.4%
Johnstown	110	$39,500	$19.00	$50,700	$24.40	-61%
Lancaster	1,050	$55,600	$26.70	$69,800	$33.60	-9.1%
Lebanon	310	$56,800	$27.30	$70,800	$34.00	28.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	16,870	$56,400	$27.10	$72,500	$34.80	39.8%
Pittsburgh	7,820	$50,000	$24.00	$62,400	$30.00	37.7%
Reading	1,200	$55,800	$26.80	$69,600	$33.50	44.5%
Scranton	1,150	$56,000	$26.90	$68,700	$33.00	-10.5%
State College	170	$54,100	$26.00	$66,400	$31.90	-49.1%
Williamsport	NA	$42,700	$20.60	$57,100	$27.40	NA
York	1,040	$63,000	$30.30	$76,200	$36.60	17.3%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	4,360	$63,200	$30.40	$74,500	$35.80	87.6%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	NA	$46,200	$22.20	$55,800	$26.80	NA
Charleston	1,260	$42,900	$20.60	$52,800	$25.40	-12.1%
Columbia	1,010	$49,800	$23.90	$58,000	$27.90	-40.9%
Florence	510	$45,500	$21.90	$54,200	$26.10	25.2%
Greenville	660	$42,100	$20.30	$51,500	$24.80	-56.1%
Spartanburg	570	$48,600	$23.40	$57,200	$27.50	-4.8%
Sumter	240	$41,600	$20.00	$49,600	$23.80	39.3%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	310	$47,100	$22.70	$58,700	$28.20	2.4%
Sioux Falls	550	$38,000	$18.30	$46,100	$22.20	-19.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,450	$45,200	$21.70	$54,100	$26.00	27.4%
Clarksville	550	$52,200	$25.10	$63,900	$30.70	39.6%
Cleveland	230	$44,000	$21.20	$50,500	$24.30	28.1%
Johnson City	390	$44,000	$21.20	$50,100	$24.10	0.4%
Kingsport	630	$42,200	$20.30	$49,000	$23.50	7.2%
Knoxville	1,260	$45,200	$21.70	$53,700	$25.80	-23.7%
Memphis	2,480	$46,000	$22.10	$54,600	$26.20	-19.7%
Morristown	510	$41,800	$20.10	$47,600	$22.90	124.9%
Nashville	3,010	$43,300	$20.80	$52,200	$25.10	-17.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	430	$44,300	$21.30	$51,800	$24.90	33.1%
Amarillo	800	$45,000	$21.60	$51,600	$24.80	44.9%
Austin	5,380	$49,400	$23.80	$55,900	$26.90	37.4%
Beaumont	1,350	$47,200	$22.70	$53,800	$25.90	65.7%
Brownsville	1,580	$50,400	$24.20	$58,300	$28.00	152.9%
College Station	580	$45,200	$21.70	$53,400	$25.70	23.9%
Corpus Christi	1,170	$46,300	$22.30	$53,400	$25.70	29.2%
Dallas (Area)	18,470	$51,400	$24.70	$57,900	$27.80	26.3%
El Paso	2,780	$49,900	$24.00	$55,700	$26.80	102.6%
Houston	18,230	$51,500	$24.70	$58,600	$28.20	39.6%
Killeen	1,390	$45,000	$21.60	$53,200	$25.60	124.4%
Longview	780	$43,900	$21.10	$50,100	$24.10	61.4%
Lubbock	820	$41,600	$20.00	$49,100	$23.60	30.6%
McAllen	3,380	$51,500	$24.80	$60,400	$29.00	201.8%
Midland	260	$43,600	$21.00	$48,700	$23.40	-25.7%
San Angelo	430	$49,900	$24.00	$56,400	$27.10	92.1%
San Antonio	6,040	$52,700	$25.30	$59,200	$28.50	41.8%
Sherman	490	$47,300	$22.80	$55,100	$26.50	133.6%
Texarkana	570	$41,300	$19.90	$47,900	$23.00	110%
Tyler	720	$44,600	$21.50	$51,300	$24.70	53%
Victoria	280	$43,800	$21.10	$50,200	$24.10	14.3%
Waco	580	$42,600	$20.50	$48,500	$23.30	14.9%
Wichita Falls	470	$42,700	$20.50	$50,300	$24.20	61.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	NA	$50,200	$24.10	$59,100	$28.40	NA
Provo	1,760	$49,900	$24.00	$58,900	$28.30	99.5%
Salt Lake City	2,630	$42,600	$20.50	$52,300	$25.10	-15.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	470	$57,000	$27.40	$68,800	$33.10	-17.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	NA	$50,400	$24.30	$63,200	$30.40	NA
Charlottesville	500	$58,700	$28.20	$74,900	$36.00	5.8%
Danville	280	NA	NA	NA	NA	38%
Lynchburg	600	$40,500	$19.50	$48,600	$23.40	17.6%
Richmond	2,900	$52,400	$25.20	$62,600	$30.10	-4.4%
Roanoke	530	$54,200	$26.10	$62,500	$30.10	-31.9%
Virginia Beach	3,630	$53,700	$25.80	$67,600	$32.50	-3.1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	340	$55,200	$26.50	$66,500	$32.00	-13%
Bremerton	430	$58,500	$28.10	$67,900	$32.60	4.2%
Kennewick	560	$57,500	$27.60	$66,700	$32.10	16.4%
Longview	210	$56,100	$27.00	$65,900	$31.70	21.6%
Mount Vernon	190	$57,800	$27.80	$64,900	$31.20	-16.2%
Olympia	500	$53,900	$25.90	$63,000	$30.30	2.8%
Seattle (Area)	5,510	$57,500	$27.70	$68,100	$32.70	-15.5%
Spokane	1,010	$60,400	$29.10	$68,000	$32.70	-2.7%
Wenatchee	250	$54,900	$26.40	$63,200	$30.40	21.2%
Yakima	670	$54,000	$26.00	$65,400	$31.50	62.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	670	$44,400	$21.30	$51,500	$24.80	19.7%
Morgantown	NA	$43,300	$20.80	$51,000	$24.50	NA
Parkersburg	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$52,000	$25.00	NA
Weirton	210	$43,400	$20.90	$51,300	$24.70	-1.6%
Wheeling	350	$43,300	$20.80	$51,600	$24.80	7.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	240	$51,500	$24.70	$61,300	$29.50	-59.1%
Eau Claire	340	$54,100	$26.00	$61,300	$29.50	-13.1%
Fond du Lac	370	$51,400	$24.70	$63,000	$30.30	67.4%
Green Bay	1,090	$59,900	$28.80	$76,800	$36.90	30.5%
Janesville	440	$50,200	$24.10	$62,200	$29.90	39.6%
La Crosse	500	$49,300	$23.70	$60,000	$28.80	38.4%
Madison	1,080	$49,300	$23.70	$59,700	$28.70	-35.6%
Milwaukee	2,650	$52,000	$25.00	$65,400	$31.40	-36.4%
Oshkosh	370	$53,200	$25.60	$64,600	$31.10	-16.5%
Racine	300	$46,100	$22.10	$57,200	$27.50	-19.2%
Sheboygan	400	$44,800	$21.60	$54,300	$26.10	33.7%
Wausau	250	$45,000	$21.60	$54,600	$26.20	-26.9%