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
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Las Vegas 3,110 $47,900 $23.00 $56,600 $27.20 -28.8%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 500 $50,500 $24.30 $60,200 $28.90 -1.6%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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%
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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%