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Mechanical Technicians

Median Salary: $37,700

Many mechanical technicians across the United States share a handful of key professional traits. For example, independence, initiative, and integrity can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 380,720 folks were working as mechanical technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're intending to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for mechanical technicians in the U.S. was $37,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about mechanical technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Mechanical technicians should be skilled in:

  • Information Ordering
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Oral Expression
  • Hearing Sensitivity

Different folks go into different careers; mechanical technicians are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Investigative

Working as a mechanical technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Mechanical
  • Production and Processing
  • Mathematics
  • Design
  • Engineering and Technology

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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 working as mechanical technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of mechanical technicians 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 530 $41,500 $20.00 $46,900 $22.60 294.3%
Auburn 130 $35,500 $17.10 $43,200 $20.80 -3%
Birmingham 1,550 $37,100 $17.80 $43,000 $20.70 7.8%
Decatur 380 $27,800 $13.40 $34,900 $16.80 149.7%
Dothan 90 $32,000 $15.40 $40,900 $19.70 -50%
Florence 170 $43,200 $20.80 $47,800 $23.00 18.9%
Gadsden 120 $33,900 $16.30 $41,400 $19.90 20.5%
Huntsville 1,210 $37,700 $18.10 $44,400 $21.40 101.3%
Mobile 540 $40,000 $19.20 $46,300 $22.30 7%
Montgomery 460 $34,500 $16.60 $42,000 $20.20 -2.6%
Tuscaloosa 170 $20,900 $10.00 $40,500 $19.50 -35.6%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 190 $37,300 $17.90 $56,400 $27.10 -60%
Fairbanks 60 $55,000 $26.50 $68,700 $33.00 -38.3%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lake Havasu City 110 $39,900 $19.20 $48,600 $23.40 -18.6%
Phoenix 4,540 $38,500 $18.50 $48,200 $23.20 -11.7%
Prescott 180 $30,300 $14.60 $40,300 $19.40 7.2%
Tucson 920 $41,300 $19.80 $46,900 $22.50 -12.5%
Yuma 40 $42,800 $20.60 $48,800 $23.50 -78.5%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 520 $33,100 $15.90 $37,900 $18.20 -8.3%
Fort Smith 300 $34,800 $16.70 $39,200 $18.90 -11.8%
Hot Springs 60 $32,800 $15.80 $35,900 $17.30 -45.4%
Little Rock 520 $37,100 $17.80 $47,500 $22.90 -45.6%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 510 $32,700 $15.70 $44,100 $21.20 -34.7%
Chico 60 $34,100 $16.40 $40,900 $19.70 -71.5%
Fresno 380 $36,300 $17.40 $43,700 $21.00 -59.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 16,410 $34,500 $16.60 $46,200 $22.20 15.9%
Modesto 220 $41,500 $19.90 $55,600 $26.70 -51.4%
Oakland 1,980 $42,300 $20.30 $57,900 $27.90 -31.4%
Oxnard 1,010 $35,200 $16.90 $48,600 $23.40 18.6%
Redding 40 $45,100 $21.70 $51,700 $24.80 -75.8%
Riverside 2,930 $34,700 $16.70 $44,100 $21.20 -16.1%
Sacramento 820 $43,000 $20.70 $54,700 $26.30 -67.1%
Salinas 100 $38,100 $18.30 $46,800 $22.50 -77.7%
San Diego 3,510 $40,000 $19.20 $50,300 $24.20 -5.9%
San Francisco (Area) 2,480 $44,700 $21.50 $59,000 $28.40 -56.9%
San Francisco (City) 500 $47,200 $22.70 $60,100 $28.90 -82.4%
San Jose 2,280 $46,000 $22.10 $59,400 $28.60 -12%
San Luis Obispo 180 $37,700 $18.10 $49,900 $24.00 -37.3%
Santa Barbara 320 $49,100 $23.60 $59,000 $28.40 -35.9%
Santa Cruz 100 $45,600 $21.90 $52,500 $25.30 -58%
Santa Rosa 180 $40,400 $19.40 $55,900 $26.90 -65.7%
Stockton 240 $42,600 $20.50 $49,800 $23.90 -61.1%
Vallejo 190 $50,400 $24.20 $63,300 $30.40 -46.7%
Visalia 70 $35,600 $17.10 $39,000 $18.70 -82.6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 290 $56,600 $27.20 $62,900 $30.20 -36.1%
Colorado Springs 520 $37,700 $18.10 $45,700 $22.00 -27.9%
Denver 2,050 $38,500 $18.50 $48,000 $23.10 -42.4%
Fort Collins 190 $38,600 $18.60 $47,100 $22.70 -50.1%
Grand Junction 140 $38,300 $18.40 $50,800 $24.40 -23.5%
Greeley 170 $42,900 $20.60 $48,700 $23.40 -27.9%
Pueblo 230 $34,900 $16.80 $38,700 $18.60 42.6%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 1,600 $42,700 $20.50 $51,400 $24.70 23.9%
Hartford 4,020 $42,300 $20.30 $49,900 $24.00 145.4%
New Haven 1,590 $37,900 $18.20 $46,400 $22.30 47.3%
Norwich 410 $43,800 $21.00 $52,300 $25.10 5.7%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 70 $28,700 $13.80 $37,500 $18.00 -57.1%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 910 $46,600 $22.40 $59,300 $28.50 -87%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 380 $34,600 $16.60 $41,600 $20.00 -46.9%
Cape Coral 90 $29,200 $14.10 $35,400 $17.00 -84.8%
Deltona 250 $33,400 $16.00 $38,800 $18.70 -44.9%
Fort Walton Beach 150 $32,100 $15.40 $40,000 $19.20 -31.4%
Gainesville 80 $32,300 $15.50 $42,300 $20.30 -76.6%
Jacksonville 1,210 $38,500 $18.50 $47,400 $22.80 -28.7%
Lakeland 250 $37,400 $18.00 $41,400 $19.90 -56.1%
Miami (Area) 2,100 $35,500 $17.10 $43,000 $20.70 -67.3%
Naples 140 $30,700 $14.80 $37,000 $17.80 -56.9%
Ocala 120 $34,600 $16.60 $42,800 $20.60 -57.3%
Orlando 700 $36,200 $17.40 $41,300 $19.90 -75.7%
Palm Bay 1,110 $42,500 $20.50 $55,300 $26.60 95.8%
Panama City 90 $30,900 $14.90 $39,500 $19.00 -57.6%
Pensacola 60 $38,400 $18.50 $44,300 $21.30 -86.4%
Port St. Lucie 120 $36,500 $17.60 $40,800 $19.60 -65%
Tampa 1,910 $33,100 $15.90 $39,400 $19.00 -41.9%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 160 $38,800 $18.60 $46,800 $22.50 -7.3%
Athens 160 $35,400 $17.00 $42,800 $20.60 -28.5%
Atlanta 3,340 $34,800 $16.70 $45,300 $21.80 -50%
Augusta 190 $39,000 $18.80 $46,700 $22.50 -68.3%
Columbus 120 $34,200 $16.50 $42,000 $20.20 -63.6%
Dalton 170 $36,100 $17.30 $41,500 $20.00 -14.9%
Gainesville 120 $32,000 $15.40 $37,300 $17.90 -44.2%
Macon 120 $31,900 $15.30 $37,200 $17.90 -55.3%
Rome 240 $34,500 $16.60 $42,200 $20.30 117%
Savannah 360 $46,300 $22.30 $57,800 $27.80 -16.8%
Valdosta NA $28,900 $13.90 $36,500 $17.50 NA
Warner Robins 150 $49,100 $23.60 $50,900 $24.50 -11.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 300 $55,500 $26.70 $63,700 $30.60 -75.7%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 440 $31,700 $15.20 $40,600 $19.50 -42.3%
Coeur d'Alene 130 $26,000 $12.50 $36,600 $17.60 -20.9%
Idaho Falls NA $49,400 $23.70 $54,500 $26.20 NA
Lewiston 80 $57,300 $27.50 $62,100 $29.90 7.9%
Pocatello NA $35,200 $16.90 $39,800 $19.10 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 100 $31,100 $14.90 $37,100 $17.90 -59.2%
Champaign 170 $26,700 $12.80 $35,200 $16.90 -42.6%
Chicago (Area) 18,240 $38,500 $18.50 $48,700 $23.40 29.6%
Danville 250 $33,500 $16.10 $37,900 $18.20 209.3%
Decatur 90 $39,900 $19.20 $45,700 $22.00 -48.6%
Kankakee 200 $40,200 $19.40 $47,800 $23.00 62.7%
Peoria 860 $36,700 $17.60 $46,700 $22.40 72.7%
Rockford 2,850 $34,500 $16.60 $41,100 $19.80 579.9%
Springfield 240 $30,200 $14.50 $53,500 $25.70 -20.6%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 50 $31,200 $15.00 $35,700 $17.20 -53.4%
Bloomington 100 $35,000 $16.80 $47,500 $22.90 -51.8%
Columbus 300 $29,600 $14.20 $37,300 $17.90 152.9%
Elkhart 240 $32,300 $15.50 $38,200 $18.40 -16.7%
Evansville 660 $36,700 $17.60 $46,200 $22.20 35.4%
Fort Wayne 1,430 $35,400 $17.00 $40,800 $19.60 140.4%
Indianapolis 3,890 $37,900 $18.20 $52,700 $25.30 53.3%
Kokomo 220 $46,600 $22.40 $59,100 $28.40 98.2%
Michigan City 360 $42,300 $20.30 $47,200 $22.70 189.8%
Muncie 140 $35,000 $16.80 $43,400 $20.80 6.8%
South Bend 710 $39,400 $18.90 $46,300 $22.30 90%
Terre Haute 340 $35,300 $17.00 $41,700 $20.10 73.3%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 120 $32,500 $15.60 $41,000 $19.70 0.6%
Cedar Rapids 470 $37,800 $18.20 $44,000 $21.10 17.3%
Davenport 1,180 $44,100 $21.20 $51,400 $24.70 122.2%
Des Moines 520 $39,400 $19.00 $47,400 $22.80 -44.2%
Dubuque 380 $35,100 $16.90 $39,100 $18.80 152.6%
Sioux City 90 $36,700 $17.60 $41,700 $20.10 -58.2%
Waterloo 650 $35,100 $16.90 $42,400 $20.40 157.8%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Topeka 60 $32,600 $15.70 $45,900 $22.10 -82.2%
Wichita 1,870 $42,900 $20.60 $55,800 $26.80 116.5%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 320 $34,600 $16.60 $40,000 $19.20 96.4%
Elizabethtown 80 $37,000 $17.80 $42,400 $20.40 -36.6%
Lexington 390 $40,400 $19.40 $45,800 $22.00 -44.3%
Louisville 1,330 $41,700 $20.10 $48,100 $23.10 -23.3%
Owensboro 240 $27,500 $13.20 $37,600 $18.10 71.3%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baton Rouge 910 $42,000 $20.20 $50,200 $24.10 -14.4%
Houma 800 $38,900 $18.70 $45,700 $22.00 191.4%
Lafayette 1,170 $37,300 $17.90 $44,400 $21.30 175.5%
Lake Charles 310 $53,600 $25.80 $61,600 $29.60 19.1%
Monroe 280 $38,300 $18.40 $45,000 $21.60 28.8%
New Orleans 1,370 $39,900 $19.20 $50,000 $24.00 -7.9%
Shreveport 300 $38,000 $18.30 $45,600 $21.90 -40.4%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 80 $35,900 $17.30 $45,400 $21.80 -53.6%
Lewiston 160 $36,400 $17.50 $43,400 $20.90 16.7%
Portland 430 $37,200 $17.90 $42,800 $20.60 -25.1%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 1,960 $48,900 $23.50 $57,800 $27.80 -46.6%
Cumberland 170 $45,900 $22.10 $49,800 $23.90 57.6%
Hagerstown 80 $46,500 $22.40 $58,000 $27.90 -71.7%
Salisbury 100 $32,300 $15.50 $39,100 $18.80 -36.8%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 100 $41,400 $19.90 $50,800 $24.40 -64.6%
Boston (Area) 6,220 $41,900 $20.20 $51,000 $24.50 10.7%
Pittsfield 60 $37,400 $18.00 $43,000 $20.70 -44%
Springfield 1,670 $44,000 $21.10 $50,300 $24.20 98.7%
Worcester 1,220 $43,500 $20.90 $51,700 $24.90 23.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 1,100 $59,900 $28.80 $64,500 $31.00 98.6%
Battle Creek 250 $35,200 $16.90 $43,200 $20.80 63%
Bay City 220 $35,600 $17.10 $40,600 $19.50 112.6%
Detroit (Area) 9,260 $44,400 $21.40 $57,200 $27.50 69.8%
Grand Rapids 1,570 $33,000 $15.90 $40,700 $19.60 48.1%
Holland 690 $39,800 $19.10 $46,500 $22.40 134.8%
Jackson 590 $37,600 $18.10 $46,200 $22.20 282.3%
Kalamazoo 850 $42,200 $20.30 $49,200 $23.70 116.2%
Lansing 500 $37,800 $18.20 $44,800 $21.50 -13.9%
Monroe 160 $50,000 $24.00 $58,600 $28.20 41.1%
Muskegon 410 $29,400 $14.10 $37,000 $17.80 136.1%
Niles 390 $37,300 $17.90 $41,700 $20.00 126.7%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 210 $37,600 $18.10 $46,800 $22.50 -41.1%
Minneapolis 6,300 $44,100 $21.20 $51,800 $24.90 24.9%
Rochester 460 $38,500 $18.50 $48,200 $23.20 52.5%
St. Cloud 300 $43,300 $20.80 $48,200 $23.20 7.7%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 120 $34,300 $16.50 $49,400 $23.70 -60.2%
Jackson NA $38,600 $18.60 $41,100 $19.80 NA
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 720 $30,300 $14.60 $32,800 $15.80 198.8%
Jefferson City 100 $37,800 $18.20 $42,300 $20.30 -56.1%
Joplin NA $29,100 $14.00 $33,400 $16.10 NA
Kansas City 1,810 $38,200 $18.40 $46,600 $22.40 -37.1%
Springfield 740 $30,700 $14.80 $38,300 $18.40 34.5%
St. Joseph 70 $37,500 $18.10 $41,800 $20.10 -51.2%
St. Louis 4,150 $40,900 $19.70 $52,900 $25.40 9.5%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 210 $39,600 $19.00 $46,500 $22.40 -11.8%
Missoula 60 $34,900 $16.80 $50,700 $24.40 -62.8%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 380 $31,600 $15.20 $40,500 $19.50 -18.8%
Omaha 500 $30,900 $14.90 $39,400 $18.90 -62.1%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 120 $35,200 $16.90 $43,100 $20.70 46.9%
Las Vegas 280 $33,400 $16.00 $45,200 $21.70 -89%
Reno 200 $43,600 $20.90 $51,600 $24.80 -65.6%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 320 $43,300 $20.80 $49,100 $23.60 11.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Trenton 130 $42,000 $20.20 $52,100 $25.00 -79.4%
Vineland 100 $43,700 $21.00 $48,200 $23.20 -43.1%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 920 $37,200 $17.90 $45,500 $21.90 -17.2%
Farmington 140 $48,300 $23.20 $71,900 $34.60 -6.7%
Las Cruces 50 $39,300 $18.90 $55,200 $26.50 -76.3%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 990 $42,800 $20.60 $50,800 $24.40 -21.5%
Binghamton 240 $30,500 $14.70 $37,200 $17.90 -26.8%
Buffalo 1,830 $41,000 $19.70 $47,700 $22.90 17.8%
Elmira 410 $43,400 $20.90 $49,600 $23.90 275.1%
Glens Falls 190 $39,900 $19.20 $46,400 $22.30 24%
Ithaca NA $30,800 $14.80 $40,100 $19.30 NA
Kingston 180 $41,600 $20.00 $45,900 $22.10 4.8%
New York (Area) 8,270 $42,100 $20.30 $54,000 $25.90 -54%
Poughkeepsie 300 $43,100 $20.70 $50,100 $24.10 -58.5%
Rochester 2,030 $36,000 $17.30 $45,500 $21.90 42.3%
Syracuse 750 $39,200 $18.90 $46,900 $22.50 -16%
Utica 430 $33,000 $15.90 $39,200 $18.90 16.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 1,100 $34,200 $16.40 $39,900 $19.20 122.8%
Burlington 100 $33,400 $16.10 $37,600 $18.10 -39.4%
Charlotte 1,690 $35,800 $17.20 $43,800 $21.10 -30.9%
Durham 330 NA NA NA NA -59.4%
Fayetteville 70 $26,800 $12.90 $38,200 $18.40 -79.6%
Goldsboro 120 $27,100 $13.00 $34,000 $16.40 -3.8%
Greensboro 1,600 $38,700 $18.60 $43,800 $21.10 57.7%
Greenville 170 $36,600 $17.60 $42,500 $20.40 -20.2%
Hickory 600 $32,600 $15.70 $36,800 $17.70 43.9%
Jacksonville 40 $29,000 $14.00 $33,300 $16.00 -67.4%
Raleigh 850 $32,500 $15.60 $40,100 $19.30 -41.4%
Rocky Mount 390 $41,200 $19.80 $55,400 $26.60 127.7%
Wilmington 310 $38,200 $18.40 $44,000 $21.10 -24.1%
Winston-Salem 810 $37,600 $18.10 $44,600 $21.40 35.9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fargo 120 $40,500 $19.50 $50,600 $24.40 -65.6%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 2,180 $35,300 $17.00 $39,800 $19.10 132.8%
Canton 1,190 $35,300 $17.00 $40,300 $19.40 145.8%
Cincinnati 4,900 $37,100 $17.90 $45,000 $21.60 69.1%
Cleveland 7,670 $36,800 $17.70 $44,100 $21.20 162.3%
Columbus 1,600 $35,500 $17.10 $42,500 $20.40 -39.6%
Dayton 2,930 $35,800 $17.20 $43,200 $20.80 170.6%
Lima 180 $39,200 $18.80 $58,900 $28.30 19.7%
Mansfield 290 $35,300 $17.00 $45,800 $22.00 90.4%
Sandusky NA $31,500 $15.10 $38,900 $18.70 NA
Springfield 260 $29,900 $14.40 $35,900 $17.30 83.3%
Toledo 1,810 $44,600 $21.40 $65,600 $31.60 111.5%
Youngstown 1,060 $35,000 $16.80 $40,400 $19.40 65.8%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Oklahoma City 1,510 $34,200 $16.50 $47,000 $22.60 -8.3%
Tulsa 3,150 $35,700 $17.20 $41,300 $19.90 155.7%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 70 $40,500 $19.50 $48,600 $23.40 -61.5%
Eugene 440 $33,200 $16.00 $43,900 $21.10 6.3%
Medford 90 $40,100 $19.30 $45,800 $22.00 -62%
Portland 2,520 $43,400 $20.90 $51,500 $24.80 -12.8%
Salem 130 $36,400 $17.50 $43,100 $20.70 -68.4%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 1,030 $41,000 $19.70 $48,300 $23.20 7.4%
Altoona 140 $37,100 $17.80 $40,600 $19.50 -13.2%
Erie 680 $35,800 $17.20 $41,300 $19.90 84.3%
Harrisburg 480 $39,600 $19.00 $45,900 $22.10 -47.5%
Johnstown 190 $35,700 $17.10 $40,200 $19.30 14.5%
Lancaster 760 $34,100 $16.40 $41,400 $19.90 15%
Lebanon 90 $43,800 $21.10 $48,600 $23.40 -30.8%
Philadelphia (Area) 5,210 $45,200 $21.70 $54,700 $26.30 -41.6%
Pittsburgh 4,660 $35,300 $17.00 $43,800 $21.10 43.3%
Reading 510 $36,000 $17.30 $44,000 $21.10 6.8%
Scranton 560 $36,900 $17.80 $40,500 $19.50 -24.2%
State College 130 $34,200 $16.40 $41,200 $19.80 -30.5%
Williamsport 270 $38,500 $18.50 $44,000 $21.10 85.6%
York 990 $43,700 $21.00 $50,800 $24.40 96.1%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 1,760 $38,000 $18.30 $47,700 $22.90 -1.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 380 $27,900 $13.40 $40,500 $19.50 128.2%
Charleston 820 $32,900 $15.80 $40,400 $19.40 0.1%
Columbia 660 $35,000 $16.80 $41,300 $19.90 -31.8%
Florence 430 $34,000 $16.30 $40,900 $19.60 82.5%
Greenville 1,750 $41,300 $19.80 $54,400 $26.20 101.9%
Myrtle Beach 110 $37,900 $18.20 $46,600 $22.40 -65%
Spartanburg 700 $34,100 $16.40 $40,600 $19.50 106.3%
Sumter 50 $32,800 $15.80 $41,400 $19.90 -48.4%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 90 $33,500 $16.10 $37,900 $18.20 -49.2%
Sioux Falls 120 $32,600 $15.70 $36,900 $17.80 -70.1%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 680 $39,300 $18.90 $45,800 $22.00 5.2%
Cleveland 90 $33,400 $16.10 $40,300 $19.40 -15.9%
Jackson 300 $34,100 $16.40 $40,500 $19.50 83.8%
Johnson City 280 $32,000 $15.40 $39,800 $19.10 25.4%
Kingsport 220 $36,000 $17.30 $40,300 $19.40 -33.5%
Knoxville 520 $37,200 $17.90 $43,500 $20.90 -44.5%
Memphis 1,250 $39,000 $18.70 $47,500 $22.90 -29.1%
Morristown 170 $34,300 $16.50 $39,800 $19.20 27.3%
Nashville 1,410 $38,100 $18.30 $46,200 $22.20 -32.9%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 60 $33,600 $16.10 $39,000 $18.80 -65.6%
Amarillo 180 $44,000 $21.10 $58,800 $28.30 -43%
Austin 1,010 $38,800 $18.70 $45,000 $21.60 -55%
Beaumont 700 $40,200 $19.30 $48,800 $23.40 49.7%
Brownsville 200 $24,500 $11.80 $30,800 $14.80 -45.2%
College Station 100 $32,400 $15.60 $41,900 $20.20 -60.8%
Corpus Christi 570 $44,300 $21.30 $55,900 $26.90 10%
Dallas (Area) 7,640 $35,300 $17.00 $46,000 $22.10 7.9%
El Paso 540 $28,300 $13.60 $31,900 $15.30 -31.3%
Houston 13,550 $36,000 $17.30 $46,100 $22.20 81.4%
Killeen 230 $38,700 $18.60 $47,800 $23.00 -35.3%
Laredo 40 $26,100 $12.60 $35,800 $17.20 -85.3%
Longview 820 $36,200 $17.40 $43,800 $21.10 198.2%
Lubbock 140 $30,500 $14.70 $35,400 $17.00 -60.4%
McAllen 130 $26,600 $12.80 $31,100 $15.00 -79.7%
Midland 240 $32,500 $15.60 $38,700 $18.60 22.9%
Odessa 830 $35,000 $16.80 $42,300 $20.30 370.4%
San Angelo 50 $42,100 $20.20 $48,900 $23.50 -59.8%
San Antonio 790 $30,400 $14.60 $37,700 $18.10 -67.5%
Sherman 250 $36,100 $17.40 $40,600 $19.50 110.5%
Texarkana 80 $39,800 $19.10 $48,000 $23.10 -51.1%
Tyler 200 $34,400 $16.60 $40,400 $19.40 -25.4%
Victoria 100 $38,900 $18.70 $46,100 $22.10 -27.6%
Waco 340 $33,300 $16.00 $44,000 $21.10 18.9%
Wichita Falls 330 $34,700 $16.70 $39,700 $19.10 99.6%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 360 $32,100 $15.50 $44,100 $21.20 154.3%
Ogden 1,810 $41,500 $19.90 $51,200 $24.60 218.3%
Provo 330 $43,200 $20.80 $49,900 $24.00 -34%
Salt Lake City 1,580 $37,900 $18.20 $46,700 $22.40 -11.1%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 180 $36,600 $17.60 $45,300 $21.80 -45.5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 510 $37,600 $18.10 $41,300 $19.90 174%
Charlottesville 120 $38,100 $18.30 $42,000 $20.20 -56.1%
Danville 70 $35,800 $17.20 $44,300 $21.30 -40.8%
Harrisonburg 60 $36,600 $17.60 $40,400 $19.40 -66.6%
Lynchburg 720 $40,000 $19.20 $51,100 $24.60 146%
Richmond 1,140 $38,600 $18.60 $48,000 $23.10 -34.6%
Roanoke 410 $30,000 $14.40 $39,400 $19.00 -8.2%
Virginia Beach 2,060 $43,800 $21.10 $48,800 $23.50 -4%
Winchester 50 $40,600 $19.50 $46,700 $22.50 -67.3%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 90 $42,600 $20.50 $47,000 $22.60 -61.1%
Bremerton 220 $58,200 $28.00 $62,500 $30.10 -8.2%
Kennewick 110 $47,100 $22.70 $64,300 $30.90 -60.3%
Longview 100 $44,000 $21.10 $49,800 $23.90 -3.7%
Mount Vernon 90 $37,300 $17.90 $59,600 $28.60 -30.7%
Olympia 50 $37,400 $18.00 $44,900 $21.60 -83.9%
Seattle (Area) 3,480 $46,500 $22.40 $59,100 $28.40 -31.7%
Spokane 300 $36,000 $17.30 $45,200 $21.70 -49.3%
Wenatchee 60 $31,800 $15.30 $40,300 $19.40 -51.7%
Yakima 140 $38,200 $18.40 $47,000 $22.60 -40.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 240 $37,600 $18.10 $47,500 $22.80 -43.7%
Huntington 510 $34,200 $16.40 $41,200 $19.80 57.9%
Morgantown 220 $32,800 $15.80 $39,100 $18.80 35.5%
Parkersburg 80 $32,300 $15.50 $45,700 $22.00 -61.4%
Weirton 130 $35,100 $16.90 $41,200 $19.80 4.4%
Wheeling 170 $31,300 $15.10 $39,500 $19.00 -11.8%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 880 $41,200 $19.80 $47,200 $22.70 161.1%
Eau Claire 140 $36,500 $17.50 $45,400 $21.80 -38.7%
Fond du Lac 660 NA NA NA NA 426.2%
Green Bay 500 $37,200 $17.90 $42,500 $20.40 5.5%
Janesville 220 $38,100 $18.30 $50,300 $24.20 20.5%
La Crosse 420 $37,700 $18.10 $46,000 $22.10 105.9%
Madison 790 $47,600 $22.90 $62,000 $29.80 -17.5%
Milwaukee 5,940 $41,500 $19.90 $54,400 $26.20 149.7%
Oshkosh 540 $39,700 $19.10 $46,100 $22.20 114.7%
Racine 610 $35,200 $16.90 $45,000 $21.60 181.5%
Sheboygan 380 $38,300 $18.40 $42,600 $20.50 127%
Wausau 370 $39,000 $18.80 $47,800 $23.00 88.5%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 180 $39,300 $18.90 $49,800 $24.00 52.4%