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Medical Information Technicians

Median Salary: $31,300

Many medical information technicians across the country share a number of key professional attributes. For example, independence, cooperation, and adaptability/flexibility can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 170,580 people were employed as medical information technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're ready to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for medical information technicians in the U.S. was $31,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $15.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about medical information technicians, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the country.

Medical information technicians should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Speech Recognition
  • Information Ordering
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Finger Dexterity

Different people go into different careers; medical information technicians are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising

Working as a medical information technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as medical information technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of medical information 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 70 $28,000 $13.50 $36,900 $17.70 12.9%
Auburn 50 $26,400 $12.70 $32,600 $15.70 -14.6%
Birmingham 810 $27,700 $13.30 $35,900 $17.30 26.1%
Decatur 50 $27,400 $13.20 $32,100 $15.40 -31.3%
Dothan 120 $22,900 $11.00 $26,700 $12.80 50.8%
Florence 80 $25,800 $12.40 $30,900 $14.80 19.4%
Gadsden 50 $22,300 $10.70 $27,000 $13.00 9.5%
Huntsville 270 $28,000 $13.50 $32,800 $15.80 2.1%
Mobile 310 $25,000 $12.00 $33,700 $16.20 35.8%
Montgomery 250 $23,600 $11.40 $32,400 $15.60 15.7%
Tuscaloosa 120 $32,600 $15.70 $43,600 $21.00 0.7%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 340 $38,300 $18.40 $43,300 $20.80 55.7%
Fairbanks 130 $39,700 $19.10 $45,400 $21.80 172.5%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 190 $30,700 $14.80 $33,200 $16.00 158.9%
Lake Havasu City 90 $30,400 $14.60 $38,100 $18.30 41.5%
Phoenix 2,850 $30,800 $14.80 $39,300 $18.90 23.9%
Prescott 120 $27,200 $13.10 $35,900 $17.30 57.9%
Tucson 730 $24,600 $11.80 $30,700 $14.80 53.7%
Yuma 130 $22,700 $10.90 $26,500 $12.70 72%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 220 $26,400 $12.70 $41,000 $19.70 -15.8%
Fort Smith 230 $25,200 $12.10 $35,200 $16.90 47.4%
Hot Springs 70 $28,200 $13.60 $35,700 $17.20 54.5%
Jonesboro 60 $26,100 $12.60 $33,300 $16.00 -2.5%
Little Rock 490 $34,800 $16.70 $42,400 $20.40 14%
Pine Bluff NA $30,900 $14.80 $38,900 $18.70 NA
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 250 $28,000 $13.50 $41,200 $19.80 -29.3%
Chico 90 $26,600 $12.80 $32,800 $15.80 0.2%
El Centro 50 $37,200 $17.90 $43,200 $20.80 -28.9%
Fresno 330 $30,500 $14.70 $40,700 $19.60 -22.7%
Hanford 90 $34,300 $16.50 $42,600 $20.50 88.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 5,730 $33,900 $16.30 $46,300 $22.30 -22.1%
Madera 70 $35,600 $17.10 $43,900 $21.10 41.8%
Merced 40 $39,400 $18.90 $50,600 $24.30 -43.4%
Modesto 250 $28,000 $13.40 $33,200 $16.00 22.8%
Napa 50 $39,000 $18.80 $43,800 $21.10 -37.6%
Oakland 1,180 $39,200 $18.80 $50,500 $24.30 -8.9%
Oxnard 350 $31,800 $15.30 $39,200 $18.80 -9%
Redding 140 $29,100 $14.00 $34,800 $16.70 73.5%
Riverside 1,440 $36,600 $17.60 $48,200 $23.20 -7.8%
Sacramento 650 $39,800 $19.20 $51,500 $24.80 -41.4%
Salinas 140 $40,400 $19.40 $47,400 $22.80 -33%
San Diego 1,500 $33,600 $16.10 $43,100 $20.70 -10.4%
San Francisco (Area) 1,920 $42,400 $20.40 $55,000 $26.50 -25.7%
San Francisco (City) 740 $45,600 $21.90 $59,500 $28.60 -42.3%
San Jose 610 $45,300 $21.80 $55,000 $26.40 -47.8%
San Luis Obispo 110 $37,500 $18.00 $42,700 $20.50 -15.8%
Santa Barbara 210 $33,400 $16.10 $41,400 $19.90 -5.2%
Santa Cruz 70 $34,100 $16.40 $44,500 $21.40 -36.6%
Santa Rosa 200 $30,400 $14.60 $38,200 $18.40 -13.5%
Stockton 130 $38,100 $18.30 $50,400 $24.20 -51.4%
Vallejo 210 $39,500 $19.00 $48,100 $23.10 33.8%
Visalia 90 $32,600 $15.70 $42,800 $20.60 -45.6%
Yuba City NA $27,700 $13.30 $38,800 $18.60 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 100 $40,000 $19.20 $49,600 $23.80 -48.9%
Colorado Springs 440 $33,000 $15.90 $40,400 $19.40 36.3%
Denver 1,450 $37,600 $18.10 $48,100 $23.10 -8.7%
Fort Collins 160 $39,900 $19.20 $49,300 $23.70 -5.6%
Grand Junction 100 $31,600 $15.20 $40,300 $19.40 18.7%
Greeley 80 $36,400 $17.50 $42,900 $20.60 -18.9%
Pueblo 100 $33,300 $16.00 $41,700 $20.10 35.5%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 410 $33,500 $16.10 $44,300 $21.30 -15.8%
Hartford 660 $33,800 $16.20 $41,100 $19.80 -9.9%
New Haven 300 $35,700 $17.20 $47,000 $22.60 -25.1%
Norwich 130 $34,300 $16.50 $44,600 $21.50 -26.4%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 2,040 $38,900 $18.70 $49,400 $23.80 -40.3%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 420 $29,800 $14.30 $35,100 $16.90 28.7%
Cape Coral 330 $31,800 $15.30 $39,400 $18.90 26.3%
Deltona 240 $28,200 $13.50 $34,200 $16.40 17.6%
Fort Walton Beach 70 $32,300 $15.60 $42,600 $20.50 -25.3%
Gainesville 250 $37,000 $17.80 $45,800 $22.00 58.7%
Jacksonville 740 $30,500 $14.70 $38,600 $18.60 -2.1%
Lakeland 380 $35,000 $16.80 $58,500 $28.10 49.1%
Miami (Area) 3,000 $29,900 $14.40 $40,900 $19.70 3.8%
Naples 100 $33,600 $16.20 $37,600 $18.10 -30.6%
Ocala 140 $27,600 $13.30 $36,100 $17.30 17.7%
Orlando 1,130 $25,800 $12.40 $34,900 $16.80 -12.3%
Palm Bay 470 $30,600 $14.70 $41,000 $19.70 83.1%
Panama City 90 $28,500 $13.70 $35,400 $17.00 -2.3%
Pensacola 320 $29,800 $14.30 $41,000 $19.70 62.6%
Port St. Lucie 130 $30,400 $14.60 $35,200 $16.90 -19.9%
Punta Gorda 90 $28,200 $13.60 $35,300 $17.00 88.8%
Sebastian 90 $25,300 $12.20 $31,300 $15.00 41.5%
Tallahassee 150 $29,200 $14.00 $33,400 $16.00 -29.2%
Tampa 1,780 $27,600 $13.30 $39,300 $18.90 20.7%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 130 $19,700 $9.50 $24,300 $11.70 68.8%
Athens 90 $37,500 $18.00 $43,500 $20.90 -15.5%
Atlanta 2,020 $29,000 $13.90 $35,700 $17.20 -32.5%
Augusta 270 $32,500 $15.60 $41,100 $19.80 1.5%
Brunswick 50 $30,700 $14.70 $37,100 $17.90 -13.4%
Columbus 250 $26,500 $12.70 $36,500 $17.50 69.3%
Dalton 60 $27,600 $13.30 $31,900 $15.30 -33.2%
Gainesville 80 $29,200 $14.00 $34,000 $16.40 -12.8%
Macon 200 $25,600 $12.30 $30,800 $14.80 60%
Rome 120 $28,700 $13.80 $33,400 $16.10 153.7%
Savannah 140 $26,500 $12.70 $30,000 $14.40 -29.8%
Valdosta 60 $21,900 $10.60 $28,200 $13.60 -16.5%
Warner Robins 30 $29,500 $14.20 $40,700 $19.60 -58%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 530 $41,000 $19.70 $52,100 $25.10 -5.9%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 600 $33,500 $16.10 $37,500 $18.00 74.2%
Coeur d'Alene 80 $26,800 $12.90 $36,100 $17.40 10.2%
Idaho Falls 60 $27,600 $13.30 $32,400 $15.60 -0.8%
Pocatello NA $29,500 $14.20 $33,100 $15.90 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 70 $30,400 $14.60 $36,900 $17.70 -40.9%
Champaign 120 $31,100 $15.00 $44,800 $21.50 -10.2%
Chicago (Area) 5,250 $32,700 $15.70 $40,700 $19.60 -2.9%
Danville 60 $29,000 $13.90 $41,200 $19.80 67.2%
Decatur 90 $35,000 $16.90 $46,800 $22.50 21.6%
Kankakee 60 $30,300 $14.60 $39,800 $19.20 3%
Peoria 260 $27,400 $13.20 $34,100 $16.40 18.6%
Rockford 200 $25,400 $12.20 $29,300 $14.10 6.2%
Springfield 100 $29,600 $14.20 $32,600 $15.70 -26%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 70 $36,600 $17.60 $44,400 $21.30 45.2%
Bloomington 260 $28,100 $13.50 $33,000 $15.90 164.1%
Columbus 70 $26,800 $12.90 $35,400 $17.00 26.3%
Elkhart 170 $28,500 $13.70 $34,900 $16.80 27%
Evansville 330 $25,100 $12.10 $32,900 $15.80 50.5%
Fort Wayne 280 $29,000 $14.00 $39,600 $19.00 5.3%
Indianapolis 1,120 $30,800 $14.80 $41,100 $19.80 -1.6%
Kokomo 70 $29,600 $14.30 $37,000 $17.80 37.2%
Lafayette 130 $30,300 $14.60 $38,700 $18.60 21.3%
Michigan City 80 $27,000 $13.00 $33,600 $16.20 49.5%
Muncie 80 $27,300 $13.10 $32,300 $15.50 36.4%
South Bend 430 $25,000 $12.00 $31,500 $15.20 158.2%
Terre Haute 100 $27,300 $13.10 $42,500 $20.40 8.1%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 130 $22,200 $10.70 $25,500 $12.20 130.5%
Cedar Rapids 140 $28,300 $13.60 $35,100 $16.90 -19.8%
Davenport 280 $24,400 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 18.8%
Des Moines 570 $30,200 $14.50 $38,300 $18.40 36.5%
Dubuque 70 $31,900 $15.30 $37,000 $17.80 7.7%
Iowa City 150 $44,600 $21.50 $51,700 $24.90 39.6%
Sioux City 100 $26,400 $12.70 $31,600 $15.20 3.4%
Waterloo 180 $28,200 $13.60 $33,700 $16.20 58.9%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 40 $31,400 $15.10 $38,100 $18.30 -32.8%
Topeka 180 $30,800 $14.80 $39,400 $19.00 27.2%
Wichita 560 $27,000 $13.00 $33,700 $16.20 44%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 40 $30,700 $14.70 $41,700 $20.00 -46.1%
Elizabethtown 90 $33,900 $16.30 $41,000 $19.70 62%
Lexington 460 $34,200 $16.50 $43,400 $20.90 45.6%
Louisville 960 $29,700 $14.30 $36,600 $17.60 23.6%
Owensboro 70 $23,600 $11.40 $29,400 $14.20 15.3%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 110 $28,400 $13.70 $41,300 $19.90 30.7%
Baton Rouge 530 $24,600 $11.80 $33,900 $16.30 11.6%
Houma 90 $26,300 $12.60 $35,800 $17.20 -28.2%
Lafayette 170 $28,000 $13.40 $37,700 $18.10 -8.6%
Lake Charles 80 $23,100 $11.10 $28,500 $13.70 -33.2%
Monroe 110 $28,500 $13.70 $33,300 $16.00 13.9%
New Orleans 590 $30,300 $14.60 $37,700 $18.10 -10.9%
Shreveport 340 $20,500 $9.80 $29,500 $14.20 49.1%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 100 $30,400 $14.60 $37,700 $18.10 19.3%
Lewiston 50 $30,900 $14.90 $37,700 $18.10 -26.7%
Portland 290 $29,000 $14.00 $36,200 $17.40 12.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 1,450 $37,000 $17.80 $48,300 $23.20 -11.9%
Cumberland 50 $26,400 $12.70 $31,400 $15.10 -8.3%
Hagerstown 80 $32,700 $15.70 $47,200 $22.70 -34%
Salisbury 90 $34,500 $16.60 $39,200 $18.80 31%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 260 $36,400 $17.50 $47,100 $22.60 107.6%
Boston (Area) NA $33,500 $16.10 $43,500 $20.90 NA
Pittsfield 80 $34,200 $16.40 $42,300 $20.30 78.3%
Springfield 390 $35,500 $17.10 $44,400 $21.40 4.5%
Worcester 500 $31,700 $15.30 $41,500 $19.90 26.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 480 $35,300 $17.00 $46,600 $22.40 91.9%
Battle Creek 50 $39,500 $19.00 $47,000 $22.60 -20.2%
Detroit (Area) 1,770 $32,500 $15.60 $42,000 $20.20 -24.5%
Flint 210 $38,000 $18.30 $46,200 $22.20 20.9%
Grand Rapids 280 $29,300 $14.10 $36,800 $17.70 -41.9%
Holland 60 $30,500 $14.60 $36,200 $17.40 -57.8%
Jackson 60 $32,600 $15.70 $45,600 $21.90 -15.3%
Kalamazoo 150 $30,200 $14.50 $38,800 $18.60 -16%
Lansing 200 $33,100 $15.90 $40,400 $19.40 -22.7%
Monroe 50 $28,800 $13.90 $31,600 $15.20 -6.9%
Muskegon 90 $24,600 $11.80 $29,700 $14.30 16.1%
Niles 60 $28,800 $13.80 $39,400 $18.90 -26.1%
Saginaw 210 $25,400 $12.20 $30,500 $14.70 100.5%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 220 $35,600 $17.10 $40,200 $19.30 38.7%
Minneapolis 2,320 $37,600 $18.10 $45,600 $21.90 2.8%
Rochester 250 $42,800 $20.60 $48,600 $23.30 86%
St. Cloud 120 $36,400 $17.50 $41,300 $19.90 -0.5%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 170 $28,200 $13.60 $40,200 $19.30 27.8%
Hattiesburg 150 $21,600 $10.40 $25,500 $12.20 103.8%
Jackson 530 $25,000 $12.00 $35,400 $17.00 65.1%
Pascagoula 60 $23,100 $11.10 $27,600 $13.30 -12%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 220 $29,200 $14.00 $39,200 $18.80 100.2%
Jefferson City 50 $32,300 $15.50 $43,800 $21.00 -48.9%
Joplin 160 $24,300 $11.70 $31,500 $15.10 62.6%
Kansas City 1,620 $31,700 $15.30 $39,500 $19.00 25.9%
Springfield 230 $29,400 $14.10 $42,300 $20.40 -4.3%
St. Louis 1,940 $29,500 $14.20 $36,000 $17.30 13.9%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 150 $33,000 $15.90 $39,300 $18.90 38.9%
Great Falls 90 $28,000 $13.50 $33,700 $16.20 100.3%
Missoula 80 $29,800 $14.30 $38,700 $18.60 3.4%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 320 $29,200 $14.00 $35,900 $17.30 49.2%
Omaha 900 $31,800 $15.30 $40,100 $19.30 53%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 40 $35,100 $16.90 $42,700 $20.50 13.8%
Las Vegas 890 $32,300 $15.50 $43,400 $20.90 -20.4%
Reno 220 $33,000 $15.90 $47,800 $23.00 -16.3%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 210 $27,100 $13.10 $33,000 $15.90 64.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 80 $38,600 $18.60 $49,500 $23.80 -56.5%
Ocean City 30 $30,900 $14.80 $40,800 $19.60 -33.4%
Trenton 160 $38,100 $18.30 $47,900 $23.10 -44.1%
Vineland 30 $45,000 $21.60 $54,100 $26.00 -60.6%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 340 $32,800 $15.80 $39,100 $18.80 -31.6%
Farmington 80 $34,800 $16.80 $40,000 $19.20 19.3%
Las Cruces 80 $21,400 $10.30 $26,200 $12.60 -2.6%
Santa Fe 70 $30,600 $14.70 $40,000 $19.20 -13.7%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 500 $29,200 $14.00 $37,800 $18.20 -11.9%
Binghamton 140 $27,900 $13.40 $37,300 $17.90 -3.3%
Buffalo 570 $35,200 $16.90 $44,700 $21.50 -18.8%
Elmira 40 $26,100 $12.50 $29,900 $14.40 -10.4%
Glens Falls 90 $25,900 $12.40 $35,800 $17.20 26.3%
Kingston 70 $25,700 $12.40 $39,800 $19.10 -12.6%
New York (Area) 6,600 $43,000 $20.70 $53,200 $25.60 -41.7%
Poughkeepsie 330 $31,800 $15.30 $45,400 $21.80 3.6%
Rochester 720 $30,600 $14.70 $38,200 $18.40 11.9%
Syracuse 710 $38,800 $18.70 $49,700 $23.90 77.6%
Utica 220 $26,300 $12.70 $34,900 $16.80 33.5%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 340 $27,500 $13.20 $32,500 $15.60 52.4%
Burlington 60 $29,700 $14.30 $35,800 $17.20 -17.2%
Charlotte 800 $30,600 $14.70 $36,300 $17.40 -27.3%
Durham 390 $37,300 $17.90 $48,500 $23.30 7.7%
Fayetteville 220 $32,200 $15.50 $43,500 $20.90 30.7%
Goldsboro 140 $28,900 $13.90 $32,300 $15.50 143.8%
Greensboro 290 $28,500 $13.70 $37,500 $18.00 -35.4%
Greenville 200 $28,300 $13.60 $36,100 $17.40 108.6%
Hickory 250 $27,200 $13.10 $31,700 $15.20 30.9%
Raleigh 520 $29,300 $14.10 $35,800 $17.20 -20.4%
Rocky Mount 90 $23,800 $11.40 $27,800 $13.40 14.8%
Wilmington 190 $29,900 $14.40 $45,100 $21.70 1.8%
Winston-Salem 450 $28,400 $13.70 $34,800 $16.70 68.7%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 90 $30,200 $14.50 $36,200 $17.40 11.6%
Fargo 80 $29,700 $14.30 $37,200 $17.90 -48.6%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 250 $32,600 $15.70 $39,600 $19.00 -41.6%
Canton 350 $26,200 $12.60 $31,900 $15.30 63.2%
Cincinnati 1,120 $30,500 $14.70 $39,400 $19.00 -13.6%
Cleveland 1,320 $33,300 $16.00 $41,800 $20.10 1.1%
Columbus 840 $30,800 $14.80 $36,700 $17.60 -29%
Dayton 620 $29,400 $14.10 $34,700 $16.70 28.4%
Lima 110 $28,800 $13.80 $35,400 $17.00 62.4%
Sandusky 40 $26,000 $12.50 $32,700 $15.70 -11%
Springfield 50 $26,800 $12.90 $33,000 $15.90 -15.5%
Toledo 550 $31,800 $15.30 $38,600 $18.60 43.5%
Youngstown 320 $26,900 $12.90 $31,200 $15.00 12.6%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 100 $32,200 $15.50 $41,900 $20.20 79.2%
Oklahoma City 1,280 $28,200 $13.60 $38,300 $18.40 73.4%
Tulsa 680 $28,100 $13.50 $35,000 $16.80 22.4%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 120 $29,400 $14.10 $37,100 $17.80 51.6%
Corvallis 100 $30,300 $14.60 $36,700 $17.70 133.1%
Eugene 280 $32,400 $15.60 $42,200 $20.30 48.9%
Medford 150 $28,800 $13.90 $38,600 $18.60 52.1%
Portland 1,390 $37,300 $17.90 $46,300 $22.30 6.9%
Salem 340 $29,400 $14.10 $35,800 $17.20 78.3%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 660 $29,000 $13.90 $37,200 $17.90 52.5%
Altoona 80 $33,600 $16.20 $42,200 $20.30 6.6%
Erie 230 $26,500 $12.70 $32,800 $15.80 38.4%
Harrisburg 500 $29,400 $14.10 $37,700 $18.10 24%
Johnstown 70 $26,500 $12.70 $32,400 $15.60 1.2%
Lancaster 280 $27,800 $13.40 $32,400 $15.60 -5.1%
Lebanon 70 $32,600 $15.70 $42,300 $20.30 21.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 2,940 $35,900 $17.30 $46,000 $22.10 -27.9%
Pittsburgh 1,750 $29,600 $14.20 $38,500 $18.50 20.1%
Reading 120 $27,100 $13.10 $31,400 $15.10 -45.6%
Scranton 500 $27,300 $13.10 $33,700 $16.20 50.2%
State College 120 $23,400 $11.30 $26,500 $12.80 35.3%
York 240 $28,800 $13.80 $39,300 $18.90 4.7%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 1,020 $30,600 $14.70 $38,900 $18.70 44%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 110 $23,500 $11.30 $31,500 $15.10 46.2%
Charleston 300 $28,900 $13.90 $38,100 $18.30 -17.8%
Columbia 410 $31,000 $14.90 $39,500 $19.00 -5.1%
Florence 120 $27,100 $13.00 $31,900 $15.30 17.5%
Greenville 380 $26,800 $12.90 $33,500 $16.10 -2.1%
Myrtle Beach 110 $23,900 $11.50 $30,400 $14.60 -21.7%
Spartanburg 140 $27,800 $13.40 $33,800 $16.20 -6.7%
Sumter 70 $23,500 $11.30 $28,000 $13.50 61.1%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 180 $31,100 $14.90 $38,500 $18.50 131.5%
Sioux Falls 370 $28,700 $13.80 $35,500 $17.10 108.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 270 $27,800 $13.40 $34,500 $16.60 -8.7%
Clarksville 70 $27,200 $13.10 $31,900 $15.30 -32.9%
Jackson 160 $24,200 $11.60 $30,200 $14.50 112.1%
Johnson City 190 $26,600 $12.80 $38,000 $18.30 86.8%
Kingsport 140 $28,400 $13.60 $42,400 $20.40 -4.3%
Knoxville 360 $29,000 $13.90 $35,800 $17.20 -15.8%
Memphis 840 $27,600 $13.30 $36,100 $17.40 6.7%
Morristown 40 $23,200 $11.20 $27,700 $13.30 -35.3%
Nashville 590 $32,900 $15.80 $42,300 $20.30 -37.4%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 120 $25,300 $12.20 $36,800 $17.70 46.3%
Amarillo 110 $29,000 $14.00 $36,700 $17.70 -20.3%
Austin 820 $28,900 $13.90 $33,000 $15.90 -18.6%
Beaumont 120 $25,400 $12.20 $38,300 $18.40 -42.2%
Brownsville 220 $24,700 $11.90 $29,800 $14.30 37.1%
College Station 100 $24,400 $11.70 $33,700 $16.20 -13.8%
Corpus Christi 360 $24,400 $11.70 $28,800 $13.90 56.5%
Dallas (Area) 3,280 $32,800 $15.80 $43,200 $20.80 -7.4%
El Paso 340 $31,000 $14.90 $40,700 $19.60 -3.7%
Houston 3,090 $31,400 $15.10 $40,300 $19.40 -7.7%
Killeen 260 $37,100 $17.90 $43,000 $20.70 67.3%
Laredo 160 $19,600 $9.40 $23,000 $11.10 37.8%
Longview 100 $27,100 $13.00 $36,700 $17.70 -22.6%
Lubbock 150 $20,100 $9.70 $25,600 $12.30 -5.8%
McAllen 470 $21,500 $10.30 $26,400 $12.70 62.7%
Odessa 50 $28,800 $13.90 $35,100 $16.90 -38.4%
San Angelo 80 $28,100 $13.50 $35,000 $16.80 32.3%
San Antonio 1,620 $28,500 $13.70 $40,000 $19.20 47.9%
Sherman 70 $25,600 $12.30 $32,700 $15.70 31.5%
Texarkana 110 $34,000 $16.30 $39,900 $19.20 53.4%
Tyler 250 $24,900 $12.00 $31,200 $15.00 102.8%
Victoria 70 $22,500 $10.80 $26,000 $12.50 11.9%
Waco 130 $26,800 $12.90 $43,800 $21.10 1.2%
Wichita Falls 90 $28,300 $13.60 $36,000 $17.30 17%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 50 $29,100 $14.00 $36,600 $17.60 -18.8%
Ogden 220 $26,700 $12.80 $36,900 $17.70 -14%
Provo 210 $28,700 $13.80 $35,800 $17.20 -9.3%
Salt Lake City 1,130 $29,500 $14.20 $37,900 $18.20 41.3%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 220 $31,800 $15.30 $40,700 $19.60 47.9%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 60 $29,800 $14.30 $37,700 $18.10 -27.7%
Charlottesville 200 $36,400 $17.50 $45,300 $21.80 65%
Danville NA $24,100 $11.60 $26,600 $12.80 NA
Harrisonburg 70 NA NA NA NA -2.4%
Lynchburg 60 $31,200 $15.00 $41,100 $19.80 -54.9%
Richmond 640 $30,100 $14.50 $38,100 $18.30 -17.9%
Roanoke 180 $32,700 $15.70 $43,300 $20.80 -8.3%
Virginia Beach 1,000 $30,300 $14.60 $39,300 $18.90 3.8%
Winchester 90 $31,900 $15.30 $40,200 $19.30 33%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 130 $36,100 $17.40 $42,700 $20.50 26.7%
Bremerton 200 $34,700 $16.70 $40,400 $19.40 94.4%
Kennewick 110 $30,900 $14.90 $38,400 $18.50 -7.7%
Longview 80 NA NA NA NA 78.1%
Mount Vernon 90 $35,000 $16.80 $41,500 $20.00 57.4%
Olympia 140 $32,100 $15.40 $40,600 $19.50 10.6%
Seattle (Area) 2,390 $35,200 $16.90 $44,000 $21.10 30.9%
Spokane 400 $28,900 $13.90 $33,800 $16.30 49%
Wenatchee 80 $31,800 $15.30 $40,400 $19.40 50.9%
Yakima 260 $31,200 $15.00 $38,200 $18.40 147.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 210 $22,400 $10.80 $26,600 $12.80 9.9%
Huntington 420 $25,600 $12.30 $38,100 $18.30 189.7%
Morgantown 120 $25,200 $12.10 $36,400 $17.50 57.5%
Parkersburg 60 $22,900 $11.00 $28,600 $13.70 -32.8%
Weirton 40 $25,500 $12.30 $32,300 $15.50 -27.3%
Wheeling 120 $24,000 $11.60 $34,500 $16.60 45.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 130 $26,700 $12.90 $34,400 $16.60 -12.2%
Eau Claire 170 $31,400 $15.10 $40,000 $19.20 66.8%
Fond du Lac 60 $26,400 $12.70 $35,100 $16.90 -1.6%
Green Bay 290 $31,400 $15.10 $40,000 $19.30 35.8%
Janesville 200 $25,100 $12.10 $35,400 $17.00 145.6%
La Crosse NA $36,200 $17.40 $42,100 $20.20 NA
Madison 470 $43,800 $21.10 $50,300 $24.20 9%
Milwaukee 1,100 $37,300 $17.90 $45,600 $21.90 3%
Oshkosh 100 $30,000 $14.40 $39,600 $19.10 -8.2%
Racine 60 $32,900 $15.80 $39,700 $19.10 -39.3%
Sheboygan 60 $34,000 $16.40 $38,900 $18.70 -20.6%
Wausau 80 $30,500 $14.70 $37,100 $17.80 -10.2%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 60 $29,400 $14.20 $35,900 $17.30 22%
Cheyenne 60 $31,300 $15.00 $40,000 $19.20 6.4%