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Medical Office Specialists

Median Salary: $30,200

Many medical office specialists across the country share a few important professional characteristics. For example, concern for others, attention to detail, and stress tolerance can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 469,740 people were employed as medical office specialists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're intending to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for medical office specialists in the U.S. was $30,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about medical office specialists, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Medical office specialists should be skilled in:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Speech Recognition
  • Written Expression
  • Near Vision
  • Selective Attention

Different people go into different careers; medical office specialists are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Social
  • Investigative

Working as a medical office specialist requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Medicine and Dentistry

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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 office specialists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of medical office specialists 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 100 $24,800 $11.90 $29,800 $14.40 -39.1%
Auburn 30 $23,500 $11.30 $27,300 $13.10 -81.7%
Birmingham 670 $29,900 $14.40 $35,500 $17.10 -62.6%
Decatur 70 $27,200 $13.10 $30,900 $14.90 -62.4%
Dothan 90 $25,400 $12.20 $31,000 $14.90 -58.9%
Florence 210 $23,600 $11.40 $28,900 $13.90 15.4%
Gadsden 90 $25,200 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 -31.3%
Huntsville 190 $24,100 $11.60 $27,300 $13.10 -74.4%
Mobile 120 $29,000 $13.90 $31,900 $15.40 -81.5%
Montgomery 240 $28,000 $13.50 $30,800 $14.80 -59.7%
Tuscaloosa 170 $25,200 $12.10 $31,000 $14.90 -46.1%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 690 $33,800 $16.20 $40,200 $19.30 15.7%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 170 $28,500 $13.70 $33,200 $16.00 -15.7%
Lake Havasu City 220 $27,800 $13.40 $32,900 $15.80 32.2%
Phoenix 5,560 $31,600 $15.20 $36,700 $17.60 -12.2%
Prescott 190 $29,200 $14.10 $33,400 $16.10 -9.6%
Tucson 1,440 $28,600 $13.70 $32,600 $15.70 10.3%
Yuma 110 $26,000 $12.50 $32,100 $15.50 -48.2%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 260 $26,900 $13.00 $31,000 $14.90 -63.8%
Fort Smith 220 $24,000 $11.50 $28,800 $13.80 -48.4%
Hot Springs 150 NA NA NA NA 15.6%
Jonesboro 160 $23,500 $11.30 $26,400 $12.70 -7.8%
Little Rock 940 NA NA NA NA -20.6%
Pine Bluff 70 $27,900 $13.40 $32,100 $15.40 -45.3%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 1,420 $25,200 $12.10 $32,600 $15.70 48.9%
Chico 690 $27,300 $13.10 $31,400 $15.10 177.2%
El Centro 190 $22,900 $11.00 $26,000 $12.50 6.2%
Fresno 1,710 $29,300 $14.10 $34,000 $16.30 46.7%
Hanford 240 $25,900 $12.50 $34,500 $16.60 73.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 31,230 $30,100 $14.50 $37,800 $18.20 71.9%
Madera 280 $31,800 $15.30 $36,500 $17.50 103.1%
Merced 400 $24,100 $11.60 $29,000 $14.00 88%
Modesto 1,220 $25,400 $12.20 $31,700 $15.30 117.1%
Napa 320 $39,100 $18.80 $46,200 $22.20 45.3%
Oakland 6,060 $38,100 $18.30 $46,300 $22.30 70.2%
Oxnard 2,280 $29,000 $14.00 $35,500 $17.00 116.7%
Redding 500 $27,700 $13.30 $31,400 $15.10 124.5%
Riverside 6,270 $28,600 $13.80 $35,400 $17.00 45.6%
Sacramento 5,610 $34,900 $16.80 $42,000 $20.20 83.1%
Salinas 880 $34,500 $16.60 $41,100 $19.70 57.1%
San Diego 9,160 $32,400 $15.60 $38,500 $18.50 99.1%
San Francisco (Area) 10,670 $37,600 $18.10 $48,400 $23.30 50.3%
San Francisco (City) 4,610 $37,200 $17.90 $50,400 $24.20 30.5%
San Jose 4,490 $34,400 $16.50 $45,700 $22.00 40.4%
San Luis Obispo 750 $34,900 $16.80 $39,600 $19.10 108%
Santa Barbara 1,110 $31,200 $15.00 $37,500 $18.10 80.5%
Santa Cruz 720 $32,400 $15.60 $37,400 $18.00 135.1%
Santa Rosa 1,460 $36,600 $17.60 $45,500 $21.90 129.3%
Stockton 1,220 $29,600 $14.20 $36,100 $17.40 62.1%
Vallejo 730 $34,300 $16.50 $41,700 $20.10 67.2%
Visalia 960 $25,800 $12.40 $30,500 $14.70 101.4%
Yuba City 280 $29,000 $13.90 $36,500 $17.60 99.7%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 320 $35,600 $17.10 $41,800 $20.10 -43.8%
Colorado Springs 990 $29,500 $14.20 $36,600 $17.60 12%
Denver 3,220 $34,000 $16.30 $41,100 $19.80 -26.5%
Fort Collins 400 $33,600 $16.20 $43,200 $20.80 -12.5%
Grand Junction 290 $33,000 $15.90 $43,400 $20.90 26.5%
Greeley 180 $32,000 $15.40 $36,500 $17.60 -35.9%
Pueblo 380 $25,200 $12.10 $29,700 $14.30 86.4%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 710 $37,300 $17.90 $42,800 $20.60 -38.1%
Hartford 1,430 $35,900 $17.30 $41,700 $20.00 -29.2%
New Haven 710 $36,300 $17.40 $41,800 $20.10 -34.2%
Norwich 330 $37,700 $18.10 $42,000 $20.20 -32.3%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 610 $24,900 $12.00 $30,200 $14.50 183.9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 6,450 $34,300 $16.50 $41,100 $19.70 -20.3%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 720 $28,300 $13.60 $33,500 $16.10 -19.5%
Cape Coral 470 $28,900 $13.90 $32,000 $15.40 -35.4%
Deltona 390 $25,600 $12.30 $28,800 $13.80 -30.1%
Fort Walton Beach 40 $24,600 $11.80 $29,300 $14.10 -86.9%
Gainesville NA $25,200 $12.10 $29,300 $14.10 NA
Jacksonville 1,130 $28,200 $13.60 $33,200 $16.00 -46%
Lakeland 580 $25,000 $12.00 $29,400 $14.10 -17.5%
Miami (Area) 5,920 $28,000 $13.50 $32,200 $15.50 -25.5%
Naples 390 $30,800 $14.80 $34,600 $16.60 -5%
Ocala 320 $26,200 $12.60 $30,200 $14.50 -5.4%
Orlando 1,960 $26,900 $12.90 $30,900 $14.80 -44.9%
Palm Bay 780 $26,200 $12.60 $30,500 $14.70 11.5%
Palm Coast NA $24,400 $11.70 $27,700 $13.30 NA
Panama City 120 $28,900 $13.90 $36,000 $17.30 -52.2%
Pensacola 450 $25,700 $12.40 $31,300 $15.00 -16.9%
Port St. Lucie 390 $30,500 $14.70 $35,900 $17.20 -11.1%
Punta Gorda NA $25,600 $12.30 $28,900 $13.90 NA
Sebastian 120 $28,800 $13.80 $38,100 $18.30 -28.6%
Tallahassee 370 $25,100 $12.10 $35,900 $17.20 -36.9%
Tampa 3,010 $27,800 $13.40 $32,200 $15.50 -26.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 430 $23,800 $11.40 $27,100 $13.00 97.1%
Athens 530 $26,200 $12.60 $30,600 $14.70 87.4%
Atlanta 7,870 $31,700 $15.20 $36,900 $17.70 -4.4%
Augusta 900 $27,800 $13.30 $32,100 $15.40 23%
Brunswick 150 $24,900 $12.00 $28,000 $13.50 -0.3%
Columbus 370 $26,000 $12.50 $31,600 $15.20 -8.5%
Dalton 240 $28,700 $13.80 $31,900 $15.30 -0.6%
Gainesville 400 $29,700 $14.30 $34,700 $16.70 56.2%
Macon 580 $24,700 $11.90 $28,600 $13.70 68%
Rome 190 $28,400 $13.70 $33,900 $16.30 37.6%
Savannah 630 $28,900 $13.90 $32,800 $15.80 16.3%
Valdosta 250 $27,600 $13.30 $32,300 $15.50 29.6%
Warner Robins 210 $28,400 $13.60 $32,200 $15.50 5.7%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 860 $35,400 $17.00 $42,000 $20.20 -44.7%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 620 $29,500 $14.20 $35,000 $16.80 -34.5%
Coeur d'Alene 180 $28,900 $13.90 $33,300 $16.00 -7.4%
Idaho Falls 100 $27,200 $13.10 $31,600 $15.20 -43.8%
Lewiston 150 $29,000 $14.00 $33,100 $15.90 65%
Pocatello NA $25,400 $12.20 $29,400 $14.10 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 210 $30,800 $14.80 $38,300 $18.40 -31.4%
Champaign 310 $27,400 $13.20 $34,200 $16.40 -12.7%
Chicago (Area) 9,960 $31,200 $15.00 $37,700 $18.10 -24%
Danville 60 $24,100 $11.60 $29,800 $14.30 -36.6%
Decatur NA $28,300 $13.60 $36,800 $17.70 NA
Kankakee NA $31,500 $15.10 $37,600 $18.10 NA
Peoria 640 $29,400 $14.10 $37,400 $18.00 3.8%
Rockford 510 $30,200 $14.50 $34,800 $16.70 -1.7%
Springfield 180 $32,800 $15.80 $39,200 $18.90 -53.8%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 150 $30,100 $14.50 $34,800 $16.70 11%
Bloomington 190 $29,800 $14.30 $35,400 $17.00 -27.9%
Columbus 100 $31,000 $14.90 $35,200 $16.90 -34.9%
Elkhart 190 $29,300 $14.10 $33,300 $16.00 -45.7%
Evansville 520 $27,300 $13.10 $32,100 $15.40 -13.8%
Fort Wayne 720 $31,600 $15.20 $36,800 $17.70 -2.2%
Indianapolis 3,080 $30,300 $14.50 $35,400 $17.00 -1.6%
Kokomo 70 $27,900 $13.40 $33,500 $16.10 -48.7%
Lafayette 240 $26,800 $12.90 $32,200 $15.50 -17.3%
Michigan City 250 $25,900 $12.40 $33,600 $16.20 60.5%
Muncie 190 $28,000 $13.50 $31,300 $15.00 12.9%
South Bend 510 $29,500 $14.20 $33,800 $16.30 11.1%
Terre Haute 340 $24,900 $12.00 $31,800 $15.30 39.7%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 70 $23,000 $11.10 $29,900 $14.40 -51.5%
Cedar Rapids 330 $26,600 $12.80 $31,000 $14.90 -33.2%
Davenport 630 $27,600 $13.30 $34,900 $16.80 -3.5%
Des Moines 720 $29,300 $14.10 $33,400 $16.00 -38.2%
Dubuque 120 $25,100 $12.10 $32,200 $15.50 -32.6%
Iowa City 440 $34,600 $16.60 $40,200 $19.30 46.1%
Sioux City 150 $26,400 $12.70 $30,600 $14.70 -40.8%
Waterloo 280 $26,000 $12.50 $31,500 $15.20 -8.3%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 60 $28,100 $13.50 $32,400 $15.60 -62.9%
Topeka 360 $26,300 $12.70 $31,000 $14.90 -9.1%
Wichita 880 $26,300 $12.70 $31,200 $15.00 -17.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 200 $23,900 $11.50 $26,300 $12.70 -2.2%
Elizabethtown 180 $26,200 $12.60 $29,700 $14.30 12.8%
Lexington 900 $28,600 $13.70 $32,100 $15.40 3.3%
Louisville 1,940 $28,500 $13.70 $32,400 $15.60 -9.2%
Owensboro 100 $28,100 $13.50 $31,500 $15.20 -41.3%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 300 $20,900 $10.10 $24,000 $11.50 31.6%
Baton Rouge 310 $24,600 $11.80 $29,900 $14.40 -76.5%
Houma 30 $23,100 $11.10 $25,100 $12.10 -90.7%
Lafayette 140 $21,000 $10.10 $26,300 $12.60 -73%
Lake Charles 140 $22,700 $10.90 $25,400 $12.20 -57.6%
Monroe 80 $26,000 $12.50 $32,700 $15.70 -72%
New Orleans 790 $28,300 $13.60 $33,000 $15.90 -56.9%
Shreveport 230 $24,000 $11.50 $27,900 $13.40 -62.5%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 420 $29,500 $14.20 $33,800 $16.30 87.4%
Lewiston 490 $25,300 $12.10 $29,800 $14.30 181.5%
Portland 1,440 $31,500 $15.20 $36,500 $17.50 104.7%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 5,200 $34,500 $16.60 $40,300 $19.40 15%
Cumberland 250 $28,300 $13.60 $33,600 $16.20 84.5%
Hagerstown 360 $28,800 $13.90 $32,600 $15.70 5.4%
Salisbury 330 $29,100 $14.00 $37,600 $18.10 70.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 770 $36,700 $17.70 $47,100 $22.60 125.2%
Boston (Area) 15,630 $34,900 $16.80 $41,500 $20.00 54.3%
Pittsfield 230 $31,000 $14.90 $35,800 $17.20 81.4%
Springfield 1,860 $33,100 $15.90 $40,200 $19.30 80%
Worcester 2,460 $34,400 $16.60 $39,700 $19.10 132.7%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 410 $33,800 $16.20 $37,900 $18.20 -39.6%
Battle Creek 50 $30,700 $14.70 $38,300 $18.40 -71.5%
Bay City 110 $29,100 $14.00 $32,400 $15.60 -10.4%
Detroit (Area) 4,570 $30,400 $14.60 $34,100 $16.40 -28.6%
Flint 550 $30,400 $14.60 $34,400 $16.60 14.5%
Grand Rapids 630 $31,400 $15.10 $37,300 $17.90 -52.1%
Holland 180 $29,100 $14.00 $32,500 $15.60 -49.3%
Jackson NA $30,600 $14.70 $35,900 $17.20 NA
Kalamazoo 160 $27,400 $13.20 $32,300 $15.60 -66%
Lansing 580 $30,300 $14.60 $36,200 $17.40 -20.2%
Monroe 50 $26,400 $12.70 $31,700 $15.30 -59.8%
Muskegon NA $27,900 $13.40 $31,800 $15.30 NA
Niles 110 $34,000 $16.30 $39,000 $18.80 -48.6%
Saginaw 470 $29,200 $14.10 $33,400 $16.10 61.8%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 280 $30,600 $14.70 $35,700 $17.20 -38%
Minneapolis 4,200 $35,500 $17.00 $39,700 $19.10 -32.5%
St. Cloud 250 $34,600 $16.60 $38,300 $18.40 -26.4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 160 $25,200 $12.10 $28,400 $13.70 -56.3%
Hattiesburg 50 $22,900 $11.00 $24,800 $11.90 -77.5%
Jackson 300 $26,100 $12.60 $31,200 $15.00 -65.7%
Pascagoula 80 $23,300 $11.20 $28,000 $13.50 -60.9%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 1,030 $28,700 $13.80 $32,600 $15.70 246%
Jefferson City 410 $25,900 $12.50 $31,100 $15.00 40.1%
Joplin 670 $24,100 $11.60 $28,600 $13.80 141.6%
Kansas City 5,770 $30,300 $14.60 $35,500 $17.10 62.3%
Springfield 1,400 $24,700 $11.90 $31,500 $15.10 107.7%
St. Joseph 400 $25,600 $12.30 $32,000 $15.40 117.8%
St. Louis 9,960 $29,500 $14.20 $35,200 $16.90 112.9%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 260 $27,700 $13.30 $36,000 $17.30 -11.4%
Great Falls 190 $27,900 $13.40 $33,000 $15.90 43%
Missoula 210 $25,700 $12.40 $30,200 $14.50 3.9%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 740 $28,500 $13.70 $33,300 $16.00 26.7%
Omaha 1,490 $30,300 $14.60 $34,300 $16.50 -8.2%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 80 $31,300 $15.00 $36,300 $17.50 -18%
Las Vegas 1,540 $34,400 $16.50 $39,600 $19.00 -50.3%
Reno 420 $37,200 $17.90 $41,100 $19.70 -41.6%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 380 $35,900 $17.20 $41,100 $19.80 6.2%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 370 $33,800 $16.20 $39,800 $19.10 -25.6%
Ocean City 100 $32,400 $15.60 $39,200 $18.80 -27%
Trenton 950 $34,500 $16.60 $40,200 $19.30 22.2%
Vineland 260 $34,800 $16.70 $38,500 $18.50 19.1%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 440 $31,100 $14.90 $37,300 $18.00 -68.3%
Farmington 110 $27,700 $13.30 $36,400 $17.50 -39.8%
Las Cruces 90 $21,400 $10.30 $28,000 $13.50 -62.8%
Santa Fe 190 $32,900 $15.80 $37,500 $18.00 -14.9%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 540 $29,300 $14.10 $32,400 $15.60 -65.6%
Binghamton 130 $23,300 $11.20 $27,500 $13.20 -67%
Buffalo 830 $31,000 $14.90 $36,000 $17.30 -56.6%
Glens Falls 180 $28,600 $13.80 $31,100 $14.90 -7%
Kingston 30 $25,300 $12.10 $34,600 $16.60 -84%
New York (Area) 18,380 $36,600 $17.60 $42,700 $20.50 -13.5%
Poughkeepsie 250 $29,200 $14.00 $32,500 $15.60 -72.1%
Rochester 1,030 $27,700 $13.30 $31,000 $14.90 -41.7%
Syracuse 560 $29,700 $14.30 $33,900 $16.30 -49.3%
Utica 110 $25,900 $12.50 $30,400 $14.60 -76.6%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 480 $28,600 $13.70 $32,900 $15.80 -21.6%
Burlington 100 $25,300 $12.10 $29,200 $14.00 -50.1%
Charlotte 1,780 $30,300 $14.60 $34,700 $16.70 -40.8%
Durham 1,010 $31,200 $15.00 $37,200 $17.90 1.8%
Fayetteville 200 $27,100 $13.00 $32,000 $15.40 -55.4%
Goldsboro 130 $29,500 $14.20 $32,400 $15.60 -18.5%
Greensboro 610 $28,500 $13.70 $31,800 $15.30 -51%
Greenville 470 $24,000 $11.60 $29,200 $14.00 78.1%
Hickory 360 $26,800 $12.90 $30,100 $14.50 -30.7%
Jacksonville 140 $23,800 $11.40 $28,300 $13.60 -10.1%
Raleigh 910 $29,000 $14.00 $32,500 $15.60 -49.2%
Rocky Mount 190 $24,400 $11.70 $27,900 $13.40 -10.2%
Wilmington 390 $28,000 $13.50 $31,400 $15.10 -22.4%
Winston-Salem 1,040 $27,800 $13.40 $31,800 $15.30 41.1%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 200 $26,000 $12.50 $30,400 $14.60 -6.6%
Fargo 180 $30,600 $14.70 $38,900 $18.70 -58.6%
Grand Forks 80 $29,600 $14.20 $33,000 $15.90 -54.8%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 2,260 $28,800 $13.80 $33,300 $16.00 95.7%
Canton 1,160 $25,000 $12.00 $30,400 $14.60 94.3%
Cincinnati 5,880 $28,300 $13.60 $33,700 $16.20 64.4%
Cleveland 7,750 $30,000 $14.40 $35,600 $17.10 114.8%
Columbus 6,050 $29,000 $13.90 $34,200 $16.50 85.4%
Dayton 2,870 $27,800 $13.40 $31,400 $15.10 114.3%
Lima 510 $25,700 $12.30 $30,600 $14.70 179%
Mansfield 450 $26,500 $12.70 $31,200 $15.00 137.6%
Sandusky 240 $26,400 $12.70 $31,300 $15.10 98.9%
Springfield 300 $25,500 $12.30 $29,300 $14.10 75.5%
Toledo 1,990 $28,600 $13.80 $33,800 $16.30 88.8%
Youngstown 2,050 $24,300 $11.70 $29,200 $14.00 159.1%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 140 $24,300 $11.70 $26,500 $12.70 -5.5%
Oklahoma City 1,960 $27,200 $13.10 $32,000 $15.40 -3.4%
Tulsa 970 $25,400 $12.20 $30,400 $14.60 -36.3%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 610 $32,000 $15.40 $37,500 $18.00 174.3%
Corvallis 320 $31,100 $15.00 $39,100 $18.80 169%
Eugene 1,180 $30,400 $14.60 $35,900 $17.30 132%
Medford 790 $28,700 $13.80 $32,800 $15.80 182.5%
Portland 6,420 $34,600 $16.60 $40,300 $19.40 79.7%
Salem 840 $29,700 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 60.1%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 1,500 $28,900 $13.90 $32,300 $15.50 26.4%
Altoona 200 $32,800 $15.80 $36,600 $17.60 -3.3%
Erie 510 $25,400 $12.20 $30,300 $14.60 13.4%
Harrisburg 1,400 $28,800 $13.90 $32,300 $15.50 25.8%
Johnstown 190 $23,300 $11.20 $28,700 $13.80 -8.7%
Lancaster 840 $28,600 $13.80 $34,100 $16.40 2.4%
Lebanon 150 $25,900 $12.40 $29,700 $14.30 -9.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 9,930 $34,800 $16.70 $41,300 $19.90 29.7%
Pittsburgh 4,070 $27,200 $13.10 $31,600 $15.20 1.6%
Reading 410 $26,700 $12.80 $30,100 $14.50 -30.1%
Scranton 560 $27,400 $13.20 $31,500 $15.20 -38.8%
State College 90 $28,500 $13.70 $34,500 $16.60 -60.5%
Williamsport 170 $25,300 $12.20 $29,700 $14.30 -8.5%
York 500 $28,100 $13.50 $31,500 $15.10 -19.4%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 3,530 $34,400 $16.50 $40,100 $19.30 45.5%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 170 $27,200 $13.10 $34,500 $16.60 -18.5%
Charleston 790 $31,300 $15.10 $39,600 $19.10 -21.3%
Columbia 840 $27,400 $13.20 $32,000 $15.40 -30.4%
Florence 570 $25,000 $12.00 $29,200 $14.10 98.1%
Greenville 830 $27,700 $13.30 $31,500 $15.20 -22.1%
Myrtle Beach 310 $28,300 $13.60 $31,800 $15.30 -21.2%
Spartanburg 360 $23,900 $11.50 $29,800 $14.30 -15%
Sumter 140 $23,900 $11.50 $26,200 $12.60 11.5%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 80 $29,100 $14.00 $33,000 $15.90 -64.6%
Sioux Falls 80 $31,000 $14.90 $34,800 $16.70 -83.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 620 $28,100 $13.50 $32,600 $15.70 -23.1%
Clarksville 260 $24,700 $11.90 $29,000 $13.90 -5.9%
Cleveland 60 $28,600 $13.80 $32,400 $15.60 -52.8%
Jackson 290 $23,700 $11.40 $27,200 $13.10 43%
Johnson City 290 $23,800 $11.50 $26,200 $12.60 4.8%
Kingsport 250 $22,700 $10.90 $26,200 $12.60 -38.9%
Knoxville 770 $27,100 $13.10 $31,100 $15.00 -34.3%
Memphis 1,380 $27,300 $13.10 $31,500 $15.20 -36.6%
Morristown 130 $23,200 $11.10 $26,400 $12.70 -17%
Nashville 1,150 $29,000 $13.90 $33,500 $16.10 -55.4%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 200 $23,500 $11.30 $28,200 $13.60 -11.2%
Amarillo 250 $28,200 $13.60 $34,600 $16.60 -35.8%
Austin 1,610 $32,900 $15.80 $39,500 $19.00 -41.8%
Beaumont 680 $24,100 $11.60 $30,500 $14.70 18.8%
Brownsville 570 $21,600 $10.40 $27,500 $13.20 28%
College Station 210 $27,900 $13.40 $35,500 $17.10 -35.1%
Corpus Christi 680 $23,200 $11.10 $29,200 $14.00 6.9%
Dallas (Area) 10,330 $29,000 $13.90 $34,700 $16.70 -2.7%
El Paso 780 $22,200 $10.70 $28,400 $13.70 -19.4%
Houston 8,640 $29,200 $14.10 $34,500 $16.60 -6.3%
Killeen 260 $23,800 $11.50 $29,000 $13.90 -40.1%
Laredo 180 $22,200 $10.70 $33,100 $15.90 -42.4%
Longview 290 $26,400 $12.70 $30,000 $14.40 -14.2%
Lubbock 420 $25,400 $12.20 $29,600 $14.30 -4.9%
McAllen 1,360 $21,000 $10.10 $27,000 $13.00 72.1%
Midland 180 $25,000 $12.00 $30,200 $14.50 -27%
Odessa 180 $26,400 $12.70 $30,900 $14.90 -17.9%
San Angelo 100 $23,700 $11.40 $27,900 $13.40 -34.4%
San Antonio 3,570 $25,600 $12.30 $30,700 $14.70 18.7%
Sherman 250 $26,100 $12.60 $34,700 $16.70 72.9%
Texarkana 210 $23,800 $11.50 $29,200 $14.00 6.3%
Tyler 740 $25,800 $12.40 $31,800 $15.30 120.9%
Victoria 250 $30,300 $14.60 $35,800 $17.20 44%
Waco 360 $25,200 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 -0.5%
Wichita Falls 150 $22,700 $10.90 $27,500 $13.20 -27.3%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 220 $23,800 $11.50 $29,200 $14.00 27%
Ogden 960 $25,300 $12.20 $30,600 $14.70 36.8%
Provo 740 $28,000 $13.50 $33,400 $16.10 18.8%
Salt Lake City 3,350 $27,300 $13.10 $32,100 $15.50 52.9%
St. George 390 $27,800 $13.40 $33,100 $15.90 126.4%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 430 $37,400 $18.00 $47,200 $22.70 7.7%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 50 $25,600 $12.30 $32,500 $15.60 -80.3%
Charlottesville 90 $30,600 $14.70 $36,500 $17.60 -74.6%
Danville 90 $29,900 $14.40 $36,100 $17.40 -34.2%
Harrisonburg 70 $25,200 $12.10 $30,900 $14.90 -67.9%
Lynchburg 90 $33,200 $16.00 $37,800 $18.20 -75.3%
Richmond 1,040 $32,500 $15.60 $37,000 $17.80 -51.5%
Roanoke 600 $28,600 $13.70 $32,200 $15.50 8.2%
Virginia Beach 820 $32,000 $15.40 $37,700 $18.10 -69.1%
Winchester 70 $29,300 $14.10 $34,800 $16.70 -64.7%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 400 $35,600 $17.10 $39,900 $19.20 44.7%
Bremerton 630 $39,100 $18.80 $44,000 $21.10 116.8%
Kennewick 520 $32,300 $15.50 $38,400 $18.50 52.2%
Longview 240 $34,700 $16.70 $39,200 $18.80 97.2%
Mount Vernon 390 $38,000 $18.30 $50,300 $24.20 147.6%
Olympia 600 $35,900 $17.20 $41,300 $19.80 73.8%
Seattle (Area) 9,380 $36,100 $17.30 $42,700 $20.50 78.1%
Spokane 1,490 $32,800 $15.80 $38,000 $18.30 103.3%
Wenatchee 310 $31,400 $15.10 $37,200 $17.90 119.7%
Yakima 510 $29,400 $14.10 $33,200 $16.00 75%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 390 $26,500 $12.70 $30,200 $14.50 -26.4%
Huntington 560 $24,700 $11.90 $29,400 $14.10 40.9%
Morgantown 40 $22,300 $10.70 $24,700 $11.90 -80.4%
Parkersburg 220 $23,100 $11.10 $28,700 $13.80 -11.7%
Weirton 210 $26,200 $12.60 $32,300 $15.50 40.1%
Wheeling 180 $22,500 $10.80 $27,000 $13.00 -23.8%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 420 $30,800 $14.80 $37,500 $18.00 2.1%
Eau Claire 400 $30,400 $14.60 $35,900 $17.30 46.3%
Fond du Lac 110 $26,300 $12.70 $34,800 $16.70 -29.9%
Green Bay 550 $29,100 $14.00 $34,200 $16.40 -5.7%
Janesville 140 $31,800 $15.30 $37,200 $17.90 -36.4%
La Crosse 180 $32,300 $15.50 $37,600 $18.10 -27.6%
Madison 710 $31,000 $14.90 $38,200 $18.30 -40.2%
Milwaukee 2,760 $29,000 $14.00 $37,100 $17.90 -6.2%
Oshkosh 410 $31,000 $14.90 $36,800 $17.70 31.5%
Racine 270 $29,800 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 1.6%
Sheboygan 180 $29,400 $14.10 $33,300 $16.00 -15.4%
Wausau 130 $33,600 $16.10 $39,400 $18.90 -45.5%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 160 $29,900 $14.40 $35,400 $17.00 14.7%
Cheyenne 300 $28,500 $13.70 $32,000 $15.40 94.6%