Mental Health Therapists

Median Salary: $38,000

Many mental health therapists across the United States share a number of important professional attributes. For example, dependability, self control, and cooperation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 106,920 people were working as mental health therapists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're intending to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for mental health therapists in the U.S. was $38,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about mental health therapists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

Mental health therapists should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Deductive Reasoning
Category Flexibility

Different people go into different careers; mental health therapists are typically:

Social
Investigative
Artistic

Working as a mental health therapist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Therapy and Counseling
English Language
Education and Training
Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management

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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 working as mental health therapists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of mental health therapists 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
Birmingham	230	$36,900	$17.80	$41,500	$19.90	-43.9%
Huntsville	40	$34,000	$16.30	$37,600	$18.10	-74.6%
Mobile	40	$36,000	$17.30	$39,800	$19.10	-74.6%
Montgomery	130	$33,100	$15.90	$57,800	$27.80	-0.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	210	$55,500	$26.70	$66,300	$31.90	58.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	600	$40,300	$19.40	$48,100	$23.10	-58.3%
Prescott	40	$46,900	$22.50	$52,300	$25.10	-18.2%
Tucson	200	$40,000	$19.20	$45,600	$21.90	-32.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	100	$39,900	$19.20	$48,700	$23.40	-39.4%
Fort Smith	80	$46,100	$22.20	$60,700	$29.20	-21.8%
Little Rock	230	$51,500	$24.80	$61,900	$29.70	-13.9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	220	$85,900	$41.30	$102,900	$49.50	1.7%
Chico	120	NA	NA	NA	NA	114.5%
Hanford	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	208.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,490	$34,800	$16.70	$49,100	$23.60	-52.8%
Modesto	150	NA	NA	NA	NA	15.2%
Napa	30	$32,400	$15.60	$37,200	$17.90	-31.3%
Oakland	1,110	$43,300	$20.80	$70,800	$34.10	37.3%
Redding	NA	$24,700	$11.90	$51,200	$24.60	NA
Riverside	550	$45,400	$21.80	$84,600	$40.70	-44.1%
Sacramento	680	$59,600	$28.70	$70,400	$33.90	-2.9%
Salinas	120	$85,100	$40.90	$102,900	$49.50	-2.1%
San Diego	670	$49,800	$23.90	$74,500	$35.80	-36.1%
San Francisco (Area)	1,890	$45,200	$21.70	$67,800	$32.60	16.9%
San Francisco (City)	780	$47,000	$22.60	$64,800	$31.10	-3.5%
San Jose	340	$33,400	$16.10	$40,300	$19.40	-53.7%
San Luis Obispo	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-8.9%
Santa Barbara	100	$38,700	$18.60	$46,600	$22.40	-27.9%
Santa Cruz	100	$42,000	$20.20	$76,600	$36.80	45.2%
Santa Rosa	170	$30,300	$14.60	$42,800	$20.60	16.1%
Stockton	180	$36,300	$17.50	$77,400	$37.20	6.2%
Vallejo	170	NA	NA	NA	NA	69.7%
Visalia	90	$55,000	$26.50	$66,100	$31.80	-12.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	150	$39,800	$19.10	$51,100	$24.60	17.8%
Colorado Springs	260	$39,400	$18.90	$50,600	$24.30	28%
Denver	1,570	$37,200	$17.90	$48,900	$23.50	57.6%
Fort Collins	260	$23,900	$11.50	$46,400	$22.30	150.2%
Grand Junction	80	$34,200	$16.40	$41,800	$20.10	49.4%
Greeley	80	$36,100	$17.30	$55,200	$26.50	17.6%
Pueblo	170	$47,600	$22.90	$56,100	$27.00	263.4%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	300	$35,700	$17.20	$47,900	$23.00	-6.7%
Hartford	480	$31,700	$15.20	$42,000	$20.20	3.4%
New Haven	770	$34,200	$16.50	$40,500	$19.50	199.3%
Norwich	NA	$51,700	$24.90	$56,500	$27.20	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,130	$45,500	$21.90	$56,400	$27.10	-22.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	160	$40,200	$19.30	$50,700	$24.40	-22.2%
Cape Coral	110	$36,100	$17.40	$42,800	$20.60	-32.8%
Deltona	200	$38,900	$18.70	$42,300	$20.30	59.3%
Fort Walton Beach	80	$30,300	$14.60	$35,200	$16.90	21%
Gainesville	70	$37,600	$18.10	$47,600	$22.90	-28.6%
Jacksonville	270	$35,900	$17.20	$45,100	$21.70	-43.9%
Lakeland	240	$41,000	$19.70	$45,900	$22.10	49.4%
Miami (Area)	1,500	$42,400	$20.40	$53,200	$25.60	-16.6%
Naples	70	$38,100	$18.30	$48,500	$23.30	-29.7%
Ocala	50	$33,400	$16.10	$42,300	$20.40	-35.6%
Orlando	240	$38,700	$18.60	$45,500	$21.90	-70.8%
Palm Bay	120	$34,900	$16.80	$44,600	$21.40	-24.2%
Panama City	60	$31,400	$15.10	$37,100	$17.80	7.7%
Pensacola	170	$33,000	$15.90	$38,600	$18.60	33.1%
Port St. Lucie	120	$34,200	$16.40	$37,100	$17.80	26.4%
Tallahassee	120	$40,700	$19.60	$50,200	$24.20	-12.7%
Tampa	630	$34,700	$16.70	$41,500	$19.90	-32.4%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	1,210	$33,800	$16.30	$52,500	$25.20	-35.7%
Augusta	50	$45,500	$21.90	$74,600	$35.80	-72.7%
Macon	40	$54,900	$26.40	$60,300	$29.00	-51.7%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$33,300	$16.00	$40,400	$19.40	NA

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	140	$39,100	$18.80	$57,800	$27.80	-34.6%
Coeur d'Alene	70	$33,000	$15.80	$43,100	$20.70	51.7%
Idaho Falls	NA	$69,400	$33.40	$77,100	$37.10	NA
Lewiston	40	$33,100	$15.90	$45,200	$21.70	85.9%
Pocatello	140	$65,400	$31.40	$75,600	$36.30	383.5%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	50	$37,000	$17.80	$47,000	$22.60	-42.1%
Chicago (Area)	4,550	$35,900	$17.30	$48,800	$23.50	-13.9%
Peoria	70	$36,200	$17.40	$48,500	$23.30	-47.9%
Rockford	130	$35,700	$17.10	$50,300	$24.20	10.1%
Springfield	40	$48,000	$23.10	$54,600	$26.20	-52.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	60	$37,500	$18.00	$43,100	$20.70	81.3%
Evansville	70	$38,800	$18.70	$43,800	$21.00	-48.7%
Fort Wayne	110	$48,100	$23.10	$60,100	$28.90	-31.5%
Indianapolis	330	$46,000	$22.10	$51,700	$24.90	-53.9%
South Bend	60	$45,300	$21.80	$55,500	$26.70	-47.7%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	100	$30,000	$14.40	$38,000	$18.30	-30.1%
Des Moines	230	$38,100	$18.30	$45,700	$22.00	-13%
Dubuque	40	$30,000	$14.40	$38,700	$18.60	-12.2%
Iowa City	250	$23,400	$11.20	$32,200	$15.50	274.2%
Sioux City	30	$29,400	$14.10	$37,000	$17.80	-45.8%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	NA	$31,200	$15.00	$46,400	$22.30	NA
Topeka	NA	$26,200	$12.60	$29,800	$14.30	NA
Wichita	80	$33,100	$15.90	$42,200	$20.30	-66%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	80	$32,200	$15.50	$41,900	$20.10	-60.6%
Louisville	360	$33,200	$16.00	$42,100	$20.20	-25.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	380	$25,600	$12.30	$32,500	$15.60	628.5%
Baton Rouge	130	$42,800	$20.60	$49,900	$24.00	-55.1%
Lafayette	50	$28,100	$13.50	$33,700	$16.20	-55.4%
Lake Charles	NA	$37,200	$17.90	$46,200	$22.20	NA
Monroe	60	$43,700	$21.00	$50,400	$24.30	-6.7%
New Orleans	870	$27,800	$13.40	$32,800	$15.80	109.9%
Shreveport	130	$31,900	$15.40	$44,800	$21.60	-11.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	70	$56,200	$27.00	$67,500	$32.40	47.4%
Portland	70	$42,200	$20.30	$63,300	$30.40	-56.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	880	$40,500	$19.50	$49,300	$23.70	-15%
Hagerstown	40	$34,000	$16.30	$45,500	$21.90	-54.6%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	200	$46,500	$22.40	$51,100	$24.60	158.8%
Boston (Area)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Pittsfield	120	NA	NA	NA	NA	336.1%
Springfield	770	$32,900	$15.80	$52,300	$25.10	226.5%
Worcester	670	$38,800	$18.70	$50,200	$24.10	142.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	50	$54,800	$26.30	$68,000	$32.70	-70.9%
Battle Creek	80	$44,400	$21.30	$51,600	$24.80	88.8%
Detroit (Area)	880	$42,100	$20.20	$52,100	$25.10	-40.5%
Flint	130	$37,600	$18.10	$48,500	$23.30	20.4%
Grand Rapids	300	$40,600	$19.50	$53,200	$25.60	1.5%
Kalamazoo	40	$47,700	$22.90	$51,600	$24.80	-67.5%
Lansing	120	$55,600	$26.70	$73,900	$35.50	-24.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	80	$44,100	$21.20	$49,500	$23.80	-19.3%
Minneapolis	1,410	$41,100	$19.70	$51,000	$24.50	-0.6%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	NA	$42,500	$20.40	$59,100	$28.40	NA
Jackson	150	$34,400	$16.50	$51,700	$24.90	-24.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	450	$38,400	$18.50	$45,700	$22.00	-44.3%
Springfield	150	$20,600	$9.90	$30,700	$14.80	-3.9%
St. Joseph	70	$23,600	$11.30	$25,300	$12.20	56.6%
St. Louis	370	$37,600	$18.10	$44,400	$21.30	-65.2%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	50	$25,700	$12.40	$38,000	$18.30	-21%
Missoula	120	$32,200	$15.50	$38,500	$18.50	164.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	140	$36,500	$17.50	$43,400	$20.90	8.2%
Omaha	430	$40,500	$19.50	$54,200	$26.10	15.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	240	$51,000	$24.50	$59,500	$28.60	-65.8%
Reno	120	$51,000	$24.50	$59,900	$28.80	-24.3%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	140	$32,500	$15.60	$38,200	$18.40	67.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	210	$41,200	$19.80	$49,400	$23.80	17.8%
Vineland	110	$47,700	$22.90	$60,700	$29.20	115.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	570	$52,900	$25.50	$61,600	$29.60	80.9%
Santa Fe	60	$24,700	$11.90	$40,100	$19.30	7.9%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	190	$30,500	$14.70	$46,900	$22.60	-45.6%
Buffalo	NA	$31,000	$14.90	$35,500	$17.10	NA
Elmira	NA	$38,500	$18.50	$64,600	$31.10	NA
Glens Falls	NA	$37,800	$18.20	$40,200	$19.30	NA
Kingston	60	$57,300	$27.60	$64,000	$30.80	17.2%
New York (Area)	6,080	$38,900	$18.70	$50,000	$24.00	-14.8%
Poughkeepsie	130	$24,300	$11.70	$31,400	$15.10	-33.5%
Rochester	470	$40,800	$19.60	$51,300	$24.70	16.4%
Syracuse	130	$31,300	$15.10	$39,900	$19.20	-50%
Utica	90	$21,900	$10.50	$28,400	$13.70	-12.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	190	$38,700	$18.60	$47,500	$22.80	34.7%
Burlington	NA	$37,800	$18.20	$40,100	$19.30	NA
Charlotte	360	$36,700	$17.60	$52,100	$25.00	-47.2%
Durham	360	$41,100	$19.70	$51,300	$24.70	58.6%
Fayetteville	190	$37,600	$18.10	$44,500	$21.40	88.6%
Goldsboro	40	$37,200	$17.90	$41,500	$19.90	4.6%
Greensboro	140	$41,600	$20.00	$45,700	$22.00	-50.4%
Greenville	130	$43,300	$20.80	$53,300	$25.60	114.5%
Hickory	240	$44,400	$21.40	$51,900	$25.00	105.5%
Raleigh	410	$38,600	$18.60	$50,100	$24.10	-0.5%
Wilmington	250	$36,300	$17.40	$45,400	$21.80	120.4%
Winston-Salem	70	$52,900	$25.40	$59,900	$28.80	-56%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	260	$42,300	$20.30	$51,400	$24.70	-2.1%
Canton	200	$45,500	$21.90	$55,600	$26.70	47.7%
Cincinnati	670	$39,900	$19.20	$49,800	$23.90	-17.6%
Cleveland	840	$37,900	$18.20	$44,700	$21.50	2.4%
Columbus	480	$43,800	$21.00	$51,300	$24.70	-34.8%
Dayton	340	$46,400	$22.30	$52,400	$25.20	10.1%
Sandusky	30	$48,400	$23.30	$55,800	$26.80	17.7%
Springfield	60	$44,300	$21.30	$51,300	$24.70	42.4%
Toledo	220	$41,300	$19.90	$48,900	$23.50	-9.4%
Youngstown	650	$46,000	$22.10	$59,200	$28.40	259.9%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	80	$45,600	$21.90	$51,300	$24.70	135.6%
Oklahoma City	360	$45,200	$21.70	$55,900	$26.90	-21.5%
Tulsa	410	$43,000	$20.70	$48,000	$23.10	19.4%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Corvallis	70	$40,700	$19.60	$52,800	$25.40	161.2%
Eugene	240	$51,000	$24.50	$71,200	$34.20	105.1%
Medford	NA	$35,500	$17.10	$43,600	$21.00	NA
Portland	1,160	$48,000	$23.10	$61,100	$29.40	42.7%
Salem	80	$51,100	$24.60	$65,400	$31.40	-33.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	590	$36,900	$17.70	$53,100	$25.50	118.2%
Altoona	190	$29,300	$14.10	$39,100	$18.80	308.3%
Erie	600	$33,300	$16.00	$41,800	$20.10	480.1%
Harrisburg	660	$44,200	$21.30	$55,100	$26.50	157.7%
Johnstown	NA	$35,800	$17.20	$41,900	$20.10	NA
Lancaster	230	$41,400	$19.90	$51,300	$24.60	26%
Lebanon	50	$48,900	$23.50	$57,400	$27.60	21.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	7,330	$38,600	$18.60	$48,000	$23.10	110.9%
Pittsburgh	2,540	$33,100	$15.90	$43,400	$20.90	179%
Reading	230	$36,100	$17.40	$46,900	$22.60	71.6%
Scranton	1,170	$32,100	$15.50	$37,900	$18.20	465.6%
State College	100	$37,400	$18.00	$43,300	$20.80	87.7%
Williamsport	50	$36,600	$17.60	$43,800	$21.00	14.9%
York	290	$30,700	$14.70	$38,100	$18.30	107.3%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	940	$34,500	$16.60	$47,700	$22.90	200.7%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	12.8%
Charleston	30	$30,600	$14.70	$43,300	$20.80	-85.2%
Columbia	190	$39,500	$19.00	$54,500	$26.20	-29.8%
Greenville	30	$32,900	$15.80	$39,700	$19.10	-87.4%
Spartanburg	50	$34,500	$16.60	$38,800	$18.70	-48.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	50	$35,400	$17.00	$39,700	$19.10	8.8%
Sioux Falls	80	$38,800	$18.70	$52,700	$25.40	-24.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	40	$28,800	$13.80	$33,000	$15.80	-80.8%
Kingsport	110	$30,100	$14.50	$36,900	$17.80	13.9%
Knoxville	140	$27,900	$13.40	$32,200	$15.50	-49%
Memphis	710	$27,400	$13.20	$34,100	$16.40	42.9%
Nashville	500	$31,300	$15.10	$40,200	$19.30	-15.2%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	60	$32,100	$15.40	$35,400	$17.00	8.3%
Amarillo	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-66.3%
Austin	350	$35,700	$17.20	$45,100	$21.70	-44.6%
Beaumont	50	$28,300	$13.60	$36,000	$17.30	-61%
College Station	110	$28,300	$13.60	$32,100	$15.50	47.7%
Corpus Christi	270	$29,200	$14.00	$37,900	$18.20	89%
Dallas (Area)	NA	$36,600	$17.60	$43,500	$20.90	NA
El Paso	NA	$25,500	$12.30	$36,800	$17.70	NA
Houston	990	$36,900	$17.70	$49,500	$23.80	-52.8%
Killeen	NA	$29,200	$14.00	$36,600	$17.60	NA
Lubbock	NA	$31,700	$15.20	$37,000	$17.80	NA
San Antonio	260	$37,400	$18.00	$47,500	$22.80	-62.2%
Waco	NA	$80,600	$38.70	$88,900	$42.70	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	130	$41,900	$20.20	$50,400	$24.20	-19.1%
Provo	100	$45,000	$21.60	$53,900	$25.90	-27.3%
Salt Lake City	320	$46,500	$22.40	$53,500	$25.70	-35.1%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	110	$36,700	$17.60	$43,200	$20.80	20.2%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlottesville	NA	$43,200	$20.80	$55,000	$26.50	NA
Lynchburg	220	$33,600	$16.10	$40,800	$19.60	164.4%
Richmond	1,120	$41,300	$19.80	$54,600	$26.20	129%
Roanoke	140	$28,100	$13.50	$37,200	$17.90	12.8%
Virginia Beach	1,200	$41,200	$19.80	$49,600	$23.90	99.6%
Winchester	140	$42,900	$20.60	$60,300	$29.00	235.1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	80	$41,300	$19.90	$50,300	$24.20	31.7%
Bremerton	110	$43,900	$21.10	$52,700	$25.30	69.1%
Kennewick	140	$38,600	$18.60	$50,300	$24.20	86.8%
Longview	NA	$38,700	$18.60	$46,100	$22.20	NA
Olympia	NA	$42,700	$20.50	$54,200	$26.00	NA
Seattle (Area)	2,500	$40,400	$19.40	$49,900	$24.00	172.5%
Spokane	420	$46,600	$22.40	$60,000	$28.80	149.1%
Wenatchee	NA	$38,000	$18.30	$40,700	$19.60	NA
Yakima	160	$43,900	$21.10	$51,100	$24.50	143.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	110	$37,400	$18.00	$41,900	$20.10	-7.7%
Huntington	100	$29,900	$14.40	$36,900	$17.70	10.4%
Morgantown	40	$29,700	$14.30	$34,300	$16.50	-6.8%
Parkersburg	NA	$29,600	$14.20	$39,000	$18.80	NA
Wheeling	60	$31,100	$15.00	$37,400	$18.00	5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	100	$43,100	$20.70	$56,300	$27.10	9.4%
Green Bay	90	$51,700	$24.80	$65,400	$31.40	-32.9%
Janesville	40	$43,900	$21.10	$47,300	$22.80	-30.6%
Madison	270	$36,200	$17.40	$48,700	$23.40	-0.6%
Milwaukee	720	$36,400	$17.50	$50,100	$24.10	8.3%
Oshkosh	80	$52,300	$25.10	$60,200	$28.90	6.4%
Racine	30	$41,300	$19.90	$54,100	$26.00	-42.3%
Wausau	50	$42,000	$20.20	$59,700	$28.70	-18.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	40	$45,300	$21.80	$51,000	$24.50	24.1%