Nursery School Teachers

Median Salary: $24,500

Many nursery school teachers across the nation share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, integrity, cooperation, and social orientation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 389,660 people were working as nursery school teachers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're aiming to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for nursery school teachers in the U.S. was $24,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about nursery school teachers, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Nursery school teachers should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Oral Comprehension
Originality
Written Comprehension
Inductive Reasoning

Different people go into different careers; nursery school teachers are typically:

Social
Artistic
Enterprising

Working as a nursery school teacher requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Psychology
Education and Training
English Language
Public Safety and Security

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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 nursery school teachers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of nursery school teachers 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
Auburn	150	$23,700	$11.40	$26,200	$12.60	7.2%
Birmingham	490	$21,700	$10.40	$25,300	$12.20	-67%
Dothan	40	$24,600	$11.80	$32,100	$15.50	-78.9%
Florence	50	$24,800	$11.90	$29,900	$14.40	-64.1%
Huntsville	NA	$28,000	$13.50	$30,600	$14.70	NA
Mobile	NA	$30,000	$14.40	$33,700	$16.20	NA
Montgomery	230	$21,400	$10.30	$23,700	$11.40	-53.4%
Tuscaloosa	120	$24,500	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	-55.9%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	300	$24,600	$11.80	$29,100	$14.00	-39.5%
Fairbanks	60	$24,500	$11.80	$35,900	$17.30	-47.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	150	$22,800	$11.00	$32,400	$15.60	-10.9%
Lake Havasu City	150	$21,500	$10.30	$23,500	$11.30	8.8%
Phoenix	5,000	$21,500	$10.30	$27,300	$13.10	-4.9%
Prescott	180	$18,200	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	3.5%
Tucson	1,580	$24,000	$11.50	$31,000	$14.90	46.3%
Yuma	180	$23,900	$11.50	$27,900	$13.40	0.7%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	600	$27,200	$13.10	$33,000	$15.90	2.5%
Fort Smith	240	$23,200	$11.20	$34,500	$16.60	-32.3%
Hot Springs	130	$18,400	$8.90	$22,100	$10.60	23.1%
Jonesboro	160	$22,000	$10.60	$33,000	$15.90	15.4%
Little Rock	1,360	$18,000	$8.60	$23,300	$11.20	37.6%
Pine Bluff	90	$27,900	$13.40	$36,700	$17.70	-16.6%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	800	$23,100	$11.10	$31,200	$15.00	0.9%
Chico	430	$20,200	$9.70	$23,700	$11.40	108.8%
El Centro	160	$26,200	$12.60	$35,300	$17.00	8.2%
Fresno	960	$21,600	$10.40	$27,400	$13.20	-0.9%
Hanford	110	$24,100	$11.60	$29,200	$14.10	-2.2%
Los Angeles (Area)	17,350	$28,300	$13.60	$34,900	$16.80	2.1%
Madera	170	$27,200	$13.10	$32,200	$15.50	49.1%
Merced	140	$26,800	$12.90	$35,000	$16.90	-19.8%
Modesto	440	$25,100	$12.10	$34,900	$16.80	-4.8%
Napa	170	$30,300	$14.60	$34,500	$16.60	-10.2%
Oakland	4,610	$30,300	$14.60	$35,900	$17.30	56.2%
Oxnard	1,160	$26,000	$12.50	$31,800	$15.30	32.9%
Redding	100	$26,900	$12.90	$32,300	$15.50	-46.7%
Riverside	3,940	$25,100	$12.10	$30,900	$14.90	10.4%
Sacramento	2,720	$24,900	$12.00	$29,000	$14.00	7.2%
Salinas	500	$34,800	$16.70	$50,300	$24.20	7.2%
San Diego	3,320	$28,000	$13.50	$33,200	$16.00	-13%
San Francisco (Area)	8,030	$33,200	$16.00	$39,700	$19.10	36.4%
San Francisco (City)	3,420	$36,100	$17.30	$43,500	$20.90	16.6%
San Jose	4,060	$34,100	$16.40	$41,000	$19.70	53.2%
San Luis Obispo	400	$25,100	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	34.1%
Santa Barbara	360	$30,500	$14.70	$36,000	$17.30	-30%
Santa Cruz	420	$28,000	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	66.8%
Santa Rosa	500	$29,500	$14.20	$33,200	$16.00	-5.1%
Stockton	1,000	$29,000	$14.00	$37,000	$17.80	60.1%
Vallejo	340	$25,800	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	-6.2%
Visalia	400	$26,200	$12.60	$31,400	$15.10	1.4%
Yuba City	270	$31,300	$15.00	$35,800	$17.20	139%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,050	$32,900	$15.80	$53,500	$25.70	125.4%
Colorado Springs	570	$28,900	$13.90	$39,800	$19.10	-22.9%
Denver	2,560	$24,700	$11.90	$31,600	$15.20	-29.7%
Fort Collins	400	$27,400	$13.20	$32,400	$15.60	3.1%
Grand Junction	130	$19,000	$9.20	$28,700	$13.80	-31.8%
Greeley	300	$24,800	$11.90	$30,400	$14.60	26.1%
Pueblo	100	$20,000	$9.60	$35,900	$17.20	-37.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,220	$27,800	$13.40	$34,000	$16.40	59.1%
Hartford	2,610	$25,400	$12.20	$30,200	$14.50	55.5%
New Haven	1,290	$27,400	$13.20	$33,700	$16.20	33.3%
Norwich	290	$28,500	$13.70	$35,300	$17.00	-27.7%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	260	$20,300	$9.80	$24,000	$11.60	48.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	10,650	$27,100	$13.00	$32,700	$15.70	22%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	580	$23,700	$11.40	$32,700	$15.70	-21.1%
Cape Coral	410	$23,400	$11.30	$27,100	$13.00	-31.4%
Deltona	240	$22,700	$10.90	$26,200	$12.60	-47.1%
Fort Walton Beach	330	$20,300	$9.80	$22,500	$10.80	42.9%
Gainesville	450	$19,000	$9.10	$24,000	$11.50	25.3%
Jacksonville	1,830	$21,500	$10.40	$25,200	$12.10	5.6%
Lakeland	400	$21,100	$10.20	$25,400	$12.20	-31.3%
Miami (Area)	6,710	$24,200	$11.60	$29,900	$14.40	8%
Naples	330	$23,100	$11.10	$27,900	$13.40	-3%
Ocala	300	$19,200	$9.20	$22,400	$10.80	5.6%
Orlando	2,460	$22,900	$11.00	$29,300	$14.10	-16.7%
Palm Bay	470	$21,500	$10.40	$25,300	$12.20	-18.6%
Panama City	250	$18,400	$8.90	$23,400	$11.30	20.4%
Pensacola	420	$20,000	$9.60	$25,000	$12.00	-7.6%
Port St. Lucie	330	$20,600	$9.90	$25,000	$12.00	-9.3%
Sebastian	150	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.80	7%
Tallahassee	260	$25,700	$12.30	$37,800	$18.20	-45.9%
Tampa	2,490	$21,600	$10.40	$26,100	$12.60	-26.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	450	$18,800	$9.00	$26,800	$12.90	149.3%
Athens	270	$17,900	$8.60	$20,100	$9.70	13.6%
Atlanta	8,740	$20,000	$9.60	$27,100	$13.00	27.9%
Augusta	820	$21,600	$10.40	$43,200	$20.80	34.6%
Brunswick	240	$18,700	$9.00	$30,100	$14.50	99.5%
Columbus	580	$16,800	$8.10	$19,300	$9.30	71.2%
Dalton	130	$21,700	$10.40	$29,800	$14.30	-32.5%
Gainesville	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$19,800	$9.50	NA
Hinesville	NA	$19,500	$9.40	$26,100	$12.60	NA
Macon	330	$21,200	$10.20	$25,300	$12.20	14.9%
Savannah	560	$17,500	$8.40	$23,100	$11.10	25.5%
Valdosta	160	$16,700	$8.00	$27,900	$13.40	2.7%
Warner Robins	210	$17,200	$8.30	$40,200	$19.30	27.4%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	1,500	$29,500	$14.20	$35,900	$17.30	16.7%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	240	$18,200	$8.70	$21,200	$10.20	-69%
Coeur d'Alene	80	$17,800	$8.50	$19,400	$9.30	-49.4%
Idaho Falls	150	$17,500	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	4.6%
Lewiston	NA	$18,200	$8.80	$21,200	$10.20	NA
Pocatello	NA	$16,800	$8.10	$18,700	$9.00	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	320	$20,200	$9.70	$25,400	$12.20	23.8%
Champaign	310	$23,600	$11.30	$32,800	$15.80	2.8%
Chicago (Area)	10,750	$25,800	$12.40	$30,600	$14.70	-2%
Danville	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$23,800	$11.40	NA
Decatur	200	$22,900	$11.00	$28,600	$13.80	15.1%
Kankakee	160	$33,500	$16.10	$39,100	$18.80	31.6%
Peoria	650	$22,800	$11.00	$30,200	$14.50	27.7%
Rockford	280	$20,300	$9.80	$25,400	$12.20	-35.1%
Springfield	220	$21,900	$10.50	$24,100	$11.60	-30.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$25,400	$12.20	$29,200	$14.00	-59.4%
Bloomington	160	$20,400	$9.80	$26,000	$12.50	-29.7%
Columbus	NA	$22,800	$11.00	$28,800	$13.80	NA
Elkhart	120	$21,000	$10.10	$25,300	$12.20	-59.2%
Evansville	250	$20,800	$10.00	$26,000	$12.50	-49.1%
Fort Wayne	650	$22,800	$11.00	$25,800	$12.40	7.9%
Indianapolis	1,520	$22,900	$11.00	$27,800	$13.40	-41.5%
Kokomo	60	$20,300	$9.80	$34,100	$16.40	-46.6%
Lafayette	120	$24,400	$11.70	$29,500	$14.20	-51.8%
Michigan City	100	$22,000	$10.60	$28,400	$13.60	-24.2%
Muncie	130	$18,600	$8.90	$23,800	$11.40	-3%
South Bend	330	$25,100	$12.10	$30,600	$14.70	-13.5%
Terre Haute	110	$22,000	$10.60	$26,700	$12.80	-45.6%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	120	$19,100	$9.20	$21,500	$10.30	-1.5%
Cedar Rapids	NA	$20,500	$9.90	$25,900	$12.50	NA
Davenport	360	$21,300	$10.20	$26,400	$12.70	-33.6%
Des Moines	1,170	$22,400	$10.80	$34,300	$16.50	22.2%
Dubuque	140	$18,500	$8.90	$27,300	$13.10	-7.7%
Iowa City	NA	$23,400	$11.20	$26,000	$12.50	NA
Sioux City	120	$19,600	$9.40	$24,800	$11.90	-45.1%
Waterloo	140	$25,300	$12.20	$32,900	$15.80	-45.7%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	160	$35,300	$17.00	$43,700	$21.00	16.2%
Topeka	190	$26,200	$12.60	$43,200	$20.80	-42.3%
Wichita	290	$27,800	$13.40	$41,600	$20.00	-66.9%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	100	$20,500	$9.90	$34,000	$16.40	-41.2%
Elizabethtown	110	$20,400	$9.80	$32,200	$15.50	-15%
Lexington	730	$21,800	$10.50	$27,800	$13.40	1.2%
Louisville	1,700	$19,400	$9.30	$30,400	$14.60	-4.1%
Owensboro	40	$43,600	$21.00	$51,100	$24.60	-70.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	180	$21,000	$10.10	$24,200	$11.60	-6%
Baton Rouge	1,190	$17,300	$8.30	$20,800	$10.00	9.4%
Lafayette	520	$17,700	$8.50	$21,600	$10.40	19.9%
Lake Charles	230	$16,300	$7.80	$21,500	$10.30	-14.5%
Monroe	130	$17,600	$8.50	$19,400	$9.30	-42.1%
New Orleans	640	$25,600	$12.30	$33,200	$16.00	-57.8%
Shreveport	290	$15,900	$7.70	$19,200	$9.30	-44%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	90	$25,800	$12.40	$32,800	$15.80	-49.4%
Lewiston	140	$26,600	$12.80	$31,300	$15.00	-3.7%
Portland	560	$24,300	$11.70	$29,200	$14.10	-3.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	3,370	$25,400	$12.20	$34,000	$16.30	-10.3%
Cumberland	80	$31,700	$15.30	$42,900	$20.60	-26.7%
Hagerstown	240	$28,800	$13.90	$37,000	$17.80	-16%
Salisbury	200	$26,400	$12.70	$31,400	$15.10	22.4%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	380	$28,700	$13.80	$42,800	$20.60	32.8%
Boston (Area)	11,120	$28,300	$13.60	$33,700	$16.20	63.6%
Pittsfield	180	$23,400	$11.20	$26,200	$12.60	72.6%
Springfield	1,120	$24,400	$11.70	$29,700	$14.30	30.3%
Worcester	1,140	$26,300	$12.60	$32,300	$15.60	31.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	210	$26,800	$12.90	$32,400	$15.60	-63.8%
Battle Creek	170	$23,800	$11.40	$29,500	$14.20	7.2%
Bay City	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-64.3%
Detroit (Area)	2,930	$32,900	$15.80	$42,600	$20.50	-44.8%
Flint	430	$20,100	$9.70	$27,900	$13.40	8.3%
Grand Rapids	530	$38,700	$18.60	$46,700	$22.50	-51%
Holland	290	$19,300	$9.30	$29,000	$14.00	-4.8%
Jackson	180	$31,500	$15.10	$36,900	$17.80	14.9%
Kalamazoo	190	$18,900	$9.10	$30,300	$14.60	-53.7%
Lansing	250	$32,200	$15.50	$37,400	$18.00	-58.6%
Monroe	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$36,400	$17.50	NA
Muskegon	80	$29,600	$14.20	$41,800	$20.10	-55.8%
Niles	50	$34,200	$16.50	$53,700	$25.80	-69%
Saginaw	180	$24,300	$11.70	$31,700	$15.20	-25.8%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	450	$29,100	$14.00	$40,100	$19.30	21.7%
Minneapolis	4,880	$28,300	$13.60	$33,200	$16.00	-5.5%
Rochester	210	$28,700	$13.80	$33,400	$16.00	-32.9%
St. Cloud	280	$19,800	$9.50	$24,700	$11.90	-3.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	150	$22,100	$10.60	$27,200	$13.10	-50%
Hattiesburg	150	$18,800	$9.00	$25,100	$12.10	-9.7%
Jackson	650	$19,700	$9.50	$30,200	$14.50	-11.7%
Pascagoula	120	$22,600	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	-27.1%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	440	$19,100	$9.20	$25,100	$12.10	76.5%
Jefferson City	290	$18,900	$9.10	$28,800	$13.90	19%
Joplin	170	$22,300	$10.70	$26,700	$12.90	-25.8%
Kansas City	2,600	$22,600	$10.80	$31,000	$14.90	-11.9%
Springfield	410	$18,200	$8.80	$23,200	$11.20	-25.8%
St. Joseph	240	$23,500	$11.30	$29,300	$14.10	57.6%
St. Louis	4,760	$21,600	$10.40	$25,800	$12.40	22.7%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	70	$25,200	$12.10	$29,900	$14.40	-72.7%
Great Falls	80	$20,900	$10.10	$25,400	$12.20	-28.9%
Missoula	90	$21,200	$10.20	$28,200	$13.60	-43.6%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	290	$19,700	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	-40.8%
Omaha	1,600	$20,700	$9.90	$26,800	$12.90	18.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	40	$19,500	$9.40	$26,900	$12.90	-55%
Las Vegas	2,150	$21,600	$10.40	$26,300	$12.60	-16%
Reno	470	$22,800	$11.00	$26,400	$12.70	-20.1%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	510	$26,200	$12.60	$29,500	$14.20	71%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	250	$27,200	$13.10	$35,600	$17.10	-40.3%
Ocean City	30	$47,200	$22.70	$56,200	$27.00	-72.2%
Trenton	910	$27,200	$13.10	$37,500	$18.00	41.7%
Vineland	180	$44,800	$21.50	$52,500	$25.20	2.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,000	$19,500	$9.40	$29,100	$14.00	-11.9%
Farmington	NA	$18,900	$9.10	$20,200	$9.70	NA
Las Cruces	140	$31,000	$14.90	$38,000	$18.30	-28%
Santa Fe	180	$28,200	$13.60	$37,500	$18.10	-4.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,170	$24,700	$11.90	$29,500	$14.20	-9.5%
Binghamton	460	$24,700	$11.90	$30,600	$14.70	38.6%
Buffalo	1,620	$22,600	$10.90	$31,800	$15.30	1.7%
Elmira	110	$21,500	$10.40	$37,600	$18.10	-3.4%
Glens Falls	160	$21,600	$10.40	$24,800	$11.90	2.4%
Ithaca	110	$26,100	$12.50	$31,200	$15.00	-26.6%
Kingston	210	$23,900	$11.50	$28,700	$13.80	17.6%
New York (Area)	28,650	$32,900	$15.80	$41,500	$20.00	15.7%
Poughkeepsie	930	$25,500	$12.30	$33,300	$16.00	26.8%
Rochester	1,950	$22,200	$10.70	$30,800	$14.80	33.8%
Syracuse	950	$21,400	$10.30	$26,000	$12.50	4%
Utica	370	$27,600	$13.30	$44,400	$21.30	-2.2%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	550	$20,400	$9.80	$27,500	$13.20	9.5%
Burlington	290	$19,000	$9.10	$21,200	$10.20	69.3%
Charlotte	4,290	$20,800	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	71.8%
Durham	1,370	$23,400	$11.30	$29,000	$13.90	66.1%
Fayetteville	690	$18,600	$8.90	$21,000	$10.10	82.8%
Goldsboro	170	$18,300	$8.80	$23,400	$11.30	31.6%
Greensboro	1,130	$20,300	$9.70	$28,100	$13.50	8%
Greenville	590	$19,900	$9.50	$23,300	$11.20	171.5%
Hickory	340	$21,100	$10.20	$25,800	$12.40	-20.6%
Jacksonville	310	$17,800	$8.50	$19,800	$9.50	140.8%
Raleigh	3,500	$22,600	$10.90	$26,100	$12.50	135.3%
Rocky Mount	170	$20,300	$9.80	$23,300	$11.20	-1.8%
Wilmington	740	$18,700	$9.00	$20,700	$10.00	78%
Winston-Salem	530	$21,400	$10.30	$25,200	$12.10	-12.7%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	370	$24,800	$11.90	$29,700	$14.30	1.9%
Grand Forks	80	$28,300	$13.60	$32,600	$15.70	-47.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,050	$20,700	$10.00	$24,500	$11.80	9.1%
Canton	350	$22,100	$10.60	$25,500	$12.20	-28.7%
Cincinnati	3,880	$22,700	$10.90	$27,900	$13.40	30.8%
Cleveland	4,670	$20,000	$9.60	$23,700	$11.40	56%
Columbus	3,720	$20,700	$9.90	$23,900	$11.50	37.3%
Dayton	1,290	$20,600	$9.90	$25,200	$12.10	16.4%
Lima	90	$19,300	$9.30	$22,900	$11.00	-41.6%
Mansfield	80	$18,800	$9.00	$29,500	$14.20	-49.9%
Sandusky	50	$22,100	$10.60	$25,400	$12.20	-52.9%
Springfield	130	$19,100	$9.20	$23,600	$11.30	-8.5%
Toledo	1,070	$19,600	$9.40	$24,300	$11.70	22.6%
Youngstown	530	$18,100	$8.70	$21,400	$10.30	-19.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	NA	$22,500	$10.80	$35,700	$17.20	NA
Oklahoma City	1,650	$24,000	$11.60	$36,600	$17.60	-1.7%
Tulsa	1,170	$20,600	$9.90	$25,600	$12.30	-7.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	230	$23,000	$11.00	$25,300	$12.20	25.9%
Corvallis	100	$24,100	$11.60	$27,500	$13.20	-2%
Eugene	640	$23,400	$11.30	$28,900	$13.90	51.4%
Medford	270	$21,700	$10.40	$24,800	$11.90	14.8%
Portland	3,370	$23,300	$11.20	$29,400	$14.20	13.8%
Salem	650	$22,900	$11.00	$32,300	$15.50	47.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,070	$20,500	$9.90	$24,600	$11.80	8.3%
Altoona	90	$21,000	$10.10	$27,100	$13.00	-45.1%
Erie	540	$22,200	$10.70	$29,700	$14.30	42.7%
Harrisburg	540	$21,600	$10.40	$27,800	$13.40	-42.1%
Johnstown	90	$31,400	$15.10	$48,400	$23.30	-47.7%
Lancaster	500	$24,900	$12.00	$32,500	$15.60	-25.8%
Lebanon	120	$18,800	$9.10	$23,600	$11.40	-14.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	7,870	$24,500	$11.80	$30,000	$14.40	20%
Pittsburgh	1,750	$22,000	$10.60	$27,400	$13.20	-47.3%
Reading	380	$24,100	$11.60	$34,700	$16.70	-22.4%
Scranton	500	$25,000	$12.00	$29,000	$13.90	-34.1%
State College	190	$21,700	$10.50	$25,200	$12.10	-4%
Williamsport	90	$26,900	$13.00	$45,000	$21.60	-39.9%
York	470	$23,600	$11.30	$28,900	$13.90	-9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,670	$24,400	$11.70	$29,000	$14.00	55.8%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$39,500	$19.00	NA
Charleston	550	$20,700	$9.90	$25,100	$12.10	-34.6%
Columbia	NA	$18,000	$8.70	$27,300	$13.10	NA
Florence	70	$22,100	$10.60	$32,500	$15.60	-71.6%
Greenville	600	$21,000	$10.10	$22,900	$11.00	-32.9%
Myrtle Beach	NA	$18,800	$9.00	$28,800	$13.90	NA
Spartanburg	120	$35,700	$17.20	$44,900	$21.60	-65.6%
Sumter	NA	$33,200	$15.90	$37,300	$17.90	NA

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	110	$28,200	$13.60	$31,700	$15.20	-37.2%
Sioux Falls	330	$24,800	$11.90	$29,500	$14.20	-18.4%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,110	$20,200	$9.70	$33,400	$16.10	66.7%
Clarksville	280	$16,400	$7.90	$24,400	$11.70	19.7%
Cleveland	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$43,500	$20.90	NA
Jackson	NA	$21,100	$10.10	$37,100	$17.80	NA
Johnson City	100	$34,100	$16.40	$40,900	$19.60	-57.8%
Kingsport	350	$16,800	$8.10	$23,000	$11.10	1.7%
Knoxville	1,190	$18,200	$8.80	$22,400	$10.80	23.4%
Memphis	1,660	$18,800	$9.00	$24,700	$11.90	-8%
Morristown	170	$27,400	$13.20	$30,900	$14.80	30.4%
Nashville	2,250	$21,200	$10.20	$30,200	$14.50	4.9%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	NA	$19,300	$9.30	$35,000	$16.80	NA
Amarillo	NA	$20,700	$10.00	$23,900	$11.50	NA
Austin	2,700	$21,400	$10.30	$27,000	$13.00	17.5%
Beaumont	440	$16,000	$7.70	$35,200	$16.90	-8.7%
Brownsville	510	$44,900	$21.60	$54,800	$26.40	39.2%
College Station	210	$20,700	$9.90	$35,100	$16.90	-23.5%
Corpus Christi	420	$18,500	$8.90	$32,800	$15.80	-21.3%
Dallas (Area)	8,030	$21,100	$10.10	$30,600	$14.70	-3.5%
El Paso	1,240	$18,300	$8.80	$32,200	$15.50	53.9%
Houston	9,000	$18,800	$9.00	$26,800	$12.90	17.7%
Killeen	600	$31,700	$15.20	$45,900	$22.10	66.3%
Laredo	310	$26,200	$12.60	$47,500	$22.90	19.5%
Longview	270	$23,500	$11.30	$40,900	$19.70	-3.3%
Lubbock	380	$17,600	$8.50	$25,200	$12.10	1.8%
McAllen	700	$42,400	$20.40	$64,300	$30.90	6.3%
Midland	180	$19,000	$9.10	$35,600	$17.10	-11.9%
Odessa	200	$22,700	$10.90	$37,000	$17.80	11.9%
San Angelo	NA	$15,800	$7.60	$18,000	$8.70	NA
San Antonio	2,860	$20,400	$9.80	$28,700	$13.80	14.5%
Sherman	70	$38,300	$18.40	$46,100	$22.20	-46.5%
Texarkana	150	$21,800	$10.50	$30,500	$14.70	-8.4%
Tyler	240	$17,400	$8.40	$20,700	$9.90	-11.6%
Victoria	50	$19,800	$9.50	$35,900	$17.30	-61.9%
Waco	210	$22,600	$10.90	$38,100	$18.30	-29.8%
Wichita Falls	110	$30,600	$14.70	$38,100	$18.30	-33.3%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	60	$19,700	$9.50	$26,800	$12.90	-56.4%
Ogden	300	$26,700	$12.90	$32,900	$15.80	-48.6%
Provo	290	$19,400	$9.30	$25,100	$12.10	-44.7%
Salt Lake City	640	$20,200	$9.70	$24,800	$11.90	-64.9%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	260	$25,900	$12.50	$31,200	$15.00	-22.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	NA	$23,000	$11.00	$33,200	$15.90	NA
Charlottesville	370	$18,900	$9.10	$24,700	$11.90	32.1%
Danville	60	$27,700	$13.30	$36,800	$17.70	-45.9%
Harrisonburg	160	$19,000	$9.20	$24,900	$12.00	-7.8%
Lynchburg	270	$19,200	$9.30	$39,500	$19.00	-8.2%
Richmond	2,030	$21,200	$10.20	$25,000	$12.00	14.3%
Roanoke	630	$22,400	$10.80	$28,800	$13.90	37.1%
Virginia Beach	2,390	$18,400	$8.80	$24,000	$11.50	8.7%
Winchester	130	$30,800	$14.80	$42,600	$20.50	-17.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	130	$24,600	$11.80	$29,800	$14.30	-43.2%
Bremerton	80	$31,100	$14.90	$36,000	$17.30	-67.7%
Kennewick	160	$24,000	$11.50	$28,900	$13.90	-41.9%
Longview	100	$21,400	$10.30	$32,900	$15.80	-0.3%
Mount Vernon	80	$23,700	$11.40	$26,300	$12.70	-34.9%
Olympia	250	$25,100	$12.10	$33,000	$15.90	-12.5%
Seattle (Area)	4,100	$25,800	$12.40	$30,900	$14.90	-5.8%
Spokane	290	$24,400	$11.70	$32,700	$15.70	-52.9%
Wenatchee	80	$26,900	$12.90	$32,100	$15.50	-28.9%
Yakima	320	$24,000	$11.50	$30,000	$14.40	31.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	190	$20,700	$10.00	$29,700	$14.30	-55.9%
Huntington	190	$23,200	$11.10	$30,600	$14.70	-41.2%
Morgantown	250	$25,400	$12.20	$35,700	$17.20	50.4%
Parkersburg	150	$17,600	$8.50	$24,400	$11.80	-28.6%
Weirton	110	$28,300	$13.60	$44,500	$21.40	-16.5%
Wheeling	200	$22,700	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	2.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	390	$25,200	$12.10	$34,800	$16.70	12.3%
Eau Claire	320	$17,900	$8.60	$19,700	$9.50	40.4%
Fond du Lac	180	$18,600	$8.90	$22,200	$10.70	43.6%
Green Bay	760	$21,500	$10.40	$26,300	$12.60	55.1%
Janesville	280	$21,300	$10.20	$24,700	$11.90	51.4%
La Crosse	200	$24,500	$11.80	$29,200	$14.10	-4%
Madison	1,160	$22,700	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	17.8%
Milwaukee	3,980	$21,100	$10.20	$25,000	$12.00	63.2%
Oshkosh	290	$19,000	$9.20	$22,500	$10.80	12.6%
Racine	330	$22,100	$10.60	$25,400	$12.20	50.6%
Sheboygan	170	$22,400	$10.80	$28,700	$13.80	-4.2%
Wausau	240	$18,400	$8.80	$20,700	$9.90	20%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	60	$25,000	$12.00	$36,400	$17.50	-49.9%
Cheyenne	130	$21,400	$10.30	$25,700	$12.40	1.6%