Nursing Aides and Orderlies

Median Salary: $24,000

Many nursing aides and orderlies across the United States share a number of key professional characteristics. For example, cooperation, self control, and stress tolerance can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 1,438,010 folks were employed as nursing aides and orderlies nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to develop these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're aiming to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for nursing aides and orderlies in the U.S. was $24,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about nursing aides and orderlies, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Nursing aides and orderlies should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Finger Dexterity
Deductive Reasoning
Far Vision
Perceptual Speed

Different folks go into different careers; nursing aides and orderlies are typically:

Social
Realistic
Conventional

Working as a nursing aide or orderly requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Psychology
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 folks employed as nursing aides and orderlies). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of nursing aides and orderlies 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	570	$19,500	$9.40	$22,900	$11.00	11.8%
Auburn	490	$18,900	$9.10	$21,300	$10.20	-5.5%
Birmingham	5,510	$22,000	$10.60	$24,800	$11.90	1.2%
Decatur	390	$19,100	$9.20	$21,200	$10.20	-30.9%
Dothan	650	$18,900	$9.10	$21,700	$10.40	1.1%
Florence	660	$18,900	$9.10	$22,500	$10.80	19.7%
Gadsden	740	$19,100	$9.20	$24,000	$11.50	91.4%
Huntsville	1,500	$19,700	$9.50	$22,500	$10.80	-33.6%
Mobile	1,770	$20,200	$9.70	$23,200	$11.10	-6.8%
Montgomery	1,430	$19,800	$9.50	$22,700	$10.90	-20.2%
Tuscaloosa	1,210	$18,800	$9.00	$22,900	$11.00	21.7%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,140	$31,300	$15.10	$35,300	$17.00	-37.5%
Fairbanks	130	$32,600	$15.70	$36,900	$17.70	-66.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	250	$19,500	$9.40	$22,300	$10.70	-59.9%
Lake Havasu City	540	$22,800	$11.00	$25,900	$12.50	5.6%
Phoenix	11,390	$25,000	$12.00	$29,800	$14.30	-41.3%
Prescott	670	$25,500	$12.30	$29,800	$14.30	5.6%
Tucson	4,150	$24,600	$11.90	$28,100	$13.50	4.1%
Yuma	380	$24,200	$11.60	$27,700	$13.30	-40.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	1,770	$21,000	$10.10	$23,600	$11.30	-17.8%
Fort Smith	1,740	$18,700	$9.00	$20,700	$9.90	34.7%
Hot Springs	590	$20,600	$9.90	$23,200	$11.10	50%
Jonesboro	710	$20,300	$9.80	$23,000	$11.10	36.8%
Little Rock	5,240	$21,700	$10.50	$24,000	$11.60	43.9%
Pine Bluff	630	$20,100	$9.70	$22,600	$10.90	61.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,720	$23,500	$11.30	$28,500	$13.70	-41.2%
Chico	1,180	$22,500	$10.80	$25,500	$12.20	54.5%
El Centro	120	$23,400	$11.20	$26,000	$12.50	-79%
Fresno	2,310	$24,600	$11.80	$28,300	$13.60	-35%
Hanford	260	$22,600	$10.80	$26,200	$12.60	-39.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	40,360	$25,000	$12.00	$29,200	$14.00	-36.7%
Madera	420	$25,900	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	-0.5%
Merced	480	$23,800	$11.40	$25,800	$12.40	-26.1%
Modesto	1,650	$26,100	$12.60	$30,000	$14.40	-4.3%
Napa	NA	$30,900	$14.90	$33,600	$16.20	NA
Oakland	8,870	$30,100	$14.50	$37,800	$18.20	-18.7%
Oxnard	1,390	$27,700	$13.30	$31,500	$15.20	-56.9%
Redding	650	$27,300	$13.10	$30,800	$14.80	-3.3%
Riverside	9,220	$24,200	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-30.1%
Sacramento	6,370	$28,400	$13.70	$33,100	$15.90	-32.1%
Salinas	890	$31,300	$15.00	$37,800	$18.20	-47.7%
San Diego	8,790	$24,000	$11.50	$28,200	$13.60	-37.6%
San Francisco (Area)	15,040	$31,500	$15.20	$42,400	$20.40	-30.8%
San Francisco (City)	6,170	$33,000	$15.80	$47,100	$22.60	-42.9%
San Jose	5,160	$30,200	$14.50	$37,500	$18.00	-47.2%
San Luis Obispo	830	$25,500	$12.20	$30,100	$14.50	-24%
Santa Barbara	1,190	$30,800	$14.80	$35,200	$16.90	-36.6%
Santa Cruz	610	$27,300	$13.10	$32,100	$15.40	-34.9%
Santa Rosa	990	$30,500	$14.70	$34,400	$16.50	-48.9%
Stockton	1,960	$25,600	$12.30	$30,200	$14.50	-14.5%
Vallejo	990	$25,500	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	-26.3%
Visalia	1,170	$21,900	$10.50	$24,600	$11.80	-19.6%
Yuba City	440	$25,500	$12.30	$30,400	$14.60	4.8%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,170	$28,900	$13.90	$33,300	$16.00	-32.2%
Colorado Springs	1,850	$26,400	$12.70	$29,700	$14.30	-31.8%
Denver	9,850	$29,000	$13.90	$33,000	$15.80	-26.5%
Fort Collins	1,040	$23,400	$11.30	$27,200	$13.10	-26.5%
Grand Junction	790	$23,700	$11.40	$26,900	$12.90	13.8%
Greeley	860	$24,800	$11.90	$29,600	$14.20	-0.5%
Pueblo	790	$23,400	$11.30	$26,800	$12.90	27.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	7,070	$30,200	$14.50	$33,800	$16.30	68.9%
Hartford	8,290	$29,400	$14.20	$32,700	$15.70	34.1%
New Haven	5,940	$29,000	$14.00	$34,100	$16.40	60.2%
Norwich	1,650	$29,200	$14.00	$32,700	$15.70	11.5%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	870	$27,000	$13.00	$31,400	$15.10	34%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	18,630	$27,000	$13.00	$32,100	$15.50	-28.6%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	4,620	$24,800	$11.90	$28,600	$13.80	69.8%
Cape Coral	2,810	$24,700	$11.90	$28,100	$13.50	27%
Deltona	2,630	$23,200	$11.20	$26,200	$12.60	54%
Fort Walton Beach	540	$22,400	$10.80	$25,600	$12.30	-36.2%
Gainesville	1,750	$22,700	$10.90	$25,000	$12.00	31.3%
Jacksonville	6,160	$24,000	$11.60	$27,700	$13.30	-3.8%
Lakeland	3,040	$22,300	$10.70	$25,400	$12.20	41.6%
Miami (Area)	23,530	$22,500	$10.80	$25,600	$12.30	-0.6%
Naples	1,260	$26,800	$12.90	$30,500	$14.70	-0.2%
Ocala	1,540	$22,900	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	48.2%
Orlando	9,570	$24,000	$11.50	$26,700	$12.80	-12.1%
Palm Bay	2,490	$23,100	$11.10	$25,700	$12.40	16%
Palm Coast	NA	$23,200	$11.20	$25,400	$12.20	NA
Panama City	650	$21,400	$10.30	$24,200	$11.60	-14.1%
Pensacola	1,720	$23,100	$11.10	$25,300	$12.10	2.6%
Port St. Lucie	1,850	$24,000	$11.50	$26,800	$12.90	39.2%
Punta Gorda	730	$23,000	$11.10	$25,200	$12.10	73.3%
Sebastian	730	$23,000	$11.10	$25,700	$12.40	44.4%
Tallahassee	1,290	$21,000	$10.10	$24,000	$11.50	-27.1%
Tampa	14,420	$23,500	$11.30	$26,800	$12.90	15.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	730	$17,700	$8.50	$19,300	$9.30	8.5%
Athens	480	$19,400	$9.30	$22,600	$10.90	-44.4%
Atlanta	15,390	$22,200	$10.70	$26,900	$12.90	-39%
Augusta	3,200	$19,600	$9.40	$23,800	$11.50	42.3%
Brunswick	240	$22,500	$10.80	$26,300	$12.60	-47.3%
Columbus	1,620	$18,800	$9.00	$22,300	$10.70	29.6%
Dalton	NA	$18,800	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	NA
Gainesville	520	$22,700	$10.90	$26,000	$12.50	-32.9%
Macon	1,350	$18,100	$8.70	$21,400	$10.30	28.4%
Rome	830	$20,900	$10.00	$24,700	$11.90	101.7%
Savannah	1,660	$21,400	$10.30	$23,900	$11.50	0.2%
Valdosta	460	$18,800	$9.00	$23,400	$11.30	-21.3%
Warner Robins	370	$18,600	$8.90	$23,300	$11.20	-40%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	3,540	$29,000	$13.90	$33,300	$16.00	-25.2%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	3,030	$23,300	$11.20	$26,200	$12.60	4.1%
Coeur d'Alene	270	$25,000	$12.00	$29,500	$14.20	-55.1%
Idaho Falls	310	$20,400	$9.80	$22,900	$11.00	-43.2%
Lewiston	860	$20,100	$9.60	$24,200	$11.70	217.6%
Pocatello	460	$19,400	$9.40	$23,800	$11.40	17.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	560	$23,200	$11.20	$29,000	$13.90	-41.3%
Champaign	1,140	$23,200	$11.20	$26,500	$12.80	3.6%
Chicago (Area)	37,160	$24,000	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	-11.2%
Danville	370	$25,500	$12.20	$32,800	$15.80	19.6%
Decatur	730	$23,400	$11.20	$28,100	$13.50	14.8%
Kankakee	1,150	$22,900	$11.00	$25,900	$12.50	150.2%
Peoria	2,820	$24,800	$11.90	$28,200	$13.60	50.6%
Rockford	1,640	$24,100	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	3.9%
Springfield	1,130	$23,300	$11.20	$26,300	$12.70	-2.8%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	800	$24,200	$11.60	$26,100	$12.50	91.4%
Bloomington	880	$22,200	$10.70	$25,400	$12.20	6.8%
Columbus	420	$22,900	$11.00	$25,700	$12.30	-6.7%
Elkhart	820	$22,900	$11.00	$25,400	$12.20	-25.4%
Evansville	2,530	$24,000	$11.50	$27,800	$13.40	36.7%
Fort Wayne	2,950	$23,000	$11.00	$26,300	$12.60	31.9%
Indianapolis	8,600	$24,700	$11.90	$29,000	$14.00	-10.2%
Kokomo	440	$23,400	$11.30	$26,400	$12.70	6.6%
Lafayette	930	$24,400	$11.70	$27,900	$13.40	2.3%
Michigan City	470	$22,200	$10.70	$26,400	$12.70	-0.8%
Muncie	760	$22,500	$10.80	$25,800	$12.40	51%
South Bend	1,580	$23,600	$11.30	$26,500	$12.80	11.2%
Terre Haute	860	$21,600	$10.40	$24,900	$12.00	15.7%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	430	$25,400	$12.20	$29,500	$14.20	-8.2%
Cedar Rapids	1,470	$24,000	$11.60	$27,900	$13.40	-2.5%
Davenport	1,870	$23,000	$11.00	$25,500	$12.20	-7.2%
Des Moines	3,710	$24,900	$12.00	$28,800	$13.90	4.7%
Dubuque	810	$23,000	$11.10	$25,900	$12.50	44.7%
Iowa City	880	$26,200	$12.60	$30,600	$14.70	-3.6%
Sioux City	680	$23,700	$11.40	$26,800	$12.90	-14.7%
Waterloo	1,220	$23,300	$11.20	$25,900	$12.50	27.9%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	380	$23,600	$11.40	$26,600	$12.80	-26.9%
Topeka	2,220	$24,500	$11.80	$28,700	$13.80	83.8%
Wichita	3,120	$22,200	$10.70	$25,000	$12.00	-4.2%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	580	$22,700	$10.90	$25,100	$12.10	-5.8%
Elizabethtown	510	$21,300	$10.30	$24,300	$11.70	6.8%
Lexington	2,470	$24,300	$11.70	$27,800	$13.40	-7.3%
Louisville	7,170	$23,900	$11.50	$27,400	$13.20	9.7%
Owensboro	880	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	68.8%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	1,450	$18,500	$8.90	$21,700	$10.40	107.9%
Baton Rouge	3,440	$18,500	$8.90	$21,600	$10.40	-14.3%
Houma	950	$22,300	$10.70	$29,600	$14.20	-9.2%
Lafayette	1,420	$18,800	$9.00	$22,600	$10.90	-11.9%
Lake Charles	1,010	$20,100	$9.70	$22,900	$11.00	2.1%
Monroe	1,280	$18,500	$8.90	$21,900	$10.50	54.8%
New Orleans	4,970	$22,500	$10.80	$26,000	$12.50	-11.3%
Shreveport	2,910	$18,200	$8.70	$20,500	$9.80	52.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	970	$23,600	$11.30	$25,900	$12.50	43.1%
Lewiston	850	$23,600	$11.40	$26,400	$12.70	60.9%
Portland	2,910	$26,200	$12.60	$30,000	$14.40	34.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	17,910	$27,400	$13.20	$33,800	$16.20	29.2%
Cumberland	680	$24,700	$11.90	$28,500	$13.70	62.8%
Hagerstown	1,240	$26,100	$12.60	$31,200	$15.00	17.2%
Salisbury	700	$25,800	$12.40	$32,600	$15.70	19.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,720	$29,100	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	65.2%
Boston (Area)	30,500	$28,100	$13.50	$32,000	$15.40	12.6%
Springfield	4,700	$26,700	$12.80	$31,500	$15.10	48.4%
Worcester	4,530	$28,100	$13.50	$32,100	$15.40	37.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	2,130	$28,700	$13.80	$32,100	$15.40	1.9%
Battle Creek	880	$26,600	$12.80	$31,800	$15.30	51.4%
Bay City	770	$24,300	$11.70	$28,600	$13.80	96%
Detroit (Area)	19,000	$26,700	$12.80	$30,300	$14.60	-0%
Flint	1,990	$24,400	$11.70	$28,300	$13.60	35.2%
Grand Rapids	4,910	$24,800	$11.90	$28,600	$13.80	22.3%
Holland	1,410	$26,200	$12.60	$29,000	$13.90	27.7%
Jackson	840	$27,000	$13.00	$30,300	$14.60	43.5%
Kalamazoo	1,990	$23,600	$11.40	$27,600	$13.30	34.7%
Lansing	1,370	$26,700	$12.80	$30,300	$14.60	-38%
Monroe	600	$25,800	$12.40	$29,400	$14.10	44%
Muskegon	1,170	$26,100	$12.60	$29,500	$14.20	79.4%
Niles	990	$25,800	$12.40	$29,200	$14.00	52.4%
Saginaw	1,350	$24,100	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	51.2%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	2,530	$25,000	$12.00	$29,300	$14.10	85.5%
Minneapolis	14,370	$28,500	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	-24.5%
Rochester	1,660	$29,300	$14.10	$33,700	$16.20	45.3%
St. Cloud	1,260	$24,900	$12.00	$29,000	$13.90	19.6%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	830	$24,800	$11.90	$32,500	$15.60	-26.2%
Hattiesburg	890	$18,900	$9.10	$21,400	$10.30	43.5%
Jackson	4,370	$19,300	$9.30	$21,600	$10.40	61.3%
Pascagoula	520	$19,800	$9.50	$22,700	$10.90	-14.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	900	$22,000	$10.60	$25,000	$12.00	-1.8%
Jefferson City	930	$18,600	$9.00	$21,500	$10.30	4.3%
Joplin	910	$18,700	$9.00	$22,100	$10.60	7.4%
Kansas City	11,330	$23,900	$11.50	$28,000	$13.50	4.2%
Springfield	3,540	$20,200	$9.70	$23,500	$11.30	71.2%
St. Joseph	1,020	$21,100	$10.20	$24,200	$11.60	80.7%
St. Louis	17,510	$22,700	$10.90	$25,900	$12.40	22.2%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	1,190	$23,300	$11.20	$26,500	$12.70	33.6%
Great Falls	560	$22,800	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	41.4%
Missoula	340	$22,600	$10.80	$24,900	$12.00	-45.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,780	$24,400	$11.70	$27,200	$13.10	-0.1%
Omaha	4,750	$24,800	$11.90	$28,400	$13.60	-4.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	260	$29,300	$14.10	$32,100	$15.50	-18.3%
Las Vegas	3,230	$32,400	$15.60	$38,500	$18.50	-65.8%
Reno	1,120	$27,900	$13.40	$31,600	$15.20	-48.8%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	1,500	$27,600	$13.30	$31,600	$15.20	37.2%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	2,030	$26,000	$12.50	$31,400	$15.10	32.3%
Ocean City	840	$26,500	$12.70	$29,700	$14.30	96.6%
Trenton	2,520	$25,700	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	6.1%
Vineland	1,560	$25,900	$12.50	$29,600	$14.20	137.1%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	3,550	$24,500	$11.80	$28,400	$13.70	-15.6%
Farmington	500	$22,800	$10.90	$25,300	$12.20	-9.8%
Las Cruces	680	$19,400	$9.30	$21,000	$10.10	-6.7%
Santa Fe	350	$22,400	$10.80	$29,400	$14.10	-50.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,820	$25,700	$12.30	$31,500	$15.20	0.8%
Binghamton	1,740	$23,400	$11.20	$26,500	$12.80	42.6%
Buffalo	6,590	$26,200	$12.60	$29,500	$14.20	12.1%
Elmira	610	$24,900	$12.00	$32,700	$15.70	49.2%
Glens Falls	620	$24,400	$11.70	$27,000	$13.00	6.6%
Ithaca	350	$25,400	$12.20	$29,200	$14.00	-36.8%
Kingston	560	$25,400	$12.20	$29,200	$14.00	-14.4%
New York (Area)	97,250	$30,500	$14.70	$34,500	$16.60	8.9%
Poughkeepsie	2,490	$29,200	$14.00	$32,400	$15.60	-7.9%
Rochester	5,790	$25,000	$12.00	$28,500	$13.70	7.5%
Syracuse	3,460	$24,000	$11.60	$27,900	$13.40	2.8%
Utica	3,110	$23,400	$11.20	$26,300	$12.60	122.4%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	1,120	$24,300	$11.70	$27,900	$13.40	-40.1%
Burlington	380	$22,700	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	-39.4%
Charlotte	4,960	$22,900	$11.00	$26,300	$12.60	-46.2%
Durham	2,440	$25,400	$12.20	$29,000	$13.90	-19.7%
Fayetteville	750	$26,400	$12.70	$30,200	$14.50	-45.8%
Greensboro	1,970	$23,200	$11.20	$26,400	$12.70	-48.8%
Greenville	850	NA	NA	NA	NA	6.2%
Hickory	1,370	$21,400	$10.30	$24,700	$11.90	-13.5%
Raleigh	2,300	$24,900	$12.00	$28,400	$13.70	-58.2%
Wilmington	830	$22,700	$10.90	$25,600	$12.30	-46.3%
Winston-Salem	1,830	$23,300	$11.20	$26,800	$12.90	-18.9%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	1,160	$24,200	$11.60	$26,600	$12.80	72.7%
Fargo	1,490	$24,100	$11.60	$26,500	$12.70	13%
Grand Forks	930	$23,800	$11.40	$26,200	$12.60	75.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	4,000	$23,200	$11.10	$25,700	$12.30	12.9%
Canton	2,810	$22,400	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	53.5%
Cincinnati	13,040	$24,800	$11.90	$28,300	$13.60	19.1%
Cleveland	14,940	$23,700	$11.40	$27,600	$13.30	35.3%
Columbus	8,520	$24,100	$11.60	$28,400	$13.60	-14.8%
Dayton	5,920	$23,700	$11.40	$27,100	$13.00	44.7%
Lima	1,120	$20,700	$10.00	$24,900	$12.00	99.5%
Mansfield	720	$20,900	$10.00	$24,100	$11.60	25.1%
Sandusky	720	$26,000	$12.50	$31,900	$15.30	91%
Springfield	1,150	$23,400	$11.20	$27,000	$13.00	118%
Toledo	4,410	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	36.4%
Youngstown	3,780	$22,800	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	56.2%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	400	$19,400	$9.30	$21,300	$10.30	-11.5%
Oklahoma City	6,180	$20,500	$9.90	$23,300	$11.20	-0.6%
Tulsa	4,570	$21,100	$10.10	$24,300	$11.70	-1.9%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	290	$27,700	$13.30	$30,100	$14.50	-57.7%
Corvallis	280	$23,600	$11.40	$25,800	$12.40	-22%
Eugene	1,300	$25,400	$12.20	$29,700	$14.30	-16.8%
Medford	790	$25,400	$12.20	$29,700	$14.30	-7.3%
Portland	6,970	$27,500	$13.20	$32,700	$15.70	-36.3%
Salem	1,410	$25,800	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	-12.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	5,200	$25,700	$12.40	$30,000	$14.40	43%
Altoona	1,080	$25,200	$12.10	$28,800	$13.80	71.6%
Erie	1,760	$22,900	$11.00	$28,200	$13.50	26.5%
Harrisburg	2,890	$27,600	$13.30	$31,600	$15.20	-15.5%
Johnstown	1,400	$25,200	$12.10	$30,100	$14.50	125.2%
Lancaster	3,640	$26,600	$12.80	$30,300	$14.60	45.7%
Lebanon	1,120	$25,500	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	116%
Philadelphia (Area)	34,010	$26,800	$12.90	$30,800	$14.80	18.4%
Pittsburgh	16,290	$26,000	$12.50	$29,800	$14.30	32.8%
Reading	2,270	$26,800	$12.90	$30,100	$14.50	26.4%
Scranton	4,430	$25,400	$12.20	$29,800	$14.30	59.5%
State College	590	$25,100	$12.10	$28,800	$13.80	-19.6%
Williamsport	760	$23,700	$11.40	$26,300	$12.70	36.6%
York	1,890	$27,000	$13.00	$31,700	$15.20	-0.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	11,080	$27,100	$13.10	$31,200	$15.00	47%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	730	$19,900	$9.60	$23,000	$11.00	14.4%
Charleston	2,090	$22,600	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	-32.6%
Columbia	4,500	$20,200	$9.70	$24,200	$11.60	22.3%
Florence	1,880	$18,700	$9.00	$21,000	$10.10	113.4%
Greenville	2,730	$22,000	$10.60	$25,000	$12.00	-16.7%
Myrtle Beach	570	$20,700	$9.90	$23,600	$11.40	-53.1%
Spartanburg	1,450	$22,400	$10.70	$25,000	$12.00	12.6%
Sumter	380	$19,300	$9.30	$21,600	$10.40	1%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	650	$23,500	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	-1%
Sioux Falls	1,970	$23,800	$11.40	$26,900	$12.90	33.4%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	2,370	$22,000	$10.60	$25,100	$12.10	-3.5%
Clarksville	870	$22,500	$10.80	$25,400	$12.20	2%
Cleveland	550	$22,800	$10.90	$24,700	$11.90	40.3%
Jackson	940	$21,000	$10.10	$24,800	$11.90	51%
Johnson City	1,780	$21,500	$10.30	$24,600	$11.80	112.7%
Kingsport	1,380	$20,300	$9.80	$23,400	$11.20	8.3%
Knoxville	3,440	$22,000	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	-3.6%
Memphis	5,540	$22,500	$10.80	$26,000	$12.50	-17%
Morristown	560	$21,200	$10.20	$25,000	$12.00	12.6%
Nashville	6,020	$23,300	$11.20	$26,000	$12.50	-24%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	1,300	$19,000	$9.10	$22,300	$10.70	86.4%
Amarillo	1,570	$20,100	$9.70	$23,600	$11.30	31.2%
Austin	4,690	$22,700	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	-44.7%
Beaumont	1,480	$19,300	$9.30	$22,000	$10.60	-15.8%
Brownsville	1,770	$16,800	$8.10	$20,400	$9.80	30.4%
College Station	370	$22,100	$10.60	$24,500	$11.80	-63.4%
Corpus Christi	1,510	$20,100	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	-22.8%
Dallas (Area)	24,980	$22,300	$10.70	$25,700	$12.40	-22.5%
El Paso	2,300	$17,500	$8.40	$22,800	$11.00	-22.4%
Houston	19,780	$21,900	$10.50	$26,100	$12.60	-29.9%
Killeen	1,430	$21,900	$10.60	$26,900	$12.90	7.4%
Laredo	540	$19,400	$9.30	$22,000	$10.60	-43.2%
Longview	1,360	$20,900	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	31.3%
Lubbock	1,920	$19,800	$9.50	$22,600	$10.90	40.8%
McAllen	4,170	$18,000	$8.70	$21,400	$10.30	71.9%
Midland	430	$20,000	$9.60	$23,400	$11.30	-41.8%
Odessa	320	$20,800	$10.00	$24,000	$11.60	-52.2%
San Angelo	660	$20,400	$9.80	$23,400	$11.30	37.1%
San Antonio	8,340	$22,300	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	-9.5%
Sherman	690	$20,500	$9.90	$23,200	$11.20	53.7%
Texarkana	750	$20,600	$9.90	$23,600	$11.30	26.8%
Tyler	1,710	$21,000	$10.10	$23,300	$11.20	67.1%
Victoria	830	$18,500	$8.90	$20,100	$9.70	58.6%
Waco	1,370	$20,100	$9.70	$24,100	$11.60	25.1%
Wichita Falls	810	$22,500	$10.80	$24,400	$11.70	28.6%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	550	$22,100	$10.70	$25,000	$12.00	3.2%
Ogden	1,250	$22,100	$10.60	$24,900	$12.00	-41.8%
Provo	1,570	$21,400	$10.30	$24,300	$11.70	-17.5%
Salt Lake City	4,510	$22,800	$11.00	$25,600	$12.30	-32.9%
St. George	610	$22,100	$10.60	$25,700	$12.30	15%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	860	$26,200	$12.60	$30,200	$14.50	-29.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	550	$22,200	$10.70	$25,800	$12.40	-20.9%
Charlottesville	1,240	$24,200	$11.60	$28,400	$13.70	20.8%
Danville	300	$23,100	$11.10	$30,500	$14.70	-29.9%
Harrisonburg	900	$24,200	$11.60	$26,600	$12.80	39.8%
Lynchburg	1,080	$20,900	$10.10	$24,800	$11.90	-2%
Richmond	6,350	$24,100	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	-3.2%
Roanoke	2,350	$22,800	$11.00	$26,600	$12.80	39.6%
Virginia Beach	6,610	$22,200	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	-18.3%
Winchester	560	$24,300	$11.70	$28,600	$13.70	-1.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	760	$22,900	$11.00	$25,400	$12.20	-9.9%
Bremerton	900	$30,500	$14.70	$35,100	$16.90	1.1%
Kennewick	640	$23,800	$11.50	$28,900	$13.90	-38.2%
Longview	400	$24,900	$12.00	$28,000	$13.50	6.1%
Mount Vernon	460	$27,100	$13.00	$31,400	$15.10	-3.6%
Olympia	440	$23,800	$11.40	$27,300	$13.10	-58.7%
Seattle (Area)	10,550	$27,700	$13.30	$32,900	$15.80	-37.2%
Spokane	2,080	$24,000	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-7.3%
Wenatchee	340	$25,000	$12.00	$28,500	$13.70	-22.2%
Yakima	1,050	$22,900	$11.00	$25,300	$12.10	18.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,230	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	-23.9%
Huntington	1,520	$20,500	$9.90	$23,800	$11.40	25.4%
Morgantown	1,030	$20,800	$10.00	$24,100	$11.60	65.3%
Parkersburg	950	$19,400	$9.30	$22,100	$10.60	25.5%
Weirton	850	$19,000	$9.20	$23,200	$11.20	80.5%
Wheeling	1,180	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	66.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	1,280	$26,500	$12.80	$29,700	$14.30	1%
Eau Claire	1,410	$25,000	$12.00	$29,100	$14.00	69.3%
Fond du Lac	700	$24,700	$11.90	$28,500	$13.70	47.6%
Green Bay	1,640	$25,200	$12.10	$28,500	$13.70	-9%
Janesville	910	$24,300	$11.70	$29,200	$14.00	32.9%
La Crosse	1,200	$25,900	$12.50	$29,400	$14.20	54.4%
Madison	3,690	$27,300	$13.10	$31,800	$15.30	1.8%
Milwaukee	9,380	$25,300	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	4.3%
Oshkosh	1,040	$25,900	$12.50	$29,300	$14.10	9.4%
Racine	1,350	$27,700	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	65.9%
Sheboygan	660	$24,900	$12.00	$28,800	$13.80	3.4%
Wausau	830	$24,800	$11.90	$26,900	$12.90	11.9%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	530	$26,200	$12.60	$30,000	$14.40	20%
Cheyenne	580	$29,200	$14.00	$33,400	$16.10	21.9%