Office Secretaries

Median Salary: $30,000

Many office secretaries across the U.S. share a number of important professional traits. For example, cooperation, self control, and independence can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 1,797,670 folks were working as office secretaries nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these characteristics and receive proper training, particularly if you're preparing to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for office secretaries in the U.S. was $30,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about office secretaries, including wages and job density for areas all over the U.S..

Office secretaries should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Written Comprehension
Information Ordering
Category Flexibility
Selective Attention

Different folks go into different careers; office secretaries are typically:

Conventional
Enterprising
Social

Working as an office secretary requires knowledge in subjects like:

Clerical
Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Computers and Electronics
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 folks working as office secretaries). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of office secretaries 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	930	$29,600	$14.20	$35,500	$17.10	46.1%
Auburn	1,210	$31,600	$15.20	$37,600	$18.10	85.1%
Birmingham	12,030	$30,100	$14.50	$36,400	$17.50	76.7%
Decatur	900	$28,300	$13.60	$35,000	$16.80	27.3%
Dothan	1,500	$26,400	$12.70	$31,100	$15.00	86.9%
Florence	1,020	$26,100	$12.50	$30,900	$14.90	47.5%
Gadsden	760	$27,300	$13.10	$32,000	$15.40	57.7%
Huntsville	3,600	$30,400	$14.60	$36,800	$17.70	27.3%
Mobile	3,940	$27,700	$13.30	$32,800	$15.80	65.3%
Montgomery	4,360	$29,700	$14.30	$36,100	$17.30	94.5%
Tuscaloosa	1,940	$29,300	$14.10	$33,800	$16.20	56.7%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,400	$38,800	$18.60	$45,600	$21.90	-38.7%
Fairbanks	310	$37,700	$18.10	$44,200	$21.30	-35.7%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	750	$29,100	$14.00	$35,700	$17.10	-4.3%
Lake Havasu City	830	$26,500	$12.70	$31,700	$15.20	30.5%
Phoenix	18,860	$31,100	$14.90	$37,200	$17.90	-22.3%
Prescott	990	$28,800	$13.90	$34,500	$16.60	24.8%
Tucson	5,940	$31,000	$14.90	$37,800	$18.20	19.3%
Yuma	720	$24,300	$11.70	$31,100	$14.90	-11.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	3,140	$27,300	$13.10	$31,700	$15.20	16.3%
Fort Smith	1,480	$23,500	$11.30	$29,500	$14.20	-8.8%
Hot Springs	620	$22,700	$10.90	$26,500	$12.70	25.8%
Jonesboro	740	$23,200	$11.20	$28,200	$13.60	14.1%
Little Rock	4,730	$26,500	$12.70	$32,100	$15.40	4%
Pine Bluff	730	$22,600	$10.90	$26,500	$12.70	49.9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,870	$34,700	$16.70	$40,700	$19.60	-48.9%
Chico	520	$29,900	$14.40	$35,900	$17.30	-45.8%
El Centro	490	$27,500	$13.20	$36,600	$17.60	-30.1%
Fresno	2,150	$29,400	$14.10	$37,300	$17.90	-51.7%
Hanford	230	$29,400	$14.10	$36,200	$17.40	-56.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	40,950	$35,700	$17.20	$44,300	$21.30	-46.4%
Madera	260	$27,400	$13.20	$35,700	$17.20	-50.8%
Merced	430	$32,800	$15.80	$42,100	$20.30	-47.3%
Modesto	1,040	$32,400	$15.60	$37,800	$18.20	-51.5%
Napa	660	$38,800	$18.60	$44,700	$21.50	-23.1%
Oakland	6,210	$39,400	$18.90	$48,900	$23.50	-54.4%
Oxnard	2,100	$36,200	$17.40	$44,100	$21.20	-48%
Redding	570	$27,900	$13.40	$32,700	$15.70	-32.6%
Riverside	8,560	$32,700	$15.70	$40,800	$19.60	-48.1%
Sacramento	6,050	$36,000	$17.30	$42,200	$20.30	-48.4%
Salinas	950	$34,400	$16.50	$43,200	$20.80	-55.7%
San Diego	8,460	$33,700	$16.20	$43,000	$20.70	-51.9%
San Francisco (Area)	11,680	$39,200	$18.80	$48,200	$23.20	-57%
San Francisco (City)	5,470	$39,000	$18.70	$47,500	$22.80	-59.6%
San Jose	4,570	$37,800	$18.20	$47,700	$22.90	-62.7%
San Luis Obispo	680	$33,200	$16.00	$40,500	$19.50	-50.7%
Santa Barbara	2,000	$35,600	$17.10	$40,000	$19.20	-14.9%
Santa Cruz	440	$33,100	$15.90	$39,800	$19.10	-62.1%
Santa Rosa	1,300	$32,200	$15.50	$41,700	$20.10	-46.8%
Stockton	1,220	$33,900	$16.30	$42,100	$20.30	-57.6%
Vallejo	1,000	$34,800	$16.70	$44,000	$21.10	-40.3%
Visalia	1,120	$27,600	$13.30	$34,100	$16.40	-38.3%
Yuba City	380	$31,800	$15.30	$40,000	$19.20	-28.6%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	3,370	$32,900	$15.80	$40,800	$19.60	57%
Colorado Springs	6,020	$30,100	$14.50	$37,100	$17.90	77.6%
Denver	27,060	$34,000	$16.30	$40,900	$19.70	61.4%
Fort Collins	3,450	$31,000	$14.90	$36,900	$17.70	94.8%
Grand Junction	1,890	$29,200	$14.00	$34,600	$16.70	118.1%
Greeley	2,010	$29,700	$14.30	$35,800	$17.20	85.4%
Pueblo	1,250	$28,000	$13.50	$35,600	$17.10	61.8%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	8,370	$36,800	$17.70	$44,700	$21.50	25.7%
Hartford	9,070	$38,300	$18.40	$45,900	$22.00	17.2%
New Haven	6,010	$34,100	$16.40	$41,600	$20.00	44.4%
Norwich	2,260	$34,600	$16.60	$42,800	$20.60	22.4%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	1,110	$34,700	$16.70	$40,300	$19.40	36.6%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	28,230	$41,100	$19.80	$49,700	$23.90	-16.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	5,070	$29,500	$14.20	$35,100	$16.90	49.2%
Cape Coral	4,780	$28,500	$13.70	$34,800	$16.70	72.5%
Deltona	4,260	$26,600	$12.80	$31,900	$15.40	99.8%
Fort Walton Beach	1,640	$28,200	$13.60	$35,100	$16.90	55.5%
Gainesville	2,360	$27,700	$13.30	$32,600	$15.70	41.9%
Jacksonville	10,530	$28,200	$13.60	$34,700	$16.70	31.6%
Lakeland	3,640	$26,200	$12.60	$31,700	$15.20	35.7%
Miami (Area)	43,810	$29,700	$14.30	$36,500	$17.60	43.5%
Naples	2,720	$29,000	$13.90	$36,200	$17.40	72.5%
Ocala	2,250	$26,200	$12.60	$31,700	$15.30	73.3%
Orlando	16,610	$27,900	$13.40	$33,900	$16.30	22%
Palm Bay	3,980	$27,900	$13.40	$33,900	$16.30	48.3%
Palm Coast	440	$25,000	$12.00	$32,500	$15.60	99.2%
Panama City	1,370	$26,000	$12.50	$32,000	$15.40	44.2%
Pensacola	3,560	$27,000	$13.00	$31,900	$15.30	70.2%
Port St. Lucie	3,170	$27,700	$13.30	$33,100	$15.90	91.3%
Punta Gorda	1,150	$26,600	$12.80	$32,800	$15.80	118%
Sebastian	1,160	$27,200	$13.10	$33,600	$16.10	82.9%
Tallahassee	3,380	$27,600	$13.30	$32,800	$15.80	52.4%
Tampa	22,170	$28,000	$13.50	$33,900	$16.30	42.4%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,030	$23,800	$11.50	$29,100	$14.00	22.5%
Athens	1,190	$25,400	$12.20	$30,600	$14.70	10%
Atlanta	24,010	$28,500	$13.70	$36,200	$17.40	-23.8%
Augusta	3,080	$26,700	$12.80	$33,400	$16.10	9.5%
Brunswick	660	$24,500	$11.80	$29,500	$14.20	17%
Columbus	1,520	$25,000	$12.00	$30,100	$14.50	-2.8%
Dalton	660	$27,400	$13.20	$31,900	$15.40	-28.4%
Gainesville	850	$26,400	$12.70	$32,300	$15.60	-12.9%
Hinesville	170	$27,200	$13.10	$35,800	$17.20	-29.6%
Macon	1,220	$25,600	$12.30	$30,900	$14.80	-7.2%
Rome	490	$25,500	$12.30	$30,100	$14.50	-4.4%
Savannah	1,460	$26,700	$12.80	$32,300	$15.60	-29.6%
Valdosta	700	$23,100	$11.10	$28,100	$13.50	-4%
Warner Robins	550	$28,600	$13.80	$35,400	$17.00	-28.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	5,450	$36,100	$17.40	$43,900	$21.10	-8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,250	$29,500	$14.20	$37,500	$18.00	-65.6%
Coeur d'Alene	410	$28,200	$13.60	$31,800	$15.30	-45.8%
Idaho Falls	320	$27,100	$13.00	$32,000	$15.40	-53.5%
Lewiston	260	$32,800	$15.80	$43,800	$21.10	-23.2%
Pocatello	160	$29,700	$14.30	$33,300	$16.00	-67.8%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	1,060	$29,200	$14.00	$34,400	$16.50	-10.6%
Champaign	2,370	$34,300	$16.50	$41,400	$19.90	73%
Chicago (Area)	44,360	$31,200	$15.00	$38,300	$18.40	-19.6%
Danville	420	$28,300	$13.60	$33,900	$16.30	9.3%
Decatur	600	$27,100	$13.00	$32,000	$15.40	-23.7%
Kankakee	450	$25,600	$12.30	$31,500	$15.20	-22%
Peoria	2,160	$28,700	$13.80	$33,800	$16.30	-7.6%
Rockford	1,830	$28,500	$13.70	$33,500	$16.10	-7.3%
Springfield	1,630	$30,400	$14.60	$37,900	$18.20	11.7%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	420	$26,400	$12.70	$30,900	$14.80	-19.8%
Bloomington	910	$26,700	$12.90	$31,300	$15.00	-11%
Columbus	420	$30,100	$14.50	$36,600	$17.60	-25.3%
Elkhart	1,080	$29,400	$14.10	$35,100	$16.90	-21.3%
Evansville	2,130	$28,400	$13.60	$33,900	$16.30	-7.9%
Fort Wayne	2,560	$29,700	$14.30	$34,500	$16.60	-8.6%
Indianapolis	11,290	$30,700	$14.70	$36,300	$17.50	-5.8%
Kokomo	460	$27,900	$13.40	$31,700	$15.20	-10.8%
Lafayette	1,250	$28,800	$13.80	$32,500	$15.60	10.4%
Michigan City	500	$28,700	$13.80	$31,800	$15.30	-15.5%
Muncie	930	$29,700	$14.30	$34,800	$16.70	46.7%
South Bend	1,490	$28,100	$13.50	$33,600	$16.20	-15.7%
Terre Haute	1,020	$26,900	$12.90	$31,800	$15.30	9.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	800	$39,100	$18.80	$44,800	$21.60	38.4%
Cedar Rapids	1,380	$26,700	$12.90	$32,000	$15.40	-26.5%
Davenport	2,010	$27,500	$13.20	$33,200	$16.00	-20.3%
Des Moines	3,380	$30,700	$14.80	$36,100	$17.30	-23.7%
Dubuque	860	$25,100	$12.10	$29,800	$14.30	21.8%
Iowa City	1,440	$35,000	$16.80	$41,600	$20.00	25.7%
Sioux City	780	$24,900	$12.00	$30,200	$14.50	-20.9%
Waterloo	1,070	$25,700	$12.40	$32,800	$15.80	-9.8%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	550	$25,200	$12.10	$31,300	$15.00	-16.3%
Topeka	1,500	$25,900	$12.50	$31,100	$15.00	-0.8%
Wichita	3,210	$25,900	$12.50	$31,800	$15.30	-21.1%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	480	$23,000	$11.10	$27,100	$13.00	-36.7%
Elizabethtown	510	$25,100	$12.10	$33,300	$16.00	-14.3%
Lexington	2,350	$27,800	$13.40	$32,800	$15.80	-29.4%
Louisville	5,030	$26,300	$12.70	$32,800	$15.80	-38.5%
Owensboro	480	$23,700	$11.40	$29,700	$14.30	-26.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	1,250	$23,000	$11.00	$27,700	$13.30	44%
Baton Rouge	6,570	$27,500	$13.20	$33,400	$16.10	30.8%
Houma	2,220	$25,500	$12.30	$31,000	$14.90	70.9%
Lafayette	2,400	$25,100	$12.10	$30,400	$14.60	19.2%
Lake Charles	1,760	$23,900	$11.50	$28,600	$13.80	42%
Monroe	1,680	$23,300	$11.20	$28,200	$13.60	62.5%
New Orleans	10,220	$27,800	$13.40	$33,400	$16.10	45.8%
Shreveport	3,120	$25,500	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	30.7%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	1,170	$29,600	$14.20	$33,400	$16.10	37.8%
Lewiston	580	$28,600	$13.70	$32,400	$15.60	-12.2%
Portland	2,640	$32,000	$15.40	$37,100	$17.80	-2%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	16,030	$36,000	$17.30	$42,700	$20.50	-7.5%
Cumberland	590	$28,200	$13.60	$35,000	$16.80	12.8%
Hagerstown	1,650	$28,200	$13.60	$35,600	$17.10	24.4%
Salisbury	820	$29,300	$14.10	$35,900	$17.30	11.1%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	890	$37,900	$18.20	$44,600	$21.40	-31.9%
Boston (Area)	32,780	$34,500	$16.60	$40,900	$19.70	-6.2%
Pittsfield	500	$32,900	$15.80	$38,100	$18.30	4.7%
Springfield	4,410	$31,900	$15.30	$38,200	$18.40	11.4%
Worcester	3,830	$33,700	$16.20	$39,600	$19.10	-21.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	2,570	$34,600	$16.70	$41,200	$19.80	-1.7%
Battle Creek	670	$31,800	$15.30	$38,500	$18.50	-7.9%
Bay City	520	$25,900	$12.40	$33,200	$16.00	5.8%
Detroit (Area)	19,460	$34,100	$16.40	$40,100	$19.30	-20.6%
Flint	2,060	$31,100	$15.00	$38,100	$18.30	11.8%
Grand Rapids	5,130	$30,300	$14.60	$36,900	$17.70	2.3%
Holland	1,210	$29,700	$14.30	$35,100	$16.90	-12.2%
Jackson	670	$32,500	$15.60	$38,600	$18.60	-9%
Kalamazoo	1,680	$27,800	$13.40	$33,900	$16.30	-9.1%
Lansing	4,380	$34,900	$16.80	$42,400	$20.40	58.6%
Monroe	550	$28,800	$13.80	$34,600	$16.60	5.3%
Muskegon	820	$31,100	$15.00	$37,300	$17.90	-0.3%
Niles	950	$30,300	$14.60	$37,100	$17.80	16.2%
Saginaw	1,030	$31,100	$15.00	$37,800	$18.20	-8.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	640	$34,000	$16.40	$40,100	$19.30	-62.2%
Minneapolis	6,060	$37,600	$18.10	$43,900	$21.10	-74.5%
Rochester	280	$34,800	$16.70	$40,100	$19.30	-80.7%
St. Cloud	510	$32,500	$15.60	$38,300	$18.40	-61.3%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	2,220	$27,500	$13.20	$32,600	$15.70	58.6%
Hattiesburg	1,570	$23,900	$11.50	$28,600	$13.80	101.3%
Jackson	6,120	$26,400	$12.70	$31,600	$15.20	80.8%
Pascagoula	860	$25,600	$12.30	$30,000	$14.40	12.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	870	$24,800	$11.90	$31,100	$14.90	-24.2%
Jefferson City	1,630	$25,400	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	46.5%
Joplin	810	$21,800	$10.50	$26,900	$13.00	-23.2%
Kansas City	10,270	$29,200	$14.00	$35,700	$17.20	-24.5%
Springfield	1,880	$24,400	$11.70	$29,400	$14.10	-27.1%
St. Joseph	680	$24,100	$11.60	$30,100	$14.50	-3.8%
St. Louis	16,060	$29,800	$14.30	$36,500	$17.60	-10.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	2,050	$25,600	$12.30	$31,100	$14.90	84.2%
Great Falls	730	$23,400	$11.20	$29,500	$14.20	47.5%
Missoula	1,440	$24,700	$11.90	$30,100	$14.50	88.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	2,040	$28,500	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	-8.4%
Omaha	5,000	$27,800	$13.40	$33,800	$16.30	-19.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	990	$38,500	$18.50	$44,500	$21.40	152.1%
Las Vegas	7,060	$33,900	$16.30	$42,000	$20.20	-40.2%
Reno	2,430	$35,100	$16.90	$41,900	$20.20	-11.6%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	1,690	$30,400	$14.60	$37,000	$17.80	23.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	1,920	$35,500	$17.10	$42,400	$20.40	0.1%
Ocean City	780	$32,900	$15.80	$39,000	$18.80	47%
Trenton	4,750	$39,900	$19.20	$49,400	$23.80	59.9%
Vineland	940	$29,800	$14.30	$37,300	$17.90	14.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	7,230	$27,900	$13.40	$35,100	$16.90	37.6%
Farmington	1,230	$26,600	$12.80	$33,300	$16.00	75.9%
Las Cruces	1,370	$26,500	$12.70	$32,600	$15.70	51.4%
Santa Fe	1,170	$31,100	$14.90	$37,300	$17.90	33.9%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	9,310	$33,200	$16.00	$40,800	$19.60	55.7%
Binghamton	2,250	$27,500	$13.20	$33,400	$16.00	47.3%
Buffalo	10,750	$29,200	$14.10	$35,400	$17.00	46.2%
Elmira	590	$27,000	$13.00	$33,000	$15.90	15.3%
Glens Falls	930	$28,200	$13.60	$33,700	$16.20	29%
Ithaca	1,390	$36,400	$17.50	$43,700	$21.00	100.9%
Kingston	1,400	$30,300	$14.60	$35,600	$17.10	71.1%
New York (Area)	161,500	$34,700	$16.70	$42,100	$20.30	44.8%
Poughkeepsie	5,410	$31,800	$15.30	$38,200	$18.40	60%
Rochester	10,260	$29,600	$14.20	$35,300	$17.00	52.4%
Syracuse	5,770	$29,900	$14.40	$36,400	$17.50	36.9%
Utica	2,280	$28,400	$13.60	$35,400	$17.00	30.5%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	2,630	$28,600	$13.70	$33,000	$15.90	12.7%
Burlington	740	$28,600	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	-5.7%
Charlotte	10,390	$30,400	$14.60	$36,700	$17.70	-9.9%
Durham	3,420	$32,000	$15.40	$37,500	$18.00	-9.9%
Fayetteville	1,720	$27,100	$13.00	$33,400	$16.10	-0.8%
Goldsboro	810	$25,600	$12.30	$31,100	$15.00	34.1%
Greensboro	4,460	$29,600	$14.20	$35,000	$16.80	-7.2%
Greenville	1,120	$28,400	$13.70	$33,000	$15.90	11.3%
Hickory	1,840	$27,600	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	-7%
Jacksonville	780	$25,700	$12.30	$30,800	$14.80	31.6%
Raleigh	9,120	$31,900	$15.40	$37,600	$18.10	32.7%
Rocky Mount	940	$29,400	$14.10	$34,600	$16.60	16.1%
Wilmington	2,410	$27,800	$13.40	$32,300	$15.50	25.3%
Winston-Salem	2,730	$29,900	$14.40	$34,900	$16.80	-3.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	450	$30,800	$14.80	$36,700	$17.60	-46.8%
Fargo	700	$30,700	$14.80	$37,400	$18.00	-57.6%
Grand Forks	530	$29,200	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	-19.3%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	4,430	$29,800	$14.30	$35,300	$17.00	0.1%
Canton	2,450	$26,400	$12.70	$32,000	$15.40	7.4%
Cincinnati	9,410	$30,800	$14.80	$37,300	$17.90	-31.3%
Cleveland	12,370	$31,500	$15.20	$37,700	$18.10	-10.4%
Columbus	9,440	$32,500	$15.60	$38,400	$18.50	-24.4%
Dayton	4,550	$32,100	$15.40	$39,100	$18.80	-11.2%
Lima	570	$26,100	$12.60	$30,900	$14.90	-19%
Mansfield	540	$27,700	$13.30	$32,300	$15.50	-25%
Sandusky	380	$29,200	$14.10	$36,100	$17.40	-18.9%
Springfield	600	$27,700	$13.30	$33,700	$16.20	-8.8%
Toledo	3,430	$27,800	$13.40	$34,900	$16.80	-15.3%
Youngstown	3,060	$28,500	$13.70	$34,500	$16.60	1.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	790	$22,400	$10.80	$27,500	$13.20	40.2%
Oklahoma City	7,370	$25,800	$12.40	$32,100	$15.40	-5.2%
Tulsa	5,500	$25,300	$12.10	$30,900	$14.80	-5.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	950	$28,900	$13.90	$32,900	$15.80	11.7%
Corvallis	470	$31,100	$15.00	$39,100	$18.80	5.2%
Eugene	1,860	$30,400	$14.60	$36,900	$17.70	-4.5%
Medford	970	$29,300	$14.10	$35,000	$16.80	-8.9%
Portland	12,920	$33,700	$16.20	$40,000	$19.20	-5.5%
Salem	2,390	$31,700	$15.20	$38,300	$18.40	18.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	5,510	$30,300	$14.60	$36,500	$17.50	21.3%
Altoona	920	$25,100	$12.10	$30,100	$14.50	17.1%
Erie	1,770	$27,700	$13.30	$32,700	$15.70	2.2%
Harrisburg	4,810	$31,400	$15.10	$37,900	$18.20	12.5%
Johnstown	1,030	$23,700	$11.40	$29,100	$14.00	32.3%
Lancaster	3,230	$28,200	$13.60	$33,000	$15.90	3.2%
Lebanon	840	$28,100	$13.50	$32,800	$15.70	29.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	41,370	$33,100	$15.90	$40,300	$19.40	14.3%
Pittsburgh	15,380	$28,400	$13.70	$34,300	$16.50	0.3%
Reading	2,460	$28,700	$13.80	$34,200	$16.50	9.7%
Scranton	3,910	$26,100	$12.50	$31,900	$15.30	12.5%
State College	1,360	$29,400	$14.10	$33,100	$15.90	49.2%
Williamsport	870	$25,900	$12.40	$31,000	$14.90	25.5%
York	2,390	$28,700	$13.80	$34,000	$16.30	0%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	8,250	$34,400	$16.50	$40,500	$19.50	-30.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	950	$27,500	$13.20	$32,300	$15.50	19.4%
Charleston	4,470	$30,800	$14.80	$36,400	$17.50	15.5%
Columbia	5,920	$28,600	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	28.6%
Florence	1,420	$26,200	$12.60	$30,900	$14.90	28.6%
Greenville	4,700	$28,100	$13.50	$33,600	$16.10	14.8%
Myrtle Beach	1,680	$27,700	$13.30	$32,400	$15.60	10.2%
Spartanburg	1,630	$29,900	$14.40	$35,800	$17.20	1.8%
Sumter	530	$26,900	$12.90	$34,100	$16.40	14.1%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	1,040	$23,800	$11.50	$28,100	$13.50	26.1%
Sioux Falls	1,300	$24,200	$11.60	$28,200	$13.50	-29.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	2,650	$27,700	$13.30	$34,700	$16.70	-13.7%
Clarksville	800	$21,900	$10.50	$29,300	$14.10	-25.3%
Cleveland	450	$26,100	$12.60	$30,900	$14.80	-7.8%
Jackson	760	$25,400	$12.20	$30,200	$14.50	-2.3%
Johnson City	1,140	$23,500	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	9.3%
Kingsport	1,130	$25,100	$12.10	$30,000	$14.40	-29%
Knoxville	4,470	$26,700	$12.80	$32,000	$15.40	0.3%
Memphis	6,600	$28,200	$13.60	$34,200	$16.40	-20.8%
Morristown	500	$23,000	$11.10	$29,100	$14.00	-19.7%
Nashville	9,760	$28,300	$13.60	$33,900	$16.30	-1.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	1,390	$23,900	$11.50	$30,400	$14.60	60%
Amarillo	2,390	$25,700	$12.40	$32,100	$15.50	59.9%
Austin	12,080	$28,700	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	14.1%
Beaumont	2,610	$25,600	$12.30	$31,000	$14.90	18.6%
Brownsville	2,590	$23,700	$11.40	$28,600	$13.80	53.3%
College Station	1,810	$25,800	$12.40	$30,600	$14.70	44%
Corpus Christi	2,970	$25,400	$12.20	$30,500	$14.70	21.4%
Dallas (Area)	41,710	$29,700	$14.30	$36,700	$17.70	5%
El Paso	5,660	$23,300	$11.20	$30,500	$14.70	52.7%
Houston	37,630	$29,100	$14.00	$35,500	$17.10	6.7%
Killeen	1,810	$23,300	$11.20	$29,800	$14.30	8.7%
Laredo	1,630	$20,200	$9.70	$26,100	$12.60	35.9%
Longview	1,710	$24,500	$11.80	$30,800	$14.80	32%
Lubbock	2,230	$26,600	$12.80	$31,600	$15.20	31.1%
McAllen	4,100	$23,300	$11.20	$29,800	$14.30	35.4%
Midland	1,100	$27,300	$13.10	$32,900	$15.80	18.2%
Odessa	1,130	$24,600	$11.80	$29,500	$14.20	35.8%
San Angelo	790	$24,800	$11.90	$30,100	$14.50	31.7%
San Antonio	13,480	$27,700	$13.30	$34,100	$16.40	17%
Sherman	710	$24,700	$11.90	$30,500	$14.70	26.3%
Texarkana	950	$24,400	$11.70	$31,700	$15.30	28.1%
Tyler	1,910	$26,700	$12.80	$31,500	$15.20	49.5%
Victoria	870	$23,100	$11.10	$30,000	$14.40	32.6%
Waco	1,860	$24,300	$11.70	$28,900	$13.90	35.6%
Wichita Falls	1,190	$23,900	$11.50	$30,000	$14.40	52.1%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	1,090	$26,000	$12.50	$31,200	$15.00	64.7%
Ogden	3,500	$27,200	$13.10	$32,200	$15.50	30.7%
Provo	4,430	$27,100	$13.00	$31,200	$15.00	85.9%
Salt Lake City	10,780	$28,600	$13.80	$33,200	$16.00	28.4%
St. George	1,190	$25,800	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	79.5%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	1,660	$29,500	$14.20	$33,600	$16.20	8.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	220	$26,200	$12.60	$31,300	$15.10	-75.3%
Charlottesville	590	$32,000	$15.40	$39,400	$18.90	-53.9%
Danville	220	$27,500	$13.20	$31,400	$15.10	-60.1%
Harrisonburg	240	$27,300	$13.10	$33,900	$16.30	-70%
Lynchburg	600	$26,400	$12.70	$31,100	$15.00	-56.7%
Richmond	2,630	$32,700	$15.70	$39,100	$18.80	-67.9%
Roanoke	820	$30,900	$14.90	$39,400	$19.00	-61.1%
Virginia Beach	4,020	$31,400	$15.10	$38,200	$18.40	-60.3%
Winchester	290	$31,400	$15.10	$38,500	$18.50	-59.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	850	$32,100	$15.40	$37,600	$18.10	-19.3%
Bremerton	960	$36,700	$17.60	$42,000	$20.20	-13.7%
Kennewick	1,480	$36,300	$17.40	$41,700	$20.00	14%
Longview	440	$30,600	$14.70	$36,400	$17.50	-7.3%
Mount Vernon	450	$36,000	$17.30	$40,500	$19.50	-25.7%
Olympia	1,160	$35,500	$17.10	$40,900	$19.70	-12.1%
Seattle (Area)	15,470	$37,100	$17.80	$43,000	$20.70	-26.9%
Spokane	2,100	$33,600	$16.20	$38,600	$18.60	-25.3%
Wenatchee	440	$32,700	$15.70	$37,200	$17.90	-19.4%
Yakima	1,000	$32,300	$15.50	$37,500	$18.00	-10.3%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	2,210	$26,500	$12.80	$32,400	$15.60	9.9%
Huntington	1,320	$24,300	$11.70	$29,300	$14.10	-12.6%
Morgantown	540	$26,300	$12.60	$31,800	$15.30	-30.1%
Parkersburg	840	$25,000	$12.00	$32,400	$15.60	-11.9%
Weirton	530	$23,300	$11.20	$27,900	$13.40	-10.3%
Wheeling	810	$23,200	$11.20	$28,900	$13.90	-7.8%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	1,030	$32,500	$15.60	$37,800	$18.20	-35%
Eau Claire	710	$29,300	$14.10	$32,900	$15.80	-31.6%
Fond du Lac	400	$32,700	$15.70	$37,700	$18.10	-32.3%
Green Bay	1,400	$31,600	$15.20	$37,200	$17.90	-37.9%
Janesville	640	$28,300	$13.60	$33,900	$16.30	-25.7%
La Crosse	570	$28,700	$13.80	$32,700	$15.70	-41.4%
Madison	3,810	$33,100	$15.90	$38,700	$18.60	-15.9%
Milwaukee	7,950	$32,300	$15.60	$37,800	$18.20	-29.3%
Oshkosh	820	$31,300	$15.00	$37,200	$17.90	-31.5%
Racine	750	$30,100	$14.50	$34,500	$16.60	-26.1%
Sheboygan	400	$31,700	$15.30	$37,200	$17.90	-49.8%
Wausau	600	$28,800	$13.90	$32,400	$15.60	-35.1%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	1,110	$26,800	$12.90	$31,800	$15.30	101.1%
Cheyenne	970	$27,700	$13.30	$32,400	$15.60	63.6%