Operating System Programmers

Median Salary: $70,900

Many operating system programmers across the nation share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, initiative, independence, and achievement/effort can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 367,880 folks were working as operating system programmers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're ready to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for operating system programmers in the U.S. was $70,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $34.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about operating system programmers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

Operating system programmers should be skilled in:

Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Recognition
Originality

Different folks go into different careers; operating system programmers are typically:

Investigative
Conventional
Artistic

Working as an operating system programmer requires knowledge in subjects like:

Computers and Electronics
English Language
Mathematics

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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 operating system programmers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of operating system programmers 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	40	$54,200	$26.00	$75,400	$36.20	-71%
Birmingham	1,700	$66,800	$32.10	$86,600	$41.60	21.8%
Decatur	30	$50,900	$24.50	$74,500	$35.80	-76.5%
Dothan	40	$41,300	$19.80	$48,600	$23.40	-73.7%
Florence	60	$44,100	$21.20	$57,500	$27.60	-57.1%
Huntsville	1,310	$73,100	$35.10	$89,400	$43.00	127%
Mobile	360	$50,600	$24.30	$70,000	$33.70	-26.6%
Montgomery	430	$70,200	$33.70	$84,500	$40.60	-6.6%
Tuscaloosa	100	$79,600	$38.30	$104,400	$50.20	-62.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	380	$69,700	$33.50	$83,800	$40.30	-18.1%
Fairbanks	90	$71,500	$34.40	$81,600	$39.20	-10.2%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	80	$49,900	$24.00	$74,100	$35.60	-47.1%
Phoenix	6,120	$71,800	$34.50	$88,700	$42.60	23.2%
Prescott	60	$52,100	$25.10	$66,100	$31.80	-65.5%
Tucson	1,090	$68,100	$32.70	$82,600	$39.70	7.4%
Yuma	40	$61,000	$29.30	$81,600	$39.20	-75.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	2,340	$57,700	$27.70	$68,200	$32.80	323%
Fort Smith	90	$55,900	$26.90	$65,000	$31.20	-74%
Jonesboro	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	-20.1%
Little Rock	1,650	$65,600	$31.50	$82,600	$39.70	77.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	390	$85,200	$40.90	$105,000	$50.50	-48.4%
Chico	40	$58,600	$28.20	$76,100	$36.60	-79.8%
Fresno	220	$65,500	$31.50	$80,200	$38.60	-76.1%
Los Angeles (Area)	10,490	$79,500	$38.20	$98,800	$47.50	-26.6%
Merced	40	$69,400	$33.40	$80,900	$38.90	-76.3%
Modesto	100	$77,400	$37.20	$98,600	$47.40	-77.1%
Napa	60	$80,600	$38.70	$99,800	$48.00	-67.4%
Oakland	3,420	$72,700	$35.00	$92,100	$44.30	22.6%
Oxnard	750	$68,500	$32.90	$91,700	$44.10	-8.7%
Redding	30	$62,600	$30.10	$71,400	$34.30	-82.4%
Riverside	730	$65,200	$31.30	$78,100	$37.50	-78.3%
Sacramento	1,670	$71,300	$34.30	$86,800	$41.70	-30.4%
Salinas	150	$75,200	$36.20	$88,400	$42.50	-66.8%
San Diego	3,090	$81,000	$38.90	$96,600	$46.40	-14.2%
San Francisco (Area)	7,000	$84,100	$40.50	$102,600	$49.30	26%
San Francisco (City)	3,580	$95,500	$45.90	$113,000	$54.30	29.3%
San Jose	4,490	$104,400	$50.20	$129,700	$62.40	79.3%
San Luis Obispo	190	$61,000	$29.30	$71,700	$34.50	-32.7%
Santa Barbara	490	$67,900	$32.60	$91,600	$44.00	1.8%
Santa Cruz	190	$69,000	$33.20	$91,800	$44.20	-20.2%
Santa Rosa	260	$82,200	$39.50	$106,300	$51.10	-48.1%
Stockton	120	$68,000	$32.70	$85,600	$41.20	-80.3%
Vallejo	80	$83,800	$40.30	$93,700	$45.00	-75.9%
Visalia	110	$81,100	$39.00	$96,500	$46.40	-69.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	960	$82,000	$39.40	$106,800	$51.40	117.9%
Colorado Springs	720	$83,200	$40.00	$103,800	$49.90	3.9%
Denver	3,260	$80,400	$38.70	$99,100	$47.60	-5%
Fort Collins	200	$64,600	$31.10	$83,000	$39.90	-43.8%
Greeley	50	$54,800	$26.40	$81,400	$39.10	-79.4%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,130	$83,300	$40.10	$111,400	$53.60	40.4%
Hartford	1,790	$80,900	$38.90	$98,800	$47.50	13.3%
New Haven	510	$68,900	$33.10	$83,300	$40.10	-59.8%
Norwich	260	$73,800	$35.50	$92,700	$44.60	-32.2%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	NA	$64,600	$31.00	$78,100	$37.60	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)	13,700	$78,700	$37.80	$97,700	$47.00	73.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	500	$61,600	$29.60	$76,900	$37.00	-27.4%
Cape Coral	270	$67,800	$32.60	$83,700	$40.30	-52.9%
Deltona	230	$57,700	$27.80	$66,900	$32.20	-46.5%
Fort Walton Beach	130	$71,700	$34.50	$85,500	$41.10	-38.5%
Gainesville	460	$51,300	$24.70	$64,300	$30.90	34.1%
Jacksonville	1,610	$73,600	$35.40	$94,900	$45.60	-1.5%
Lakeland	360	$64,600	$31.00	$86,300	$41.50	-33.7%
Miami (Area)	6,220	$64,500	$31.00	$83,300	$40.10	6%
Naples	220	$47,900	$23.00	$66,300	$31.90	-32.2%
Ocala	80	$60,400	$29.00	$84,500	$40.60	-68.7%
Orlando	3,790	$59,500	$28.60	$78,400	$37.70	36.2%
Palm Bay	730	$57,800	$27.80	$75,000	$36.10	32.8%
Palm Coast	30	$55,000	$26.40	$64,300	$30.90	-32%
Panama City	40	$55,900	$26.90	$65,000	$31.20	-81.4%
Pensacola	250	$55,200	$26.60	$72,100	$34.70	-41.9%
Port St. Lucie	120	$58,300	$28.00	$69,200	$33.20	-64.5%
Punta Gorda	40	$54,000	$26.00	$62,900	$30.30	-59.8%
Tallahassee	910	$54,900	$26.40	$66,300	$31.90	100.5%
Tampa	3,780	$66,900	$32.20	$83,800	$40.30	18.6%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	130	$42,000	$20.20	$53,800	$25.90	-43.2%
Atlanta	5,510	$75,100	$36.10	$92,100	$44.30	-14.5%
Augusta	200	$65,000	$31.30	$82,400	$39.60	-65.9%
Columbus	NA	$78,000	$37.50	$83,900	$40.30	NA
Dalton	170	$52,200	$25.10	$64,700	$31.10	-8.5%
Gainesville	40	$42,100	$20.30	$50,500	$24.30	-81.7%
Macon	100	$58,300	$28.00	$75,600	$36.30	-63.2%
Savannah	40	$58,200	$28.00	$84,000	$40.40	-91%
Warner Robins	30	$57,800	$27.80	$65,300	$31.40	-80.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	690	$63,400	$30.50	$80,200	$38.50	-42.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	840	$57,600	$27.70	$72,300	$34.80	13.6%
Coeur d'Alene	30	$42,000	$20.20	$46,500	$22.40	-78.7%
Idaho Falls	300	$69,700	$33.50	$82,000	$39.40	112.3%
Lewiston	NA	$56,400	$27.10	$65,300	$31.40	NA
Pocatello	NA	$32,600	$15.70	$49,800	$24.00	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	530	$67,800	$32.60	$78,500	$37.70	120.8%
Champaign	950	$51,600	$24.80	$65,700	$31.60	236.9%
Chicago (Area)	17,160	$64,200	$30.90	$85,300	$41.00	-0.8%
Danville	40	$38,800	$18.70	$46,900	$22.50	-55.6%
Peoria	310	$62,500	$30.00	$89,200	$42.90	-35.2%
Rockford	280	$63,900	$30.70	$83,900	$40.30	-29.6%
Springfield	400	$59,600	$28.60	$72,900	$35.00	32.6%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	130	$41,600	$20.00	$69,300	$33.30	-36.1%
Columbus	110	$77,500	$37.30	$96,200	$46.30	-3.3%
Elkhart	70	$48,200	$23.20	$60,900	$29.30	-73.9%
Evansville	220	$65,500	$31.50	$90,100	$43.30	-53.8%
Fort Wayne	250	$57,300	$27.60	$72,600	$34.90	-55.5%
Indianapolis	2,980	$67,700	$32.50	$85,000	$40.90	21.7%
Lafayette	290	$54,200	$26.10	$66,400	$31.90	24.2%
Muncie	40	$61,900	$29.80	$91,900	$44.20	-71.6%
South Bend	150	$50,500	$24.30	$64,700	$31.10	-59.5%
Terre Haute	60	$56,700	$27.30	$72,100	$34.60	-67.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$47,600	$22.90	$61,900	$29.70	-68.3%
Cedar Rapids	550	$60,200	$28.90	$75,900	$36.50	44%
Davenport	630	$58,800	$28.30	$66,300	$31.90	22.3%
Des Moines	1,440	$69,800	$33.60	$84,600	$40.70	59.1%
Dubuque	110	$49,400	$23.70	$63,300	$30.40	-20.2%
Iowa City	220	$59,500	$28.60	$72,500	$34.90	-8%
Sioux City	70	$72,100	$34.70	$81,900	$39.40	-67.6%
Waterloo	180	$52,300	$25.10	$75,200	$36.10	-24.9%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	160	$70,800	$34.00	$81,800	$39.30	16.5%
Topeka	560	$56,700	$27.20	$68,300	$32.80	81.4%
Wichita	480	$60,800	$29.30	$73,500	$35.30	-42%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	40	$47,800	$23.00	$57,200	$27.50	-73.4%
Lexington	420	$52,200	$25.10	$76,300	$36.70	-38.7%
Louisville	1,240	$64,500	$31.00	$82,400	$39.60	-26.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	50	$48,600	$23.40	$54,000	$25.90	-74.6%
Baton Rouge	990	NA	NA	NA	NA	-4.2%
Houma	80	$47,500	$22.80	$57,800	$27.80	-68.6%
Lafayette	140	$49,400	$23.80	$57,200	$27.50	-65%
Lake Charles	110	$58,300	$28.00	$72,300	$34.80	-56%
Monroe	30	$50,400	$24.20	$61,400	$29.50	-85.7%
New Orleans	960	$46,300	$22.20	$63,900	$30.70	-33.1%
Shreveport	150	$50,400	$24.20	$61,800	$29.70	-69.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	50	$49,500	$23.80	$58,000	$27.90	-74.1%
Portland	260	$57,700	$27.70	$73,300	$35.20	-53.7%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	3,850	$72,600	$34.90	$94,400	$45.40	8.5%
Cumberland	60	$54,100	$26.00	$65,200	$31.40	-47.3%
Hagerstown	120	$62,500	$30.00	$78,000	$37.50	-55.2%
Salisbury	50	$63,600	$30.60	$78,300	$37.70	-69.1%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	70	$74,900	$36.00	$95,300	$45.80	-74.2%
Boston (Area)	9,170	$70,100	$33.70	$92,100	$44.30	0.1%
Springfield	180	$73,300	$35.20	$89,500	$43.00	-77.4%
Worcester	NA	$84,000	$40.40	$105,500	$50.70	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	850	$71,300	$34.30	$84,000	$40.40	59%
Battle Creek	NA	$73,000	$35.10	$83,400	$40.10	NA
Bay City	70	$57,700	$27.70	$71,700	$34.50	-27.9%
Detroit (Area)	6,430	$73,400	$35.30	$87,900	$42.30	24.3%
Flint	120	$63,200	$30.40	$77,200	$37.10	-69.3%
Grand Rapids	1,120	$56,600	$27.20	$73,200	$35.20	8.7%
Holland	130	$62,900	$30.30	$77,200	$37.10	-53.7%
Kalamazoo	290	$47,500	$22.80	$65,000	$31.30	-23.8%
Lansing	360	$58,800	$28.30	$78,900	$37.90	-35.7%
Muskegon	70	$60,800	$29.20	$79,400	$38.20	-56.9%
Niles	40	$66,800	$32.10	$78,800	$37.90	-75.6%
Saginaw	140	$60,000	$28.80	$68,900	$33.20	-38.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	100	$53,000	$25.50	$66,300	$31.90	-70.3%
Minneapolis	4,600	$66,700	$32.10	$82,500	$39.70	-5.6%
Rochester	290	$127,300	$61.20	$166,400+	$80.00+	0.3%
St. Cloud	170	$58,400	$28.10	$73,100	$35.10	-37%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	NA	$52,100	$25.00	$68,500	$32.90	NA
Hattiesburg	40	$45,700	$22.00	$56,400	$27.10	-72.6%
Jackson	570	$42,100	$20.20	$64,500	$31.00	-17.8%
Pascagoula	30	$55,700	$26.80	$76,400	$36.70	-79.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	440	NA	NA	NA	NA	88%
Jefferson City	670	$44,700	$21.50	$51,800	$24.90	193%
Kansas City	4,380	$73,700	$35.40	$89,000	$42.80	57.6%
Springfield	410	$43,700	$21.00	$53,600	$25.80	-22%
St. Joseph	40	$45,500	$21.90	$56,800	$27.30	-74.4%
St. Louis	5,410	$70,300	$33.80	$88,600	$42.60	47.5%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	90	$49,100	$23.60	$60,300	$29.00	-60.6%
Great Falls	60	$33,900	$16.30	$42,600	$20.50	-41.1%
Missoula	130	$60,400	$29.00	$69,300	$33.30	-19.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	520	$55,600	$26.70	$75,300	$36.20	13.1%
Omaha	1,840	$69,200	$33.30	$86,200	$41.50	44.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	830	$70,600	$33.90	$82,400	$39.60	-65.5%
Reno	250	$70,300	$33.80	$90,300	$43.40	-54.9%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	280	$69,900	$33.60	$90,400	$43.40	-0.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	150	$66,200	$31.90	$89,400	$43.00	-62.9%
Trenton	1,110	$70,900	$34.10	$94,200	$45.30	82%
Vineland	30	$61,500	$29.60	$75,300	$36.20	-80%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,020	$77,900	$37.50	$105,300	$50.60	-4.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,320	$68,200	$32.80	$81,500	$39.20	253.1%
Binghamton	350	$67,300	$32.40	$81,900	$39.40	12.7%
Buffalo	1,840	$63,200	$30.40	$78,500	$37.80	22%
Glens Falls	60	$51,700	$24.90	$80,500	$38.70	-56.4%
Ithaca	430	$65,000	$31.20	$79,900	$38.40	203.2%
Kingston	150	$51,500	$24.70	$64,200	$30.90	-11.4%
New York (Area)	39,910	$76,500	$36.80	$101,500	$48.80	70.7%
Poughkeepsie	780	$84,500	$40.60	$142,600	$68.50	12.4%
Rochester	1,950	$63,300	$30.50	$81,500	$39.20	41.6%
Syracuse	800	$60,600	$29.10	$74,600	$35.90	-7.1%
Utica	340	$56,200	$27.00	$68,700	$33.00	-4.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	310	$40,900	$19.70	$62,000	$29.80	-35.2%
Burlington	50	$42,600	$20.50	$53,000	$25.50	-66.2%
Charlotte	2,870	$72,300	$34.80	$91,800	$44.10	21.7%
Durham	2,220	$82,200	$39.50	$102,000	$49.10	186.6%
Fayetteville	NA	$113,000	$54.30	$126,500	$60.80	NA
Goldsboro	40	$60,900	$29.30	$72,800	$35.00	-69%
Greensboro	780	$65,800	$31.60	$87,100	$41.90	-21%
Greenville	90	$64,200	$30.90	$77,000	$37.00	-55.2%
Hickory	180	$56,900	$27.30	$77,200	$37.10	-54.6%
Jacksonville	40	$56,200	$27.00	$62,200	$29.90	-68%
Raleigh	2,930	$76,100	$36.60	$90,800	$43.70	108.1%
Rocky Mount	80	$65,000	$31.20	$79,100	$38.00	-54.3%
Wilmington	190	$52,400	$25.20	$63,200	$30.40	-52.6%
Winston-Salem	650	$82,900	$39.80	$97,600	$46.90	11.9%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	70	$46,300	$22.30	$62,400	$30.00	-61.6%
Fargo	400	$48,400	$23.30	$61,300	$29.50	17.9%
Grand Forks	100	$48,600	$23.40	$59,400	$28.50	-28.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	760	$62,200	$29.90	$78,800	$37.90	-15.6%
Canton	270	$58,000	$27.90	$71,000	$34.10	-42.8%
Cincinnati	2,830	$67,700	$32.50	$83,100	$40.00	0.9%
Cleveland	2,940	$60,800	$29.20	$81,800	$39.30	4%
Columbus	4,110	$77,300	$37.20	$93,700	$45.00	60.5%
Dayton	1,120	$66,900	$32.20	$85,600	$41.10	7%
Mansfield	40	$66,100	$31.80	$87,400	$42.00	-71%
Springfield	NA	$75,000	$36.00	$88,800	$42.70	NA
Toledo	340	$62,200	$29.90	$78,700	$37.80	-59%
Youngstown	310	$56,700	$27.30	$71,300	$34.30	-50.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	60	$45,000	$21.60	$55,600	$26.70	-44.5%
Oklahoma City	1,520	$52,100	$25.00	$70,700	$34.00	-4.5%
Tulsa	1,210	$57,000	$27.40	$75,100	$36.10	1.5%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	60	$63,800	$30.70	$85,300	$41.00	-63.8%
Corvallis	110	$67,500	$32.50	$92,100	$44.30	23.4%
Eugene	260	$50,900	$24.50	$71,000	$34.20	-35.1%
Medford	110	$55,900	$26.90	$66,700	$32.10	-51.5%
Portland	1,910	$68,600	$33.00	$86,500	$41.60	-31.8%
Salem	120	$66,300	$31.90	$79,300	$38.10	-71%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	660	$72,100	$34.60	$86,500	$41.60	-28.8%
Altoona	100	$50,800	$24.40	$66,000	$31.70	-38.8%
Erie	260	$50,100	$24.10	$62,600	$30.10	-26.5%
Harrisburg	1,140	$69,600	$33.40	$83,300	$40.00	30.4%
Johnstown	100	$52,300	$25.20	$65,400	$31.50	-36.6%
Lancaster	420	$56,300	$27.10	$71,300	$34.30	-34.9%
Lebanon	NA	$63,200	$30.40	$77,400	$37.20	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	11,460	$76,300	$36.70	$95,700	$46.00	32.7%
Pittsburgh	4,150	$63,500	$30.50	$84,100	$40.50	32.2%
Reading	320	$63,800	$30.70	$80,900	$38.90	-30.1%
Scranton	340	$56,000	$26.90	$68,000	$32.70	-51.6%
State College	130	$51,500	$24.80	$72,500	$34.90	-30.5%
Williamsport	110	$62,500	$30.10	$69,100	$33.20	-23%
York	340	$60,200	$28.90	$75,200	$36.20	-31.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,280	$67,600	$32.50	$85,700	$41.20	-16.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	110	$44,100	$21.20	$56,000	$26.90	-30.2%
Charleston	550	$60,900	$29.30	$77,500	$37.30	-30.9%
Columbia	920	$64,600	$31.00	$77,400	$37.20	-2.7%
Florence	130	$56,400	$27.10	$72,700	$34.90	-42.3%
Greenville	710	$64,500	$31.00	$77,700	$37.40	-14.7%
Myrtle Beach	90	$61,700	$29.60	$90,100	$43.30	-72.1%
Spartanburg	270	$73,200	$35.20	$91,100	$43.80	-16.7%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	30	$49,100	$23.60	$56,400	$27.10	-81.6%
Sioux Falls	250	$49,900	$24.00	$59,100	$28.40	-33.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	670	$59,100	$28.40	$70,300	$33.80	6.1%
Clarksville	30	$42,100	$20.20	$56,200	$27.00	-84.2%
Cleveland	40	$41,400	$19.90	$51,700	$24.90	-62.6%
Jackson	50	$46,800	$22.50	$65,700	$31.60	-66.8%
Johnson City	150	$51,500	$24.80	$64,300	$30.90	-30.5%
Kingsport	90	$44,600	$21.40	$58,700	$28.20	-73.3%
Knoxville	630	$60,400	$29.10	$73,300	$35.20	-30.9%
Memphis	1,650	$69,900	$33.60	$83,500	$40.20	-3.4%
Morristown	30	$51,400	$24.70	$65,700	$31.60	-76%
Nashville	2,290	$58,200	$28.00	$81,800	$39.30	13%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	70	$45,000	$21.70	$67,700	$32.50	-62.6%
Amarillo	250	$67,500	$32.50	$86,600	$41.60	-18.3%
Austin	5,110	$72,500	$34.90	$100,100	$48.10	135.7%
Beaumont	480	$60,200	$28.90	$73,900	$35.50	6.3%
Brownsville	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-75.9%
College Station	300	$47,500	$22.80	$59,200	$28.50	18%
Corpus Christi	120	$52,800	$25.40	$63,600	$30.60	-76.4%
Dallas (Area)	12,700	$77,000	$37.00	$98,400	$47.30	41.5%
El Paso	530	$52,900	$25.40	$76,500	$36.80	-29.5%
Houston	7,500	$70,000	$33.60	$91,200	$43.90	3.9%
Killeen	370	$64,300	$30.90	$84,900	$40.80	9.2%
Laredo	40	$50,700	$24.40	$77,900	$37.50	-84.4%
Longview	110	$55,500	$26.70	$65,100	$31.30	-58.2%
Lubbock	220	$52,000	$25.00	$61,000	$29.40	-37.7%
McAllen	130	$45,000	$21.70	$63,900	$30.70	-78.8%
Midland	110	$64,700	$31.10	$90,100	$43.30	-43.6%
Odessa	40	$60,500	$29.10	$75,500	$36.30	-75.9%
San Antonio	1,760	$67,800	$32.60	$84,300	$40.60	-25.4%
Sherman	NA	$75,500	$36.30	$98,200	$47.20	NA
Tyler	150	$62,500	$30.00	$77,500	$37.30	-41.7%
Waco	160	$60,700	$29.20	$78,600	$37.80	-43.1%
Wichita Falls	40	$57,800	$27.80	$69,800	$33.60	-73%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	150	$49,100	$23.60	$61,300	$29.50	10.8%
Ogden	560	$53,200	$25.60	$74,500	$35.80	1.4%
Provo	1,300	$61,000	$29.30	$78,400	$37.70	166.3%
Salt Lake City	3,880	$78,700	$37.80	$101,000	$48.50	126.1%
St. George	120	$48,300	$23.20	$70,700	$34.00	-11.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	350	$74,300	$35.70	$93,900	$45.20	12.8%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	150	$52,700	$25.30	$77,400	$37.20	-18.3%
Charlottesville	230	$79,600	$38.30	$102,100	$49.10	-11.6%
Harrisonburg	110	$56,300	$27.10	$65,200	$31.30	-33.5%
Lynchburg	150	$62,800	$30.20	$85,800	$41.20	-46.4%
Richmond	1,440	$75,200	$36.10	$94,200	$45.30	-14.2%
Roanoke	120	$56,700	$27.30	$71,800	$34.50	-71.2%
Virginia Beach	1,550	$56,900	$27.40	$78,000	$37.50	-25.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	70	$66,900	$32.20	$83,100	$39.90	-69.4%
Bremerton	160	$86,900	$41.80	$102,900	$49.50	-31.1%
Kennewick	30	$56,800	$27.30	$65,100	$31.30	-87.1%
Olympia	160	$82,100	$39.50	$93,000	$44.70	-41.7%
Seattle (Area)	9,490	$85,900	$41.30	$102,600	$49.30	48.2%
Spokane	300	$53,800	$25.90	$68,400	$32.90	-47.9%
Yakima	30	$48,800	$23.50	$54,500	$26.20	-86.6%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	550	$45,600	$21.90	$57,000	$27.40	34.1%
Huntington	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$51,200	$24.60	NA
Morgantown	180	$60,900	$29.30	$79,500	$38.20	10.5%
Parkersburg	40	$50,000	$24.00	$67,700	$32.60	-77.5%
Wheeling	80	$48,000	$23.10	$65,500	$31.50	-54.6%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	260	$64,100	$30.80	$96,000	$46.20	-21.2%
Eau Claire	230	$70,300	$33.80	$83,300	$40.10	7.2%
Fond du Lac	60	$72,000	$34.60	$82,900	$39.90	-47.2%
Green Bay	420	$64,600	$31.10	$79,300	$38.10	-9%
Janesville	60	$53,600	$25.80	$65,000	$31.30	-67.5%
La Crosse	170	$61,900	$29.80	$84,100	$40.40	-16.3%
Madison	1,350	$71,900	$34.60	$91,000	$43.70	45.3%
Milwaukee	2,610	$63,400	$30.50	$78,200	$37.60	13.5%
Oshkosh	140	$61,700	$29.60	$85,600	$41.20	-42.5%
Racine	100	$56,900	$27.40	$71,500	$34.40	-53.7%
Sheboygan	NA	$55,300	$26.60	$66,600	$32.00	NA
Wausau	180	$52,500	$25.30	$77,600	$37.30	-6.2%