Pastry Bakers

Median Salary: $23,600

Many pastry bakers across the country share a few key professional attributes. For example, independence, leadership, and cooperation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 140,510 individuals were employed as pastry bakers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're ready to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for pastry bakers in the U.S. was $23,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about pastry bakers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the country.

Pastry bakers should be skilled in:

Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Visual Color Discrimination
Speech Clarity
Written Comprehension

Different individuals go into different careers; pastry bakers are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising

Working as a pastry baker requires knowledge in subjects like:

Food Production
Production and Processing
Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics
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 individuals employed as pastry bakers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of pastry bakers 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	100	$36,100	$17.40	$38,800	$18.70	96.3%
Birmingham	260	$22,300	$10.70	$29,700	$14.30	-50.7%
Huntsville	70	$20,600	$9.90	$27,700	$13.30	-66.5%
Mobile	130	$19,400	$9.30	$25,300	$12.20	-31.7%
Montgomery	90	$17,300	$8.30	$19,000	$9.20	-49.1%
Tuscaloosa	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	11.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	210	$29,300	$14.10	$36,600	$17.60	18.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	50	$24,700	$11.90	$30,100	$14.50	-23.3%
Lake Havasu City	60	$22,600	$10.90	$26,400	$12.70	20.3%
Phoenix	2,620	$23,800	$11.50	$29,500	$14.20	38%
Prescott	60	$25,100	$12.10	$30,500	$14.70	-5.6%
Tucson	360	$27,500	$13.20	$32,900	$15.80	-6.5%
Yuma	80	$22,500	$10.80	$27,300	$13.10	32.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	250	$19,900	$9.60	$23,100	$11.10	18.5%
Fort Smith	120	$16,900	$8.10	$18,900	$9.10	-8.7%
Little Rock	140	$19,600	$9.40	$23,200	$11.20	-61.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	290	$26,500	$12.70	$32,500	$15.60	1.7%
Chico	60	$31,400	$15.10	$39,500	$19.00	-23%
El Centro	30	$27,100	$13.00	$34,300	$16.50	-40.7%
Fresno	230	$31,800	$15.30	$42,900	$20.60	-32.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	8,450	$23,400	$11.30	$30,200	$14.50	39.7%
Merced	70	$21,500	$10.30	$23,800	$11.40	4.8%
Modesto	160	$22,500	$10.80	$27,300	$13.10	-6.6%
Napa	70	$26,200	$12.60	$30,600	$14.70	-2%
Oakland	1,430	$26,400	$12.70	$32,200	$15.50	34.7%
Oxnard	320	$24,600	$11.80	$30,700	$14.80	2.6%
Redding	50	$28,500	$13.70	$35,000	$16.90	-29.3%
Riverside	1,460	$24,100	$11.60	$31,000	$14.90	13.2%
Sacramento	770	$28,400	$13.60	$37,500	$18.00	-15.6%
Salinas	190	$25,200	$12.10	$30,800	$14.80	12.2%
San Diego	1,480	$25,200	$12.10	$30,100	$14.50	7.7%
San Francisco (Area)	2,860	$27,700	$13.30	$35,200	$17.00	34.9%
San Francisco (City)	1,430	$29,000	$14.00	$38,300	$18.40	35.2%
San Jose	920	$24,700	$11.90	$30,500	$14.60	-3.3%
San Luis Obispo	120	$30,600	$14.70	$37,000	$17.80	10%
Santa Barbara	140	$27,800	$13.40	$33,400	$16.10	-23.7%
Santa Cruz	210	$27,200	$13.10	$32,300	$15.50	131.6%
Santa Rosa	260	$29,000	$13.90	$37,100	$17.80	38.6%
Stockton	170	$31,300	$15.10	$42,300	$20.30	-23.6%
Vallejo	90	$27,500	$13.20	$32,200	$15.50	-29.6%
Visalia	60	$21,400	$10.30	$26,200	$12.60	-59.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	190	$26,900	$12.90	$31,400	$15.10	11.3%
Colorado Springs	260	$21,700	$10.40	$29,700	$14.30	-2%
Denver	1,250	$26,200	$12.60	$34,400	$16.50	-4.7%
Fort Collins	60	$21,100	$10.20	$27,900	$13.40	-53.5%
Grand Junction	50	$25,000	$12.00	$30,000	$14.40	-21.8%
Greeley	70	$22,000	$10.60	$30,900	$14.80	-19.3%
Pueblo	60	$23,900	$11.50	$35,600	$17.10	-3.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	440	$29,000	$14.00	$36,700	$17.60	-12.7%
Hartford	360	$27,400	$13.20	$38,500	$18.50	-40.7%
New Haven	360	$25,900	$12.50	$34,900	$16.80	9.7%
Norwich	90	$22,900	$11.00	$29,500	$14.20	-39.3%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	50	$26,800	$12.90	$30,200	$14.50	-29.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,760	$29,600	$14.20	$37,700	$18.10	-1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	80	$27,900	$13.40	$32,800	$15.80	-71.2%
Cape Coral	290	$21,000	$10.10	$28,900	$13.90	32.8%
Deltona	120	$22,200	$10.70	$30,300	$14.60	-27.3%
Fort Walton Beach	80	$24,000	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	-6.4%
Gainesville	120	$17,300	$8.30	$23,700	$11.40	-8.3%
Jacksonville	NA	$18,800	$9.00	$25,300	$12.10	NA
Lakeland	NA	$20,200	$9.70	$22,800	$11.00	NA
Miami (Area)	2,060	$26,600	$12.80	$31,800	$15.30	-9.2%
Naples	140	$27,800	$13.40	$31,100	$15.00	16.4%
Ocala	70	$23,100	$11.10	$26,800	$12.90	-30.2%
Orlando	570	$23,700	$11.40	$29,500	$14.20	-46.5%
Palm Bay	60	$24,900	$12.00	$32,200	$15.50	-72.1%
Pensacola	NA	$19,300	$9.30	$21,900	$10.50	NA
Port St. Lucie	90	$25,000	$12.00	$31,600	$15.20	-31.3%
Punta Gorda	30	$22,000	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	-20.8%
Sebastian	100	$22,100	$10.60	$23,800	$11.40	95.3%
Tallahassee	90	$21,800	$10.50	$25,500	$12.30	-49.4%
Tampa	660	$23,600	$11.40	$27,300	$13.10	-46%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	80	$20,200	$9.70	$23,400	$11.30	-5.8%
Atlanta	2,250	$23,000	$11.10	$29,400	$14.20	-8.6%
Augusta	NA	$28,400	$13.70	$31,000	$14.90	NA
Brunswick	30	$26,600	$12.80	$30,200	$14.50	-25.2%
Gainesville	170	$19,100	$9.20	$23,100	$11.10	122%
Macon	110	$16,800	$8.10	$19,400	$9.30	5.9%
Savannah	120	$23,300	$11.20	$27,500	$13.20	-27.5%
Valdosta	40	$19,300	$9.30	$25,800	$12.40	-29.4%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	1,070	$25,800	$12.40	$37,700	$18.10	130.5%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	270	$24,600	$11.80	$28,700	$13.80	-5.2%
Coeur d'Alene	60	$23,700	$11.40	$30,800	$14.80	6.2%
Lewiston	30	$24,300	$11.70	$29,700	$14.30	30.5%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	60	$19,000	$9.10	$20,700	$10.00	-34.8%
Champaign	120	$22,300	$10.70	$26,800	$12.90	12.1%
Chicago (Area)	6,420	$23,400	$11.30	$30,300	$14.60	14.9%
Danville	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$19,700	$9.50	NA
Kankakee	50	$21,400	$10.30	$26,300	$12.60	11.3%
Peoria	160	$21,400	$10.30	$29,900	$14.40	-15%
Rockford	70	$22,200	$10.70	$25,900	$12.40	-51.9%
Springfield	150	$24,800	$11.90	$31,400	$15.10	29.8%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$19,500	$9.40	$21,900	$10.50	17.9%
Bloomington	100	$19,100	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	26.4%
Columbus	60	$34,600	$16.60	$37,700	$18.10	27%
Elkhart	150	$18,800	$9.00	$20,600	$9.90	42%
Fort Wayne	320	$18,300	$8.80	$24,000	$11.50	45.6%
Indianapolis	610	$21,800	$10.50	$26,000	$12.50	-35.2%
Lafayette	60	$21,600	$10.40	$23,800	$11.40	-28.4%
Michigan City	90	$29,800	$14.30	$32,700	$15.70	91.4%
Muncie	50	$18,000	$8.60	$20,600	$9.90	-7.3%
South Bend	110	$21,900	$10.50	$26,500	$12.70	-21%
Terre Haute	40	$22,300	$10.70	$26,100	$12.60	-43.3%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$27,100	$13.00	$31,500	$15.20	-11.2%
Cedar Rapids	90	$23,200	$11.20	$26,200	$12.60	-41.1%
Davenport	190	$21,500	$10.30	$27,200	$13.10	-0.9%
Des Moines	NA	$23,400	$11.20	$28,600	$13.80	NA
Iowa City	80	$22,600	$10.90	$28,400	$13.70	-9.8%
Sioux City	100	$32,400	$15.60	$36,800	$17.70	31%
Waterloo	30	$23,000	$11.00	$27,400	$13.20	-66.2%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	80	$17,900	$8.60	$23,400	$11.30	47.4%
Topeka	30	$24,200	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-74.5%
Wichita	160	$17,600	$8.50	$21,800	$10.50	-50%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	90	$19,200	$9.30	$23,000	$11.10	-63.8%
Louisville	250	$21,500	$10.30	$24,900	$12.00	-61.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	100	$25,300	$12.20	$31,900	$15.30	42.2%
Baton Rouge	330	$23,300	$11.20	$30,200	$14.50	-15.5%
Houma	210	$18,800	$9.00	$20,300	$9.80	108.4%
Lafayette	120	$20,100	$9.60	$23,400	$11.30	-22.7%
Lake Charles	80	$20,700	$9.90	$26,100	$12.60	-20.3%
Monroe	40	$15,600	$7.50	$16,600	$8.00	-46.6%
New Orleans	440	$20,500	$9.90	$24,400	$11.70	-19%
Shreveport	130	$18,600	$9.00	$23,100	$11.10	-31.9%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	40	$24,500	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	-37.3%
Lewiston	50	$22,300	$10.70	$24,900	$12.00	-12.2%
Portland	120	$27,600	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	-41.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,240	$29,200	$14.10	$36,600	$17.60	-8.3%
Cumberland	30	$16,000	$7.70	$22,800	$11.00	-16%
Hagerstown	70	$19,200	$9.20	$26,200	$12.60	-28.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	120	$21,800	$10.50	$27,300	$13.10	14%
Boston (Area)	NA	$24,800	$11.90	$31,300	$15.00	NA
Pittsfield	50	$28,500	$13.70	$35,700	$17.20	33.6%
Springfield	310	$26,700	$12.80	$35,000	$16.80	-0.4%
Worcester	NA	$24,300	$11.70	$29,700	$14.30	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	760	$22,300	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	272.4%
Detroit (Area)	1,860	$24,400	$11.70	$30,400	$14.60	2.5%
Flint	120	$22,200	$10.70	$25,200	$12.10	-15.7%
Grand Rapids	NA	$19,500	$9.40	$22,900	$11.00	NA
Holland	50	$23,500	$11.30	$29,400	$14.20	-52.3%
Jackson	NA	$20,300	$9.80	$25,000	$12.00	NA
Kalamazoo	90	$23,200	$11.20	$27,500	$13.20	-37.2%
Lansing	100	$26,200	$12.60	$36,000	$17.30	-54.3%
Muskegon	170	$19,100	$9.20	$22,100	$10.60	166.8%
Saginaw	80	$21,000	$10.10	$26,000	$12.50	-11.7%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	140	$21,500	$10.40	$27,700	$13.30	3.3%
Minneapolis	1,420	$27,300	$13.10	$32,100	$15.40	-23.5%
Rochester	80	$24,600	$11.80	$30,500	$14.70	-27.3%
St. Cloud	170	$24,200	$11.60	$30,900	$14.90	65.6%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	90	$23,000	$11.10	$25,600	$12.30	-14.2%
Jackson	260	$21,000	$10.10	$24,900	$12.00	-3.5%
Pascagoula	30	$18,900	$9.10	$20,600	$9.90	-47.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	70	$17,000	$8.20	$22,400	$10.80	-22.4%
Jefferson City	NA	$20,500	$9.90	$23,300	$11.20	NA
Joplin	60	$19,100	$9.20	$24,800	$11.90	-32.8%
Kansas City	850	$23,200	$11.10	$29,300	$14.10	-19.9%
Springfield	200	$18,800	$9.10	$23,300	$11.20	0.1%
St. Joseph	80	$20,300	$9.80	$28,100	$13.50	42%
St. Louis	1,480	$23,200	$11.20	$27,500	$13.20	6.1%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	130	$21,100	$10.20	$23,800	$11.40	51.9%
Great Falls	50	$22,800	$11.00	$25,700	$12.30	23.3%
Missoula	60	$26,400	$12.70	$31,400	$15.10	4.5%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	110	$23,900	$11.50	$30,100	$14.50	-37.1%
Omaha	400	$22,800	$11.00	$28,400	$13.60	-18.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	30	$19,100	$9.20	$30,200	$14.50	-1.7%
Las Vegas	1,450	$30,700	$14.70	$36,100	$17.40	56.7%
Reno	260	$25,300	$12.10	$31,400	$15.10	20.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$30,300	$14.60	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	230	$23,800	$11.40	$33,200	$16.00	51.8%
Ocean City	50	$25,700	$12.40	$33,500	$16.10	25.4%
Trenton	170	$24,500	$11.80	$29,200	$14.10	-28.4%
Vineland	50	$32,200	$15.50	$37,500	$18.00	-23.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	450	$22,600	$10.90	$26,300	$12.70	9.6%
Farmington	60	$21,600	$10.40	$25,200	$12.10	1.1%
Las Cruces	NA	$23,100	$11.10	$25,000	$12.00	NA
Santa Fe	120	$23,600	$11.30	$25,400	$12.20	71.3%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	530	$25,800	$12.40	$31,000	$14.90	12.5%
Binghamton	110	$21,500	$10.30	$25,400	$12.20	-6.6%
Buffalo	750	$23,100	$11.10	$26,700	$12.90	30.5%
Elmira	NA	$30,200	$14.50	$34,400	$16.50	NA
Ithaca	50	$25,800	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	-0.7%
Kingston	NA	$23,800	$11.40	$25,700	$12.40	NA
New York (Area)	8,300	$25,700	$12.30	$34,500	$16.60	-11.1%
Poughkeepsie	270	$25,100	$12.10	$31,200	$15.00	2%
Rochester	630	$25,300	$12.20	$30,400	$14.60	18.8%
Syracuse	310	$21,500	$10.40	$27,300	$13.10	-6.2%
Utica	260	$20,200	$9.70	$25,800	$12.40	87.5%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	300	$21,800	$10.50	$25,000	$12.00	63.4%
Burlington	30	$22,200	$10.70	$29,200	$14.00	-49.6%
Charlotte	560	$24,900	$12.00	$30,000	$14.40	-37.4%
Durham	170	$19,800	$9.50	$25,300	$12.20	-42.2%
Fayetteville	NA	$19,600	$9.40	$23,000	$11.10	NA
Goldsboro	50	$27,700	$13.30	$30,800	$14.80	-0.1%
Greensboro	310	$22,700	$10.90	$29,800	$14.30	-18.1%
Hickory	330	$31,900	$15.30	$35,200	$16.90	111.6%
Jacksonville	NA	$17,100	$8.20	$18,900	$9.10	NA
Raleigh	520	$24,400	$11.70	$29,700	$14.30	-3.7%
Rocky Mount	110	$22,400	$10.80	$27,200	$13.10	79.8%
Wilmington	220	$20,800	$10.00	$23,900	$11.50	48.1%
Winston-Salem	340	$20,100	$9.70	$25,600	$12.30	54.7%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	160	$20,200	$9.70	$26,500	$12.80	20.4%
Grand Forks	70	$22,000	$10.60	$25,300	$12.20	28.1%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	290	$20,600	$9.90	$25,700	$12.40	-16.1%
Canton	430	$20,700	$10.00	$27,200	$13.10	143%
Cincinnati	840	$24,500	$11.80	$30,300	$14.50	-21.5%
Cleveland	1,230	$22,200	$10.70	$28,200	$13.60	14.5%
Columbus	940	$23,800	$11.40	$31,000	$14.90	-3.3%
Dayton	NA	$24,400	$11.80	$28,700	$13.80	NA
Lima	80	$26,000	$12.50	$31,000	$14.90	54%
Mansfield	30	$18,900	$9.10	$22,700	$10.90	-42.9%
Springfield	NA	$20,900	$10.10	$24,800	$11.90	NA
Toledo	160	$19,800	$9.50	$23,200	$11.20	-50%
Youngstown	320	$21,100	$10.20	$23,600	$11.30	37.3%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	670	$21,400	$10.30	$27,700	$13.30	10.4%
Tulsa	470	$19,200	$9.20	$24,400	$11.70	2.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	110	$28,700	$13.80	$32,800	$15.80	69.3%
Eugene	200	$23,400	$11.30	$27,200	$13.10	33.7%
Medford	140	$26,100	$12.50	$31,500	$15.20	65.6%
Portland	1,450	$24,800	$11.90	$32,500	$15.70	36.2%
Salem	210	$19,200	$9.30	$23,900	$11.50	33.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	460	$22,800	$11.00	$28,900	$13.90	29.9%
Altoona	100	$18,400	$8.80	$22,800	$11.00	69.2%
Erie	170	$26,500	$12.70	$33,900	$16.30	25.3%
Harrisburg	310	$21,700	$10.40	$25,400	$12.20	-7.6%
Johnstown	60	$22,300	$10.70	$26,500	$12.80	-0.7%
Lancaster	570	$26,000	$12.50	$32,100	$15.40	131.9%
Lebanon	80	$23,400	$11.20	$27,700	$13.30	55.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,490	$28,300	$13.60	$34,900	$16.80	-4.9%
Pittsburgh	1,800	$22,200	$10.70	$26,800	$12.90	50.5%
Reading	320	$26,600	$12.80	$33,300	$16.00	82.7%
Scranton	510	$22,600	$10.90	$27,500	$13.20	86.4%
State College	NA	$21,800	$10.50	$23,700	$11.40	NA
Williamsport	100	$34,200	$16.50	$37,800	$18.20	85.8%
York	260	$28,400	$13.60	$35,900	$17.30	40.2%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	870	$25,000	$12.00	$29,100	$14.00	27.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	30	$19,900	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	-51%
Charleston	250	$19,600	$9.40	$22,800	$11.00	-16.5%
Columbia	240	$23,000	$11.10	$28,400	$13.60	-32.4%
Greenville	270	$19,600	$9.40	$23,600	$11.40	-15.9%
Myrtle Beach	40	$25,600	$12.30	$29,400	$14.10	-66.3%
Spartanburg	NA	$17,300	$8.30	$18,800	$9.00	NA

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	40	$22,000	$10.60	$24,000	$11.50	-39.5%
Sioux Falls	80	$24,900	$12.00	$28,700	$13.80	-42.2%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$30,700	$14.80	NA
Clarksville	40	$21,300	$10.20	$26,100	$12.60	-50.8%
Cleveland	70	$25,700	$12.30	$29,600	$14.20	91.1%
Johnson City	90	$16,600	$8.00	$18,500	$8.90	5%
Kingsport	80	$18,500	$8.90	$21,700	$10.40	-31.7%
Knoxville	180	$21,600	$10.40	$23,900	$11.50	-47.3%
Memphis	300	$25,400	$12.20	$30,400	$14.60	-53.5%
Morristown	30	$17,700	$8.50	$20,000	$9.60	-32.2%
Nashville	320	$22,300	$10.70	$25,900	$12.50	-58.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	30	$26,900	$12.90	$31,300	$15.00	-55.2%
Amarillo	120	$18,600	$9.00	$23,400	$11.30	1.2%
Austin	450	$22,700	$10.90	$26,100	$12.60	-46.1%
Beaumont	NA	$17,000	$8.20	$18,700	$9.00	NA
Brownsville	110	$17,300	$8.30	$19,400	$9.30	-18%
College Station	NA	$18,300	$8.80	$21,900	$10.50	NA
Corpus Christi	60	$17,400	$8.30	$19,900	$9.60	-67.2%
Dallas (Area)	2,700	$21,000	$10.10	$26,900	$13.00	-6.6%
El Paso	330	$15,900	$7.60	$18,600	$8.90	15.1%
Houston	2,640	$21,600	$10.40	$24,600	$11.80	-4.4%
Killeen	40	$17,100	$8.20	$19,800	$9.50	-66.8%
Laredo	80	$18,700	$9.00	$21,800	$10.50	-13.4%
Longview	70	$15,300	$7.40	$17,200	$8.30	-34%
Lubbock	110	$24,400	$11.70	$32,300	$15.50	-18.7%
McAllen	310	$17,400	$8.40	$20,800	$10.00	29.6%
San Antonio	650	$24,900	$12.00	$31,100	$15.00	-28.1%
Texarkana	30	$25,400	$12.20	$28,400	$13.60	-41.2%
Tyler	90	$30,900	$14.80	$36,200	$17.40	-9%
Waco	50	$19,400	$9.30	$22,900	$11.00	-49.2%
Wichita Falls	80	$16,300	$7.80	$18,500	$8.90	23.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	80	$19,700	$9.50	$25,000	$12.00	63.3%
Ogden	330	$21,800	$10.50	$26,400	$12.70	56.3%
Provo	260	$22,100	$10.60	$28,400	$13.70	40.4%
Salt Lake City	690	$25,800	$12.40	$32,000	$15.40	4.6%
St. George	60	$21,600	$10.40	$24,600	$11.90	15.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	250	$27,700	$13.30	$32,300	$15.50	112.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Harrisonburg	NA	$17,200	$8.30	$18,700	$9.00	NA
Lynchburg	60	$18,200	$8.80	$20,300	$9.80	-41.8%
Richmond	390	$25,000	$12.00	$30,200	$14.50	-39.6%
Roanoke	100	$26,000	$12.50	$30,800	$14.80	-41.7%
Virginia Beach	280	$23,300	$11.20	$27,500	$13.20	-64.4%
Winchester	NA	$37,900	$18.20	$42,600	$20.50	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	110	$28,700	$13.80	$32,000	$15.40	37.2%
Bremerton	140	$28,300	$13.60	$34,400	$16.60	60.3%
Kennewick	70	$24,800	$11.90	$32,000	$15.40	-29.2%
Longview	30	$29,500	$14.20	$36,000	$17.30	-9.7%
Mount Vernon	60	$27,700	$13.30	$34,600	$16.60	31.3%
Olympia	70	$26,700	$12.80	$34,300	$16.50	-31%
Seattle (Area)	1,970	$31,300	$15.00	$38,700	$18.60	-4.2%
Spokane	280	$30,600	$14.70	$38,100	$18.30	29.5%
Wenatchee	50	$26,500	$12.80	$30,500	$14.60	6.9%
Yakima	120	$27,700	$13.30	$32,700	$15.70	39%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	30	$18,300	$8.80	$25,200	$12.10	-77.8%
Huntington	120	$18,300	$8.80	$22,600	$10.90	4.7%
Morgantown	40	$18,600	$8.90	$20,400	$9.80	-38.9%
Parkersburg	30	$18,000	$8.60	$21,000	$10.10	-57.3%
Weirton	30	$21,600	$10.40	$26,900	$12.90	-32.6%
Wheeling	70	$19,400	$9.30	$27,100	$13.00	1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	NA	$20,100	$9.70	$24,600	$11.80	NA
Eau Claire	90	$23,100	$11.10	$26,800	$12.90	15.9%
Fond du Lac	50	$27,300	$13.10	$30,200	$14.50	7.6%
Green Bay	170	$21,700	$10.40	$28,400	$13.70	-2%
Janesville	30	$23,200	$11.10	$30,100	$14.50	-54.6%
La Crosse	70	$22,500	$10.80	$29,200	$14.00	-4.5%
Madison	290	$26,500	$12.70	$31,300	$15.00	-16.8%
Milwaukee	900	$21,100	$10.20	$24,300	$11.70	3%
Oshkosh	110	$18,800	$9.00	$22,300	$10.70	12.9%
Racine	150	$20,100	$9.70	$23,400	$11.30	94.7%
Sheboygan	70	$21,800	$10.50	$25,300	$12.20	15.4%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	40	$20,600	$9.90	$23,600	$11.30	-13%