Personal Health Assistants

Median Salary: $20,500

Many personal health assistants across the U.S. share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, attention to detail, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 955,220 people were employed as personal health assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to utilize these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're planning to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for personal health assistants in the U.S. was $20,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $9.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about personal health assistants, including wages and job density for areas all over the U.S..

Personal health assistants should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Far Vision
Written Expression
Deductive Reasoning

Different people go into different careers; personal health assistants are typically:

Social
Realistic

Working as a personal health assistant requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as personal health assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of personal health assistants 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	NA	$22,000	$10.60	$23,700	$11.40	NA
Auburn	150	$18,600	$9.00	$20,000	$9.60	-56.4%
Birmingham	2,680	$18,500	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	-25.7%
Decatur	250	$18,100	$8.70	$20,200	$9.70	-32.4%
Dothan	300	$18,900	$9.10	$21,700	$10.40	-29.3%
Florence	330	$16,200	$7.80	$20,800	$10.00	-11.3%
Gadsden	420	$17,500	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	64.7%
Huntsville	1,100	$17,300	$8.30	$20,500	$9.90	-26.5%
Mobile	1,140	$18,100	$8.70	$20,700	$9.90	-9.9%
Montgomery	1,010	$16,900	$8.10	$18,900	$9.10	-15.5%
Tuscaloosa	510	$18,200	$8.80	$22,500	$10.80	-22%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,390	$27,900	$13.40	$30,700	$14.70	14.5%
Fairbanks	140	$29,900	$14.40	$35,500	$17.10	-46.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	NA	$18,200	$8.80	$24,200	$11.60	NA
Lake Havasu City	110	$21,200	$10.20	$23,600	$11.30	-66.5%
Phoenix	11,990	$21,000	$10.10	$23,700	$11.40	-7%
Prescott	490	$22,100	$10.60	$25,600	$12.30	16.2%
Tucson	4,950	$22,800	$11.00	$24,800	$11.90	87.1%
Yuma	340	$19,200	$9.20	$21,200	$10.20	-21.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	370	$18,900	$9.10	$22,300	$10.70	-74%
Fort Smith	870	$16,300	$7.80	$19,100	$9.20	1.6%
Hot Springs	290	$18,700	$9.00	$22,100	$10.60	12%
Jonesboro	150	$18,400	$8.80	$21,000	$10.10	-55.9%
Little Rock	1,310	$17,600	$8.50	$21,700	$10.40	-45.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	890	$19,300	$9.30	$21,600	$10.40	-54.1%
Chico	590	$19,500	$9.40	$22,500	$10.80	16.4%
El Centro	190	$19,200	$9.20	$20,500	$9.90	-47.8%
Fresno	1,510	$19,100	$9.20	$21,400	$10.30	-36.1%
Hanford	190	$21,300	$10.30	$24,700	$11.90	-32.1%
Los Angeles (Area)	17,940	$22,100	$10.60	$26,900	$12.90	-52.9%
Madera	130	$19,600	$9.40	$22,300	$10.70	-53.4%
Merced	230	$19,800	$9.50	$22,000	$10.60	-46.4%
Modesto	760	$19,400	$9.30	$20,800	$10.00	-33.5%
Napa	250	$25,800	$12.40	$29,900	$14.40	-44.6%
Oakland	4,410	$20,100	$9.70	$23,600	$11.30	-39%
Oxnard	920	$22,100	$10.60	$24,800	$11.90	-56.9%
Redding	580	$20,400	$9.80	$23,200	$11.10	29.3%
Riverside	3,440	$20,800	$10.00	$24,200	$11.60	-60.7%
Sacramento	3,150	$21,200	$10.20	$24,400	$11.80	-49.4%
Salinas	480	$22,400	$10.80	$26,200	$12.60	-57.7%
San Diego	4,130	$21,300	$10.30	$24,900	$12.00	-55.9%
San Francisco (Area)	7,390	$21,500	$10.40	$25,300	$12.20	-48.8%
San Francisco (City)	2,980	$23,000	$11.10	$27,100	$13.00	-58.6%
San Jose	3,300	$20,500	$9.90	$25,700	$12.40	-49.2%
San Luis Obispo	300	$23,900	$11.50	$29,700	$14.30	-59%
Santa Barbara	840	$23,000	$11.10	$28,400	$13.70	-32.5%
Santa Cruz	380	$19,900	$9.60	$23,000	$11.10	-38.7%
Santa Rosa	1,220	$23,100	$11.10	$25,700	$12.40	-5.6%
Stockton	1,050	$20,500	$9.90	$23,800	$11.40	-31%
Vallejo	1,180	$20,600	$9.90	$23,100	$11.10	31.9%
Visalia	1,050	$21,400	$10.30	$25,200	$12.10	9%
Yuba City	130	$19,800	$9.50	$23,600	$11.30	-52.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	530	$24,500	$11.80	$29,400	$14.20	-53.8%
Colorado Springs	1,310	$25,200	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	-27.5%
Denver	5,230	$22,500	$10.80	$26,500	$12.70	-41.3%
Fort Collins	310	$20,800	$10.00	$25,600	$12.30	-67.2%
Grand Junction	570	$16,000	$7.70	$21,100	$10.10	22.9%
Greeley	300	$20,000	$9.60	$26,400	$12.70	-47.7%
Pueblo	570	$18,200	$8.80	$22,100	$10.60	37.5%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,160	$28,600	$13.70	$31,800	$15.30	-43.8%
Hartford	4,390	$31,100	$14.90	$36,800	$17.70	6.7%
New Haven	2,880	$25,900	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	30.4%
Norwich	1,110	$28,100	$13.50	$33,200	$16.00	13.6%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	11,020	$22,800	$11.00	$25,500	$12.30	-42.9%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,620	$23,600	$11.30	$26,100	$12.50	-10.1%
Cape Coral	560	$23,700	$11.40	$26,200	$12.60	-62.2%
Deltona	1,140	$21,000	$10.10	$26,300	$12.70	0.2%
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$22,200	$10.70	$24,600	$11.80	NA
Gainesville	470	$18,900	$9.10	$20,400	$9.80	-46.6%
Jacksonville	1,160	$21,200	$10.20	$24,000	$11.50	-72.8%
Lakeland	700	$17,800	$8.60	$21,300	$10.20	-51%
Miami (Area)	10,630	$19,700	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	-35%
Naples	610	$22,800	$11.00	$27,800	$13.30	-27.5%
Ocala	480	$18,900	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	-30.8%
Orlando	1,710	$21,300	$10.20	$24,900	$12.00	-76.3%
Palm Bay	660	$21,000	$10.10	$24,200	$11.60	-53.6%
Palm Coast	40	$18,000	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	-64.6%
Panama City	300	$18,900	$9.10	$20,500	$9.80	-41.1%
Pensacola	920	$17,300	$8.30	$20,300	$9.70	-17%
Port St. Lucie	460	$20,800	$10.00	$22,700	$10.90	-47.5%
Punta Gorda	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$20,600	$9.90	NA
Sebastian	290	$22,400	$10.80	$25,000	$12.00	-12.5%
Tallahassee	400	$20,200	$9.70	$23,100	$11.10	-65.9%
Tampa	5,610	$22,800	$11.00	$27,400	$13.20	-32.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	460	$19,400	$9.30	$22,100	$10.60	2.3%
Athens	310	$19,300	$9.30	$24,200	$11.60	-45.9%
Atlanta	6,610	$18,800	$9.10	$20,900	$10.00	-60.5%
Augusta	1,170	$18,000	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	-21.5%
Columbus	580	$17,500	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	-30.4%
Gainesville	140	$18,700	$9.00	$20,000	$9.60	-72.5%
Macon	490	$17,800	$8.60	$19,100	$9.20	-29.8%
Rome	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$20,600	$9.90	NA
Savannah	540	$19,000	$9.10	$21,200	$10.20	-50.5%
Valdosta	190	$18,500	$8.90	$24,000	$11.50	-52.2%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	570	$24,400	$11.70	$27,900	$13.40	-81.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	NA	$17,700	$8.50	$20,100	$9.70	NA
Idaho Falls	620	$18,000	$8.60	$20,400	$9.80	71.9%
Lewiston	60	$18,900	$9.10	$20,300	$9.80	-68.3%
Pocatello	NA	$23,400	$11.20	$25,600	$12.30	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	460	$21,200	$10.20	$23,800	$11.40	-27.5%
Champaign	100	$22,200	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	-86.8%
Chicago (Area)	21,530	$21,800	$10.50	$25,500	$12.30	-39.4%
Decatur	90	$19,100	$9.20	$22,200	$10.70	-77.7%
Kankakee	360	$21,400	$10.30	$22,800	$11.00	16.2%
Peoria	650	$19,900	$9.60	$23,500	$11.30	-48.1%
Rockford	590	$20,800	$10.00	$24,700	$11.90	-43.7%
Springfield	490	$21,100	$10.20	$25,200	$12.10	-36.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	160	$21,600	$10.40	$23,400	$11.20	-43.8%
Bloomington	470	$21,100	$10.20	$22,800	$11.00	-13.4%
Elkhart	180	$20,900	$10.00	$23,100	$11.10	-75.2%
Evansville	910	$18,800	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	-25.6%
Fort Wayne	1,960	$19,600	$9.40	$21,400	$10.30	31.7%
Indianapolis	4,110	$21,000	$10.10	$23,600	$11.30	-35.4%
Kokomo	70	$22,100	$10.60	$24,600	$11.90	-76.2%
Lafayette	500	$18,800	$9.00	$21,800	$10.50	-17.7%
Michigan City	810	$19,900	$9.60	$22,400	$10.80	156.2%
Muncie	390	$21,000	$10.10	$23,200	$11.20	14.9%
South Bend	1,130	$21,300	$10.30	$24,200	$11.70	19.7%
Terre Haute	180	$20,000	$9.60	$22,300	$10.70	-63.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	120	$30,500	$14.70	$33,600	$16.20	-60.4%
Cedar Rapids	680	$22,800	$10.90	$26,300	$12.60	-31.9%
Davenport	970	$20,100	$9.70	$23,600	$11.30	-27.3%
Des Moines	1,650	$23,200	$11.20	$26,200	$12.60	-30%
Dubuque	370	$20,400	$9.80	$23,300	$11.20	-1.1%
Iowa City	370	$21,000	$10.10	$24,100	$11.60	-40%
Sioux City	440	$20,400	$9.80	$22,800	$10.90	-16.1%
Waterloo	510	$20,500	$9.80	$23,600	$11.30	-18.5%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	590	$20,700	$10.00	$23,800	$11.50	-27%
Wichita	1,900	$20,000	$9.60	$22,500	$10.80	-12.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$20,000	$9.60	$24,700	$11.90	-81%
Elizabethtown	140	$18,700	$9.00	$23,200	$11.20	-57%
Lexington	380	$19,200	$9.20	$23,700	$11.40	-78.5%
Louisville	1,660	$21,900	$10.50	$25,500	$12.30	-61.8%
Owensboro	90	$18,600	$8.90	$19,800	$9.50	-72.7%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	720	$17,400	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	54.7%
Baton Rouge	1,490	$17,100	$8.20	$19,100	$9.20	-44.3%
Houma	320	$16,500	$7.90	$19,700	$9.50	-53.9%
Lafayette	1,720	$18,600	$9.00	$22,200	$10.70	61.3%
Lake Charles	660	$17,400	$8.40	$20,300	$9.80	0.8%
Monroe	1,020	$17,700	$8.50	$19,400	$9.40	85.2%
New Orleans	2,210	$19,200	$9.20	$22,800	$11.00	-40.8%
Shreveport	1,440	$17,400	$8.40	$19,800	$9.50	13.7%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	640	$21,500	$10.30	$23,400	$11.30	40.8%
Lewiston	680	$23,300	$11.20	$25,500	$12.30	93.8%
Portland	1,790	$22,100	$10.60	$25,400	$12.20	24.9%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	4,770	$24,300	$11.70	$28,100	$13.50	-48.2%
Cumberland	350	$19,000	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	27.5%
Hagerstown	460	$24,200	$11.70	$27,700	$13.30	-34.7%
Salisbury	270	$24,900	$12.00	$31,400	$15.10	-30.5%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,530	$25,000	$12.00	$28,900	$13.90	121.4%
Boston (Area)	11,260	$25,300	$12.20	$29,100	$14.00	-36.2%
Pittsfield	580	$23,200	$11.10	$26,500	$12.80	131.4%
Springfield	1,550	$24,200	$11.70	$26,800	$12.90	-26.3%
Worcester	2,410	$23,700	$11.40	$27,200	$13.10	17%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,400	$25,400	$12.20	$29,400	$14.10	0.8%
Battle Creek	530	$18,700	$9.00	$20,600	$9.90	37.1%
Bay City	640	$19,200	$9.30	$22,900	$11.00	145.9%
Detroit (Area)	18,010	$19,400	$9.30	$23,100	$11.10	37.7%
Flint	840	$18,100	$8.70	$20,100	$9.70	-14.6%
Grand Rapids	2,530	$20,100	$9.70	$23,800	$11.50	-5.2%
Holland	370	$17,800	$8.60	$19,000	$9.10	-49.5%
Jackson	420	$20,600	$9.90	$22,800	$10.90	7.2%
Kalamazoo	970	$19,000	$9.10	$20,700	$9.90	-1.6%
Lansing	2,390	$19,600	$9.40	$22,700	$10.90	62.6%
Monroe	140	$18,200	$8.70	$20,600	$9.90	-51%
Muskegon	500	$18,900	$9.10	$20,500	$9.80	15.9%
Niles	70	$22,600	$10.90	$26,300	$12.60	-84.4%
Saginaw	570	$18,200	$8.80	$19,400	$9.30	-4.9%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	3,270	$21,500	$10.30	$23,800	$11.40	261.6%
Minneapolis	18,390	$24,400	$11.70	$27,800	$13.30	45.4%
Rochester	1,770	$23,500	$11.30	$25,800	$12.40	133.4%
St. Cloud	1,350	$20,600	$9.90	$23,500	$11.30	93%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	90	$19,700	$9.50	$22,400	$10.80	-87.4%
Hattiesburg	190	$19,700	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	-54%
Jackson	1,050	$18,600	$9.00	$21,600	$10.40	-41.6%
Pascagoula	50	$21,700	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	-87.1%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	340	$20,900	$10.10	$27,200	$13.10	-44.4%
Jefferson City	190	$20,400	$9.80	$23,800	$11.40	-67.9%
Joplin	350	$18,500	$8.90	$20,300	$9.80	-38.1%
Kansas City	4,240	$20,500	$9.80	$23,800	$11.40	-41.3%
Springfield	720	$17,800	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	-47.3%
St. Joseph	290	$17,900	$8.60	$19,700	$9.50	-22.1%
St. Louis	6,690	$20,100	$9.70	$23,100	$11.10	-29.7%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	720	$21,400	$10.30	$23,400	$11.20	22%
Great Falls	370	$18,000	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	38.7%
Missoula	530	$17,300	$8.30	$18,800	$9.00	29.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	530	$22,000	$10.60	$24,300	$11.70	-55.6%
Omaha	3,040	$24,300	$11.70	$32,600	$15.70	-8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	180	$21,300	$10.30	$23,100	$11.10	-16%
Las Vegas	3,600	$21,800	$10.50	$24,400	$11.70	-42.7%
Reno	1,060	$20,300	$9.80	$23,300	$11.20	-27.2%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	280	$22,100	$10.60	$26,600	$12.80	-61.1%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	530	$28,200	$13.50	$31,600	$15.20	-47.5%
Ocean City	340	$23,600	$11.40	$25,000	$12.00	21.5%
Trenton	1,160	$23,400	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	-26.6%
Vineland	310	$41,900	$20.20	$52,100	$25.00	-29.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	5,410	$18,700	$9.00	$21,000	$10.10	93.8%
Farmington	520	$18,000	$8.70	$19,300	$9.30	39.4%
Las Cruces	420	$17,700	$8.50	$18,700	$9.00	-11.9%
Santa Fe	200	$22,300	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	-56.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,560	$24,000	$11.50	$29,900	$14.40	43.4%
Binghamton	1,210	$31,400	$15.10	$37,200	$17.90	49.4%
Buffalo	6,230	$22,100	$10.60	$26,000	$12.50	59.6%
Elmira	360	$20,400	$9.80	$24,500	$11.80	32.3%
Glens Falls	730	$27,400	$13.20	$32,000	$15.40	91.1%
Ithaca	570	$23,000	$11.10	$25,700	$12.40	55.6%
Kingston	NA	$21,000	$10.10	$25,300	$12.20	NA
New York (Area)	108,540	$22,400	$10.80	$25,500	$12.30	35.5%
Poughkeepsie	3,740	$27,300	$13.10	$36,000	$17.30	108.1%
Rochester	7,620	$23,400	$11.30	$32,000	$15.40	112.9%
Syracuse	2,490	$23,000	$11.10	$31,500	$15.20	11.2%
Utica	1,860	$29,200	$14.00	$37,000	$17.80	100.9%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	3,540	$21,900	$10.50	$24,800	$11.90	185%
Burlington	1,180	$18,500	$8.90	$21,100	$10.10	182.7%
Charlotte	8,360	$21,300	$10.30	$24,500	$11.80	36.5%
Durham	3,330	$21,700	$10.50	$24,800	$11.90	65.5%
Fayetteville	3,560	$19,700	$9.50	$22,300	$10.70	286%
Goldsboro	2,210	$19,000	$9.10	$21,600	$10.40	586.7%
Greensboro	5,690	$20,500	$9.90	$23,400	$11.20	122.7%
Greenville	1,580	$16,000	$7.70	$19,300	$9.30	195%
Hickory	3,390	$22,000	$10.60	$25,900	$12.40	221.5%
Jacksonville	750	$19,000	$9.20	$21,300	$10.20	135.9%
Raleigh	5,890	$21,200	$10.20	$24,300	$11.70	61.4%
Rocky Mount	1,460	$18,800	$9.00	$22,800	$10.90	240.8%
Wilmington	2,460	$19,700	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	140.7%
Winston-Salem	4,220	$19,800	$9.50	$23,000	$11.10	181.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	360	$21,600	$10.40	$24,100	$11.60	-19.8%
Fargo	760	$22,300	$10.70	$24,600	$11.80	-13.8%
Grand Forks	610	$20,600	$9.90	$23,100	$11.10	72.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	4,000	$18,900	$9.10	$22,300	$10.70	70.2%
Canton	2,910	$18,400	$8.90	$19,900	$9.60	140.1%
Cincinnati	6,440	$21,900	$10.50	$24,200	$11.60	-11.4%
Cleveland	13,670	$19,300	$9.30	$22,400	$10.80	86.4%
Columbus	12,200	$20,900	$10.10	$23,400	$11.20	83.8%
Dayton	3,920	$20,600	$9.90	$23,900	$11.50	44.2%
Lima	630	$19,100	$9.20	$21,900	$10.50	69.7%
Mansfield	880	$19,100	$9.20	$21,100	$10.10	129.9%
Sandusky	250	$19,500	$9.40	$22,100	$10.70	0.6%
Springfield	710	$18,700	$9.00	$20,700	$10.00	102.1%
Toledo	4,010	$19,800	$9.50	$22,700	$10.90	86.8%
Youngstown	2,810	$18,400	$8.80	$20,100	$9.70	74.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	290	$17,400	$8.40	$19,300	$9.30	-3.5%
Oklahoma City	1,350	$19,900	$9.60	$24,000	$11.50	-67.3%
Tulsa	3,140	$19,200	$9.20	$21,000	$10.10	1.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	380	$22,500	$10.80	$25,100	$12.00	-15.3%
Corvallis	70	$19,900	$9.60	$25,000	$12.00	-72%
Eugene	1,280	$21,200	$10.20	$23,500	$11.30	23.4%
Medford	340	$21,300	$10.30	$25,100	$12.10	-40.2%
Portland	4,720	$20,100	$9.70	$23,500	$11.30	-35%
Salem	880	$20,200	$9.70	$22,500	$10.80	-18.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	2,860	$21,000	$10.10	$25,100	$12.10	18.6%
Altoona	710	$19,300	$9.30	$22,600	$10.90	69.2%
Erie	2,070	$18,900	$9.10	$22,700	$10.90	124.3%
Harrisburg	2,420	$22,400	$10.80	$25,700	$12.40	6.5%
Johnstown	920	$19,300	$9.30	$22,100	$10.60	123.5%
Lancaster	1,760	$20,700	$10.00	$23,300	$11.20	6%
Lebanon	NA	$21,800	$10.50	$23,700	$11.40	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	28,020	$23,000	$11.10	$26,400	$12.70	17.6%
Pittsburgh	12,780	$20,200	$9.70	$24,100	$11.60	56.8%
Reading	1,410	$21,200	$10.20	$24,000	$11.50	18.1%
Scranton	2,620	$21,300	$10.30	$24,700	$11.90	41.9%
State College	640	$17,900	$8.60	$22,500	$10.80	31.9%
Williamsport	780	$18,400	$8.80	$22,400	$10.80	111.5%
York	1,020	$20,700	$9.90	$23,500	$11.30	-19.6%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	5,930	$26,100	$12.50	$29,800	$14.30	-27.7%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	NA	$17,900	$8.60	$19,900	$9.50	NA
Charleston	1,500	$20,700	$9.90	$23,700	$11.40	-27%
Columbia	2,280	$18,800	$9.00	$20,400	$9.80	-6.9%
Florence	1,020	$18,400	$8.80	$20,400	$9.80	74.5%
Greenville	1,310	$20,600	$9.90	$22,900	$11.00	-39.6%
Myrtle Beach	210	$16,400	$7.90	$18,500	$8.90	-74.2%
Spartanburg	620	$21,100	$10.10	$23,100	$11.10	-26.9%
Sumter	300	$16,700	$8.00	$18,600	$9.00	18.4%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	180	$23,500	$11.30	$29,200	$14.10	-81.3%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,180	$22,600	$10.90	$25,300	$12.10	-27.9%
Clarksville	130	$20,000	$9.60	$25,100	$12.10	-76.5%
Cleveland	170	$20,200	$9.70	$22,300	$10.70	-33.5%
Jackson	NA	$17,800	$8.60	$19,300	$9.30	NA
Johnson City	100	$19,600	$9.40	$22,700	$10.90	-81.4%
Kingsport	450	$20,700	$10.00	$23,200	$11.10	-46.5%
Knoxville	1,730	$21,400	$10.30	$23,500	$11.30	-27%
Memphis	1,960	$20,200	$9.70	$24,600	$11.80	-55.7%
Morristown	140	$18,900	$9.10	$20,300	$9.80	-57.2%
Nashville	3,560	$18,700	$9.00	$20,800	$10.00	-32.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	660	$15,700	$7.50	$17,800	$8.50	-17.1%
Austin	5,030	$17,800	$8.60	$19,800	$9.50	-10.5%
Beaumont	2,620	$15,800	$7.60	$17,800	$8.50	124.4%
Brownsville	4,550	$15,600	$7.50	$17,200	$8.30	406.4%
College Station	690	$18,700	$9.00	$23,900	$11.50	3.2%
Corpus Christi	3,650	$17,300	$8.30	$22,500	$10.80	180.5%
Dallas (Area)	16,090	$18,500	$8.90	$22,700	$10.90	-24.8%
El Paso	2,340	$17,300	$8.30	$19,500	$9.40	18.9%
Houston	18,420	$18,100	$8.70	$24,400	$11.70	-1.7%
Laredo	NA	$16,100	$7.70	$19,100	$9.20	NA
Longview	590	$18,100	$8.70	$22,000	$10.60	-15.1%
Lubbock	1,550	$17,800	$8.60	$19,400	$9.30	70.9%
McAllen	5,130	$16,000	$7.70	$17,700	$8.50	218.9%
Midland	410	$18,000	$8.70	$23,100	$11.10	-16.4%
Odessa	NA	$19,200	$9.20	$24,000	$11.50	NA
San Angelo	NA	$19,200	$9.20	$32,900	$15.80	NA
San Antonio	10,450	$16,700	$8.00	$18,600	$9.00	70.7%
Sherman	280	$18,300	$8.80	$28,300	$13.60	-7%
Texarkana	660	$15,600	$7.50	$16,600	$8.00	67.1%
Tyler	2,300	$16,500	$7.90	$18,800	$9.10	238.7%
Victoria	480	$15,400	$7.40	$16,200	$7.80	38.5%
Waco	1,570	$20,600	$9.90	$32,800	$15.80	116.2%
Wichita Falls	640	$16,500	$7.90	$19,800	$9.50	52.9%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	300	$19,400	$9.30	$22,000	$10.60	-14.4%
Ogden	1,230	$20,400	$9.80	$24,000	$11.50	-13.6%
Provo	930	$19,900	$9.60	$24,200	$11.60	-26.5%
Salt Lake City	2,350	$21,900	$10.50	$24,200	$11.60	-47.3%
St. George	440	$19,400	$9.30	$26,000	$12.50	24.9%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	310	$26,500	$12.80	$29,900	$14.40	-62.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	180	$19,200	$9.20	$24,000	$11.50	-60.6%
Charlottesville	260	$18,000	$8.70	$21,900	$10.50	-62.5%
Danville	520	$17,800	$8.60	$19,700	$9.50	82%
Harrisonburg	360	$18,500	$8.90	$20,800	$10.00	-16.8%
Lynchburg	860	$17,600	$8.50	$19,500	$9.40	17.7%
Richmond	4,220	$19,100	$9.20	$20,700	$9.90	-3.2%
Roanoke	680	$18,800	$9.00	$20,500	$9.90	-38.9%
Virginia Beach	4,080	$18,000	$8.70	$20,200	$9.70	-24.2%
Winchester	120	$25,300	$12.20	$29,400	$14.10	-68.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	360	$21,000	$10.10	$23,600	$11.40	-35.8%
Bremerton	610	$22,100	$10.60	$24,300	$11.70	3.1%
Kennewick	NA	$22,200	$10.70	$24,000	$11.50	NA
Longview	230	$22,100	$10.60	$24,100	$11.60	-6.4%
Mount Vernon	NA	$19,300	$9.30	$20,800	$10.00	NA
Olympia	300	$21,700	$10.50	$23,600	$11.40	-57.3%
Seattle (Area)	6,750	$23,100	$11.10	$25,500	$12.30	-31.5%
Spokane	1,060	$21,800	$10.50	$24,200	$11.70	-28.7%
Wenatchee	260	$22,800	$11.00	$24,700	$11.90	-10%
Yakima	680	$21,200	$10.20	$23,400	$11.30	15.9%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,150	$16,200	$7.80	$18,500	$8.90	7.7%
Huntington	770	$17,400	$8.40	$19,400	$9.30	-4.6%
Morgantown	180	$17,300	$8.30	$19,200	$9.30	-56.1%
Parkersburg	680	$16,400	$7.90	$18,700	$9.00	35.1%
Weirton	540	$17,700	$8.50	$19,400	$9.30	72.5%
Wheeling	360	$16,400	$7.90	$18,400	$8.90	-24.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	420	$21,900	$10.50	$24,800	$11.90	-49.7%
Eau Claire	1,240	$21,300	$10.20	$23,300	$11.20	123.5%
Fond du Lac	350	$22,300	$10.70	$24,600	$11.80	10%
Green Bay	1,070	$21,400	$10.30	$24,300	$11.70	-10.8%
Janesville	310	$20,800	$10.00	$22,900	$11.00	-32.2%
La Crosse	510	$21,000	$10.10	$25,200	$12.10	-0.5%
Madison	1,600	$24,900	$12.00	$29,000	$13.90	-33.7%
Milwaukee	7,070	$21,400	$10.30	$24,200	$11.60	18.3%
Oshkosh	980	$24,300	$11.70	$29,600	$14.20	55%
Racine	750	$20,400	$9.80	$23,300	$11.20	38.4%
Sheboygan	640	$19,500	$9.40	$21,700	$10.40	49.7%
Wausau	420	$21,700	$10.50	$24,000	$11.50	-14.9%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	250	$26,900	$12.90	$33,100	$15.90	-14.2%