Pharmacy Laboratory Technicians

Median Salary: $28,100

Many pharmacy laboratory technicians across the country share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, integrity, self control, and concern for others can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 331,890 individuals were employed as pharmacy laboratory technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these traits and receive good 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 pharmacy laboratory technicians in the U.S. was $28,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $13.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about pharmacy laboratory technicians, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Pharmacy laboratory technicians should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Near Vision
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension
Selective Attention

Different individuals go into different careers; pharmacy laboratory technicians are typically:

Conventional
Realistic
Social

Working as a pharmacy laboratory technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics
Medicine and Dentistry

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as pharmacy laboratory technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of pharmacy laboratory technicians 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	150	$22,900	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	28.1%
Auburn	130	$25,300	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	11.4%
Birmingham	1,800	$23,800	$11.40	$29,700	$14.30	43.2%
Decatur	180	$24,100	$11.60	$28,400	$13.60	38.3%
Dothan	210	$25,100	$12.10	$29,000	$13.90	41.2%
Florence	NA	$23,600	$11.40	$34,500	$16.60	NA
Gadsden	200	$20,900	$10.10	$25,800	$12.40	126.4%
Huntsville	410	$24,300	$11.70	$30,500	$14.70	-20.9%
Mobile	520	$23,700	$11.40	$28,200	$13.60	19.3%
Montgomery	560	$25,000	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	34.9%
Tuscaloosa	250	$26,000	$12.50	$30,500	$14.70	9.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	450	$37,600	$18.10	$43,600	$20.90	7.5%
Fairbanks	70	$35,100	$16.90	$42,300	$20.40	-21.9%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	130	$31,500	$15.10	$35,500	$17.10	-11.1%
Lake Havasu City	190	$27,500	$13.20	$30,900	$14.90	58.7%
Phoenix	4,980	$30,000	$14.40	$35,200	$16.90	11.2%
Prescott	180	$30,800	$14.80	$36,200	$17.40	24.8%
Tucson	1,570	$29,500	$14.20	$33,900	$16.30	70.7%
Yuma	110	$27,600	$13.30	$31,900	$15.30	-27.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	480	$25,600	$12.30	$30,700	$14.80	-4.3%
Fort Smith	240	$23,100	$11.10	$26,600	$12.80	-19.4%
Hot Springs	150	$24,800	$11.90	$30,400	$14.60	60.2%
Jonesboro	230	$24,000	$11.50	$27,800	$13.30	93.3%
Little Rock	990	$23,700	$11.40	$28,200	$13.60	17.6%
Pine Bluff	100	$22,900	$11.00	$26,100	$12.60	6.5%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	680	$33,200	$15.90	$38,400	$18.50	1.2%
Chico	260	$37,400	$18.00	$41,700	$20.00	47.9%
El Centro	80	$33,200	$16.00	$39,000	$18.70	-39.4%
Fresno	800	$33,600	$16.10	$38,200	$18.30	-2.3%
Hanford	120	$36,200	$17.40	$39,500	$19.00	24.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	8,910	$35,200	$16.90	$40,900	$19.70	-33.1%
Madera	190	$33,500	$16.10	$38,900	$18.70	98.5%
Merced	90	$31,400	$15.10	$36,400	$17.50	-39%
Modesto	480	$35,900	$17.20	$39,300	$18.90	21.6%
Napa	80	$36,800	$17.70	$41,200	$19.80	-52.4%
Oakland	1,900	$40,200	$19.30	$45,700	$22.00	-24.6%
Oxnard	410	$35,800	$17.20	$39,700	$19.10	-44.2%
Redding	210	$35,900	$17.30	$41,800	$20.10	32.4%
Riverside	3,040	$34,500	$16.60	$39,400	$19.00	0.1%
Sacramento	1,440	$38,500	$18.50	$44,200	$21.20	-33.5%
Salinas	300	$38,800	$18.70	$44,700	$21.50	-23.9%
San Diego	2,550	$36,900	$17.80	$42,300	$20.30	-21.4%
San Francisco (Area)	3,590	$40,700	$19.60	$47,800	$23.00	-28.5%
San Francisco (City)	1,690	$41,100	$19.80	$50,000	$24.00	-32.5%
San Jose	1,240	$40,500	$19.50	$50,600	$24.40	-44.9%
San Luis Obispo	200	$37,100	$17.80	$44,000	$21.10	-22.4%
Santa Barbara	380	$39,500	$19.00	$48,700	$23.40	-12.5%
Santa Cruz	210	$38,900	$18.70	$44,200	$21.30	-4.1%
Santa Rosa	260	$38,900	$18.70	$44,300	$21.30	-43.2%
Stockton	650	$35,200	$16.90	$39,900	$19.20	21.9%
Vallejo	370	$34,800	$16.70	$43,100	$20.70	19.1%
Visalia	290	$32,200	$15.50	$37,700	$18.10	-13%
Yuba City	110	$36,100	$17.40	$39,800	$19.20	9.5%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	340	$30,700	$14.80	$36,000	$17.30	-13.2%
Colorado Springs	740	$29,900	$14.40	$34,300	$16.50	17.5%
Denver	2,260	$32,200	$15.50	$37,700	$18.20	-26.9%
Fort Collins	250	$29,200	$14.00	$32,500	$15.60	-23.9%
Grand Junction	160	$30,700	$14.80	$34,000	$16.30	1.5%
Greeley	100	$31,300	$15.10	$36,700	$17.60	-50.4%
Pueblo	180	$29,700	$14.30	$33,500	$16.10	24.6%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	790	$29,000	$13.90	$35,900	$17.30	-38.8%
Hartford	1,150	$29,500	$14.20	$37,200	$17.90	-19.4%
New Haven	740	$32,300	$15.50	$39,600	$19.00	-10.2%
Norwich	260	$28,400	$13.60	$32,700	$15.70	-23%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	170	$28,100	$13.50	$32,300	$15.60	9.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	4,570	$30,500	$14.70	$38,800	$18.70	-29.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	590	$25,700	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	-6.2%
Cape Coral	530	$28,900	$13.90	$32,900	$15.80	4.3%
Deltona	530	$25,200	$12.10	$29,400	$14.20	33.7%
Fort Walton Beach	140	$27,200	$13.10	$32,000	$15.40	-30.3%
Gainesville	510	$26,400	$12.70	$31,800	$15.30	64.9%
Jacksonville	1,480	$28,500	$13.70	$32,100	$15.40	-0.1%
Lakeland	480	$27,000	$13.00	$32,000	$15.40	-3.3%
Miami (Area)	6,120	$28,000	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	10.6%
Naples	330	$29,300	$14.10	$31,700	$15.20	11.8%
Ocala	330	$26,400	$12.70	$30,600	$14.70	39.1%
Orlando	2,540	$26,500	$12.70	$32,000	$15.40	1%
Palm Bay	490	$25,700	$12.40	$30,000	$14.40	-1.7%
Palm Coast	60	$28,500	$13.70	$31,000	$14.90	41.6%
Panama City	160	$25,500	$12.30	$29,200	$14.00	-8%
Pensacola	400	$25,300	$12.20	$29,800	$14.30	2.4%
Port St. Lucie	350	$28,400	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	14.1%
Punta Gorda	150	$24,100	$11.60	$28,600	$13.70	52.9%
Sebastian	190	$25,900	$12.50	$28,600	$13.80	62.1%
Tallahassee	410	$27,200	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	-0.1%
Tampa	3,600	$26,500	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	25.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	220	$22,600	$10.90	$26,900	$12.90	44.7%
Athens	160	$25,200	$12.10	$29,200	$14.00	-20.3%
Atlanta	4,880	$27,900	$13.40	$33,500	$16.10	-16.1%
Augusta	820	$27,300	$13.10	$32,600	$15.70	57.9%
Brunswick	90	$28,400	$13.70	$31,600	$15.20	-10.4%
Columbus	330	$26,600	$12.80	$31,200	$15.00	16%
Dalton	110	$24,100	$11.60	$27,900	$13.40	-37.2%
Gainesville	160	$28,100	$13.50	$31,000	$14.90	-11%
Hinesville	30	$30,100	$14.50	$33,900	$16.30	-21.5%
Macon	320	$27,200	$13.10	$32,200	$15.50	30.1%
Rome	150	$24,000	$11.50	$29,000	$13.90	59.8%
Savannah	380	$26,200	$12.60	$30,200	$14.50	-0.8%
Valdosta	160	$25,600	$12.30	$30,000	$14.40	18.2%
Warner Robins	130	$24,400	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	-6.9%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	660	$36,600	$17.60	$40,500	$19.50	-39.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	640	$30,500	$14.70	$35,700	$17.20	-5.2%
Coeur d'Alene	160	$33,000	$15.90	$40,100	$19.30	15.8%
Idaho Falls	120	$28,400	$13.60	$34,100	$16.40	-1.3%
Lewiston	40	$24,600	$11.80	$33,100	$15.90	-32.2%
Pocatello	60	$28,300	$13.60	$31,200	$15.00	-31.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	170	$28,100	$13.50	$36,100	$17.40	-22.2%
Champaign	290	$26,700	$12.90	$31,900	$15.30	13.6%
Chicago (Area)	12,360	$27,900	$13.40	$32,200	$15.50	28%
Danville	100	$27,400	$13.20	$36,300	$17.50	38%
Decatur	150	$30,600	$14.70	$37,700	$18.10	4.1%
Kankakee	160	NA	NA	NA	NA	45.5%
Peoria	760	$25,400	$12.20	$30,500	$14.70	75.7%
Rockford	410	$26,800	$12.90	$31,200	$15.00	11.5%
Springfield	390	$24,100	$11.60	$29,300	$14.10	43.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	140	$24,600	$11.80	$27,800	$13.40	44.9%
Bloomington	160	$25,400	$12.20	$29,300	$14.10	-17.4%
Columbus	100	$25,500	$12.30	$29,200	$14.10	-6%
Elkhart	170	$25,200	$12.10	$30,000	$14.40	-32.7%
Evansville	460	$24,700	$11.90	$29,200	$14.10	7.3%
Fort Wayne	710	$24,900	$12.00	$30,100	$14.50	36.5%
Indianapolis	2,570	$27,500	$13.20	$31,600	$15.20	16%
Kokomo	150	$24,100	$11.60	$26,800	$12.90	56%
Lafayette	260	$26,700	$12.80	$30,000	$14.40	23.2%
Michigan City	120	$27,200	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	13.1%
Muncie	170	$24,800	$11.90	$28,000	$13.40	42.4%
South Bend	320	$28,300	$13.60	$31,900	$15.30	-0.7%
Terre Haute	190	$25,100	$12.10	$29,700	$14.30	12.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	90	$25,200	$12.10	$29,700	$14.30	-16.8%
Cedar Rapids	330	$30,600	$14.70	$35,700	$17.20	-4.4%
Davenport	470	$24,000	$11.50	$28,300	$13.60	1.9%
Des Moines	830	$28,600	$13.80	$32,500	$15.60	1.6%
Dubuque	220	$26,300	$12.60	$30,700	$14.80	70.6%
Iowa City	390	$29,000	$13.90	$37,400	$18.00	82.1%
Sioux City	140	$26,100	$12.50	$30,500	$14.70	-22%
Waterloo	190	$29,600	$14.20	$34,900	$16.80	-12.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	120	$24,800	$11.90	$28,500	$13.70	-2.2%
Topeka	390	$24,800	$11.90	$29,500	$14.20	38.8%
Wichita	670	$24,400	$11.80	$30,000	$14.40	-10.2%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	190	$22,800	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	34%
Elizabethtown	150	$23,800	$11.50	$30,800	$14.80	33%
Lexington	980	$22,300	$10.70	$27,500	$13.20	60.1%
Louisville	1,770	$25,300	$12.10	$31,000	$14.90	17.3%
Owensboro	170	$21,700	$10.50	$24,400	$11.70	41.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	190	$28,000	$13.50	$33,700	$16.20	18.6%
Baton Rouge	780	$25,900	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	-15.9%
Houma	240	$25,800	$12.40	$29,000	$13.90	-1.2%
Lafayette	370	$24,600	$11.80	$29,100	$14.00	-1.7%
Lake Charles	280	$25,100	$12.10	$28,700	$13.80	24.8%
Monroe	230	$24,600	$11.80	$28,500	$13.70	18.6%
New Orleans	1,270	$28,100	$13.50	$32,400	$15.60	-1.8%
Shreveport	410	$26,700	$12.80	$32,100	$15.40	-6%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	190	$25,800	$12.40	$31,700	$15.30	23%
Lewiston	90	$26,400	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	-28.7%
Portland	510	$28,100	$13.50	$32,600	$15.70	1.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	3,150	$28,800	$13.90	$35,500	$17.10	-1.6%
Cumberland	140	$24,800	$11.90	$30,100	$14.50	49.6%
Hagerstown	240	$26,700	$12.90	$33,800	$16.30	-1.6%
Salisbury	110	$26,300	$12.60	$32,000	$15.40	-16.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	130	$30,100	$14.50	$37,100	$17.90	-46%
Boston (Area)	5,240	$27,400	$13.20	$32,800	$15.80	-14.3%
Pittsfield	NA	$31,100	$15.00	$34,800	$16.70	NA
Springfield	700	$26,900	$12.90	$31,200	$15.00	-4.8%
Worcester	570	$27,800	$13.40	$33,100	$15.90	-16.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	660	$29,700	$14.30	$34,500	$16.60	36.4%
Battle Creek	160	$27,900	$13.40	$34,900	$16.80	18.5%
Bay City	150	$26,700	$12.80	$32,800	$15.80	66.9%
Detroit (Area)	4,580	$28,600	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	3.7%
Flint	530	$25,100	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	55.4%
Grand Rapids	830	$27,100	$13.00	$31,900	$15.30	-10.2%
Holland	250	$27,300	$13.10	$31,500	$15.20	-3.9%
Jackson	220	$27,000	$13.00	$32,000	$15.40	65.3%
Kalamazoo	420	$25,500	$12.20	$30,600	$14.70	24.3%
Lansing	420	$30,300	$14.60	$36,700	$17.70	-18.4%
Monroe	110	$26,900	$13.00	$31,200	$15.00	15.4%
Muskegon	250	$27,400	$13.20	$31,900	$15.30	64.6%
Niles	130	$26,400	$12.70	$30,000	$14.40	-13.4%
Saginaw	250	$27,300	$13.10	$33,200	$16.00	19.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	440	$29,000	$13.90	$32,500	$15.60	40.4%
Minneapolis	4,120	$31,300	$15.00	$37,700	$18.10	-6.3%
Rochester	420	$35,600	$17.10	$40,500	$19.50	59.3%
St. Cloud	250	$29,600	$14.20	$35,700	$17.20	4.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	300	$24,600	$11.80	$32,200	$15.50	15.1%
Hattiesburg	230	$24,500	$11.80	$28,700	$13.80	63.1%
Jackson	670	$22,800	$11.00	$26,900	$12.90	7.6%
Pascagoula	140	$26,300	$12.60	$29,600	$14.20	-3.7%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	320	$23,300	$11.20	$29,600	$14.20	50%
Jefferson City	130	$23,700	$11.40	$30,900	$14.80	-36.7%
Joplin	320	$21,500	$10.30	$24,800	$11.90	62.4%
Kansas City	2,670	$24,400	$11.70	$29,900	$14.40	6.5%
Springfield	710	$23,500	$11.30	$28,400	$13.60	48.8%
St. Joseph	130	$26,900	$12.90	$30,100	$14.50	2%
St. Louis	4,790	$25,200	$12.10	$30,800	$14.80	44.9%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	210	$26,500	$12.70	$31,100	$14.90	2%
Great Falls	90	$29,700	$14.30	$32,800	$15.80	1%
Missoula	100	$30,500	$14.70	$35,800	$17.20	-26.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	380	$24,100	$11.60	$28,200	$13.50	-7.9%
Omaha	1,310	$26,700	$12.80	$30,600	$14.70	14.2%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	90	$34,400	$16.60	$39,000	$18.70	29.8%
Las Vegas	2,060	$32,700	$15.70	$40,900	$19.70	-5.4%
Reno	400	$31,800	$15.30	$37,800	$18.20	-20%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	200	$29,300	$14.10	$43,000	$20.70	-22.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	210	$25,900	$12.50	$31,200	$15.00	-39.8%
Ocean City	70	$29,200	$14.00	$32,000	$15.40	-31.9%
Trenton	360	$28,500	$13.70	$34,200	$16.40	-34.7%
Vineland	90	$28,800	$13.80	$31,300	$15.10	-43.5%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,210	$28,400	$13.70	$34,900	$16.80	24.8%
Farmington	90	$28,200	$13.60	$35,600	$17.10	-30.7%
Las Cruces	100	$30,000	$14.40	$35,700	$17.10	-38.6%
Santa Fe	140	$27,200	$13.10	$32,300	$15.50	-14.4%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	830	$27,500	$13.20	$35,300	$17.00	-24.6%
Binghamton	210	$25,400	$12.20	$30,800	$14.80	-25.2%
Buffalo	1,240	$26,800	$12.90	$31,500	$15.10	-8.5%
Elmira	60	$27,400	$13.20	$30,900	$14.90	-35.3%
Glens Falls	140	$31,300	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	6.2%
Ithaca	70	$28,800	$13.80	$33,500	$16.10	-43.8%
Kingston	120	$24,000	$11.60	$31,300	$15.10	-19.1%
New York (Area)	12,920	$29,300	$14.10	$36,400	$17.50	-29.9%
Poughkeepsie	430	$26,000	$12.50	$31,100	$15.00	-30.4%
Rochester	1,000	$24,500	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	-19.3%
Syracuse	520	$27,700	$13.30	$31,900	$15.30	-32.9%
Utica	250	$25,600	$12.30	$31,800	$15.30	-23.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	630	$27,700	$13.30	$31,500	$15.20	46.5%
Burlington	140	$25,800	$12.40	$31,600	$15.20	-2.6%
Charlotte	1,920	$26,600	$12.80	$30,900	$14.90	-9.6%
Durham	750	$29,400	$14.10	$34,900	$16.80	7.2%
Fayetteville	340	$30,600	$14.70	$36,600	$17.60	7.5%
Goldsboro	120	$26,600	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	11.9%
Greensboro	980	$21,000	$10.10	$27,200	$13.10	10.2%
Greenville	270	$25,200	$12.10	$30,200	$14.50	47.4%
Hickory	470	$25,700	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	28.8%
Jacksonville	120	$23,000	$11.00	$27,100	$13.00	6.7%
Raleigh	1,030	$26,200	$12.60	$30,700	$14.80	-18.5%
Rocky Mount	150	$24,500	$11.80	$29,400	$14.10	3.1%
Wilmington	420	$23,500	$11.30	$28,400	$13.70	17.7%
Winston-Salem	740	$26,100	$12.60	$32,100	$15.50	41.5%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	110	$30,600	$14.70	$36,800	$17.70	-26.3%
Fargo	270	$28,900	$13.90	$33,400	$16.10	-12.9%
Grand Forks	100	$33,100	$15.90	$38,000	$18.30	-19.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	740	$23,400	$11.20	$29,400	$14.10	-9.9%
Canton	530	$22,800	$11.00	$29,800	$14.40	24.6%
Cincinnati	3,000	$24,300	$11.70	$30,600	$14.70	18.5%
Cleveland	3,140	$27,600	$13.30	$31,600	$15.20	23.3%
Columbus	2,260	$26,500	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	-2.2%
Dayton	1,210	$24,900	$12.00	$30,500	$14.70	27.6%
Lima	130	$26,000	$12.50	$30,100	$14.50	2.7%
Mansfield	140	$25,600	$12.30	$29,700	$14.30	1.3%
Sandusky	120	$21,700	$10.40	$28,300	$13.60	38.1%
Springfield	120	$23,500	$11.30	$28,100	$13.50	0.6%
Toledo	740	$29,200	$14.00	$33,800	$16.30	-0.7%
Youngstown	680	$23,200	$11.20	$28,200	$13.60	22.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	140	$26,100	$12.60	$31,800	$15.30	33.1%
Oklahoma City	1,740	$23,400	$11.20	$27,700	$13.30	21.6%
Tulsa	1,100	$23,000	$11.10	$27,900	$13.40	2.5%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	150	$34,200	$16.40	$38,800	$18.70	-2.2%
Corvallis	100	$33,300	$16.00	$36,700	$17.60	17.9%
Eugene	420	$32,100	$15.40	$36,500	$17.60	17.4%
Medford	250	$33,800	$16.30	$39,100	$18.80	26.5%
Portland	2,820	$35,300	$17.00	$39,300	$18.90	11.7%
Salem	350	$32,500	$15.60	$38,400	$18.50	-6.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	880	$27,000	$13.00	$33,000	$15.90	4.9%
Altoona	190	$26,400	$12.70	$32,600	$15.70	29.5%
Erie	240	$25,400	$12.20	$31,000	$14.90	-25.9%
Harrisburg	710	$26,300	$12.60	$32,000	$15.40	-10.6%
Johnstown	180	$23,700	$11.40	$27,000	$13.00	22.6%
Lancaster	NA	$25,700	$12.40	$31,200	$15.00	NA
Lebanon	130	$32,000	$15.40	$40,500	$19.50	9.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	7,080	$27,700	$13.30	$33,800	$16.20	-2.6%
Pittsburgh	3,410	$24,900	$12.00	$30,600	$14.70	20.4%
Reading	460	$25,000	$12.00	$29,900	$14.40	11.1%
Scranton	610	$25,800	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	-5.4%
State College	80	$26,500	$12.80	$33,500	$16.10	-53.8%
Williamsport	80	$25,100	$12.10	$29,500	$14.20	-40.4%
York	350	$25,200	$12.10	$29,000	$13.90	-21.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,780	$27,600	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	9.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	190	$26,800	$12.90	$33,400	$16.10	30.7%
Charleston	1,040	$27,700	$13.30	$33,000	$15.90	45.8%
Columbia	1,070	$24,100	$11.60	$29,200	$14.00	26.3%
Florence	330	$24,900	$12.00	$29,400	$14.10	61%
Greenville	890	$25,300	$12.20	$29,700	$14.30	18.1%
Myrtle Beach	290	$23,300	$11.20	$28,100	$13.50	1.5%
Spartanburg	420	$26,700	$12.90	$30,800	$14.80	40.2%
Sumter	110	$24,200	$11.70	$28,200	$13.60	30.8%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	120	$29,700	$14.30	$32,400	$15.60	-22.8%
Sioux Falls	460	$28,000	$13.40	$31,500	$15.10	36.2%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	750	$25,100	$12.10	$30,000	$14.40	32.8%
Clarksville	240	$25,800	$12.40	$32,100	$15.40	23.1%
Cleveland	180	$25,100	$12.10	$29,600	$14.30	101.6%
Jackson	170	$24,900	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	15.6%
Johnson City	380	$23,000	$11.10	$27,300	$13.10	95.2%
Kingsport	500	$24,300	$11.70	$28,500	$13.70	71.1%
Knoxville	1,080	$27,700	$13.30	$31,800	$15.30	31.1%
Memphis	2,560	$27,100	$13.00	$32,900	$15.80	66.6%
Morristown	320	$27,300	$13.10	$31,300	$15.10	185%
Nashville	2,200	$28,900	$13.90	$33,600	$16.20	20.2%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	180	$27,300	$13.10	$31,000	$14.90	10.3%
Amarillo	330	$27,900	$13.40	$33,000	$15.80	19.2%
Austin	1,960	$30,300	$14.60	$35,200	$16.90	0.1%
Beaumont	410	$28,900	$13.90	$32,700	$15.70	1.7%
Brownsville	420	$25,300	$12.10	$29,400	$14.20	33.2%
College Station	240	$28,500	$13.70	$31,900	$15.30	3%
Corpus Christi	550	$26,300	$12.60	$29,400	$14.20	22.5%
Dallas (Area)	7,430	$30,000	$14.40	$34,900	$16.80	-1.2%
El Paso	760	$26,300	$12.60	$30,700	$14.80	11.6%
Houston	6,830	$29,700	$14.30	$34,000	$16.30	4.8%
Killeen	370	$29,000	$13.90	$34,300	$16.50	20.7%
Laredo	210	$27,700	$13.30	$31,700	$15.30	-3.9%
Longview	170	$28,200	$13.60	$31,700	$15.30	-27.1%
Lubbock	320	$28,200	$13.60	$32,300	$15.50	2.7%
McAllen	780	$25,400	$12.20	$31,100	$14.90	38.9%
Midland	100	$26,700	$12.90	$30,600	$14.70	-43.3%
Odessa	180	$28,000	$13.40	$30,800	$14.80	19.4%
San Angelo	140	$29,000	$13.90	$32,000	$15.40	22.8%
San Antonio	2,990	$28,800	$13.90	$32,200	$15.50	40.7%
Sherman	120	$28,300	$13.60	$32,000	$15.40	10.4%
Texarkana	220	$24,400	$11.70	$29,800	$14.30	58.3%
Tyler	280	$26,300	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	20.3%
Victoria	130	$28,300	$13.60	$31,900	$15.30	4.6%
Waco	210	$28,300	$13.60	$31,900	$15.30	-18.4%
Wichita Falls	110	$28,600	$13.70	$33,000	$15.90	-25.9%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	100	$30,000	$14.40	$33,600	$16.20	-20.6%
Ogden	510	$30,300	$14.60	$35,500	$17.10	2.8%
Provo	380	$30,100	$14.50	$33,900	$16.30	-13.3%
Salt Lake City	1,450	$31,100	$15.00	$36,400	$17.50	-6.5%
St. George	170	$30,300	$14.60	$35,200	$16.90	41.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	240	$30,900	$14.90	$36,100	$17.40	-16.7%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	200	$25,700	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	24.5%
Charlottesville	180	$28,900	$13.90	$34,900	$16.80	-22.4%
Danville	110	$26,200	$12.60	$30,800	$14.80	5.7%
Harrisonburg	170	$25,000	$12.00	$29,300	$14.10	15.4%
Lynchburg	260	$24,800	$11.90	$31,300	$15.00	1.5%
Richmond	1,220	$27,600	$13.30	$34,100	$16.40	-19.7%
Roanoke	420	$27,900	$13.40	$32,200	$15.50	8.3%
Virginia Beach	1,820	$27,800	$13.40	$32,000	$15.40	-2.6%
Winchester	150	$28,100	$13.50	$31,600	$15.20	13.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	250	$35,000	$16.80	$38,600	$18.50	28.3%
Bremerton	210	$37,300	$17.90	$40,800	$19.60	3.3%
Kennewick	200	$32,800	$15.80	$37,200	$17.90	-15.6%
Longview	90	$34,100	$16.40	$37,100	$17.80	6.5%
Mount Vernon	120	$36,600	$17.60	$40,200	$19.30	12.4%
Olympia	180	$37,200	$17.90	$40,800	$19.60	-27.5%
Seattle (Area)	3,700	$37,000	$17.80	$41,700	$20.10	-3.9%
Spokane	620	$35,100	$16.90	$40,300	$19.40	20.1%
Wenatchee	80	$35,700	$17.20	$38,900	$18.70	-19.7%
Yakima	250	$34,400	$16.60	$38,000	$18.30	21.5%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	520	$22,300	$10.70	$26,200	$12.60	39.1%
Huntington	510	$22,000	$10.60	$27,700	$13.30	82.2%
Morgantown	210	$23,300	$11.20	$27,600	$13.30	43%
Parkersburg	180	$22,000	$10.60	$27,300	$13.10	4.5%
Weirton	190	$20,800	$10.00	$25,400	$12.20	78.7%
Wheeling	190	$23,500	$11.30	$27,100	$13.00	17.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	230	$28,100	$13.50	$32,000	$15.40	-21.3%
Eau Claire	280	$25,500	$12.30	$29,200	$14.10	46.4%
Fond du Lac	130	$28,700	$13.80	$33,200	$16.00	20.2%
Green Bay	380	$26,900	$12.90	$31,300	$15.10	-8.6%
Janesville	220	$27,000	$13.00	$31,300	$15.10	37.5%
La Crosse	250	$26,700	$12.80	$30,400	$14.60	38.6%
Madison	830	$29,900	$14.40	$35,200	$16.90	-0.7%
Milwaukee	2,330	$28,200	$13.60	$32,800	$15.80	12.2%
Oshkosh	200	$27,500	$13.20	$31,500	$15.20	-10.9%
Racine	220	$26,100	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	19%
Sheboygan	110	$27,200	$13.10	$30,600	$14.70	-22.8%
Wausau	130	$26,500	$12.80	$32,200	$15.50	-23.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	90	$31,000	$14.90	$36,500	$17.50	-11.8%
Cheyenne	100	$30,000	$14.40	$35,900	$17.30	-12.4%