Physicians' Aides

Median Salary: $84,400

Many physicians' aides across the country share a handful of important professional traits. For example, attention to detail, analytical thinking, and cooperation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 76,900 folks were working as physicians' aides nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to cultivate these characteristics and receive proper training, particularly if you're intending to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for physicians' aides in the U.S. was $84,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $40.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about physicians' aides, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Physicians' aides should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Written Expression
Speed of Closure
Finger Dexterity
Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; physicians' aides are typically:

Investigative
Social
Realistic

Working as a physician's aide requires knowledge in subjects like:

Medicine and Dentistry
Biology
Customer and Personal Service
Chemistry
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 physicians' aides). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of physicians' aides 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
Birmingham	180	$72,700	$35.00	$86,000	$41.40	-39.9%
Dothan	NA	$75,500	$36.30	$85,300	$41.00	NA
Huntsville	40	$82,200	$39.50	$98,100	$47.20	-70.6%
Mobile	50	$78,900	$37.90	$87,900	$42.30	-53%
Montgomery	NA	$89,200	$42.90	$108,400	$52.10	NA

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	140	$95,600	$46.00	$115,100	$55.30	41.1%
Fairbanks	60	$82,800	$39.80	$94,900	$45.70	203.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	920	$87,600	$42.10	$100,000	$48.10	-11.5%
Prescott	NA	$82,000	$39.40	$91,900	$44.20	NA
Tucson	160	$84,000	$40.40	$100,700	$48.40	-24.4%
Yuma	30	$67,200	$32.30	$119,300	$57.40	-4.9%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	50	$26,500	$12.80	$29,800	$14.30	-74.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	140	$91,200	$43.90	$104,300	$50.10	-13.2%
Chico	70	$101,300	$48.70	$117,500	$56.50	74.7%
Fresno	210	$97,800	$47.00	$114,400	$55.00	10.7%
Hanford	40	$96,300	$46.30	$110,800	$53.30	95.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,480	$91,300	$43.90	$104,100	$50.00	-24.1%
Madera	30	$86,800	$41.70	$101,400	$48.70	55.7%
Merced	30	$96,900	$46.60	$123,000	$59.10	-13.6%
Modesto	NA	$84,300	$40.50	$113,700	$54.70	NA
Oakland	710	$101,400	$48.70	$126,000	$60.60	22.2%
Oxnard	70	$91,900	$44.20	$107,800	$51.80	-57%
Redding	NA	$84,700	$40.70	$94,000	$45.20	NA
Riverside	780	$82,400	$39.60	$89,900	$43.20	10.9%
Sacramento	NA	$111,300	$53.50	$123,000	$59.10	NA
Salinas	90	$102,100	$49.10	$116,100	$55.80	1%
San Diego	1,010	$81,500	$39.20	$98,200	$47.20	34.5%
San Francisco (Area)	990	$94,000	$45.20	$113,400	$54.50	-14.6%
San Francisco (City)	280	$86,700	$41.70	$100,700	$48.40	-51.3%
San Jose	170	$117,200	$56.40	$130,400	$62.70	-68.1%
San Luis Obispo	50	$86,000	$41.40	$98,800	$47.50	-16.1%
Santa Barbara	60	$85,500	$41.10	$108,400	$52.10	-35.8%
Santa Cruz	30	$94,600	$45.50	$106,500	$51.20	-32.3%
Santa Rosa	70	$87,500	$42.10	$100,000	$48.10	-32.4%
Stockton	70	$94,800	$45.60	$104,800	$50.40	-40.9%
Vallejo	60	$86,100	$41.40	$93,300	$44.90	-11.5%
Visalia	90	$105,400	$50.70	$127,600	$61.40	14.9%
Yuba City	30	$98,600	$47.40	$107,700	$51.80	40.6%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	120	$70,600	$33.90	$92,100	$44.30	32.9%
Colorado Springs	170	$80,800	$38.80	$90,900	$43.70	15.1%
Denver	800	$84,100	$40.40	$101,000	$48.50	11%
Fort Collins	60	$88,100	$42.30	$98,400	$47.30	-26.5%
Grand Junction	50	$83,500	$40.10	$95,500	$45.90	33.8%
Greeley	50	$64,200	$30.90	$89,100	$42.80	3.9%
Pueblo	NA	$78,200	$37.60	$87,500	$42.10	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	390	$95,100	$45.70	$107,000	$51.50	62.1%
Hartford	500	$100,100	$48.10	$112,500	$54.10	52.3%
New Haven	450	$93,900	$45.20	$107,000	$51.50	113.9%
Norwich	120	$88,900	$42.70	$101,300	$48.70	47%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	50	$94,000	$45.20	$103,600	$49.80	38.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,810	$91,300	$43.90	$104,900	$50.40	25.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	160	$79,700	$38.30	$98,400	$47.30	12.6%
Cape Coral	110	$97,600	$46.90	$105,600	$50.80	-10.7%
Deltona	80	$82,100	$39.50	$117,100	$56.30	-12.7%
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$78,100	$37.50	$95,700	$46.00	NA
Gainesville	100	$83,400	$40.10	$92,200	$44.30	46.2%
Jacksonville	320	$88,200	$42.40	$104,900	$50.40	-7%
Lakeland	NA	$87,200	$41.90	$98,200	$47.20	NA
Miami (Area)	1,030	$83,700	$40.30	$93,100	$44.80	-23.6%
Naples	110	$93,800	$45.10	$110,900	$53.30	57.4%
Ocala	30	$117,600	$56.50	$129,500	$62.20	-40.1%
Orlando	360	$91,300	$43.90	$102,600	$49.30	-38.5%
Palm Bay	110	$86,000	$41.40	$96,800	$46.50	-3.6%
Panama City	NA	$106,900	$51.40	$125,000	$60.10	NA
Pensacola	110	$79,200	$38.10	$89,100	$42.80	22.9%
Port St. Lucie	60	$78,400	$37.70	$87,400	$42.00	-17%
Sebastian	30	$107,600	$51.70	$118,200	$56.80	23.9%
Tallahassee	110	$83,600	$40.20	$114,600	$55.10	13.6%
Tampa	720	$82,800	$39.80	$99,800	$48.00	8.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	40	$81,200	$39.10	$95,300	$45.80	15.4%
Athens	70	$81,100	$39.00	$87,000	$41.80	47.4%
Atlanta	1,430	$86,400	$41.60	$98,200	$47.20	5.6%
Augusta	180	$75,000	$36.10	$82,900	$39.90	45.8%
Brunswick	NA	$96,100	$46.20	$106,500	$51.20	NA
Columbus	140	$83,500	$40.10	$99,600	$47.90	109.2%
Gainesville	40	$97,200	$46.80	$141,200	$67.90	-8.1%
Macon	NA	$95,400	$45.90	$103,300	$49.70	NA
Rome	30	$73,100	$35.10	$95,800	$46.10	39.2%
Savannah	140	$83,900	$40.30	$98,000	$47.10	59.1%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	230	$80,600	$38.80	$93,300	$44.80	-8.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	250	$93,000	$44.70	$107,200	$51.60	63.8%
Idaho Falls	NA	$66,000	$31.70	$80,200	$38.60	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	50	$88,100	$42.40	$97,700	$47.00	4.4%
Champaign	100	$41,600	$20.00	$92,500	$44.50	69.3%
Chicago (Area)	1,350	$75,200	$36.20	$166,400+	$80.00+	-39.2%
Peoria	130	$67,300	$32.40	$93,200	$44.80	25.3%
Rockford	160	$81,000	$38.90	$104,400	$50.20	85.9%
Springfield	110	$69,700	$33.50	$86,800	$41.70	75.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	40	$67,700	$32.60	$79,200	$38.10	71%
Evansville	90	$85,200	$41.00	$104,200	$50.10	-10.7%
Fort Wayne	100	$77,100	$37.10	$85,200	$41.00	-19%
Indianapolis	340	$78,900	$38.00	$90,700	$43.60	-34.6%
Muncie	70	$83,500	$40.10	$96,600	$46.40	162.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	60	$79,400	$38.20	$88,800	$42.70	-28.2%
Davenport	80	$73,600	$35.40	$90,500	$43.50	-24.3%
Des Moines	180	$80,200	$38.50	$89,300	$42.90	-4.8%
Iowa City	50	$95,000	$45.70	$104,900	$50.40	6.5%
Sioux City	50	$80,900	$38.90	$89,000	$42.80	6.6%
Waterloo	50	$89,600	$43.10	$103,800	$49.90	-1%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	70	$87,900	$42.30	$100,900	$48.50	6.3%
Wichita	230	$75,700	$36.40	$86,400	$41.50	33.6%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	170	$71,600	$34.40	$83,800	$40.30	18.7%
Louisville	130	$79,100	$38.00	$91,800	$44.10	-62.6%
Owensboro	40	$113,600	$54.60	$132,400	$63.70	41.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	140	$70,200	$33.80	$93,600	$45.00	-32.9%
Houma	30	$83,800	$40.30	$104,700	$50.30	-45.5%
Lafayette	NA	$37,500	$18.00	$51,600	$24.80	NA
Monroe	60	$64,700	$31.10	$81,400	$39.10	36%
New Orleans	150	$70,900	$34.10	$80,400	$38.60	-50.9%
Shreveport	130	$75,800	$36.40	$83,100	$39.90	30.9%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	80	$89,800	$43.20	$103,200	$49.60	126.3%
Lewiston	80	$89,700	$43.10	$101,600	$48.80	178.4%
Portland	230	$83,700	$40.20	$96,600	$46.40	102.7%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,230	$95,300	$45.80	$117,600	$56.50	66%
Cumberland	NA	$78,800	$37.90	$83,800	$40.30	NA
Hagerstown	100	$83,200	$40.00	$91,600	$44.10	80.8%
Salisbury	90	$88,100	$42.30	$97,200	$46.70	171.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	140	$90,300	$43.40	$107,900	$51.90	151.8%
Boston (Area)	NA	$90,000	$43.30	$102,000	$49.10	NA
Springfield	300	$91,300	$43.90	$104,700	$50.30	75.4%
Worcester	170	$95,000	$45.70	$107,300	$51.60	20.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	310	$87,000	$41.80	$99,700	$48.00	174%
Battle Creek	60	$91,100	$43.80	$103,200	$49.60	86.9%
Bay City	60	$79,100	$38.00	$96,900	$46.60	173.9%
Detroit (Area)	1,180	$90,000	$43.30	$100,800	$48.50	14.8%
Flint	150	$74,100	$35.60	$97,700	$47.00	86.9%
Grand Rapids	320	$83,300	$40.10	$95,700	$46.00	48.2%
Holland	70	$82,800	$39.80	$93,100	$44.80	10.9%
Jackson	30	$85,800	$41.20	$100,800	$48.50	1%
Kalamazoo	90	$82,700	$39.70	$92,400	$44.40	8.5%
Lansing	140	$85,900	$41.30	$98,900	$47.60	16%
Muskegon	60	$74,200	$35.70	$84,100	$40.40	74.4%
Niles	70	$85,000	$40.90	$99,300	$47.70	105.4%
Saginaw	70	$78,000	$37.50	$92,800	$44.60	41.4%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	60	$89,600	$43.10	$101,900	$49.00	-21.7%
Minneapolis	810	$87,400	$42.00	$100,000	$48.10	-20%
St. Cloud	70	$83,200	$40.00	$91,000	$43.80	19.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	40	$80,800	$38.90	$92,500	$44.50	-16.5%
Kansas City	390	$77,100	$37.00	$90,700	$43.60	-32.6%
Springfield	50	$72,900	$35.00	$80,200	$38.60	-52.3%
St. Louis	380	$71,100	$34.20	$83,100	$40.00	-49.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	130	$80,700	$38.80	$90,300	$43.40	35%
Omaha	420	$79,100	$38.00	$87,800	$42.20	58.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	320	$90,000	$43.30	$127,700	$61.40	-37.5%
Reno	110	$81,000	$38.90	$92,100	$44.30	-9%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	120	$77,800	$37.40	$83,000	$39.90	101.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	40	$91,800	$44.10	$101,300	$48.70	-48.6%
Trenton	60	$84,600	$40.70	$103,500	$49.80	-56.5%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	280	$51,000	$24.50	$70,800	$34.00	26.5%
Santa Fe	50	$81,400	$39.10	$93,500	$45.00	42.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	510	$86,600	$41.60	$98,300	$47.30	98.8%
Binghamton	80	$84,200	$40.50	$92,100	$44.30	14.9%
Buffalo	360	$79,600	$38.30	$93,000	$44.70	13.9%
Elmira	40	$86,700	$41.70	$100,100	$48.10	62.1%
Glens Falls	100	$86,700	$41.70	$95,500	$45.90	213.8%
New York (Area)	6,290	$89,900	$43.20	$104,500	$50.30	12.1%
Poughkeepsie	180	$84,700	$40.70	$98,700	$47.50	23.3%
Rochester	640	$80,300	$38.60	$92,000	$44.20	120.9%
Syracuse	350	$79,300	$38.10	$88,400	$42.50	93.2%
Utica	100	$88,900	$42.80	$103,400	$49.70	28.9%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	190	$87,900	$42.30	$99,000	$47.60	92.5%
Charlotte	370	$90,000	$43.30	$100,000	$48.10	-25%
Durham	440	$75,200	$36.20	$85,200	$41.00	169.6%
Fayetteville	240	$90,600	$43.60	$103,200	$49.60	225.3%
Goldsboro	60	$88,000	$42.30	$98,700	$47.50	140.7%
Greensboro	330	$82,400	$39.60	$93,600	$45.00	62.6%
Greenville	110	$82,900	$39.90	$95,300	$45.80	162.1%
Hickory	100	$86,500	$41.60	$98,000	$47.10	15.6%
Raleigh	260	$84,300	$40.50	$93,600	$45.00	-10.9%
Rocky Mount	30	$91,900	$44.20	$102,700	$49.40	0%
Wilmington	120	$87,100	$41.90	$97,800	$47.00	47%
Winston-Salem	320	$84,000	$40.40	$91,500	$44.00	163.7%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	120	$77,700	$37.40	$87,100	$41.90	74.5%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	100	$77,800	$37.40	$86,400	$41.50	-45.3%
Canton	60	$91,500	$44.00	$103,700	$49.80	-41.3%
Cincinnati	200	$78,900	$37.90	$91,100	$43.80	-65%
Cleveland	620	$82,400	$39.60	$89,700	$43.10	4.2%
Columbus	320	$87,700	$42.20	$100,800	$48.40	-40.4%
Dayton	270	$82,700	$39.70	$98,900	$47.60	25%
Mansfield	30	$74,700	$35.90	$100,800	$48.50	-1.5%
Toledo	60	$89,500	$43.00	$101,300	$48.70	-67.6%
Youngstown	70	$70,900	$34.10	$94,600	$45.50	-46.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	30	$84,300	$40.50	$92,100	$44.30	31.4%
Oklahoma City	410	$75,600	$36.40	$87,900	$42.30	22.2%
Tulsa	430	$67,800	$32.60	$85,400	$41.10	71.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	90	$99,900	$48.00	$114,100	$54.80	3.2%
Medford	40	$97,700	$47.00	$115,700	$55.60	-5.8%
Portland	480	$98,500	$47.40	$119,500	$57.40	-17.5%
Salem	60	$80,200	$38.60	$90,700	$43.60	-34.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	490	$66,700	$32.10	$79,600	$38.30	153.7%
Altoona	70	$54,600	$26.30	$77,600	$37.30	102.5%
Erie	110	$71,100	$34.20	$77,400	$37.20	41.3%
Harrisburg	210	$79,000	$38.00	$91,700	$44.10	16%
Johnstown	60	$64,100	$30.80	$78,500	$37.70	88.6%
Lancaster	120	$74,600	$35.90	$88,700	$42.70	-7%
Lebanon	40	$78,900	$37.90	$83,600	$40.20	60.1%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,590	$82,400	$39.60	$97,400	$46.80	-5.3%
Pittsburgh	860	$72,400	$34.80	$83,000	$39.90	31.4%
Reading	130	$79,900	$38.40	$90,100	$43.30	30.2%
Scranton	280	$64,700	$31.10	$75,200	$36.20	87.6%
State College	NA	$45,700	$22.00	$70,500	$33.90	NA
Williamsport	40	$74,600	$35.90	$80,100	$38.50	38.5%
York	190	$80,100	$38.50	$90,400	$43.50	82.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	330	$89,600	$43.10	$110,900	$53.30	7.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	100	$68,000	$32.70	$83,400	$40.10	-37.2%
Columbia	100	$84,000	$40.40	$90,000	$43.30	-51.4%
Greenville	140	$54,800	$26.30	$72,500	$34.90	-18.5%
Myrtle Beach	60	$81,500	$39.20	$106,000	$51.00	-11%
Spartanburg	50	$76,900	$37.00	$91,000	$43.80	-28.4%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	90	$82,600	$39.70	$89,300	$43.00	156.4%
Sioux Falls	150	$83,300	$40.10	$92,400	$44.40	88.5%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	100	$120,400	$57.90	$166,400+	$80.00+	-23.4%
Clarksville	40	$78,100	$37.60	$87,900	$42.30	-18%
Johnson City	50	$71,600	$34.40	$83,900	$40.30	12.9%
Kingsport	60	$82,700	$39.80	$100,700	$48.40	-6.6%
Knoxville	490	$90,300	$43.40	$106,400	$51.20	155.5%
Memphis	120	$77,800	$37.40	$87,900	$42.30	-65.7%
Morristown	50	$99,000	$47.60	$109,100	$52.50	74.5%
Nashville	680	$81,000	$38.90	$102,800	$49.40	60.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	30	$83,000	$39.90	$94,000	$45.20	-8.3%
Amarillo	NA	$99,100	$47.60	$106,700	$51.30	NA
Austin	380	$75,700	$36.40	$96,700	$46.50	-16.6%
Beaumont	NA	$88,100	$42.30	$122,000	$58.70	NA
College Station	40	$78,200	$37.60	$102,800	$49.40	-19.2%
Corpus Christi	90	$77,300	$37.20	$88,000	$42.30	-11.9%
Dallas (Area)	1,170	$84,900	$40.80	$105,300	$50.60	-40.9%
El Paso	80	$74,300	$35.70	$86,300	$41.50	-47.5%
Houston	990	$98,500	$47.30	$117,100	$56.30	-34.6%
Killeen	110	$92,200	$44.30	$100,500	$48.30	58.2%
Longview	30	$84,700	$40.70	$102,200	$49.10	-44.5%
Lubbock	40	$107,800	$51.80	$124,700	$60.00	-41.1%
McAllen	NA	$89,400	$43.00	$100,400	$48.30	NA
Midland	NA	$51,200	$24.60	$100,200	$48.20	NA
San Antonio	310	$89,100	$42.80	$101,300	$48.70	-38%
Texarkana	60	$75,900	$36.50	$94,600	$45.50	90.5%
Tyler	60	$90,700	$43.60	$103,700	$49.90	14.6%
Wichita Falls	40	$97,600	$46.90	$125,900	$60.50	12.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	120	$95,300	$45.80	$116,300	$55.90	8.8%
Provo	90	$88,500	$42.60	$119,800	$57.60	-14.6%
Salt Lake City	400	$90,200	$43.40	$99,400	$47.80	12.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	70	$91,800	$44.20	$104,000	$50.00	12.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlottesville	40	$71,700	$34.50	$83,300	$40.10	-28.5%
Lynchburg	NA	$33,000	$15.90	$85,700	$41.20	NA
Richmond	330	$73,400	$35.30	$89,500	$43.00	-6.1%
Roanoke	50	$73,700	$35.40	$83,400	$40.10	-44.1%
Virginia Beach	310	$70,000	$33.60	$87,000	$41.80	-28.9%
Winchester	40	$76,900	$37.00	$88,800	$42.70	31.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$105,700	$50.80	$123,300	$59.30	NA
Bremerton	40	$100,800	$48.50	$114,400	$55.00	-20.2%
Kennewick	30	$93,400	$44.90	$102,200	$49.10	-44.1%
Mount Vernon	40	$88,600	$42.60	$99,300	$47.70	60.6%
Olympia	50	$93,800	$45.10	$113,000	$54.30	-8.1%
Seattle (Area)	1,030	$96,100	$46.20	$113,100	$54.40	10.9%
Spokane	290	$87,900	$42.30	$106,200	$51.10	145.2%
Wenatchee	50	$92,000	$44.20	$102,400	$49.20	102.7%
Yakima	50	$84,900	$40.80	$99,600	$47.90	4.9%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	130	$76,600	$36.80	$84,800	$40.80	55.9%
Huntington	80	$76,500	$36.80	$86,400	$41.50	25%
Morgantown	60	$74,300	$35.70	$81,000	$38.90	72.8%
Parkersburg	50	$85,800	$41.20	$97,800	$47.00	11.2%
Wheeling	50	$80,000	$38.50	$111,900	$53.80	22.4%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	40	$83,300	$40.00	$91,700	$44.10	-37%
Fond du Lac	NA	$36,600	$17.60	$76,900	$37.00	NA
Green Bay	80	$89,400	$43.00	$107,700	$51.80	-12.2%
Janesville	50	$78,800	$37.90	$98,300	$47.30	28%
La Crosse	NA	$83,900	$40.40	$96,600	$46.40	NA
Madison	270	$78,200	$37.60	$91,300	$43.90	37.4%
Milwaukee	510	$79,900	$38.40	$91,100	$43.80	5.6%
Oshkosh	40	$76,000	$36.60	$94,100	$45.20	-30.6%
Racine	50	$104,900	$50.40	$166,400+	$80.00+	23.8%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	50	$80,600	$38.70	$100,200	$48.20	132.3%