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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Little Rock 50 $26,500 $12.80 $29,800 $14.30 -74.2%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Dover 50 $94,000 $45.20 $103,600 $49.80 38.9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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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%
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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%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 230 $80,600 $38.80 $93,300 $44.80 -8.3%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Manchester 120 $77,800 $37.40 $83,000 $39.90 101.7%
New Jersey
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Fargo 120 $77,700 $37.40 $87,100 $41.90 74.5%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Providence 330 $89,600 $43.10 $110,900 $53.30 7.5%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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%