Police Investigators

Median Salary: $62,100

Many police investigators across the U.S. share a few key professional characteristics. For example, attention to detail, dependability, and initiative can be vital for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 110,380 folks were working as police investigators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're planning to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for police investigators in the U.S. was $62,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about police investigators, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Police investigators should be skilled in:

Inductive Reasoning
Oral Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity

Different folks go into different careers; police investigators are typically:

Conventional
Investigative
Realistic

Working as a police investigator requires knowledge in subjects like:

Psychology
Computers and Electronics
Clerical
Administration and Management
Communications and Media

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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 police investigators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of police investigators 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	50	$43,100	$20.70	$51,000	$24.50	23.7%
Birmingham	240	$63,900	$30.70	$85,600	$41.20	-41.8%
Huntsville	130	$57,200	$27.50	$74,700	$35.90	-23.9%
Mobile	100	$74,400	$35.80	$88,500	$42.50	-34.2%
Montgomery	230	$52,000	$25.00	$68,900	$33.10	64.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	1,380	$57,500	$27.70	$71,200	$34.20	-7.5%
Yuma	760	$56,400	$27.10	$60,200	$28.90	1437.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	70	$49,100	$23.60	$85,800	$41.20	-58%
Fort Smith	50	$43,200	$20.80	$65,800	$31.60	-50.2%
Little Rock	170	$62,100	$29.80	$85,800	$41.20	-39.6%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$68,700	$33.00	$74,000	$35.60	NA
El Centro	890	$48,200	$23.20	$62,100	$29.80	1973.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	580	$85,100	$40.90	$101,300	$48.70	-52.3%
Merced	30	$56,100	$27.00	$81,800	$39.30	-40.4%
Modesto	NA	$59,600	$28.60	$82,300	$39.50	NA
Oakland	540	$102,300	$49.20	$112,900	$54.30	-35.3%
Oxnard	90	$92,300	$44.40	$101,400	$48.80	-62.5%
Riverside	1,010	$75,400	$36.30	$86,700	$41.70	0.2%
Sacramento	640	$70,000	$33.60	$86,600	$41.70	-11.4%
Salinas	NA	$98,400	$47.30	$110,600	$53.20	NA
San Francisco (Area)	540	$102,300	$49.20	$112,900	$54.30	-35.3%
San Jose	NA	$79,800	$38.40	$105,100	$50.50	NA
Santa Barbara	40	$82,300	$39.60	$94,300	$45.40	-69.7%
Santa Rosa	50	$87,400	$42.00	$104,400	$50.20	-66.7%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	110	$72,100	$34.70	$83,900	$40.30	-46.6%
Denver	1,140	$79,700	$38.30	$90,800	$43.70	10.7%
Fort Collins	NA	$80,300	$38.60	$88,000	$42.30	NA
Greeley	50	$60,000	$28.80	$66,900	$32.20	-28.9%
Pueblo	NA	$75,800	$36.40	$85,700	$41.20	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	310	$67,800	$32.60	$73,200	$35.20	-26.5%
Hartford	420	$72,400	$34.80	$84,200	$40.50	-12.1%
New Haven	260	$66,400	$31.90	$82,500	$39.70	-13.4%
Norwich	70	$70,100	$33.70	$86,200	$41.50	-39.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	4,870	$84,400	$40.60	$103,500	$49.80	40.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	150	$58,700	$28.20	$70,800	$34.00	-29.5%
Deltona	130	$46,800	$22.50	$55,900	$26.90	-3.4%
Jacksonville	590	$62,100	$29.80	$81,100	$39.00	20.9%
Orlando	670	$52,600	$25.30	$66,000	$31.70	-19.5%
Palm Bay	150	$50,800	$24.40	$63,700	$30.60	-11.5%
Port St. Lucie	110	$58,700	$28.20	$74,200	$35.70	5.2%
Sebastian	50	$51,000	$24.50	$59,300	$28.50	23.7%
Tampa	1,040	$66,100	$31.80	$85,700	$41.20	8.4%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	100	$43,400	$20.90	$52,200	$25.10	87%
Athens	50	$43,400	$20.90	$51,500	$24.80	-30.1%
Atlanta	2,710	$47,100	$22.60	$61,200	$29.40	39.9%
Augusta	180	$46,100	$22.20	$57,000	$27.40	5.8%
Brunswick	380	$85,500	$41.10	$93,800	$45.10	1002.6%
Dalton	30	$37,300	$17.90	$45,600	$21.90	-42%
Macon	150	$46,700	$22.40	$64,200	$30.90	88%
Savannah	130	$58,300	$28.00	$85,800	$41.20	-1.3%
Valdosta	60	$37,800	$18.20	$40,800	$19.60	23%
Warner Robins	40	$44,700	$21.50	$54,000	$26.00	-20.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	390	$76,700	$36.90	$90,100	$43.30	6.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	190	$52,400	$25.20	$76,600	$36.80	-15.7%
Pocatello	50	$59,500	$28.60	$64,500	$31.00	64%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	40	$69,300	$33.30	$86,000	$41.30	-47.9%
Chicago (Area)	2,210	$68,300	$32.90	$83,000	$39.90	-38.3%
Peoria	40	$72,600	$34.90	$83,400	$40.10	-74.8%
Rockford	60	$67,200	$32.30	$86,800	$41.70	-53%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	50	$55,400	$26.60	$64,600	$31.10	-63.8%
Indianapolis	340	$58,500	$28.10	$83,700	$40.20	-53.4%
Lafayette	40	$50,400	$24.20	$55,800	$26.80	-37.2%
Terre Haute	40	$46,200	$22.20	$51,100	$24.60	-25.2%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	40	$65,200	$31.40	$88,400	$42.50	-68.9%
Davenport	100	$63,400	$30.50	$74,400	$35.80	-32.7%
Des Moines	200	$66,000	$31.70	$78,500	$37.80	-27.6%
Sioux City	30	$62,100	$29.80	$87,900	$42.30	-50.5%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	170	$44,900	$21.60	$55,100	$26.50	83.4%
Wichita	230	NA	NA	NA	NA	-8.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	30	$58,600	$28.20	$91,100	$43.80	-35.6%
Lexington	100	$53,500	$25.70	$85,800	$41.20	-51.1%
Louisville	180	$56,400	$27.10	$88,500	$42.50	-65.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	270	$45,400	$21.80	$65,500	$31.50	-11.6%
Lafayette	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-31.8%
Lake Charles	180	NA	NA	NA	NA	142%
Monroe	110	$34,300	$16.50	$38,400	$18.40	70.9%
New Orleans	600	$47,000	$22.60	$85,600	$41.20	38.6%
Shreveport	150	$52,900	$25.40	$64,600	$31.10	5.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	50	$45,900	$22.10	$56,400	$27.10	-4%
Lewiston	30	$46,500	$22.40	$62,100	$29.90	-17.3%
Portland	150	$56,100	$27.00	$85,700	$41.20	-6.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	780	$80,400	$38.70	$92,700	$44.60	-26.5%
Hagerstown	50	$61,100	$29.40	$98,500	$47.40	-38.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	60	$62,600	$30.10	$71,700	$34.50	-24.1%
Boston (Area)	1,290	$63,500	$30.50	$85,200	$41.00	-29.9%
Springfield	100	$66,000	$31.70	$94,200	$45.30	-58.5%
Worcester	110	$67,100	$32.30	$76,100	$36.60	-44.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	60	$69,400	$33.40	$78,700	$37.80	-60.6%
Detroit (Area)	1,060	$68,800	$33.10	$84,100	$40.50	-19.5%
Flint	50	$63,500	$30.50	$87,300	$42.00	-53.3%
Grand Rapids	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-71%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	130	$60,800	$29.20	$65,800	$31.60	22.5%
Minneapolis	880	$67,700	$32.50	$79,200	$38.10	-40.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	150	$49,800	$24.00	$71,500	$34.40	70.9%
Hattiesburg	50	$39,800	$19.10	$52,500	$25.30	0.4%
Jackson	350	$45,700	$22.00	$59,200	$28.50	67.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jefferson City	NA	$38,300	$18.40	$45,100	$21.70	NA
Joplin	50	$37,300	$17.90	$44,300	$21.30	-24.5%
Kansas City	760	$59,600	$28.60	$74,200	$35.70	-9.2%
Springfield	70	$80,400	$38.70	$88,500	$42.50	-58.7%
St. Louis	740	$61,400	$29.50	$83,100	$40.00	-32.7%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	50	$58,300	$28.00	$88,500	$42.50	-25.3%
Missoula	50	$54,900	$26.40	$83,100	$39.90	7.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	170	$59,000	$28.40	$80,400	$38.70	-55.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	430	$71,100	$34.20	$85,800	$41.20	-41.3%
Reno	100	$74,100	$35.60	$88,500	$42.50	-41.5%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	60	$93,400	$44.90	$105,100	$50.50	-24.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ocean City	50	$75,000	$36.10	$85,600	$41.20	66.5%
Trenton	290	$87,400	$42.00	$99,400	$47.80	60.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	220	$72,200	$34.70	$88,500	$42.50	-31.5%
Farmington	50	$48,600	$23.40	$55,200	$26.50	18.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,370	$66,100	$31.80	$72,200	$34.70	273%
Buffalo	660	$67,300	$32.40	$79,100	$38.00	45.7%
Kingston	40	$58,400	$28.10	$63,000	$30.30	-19.5%
New York (Area)	7,100	$81,800	$39.30	$100,400	$48.30	7.6%
Poughkeepsie	120	$67,400	$32.40	$80,400	$38.70	-44.5%
Rochester	210	$62,300	$30.00	$76,100	$36.60	-48.5%
Syracuse	160	$66,700	$32.10	$86,400	$41.60	-37%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	150	$45,000	$21.60	$51,800	$24.90	7.2%
Charlotte	620	$46,900	$22.50	$60,200	$28.90	-12.3%
Durham	110	$42,100	$20.20	$50,100	$24.10	-53.4%
Fayetteville	190	$45,400	$21.80	$57,400	$27.60	82.4%
Goldsboro	40	$41,300	$19.90	$46,400	$22.30	9.1%
Greensboro	320	$45,100	$21.70	$56,400	$27.10	10.1%
Greenville	70	$49,500	$23.80	$54,900	$26.40	16.9%
Hickory	130	$40,500	$19.50	$46,700	$22.50	3.3%
Raleigh	520	$53,400	$25.70	$63,800	$30.70	23%
Wilmington	210	$43,500	$20.90	$52,900	$25.40	78.7%
Winston-Salem	100	$41,900	$20.10	$51,500	$24.80	-41.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Grand Forks	60	$67,600	$32.50	$72,100	$34.70	53.6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	100	$75,500	$36.30	$94,600	$45.50	-64.9%
Canton	60	$57,200	$27.50	$67,300	$32.30	-59.9%
Cincinnati	500	$63,500	$30.50	$70,200	$33.80	-40%
Cleveland	750	$71,900	$34.50	$88,300	$42.40	-11.8%
Dayton	180	$63,500	$30.50	$87,200	$41.90	-44%
Toledo	150	$54,500	$26.20	$66,600	$32.00	-40.6%
Youngstown	180	$60,800	$29.20	$68,900	$33.10	-3.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	760	$56,100	$27.00	$82,100	$39.50	60.2%
Tulsa	370	$47,600	$22.90	$81,400	$39.10	2.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	390	$72,700	$35.00	$83,800	$40.30	-54%
Salem	110	$53,200	$25.60	$69,200	$33.30	-12.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	110	$67,300	$32.40	$83,000	$39.90	-60%
Erie	90	$61,600	$29.60	$67,700	$32.50	-18.9%
Harrisburg	270	$58,900	$28.30	$76,600	$36.80	3%
Lancaster	80	$62,000	$29.80	$65,700	$31.60	-59.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	2,380	$76,200	$36.70	$87,100	$41.90	-12.4%
Pittsburgh	670	$68,800	$33.10	$81,800	$39.30	-28.4%
Reading	60	$70,200	$33.70	$80,500	$38.70	-57.4%
Scranton	110	$60,400	$29.10	$80,700	$38.80	-50.3%
York	30	$69,400	$33.30	$76,400	$36.80	-76.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	410	$65,000	$31.20	$78,000	$37.50	-11.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	120	$76,600	$36.80	$88,500	$42.50	-50.4%
Columbia	310	$46,700	$22.40	$61,400	$29.50	9.6%
Greenville	100	$58,800	$28.30	$83,100	$40.00	-60.5%
Myrtle Beach	50	$49,900	$24.00	$56,300	$27.10	-48.8%
Spartanburg	50	$39,600	$19.10	$42,100	$20.20	-53.3%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	50	$52,200	$25.10	$78,900	$37.90	5.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	130	$46,000	$22.10	$57,500	$27.60	-29.3%
Clarksville	80	$40,400	$19.40	$46,800	$22.50	23.1%
Cleveland	40	$40,300	$19.40	$50,300	$24.20	16.7%
Jackson	50	$47,200	$22.70	$58,900	$28.30	13.3%
Kingsport	120	$40,800	$19.60	$48,200	$23.20	22.1%
Knoxville	160	$56,400	$27.10	$85,700	$41.20	-41.8%
Memphis	320	$48,200	$23.20	$70,200	$33.80	-37.4%
Morristown	40	$41,100	$19.70	$46,800	$22.50	11.1%
Nashville	430	$53,500	$25.70	$76,600	$36.80	-28.6%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	NA	$54,200	$26.00	$77,400	$37.20	NA
Amarillo	60	$52,200	$25.10	$63,900	$30.70	-34.3%
Austin	900	$70,300	$33.80	$85,400	$41.00	38.3%
Beaumont	100	$47,900	$23.00	$65,200	$31.30	-25.8%
Brownsville	850	$62,100	$29.80	$63,900	$30.70	716.8%
College Station	NA	$50,100	$24.10	$66,100	$31.80	NA
Corpus Christi	150	$56,700	$27.30	$80,400	$38.70	-2.2%
Dallas (Area)	1,390	$64,800	$31.10	$87,800	$42.20	-44.1%
Houston	1,580	$67,800	$32.60	$99,600	$47.90	-27.2%
Killeen	100	$47,900	$23.00	$56,000	$26.90	-3.9%
Longview	60	$40,900	$19.70	$47,500	$22.90	-30.3%
McAllen	780	$56,400	$27.10	$63,900	$30.70	317.6%
Midland	NA	$59,000	$28.40	$83,100	$40.00	NA
San Angelo	70	$69,600	$33.50	$93,800	$45.10	80%
Texarkana	30	$58,300	$28.00	$85,900	$41.30	-30.8%
Tyler	90	$39,100	$18.80	$67,600	$32.50	12.7%
Victoria	40	$43,400	$20.90	$51,500	$24.80	7.9%
Waco	40	$52,600	$25.30	$80,400	$38.70	-51.6%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	60	$56,400	$27.10	$80,400	$38.70	-60.6%
Provo	30	$51,200	$24.60	$59,400	$28.60	-76.7%
Salt Lake City	260	$60,500	$29.10	$78,900	$37.90	-49.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	80	$67,200	$32.30	$88,500	$42.50	-14.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	80	$54,900	$26.40	$70,600	$34.00	41.2%
Charlottesville	60	$70,600	$34.00	$87,600	$42.10	-20.4%
Harrisonburg	30	$45,800	$22.00	$59,300	$28.50	-34.2%
Lynchburg	90	$63,700	$30.60	$77,200	$37.10	6.6%
Richmond	380	$68,400	$32.90	$88,500	$42.50	-25.3%
Roanoke	140	$69,900	$33.60	$85,800	$41.20	11.4%
Virginia Beach	450	$67,600	$32.50	$85,800	$41.20	-27.1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bremerton	40	$79,600	$38.30	$102,900	$49.50	-36.8%
Kennewick	50	$73,600	$35.40	$83,100	$39.90	-40.7%
Olympia	90	$60,600	$29.10	$69,900	$33.60	6.2%
Seattle (Area)	200	$78,300	$37.60	$85,500	$41.10	-12.3%
Yakima	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-29.9%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	130	$40,500	$19.50	$80,400	$38.70	5.4%
Huntington	30	$48,200	$23.20	$80,300	$38.60	-66.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eau Claire	30	$59,800	$28.80	$68,900	$33.10	-52.8%
Green Bay	30	$63,300	$30.40	$78,100	$37.60	-78.2%
Madison	220	$65,400	$31.40	$71,800	$34.50	-22.4%
Milwaukee	650	$72,800	$35.00	$83,500	$40.20	-5.3%
Wausau	30	$56,300	$27.10	$61,700	$29.60	-43.9%