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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Washington (Area) 4,870 $84,400 $40.60 $103,500 $49.80 40.4%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 390 $76,700 $36.90 $90,100 $43.30 6.6%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Omaha 170 $59,000 $28.40 $80,400 $38.70 -55.7%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Manchester 60 $93,400 $44.90 $105,100 $50.50 -24.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Grand Forks 60 $67,600 $32.50 $72,100 $34.70 53.6%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Providence 410 $65,000 $31.20 $78,000 $37.50 -11.5%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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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
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Hourly Wage
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Rapid City 50 $52,200 $25.10 $78,900 $37.90 5.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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
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Burlington 80 $67,200 $32.30 $88,500 $42.50 -14.9%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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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
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Hourly Wage
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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
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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%