Producing Workers

Median Salary: $30,000

Many producing workers across the nation share a few important professional attributes. For example, NA can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 8,927,130 folks were employed as producing workers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to cultivate these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're aiming to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for producing workers in the U.S. was $30,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about producing workers, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

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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 employed as producing workers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of producing workers 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 5,500 $30,700 $14.70 $40,600 $19.50 74.1%
Auburn 4,590 $25,800 $12.40 $37,300 $17.90 41.8%
Birmingham 29,940 $29,400 $14.10 $38,700 $18.60 -11.4%
Decatur 8,770 $28,200 $13.60 $39,500 $19.00 148.7%
Dothan 5,670 $23,400 $11.20 $31,400 $15.10 41.7%
Florence 6,760 $28,100 $13.50 $35,200 $16.90 96.2%
Gadsden 4,630 $26,000 $12.50 $39,100 $18.80 93.5%
Huntsville 18,220 $29,000 $13.90 $38,000 $18.30 29.7%
Mobile 11,820 $31,000 $14.90 $42,800 $20.60 -0%
Montgomery 14,540 $29,900 $14.40 $43,700 $21.00 30.5%
Tuscaloosa 11,030 $38,200 $18.40 $57,000 $27.40 79.4%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 3,170 $35,900 $17.30 $53,200 $25.60 -71.9%
Fairbanks 1,090 $52,500 $25.30 $67,200 $32.30 -55%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 1,950 $25,000 $12.00 $39,400 $19.00 -49.9%
Lake Havasu City 2,190 $28,600 $13.80 $38,800 $18.70 -30.9%
Phoenix 85,450 $29,600 $14.20 $40,100 $19.30 -29.1%
Prescott 2,340 $28,700 $13.80 $40,600 $19.50 -40.4%
Tucson 15,380 $30,000 $14.40 $41,300 $19.90 -37.8%
Yuma 2,350 $23,600 $11.40 $32,100 $15.40 -41.5%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 21,840 $24,200 $11.60 $31,400 $15.10 62.9%
Fort Smith 17,440 $24,200 $11.60 $35,100 $16.90 117.1%
Hot Springs 1,930 $25,400 $12.20 $33,100 $15.90 -21.3%
Jonesboro 5,540 $25,100 $12.10 $31,600 $15.20 72%
Little Rock 18,830 $29,400 $14.10 $38,100 $18.30 -16.7%
Pine Bluff 4,340 $29,000 $13.90 $36,000 $17.30 80%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 11,620 $31,900 $15.40 $51,200 $24.60 -36%
Chico 3,320 $29,300 $14.10 $38,400 $18.50 -30.3%
El Centro 2,180 $32,400 $15.60 $45,100 $21.70 -36.9%
Fresno 19,830 $23,400 $11.20 $32,700 $15.70 -10.3%
Hanford 2,520 $33,300 $16.00 $46,600 $22.40 -4.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 389,080 $26,500 $12.70 $37,300 $18.00 6.3%
Madera 1,790 $33,900 $16.30 $43,300 $20.80 -31.2%
Merced 6,310 $25,400 $12.20 $38,500 $18.50 55.1%
Modesto 13,580 $30,400 $14.60 $40,100 $19.30 27.1%
Napa 5,270 $37,400 $18.00 $49,600 $23.80 24.2%
Oakland 57,950 $32,300 $15.50 $46,100 $22.20 -14.4%
Oxnard 19,720 $29,600 $14.20 $41,300 $19.80 -1.4%
Redding 1,980 $31,700 $15.30 $43,500 $20.90 -52.8%
Riverside 76,830 $26,700 $12.90 $37,500 $18.00 -6.1%
Sacramento 26,550 $30,500 $14.70 $42,400 $20.40 -54.4%
Salinas 5,450 $25,200 $12.10 $38,500 $18.50 -48.6%
San Diego 66,810 $28,600 $13.80 $39,900 $19.20 -23.6%
San Francisco (Area) 85,740 $32,000 $15.40 $46,100 $22.20 -36.5%
San Francisco (City) 27,790 $31,800 $15.30 $46,100 $22.20 -58.6%
San Jose 54,020 $32,700 $15.70 $45,200 $21.70 -11.1%
San Luis Obispo 4,590 $31,100 $14.90 $44,400 $21.30 -32.7%
Santa Barbara 7,130 $31,400 $15.10 $46,300 $22.30 -38.9%
Santa Cruz 3,210 $28,700 $13.80 $41,300 $19.90 -44.6%
Santa Rosa 11,280 $30,800 $14.80 $42,200 $20.30 -6.7%
Stockton 17,110 $29,200 $14.10 $39,700 $19.10 20%
Vallejo 6,270 $33,400 $16.10 $48,100 $23.10 -24.8%
Visalia 9,110 $28,800 $13.80 $34,800 $16.70 1.1%
Yuba City 1,440 $30,100 $14.50 $39,100 $18.80 -45.1%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 7,050 $31,900 $15.40 $43,400 $20.90 -33.9%
Colorado Springs 9,420 $30,200 $14.50 $40,100 $19.30 -44.1%
Denver 46,170 $31,100 $14.90 $41,500 $20.00 -44.6%
Fort Collins 7,390 $30,100 $14.50 $39,800 $19.10 -15.9%
Grand Junction 2,830 $28,600 $13.70 $38,800 $18.70 -34.2%
Greeley 7,870 $28,900 $13.90 $35,500 $17.10 46.2%
Pueblo 2,960 $32,200 $15.50 $40,500 $19.50 -23%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 28,090 $35,900 $17.30 $47,900 $23.10 -5.3%
Hartford 36,230 $37,200 $17.90 $48,100 $23.10 -5.7%
New Haven 24,690 $32,000 $15.40 $43,100 $20.70 16.9%
Norwich 5,280 $39,100 $18.80 $52,100 $25.00 -42.4%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 3,370 $29,700 $14.30 $41,200 $19.80 -16.8%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 61,590 $32,600 $15.70 $46,100 $22.20 -67.4%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 12,000 $29,200 $14.00 $37,800 $18.20 -28.9%
Cape Coral 6,020 $28,400 $13.70 $37,700 $18.10 -56.2%
Deltona 6,420 $28,300 $13.60 $35,800 $17.20 -39.4%
Fort Walton Beach 2,850 $32,000 $15.40 $41,900 $20.10 -45.6%
Gainesville 3,800 $28,800 $13.90 $38,900 $18.70 -54.1%
Jacksonville 24,820 $30,200 $14.50 $39,900 $19.20 -37.5%
Lakeland 11,160 $28,900 $13.90 $37,600 $18.10 -16.2%
Miami (Area) 74,140 $27,800 $13.40 $37,700 $18.10 -52.1%
Naples 2,840 $27,800 $13.30 $36,800 $17.70 -63.7%
Ocala 4,760 $25,900 $12.50 $33,600 $16.20 -26.1%
Orlando 33,970 $27,700 $13.30 $36,900 $17.70 -49.7%
Palm Bay 9,820 $30,400 $14.60 $42,100 $20.30 -26.4%
Palm Coast 670 $33,700 $16.20 $39,000 $18.80 -39%
Panama City 2,770 $30,700 $14.80 $39,700 $19.10 -41.2%
Pensacola 6,520 $28,500 $13.70 $39,800 $19.10 -37.2%
Port St. Lucie 4,220 $30,700 $14.80 $39,600 $19.00 -48.8%
Punta Gorda 680 $27,900 $13.40 $37,400 $18.00 -74.1%
Sebastian 1,740 $29,500 $14.20 $36,700 $17.60 -44.6%
Tallahassee 3,110 $26,100 $12.50 $35,200 $16.90 -71.8%
Tampa 51,720 $27,500 $13.20 $36,100 $17.40 -33.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 5,590 $39,300 $18.90 $48,600 $23.40 34.2%
Athens 5,150 $28,000 $13.50 $35,900 $17.30 -4.1%
Atlanta 115,410 $28,200 $13.50 $37,500 $18.00 -26.3%
Augusta 17,530 $31,700 $15.20 $46,200 $22.20 25.7%
Brunswick 1,820 $29,600 $14.20 $45,200 $21.70 -35%
Columbus 6,920 $27,800 $13.40 $37,100 $17.90 -10.8%
Dalton 17,840 $27,300 $13.10 $31,900 $15.30 291.2%
Gainesville 11,900 $25,000 $12.00 $32,400 $15.60 145.2%
Hinesville 710 $32,200 $15.50 $41,700 $20.10 -39%
Macon 4,620 $28,600 $13.80 $40,800 $19.60 -29.2%
Rome 4,420 $26,500 $12.80 $32,600 $15.70 72.1%
Savannah 7,540 $41,500 $20.00 $50,900 $24.50 -26.5%
Valdosta 3,090 $24,700 $11.90 $31,600 $15.20 -15%
Warner Robins 4,400 $28,000 $13.40 $41,600 $20.00 14.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 11,410 $29,600 $14.20 $45,700 $22.00 -61.2%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 14,490 $27,500 $13.20 $34,100 $16.40 -19.7%
Coeur d'Alene 3,470 $26,400 $12.70 $33,800 $16.20 -6.9%
Idaho Falls 2,340 $28,000 $13.40 $37,000 $17.80 -31%
Lewiston 1,960 $33,500 $16.10 $44,000 $21.20 16.6%
Pocatello 2,810 $29,200 $14.00 $37,500 $18.00 14.6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 4,200 $33,000 $15.90 $46,200 $22.20 -28.5%
Champaign 6,120 $27,100 $13.00 $36,600 $17.60 -10.2%
Chicago (Area) 327,180 $33,100 $15.90 $45,700 $22.00 18.8%
Danville 3,250 $31,000 $14.90 $38,600 $18.60 69.3%
Decatur 5,760 $38,200 $18.40 $53,200 $25.60 46.6%
Kankakee 2,770 $30,300 $14.60 $40,100 $19.30 -3.4%
Peoria 13,270 $33,800 $16.20 $46,500 $22.40 14.1%
Rockford 21,360 $32,800 $15.80 $42,800 $20.60 117.6%
Springfield 3,950 $28,900 $13.90 $41,200 $19.80 -45.4%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 2,190 $28,200 $13.60 $36,500 $17.50 -15.9%
Bloomington 6,650 $25,700 $12.40 $35,100 $16.90 30.4%
Columbus 8,320 $28,900 $13.90 $36,900 $17.70 194.5%
Elkhart 28,120 $30,200 $14.50 $40,200 $19.30 313.4%
Evansville 22,290 $35,000 $16.80 $54,900 $26.40 94.2%
Fort Wayne 23,280 $31,500 $15.10 $45,000 $21.70 67.5%
Indianapolis 57,370 $31,700 $15.20 $40,800 $19.60 -3.6%
Lafayette 10,130 $37,200 $17.90 $48,600 $23.30 80.1%
Michigan City 5,070 $30,800 $14.80 $41,300 $19.80 72.4%
Muncie 3,310 $29,800 $14.30 $40,300 $19.40 5.6%
South Bend 12,720 $29,800 $14.30 $36,500 $17.50 44.6%
Terre Haute 8,020 $34,300 $16.50 $41,300 $19.90 73.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 3,420 $31,600 $15.20 $40,100 $19.30 19%
Cedar Rapids 10,380 $36,800 $17.70 $48,100 $23.10 11.2%
Davenport 21,820 $28,000 $13.50 $38,000 $18.30 74.6%
Des Moines NA $30,700 $14.80 $39,900 $19.20 NA
Dubuque 5,350 $30,300 $14.60 $36,700 $17.60 53.6%
Iowa City 4,610 $29,200 $14.00 $36,500 $17.60 -19%
Sioux City 10,770 $26,200 $12.60 $31,700 $15.20 118.9%
Waterloo 11,500 $30,100 $14.50 $38,800 $18.70 95%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 2,720 $31,300 $15.00 $42,900 $20.60 -16.1%
Topeka 5,300 $30,600 $14.70 $40,100 $19.30 -29.3%
Wichita 32,690 $36,100 $17.40 $49,600 $23.80 61.8%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 6,070 $29,300 $14.10 $38,300 $18.40 59.4%
Elizabethtown 4,390 $33,900 $16.30 $38,600 $18.50 47.4%
Lexington 23,560 $30,800 $14.80 $37,700 $18.10 42.6%
Louisville 51,340 $32,700 $15.70 $44,900 $21.60 26.5%
Owensboro 5,990 $33,800 $16.20 $42,500 $20.40 84.7%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 2,900 $31,800 $15.30 $43,700 $21.00 -32.8%
Baton Rouge 21,430 $36,600 $17.60 $53,500 $25.70 -14.1%
Houma 9,340 $35,600 $17.10 $44,200 $21.30 44.5%
Lafayette 10,140 $33,400 $16.10 $44,800 $21.50 1.6%
Lake Charles 6,170 $48,800 $23.40 $62,600 $30.10 0.5%
Monroe 5,030 $25,600 $12.30 $35,400 $17.00 -2.1%
New Orleans 28,500 $36,300 $17.50 $49,300 $23.70 -18.1%
Shreveport 9,800 $31,500 $15.20 $47,100 $22.60 -17.4%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 2,780 $29,200 $14.00 $38,200 $18.40 -34.3%
Lewiston 4,140 $29,300 $14.10 $36,900 $17.70 25.7%
Portland 9,820 $30,300 $14.60 $39,400 $18.90 -26.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 46,670 $35,100 $16.90 $47,300 $22.70 -45.8%
Cumberland 2,990 $28,900 $13.90 $41,700 $20.10 15.3%
Hagerstown 6,030 $32,000 $15.40 $42,300 $20.40 -8.3%
Salisbury 3,820 $24,500 $11.80 $33,200 $15.90 4.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 2,350 $33,600 $16.20 $45,200 $21.70 -63.8%
Boston (Area) NA $33,100 $15.90 $43,400 $20.90 NA
Pittsfield 2,410 $32,200 $15.50 $41,200 $19.80 2%
Springfield 22,110 $33,400 $16.10 $43,000 $20.70 12.4%
Worcester 21,440 $32,100 $15.40 $42,000 $20.20 27.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 11,400 $36,800 $17.70 $56,900 $27.40 -12.3%
Battle Creek 8,130 $32,600 $15.70 $42,100 $20.30 125.9%
Bay City 2,430 $35,500 $17.10 $52,300 $25.20 -0.2%
Detroit (Area) 153,510 $38,400 $18.40 $56,100 $27.00 25.4%
Flint 8,110 NA NA NA NA -11.3%
Grand Rapids 46,800 $31,600 $15.20 $39,500 $19.00 87.9%
Holland 16,010 $31,000 $14.90 $37,800 $18.20 133.4%
Jackson 6,520 $32,100 $15.40 $40,300 $19.40 79%
Kalamazoo 13,560 $30,300 $14.60 $38,900 $18.70 47.9%
Lansing 16,090 $33,500 $16.10 $50,100 $24.10 17.3%
Monroe 3,730 $39,200 $18.80 $57,800 $27.80 44.7%
Muskegon 8,130 $34,000 $16.40 $40,600 $19.50 100.3%
Niles 7,180 $31,300 $15.10 $39,500 $19.00 77.5%
Saginaw 7,540 $30,400 $14.60 $39,700 $19.10 35.6%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 5,930 $33,400 $16.10 $46,000 $22.10 -29.9%
Minneapolis 125,630 $34,300 $16.50 $44,500 $21.40 6.3%
Rochester 6,530 $33,400 $16.00 $40,500 $19.50 -7.7%
St. Cloud 11,110 $31,400 $15.10 $38,700 $18.60 70.4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 4,250 $27,900 $13.40 $37,700 $18.10 -39%
Hattiesburg 2,880 $25,800 $12.40 $37,100 $17.80 -25.7%
Jackson 14,480 $27,800 $13.40 $37,700 $18.10 -13.8%
Pascagoula 7,060 $40,100 $19.30 $46,000 $22.10 86%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 4,040 $29,700 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 -28.7%
Jefferson City 5,150 $27,900 $13.40 $36,900 $17.70 -6.8%
Joplin 10,540 $27,200 $13.10 $34,500 $16.60 101.3%
Kansas City 60,510 $32,300 $15.50 $46,000 $22.10 -10.4%
Springfield 13,420 $28,700 $13.80 $35,400 $17.00 4.7%
St. Joseph 5,960 $30,900 $14.90 $38,000 $18.30 69.8%
St. Louis 83,740 $31,900 $15.30 $44,500 $21.40 -5.8%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 2,910 $29,400 $14.20 $39,800 $19.10 -47.3%
Great Falls 1,110 $26,500 $12.80 $34,800 $16.80 -54.7%
Missoula 1,920 $31,500 $15.20 $40,600 $19.50 -49.4%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 10,910 $31,900 $15.30 $39,100 $18.80 -1.4%
Omaha 25,130 $28,200 $13.60 $37,400 $18.00 -18.7%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 2,240 $30,000 $14.40 $40,600 $19.50 14.5%
Las Vegas 23,410 $28,500 $13.70 $38,600 $18.50 -60.1%
Reno 9,860 $28,700 $13.80 $38,700 $18.60 -27.6%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 5,920 $32,200 $15.50 $41,400 $19.90 -13%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 3,180 $26,600 $12.80 $40,400 $19.40 -66.5%
Ocean City 780 $29,800 $14.30 $46,500 $22.30 -70.5%
Trenton 6,710 $33,500 $16.10 $44,200 $21.30 -54.6%
Vineland 5,260 $31,900 $15.30 $40,400 $19.40 28.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 14,820 $29,700 $14.30 $41,500 $19.90 -43.2%
Farmington 2,860 $32,800 $15.80 $57,600 $27.70 -17.7%
Las Cruces 2,020 $22,400 $10.80 $28,900 $13.90 -55.1%
Santa Fe 1,340 $29,200 $14.00 $37,200 $17.90 -69.2%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 17,830 $34,600 $16.60 $45,900 $22.10 -39.9%
Binghamton 7,990 $25,900 $12.40 $35,500 $17.10 5.5%
Buffalo 38,950 $32,500 $15.60 $43,900 $21.10 6.7%
Elmira 4,100 $32,400 $15.60 $40,900 $19.70 61.6%
Glens Falls 4,560 $30,100 $14.50 $38,500 $18.50 27.2%
Ithaca 2,350 $29,500 $14.20 $36,400 $17.50 -31.5%
Kingston 3,160 $29,600 $14.20 $38,800 $18.70 -22.3%
New York (Area) 308,720 $30,400 $14.60 $43,600 $21.00 -37.3%
Poughkeepsie 11,160 $31,200 $15.00 $42,500 $20.40 -33.6%
Rochester 38,450 $30,000 $14.40 $39,400 $18.90 15%
Syracuse 21,980 $31,400 $15.10 $40,100 $19.30 5.1%
Utica 8,900 $28,400 $13.70 $36,300 $17.50 2.5%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 14,230 $29,500 $14.20 $38,500 $18.50 22.7%
Burlington 7,570 $23,200 $11.20 $31,300 $15.10 93.8%
Charlotte 55,630 $29,900 $14.40 $39,700 $19.10 -2.8%
Durham 12,440 $29,900 $14.40 $39,600 $19.00 -33.9%
Fayetteville 7,640 $21,000 $10.10 $34,100 $16.40 -11.3%
Goldsboro 3,560 $22,900 $11.00 $33,300 $16.00 18.6%
Greensboro 40,390 $29,100 $14.00 $39,000 $18.80 69.3%
Greenville 4,350 $30,700 $14.80 $38,200 $18.30 -13%
Hickory 29,600 $28,800 $13.80 $35,600 $17.10 200.5%
Jacksonville 1,180 $25,100 $12.10 $35,600 $17.10 -60%
Raleigh 24,560 $31,100 $15.00 $39,300 $18.90 -28%
Rocky Mount 8,050 $25,400 $12.20 $31,700 $15.20 100.8%
Wilmington 8,070 $30,600 $14.70 $44,000 $21.20 -15.5%
Winston-Salem 17,620 $28,900 $13.90 $38,300 $18.40 25.7%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 2,170 $36,000 $17.30 $47,100 $22.60 -47.8%
Fargo 7,590 $29,000 $13.90 $37,100 $17.80 -7.6%
Grand Forks 3,090 $29,900 $14.40 $36,000 $17.30 -6.1%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 28,040 $31,200 $15.00 $39,600 $19.00 27.6%
Canton 19,710 $30,300 $14.50 $38,000 $18.20 73.7%
Cincinnati 76,340 $32,800 $15.70 $42,200 $20.30 12.3%
Cleveland 91,240 $32,100 $15.40 $42,200 $20.30 33.1%
Columbus 54,890 $30,800 $14.80 $39,800 $19.10 -11.6%
Dayton 32,620 $32,400 $15.60 $41,500 $19.90 28.3%
Lima 5,460 $36,600 $17.60 $52,400 $25.20 56.8%
Mansfield 7,210 $33,300 $16.00 $41,100 $19.80 100.6%
Sandusky 3,320 $32,200 $15.50 $43,900 $21.10 42.5%
Springfield 4,990 $29,000 $14.00 $36,800 $17.70 52.3%
Toledo 28,280 $33,300 $16.00 $46,500 $22.40 40.8%
Youngstown 21,540 $32,500 $15.60 $44,400 $21.30 43.5%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 2,740 $49,300 $23.70 $54,700 $26.30 -2%
Oklahoma City 32,980 $26,400 $12.70 $35,400 $17.00 -14.5%
Tulsa 40,140 $30,400 $14.60 $38,900 $18.70 38.8%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 3,230 $30,900 $14.90 $38,600 $18.60 -23.9%
Corvallis 1,750 $36,400 $17.50 $46,200 $22.20 -21.6%
Eugene 10,300 $30,100 $14.50 $37,900 $18.20 6.4%
Medford 4,630 $27,300 $13.10 $35,500 $17.10 -12.7%
Portland 75,670 $31,900 $15.30 $42,200 $20.30 11.5%
Salem 8,140 $26,300 $12.70 $34,600 $16.60 -18.6%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 26,190 $33,200 $16.00 $41,500 $20.00 16.1%
Altoona 5,220 $28,700 $13.80 $39,900 $19.20 33.4%
Erie 13,480 $28,600 $13.80 $38,000 $18.30 56.3%
Harrisburg 17,160 $32,300 $15.50 $40,900 $19.70 -19.2%
Johnstown 3,230 $27,300 $13.10 $37,400 $18.00 -16.4%
Lancaster 25,800 $31,400 $15.10 $40,300 $19.40 66.2%
Lebanon 5,340 $31,700 $15.20 $39,300 $18.90 66.5%
Philadelphia (Area) 140,320 $35,200 $16.90 $48,100 $23.10 -25.4%
Pittsburgh 66,490 $32,600 $15.70 $41,600 $20.00 -12.7%
Reading NA $32,400 $15.60 $41,000 $19.70 NA
Scranton 22,220 $31,400 $15.10 $39,400 $19.00 28.7%
State College 3,300 $29,500 $14.20 $38,200 $18.40 -27.4%
Williamsport 6,100 $29,100 $14.00 $38,000 $18.30 76.4%
York 23,070 $34,600 $16.60 $43,700 $21.00 94.4%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence NA $30,800 $14.80 $40,200 $19.30 NA
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 8,940 $29,400 $14.10 $35,900 $17.20 126.9%
Charleston 16,430 $33,000 $15.80 $41,300 $19.80 -14.4%
Columbia 22,310 $30,200 $14.50 $39,700 $19.10 -2.4%
Florence 7,180 $31,600 $15.20 $40,200 $19.30 31.2%
Greenville 34,930 $28,900 $13.90 $39,000 $18.80 71.8%
Myrtle Beach 4,230 $25,900 $12.50 $33,500 $16.10 -44.1%
Spartanburg 19,600 $34,300 $16.50 $51,500 $24.80 145.8%
Sumter 4,600 $25,000 $12.00 $35,500 $17.10 97.6%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 2,390 $25,200 $12.10 $32,200 $15.50 -41.6%
Sioux Falls 9,110 $28,600 $13.70 $32,300 $15.50 -0.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 22,940 $28,400 $13.70 $36,500 $17.60 50.6%
Clarksville 7,800 $31,800 $15.30 $37,600 $18.10 46.6%
Cleveland 6,260 $27,100 $13.10 $34,000 $16.30 157.3%
Jackson 7,230 $29,700 $14.30 $38,800 $18.70 86.2%
Johnson City 6,070 $26,200 $12.60 $36,500 $17.60 16.7%
Kingsport 12,950 $27,800 $13.40 $33,300 $16.00 63.7%
Knoxville 21,010 $29,500 $14.20 $37,400 $18.00 -5.1%
Memphis 39,150 $28,700 $13.80 $38,500 $18.50 -5.4%
Morristown 8,630 $26,200 $12.60 $35,000 $16.80 181.7%
Nashville 54,890 $31,400 $15.10 $44,100 $21.20 11.6%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 2,100 $25,300 $12.20 $33,000 $15.90 -51.4%
Amarillo 7,920 $24,400 $11.70 $34,700 $16.70 6.7%
Austin 33,220 $27,900 $13.40 $37,200 $17.90 -36.8%
Beaumont 16,070 $41,300 $19.90 $59,300 $28.50 47%
Brownsville 5,180 $21,200 $10.20 $29,400 $14.10 -38.4%
College Station 4,600 $24,300 $11.70 $32,200 $15.50 -26.4%
Corpus Christi 11,310 $31,400 $15.10 $43,800 $21.10 -6.9%
Dallas (Area) 185,800 $27,100 $13.00 $37,900 $18.20 -2.7%
El Paso 16,380 $20,600 $9.90 $29,200 $14.10 -11%
Houston 192,030 $30,700 $14.80 $43,400 $20.90 9.6%
Killeen 6,320 $27,600 $13.30 $36,100 $17.30 -23.7%
Laredo 1,230 $20,000 $9.60 $28,700 $13.80 -79.2%
Longview 10,280 $31,100 $14.90 $40,600 $19.50 59.5%
Lubbock 4,470 $24,800 $11.90 $32,300 $15.50 -47.2%
McAllen 6,970 $20,200 $9.70 $26,900 $12.90 -53.7%
Midland 3,690 $30,700 $14.80 $43,600 $21.00 -20%
Odessa 5,450 $31,600 $15.20 $41,900 $20.20 32.3%
San Angelo 2,680 $26,100 $12.50 $31,900 $15.40 -10.1%
San Antonio 40,340 $25,200 $12.10 $33,700 $16.20 -29.5%
Sherman 3,260 $28,100 $13.50 $36,200 $17.40 16.5%
Texarkana 3,470 $37,900 $18.20 $46,300 $22.30 -5.4%
Tyler 6,290 $27,900 $13.40 $36,800 $17.70 -0.8%
Victoria 3,340 $34,700 $16.70 $54,200 $26.00 2.6%
Waco 8,830 $26,600 $12.80 $36,600 $17.60 29.9%
Wichita Falls 4,360 $30,200 $14.50 $39,400 $19.00 11.8%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 6,450 $26,800 $12.90 $33,000 $15.90 95.4%
Ogden 15,740 $29,500 $14.20 $40,800 $19.60 18.1%
Provo 12,400 $26,200 $12.60 $33,700 $16.20 4.8%
Salt Lake City 38,800 $29,200 $14.00 $38,300 $18.40 -6.9%
St. George 2,370 $28,900 $13.90 $38,000 $18.30 -28.2%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 7,370 $31,800 $15.30 $40,500 $19.50 -3.3%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 7,590 NA NA NA NA 74.9%
Charlottesville 3,060 $29,600 $14.20 $37,000 $17.80 -52%
Danville 5,810 $31,500 $15.10 $43,700 $21.00 116.2%
Harrisonburg 7,250 $25,200 $12.10 $35,400 $17.00 81.7%
Lynchburg 10,430 $31,000 $14.90 $41,600 $20.00 52.7%
Richmond 29,310 $30,100 $14.50 $39,400 $19.00 -28%
Roanoke 12,230 $27,800 $13.40 $35,700 $17.10 16.9%
Virginia Beach 37,420 $32,000 $15.40 $44,900 $21.60 -25.5%
Winchester 4,810 $31,700 $15.20 $38,800 $18.60 35.1%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 6,160 $32,100 $15.40 $42,900 $20.60 17.3%
Bremerton 3,850 $45,500 $21.90 $62,500 $30.00 -30.2%
Kennewick 4,770 $28,300 $13.60 $40,600 $19.50 -25.9%
Longview 3,670 $41,400 $19.90 $54,700 $26.30 56.6%
Mount Vernon 3,180 $34,800 $16.70 $50,100 $24.10 6.9%
Olympia 2,540 $31,500 $15.10 $43,700 $21.00 -61.2%
Seattle (Area) 91,600 $36,700 $17.70 $51,700 $24.80 -22%
Spokane 11,330 $29,800 $14.30 $39,500 $19.00 -18.7%
Wenatchee 1,530 $31,300 $15.00 $39,200 $18.90 -43.6%
Yakima 5,450 $27,600 $13.30 $38,300 $18.40 -1.2%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 6,330 $33,900 $16.30 $50,500 $24.30 -36.6%
Huntington 7,460 $32,900 $15.80 $41,900 $20.10 -0.8%
Morgantown 2,500 $36,200 $17.40 $46,700 $22.50 -35.5%
Parkersburg 5,220 $33,600 $16.10 $50,600 $24.30 10.9%
Weirton 4,360 $34,600 $16.60 $41,000 $19.70 49.8%
Wheeling 2,780 $31,600 $15.20 $42,500 $20.50 -36.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 14,080 $35,600 $17.10 $45,200 $21.70 78.9%
Eau Claire 7,020 $29,900 $14.40 $37,400 $18.00 35.4%
Fond du Lac 6,110 $35,100 $16.90 $45,300 $21.80 108.3%
Green Bay 19,210 $32,900 $15.80 $41,500 $20.00 71.8%
Janesville 6,550 $34,900 $16.80 $47,600 $22.90 54.3%
La Crosse 5,430 $32,600 $15.70 $39,900 $19.20 12.5%
Madison 20,310 $31,600 $15.20 $40,000 $19.20 -9.8%
Milwaukee 88,260 $32,900 $15.80 $43,000 $20.70 58.1%
Oshkosh 14,840 $37,400 $18.00 $46,600 $22.40 150.5%
Racine 10,560 $32,000 $15.40 $40,700 $19.60 109.5%
Sheboygan 9,920 $31,800 $15.30 $40,000 $19.20 149.6%
Wausau 9,610 $31,100 $15.00 $38,800 $18.70 109.1%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 2,470 $36,300 $17.50 $46,100 $22.20 -9.6%
Cheyenne 1,420 $31,600 $15.20 $46,000 $22.10 -51.6%