Publicists
Median Salary: $52,000
Many publicists across the U.S. share a few important professional attributes. For example, initiative, self control, and leadership can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 242,670 folks were working as publicists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're looking to progress in the field.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for publicists in the U.S. was $52,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about publicists, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..
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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 publicists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of publicists in each city as compared to the national average.
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston | 60 | $46,000 | $22.10 | $65,500 | $31.50 | -33.2% |
| Auburn | 190 | $45,500 | $21.90 | $59,900 | $28.80 | 111.6% |
| Birmingham | 1,190 | $45,000 | $21.60 | $56,500 | $27.20 | 30% |
| Decatur | 50 | $37,000 | $17.80 | $49,100 | $23.60 | -46.1% |
| Dothan | 120 | $35,700 | $17.20 | $40,100 | $19.30 | 12.4% |
| Florence | 40 | $33,600 | $16.20 | $42,300 | $20.30 | -53% |
| Gadsden | 50 | $29,800 | $14.40 | $40,000 | $19.20 | -21.2% |
| Huntsville | 400 | $42,700 | $20.50 | $53,300 | $25.60 | 3.9% |
| Mobile | 460 | $39,500 | $19.00 | $48,200 | $23.20 | 43.4% |
| Montgomery | 510 | $41,900 | $20.10 | $53,200 | $25.60 | 70% |
| Tuscaloosa | 90 | $38,000 | $18.30 | $49,400 | $23.70 | -46.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 180 | $64,800 | $31.20 | $79,200 | $38.10 | -40.7% |
| Fairbanks | 60 | $55,400 | $26.60 | $65,300 | $31.40 | -14.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff | 80 | $46,600 | $22.40 | $61,700 | $29.70 | -28.9% |
| Lake Havasu City | 50 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $60,600 | $29.10 | -44.2% |
| Phoenix | 2,170 | $47,200 | $22.70 | $68,700 | $33.00 | -33.7% |
| Tucson | 490 | $47,200 | $22.70 | $60,900 | $29.30 | -26.9% |
| Yuma | 30 | $36,500 | $17.50 | $67,900 | $32.60 | -71.3% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 230 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $50,400 | $24.20 | -37.7% |
| Fort Smith | 70 | $40,600 | $19.50 | $49,200 | $23.70 | -67.2% |
| Hot Springs | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -39.6% |
| Jonesboro | 40 | $36,300 | $17.50 | $47,500 | $22.80 | -57.8% |
| Little Rock | 600 | $42,000 | $20.20 | $56,800 | $27.30 | -2.1% |
| Pine Bluff | 50 | $42,200 | $20.30 | $71,000 | $34.10 | -19.2% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | 230 | $42,000 | $20.20 | $57,700 | $27.70 | -52.9% |
| Chico | 80 | $26,300 | $12.60 | $36,600 | $17.60 | -37.8% |
| Fresno | 330 | $44,000 | $21.10 | $57,500 | $27.60 | -44.9% |
| Los Angeles (Area) | 10,850 | $58,300 | $28.00 | $76,900 | $37.00 | 2.3% |
| Modesto | 120 | $39,100 | $18.80 | $59,200 | $28.50 | -59.8% |
| Napa | 100 | $43,000 | $20.70 | $51,300 | $24.60 | -15.3% |
| Oakland | 1,780 | $62,300 | $29.90 | $79,800 | $38.40 | -3.1% |
| Oxnard | 450 | $64,600 | $31.00 | $112,900 | $54.30 | -17.3% |
| Redding | 120 | $42,700 | $20.50 | $55,800 | $26.80 | 4% |
| Riverside | 850 | $54,300 | $26.10 | $70,600 | $33.90 | -61.6% |
| Sacramento | 2,280 | $70,500 | $33.90 | $88,700 | $42.60 | 44.1% |
| Salinas | 140 | $56,900 | $27.30 | $79,900 | $38.40 | -51.3% |
| San Diego | 2,370 | $51,400 | $24.70 | $68,200 | $32.80 | -0.4% |
| San Francisco (Area) | 6,310 | $63,200 | $30.40 | $84,400 | $40.60 | 72.6% |
| San Francisco (City) | 4,530 | $64,100 | $30.80 | $89,000 | $42.80 | 148.2% |
| San Jose | 2,040 | $76,100 | $36.60 | $113,500 | $54.60 | 23.7% |
| San Luis Obispo | NA | $62,100 | $29.80 | $69,200 | $33.30 | NA |
| Santa Barbara | 280 | $51,000 | $24.50 | $61,100 | $29.40 | -10.8% |
| Santa Cruz | 250 | $45,900 | $22.10 | $59,500 | $28.60 | 56% |
| Santa Rosa | 200 | $51,300 | $24.70 | $68,900 | $33.10 | -38.5% |
| Stockton | 180 | $43,600 | $21.00 | $58,200 | $28.00 | -53.2% |
| Vallejo | 120 | $54,600 | $26.20 | $69,300 | $33.30 | -47.5% |
| Visalia | 60 | $37,000 | $17.80 | $56,000 | $26.90 | -77% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 720 | $55,600 | $26.70 | $87,100 | $41.90 | 150% |
| Colorado Springs | 750 | $56,500 | $27.20 | $73,700 | $35.40 | 64.2% |
| Denver | 6,110 | $56,800 | $27.30 | $78,800 | $37.90 | 169.8% |
| Fort Collins | 440 | $42,500 | $20.40 | $61,500 | $29.60 | 82.7% |
| Grand Junction | 130 | $37,800 | $18.20 | $56,800 | $27.30 | 10.2% |
| Greeley | 160 | $52,500 | $25.20 | $59,600 | $28.70 | 6.8% |
| Pueblo | 80 | $42,900 | $20.60 | $53,400 | $25.70 | -20.1% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 800 | $55,500 | $26.70 | $75,000 | $36.10 | -36.6% |
| Hartford | 1,230 | $56,200 | $27.00 | $70,500 | $33.90 | 18.2% |
| New Haven | 370 | $47,800 | $23.00 | $64,100 | $30.80 | -49.5% |
| Norwich | 120 | $52,700 | $25.40 | $67,000 | $32.20 | -53.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 90 | $48,200 | $23.20 | $56,500 | $27.20 | -15.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (Area) | 15,340 | $70,900 | $34.10 | $100,600 | $48.40 | 113.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton | 500 | $51,400 | $24.70 | $68,100 | $32.70 | 10% |
| Cape Coral | 290 | $47,900 | $23.10 | $61,000 | $29.30 | -21.8% |
| Deltona | 230 | $39,500 | $19.00 | $51,500 | $24.80 | -19.4% |
| Fort Walton Beach | 90 | $53,200 | $25.60 | $65,900 | $31.70 | -39.4% |
| Gainesville | 260 | $44,100 | $21.20 | $58,800 | $28.30 | 17.4% |
| Jacksonville | 1,050 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $65,500 | $31.50 | -2.5% |
| Lakeland | 260 | $52,000 | $25.00 | $64,100 | $30.80 | -29.1% |
| Miami (Area) | 4,490 | $55,300 | $26.60 | $74,500 | $35.80 | 6.6% |
| Naples | 120 | $49,400 | $23.80 | $60,300 | $29.00 | -42% |
| Ocala | 120 | $33,700 | $16.20 | $52,600 | $25.30 | -29.4% |
| Orlando | 1,970 | $48,800 | $23.50 | $66,900 | $32.10 | 7.4% |
| Palm Bay | 310 | $49,200 | $23.60 | $66,700 | $32.10 | -13.4% |
| Panama City | 40 | $58,000 | $27.90 | $66,800 | $32.10 | -66.7% |
| Pensacola | 320 | $52,600 | $25.30 | $90,000 | $43.30 | 11.9% |
| Port St. Lucie | 130 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $48,900 | $23.50 | -42.6% |
| Sebastian | 40 | $49,600 | $23.80 | $66,300 | $31.90 | -52.7% |
| Tallahassee | 810 | $44,800 | $21.50 | $63,300 | $30.40 | 169.1% |
| Tampa | 2,610 | $51,900 | $25.00 | $68,100 | $32.70 | 24.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 30 | $45,200 | $21.70 | $51,300 | $24.70 | -72.1% |
| Athens | 90 | $34,900 | $16.80 | $41,600 | $20.00 | -38.4% |
| Atlanta | 3,460 | $48,500 | $23.30 | $65,900 | $31.70 | -18.6% |
| Augusta | 170 | $44,200 | $21.30 | $51,400 | $24.70 | -54.4% |
| Brunswick | 40 | $31,900 | $15.40 | $54,900 | $26.40 | -44.6% |
| Columbus | 90 | $38,400 | $18.50 | $56,400 | $27.10 | -58.8% |
| Dalton | 30 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $49,900 | $24.00 | -74% |
| Gainesville | 70 | $42,900 | $20.60 | $52,200 | $25.10 | -49.6% |
| Macon | 90 | $40,600 | $19.50 | $57,500 | $27.60 | -47.4% |
| Savannah | 170 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -38.7% |
| Warner Robins | 40 | $46,600 | $22.40 | $71,700 | $34.50 | -58.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1,100 | $50,500 | $24.30 | $65,600 | $31.50 | 37.9% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City | 400 | $59,400 | $28.60 | $86,700 | $41.70 | -17.5% |
| Idaho Falls | 40 | $47,700 | $22.90 | $70,800 | $34.00 | -51.9% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 330 | $30,700 | $14.80 | $53,400 | $25.70 | 108.6% |
| Champaign | 80 | $55,300 | $26.60 | $67,900 | $32.70 | -55.4% |
| Chicago (Area) | 6,060 | $45,200 | $21.70 | $61,100 | $29.40 | -18.9% |
| Decatur | NA | $61,000 | $29.30 | $66,600 | $32.00 | NA |
| Kankakee | 30 | $43,800 | $21.00 | $50,100 | $24.10 | -56% |
| Peoria | 60 | $41,300 | $19.90 | $65,900 | $31.70 | -80% |
| Rockford | 70 | $45,900 | $22.10 | $57,500 | $27.70 | -73.2% |
| Springfield | 170 | $55,100 | $26.50 | $72,900 | $35.10 | -14.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 40 | $34,400 | $16.50 | $43,100 | $20.70 | -38% |
| Bloomington | 260 | $44,500 | $21.40 | $54,500 | $26.20 | 84.3% |
| Columbus | 80 | $30,100 | $14.50 | $42,900 | $20.60 | 7.9% |
| Elkhart | 80 | $41,400 | $19.90 | $56,100 | $27.00 | -55.1% |
| Evansville | 310 | $45,300 | $21.80 | $53,200 | $25.60 | 0.1% |
| Fort Wayne | 300 | $38,300 | $18.40 | $48,000 | $23.10 | -21.5% |
| Indianapolis | 1,790 | $43,100 | $20.70 | $60,300 | $29.00 | 10.9% |
| Kokomo | 60 | $39,600 | $19.10 | $51,100 | $24.60 | -18.6% |
| Lafayette | 180 | $47,100 | $22.60 | $62,000 | $29.80 | 17.7% |
| Michigan City | 40 | $38,700 | $18.60 | $53,700 | $25.80 | -45.2% |
| Muncie | 110 | $39,800 | $19.10 | $58,000 | $27.90 | 31% |
| South Bend | 170 | $39,300 | $18.90 | $47,100 | $22.70 | -27.8% |
| Terre Haute | 110 | $38,000 | $18.30 | $44,300 | $21.30 | -15.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames | 150 | $46,500 | $22.40 | $55,100 | $26.50 | 89.6% |
| Cedar Rapids | 250 | $38,200 | $18.40 | $51,600 | $24.80 | -0.5% |
| Davenport | 190 | $48,600 | $23.30 | $67,300 | $32.40 | -43.3% |
| Des Moines | 530 | $49,300 | $23.70 | $63,700 | $30.60 | -12.2% |
| Dubuque | 50 | $52,700 | $25.40 | $59,500 | $28.60 | -47.4% |
| Iowa City | 100 | $54,900 | $26.40 | $62,700 | $30.10 | -35.4% |
| Sioux City | 50 | $45,100 | $21.70 | $52,100 | $25.00 | -61.4% |
| Waterloo | 50 | $46,000 | $22.10 | $55,200 | $26.50 | -65.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | 80 | $46,400 | $22.30 | $58,700 | $28.20 | -6% |
| Topeka | 290 | $47,300 | $22.70 | $61,600 | $29.60 | 42.3% |
| Wichita | 470 | $40,900 | $19.70 | $51,700 | $24.90 | -14.2% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 70 | $38,000 | $18.30 | $45,100 | $21.70 | -33.8% |
| Elizabethtown | 80 | $60,200 | $28.90 | $69,600 | $33.40 | 1.8% |
| Lexington | 510 | $40,500 | $19.50 | $52,100 | $25.00 | 13.7% |
| Louisville | 1,050 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $56,100 | $27.00 | -4.9% |
| Owensboro | 40 | $37,000 | $17.80 | $46,100 | $22.20 | -56% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 60 | $46,600 | $22.40 | $52,000 | $25.00 | -51.9% |
| Baton Rouge | 850 | $42,700 | $20.50 | $51,800 | $24.90 | 24.7% |
| Lafayette | 60 | $39,400 | $18.90 | $47,400 | $22.80 | -76.4% |
| Lake Charles | 70 | $36,000 | $17.30 | $49,000 | $23.60 | -58% |
| New Orleans | 390 | $48,900 | $23.50 | $73,300 | $35.30 | -59.3% |
| Shreveport | 70 | $35,100 | $16.90 | $43,800 | $21.10 | -78% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 110 | $37,800 | $18.20 | $48,100 | $23.10 | -2.7% |
| Lewiston | 50 | $41,700 | $20.00 | $74,900 | $36.00 | -43.1% |
| Portland | 440 | $50,600 | $24.30 | $62,600 | $30.10 | 20% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1,700 | $52,800 | $25.40 | $69,600 | $33.50 | -27.3% |
| Cumberland | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -25.8% |
| Hagerstown | 60 | $39,200 | $18.90 | $71,000 | $34.20 | -66.6% |
| Salisbury | 70 | $52,000 | $25.00 | $70,400 | $33.80 | -25.7% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | 300 | $53,000 | $25.50 | $80,800 | $38.80 | 69.7% |
| Boston (Area) | NA | $54,000 | $26.00 | $70,100 | $33.70 | NA |
| Pittsfield | 50 | $40,000 | $19.20 | $49,000 | $23.60 | -24.7% |
| Springfield | 400 | $49,400 | $23.70 | $61,100 | $29.40 | -26% |
| Worcester | 420 | $52,500 | $25.30 | $73,300 | $35.20 | -37.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | 460 | $55,600 | $26.70 | $71,500 | $34.40 | 29.8% |
| Battle Creek | 80 | $57,100 | $27.40 | $78,900 | $37.90 | -16.6% |
| Bay City | 40 | $53,600 | $25.80 | $62,900 | $30.20 | -39.9% |
| Detroit (Area) | 2,950 | $54,500 | $26.20 | $74,100 | $35.70 | -9.3% |
| Flint | 170 | $45,700 | $22.00 | $59,700 | $28.70 | -30.4% |
| Grand Rapids | 400 | $43,400 | $20.90 | $54,700 | $26.30 | -40.5% |
| Holland | 60 | $45,900 | $22.00 | $56,200 | $27.00 | -68% |
| Kalamazoo | 180 | $40,900 | $19.70 | $53,900 | $25.90 | -27.7% |
| Lansing | 890 | $55,800 | $26.80 | $72,400 | $34.80 | 138.9% |
| Niles | 40 | $46,100 | $22.20 | $59,100 | $28.40 | -60.2% |
| Saginaw | 80 | $44,200 | $21.30 | $52,900 | $25.40 | -45.3% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 100 | $53,800 | $25.90 | $66,900 | $32.20 | -56.8% |
| Minneapolis | 2,540 | $55,300 | $26.60 | $72,300 | $34.80 | -20.9% |
| Rochester | 90 | $64,000 | $30.80 | $73,900 | $35.60 | -54.7% |
| St. Cloud | 70 | $50,500 | $24.30 | $62,600 | $30.10 | -62.2% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | 210 | $37,400 | $18.00 | $55,800 | $26.80 | 12% |
| Hattiesburg | 50 | $30,800 | $14.80 | $44,200 | $21.30 | -53.4% |
| Jackson | 930 | $36,800 | $17.70 | $43,600 | $21.00 | 103% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 400 | $39,500 | $19.00 | $49,900 | $24.00 | 157.1% |
| Jefferson City | 360 | $45,000 | $21.60 | $56,900 | $27.40 | 142.6% |
| Joplin | 110 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $47,900 | $23.00 | -25.1% |
| Kansas City | 2,570 | $47,800 | $23.00 | $64,600 | $31.00 | 39.9% |
| Springfield | 430 | $38,500 | $18.50 | $49,300 | $23.70 | 22.4% |
| St. Joseph | 90 | $35,000 | $16.80 | $44,700 | $21.50 | -7.8% |
| St. Louis | 3,040 | $48,000 | $23.10 | $66,500 | $32.00 | 25.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 100 | $47,800 | $23.00 | $64,300 | $30.90 | -32.3% |
| Great Falls | 50 | $37,800 | $18.20 | $43,700 | $21.00 | -29% |
| Missoula | 120 | $38,200 | $18.40 | $57,100 | $27.50 | 13.7% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 730 | $42,200 | $20.30 | $57,200 | $27.50 | 143.6% |
| Omaha | 1,040 | $38,400 | $18.50 | $53,000 | $25.50 | 24.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 50 | $54,400 | $26.10 | $66,200 | $31.90 | 2.2% |
| Las Vegas | 730 | $59,900 | $28.80 | $75,500 | $36.30 | -54.1% |
| Reno | 150 | $60,600 | $29.10 | $73,100 | $35.20 | -58.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 150 | $51,600 | $24.80 | $62,600 | $30.10 | -18.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City | 110 | $46,500 | $22.40 | $60,000 | $28.80 | -56.1% |
| Trenton | 600 | $64,100 | $30.80 | $78,700 | $37.80 | 49.3% |
| Vineland | 30 | $42,900 | $20.60 | $49,200 | $23.60 | -68.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 490 | $58,700 | $28.20 | $73,300 | $35.30 | -30.7% |
| Santa Fe | 200 | $60,300 | $29.00 | $75,400 | $36.30 | 70.9% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 1,280 | $51,400 | $24.70 | $67,100 | $32.30 | 58.1% |
| Binghamton | 110 | $46,200 | $22.20 | $57,000 | $27.40 | -44.9% |
| Buffalo | 590 | $45,600 | $21.90 | $58,300 | $28.00 | -40.2% |
| Elmira | 30 | $42,900 | $20.60 | $46,500 | $22.40 | -49.6% |
| Glens Falls | 40 | $37,300 | $17.90 | $46,400 | $22.30 | -58.4% |
| Ithaca | 50 | $42,800 | $20.60 | $48,400 | $23.30 | -45.3% |
| Kingston | 110 | $33,500 | $16.10 | $46,600 | $22.40 | 0.2% |
| New York (Area) | 23,300 | $57,000 | $27.40 | $76,400 | $36.80 | 6.7% |
| Poughkeepsie | 260 | $50,700 | $24.40 | $72,100 | $34.70 | -43.5% |
| Rochester | 750 | $47,100 | $22.70 | $58,200 | $28.00 | -17.3% |
| Syracuse | 390 | $44,000 | $21.20 | $60,200 | $28.90 | -31.4% |
| Utica | 130 | $43,300 | $20.80 | $53,500 | $25.70 | -43.1% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | 190 | $41,600 | $20.00 | $56,300 | $27.10 | -40% |
| Burlington | 30 | $42,500 | $20.40 | $51,900 | $25.00 | -70.1% |
| Charlotte | 1,240 | $48,300 | $23.20 | $62,400 | $30.00 | -20.4% |
| Durham | 650 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $63,600 | $30.60 | 27% |
| Fayetteville | 60 | $45,100 | $21.70 | $62,000 | $29.80 | -73% |
| Greensboro | 260 | $42,900 | $20.60 | $58,400 | $28.10 | -59.3% |
| Greenville | 90 | $36,200 | $17.40 | $46,200 | $22.20 | -32.9% |
| Hickory | 80 | $38,900 | $18.70 | $49,400 | $23.80 | -70.2% |
| Raleigh | 910 | $49,100 | $23.60 | $65,500 | $31.50 | -1.6% |
| Wilmington | 150 | $43,200 | $20.80 | $59,900 | $28.80 | -42.4% |
| Winston-Salem | 250 | $49,100 | $23.60 | $68,800 | $33.10 | -34.9% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | 100 | $38,000 | $18.20 | $52,200 | $25.10 | -10.3% |
| Fargo | 180 | $43,700 | $21.00 | $53,200 | $25.60 | -17.5% |
| Grand Forks | 60 | $42,000 | $20.20 | $51,400 | $24.70 | -32.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 340 | $40,900 | $19.60 | $51,400 | $24.70 | -43.9% |
| Canton | 150 | $44,300 | $21.30 | $60,000 | $28.90 | -52.5% |
| Cincinnati | 1,350 | $45,800 | $22.00 | $59,800 | $28.70 | -27% |
| Cleveland | 1,200 | $52,600 | $25.30 | $66,200 | $31.80 | -35.9% |
| Columbus | 1,990 | $52,600 | $25.30 | $68,200 | $32.80 | 18.3% |
| Dayton | 480 | $48,300 | $23.20 | $62,900 | $30.20 | -30.5% |
| Mansfield | 30 | $39,900 | $19.20 | $46,000 | $22.10 | -65.7% |
| Springfield | 50 | $41,200 | $19.80 | $49,200 | $23.70 | -47.9% |
| Toledo | 270 | $42,300 | $20.30 | $53,300 | $25.60 | -50% |
| Youngstown | 240 | $40,000 | $19.20 | $50,900 | $24.50 | -41% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton | 40 | $32,800 | $15.80 | $51,300 | $24.70 | -49.9% |
| Oklahoma City | 680 | $42,700 | $20.50 | $56,000 | $26.90 | -34.9% |
| Tulsa | 410 | $38,800 | $18.70 | $53,100 | $25.50 | -48.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend | 50 | $47,700 | $23.00 | $56,200 | $27.00 | -52.6% |
| Corvallis | 40 | $45,700 | $22.00 | $60,100 | $28.90 | -27.7% |
| Eugene | 130 | $48,000 | $23.10 | $61,100 | $29.40 | -49.6% |
| Medford | 70 | $38,900 | $18.70 | $55,400 | $26.70 | -54% |
| Portland | 1,670 | $55,300 | $26.60 | $73,400 | $35.30 | -9.3% |
| Salem | 250 | $58,100 | $27.90 | $80,100 | $38.50 | -9.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | 450 | $47,900 | $23.10 | $64,700 | $31.10 | -26.6% |
| Altoona | 50 | $42,300 | $20.30 | $52,900 | $25.40 | -52.9% |
| Erie | 220 | $45,800 | $22.00 | $60,100 | $28.90 | -5.2% |
| Harrisburg | 910 | $48,100 | $23.20 | $62,100 | $29.90 | 57.7% |
| Johnstown | 70 | $29,700 | $14.30 | $38,800 | $18.60 | -37.2% |
| Lancaster | 330 | $47,100 | $22.60 | $66,200 | $31.80 | -21.3% |
| Lebanon | 30 | $54,200 | $26.10 | $67,800 | $32.60 | -61.7% |
| Philadelphia (Area) | 5,180 | $53,500 | $25.70 | $70,300 | $33.80 | -12.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 2,190 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $78,300 | $37.70 | 5.6% |
| Reading | 200 | $44,600 | $21.40 | $52,600 | $25.30 | -34.8% |
| Scranton | 350 | $40,900 | $19.70 | $56,800 | $27.30 | -26.4% |
| State College | 120 | $49,400 | $23.80 | $62,500 | $30.10 | -4.6% |
| Williamsport | 50 | $42,200 | $20.30 | $52,800 | $25.40 | -46.6% |
| York | 260 | $43,200 | $20.80 | $49,300 | $23.70 | -18.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1,410 | $54,600 | $26.20 | $67,900 | $32.60 | -3.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 60 | $45,400 | $21.80 | $57,900 | $27.90 | -41.6% |
| Charleston | 440 | $44,300 | $21.30 | $53,600 | $25.80 | -15.8% |
| Columbia | 700 | $43,800 | $21.10 | $53,000 | $25.50 | 12.2% |
| Florence | 90 | $36,400 | $17.50 | $50,300 | $24.20 | -42.7% |
| Greenville | 680 | $37,500 | $18.00 | $46,000 | $22.10 | 23% |
| Myrtle Beach | 130 | $39,500 | $19.00 | $53,200 | $25.60 | -35.3% |
| Spartanburg | 160 | $39,000 | $18.80 | $51,900 | $25.00 | -25.7% |
| Sumter | 40 | $35,700 | $17.20 | $40,600 | $19.50 | -40.9% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 150 | $39,000 | $18.80 | $49,900 | $24.00 | 36.2% |
| Sioux Falls | 430 | $42,500 | $20.40 | $54,200 | $26.00 | 74.3% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 200 | $36,500 | $17.50 | $45,900 | $22.10 | -50.8% |
| Clarksville | 40 | $46,600 | $22.40 | $60,600 | $29.20 | -69.5% |
| Jackson | 50 | $41,300 | $19.90 | $51,100 | $24.60 | -52.2% |
| Johnson City | 50 | $38,100 | $18.30 | $42,700 | $20.60 | -65.9% |
| Kingsport | 80 | $39,200 | $18.90 | $52,000 | $25.00 | -64% |
| Knoxville | 370 | $51,400 | $24.70 | $68,100 | $32.70 | -38.1% |
| Memphis | 490 | $42,300 | $20.40 | $56,600 | $27.20 | -56.3% |
| Nashville | 790 | $42,100 | $20.20 | $56,800 | $27.30 | -41.2% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 110 | $37,300 | $18.00 | $49,700 | $23.90 | -7.4% |
| Amarillo | 210 | $39,300 | $18.90 | $53,300 | $25.60 | 2.6% |
| Austin | 3,760 | $51,500 | $24.70 | $73,800 | $35.50 | 163.2% |
| Beaumont | 200 | $45,300 | $21.80 | $70,400 | $33.90 | -32% |
| Brownsville | 110 | $34,600 | $16.60 | $57,600 | $27.70 | -51.5% |
| College Station | 360 | $55,100 | $26.50 | $74,200 | $35.70 | 112% |
| Corpus Christi | 240 | $46,000 | $22.10 | $53,600 | $25.80 | -28.3% |
| Dallas (Area) | 7,020 | $53,100 | $25.50 | $74,600 | $35.90 | 16.2% |
| El Paso | 320 | $40,500 | $19.50 | $52,300 | $25.10 | -36.2% |
| Houston | 4,780 | $52,800 | $25.40 | $68,900 | $33.10 | 0.3% |
| Killeen | 160 | $45,600 | $21.90 | $57,700 | $27.80 | -29.5% |
| Laredo | 160 | $37,600 | $18.10 | $51,700 | $24.80 | -1.9% |
| Longview | NA | $48,500 | $23.30 | $70,200 | $33.80 | NA |
| Lubbock | 250 | $43,700 | $21.00 | $53,300 | $25.60 | 10% |
| McAllen | 250 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $57,200 | $27.50 | -38.6% |
| Midland | 90 | $40,400 | $19.40 | $65,200 | $31.30 | -24.9% |
| Odessa | 60 | $32,100 | $15.40 | $45,200 | $21.80 | -50.9% |
| San Angelo | 50 | $41,400 | $19.90 | $63,200 | $30.40 | -42.2% |
| San Antonio | 1,550 | $48,100 | $23.10 | $67,500 | $32.50 | -0.4% |
| Sherman | 80 | $46,800 | $22.50 | $56,500 | $27.10 | 2.5% |
| Texarkana | 60 | $55,700 | $26.80 | $92,300 | $44.40 | -36.8% |
| Tyler | 140 | $40,000 | $19.20 | $53,700 | $25.80 | -20.3% |
| Waco | 300 | $40,700 | $19.60 | $57,600 | $27.70 | 61.6% |
| Wichita Falls | 60 | $44,900 | $21.60 | $59,600 | $28.60 | -45.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 90 | $49,000 | $23.60 | $68,000 | $32.70 | 4% |
| Ogden | 240 | $48,000 | $23.10 | $59,400 | $28.60 | -34.5% |
| Provo | 420 | $40,000 | $19.20 | $52,000 | $25.00 | 32% |
| Salt Lake City | 1,620 | $48,600 | $23.40 | $60,200 | $28.90 | 43% |
| St. George | 60 | $42,800 | $20.60 | $58,100 | $27.90 | -28.8% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 490 | $45,200 | $21.80 | $55,500 | $26.70 | 137.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 190 | $38,900 | $18.70 | $49,200 | $23.60 | 63% |
| Charlottesville | 310 | $47,600 | $22.90 | $59,200 | $28.40 | 81.8% |
| Harrisonburg | 80 | $44,400 | $21.40 | $51,200 | $24.60 | -21.9% |
| Lynchburg | 130 | $41,700 | $20.00 | $52,300 | $25.10 | -31.2% |
| Richmond | 1,270 | $50,500 | $24.30 | $65,200 | $31.30 | 14.6% |
| Roanoke | 250 | $35,900 | $17.30 | $51,400 | $24.70 | -13.8% |
| Virginia Beach | 1,020 | $46,800 | $22.50 | $66,500 | $32.00 | -25.1% |
| Winchester | 50 | $64,000 | $30.80 | $94,200 | $45.30 | -44.7% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 70 | $54,000 | $26.00 | $89,800 | $43.20 | -50.1% |
| Bremerton | 80 | $53,600 | $25.80 | $76,200 | $36.60 | -46% |
| Kennewick | 100 | $65,600 | $31.50 | $82,400 | $39.60 | -44.6% |
| Mount Vernon | 60 | $55,100 | $26.50 | $64,500 | $31.00 | -19.8% |
| Olympia | 550 | $61,600 | $29.60 | $83,300 | $40.10 | 209.3% |
| Seattle (Area) | 3,760 | $56,800 | $27.30 | $73,100 | $35.10 | -4.1% |
| Spokane | 210 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $57,700 | $27.70 | -45.7% |
| Wenatchee | 30 | $62,000 | $29.80 | $69,900 | $33.60 | -55.3% |
| Yakima | 80 | $55,600 | $26.70 | $69,200 | $33.30 | -48.5% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 240 | $37,900 | $18.20 | $48,000 | $23.10 | -9.9% |
| Huntington | 110 | $41,700 | $20.00 | $59,800 | $28.80 | -46.1% |
| Morgantown | 60 | $38,500 | $18.50 | $55,700 | $26.80 | -44.4% |
| Parkersburg | 50 | $38,000 | $18.30 | $53,400 | $25.70 | -62.1% |
| Weirton | 50 | $31,700 | $15.30 | $39,900 | $19.20 | -40.5% |
| Wheeling | 90 | $35,000 | $16.80 | $45,000 | $21.60 | -23.4% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton | 160 | $43,600 | $21.00 | $61,500 | $29.60 | -23.2% |
| Eau Claire | 80 | $40,800 | $19.60 | $50,600 | $24.30 | -40.6% |
| Fond du Lac | 80 | $46,100 | $22.20 | $54,200 | $26.10 | 0.7% |
| Green Bay | 230 | $44,500 | $21.40 | $53,200 | $25.60 | -24% |
| Janesville | 60 | $42,200 | $20.30 | $59,000 | $28.40 | -50% |
| La Crosse | 70 | $40,400 | $19.40 | $52,200 | $25.10 | -47.2% |
| Madison | 1,190 | $49,300 | $23.70 | $62,100 | $29.90 | 94.8% |
| Milwaukee | 1,530 | $50,700 | $24.40 | $65,800 | $31.70 | 0.9% |
| Oshkosh | 80 | $47,800 | $23.00 | $59,600 | $28.60 | -47.2% |
| Racine | 70 | $45,700 | $22.00 | $57,700 | $27.70 | -52.6% |
| Sheboygan | 60 | $44,600 | $21.40 | $55,000 | $26.40 | -45.9% |
| Wausau | 90 | $43,500 | $20.90 | $50,900 | $24.50 | -30.6% |
| City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper | 80 | $41,300 | $19.90 | $49,800 | $23.90 | 9.5% |
| Cheyenne | 70 | $46,900 | $22.60 | $55,000 | $26.50 | -16.7% |