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Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Median Salary: $41,100

Many refrigeration mechanics and installers across the country share a few important professional attributes. For example, cooperation, initiative, and self control can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 244,410 folks were working as refrigeration mechanics and installers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're preparing to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for refrigeration mechanics and installers in the U.S. was $41,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $19.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about refrigeration mechanics and installers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Refrigeration mechanics and installers should be skilled in:

  • Trunk Strength
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Perceptual Speed

Different folks go into different careers; refrigeration mechanics and installers are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Enterprising

Working as a refrigeration mechanic or installer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Building and Construction
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Economics and Accounting

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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 refrigeration mechanics and installers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of refrigeration mechanics and installers 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 170 $28,600 $13.80 $32,500 $15.60 97.5%
Auburn 70 $39,100 $18.80 $43,000 $20.70 -18.4%
Birmingham 1,290 $37,000 $17.80 $45,100 $21.70 39.5%
Decatur 60 $39,600 $19.00 $49,400 $23.80 -39.9%
Dothan 230 $28,200 $13.50 $32,300 $15.50 112.1%
Florence 40 $39,300 $18.90 $44,600 $21.50 -52.4%
Gadsden 60 $31,100 $15.00 $37,300 $17.90 -1.9%
Huntsville 270 $37,800 $18.20 $47,000 $22.60 -29.8%
Mobile 720 $30,900 $14.80 $37,600 $18.10 121.6%
Montgomery 320 $33,500 $16.10 $42,600 $20.50 4%
Tuscaloosa 180 $31,900 $15.30 $39,800 $19.20 6.4%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage NA $48,400 $23.30 $55,000 $26.50 NA
Fairbanks 110 $54,900 $26.40 $62,800 $30.20 64.6%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff NA $26,200 $12.60 $40,400 $19.40 NA
Lake Havasu City 150 $35,200 $16.90 $45,100 $21.70 72.3%
Phoenix 3,520 $41,600 $20.00 $50,600 $24.30 6.8%
Tucson 690 $37,600 $18.10 $47,000 $22.60 1.2%
Yuma 160 $36,500 $17.60 $46,800 $22.50 47.7%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 340 $37,000 $17.80 $47,300 $22.80 -7.3%
Fort Smith 210 $35,800 $17.20 $39,600 $19.00 -6.5%
Hot Springs NA $27,100 $13.00 $29,800 $14.30 NA
Jonesboro 100 $32,300 $15.50 $38,500 $18.50 17.2%
Little Rock 870 $38,200 $18.40 $51,000 $24.50 41.3%
Pine Bluff 60 $35,000 $16.80 $39,600 $19.10 -14.6%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 290 $42,000 $20.20 $51,500 $24.80 -41.5%
Chico 80 $36,900 $17.70 $48,700 $23.40 -36.7%
El Centro 80 $39,000 $18.80 $51,000 $24.50 -12.6%
Fresno 620 $34,100 $16.40 $45,400 $21.80 2.9%
Hanford 70 $33,800 $16.30 $42,200 $20.30 -4.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 5,790 $48,500 $23.30 $61,700 $29.70 -40.3%
Madera 30 $46,700 $22.50 $57,100 $27.50 -53.7%
Merced 60 $39,700 $19.10 $49,900 $24.00 -47%
Modesto 110 $39,800 $19.20 $50,200 $24.10 -61.1%
Napa 80 $69,600 $33.40 $81,000 $39.00 -32.9%
Oakland 1,040 $66,600 $32.00 $77,200 $37.10 -43.9%
Oxnard 160 $43,200 $20.80 $54,600 $26.20 -71%
Redding 60 $39,400 $18.90 $52,600 $25.30 -49.5%
Riverside 2,070 $42,500 $20.40 $53,700 $25.80 -7.7%
Sacramento 900 $44,700 $21.50 $56,900 $27.30 -43.7%
Salinas 80 $49,800 $24.00 $58,800 $28.30 -72%
San Diego 1,470 $49,800 $23.90 $59,700 $28.70 -38.7%
San Francisco (Area) 1,470 $61,700 $29.70 $73,200 $35.20 -60.4%
San Francisco (City) 430 $56,900 $27.30 $69,200 $33.30 -76.9%
San Jose 830 $59,000 $28.40 $79,400 $38.20 -50.3%
San Luis Obispo NA $39,300 $18.90 $54,100 $26.00 NA
Santa Barbara 160 $55,800 $26.80 $64,700 $31.10 -50%
Santa Cruz 60 $50,900 $24.50 $68,800 $33.10 -63.1%
Santa Rosa 220 $56,400 $27.10 $64,600 $31.10 -34.4%
Stockton 110 $53,400 $25.70 $62,700 $30.10 -72.1%
Vallejo 90 $57,800 $27.80 $67,500 $32.40 -61.7%
Visalia 100 $34,100 $16.40 $41,700 $20.00 -58.5%
Yuba City 60 $52,000 $25.00 $74,000 $35.60 -21.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 250 $48,900 $23.50 $56,900 $27.30 -16%
Colorado Springs 370 $42,200 $20.30 $51,100 $24.60 -20.6%
Denver 2,400 $49,300 $23.70 $61,800 $29.70 5.3%
Fort Collins 260 $43,000 $20.70 $57,100 $27.40 7.9%
Grand Junction NA $48,100 $23.10 $54,200 $26.10 NA
Pueblo 140 $39,000 $18.70 $45,100 $21.70 37.6%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport 1,090 $56,200 $27.00 $65,800 $31.70 54.7%
Hartford 1,480 $53,100 $25.60 $64,300 $30.90 40.3%
New Haven 790 $54,800 $26.30 $65,600 $31.50 9.9%
Norwich 220 $47,900 $23.00 $55,500 $26.70 -11.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 90 $41,800 $20.10 $47,700 $22.90 -22.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 5,170 $51,100 $24.60 $60,800 $29.20 0.9%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 700 $40,800 $19.60 $48,200 $23.20 52.3%
Cape Coral 940 $39,100 $18.80 $45,500 $21.90 149.5%
Deltona 370 $31,900 $15.30 $39,900 $19.20 28.9%
Fort Walton Beach 270 $33,100 $15.90 $42,100 $20.30 90.1%
Gainesville 450 $34,900 $16.80 $39,100 $18.80 100.7%
Jacksonville 1,270 $41,900 $20.10 $49,100 $23.60 16.7%
Lakeland 910 $31,500 $15.10 $35,500 $17.10 150.4%
Miami (Area) 6,140 $42,000 $20.20 $53,900 $25.90 52.1%
Naples 290 $39,700 $19.10 $50,500 $24.30 34.7%
Ocala 350 $32,300 $15.50 $44,100 $21.20 99.8%
Orlando 2,650 $36,500 $17.50 $42,900 $20.60 43.3%
Palm Bay 650 $37,800 $18.20 $47,000 $22.60 77%
Palm Coast NA $23,800 $11.40 $29,500 $14.20 NA
Panama City 310 $29,900 $14.40 $34,400 $16.50 139.4%
Pensacola 550 $31,000 $14.90 $38,900 $18.70 95.1%
Port St. Lucie 330 $37,600 $18.10 $45,600 $21.90 46.6%
Punta Gorda 120 $35,800 $17.20 $41,500 $20.00 67%
Sebastian 240 $38,500 $18.50 $46,100 $22.20 172.8%
Tallahassee 430 $35,300 $17.00 $40,700 $19.60 43.4%
Tampa 4,440 $35,100 $16.90 $42,200 $20.30 109.6%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany NA $33,100 $15.90 $42,600 $20.50 NA
Athens 130 $41,400 $19.90 $45,700 $22.00 -11%
Atlanta 4,250 $40,300 $19.40 $53,100 $25.50 -0.9%
Augusta 320 $29,300 $14.10 $39,800 $19.20 -15.6%
Brunswick 100 $32,400 $15.60 $37,500 $18.10 33.6%
Columbus 170 $31,900 $15.40 $38,800 $18.70 -18%
Dalton 100 $35,800 $17.20 $41,900 $20.10 -16%
Gainesville 110 $45,700 $22.00 $54,400 $26.10 -14.8%
Macon NA $37,900 $18.20 $45,500 $21.90 NA
Rome 60 $39,300 $18.90 $45,800 $22.00 -16.7%
Savannah 300 $34,400 $16.50 $40,500 $19.50 7.4%
Valdosta 40 $30,200 $14.50 $36,100 $17.40 -62.9%
Warner Robins 120 $34,200 $16.40 $45,400 $21.80 11.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 560 $52,400 $25.20 $66,100 $31.80 -30.5%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 540 $35,800 $17.20 $42,900 $20.60 8.4%
Coeur d'Alene 50 NA NA NA NA -51.2%
Idaho Falls 70 $35,000 $16.80 $38,500 $18.50 -24.7%
Pocatello NA $40,300 $19.40 $56,900 $27.30 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 120 $41,200 $19.80 $54,300 $26.10 -22.7%
Champaign NA $80,200 $38.60 $96,300 $46.30 NA
Chicago (Area) 3,800 $46,400 $22.30 $59,700 $28.70 -42%
Decatur NA $57,300 $27.60 $62,200 $29.90 NA
Kankakee NA $46,900 $22.50 $79,100 $38.00 NA
Peoria NA $45,900 $22.10 $50,500 $24.30 NA
Rockford 30 $56,900 $27.30 $78,400 $37.70 -87.2%
Springfield 160 $50,400 $24.30 $74,400 $35.70 -20.2%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 60 $40,400 $19.40 $49,700 $23.90 -22.4%
Bloomington 220 $35,700 $17.20 $43,800 $21.00 56.6%
Columbus 80 $40,200 $19.30 $48,100 $23.10 -0.1%
Elkhart 120 $43,600 $20.90 $60,300 $29.00 -36.4%
Evansville 540 $41,000 $19.70 $55,800 $26.80 70.3%
Fort Wayne 640 $39,000 $18.70 $47,500 $22.80 68.9%
Indianapolis 1,320 $43,700 $21.00 $57,200 $27.50 -19.2%
Kokomo 110 $45,400 $21.80 $65,000 $31.30 56%
Lafayette NA $45,700 $22.00 $54,500 $26.20 NA
Muncie 100 $37,700 $18.10 $46,400 $22.30 21.1%
South Bend 220 $54,200 $26.10 $62,600 $30.10 -9.7%
Terre Haute 110 $31,700 $15.30 $40,900 $19.70 -17.1%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 140 $39,200 $18.90 $48,100 $23.10 82.1%
Cedar Rapids 430 $44,700 $21.50 $57,500 $27.70 69.5%
Davenport 290 $39,800 $19.10 $52,600 $25.30 -15.4%
Des Moines 900 $39,300 $18.90 $51,400 $24.70 50.2%
Dubuque 160 $36,800 $17.70 $41,400 $19.90 66.6%
Iowa City 140 $45,400 $21.90 $50,600 $24.30 -8.7%
Sioux City 130 $47,000 $22.60 $57,800 $27.80 0.1%
Waterloo 170 $33,300 $16.00 $38,200 $18.40 2.8%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 70 $33,500 $16.10 $49,900 $24.00 -17.3%
Topeka 200 $45,900 $22.10 $56,200 $27.00 -4.9%
Wichita 570 $40,300 $19.40 $46,500 $22.40 3%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 170 $31,800 $15.30 $37,300 $17.90 62.8%
Elizabethtown NA $36,200 $17.40 $39,500 $19.00 NA
Lexington 600 $33,000 $15.90 $45,300 $21.80 32.1%
Louisville 870 $39,000 $18.80 $57,600 $27.70 -21.3%
Owensboro NA $47,800 $23.00 $56,600 $27.20 NA
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 110 $32,900 $15.80 $47,300 $22.70 -4.1%
Baton Rouge 790 $37,000 $17.80 $48,400 $23.30 15.9%
Houma 140 $41,800 $20.10 $48,400 $23.30 -22.8%
Lafayette NA $32,300 $15.50 $40,600 $19.50 NA
Lake Charles 120 $42,300 $20.30 $78,000 $37.50 -29.4%
Monroe 150 $35,500 $17.10 $41,200 $19.80 5.3%
New Orleans 1,280 $37,400 $18.00 $44,200 $21.20 34.1%
Shreveport 230 $42,800 $20.60 $51,300 $24.70 -30.3%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 70 $38,600 $18.50 $43,500 $20.90 -43.6%
Lewiston 130 $39,900 $19.20 $45,600 $21.90 47.6%
Portland 580 $46,400 $22.30 $54,600 $26.20 58.4%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 2,140 $47,000 $22.60 $58,000 $27.90 -9.2%
Cumberland 70 $35,200 $16.90 $39,800 $19.20 1.7%
Hagerstown 90 $39,600 $19.00 $46,400 $22.30 -49.5%
Salisbury 110 $36,600 $17.60 $43,000 $20.70 7.4%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 380 $51,500 $24.80 $62,800 $30.20 116.5%
Boston (Area) 6,110 $50,700 $24.40 $60,400 $29.00 34.5%
Pittsfield NA $42,600 $20.50 $53,400 $25.70 NA
Springfield 920 $47,900 $23.00 $56,900 $27.30 70.4%
Worcester NA $46,900 $22.60 $56,000 $27.00 NA
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 240 $58,300 $28.10 $64,300 $30.90 -33.7%
Battle Creek NA $40,300 $19.40 $50,800 $24.40 NA
Bay City NA $39,200 $18.90 $49,900 $24.00 NA
Detroit (Area) 3,070 $48,300 $23.20 $60,000 $28.80 -4.5%
Flint 310 $43,700 $21.00 $59,600 $28.70 25.3%
Grand Rapids 830 $39,700 $19.10 $50,800 $24.40 21.4%
Holland 180 $50,000 $24.10 $64,300 $30.90 -6.1%
Jackson 60 $56,900 $27.30 $63,500 $30.50 -38.6%
Kalamazoo 380 $33,400 $16.10 $51,500 $24.80 52%
Lansing 260 $53,000 $25.50 $63,200 $30.40 -31.3%
Monroe 80 $42,500 $20.50 $49,100 $23.60 7.7%
Muskegon NA $39,200 $18.90 $48,600 $23.40 NA
Niles 140 $44,700 $21.50 $51,800 $24.90 22.6%
Saginaw NA $38,500 $18.50 $52,900 $25.40 NA
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 140 $50,100 $24.10 $59,600 $28.70 -39.6%
Minneapolis 1,280 $53,200 $25.60 $62,200 $29.90 -60.6%
Rochester 80 $48,300 $23.20 $57,600 $27.70 -57.3%
St. Cloud 110 NA NA NA NA -37%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 220 $32,200 $15.50 $45,900 $22.10 16.8%
Hattiesburg 130 $30,800 $14.80 $33,200 $16.00 27.2%
Jackson 200 $43,200 $20.80 $50,100 $24.10 -56.1%
Pascagoula 180 $35,900 $17.30 $41,400 $19.90 70.9%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 210 $44,400 $21.30 $55,900 $26.90 33.2%
Jefferson City NA $34,300 $16.50 $40,500 $19.50 NA
Joplin 70 $32,100 $15.40 $47,500 $22.80 -52%
Kansas City 1,410 $45,300 $21.80 $56,900 $27.30 -24%
Springfield 300 $38,500 $18.50 $48,100 $23.10 -14.5%
St. Louis 2,000 $46,600 $22.40 $57,300 $27.50 -17.7%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings NA $42,800 $20.60 $48,000 $23.10 NA
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 250 $44,200 $21.30 $53,300 $25.60 -16.2%
Omaha 890 $45,700 $22.00 $58,600 $28.20 5.3%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Carson City 30 $49,600 $23.90 $56,500 $27.20 -36.6%
Las Vegas 1,000 $44,000 $21.20 $54,000 $26.00 -37.7%
Reno 260 $56,700 $27.30 $66,000 $31.70 -29.5%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 220 $44,000 $21.10 $51,100 $24.60 19.8%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 290 $49,000 $23.60 $56,500 $27.10 11.8%
Ocean City 90 $41,100 $19.80 $50,700 $24.40 27.1%
Trenton 310 $53,400 $25.70 $61,500 $29.60 -23.5%
Vineland 100 $46,000 $22.10 $54,300 $26.10 -10.9%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 190 $37,700 $18.10 $51,600 $24.80 -73.2%
Farmington NA $39,600 $19.00 $45,300 $21.80 NA
Las Cruces 30 $33,100 $15.90 $44,000 $21.10 -74.2%
Santa Fe 90 $27,300 $13.10 $34,000 $16.40 -24%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 1,070 $39,100 $18.80 $49,100 $23.60 31.2%
Binghamton 320 $33,600 $16.20 $47,700 $22.90 52.2%
Buffalo 530 $40,900 $19.70 $49,000 $23.60 -46.6%
Elmira 30 $41,800 $20.10 $56,900 $27.30 -50%
Glens Falls 100 $37,900 $18.20 $45,500 $21.90 5.8%
Ithaca 40 $37,800 $18.20 $43,200 $20.80 -56.3%
Kingston 180 $48,900 $23.50 $78,400 $37.70 58.5%
New York (Area) 16,920 $53,800 $25.90 $65,200 $31.30 22.2%
Poughkeepsie 890 $44,200 $21.20 $61,300 $29.50 93.4%
Rochester 1,110 $41,300 $19.90 $52,200 $25.10 21.5%
Syracuse 650 $42,000 $20.20 $56,300 $27.10 13.3%
Utica 260 $37,400 $18.00 $45,300 $21.80 9.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 360 $36,500 $17.60 $44,500 $21.40 13%
Burlington 160 $34,900 $16.80 $37,800 $18.20 50.7%
Charlotte 1,540 $39,900 $19.20 $48,700 $23.40 -1.8%
Durham 490 $39,700 $19.10 $46,800 $22.50 -4.6%
Fayetteville 330 $41,700 $20.00 $48,200 $23.20 39.3%
Goldsboro 90 $41,600 $20.00 $50,100 $24.10 12.4%
Greensboro 630 $41,000 $19.70 $52,300 $25.10 -2.9%
Greenville 200 $40,000 $19.20 $47,600 $22.90 43.6%
Hickory 250 $35,100 $16.90 $41,200 $19.80 -7.8%
Jacksonville NA $37,600 $18.10 $52,100 $25.00 NA
Raleigh 1,000 $45,100 $21.70 $52,300 $25.10 6.5%
Rocky Mount 40 $38,700 $18.60 $44,300 $21.30 -67%
Wilmington 250 $37,400 $18.00 $43,200 $20.80 -5.5%
Winston-Salem 460 $33,900 $16.30 $39,800 $19.10 19.7%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck NA $37,300 $17.90 $52,600 $25.30 NA
Fargo 170 $56,000 $26.90 $62,300 $30.00 -22.4%
Grand Forks 30 $45,700 $22.00 $51,600 $24.80 -62.1%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 460 $41,700 $20.00 $54,400 $26.20 -24.1%
Canton 240 $35,700 $17.20 $51,400 $24.70 -23.9%
Cincinnati 1,720 $44,400 $21.40 $55,300 $26.60 -7.4%
Cleveland 2,200 $53,700 $25.80 $73,900 $35.50 17%
Columbus 1,640 $45,500 $21.90 $57,400 $27.60 -3.4%
Dayton 800 $38,300 $18.40 $48,400 $23.30 15.5%
Lima 160 $35,500 $17.10 $41,100 $19.80 70.2%
Mansfield 60 $49,200 $23.70 $55,600 $26.70 -34.7%
Sandusky 40 $36,600 $17.60 $40,700 $19.60 -34.4%
Springfield 50 $40,100 $19.30 $48,300 $23.20 -41.2%
Toledo 400 $46,000 $22.10 $58,300 $28.00 -27%
Youngstown 360 $32,600 $15.70 $49,700 $23.90 -12.6%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 90 $37,300 $18.00 $44,400 $21.30 14.5%
Oklahoma City 990 $37,000 $17.80 $49,000 $23.50 -6.7%
Tulsa 990 $31,900 $15.30 $38,000 $18.30 25.6%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend NA $38,800 $18.70 $50,800 $24.40 NA
Corvallis 40 $39,500 $19.00 $46,100 $22.20 -26.9%
Eugene 230 $43,300 $20.80 $51,600 $24.80 -12.3%
Medford 110 $37,900 $18.20 $50,800 $24.40 -22.3%
Portland 1,840 $48,000 $23.10 $59,700 $28.70 -0.7%
Salem 200 $39,400 $19.00 $46,400 $22.30 -26.7%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 880 $39,500 $19.00 $53,300 $25.60 42.4%
Altoona 120 $35,000 $16.80 $38,200 $18.30 8%
Erie 210 $38,100 $18.30 $59,500 $28.60 -11.8%
Harrisburg 790 $41,500 $20.00 $49,300 $23.70 35.3%
Johnstown 110 NA NA NA NA 5.9%
Lancaster 880 $43,600 $21.00 $53,000 $25.50 106.5%
Lebanon 140 NA NA NA NA 54.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 6,790 $47,800 $23.00 $60,500 $29.10 43.1%
Pittsburgh 2,800 $38,200 $18.30 $49,000 $23.60 34.1%
Reading 410 $44,700 $21.50 $53,900 $25.90 33.2%
Scranton 730 $39,000 $18.80 $48,800 $23.50 54.6%
State College 230 $36,300 $17.50 $47,000 $22.60 82.6%
Williamsport 80 NA NA NA NA -12.2%
York 450 $45,300 $21.80 $52,600 $25.30 39%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 1,190 $44,600 $21.50 $52,200 $25.10 -13.7%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson NA $34,600 $16.60 $44,500 $21.40 NA
Charleston 550 $39,600 $19.00 $47,000 $22.60 3.7%
Columbia 880 $32,100 $15.50 $40,700 $19.60 40.1%
Florence 80 $35,600 $17.10 $40,500 $19.50 -48.2%
Greenville 860 $37,500 $18.10 $47,600 $22.90 54.2%
Myrtle Beach 320 $32,300 $15.50 $38,400 $18.50 52%
Spartanburg 380 $37,400 $18.00 $41,900 $20.10 76.1%
Sumter 130 $31,000 $14.90 $37,000 $17.80 98.4%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 120 $37,200 $17.90 $42,700 $20.50 11.3%
Sioux Falls 310 $37,600 $18.10 $44,900 $21.60 23.4%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 410 $35,800 $17.20 $42,300 $20.30 -1.1%
Clarksville 230 $32,100 $15.40 $39,100 $18.80 55.9%
Cleveland 100 $33,700 $16.20 $42,300 $20.40 51.4%
Jackson 80 $29,900 $14.40 $36,000 $17.30 -25.5%
Johnson City 60 $29,500 $14.20 $35,600 $17.10 -58.6%
Kingsport 300 $31,300 $15.00 $41,900 $20.10 40%
Knoxville 780 $34,200 $16.40 $43,600 $21.00 28.2%
Memphis 1,210 $41,800 $20.10 $50,800 $24.40 7.1%
Nashville 1,330 $38,200 $18.40 $44,700 $21.50 -1%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 140 $33,300 $16.00 $37,400 $18.00 22.2%
Amarillo NA $41,800 $20.10 $48,600 $23.40 NA
Austin 1,740 $38,000 $18.30 $45,700 $22.00 21.2%
Beaumont 340 $39,400 $18.90 $48,300 $23.20 14.6%
Brownsville 350 $24,300 $11.70 $29,600 $14.20 53.1%
College Station 240 $35,000 $16.80 $42,200 $20.30 39.4%
Corpus Christi 550 $38,000 $18.30 $46,200 $22.20 65.5%
Dallas (Area) 5,390 $37,700 $18.10 $47,600 $22.90 9.1%
El Paso 710 $38,000 $18.30 $48,900 $23.50 40.6%
Houston 4,550 $42,200 $20.30 $50,300 $24.20 -5.1%
Killeen 320 $36,700 $17.70 $45,000 $21.60 39.1%
Laredo 190 $23,800 $11.40 $30,500 $14.70 13.7%
Longview 240 $38,800 $18.70 $45,600 $21.90 33.8%
Lubbock 120 $36,500 $17.50 $40,700 $19.60 -50%
McAllen 680 $26,100 $12.50 $31,500 $15.10 65.8%
Midland 60 $40,300 $19.40 $51,800 $24.90 -52.5%
Odessa NA $34,100 $16.40 $40,400 $19.40 NA
San Angelo 60 $42,600 $20.50 $47,500 $22.90 -31.2%
San Antonio 2,560 $34,000 $16.40 $44,200 $21.30 63.6%
Sherman 40 $35,600 $17.10 $41,100 $19.70 -53.3%
Texarkana 110 $31,500 $15.20 $41,800 $20.10 6.4%
Tyler NA $43,700 $21.00 $48,900 $23.50 NA
Victoria 140 $32,100 $15.40 $37,300 $17.90 61.6%
Waco 270 $29,900 $14.40 $39,000 $18.70 44.6%
Wichita Falls NA $31,900 $15.30 $40,500 $19.50 NA
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 80 $33,500 $16.10 $40,100 $19.30 -11.2%
Ogden 740 $39,700 $19.10 $47,300 $22.70 102.6%
Provo 290 $37,600 $18.10 $50,900 $24.50 -10.1%
Salt Lake City 780 $39,200 $18.80 $50,600 $24.30 -31.3%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 340 $36,400 $17.50 $47,800 $23.00 63.1%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 90 $37,100 $17.80 $40,700 $19.60 -21.8%
Charlottesville 310 $40,300 $19.40 $48,200 $23.20 78.6%
Danville 100 $30,100 $14.50 $35,500 $17.10 30.8%
Harrisonburg 250 $37,000 $17.80 $45,000 $21.70 133.1%
Lynchburg 280 $34,500 $16.60 $45,900 $22.10 49.7%
Richmond 1,740 $40,900 $19.70 $50,100 $24.10 56.1%
Roanoke 440 $46,500 $22.40 $57,400 $27.60 54.9%
Virginia Beach 2,220 $36,700 $17.60 $46,300 $22.30 61.1%
Winchester 190 $41,400 $19.90 $50,100 $24.10 89.8%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 230 $49,800 $23.90 $63,400 $30.50 60.7%
Bremerton 160 $40,600 $19.50 $51,700 $24.90 6.5%
Kennewick NA $48,800 $23.50 $59,800 $28.70 NA
Longview 90 $33,700 $16.20 $39,400 $18.90 44.4%
Mount Vernon NA $38,000 $18.30 $56,500 $27.20 NA
Olympia NA $40,200 $19.30 $48,500 $23.30 NA
Seattle (Area) 2,590 $55,000 $26.40 $67,100 $32.30 -1.8%
Spokane 490 $50,800 $24.40 $64,400 $31.00 28%
Wenatchee 40 $43,300 $20.80 $48,600 $23.40 -41%
Yakima NA $44,800 $21.60 $49,000 $23.60 NA
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 400 $29,900 $14.40 $54,700 $26.30 45.6%
Huntington 230 $29,400 $14.10 $37,800 $18.20 9.5%
Morgantown NA $34,400 $16.50 $40,200 $19.40 NA
Parkersburg 160 $31,400 $15.10 $39,800 $19.20 20.5%
Weirton 60 $32,000 $15.40 $44,800 $21.60 -30.8%
Wheeling 160 $22,800 $11.00 $37,700 $18.20 34.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 300 $47,500 $22.90 $52,900 $25.40 37.8%
Eau Claire 150 $46,200 $22.20 $56,600 $27.20 6.6%
Fond du Lac 30 $52,200 $25.10 $65,600 $31.50 -60.6%
Green Bay 690 $40,700 $19.60 $53,900 $25.90 124.2%
Janesville NA $32,900 $15.80 $48,400 $23.30 NA
La Crosse 110 $44,400 $21.30 $53,900 $25.90 -14.9%
Madison 460 $46,500 $22.40 $55,400 $26.60 -25.3%
Milwaukee 1,080 $44,400 $21.30 $58,900 $28.30 -29.5%
Oshkosh 40 $47,500 $22.90 $52,700 $25.40 -73.1%
Racine 130 $44,600 $21.40 $60,800 $29.20 -6.8%
Sheboygan 130 $41,600 $20.00 $49,900 $24.00 19.2%
Wausau 150 $43,100 $20.70 $60,700 $29.20 19%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 100 $32,400 $15.60 $42,800 $20.60 37.1%
Cheyenne 30 $41,900 $20.10 $46,600 $22.40 -57.1%