Retail Sales Managers

Median Salary: $34,900

Many retail sales managers across the United States share a number of important professional characteristics. For example, self control, adaptability/flexibility, and leadership can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 1,163,040 individuals were employed as retail sales managers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these attributes and receive excellent 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 retail sales managers in the U.S. was $34,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $16.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about retail sales managers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

Retail sales managers should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Originality
  • Time Sharing
  • Mathematical Reasoning

Different individuals go into different careers; retail sales managers are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
  • Social

Working as a retail sales manager requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • English Language

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as retail sales managers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of retail sales managers 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 600 $29,300 $14.10 $36,500 $17.50 45.3%
Auburn 760 $30,600 $14.70 $39,500 $19.00 79.7%
Birmingham 6,080 $33,900 $16.30 $40,900 $19.70 38.1%
Decatur 700 $29,800 $14.40 $39,900 $19.20 52.6%
Dothan 920 $32,700 $15.70 $42,600 $20.50 77.2%
Florence 820 $29,800 $14.30 $38,500 $18.50 81.7%
Gadsden 440 $32,000 $15.40 $38,400 $18.40 40.5%
Huntsville 2,420 $34,400 $16.50 $43,400 $20.90 32%
Mobile 2,010 $30,600 $14.70 $39,900 $19.20 30.8%
Montgomery 1,800 $31,000 $14.90 $37,500 $18.00 23.7%
Tuscaloosa 1,090 $28,300 $13.60 $36,100 $17.30 35.6%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 1,690 $35,100 $16.90 $45,900 $22.10 14.8%
Fairbanks 340 $35,000 $16.80 $43,300 $20.80 8.3%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 730 $36,000 $17.30 $47,400 $22.80 43.7%
Lake Havasu City 710 $33,900 $16.30 $42,700 $20.50 71.8%
Phoenix 17,660 $36,700 $17.60 $48,000 $23.10 12.5%
Prescott 640 $34,300 $16.50 $44,000 $21.20 25.9%
Tucson 3,040 $33,700 $16.20 $42,200 $20.30 -5.6%
Yuma 530 $35,000 $16.80 $44,600 $21.40 1.2%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 2,130 $29,900 $14.40 $38,000 $18.30 22.2%
Fort Smith 1,320 $28,100 $13.50 $37,000 $17.80 26.3%
Hot Springs 590 $29,400 $14.10 $37,200 $17.90 83.6%
Jonesboro 630 $28,500 $13.70 $37,300 $18.00 49.9%
Little Rock 3,310 $30,100 $14.50 $38,200 $18.40 12.3%
Pine Bluff 350 $27,500 $13.20 $35,900 $17.30 10.4%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 1,900 $31,900 $15.30 $41,800 $20.10 -19.5%
Chico 720 $34,900 $16.80 $42,800 $20.60 16.7%
El Centro 660 $32,200 $15.50 $39,700 $19.10 46.8%
Fresno 2,550 $33,100 $15.90 $41,500 $20.00 -11.5%
Hanford 310 $32,800 $15.80 $39,300 $18.90 -8.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 39,780 $37,700 $18.10 $48,200 $23.20 -17.2%
Madera 210 $32,400 $15.60 $40,000 $19.20 -37.6%
Merced 610 $33,100 $15.90 $39,300 $18.90 15.9%
Modesto 1,380 $35,100 $16.90 $45,000 $21.70 -0.6%
Napa 620 $40,100 $19.30 $49,600 $23.80 12.6%
Oakland 7,470 $39,100 $18.80 $48,900 $23.50 -15.3%
Oxnard 2,640 $35,900 $17.30 $47,200 $22.70 1.5%
Redding 670 $31,000 $14.90 $41,300 $19.90 22.2%
Riverside 12,820 $36,000 $17.30 $46,400 $22.30 20.2%
Sacramento 6,920 $36,900 $17.70 $46,300 $22.20 -8.8%
Salinas 1,350 $37,800 $18.20 $51,500 $24.80 -2.1%
San Diego 11,220 $36,300 $17.40 $46,700 $22.40 -1.5%
San Francisco (Area) 14,170 $40,400 $19.40 $51,800 $24.90 -19.4%
San Francisco (City) 6,700 $41,600 $20.00 $54,700 $26.30 -23.4%
San Jose 6,010 $38,300 $18.40 $49,800 $24.00 -24.1%
San Luis Obispo 1,000 $36,700 $17.60 $46,600 $22.40 12.9%
Santa Barbara 1,400 $37,900 $18.20 $48,700 $23.40 -7.7%
Santa Cruz 900 $38,400 $18.40 $47,100 $22.60 19.8%
Santa Rosa 1,720 $36,800 $17.70 $46,000 $22.10 9.5%
Stockton 1,720 $37,100 $17.80 $45,900 $22.10 -7.3%
Vallejo 1,520 $37,700 $18.10 $47,900 $23.00 39.8%
Visalia 1,200 $33,300 $16.00 $43,100 $20.70 1.8%
Yuba City 460 $32,500 $15.60 $39,700 $19.10 33.6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 1,070 $36,800 $17.70 $46,500 $22.40 -22.7%
Colorado Springs 1,970 $34,100 $16.40 $45,100 $21.70 -10.1%
Denver 8,390 $37,400 $18.00 $49,400 $23.80 -22.7%
Fort Collins 1,280 $35,300 $17.00 $44,400 $21.40 11.6%
Grand Junction 570 $32,700 $15.70 $44,900 $21.60 1.2%
Greeley 560 $34,700 $16.70 $45,400 $21.80 -19.5%
Pueblo 550 $34,400 $16.60 $43,300 $20.80 10.1%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 5,120 $38,800 $18.60 $51,000 $24.50 26.9%
Hartford 4,190 $38,700 $18.60 $48,700 $23.40 -16.3%
New Haven 3,130 $37,100 $17.80 $48,100 $23.10 10.3%
Norwich 1,510 $36,300 $17.50 $48,000 $23.10 26.8%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Dover 560 $36,100 $17.40 $48,200 $23.20 5.3%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 21,190 $40,200 $19.30 $49,900 $24.00 -12.9%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 2,490 $38,000 $18.20 $50,800 $24.40 13.3%
Cape Coral 2,330 $39,300 $18.90 $54,400 $26.20 29.8%
Deltona 1,810 $34,100 $16.40 $42,000 $20.20 30.9%
Fort Walton Beach 960 $33,400 $16.10 $46,300 $22.30 41.3%
Gainesville 920 $36,700 $17.70 $50,100 $24.10 -14.5%
Jacksonville 5,860 $36,800 $17.70 $48,000 $23.10 13.2%
Lakeland 1,800 $35,900 $17.30 $44,700 $21.50 3.7%
Miami (Area) 19,510 $38,700 $18.60 $50,400 $24.30 0.2%
Naples 1,500 $42,900 $20.60 $53,300 $25.60 47.1%
Ocala 1,090 $35,500 $17.10 $45,400 $21.80 30.5%
Orlando 9,180 $38,600 $18.60 $49,800 $24.00 4.2%
Palm Bay 1,930 $35,900 $17.30 $47,100 $22.70 10.9%
Palm Coast 190 $35,900 $17.20 $44,400 $21.30 32.1%
Panama City 730 $33,900 $16.30 $43,300 $20.80 19.7%
Pensacola 1,550 $35,400 $17.00 $47,100 $22.70 14.7%
Port St. Lucie 1,380 $37,700 $18.10 $50,700 $24.40 28.4%
Punta Gorda 650 $34,200 $16.50 $44,300 $21.30 89.4%
Sebastian 560 $40,200 $19.30 $54,600 $26.30 36.7%
Tallahassee 1,330 $33,300 $16.00 $45,000 $21.60 -7.2%
Tampa 9,780 $38,500 $18.50 $51,800 $24.90 -2.9%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 590 $29,800 $14.30 $37,300 $17.90 8.1%
Athens 780 $30,800 $14.80 $38,100 $18.30 12.2%
Atlanta 21,100 $34,200 $16.50 $44,000 $21.20 3.5%
Augusta 2,140 $30,900 $14.90 $40,200 $19.30 17.7%
Brunswick 470 $29,900 $14.40 $36,800 $17.70 29%
Columbus 1,120 $29,200 $14.00 $37,900 $18.20 10.8%
Dalton 750 $25,800 $12.40 $36,100 $17.30 25.8%
Gainesville 680 $35,300 $17.00 $42,100 $20.20 6.9%
Hinesville 170 $29,800 $14.30 $37,200 $17.90 11.6%
Macon 920 $31,600 $15.20 $42,100 $20.20 8%
Rome 350 $29,900 $14.40 $36,700 $17.60 5.5%
Savannah 1,390 $31,400 $15.10 $40,000 $19.30 4.2%
Valdosta 730 $30,700 $14.70 $39,000 $18.70 53.3%
Warner Robins 580 $31,700 $15.30 $39,600 $19.00 15.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 4,130 $36,300 $17.40 $46,600 $22.40 7.6%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 2,440 $28,100 $13.50 $37,100 $17.80 3.9%
Coeur d'Alene 670 $32,500 $15.60 $45,900 $22.00 37.4%
Idaho Falls 560 $33,900 $16.30 $43,800 $21.00 27%
Lewiston 310 $30,200 $14.50 $38,500 $18.50 41.9%
Pocatello 370 $30,500 $14.70 $41,800 $20.10 16.1%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 720 $32,300 $15.50 $43,800 $21.00 -5.9%
Champaign 850 $30,500 $14.70 $37,800 $18.20 -4.1%
Chicago (Area) 34,160 $36,900 $17.80 $50,000 $24.00 -0.3%
Danville 280 $30,100 $14.50 $36,700 $17.70 11.8%
Decatur 450 $32,900 $15.80 $40,100 $19.30 -12.8%
Kankakee 800 $30,900 $14.90 $40,000 $19.20 114.6%
Peoria 1,410 $34,800 $16.70 $49,700 $23.90 -7.1%
Rockford 1,150 $36,900 $17.80 $48,300 $23.20 -10.4%
Springfield 970 $35,800 $17.20 $46,500 $22.30 3.2%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 430 $30,600 $14.70 $38,300 $18.40 26.3%
Bloomington 640 $34,000 $16.30 $46,100 $22.20 -4.5%
Columbus 470 $31,300 $15.00 $42,500 $20.40 26.7%
Elkhart 750 $30,700 $14.80 $44,000 $21.10 -15.3%
Evansville 1,760 $31,900 $15.30 $39,600 $19.10 17.5%
Fort Wayne 1,830 $33,700 $16.20 $42,300 $20.40 0.9%
Indianapolis 7,490 $35,300 $17.00 $44,800 $21.50 -3.3%
Kokomo 420 $34,200 $16.40 $43,500 $20.90 23.5%
Lafayette 830 $34,100 $16.40 $41,000 $19.70 13.3%
Michigan City 530 $32,700 $15.70 $39,100 $18.80 38.8%
Muncie 550 $32,800 $15.80 $41,000 $19.70 35.4%
South Bend 1,220 $36,400 $17.50 $48,900 $23.50 6.7%
Terre Haute 680 $32,900 $15.80 $39,400 $18.90 12.3%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 440 $31,800 $15.30 $42,000 $20.20 17.2%
Cedar Rapids 1,140 $35,200 $16.90 $42,300 $20.30 -6.4%
Davenport 1,810 $34,300 $16.50 $46,700 $22.40 10.9%
Des Moines 2,950 $34,600 $16.60 $43,900 $21.10 2.7%
Dubuque 530 $31,100 $15.00 $42,900 $20.70 16.7%
Iowa City 790 $34,000 $16.30 $44,600 $21.50 5.9%
Sioux City 780 $32,400 $15.60 $42,900 $20.60 21.7%
Waterloo 840 $34,800 $16.70 $45,700 $22.00 9.2%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 640 $31,700 $15.20 $41,700 $20.00 50.9%
Topeka 1,130 $28,500 $13.70 $34,400 $16.50 16.2%
Wichita 2,810 $29,100 $14.00 $38,300 $18.40 6.7%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 800 $29,200 $14.10 $37,900 $18.20 62%
Elizabethtown 720 $32,000 $15.40 $41,100 $19.70 86.6%
Lexington 2,540 $32,500 $15.60 $44,200 $21.20 17.8%
Louisville 5,940 $33,100 $15.90 $43,300 $20.80 12.3%
Owensboro 590 $27,900 $13.40 $36,500 $17.60 40.2%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 710 $30,100 $14.50 $36,900 $17.70 26.7%
Baton Rouge 3,330 $31,200 $15.00 $40,600 $19.50 2.5%
Houma 1,120 $31,300 $15.00 $39,100 $18.80 33.6%
Lafayette 1,780 $29,800 $14.30 $36,200 $17.40 37%
Lake Charles 1,020 $29,800 $14.30 $37,800 $18.20 27.6%
Monroe 900 $33,800 $16.30 $40,200 $19.30 34.7%
New Orleans 5,130 $33,400 $16.10 $40,300 $19.40 13%
Shreveport 1,870 $30,800 $14.80 $39,400 $18.90 20.8%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 760 $32,500 $15.60 $41,700 $20.00 38.8%
Lewiston 500 $36,200 $17.40 $46,700 $22.50 16.8%
Portland 1,930 $37,200 $17.90 $50,300 $24.20 10.7%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 11,830 $38,300 $18.40 $48,400 $23.30 5.5%
Cumberland 440 $29,400 $14.20 $38,400 $18.50 29.1%
Hagerstown 1,050 $33,100 $15.90 $42,200 $20.30 22.9%
Salisbury 630 $37,300 $17.90 $47,200 $22.70 31.8%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 1,160 $38,400 $18.50 $47,600 $22.90 37.1%
Boston (Area) 19,390 $37,800 $18.20 $50,100 $24.10 14.9%
Pittsfield 340 $34,500 $16.60 $43,000 $20.70 11.7%
Springfield 3,060 $37,600 $18.10 $47,000 $22.60 19.3%
Worcester 2,980 $37,000 $17.80 $45,700 $22.00 25.8%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 1,240 $38,800 $18.60 $47,600 $22.90 -27.1%
Battle Creek 450 $38,600 $18.60 $53,100 $25.50 -3.1%
Bay City 440 $34,100 $16.40 $48,100 $23.10 39.7%
Detroit (Area) 14,400 $36,500 $17.60 $50,300 $24.20 -11.3%
Flint 1,620 $35,400 $17.00 $44,700 $21.50 36.3%
Grand Rapids 2,840 $34,400 $16.60 $49,000 $23.60 -12.5%
Holland 760 $31,700 $15.20 $41,600 $20.00 -15.2%
Jackson 580 $30,200 $14.50 $39,900 $19.20 21.8%
Kalamazoo 1,170 $32,900 $15.80 $45,500 $21.90 -2%
Lansing 1,510 $35,600 $17.10 $47,300 $22.80 -15.5%
Monroe 350 $36,000 $17.30 $44,100 $21.20 4.2%
Muskegon 720 $34,900 $16.80 $39,700 $19.10 36.3%
Niles 440 $34,700 $16.70 $44,500 $21.40 -17.1%
Saginaw 870 $33,200 $16.00 $45,200 $21.70 20%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 1,160 $30,200 $14.50 $38,100 $18.30 5.6%
Minneapolis 14,000 $33,700 $16.20 $43,800 $21.10 -9.1%
Rochester 810 $33,500 $16.10 $42,900 $20.60 -11.8%
St. Cloud 880 $32,000 $15.40 $39,700 $19.10 4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 1,400 $31,100 $15.00 $38,200 $18.40 54.8%
Hattiesburg 990 $27,700 $13.30 $37,500 $18.10 96.4%
Jackson 2,740 $30,500 $14.60 $40,500 $19.50 25.2%
Pascagoula 520 $29,500 $14.20 $38,700 $18.60 5.4%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 650 $33,900 $16.30 $45,000 $21.60 -11.6%
Jefferson City 370 $31,200 $15.00 $42,300 $20.40 -48.9%
Joplin 770 $28,800 $13.80 $37,300 $17.90 12.8%
Kansas City 7,910 $34,500 $16.60 $44,300 $21.30 -10%
Springfield 1,890 $34,200 $16.40 $41,200 $19.80 13.2%
St. Joseph 400 $31,300 $15.10 $39,200 $18.90 -11.7%
St. Louis 10,690 $35,000 $16.80 $45,200 $21.70 -7.7%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 860 $29,500 $14.20 $39,300 $18.90 19.5%
Great Falls 350 $31,100 $15.00 $38,900 $18.70 9.1%
Missoula 520 $32,800 $15.80 $41,400 $19.90 5.5%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 1,310 $33,300 $16.00 $43,500 $20.90 -9.4%
Omaha 3,860 $37,100 $17.80 $50,500 $24.30 -4.1%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 190 $33,500 $16.10 $41,600 $20.00 -25.3%
Las Vegas 8,470 $36,100 $17.30 $46,200 $22.20 10.8%
Reno 1,780 $35,200 $16.90 $43,600 $21.00 0.4%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Manchester 1,120 $36,900 $17.70 $47,900 $23.00 26.4%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 1,340 $38,600 $18.50 $48,000 $23.10 8.5%
Ocean City 490 $36,700 $17.60 $47,200 $22.70 42.7%
Trenton 1,430 $39,100 $18.80 $48,300 $23.20 -25.5%
Vineland 560 $37,000 $17.80 $47,600 $22.90 5%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 4,110 $32,300 $15.50 $42,700 $20.50 20.9%
Farmington 530 $28,900 $13.90 $37,300 $17.90 16.7%
Las Cruces 660 $27,500 $13.20 $36,500 $17.60 12.2%
Santa Fe 1,030 $33,500 $16.10 $45,000 $21.60 82.8%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 3,030 $35,900 $17.20 $45,400 $21.80 -21.8%
Binghamton 760 $34,500 $16.60 $42,000 $20.20 -23.3%
Buffalo 3,450 $34,800 $16.70 $45,000 $21.60 -27.5%
Elmira 270 $33,500 $16.10 $40,900 $19.70 -19.6%
Glens Falls 410 $35,700 $17.20 $44,100 $21.20 -11.7%
Ithaca 310 $33,600 $16.10 $40,200 $19.30 -31.5%
Kingston 450 $40,700 $19.50 $50,500 $24.30 -14.9%
New York (Area) 54,720 $41,600 $20.00 $55,200 $26.60 -18.8%
Poughkeepsie 2,110 $36,300 $17.50 $47,500 $22.90 -3.8%
Rochester 2,830 $36,600 $17.60 $47,500 $22.90 -35.1%
Syracuse 2,090 $34,500 $16.60 $43,600 $21.00 -23.3%
Utica 850 $32,900 $15.80 $43,900 $21.10 -25%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 2,380 $32,000 $15.40 $41,600 $20.00 57.5%
Burlington 930 $31,800 $15.30 $41,300 $19.90 82.5%
Charlotte 8,980 $33,000 $15.90 $42,600 $20.50 20.4%
Durham 2,480 $33,100 $15.90 $43,600 $21.00 1.2%
Fayetteville 1,730 $31,400 $15.10 $41,700 $20.10 53.9%
Goldsboro 520 $29,500 $14.20 $37,700 $18.10 33%
Greensboro 3,740 $32,400 $15.60 $43,400 $20.80 20.3%
Greenville 940 $32,000 $15.40 $39,300 $18.90 44.2%
Hickory 1,590 $32,300 $15.50 $43,100 $20.70 23.6%
Jacksonville 710 $30,500 $14.60 $39,600 $19.00 84.2%
Raleigh 5,790 $32,900 $15.80 $42,600 $20.50 30.2%
Rocky Mount 790 $30,700 $14.70 $39,000 $18.80 50.4%
Wilmington 2,300 $31,200 $15.00 $40,800 $19.60 85%
Winston-Salem 2,540 $32,400 $15.60 $41,500 $20.00 38.8%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 570 $34,000 $16.30 $43,800 $21.10 4.4%
Fargo 1,090 $30,700 $14.80 $41,100 $19.70 1.9%
Grand Forks 490 $31,300 $15.00 $39,100 $18.80 13.8%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 3,110 $33,000 $15.80 $40,900 $19.60 8.6%
Canton 1,330 $35,700 $17.20 $44,300 $21.30 -9.7%
Cincinnati 7,670 $34,300 $16.50 $45,200 $21.70 -13.4%
Cleveland 7,690 $33,300 $16.00 $44,600 $21.50 -13.9%
Columbus 7,090 $34,600 $16.60 $44,300 $21.30 -12.3%
Dayton 3,100 $32,400 $15.60 $41,600 $20.00 -6.5%
Lima 540 $35,300 $17.00 $46,100 $22.10 18.1%
Mansfield 510 $34,200 $16.50 $41,500 $20.00 9%
Sandusky 390 $34,500 $16.60 $42,700 $20.50 27.8%
Springfield 390 $34,500 $16.60 $45,700 $22.00 -7.6%
Toledo 2,440 $35,300 $17.00 $45,900 $22.10 -6.7%
Youngstown 2,110 $32,700 $15.70 $40,800 $19.60 7.7%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 500 $28,500 $13.70 $35,100 $16.90 36.6%
Oklahoma City 6,290 $29,800 $14.30 $41,100 $19.70 25.2%
Tulsa 4,380 $30,300 $14.60 $38,800 $18.70 16.2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 800 $34,200 $16.40 $44,100 $21.20 44.5%
Corvallis 220 $33,600 $16.20 $42,100 $20.20 -24.5%
Eugene 1,210 $36,400 $17.50 $47,300 $22.70 -3.8%
Medford 980 $31,100 $14.90 $41,200 $19.80 41.6%
Portland 8,370 $35,600 $17.10 $45,400 $21.80 -5.4%
Salem 1,350 $34,500 $16.60 $44,000 $21.20 3.5%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 2,260 $37,000 $17.80 $48,500 $23.30 -23.3%
Altoona 470 $34,200 $16.50 $45,600 $21.90 -8.7%
Erie 940 $35,500 $17.10 $45,800 $22.00 -16.7%
Harrisburg 1,890 $36,400 $17.50 $46,500 $22.40 -31.8%
Johnstown 340 $33,300 $16.00 $44,300 $21.30 -33%
Lancaster 1,500 $37,100 $17.80 $47,600 $22.90 -26%
Lebanon 270 $37,900 $18.20 $49,900 $24.00 -34.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 18,720 $40,000 $19.20 $51,100 $24.60 -11%
Pittsburgh 7,450 $38,900 $18.70 $49,500 $23.80 -25%
Reading 1,180 $37,200 $17.90 $47,600 $22.90 -19%
Scranton 1,780 $36,400 $17.50 $47,600 $22.90 -21%
State College 460 $33,800 $16.30 $41,500 $20.00 -21.5%
Williamsport 340 $34,900 $16.80 $44,400 $21.40 -23.6%
York 1,270 $37,900 $18.20 $48,300 $23.20 -18%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 5,320 $37,100 $17.90 $46,700 $22.40 2.9%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 740 $31,600 $15.20 $39,500 $19.00 43.5%
Charleston 3,200 $35,700 $17.10 $45,700 $22.00 27.8%
Columbia 3,110 $35,900 $17.30 $45,200 $21.70 4.4%
Florence 980 $34,300 $16.50 $39,900 $19.20 37.8%
Greenville 2,890 $35,400 $17.00 $43,900 $21.10 8.9%
Myrtle Beach 1,930 $29,300 $14.10 $37,300 $18.00 95.7%
Spartanburg 1,030 $33,600 $16.20 $42,900 $20.60 -0.9%
Sumter 380 $31,600 $15.20 $39,000 $18.70 24.7%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 560 $37,800 $18.20 $47,400 $22.80 6%
Sioux Falls 1,040 $37,000 $17.80 $47,300 $22.70 -12.9%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 2,460 $30,500 $14.70 $39,700 $19.10 24.2%
Clarksville 1,120 $29,100 $14.00 $37,700 $18.10 61.2%
Cleveland 390 $32,300 $15.50 $39,700 $19.10 23.6%
Jackson 680 $31,200 $15.00 $40,400 $19.40 35.3%
Johnson City 890 $28,800 $13.90 $39,700 $19.10 31.6%
Kingsport 1,400 $29,800 $14.30 $37,300 $17.90 36.2%
Knoxville 3,420 $32,800 $15.80 $45,000 $21.60 18.4%
Memphis 5,190 $35,400 $17.00 $47,000 $22.60 -3.8%
Morristown 500 $29,800 $14.30 $43,900 $21.10 25.2%
Nashville 7,270 $35,700 $17.20 $48,000 $23.10 13.5%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 660 $37,600 $18.10 $53,100 $25.50 17.7%
Amarillo 1,130 $34,500 $16.60 $45,600 $21.90 17.2%
Austin 7,190 $34,900 $16.80 $45,100 $21.70 4.9%
Beaumont 1,590 $31,700 $15.20 $40,200 $19.30 11.4%
Brownsville 1,480 $29,800 $14.30 $39,000 $18.80 35.1%
College Station 820 $34,600 $16.70 $40,900 $19.70 0.4%
Corpus Christi 2,100 $33,100 $15.90 $42,100 $20.30 32.7%
Dallas (Area) 26,090 $36,300 $17.50 $47,000 $22.60 5.1%
El Paso 2,580 $33,700 $16.20 $44,400 $21.40 7.7%
Houston 23,580 $36,700 $17.70 $47,800 $23.00 3.3%
Killeen 1,360 $31,300 $15.10 $41,500 $20.00 25.6%
Laredo 1,040 $31,600 $15.20 $45,400 $21.90 34%
Longview 1,030 $31,900 $15.40 $42,700 $20.50 22.9%
Lubbock 1,580 $33,800 $16.20 $42,400 $20.40 43.8%
McAllen 2,270 $34,800 $16.80 $45,100 $21.70 16.1%
Midland 670 $37,200 $17.90 $48,800 $23.50 10.7%
Odessa 550 $31,300 $15.00 $39,500 $19.00 1.9%
San Angelo 670 $31,500 $15.10 $41,600 $20.00 73.7%
San Antonio 8,030 $34,800 $16.80 $45,100 $21.70 7.8%
Sherman 590 $33,700 $16.20 $40,000 $19.30 60.4%
Texarkana 680 $29,300 $14.10 $39,700 $19.10 41.8%
Tyler 980 $31,500 $15.20 $43,900 $21.10 18.3%
Victoria 660 $33,000 $15.90 $40,900 $19.70 55.1%
Waco 1,090 $34,100 $16.40 $48,900 $23.50 23.4%
Wichita Falls 650 $31,200 $15.00 $41,000 $19.70 28.4%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 440 $32,400 $15.60 $38,600 $18.50 1.9%
Ogden 1,810 $31,300 $15.00 $39,200 $18.80 4.5%
Provo 1,710 $29,300 $14.10 $36,500 $17.60 11.2%
Salt Lake City 5,310 $32,400 $15.60 $42,500 $20.40 -2.2%
St. George 570 $32,600 $15.70 $40,700 $19.60 32.9%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 1,070 $37,900 $18.20 $47,800 $23.00 7.4%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 640 $34,400 $16.60 $42,900 $20.60 13.8%
Charlottesville 770 $36,400 $17.50 $46,300 $22.20 -7.1%
Danville 480 $33,300 $16.00 $40,400 $19.40 36.3%
Harrisonburg 650 $33,600 $16.10 $40,800 $19.60 25.2%
Lynchburg 1,010 $31,600 $15.20 $38,200 $18.40 13.6%
Richmond 4,940 $36,600 $17.60 $48,200 $23.20 -6.8%
Roanoke 1,330 $33,800 $16.20 $43,600 $21.00 -2.3%
Virginia Beach 7,070 $33,000 $15.90 $43,500 $20.90 8.1%
Winchester 550 $34,500 $16.60 $46,200 $22.20 19.1%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 670 $39,000 $18.70 $50,800 $24.40 -1.9%
Bremerton 780 $36,700 $17.70 $46,000 $22.10 7.9%
Kennewick 800 $35,600 $17.10 $44,400 $21.30 -4.2%
Longview 280 $34,900 $16.80 $45,400 $21.80 -7.9%
Mount Vernon 450 $36,800 $17.70 $45,400 $21.80 16.4%
Olympia 840 $39,000 $18.80 $55,400 $26.70 -1.4%
Seattle (Area) 11,210 $39,200 $18.90 $51,100 $24.60 -18%
Spokane 1,640 $36,900 $17.80 $47,700 $22.90 -9.4%
Wenatchee 380 $38,400 $18.50 $49,900 $24.00 7.7%
Yakima 570 $40,000 $19.30 $49,900 $24.00 -21.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 1,190 $28,800 $13.80 $36,600 $17.60 -8.9%
Huntington 1,160 $28,900 $13.90 $36,600 $17.60 18.4%
Morgantown 450 $27,500 $13.20 $37,100 $17.80 -10.6%
Parkersburg 670 $29,800 $14.30 $38,300 $18.40 9.7%
Weirton 350 $26,900 $13.00 $38,900 $18.70 -7.2%
Wheeling 630 $29,500 $14.20 $40,900 $19.70 9.4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 940 $33,900 $16.30 $41,300 $19.90 -8.4%
Eau Claire 760 $34,000 $16.30 $44,300 $21.30 12.1%
Fond du Lac 320 $34,700 $16.70 $43,400 $20.80 -16.2%
Green Bay 1,070 $33,100 $15.90 $43,200 $20.80 -26.8%
Janesville 600 $31,900 $15.30 $39,900 $19.20 9.1%
La Crosse 610 $35,500 $17.10 $46,900 $22.50 -2.4%
Madison 2,220 $36,900 $17.80 $46,600 $22.40 -24.1%
Milwaukee 5,020 $34,000 $16.40 $45,600 $21.90 -31%
Oshkosh 540 $30,700 $14.80 $39,000 $18.80 -29.6%
Racine 560 $32,300 $15.60 $44,300 $21.30 -15.5%
Sheboygan 430 $31,000 $14.90 $38,500 $18.50 -16.9%
Wausau 550 $35,200 $16.90 $45,500 $21.90 -7.3%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 480 $31,700 $15.30 $38,900 $18.70 34.7%
Cheyenne 430 $33,300 $16.00 $38,900 $18.70 12.3%