Retail Salesworkers

Median Salary: $20,300

Many retail salesworkers across the United States share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, integrity, adaptability/flexibility, and concern for others can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 4,209,500 individuals were employed as retail salesworkers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to build on these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're preparing to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for retail salesworkers in the U.S. was $20,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $9.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about retail salesworkers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Retail salesworkers should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Speech Recognition
Trunk Strength
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity

Different individuals go into different careers; retail salesworkers are typically:

Enterprising
Conventional
Social

Working as a retail salesworker requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Administration and Management
Mathematics
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 salesworkers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of retail salesworkers 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	1,270	$17,700	$8.50	$21,700	$10.40	-14.5%
Auburn	1,810	$17,900	$8.60	$24,200	$11.60	18.3%
Birmingham	15,030	$19,800	$9.50	$27,200	$13.10	-5.7%
Decatur	1,610	$18,600	$9.00	$24,700	$11.90	-3.2%
Dothan	2,420	$19,100	$9.20	$27,500	$13.20	28.3%
Florence	1,990	$18,300	$8.80	$25,300	$12.20	22.7%
Gadsden	1,230	$19,000	$9.10	$24,800	$11.90	9%
Huntsville	6,340	$19,000	$9.10	$24,900	$12.00	-4.2%
Mobile	5,300	$18,800	$9.10	$24,400	$11.70	-4.9%
Montgomery	5,070	$18,000	$8.60	$23,500	$11.30	-3.6%
Tuscaloosa	2,230	$18,700	$9.00	$26,800	$12.90	-23%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	6,820	$23,200	$11.20	$29,200	$14.00	27.8%
Fairbanks	1,470	$24,000	$11.50	$30,200	$14.50	29.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	2,000	$19,100	$9.20	$25,600	$12.30	9.2%
Lake Havasu City	1,820	$22,000	$10.60	$28,600	$13.70	21.8%
Phoenix	58,060	$21,500	$10.30	$28,600	$13.80	2.2%
Prescott	2,240	$22,000	$10.60	$28,500	$13.70	20.6%
Tucson	10,710	$19,700	$9.50	$28,400	$13.60	-8.2%
Yuma	1,640	$20,700	$9.90	$27,500	$13.20	-13.3%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	6,680	$18,700	$9.00	$23,500	$11.30	5.7%
Fort Smith	3,710	$18,300	$8.80	$23,500	$11.30	-2.2%
Hot Springs	1,900	$18,600	$9.00	$22,900	$11.00	65%
Jonesboro	1,860	$17,900	$8.60	$23,900	$11.50	22.2%
Little Rock	10,550	$18,300	$8.80	$24,100	$11.60	-0.9%
Pine Bluff	880	$17,600	$8.50	$23,100	$11.10	-22.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	6,510	$19,300	$9.30	$24,400	$11.70	-23.9%
Chico	2,890	$19,500	$9.40	$24,700	$11.90	28.7%
El Centro	2,890	$18,700	$9.00	$20,700	$10.00	76.9%
Fresno	9,410	$20,000	$9.60	$24,300	$11.70	-9.7%
Hanford	1,030	$19,000	$9.10	$21,600	$10.40	-16.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	158,900	$20,800	$10.00	$28,000	$13.50	-7.3%
Madera	630	$21,500	$10.30	$24,900	$12.00	-48.8%
Merced	1,680	$19,000	$9.10	$22,800	$11.00	-12.5%
Modesto	5,570	$19,800	$9.50	$24,400	$11.70	10.6%
Napa	2,390	$23,200	$11.10	$29,900	$14.40	19.4%
Oakland	29,000	$22,400	$10.80	$30,600	$14.70	-9.1%
Oxnard	10,170	$21,000	$10.10	$25,000	$12.00	7.8%
Redding	2,290	$21,000	$10.10	$25,600	$12.30	15.6%
Riverside	44,930	$20,200	$9.70	$26,700	$12.80	16.4%
Sacramento	25,430	$20,300	$9.80	$25,800	$12.40	-7.4%
Salinas	4,680	$21,500	$10.30	$28,400	$13.60	-6.5%
San Diego	44,320	$20,600	$9.90	$27,800	$13.40	7.5%
San Francisco (Area)	58,850	$23,500	$11.30	$31,600	$15.20	-7.4%
San Francisco (City)	29,850	$24,500	$11.80	$32,600	$15.70	-5.7%
San Jose	23,720	$20,800	$10.00	$27,200	$13.10	-17.2%
San Luis Obispo	4,430	$21,400	$10.30	$26,200	$12.60	37.9%
Santa Barbara	5,700	$21,200	$10.20	$28,400	$13.60	3.6%
Santa Cruz	3,020	$21,600	$10.40	$28,200	$13.60	10.5%
Santa Rosa	6,480	$21,200	$10.20	$29,100	$14.00	13.7%
Stockton	6,590	$19,800	$9.50	$24,500	$11.80	-2%
Vallejo	4,870	$19,500	$9.40	$24,200	$11.60	23.8%
Visalia	4,140	$19,300	$9.30	$23,300	$11.20	-2.6%
Yuba City	1,640	$19,200	$9.30	$23,600	$11.30	33.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	5,180	$21,900	$10.50	$28,100	$13.50	3.1%
Colorado Springs	9,260	$20,100	$9.70	$26,400	$12.70	16.6%
Denver	39,490	$22,500	$10.80	$30,400	$14.60	0.6%
Fort Collins	6,060	$19,600	$9.40	$24,900	$12.00	46.1%
Grand Junction	2,710	$22,500	$10.80	$30,700	$14.80	33.9%
Greeley	2,090	$22,900	$11.00	$32,700	$15.70	-17.5%
Pueblo	1,930	$21,600	$10.40	$27,900	$13.40	6.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	17,780	$23,400	$11.30	$31,800	$15.30	31.2%
Hartford	15,890	$21,300	$10.30	$29,200	$14.10	-12.3%
New Haven	10,650	$20,800	$10.00	$27,800	$13.40	1.9%
Norwich	4,660	$20,500	$9.80	$26,200	$12.60	7.9%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	2,750	$19,800	$9.50	$25,700	$12.40	43.7%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	77,410	$21,300	$10.20	$28,500	$13.70	-12.6%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	8,870	$23,800	$11.40	$31,600	$15.20	11.5%
Cape Coral	9,120	$23,100	$11.10	$31,500	$15.10	40.6%
Deltona	5,980	$21,600	$10.40	$29,800	$14.30	19.6%
Fort Walton Beach	3,550	$20,500	$9.90	$26,100	$12.60	43.8%
Gainesville	3,190	$21,700	$10.40	$30,000	$14.40	-18.3%
Jacksonville	18,850	$21,200	$10.20	$28,400	$13.70	0.6%
Lakeland	5,830	$22,200	$10.70	$29,300	$14.10	-7.1%
Miami (Area)	75,810	$24,700	$11.90	$33,300	$16.00	7%
Naples	4,490	$25,200	$12.10	$34,800	$16.70	21.7%
Ocala	3,230	$22,400	$10.80	$32,200	$15.50	6.3%
Orlando	38,260	$21,900	$10.50	$28,700	$13.80	20.1%
Palm Bay	6,800	$20,400	$9.80	$28,400	$13.70	8.1%
Palm Coast	560	$23,100	$11.10	$30,100	$14.50	7.2%
Panama City	2,560	$22,200	$10.70	$29,300	$14.10	15.3%
Pensacola	4,850	$21,700	$10.40	$30,100	$14.50	-0.9%
Port St. Lucie	4,740	$22,800	$11.00	$32,400	$15.60	22.1%
Punta Gorda	2,060	$21,800	$10.50	$29,800	$14.30	67.2%
Sebastian	2,110	$23,300	$11.20	$30,400	$14.60	42.2%
Tallahassee	4,510	$19,400	$9.30	$26,900	$12.90	-13.2%
Tampa	35,920	$21,800	$10.50	$29,600	$14.20	-1.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	2,540	$17,600	$8.50	$21,800	$10.50	29.3%
Athens	3,020	$18,700	$9.00	$24,100	$11.60	19.1%
Atlanta	77,590	$20,200	$9.70	$26,600	$12.80	5.1%
Augusta	7,090	$18,600	$8.90	$23,900	$11.50	7.8%
Brunswick	1,870	$17,300	$8.30	$23,300	$11.20	42.1%
Columbus	3,700	$18,100	$8.70	$24,900	$12.00	1.2%
Dalton	2,180	$18,900	$9.10	$26,400	$12.70	1.4%
Gainesville	2,200	$21,400	$10.30	$28,100	$13.50	-3.8%
Hinesville	540	$17,200	$8.30	$20,300	$9.70	-2.1%
Macon	3,870	$18,200	$8.70	$23,200	$11.10	25.8%
Rome	1,550	$17,900	$8.60	$22,700	$10.90	28.3%
Savannah	7,360	$18,600	$8.90	$23,300	$11.20	52.1%
Valdosta	2,520	$18,200	$8.80	$22,400	$10.80	47.2%
Warner Robins	2,060	$18,500	$8.90	$24,200	$11.60	13.5%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	16,770	$21,200	$10.20	$25,900	$12.50	20.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	8,970	$19,700	$9.50	$26,000	$12.50	5.5%
Coeur d'Alene	2,440	$22,400	$10.80	$29,000	$13.90	38.9%
Idaho Falls	2,120	$20,000	$9.60	$26,900	$12.90	32.4%
Lewiston	950	$18,900	$9.10	$22,600	$10.80	20%
Pocatello	1,530	$16,900	$8.10	$21,100	$10.20	32.4%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	2,600	$19,800	$9.50	$24,700	$11.90	-6.1%
Champaign	2,990	$19,700	$9.50	$24,500	$11.80	-6.8%
Chicago (Area)	140,520	$20,000	$9.60	$26,400	$12.70	7.4%
Danville	1,030	$18,500	$8.90	$21,800	$10.50	13.6%
Decatur	1,630	$19,300	$9.30	$23,100	$11.10	-12.2%
Kankakee	1,280	$19,300	$9.30	$25,700	$12.40	-4.9%
Peoria	5,410	$19,200	$9.20	$25,200	$12.10	-1.5%
Rockford	3,870	$19,200	$9.20	$24,200	$11.60	-16.4%
Springfield	3,080	$19,000	$9.10	$23,700	$11.40	-9.6%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	1,280	$18,100	$8.70	$23,500	$11.30	4.8%
Bloomington	2,400	$18,500	$8.90	$24,000	$11.60	-0.2%
Columbus	1,350	$18,000	$8.70	$23,600	$11.30	1.2%
Elkhart	2,400	$20,600	$9.90	$28,600	$13.80	-25.2%
Evansville	6,010	$18,700	$9.00	$24,300	$11.70	10.9%
Fort Wayne	7,400	$18,900	$9.10	$25,600	$12.30	12.9%
Indianapolis	27,570	$18,800	$9.10	$24,300	$11.70	-1.7%
Kokomo	1,490	$18,600	$9.00	$26,500	$12.80	22.2%
Lafayette	2,810	$17,900	$8.60	$23,700	$11.40	5.9%
Michigan City	1,810	$17,600	$8.50	$22,700	$10.90	30.5%
Muncie	1,530	$18,900	$9.10	$25,300	$12.20	3.5%
South Bend	3,900	$19,800	$9.50	$28,200	$13.50	-5.9%
Terre Haute	2,460	$18,100	$8.70	$24,800	$11.90	12.7%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	1,360	$19,400	$9.30	$24,200	$11.60	0.5%
Cedar Rapids	4,290	$20,800	$10.00	$31,300	$15.00	-2.6%
Davenport	6,590	$20,100	$9.70	$26,000	$12.50	11.9%
Des Moines	10,730	$19,700	$9.50	$29,600	$14.20	3.4%
Dubuque	2,070	$18,700	$9.00	$25,100	$12.10	26.1%
Iowa City	2,840	$19,900	$9.60	$26,900	$12.90	5.7%
Sioux City	3,070	$19,400	$9.30	$26,900	$12.90	32.2%
Waterloo	3,200	$18,800	$9.00	$26,000	$12.50	14.9%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	1,500	$19,000	$9.10	$26,600	$12.80	-2%
Topeka	2,520	$18,600	$9.00	$24,900	$12.00	-28.6%
Wichita	8,570	$19,700	$9.50	$27,900	$13.40	-10%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	2,370	$17,500	$8.40	$21,100	$10.10	32.3%
Elizabethtown	1,710	$18,000	$8.70	$23,900	$11.50	21.7%
Lexington	8,020	$19,900	$9.60	$27,000	$13.00	2.9%
Louisville	16,570	$19,200	$9.20	$25,600	$12.30	-13.4%
Owensboro	1,790	$17,500	$8.40	$21,200	$10.20	17.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	2,100	$19,900	$9.60	$26,800	$12.90	3.1%
Baton Rouge	10,950	$18,700	$9.00	$24,300	$11.70	-7%
Houma	2,870	$19,100	$9.20	$24,900	$12.00	-5.7%
Lafayette	4,670	$18,600	$8.90	$23,800	$11.40	-0.8%
Lake Charles	2,960	$18,800	$9.10	$23,600	$11.40	2.1%
Monroe	2,990	$19,500	$9.40	$25,300	$12.20	23.3%
New Orleans	18,520	$20,300	$9.70	$25,300	$12.10	12.8%
Shreveport	5,770	$19,400	$9.30	$26,000	$12.50	3.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	2,150	$18,900	$9.10	$26,300	$12.60	8%
Lewiston	1,300	$21,700	$10.40	$27,700	$13.30	-16.4%
Portland	6,240	$22,400	$10.80	$28,300	$13.60	-1.1%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	37,110	$21,100	$10.10	$27,900	$13.40	-8.5%
Cumberland	1,290	$17,100	$8.20	$19,500	$9.40	5.2%
Hagerstown	4,490	$18,400	$8.90	$23,400	$11.30	44.9%
Salisbury	2,340	$19,200	$9.20	$24,600	$11.80	35.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	5,910	$20,900	$10.10	$27,200	$13.10	93.3%
Boston (Area)	77,560	$22,200	$10.70	$29,500	$14.20	15.3%
Pittsfield	1,430	$21,700	$10.40	$28,800	$13.80	28.7%
Springfield	8,940	$19,900	$9.60	$26,000	$12.50	-3.6%
Worcester	11,150	$20,900	$10.10	$26,600	$12.80	37%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	4,920	$20,000	$9.60	$28,100	$13.50	-19.7%
Battle Creek	1,860	$19,900	$9.60	$29,100	$14.00	9.5%
Bay City	1,630	$20,800	$10.00	$27,000	$13.00	41.6%
Detroit (Area)	58,110	$21,400	$10.30	$29,300	$14.10	-1.7%
Flint	6,470	$24,300	$11.70	$31,500	$15.20	50%
Grand Rapids	11,400	$22,100	$10.60	$29,700	$14.30	-2.9%
Holland	3,270	$20,500	$9.80	$26,800	$12.90	1.2%
Jackson	2,050	$21,200	$10.20	$27,300	$13.20	19.1%
Kalamazoo	4,650	$20,400	$9.80	$27,700	$13.30	7.6%
Lansing	6,120	$21,200	$10.20	$28,600	$13.70	-5.3%
Monroe	1,590	$21,700	$10.40	$32,900	$15.80	31%
Muskegon	3,450	$19,000	$9.20	$24,600	$11.80	80.3%
Niles	1,980	$20,600	$9.90	$24,700	$11.90	3.8%
Saginaw	4,080	$18,600	$8.90	$24,100	$11.60	55.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	3,640	$18,200	$8.80	$23,700	$11.40	-8.8%
Minneapolis	47,440	$20,100	$9.70	$25,800	$12.40	-14.9%
Rochester	3,110	$20,000	$9.60	$26,900	$13.00	-6.9%
St. Cloud	3,140	$18,500	$8.90	$25,800	$12.40	2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	3,790	$20,500	$9.90	$27,000	$13.00	15.5%
Hattiesburg	2,560	$18,500	$8.90	$24,400	$11.80	40.6%
Jackson	8,330	$19,800	$9.50	$27,600	$13.30	5.1%
Pascagoula	1,300	$19,000	$9.10	$24,500	$11.80	-27.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	3,180	$18,200	$8.70	$23,800	$11.40	18.9%
Jefferson City	1,620	$19,000	$9.10	$25,300	$12.20	-37.9%
Joplin	2,720	$18,500	$8.90	$23,800	$11.50	10%
Kansas City	29,070	$19,500	$9.40	$27,800	$13.40	-8.7%
Springfield	7,040	$19,000	$9.20	$27,600	$13.30	16.4%
St. Joseph	2,090	$20,000	$9.60	$26,500	$12.70	26.4%
St. Louis	38,230	$20,700	$10.00	$28,100	$13.50	-8.8%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	3,430	$20,100	$9.70	$27,200	$13.10	31.8%
Great Falls	1,570	$19,100	$9.20	$26,500	$12.80	35.7%
Missoula	2,670	$19,200	$9.30	$24,900	$12.00	49.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	5,970	$17,900	$8.60	$22,600	$10.90	14.4%
Omaha	13,830	$19,800	$9.50	$26,900	$13.00	-5.1%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	570	$21,000	$10.10	$30,600	$14.70	-38.7%
Las Vegas	31,440	$21,000	$10.10	$27,700	$13.30	13.7%
Reno	6,200	$21,200	$10.20	$30,400	$14.60	-3.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	2,900	$22,000	$10.60	$30,000	$14.40	-9.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	4,360	$20,600	$9.90	$26,400	$12.70	-2.8%
Ocean City	1,580	$25,600	$12.30	$29,900	$14.40	26.7%
Trenton	5,330	$23,500	$11.30	$35,600	$17.10	-23.4%
Vineland	1,670	$21,200	$10.20	$27,600	$13.30	-13.5%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	13,990	$19,400	$9.30	$25,700	$12.40	13.7%
Farmington	1,650	$19,000	$9.10	$28,400	$13.60	0.8%
Las Cruces	2,110	$18,600	$9.00	$23,100	$11.10	-0.5%
Santa Fe	3,210	$24,500	$11.80	$33,500	$16.10	56.7%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	13,450	$20,200	$9.70	$27,800	$13.30	-4%
Binghamton	3,250	$21,200	$10.20	$27,000	$13.00	-8.9%
Buffalo	16,340	$19,700	$9.50	$27,100	$13.00	-5.1%
Elmira	1,730	$18,500	$8.90	$24,500	$11.80	44.4%
Glens Falls	1,670	$22,400	$10.80	$28,800	$13.80	-1.1%
Ithaca	1,230	$19,700	$9.50	$25,700	$12.40	-23.7%
Kingston	2,070	$23,100	$11.10	$29,400	$14.10	7.9%
New York (Area)	253,020	$22,000	$10.60	$30,500	$14.70	-3.3%
Poughkeepsie	10,750	$22,000	$10.60	$29,400	$14.10	35.7%
Rochester	15,160	$19,900	$9.60	$25,200	$12.10	-3.8%
Syracuse	7,810	$20,400	$9.80	$27,900	$13.40	-20.8%
Utica	3,300	$20,300	$9.80	$27,300	$13.10	-19.4%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	6,590	$19,800	$9.50	$25,100	$12.10	20.6%
Burlington	2,260	$18,200	$8.80	$23,200	$11.10	22.5%
Charlotte	28,520	$20,000	$9.60	$26,700	$12.80	5.6%
Durham	6,280	$19,400	$9.30	$26,400	$12.70	-29.3%
Fayetteville	5,110	$18,200	$8.80	$23,300	$11.20	25.9%
Goldsboro	1,350	$18,400	$8.90	$24,000	$11.50	-4.5%
Greensboro	10,430	$19,700	$9.50	$27,500	$13.20	-7.3%
Greenville	2,700	$18,500	$8.90	$24,700	$11.90	14.8%
Hickory	4,090	$19,500	$9.40	$25,900	$12.40	-11.8%
Jacksonville	2,020	$19,200	$9.20	$25,800	$12.40	44.8%
Raleigh	18,400	$19,400	$9.30	$25,900	$12.40	14.4%
Rocky Mount	1,540	$19,000	$9.20	$24,100	$11.60	-18.8%
Wilmington	5,480	$19,500	$9.40	$26,100	$12.60	21.6%
Winston-Salem	5,980	$19,000	$9.10	$25,100	$12.10	-9.6%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	1,980	$23,600	$11.30	$32,700	$15.70	0.8%
Fargo	4,180	$19,900	$9.60	$27,900	$13.40	7.9%
Grand Forks	1,870	$19,400	$9.30	$30,800	$14.80	20.8%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	9,730	$18,800	$9.00	$24,600	$11.80	-6.1%
Canton	5,300	$18,700	$9.00	$26,100	$12.60	-1%
Cincinnati	26,520	$19,600	$9.40	$27,400	$13.20	-17.3%
Cleveland	27,440	$19,500	$9.40	$26,700	$12.80	-15.1%
Columbus	25,760	$19,100	$9.20	$24,900	$12.00	-12%
Dayton	11,380	$18,900	$9.10	$25,500	$12.30	-5.1%
Lima	1,990	$18,600	$9.00	$25,700	$12.40	21.3%
Mansfield	1,970	$18,300	$8.80	$23,400	$11.30	16.4%
Sandusky	1,390	$17,700	$8.50	$22,900	$11.00	27.1%
Springfield	1,490	$18,300	$8.80	$23,700	$11.40	-3.9%
Toledo	9,080	$20,000	$9.60	$27,400	$13.20	-4.2%
Youngstown	8,630	$19,100	$9.20	$26,000	$12.50	21.9%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	1,490	$18,100	$8.70	$23,200	$11.20	13.4%
Oklahoma City	21,710	$18,600	$8.90	$24,100	$11.60	19.3%
Tulsa	14,190	$19,500	$9.40	$25,100	$12.10	4.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	3,270	$22,500	$10.80	$28,200	$13.60	63.7%
Corvallis	1,070	$20,400	$9.80	$27,800	$13.40	2%
Eugene	5,210	$21,500	$10.40	$28,300	$13.60	14%
Medford	2,780	$22,000	$10.60	$26,600	$12.80	10.9%
Portland	34,450	$21,900	$10.50	$28,700	$13.80	7.6%
Salem	5,450	$20,500	$9.90	$25,400	$12.20	15.7%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	12,160	$22,400	$10.80	$30,200	$14.50	14.3%
Altoona	2,860	$19,100	$9.20	$25,700	$12.40	55%
Erie	4,910	$18,900	$9.10	$25,600	$12.30	20.8%
Harrisburg	9,410	$20,500	$9.80	$29,800	$14.40	-6%
Johnstown	2,440	$18,800	$9.00	$24,800	$11.90	33.9%
Lancaster	9,180	$20,600	$9.90	$28,100	$13.50	25.4%
Lebanon	1,430	$22,300	$10.70	$28,500	$13.70	-5.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	83,680	$21,400	$10.30	$29,000	$14.00	-3.2%
Pittsburgh	41,650	$20,000	$9.60	$27,500	$13.20	16%
Reading	5,810	$21,300	$10.30	$28,700	$13.80	10.5%
Scranton	10,090	$20,200	$9.70	$28,100	$13.50	23.9%
State College	2,640	$19,700	$9.50	$26,100	$12.60	23.2%
Williamsport	1,960	$20,200	$9.70	$28,000	$13.50	20.3%
York	6,960	$19,500	$9.40	$25,400	$12.20	24.3%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	23,860	$20,100	$9.70	$25,400	$12.20	16.1%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	1,970	$19,400	$9.30	$24,900	$12.00	6.2%
Charleston	9,720	$21,900	$10.50	$28,600	$13.70	7.4%
Columbia	11,650	$19,500	$9.40	$24,500	$11.80	8.1%
Florence	2,750	$19,200	$9.30	$24,400	$11.70	6.6%
Greenville	11,530	$19,400	$9.30	$25,400	$12.20	20.3%
Myrtle Beach	7,280	$18,400	$8.80	$23,600	$11.30	104%
Spartanburg	3,400	$19,700	$9.50	$24,200	$11.60	-9.7%
Sumter	1,110	$18,500	$8.90	$23,600	$11.30	1.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	3,490	$19,000	$9.10	$24,200	$11.60	80.9%
Sioux Falls	5,020	$19,900	$9.60	$27,000	$13.00	16%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	6,460	$19,400	$9.30	$26,200	$12.60	-10.1%
Clarksville	3,050	$18,400	$8.90	$24,200	$11.60	21.6%
Cleveland	1,000	$18,500	$8.90	$24,400	$11.70	-12.5%
Jackson	2,190	$18,700	$9.00	$23,600	$11.30	19.4%
Johnson City	2,230	$17,600	$8.50	$23,100	$11.10	-9.2%
Kingsport	3,150	$18,400	$8.90	$23,700	$11.40	-15.5%
Knoxville	10,420	$19,500	$9.40	$26,400	$12.70	-0.2%
Memphis	18,240	$20,100	$9.70	$26,900	$13.00	-6.5%
Morristown	1,150	$19,500	$9.40	$24,800	$11.90	-20.4%
Nashville	25,750	$19,200	$9.20	$25,400	$12.20	11%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	2,610	$19,700	$9.50	$28,500	$13.70	27.7%
Amarillo	4,010	$19,200	$9.20	$25,400	$12.20	14.4%
Austin	26,870	$19,400	$9.30	$24,900	$12.00	8.4%
Beaumont	6,030	$18,300	$8.80	$23,100	$11.10	17%
Brownsville	4,180	$17,600	$8.50	$22,900	$11.00	5.4%
College Station	3,120	$18,200	$8.70	$23,200	$11.20	6%
Corpus Christi	5,880	$18,100	$8.70	$23,200	$11.10	2.7%
Dallas (Area)	97,450	$20,300	$9.80	$26,500	$12.80	7.4%
El Paso	11,190	$17,700	$8.50	$23,700	$11.40	29%
Houston	82,920	$19,300	$9.30	$24,600	$11.80	0.4%
Killeen	4,230	$18,200	$8.70	$23,500	$11.30	8.4%
Laredo	3,020	$16,800	$8.10	$20,400	$9.80	7.8%
Longview	3,460	$18,200	$8.80	$23,700	$11.40	13.9%
Lubbock	5,260	$19,500	$9.40	$27,300	$13.10	31.9%
McAllen	9,260	$17,000	$8.20	$21,000	$10.10	30.5%
Midland	2,400	$21,100	$10.10	$29,400	$14.10	10.3%
Odessa	1,850	$20,500	$9.90	$27,800	$13.30	-5%
San Angelo	1,590	$18,500	$8.90	$25,100	$12.10	13.1%
San Antonio	28,570	$19,100	$9.20	$24,500	$11.80	5.9%
Sherman	2,010	$18,300	$8.80	$23,000	$11.00	52%
Texarkana	1,770	$18,500	$8.90	$27,500	$13.20	2.3%
Tyler	3,880	$17,500	$8.40	$22,700	$10.90	29.6%
Victoria	1,740	$17,600	$8.40	$22,700	$10.90	13.5%
Waco	2,930	$19,500	$9.40	$24,800	$11.90	-8.5%
Wichita Falls	2,600	$19,000	$9.10	$26,300	$12.60	41.5%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	1,990	$18,900	$9.10	$24,100	$11.60	28.1%
Ogden	7,430	$19,500	$9.40	$25,500	$12.20	18.2%
Provo	6,700	$19,100	$9.20	$25,000	$12.00	20.2%
Salt Lake City	19,270	$21,700	$10.50	$28,100	$13.50	-1.9%
St. George	2,740	$19,500	$9.40	$25,800	$12.40	76.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	4,080	$22,100	$10.60	$28,600	$13.80	13.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	2,170	$20,000	$9.60	$27,700	$13.30	5.9%
Charlottesville	2,890	$20,500	$9.90	$26,400	$12.70	-3.8%
Danville	1,440	$18,700	$9.00	$23,500	$11.30	13.4%
Harrisonburg	2,180	$18,900	$9.10	$26,900	$12.90	15.5%
Lynchburg	3,690	$19,100	$9.20	$25,500	$12.30	14.6%
Richmond	19,580	$20,600	$9.90	$27,300	$13.10	2%
Roanoke	4,440	$20,000	$9.60	$27,200	$13.10	-9.9%
Virginia Beach	25,450	$18,700	$9.00	$24,700	$11.90	7.4%
Winchester	2,030	$20,600	$9.90	$27,800	$13.40	21.2%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	2,980	$21,000	$10.10	$25,400	$12.20	20.6%
Bremerton	3,080	$23,200	$11.20	$30,200	$14.50	18.3%
Kennewick	3,250	$21,800	$10.50	$29,200	$14.00	7.1%
Longview	1,000	$21,700	$10.40	$27,000	$13.00	-9.7%
Mount Vernon	1,660	$21,800	$10.50	$28,100	$13.50	18.2%
Olympia	3,320	$21,300	$10.30	$28,800	$13.80	7.4%
Seattle (Area)	49,280	$23,400	$11.20	$30,300	$14.60	-7.2%
Spokane	7,200	$21,200	$10.20	$28,300	$13.60	9.6%
Wenatchee	1,720	$22,200	$10.70	$28,300	$13.60	34%
Yakima	2,080	$21,600	$10.40	$28,500	$13.70	-20.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	4,460	$18,300	$8.80	$25,000	$12.00	-5.3%
Huntington	4,570	$17,000	$8.20	$21,500	$10.30	28.8%
Morgantown	2,060	$17,400	$8.40	$21,300	$10.20	12.8%
Parkersburg	2,580	$18,700	$9.00	$24,800	$11.90	16.2%
Weirton	1,090	$18,700	$9.00	$27,000	$13.00	-20.5%
Wheeling	2,200	$17,900	$8.60	$22,500	$10.80	6.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	4,440	$19,800	$9.50	$26,700	$12.90	19.6%
Eau Claire	3,150	$19,100	$9.20	$24,500	$11.80	28.7%
Fond du Lac	1,300	$19,000	$9.10	$27,800	$13.40	-6.2%
Green Bay	4,350	$19,300	$9.30	$26,100	$12.60	-17.4%
Janesville	2,220	$18,800	$9.00	$25,100	$12.10	11.1%
La Crosse	2,370	$19,100	$9.20	$25,700	$12.30	4.1%
Madison	9,110	$19,700	$9.50	$26,900	$13.00	-14.2%
Milwaukee	22,930	$19,200	$9.20	$25,300	$12.20	-12.9%
Oshkosh	2,600	$17,200	$8.30	$21,600	$10.40	-7%
Racine	2,220	$18,900	$9.10	$23,400	$11.20	-6.8%
Sheboygan	1,390	$19,700	$9.50	$26,600	$12.80	-26%
Wausau	2,100	$19,700	$9.50	$26,200	$12.60	-3%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	1,600	$19,200	$9.20	$25,200	$12.10	24.3%
Cheyenne	1,390	$18,400	$8.80	$23,400	$11.20	0.1%