Salespeople

Median Salary: $23,900

Many salespeople across the country share a few key professional attributes. For example, NA can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 13,715,050 people were employed as salespeople nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for salespeople in the U.S. was $23,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about salespeople, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as salespeople). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of salespeople in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anniston 5,150 $18,200 $8.70 $27,100 $13.10 6.2%
Auburn 6,020 $19,100 $9.20 $27,600 $13.30 21.2%
Birmingham 62,150 $24,300 $11.70 $40,800 $19.60 19.7%
Decatur 5,580 $19,700 $9.50 $31,100 $15.00 3.1%
Dothan 7,270 $20,500 $9.90 $33,400 $16.00 18.3%
Florence 6,310 $19,000 $9.10 $31,100 $14.90 19.2%
Gadsden 3,990 $19,200 $9.20 $31,400 $15.10 8.5%
Huntsville 22,780 $22,000 $10.60 $33,400 $16.10 5.6%
Mobile 19,230 $19,900 $9.60 $33,300 $16.00 5.9%
Montgomery 16,100 $19,000 $9.10 $31,300 $15.10 -5.9%
Tuscaloosa 8,890 $18,700 $9.00 $29,100 $14.00 -5.9%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 15,970 $25,700 $12.40 $37,400 $18.00 -8.2%
Fairbanks 3,150 $26,400 $12.70 $34,700 $16.70 -15.1%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 5,910 $21,500 $10.30 $30,600 $14.70 -1%
Lake Havasu City 5,510 $22,400 $10.80 $30,900 $14.90 12.9%
Phoenix 192,130 $26,900 $12.90 $44,200 $21.20 3.8%
Prescott 6,080 $23,200 $11.20 $32,000 $15.40 0.6%
Tucson 34,360 $22,500 $10.80 $33,400 $16.00 -9.6%
Yuma 6,390 $19,800 $9.50 $28,500 $13.70 3.6%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 19,160 $21,700 $10.50 $36,900 $17.70 -7%
Fort Smith 11,560 $19,100 $9.20 $30,700 $14.80 -6.3%
Hot Springs 4,580 $19,400 $9.30 $27,700 $13.30 21.8%
Jonesboro 5,840 $19,100 $9.20 $29,900 $14.40 18%
Little Rock 33,610 $22,400 $10.80 $40,000 $19.30 -3.2%
Pine Bluff 2,630 $18,300 $8.80 $26,900 $12.90 -29%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 20,880 $21,600 $10.40 $35,200 $16.90 -25.1%
Chico 7,560 $22,600 $10.90 $33,700 $16.20 3.3%
El Centro 5,800 $19,500 $9.40 $27,900 $13.40 9.2%
Fresno 28,690 $22,800 $10.90 $37,400 $18.00 -15.5%
Hanford 2,930 $20,700 $10.00 $29,600 $14.20 -27.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 547,860 $27,700 $13.30 $48,100 $23.10 -1.4%
Madera 2,380 $22,300 $10.70 $32,400 $15.60 -40.5%
Merced 5,180 $19,700 $9.50 $29,800 $14.30 -17.2%
Modesto 16,240 $23,400 $11.30 $36,500 $17.50 -1.1%
Napa 6,470 $29,400 $14.10 $46,500 $22.40 -0.8%
Oakland 97,290 $29,000 $14.00 $48,000 $23.10 -6.4%
Oxnard 32,140 $25,400 $12.20 $42,000 $20.20 4.6%
Redding 6,770 $23,200 $11.10 $34,800 $16.70 4.9%
Riverside 128,820 $23,400 $11.30 $36,800 $17.70 2.5%
Sacramento 82,410 $25,100 $12.10 $41,200 $19.80 -7.9%
Salinas 13,700 $24,600 $11.80 $41,100 $19.80 -16%
San Diego 134,300 $25,300 $12.20 $43,700 $21.00 0%
San Francisco (Area) 195,310 $31,000 $14.90 $52,800 $25.40 -5.7%
San Francisco (City) 98,020 $32,900 $15.80 $57,600 $27.70 -5%
San Jose 81,180 $31,500 $15.10 $63,000 $30.30 -13%
San Luis Obispo 11,990 $24,000 $11.50 $38,000 $18.30 14.5%
Santa Barbara 16,600 $24,900 $12.00 $37,700 $18.10 -7.4%
Santa Cruz 9,780 $26,400 $12.70 $42,000 $20.20 9.9%
Santa Rosa 19,230 $27,400 $13.20 $43,100 $20.70 3.5%
Stockton 20,630 $23,200 $11.20 $37,800 $18.20 -5.8%
Vallejo 13,380 $23,600 $11.40 $38,300 $18.40 4.5%
Visalia 11,300 $21,600 $10.40 $34,400 $16.60 -18.4%
Yuba City 4,270 $21,300 $10.30 $31,900 $15.30 6.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 15,910 $28,700 $13.80 $49,000 $23.60 -2.9%
Colorado Springs 26,850 $23,700 $11.40 $38,500 $18.50 3.7%
Denver 137,430 $30,400 $14.60 $53,000 $25.50 7.4%
Fort Collins 15,020 $23,400 $11.30 $36,500 $17.50 11.2%
Grand Junction 7,910 $23,600 $11.40 $36,500 $17.50 19.8%
Greeley 7,440 $25,200 $12.10 $41,700 $20.10 -10%
Pueblo 6,470 $21,600 $10.40 $30,300 $14.60 9.7%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 58,450 $28,000 $13.50 $52,900 $25.50 19.5%
Hartford 49,930 $26,300 $12.70 $47,000 $22.60 -15.4%
New Haven 32,800 $24,400 $11.70 $42,700 $20.50 -6.9%
Norwich 13,890 $22,500 $10.80 $30,900 $14.80 -1.3%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 6,780 $20,900 $10.10 $30,300 $14.60 9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 247,630 $26,900 $12.90 $46,400 $22.30 -14.7%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 29,600 $25,800 $12.40 $41,100 $19.70 14.1%
Cape Coral 28,690 $25,400 $12.20 $41,600 $20.00 35.7%
Deltona 19,630 $23,000 $11.10 $36,500 $17.60 20.6%
Fort Walton Beach 10,180 $21,300 $10.30 $31,000 $14.90 26.5%
Gainesville 10,580 $21,900 $10.50 $34,600 $16.60 -16.7%
Jacksonville 71,640 $25,500 $12.30 $42,300 $20.40 17.4%
Lakeland 23,130 $25,600 $12.30 $44,300 $21.30 13.1%
Miami (Area) 292,370 $28,500 $13.70 $47,500 $22.80 26.6%
Naples 14,130 $26,200 $12.60 $43,200 $20.70 17.5%
Ocala 11,960 $23,600 $11.30 $38,600 $18.60 21%
Orlando 132,000 $24,300 $11.70 $39,900 $19.20 27.1%
Palm Bay 20,950 $22,800 $11.00 $37,800 $18.20 2.3%
Palm Coast 2,120 $22,500 $10.80 $34,200 $16.50 24.7%
Panama City 8,130 $23,500 $11.30 $36,100 $17.40 12.5%
Pensacola 19,260 $22,500 $10.80 $36,100 $17.40 20.7%
Port St. Lucie 15,340 $23,100 $11.10 $38,100 $18.30 21.2%
Punta Gorda 5,610 $21,700 $10.40 $33,500 $16.10 39.5%
Sebastian 6,170 $24,000 $11.60 $36,900 $17.70 27.6%
Tallahassee 15,510 $22,300 $10.70 $38,100 $18.30 -8.4%
Tampa 138,400 $26,600 $12.80 $45,800 $22.00 16.5%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 6,070 $19,100 $9.20 $29,200 $14.00 -5.1%
Athens 8,030 $19,500 $9.40 $29,300 $14.10 -2.6%
Atlanta 246,670 $25,800 $12.40 $47,000 $22.60 2.6%
Augusta 19,590 $19,500 $9.40 $30,300 $14.60 -8.6%
Brunswick 4,360 $18,600 $8.90 $27,400 $13.20 1.6%
Columbus 10,290 $18,600 $8.90 $29,500 $14.20 -13.7%
Dalton 5,990 $21,000 $10.10 $36,400 $17.50 -14.6%
Gainesville 6,760 $23,400 $11.30 $37,200 $17.90 -9.4%
Hinesville 1,440 $18,000 $8.70 $26,600 $12.80 -19.7%
Macon 10,930 $19,200 $9.20 $30,500 $14.70 9%
Rome 3,520 $19,400 $9.30 $30,200 $14.50 -10.8%
Savannah 16,690 $19,900 $9.50 $31,600 $15.20 5.9%
Valdosta 6,170 $18,700 $9.00 $26,600 $12.80 10.4%
Warner Robins 4,930 $18,900 $9.10 $28,900 $13.90 -16.9%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 43,600 $23,500 $11.30 $36,300 $17.50 -3.6%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 28,840 $23,200 $11.20 $36,400 $17.50 4.1%
Coeur d'Alene 6,930 $23,900 $11.50 $36,900 $17.70 21%
Idaho Falls 6,080 NA NA NA NA 16.8%
Lewiston 2,330 $20,300 $9.70 $27,900 $13.40 -9.8%
Pocatello 3,820 $19,800 $9.50 $27,200 $13.10 1.2%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 8,100 $21,900 $10.50 $38,700 $18.60 -10.2%
Champaign 9,510 $20,400 $9.80 $31,900 $15.30 -9.1%
Chicago (Area) 450,910 $23,700 $11.40 $42,200 $20.30 2.2%
Danville 2,680 $19,600 $9.40 $30,300 $14.60 -9.2%
Decatur 4,690 $21,200 $10.20 $31,000 $14.90 -22.3%
Kankakee 5,890 $19,800 $9.50 $27,600 $13.30 33.7%
Peoria 16,960 $22,100 $10.60 $36,300 $17.50 -5.1%
Rockford 13,590 $22,000 $10.60 $36,400 $17.50 -9.9%
Springfield 10,060 $21,100 $10.10 $35,200 $16.90 -9.4%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 4,050 $18,900 $9.10 $29,100 $14.00 1.6%
Bloomington 7,210 $19,300 $9.30 $31,000 $14.90 -8%
Columbus 3,870 $20,400 $9.80 $36,600 $17.60 -10.9%
Elkhart 8,880 $25,500 $12.30 $45,800 $22.00 -15%
Evansville 16,780 $21,300 $10.30 $35,500 $17.10 -4.9%
Fort Wayne 21,870 $23,500 $11.30 $39,800 $19.10 2.4%
Indianapolis 95,890 $25,300 $12.20 $45,700 $22.00 4.9%
Kokomo 4,050 $19,100 $9.20 $31,200 $15.00 2.2%
Lafayette 8,030 $19,000 $9.10 $32,100 $15.40 -7.1%
Michigan City 4,800 $19,300 $9.30 $31,400 $15.10 6.4%
Muncie 5,050 $19,500 $9.40 $31,000 $14.90 4.8%
South Bend 14,200 $23,600 $11.30 $38,800 $18.70 5%
Terre Haute 7,110 $18,500 $8.90 $29,700 $14.30 -0%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 4,560 $21,000 $10.10 $32,700 $15.70 3.2%
Cedar Rapids 15,410 $25,100 $12.10 $41,700 $20.10 7.4%
Davenport 19,650 $22,200 $10.70 $37,400 $18.00 2.4%
Des Moines 35,680 $26,000 $12.50 $44,900 $21.60 5.6%
Dubuque 5,930 $21,900 $10.50 $35,500 $17.00 10.7%
Iowa City 7,800 $21,400 $10.30 $33,700 $16.20 -10.7%
Sioux City 8,470 $21,400 $10.30 $34,900 $16.80 12%
Waterloo 9,010 $21,600 $10.40 $36,300 $17.50 -0.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 5,460 $19,900 $9.60 $30,300 $14.60 9.7%
Topeka 9,210 $20,000 $9.60 $32,500 $15.60 -20%
Wichita 28,900 $21,900 $10.50 $36,900 $17.80 -6.9%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 6,580 $19,300 $9.30 $32,300 $15.50 12.6%
Elizabethtown 4,860 $19,200 $9.20 $30,500 $14.70 6.1%
Lexington 23,420 $23,000 $11.10 $35,900 $17.30 -7.8%
Louisville 60,890 $24,100 $11.60 $40,100 $19.30 -2.3%
Owensboro 4,950 $18,800 $9.10 $29,500 $14.20 -0.7%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 6,830 $19,900 $9.60 $29,700 $14.30 2.9%
Baton Rouge 35,460 $21,500 $10.30 $35,100 $16.90 -7.5%
Houma 9,410 $20,000 $9.60 $32,500 $15.60 -5.2%
Lafayette 16,820 $20,500 $9.80 $33,500 $16.10 9.7%
Lake Charles 9,760 $19,100 $9.20 $28,300 $13.60 3.5%
Monroe 8,990 $19,100 $9.20 $31,300 $15.10 13.9%
New Orleans 57,220 $22,300 $10.70 $35,800 $17.20 7%
Shreveport 19,030 $20,400 $9.80 $32,400 $15.60 4.4%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 6,430 $21,600 $10.40 $35,700 $17.20 -1.1%
Lewiston 4,830 $23,000 $11.10 $35,900 $17.30 -4.6%
Portland 21,550 $25,400 $12.20 $42,200 $20.30 4.8%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 125,550 $24,900 $12.00 $44,200 $21.20 -5%
Cumberland 4,230 $18,600 $8.90 $28,600 $13.70 6%
Hagerstown 11,080 $19,400 $9.30 $30,800 $14.80 9.6%
Salisbury 6,450 $22,600 $10.90 $37,100 $17.90 14.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 12,360 $23,000 $11.10 $35,500 $17.10 24.1%
Boston (Area) 263,150 $26,300 $12.70 $47,700 $22.90 11.7%
Pittsfield 3,340 $22,600 $10.90 $34,100 $16.40 -7.8%
Springfield 28,460 $23,000 $11.10 $38,100 $18.30 -5.8%
Worcester 31,740 $23,500 $11.30 $38,000 $18.30 11.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 14,790 $25,000 $12.00 $43,100 $20.70 -25.9%
Battle Creek 5,110 $23,200 $11.20 $38,200 $18.40 -7.5%
Bay City 4,840 $19,300 $9.30 $29,900 $14.40 29.3%
Detroit (Area) 193,150 $25,400 $12.20 $44,900 $21.60 0.9%
Flint 15,800 $23,900 $11.50 $35,300 $17.00 12.4%
Grand Rapids 38,630 $26,100 $12.50 $43,600 $20.90 0.9%
Holland 9,020 $22,700 $10.90 $36,600 $17.60 -14.4%
Jackson 5,620 $21,600 $10.40 $34,900 $16.80 0.4%
Kalamazoo 13,000 $22,700 $10.90 $37,000 $17.80 -7.7%
Lansing 19,580 $22,400 $10.80 $35,300 $17.00 -7%
Monroe 4,140 $22,000 $10.60 $35,100 $16.90 4.4%
Muskegon 9,050 $20,200 $9.70 $29,000 $14.00 45.1%
Niles 5,720 $22,000 $10.60 $35,600 $17.10 -8%
Saginaw 10,070 $20,100 $9.70 $30,800 $14.80 18%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 11,700 $19,900 $9.60 $32,100 $15.50 -9.9%
Minneapolis 179,850 $28,200 $13.60 $51,700 $24.80 -1%
Rochester 8,540 $21,700 $10.40 $36,200 $17.40 -21.4%
St. Cloud 10,900 $21,300 $10.20 $35,200 $16.90 8.8%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 11,160 $21,400 $10.30 $30,400 $14.60 4.3%
Hattiesburg 7,180 $18,900 $9.10 $27,500 $13.20 20.7%
Jackson 26,900 $21,800 $10.50 $36,900 $17.70 4.2%
Pascagoula 4,250 $18,500 $8.90 $25,400 $12.20 -27.1%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 8,380 $19,800 $9.50 $31,400 $15.10 -3.8%
Jefferson City 5,340 $19,500 $9.40 $31,300 $15.10 -37.1%
Joplin 8,270 $19,100 $9.20 $28,100 $13.50 2.7%
Kansas City 104,830 $25,900 $12.50 $45,700 $22.00 1.1%
Springfield 22,830 $20,900 $10.00 $34,800 $16.70 15.9%
St. Joseph 5,640 $20,700 $10.00 $30,600 $14.70 4.5%
St. Louis 138,080 $25,100 $12.10 $44,000 $21.20 1.1%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 10,710 $22,500 $10.80 $34,200 $16.40 26.2%
Great Falls 4,250 $20,100 $9.70 $31,500 $15.10 12.4%
Missoula 6,500 $20,600 $9.90 $31,400 $15.10 11.5%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 16,900 $19,700 $9.50 $34,400 $16.50 -0.6%
Omaha 51,650 $24,700 $11.90 $43,200 $20.80 8.8%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 2,100 $23,500 $11.30 $35,600 $17.10 -30.3%
Las Vegas 90,020 $24,100 $11.60 $36,400 $17.50 -0.1%
Reno 21,050 $25,200 $12.10 $39,800 $19.20 0.6%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 12,240 $28,800 $13.80 $47,000 $22.60 17.1%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 13,920 $23,300 $11.20 $34,500 $16.60 -4.7%
Ocean City 4,560 $23,700 $11.40 $31,500 $15.10 12.1%
Trenton 18,350 $28,600 $13.70 $53,100 $25.50 -19.1%
Vineland 6,020 $23,500 $11.30 $41,600 $20.00 -4.2%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 39,330 $22,600 $10.90 $34,500 $16.60 -1.9%
Farmington 4,680 $20,700 $10.00 $33,600 $16.10 -12.1%
Las Cruces 5,700 $18,900 $9.10 $26,500 $12.70 -17.5%
Santa Fe 7,410 $25,800 $12.40 $36,900 $17.70 11.1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 39,970 $22,900 $11.00 $38,900 $18.70 -12.4%
Binghamton 10,550 $21,400 $10.30 $34,200 $16.40 -9.3%
Buffalo 52,620 $23,400 $11.20 $41,900 $20.20 -6.2%
Elmira 4,210 $20,700 $9.90 $36,000 $17.30 7.8%
Glens Falls 5,290 $21,500 $10.30 $31,900 $15.30 -4%
Ithaca 3,470 $21,500 $10.30 $32,900 $15.80 -34.2%
Kingston 6,120 $22,800 $11.00 $34,200 $16.40 -2.1%
New York (Area) 859,960 $29,400 $14.10 $56,400 $27.10 1.6%
Poughkeepsie 26,870 $23,400 $11.20 $35,800 $17.20 4.1%
Rochester 47,990 $22,900 $11.00 $41,900 $20.20 -6.6%
Syracuse 29,050 $23,200 $11.20 $42,400 $20.40 -9.6%
Utica 10,700 $22,000 $10.60 $34,700 $16.70 -19.7%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 18,850 $22,200 $10.70 $33,900 $16.30 5.8%
Burlington 7,060 $19,700 $9.50 $31,300 $15.00 17.6%
Charlotte 98,340 $26,500 $12.80 $46,400 $22.30 11.8%
Durham 21,300 $25,300 $12.20 $42,900 $20.60 -26.4%
Fayetteville 12,830 $19,400 $9.30 $29,900 $14.40 -3%
Goldsboro 4,300 $19,600 $9.40 $30,200 $14.50 -6.8%
Greensboro 35,500 $24,800 $11.90 $41,400 $19.90 -3.1%
Greenville 7,530 $19,700 $9.50 $30,600 $14.70 -1.8%
Hickory 13,200 $21,700 $10.40 $35,900 $17.30 -12.8%
Jacksonville 5,410 $19,200 $9.30 $27,400 $13.20 19.2%
Raleigh 56,980 $25,300 $12.20 $42,500 $20.50 8.7%
Rocky Mount 6,450 $19,200 $9.30 $29,300 $14.10 4.7%
Wilmington 16,830 $22,400 $10.80 $35,400 $17.00 14.7%
Winston-Salem 19,610 $21,600 $10.40 $34,700 $16.70 -9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 6,640 $23,500 $11.30 $35,600 $17.10 3.9%
Fargo 13,250 $22,900 $11.00 $38,100 $18.30 5%
Grand Forks 5,080 $20,200 $9.70 $32,900 $15.80 0.6%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 36,530 $22,100 $10.60 $40,300 $19.40 8.2%
Canton 17,910 $19,800 $9.50 $35,200 $16.90 2.7%
Cincinnati 104,970 $26,100 $12.50 $46,700 $22.50 0.5%
Cleveland 100,570 $24,700 $11.90 $44,800 $21.50 -4.5%
Columbus 91,890 $23,800 $11.40 $40,500 $19.50 -3.6%
Dayton 37,770 $22,000 $10.60 $36,300 $17.50 -3.3%
Lima 6,020 $21,900 $10.50 $36,800 $17.70 12.6%
Mansfield 6,400 $19,000 $9.10 $31,500 $15.20 15.8%
Sandusky 3,850 $18,900 $9.10 $29,300 $14.10 7.6%
Springfield 4,520 $19,300 $9.30 $31,700 $15.20 -10.2%
Toledo 30,890 $22,100 $10.70 $38,100 $18.30 0.1%
Youngstown 25,550 $19,700 $9.50 $33,400 $16.10 10.8%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 4,150 $18,900 $9.10 $25,700 $12.40 -3.2%
Oklahoma City 60,940 $21,200 $10.20 $33,200 $16.00 2.8%
Tulsa 45,300 $22,500 $10.80 $37,600 $18.10 2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 7,920 $25,500 $12.20 $37,800 $18.20 21.6%
Corvallis 2,500 $22,700 $10.90 $33,500 $16.10 -27.1%
Eugene 15,480 $24,900 $12.00 $38,800 $18.70 4%
Medford 9,720 $24,100 $11.60 $33,500 $16.10 19.1%
Portland 105,200 $27,900 $13.40 $45,300 $21.80 0.9%
Salem 13,880 $22,500 $10.80 $33,700 $16.20 -9.7%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 36,510 $23,600 $11.40 $39,300 $18.90 5.4%
Altoona 7,210 $19,200 $9.20 $29,900 $14.40 20%
Erie 14,130 $19,800 $9.50 $32,100 $15.40 6.7%
Harrisburg 28,970 $23,400 $11.30 $39,100 $18.80 -11.2%
Johnstown 6,600 $19,500 $9.40 $31,600 $15.20 11.1%
Lancaster 26,040 $22,800 $11.00 $40,100 $19.30 9.2%
Lebanon 4,650 $22,400 $10.80 $38,000 $18.30 -5.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 286,780 $26,500 $12.70 $48,400 $23.30 2.8%
Pittsburgh 121,390 $22,800 $11.00 $41,200 $19.80 3.7%
Reading 17,030 $22,900 $11.00 $39,800 $19.10 -0.6%
Scranton 28,360 $22,000 $10.60 $37,100 $17.80 6.9%
State College 6,680 $20,800 $10.00 $32,600 $15.70 -4.2%
Williamsport 5,670 $19,700 $9.50 $34,000 $16.40 6.7%
York 18,830 $22,300 $10.70 $38,500 $18.50 3.3%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 66,900 $22,300 $10.70 $38,400 $18.50 -0.1%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 5,960 $20,500 $9.90 $30,700 $14.80 -1.6%
Charleston 30,010 $22,900 $11.00 $37,000 $17.80 1.8%
Columbia 34,760 $22,000 $10.60 $37,300 $17.90 -1%
Florence 8,350 $19,900 $9.60 $33,400 $16.10 -0.7%
Greenville 32,460 $22,400 $10.80 $37,400 $18.00 3.9%
Myrtle Beach 17,730 $19,300 $9.30 $28,400 $13.60 52.5%
Spartanburg 10,630 $21,300 $10.20 $35,300 $17.00 -13.2%
Sumter 3,410 $18,700 $9.00 $28,300 $13.60 -4.7%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 7,760 $20,800 $10.00 $32,300 $15.50 23.6%
Sioux Falls 15,580 $24,200 $11.60 $40,100 $19.30 10.5%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 21,720 $20,600 $9.90 $34,400 $16.50 -7.2%
Clarksville 8,080 $19,400 $9.30 $30,400 $14.60 -1.2%
Cleveland 3,110 $19,100 $9.20 $32,100 $15.40 -16.7%
Jackson 6,100 $19,400 $9.30 $30,900 $14.90 2.3%
Johnson City 6,670 $19,100 $9.20 $30,100 $14.50 -16.4%
Kingsport 12,480 $19,100 $9.20 $30,300 $14.60 2.7%
Knoxville 33,810 $22,900 $11.00 $39,200 $18.80 -0.6%
Memphis 60,970 $23,200 $11.10 $38,900 $18.70 -4.1%
Morristown 4,160 $19,300 $9.30 $31,700 $15.20 -11.7%
Nashville 76,310 $24,000 $11.50 $39,500 $19.00 1%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 6,930 $21,300 $10.30 $35,900 $17.30 4.3%
Amarillo 10,890 $20,800 $10.00 $31,900 $15.40 -4.6%
Austin 87,680 $24,400 $11.70 $41,500 $20.00 8.6%
Beaumont 15,820 $19,200 $9.20 $31,300 $15.10 -5.8%
Brownsville 13,380 $17,900 $8.60 $26,000 $12.50 3.6%
College Station 8,600 $19,200 $9.20 $28,300 $13.60 -10.3%
Corpus Christi 18,730 $18,900 $9.10 $30,000 $14.40 0.4%
Dallas (Area) 331,120 $25,400 $12.20 $43,900 $21.10 8.2%
El Paso 29,740 $18,800 $9.10 $30,100 $14.50 5.2%
Houston 265,520 $23,500 $11.30 $44,200 $21.30 -1.3%
Killeen 12,820 $19,500 $9.40 $30,700 $14.80 0.7%
Laredo 10,930 $18,100 $8.70 $26,200 $12.60 19.7%
Longview 11,080 $19,100 $9.20 $33,200 $16.00 11.9%
Lubbock 15,470 $21,400 $10.30 $36,400 $17.50 19%
McAllen 22,810 $18,200 $8.70 $26,700 $12.80 -1.3%
Midland 7,030 $23,900 $11.50 $40,400 $19.40 -0.9%
Odessa 6,980 $22,400 $10.80 $40,800 $19.60 10.2%
San Angelo 4,460 $20,300 $9.80 $32,900 $15.80 -2.6%
San Antonio 89,780 $21,300 $10.20 $34,100 $16.40 2.2%
Sherman 5,000 $19,500 $9.40 $29,900 $14.40 16%
Texarkana 5,180 $19,000 $9.10 $31,800 $15.30 -8%
Tyler 9,960 $18,900 $9.10 $31,300 $15.10 2.2%
Victoria 5,180 $19,300 $9.30 $30,700 $14.70 3.5%
Waco 9,620 $21,600 $10.40 $35,800 $17.20 -7.9%
Wichita Falls 6,260 $19,400 $9.30 $29,300 $14.10 4.5%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 5,340 $19,700 $9.50 $29,000 $14.00 5.4%
Ogden 21,100 $21,500 $10.30 $31,600 $15.20 3.1%
Provo 20,630 $21,800 $10.50 $32,500 $15.60 13.5%
Salt Lake City 72,790 $26,100 $12.60 $44,700 $21.50 13.7%
St. George 6,380 $22,000 $10.60 $31,200 $15.00 26.1%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 11,160 $24,600 $11.80 $39,700 $19.10 -4.6%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 7,490 $19,500 $9.40 $33,500 $16.10 12.3%
Charlottesville 8,580 $23,000 $11.00 $37,700 $18.10 -12.3%
Danville 4,200 $19,000 $9.10 $28,100 $13.50 1.8%
Harrisonburg 6,770 $20,300 $9.80 $31,700 $15.20 10.4%
Lynchburg 10,890 $20,000 $9.60 $31,400 $15.10 3.8%
Richmond 64,020 $26,400 $12.70 $47,900 $23.00 2.3%
Roanoke 17,250 $22,700 $10.90 $38,400 $18.50 7.3%
Virginia Beach 76,920 $21,000 $10.10 $34,200 $16.50 -0.4%
Winchester 6,500 $23,200 $11.10 $35,500 $17.10 18.8%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 8,720 $23,400 $11.30 $36,100 $17.40 8.2%
Bremerton 8,260 $24,800 $11.90 $36,300 $17.40 -2.5%
Kennewick 9,970 $22,800 $10.90 $34,500 $16.60 0.7%
Longview 2,980 $23,600 $11.40 $35,100 $16.90 -17.1%
Mount Vernon 5,170 $24,100 $11.60 $37,000 $17.80 13.1%
Olympia 8,830 $24,000 $11.50 $37,800 $18.20 -12.3%
Seattle (Area) 173,680 $28,500 $13.70 $46,400 $22.30 -2.2%
Spokane 24,480 $25,100 $12.00 $38,600 $18.60 14.4%
Wenatchee 4,300 $23,600 $11.30 $33,100 $15.90 3%
Yakima 7,260 $23,800 $11.50 $37,100 $17.80 -14.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 14,380 $20,700 $10.00 $36,700 $17.60 -6.3%
Huntington 12,460 $18,200 $8.80 $27,100 $13.10 7.9%
Morgantown 5,280 $18,000 $8.70 $24,900 $11.90 -11.2%
Parkersburg 7,720 $19,200 $9.20 $27,900 $13.40 6.7%
Weirton 3,850 $18,500 $8.90 $28,000 $13.40 -13.8%
Wheeling 6,910 $18,600 $9.00 $28,900 $13.90 2.4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 14,760 $22,400 $10.80 $36,100 $17.40 22%
Eau Claire 9,280 $20,800 $10.00 $30,900 $14.90 16.4%
Fond du Lac 4,440 $22,500 $10.80 $37,300 $17.90 -1.5%
Green Bay 16,060 $22,500 $10.80 $39,500 $19.00 -6.5%
Janesville 6,820 $20,500 $9.90 $36,700 $17.70 4.6%
La Crosse 7,640 $21,600 $10.40 $37,500 $18.00 3%
Madison 32,140 $25,000 $12.00 $41,900 $20.10 -7%
Milwaukee 80,760 $25,500 $12.30 $50,800 $24.40 -5.8%
Oshkosh 8,140 $22,300 $10.70 $41,400 $19.90 -10.5%
Racine 7,500 $20,600 $9.90 $35,400 $17.00 -3.2%
Sheboygan 4,690 $22,300 $10.70 $37,100 $17.90 -23.2%
Wausau 6,740 $22,400 $10.80 $38,800 $18.60 -4.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 4,020 $23,600 $11.40 $38,000 $18.30 -4.2%
Cheyenne 3,860 $21,700 $10.40 $32,600 $15.70 -14.5%