School Cooks

Median Salary: $22,600

Many school cooks across the nation share a few important professional attributes. For example, integrity, self control, and concern for others can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 383,540 individuals were employed as school cooks nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to hone these traits and receive formal training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for school cooks in the U.S. was $22,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $10.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about school cooks, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

School cooks should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Clarity
  • Selective Attention
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Manual Dexterity

Different individuals go into different careers; school cooks are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Enterprising

Working as a school cook requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Food Production
  • Mathematics

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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 school cooks). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of school cooks 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 $16,600 $8.00 $18,800 $9.00 23.3%
Auburn 200 $17,600 $8.50 $20,300 $9.80 45.1%
Birmingham 1,680 $18,400 $8.90 $21,500 $10.30 15.6%
Decatur 140 $16,500 $7.90 $18,900 $9.10 -10.3%
Dothan 210 $17,200 $8.30 $19,900 $9.60 24.1%
Florence 250 $17,700 $8.50 $19,600 $9.40 70.5%
Gadsden 210 $15,800 $7.60 $17,800 $8.50 101.7%
Huntsville 820 $16,900 $8.10 $22,900 $11.00 36.2%
Mobile 630 $19,400 $9.30 $23,900 $11.50 24.9%
Montgomery 610 $17,400 $8.40 $19,400 $9.30 27.8%
Tuscaloosa 330 $19,800 $9.50 $23,300 $11.20 24.9%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 350 $31,000 $14.90 $40,900 $19.70 -28.4%
Fairbanks 50 NA NA NA NA -48.5%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 170 $28,500 $13.70 $34,200 $16.40 -0.3%
Lake Havasu City 190 $24,500 $11.80 $27,700 $13.30 35.9%
Phoenix 2,720 $24,300 $11.70 $29,000 $14.00 -47.5%
Prescott 200 $22,100 $10.60 $26,000 $12.50 18.1%
Tucson 620 $24,600 $11.80 $28,800 $13.80 -41.6%
Yuma 120 $26,300 $12.70 $33,100 $15.90 -31.1%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 1,070 $19,700 $9.50 $23,900 $11.50 84.9%
Fort Smith 690 $17,400 $8.40 $20,100 $9.70 99.4%
Hot Springs 210 $19,500 $9.40 $23,100 $11.10 95.5%
Jonesboro 290 $17,200 $8.30 $20,400 $9.80 108.5%
Little Rock 1,280 $21,000 $10.10 $23,500 $11.30 32.1%
Pine Bluff 270 $18,000 $8.70 $20,400 $9.80 165.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield NA $31,300 $15.00 $41,800 $20.10 NA
Chico 240 $23,600 $11.40 $27,600 $13.30 15.7%
El Centro 120 $38,500 $18.50 $43,300 $20.80 -18.5%
Fresno 550 $24,500 $11.80 $30,900 $14.90 -41.9%
Hanford 170 $39,500 $19.00 $43,600 $21.00 46.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 6,970 $26,800 $12.90 $32,300 $15.60 -58.4%
Madera 240 $30,600 $14.70 $37,200 $17.90 117.4%
Merced 270 $27,900 $13.40 $33,000 $15.90 56.7%
Modesto 200 $25,300 $12.20 $31,500 $15.20 -56.1%
Napa 100 $29,600 $14.20 $36,400 $17.50 -44.4%
Oakland 1,180 $30,500 $14.70 $36,900 $17.70 -59.5%
Oxnard 520 $28,000 $13.50 $34,500 $16.60 -39%
Redding 210 $24,200 $11.60 $28,200 $13.60 18.4%
Riverside 2,500 $26,400 $12.70 $33,600 $16.20 -29%
Sacramento 1,730 $27,400 $13.20 $35,400 $17.00 -31%
Salinas 340 $31,100 $15.00 $41,500 $19.90 -26.2%
San Diego 1,640 $27,400 $13.20 $32,200 $15.50 -56.2%
San Francisco (Area) 2,590 $31,800 $15.30 $37,500 $18.10 -55.3%
San Francisco (City) 1,410 $33,100 $15.90 $38,200 $18.40 -51.1%
San Jose 1,490 $25,300 $12.10 $32,200 $15.50 -43%
San Luis Obispo 180 $26,400 $12.70 $40,800 $19.60 -38%
Santa Barbara NA $27,500 $13.20 $31,300 $15.00 NA
Santa Cruz 180 $31,200 $15.00 $36,000 $17.30 -29.3%
Santa Rosa 330 $30,700 $14.80 $34,800 $16.80 -36.2%
Stockton 360 $28,700 $13.80 $34,500 $16.60 -41.8%
Vallejo 350 $32,100 $15.40 $43,500 $20.90 -3.2%
Visalia 170 $24,100 $11.60 $29,000 $14.00 -56.3%
Yuba City 160 $29,200 $14.10 $36,400 $17.50 42.5%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 320 $29,500 $14.20 $33,600 $16.20 -29.6%
Colorado Springs 770 $26,200 $12.60 $30,000 $14.40 5.8%
Denver 2,520 $27,200 $13.10 $34,000 $16.30 -29.6%
Fort Collins 290 $26,100 $12.60 $30,400 $14.60 -24.4%
Grand Junction 180 $25,800 $12.40 $29,700 $14.30 -0.4%
Greeley 270 $20,500 $9.90 $25,500 $12.20 17.1%
Pueblo 180 $23,400 $11.20 $28,000 $13.50 11.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 1,050 $33,100 $15.90 $39,400 $19.00 -28.9%
Hartford 1,380 $32,400 $15.60 $39,700 $19.10 -16.5%
New Haven 770 $30,900 $14.80 $37,700 $18.10 -26.9%
Norwich 910 $25,400 $12.20 $30,300 $14.60 130.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 360 $27,100 $13.00 $30,200 $14.50 107.9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 4,600 $29,100 $14.00 $34,000 $16.30 -41.3%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 600 $23,600 $11.40 $28,000 $13.40 -17.3%
Cape Coral 350 $25,500 $12.30 $29,000 $13.90 -41%
Deltona 360 $23,300 $11.20 $27,100 $13.00 -20.7%
Fort Walton Beach 110 $23,200 $11.20 $27,800 $13.40 -49.5%
Gainesville 210 $23,500 $11.30 $28,300 $13.60 -41.1%
Jacksonville 880 $22,700 $10.90 $26,500 $12.70 -48.5%
Lakeland 360 $23,500 $11.30 $28,400 $13.70 -36.2%
Miami (Area) 4,160 $24,300 $11.70 $29,700 $14.30 -37.6%
Naples 190 $26,800 $12.90 $31,500 $15.10 -44.4%
Ocala 150 $22,800 $11.00 $27,500 $13.20 -46.6%
Orlando 1,170 $21,900 $10.50 $25,100 $12.10 -59.7%
Palm Bay 450 $22,800 $11.00 $27,400 $13.20 -21.9%
Panama City 340 $28,000 $13.50 $31,800 $15.30 70.2%
Pensacola 280 $22,800 $11.00 $27,300 $13.10 -37.8%
Port St. Lucie 220 $24,600 $11.80 $28,500 $13.70 -39.2%
Punta Gorda 150 $23,900 $11.50 $28,000 $13.50 29.2%
Sebastian 150 $25,200 $12.10 $28,300 $13.60 10.1%
Tallahassee 460 $19,300 $9.30 $23,200 $11.20 -3.7%
Tampa 1,810 $22,800 $11.00 $27,400 $13.20 -45.6%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 360 $18,700 $9.00 $25,000 $12.00 102.4%
Athens 180 $21,400 $10.30 $24,700 $11.90 -21.7%
Atlanta 4,090 $20,300 $9.80 $24,900 $12.00 -39.2%
Augusta 680 $20,800 $10.00 $25,600 $12.30 14.3%
Brunswick 320 $15,500 $7.40 $19,300 $9.30 165.4%
Columbus 810 $20,100 $9.70 $23,600 $11.30 144.1%
Dalton 120 $18,600 $9.00 $23,000 $11.10 -38.3%
Gainesville NA $17,600 $8.50 $19,900 $9.60 NA
Hinesville 210 $25,500 $12.30 $34,800 $16.70 309.5%
Macon 290 $17,200 $8.30 $19,300 $9.30 3.2%
Rome 230 $15,800 $7.60 $18,000 $8.70 110.4%
Savannah 280 $20,200 $9.70 $24,000 $11.50 -36.9%
Valdosta 100 $19,300 $9.30 $24,100 $11.60 -34.2%
Warner Robins 160 $15,200 $7.30 $15,900 $7.60 -1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 700 $34,000 $16.40 $38,800 $18.60 -44.4%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 970 $23,100 $11.10 $26,300 $12.60 25.4%
Coeur d'Alene 130 $19,100 $9.20 $23,600 $11.30 -16.3%
Idaho Falls 220 $18,200 $8.70 $21,900 $10.50 53.7%
Lewiston 110 $22,300 $10.70 $25,800 $12.40 54.4%
Pocatello 50 $20,400 $9.80 $28,900 $13.90 -52.4%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 360 $22,200 $10.70 $30,700 $14.80 43.8%
Champaign 360 $21,400 $10.30 $25,900 $12.40 21.6%
Chicago (Area) 8,970 $23,200 $11.20 $27,900 $13.40 -11.4%
Danville 80 $23,600 $11.40 $28,300 $13.60 3%
Decatur 190 $19,900 $9.60 $24,400 $11.80 12.3%
Kankakee 200 $21,300 $10.20 $24,900 $12.00 65.4%
Peoria 580 $20,600 $9.90 $24,000 $11.60 16.4%
Rockford 400 $23,100 $11.10 $27,000 $13.00 -5.5%
Springfield 260 $21,200 $10.20 $25,000 $12.00 -17.5%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 240 $20,300 $9.80 $22,600 $10.90 115.1%
Bloomington 420 $23,600 $11.40 $28,000 $13.50 91.6%
Columbus 120 $20,300 $9.80 $23,900 $11.50 -4.6%
Elkhart 400 $21,300 $10.20 $24,000 $11.50 35.5%
Evansville 630 $20,900 $10.00 $23,700 $11.40 27.5%
Fort Wayne 600 $22,900 $11.00 $26,900 $12.90 1.1%
Indianapolis 2,460 $22,800 $11.00 $25,800 $12.40 -3.6%
Kokomo 190 $22,600 $10.90 $25,400 $12.20 70.1%
Lafayette 420 $22,400 $10.80 $25,900 $12.50 74.4%
Michigan City 170 $20,500 $9.90 $24,200 $11.70 32.8%
Muncie 200 $20,400 $9.80 $24,000 $11.60 52.1%
South Bend 330 $22,100 $10.60 $26,300 $12.60 -11.6%
Terre Haute 340 $21,100 $10.20 $23,800 $11.50 71.3%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 250 $25,800 $12.40 $30,800 $14.80 104.8%
Cedar Rapids 390 $24,100 $11.60 $27,800 $13.40 -3%
Davenport 620 $21,400 $10.30 $24,300 $11.70 15.8%
Des Moines 790 $24,200 $11.60 $27,900 $13.40 -16.6%
Dubuque 210 $22,700 $10.90 $24,600 $11.80 41.1%
Iowa City 280 $28,300 $13.60 $35,800 $17.20 16.1%
Sioux City 260 $21,100 $10.20 $24,700 $11.90 24.5%
Waterloo 410 $21,700 $10.50 $25,000 $12.00 62.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 280 $20,900 $10.00 $24,000 $11.60 101.5%
Topeka 520 $21,000 $10.10 $24,800 $11.90 62.3%
Wichita 960 $20,300 $9.70 $25,100 $12.10 10.7%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 320 $21,700 $10.50 $24,100 $11.60 95.9%
Elizabethtown 240 $23,000 $11.10 $26,100 $12.60 90.9%
Lexington 1,060 $23,900 $11.50 $28,500 $13.70 49.6%
Louisville 1,990 $23,100 $11.10 $26,400 $12.70 14%
Owensboro 310 $22,600 $10.90 $24,600 $11.80 118.8%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 440 $15,700 $7.60 $16,800 $8.10 137.4%
Baton Rouge 1,890 $17,500 $8.40 $20,500 $9.90 76.7%
Houma 530 $16,600 $8.00 $19,500 $9.40 92.6%
Lafayette 650 $17,700 $8.50 $20,800 $10.00 51.7%
Lake Charles 580 $15,400 $7.40 $16,100 $7.80 121.8%
Monroe 520 $16,000 $7.70 $18,300 $8.80 133.7%
New Orleans 1,980 $19,000 $9.10 $22,000 $10.60 32.7%
Shreveport 1,240 $16,800 $8.10 $19,200 $9.30 144.2%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 200 $25,300 $12.20 $29,000 $14.00 10.6%
Lewiston 200 $24,900 $12.00 $29,300 $14.10 42.8%
Portland 570 $27,700 $13.30 $32,000 $15.40 -0.7%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 2,290 $26,800 $12.90 $32,500 $15.70 -38%
Cumberland 130 $17,600 $8.50 $25,000 $12.00 20.1%
Hagerstown 360 $22,400 $10.80 $27,100 $13.10 26.2%
Salisbury 130 $20,400 $9.80 $29,200 $14.10 -20.2%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town NA $29,600 $14.20 $35,100 $16.90 NA
Boston (Area) 5,090 $30,500 $14.70 $35,100 $16.90 -32.3%
Pittsfield NA $26,000 $12.50 $30,200 $14.50 NA
Springfield 650 $28,500 $13.70 $33,300 $16.00 -23.2%
Worcester 680 $28,200 $13.50 $33,200 $16.00 -16.2%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 420 $27,900 $13.40 $32,000 $15.40 -25.4%
Battle Creek 260 $24,000 $11.50 $28,700 $13.80 69.8%
Bay City 130 $19,400 $9.30 $25,900 $12.50 23.6%
Detroit (Area) 3,330 $26,300 $12.60 $30,300 $14.60 -35.3%
Flint 420 $24,400 $11.70 $28,300 $13.60 7.5%
Grand Rapids 990 $27,600 $13.30 $31,400 $15.10 -7.6%
Holland 120 $26,800 $12.90 $29,400 $14.10 -58.1%
Jackson 200 $27,800 $13.40 $30,600 $14.70 26.2%
Kalamazoo 390 $23,900 $11.50 $26,900 $13.00 -1.6%
Lansing 480 $26,500 $12.70 $32,000 $15.40 -17.9%
Monroe 210 $24,400 $11.70 $26,600 $12.80 85.8%
Muskegon 180 $26,300 $12.60 $29,700 $14.30 0.6%
Niles 370 $26,300 $12.60 $29,200 $14.10 114.7%
Saginaw 320 $25,000 $12.00 $30,000 $14.40 33.3%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 700 $20,800 $10.00 $26,300 $12.60 92.3%
Minneapolis 4,360 $28,300 $13.60 $32,700 $15.70 -14.1%
Rochester 250 $28,100 $13.50 $34,400 $16.50 -17.5%
St. Cloud 330 $24,300 $11.70 $30,000 $14.40 17.5%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 350 $22,300 $10.70 $26,500 $12.70 16.9%
Hattiesburg 430 $17,500 $8.40 $20,900 $10.10 160.2%
Jackson 1,270 $17,400 $8.40 $19,500 $9.40 76.1%
Pascagoula 210 $17,600 $8.40 $21,400 $10.30 26.6%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 230 $19,500 $9.40 $22,500 $10.80 -7.4%
Jefferson City 280 $19,700 $9.50 $22,500 $10.80 17.5%
Joplin 140 $18,800 $9.00 $21,100 $10.20 -35.8%
Kansas City 2,940 $22,900 $11.00 $26,700 $12.80 1.5%
Springfield 520 $19,400 $9.30 $23,900 $11.50 -6.1%
St. Joseph 250 $20,500 $9.80 $23,100 $11.10 69%
St. Louis 3,190 $21,400 $10.30 $25,300 $12.20 -16.6%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 260 $19,900 $9.50 $23,400 $11.30 9.2%
Great Falls 130 $20,100 $9.60 $23,100 $11.10 25.3%
Missoula 130 $22,300 $10.70 $25,700 $12.30 -18.3%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 450 $23,100 $11.10 $27,200 $13.10 -4.7%
Omaha 1,230 $22,700 $10.90 $27,400 $13.20 -7.6%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 80 $26,500 $12.80 $30,300 $14.50 -7.3%
Las Vegas 780 $29,700 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 -69.2%
Reno 220 $25,700 $12.40 $31,700 $15.30 -61.9%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 180 $28,400 $13.60 $32,800 $15.80 -40%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 220 $27,500 $13.20 $33,200 $16.00 -47.2%
Ocean City 100 $28,100 $13.50 $31,500 $15.20 -15.8%
Trenton 350 $26,900 $12.90 $32,000 $15.40 -44.4%
Vineland 120 $29,600 $14.30 $36,700 $17.70 -33.9%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 1,330 $19,500 $9.40 $22,800 $11.00 19%
Farmington 340 $19,100 $9.20 $23,000 $11.10 125.6%
Las Cruces 250 $20,200 $9.70 $23,900 $11.50 26.7%
Santa Fe 150 $22,800 $11.00 $26,000 $12.50 -19.3%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 950 $25,000 $12.00 $31,800 $15.30 -25.3%
Binghamton 390 $22,200 $10.70 $27,500 $13.20 18.6%
Buffalo 1,300 $23,200 $11.10 $29,800 $14.30 -17.4%
Elmira 130 NA NA NA NA 21.1%
Glens Falls 130 $27,500 $13.20 $31,300 $15.10 -14%
Ithaca 250 $31,200 $15.00 $42,800 $20.60 70%
Kingston 200 $27,900 $13.40 $35,900 $17.30 15.4%
New York (Area) 13,790 $29,600 $14.20 $35,900 $17.20 -42.7%
Poughkeepsie 690 $29,200 $14.00 $35,600 $17.10 -4.4%
Rochester 970 $26,900 $12.90 $32,100 $15.40 -32.8%
Syracuse 640 $24,800 $11.90 $31,500 $15.10 -28.5%
Utica 360 $25,500 $12.30 $30,500 $14.70 -2.8%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 370 $22,200 $10.70 $25,400 $12.20 -25%
Burlington 100 $23,200 $11.10 $27,400 $13.20 -40.8%
Charlotte 1,600 $21,500 $10.30 $25,700 $12.40 -35%
Durham 730 $23,600 $11.40 $28,700 $13.80 -9.3%
Fayetteville 310 $22,100 $10.60 $24,600 $11.90 -15.9%
Goldsboro 180 $21,000 $10.10 $27,000 $13.00 37.4%
Greensboro 610 $22,400 $10.80 $26,100 $12.50 -40.2%
Greenville 160 $19,100 $9.20 $22,100 $10.60 -27%
Hickory 250 $19,100 $9.20 $23,200 $11.10 -41.7%
Jacksonville 40 $18,700 $9.00 $28,500 $13.70 -65.9%
Raleigh 560 $22,400 $10.80 $25,700 $12.40 -61.6%
Rocky Mount 110 $19,700 $9.50 $24,000 $11.50 -33.8%
Wilmington 230 $21,600 $10.40 $27,100 $13.00 -44.8%
Winston-Salem 420 $21,800 $10.50 $26,600 $12.80 -30.3%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 190 $22,700 $10.90 $26,100 $12.60 6.4%
Fargo 250 $23,900 $11.50 $28,100 $13.50 -28.2%
Grand Forks 170 $23,400 $11.20 $27,400 $13.20 22%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 1,290 $26,400 $12.70 $31,200 $15.00 36.6%
Canton 750 $24,100 $11.60 $28,000 $13.50 54.5%
Cincinnati 4,210 $24,700 $11.90 $28,900 $13.90 44%
Cleveland 4,080 $25,300 $12.20 $29,700 $14.30 38.5%
Columbus 2,860 $27,600 $13.30 $33,300 $16.00 7.4%
Dayton 1,550 $25,500 $12.30 $29,800 $14.30 41.6%
Lima 370 $23,500 $11.30 $27,100 $13.00 150.4%
Mansfield 240 $23,300 $11.20 $27,800 $13.40 55.7%
Sandusky 180 $26,700 $12.80 $29,800 $14.30 79.3%
Springfield 340 $22,900 $11.00 $29,600 $14.20 142.4%
Toledo 1,240 $24,100 $11.60 $28,500 $13.70 43.4%
Youngstown 1,110 $23,700 $11.40 $29,100 $14.00 72.8%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 320 $19,200 $9.30 $23,800 $11.50 163.6%
Oklahoma City 2,530 $17,100 $8.20 $20,400 $9.80 52.8%
Tulsa 1,820 $18,600 $9.00 $21,300 $10.20 46.5%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 150 $22,400 $10.70 $27,200 $13.10 -15.6%
Corvallis 140 $23,800 $11.40 $27,500 $13.20 51.1%
Eugene 560 $22,300 $10.70 $26,100 $12.60 33.9%
Medford 320 $23,500 $11.30 $27,400 $13.20 41%
Portland 2,810 $26,400 $12.70 $31,000 $14.90 -3.6%
Salem 550 $21,400 $10.30 $26,600 $12.80 26.9%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 950 $25,500 $12.30 $31,300 $15.10 -1.8%
Altoona 300 $22,800 $11.00 $26,000 $12.50 81.2%
Erie 450 $22,900 $11.00 $25,600 $12.30 21.3%
Harrisburg 720 $23,700 $11.40 $28,600 $13.70 -21.1%
Johnstown 140 $24,800 $11.90 $29,200 $14.00 -13.9%
Lancaster 570 $24,700 $11.90 $28,500 $13.70 -14.8%
Lebanon 130 $26,600 $12.80 $32,800 $15.80 -6%
Philadelphia (Area) 7,630 $26,700 $12.90 $32,200 $15.50 -2.4%
Pittsburgh 3,670 $23,400 $11.30 $27,700 $13.30 12.2%
Reading 580 $24,300 $11.70 $28,900 $13.90 21.7%
Scranton 890 $23,800 $11.40 $28,100 $13.50 20.1%
State College 180 $23,900 $11.50 $28,900 $13.90 -7.5%
Williamsport 200 $22,500 $10.80 $26,000 $12.50 35.5%
York 490 $25,000 $12.00 $29,700 $14.30 -4%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 1,310 $31,800 $15.30 $37,200 $17.90 -26.5%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 250 $17,700 $8.50 $20,600 $9.90 47.2%
Charleston 810 $20,000 $9.60 $24,000 $11.50 -1.3%
Columbia 1,270 $20,500 $9.90 $24,300 $11.70 29.4%
Florence 390 $16,400 $7.90 $19,200 $9.20 64%
Greenville NA $20,200 $9.70 $23,900 $11.50 NA
Myrtle Beach 590 $19,400 $9.30 $23,800 $11.50 80.2%
Spartanburg 240 $21,300 $10.20 $25,600 $12.30 -29.2%
Sumter 150 $19,300 $9.30 $21,700 $10.40 46.1%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 210 $23,300 $11.20 $26,900 $12.90 21.2%
Sioux Falls 580 $22,700 $10.90 $25,500 $12.30 46.6%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 680 $19,300 $9.30 $23,000 $11.10 4.3%
Clarksville 350 $21,500 $10.30 $25,600 $12.30 54.1%
Cleveland 330 $17,800 $8.50 $21,600 $10.40 212%
Jackson 500 $18,400 $8.90 $20,900 $10.00 199.1%
Johnson City 260 $19,000 $9.20 $22,600 $10.90 16.9%
Kingsport 390 $18,700 $9.00 $21,300 $10.20 15.8%
Knoxville 1,670 $21,500 $10.30 $25,000 $12.00 75%
Memphis 2,550 $21,500 $10.30 $24,600 $11.90 43.3%
Morristown 560 $16,900 $8.10 $19,200 $9.20 325.2%
Nashville 3,510 $19,000 $9.10 $23,200 $11.20 66%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 280 $17,700 $8.50 $21,100 $10.20 51.8%
Amarillo 450 $18,700 $9.00 $21,000 $10.10 40.4%
Austin 1,310 $23,700 $11.40 $28,000 $13.50 -42%
Beaumont 720 $19,000 $9.10 $26,100 $12.60 53.7%
Brownsville 500 $17,700 $8.50 $21,400 $10.30 38.8%
College Station 150 $19,000 $9.10 $22,000 $10.60 -43.5%
Corpus Christi 410 $17,900 $8.60 $20,700 $9.90 -21.7%
Dallas (Area) 6,300 $21,000 $10.10 $24,800 $12.00 -18.4%
El Paso NA $21,400 $10.30 $26,200 $12.60 NA
Houston 7,460 $21,600 $10.40 $24,700 $11.90 -0.9%
Killeen 440 $18,100 $8.70 $23,100 $11.10 24.9%
Laredo 210 $17,300 $8.30 $21,400 $10.30 -18.9%
Longview 320 $18,000 $8.60 $20,500 $9.80 15.7%
Lubbock 460 $19,300 $9.30 $23,200 $11.20 26.5%
McAllen 860 $20,900 $10.00 $24,400 $11.70 33.7%
Midland 330 $20,200 $9.70 $23,600 $11.40 67.1%
Odessa 90 $20,300 $9.80 $23,700 $11.40 -51.1%
San Angelo 120 $17,800 $8.60 $21,600 $10.40 -9.7%
San Antonio 3,360 $18,400 $8.80 $22,200 $10.70 36.8%
Sherman 230 $16,500 $7.90 $18,900 $9.10 88%
Texarkana 130 $18,300 $8.80 $21,700 $10.40 -16.8%
Tyler 180 $19,600 $9.40 $22,500 $10.80 -34.2%
Victoria 160 $17,000 $8.20 $19,300 $9.30 17.7%
Waco 340 $17,400 $8.40 $20,100 $9.70 16.4%
Wichita Falls 160 $17,900 $8.60 $20,200 $9.70 -5.4%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 200 $19,500 $9.40 $24,000 $11.50 44.3%
Ogden 690 $21,400 $10.30 $25,000 $12.00 21.4%
Provo 840 $20,700 $9.90 $26,200 $12.60 65.9%
Salt Lake City 1,560 $21,000 $10.10 $25,400 $12.20 -12.7%
St. George 150 $24,200 $11.60 $27,500 $13.20 6.7%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 370 $27,000 $13.00 $31,600 $15.20 14.2%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 230 $20,800 $10.00 $24,600 $11.80 21.7%
Charlottesville 220 $22,300 $10.70 $26,600 $12.80 -21.2%
Danville 90 $21,300 $10.30 $23,500 $11.30 -19%
Harrisonburg 100 $23,900 $11.50 $26,700 $12.90 -41.2%
Lynchburg 230 $22,900 $11.00 $26,800 $12.90 -22.9%
Richmond 810 $23,000 $11.10 $26,200 $12.60 -53.8%
Roanoke 330 $20,900 $10.10 $24,700 $11.90 -26.3%
Virginia Beach 1,880 $23,500 $11.30 $28,900 $13.90 -12.9%
Winchester 170 $20,100 $9.70 $24,300 $11.70 8%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 240 $24,800 $11.90 $29,300 $14.10 4.5%
Bremerton 250 $28,600 $13.80 $32,600 $15.70 4.8%
Kennewick 220 $26,500 $12.70 $30,300 $14.60 -18.9%
Longview 100 $26,900 $12.90 $29,900 $14.40 3%
Mount Vernon 220 $24,700 $11.90 $30,100 $14.50 68.2%
Olympia 260 $26,900 $12.90 $31,000 $14.90 -6.7%
Seattle (Area) 3,320 $29,200 $14.00 $33,900 $16.30 -4.6%
Spokane 680 $25,300 $12.20 $31,900 $15.30 13.4%
Wenatchee 210 $27,300 $13.10 $31,500 $15.10 76.8%
Yakima 270 $28,000 $13.50 $32,000 $15.40 11.8%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 640 $19,500 $9.40 $23,000 $11.10 49.9%
Huntington 800 $21,300 $10.20 $24,700 $11.90 148%
Morgantown 210 $22,000 $10.60 $24,300 $11.70 25.2%
Parkersburg 450 $18,800 $9.10 $23,100 $11.10 122.7%
Weirton 330 $18,700 $9.00 $21,400 $10.30 163.8%
Wheeling 380 $20,500 $9.90 $23,600 $11.40 101.8%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 260 $24,700 $11.90 $28,200 $13.60 -24.2%
Eau Claire 370 $24,100 $11.60 $26,200 $12.60 65.7%
Fond du Lac 100 $24,400 $11.70 $27,700 $13.30 -16.9%
Green Bay 500 $26,500 $12.70 $30,200 $14.50 3%
Janesville 290 $23,400 $11.30 $25,700 $12.40 60.7%
La Crosse 290 $24,000 $11.60 $29,000 $13.90 38.8%
Madison 830 $26,700 $12.80 $30,100 $14.50 -14.1%
Milwaukee 1,680 $25,900 $12.50 $30,300 $14.60 -29.9%
Oshkosh 190 $26,000 $12.50 $29,400 $14.20 -23.5%
Racine 250 $23,100 $11.10 $28,000 $13.50 14.7%
Sheboygan 180 $22,000 $10.60 $28,300 $13.60 3.8%
Wausau 180 $20,300 $9.80 $26,400 $12.70 -10.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 100 $24,100 $11.60 $28,500 $13.70 -11.4%
Cheyenne 250 $23,300 $11.20 $26,400 $12.70 101.2%