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School Counselors

Median Salary: $52,600

Many school counselors across the U.S. share a number of key professional characteristics. For example, self control, dependability, and stress tolerance can be critical for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 251,050 folks were working as school counselors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for school counselors in the U.S. was $52,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about school counselors, including wages and job density for areas all over the U.S..

School counselors should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Written Comprehension
  • Near Vision

Different folks go into different careers; school counselors are typically:

  • Social
  • Artistic
  • Investigative

Working as a school counselor requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Therapy and Counseling
  • English Language
  • Psychology
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as school counselors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of school counselors 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 60 $48,700 $23.40 $55,200 $26.50 -29.6%
Auburn 200 $52,700 $25.30 $61,400 $29.50 121%
Birmingham 680 $56,400 $27.10 $67,400 $32.40 -28.5%
Decatur 70 $56,300 $27.10 $61,700 $29.70 -34%
Dothan 50 $51,000 $24.50 $57,500 $27.70 -54.1%
Florence 90 $52,500 $25.30 $59,600 $28.70 -11%
Gadsden 60 $53,800 $25.90 $61,400 $29.50 -5.6%
Huntsville 200 $55,900 $26.90 $63,400 $30.50 -50.2%
Mobile 200 $46,200 $22.20 $55,400 $26.60 -38.4%
Montgomery 280 $52,000 $25.00 $62,100 $29.90 -10.5%
Tuscaloosa 120 $41,800 $20.10 $48,300 $23.20 -33.1%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anchorage 270 $62,300 $30.00 $80,600 $38.80 -13.9%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Flagstaff 190 $40,800 $19.60 $48,500 $23.30 72.8%
Lake Havasu City 150 $34,700 $16.70 $44,600 $21.40 71.1%
Phoenix 3,370 $46,000 $22.10 $54,500 $26.20 -0.6%
Prescott 140 $37,100 $17.80 $44,000 $21.10 23.9%
Tucson 820 $42,100 $20.20 $50,800 $24.40 18.1%
Yuma 120 $48,700 $23.40 $56,300 $27.10 3.1%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Fayetteville 390 $52,600 $25.30 $61,400 $29.50 2.4%
Fort Smith 180 $54,300 $26.10 $62,000 $29.80 -21.3%
Hot Springs 60 $53,100 $25.50 $61,200 $29.40 -10.8%
Jonesboro 100 $46,200 $22.20 $55,200 $26.60 6.3%
Little Rock 570 $56,300 $27.10 $64,900 $31.20 -10.5%
Pine Bluff 60 $56,300 $27.00 $62,300 $30.00 -5.8%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bakersfield 590 $53,500 $25.70 $68,000 $32.70 14.9%
Chico 240 $55,200 $26.50 $72,200 $34.70 76.8%
El Centro 160 $59,000 $28.40 $77,600 $37.30 61.4%
Fresno 840 $65,700 $31.60 $84,200 $40.50 35.6%
Hanford 40 $49,400 $23.70 $62,800 $30.20 -39.8%
Los Angeles (Area) 10,370 $57,300 $27.60 $82,800 $39.80 -3.2%
Madera 150 $54,600 $26.20 $93,600 $45.00 108.5%
Merced 190 $53,200 $25.60 $78,500 $37.70 61.9%
Modesto 280 $76,200 $36.60 $89,200 $42.90 -6.8%
Napa 110 $40,200 $19.30 $69,800 $33.60 -5.7%
Oakland 1,840 $54,900 $26.40 $74,200 $35.70 -3.2%
Oxnard 520 $59,900 $28.80 $81,300 $39.10 -8.4%
Redding 160 $49,700 $23.90 $84,300 $40.50 32.7%
Riverside 2,910 $61,700 $29.70 $82,300 $39.60 26.6%
Sacramento 2,300 $53,000 $25.50 $69,600 $33.50 40.4%
Salinas 220 $57,500 $27.60 $76,400 $36.70 -24.8%
San Diego 3,800 $53,400 $25.70 $78,400 $37.70 54.4%
San Francisco (Area) 4,430 $55,800 $26.80 $76,600 $36.80 17%
San Francisco (City) 2,590 $56,600 $27.20 $78,900 $37.90 37.3%
San Jose 1,550 $71,000 $34.10 $84,000 $40.40 -9.2%
San Luis Obispo 230 $57,600 $27.70 $75,000 $36.10 21.3%
Santa Barbara 410 $54,700 $26.30 $79,800 $38.40 25.7%
Santa Cruz NA $56,500 $27.10 $70,100 $33.70 NA
Santa Rosa 280 $53,800 $25.80 $77,300 $37.20 -17.7%
Stockton 560 $59,900 $28.80 $74,900 $36.00 39.6%
Vallejo 310 $58,200 $28.00 $75,500 $36.30 34.2%
Visalia 490 $45,200 $21.70 $79,600 $38.30 91.8%
Yuba City 180 $59,100 $28.40 $77,900 $37.50 147%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boulder 320 $45,600 $21.90 $55,100 $26.50 7.8%
Colorado Springs 510 $45,700 $22.00 $55,500 $26.70 7.2%
Denver 1,670 $49,300 $23.70 $64,100 $30.80 -28.8%
Fort Collins 240 $44,200 $21.30 $55,200 $26.60 -4%
Greeley 130 $46,700 $22.50 $57,300 $27.60 -13%
Pueblo 150 $46,000 $22.10 $61,200 $29.40 42%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bridgeport NA $64,800 $31.20 $81,600 $39.20 NA
Hartford 1,110 $49,800 $24.00 $70,500 $33.90 2.5%
New Haven 1,020 $60,700 $29.20 $75,900 $36.50 43%
Norwich 180 $65,600 $31.50 $74,900 $36.00 -31.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Dover 240 $45,000 $21.60 $65,500 $31.50 110%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Washington (Area) 5,740 $67,100 $32.30 $88,100 $42.40 4.5%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bradenton 290 $51,500 $24.70 $64,700 $31.10 -38.2%
Cape Coral NA $53,200 $25.60 $70,200 $33.70 NA
Deltona 300 $42,500 $20.40 $56,100 $27.00 -0.6%
Fort Walton Beach 120 NA NA NA NA -16.5%
Gainesville 150 $49,400 $23.80 $59,500 $28.60 -34.2%
Jacksonville 980 $45,100 $21.70 $65,400 $31.50 -12.1%
Lakeland 270 NA NA NA NA -26.9%
Miami (Area) 3,950 $46,600 $22.40 $63,200 $30.40 -9.6%
Ocala 130 NA NA NA NA -30.7%
Orlando 1,110 $63,700 $30.60 $77,100 $37.10 -41.4%
Palm Bay 330 NA NA NA NA -12.9%
Pensacola 260 $51,500 $24.80 $68,600 $33.00 -10%
Port St. Lucie 210 $65,600 $31.50 $84,200 $40.50 -10.1%
Sebastian 30 $64,900 $31.20 $72,500 $34.90 -60.7%
Tallahassee 280 $48,000 $23.10 $58,300 $28.00 -8.4%
Tampa 1,710 $52,500 $25.20 $67,100 $32.30 -21.4%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 90 $58,000 $27.90 $66,700 $32.10 -23.9%
Athens 290 $43,200 $20.80 $55,200 $26.50 91.3%
Atlanta 3,460 $56,100 $27.00 $70,600 $33.90 -21.4%
Augusta 310 $61,000 $29.30 $74,000 $35.60 -22.2%
Brunswick 70 $58,100 $28.00 $68,100 $32.80 -15.5%
Columbus 200 $58,200 $28.00 $67,600 $32.50 -8.6%
Dalton 80 $60,500 $29.10 $80,400 $38.70 -36.7%
Gainesville 70 $42,900 $20.60 $49,300 $23.70 -45.8%
Hinesville 40 $69,500 $33.40 $76,100 $36.60 11.3%
Macon 170 $51,100 $24.50 $61,900 $29.80 -9.4%
Rome 70 $58,300 $28.00 $65,000 $31.30 0.8%
Savannah 290 $47,400 $22.80 $55,300 $26.60 -0.6%
Valdosta 110 $48,200 $23.20 $64,200 $30.90 11.3%
Warner Robins 80 $60,900 $29.30 $69,900 $33.60 -28.9%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Honolulu 1,100 $53,800 $25.80 $64,000 $30.80 32.3%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Boise City 640 $42,200 $20.30 $58,200 $28.00 27.1%
Coeur d'Alene 70 $49,200 $23.60 $68,300 $32.80 -33%
Idaho Falls 60 $53,600 $25.80 $66,200 $31.80 -37.6%
Lewiston 40 $51,400 $24.70 $58,900 $28.30 -11.8%
Pocatello 120 $48,800 $23.50 $60,300 $29.00 69.5%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bloomington 170 $48,900 $23.50 $61,600 $29.60 1.3%
Champaign 210 $48,900 $23.50 $59,100 $28.40 8.7%
Chicago (Area) 6,130 $57,000 $27.40 $80,700 $38.80 -29.7%
Danville NA $27,000 $13.00 $32,000 $15.40 NA
Decatur 100 $38,600 $18.50 $56,900 $27.30 -10.6%
Kankakee 40 $55,200 $26.50 $71,200 $34.20 -44.5%
Peoria 200 $50,600 $24.30 $61,700 $29.70 -37.6%
Rockford 310 $45,400 $21.80 $64,500 $31.00 12.2%
Springfield NA $51,200 $24.60 $60,800 $29.30 NA
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 70 $41,300 $19.90 $49,900 $24.00 2.2%
Columbus 40 $45,200 $21.70 $58,700 $28.20 -53.3%
Elkhart 120 $45,100 $21.70 $59,500 $28.60 -35%
Evansville 210 $48,000 $23.10 $60,400 $29.10 -35.5%
Fort Wayne 320 $47,600 $22.90 $64,500 $31.00 -17.6%
Indianapolis 1,130 $54,400 $26.20 $70,800 $34.10 -32.5%
Kokomo 40 $52,600 $25.30 $60,700 $29.20 -44.9%
Lafayette NA $40,000 $19.30 $51,800 $24.90 NA
Michigan City 70 $43,700 $21.00 $57,100 $27.40 -9.4%
Muncie 160 $35,300 $17.00 $48,200 $23.20 76%
South Bend 230 $45,200 $21.80 $57,700 $27.80 -6.1%
Terre Haute 120 $44,400 $21.40 $64,800 $31.10 -4.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ames 150 $43,400 $20.90 $49,000 $23.60 87.9%
Cedar Rapids 210 $40,800 $19.60 $50,100 $24.10 -21.4%
Davenport 230 $49,200 $23.70 $62,200 $29.90 -35.6%
Des Moines 400 $47,800 $23.00 $60,700 $29.20 -35.7%
Dubuque 70 $40,400 $19.40 $50,700 $24.40 -28.5%
Iowa City 120 $42,400 $20.40 $52,600 $25.30 -26.6%
Sioux City 80 $45,000 $21.60 $55,600 $26.70 -44.6%
Waterloo 80 $45,000 $21.70 $62,100 $29.90 -52.1%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawrence 110 $49,500 $23.80 $59,700 $28.70 23.9%
Topeka 100 $53,300 $25.60 $61,100 $29.40 -51.9%
Wichita 450 $53,800 $25.90 $62,300 $30.00 -21.6%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bowling Green 100 $47,400 $22.80 $58,000 $27.90 -3.3%
Elizabethtown 90 $66,200 $31.80 $73,500 $35.30 12.1%
Lexington 300 $53,400 $25.70 $64,100 $30.80 -35.9%
Louisville 690 $63,700 $30.60 $78,300 $37.70 -39.7%
Owensboro 70 $56,100 $27.00 $66,500 $32.00 -23.5%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Alexandria 170 $47,000 $22.60 $52,700 $25.30 40.9%
Baton Rouge 1,880 $52,300 $25.10 $62,900 $30.20 168.3%
Houma 230 $47,300 $22.80 $52,200 $25.10 24.9%
Lafayette 290 $53,600 $25.80 $63,000 $30.30 3.5%
Lake Charles 260 $54,700 $26.30 $60,800 $29.20 52.2%
Monroe 380 $50,300 $24.20 $60,100 $28.90 160.3%
New Orleans 1,500 $50,700 $24.40 $58,200 $28.00 53.1%
Shreveport 460 $54,500 $26.20 $61,400 $29.50 37.8%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bangor 120 $39,700 $19.10 $50,400 $24.20 5%
Lewiston 110 $41,000 $19.70 $51,700 $24.90 19.6%
Portland 370 $48,600 $23.40 $57,700 $27.80 -3%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Baltimore 2,700 $54,300 $26.10 $76,700 $36.90 11.3%
Cumberland 120 $56,400 $27.10 $78,300 $37.60 62.4%
Hagerstown 170 $51,800 $24.90 $63,700 $30.60 -6.9%
Salisbury 150 $54,700 $26.30 $78,800 $37.90 41.6%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Barnstable Town 180 $59,800 $28.70 $69,500 $33.40 -3.5%
Boston (Area) 5,460 $56,900 $27.40 $69,500 $33.40 15.1%
Pittsfield 90 $56,800 $27.30 $66,400 $31.90 30.7%
Springfield 680 $57,500 $27.70 $66,100 $31.80 22.7%
Worcester 700 $48,900 $23.50 $65,400 $31.50 37.7%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Ann Arbor 210 $49,900 $24.00 $57,600 $27.70 -42.4%
Battle Creek 60 $55,100 $26.50 $63,000 $30.30 -41.1%
Bay City 100 $53,500 $25.70 $63,000 $30.30 40.4%
Detroit (Area) 2,060 $52,700 $25.30 $64,700 $31.10 -37.3%
Flint 200 $47,900 $23.00 $75,700 $36.40 -21.9%
Grand Rapids 470 $49,100 $23.60 $68,000 $32.70 -32.4%
Holland 110 $60,900 $29.30 $70,700 $34.00 -44%
Jackson 80 $54,000 $26.00 $63,400 $30.50 -24%
Kalamazoo 180 $50,800 $24.40 $62,700 $30.10 -29%
Lansing 270 $45,300 $21.80 $57,100 $27.50 -28.9%
Monroe 50 $56,700 $27.30 $74,300 $35.70 -24.8%
Muskegon 80 $54,100 $26.00 $66,400 $31.90 -31.7%
Niles 80 $47,600 $22.90 $60,100 $28.90 -31.5%
Saginaw 80 $53,500 $25.70 $68,400 $32.90 -45.7%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Duluth 250 $44,200 $21.30 $56,500 $27.20 3.7%
Minneapolis 2,260 $47,500 $22.80 $63,000 $30.30 -32%
Rochester 120 $38,500 $18.50 $59,900 $28.80 -41.6%
St. Cloud 110 $52,300 $25.10 $62,200 $29.90 -40.9%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Gulfport 120 $51,900 $25.00 $59,800 $28.80 -37.6%
Hattiesburg 100 $44,700 $21.50 $54,400 $26.10 -12.5%
Jackson 450 $46,500 $22.30 $57,000 $27.40 -3.9%
Pascagoula 80 $52,200 $25.10 $62,700 $30.10 -22.8%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Columbia 300 $39,000 $18.80 $49,300 $23.70 88.8%
Jefferson City 170 $42,200 $20.30 $47,600 $22.90 11.8%
Joplin 150 $42,300 $20.30 $50,700 $24.40 4.8%
Kansas City 1,780 $52,200 $25.10 $65,200 $31.40 -6.5%
Springfield 390 $42,500 $20.50 $52,800 $25.40 8.3%
St. Joseph 180 $35,400 $17.00 $45,800 $22.00 84%
St. Louis 2,800 $47,600 $22.90 $65,400 $31.50 11.8%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Billings 100 $49,000 $23.50 $54,400 $26.20 -34.6%
Great Falls 60 $38,500 $18.50 $60,600 $29.10 -6.8%
Missoula 60 $42,600 $20.50 $57,600 $27.70 -44.1%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lincoln 240 $53,500 $25.70 $64,300 $30.90 -24%
Omaha 680 $47,400 $22.80 $55,400 $26.60 -22.3%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Las Vegas 910 $55,200 $26.50 $65,500 $31.50 -44.6%
Reno 300 $55,200 $26.60 $65,000 $31.20 -20.8%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Manchester 160 $51,700 $24.90 $62,600 $30.10 -17.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Atlantic City 190 $66,900 $32.20 $80,500 $38.70 -30.5%
Ocean City 40 $69,800 $33.60 $80,300 $38.60 -42.5%
Trenton 320 $72,700 $34.90 $88,000 $42.30 -22%
Vineland 120 $65,000 $31.30 $77,000 $37.00 7.6%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albuquerque 500 $49,100 $23.60 $86,900 $41.80 -31.8%
Farmington 100 $52,100 $25.10 $62,200 $29.90 5.6%
Las Cruces 130 $70,200 $33.80 $83,900 $40.30 1.7%
Santa Fe 120 $41,100 $19.80 $52,200 $25.10 1.1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Albany 1,100 $52,500 $25.20 $65,400 $31.40 32.2%
Binghamton 240 $54,400 $26.10 $67,500 $32.50 12.1%
Buffalo 1,340 $50,800 $24.40 $64,700 $31.10 30.1%
Elmira 130 $48,100 $23.20 $62,200 $29.90 83.5%
Glens Falls 140 $49,200 $23.60 $65,800 $31.70 43.8%
Ithaca 170 $57,400 $27.60 $68,700 $33.10 78.1%
Kingston 160 $58,500 $28.10 $77,000 $37.00 41.8%
New York (Area) 16,610 $70,600 $33.90 $88,300 $42.50 -6%
Poughkeepsie 670 $65,800 $31.60 $83,100 $40.00 42.4%
Rochester 1,200 $48,000 $23.10 $61,500 $29.60 27.6%
Syracuse 800 $52,200 $25.10 $64,200 $30.90 35.3%
Utica 320 $48,100 $23.10 $62,800 $30.20 32.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Asheville 290 $41,600 $20.00 $53,200 $25.60 -10.5%
Burlington 70 $42,300 $20.30 $48,500 $23.30 -37.8%
Charlotte 1,160 $45,700 $22.00 $57,000 $27.40 -27.7%
Durham 470 $41,900 $20.20 $54,700 $26.30 -10.8%
Fayetteville 260 $42,600 $20.50 $49,700 $23.90 8.9%
Goldsboro 110 $49,400 $23.80 $57,300 $27.50 28.9%
Greensboro 420 $44,800 $21.50 $51,800 $24.90 -36.7%
Greenville 150 $48,400 $23.30 $57,000 $27.40 7.6%
Hickory 210 $47,500 $22.80 $54,300 $26.10 -24.8%
Raleigh 670 $49,700 $23.90 $59,500 $28.60 -29.9%
Rocky Mount 120 $45,800 $22.00 $53,600 $25.80 3.3%
Wilmington 200 $46,400 $22.30 $54,000 $26.00 -26.2%
Winston-Salem 330 $48,100 $23.10 $54,500 $26.20 -17%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bismarck 90 $52,000 $25.00 $61,300 $29.50 -23.1%
Fargo 170 $48,500 $23.30 $62,000 $29.80 -26.6%
Grand Forks 240 $41,000 $19.70 $51,000 $24.50 154.9%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Akron 710 $60,000 $28.90 $77,000 $37.00 15.3%
Canton 320 $57,200 $27.50 $66,200 $31.80 0.4%
Cincinnati 1,800 $60,600 $29.10 $72,800 $35.00 -5.9%
Cleveland 1,940 $63,100 $30.30 $75,200 $36.20 0.4%
Columbus 2,300 $58,200 $28.00 $72,000 $34.60 31.6%
Dayton 920 $58,400 $28.10 $70,900 $34.10 28.3%
Lima 90 $52,500 $25.30 $65,300 $31.40 -5.9%
Mansfield 120 $59,500 $28.60 $67,300 $32.40 16.2%
Sandusky 60 $55,700 $26.80 $65,400 $31.50 -3.6%
Springfield 110 $58,100 $27.90 $66,600 $32.00 23%
Toledo 670 $54,800 $26.40 $67,600 $32.50 19.4%
Youngstown 570 $46,400 $22.30 $62,800 $30.20 35.5%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Lawton 120 $49,700 $23.90 $56,700 $27.20 57.5%
Oklahoma City 900 $40,800 $19.60 $51,400 $24.70 -17%
Tulsa 680 $44,300 $21.30 $54,700 $26.30 -16.3%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bend 60 $48,200 $23.20 $60,000 $28.80 -45.7%
Eugene 190 $50,000 $24.10 $63,500 $30.50 -29.4%
Medford 140 $48,900 $23.50 $60,800 $29.20 -8.5%
Portland 1,660 $48,300 $23.20 $62,900 $30.30 -13.3%
Salem 240 $51,100 $24.60 $60,700 $29.20 -14.8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Allentown 640 $48,100 $23.10 $61,800 $29.70 1.5%
Altoona 90 $44,000 $21.20 $49,900 $24.00 -17.3%
Erie 260 $43,800 $21.10 $56,000 $26.90 8.2%
Harrisburg 480 $53,700 $25.80 $65,800 $31.70 -20.2%
Johnstown 90 $51,200 $24.60 $65,600 $31.50 -18.9%
Lancaster 310 $50,100 $24.10 $65,200 $31.30 -28.7%
Lebanon 80 $47,500 $22.80 $62,200 $29.90 -14.3%
Philadelphia (Area) 6,080 $57,600 $27.70 $73,000 $35.10 6.2%
Pittsburgh 2,630 $50,400 $24.20 $63,000 $30.30 22.8%
Reading 440 $51,100 $24.60 $64,300 $30.90 40.5%
Scranton 430 $45,500 $21.90 $56,700 $27.30 -10.5%
State College 240 $46,600 $22.40 $58,000 $27.90 86.7%
Williamsport 50 $57,800 $27.80 $77,900 $37.50 -45%
York 280 $52,700 $25.30 $64,900 $31.20 -15.5%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Providence 1,140 $59,500 $28.60 $74,200 $35.70 -16.8%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Anderson 130 $57,100 $27.50 $64,800 $31.10 15.7%
Charleston 360 $47,400 $22.80 $59,200 $28.40 -33.1%
Columbia 1,000 $44,300 $21.30 $55,700 $26.80 55.9%
Florence 170 $40,200 $19.30 $53,600 $25.80 12.4%
Greenville 490 $54,400 $26.10 $88,900 $42.70 -15.1%
Myrtle Beach 40 $43,400 $20.80 $53,500 $25.70 -80.4%
Spartanburg 210 $52,400 $25.20 $62,400 $30.00 -7%
Sumter NA $44,700 $21.50 $57,400 $27.60 NA
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Rapid City 100 $38,500 $18.50 $54,000 $26.00 -9.5%
Sioux Falls 120 $41,100 $19.80 $53,800 $25.90 -53.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Chattanooga 320 $46,200 $22.20 $57,000 $27.40 -25.9%
Clarksville 220 $48,400 $23.30 $63,400 $30.50 45.5%
Cleveland 90 $41,500 $20.00 $51,100 $24.60 27.9%
Jackson 150 $38,000 $18.30 $51,800 $24.90 33.2%
Johnson City 130 $38,600 $18.60 $46,200 $22.20 -10.9%
Kingsport 190 $43,000 $20.70 $51,200 $24.60 -16.7%
Knoxville 450 $41,500 $20.00 $53,200 $25.60 -28.4%
Memphis 990 $49,100 $23.60 $59,700 $28.70 -14.8%
Morristown 110 $40,800 $19.60 $47,200 $22.70 24.3%
Nashville 1,140 $47,300 $22.80 $57,600 $27.70 -17.9%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Abilene 140 $47,000 $22.60 $55,600 $26.80 13.1%
Amarillo 230 $53,400 $25.70 $59,900 $28.80 9.8%
Austin 1,980 $50,500 $24.30 $61,200 $29.40 33.8%
Beaumont 220 $55,100 $26.50 $64,700 $31.10 -29.3%
Brownsville 540 $56,900 $27.30 $72,600 $34.90 128.3%
College Station 380 $42,000 $20.20 $51,000 $24.50 116.5%
Corpus Christi 420 $53,200 $25.60 $62,900 $30.20 23.6%
Dallas (Area) 6,110 $61,400 $29.60 $69,600 $33.50 10.4%
El Paso NA $55,800 $26.80 $63,400 $30.50 NA
Houston 4,620 $55,800 $26.80 $66,400 $31.90 -6.3%
Killeen 260 $54,200 $26.10 $63,200 $30.40 12.3%
Laredo 310 $58,000 $27.90 $68,100 $32.70 84.2%
Longview 150 $51,300 $24.70 $58,800 $28.30 -15.3%
Lubbock 420 $40,600 $19.50 $52,000 $25.00 75.1%
McAllen 870 $60,200 $28.90 $69,700 $33.50 106.1%
Midland 70 $54,800 $26.40 $61,000 $29.30 -45.7%
Odessa 160 $49,900 $24.00 $58,400 $28.10 34.9%
San Angelo 90 $58,800 $28.30 $66,900 $32.10 5.5%
San Antonio 1,730 $60,200 $28.90 $70,000 $33.70 7.2%
Sherman 100 $56,500 $27.20 $65,300 $31.40 32.2%
Texarkana 80 $52,200 $25.10 $61,800 $29.70 -17.8%
Tyler 170 $46,900 $22.60 $57,300 $27.60 -7.5%
Victoria 90 NA NA NA NA -1.5%
Waco 230 $48,500 $23.30 $57,900 $27.80 20%
Wichita Falls 160 $52,200 $25.10 $60,400 $29.00 43.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Logan 130 $39,900 $19.20 $48,800 $23.50 44.9%
Ogden 490 $39,100 $18.80 $52,400 $25.20 30.9%
Provo 700 $51,100 $24.60 $61,500 $29.60 109.9%
Salt Lake City 690 $49,300 $23.70 $58,200 $28.00 -41.2%
St. George 90 $48,700 $23.40 $59,900 $28.80 -8.1%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Burlington 200 $55,200 $26.60 $67,300 $32.40 -5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Blacksburg 140 $47,200 $22.70 $57,400 $27.60 14.4%
Charlottesville 170 $54,800 $26.40 $73,300 $35.20 -4.9%
Danville 110 $71,000 $34.10 $79,500 $38.20 39.8%
Harrisonburg 150 $50,600 $24.30 $61,900 $29.80 37.6%
Lynchburg 170 $42,200 $20.30 $50,900 $24.50 -10.4%
Richmond 910 $55,900 $26.90 $65,000 $31.20 -21%
Roanoke 170 $54,400 $26.10 $65,800 $31.60 -42.4%
Virginia Beach 1,340 $52,100 $25.00 $66,200 $31.80 -5%
Winchester 90 $48,500 $23.30 $60,800 $29.20 -5.2%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Bellingham 130 $51,200 $24.60 $63,100 $30.40 -10%
Bremerton 160 $56,500 $27.20 $67,900 $32.60 0%
Kennewick 190 $57,500 $27.60 $69,600 $33.50 5.9%
Longview 70 $51,100 $24.60 $66,000 $31.70 1.9%
Mount Vernon 80 $56,300 $27.10 $66,100 $31.80 -3.7%
Olympia 180 $57,500 $27.60 $69,500 $33.40 -3.9%
Seattle (Area) 2,330 $55,500 $26.70 $68,600 $33.00 -17.4%
Spokane 380 $53,300 $25.60 $65,800 $31.70 -1.8%
Wenatchee 90 $51,600 $24.80 $62,700 $30.10 19.7%
Yakima 210 $54,700 $26.30 $69,000 $33.20 36%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Charleston 320 $41,700 $20.00 $57,800 $27.80 13.5%
Huntington 260 $38,000 $18.30 $54,200 $26.10 24.5%
Morgantown 90 $27,800 $13.40 $38,900 $18.70 -17.7%
Parkersburg 100 $44,300 $21.30 $53,700 $25.80 -24.9%
Weirton 70 $44,700 $21.50 $50,100 $24.10 -11.1%
Wheeling 120 $47,700 $22.90 $60,100 $28.90 -4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Appleton 160 $57,800 $27.80 $71,600 $34.40 -27.9%
Eau Claire 90 $52,400 $25.20 $60,400 $29.00 -36.6%
Fond du Lac 90 $48,200 $23.20 $66,800 $32.10 3.1%
Green Bay 230 $47,300 $22.70 $61,600 $29.60 -26.7%
Janesville 90 $56,200 $27.00 $64,000 $30.80 -25.7%
La Crosse 130 $50,400 $24.20 $62,000 $29.80 -5.7%
Madison 430 $52,300 $25.20 $59,900 $28.80 -31.4%
Milwaukee 810 $41,000 $19.70 $55,600 $26.70 -48.4%
Oshkosh 110 $41,400 $19.90 $52,000 $25.00 -35.4%
Racine 90 $54,900 $26.40 $66,400 $31.90 -34.1%
Sheboygan 70 $55,700 $26.80 $63,200 $30.40 -37.9%
Wausau 50 $61,100 $29.40 $72,900 $35.00 -60.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary		 Median
Hourly Wage		 Top 25%
Annual Salary		 Top 25%
Hourly Wage		 Job Density
Casper 30 NA NA NA NA -57.7%
Cheyenne 90 $51,800 $24.90 $65,300 $31.40 14.2%