School Social Workers

Median Salary: $40,000

Many school social workers across the country share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, cooperation, self control, and initiative can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 277,670 people were working as school social workers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're ready to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for school social workers in the U.S. was $40,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $19.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about school social workers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

School social workers should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Near Vision
Deductive Reasoning

Different people go into different careers; school social workers are typically:

Enterprising
Investigative
Conventional

Working as a school social worker requires knowledge in subjects like:

Psychology
Therapy and Counseling
English Language
Computers and Electronics
Education and Training

Related Occupations

« Return to Career Information

Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as school social workers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of school social workers 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	150	$33,900	$16.30	$43,600	$21.00	47.8%
Auburn	90	$38,100	$18.30	$50,500	$24.30	-9.8%
Birmingham	940	$37,700	$18.10	$46,700	$22.50	-10.4%
Decatur	90	$43,400	$20.90	$56,800	$27.30	-19.8%
Dothan	140	$35,500	$17.10	$44,700	$21.50	11.1%
Florence	80	$35,600	$17.10	$46,400	$22.30	-29.6%
Gadsden	90	$39,100	$18.80	$51,900	$24.90	20.8%
Huntsville	310	$41,200	$19.80	$49,900	$24.00	-29.9%
Mobile	310	$40,700	$19.60	$52,000	$25.00	-16.5%
Montgomery	540	$46,800	$22.50	$57,700	$27.70	56.1%
Tuscaloosa	160	$37,400	$18.00	$50,000	$24.00	-14.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	360	$44,200	$21.20	$52,300	$25.10	2.2%
Fairbanks	200	$45,300	$21.80	$52,100	$25.00	163%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	130	$34,600	$16.60	$38,500	$18.50	5%
Lake Havasu City	80	$37,900	$18.20	$42,400	$20.40	-19.4%
Phoenix	2,610	$36,300	$17.40	$41,900	$20.20	-30.4%
Prescott	140	$38,800	$18.70	$44,400	$21.40	10.7%
Tucson	1,190	$36,000	$17.30	$42,600	$20.50	55.2%
Yuma	210	$37,300	$18.00	$44,300	$21.30	71.9%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	100	$35,600	$17.10	$41,300	$19.90	-76.2%
Fort Smith	150	$33,300	$16.00	$37,500	$18.00	-40.6%
Hot Springs	40	$34,100	$16.40	$38,400	$18.50	-49.4%
Jonesboro	100	$35,900	$17.30	$54,000	$26.00	-0.5%
Little Rock	350	$31,400	$15.10	$39,100	$18.80	-50%
Pine Bluff	50	$34,700	$16.70	$38,400	$18.50	-35.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$64,300	$30.90	$80,200	$38.60	NA
Chico	120	$30,000	$14.40	$39,300	$18.90	-18.7%
Fresno	340	$43,100	$20.70	$51,100	$24.60	-50.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	9,650	$47,200	$22.70	$58,300	$28.00	-27.1%
Madera	NA	$49,700	$23.90	$59,200	$28.50	NA
Modesto	300	$44,400	$21.30	$50,200	$24.20	-8.4%
Napa	40	$37,000	$17.80	$46,100	$22.20	-67.6%
Oakland	1,390	$60,700	$29.20	$83,500	$40.20	-33.9%
Oxnard	470	$55,100	$26.50	$66,000	$31.70	-24.6%
Redding	140	$37,000	$17.80	$42,200	$20.30	9.1%
Riverside	2,150	$47,300	$22.80	$57,400	$27.60	-15.6%
Sacramento	1,480	$43,800	$21.00	$52,400	$25.20	-18.4%
Salinas	NA	$39,400	$18.90	$49,000	$23.60	NA
San Diego	2,190	$51,100	$24.60	$58,700	$28.20	-19.5%
San Francisco (Area)	2,700	$53,900	$25.90	$71,100	$34.20	-35.5%
San Francisco (City)	1,310	$47,200	$22.70	$58,800	$28.30	-37.2%
San Jose	750	$46,100	$22.20	$63,900	$30.70	-60.4%
Santa Barbara	300	$32,100	$15.50	$41,400	$19.90	-18.4%
Santa Cruz	120	$50,100	$24.10	$62,600	$30.10	-31.2%
Santa Rosa	150	$41,500	$19.90	$59,800	$28.70	-59%
Stockton	560	$49,400	$23.70	$77,400	$37.20	25.3%
Vallejo	150	$50,600	$24.30	$56,800	$27.30	-43%
Visalia	160	$38,300	$18.40	$54,700	$26.30	-41.8%
Yuba City	110	$47,200	$22.70	$65,200	$31.30	39.5%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	180	$45,400	$21.80	$72,100	$34.60	-47.2%
Colorado Springs	730	$32,900	$15.80	$43,300	$20.80	38.5%
Denver	2,450	$44,300	$21.30	$58,900	$28.30	-5.6%
Fort Collins	360	$38,500	$18.50	$51,400	$24.70	31.6%
Grand Junction	300	$32,000	$15.40	$42,500	$20.40	125.5%
Greeley	160	$46,900	$22.60	$53,500	$25.70	-6.6%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	950	$64,100	$30.80	$80,900	$38.90	-0.3%
Hartford	2,150	$63,700	$30.60	$78,600	$37.80	80%
New Haven	1,260	$64,800	$31.20	$78,700	$37.80	84.8%
Norwich	380	$61,900	$29.80	$78,000	$37.50	32%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	270	$40,400	$19.40	$45,700	$22.00	111.5%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	5,170	$49,300	$23.70	$65,400	$31.40	-25.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	340	$35,500	$17.10	$41,300	$19.80	-36%
Cape Coral	120	$38,200	$18.30	$44,100	$21.20	-71.3%
Deltona	480	$32,900	$15.80	$38,500	$18.50	46.6%
Fort Walton Beach	40	$34,400	$16.50	$41,700	$20.00	-74.6%
Gainesville	130	$33,400	$16.10	$38,700	$18.60	-48.6%
Jacksonville	630	$36,500	$17.50	$45,700	$22.00	-49.2%
Lakeland	160	$33,000	$15.90	$42,100	$20.20	-61%
Miami (Area)	2,970	$40,500	$19.50	$49,600	$23.90	-40.2%
Naples	110	$33,200	$15.90	$47,400	$22.80	-53.1%
Orlando	590	$43,600	$21.00	$63,700	$30.60	-71.8%
Palm Bay	190	$30,200	$14.50	$36,700	$17.60	-54.4%
Panama City	100	$33,500	$16.10	$39,200	$18.90	-31.1%
Pensacola	230	$27,500	$13.20	$33,900	$16.30	-27.5%
Port St. Lucie	320	$37,600	$18.10	$48,600	$23.40	25.4%
Punta Gorda	40	$46,500	$22.40	$60,600	$29.10	-49.6%
Tallahassee	200	$36,000	$17.30	$44,700	$21.50	-41.2%
Tampa	1,590	$36,000	$17.30	$47,500	$22.80	-33.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	120	$33,700	$16.20	$40,500	$19.50	-3.8%
Athens	120	$33,400	$16.10	$38,500	$18.50	-25.4%
Atlanta	3,010	$34,900	$16.80	$42,600	$20.50	-38.2%
Augusta	410	$34,000	$16.30	$42,800	$20.60	-5.7%
Brunswick	80	$32,800	$15.80	$44,800	$21.50	-10.6%
Columbus	190	$32,000	$15.40	$37,500	$18.00	-20.4%
Dalton	150	$34,100	$16.40	$39,000	$18.80	4.7%
Gainesville	NA	$33,500	$16.10	$41,600	$20.00	NA
Hinesville	40	$34,100	$16.40	$37,400	$18.00	8.7%
Macon	360	$33,500	$16.10	$39,000	$18.70	79.2%
Rome	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-4.1%
Savannah	210	$36,500	$17.50	$47,500	$22.90	-32.7%
Valdosta	100	$31,500	$15.20	$37,300	$17.90	-8.5%
Warner Robins	70	$32,400	$15.60	$38,200	$18.40	-40.6%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	980	$47,600	$22.90	$57,200	$27.50	6.9%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	770	$31,300	$15.10	$43,300	$20.80	37.5%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$34,700	$16.70	$40,300	$19.40	NA
Idaho Falls	NA	$29,100	$14.00	$39,200	$18.80	NA
Lewiston	40	$49,400	$23.70	$56,600	$27.20	-14.6%
Pocatello	150	$36,000	$17.30	$40,500	$19.50	102.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	200	$41,600	$20.00	$51,600	$24.80	11.5%
Champaign	300	$51,800	$24.90	$65,800	$31.60	40.6%
Chicago (Area)	9,150	$47,200	$22.70	$61,200	$29.40	-8.2%
Danville	80	$44,700	$21.50	$59,100	$28.40	32.7%
Decatur	180	$31,200	$15.00	$52,700	$25.40	47.7%
Kankakee	110	$47,300	$22.80	$57,400	$27.60	18.2%
Peoria	390	$37,800	$18.20	$58,700	$28.20	8.8%
Rockford	340	$44,400	$21.30	$62,900	$30.20	10.2%
Springfield	440	$46,800	$22.50	$61,500	$29.60	95.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	130	$32,200	$15.50	$38,200	$18.40	59.2%
Bloomington	150	$34,500	$16.60	$38,200	$18.40	-3.4%
Columbus	70	$33,600	$16.20	$37,700	$18.10	-18.8%
Elkhart	150	$35,000	$16.80	$40,100	$19.30	-29.6%
Evansville	360	$34,600	$16.60	$39,200	$18.90	1.8%
Fort Wayne	490	$32,500	$15.60	$36,800	$17.70	13.1%
Indianapolis	1,280	$34,800	$16.70	$40,100	$19.30	-30.6%
Kokomo	70	$37,300	$17.90	$43,800	$21.10	-18.5%
Lafayette	120	$33,100	$15.90	$37,400	$18.00	-29.2%
Michigan City	50	$37,900	$18.20	$43,500	$20.90	-48.6%
Muncie	50	$35,500	$17.10	$38,500	$18.50	-46.2%
South Bend	330	$33,800	$16.20	$40,600	$19.50	19.2%
Terre Haute	240	$36,500	$17.50	$40,600	$19.50	64.8%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	340	$33,900	$16.30	$41,300	$19.80	283.9%
Cedar Rapids	440	$37,800	$18.20	$48,800	$23.50	52.1%
Davenport	390	$51,100	$24.60	$59,100	$28.40	0.8%
Des Moines	960	$37,700	$18.10	$51,800	$24.90	40.1%
Dubuque	210	$26,200	$12.60	$38,100	$18.30	92.9%
Iowa City	140	$51,800	$24.90	$62,300	$29.90	-20.9%
Sioux City	200	$32,600	$15.70	$45,900	$22.10	30.1%
Waterloo	370	$27,800	$13.40	$41,400	$19.90	103.8%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	120	$38,000	$18.30	$44,000	$21.10	15.1%
Topeka	90	$47,000	$22.60	$63,300	$30.50	-61%
Wichita	570	$41,800	$20.10	$51,300	$24.60	-9.9%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	230	$35,000	$16.80	$42,900	$20.60	96.5%
Elizabethtown	230	$35,100	$16.90	$44,100	$21.20	152.8%
Lexington	1,000	$36,000	$17.30	$45,000	$21.70	94.4%
Louisville	1,850	$35,400	$17.00	$41,900	$20.10	46.2%
Owensboro	240	$39,600	$19.10	$46,500	$22.40	133.8%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	90	$41,900	$20.20	$54,200	$26.00	-32.2%
Baton Rouge	500	$45,900	$22.10	$61,000	$29.30	-35.4%
Houma	100	$40,700	$19.60	$53,600	$25.80	-48.1%
Lafayette	160	$41,200	$19.80	$56,500	$27.20	-49.7%
Lake Charles	120	$43,100	$20.70	$55,700	$26.80	-34.7%
Monroe	110	$40,300	$19.40	$58,000	$27.90	-31.8%
New Orleans	530	$40,900	$19.70	$53,600	$25.80	-50.7%
Shreveport	240	$42,100	$20.30	$55,400	$26.60	-34.3%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	220	$37,800	$18.20	$44,500	$21.40	65.9%
Lewiston	200	$33,900	$16.30	$42,500	$20.40	99.5%
Portland	540	$43,500	$20.90	$52,100	$25.10	30%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	2,700	$49,000	$23.50	$58,500	$28.10	0.9%
Cumberland	100	$27,200	$13.10	$32,600	$15.70	18.7%
Hagerstown	200	$30,100	$14.50	$36,400	$17.50	-4.7%
Salisbury	120	$43,300	$20.80	$51,500	$24.80	7.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	290	$40,900	$19.70	$47,100	$22.60	41.5%
Boston (Area)	5,910	$37,400	$18.00	$45,300	$21.80	-11.8%
Pittsfield	60	$30,300	$14.60	$35,400	$17.00	-19.3%
Springfield	540	$39,400	$19.00	$49,700	$23.90	-12.3%
Worcester	540	$46,500	$22.40	$58,600	$28.20	-11.8%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	330	$52,300	$25.10	$60,100	$28.90	-17.6%
Battle Creek	190	$52,000	$25.00	$59,600	$28.70	67.3%
Bay City	210	$36,600	$17.60	$51,800	$24.90	176.4%
Detroit (Area)	4,390	$52,000	$25.00	$61,300	$29.50	28.6%
Flint	580	$52,000	$25.00	$58,500	$28.10	103.3%
Grand Rapids	990	$42,300	$20.40	$52,800	$25.40	27.8%
Holland	110	$52,100	$25.10	$58,700	$28.20	-47.5%
Jackson	180	$48,800	$23.50	$55,700	$26.80	57.3%
Kalamazoo	280	$51,500	$24.70	$57,100	$27.40	-2.3%
Lansing	450	$42,600	$20.50	$53,700	$25.80	6.2%
Muskegon	140	$54,500	$26.20	$59,000	$28.40	10.6%
Niles	120	$52,500	$25.20	$58,100	$27.90	-5%
Saginaw	320	$49,800	$23.90	$56,400	$27.10	85.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	310	$52,900	$25.50	$59,900	$28.80	16.7%
Minneapolis	3,730	$60,500	$29.10	$68,700	$33.00	1.4%
Rochester	230	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.3%
St. Cloud	170	$51,000	$24.50	$59,800	$28.80	-15.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	230	$31,300	$15.10	$36,500	$17.50	5.9%
Hattiesburg	100	$33,500	$16.10	$40,000	$19.20	-20.5%
Jackson	620	$29,500	$14.20	$36,600	$17.60	18.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	130	$34,100	$16.40	$38,100	$18.30	-25.1%
Jefferson City	430	$36,200	$17.40	$41,600	$20.00	149.8%
Joplin	160	$32,000	$15.40	$35,700	$17.20	-2.1%
Kansas City	2,030	$34,000	$16.30	$42,000	$20.20	-3.3%
Springfield	570	$31,700	$15.20	$36,000	$17.30	42.6%
St. Joseph	90	$31,900	$15.30	$36,000	$17.30	-14%
St. Louis	3,400	$35,700	$17.20	$46,300	$22.20	23%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	150	NA	NA	NA	NA	-15%
Great Falls	70	$37,300	$17.90	$44,100	$21.20	-5.3%
Missoula	190	$34,300	$16.50	$38,500	$18.50	64.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	250	$35,800	$17.20	$44,400	$21.30	-27.2%
Omaha	870	$36,500	$17.60	$44,200	$21.20	-9.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	1,460	$49,000	$23.60	$58,100	$28.00	-19.8%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	90	$39,000	$18.80	$47,600	$22.90	-55.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	370	$40,600	$19.50	$59,100	$28.40	25%
Ocean City	280	$39,900	$19.20	$69,700	$33.50	238.3%
Trenton	820	$53,200	$25.60	$69,500	$33.40	78.5%
Vineland	140	$49,600	$23.90	$63,200	$30.40	11.7%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	840	$35,900	$17.20	$48,600	$23.40	4%
Farmington	170	$34,200	$16.40	$42,400	$20.40	53.6%
Las Cruces	370	$30,000	$14.40	$45,800	$22.00	167.7%
Santa Fe	280	$32,200	$15.50	$46,300	$22.30	104%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,380	$48,600	$23.40	$58,400	$28.10	49%
Binghamton	200	$38,700	$18.60	$49,900	$24.00	-13.6%
Buffalo	1,050	$41,600	$20.00	$53,700	$25.80	-7.6%
Elmira	110	$40,500	$19.50	$53,100	$25.60	33.4%
Glens Falls	80	$41,200	$19.80	$48,200	$23.20	-24.2%
Ithaca	120	$40,300	$19.40	$53,500	$25.70	15.2%
Kingston	200	$47,700	$22.90	$62,400	$30.00	60.8%
New York (Area)	21,840	$52,000	$25.00	$67,600	$32.50	9.9%
Poughkeepsie	480	$58,800	$28.30	$81,000	$38.90	-8.8%
Rochester	1,160	$48,700	$23.40	$59,300	$28.50	11.1%
Syracuse	800	$44,000	$21.10	$52,800	$25.40	22.5%
Utica	280	$40,600	$19.50	$50,000	$24.00	3.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	410	$43,500	$20.90	$51,500	$24.80	15%
Burlington	110	$39,300	$18.90	$44,800	$21.50	-8.3%
Charlotte	2,040	$42,000	$20.20	$50,800	$24.40	14.7%
Durham	930	$43,300	$20.80	$50,300	$24.20	59.3%
Fayetteville	410	$41,700	$20.10	$49,700	$23.90	51.7%
Goldsboro	180	$39,400	$18.90	$47,200	$22.70	91.5%
Greensboro	830	$42,700	$20.50	$50,700	$24.40	12.2%
Greenville	130	$41,100	$19.70	$47,000	$22.60	-17.6%
Hickory	310	$42,100	$20.20	$47,300	$22.80	2.1%
Raleigh	950	$45,400	$21.80	$54,200	$26.00	-10.2%
Wilmington	340	$49,100	$23.60	$55,000	$26.50	12.9%
Winston-Salem	360	$39,400	$18.90	$47,300	$22.70	-16.6%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	80	$43,300	$20.80	$48,400	$23.30	-41.1%
Fargo	130	$43,800	$21.00	$54,300	$26.10	-50.7%
Grand Forks	120	$40,300	$19.40	$51,100	$24.60	15.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	600	$33,000	$15.90	$42,200	$20.30	-12.4%
Canton	460	$36,200	$17.40	$46,400	$22.30	29%
Cincinnati	2,750	$34,700	$16.70	$42,200	$20.30	30.3%
Cleveland	1,560	$35,800	$17.20	$43,400	$20.90	-27.1%
Columbus	1,580	$41,200	$19.80	$47,300	$22.70	-18.2%
Dayton	750	$38,900	$18.70	$49,000	$23.60	-5.6%
Lima	NA	$39,400	$18.90	$48,100	$23.10	NA
Mansfield	60	$33,100	$15.90	$41,200	$19.80	-49.7%
Sandusky	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-27.1%
Springfield	150	$36,100	$17.30	$41,900	$20.10	49.2%
Toledo	760	$42,600	$20.50	$51,200	$24.60	21.8%
Youngstown	590	$30,300	$14.50	$38,200	$18.40	27.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	80	$32,700	$15.70	$36,900	$17.70	-12.8%
Oklahoma City	1,660	$31,100	$15.00	$38,000	$18.30	38%
Tulsa	760	$33,500	$16.10	$38,700	$18.60	-15.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	-14.3%
Corvallis	40	$35,500	$17.10	$46,600	$22.40	-45.5%
Eugene	260	$38,500	$18.50	$45,500	$21.90	-13.4%
Medford	250	$37,000	$17.80	$47,600	$22.90	50.3%
Portland	1,650	$37,300	$18.00	$46,600	$22.40	-22%
Salem	300	$43,400	$20.80	$49,800	$24.00	-5.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,020	$36,600	$17.60	$47,100	$22.70	45.7%
Altoona	190	$30,900	$14.90	$44,100	$21.20	54.5%
Erie	280	$31,100	$14.90	$37,000	$17.80	6.3%
Harrisburg	790	$32,900	$15.80	$44,200	$21.30	20%
Johnstown	410	$30,000	$14.40	$32,500	$15.60	240.8%
Lancaster	490	$31,700	$15.30	$39,300	$18.90	1.8%
Lebanon	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-9%
Philadelphia (Area)	8,180	$42,500	$20.40	$52,400	$25.20	31.3%
Pittsburgh	3,140	$31,800	$15.30	$39,100	$18.80	32.5%
Reading	300	$32,200	$15.50	$44,200	$21.20	-14.4%
Scranton	1,010	$32,700	$15.70	$41,500	$19.90	87.5%
State College	190	$29,500	$14.20	$41,400	$19.90	33.1%
Williamsport	130	$31,500	$15.20	$41,700	$20.10	20%
York	460	$32,700	$15.70	$40,800	$19.60	25.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,050	$40,000	$19.20	$49,100	$23.60	11.8%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	800	$30,900	$14.90	$36,000	$17.30	34.8%
Columbia	930	$33,300	$16.00	$38,700	$18.60	30.2%
Florence	330	$31,700	$15.20	$36,900	$17.70	94.3%
Greenville	570	$30,900	$14.80	$35,700	$17.20	-9.7%
Myrtle Beach	260	$31,500	$15.10	$36,700	$17.60	8.8%
Spartanburg	230	$33,000	$15.90	$36,700	$17.60	-7.4%
Sumter	120	$32,800	$15.80	$38,300	$18.40	65.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	240	$35,800	$17.20	$42,300	$20.30	92.5%
Sioux Falls	370	$36,500	$17.50	$41,400	$19.90	28.4%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	360	$36,000	$17.30	$41,200	$19.80	-24.2%
Clarksville	360	$32,800	$15.80	$38,800	$18.60	118.4%
Cleveland	70	$34,400	$16.50	$37,300	$17.90	-7.8%
Jackson	200	$30,700	$14.70	$35,600	$17.10	63.7%
Johnson City	130	$35,100	$16.90	$39,200	$18.90	-21.9%
Kingsport	360	$35,000	$16.80	$39,600	$19.00	46.7%
Knoxville	790	$31,700	$15.30	$36,600	$17.60	15.1%
Memphis	930	$35,000	$16.80	$41,100	$19.80	-27.5%
Nashville	1,470	$35,600	$17.10	$39,900	$19.20	-4%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	200	$34,100	$16.40	$37,100	$17.80	49.3%
Amarillo	120	$35,700	$17.20	$39,200	$18.80	-49.3%
Austin	2,020	$35,700	$17.20	$39,800	$19.10	23.3%
Beaumont	250	$33,900	$16.30	$38,300	$18.40	-26.9%
Brownsville	370	$33,900	$16.30	$37,800	$18.20	42.1%
College Station	80	$32,800	$15.80	$36,500	$17.60	-59.2%
Corpus Christi	410	$33,900	$16.30	$37,500	$18.00	8.4%
Dallas (Area)	3,390	$35,100	$16.90	$42,000	$20.20	-38.2%
El Paso	400	$33,100	$15.90	$37,900	$18.20	-29.4%
Houston	3,170	$36,900	$17.70	$45,600	$21.90	-41.7%
Killeen	270	$36,100	$17.40	$42,800	$20.60	4.4%
Laredo	210	$34,800	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	13%
Longview	80	$32,800	$15.80	$36,400	$17.50	-61.3%
Lubbock	240	$34,400	$16.50	$38,200	$18.40	-7.2%
McAllen	660	$38,200	$18.40	$51,100	$24.60	41.6%
Midland	130	$33,000	$15.90	$37,800	$18.20	-9.3%
San Angelo	120	$34,500	$16.60	$37,900	$18.20	30%
San Antonio	1,940	$35,000	$16.80	$40,200	$19.30	9.1%
Sherman	50	$32,400	$15.60	$37,100	$17.80	-39.5%
Texarkana	50	$32,700	$15.70	$36,400	$17.50	-53.4%
Victoria	60	$37,900	$18.20	$42,600	$20.50	-40.1%
Waco	130	$34,000	$16.30	$39,100	$18.80	-36.9%
Wichita Falls	140	$35,000	$16.80	$38,500	$18.50	18.6%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	60	$32,200	$15.50	$38,900	$18.70	-41.1%
Ogden	210	$37,600	$18.10	$44,200	$21.30	-48.4%
Provo	240	$42,600	$20.50	$48,800	$23.50	-35.5%
Salt Lake City	710	$37,800	$18.20	$44,000	$21.10	-45.6%
St. George	80	$37,400	$18.00	$44,000	$21.10	-22.5%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	660	$33,300	$16.00	$43,300	$20.80	179.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	100	$34,700	$16.70	$42,200	$20.30	-23.7%
Charlottesville	200	$45,000	$21.60	$52,400	$25.20	0.9%
Danville	110	$38,500	$18.50	$46,700	$22.40	32.2%
Harrisonburg	70	$28,800	$13.80	$35,300	$17.00	-46.7%
Lynchburg	280	$35,600	$17.10	$43,400	$20.80	32.4%
Richmond	1,380	$43,700	$21.00	$52,000	$25.00	8.9%
Roanoke	400	$36,800	$17.70	$45,000	$21.70	23.5%
Virginia Beach	2,090	$41,600	$20.00	$50,100	$24.10	33.7%
Winchester	180	$38,800	$18.60	$45,800	$22.00	63.3%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	50	$42,200	$20.30	$51,200	$24.60	-66.5%
Bremerton	90	$37,800	$18.20	$48,700	$23.40	-45.8%
Kennewick	50	$29,300	$14.10	$49,000	$23.50	-74.9%
Mount Vernon	100	$36,900	$17.70	$51,500	$24.80	3.5%
Olympia	50	$39,900	$19.20	$56,400	$27.10	-74.7%
Seattle (Area)	1,560	$45,300	$21.80	$54,200	$26.10	-60.4%
Spokane	170	$44,500	$21.40	$52,200	$25.10	-60.8%
Wenatchee	NA	$49,800	$24.00	$55,400	$26.60	NA
Yakima	80	$41,000	$19.70	$51,200	$24.60	-54.6%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	800	$29,000	$13.90	$34,100	$16.40	156.5%
Huntington	560	$32,900	$15.80	$39,400	$19.00	138.4%
Morgantown	190	$30,500	$14.70	$39,200	$18.90	60.3%
Parkersburg	340	$28,800	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	129.9%
Weirton	110	$31,200	$15.00	$36,000	$17.30	19.2%
Wheeling	450	NA	NA	NA	NA	232.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	130	$54,200	$26.10	$62,400	$30.00	-46.3%
Eau Claire	90	$48,600	$23.40	$55,400	$26.60	-44.1%
Green Bay	NA	$49,600	$23.80	$59,600	$28.70	NA
Janesville	140	$49,500	$23.80	$58,200	$28.00	7.7%
La Crosse	160	$49,300	$23.70	$56,100	$27.00	7%
Madison	690	$48,700	$23.40	$60,500	$29.10	-1.6%
Milwaukee	1,450	$44,200	$21.20	$61,400	$29.50	-16.3%
Oshkosh	110	$46,400	$22.30	$55,700	$26.80	-42.1%
Racine	130	$55,900	$26.90	$63,000	$30.30	-16.5%
Sheboygan	30	$47,500	$22.80	$69,800	$33.60	-72.3%
Wausau	80	$57,500	$27.60	$63,700	$30.60	-47.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	120	$39,700	$19.10	$47,600	$22.90	44.6%
Cheyenne	110	$44,100	$21.20	$56,600	$27.20	24.8%