Secondary School Special Ed. Instructors

Median Salary: $52,900

Many secondary school special ed. instructors across the United States share a handful of important professional characteristics. For example, integrity, cooperation, and concern for others can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 146,240 folks were employed as secondary school special ed. instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to utilize these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're aiming to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for secondary school special ed. instructors in the U.S. was $52,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about secondary school special ed. instructors, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Secondary school special ed. instructors should be skilled in:

  • Speech Clarity
  • Written Expression
  • Originality
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Selective Attention

Different folks go into different careers; secondary school special ed. instructors are typically:

  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional

Working as a secondary school special ed. instructor requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Education and Training
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Sociology and Anthropology

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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 employed as secondary school special ed. instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of secondary school special ed. instructors in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Auburn 60 $48,800 $23.50 $55,500 $26.70 9.1%
Birmingham 340 $50,700 $24.40 $56,900 $27.40 -38.4%
Decatur 90 $51,600 $24.80 $56,000 $26.90 59%
Dothan 40 $43,400 $20.90 $47,200 $22.70 -38.9%
Florence 60 $43,700 $21.00 $51,800 $24.90 3.3%
Montgomery NA $42,200 $20.30 $49,700 $23.90 NA
Tuscaloosa 40 $44,200 $21.30 $49,100 $23.60 -60%
Alaska
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Anchorage 310 $63,700 $30.60 $77,700 $37.40 69.3%
Arizona
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Flagstaff 70 $50,900 $24.50 $59,000 $28.30 6.3%
Lake Havasu City 40 $40,000 $19.20 $50,100 $24.10 -17.3%
Phoenix 520 $46,900 $22.60 $56,200 $27.00 -73.8%
Prescott 30 $49,000 $23.60 $65,200 $31.40 -52.5%
Tucson 250 $42,500 $20.40 $52,700 $25.30 -37.7%
Yuma 60 $48,900 $23.50 $57,800 $27.80 -9.9%
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 120 $49,600 $23.80 $54,700 $26.30 -44.4%
Fort Smith 120 $45,900 $22.10 $52,200 $25.10 -6.1%
Jonesboro 60 $43,900 $21.10 $48,500 $23.30 4.3%
Little Rock 380 $51,300 $24.70 $61,000 $29.30 2.9%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Bakersfield NA $64,600 $31.10 $79,100 $38.00 NA
Chico NA $59,800 $28.80 $73,600 $35.40 NA
El Centro NA $73,300 $35.30 $93,700 $45.10 NA
Fresno 170 $60,300 $29.00 $70,200 $33.70 -53.2%
Los Angeles (Area) 4,500 $71,200 $34.20 $83,500 $40.10 -31.6%
Merced 40 NA NA NA NA -45.4%
Modesto 200 $74,300 $35.70 $85,900 $41.30 14.8%
Oakland 830 $73,600 $35.40 $83,900 $40.30 -25.4%
Oxnard 250 $65,100 $31.30 $76,700 $36.90 -24.8%
Riverside 1,200 $58,100 $27.90 $73,600 $35.40 -10.5%
Sacramento 560 $61,200 $29.40 $78,100 $37.60 -41.4%
Salinas 110 NA NA NA NA -38.5%
San Diego 820 $78,000 $37.50 $91,800 $44.10 -42.5%
San Francisco (Area) 1,350 $71,600 $34.40 $89,300 $42.90 -39.2%
San Francisco (City) 520 $69,600 $33.40 $94,600 $45.50 -53.1%
San Jose 450 $76,100 $36.60 $85,700 $41.20 -54.7%
San Luis Obispo 50 $63,800 $30.70 $74,100 $35.60 -52.2%
Santa Barbara 130 $72,000 $34.60 $90,200 $43.40 -31%
Santa Cruz 70 $68,400 $32.90 $81,200 $39.00 -26.4%
Santa Rosa 90 $59,900 $28.80 $76,800 $36.90 -55.9%
Stockton 220 $63,100 $30.30 $73,300 $35.20 -6.8%
Vallejo 170 $65,000 $31.30 $76,400 $36.80 27.2%
Visalia 180 $77,500 $37.20 $91,300 $43.90 23.6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Colorado Springs 240 $44,800 $21.50 $52,900 $25.40 -13.1%
Denver 840 $57,000 $27.40 $68,200 $32.80 -38.6%
Greeley 60 $43,200 $20.80 $54,100 $26.00 -26.7%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Bridgeport 870 $74,200 $35.70 $86,900 $41.80 36.6%
Hartford 550 $71,400 $34.30 $80,900 $38.90 -12.2%
New Haven 470 $78,100 $37.50 $94,300 $45.30 32.1%
Norwich 240 $63,600 $30.60 $73,500 $35.30 62.8%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) NA $72,900 $35.10 $91,900 $44.20 NA
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bradenton 210 $46,700 $22.50 $61,500 $29.60 -25.2%
Jacksonville 440 $53,700 $25.80 $67,400 $32.40 -32.2%
Orlando 560 $53,600 $25.80 $66,900 $32.20 -49.7%
Tampa 690 $53,500 $25.70 $63,000 $30.30 -45.2%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Athens NA $53,600 $25.80 $63,200 $30.40 NA
Atlanta 4,260 $53,100 $25.50 $67,800 $32.60 66.2%
Augusta 250 $50,100 $24.10 $60,500 $29.10 9.1%
Macon NA $55,600 $26.70 $64,800 $31.20 NA
Valdosta 180 $52,600 $25.30 $62,200 $29.90 204.6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Bloomington 120 $46,400 $22.30 $56,900 $27.40 29.6%
Champaign 380 $48,800 $23.50 $62,200 $29.90 243%
Chicago (Area) 4,320 $57,300 $27.50 $75,600 $36.30 0.2%
Kankakee NA $44,100 $21.20 $56,900 $27.40 NA
Peoria 160 $46,300 $22.20 $53,300 $25.60 -17%
Rockford 610 $59,900 $28.80 $73,600 $35.40 281.1%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Anderson NA $49,900 $24.00 $57,600 $27.70 NA
Bloomington 30 $40,900 $19.70 $57,200 $27.50 -62.2%
Elkhart 50 $47,600 $22.90 $59,500 $28.60 -53.4%
Evansville 90 $48,700 $23.40 $57,700 $27.80 -50.4%
Fort Wayne 190 $49,800 $23.90 $59,200 $28.50 -18.5%
Indianapolis 700 $53,200 $25.60 $65,000 $31.30 -28.1%
Kokomo 30 $51,500 $24.80 $59,100 $28.40 -18.1%
South Bend 90 $49,100 $23.60 $59,600 $28.70 -37.5%
Terre Haute 120 $38,800 $18.70 $47,800 $23.00 55.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Cedar Rapids 400 $39,300 $18.90 $48,200 $23.20 162.8%
Davenport 250 $50,000 $24.10 $62,400 $30.00 23.1%
Des Moines 220 $41,800 $20.10 $50,500 $24.30 -39.7%
Iowa City 50 $42,400 $20.40 $48,500 $23.30 -50.8%
Sioux City 100 $38,600 $18.50 $45,300 $21.80 19.7%
Waterloo 130 $44,300 $21.30 $49,900 $24.00 33.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Topeka 180 $54,800 $26.40 $68,500 $32.90 48.2%
Wichita 110 $51,000 $24.50 $58,800 $28.30 -66.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Elizabethtown 70 $46,900 $22.60 $56,200 $27.00 40.3%
Lexington 160 $47,400 $22.80 $56,500 $27.20 -41.9%
Louisville 690 $51,000 $24.50 $62,200 $29.90 4.5%
Owensboro 80 $48,900 $23.50 $58,900 $28.30 50.9%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Alexandria 430 $40,800 $19.60 $47,000 $22.60 510.7%
Baton Rouge 930 $47,600 $22.90 $54,300 $26.10 126.6%
Monroe 340 $45,600 $21.90 $50,100 $24.10 306.8%
New Orleans 1,110 $49,900 $24.00 $55,600 $26.80 94.8%
Shreveport 600 $47,900 $23.10 $53,900 $25.90 207.1%
Maine
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Bangor 60 $46,200 $22.20 $56,900 $27.40 -18%
Lewiston 60 $39,400 $18.90 $50,300 $24.20 6.8%
Portland 240 $49,000 $23.60 $58,300 $28.00 9.3%
Maryland
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Baltimore 1,240 $59,300 $28.50 $73,500 $35.30 -12.2%
Hagerstown 100 $40,100 $19.30 $51,400 $24.70 -6%
Salisbury 90 $56,800 $27.30 $66,200 $31.80 43.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Barnstable Town 160 $55,400 $26.60 $66,000 $31.70 49.2%
Boston (Area) 3,050 $57,500 $27.70 $69,600 $33.40 8.5%
Pittsfield 50 NA NA NA NA 28.9%
Springfield 450 $56,200 $27.00 $64,300 $30.90 40.6%
Worcester 630 $59,700 $28.70 $68,900 $33.10 83.5%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Ann Arbor 110 $54,900 $26.40 $72,200 $34.70 -47.6%
Bay City 50 $63,200 $30.40 $71,900 $34.60 26.4%
Detroit (Area) 1,500 $50,600 $24.30 $64,400 $31.00 -22%
Flint 240 $68,800 $33.10 $82,600 $39.70 60.9%
Grand Rapids 580 $44,200 $21.30 $59,700 $28.70 41.3%
Holland 90 $61,000 $29.30 $71,500 $34.40 -23.2%
Jackson 60 $48,000 $23.10 $64,500 $31.00 3.2%
Kalamazoo 110 $54,200 $26.10 $63,900 $30.70 -26.5%
Lansing 200 $56,800 $27.30 $70,200 $33.70 -9.4%
Monroe 30 $50,300 $24.20 $66,500 $32.00 -18.6%
Muskegon 60 $59,500 $28.60 $71,100 $34.20 -2.7%
Niles 70 $54,000 $26.00 $63,800 $30.70 8%
Saginaw 30 $58,700 $28.20 $70,700 $34.00 -64.4%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Duluth 170 $53,200 $25.60 $63,000 $30.30 25.3%
Minneapolis 2,340 $56,500 $27.10 $69,100 $33.20 21.1%
Rochester 120 $51,000 $24.50 $58,700 $28.20 4.6%
St. Cloud 140 $55,900 $26.90 $65,400 $31.50 32.1%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Gulfport 80 $45,700 $22.00 $54,000 $26.00 -27.1%
Hattiesburg 70 $42,600 $20.50 $49,100 $23.60 2.6%
Jackson 120 $46,000 $22.10 $51,600 $24.80 -55.2%
Pascagoula 40 $44,000 $21.20 $49,400 $23.70 -30.4%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Columbia 150 $40,600 $19.50 $51,400 $24.70 62.4%
Jefferson City 180 $40,300 $19.40 $47,800 $23.00 99.7%
Joplin 110 $39,200 $18.90 $46,600 $22.40 26.9%
Kansas City 1,090 $48,200 $23.20 $57,700 $27.70 -1.7%
Springfield 260 $34,800 $16.80 $39,600 $19.10 23%
St. Joseph 40 $36,400 $17.50 $41,300 $19.90 -23.7%
St. Louis 2,590 $56,200 $27.00 $73,200 $35.20 78%
Montana
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Billings 160 $42,500 $20.40 $45,000 $21.60 76.7%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 190 $46,500 $22.40 $54,100 $26.00 6.6%
Omaha 370 $45,200 $21.70 $52,600 $25.30 -27.6%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 220 $51,800 $24.90 $60,500 $29.10 -77.2%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 80 $51,200 $24.60 $60,400 $29.10 -30.8%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 230 $59,200 $28.50 $76,000 $36.60 47.7%
Ocean City 60 $65,300 $31.40 $73,400 $35.30 39.6%
Trenton 260 $69,700 $33.50 $83,400 $40.10 8.5%
Vineland 120 $56,600 $27.20 $70,300 $33.80 74.4%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Albuquerque 310 $49,700 $23.90 $58,200 $28.00 -28.1%
Farmington 80 $47,700 $22.90 $54,800 $26.30 38.2%
Las Cruces NA $57,000 $27.40 $69,800 $33.50 NA
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Albany 560 $56,300 $27.10 $70,700 $34.00 14.8%
Binghamton 130 $56,500 $27.20 $65,300 $31.40 2.2%
Buffalo 710 $52,600 $25.30 $69,000 $33.20 19.4%
Elmira 90 $51,100 $24.60 $67,800 $32.60 108.8%
Glens Falls 100 $53,700 $25.80 $67,000 $32.20 74.8%
Ithaca 60 $58,000 $27.90 $78,400 $37.70 9.7%
Kingston 140 $64,800 $31.10 $83,000 $39.90 108%
New York (Area) 13,250 $71,200 $34.20 $89,800 $43.20 44.5%
Poughkeepsie 660 $69,900 $33.60 $88,800 $42.70 140.3%
Rochester 1,370 $51,000 $24.50 $61,900 $29.80 150%
Syracuse 560 $60,200 $29.00 $69,200 $33.30 63.6%
Utica 210 $55,200 $26.50 $69,400 $33.40 45.3%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Asheville 180 $47,100 $22.60 $55,600 $26.80 -4%
Charlotte 640 $45,300 $21.80 $53,800 $25.90 -31.3%
Durham 210 $46,600 $22.40 $55,100 $26.50 -32.7%
Fayetteville NA $41,300 $19.80 $50,200 $24.10 NA
Greensboro 360 $39,700 $19.10 $47,000 $22.60 -7.5%
Greenville 50 $49,600 $23.90 $55,400 $26.60 -44.9%
Hickory 170 $41,200 $19.80 $50,500 $24.30 3.8%
Raleigh 400 $47,700 $22.90 $57,300 $27.50 -28.3%
Rocky Mount 110 $40,800 $19.60 $46,800 $22.50 69.9%
Wilmington 90 $41,800 $20.10 $46,500 $22.30 -42.8%
Winston-Salem 330 $42,300 $20.40 $50,200 $24.10 45%
North Dakota
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Fargo 130 $53,000 $25.50 $60,000 $28.90 -1.3%
Grand Forks 60 $47,700 $22.90 $55,200 $26.50 13.4%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Akron 540 $54,400 $26.10 $67,000 $32.20 50.6%
Canton 350 $52,700 $25.40 $61,400 $29.50 89.1%
Cincinnati 1,380 $52,900 $25.40 $64,200 $30.90 24%
Cleveland 1,710 $64,600 $31.10 $79,200 $38.10 52.5%
Columbus 1,230 $55,400 $26.60 $69,700 $33.50 20.6%
Dayton 830 $53,100 $25.50 $63,200 $30.40 99.6%
Lima 60 $45,900 $22.10 $53,200 $25.60 13.7%
Mansfield 120 $50,300 $24.20 $60,700 $29.20 98.6%
Sandusky 60 $49,200 $23.60 $61,600 $29.60 62.4%
Springfield 60 $56,100 $27.00 $64,700 $31.10 13.3%
Toledo 490 $44,100 $21.20 $53,600 $25.80 47.8%
Youngstown 500 $47,400 $22.80 $56,600 $27.20 105%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 320 $41,200 $19.80 $49,400 $23.70 -48.8%
Tulsa 400 $43,400 $20.90 $56,600 $27.20 -15%
Oregon
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Bend 60 $45,000 $21.60 $56,500 $27.10 -12.5%
Eugene 80 $53,900 $25.90 $64,400 $31.00 -51.1%
Medford 50 $58,600 $28.20 $64,800 $31.20 -39.1%
Portland 1,010 $53,500 $25.70 $64,100 $30.80 -9.6%
Salem 60 $58,400 $28.10 $66,800 $32.10 -63.3%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Allentown 600 $54,700 $26.30 $68,500 $32.90 61.1%
Altoona 50 $49,100 $23.60 $60,200 $28.90 -21.8%
Erie 160 $51,100 $24.60 $62,700 $30.20 13.5%
Harrisburg 300 $51,100 $24.60 $62,700 $30.10 -15%
Johnstown 70 $45,500 $21.90 $60,600 $29.20 18%
Lancaster 240 $54,500 $26.20 $67,200 $32.30 -4.5%
Lebanon 50 $48,700 $23.40 $60,900 $29.30 -8.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 3,720 $59,200 $28.50 $74,600 $35.90 13%
Pittsburgh 1,280 $54,900 $26.40 $69,800 $33.50 2.4%
Reading 220 $57,900 $27.80 $69,700 $33.50 19.6%
Scranton 290 $54,500 $26.20 $67,400 $32.40 3.8%
State College 40 $55,600 $26.70 $72,700 $34.90 -43.8%
Williamsport 50 $60,400 $29.10 $66,000 $31.70 -8.8%
York 170 $55,200 $26.50 $69,200 $33.30 -14.2%
Rhode Island
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Providence 790 $67,600 $32.50 $78,100 $37.50 37.7%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Anderson 30 $50,700 $24.40 $55,700 $26.80 -52.7%
Charleston 230 $36,700 $17.60 $48,500 $23.30 -26.4%
Columbia 280 $50,300 $24.20 $58,200 $28.00 -26.3%
Greenville NA $47,000 $22.60 $54,500 $26.20 NA
Spartanburg 110 $54,800 $26.30 $63,000 $30.30 -14.7%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Rapid City 70 $38,900 $18.70 $49,800 $23.90 1%
Sioux Falls 110 $36,300 $17.50 $42,200 $20.30 -24.4%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Chattanooga 210 $44,600 $21.50 $52,700 $25.30 -15.5%
Clarksville 80 $50,800 $24.40 $61,500 $29.50 -7.1%
Cleveland 60 $41,600 $20.00 $48,900 $23.50 49.7%
Johnson City 30 $44,000 $21.20 $51,800 $24.90 -59.3%
Kingsport 90 $39,400 $18.90 $47,000 $22.60 -29.8%
Knoxville 250 $44,600 $21.40 $53,700 $25.80 -29.8%
Memphis 580 $46,300 $22.30 $55,400 $26.60 -14%
Morristown 30 $42,500 $20.50 $49,300 $23.70 -34%
Nashville 580 $43,200 $20.80 $52,600 $25.30 -27.5%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 60 $42,000 $20.20 $47,900 $23.00 -13.5%
Amarillo 120 NA NA NA NA -1.9%
Austin 390 $48,300 $23.20 $56,100 $27.00 -54.2%
Beaumont 170 $48,400 $23.30 $54,500 $26.20 -6.3%
Brownsville 250 $47,000 $22.60 $53,000 $25.50 82.1%
College Station 90 $40,700 $19.50 $47,400 $22.80 -8.9%
Corpus Christi 160 $45,500 $21.90 $53,400 $25.70 -19.5%
Dallas (Area) 2,160 $52,200 $25.10 $58,800 $28.30 -30.8%
El Paso 240 $49,400 $23.70 $54,500 $26.20 -21.8%
Houston 1,310 $51,800 $24.90 $58,900 $28.30 -54.3%
Killeen 80 $51,100 $24.60 $66,000 $31.70 -38.2%
Longview 70 $44,900 $21.60 $50,200 $24.10 -34.9%
Lubbock 110 $42,900 $20.60 $51,100 $24.60 -21.2%
McAllen 150 $52,100 $25.10 $61,700 $29.60 -40.7%
San Angelo 130 $56,400 $27.10 $65,300 $31.40 175%
San Antonio 690 $54,100 $26.00 $63,600 $30.60 -26.7%
Waco 70 $45,400 $21.80 $53,000 $25.50 -36.2%
Wichita Falls 40 $44,200 $21.20 $51,000 $24.50 -39.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden 90 $51,800 $24.90 $61,400 $29.50 -58.4%
Provo 140 $37,200 $17.90 $48,300 $23.20 -30%
Salt Lake City 290 $44,100 $21.20 $57,900 $27.80 -58%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 140 NA NA NA NA 11.3%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 80 $48,200 $23.20 $58,900 $28.30 14.3%
Charlottesville 110 $51,700 $24.90 $60,300 $29.00 8.2%
Danville 50 NA NA NA NA 11.5%
Lynchburg 70 $43,300 $20.80 $51,400 $24.70 -36.1%
Richmond 750 $50,300 $24.20 $60,300 $29.00 12.2%
Roanoke 110 $41,200 $19.80 $53,000 $25.50 -35%
Virginia Beach 760 $55,000 $26.40 $66,500 $32.00 -8.2%
Winchester 160 $45,600 $21.90 $54,700 $26.30 182.8%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 50 $48,800 $23.50 $62,000 $29.80 -42.5%
Bremerton 50 $56,500 $27.20 $64,000 $30.80 -41.3%
Kennewick 60 $58,300 $28.00 $66,300 $31.90 -47.3%
Olympia 70 $53,400 $25.70 $62,600 $30.10 -30.3%
Seattle (Area) 1,080 $51,900 $25.00 $65,500 $31.50 -26.7%
Spokane 140 $56,700 $27.30 $66,400 $31.90 -36.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 360 $36,400 $17.50 $52,300 $25.10 120.1%
Huntington 180 $45,700 $22.00 $53,800 $25.90 45%
Parkersburg 90 $45,900 $22.00 $51,400 $24.70 11%
Wheeling 90 $40,900 $19.70 $51,000 $24.50 27.7%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 160 $55,500 $26.70 $64,500 $31.00 24.8%
Eau Claire 130 $50,800 $24.40 $58,500 $28.10 56.6%
Fond du Lac NA $56,800 $27.30 $64,000 $30.80 NA
Green Bay 130 $56,300 $27.10 $71,400 $34.30 -29.2%
Janesville 70 $50,200 $24.20 $58,800 $28.30 -3.6%
La Crosse NA $52,200 $25.10 $59,000 $28.40 NA
Madison 330 $54,500 $26.20 $62,900 $30.20 -11.5%
Milwaukee 360 $61,300 $29.50 $71,800 $34.50 -60.5%
Oshkosh 80 $54,300 $26.10 $64,500 $31.00 -21.5%
Racine 160 NA NA NA NA 98.7%
Sheboygan 80 $52,600 $25.30 $63,500 $30.50 22.4%