Software Applications Engineers

Median Salary: $87,500

Many software applications engineers across the U.S. share a few key professional characteristics. For example, cooperation, achievement/effort, and innovation can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 495,500 people were employed as software applications engineers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for software applications engineers in the U.S. was $87,500 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $42.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about software applications engineers, including wages and job density for areas all over the U.S..

Software applications engineers should be skilled in:

Inductive Reasoning
Written Comprehension
Information Ordering
Mathematical Reasoning
Selective Attention

Different people go into different careers; software applications engineers are typically:

Investigative
Realistic
Conventional

Working as a software applications engineer requires knowledge in subjects like:

Computers and Electronics
Telecommunications
Mathematics
English Language
Design

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as software applications engineers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of software applications engineers 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	100	$85,300	$41.00	$100,900	$48.50	-40.4%
Birmingham	930	$74,800	$35.90	$92,500	$44.50	-50.5%
Decatur	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-81.5%
Dothan	30	$59,900	$28.80	$66,200	$31.80	-84.8%
Huntsville	1,340	$89,200	$42.90	$107,600	$51.70	72.1%
Mobile	350	$72,600	$34.90	$90,100	$43.30	-47%
Montgomery	340	$74,300	$35.70	$98,700	$47.50	-44.5%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	250	$79,600	$38.30	$100,000	$48.10	-60.7%
Fairbanks	50	$51,600	$24.80	$63,300	$30.40	-65.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	50	$65,200	$31.40	$90,000	$43.30	-78.6%
Phoenix	5,550	$80,300	$38.60	$101,800	$48.90	-17%
Tucson	1,090	$89,400	$43.00	$106,100	$51.00	-20.7%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	330	$63,700	$30.60	$78,800	$37.90	-55.3%
Fort Smith	150	$63,400	$30.50	$76,900	$37.00	-66.5%
Hot Springs	40	$50,300	$24.20	$70,900	$34.10	-71.7%
Jonesboro	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-82.8%
Little Rock	970	$62,500	$30.00	$77,400	$37.20	-22.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	420	$92,100	$44.30	$115,500	$55.50	-58.8%
Chico	60	$74,000	$35.60	$98,900	$47.50	-77.5%
El Centro	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-65.5%
Fresno	320	$78,100	$37.60	$96,000	$46.10	-73.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	19,030	$92,600	$44.50	$112,900	$54.30	-1.6%
Modesto	160	$85,200	$41.00	$123,600	$59.40	-73%
Napa	50	$93,400	$44.90	$112,400	$54.00	-79.9%
Oakland	6,620	$100,500	$48.30	$123,600	$59.40	76.3%
Oxnard	1,820	$90,800	$43.60	$110,900	$53.30	64.2%
Redding	70	$41,300	$19.80	$65,300	$31.40	-69.4%
Riverside	1,410	$80,200	$38.60	$98,200	$47.20	-69%
Sacramento	3,030	$82,000	$39.40	$98,100	$47.20	-6.2%
Salinas	330	$110,100	$52.90	$137,000	$65.90	-43.7%
San Diego	7,010	$88,900	$42.70	$112,800	$54.20	44.5%
San Francisco (Area)	17,440	$103,000	$49.50	$125,300	$60.20	133.3%
San Francisco (City)	10,820	$105,600	$50.80	$127,000	$61.10	190.2%
San Jose	23,110	$116,300	$55.90	$136,200	$65.50	585.5%
San Luis Obispo	200	$82,700	$39.80	$93,500	$45.00	-47.5%
Santa Barbara	530	$84,200	$40.50	$108,900	$52.40	-17.9%
Santa Cruz	140	$89,500	$43.00	$108,500	$52.20	-57.3%
Santa Rosa	410	$97,100	$46.70	$120,500	$57.90	-38.6%
Stockton	150	$86,900	$41.80	$104,300	$50.20	-80.7%
Vallejo	150	$80,700	$38.80	$104,500	$50.30	-67.9%
Visalia	90	$85,000	$40.90	$106,100	$51.00	-82.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	2,860	$89,600	$43.10	$110,500	$53.10	383.3%
Colorado Springs	1,960	$92,700	$44.60	$113,200	$54.40	109.3%
Denver	12,010	$91,500	$44.00	$108,800	$52.30	159.7%
Fort Collins	570	$80,100	$38.50	$98,700	$47.50	16.4%
Grand Junction	80	$82,400	$39.60	$93,400	$44.90	-66.5%
Greeley	110	$77,500	$37.30	$108,600	$52.20	-64.1%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,360	$91,300	$43.90	$110,400	$53.10	-2.8%
Hartford	5,000	$83,600	$40.20	$100,000	$48.10	134.5%
New Haven	780	$78,500	$37.80	$96,700	$46.50	-46.1%
Norwich	690	$99,800	$48.00	$111,300	$53.50	36%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	31,450	$95,800	$46.10	$114,900	$55.30	169.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	180	$85,000	$40.90	$101,100	$48.60	-81.3%
Cape Coral	200	$84,500	$40.60	$106,900	$51.40	-73.7%
Deltona	140	$61,900	$29.80	$87,000	$41.80	-76.6%
Fort Walton Beach	300	$81,000	$39.00	$96,800	$46.50	4%
Gainesville	180	$82,100	$39.50	$115,200	$55.40	-61.3%
Jacksonville	1,940	$82,800	$39.80	$103,900	$50.00	-12.1%
Lakeland	160	$75,200	$36.10	$101,600	$48.80	-77.7%
Miami (Area)	4,390	$75,500	$36.30	$94,800	$45.60	-45.7%
Naples	110	$78,200	$37.60	$102,700	$49.40	-74.6%
Ocala	60	$63,100	$30.30	$109,700	$52.70	-83.4%
Orlando	3,550	$74,700	$35.90	$95,400	$45.90	-5.5%
Palm Bay	1,890	$91,700	$44.10	$111,900	$53.80	155.5%
Pensacola	210	$65,600	$31.50	$86,400	$41.50	-62.9%
Port St. Lucie	50	$66,100	$31.80	$74,500	$35.80	-88.7%
Punta Gorda	NA	$132,200	$63.50	$146,800	$70.60	NA
Tallahassee	410	$75,600	$36.40	$94,800	$45.60	-33.2%
Tampa	4,020	$79,700	$38.30	$100,700	$48.40	-6.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	90	$87,100	$41.90	$97,500	$46.90	-69.2%
Atlanta	9,760	$88,900	$42.80	$105,800	$50.90	12.3%
Augusta	230	$61,300	$29.50	$84,100	$40.40	-70.2%
Columbus	370	$80,900	$38.90	$99,000	$47.60	-13.9%
Dalton	100	$94,700	$45.50	$112,000	$53.90	-60.5%
Macon	40	$29,000	$14.00	$64,700	$31.10	-87.9%
Rome	40	$46,100	$22.20	$63,800	$30.70	-74%
Savannah	40	$56,500	$27.20	$68,100	$32.70	-92.4%
Warner Robins	190	$81,400	$39.10	$99,100	$47.70	-13.4%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	720	$70,900	$34.10	$87,000	$41.80	-56.2%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	640	$79,700	$38.30	$98,400	$47.30	-36.5%
Coeur d'Alene	70	$68,400	$32.90	$88,400	$42.50	-67.5%
Idaho Falls	40	$86,600	$41.60	$98,300	$47.30	-79.5%
Lewiston	NA	$75,700	$36.40	$115,500	$55.50	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	80	$90,200	$43.40	$103,500	$49.80	-74.5%
Champaign	360	$79,000	$38.00	$98,300	$47.30	-5%
Chicago (Area)	13,800	$82,100	$39.50	$104,600	$50.30	-33.9%
Peoria	130	$82,700	$39.70	$103,800	$49.90	-79.7%
Rockford	70	$84,400	$40.60	$100,400	$48.30	-86.5%
Springfield	100	$74,000	$35.60	$94,500	$45.40	-74.5%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	160	$66,600	$32.00	$89,100	$42.80	-44.1%
Columbus	350	$68,600	$33.00	$81,700	$39.30	124.1%
Evansville	350	$47,900	$23.00	$62,700	$30.10	-45.3%
Fort Wayne	900	$77,800	$37.40	$96,300	$46.30	17.1%
Indianapolis	2,950	$70,800	$34.00	$84,800	$40.80	-10.8%
Kokomo	160	$87,200	$41.90	$98,900	$47.50	8.6%
Lafayette	140	$66,500	$32.00	$82,500	$39.70	-54.3%
Michigan City	50	$64,600	$31.00	$84,700	$40.70	-70.3%
Muncie	180	$58,600	$28.20	$71,400	$34.30	0.9%
South Bend	250	$63,800	$30.70	$82,200	$39.50	-48.2%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	70	$57,600	$27.70	$71,800	$34.50	-53.8%
Cedar Rapids	1,560	$74,300	$35.70	$87,000	$41.80	200.2%
Davenport	NA	$75,600	$36.40	$91,300	$43.90	NA
Des Moines	1,830	$73,600	$35.40	$87,200	$41.90	49.8%
Dubuque	40	$57,800	$27.80	$71,300	$34.30	-77.5%
Iowa City	490	$64,300	$30.90	$77,400	$37.20	54.9%
Waterloo	NA	$63,800	$30.70	$77,100	$37.10	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	250	$70,000	$33.60	$84,300	$40.50	-39.5%
Wichita	850	$65,400	$31.40	$81,600	$39.20	-24.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	60	$66,200	$31.80	$75,400	$36.20	-70.5%
Elizabethtown	40	$63,400	$30.50	$74,700	$35.90	-76.4%
Lexington	890	$77,200	$37.10	$98,900	$47.60	-3.2%
Louisville	2,330	$70,700	$34.00	$85,500	$41.10	3.3%
Owensboro	30	$64,400	$30.90	$79,400	$38.20	-82.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	360	$71,100	$34.20	$80,300	$38.60	-74.2%
Lafayette	100	$48,800	$23.50	$57,700	$27.80	-82.5%
New Orleans	370	$77,600	$37.30	$98,200	$47.20	-81.1%
Shreveport	50	$78,500	$37.70	$92,900	$44.60	-91.7%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	70	$68,900	$33.10	$81,000	$38.90	-72.3%
Lewiston	40	$61,500	$29.60	$77,500	$37.30	-76.6%
Portland	740	$63,800	$30.70	$78,100	$37.60	-1%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	4,860	$91,200	$43.80	$118,800	$57.10	1.7%
Cumberland	40	$74,500	$35.80	$91,300	$43.90	-69.9%
Hagerstown	130	$75,600	$36.30	$107,600	$51.70	-65.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	NA	$108,000	$51.90	$154,800	$74.40	NA
Boston (Area)	23,220	NA	NA	NA	NA	145.9%
Pittsfield	70	$64,200	$30.90	$88,400	$42.50	-47%
Springfield	600	$82,800	$39.80	$99,600	$47.90	-44.9%
Worcester	870	$86,600	$41.60	$103,600	$49.80	-42.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	860	$72,800	$35.00	$93,400	$44.90	19.8%
Detroit (Area)	5,820	$80,400	$38.70	$97,500	$46.90	-14.5%
Grand Rapids	420	$67,700	$32.60	$79,200	$38.10	-69.4%
Holland	NA	$70,100	$33.70	$80,000	$38.50	NA
Jackson	90	$73,400	$35.30	$86,100	$41.40	-55.8%
Kalamazoo	140	$68,600	$33.00	$79,500	$38.20	-73%
Lansing	1,340	$67,900	$32.60	$74,800	$36.00	75.4%
Niles	NA	$70,100	$33.70	$78,600	$37.80	NA
Saginaw	30	$66,300	$31.90	$83,000	$39.90	-89.9%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	250	$72,300	$34.80	$85,600	$41.20	-47.7%
Minneapolis	13,580	$88,600	$42.60	$105,500	$50.70	106.9%
Rochester	970	$86,300	$41.50	$101,200	$48.70	148.1%
St. Cloud	190	$67,400	$32.40	$81,000	$39.00	-47.9%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	150	$64,900	$31.20	$79,400	$38.20	-61.9%
Jackson	640	$61,500	$29.60	$79,500	$38.20	-31.8%
Pascagoula	90	$58,300	$28.00	$70,200	$33.80	-56.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	30	$66,900	$32.20	$79,100	$38.00	-89.5%
Jefferson City	550	$56,600	$27.20	$66,100	$31.80	80.8%
Kansas City	4,120	$77,200	$37.10	$93,300	$44.90	9.8%
Springfield	500	$55,100	$26.50	$68,800	$33.10	-29.7%
St. Joseph	30	$60,800	$29.30	$74,800	$36.00	-82.2%
St. Louis	6,240	$82,600	$39.70	$99,600	$47.90	26.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	110	$51,900	$25.00	$63,200	$30.40	-64.7%
Missoula	80	$54,400	$26.20	$81,500	$39.20	-60.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	810	$57,500	$27.60	$69,500	$33.40	32.6%
Omaha	2,310	$79,900	$38.40	$95,200	$45.80	34.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	NA	$63,500	$30.50	$73,500	$35.40	NA
Las Vegas	1,020	$71,800	$34.50	$91,800	$44.10	-68.6%
Reno	250	$79,700	$38.30	$112,700	$54.20	-67.2%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	700	$82,800	$39.80	$103,900	$49.90	85.1%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	470	$77,000	$37.00	$91,900	$44.20	-11.1%
Trenton	3,540	$94,200	$45.30	$109,700	$52.70	331.5%
Vineland	60	$82,500	$39.70	$100,500	$48.30	-75.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	960	$79,000	$38.00	$101,000	$48.50	-33.9%
Las Cruces	190	$84,000	$40.40	$100,100	$48.10	-22.3%
Santa Fe	NA	$98,800	$47.50	$118,000	$56.70	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	1,360	$75,200	$36.20	$93,000	$44.70	-17.7%
Binghamton	470	$80,500	$38.70	$101,600	$48.90	12.1%
Buffalo	1,080	$68,200	$32.80	$86,400	$41.50	-46.7%
Glens Falls	NA	$66,300	$31.90	$76,200	$36.60	NA
Ithaca	210	$75,300	$36.20	$90,800	$43.70	12.3%
New York (Area)	38,990	$89,800	$43.20	$111,800	$53.80	41.2%
Poughkeepsie	400	$100,500	$48.30	$119,700	$57.50	-57.4%
Rochester	2,200	$82,200	$39.50	$98,800	$47.50	18.5%
Syracuse	530	$79,800	$38.40	$97,300	$46.80	-54%
Utica	230	$74,000	$35.60	$92,000	$44.20	-52.9%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	160	$53,800	$25.90	$70,400	$33.80	-74.9%
Burlington	260	$75,100	$36.10	$87,400	$42.00	19.5%
Charlotte	3,070	$86,300	$41.50	$104,300	$50.10	-3.4%
Durham	2,910	$95,000	$45.70	$112,100	$53.90	178.7%
Fayetteville	50	$72,300	$34.70	$87,300	$42.00	-89.1%
Greensboro	1,040	$83,600	$40.20	$95,700	$46.00	-21.5%
Hickory	90	$63,700	$30.60	$79,500	$38.20	-84.3%
Raleigh	4,230	$85,200	$40.90	$101,400	$48.80	123.4%
Rocky Mount	40	$74,700	$35.90	$89,100	$42.80	-81.7%
Wilmington	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	-72.7%
Winston-Salem	430	$89,800	$43.20	$116,400	$55.90	-45.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	250	$55,700	$26.80	$66,400	$31.90	9.4%
Fargo	310	$65,500	$31.50	$93,100	$44.80	-32.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	950	$78,100	$37.60	$96,700	$46.50	-22.5%
Canton	230	$82,800	$39.80	$97,500	$46.90	-63.6%
Cincinnati	5,540	$77,800	$37.40	$95,100	$45.70	46.8%
Cleveland	3,570	$80,800	$38.80	$98,100	$47.20	-6.1%
Columbus	7,930	$82,100	$39.50	$98,100	$47.20	130.3%
Dayton	1,970	$78,800	$37.90	$94,700	$45.50	39.8%
Mansfield	30	$66,300	$31.90	$81,000	$38.90	-84.3%
Springfield	NA	$81,100	$39.00	$128,300	$61.70	NA
Toledo	340	$67,200	$32.30	$81,400	$39.10	-69.8%
Youngstown	170	$68,100	$32.70	$79,200	$38.10	-80%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	30	$41,500	$20.00	$56,700	$27.30	-78%
Oklahoma City	1,160	$63,200	$30.40	$83,500	$40.10	-45.8%
Tulsa	990	$65,500	$31.50	$87,200	$41.90	-38.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	100	$81,700	$39.30	$106,300	$51.10	-59.5%
Corvallis	140	$79,200	$38.10	$98,200	$47.20	17%
Eugene	NA	$60,900	$29.30	$72,100	$34.70	NA
Medford	130	$66,600	$32.00	$78,400	$37.70	-55.9%
Portland	7,280	$89,300	$42.90	$107,300	$51.60	93.1%
Salem	90	$70,600	$33.90	$80,400	$38.70	-84.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	610	$81,800	$39.30	$98,300	$47.20	-51.4%
Altoona	50	$79,300	$38.10	$93,200	$44.80	-78.6%
Erie	100	$82,700	$39.80	$100,400	$48.30	-78.7%
Harrisburg	1,900	$73,900	$35.50	$87,700	$42.10	61%
Johnstown	NA	$90,800	$43.70	$103,900	$49.90	NA
Lancaster	170	$71,200	$34.20	$85,000	$40.90	-80.1%
Lebanon	NA	$61,500	$29.60	$73,400	$35.30	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	10,210	$86,000	$41.40	$102,700	$49.40	3%
Pittsburgh	3,400	$73,500	$35.30	$90,500	$43.50	-19.6%
Reading	120	$81,300	$39.10	$98,900	$47.60	-81%
Scranton	170	$65,700	$31.60	$82,200	$39.50	-82.7%
State College	230	$84,300	$40.50	$104,000	$50.00	-9.8%
York	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-89.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,070	$80,300	$38.60	$97,900	$47.10	-66.8%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	220	$74,000	$35.60	$91,000	$43.80	-79%
Columbia	950	$72,900	$35.10	$86,500	$41.60	-25.2%
Florence	60	$69,800	$33.60	$78,300	$37.70	-79.8%
Greenville	640	$72,600	$34.90	$87,300	$42.00	-43.5%
Myrtle Beach	NA	$44,700	$21.50	$47,400	$22.80	NA
Spartanburg	90	$64,000	$30.80	$75,900	$36.50	-79%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	NA	$67,600	$32.50	$82,200	$39.50	NA
Sioux Falls	420	$64,300	$30.90	$78,800	$37.90	-16.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$67,300	$32.40	$81,700	$39.30	NA
Clarksville	40	$57,700	$27.70	$70,500	$33.90	-87.5%
Johnson City	80	$76,300	$36.70	$105,000	$50.50	-73.5%
Kingsport	80	$55,900	$26.90	$72,500	$34.80	-82.8%
Knoxville	500	$76,900	$37.00	$93,800	$45.10	-59.1%
Memphis	470	$71,800	$34.50	$87,700	$42.10	-79.6%
Nashville	1,840	$75,300	$36.20	$92,000	$44.20	-32.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	50	$70,000	$33.70	$87,700	$42.20	-87.2%
Austin	6,730	$89,800	$43.20	$109,900	$52.80	130.7%
Beaumont	30	$69,000	$33.20	$101,500	$48.80	-94.8%
Brownsville	NA	$79,700	$38.30	$105,300	$50.60	NA
College Station	400	$76,100	$36.60	$98,900	$47.50	14.4%
Corpus Christi	110	$85,200	$41.00	$99,200	$47.70	-83.9%
Dallas (Area)	15,840	$88,500	$42.60	$103,900	$49.90	25.6%
El Paso	NA	$79,800	$38.40	$100,200	$48.20	NA
Houston	8,070	$90,000	$43.20	$108,300	$52.10	-17%
Killeen	70	$91,300	$43.90	$106,600	$51.30	-85.2%
Longview	30	$86,600	$41.60	$112,900	$54.30	-90.2%
Lubbock	NA	$67,800	$32.60	$85,800	$41.20	NA
San Antonio	1,730	$84,400	$40.60	$102,700	$49.40	-45.5%
Waco	80	$74,900	$36.00	$105,300	$50.60	-80%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	60	$50,600	$24.30	$58,700	$28.20	-68%
Ogden	530	$78,500	$37.70	$94,000	$45.20	-28.8%
Provo	1,280	$79,600	$38.30	$95,800	$46.10	94.3%
Salt Lake City	2,860	$87,000	$41.80	$101,800	$48.90	23.8%
St. George	NA	$81,100	$39.00	$96,300	$46.30	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	530	$75,400	$36.30	$96,500	$46.40	24.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	360	$54,200	$26.10	$67,000	$32.20	51%
Charlottesville	530	$76,700	$36.90	$88,900	$42.70	51.2%
Harrisonburg	110	$90,600	$43.50	$107,500	$51.70	-50.6%
Lynchburg	170	$87,100	$41.90	$100,900	$48.50	-54%
Richmond	3,860	$89,500	$43.00	$105,500	$50.70	70.9%
Roanoke	260	$70,400	$33.80	$87,300	$42.00	-55.4%
Virginia Beach	2,870	$72,800	$35.00	$94,000	$45.20	2.9%
Winchester	60	$93,000	$44.70	$106,400	$51.10	-68.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	150	$76,200	$36.60	$85,900	$41.30	-47.5%
Bremerton	150	$82,800	$39.80	$99,200	$47.70	-51.3%
Kennewick	NA	$100,300	$48.20	$124,000	$59.60	NA
Olympia	NA	$77,300	$37.20	$96,500	$46.40	NA
Seattle (Area)	22,050	$87,000	$41.80	$104,000	$50.00	119.6%
Spokane	510	$69,900	$33.60	$84,100	$40.40	-33.8%
Wenatchee	NA	$81,100	$39.00	$98,800	$47.50	NA

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	110	$74,500	$35.80	$84,700	$40.70	-80%
Huntington	50	$72,500	$34.90	$97,500	$46.90	-86.8%
Morgantown	50	$65,600	$31.60	$77,700	$37.40	-78.1%
Weirton	40	$63,200	$30.40	$80,800	$38.80	-74.3%
Wheeling	60	$68,300	$32.80	$80,400	$38.60	-75.8%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	320	$70,200	$33.70	$82,200	$39.50	-25.9%
Eau Claire	100	$63,800	$30.70	$81,200	$39.00	-65.7%
Fond du Lac	NA	$77,300	$37.10	$91,600	$44.10	NA
Green Bay	690	$74,300	$35.70	$86,100	$41.40	10.8%
Janesville	60	$56,400	$27.10	$66,400	$31.90	-75.7%
La Crosse	180	$66,100	$31.80	$87,600	$42.10	-32%
Madison	2,100	$74,600	$35.90	$88,400	$42.50	67.8%
Milwaukee	4,430	$75,800	$36.40	$90,100	$43.30	43.1%
Oshkosh	140	$69,200	$33.30	$81,500	$39.20	-57.7%
Racine	200	$79,300	$38.10	$91,800	$44.10	-29.3%
Sheboygan	80	$73,600	$35.40	$81,100	$39.00	-65.5%
Wausau	270	$70,700	$34.00	$81,200	$39.10	4.7%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	100	$59,100	$28.40	$67,100	$32.30	-39.1%