Sous Chefs

Median Salary: $22,200

Many sous chefs across the United States share a number of important professional attributes. For example, self control, stress tolerance, and initiative can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 898,820 folks were employed as sous chefs nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for sous chefs in the U.S. was $22,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $10.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about sous chefs, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Sous chefs should be skilled in:

Manual Dexterity
Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Inductive Reasoning
Multilimb Coordination

Different folks go into different careers; sous chefs are typically:

Realistic
Enterprising
Artistic

Working as a sous chef requires knowledge in subjects like:

Food Production
Customer and Personal Service

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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 sous chefs). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of sous chefs 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	370	$17,600	$8.40	$21,400	$10.30	15.3%
Auburn	550	$17,600	$8.50	$20,500	$9.90	68.5%
Birmingham	3,510	$19,000	$9.10	$23,500	$11.30	3.2%
Decatur	300	$18,700	$9.00	$21,600	$10.40	-15.6%
Dothan	490	$18,500	$8.90	$21,200	$10.20	21.7%
Florence	360	$19,300	$9.30	$22,300	$10.70	2.5%
Gadsden	290	$19,600	$9.40	$23,600	$11.40	20.7%
Huntsville	1,560	$21,900	$10.50	$25,300	$12.20	10.3%
Mobile	890	$22,000	$10.60	$24,500	$11.80	-24.8%
Montgomery	1,340	$18,200	$8.80	$23,700	$11.40	19.2%
Tuscaloosa	720	$21,800	$10.50	$23,700	$11.40	15.5%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,050	$25,500	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	-7.8%
Fairbanks	180	$25,800	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	-27%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	650	$23,500	$11.30	$25,600	$12.30	65.3%
Lake Havasu City	390	$20,600	$9.90	$23,300	$11.20	22.1%
Phoenix	12,820	$22,000	$10.60	$25,400	$12.20	5.6%
Prescott	390	$21,200	$10.20	$25,500	$12.20	-2.5%
Tucson	3,090	$20,700	$10.00	$23,800	$11.40	24.1%
Yuma	340	$19,300	$9.30	$22,200	$10.70	-15.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	1,120	$19,700	$9.50	$23,300	$11.20	-17.1%
Fort Smith	800	$17,600	$8.50	$20,100	$9.70	-0.5%
Hot Springs	380	$20,200	$9.70	$24,500	$11.80	56%
Jonesboro	240	$18,400	$8.80	$20,400	$9.80	-27.5%
Little Rock	2,060	$21,800	$10.50	$26,400	$12.70	-9.3%
Pine Bluff	60	$16,900	$8.10	$18,700	$9.00	-76.8%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	950	$22,500	$10.80	$24,400	$11.70	-47.9%
Chico	470	$21,500	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	-1.3%
El Centro	270	$20,700	$9.90	$23,500	$11.30	-21.5%
Fresno	1,490	$22,400	$10.80	$25,100	$12.00	-33%
Hanford	90	$22,800	$11.00	$25,100	$12.00	-64.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	35,970	$24,200	$11.60	$28,100	$13.50	-0.5%
Madera	90	$23,600	$11.30	$26,100	$12.60	-67.3%
Merced	290	$19,400	$9.30	$21,300	$10.20	-28.2%
Modesto	720	$23,800	$11.40	$26,600	$12.80	-32.7%
Napa	690	$29,300	$14.10	$32,400	$15.60	60.5%
Oakland	5,330	$24,500	$11.80	$28,300	$13.60	-21.7%
Oxnard	1,810	$25,300	$12.10	$28,600	$13.80	-10%
Redding	460	$24,000	$11.50	$26,200	$12.60	8.7%
Riverside	8,630	$23,200	$11.20	$26,400	$12.70	4.8%
Sacramento	5,030	$23,500	$11.30	$26,800	$12.90	-14.3%
Salinas	1,310	$25,400	$12.20	$29,300	$14.10	22.9%
San Diego	8,590	$24,800	$11.90	$28,400	$13.60	-2.4%
San Francisco (Area)	14,150	$25,600	$12.30	$30,300	$14.60	4.3%
San Francisco (City)	8,820	$26,700	$12.80	$32,400	$15.60	30.4%
San Jose	5,630	$23,100	$11.10	$25,800	$12.40	-8%
San Luis Obispo	1,080	$25,500	$12.30	$28,800	$13.80	56.8%
Santa Barbara	1,540	$24,700	$11.90	$29,200	$14.00	31%
Santa Cruz	690	$25,900	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	18.7%
Santa Rosa	1,280	$25,800	$12.40	$30,400	$14.60	5.3%
Stockton	850	$23,200	$11.10	$25,300	$12.20	-41%
Vallejo	780	$23,000	$11.00	$25,600	$12.30	-6.7%
Visalia	620	$21,700	$10.50	$24,000	$11.60	-31.2%
Yuba City	200	$22,800	$11.00	$24,800	$11.90	-23.3%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,520	$24,200	$11.60	$28,700	$13.80	41.6%
Colorado Springs	2,330	$22,700	$10.90	$26,000	$12.50	37.4%
Denver	11,850	$21,100	$10.20	$25,200	$12.10	41.4%
Fort Collins	1,420	$22,400	$10.80	$25,300	$12.20	60.7%
Grand Junction	570	$25,500	$12.20	$30,200	$14.50	31.2%
Greeley	590	$21,200	$10.20	$25,400	$12.20	8.3%
Pueblo	500	$20,500	$9.90	$25,800	$12.40	29.4%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,680	$26,500	$12.80	$30,400	$14.60	-8%
Hartford	2,600	$24,900	$12.00	$31,200	$15.00	-32.9%
New Haven	1,200	$27,000	$13.00	$30,900	$14.90	-49%
Norwich	1,170	$27,400	$13.20	$31,100	$14.90	27.1%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	400	$22,800	$10.90	$27,800	$13.40	-3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	16,560	$25,400	$12.20	$31,200	$15.00	-22.9%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	3,330	$22,600	$10.90	$26,900	$12.90	95.8%
Cape Coral	2,390	$23,300	$11.20	$27,900	$13.40	72.6%
Deltona	1,220	$22,900	$11.00	$25,800	$12.40	14.6%
Fort Walton Beach	1,170	$20,500	$9.80	$23,600	$11.30	122.2%
Gainesville	1,150	$21,000	$10.10	$25,000	$12.00	37.9%
Jacksonville	4,980	$22,100	$10.60	$25,700	$12.40	24.4%
Lakeland	1,170	$20,200	$9.70	$23,800	$11.40	-12.4%
Miami (Area)	17,900	$25,200	$12.10	$29,900	$14.40	22.5%
Naples	1,950	$27,400	$13.20	$31,000	$14.90	147%
Ocala	680	$19,300	$9.30	$24,000	$11.50	4.5%
Orlando	12,450	$23,700	$11.40	$28,300	$13.60	83%
Palm Bay	1,700	$24,400	$11.70	$30,300	$14.60	26.6%
Palm Coast	150	$23,000	$11.10	$25,800	$12.40	33.4%
Panama City	1,360	$19,200	$9.20	$23,100	$11.10	187.8%
Pensacola	1,160	$22,500	$10.80	$25,400	$12.20	11%
Port St. Lucie	1,220	$22,800	$10.90	$26,500	$12.70	47.1%
Punta Gorda	380	$22,600	$10.90	$25,700	$12.30	42.2%
Sebastian	590	$22,200	$10.70	$28,300	$13.60	85.1%
Tallahassee	1,170	$18,800	$9.00	$22,000	$10.60	5.3%
Tampa	8,490	$22,700	$10.90	$26,400	$12.70	9.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	270	$15,400	$7.40	$16,400	$7.90	-34.5%
Athens	450	$20,600	$9.90	$25,000	$12.00	-16.4%
Atlanta	15,150	$21,300	$10.30	$25,100	$12.10	-3.9%
Augusta	1,370	$18,600	$9.00	$22,900	$11.00	-2.4%
Brunswick	620	$22,200	$10.70	$25,200	$12.10	119.2%
Columbus	1,020	$19,900	$9.60	$22,800	$11.00	30.4%
Dalton	280	$18,500	$8.90	$21,300	$10.20	-39.5%
Gainesville	420	$21,700	$10.40	$24,600	$11.80	-14.7%
Hinesville	90	$16,600	$8.00	$19,400	$9.30	-24.2%
Macon	660	$17,900	$8.60	$21,400	$10.30	0.6%
Rome	70	$19,000	$9.10	$22,800	$11.00	-71.9%
Savannah	1,410	$21,700	$10.40	$24,700	$11.90	36.3%
Valdosta	270	$19,100	$9.20	$21,600	$10.40	-26.7%
Warner Robins	420	$19,900	$9.60	$23,100	$11.10	9.1%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	3,250	$26,600	$12.80	$36,400	$17.50	9.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,190	$24,400	$11.70	$27,200	$13.10	-34.6%
Coeur d'Alene	590	$23,800	$11.40	$26,900	$12.90	58.1%
Idaho Falls	NA	$21,300	$10.20	$25,400	$12.20	NA
Lewiston	180	$20,200	$9.70	$23,000	$11.00	9%
Pocatello	320	$21,900	$10.50	$28,600	$13.80	28.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	680	$22,600	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	15.5%
Champaign	560	$19,600	$9.40	$24,000	$11.50	-17.6%
Chicago (Area)	23,920	$20,400	$9.80	$24,100	$11.60	-17.1%
Danville	150	$18,300	$8.80	$19,800	$9.50	-20.1%
Decatur	460	$20,500	$9.90	$23,200	$11.20	17.3%
Kankakee	270	$21,100	$10.10	$23,800	$11.40	-7.5%
Peoria	810	$21,200	$10.20	$24,800	$11.90	-30.7%
Rockford	610	$20,100	$9.70	$23,800	$11.40	-38.6%
Springfield	630	$19,400	$9.30	$23,700	$11.40	-13.5%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	350	$17,400	$8.30	$19,600	$9.40	31.9%
Bloomington	630	$18,500	$8.90	$22,000	$10.60	22.5%
Columbus	310	$20,100	$9.70	$25,000	$12.00	10.5%
Elkhart	470	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	-31.2%
Evansville	1,290	$18,400	$8.80	$22,500	$10.80	11.2%
Fort Wayne	1,760	$19,900	$9.60	$23,100	$11.10	26%
Indianapolis	5,130	$22,300	$10.70	$26,100	$12.50	-14.3%
Kokomo	370	$15,900	$7.60	$20,000	$9.60	41.1%
Lafayette	560	$18,700	$9.00	$23,400	$11.20	-1.7%
Michigan City	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$20,100	$9.70	NA
Muncie	280	$18,600	$8.90	$21,800	$10.50	-10.2%
South Bend	970	$21,500	$10.30	$24,000	$11.50	9.3%
Terre Haute	320	$20,800	$10.00	$22,900	$11.00	-32.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	360	$19,000	$9.10	$21,300	$10.20	24.8%
Cedar Rapids	740	$18,000	$8.70	$20,100	$9.70	-21%
Davenport	1,190	$20,500	$9.80	$24,200	$11.60	-5.4%
Des Moines	2,590	$19,600	$9.40	$23,700	$11.40	16.9%
Dubuque	440	$19,100	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	24.5%
Iowa City	710	$18,500	$8.90	$21,900	$10.50	24.3%
Sioux City	400	$20,100	$9.60	$25,500	$12.20	-18.4%
Waterloo	720	$18,100	$8.70	$19,800	$9.50	21.5%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	470	$18,700	$9.00	$23,200	$11.10	43.8%
Topeka	580	$18,900	$9.10	$22,500	$10.80	-23.4%
Wichita	1,630	$20,300	$9.80	$24,600	$11.80	-20.1%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	600	$18,600	$8.90	$21,800	$10.50	57.7%
Elizabethtown	290	$19,800	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	-4.1%
Lexington	2,500	$20,000	$9.60	$23,600	$11.30	50.5%
Louisville	3,310	$20,400	$9.80	$24,200	$11.70	-18.9%
Owensboro	260	$17,300	$8.30	$20,100	$9.70	-20.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	310	$20,300	$9.70	$23,600	$11.40	-28.5%
Baton Rouge	1,710	$21,300	$10.30	$25,900	$12.50	-32.1%
Houma	450	$17,700	$8.50	$19,900	$9.60	-30.3%
Lafayette	880	$20,100	$9.60	$25,200	$12.10	-12.4%
Lake Charles	390	$24,100	$11.60	$26,400	$12.70	-37.4%
Monroe	320	$19,200	$9.20	$22,000	$10.60	-37.9%
New Orleans	3,990	$21,300	$10.30	$24,600	$11.80	13.9%
Shreveport	1,270	$21,400	$10.30	$25,700	$12.30	6.1%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	400	$19,600	$9.40	$23,800	$11.40	-5%
Lewiston	340	$22,000	$10.60	$25,300	$12.20	2.8%
Portland	1,020	$25,300	$12.20	$29,500	$14.20	-24.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	5,620	$24,800	$11.90	$29,400	$14.10	-35.1%
Cumberland	350	$16,400	$7.90	$19,900	$9.60	32.9%
Hagerstown	370	$22,900	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	-43.6%
Salisbury	240	$20,800	$10.00	$24,300	$11.70	-34.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,460	$27,900	$13.40	$31,700	$15.30	123.7%
Boston (Area)	18,610	$26,200	$12.60	$30,400	$14.60	4.5%
Pittsfield	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$34,700	$16.70	NA
Springfield	1,930	$25,200	$12.10	$29,600	$14.20	-2.7%
Worcester	1,400	$25,800	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	-28.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	710	$23,400	$11.30	$29,400	$14.10	-45.5%
Battle Creek	NA	$18,800	$9.10	$24,400	$11.70	NA
Bay City	490	$18,600	$8.90	$21,300	$10.20	101.1%
Detroit (Area)	13,220	$22,400	$10.80	$27,400	$13.20	11.8%
Flint	1,520	$22,100	$10.60	$24,300	$11.70	64.9%
Grand Rapids	2,760	$19,600	$9.40	$23,100	$11.10	10%
Holland	700	$20,600	$9.90	$25,100	$12.10	1.2%
Jackson	310	$21,000	$10.10	$24,700	$11.90	-14.6%
Kalamazoo	990	$20,500	$9.90	$23,400	$11.20	7.3%
Lansing	1,470	$18,600	$8.90	$22,100	$10.60	6.5%
Monroe	310	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	18.1%
Muskegon	310	$19,800	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	-25.1%
Niles	280	$20,200	$9.70	$23,700	$11.40	-31.9%
Saginaw	580	$19,500	$9.40	$23,100	$11.10	3.9%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	1,060	$19,700	$9.50	$23,400	$11.20	24.1%
Minneapolis	13,120	$24,200	$11.60	$28,400	$13.70	10.2%
Rochester	440	$24,400	$11.70	$27,100	$13.00	-37.6%
St. Cloud	720	$19,900	$9.60	$23,500	$11.30	9%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	1,290	$22,800	$11.00	$26,000	$12.50	84.6%
Hattiesburg	350	$19,200	$9.20	$23,100	$11.10	-11.1%
Jackson	1,600	$18,800	$9.10	$22,000	$10.60	-5.5%
Pascagoula	280	$21,600	$10.40	$23,700	$11.40	-27.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	760	$19,900	$9.60	$24,500	$11.80	32.5%
Jefferson City	330	$20,500	$9.90	$26,300	$12.60	-41.1%
Joplin	480	$16,200	$7.80	$19,900	$9.60	-8.2%
Kansas City	7,560	$20,500	$9.90	$25,100	$12.10	11.2%
Springfield	1,400	$18,100	$8.70	$21,100	$10.10	8.7%
St. Joseph	490	$20,400	$9.80	$23,500	$11.30	38.1%
St. Louis	11,190	$20,800	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	25%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	670	$20,200	$9.70	$23,600	$11.30	20%
Great Falls	400	$15,900	$7.60	$17,900	$8.60	62.8%
Missoula	530	$20,100	$9.70	$24,000	$11.50	38.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,000	$19,000	$9.10	$23,300	$11.20	-9.9%
Omaha	2,700	$21,300	$10.30	$24,900	$12.00	-13.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	260	$21,300	$10.20	$26,000	$12.50	31.8%
Las Vegas	12,450	$31,400	$15.10	$36,000	$17.30	110.7%
Reno	1,900	$26,100	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	38.6%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	520	$24,200	$11.60	$27,600	$13.30	-23.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	2,110	$28,800	$13.80	$34,700	$16.70	120.9%
Ocean City	460	$22,800	$11.00	$30,700	$14.80	72.3%
Trenton	630	$27,500	$13.20	$32,300	$15.50	-57.4%
Vineland	180	$21,300	$10.20	$25,500	$12.20	-57.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	2,430	$20,800	$10.00	$23,600	$11.40	-7.6%
Farmington	250	$21,200	$10.20	$23,800	$11.40	-29%
Las Cruces	NA	$18,000	$8.70	$20,500	$9.80	NA
Santa Fe	860	$23,300	$11.20	$26,600	$12.80	96.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	2,060	NA	NA	NA	NA	-31.1%
Binghamton	470	$23,300	$11.20	$26,600	$12.80	-37.7%
Buffalo	2,860	$22,400	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	-22.2%
Elmira	220	$22,300	$10.70	$25,400	$12.20	-12.1%
Glens Falls	320	$24,400	$11.70	$28,400	$13.60	-10.2%
Ithaca	400	$24,400	$11.70	$28,400	$13.70	16.9%
Kingston	300	$29,500	$14.20	$32,700	$15.70	-27.4%
New York (Area)	40,680	$26,200	$12.60	$32,300	$15.60	-32.2%
Poughkeepsie	960	$25,200	$12.10	$32,600	$15.70	-43.5%
Rochester	2,280	$23,900	$11.50	$30,200	$14.50	-32.3%
Syracuse	1,660	$19,700	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	-21.3%
Utica	430	$23,300	$11.20	$29,600	$14.20	-51.3%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	2,210	$21,100	$10.10	$25,000	$12.00	89.2%
Burlington	420	$20,800	$10.00	$24,300	$11.70	7.7%
Charlotte	7,360	$23,300	$11.20	$25,900	$12.40	27.7%
Durham	2,100	$23,100	$11.10	$26,700	$12.80	10.9%
Fayetteville	910	$20,000	$9.60	$23,200	$11.20	5.4%
Goldsboro	390	$19,900	$9.60	$25,800	$12.40	27.9%
Greensboro	2,260	$19,500	$9.40	$23,500	$11.30	-5.7%
Greenville	660	$18,200	$8.80	$21,700	$10.40	30.5%
Hickory	780	$18,300	$8.80	$22,500	$10.80	-21%
Jacksonville	480	$19,500	$9.40	$23,600	$11.30	61.2%
Raleigh	4,980	$19,000	$9.10	$24,500	$11.80	44.9%
Rocky Mount	420	$18,500	$8.90	$21,700	$10.40	4.5%
Wilmington	1,260	$23,700	$11.40	$27,900	$13.40	31.3%
Winston-Salem	1,170	$19,300	$9.30	$25,500	$12.30	-17.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	700	$18,600	$8.90	$21,000	$10.10	67.6%
Fargo	870	$20,300	$9.80	$23,100	$11.10	5.7%
Grand Forks	330	$19,900	$9.60	$23,000	$11.10	0.5%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,490	$21,200	$10.20	$24,100	$11.60	-32.6%
Canton	1,060	$20,800	$10.00	$23,600	$11.40	-6.9%
Cincinnati	7,180	$22,000	$10.60	$25,700	$12.40	5%
Cleveland	6,570	$22,300	$10.70	$25,200	$12.10	-4.8%
Columbus	6,730	$20,700	$9.90	$24,400	$11.70	7.7%
Dayton	2,510	$20,200	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	-2.1%
Lima	370	$18,700	$9.00	$21,100	$10.10	4.7%
Mansfield	300	$20,100	$9.70	$23,200	$11.20	-17.8%
Sandusky	340	$19,900	$9.60	$24,400	$11.70	43.6%
Springfield	250	$18,800	$9.00	$21,800	$10.50	-25.5%
Toledo	1,560	$19,000	$9.10	$23,400	$11.20	-22.6%
Youngstown	1,410	$19,800	$9.50	$22,800	$11.00	-6.8%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	330	$17,300	$8.30	$19,700	$9.50	17.8%
Oklahoma City	4,490	$19,600	$9.40	$22,900	$11.00	15.6%
Tulsa	2,800	$19,800	$9.50	$23,300	$11.20	-4%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	750	$25,600	$12.30	$28,900	$13.90	74.7%
Corvallis	270	$23,300	$11.20	$27,400	$13.20	21%
Eugene	800	$23,100	$11.10	$27,200	$13.10	-18.1%
Medford	570	$23,300	$11.20	$26,100	$12.50	7.1%
Portland	8,400	$23,400	$11.20	$25,900	$12.50	22.9%
Salem	910	$23,700	$11.40	$28,000	$13.50	-9.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,550	$22,500	$10.80	$27,400	$13.20	-31.9%
Altoona	550	$19,700	$9.50	$23,400	$11.20	38.7%
Erie	970	$21,200	$10.20	$24,500	$11.80	11.2%
Harrisburg	1,800	$21,700	$10.40	$26,000	$12.50	-15.9%
Johnstown	450	$22,400	$10.80	$25,400	$12.20	16.4%
Lancaster	1,000	$21,900	$10.50	$24,200	$11.60	-36.2%
Lebanon	220	$19,700	$9.50	$25,300	$12.20	-31.6%
Philadelphia (Area)	13,110	$25,600	$12.30	$31,300	$15.10	-25.5%
Pittsburgh	8,180	$24,300	$11.70	$29,500	$14.20	6.6%
Reading	820	$23,500	$11.30	$27,800	$13.40	-27.4%
Scranton	1,490	$20,200	$9.70	$24,700	$11.90	-14%
State College	610	$19,800	$9.50	$23,900	$11.50	32.7%
Williamsport	340	$20,800	$10.00	$24,300	$11.70	-2%
York	1,160	$22,000	$10.60	$25,700	$12.40	-2.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	5,170	$26,800	$12.90	$31,300	$15.00	23.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	540	$20,600	$9.90	$24,100	$11.60	36.9%
Charleston	2,390	$23,000	$11.10	$27,300	$13.20	23.6%
Columbia	2,290	$19,400	$9.30	$23,000	$11.10	-0.7%
Florence	410	$18,800	$9.00	$22,900	$11.00	-25.5%
Greenville	1,770	$18,900	$9.10	$22,800	$11.00	-13.5%
Myrtle Beach	1,960	$22,900	$11.00	$27,100	$13.00	156.9%
Spartanburg	750	$18,800	$9.00	$22,800	$11.00	-6.2%
Sumter	110	$17,600	$8.50	$22,100	$10.60	-54.1%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	400	$20,400	$9.80	$23,000	$11.10	-2.5%
Sioux Falls	540	$23,100	$11.10	$26,000	$12.50	-41.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,030	$20,400	$9.80	$23,500	$11.30	-33.1%
Clarksville	590	$17,400	$8.40	$22,100	$10.60	9.9%
Cleveland	310	$19,100	$9.20	$23,000	$11.10	24.6%
Jackson	280	$20,100	$9.70	$24,000	$11.50	-27.5%
Johnson City	570	$18,600	$8.90	$20,500	$9.90	8.5%
Kingsport	660	$19,400	$9.30	$24,500	$11.80	-17.7%
Knoxville	2,620	$20,200	$9.70	$24,300	$11.70	17.5%
Memphis	4,010	$22,900	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	-3.9%
Morristown	170	$18,200	$8.80	$21,200	$10.20	-44.8%
Nashville	5,780	$22,900	$11.00	$25,700	$12.40	16.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	520	$19,000	$9.10	$21,500	$10.30	19.6%
Amarillo	760	$20,500	$9.90	$23,700	$11.40	2%
Austin	4,820	$19,800	$9.50	$23,600	$11.40	-8.9%
Beaumont	840	$18,000	$8.70	$20,400	$9.80	-23.7%
Brownsville	740	$16,100	$7.80	$18,100	$8.70	-12.2%
College Station	1,170	$18,100	$8.70	$20,400	$9.80	86.4%
Corpus Christi	1,220	$15,900	$7.60	$20,000	$9.60	-0.1%
Dallas (Area)	23,650	$19,200	$9.20	$23,300	$11.20	18.4%
El Paso	1,900	$18,700	$9.00	$21,900	$10.50	2.5%
Houston	20,690	$17,600	$8.50	$20,500	$9.90	17.3%
Killeen	620	$17,400	$8.40	$21,100	$10.10	-25.6%
Laredo	430	$18,700	$9.00	$20,700	$10.00	-27.3%
Longview	720	$15,800	$7.60	$18,000	$8.70	10.3%
Lubbock	990	$19,100	$9.20	$23,400	$11.30	15.8%
McAllen	1,350	$16,500	$8.00	$18,700	$9.00	-11%
Midland	550	$18,900	$9.10	$23,100	$11.10	17.5%
Odessa	380	$18,900	$9.10	$21,800	$10.50	-9.4%
San Angelo	450	$17,600	$8.50	$20,900	$10.10	48.9%
San Antonio	5,600	$20,800	$10.00	$25,200	$12.10	-2.7%
Sherman	210	$20,500	$9.90	$24,000	$11.60	-25%
Texarkana	400	$16,800	$8.10	$19,700	$9.50	7.1%
Tyler	650	$16,300	$7.80	$20,200	$9.70	1.2%
Victoria	240	$18,200	$8.70	$21,600	$10.40	-28.3%
Waco	580	$17,900	$8.60	$20,900	$10.10	-15.8%
Wichita Falls	370	$20,400	$9.80	$23,100	$11.10	-6.7%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	130	$20,500	$9.90	$23,200	$11.10	-61.4%
Ogden	930	$21,900	$10.50	$25,400	$12.20	-30.5%
Provo	730	$22,900	$11.00	$25,700	$12.40	-38.8%
Salt Lake City	4,150	$22,400	$10.80	$24,600	$11.80	-1.1%
St. George	540	$23,600	$11.30	$26,400	$12.70	62.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	740	$24,700	$11.90	$28,800	$13.80	-3.1%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	550	$20,800	$10.00	$24,300	$11.70	26.8%
Charlottesville	910	$22,400	$10.80	$24,600	$11.80	42.4%
Danville	200	$21,600	$10.40	$24,300	$11.70	-24.7%
Harrisonburg	400	$19,600	$9.40	$23,000	$11.10	0.3%
Lynchburg	440	$19,600	$9.40	$22,400	$10.80	-35.7%
Richmond	3,730	$20,300	$9.70	$24,600	$11.80	-9%
Roanoke	1,120	$22,200	$10.70	$26,300	$12.70	6.4%
Virginia Beach	6,380	$22,700	$10.90	$25,600	$12.30	26.1%
Winchester	380	$20,800	$10.00	$23,300	$11.20	6.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	810	$24,400	$11.80	$26,800	$12.90	53.7%
Bremerton	750	$22,800	$11.00	$26,500	$12.80	34.6%
Kennewick	570	$23,300	$11.20	$26,900	$12.90	-12.9%
Longview	240	$22,000	$10.60	$25,000	$12.00	2.9%
Mount Vernon	540	$25,400	$12.20	$28,100	$13.50	81%
Olympia	820	$25,700	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	23.7%
Seattle (Area)	13,090	$26,200	$12.60	$29,300	$14.10	6.2%
Spokane	1,880	$21,700	$10.40	$25,700	$12.30	33.7%
Wenatchee	430	$21,900	$10.50	$25,100	$12.10	56.4%
Yakima	500	$24,100	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	-9.8%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	830	$18,400	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	-18%
Huntington	930	$18,200	$8.80	$20,900	$10.00	22.2%
Morgantown	500	$19,600	$9.40	$23,100	$11.10	29.6%
Parkersburg	500	$18,300	$8.80	$21,500	$10.30	6.5%
Weirton	340	$18,000	$8.60	$20,600	$9.90	17.1%
Wheeling	590	$19,000	$9.20	$23,200	$11.20	32.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	780	$19,500	$9.40	$22,800	$11.00	-2.2%
Eau Claire	200	$19,500	$9.40	$23,200	$11.10	-62.2%
Fond du Lac	120	$22,500	$10.80	$27,100	$13.00	-59.2%
Green Bay	1,020	$21,700	$10.40	$24,800	$11.90	-9.4%
Janesville	320	$19,800	$9.50	$23,800	$11.40	-24.5%
La Crosse	410	$22,900	$11.00	$25,100	$12.10	-16.4%
Madison	1,970	$22,600	$10.90	$25,500	$12.30	-13%
Milwaukee	4,010	$22,900	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	-28.6%
Oshkosh	480	$18,400	$8.90	$21,200	$10.20	-20%
Racine	480	$19,500	$9.40	$23,300	$11.20	-6.1%
Sheboygan	270	$21,400	$10.30	$24,400	$11.70	-33.1%
Wausau	240	NA	NA	NA	NA	-47.7%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	350	$22,700	$10.90	$24,500	$11.80	25.9%
Cheyenne	330	$20,100	$9.60	$25,500	$12.30	10.7%