Substance Abuse and Mental Health Workers

Median Salary: $38,200

Many substance abuse and mental health workers across the U.S. share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, dependability, cooperation, and adaptability/flexibility can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 127,140 individuals were employed as substance abuse and mental health workers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to hone these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're aiming to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for substance abuse and mental health workers in the U.S. was $38,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about substance abuse and mental health workers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Substance abuse and mental health workers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Speech Clarity
  • Selective Attention
  • Written Expression
  • Information Ordering

Different individuals go into different careers; substance abuse and mental health workers are typically:

  • Social
  • Investigative
  • Artistic

Working as a substance abuse or mental health worker requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Psychology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • 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 individuals employed as substance abuse and mental health workers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of substance abuse and mental health 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
Birmingham 170 $32,400 $15.60 $40,200 $19.30 -64.4%
Decatur 80 $26,200 $12.60 $34,700 $16.70 59%
Huntsville 70 $22,500 $10.80 $39,900 $19.20 -67.3%
Mobile 60 $28,300 $13.60 $36,300 $17.50 -62.5%
Montgomery 120 $33,700 $16.20 $39,300 $18.90 -24%
Tuscaloosa 50 $35,000 $16.80 $44,700 $21.50 -37.6%
Alaska
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Anchorage 180 $42,400 $20.40 $66,000 $31.70 12.6%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Flagstaff NA $35,800 $17.20 $41,700 $20.10 NA
Phoenix 2,010 $37,900 $18.20 $50,400 $24.20 17.4%
Tucson 800 $32,500 $15.60 $39,900 $19.20 128.4%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Fayetteville 100 $30,600 $14.70 $37,400 $18.00 -45.1%
Fort Smith 50 $41,300 $19.80 $52,800 $25.40 -53.5%
Jonesboro 70 $36,700 $17.70 $44,600 $21.50 59%
Little Rock 260 $47,000 $22.60 $53,900 $25.90 -18.1%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 200 $39,400 $19.00 $51,100 $24.60 -24.4%
Chico NA $36,300 $17.40 $46,700 $22.40 NA
Fresno 150 $53,100 $25.50 $64,000 $30.80 -53.1%
Los Angeles (Area) 5,600 $43,700 $21.00 $57,100 $27.40 -14.5%
Modesto 160 $44,000 $21.20 $58,100 $27.90 7%
Napa NA $41,100 $19.80 $69,100 $33.20 NA
Oakland 710 $52,100 $25.10 $66,100 $31.80 -26.5%
Oxnard 290 $53,400 $25.70 $71,900 $34.60 1.6%
Redding 60 $43,200 $20.80 $51,000 $24.50 2.5%
Riverside 680 $40,800 $19.60 $55,700 $26.80 -41.7%
Sacramento 580 $41,100 $19.80 $51,700 $24.90 -30.5%
Salinas 120 $52,600 $25.30 $90,000 $43.30 -23.4%
San Diego 1,100 $36,100 $17.40 $51,700 $24.80 -11.6%
San Francisco (Area) 1,510 $47,000 $22.60 $61,800 $29.70 -21.5%
San Francisco (City) 800 $41,800 $20.10 $57,500 $27.60 -16.3%
San Jose 720 $49,000 $23.50 $57,400 $27.60 -16.4%
Santa Barbara 80 $44,800 $21.50 $61,200 $29.40 -52.8%
Santa Cruz 390 $58,600 $28.20 $68,400 $32.90 367.2%
Stockton 40 $36,600 $17.60 $48,800 $23.40 -79.2%
Vallejo 230 $78,000 $37.50 $88,700 $42.60 92.5%
Visalia 240 $34,400 $16.50 $37,900 $18.20 84.6%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 180 $31,500 $15.20 $37,300 $17.90 18.6%
Colorado Springs 270 $32,300 $15.50 $44,600 $21.50 13.2%
Denver 1,550 $29,000 $13.90 $36,900 $17.70 30.9%
Fort Collins 230 $27,200 $13.10 $32,300 $15.50 84.9%
Grand Junction 60 $31,100 $15.00 $45,100 $21.70 0.5%
Greeley NA $26,500 $12.80 $29,100 $14.00 NA
Pueblo 130 $39,300 $18.90 $49,400 $23.80 144.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 570 $48,700 $23.40 $65,600 $31.50 14.2%
Hartford 1,170 $50,600 $24.30 $63,900 $30.70 114.5%
New Haven 690 $42,800 $20.60 $58,600 $28.20 125.8%
Norwich 190 $46,000 $22.10 $63,000 $30.30 45.9%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Washington (Area) 2,360 $47,400 $22.80 $60,400 $29.00 -28.1%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 60 $29,800 $14.30 $37,200 $17.90 -75.8%
Cape Coral NA $29,500 $14.20 $38,500 $18.50 NA
Deltona 220 $28,700 $13.80 $32,500 $15.60 44.8%
Fort Walton Beach 60 $26,300 $12.60 $34,900 $16.80 -13.3%
Gainesville 120 $34,900 $16.80 $40,300 $19.40 2%
Jacksonville 470 $32,800 $15.80 $38,300 $18.40 -17.8%
Lakeland 130 $36,400 $17.50 $42,200 $20.30 -30.9%
Miami (Area) 2,370 $35,900 $17.30 $44,700 $21.50 19.2%
Naples 40 $40,900 $19.70 $51,100 $24.60 -66.6%
Orlando 640 $33,100 $15.90 $38,500 $18.50 -33.9%
Palm Bay 160 $33,700 $16.20 $38,000 $18.30 -18.4%
Pensacola 140 $31,600 $15.20 $38,900 $18.70 -3.8%
Port St. Lucie 120 $31,300 $15.10 $38,800 $18.70 -0.9%
Tallahassee 250 $35,500 $17.10 $40,300 $19.40 56.6%
Tampa 590 $31,300 $15.10 $36,000 $17.30 -46.8%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albany 40 $25,600 $12.30 $33,300 $16.00 -29%
Atlanta 510 $40,100 $19.30 $49,500 $23.80 -77.2%
Macon 60 $54,800 $26.30 $61,000 $29.40 -36.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 580 $47,400 $22.80 $59,700 $28.70 38.4%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 620 $34,800 $16.80 $42,600 $20.50 139.6%
Coeur d'Alene NA $48,700 $23.40 $56,400 $27.10 NA
Idaho Falls NA $34,100 $16.40 $40,400 $19.40 NA
Lewiston NA $37,100 $17.80 $40,400 $19.40 NA
Pocatello 90 $36,600 $17.60 $40,000 $19.30 150.6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Champaign 210 $28,700 $13.80 $32,100 $15.50 119.5%
Chicago (Area) 4,190 $35,200 $16.90 $44,400 $21.30 -12.5%
Kankakee 40 $30,900 $14.90 $49,000 $23.60 9.8%
Peoria 230 $28,900 $13.90 $33,300 $16.00 40.1%
Rockford 170 $32,700 $15.70 $40,000 $19.20 23.4%
Springfield 120 $26,900 $12.90 $48,500 $23.30 11.7%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson NA $67,700 $32.60 $76,900 $37.00 NA
Bloomington 40 $34,100 $16.40 $38,500 $18.50 -42.1%
Elkhart 70 $37,700 $18.10 $45,100 $21.70 -28.3%
Evansville 170 $28,200 $13.60 $34,700 $16.70 1.3%
Fort Wayne 140 $32,400 $15.60 $36,100 $17.40 -27.9%
Indianapolis 480 $35,700 $17.20 $43,400 $20.90 -43.1%
Lafayette 60 $40,900 $19.70 $54,100 $26.00 -28.1%
Muncie NA $35,400 $17.00 $48,400 $23.30 NA
South Bend 160 $31,000 $14.90 $39,200 $18.80 27%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Cedar Rapids NA $30,800 $14.80 $35,700 $17.20 NA
Des Moines 550 $34,600 $16.70 $51,300 $24.60 75.6%
Iowa City 40 NA NA NA NA -50.8%
Sioux City 190 $30,400 $14.60 $34,100 $16.40 168.9%
Waterloo 200 $36,500 $17.60 $45,200 $21.80 136.7%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Lawrence 70 $30,600 $14.70 $36,300 $17.50 47.3%
Topeka 150 $33,500 $16.10 $41,100 $19.70 38.1%
Wichita 200 $41,100 $19.80 $46,100 $22.20 -30.9%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bowling Green NA $35,000 $16.80 $40,100 $19.30 NA
Lexington 200 $32,600 $15.70 $37,700 $18.10 -14.2%
Louisville 540 $39,000 $18.70 $45,900 $22.10 -5.9%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Alexandria 80 $30,800 $14.80 $43,400 $20.90 34.9%
Baton Rouge 280 $40,900 $19.70 $54,300 $26.10 -20.3%
Lafayette 110 $38,800 $18.70 $51,700 $24.90 -19.4%
Lake Charles 70 $38,800 $18.70 $46,100 $22.10 -20.1%
New Orleans 260 $42,400 $20.40 $51,900 $25.00 -48%
Shreveport 200 $43,500 $20.90 $49,700 $23.90 18.9%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bangor 350 $38,000 $18.30 $46,500 $22.40 482.1%
Lewiston 140 $37,200 $17.90 $42,900 $20.60 190.5%
Portland 480 $35,500 $17.10 $43,700 $21.00 153.2%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Baltimore 1,090 $51,100 $24.60 $60,900 $29.30 -11.4%
Cumberland 40 $36,500 $17.50 $56,200 $27.00 14.8%
Hagerstown 130 $28,400 $13.60 $34,100 $16.40 43.6%
Salisbury 30 NA NA NA NA -40.2%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Barnstable Town 90 $54,700 $26.30 $75,500 $36.30 -4.5%
Boston (Area) 4,320 $38,200 $18.40 $47,900 $23.10 235.8%
Pittsfield 140 $34,000 $16.30 $39,200 $18.90 303.8%
Springfield 340 $42,000 $20.20 $65,100 $31.30 20.1%
Worcester 610 $31,900 $15.40 $39,200 $18.80 117.8%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor NA $38,000 $18.30 $47,400 $22.80 NA
Battle Creek NA $37,100 $17.80 $40,300 $19.40 NA
Bay City 70 $43,100 $20.70 $47,100 $22.70 100.6%
Detroit (Area) 2,240 $39,600 $19.00 $49,300 $23.70 34.4%
Flint 110 $43,900 $21.10 $49,600 $23.90 -18.5%
Grand Rapids 470 $36,100 $17.40 $45,500 $21.90 32.7%
Holland 40 $40,600 $19.50 $48,700 $23.40 -61.7%
Jackson 40 $36,100 $17.40 $46,300 $22.30 -18.5%
Kalamazoo 210 $37,200 $17.90 $45,500 $21.90 57.8%
Lansing 180 $48,900 $23.50 $61,700 $29.70 -8.7%
Muskegon 40 $43,400 $20.90 $50,000 $24.00 -31.3%
Saginaw 40 $40,500 $19.50 $51,600 $24.80 -43.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Duluth 160 $49,700 $23.90 $61,700 $29.70 36.9%
Minneapolis 1,240 $47,700 $22.90 $60,800 $29.20 -26.2%
Rochester NA $66,500 $32.00 $75,300 $36.20 NA
St. Cloud 50 $49,100 $23.60 $59,000 $28.40 -41.4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Gulfport 80 $41,600 $20.00 $51,700 $24.90 -20.3%
Hattiesburg 50 $38,100 $18.30 $46,500 $22.40 -1.1%
Jackson 310 $32,200 $15.50 $37,000 $17.80 29.1%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Columbia 110 $22,900 $11.00 $34,700 $16.70 35.4%
Jefferson City 110 $36,200 $17.40 $44,700 $21.50 34.7%
Joplin 90 $25,300 $12.20 $28,700 $13.80 17.9%
Kansas City 1,160 $32,300 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 20.2%
Springfield 320 $28,700 $13.80 $32,200 $15.50 74.4%
St. Joseph 70 $38,800 $18.70 $45,200 $21.70 49%
St. Louis 1,190 $34,200 $16.50 $42,100 $20.20 -6.4%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Billings 70 $37,800 $18.20 $43,600 $21.00 -15.8%
Missoula 80 $29,400 $14.10 $32,600 $15.70 46.2%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lincoln 250 $40,200 $19.30 $46,700 $22.50 58.3%
Omaha 270 $33,900 $16.30 $44,700 $21.50 -38.6%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Las Vegas 280 $45,600 $21.90 $56,900 $27.40 -67%
Reno 70 $55,500 $26.70 $63,300 $30.50 -64.9%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 120 $41,600 $20.00 $52,500 $25.20 23.6%
New Jersey
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Trenton 150 $62,400 $30.00 $74,500 $35.80 -27.2%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Albuquerque 930 $33,400 $16.10 $45,600 $21.90 151.2%
Farmington 50 $31,000 $14.90 $36,400 $17.50 -4.6%
Santa Fe NA $24,600 $11.80 $40,000 $19.20 NA
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albany 580 $46,700 $22.40 $61,200 $29.40 37%
Binghamton 90 $41,900 $20.10 $51,000 $24.50 -15.1%
Buffalo 490 $37,700 $18.10 $44,900 $21.60 -6.1%
Elmira 170 $40,700 $19.50 $52,800 $25.40 356.1%
Glens Falls 80 $37,900 $18.20 $41,900 $20.10 51.7%
Kingston 50 $47,700 $22.90 $56,600 $27.20 -13.4%
New York (Area) 9,010 $56,500 $27.20 $68,900 $33.10 -24%
Poughkeepsie 210 $43,100 $20.70 $53,100 $25.50 -10.6%
Rochester 390 $38,900 $18.70 $48,700 $23.40 -17.6%
Syracuse 240 $40,100 $19.30 $52,200 $25.10 -20.5%
Utica 220 $56,100 $27.00 $63,100 $30.40 74.7%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Asheville 250 $33,100 $15.90 $40,200 $19.30 49.8%
Burlington NA $41,100 $19.80 $45,600 $21.90 NA
Charlotte 720 $39,100 $18.80 $43,900 $21.10 -11.9%
Durham 350 $38,300 $18.40 $44,100 $21.20 31.9%
Fayetteville 220 $46,100 $22.20 $52,200 $25.10 79.5%
Goldsboro 190 $49,300 $23.70 $57,300 $27.60 340.2%
Greensboro 350 $37,300 $17.90 $48,000 $23.10 3.9%
Greenville 170 $38,400 $18.50 $44,700 $21.50 141.5%
Hickory 160 $40,700 $19.60 $46,400 $22.30 15.1%
Jacksonville 60 $44,200 $21.30 $50,900 $24.50 52.6%
Raleigh 360 $39,200 $18.90 $45,200 $21.70 -25.2%
Wilmington 210 $35,400 $17.00 $43,000 $20.70 53.8%
Winston-Salem 170 $42,700 $20.50 $51,700 $24.80 -17.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Bismarck 40 $35,000 $16.80 $40,300 $19.40 -37.6%
Fargo 160 $37,600 $18.10 $41,000 $19.70 34.7%
Grand Forks 120 $37,000 $17.80 $41,700 $20.00 147.7%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Akron 340 $41,700 $20.10 $47,500 $22.80 9.1%
Canton 80 $28,500 $13.70 $32,300 $15.50 -51.4%
Cincinnati 960 $31,900 $15.30 $38,500 $18.50 -0.6%
Cleveland 680 $36,900 $17.80 $45,000 $21.60 -30.5%
Columbus 970 $39,700 $19.10 $49,000 $23.50 9.9%
Dayton 350 $34,400 $16.50 $42,000 $20.20 -4%
Lima 30 $29,400 $14.10 $40,300 $19.40 -36.3%
Springfield 50 $40,800 $19.60 $58,600 $28.20 7.1%
Toledo 490 $36,400 $17.50 $45,000 $21.70 72.5%
Youngstown 400 $31,100 $14.90 $39,100 $18.80 85.7%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Oklahoma City 560 $33,700 $16.20 $48,700 $23.40 1.7%
Tulsa 190 $36,000 $17.30 $45,000 $21.60 -53.5%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bend 90 $43,500 $20.90 $55,000 $26.40 52.1%
Corvallis 40 $43,500 $20.90 $55,000 $26.40 31%
Eugene 170 $26,300 $12.60 $34,500 $16.60 24.7%
Medford 110 $36,100 $17.40 $41,500 $20.00 41.8%
Portland 1,050 $35,600 $17.10 $44,600 $21.40 8.6%
Salem 260 $43,100 $20.70 $50,900 $24.50 82.8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Allentown 500 $32,800 $15.80 $49,600 $23.80 55.5%
Altoona 140 $32,800 $15.80 $37,900 $18.20 148.3%
Erie 220 $36,900 $17.70 $42,300 $20.30 78%
Harrisburg 390 $37,200 $17.90 $42,000 $20.20 28.1%
Johnstown 70 $32,300 $15.50 $41,600 $20.00 18.1%
Lancaster 90 $36,500 $17.50 $45,100 $21.70 -57.5%
Lebanon 70 $57,000 $27.40 $67,800 $32.60 62.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 3,620 $44,200 $21.20 $51,700 $24.90 21%
Pittsburgh 1,750 $40,200 $19.30 $48,800 $23.40 61.5%
Reading 330 $37,500 $18.00 $50,800 $24.40 105.3%
Scranton 460 $28,200 $13.60 $36,300 $17.40 86.6%
State College 70 $38,800 $18.70 $50,800 $24.40 2%
Williamsport 120 $38,900 $18.70 $47,500 $22.80 148.3%
York 170 $30,300 $14.60 $33,700 $16.20 -0.7%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Providence 2,440 $41,000 $19.70 $56,500 $27.20 563.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 90 $34,300 $16.50 $41,900 $20.20 -65.7%
Columbia 190 $26,400 $12.70 $39,800 $19.10 -41.6%
Greenville 80 $33,300 $16.00 $36,600 $17.60 -73.4%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 40 $29,200 $14.00 $34,000 $16.40 -27.3%
Sioux Falls 110 $32,700 $15.70 $40,300 $19.40 -17.1%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 280 $29,800 $14.30 $39,900 $19.20 30.1%
Clarksville 100 $33,000 $15.80 $44,300 $21.30 35.3%
Jackson 80 $30,000 $14.40 $39,300 $18.90 52.8%
Johnson City 50 $30,200 $14.50 $36,300 $17.40 -27.9%
Kingsport 80 $30,800 $14.80 $36,800 $17.70 -24.7%
Knoxville 300 $34,400 $16.50 $40,900 $19.70 -5.1%
Memphis 230 $35,500 $17.10 $42,300 $20.30 -60.2%
Nashville 850 $34,400 $16.50 $42,400 $20.40 21.1%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 70 $24,800 $11.90 $31,300 $15.10 8.1%
Amarillo 140 $32,800 $15.80 $40,400 $19.40 33.6%
Austin 360 $30,300 $14.60 $42,500 $20.40 -51.7%
Beaumont 120 $31,600 $15.20 $35,900 $17.30 -26%
College Station 40 $29,200 $14.00 $33,300 $16.00 -58.4%
Corpus Christi 110 $30,800 $14.80 $38,900 $18.70 -33.9%
Dallas (Area) NA $35,200 $16.90 $47,400 $22.80 NA
El Paso 160 $29,700 $14.30 $35,200 $16.90 -37.8%
Houston 980 $33,300 $16.00 $40,900 $19.70 -60.7%
Killeen 30 $27,000 $13.00 $31,500 $15.10 -72.8%
Longview 40 $32,400 $15.60 $36,900 $17.70 -60.2%
Lubbock NA $33,100 $15.90 $37,200 $17.90 NA
McAllen 50 $28,800 $13.80 $39,700 $19.10 -76.2%
San Antonio 240 $33,600 $16.10 $42,200 $20.30 -70.2%
Waco 50 $31,600 $15.20 $36,500 $17.50 -44.4%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden NA $38,400 $18.50 $44,300 $21.30 NA
Provo 130 $48,400 $23.30 $54,700 $26.30 -25.6%
Salt Lake City 730 $39,300 $18.90 $46,500 $22.30 23%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 230 $35,700 $17.10 $47,300 $22.70 112.1%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charlottesville 60 $25,100 $12.10 $35,600 $17.10 -36.8%
Lynchburg 280 $35,600 $17.10 $42,900 $20.60 187.2%
Richmond 930 $43,800 $21.10 $51,100 $24.60 59.7%
Roanoke 360 $40,700 $19.60 $45,900 $22.10 145%
Virginia Beach 170 $35,600 $17.10 $50,600 $24.30 -76.4%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 70 $37,500 $18.00 $45,200 $21.70 -0.2%
Kennewick 30 $43,400 $20.90 $50,800 $24.40 -64.7%
Mount Vernon NA $39,200 $18.80 $47,200 $22.70 NA
Olympia 250 $49,800 $23.90 $56,900 $27.40 163.1%
Seattle (Area) NA $38,700 $18.60 $51,500 $24.80 NA
Spokane 190 $34,400 $16.50 $47,900 $23.00 -2.4%
Yakima 90 $36,200 $17.40 $44,700 $21.50 8.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston NA $36,100 $17.40 $55,200 $26.50 NA
Huntington 230 $28,700 $13.80 $34,500 $16.60 117.9%
Morgantown 130 $21,900 $10.50 $24,000 $11.50 144.8%
Parkersburg 60 $26,300 $12.60 $31,400 $15.10 -3.5%
Weirton 50 $29,400 $14.10 $38,300 $18.40 23%
Wheeling 90 $26,200 $12.60 $32,100 $15.50 38%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 50 $37,100 $17.90 $60,700 $29.20 -52.4%
Eau Claire 90 $38,700 $18.60 $42,900 $20.60 17.7%
Green Bay 120 $36,800 $17.70 $56,400 $27.10 -26.5%
Janesville 50 $52,900 $25.50 $63,500 $30.50 -24.2%
La Crosse 140 $25,400 $12.20 $39,300 $18.90 109.7%
Madison 970 $25,200 $12.10 $40,400 $19.40 204%
Milwaukee 730 $39,600 $19.10 $49,600 $23.80 -8.8%
Oshkosh 140 $48,100 $23.10 $56,000 $26.90 66.1%
Racine 100 $44,400 $21.40 $51,400 $24.70 34.2%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper NA $40,100 $19.30 $45,000 $21.60 NA
Cheyenne 40 $38,600 $18.60 $52,100 $25.10 -10.3%