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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	180	$42,400	$20.40	$66,000	$31.70	12.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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	Top 25% 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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,360	$47,400	$22.80	$60,400	$29.00	-28.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% 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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	580	$47,400	$22.80	$59,700	$28.70	38.4%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	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% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	120	$41,600	$20.00	$52,500	$25.20	23.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	150	$62,400	$30.00	$74,500	$35.80	-27.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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 Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,440	$41,000	$19.70	$56,500	$27.20	563.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% 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%