Surgery Technicians

Median Salary: $39,400

Many surgery technicians across the country share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, integrity, cooperation, and stress tolerance can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 91,250 individuals were employed as surgery technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to hone these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're preparing to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for surgery technicians in the U.S. was $39,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about surgery technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Surgery technicians should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Category Flexibility
Hearing Sensitivity
Visual Color Discrimination

Different individuals go into different careers; surgery technicians are typically:

Realistic
Social
Conventional

Working as a surgery technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Public Safety and Security
Psychology
Biology

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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 surgery technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of surgery technicians 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	50	$29,200	$14.00	$34,400	$16.50	47.9%
Birmingham	430	$33,200	$16.00	$37,700	$18.10	23.8%
Dothan	100	$33,500	$16.10	$39,100	$18.80	147%
Huntsville	280	$37,400	$18.00	$46,000	$22.10	93.7%
Mobile	160	$28,500	$13.70	$31,700	$15.20	32.2%
Montgomery	250	$33,200	$16.00	$38,900	$18.70	120.5%
Tuscaloosa	90	$30,600	$14.70	$37,300	$17.90	48%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	50	$46,100	$22.20	$51,600	$24.80	-56.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	50	$35,200	$16.90	$40,200	$19.30	42.4%
Phoenix	1,060	$45,300	$21.80	$52,000	$25.00	-13.9%
Tucson	230	$42,900	$20.60	$48,700	$23.40	-9.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	140	$37,200	$17.90	$45,800	$22.00	4.9%
Fort Smith	90	$31,800	$15.30	$37,600	$18.10	6.4%
Jonesboro	60	$31,400	$15.10	$37,800	$18.20	97.3%
Little Rock	450	$33,100	$15.90	$39,400	$19.00	94.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	190	$40,700	$19.60	$48,500	$23.30	1.6%
Fresno	160	$45,700	$22.00	$53,100	$25.50	-30.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	3,370	$44,500	$21.40	$51,000	$24.50	-14.9%
Modesto	140	$48,300	$23.20	$58,500	$28.10	24.6%
Oakland	540	$51,300	$24.60	$62,500	$30.00	-21.9%
Oxnard	200	$42,600	$20.50	$51,200	$24.60	-2%
Riverside	630	$40,100	$19.30	$48,400	$23.30	-24.4%
Sacramento	520	$47,900	$23.00	$56,100	$27.00	-12.3%
Salinas	50	$47,100	$22.60	$56,500	$27.20	-50.7%
San Diego	810	$47,400	$22.80	$55,100	$26.50	-9.7%
San Francisco (Area)	1,260	$51,500	$24.80	$62,900	$30.20	-8.7%
San Francisco (City)	720	$51,700	$24.90	$63,300	$30.40	4.4%
San Jose	460	$56,200	$27.00	$70,800	$34.00	-26.2%
San Luis Obispo	130	$37,700	$18.10	$44,800	$21.50	91.1%
Santa Barbara	120	$48,500	$23.30	$58,900	$28.30	1.3%
Santa Cruz	NA	$45,200	$21.70	$52,700	$25.40	NA
Santa Rosa	90	$54,500	$26.20	$64,600	$31.10	-23.8%
Stockton	120	$46,700	$22.50	$53,100	$25.50	-14.6%
Vallejo	NA	$46,600	$22.40	$54,700	$26.30	NA
Visalia	70	$43,200	$20.80	$49,700	$23.90	-19.3%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	140	$46,400	$22.30	$51,900	$25.00	31.8%
Colorado Springs	150	$42,400	$20.40	$50,100	$24.10	-14.6%
Denver	790	$45,600	$21.90	$51,000	$24.50	-6.7%
Fort Collins	80	$40,900	$19.70	$47,800	$23.00	-9.5%
Grand Junction	50	$47,800	$23.00	$54,500	$26.20	15.9%
Pueblo	90	$45,700	$22.00	$51,400	$24.70	123.6%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	250	$43,200	$20.70	$47,300	$22.80	-15.5%
Hartford	250	$49,600	$23.80	$57,600	$27.70	-37%
New Haven	360	$43,700	$21.00	$52,100	$25.00	43.8%
Norwich	70	$43,900	$21.10	$52,300	$25.10	-28.1%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	30	$37,500	$18.00	$47,500	$22.90	-20.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,870	$47,900	$23.00	$59,300	$28.50	-9.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	240	$37,300	$17.90	$40,500	$19.50	41%
Cape Coral	310	$43,900	$21.10	$64,000	$30.80	122.9%
Deltona	160	$35,600	$17.10	$43,200	$20.80	44.7%
Fort Walton Beach	90	$33,800	$16.20	$38,400	$18.50	67.2%
Gainesville	170	$37,300	$18.00	$41,800	$20.10	101.6%
Jacksonville	500	$35,600	$17.10	$41,200	$19.80	22.9%
Lakeland	130	$35,000	$16.80	$40,400	$19.40	-7.6%
Miami (Area)	1,740	$36,700	$17.70	$41,800	$20.10	8.7%
Naples	100	$39,700	$19.10	$46,700	$22.40	27.1%
Ocala	90	$36,400	$17.50	$39,200	$18.80	35.7%
Orlando	710	$33,800	$16.30	$37,600	$18.10	3.3%
Palm Bay	140	$34,000	$16.30	$38,500	$18.50	-0.3%
Panama City	110	$31,600	$15.20	$36,600	$17.60	128.4%
Pensacola	120	$34,400	$16.60	$39,700	$19.10	8.6%
Port St. Lucie	NA	$34,300	$16.50	$37,000	$17.80	NA
Punta Gorda	50	$37,400	$18.00	$44,100	$21.20	70.5%
Sebastian	70	$36,900	$17.70	$40,600	$19.50	117.5%
Tallahassee	80	$35,200	$16.90	$39,600	$19.00	-26.5%
Tampa	880	$37,900	$18.20	$43,200	$20.80	12%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	90	$31,700	$15.20	$38,900	$18.70	123.1%
Athens	130	$32,800	$15.80	$38,500	$18.50	138%
Atlanta	1,410	$38,500	$18.50	$44,700	$21.50	-11.9%
Augusta	200	$36,000	$17.30	$42,100	$20.20	41.8%
Columbus	130	$31,800	$15.30	$37,100	$17.80	69.6%
Dalton	30	$33,200	$16.00	$39,200	$18.80	-28.5%
Gainesville	90	$35,200	$16.90	$39,600	$19.00	90.7%
Macon	160	$33,000	$15.90	$37,300	$18.00	146.8%
Rome	70	$42,700	$20.60	$50,000	$24.10	148.9%
Savannah	250	$32,300	$15.50	$37,100	$17.90	140.8%
Warner Robins	60	$29,800	$14.30	$33,400	$16.10	39.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	190	$46,900	$22.60	$53,200	$25.60	-37.4%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	220	$43,300	$20.80	$50,500	$24.30	21.8%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$48,700	$23.40	$65,000	$31.20	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	NA	$36,800	$17.70	$45,500	$21.90	NA
Chicago (Area)	1,930	$44,300	$21.30	$52,500	$25.20	-14.9%
Decatur	NA	$40,300	$19.40	$48,000	$23.10	NA
Peoria	160	$37,300	$17.90	$40,900	$19.70	34.1%
Rockford	100	$44,100	$21.20	$53,700	$25.80	3.9%
Springfield	NA	$40,500	$19.50	$50,700	$24.40	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	40	$33,600	$16.20	$39,900	$19.20	-18.5%
Elkhart	50	$41,800	$20.10	$50,800	$24.40	-32.8%
Evansville	290	$39,500	$19.00	$43,800	$21.10	146.1%
Fort Wayne	190	$37,200	$17.90	$42,900	$20.60	31.4%
Indianapolis	750	$39,600	$19.10	$46,100	$22.20	24.1%
Lafayette	150	$38,800	$18.70	$43,800	$21.10	162.9%
South Bend	90	$39,200	$18.80	$45,300	$21.80	-1.1%
Terre Haute	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$41,500	$19.90	NA

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	80	$37,000	$17.80	$41,500	$20.00	-40.7%
Sioux City	100	$34,900	$16.80	$41,900	$20.10	90.8%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	360	$32,800	$15.80	$38,400	$18.50	73.8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	90	$35,600	$17.10	$39,000	$18.80	140.5%
Lexington	330	$34,500	$16.60	$39,800	$19.10	96.6%
Louisville	700	$37,600	$18.10	$41,400	$19.90	67.9%
Owensboro	120	$31,100	$15.00	$35,400	$17.00	271.8%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	80	$34,300	$16.50	$39,000	$18.70	73.1%
Baton Rouge	160	$38,800	$18.60	$45,500	$21.90	-36.4%
Houma	60	$38,000	$18.30	$42,500	$20.50	-3.4%
Lafayette	120	$35,100	$16.90	$42,400	$20.40	17.3%
Lake Charles	70	$38,300	$18.40	$45,400	$21.80	17.3%
Monroe	70	$35,200	$16.90	$40,000	$19.20	37.5%
New Orleans	510	$42,900	$20.60	$47,500	$22.80	43.6%
Shreveport	170	$28,900	$13.90	$34,000	$16.30	44.3%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	50	$36,100	$17.40	$41,000	$19.70	24.8%
Lewiston	50	$37,800	$18.20	$41,500	$19.90	52.6%
Portland	180	$40,700	$19.60	$49,300	$23.70	31.2%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,040	$46,800	$22.50	$57,800	$27.80	18.8%
Cumberland	60	$39,500	$19.00	$44,200	$21.30	131.2%
Hagerstown	70	$43,000	$20.70	$50,100	$24.10	1.1%
Salisbury	40	$35,600	$17.10	$44,700	$21.50	20.1%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	70	$50,600	$24.30	$61,100	$29.40	12.5%
Boston (Area)	NA	$41,300	$19.80	$50,300	$24.20	NA
Pittsfield	30	$46,200	$22.20	$55,200	$26.50	29.4%
Springfield	290	$41,300	$19.90	$51,100	$24.60	43.7%
Worcester	140	$47,600	$22.90	$58,100	$27.90	-18.8%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	930	$40,800	$19.60	$47,200	$22.70	-21.1%
Flint	120	$41,600	$20.00	$47,900	$23.10	33.5%
Grand Rapids	250	$43,100	$20.70	$48,500	$23.30	-1.6%
Jackson	NA	$40,200	$19.30	$47,200	$22.70	NA
Kalamazoo	130	$34,900	$16.80	$40,700	$19.60	42.1%
Niles	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$46,500	$22.40	NA
Saginaw	NA	$38,800	$18.60	$45,100	$21.70	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	120	$48,700	$23.40	$55,600	$26.70	39.4%
Minneapolis	1,020	$47,600	$22.90	$53,100	$25.50	-15.6%
St. Cloud	110	$45,700	$22.00	$51,100	$24.60	72.5%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	150	$33,700	$16.20	$37,700	$18.20	108.6%
Hattiesburg	120	$30,500	$14.70	$35,800	$17.20	195.4%
Jackson	330	$34,300	$16.50	$40,100	$19.30	90.3%
Pascagoula	50	$29,800	$14.30	$37,600	$18.10	19.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	100	$40,100	$19.30	$47,500	$22.90	68.9%
Kansas City	780	$39,400	$19.00	$45,400	$21.80	13.3%
Springfield	NA	$37,400	$18.00	$43,100	$20.70	NA
St. Louis	650	$38,800	$18.70	$44,900	$21.60	-28.8%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	90	$39,700	$19.10	$44,500	$21.40	123.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	350	$39,200	$18.90	$46,100	$22.20	11.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	560	$48,500	$23.30	$57,000	$27.40	-5.9%
Reno	170	$46,600	$22.40	$50,900	$24.50	21.9%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	NA	$43,100	$20.70	$49,400	$23.80	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	70	$44,500	$21.40	$50,700	$24.40	-25.2%
Trenton	80	$40,900	$19.70	$48,900	$23.50	-44.8%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	250	$34,200	$16.50	$40,500	$19.50	-6.3%
Las Cruces	70	$33,400	$16.10	$40,500	$19.50	42.3%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	220	$34,200	$16.40	$40,300	$19.40	-26.2%
Binghamton	70	$37,500	$18.00	$43,000	$20.70	-11.2%
Buffalo	270	$42,900	$20.60	$48,800	$23.40	-27.9%
Kingston	40	$35,500	$17.10	$40,000	$19.20	-14.3%
New York (Area)	4,480	$45,500	$21.90	$52,200	$25.10	-31.9%
Poughkeepsie	90	$44,700	$21.50	$51,700	$24.80	-49.6%
Rochester	270	$32,100	$15.40	$37,400	$18.00	-19.8%
Syracuse	190	$41,000	$19.70	$47,800	$23.00	-9%
Utica	NA	$36,100	$17.40	$39,600	$19.00	NA

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	120	$35,400	$17.00	$38,000	$18.30	0.6%
Charlotte	670	$36,400	$17.50	$41,300	$19.90	15.3%
Durham	230	$40,400	$19.40	$46,200	$22.20	21.8%
Fayetteville	150	$40,300	$19.40	$46,900	$22.60	69.3%
Greensboro	280	$34,900	$16.80	$42,100	$20.20	14.2%
Greenville	140	$37,900	$18.20	$43,900	$21.10	168.2%
Hickory	120	$39,100	$18.80	$45,900	$22.10	17%
Raleigh	310	$40,000	$19.20	$46,500	$22.30	-12.5%
Wilmington	90	$33,500	$16.10	$39,700	$19.10	-7.4%
Winston-Salem	160	$38,600	$18.60	$43,100	$20.70	13.5%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	80	$31,600	$15.20	$37,200	$17.90	81.7%
Fargo	NA	$30,700	$14.80	$34,700	$16.70	NA

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	310	$39,200	$18.80	$42,600	$20.50	38%
Canton	90	$38,200	$18.40	$41,500	$19.90	-26.1%
Cincinnati	730	$38,300	$18.40	$43,500	$20.90	5.3%
Cleveland	720	$40,800	$19.60	$45,000	$21.60	3%
Columbus	470	$35,600	$17.10	$42,700	$20.50	-26.5%
Dayton	360	$41,200	$19.80	$46,900	$22.60	38.4%
Springfield	40	$32,100	$15.50	$37,900	$18.20	13.8%
Toledo	170	$41,000	$19.70	$46,100	$22.10	-17.6%
Youngstown	160	$38,900	$18.70	$45,100	$21.70	7.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	660	$34,500	$16.60	$40,700	$19.60	66.5%
Tulsa	410	$31,900	$15.40	$38,800	$18.60	40%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	120	$45,000	$21.60	$50,100	$24.10	24.6%
Medford	50	$44,000	$21.20	$51,500	$24.80	-16.6%
Portland	540	$47,300	$22.80	$52,000	$25.00	-22.2%
Salem	60	$40,800	$19.60	$49,100	$23.60	-42.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	180	$40,600	$19.50	$46,200	$22.20	-22.3%
Erie	80	$27,200	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	-6.4%
Harrisburg	230	$37,900	$18.20	$46,100	$22.20	3.9%
Johnstown	NA	$36,200	$17.40	$41,200	$19.80	NA
Lancaster	NA	$44,200	$21.30	$50,100	$24.10	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	1,170	$42,000	$20.20	$47,800	$23.00	-32.2%
Pittsburgh	1,030	$35,300	$17.00	$41,300	$19.90	32.5%
Reading	120	$43,800	$21.00	$48,600	$23.40	8.9%
Scranton	210	$36,300	$17.50	$42,200	$20.30	17.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$41,000	$19.70	$50,100	$24.10	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	110	$32,600	$15.70	$37,900	$18.20	-41.5%
Columbia	330	$35,900	$17.30	$40,900	$19.70	41.1%
Florence	270	$33,600	$16.10	$39,700	$19.10	374.5%
Greenville	330	$34,600	$16.60	$41,400	$19.90	57.2%
Myrtle Beach	NA	$33,800	$16.30	$37,200	$17.90	NA
Spartanburg	60	$33,300	$16.00	$40,200	$19.30	-26.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	90	$35,600	$17.10	$41,600	$20.00	120.6%
Sioux Falls	220	$37,200	$17.90	$42,400	$20.40	133.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	450	$36,400	$17.50	$42,400	$20.40	190.4%
Clarksville	60	$35,200	$16.90	$39,400	$18.90	13.2%
Jackson	50	$37,000	$17.80	$44,800	$21.50	25.1%
Johnson City	120	$34,800	$16.70	$40,200	$19.30	134.8%
Kingsport	110	$35,300	$17.00	$41,100	$19.80	39.4%
Knoxville	460	$35,200	$16.90	$38,600	$18.50	104.4%
Memphis	850	$35,900	$17.30	$40,900	$19.70	101.6%
Morristown	30	$29,000	$13.90	$31,800	$15.30	0.3%
Nashville	980	$39,400	$18.90	$47,100	$22.70	95.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	80	$28,000	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	79.2%
Amarillo	100	$37,000	$17.80	$41,200	$19.80	37.7%
Austin	550	$40,200	$19.30	$46,600	$22.40	2.6%
Beaumont	90	$40,000	$19.20	$46,600	$22.40	-17.9%
Brownsville	110	$38,500	$18.50	$45,500	$21.90	27.2%
College Station	80	$35,800	$17.20	$43,900	$21.10	23.2%
Corpus Christi	150	$38,400	$18.50	$45,500	$21.90	21.6%
Dallas (Area)	2,340	$40,800	$19.60	$48,900	$23.50	18.3%
El Paso	190	$36,700	$17.60	$45,000	$21.60	1.9%
Houston	1,680	$41,200	$19.80	$49,300	$23.70	-6%
Killeen	200	$30,200	$14.50	$37,800	$18.20	140.4%
Longview	80	$35,300	$17.00	$41,000	$19.70	19.6%
Lubbock	120	$32,400	$15.60	$40,100	$19.30	33.4%
McAllen	220	$38,500	$18.50	$46,600	$22.40	44.3%
Odessa	100	$30,800	$14.80	$38,300	$18.40	133.8%
San Angelo	50	$41,900	$20.20	$53,300	$25.60	61%
San Antonio	690	$32,300	$15.50	$41,900	$20.10	18.5%
Sherman	60	$38,000	$18.30	$45,200	$21.70	116.9%
Tyler	180	$34,400	$16.50	$40,900	$19.70	182.1%
Victoria	60	$35,800	$17.20	$43,000	$20.70	76.1%
Waco	50	$34,700	$16.70	$39,300	$18.90	-22.8%
Wichita Falls	NA	$33,100	$15.90	$39,300	$18.90	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	100	$34,300	$16.50	$41,000	$19.70	-26.8%
Salt Lake City	320	$36,400	$17.50	$45,700	$22.00	-25.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	40	$35,800	$17.20	$40,400	$19.40	-11.5%
Richmond	420	$42,900	$20.60	$52,300	$25.10	1.1%
Roanoke	180	$40,200	$19.30	$57,000	$27.40	69.9%
Virginia Beach	450	$38,800	$18.60	$44,700	$21.50	-12.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	60	$37,800	$18.20	$47,600	$22.90	-3.9%
Seattle (Area)	860	$46,200	$22.20	$53,500	$25.70	-35.7%
Spokane	280	$43,300	$20.80	$50,900	$24.50	97.9%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	190	$29,600	$14.20	$33,700	$16.20	85.2%
Huntington	170	$31,100	$15.00	$34,900	$16.80	117.2%
Morgantown	80	$30,200	$14.50	$34,000	$16.30	108.2%
Wheeling	70	$31,200	$15.00	$35,000	$16.80	58.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	80	$43,000	$20.70	$48,900	$23.50	-4.7%
Eau Claire	110	$45,600	$21.90	$52,500	$25.30	105%
Green Bay	240	$42,000	$20.20	$48,300	$23.20	109.3%
Janesville	50	$41,000	$19.70	$46,100	$22.20	20.5%
La Crosse	120	NA	NA	NA	NA	147.3%
Madison	300	$45,500	$21.90	$52,100	$25.00	28.9%
Milwaukee	850	$46,200	$22.20	$52,600	$25.30	49.6%
Oshkosh	110	$44,000	$21.20	$50,400	$24.20	77.9%
Racine	70	$42,800	$20.60	$49,800	$23.90	42.6%
Sheboygan	30	$41,600	$20.00	$50,400	$24.20	-26.1%
Wausau	90	$40,100	$19.30	$47,200	$22.70	85.8%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	40	$37,300	$17.90	$47,900	$23.00	58.7%