System Architects

Median Salary: $77,000

Many system architects across the United States share a number of key professional attributes. For example, persistence, initiative, and adaptability/flexibility can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 195,890 individuals were working as system architects nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to build on these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're looking to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for system architects in the U.S. was $77,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $37.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about system architects, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

System architects should be skilled in:

  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Written Expression
  • Selective Attention
  • Visualization

Different individuals go into different careers; system architects are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising
  • Artistic

Working as a system architect requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Telecommunications
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Communications and Media

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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 working as system architects). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of system architects 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
Auburn 40 $51,300 $24.60 $65,100 $31.30 -42.8%
Birmingham 340 $67,600 $32.50 $88,500 $42.50 -53.8%
Huntsville 760 $89,100 $42.90 $105,900 $50.90 145.6%
Mobile NA $76,700 $36.90 $88,600 $42.60 NA
Montgomery 570 $78,900 $37.90 $87,900 $42.30 135%
Alaska
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Hourly Wage
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Anchorage 280 $81,400 $39.20 $92,100 $44.30 11%
Fairbanks 130 $69,400 $33.40 $80,900 $38.90 141.2%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Flagstaff 60 $62,400 $30.00 $76,600 $36.80 -29.4%
Phoenix 960 $75,500 $36.30 $98,400 $47.30 -63.8%
Tucson 410 $66,600 $32.00 $81,800 $39.30 -24.6%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Fayetteville 80 $55,000 $26.50 $76,600 $36.80 -73.9%
Little Rock 310 $66,900 $32.20 $81,100 $39.00 -37.4%
Pine Bluff 40 $44,500 $21.40 $78,900 $37.90 -24.3%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 470 $83,000 $39.90 $98,100 $47.20 18.8%
El Centro 40 $37,300 $17.90 $67,000 $32.20 -49.4%
Fresno 290 $69,200 $33.30 $77,300 $37.20 -39.4%
Hanford 50 $72,100 $34.70 $82,400 $39.60 -19.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 9,290 $74,400 $35.80 $95,900 $46.10 16.5%
Modesto 50 $58,600 $28.20 $95,900 $46.10 -77.9%
Napa 40 $68,700 $33.00 $78,600 $37.80 -59.4%
Oakland 2,720 $87,800 $42.20 $111,400 $53.50 83.3%
Oxnard 450 $82,600 $39.70 $97,700 $47.00 2.1%
Riverside 780 $66,200 $31.80 $79,100 $38.00 -56.5%
Sacramento 2,790 $67,800 $32.60 $74,700 $35.90 118.6%
Salinas 430 $86,500 $41.60 $105,300 $50.60 83.7%
San Diego 3,720 $80,200 $38.60 $98,400 $47.30 93.7%
San Francisco (Area) 7,520 $87,800 $42.20 $110,800 $53.30 154.5%
San Francisco (City) 4,800 $87,900 $42.30 $110,300 $53.00 225.8%
San Jose 3,370 $98,800 $47.50 $129,600 $62.30 152.8%
San Luis Obispo 150 $65,400 $31.50 $76,700 $36.90 1.4%
Santa Barbara 160 $75,900 $36.50 $94,900 $45.60 -37.8%
Santa Rosa 120 $70,800 $34.00 $93,600 $45.00 -53.2%
Stockton 130 $79,800 $38.40 $91,100 $43.80 -58.8%
Vallejo 110 $75,400 $36.30 $101,100 $48.60 -40.6%
Visalia NA $69,300 $33.30 $87,900 $42.30 NA
Yuba City NA $70,400 $33.80 $76,300 $36.70 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Boulder 1,000 $67,900 $32.60 $95,300 $45.80 325.5%
Colorado Springs 990 $74,100 $35.60 $87,100 $41.90 167.4%
Denver 3,860 $77,700 $37.40 $94,200 $45.30 111.2%
Fort Collins 560 $82,800 $39.80 $98,900 $47.50 191.9%
Grand Junction 70 $55,100 $26.50 $70,400 $33.90 -21.6%
Greeley 80 $64,700 $31.10 $75,600 $36.40 -33.8%
Pueblo 50 $68,600 $33.00 $81,100 $39.00 -41.4%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bridgeport 90 $59,700 $28.70 $84,300 $40.50 -84.9%
Hartford 810 $75,600 $36.40 $93,900 $45.10 -3.5%
New Haven 80 $71,900 $34.60 $83,600 $40.20 -79.7%
Norwich 90 $78,500 $37.70 $96,100 $46.20 -57.7%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Washington (Area) 20,150 $103,500 $49.80 $116,400 $56.00 312%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 50 $69,100 $33.20 $87,900 $42.20 -87.5%
Fort Walton Beach 180 $71,800 $34.50 $78,900 $37.90 58.6%
Gainesville 70 $74,000 $35.60 $83,400 $40.10 -63.8%
Jacksonville 450 $70,800 $34.10 $85,000 $40.90 -48.2%
Miami (Area) NA $62,900 $30.20 $75,100 $36.10 NA
Orlando 680 $35,200 $16.90 $64,500 $31.00 -54.2%
Palm Bay 220 $71,700 $34.50 $85,800 $41.20 -23.4%
Panama City 50 $67,600 $32.50 $78,100 $37.60 -51.2%
Pensacola 410 $80,400 $38.70 $87,900 $42.30 77.9%
Tallahassee 50 $51,800 $24.90 $73,000 $35.10 -80%
Tampa 740 $69,100 $33.20 $83,500 $40.20 -56.1%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albany 100 $78,900 $37.90 $89,500 $43.00 12.8%
Atlanta 2,310 $79,800 $38.40 $96,800 $46.50 -32.8%
Augusta 220 $69,200 $33.30 $83,100 $40.00 -28.6%
Columbus 70 $70,200 $33.70 $78,700 $37.90 -58%
Macon NA $83,400 $40.10 $99,200 $47.70 NA
Savannah 60 $69,100 $33.20 $78,300 $37.70 -74.6%
Warner Robins 310 $72,100 $34.70 $78,900 $37.90 265.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 1,010 $79,200 $38.10 $89,500 $43.00 56.5%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Boise City 660 $52,700 $25.30 $70,200 $33.70 66.3%
Coeur d'Alene NA $45,900 $22.10 $68,000 $32.70 NA
Idaho Falls 80 $42,800 $20.60 $70,100 $33.70 5.9%
Lewiston 30 $37,800 $18.20 $42,800 $20.60 -9.1%
Pocatello 40 $50,400 $24.20 $66,000 $31.80 -30%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington NA $83,500 $40.10 $103,800 $49.90 NA
Champaign 270 $68,700 $33.00 $84,000 $40.40 80.9%
Chicago (Area) 9,540 $74,700 $35.90 $97,000 $46.60 95.9%
Peoria 160 $59,800 $28.80 $73,100 $35.20 -37.2%
Rockford 150 $61,600 $29.60 $77,700 $37.30 -32.4%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 190 $38,000 $18.30 $45,600 $21.90 71.5%
Fort Wayne 100 $72,800 $35.00 $85,800 $41.20 -68%
Indianapolis 1,180 $71,300 $34.30 $88,200 $42.40 -9.3%
Lafayette 30 $76,000 $36.50 $91,300 $43.90 -72.9%
South Bend 60 $56,500 $27.20 $77,700 $37.30 -68.3%
Terre Haute 50 $64,300 $30.90 $76,000 $36.50 -52.7%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Ames 50 $62,600 $30.10 $71,700 $34.50 -18.2%
Cedar Rapids 260 $58,500 $28.10 $76,100 $36.60 25.2%
Davenport 310 $79,800 $38.40 $92,000 $44.20 14.4%
Des Moines 590 $63,400 $30.50 $77,400 $37.20 21.7%
Iowa City 80 $64,200 $30.90 $76,600 $36.80 -39.7%
Waterloo 40 $63,500 $30.50 $87,900 $42.30 -66.4%
Kansas
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Topeka 110 $72,800 $35.00 $85,600 $41.20 -33%
Kentucky
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Lexington 150 $76,000 $36.50 $90,800 $43.60 -57.8%
Louisville 510 $72,100 $34.60 $86,300 $41.50 -43.2%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Alexandria 50 $70,100 $33.70 $76,700 $36.90 -49.8%
Baton Rouge 300 $55,700 $26.80 $68,200 $32.80 -45.2%
Lafayette 80 $89,700 $43.10 $111,700 $53.70 -63%
New Orleans 910 $83,000 $39.90 $98,500 $47.40 18.6%
Shreveport 70 $68,200 $32.80 $76,600 $36.80 -72.6%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bangor 40 $65,200 $31.40 $75,700 $36.40 -52.7%
Portland 180 $56,100 $27.00 $73,000 $35.10 -38.6%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Baltimore 5,090 $95,000 $45.70 $108,500 $52.20 169.4%
Hagerstown 660 $92,600 $44.50 $107,200 $51.50 354.5%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
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Barnstable Town 100 $75,800 $36.50 $86,900 $41.80 -26.4%
Boston (Area) 4,380 NA NA NA NA 0.1%
Pittsfield 30 $63,100 $30.40 $81,100 $39.00 -38.8%
Springfield 160 $72,700 $35.00 $89,200 $42.90 -61.8%
Worcester 360 $75,700 $36.40 $94,500 $45.40 -0.3%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
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Job Density
Ann Arbor 500 $61,700 $29.70 $86,600 $41.60 75.9%
Battle Creek 250 $72,100 $34.70 $84,300 $40.50 212.5%
Bay City NA $75,400 $36.20 $99,800 $48.00 NA
Detroit (Area) 4,010 $76,400 $36.70 $100,800 $48.50 51.7%
Flint 170 $35,600 $17.10 $56,300 $27.10 -15.9%
Grand Rapids 750 $50,900 $24.50 $64,700 $31.10 38.1%
Holland 60 $35,700 $17.10 $53,700 $25.80 -59.1%
Jackson 50 $51,900 $24.90 $68,500 $32.90 -41.6%
Kalamazoo 200 $43,100 $20.70 $61,300 $29.50 -0.2%
Lansing 1,150 $54,700 $26.30 $63,700 $30.60 283.3%
Monroe 30 $59,600 $28.70 $91,600 $44.10 -42.8%
Muskegon 50 $30,700 $14.80 $47,400 $22.80 -43.1%
Niles 40 $44,300 $21.30 $75,200 $36.20 -56.5%
Saginaw 130 $52,200 $25.10 $76,700 $36.90 3.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Duluth 130 $56,600 $27.20 $70,200 $33.70 -32.4%
Minneapolis 7,180 $75,200 $36.10 $92,400 $44.40 177%
Rochester 500 $61,500 $29.60 $70,700 $34.00 220.3%
St. Cloud 150 $55,900 $26.90 $67,800 $32.60 1.7%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Gulfport 200 $70,100 $33.70 $83,100 $40.00 28.5%
Jackson 140 $70,200 $33.70 $78,900 $37.90 -61.6%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Columbia 50 $62,100 $29.90 $78,900 $37.90 -62.5%
Kansas City 1,560 $81,100 $39.00 $93,800 $45.10 5.1%
Springfield 110 $41,500 $19.90 $58,600 $28.20 -62.3%
St. Louis 3,200 $77,300 $37.20 $91,800 $44.10 64.2%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Billings 80 $74,400 $35.80 $85,500 $41.10 -35.1%
Missoula 110 $36,800 $17.70 $66,700 $32.10 27.6%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lincoln 240 $64,500 $31.00 $74,400 $35.80 -2%
Omaha 340 $77,200 $37.10 $88,800 $42.70 -49.8%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Carson City 350 $71,600 $34.40 $81,800 $39.30 709.1%
Las Vegas 710 $64,800 $31.10 $77,400 $37.20 -45.1%
Reno 290 $60,400 $29.00 $76,000 $36.50 -4.3%
New Hampshire
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Hourly Wage
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Manchester 150 $71,000 $34.10 $85,900 $41.30 -0.3%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Atlantic City 590 $97,000 $46.70 $111,300 $53.50 181.9%
Ocean City 40 $69,400 $33.40 $82,800 $39.80 -25.6%
Trenton 780 $72,500 $34.90 $95,800 $46.10 142.2%
Vineland 50 $46,600 $22.40 $71,800 $34.50 -41.1%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albuquerque 550 $76,600 $36.80 $96,300 $46.30 -4.8%
Las Cruces 110 $68,200 $32.80 $78,900 $37.90 11.7%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 370 $87,900 $42.30 $101,000 $48.60 -42.8%
Buffalo 140 $68,300 $32.80 $79,400 $38.20 -82.9%
Glens Falls NA $76,000 $36.50 $94,000 $45.20 NA
New York (Area) NA $73,600 $35.40 $95,300 $45.80 NA
Poughkeepsie 140 $76,100 $36.60 $83,600 $40.20 -62.1%
Rochester 60 $68,200 $32.80 $88,800 $42.70 -91.3%
Syracuse 80 $70,200 $33.70 $85,500 $41.10 -83.5%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 120 $83,300 $40.10 $88,700 $42.70 -54.7%
Burlington 30 $51,700 $24.80 $65,100 $31.30 -60.9%
Charlotte 770 $73,800 $35.50 $88,500 $42.50 -38.6%
Durham 540 $82,900 $39.90 $105,000 $50.50 30.2%
Fayetteville 440 $70,100 $33.70 $82,600 $39.70 135.3%
Greensboro 100 $64,200 $30.80 $86,600 $41.60 -81%
Hickory NA $53,600 $25.80 $58,600 $28.20 NA
Jacksonville 140 $68,400 $32.90 $80,400 $38.70 121.9%
Raleigh 770 $74,100 $35.60 $91,200 $43.80 3.1%
Wilmington 60 $57,200 $27.50 $72,100 $34.70 -71.8%
Winston-Salem 90 $67,400 $32.40 $75,000 $36.10 -71.6%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bismarck 90 $54,900 $26.40 $70,200 $33.70 -0.5%
Fargo 80 $60,400 $29.00 $69,900 $33.60 -54.2%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Akron 280 $55,300 $26.60 $74,200 $35.70 -42.6%
Canton 100 $35,100 $16.90 $42,100 $20.20 -58.1%
Cincinnati 1,630 $80,300 $38.60 $93,900 $45.10 9.2%
Cleveland 2,100 $69,000 $33.20 $87,400 $42.00 39.6%
Columbus 1,880 $84,700 $40.70 $96,100 $46.20 38%
Dayton 1,090 $78,700 $37.90 $95,200 $45.70 96.1%
Springfield 60 $68,500 $32.90 $74,000 $35.60 -22.4%
Toledo 140 $59,500 $28.60 $70,400 $33.80 -69.2%
Youngstown 110 $48,800 $23.50 $63,900 $30.70 -68%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Oklahoma City 690 $76,600 $36.80 $85,600 $41.20 -18.6%
Tulsa 280 $76,800 $36.90 $92,400 $44.40 -55.5%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bend 130 $71,600 $34.40 $83,500 $40.20 36.3%
Corvallis 110 $59,700 $28.70 $76,300 $36.70 122.7%
Eugene 230 $50,700 $24.40 $66,300 $31.90 8.4%
Medford 150 $52,000 $25.00 $67,400 $32.40 32.6%
Portland 2,920 $72,000 $34.60 $90,200 $43.40 95.9%
Salem 1,560 $64,300 $30.90 $77,500 $37.30 610.3%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Allentown 210 $56,800 $27.30 $83,300 $40.00 -58.5%
Harrisburg 1,070 $81,100 $39.00 $87,900 $42.30 129.8%
Johnstown 40 $85,800 $41.20 $98,200 $47.20 -57.6%
Lancaster 70 $47,000 $22.60 $61,900 $29.70 -78.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 3,330 $70,400 $33.90 $84,000 $40.40 -15.3%
Pittsburgh 790 $72,300 $34.80 $88,900 $42.70 -52.6%
Reading 40 $51,800 $24.90 $65,400 $31.40 -82.7%
Scranton 140 $74,400 $35.80 $84,800 $40.80 -62.7%
State College 120 $50,900 $24.50 $68,900 $33.10 20.3%
York 170 $87,700 $42.20 $95,000 $45.70 -34.5%
Rhode Island
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Providence 990 $75,200 $36.20 $92,500 $44.50 21.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Charleston 470 $74,000 $35.60 $92,300 $44.40 12.7%
Columbia 300 $59,100 $28.40 $70,900 $34.10 -40.4%
Greenville 130 $44,100 $21.20 $54,900 $26.40 -71.6%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Chattanooga 60 $48,200 $23.20 $64,000 $30.80 -82.5%
Clarksville 80 $70,200 $33.70 $76,600 $36.80 -28.1%
Johnson City 90 $63,900 $30.70 $77,100 $37.10 -22.2%
Knoxville 290 $42,200 $20.30 $68,200 $32.80 -41.1%
Memphis 520 $74,400 $35.80 $88,500 $42.50 -42.4%
Nashville 770 $61,700 $29.70 $78,800 $37.90 -28.6%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Austin 1,020 $84,400 $40.60 $99,100 $47.60 -11.9%
Beaumont 40 $76,200 $36.70 $87,900 $42.30 -81.5%
College Station 50 $66,300 $31.90 $83,400 $40.10 -64%
Corpus Christi 150 $75,500 $36.30 $82,500 $39.70 -42.3%
Dallas (Area) NA $74,700 $35.90 $91,900 $44.20 NA
El Paso 150 $69,200 $33.30 $83,100 $39.90 -63.6%
Houston 2,630 $76,500 $36.80 $97,200 $46.70 -31.6%
Killeen 240 $66,200 $31.80 $80,400 $38.70 33.1%
Midland 80 $82,000 $39.40 $97,700 $47.00 -25.9%
San Antonio 1,280 $74,400 $35.80 $85,700 $41.20 2.1%
Waco NA $42,000 $20.20 $62,100 $29.90 NA
Wichita Falls 40 $52,700 $25.30 $63,900 $30.70 -52%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden 810 $78,900 $37.90 $88,500 $42.50 178.6%
Provo 330 $31,100 $15.00 $55,900 $26.90 28%
Salt Lake City NA $78,900 $37.90 $89,500 $43.00 NA
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 100 $74,000 $35.60 $85,800 $41.20 -39.7%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 50 $79,000 $38.00 $97,100 $46.70 -51.6%
Charlottesville 80 $93,800 $45.10 $104,500 $50.30 -46.3%
Harrisonburg 30 $54,300 $26.10 $69,900 $33.60 -61.5%
Richmond 570 $80,500 $38.70 $91,500 $44.00 -35.8%
Virginia Beach 1,650 $81,100 $39.00 $91,100 $43.80 49.4%
Winchester 60 $82,800 $39.80 $94,100 $45.30 -17.4%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 40 $47,700 $22.90 $71,300 $34.30 -61%
Bremerton 320 $83,900 $40.30 $91,100 $43.80 161.3%
Kennewick 170 $70,200 $33.80 $95,200 $45.80 18.9%
Olympia NA $79,100 $38.00 $99,200 $47.70 NA
Seattle (Area) 6,540 $75,900 $36.50 $91,500 $44.00 103.3%
Spokane 200 $62,300 $30.00 $73,100 $35.10 -34.6%
Wenatchee NA $31,200 $15.00 $37,300 $18.00 NA
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 80 $60,400 $29.10 $71,800 $34.50 -62.5%
Huntington 60 $72,100 $34.70 $83,400 $40.10 -62.9%
Parkersburg 300 $78,900 $37.90 $87,900 $42.30 189.5%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Eau Claire 50 $40,100 $19.30 $45,500 $21.90 -59.8%
Green Bay NA $48,700 $23.40 $69,600 $33.50 NA
La Crosse 50 $62,400 $30.00 $78,900 $37.90 -49.3%
Madison 320 $56,800 $27.30 $76,000 $36.50 -35.8%
Milwaukee NA $64,900 $31.20 $78,000 $37.50 NA
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 80 $66,300 $31.90 $76,600 $36.80 24%