Teachers' Aides

Median Salary: $22,800

Many teachers' aides across the U.S. share a number of important professional attributes. For example, integrity, concern for others, and adaptability/flexibility can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 1,275,410 folks were employed as teachers' aides nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to develop these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're intending to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for teachers' aides in the U.S. was $22,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $11.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about teachers' aides, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Teachers' aides should be skilled in:

Speech Recognition
Oral Comprehension
Originality
Written Expression
Information Ordering

Different folks go into different careers; teachers' aides are typically:

Social
Conventional
Enterprising

Working as a teacher's aide requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Psychology
Education and Training
Mathematics

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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 teachers' aides). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of teachers' aides 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	200	$18,800	$9.10	$22,200	$10.70	-55.7%
Auburn	350	$17,100	$8.20	$19,800	$9.50	-23.8%
Birmingham	2,030	$19,400	$9.30	$21,700	$10.50	-57.9%
Decatur	360	$18,500	$8.90	$20,400	$9.80	-28.1%
Dothan	270	$18,900	$9.10	$20,900	$10.10	-52.1%
Florence	330	$16,700	$8.00	$18,900	$9.10	-33.9%
Gadsden	160	$17,400	$8.40	$19,500	$9.40	-52.8%
Huntsville	950	$16,700	$8.00	$20,200	$9.70	-52.8%
Mobile	1,240	$19,100	$9.20	$20,600	$9.90	-26.3%
Montgomery	1,430	$17,200	$8.30	$19,400	$9.30	-10.3%
Tuscaloosa	530	$15,900	$7.60	$18,300	$8.80	-40.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	1,650	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	600	$20,600	$9.90	$23,800	$11.40	7.2%
Lake Havasu City	420	$23,300	$11.20	$26,600	$12.80	-7%
Phoenix	12,670	$22,500	$10.80	$27,100	$13.00	-26.4%
Prescott	690	$20,300	$9.70	$23,400	$11.30	22.6%
Tucson	4,130	$22,600	$10.90	$26,800	$12.90	16.8%
Yuma	710	$22,200	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	24.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	1,650	$19,400	$9.30	$24,900	$12.00	-13.6%
Fort Smith	810	$17,200	$8.30	$20,400	$9.80	-29.4%
Hot Springs	210	$15,900	$7.70	$18,400	$8.80	-39%
Jonesboro	360	$17,400	$8.40	$21,800	$10.50	-20.7%
Little Rock	1,870	$19,100	$9.20	$21,900	$10.50	-42%
Pine Bluff	440	$18,500	$8.90	$21,900	$10.50	28.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	4,790	$25,600	$12.30	$29,200	$14.00	84.9%
Chico	1,500	$22,800	$10.90	$26,700	$12.80	120.1%
El Centro	1,260	$24,300	$11.70	$31,800	$15.30	154.6%
Fresno	3,890	$27,500	$13.20	$30,700	$14.80	23.3%
Hanford	860	$28,600	$13.70	$30,800	$14.80	128.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	62,590	$31,800	$15.30	$38,500	$18.50	8.9%
Madera	380	$26,900	$12.90	$32,500	$15.60	1%
Merced	1,360	$28,700	$13.80	$35,000	$16.80	133.5%
Modesto	2,470	$29,600	$14.20	$33,400	$16.00	61.7%
Napa	440	$32,400	$15.60	$36,200	$17.40	-27.2%
Oakland	11,130	$32,100	$15.40	$37,800	$18.20	15.1%
Oxnard	2,870	$30,500	$14.70	$35,600	$17.10	0.3%
Redding	1,440	$22,400	$10.80	$25,600	$12.30	140.3%
Riverside	14,650	$26,900	$12.90	$32,300	$15.50	25.3%
Sacramento	9,090	$27,800	$13.40	$32,500	$15.60	9.3%
Salinas	1,150	$27,300	$13.10	$31,500	$15.20	-24.2%
San Diego	13,080	$27,600	$13.30	$33,200	$16.00	4.8%
San Francisco (Area)	18,830	$32,200	$15.50	$39,000	$18.70	-2.3%
San Francisco (City)	7,700	$32,300	$15.50	$40,100	$19.30	-19.7%
San Jose	6,930	$32,300	$15.50	$37,800	$18.20	-20.1%
San Luis Obispo	1,130	$25,600	$12.30	$30,100	$14.50	15.6%
Santa Barbara	1,600	$30,800	$14.80	$36,700	$17.60	-3.9%
Santa Cruz	1,320	$28,600	$13.80	$34,200	$16.40	58.9%
Santa Rosa	2,680	$27,200	$13.10	$31,400	$15.10	55.1%
Stockton	2,490	$29,600	$14.20	$34,600	$16.60	22.4%
Vallejo	1,220	$27,600	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	2.7%
Visalia	2,970	$27,000	$13.00	$32,100	$15.50	131%
Yuba City	670	$27,000	$13.00	$32,500	$15.60	79.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,380	NA	NA	NA	NA	-9.4%
Colorado Springs	2,240	$23,100	$11.10	$26,800	$12.90	-6.8%
Denver	8,370	$26,900	$12.90	$31,600	$15.20	-29.7%
Fort Collins	980	$23,900	$11.50	$27,500	$13.20	-22.2%
Grand Junction	700	$24,000	$11.50	$28,100	$13.50	14.6%
Greeley	780	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.80	1.6%
Pueblo	410	$28,300	$13.60	$32,700	$15.70	-25.9%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	7,590	$24,800	$11.90	$32,700	$15.70	48.1%
Hartford	9,310	$27,300	$13.10	$34,000	$16.40	69.7%
New Haven	6,640	$28,100	$13.50	$32,500	$15.60	94.1%
Norwich	2,210	$26,300	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	68.8%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	310	$25,900	$12.50	$36,400	$17.50	-46.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	21,750	$28,200	$13.50	$39,500	$19.00	-17.7%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	1,370	$20,100	$9.70	$24,800	$11.90	-43.2%
Cape Coral	NA	$17,800	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	NA
Deltona	910	$21,000	$10.10	$24,100	$11.60	-39.6%
Gainesville	1,160	$20,500	$9.90	$24,100	$11.60	-2.2%
Jacksonville	2,940	$21,700	$10.40	$27,400	$13.20	-48.2%
Miami (Area)	9,620	$19,200	$9.20	$23,400	$11.30	-56.9%
Naples	500	$21,700	$10.40	$25,100	$12.10	-55%
Orlando	6,270	$22,500	$10.80	$25,800	$12.40	-35.1%
Port St. Lucie	930	$19,500	$9.40	$24,700	$11.90	-20.8%
Sebastian	350	$26,300	$12.70	$31,400	$15.10	-22.8%
Tallahassee	1,280	$23,500	$11.30	$28,200	$13.50	-18.9%
Tampa	7,370	$19,600	$9.40	$24,300	$11.70	-33.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	800	NA	NA	NA	NA	34.9%
Athens	1,060	$18,400	$8.80	$21,900	$10.50	37.7%
Atlanta	20,590	$19,200	$9.20	$23,800	$11.50	-7.9%
Augusta	3,610	$16,700	$8.00	$19,600	$9.40	81.4%
Brunswick	570	$17,200	$8.30	$19,700	$9.50	43.1%
Columbus	1,220	$17,300	$8.30	$19,700	$9.50	9.8%
Dalton	730	$17,100	$8.20	$20,100	$9.70	12.3%
Gainesville	580	$18,100	$8.70	$21,200	$10.20	-15.9%
Hinesville	280	$18,000	$8.70	$19,600	$9.40	69.7%
Macon	950	$16,200	$7.80	$18,600	$8.90	1.9%
Rome	360	$16,900	$8.10	$19,300	$9.30	-2.9%
Savannah	1,420	$22,700	$10.90	$27,100	$13.00	-2.8%
Valdosta	670	$16,500	$7.90	$18,500	$8.90	29.4%
Warner Robins	540	$16,200	$7.80	$18,400	$8.80	-2.6%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	4,280	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,430	$19,700	$9.50	$23,600	$11.30	-44.4%
Coeur d'Alene	410	$22,100	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	-23%
Idaho Falls	630	$19,300	$9.30	$23,100	$11.10	29.6%
Lewiston	320	$25,300	$12.20	$27,800	$13.40	34.3%
Pocatello	NA	$23,800	$11.40	$25,400	$12.20	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	800	$20,100	$9.60	$25,600	$12.30	-4.4%
Champaign	540	$18,800	$9.00	$21,900	$10.50	-44.8%
Chicago (Area)	28,450	$21,300	$10.20	$25,900	$12.50	-7.6%
Danville	280	$23,200	$11.10	$27,600	$13.30	2.2%
Decatur	380	NA	NA	NA	NA	-32.2%
Kankakee	270	$18,400	$8.80	$21,900	$10.50	-33%
Peoria	1,070	$19,200	$9.30	$23,200	$11.10	-35.6%
Rockford	930	$19,700	$9.50	$22,800	$11.00	-33.6%
Springfield	950	$19,000	$9.10	$23,400	$11.30	-7.6%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	430	$21,300	$10.20	$23,900	$11.50	14.6%
Bloomington	580	$18,900	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	-20.9%
Columbus	360	$21,200	$10.20	$24,500	$11.80	-11.2%
Elkhart	930	$23,700	$11.40	$26,600	$12.80	-4%
Evansville	840	$19,500	$9.40	$23,800	$11.40	-49%
Fort Wayne	1,670	$23,200	$11.20	$26,000	$12.50	-15.9%
Indianapolis	5,990	$23,200	$11.20	$26,900	$12.90	-29.6%
Kokomo	470	$19,600	$9.40	$22,100	$10.60	28.7%
Lafayette	770	$21,700	$10.40	$24,300	$11.70	-3.9%
Michigan City	420	$20,800	$10.00	$27,400	$13.20	0%
Muncie	230	$22,900	$11.00	$24,600	$11.90	-48.5%
South Bend	1,540	$18,400	$8.90	$27,000	$13.00	22.8%
Terre Haute	750	$19,700	$9.50	$22,200	$10.70	13.1%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	310	$18,100	$8.70	$21,300	$10.20	-24.9%
Cedar Rapids	1,350	$24,400	$11.80	$28,300	$13.60	0.9%
Davenport	1,230	$19,200	$9.20	$22,500	$10.80	-31.2%
Des Moines	2,810	$21,200	$10.20	$24,700	$11.90	-10.6%
Dubuque	830	$23,600	$11.30	$25,800	$12.40	65.9%
Iowa City	640	$18,400	$8.90	$22,700	$10.90	-20.7%
Sioux City	680	$19,200	$9.20	$22,800	$10.90	-3.9%
Waterloo	1,030	$15,900	$7.70	$18,100	$8.70	22.7%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	740	$22,900	$11.00	$24,800	$11.90	59.1%
Topeka	1,730	$19,600	$9.40	$23,200	$11.20	61.8%
Wichita	3,610	$23,900	$11.50	$29,200	$14.00	25%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	680	$18,600	$9.00	$24,900	$12.00	24.9%
Elizabethtown	540	$23,500	$11.30	$27,000	$13.00	27.8%
Lexington	2,000	$26,100	$12.60	$30,100	$14.50	-15.3%
Louisville	5,460	$26,500	$12.70	$32,800	$15.80	-5.9%
Owensboro	510	$23,700	$11.40	$25,700	$12.40	10.5%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	730	$15,600	$7.50	$16,600	$8.00	18.3%
Baton Rouge	2,580	$17,500	$8.40	$20,100	$9.60	-27.8%
Houma	720	$16,100	$7.80	$18,400	$8.80	-22.1%
Lafayette	900	$18,000	$8.60	$21,200	$10.20	-36.6%
Lake Charles	980	$15,800	$7.60	$17,800	$8.60	11.6%
Monroe	710	$15,700	$7.60	$17,100	$8.20	-3.4%
New Orleans	3,500	$20,700	$10.00	$23,500	$11.30	-29.6%
Shreveport	1,810	$16,600	$8.00	$18,600	$8.90	6.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	800	$26,400	$12.70	$30,800	$14.80	32.2%
Lewiston	730	$26,700	$12.90	$31,200	$15.00	55.8%
Portland	2,240	$29,400	$14.10	$33,600	$16.20	17.1%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	11,610	$23,600	$11.30	$30,600	$14.70	-5.6%
Cumberland	100	$25,800	$12.40	$32,800	$15.80	-71.7%
Hagerstown	910	$23,800	$11.50	$29,400	$14.10	-3.7%
Salisbury	640	$19,600	$9.40	$25,100	$12.10	22.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,300	$25,800	$12.40	$30,500	$14.60	40.9%
Boston (Area)	27,180	$26,900	$12.90	$31,800	$15.30	30.9%
Pittsfield	500	$19,400	$9.30	$25,400	$12.20	48.9%
Springfield	3,960	$24,400	$11.70	$30,000	$14.40	41%
Worcester	3,710	$26,000	$12.50	$31,600	$15.20	48.6%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	2,160	$23,000	$11.10	$29,600	$14.20	16.3%
Battle Creek	510	$21,500	$10.40	$25,200	$12.10	-1.4%
Bay City	250	$19,000	$9.10	$23,200	$11.10	-29%
Detroit (Area)	14,350	$24,900	$12.00	$30,000	$14.40	-12.3%
Flint	1,390	$25,600	$12.30	$30,400	$14.60	6.2%
Grand Rapids	3,510	$24,100	$11.60	$29,200	$14.00	-1.4%
Holland	1,080	$26,300	$12.60	$31,600	$15.20	9.9%
Jackson	550	$22,400	$10.80	$27,300	$13.10	4.9%
Kalamazoo	1,300	$19,600	$9.40	$24,300	$11.70	-0.5%
Lansing	2,000	$18,600	$8.90	$26,100	$12.50	2.4%
Monroe	640	$19,500	$9.40	$24,300	$11.70	74.3%
Muskegon	630	$24,300	$11.70	$29,400	$14.10	8.6%
Niles	490	$23,500	$11.30	$28,600	$13.80	-14.8%
Saginaw	1,010	$19,200	$9.20	$23,300	$11.20	26.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	1,400	$26,400	$12.70	$30,600	$14.70	15.8%
Minneapolis	17,850	$27,900	$13.40	$32,600	$15.70	5.7%
Rochester	1,080	$26,600	$12.80	$29,800	$14.30	6.4%
St. Cloud	1,200	$25,400	$12.20	$30,600	$14.70	28.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	840	$17,300	$8.30	$19,200	$9.30	-16%
Hattiesburg	520	$16,600	$8.00	$18,500	$8.90	-6.1%
Jackson	2,310	$16,500	$7.90	$18,900	$9.10	-3.7%
Pascagoula	900	$16,300	$7.90	$18,200	$8.70	66.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	640	$16,700	$8.00	$20,900	$10.00	-21%
Jefferson City	370	$19,800	$9.50	$23,200	$11.10	-53.5%
Joplin	730	$17,500	$8.40	$22,500	$10.80	-2.8%
Kansas City	8,770	$21,100	$10.10	$24,900	$12.00	-9.1%
Springfield	1,070	$18,800	$9.10	$23,600	$11.40	-41.3%
St. Joseph	360	$17,300	$8.30	$20,600	$9.90	-28.7%
St. Louis	9,950	$22,200	$10.70	$28,200	$13.60	-21.7%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	480	$17,200	$8.30	$18,800	$9.00	-38.8%
Great Falls	120	$17,200	$8.30	$19,400	$9.30	-66.1%
Missoula	370	$19,600	$9.40	$24,700	$11.90	-31.4%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,020	$23,200	$11.20	$25,300	$12.20	-35.2%
Omaha	5,200	$20,300	$9.80	$22,900	$11.00	17.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	3,090	$28,600	$13.80	$32,700	$15.70	-63.1%
Reno	750	$25,600	$12.30	$31,200	$15.00	-61.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	1,030	$24,600	$11.80	$29,300	$14.10	6.1%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	1,310	$25,100	$12.10	$30,700	$14.70	-3.9%
Ocean City	310	$22,300	$10.70	$26,500	$12.80	-16.8%
Trenton	2,100	$26,600	$12.80	$32,600	$15.70	-0.5%
Vineland	1,010	$22,100	$10.60	$27,300	$13.10	72.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	4,600	$15,900	$7.70	$20,000	$9.60	23.4%
Farmington	740	$17,400	$8.40	$19,300	$9.30	50.1%
Las Cruces	1,130	$21,600	$10.40	$26,400	$12.70	74.9%
Santa Fe	930	$20,400	$9.80	$23,200	$11.20	50%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	6,180	$22,700	$10.90	$30,100	$14.50	45.7%
Binghamton	1,610	$18,600	$8.90	$22,200	$10.70	49.1%
Buffalo	7,340	$22,500	$10.80	$28,600	$13.80	40.8%
Elmira	480	$18,100	$8.70	$19,800	$9.50	32.3%
Glens Falls	940	$19,300	$9.30	$23,500	$11.30	82.9%
Ithaca	630	$19,400	$9.30	$24,000	$11.50	28.9%
Kingston	1,390	$22,200	$10.70	$27,200	$13.10	138.8%
New York (Area)	105,550	$24,700	$11.90	$30,800	$14.80	36.2%
Poughkeepsie	5,530	$23,100	$11.10	$29,500	$14.20	130.3%
Rochester	8,490	$21,100	$10.20	$25,200	$12.10	77.7%
Syracuse	5,220	$22,300	$10.70	$26,500	$12.70	74.7%
Utica	2,390	$21,200	$10.20	$25,000	$12.00	93.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	1,460	$20,500	$9.90	$23,500	$11.30	-11.7%
Burlington	610	$18,600	$9.00	$20,100	$9.70	10.2%
Charlotte	6,410	$20,700	$10.00	$24,100	$11.60	-21.6%
Durham	2,630	$22,400	$10.80	$25,300	$12.20	-2.2%
Fayetteville	2,190	$17,800	$8.60	$20,600	$9.90	77.8%
Goldsboro	780	$20,000	$9.60	$21,900	$10.50	82.9%
Greensboro	2,770	$20,000	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	-18.7%
Greenville	740	$22,700	$10.90	$24,600	$11.80	4.4%
Hickory	1,650	$20,000	$9.60	$22,500	$10.80	17.5%
Jacksonville	710	NA	NA	NA	NA	67.2%
Raleigh	4,490	$20,200	$9.70	$22,800	$11.00	-7.9%
Rocky Mount	720	$20,800	$10.00	$23,300	$11.20	26.3%
Wilmington	1,560	$21,000	$10.10	$23,600	$11.40	14.5%
Winston-Salem	1,980	$20,700	$9.90	$23,900	$11.50	-1.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	590	$28,300	$13.60	$31,700	$15.30	-1.5%
Fargo	1,130	$25,700	$12.30	$28,900	$13.90	-3.5%
Grand Forks	620	$25,600	$12.30	$28,500	$13.70	32%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	2,920	$25,800	$12.40	$29,900	$14.40	-7%
Canton	1,050	$23,300	$11.20	$26,900	$13.00	-35.1%
Cincinnati	8,970	$23,600	$11.40	$28,600	$13.80	-7.7%
Cleveland	5,810	$27,200	$13.10	$32,100	$15.40	-40.7%
Columbus	5,760	$28,300	$13.60	$32,600	$15.70	-35.1%
Dayton	3,600	$27,100	$13.10	$32,000	$15.40	-0.9%
Lima	580	$15,900	$7.70	$21,700	$10.40	16%
Mansfield	320	$22,900	$11.00	$27,500	$13.20	-37.1%
Sandusky	250	$23,200	$11.20	$31,200	$15.00	-24.8%
Springfield	130	$22,100	$10.60	$27,700	$13.30	-73%
Toledo	1,400	$22,800	$10.90	$28,700	$13.80	-51.4%
Youngstown	1,570	$21,600	$10.40	$27,400	$13.20	-26.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	490	$16,900	$8.10	$18,800	$9.00	23%
Oklahoma City	3,840	$16,600	$8.00	$21,500	$10.30	-30.4%
Tulsa	3,030	$19,800	$9.50	$24,900	$12.00	-26.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	540	$23,500	$11.30	$27,200	$13.10	-10.5%
Corvallis	390	$26,700	$12.80	$29,600	$14.20	21.2%
Eugene	1,770	$26,900	$13.00	$29,900	$14.40	28%
Medford	950	$24,300	$11.70	$28,300	$13.60	25%
Portland	10,440	$28,200	$13.60	$32,700	$15.70	7.7%
Salem	2,800	$28,200	$13.60	$33,700	$16.20	96.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	3,140	$22,700	$10.90	$27,800	$13.30	-2.7%
Altoona	740	$17,500	$8.40	$20,200	$9.70	33.3%
Erie	1,460	$20,600	$9.90	$23,400	$11.30	18.8%
Harrisburg	2,600	$22,800	$11.00	$27,400	$13.20	-14.3%
Johnstown	380	$20,600	$9.90	$24,100	$11.60	-30.5%
Lancaster	1,980	$22,200	$10.70	$24,700	$11.90	-10.8%
Lebanon	350	$21,800	$10.50	$24,600	$11.80	-23.4%
Philadelphia (Area)	25,430	$22,100	$10.60	$28,200	$13.50	-6.4%
Pittsburgh	6,650	$19,900	$9.60	$24,800	$11.90	-38.9%
Reading	2,080	$21,700	$10.40	$25,500	$12.30	30.3%
Scranton	1,830	$20,400	$9.80	$27,200	$13.10	-25.6%
State College	1,150	$28,800	$13.90	$48,400	$23.30	77.6%
Williamsport	380	$19,200	$9.20	$22,700	$10.90	-22.6%
York	1,480	$22,000	$10.60	$28,100	$13.50	-12.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	7,060	$27,800	$13.40	$32,900	$15.80	27.9%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	430	$18,600	$8.90	$22,100	$10.60	-24.1%
Charleston	1,810	$19,600	$9.40	$23,300	$11.20	-34%
Columbia	2,810	$18,400	$8.90	$21,500	$10.30	-13.9%
Florence	780	$16,200	$7.80	$18,800	$9.00	-0.2%
Greenville	1,530	$17,000	$8.20	$19,500	$9.40	-47.2%
Myrtle Beach	840	$19,400	$9.30	$22,700	$10.90	-22.3%
Spartanburg	1,160	$18,200	$8.80	$20,700	$10.00	1.8%
Sumter	380	$16,800	$8.10	$20,300	$9.80	14.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	650	$23,200	$11.20	$27,600	$13.30	11.2%
Sioux Falls	900	$21,300	$10.30	$25,300	$12.10	-31.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,410	$16,600	$8.00	$18,700	$9.00	-35.2%
Clarksville	680	$23,700	$11.40	$25,800	$12.40	-10.3%
Cleveland	460	$16,800	$8.10	$21,200	$10.20	31.6%
Jackson	530	$15,700	$7.50	$17,800	$8.60	-4%
Johnson City	1,170	$16,800	$8.10	$19,100	$9.20	57.7%
Kingsport	1,010	$15,900	$7.60	$18,800	$9.10	-11%
Knoxville	2,940	$16,400	$7.90	$19,100	$9.20	-7.2%
Memphis	4,210	$17,700	$8.50	$21,000	$10.10	-28.9%
Morristown	820	$17,000	$8.20	$18,600	$8.90	87.6%
Nashville	6,010	$21,300	$10.20	$24,200	$11.60	-14.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	630	$18,100	$8.70	$21,500	$10.40	2.5%
Austin	5,110	$24,000	$11.60	$28,600	$13.80	-32%
Beaumont	1,280	$18,100	$8.70	$21,100	$10.20	-18.3%
Brownsville	1,890	$19,100	$9.20	$23,800	$11.40	57.3%
College Station	750	$17,100	$8.20	$20,400	$9.80	-15.8%
Corpus Christi	1,480	$21,900	$10.50	$27,900	$13.40	-14.4%
Dallas (Area)	18,880	$20,100	$9.70	$23,900	$11.50	-31%
El Paso	2,090	$24,400	$11.70	$28,400	$13.60	-20.5%
Houston	16,260	$19,700	$9.50	$24,000	$11.60	-35%
Killeen	1,920	$16,100	$7.70	$19,500	$9.40	62.6%
Longview	850	$17,300	$8.30	$20,500	$9.80	-7.7%
Lubbock	1,030	$15,500	$7.50	$18,000	$8.60	-14.6%
McAllen	4,020	$19,600	$9.40	$23,300	$11.20	87.3%
Midland	220	$15,500	$7.50	$17,900	$8.60	-67.1%
San Angelo	430	$20,100	$9.70	$23,000	$11.00	-0.1%
San Antonio	8,140	$20,200	$9.70	$23,500	$11.30	-0.4%
Sherman	400	$16,500	$7.90	$22,000	$10.60	-1.2%
Texarkana	470	$16,500	$7.90	$20,100	$9.70	-10.5%
Tyler	650	$16,600	$8.00	$19,700	$9.50	-28.5%
Waco	1,020	$19,100	$9.20	$23,100	$11.10	4.8%
Wichita Falls	570	$16,200	$7.80	$18,600	$9.00	2.2%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	990	$21,900	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	109.7%
Ogden	2,700	$24,500	$11.80	$27,700	$13.30	41.8%
Provo	1,400	$21,700	$10.50	$26,200	$12.60	-17.3%
Salt Lake City	3,820	$21,000	$10.10	$24,700	$11.90	-35.8%
St. George	480	$21,900	$10.50	$23,500	$11.30	1.1%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	1,750	$24,200	$11.60	$28,400	$13.60	61.2%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	470	$22,800	$11.00	$26,500	$12.80	-24.2%
Charlottesville	1,040	$22,000	$10.60	$26,100	$12.50	14.8%
Danville	630	$18,500	$8.90	$20,800	$10.00	63.8%
Harrisonburg	370	$16,600	$8.00	$18,300	$8.80	-34.5%
Lynchburg	900	$15,600	$7.50	$18,900	$9.10	-8.1%
Richmond	4,310	$20,300	$9.80	$25,100	$12.10	-25.9%
Roanoke	1,400	$19,900	$9.60	$23,600	$11.30	-6.1%
Virginia Beach	7,100	$18,800	$9.10	$25,000	$12.00	-1.1%
Winchester	560	$20,000	$9.60	$25,100	$12.10	10.2%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	880	$28,100	$13.50	$30,700	$14.80	17.9%
Bremerton	1,170	$28,900	$13.90	$33,100	$15.90	48.6%
Kennewick	1,300	$28,000	$13.50	$30,500	$14.70	41.7%
Longview	500	$27,900	$13.40	$30,200	$14.50	50%
Mount Vernon	760	$29,200	$14.00	$31,900	$15.30	79.5%
Olympia	1,320	$26,700	$12.90	$29,900	$14.40	40.6%
Seattle (Area)	13,230	$29,600	$14.20	$34,100	$16.40	5.3%
Spokane	1,830	$26,600	$12.80	$30,600	$14.70	-8%
Wenatchee	690	$27,200	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	76.7%
Yakima	1,620	$28,100	$13.50	$30,900	$14.90	105.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	600	$24,300	$11.70	$27,700	$13.30	-58.2%
Huntington	960	$20,700	$10.00	$24,300	$11.70	-10.5%
Morgantown	370	$22,500	$10.80	$25,400	$12.20	-33.7%
Parkersburg	330	$18,500	$8.90	$23,500	$11.30	-50.7%
Weirton	420	$19,700	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	0.9%
Wheeling	370	$20,400	$9.80	$23,700	$11.40	-41.6%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	400	$25,300	$12.20	$29,200	$14.10	-64.4%
Eau Claire	580	$25,700	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	-21.9%
Fond du Lac	380	$23,500	$11.30	$25,400	$12.20	-9.9%
Green Bay	1,090	$26,800	$12.90	$31,300	$15.10	-31.6%
Janesville	750	$22,100	$10.60	$26,900	$13.00	23.8%
La Crosse	620	$23,200	$11.10	$27,800	$13.40	-9.5%
Madison	2,270	$25,700	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	-29.5%
Milwaukee	5,410	$24,700	$11.90	$30,400	$14.60	-32.2%
Oshkosh	590	$22,000	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	-29.7%
Racine	560	$22,900	$11.00	$26,700	$12.80	-22.1%
Sheboygan	470	$26,400	$12.70	$29,700	$14.30	-16.3%
Wausau	510	$24,100	$11.60	$28,200	$13.60	-21.8%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	420	$24,100	$11.60	$26,200	$12.60	1%