Telecommunications Line Technicians

Median Salary: $49,100

Many telecommunications line technicians across the U.S. share a few important professional attributes. For example, independence, cooperation, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 162,400 folks were working as telecommunications line technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to utilize these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're ready to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for telecommunications line technicians in the U.S. was $49,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $23.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about telecommunications line technicians, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Telecommunications line technicians should be skilled in:

  • Extent Flexibility
  • Written Expression
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; telecommunications line technicians are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Enterprising

Working as a telecommunications line technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Engineering and Technology

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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 working as telecommunications line technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of telecommunications line 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
Auburn 50 $31,800 $15.30 $55,300 $26.60 -12.9%
Birmingham 720 $37,300 $17.90 $53,800 $25.90 17.4%
Decatur 40 $55,800 $26.80 $59,800 $28.80 -35%
Dothan 80 $51,100 $24.60 $55,700 $26.80 11.9%
Huntsville 230 $39,600 $19.00 $51,800 $24.90 -11.6%
Mobile 120 $53,100 $25.50 $60,300 $29.00 -43%
Montgomery 170 $33,200 $15.90 $44,800 $21.50 -14.6%
Tuscaloosa 90 $43,700 $21.00 $55,900 $26.90 -23.8%
Alaska
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Anchorage 210 $69,500 $33.40 $78,500 $37.70 2%
Fairbanks 40 $62,200 $29.90 $95,500 $45.90 -1.5%
Arizona
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Hourly Wage
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Flagstaff 70 $36,900 $17.70 $44,400 $21.30 -1.4%
Lake Havasu City 180 $34,400 $16.50 $41,800 $20.10 203.5%
Phoenix 1,540 $28,400 $13.70 $39,800 $19.20 -29.9%
Tucson 80 $46,300 $22.20 $55,400 $26.60 -81.1%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Fayetteville 180 $43,900 $21.10 $60,000 $28.80 -27.1%
Fort Smith 90 $41,500 $19.90 $55,700 $26.80 -41.3%
Jonesboro 110 $48,400 $23.30 $63,800 $30.70 94.7%
Little Rock 270 $40,900 $19.70 $59,800 $28.80 -33.6%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 740 $34,200 $16.40 $56,300 $27.00 123.2%
Chico 90 $58,600 $28.20 $63,000 $30.30 7.5%
Fresno 230 $58,200 $28.00 $64,200 $30.90 -41.6%
Los Angeles (Area) 7,270 $53,800 $25.90 $62,900 $30.20 3.8%
Oakland 990 $57,600 $27.70 $67,000 $32.20 -19.7%
Oxnard 450 $58,900 $28.30 $64,000 $30.80 23.1%
Redding 90 $28,500 $13.70 $39,500 $19.00 22%
Riverside 3,200 $37,000 $17.80 $58,200 $28.00 115%
Sacramento 880 $57,000 $27.40 $62,500 $30.10 -16.7%
San Diego 1,750 $51,300 $24.70 $61,300 $29.50 10.2%
San Francisco (Area) 1,700 $62,300 $30.00 $70,800 $34.10 -30.7%
San Francisco (City) 710 $67,100 $32.20 $74,600 $35.90 -41.8%
San Jose 1,160 $58,600 $28.20 $71,300 $34.30 5.3%
San Luis Obispo 100 $56,400 $27.10 $62,000 $29.80 -16.5%
Santa Barbara 110 $64,100 $30.80 $69,700 $33.50 -46.5%
Santa Cruz 80 $60,800 $29.30 $66,500 $32.00 -27.7%
Santa Rosa 140 $64,700 $31.10 $70,400 $33.90 -37%
Stockton 350 $58,300 $28.00 $62,500 $30.00 33.2%
Vallejo 80 $55,400 $26.60 $61,900 $29.70 -50.4%
Visalia 80 NA NA NA NA -48.2%
Yuba City 100 $47,100 $22.60 $65,600 $31.50 103.4%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Boulder NA $45,100 $21.70 $57,300 $27.60 NA
Colorado Springs 260 $44,600 $21.40 $53,100 $25.50 -13.8%
Denver 390 $39,300 $18.90 $51,700 $24.90 -74.2%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 370 NA NA NA NA -28.8%
Hartford NA $65,700 $31.60 $79,000 $38.00 NA
New Haven 190 $50,900 $24.50 $64,500 $31.00 -44.7%
Delaware
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Dover 320 $61,300 $29.50 $66,000 $31.70 330.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Washington (Area) 5,350 $57,900 $27.80 $64,300 $30.90 48.3%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 890 $36,900 $17.80 $50,200 $24.10 188.9%
Cape Coral 250 $43,100 $20.70 $48,500 $23.30 1.4%
Deltona 130 $37,900 $18.20 $50,400 $24.20 -30.2%
Gainesville NA $42,500 $20.40 $48,800 $23.50 NA
Jacksonville 480 $39,300 $18.90 $47,900 $23.00 -33.5%
Lakeland 230 $55,600 $26.70 $60,000 $28.90 -4.3%
Miami (Area) NA $49,200 $23.70 $57,100 $27.50 NA
Naples NA $37,000 $17.80 $45,300 $21.80 NA
Ocala 80 $56,300 $27.10 $62,100 $29.80 -31.5%
Orlando 1,470 $45,500 $21.90 $56,000 $26.90 19.2%
Palm Bay 220 $32,100 $15.40 $44,900 $21.60 -11.3%
Panama City 40 $28,000 $13.50 $34,800 $16.70 -53.3%
Pensacola 350 $28,700 $13.80 $40,800 $19.60 83%
Port St. Lucie 60 $47,800 $23.00 $54,400 $26.20 -62.7%
Tallahassee NA $33,600 $16.20 $45,700 $22.00 NA
Tampa 2,970 $51,900 $25.00 $58,700 $28.20 111.3%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Athens 150 $32,700 $15.70 $44,400 $21.40 56.7%
Atlanta 2,380 $36,900 $17.70 $50,000 $24.00 -16.3%
Augusta 120 $28,300 $13.60 $55,900 $26.90 -54.4%
Columbus 40 $30,300 $14.60 $40,600 $19.50 -73.9%
Gainesville 80 $32,200 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 -11.1%
Savannah 180 $29,100 $14.00 $36,300 $17.50 -6.1%
Valdosta 60 NA NA NA NA -11.3%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 180 $45,700 $22.00 $50,200 $24.10 -66.6%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Boise City 50 $36,600 $17.60 $40,200 $19.30 -83.8%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 50 $60,100 $28.90 $64,600 $31.10 -54%
Champaign 70 $60,400 $29.00 $66,900 $32.10 -40.1%
Chicago (Area) 2,680 $55,200 $26.50 $63,100 $30.30 -36.4%
Decatur NA $27,700 $13.30 $39,000 $18.70 NA
Peoria 100 $40,700 $19.60 $59,300 $28.50 -54.7%
Rockford 130 $49,600 $23.80 $59,900 $28.80 -25.3%
Springfield 350 $53,000 $25.50 $57,100 $27.50 164.1%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington NA $22,800 $11.00 $31,500 $15.20 NA
Elkhart NA $32,500 $15.60 $42,500 $20.40 NA
Evansville 40 $56,300 $27.10 $63,000 $30.30 -82.3%
Fort Wayne NA $42,100 $20.20 $52,300 $25.20 NA
Indianapolis 690 $37,700 $18.10 $49,200 $23.60 -36.3%
Lafayette 40 $55,700 $26.80 $61,300 $29.50 -64.9%
Terre Haute 70 $50,600 $24.30 $55,200 $26.60 -19.8%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 50 $32,300 $15.50 $39,800 $19.10 0.7%
Cedar Rapids 160 $45,600 $21.90 $50,200 $24.10 -5%
Des Moines 290 $35,800 $17.20 $48,300 $23.20 -26.5%
Sioux City 40 $38,500 $18.50 $45,400 $21.80 -59.8%
Waterloo 30 $33,200 $15.90 $49,900 $24.00 -69.1%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lawrence NA $62,500 $30.00 $69,000 $33.20 NA
Topeka 160 $53,500 $25.70 $58,700 $28.20 17.6%
Wichita 210 $53,000 $25.50 $62,600 $30.10 -43.4%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Elizabethtown NA $39,800 $19.20 $49,200 $23.70 NA
Lexington 120 $36,600 $17.60 $50,000 $24.00 -61.5%
Louisville 1,050 $48,900 $23.50 $61,100 $29.40 41.7%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Baton Rouge NA $31,500 $15.10 $45,700 $22.00 NA
Houma 60 $38,600 $18.60 $52,100 $25.10 -52.3%
Lafayette 280 $39,700 $19.10 $48,400 $23.30 56.2%
Lake Charles NA $57,600 $27.70 $67,600 $32.50 NA
Monroe 80 $47,800 $23.00 $51,500 $24.70 -11.4%
New Orleans 400 $36,300 $17.40 $45,800 $22.00 -37%
Shreveport 80 $32,000 $15.40 $56,500 $27.20 -62.3%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bangor 80 $58,400 $28.10 $66,700 $32.10 0.7%
Portland 430 $53,400 $25.70 $61,200 $29.40 75.9%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Baltimore 2,190 $55,600 $26.70 $64,000 $30.80 39.7%
Hagerstown NA $28,900 $13.90 $33,500 $16.10 NA
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 200 $60,800 $29.30 $68,900 $33.10 71.7%
Boston (Area) 4,010 $57,000 $27.40 $66,000 $31.70 131.4%
Pittsfield NA $31,000 $14.90 $35,900 $17.20 NA
Springfield 470 $63,700 $30.60 $70,600 $34.00 30.2%
Worcester 450 $59,500 $28.60 $67,200 $32.30 49.7%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 40 $50,000 $24.00 $55,300 $26.60 -83.3%
Detroit (Area) NA $38,700 $18.60 $53,200 $25.60 NA
Flint NA $49,100 $23.60 $54,100 $26.00 NA
Grand Rapids 250 $29,900 $14.40 $36,700 $17.70 -45.1%
Lansing 130 $41,800 $20.10 $49,700 $23.90 -48.8%
Monroe 60 $49,300 $23.70 $58,300 $28.00 31.9%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Duluth 40 $57,400 $27.60 $90,900 $43.70 -75.2%
Minneapolis 1,050 $38,500 $18.50 $43,500 $20.90 -51%
Mississippi
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Hourly Wage
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Jackson 180 $36,600 $17.60 $52,500 $25.20 -39.7%
Pascagoula 270 $34,100 $16.40 $40,900 $19.70 296.9%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Columbia 100 $34,800 $16.80 $41,800 $20.10 -4.1%
Jefferson City 120 $39,900 $19.20 $53,900 $25.90 22%
Joplin 40 $43,300 $20.80 $57,300 $27.60 -53.9%
Kansas City 1,130 $54,600 $26.30 $64,300 $30.90 -7.6%
Springfield 70 $38,600 $18.60 $57,000 $27.40 -69.4%
St. Louis 2,260 $55,200 $26.50 $62,900 $30.20 40%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Great Falls 40 $34,600 $16.70 $37,100 $17.80 -7.5%
Missoula NA $43,800 $21.10 $50,000 $24.00 NA
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Lincoln NA $28,800 $13.80 $37,900 $18.20 NA
Omaha 370 $41,900 $20.20 $47,100 $22.60 -33.9%
Nevada
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Hourly Wage
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Las Vegas 1,330 $47,000 $22.60 $62,600 $30.10 24.7%
Reno NA $42,500 $20.40 $51,400 $24.70 NA
New Hampshire
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Manchester 320 $57,600 $27.70 $68,100 $32.80 158.5%
New Jersey
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Trenton NA $57,000 $27.40 $62,700 $30.10 NA
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
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Albuquerque 340 $37,200 $17.90 $51,400 $24.70 -28.2%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Albany 550 $67,700 $32.50 $78,200 $37.60 2.2%
Binghamton 120 $40,000 $19.20 $77,000 $37.00 -9.8%
Buffalo 450 $67,800 $32.60 $73,400 $35.30 -32.2%
New York (Area) 15,810 $63,200 $30.40 $72,200 $34.70 47.8%
Poughkeepsie 510 $65,400 $31.40 $72,900 $35.00 66.9%
Rochester 1,390 $41,000 $19.70 $51,100 $24.60 129%
Syracuse 910 $60,100 $28.90 $69,500 $33.40 139.6%
Utica 230 $40,700 $19.50 $62,500 $30.10 46%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Asheville 110 $44,100 $21.20 $51,300 $24.70 -50%
Charlotte 790 $47,900 $23.00 $59,000 $28.40 -24.4%
Durham 190 $45,900 $22.10 $49,600 $23.90 -46%
Fayetteville 290 $32,400 $15.60 $41,000 $19.70 82.9%
Greensboro 410 $41,100 $19.80 $49,800 $23.90 -4.5%
Greenville 60 NA NA NA NA -31.9%
Hickory 50 $50,900 $24.50 $58,200 $28.00 -72.1%
Jacksonville NA $52,200 $25.10 $58,500 $28.10 NA
Raleigh 450 $47,200 $22.70 $55,100 $26.50 -26.8%
Rocky Mount 60 $57,500 $27.60 $62,700 $30.10 -13.4%
Wilmington 60 $56,200 $27.00 $62,600 $30.10 -67.4%
Winston-Salem 170 $55,600 $26.70 $62,100 $29.80 -32.3%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Fargo 150 $36,500 $17.60 $42,400 $20.40 2.7%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Akron 210 $54,000 $26.00 $67,700 $32.60 -47.8%
Canton 130 $53,600 $25.80 $61,400 $29.50 -34.7%
Cincinnati 1,090 $39,200 $18.90 $47,200 $22.70 -11.6%
Cleveland 1,040 $46,500 $22.40 $53,900 $25.90 -16.9%
Columbus 770 $42,900 $20.60 $51,600 $24.80 -32.2%
Dayton 320 $34,600 $16.70 $46,700 $22.50 -31%
Lima 110 $35,600 $17.10 $41,300 $19.80 71.1%
Mansfield 120 $30,800 $14.80 $33,300 $16.00 89.8%
Toledo 170 $40,800 $19.60 $73,500 $35.30 -54%
Youngstown 340 $44,600 $21.40 $55,700 $26.80 24.1%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Oklahoma City 710 $49,700 $23.90 $62,300 $30.00 1.6%
Tulsa 440 $45,000 $21.60 $67,400 $32.40 -15.9%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Bend 50 $54,300 $26.10 $59,700 $28.70 -37.9%
Corvallis 70 $43,600 $20.90 $50,400 $24.30 75.9%
Portland 1,050 $54,700 $26.30 $60,100 $28.90 -15.3%
Salem NA $55,300 $26.60 $62,400 $30.00 NA
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Allentown 570 $51,000 $24.50 $63,600 $30.60 40%
Altoona 170 $50,800 $24.40 $63,600 $30.60 132.7%
Erie 260 $50,400 $24.30 $57,600 $27.70 63.6%
Harrisburg 590 $52,200 $25.10 $61,700 $29.70 54%
Lancaster 140 $50,100 $24.10 $62,300 $29.90 -51.4%
Lebanon 40 $59,600 $28.60 $63,500 $30.50 -38%
Philadelphia (Area) 5,230 $59,100 $28.40 $66,700 $32.10 97.4%
Pittsburgh 1,610 $51,300 $24.70 $61,600 $29.60 16.3%
Reading 330 $45,900 $22.10 $58,600 $28.20 63.3%
Scranton 430 $46,800 $22.50 $57,200 $27.50 37.1%
State College 100 $44,800 $21.50 $51,600 $24.80 15.8%
Williamsport 80 $55,900 $26.90 $61,300 $29.50 27%
York 180 $55,600 $26.70 $61,400 $29.50 -15.1%
Rhode Island
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Providence 1,160 $64,300 $30.90 $70,000 $33.70 279.8%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Anderson 70 $34,700 $16.70 $38,000 $18.30 -1%
Charleston 200 $39,500 $19.00 $54,800 $26.40 -41.6%
Columbia 520 $42,900 $20.60 $56,300 $27.10 24.8%
Florence 70 $50,700 $24.40 $57,100 $27.50 -30%
Greenville 470 $36,500 $17.60 $41,700 $20.00 26.5%
Spartanburg NA $44,000 $21.10 $56,500 $27.20 NA
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Rapid City 70 $45,500 $21.90 $52,600 $25.30 0.1%
Sioux Falls 230 $32,900 $15.80 $40,000 $19.20 39.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Chattanooga 200 $35,700 $17.10 $41,800 $20.10 -26.1%
Clarksville 70 $52,600 $25.30 $58,800 $28.30 -27.2%
Kingsport 210 $30,300 $14.60 $42,000 $20.20 45.8%
Knoxville NA $43,700 $21.00 $53,500 $25.70 NA
Memphis 400 NA NA NA NA -46.8%
Nashville 330 $48,000 $23.10 $58,400 $28.10 -63.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 60 NA NA NA NA -27.2%
Amarillo 240 $33,100 $15.90 $51,600 $24.80 80.5%
Austin 1,110 $40,100 $19.30 $57,300 $27.50 16.3%
Beaumont 80 $57,900 $27.80 $62,500 $30.10 -59.5%
Brownsville 110 $62,000 $29.80 $66,500 $32.00 -28.8%
College Station 90 NA NA NA NA -24.1%
Corpus Christi 240 $57,600 $27.70 $63,600 $30.60 7.9%
Dallas (Area) 6,610 $50,100 $24.10 $59,200 $28.50 59.4%
El Paso 260 $37,100 $17.80 $61,200 $29.40 -21%
Houston 3,860 $39,300 $18.90 $56,700 $27.30 21.2%
Killeen 50 $58,000 $27.90 $62,600 $30.10 -64.5%
Longview NA $34,600 $16.60 $46,400 $22.30 NA
Lubbock 270 $47,200 $22.70 $64,200 $30.90 73.4%
McAllen 180 NA NA NA NA -35.2%
San Antonio 1,490 $31,400 $15.10 $44,000 $21.20 43%
Sherman 50 $34,400 $16.60 $53,700 $25.80 -2.1%
Tyler 130 $36,200 $17.40 $53,900 $25.90 16.7%
Waco 100 $40,900 $19.70 $58,000 $27.90 -22.8%
Wichita Falls NA $49,900 $24.00 $59,300 $28.50 NA
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Provo 140 $38,600 $18.60 $45,800 $22.00 -36.2%
Salt Lake City 320 $43,700 $21.00 $53,600 $25.80 -58.2%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 210 $56,300 $27.10 $63,500 $30.60 54.1%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 290 $29,200 $14.00 $37,300 $17.90 266.6%
Charlottesville 40 $53,000 $25.50 $57,800 $27.80 -69%
Danville 40 NA NA NA NA -15.8%
Harrisonburg NA $49,900 $24.00 $60,300 $29.00 NA
Lynchburg 160 $46,800 $22.50 $63,900 $30.70 27.4%
Richmond 1,360 $57,300 $27.50 $64,100 $30.80 83.9%
Roanoke 220 $44,800 $21.50 $50,500 $24.30 17%
Virginia Beach 1,510 $42,400 $20.40 $62,800 $30.20 65.2%
Winchester 110 $61,800 $29.70 $68,500 $32.90 72.3%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 90 $47,700 $22.90 $57,700 $27.80 -8%
Bremerton 80 $43,800 $21.10 $51,600 $24.80 -18.3%
Kennewick 100 $48,300 $23.20 $56,300 $27.10 -17.5%
Mount Vernon 70 $51,500 $24.80 $59,500 $28.60 28.6%
Olympia 60 $40,700 $19.60 $54,100 $26.00 -53.4%
Seattle (Area) 2,170 $47,400 $22.80 $56,000 $26.90 13.5%
Spokane 360 $43,400 $20.90 $54,800 $26.40 41.4%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 190 $55,900 $26.90 $63,900 $30.70 5.8%
Huntington 160 $60,300 $29.00 $64,700 $31.10 15.8%
Parkersburg 130 $49,800 $23.90 $66,700 $32.10 53.1%
Weirton NA $39,100 $18.80 $50,200 $24.10 NA
Wheeling 60 $59,300 $28.50 $64,100 $30.80 -28.4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 280 $38,100 $18.30 $46,200 $22.20 95.2%
Fond du Lac NA $47,200 $22.70 $53,900 $25.90 NA
Madison 240 $41,400 $19.90 $49,500 $23.80 -42.3%
Milwaukee 960 $33,700 $16.20 $42,500 $20.50 -6%
Sheboygan NA $49,500 $23.80 $53,600 $25.80 NA
Wausau 40 $50,600 $24.30 $54,900 $26.40 -47.9%