Welders, Cutters, and Solderers

Median Salary: $34,800

Many welders, cutters, and solderers across the United States share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, adaptability/flexibility, integrity, and cooperation can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 357,740 people were working as welders, cutters, and solderers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're intending to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for welders, cutters, and solderers in the U.S. was $34,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $16.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about welders, cutters, and solderers, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Welders, cutters, and solderers should be skilled in:

Arm-Hand Steadiness
Near Vision
Finger Dexterity
Visualization
Information Ordering

Different people go into different careers; welders, cutters, and solderers are typically:

Realistic
Conventional

Working as a welder, cutter, or solderer requires knowledge in subjects like:

Mechanical

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as welders, cutters, and solderers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of welders, cutters, and solderers 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	530	$42,800	$20.60	$48,600	$23.40	320.2%
Auburn	100	$28,900	$13.90	$31,500	$15.20	-25.1%
Birmingham	1,750	$33,800	$16.20	$39,300	$18.90	29.5%
Decatur	380	$32,100	$15.40	$44,000	$21.10	171.7%
Dothan	370	$26,300	$12.70	$30,500	$14.70	128.7%
Florence	150	$26,000	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	11.9%
Gadsden	90	$25,600	$12.30	$31,000	$14.90	-4.2%
Huntsville	430	$32,000	$15.40	$36,800	$17.70	-24.4%
Mobile	1,150	$34,200	$16.40	$40,900	$19.70	142%
Montgomery	520	$31,500	$15.10	$37,200	$17.90	16.1%
Tuscaloosa	280	$37,300	$18.00	$47,900	$23.00	14.6%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	230	$58,100	$27.90	$72,300	$34.70	-49.5%
Fairbanks	110	$55,600	$26.80	$64,900	$31.20	17.2%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	50	$32,900	$15.80	$37,200	$17.90	-68.3%
Lake Havasu City	70	$40,400	$19.40	$50,700	$24.40	-44.2%
Phoenix	3,200	$33,000	$15.90	$42,400	$20.40	-33.7%
Prescott	60	$33,600	$16.10	$43,100	$20.70	-62.7%
Tucson	540	$38,100	$18.30	$46,100	$22.20	-45.2%
Yuma	80	$34,600	$16.60	$39,600	$19.10	-48.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	440	$29,200	$14.00	$35,700	$17.20	-18.7%
Fort Smith	610	$33,900	$16.30	$38,100	$18.30	88.5%
Hot Springs	60	$30,700	$14.80	$36,600	$17.60	-42.4%
Jonesboro	330	$31,100	$14.90	$33,500	$16.10	158.6%
Little Rock	750	$30,600	$14.70	$39,800	$19.10	-17.1%
Pine Bluff	140	$30,600	$14.70	$40,900	$19.70	41.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,030	$53,700	$25.80	$63,000	$30.30	42.2%
Chico	120	$30,800	$14.80	$36,200	$17.40	-38.5%
El Centro	70	$29,400	$14.10	$36,700	$17.70	-51.7%
Fresno	630	$31,400	$15.10	$37,000	$17.80	-28.5%
Hanford	60	$28,800	$13.90	$34,600	$16.60	-39.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	8,890	$32,300	$15.50	$41,700	$20.10	-36.9%
Madera	140	$33,700	$16.20	$39,600	$19.00	31.4%
Merced	90	$31,800	$15.30	$46,500	$22.40	-47.3%
Modesto	500	$37,600	$18.10	$43,800	$21.10	15.6%
Napa	180	$36,600	$17.60	$41,000	$19.70	7.2%
Oakland	1,990	$39,900	$19.20	$53,200	$25.60	-26.6%
Oxnard	650	$34,500	$16.60	$42,600	$20.50	-18.5%
Redding	80	$30,500	$14.70	$40,000	$19.20	-51.4%
Riverside	2,670	$30,800	$14.80	$37,400	$18.00	-18.7%
Sacramento	950	$33,800	$16.20	$41,700	$20.10	-59.1%
Salinas	100	$44,200	$21.30	$54,700	$26.30	-75.9%
San Diego	2,250	$41,800	$20.10	$50,400	$24.20	-35.9%
San Francisco (Area)	2,440	$44,300	$21.30	$56,500	$27.20	-54.9%
San Francisco (City)	450	$48,700	$23.40	$59,800	$28.80	-83.2%
San Jose	1,070	$41,400	$19.90	$49,000	$23.50	-56%
San Luis Obispo	240	$37,900	$18.20	$48,000	$23.10	-11.7%
Santa Barbara	180	$35,900	$17.20	$55,500	$26.70	-61.5%
Santa Cruz	50	$43,000	$20.70	$56,200	$27.00	-78.3%
Santa Rosa	360	$41,700	$20.00	$53,500	$25.70	-25.9%
Stockton	680	$36,400	$17.50	$42,000	$20.20	18.4%
Vallejo	220	$38,700	$18.60	$48,200	$23.20	-33.7%
Visalia	280	$28,900	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	-23.5%
Yuba City	50	$34,800	$16.80	$49,000	$23.50	-50.8%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	100	$38,500	$18.50	$47,700	$22.90	-76.7%
Colorado Springs	300	$35,000	$16.80	$44,800	$21.50	-55.3%
Denver	1,270	$35,700	$17.20	$43,400	$20.90	-61.9%
Fort Collins	220	$34,700	$16.70	$41,000	$19.70	-38%
Grand Junction	280	$38,100	$18.30	$48,100	$23.10	63.1%
Greeley	460	$35,800	$17.20	$41,800	$20.10	111.8%
Pueblo	220	$36,500	$17.60	$41,400	$19.90	43.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	430	$42,400	$20.40	$48,300	$23.20	-67.2%
Hartford	1,020	$38,900	$18.70	$48,400	$23.30	-33.7%
New Haven	430	$34,000	$16.40	$44,000	$21.20	-53.5%
Norwich	230	$41,500	$19.90	$47,300	$22.70	-36.7%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	70	$38,700	$18.60	$42,400	$20.40	-58.5%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,000	$40,600	$19.50	$52,000	$25.00	-74.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	500	$30,000	$14.40	$35,700	$17.20	-26.3%
Cape Coral	230	$30,600	$14.70	$40,200	$19.30	-58.1%
Deltona	170	$32,400	$15.60	$38,000	$18.30	-60.9%
Fort Walton Beach	150	$31,500	$15.20	$39,900	$19.20	-28%
Gainesville	230	$28,800	$13.90	$34,800	$16.70	-29.2%
Jacksonville	1,260	$34,000	$16.30	$38,900	$18.70	-20.9%
Lakeland	700	$36,900	$17.70	$45,100	$21.70	30.7%
Miami (Area)	2,620	$38,000	$18.30	$46,900	$22.60	-57%
Naples	100	$30,700	$14.80	$37,700	$18.10	-66.6%
Ocala	260	$34,300	$16.50	$38,600	$18.60	0.7%
Orlando	1,520	$35,500	$17.10	$42,900	$20.60	-44%
Palm Bay	250	$36,000	$17.30	$48,100	$23.10	-53.3%
Panama City	210	$34,000	$16.40	$40,400	$19.40	10.2%
Pensacola	200	$36,100	$17.30	$42,900	$20.60	-50.9%
Port St. Lucie	160	$35,900	$17.30	$40,700	$19.60	-50.1%
Sebastian	40	$34,400	$16.50	$38,000	$18.30	-66.2%
Tallahassee	150	$27,700	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	-65.6%
Tampa	1,700	$32,500	$15.60	$38,800	$18.70	-45%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	170	$34,700	$16.70	$47,200	$22.70	2.5%
Athens	200	$31,300	$15.10	$35,300	$17.00	-8.5%
Atlanta	4,320	$32,500	$15.60	$38,000	$18.30	-31.2%
Augusta	510	$34,400	$16.60	$44,200	$21.30	-8.5%
Brunswick	110	$34,900	$16.80	$41,900	$20.10	-5.8%
Columbus	350	$34,500	$16.60	$40,400	$19.40	13.7%
Dalton	NA	$24,000	$11.50	$29,700	$14.30	NA
Gainesville	630	$32,000	$15.40	$36,700	$17.60	225.1%
Macon	160	$27,200	$13.10	$37,300	$17.90	-39.4%
Rome	160	$26,000	$12.50	$30,800	$14.80	56.6%
Savannah	230	$33,100	$15.90	$37,600	$18.10	-44%
Valdosta	160	$30,000	$14.40	$36,100	$17.40	9.3%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	480	$52,400	$25.20	$66,000	$31.80	-59.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,280	$29,500	$14.20	$35,800	$17.20	77.1%
Coeur d'Alene	180	$28,800	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	17.8%
Idaho Falls	150	$29,500	$14.20	$34,100	$16.40	6.9%
Lewiston	150	$41,000	$19.70	$50,900	$24.50	115.7%
Pocatello	190	$36,400	$17.50	$43,100	$20.70	98%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	70	$32,500	$15.60	$39,600	$19.10	-69.3%
Champaign	200	$32,400	$15.60	$38,200	$18.40	-26%
Chicago (Area)	9,090	$37,600	$18.10	$53,200	$25.60	7%
Danville	110	$35,300	$17.00	$39,200	$18.90	39.7%
Decatur	130	$36,900	$17.70	$44,500	$21.40	-15%
Kankakee	100	$26,400	$12.70	$42,100	$20.20	-16.4%
Peoria	1,420	$34,300	$16.50	$44,500	$21.40	204.9%
Rockford	570	$36,300	$17.40	$41,900	$20.20	44.2%
Springfield	60	$36,100	$17.30	$57,000	$27.40	-79.7%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	60	$31,200	$15.00	$36,800	$17.70	-43.4%
Bloomington	30	$23,900	$11.50	$40,000	$19.20	-83.2%
Elkhart	1,090	$31,000	$14.90	$38,500	$18.50	300.9%
Evansville	620	$31,900	$15.30	$38,200	$18.40	34%
Fort Wayne	790	$31,000	$14.90	$37,000	$17.80	42.3%
Indianapolis	1,380	$35,900	$17.20	$41,800	$20.10	-42%
Kokomo	90	$37,900	$18.20	$57,100	$27.40	-10.2%
Michigan City	120	$28,900	$13.90	$37,900	$18.20	2.3%
Muncie	80	$26,800	$12.90	$34,600	$16.70	-33.2%
South Bend	400	$30,400	$14.60	$36,600	$17.60	14.7%
Terre Haute	250	$32,600	$15.70	$37,300	$17.90	36.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	80	$31,800	$15.30	$36,700	$17.70	-33.6%
Cedar Rapids	370	$33,300	$16.00	$37,700	$18.10	-2%
Davenport	830	$36,600	$17.60	$48,900	$23.50	65.9%
Des Moines	620	$36,400	$17.50	$42,400	$20.40	-29.8%
Dubuque	190	$34,100	$16.40	$39,200	$18.90	39%
Iowa City	60	$32,500	$15.60	$37,500	$18.00	-72.7%
Sioux City	340	$30,500	$14.70	$35,500	$17.10	72.8%
Waterloo	590	$33,300	$16.00	$39,100	$18.80	148%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	160	$31,900	$15.30	$36,100	$17.40	-46.7%
Wichita	1,260	$35,400	$17.00	$44,500	$21.40	55%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	70	$29,300	$14.10	$35,300	$17.00	-55.5%
Elizabethtown	160	$38,100	$18.30	$42,800	$20.60	33.3%
Lexington	650	$34,500	$16.60	$40,200	$19.40	-1.3%
Louisville	2,830	$35,300	$17.00	$43,800	$21.00	73.8%
Owensboro	390	$39,100	$18.80	$46,600	$22.40	198.7%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	50	$37,300	$17.90	$44,400	$21.40	-71.5%
Baton Rouge	2,500	$40,900	$19.70	$52,900	$25.40	149.8%
Houma	2,660	$39,400	$19.00	$45,100	$21.70	929.1%
Lafayette	1,080	$37,800	$18.20	$45,500	$21.90	169%
Lake Charles	740	$46,600	$22.40	$53,900	$25.90	202.5%
Monroe	280	$33,000	$15.90	$42,200	$20.30	33.9%
New Orleans	3,840	$38,300	$18.40	$47,100	$22.70	175.2%
Shreveport	590	$35,900	$17.20	$41,500	$20.00	23.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	130	$37,200	$17.90	$41,800	$20.10	-25.2%
Lewiston	130	$34,100	$16.40	$38,400	$18.50	-3.1%
Portland	180	$37,800	$18.20	$44,500	$21.40	-66%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,520	$35,600	$17.10	$46,200	$22.20	-55.8%
Cumberland	50	$35,400	$17.00	$44,900	$21.60	-49.6%
Hagerstown	110	$30,700	$14.80	$36,400	$17.50	-58.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	30	$40,800	$19.60	$57,600	$27.70	-88.3%
Boston (Area)	NA	$43,300	$20.80	$50,800	$24.40	NA
Springfield	270	$37,200	$17.90	$44,800	$21.60	-65.8%
Worcester	NA	$35,900	$17.30	$48,300	$23.20	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	140	$39,600	$19.00	$59,500	$28.60	-73%
Battle Creek	NA	$29,400	$14.10	$35,000	$16.80	NA
Bay City	80	$54,700	$26.30	$61,600	$29.60	-17.5%
Detroit (Area)	3,530	$39,800	$19.10	$50,200	$24.10	-27.3%
Flint	110	$37,200	$17.90	$54,500	$26.20	-70.3%
Grand Rapids	550	$35,400	$17.00	$41,900	$20.10	-44.8%
Holland	440	$34,100	$16.40	$39,100	$18.80	59.5%
Jackson	150	$32,800	$15.80	$42,600	$20.50	4.3%
Kalamazoo	270	$31,200	$15.00	$36,300	$17.40	-26.2%
Lansing	550	$33,400	$16.10	$39,800	$19.20	0.6%
Monroe	150	$36,600	$17.60	$42,300	$20.30	45%
Muskegon	250	$36,600	$17.60	$39,800	$19.10	51.4%
Niles	190	$36,500	$17.60	$41,100	$19.70	16.4%
Saginaw	160	$32,300	$15.50	$44,500	$21.40	-27.4%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	330	$41,800	$20.10	$49,500	$23.80	-3.4%
Minneapolis	4,370	$41,300	$19.90	$47,900	$23.00	-7.8%
Rochester	470	$38,600	$18.60	$42,200	$20.30	64%
St. Cloud	440	$36,700	$17.70	$41,300	$19.90	70.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	420	$35,800	$17.20	$40,700	$19.60	52.2%
Hattiesburg	60	$33,300	$16.00	$37,400	$18.00	-60.4%
Jackson	260	$32,600	$15.70	$36,800	$17.70	-61.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	80	$35,600	$17.10	$43,700	$21.00	-64.1%
Jefferson City	100	$34,300	$16.50	$40,300	$19.40	-53.8%
Joplin	370	$23,100	$11.10	$29,400	$14.10	78.5%
Kansas City	2,580	$33,800	$16.30	$42,400	$20.40	-4.6%
Springfield	1,180	$34,600	$16.60	$41,800	$20.10	130.6%
St. Joseph	340	$40,800	$19.60	$44,800	$21.60	140.9%
St. Louis	2,460	$34,500	$16.60	$40,300	$19.40	-31%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	170	$34,900	$16.80	$40,000	$19.20	-21.2%
Great Falls	80	$28,400	$13.70	$39,000	$18.80	-17%
Missoula	70	$35,500	$17.10	$41,400	$19.90	-53%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	650	$36,700	$17.60	$39,600	$19.00	46.3%
Omaha	1,210	$32,600	$15.70	$37,600	$18.10	-1.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	40	$35,400	$17.00	$40,500	$19.50	-44.4%
Las Vegas	1,020	$39,900	$19.20	$51,200	$24.60	-56.8%
Reno	490	$33,300	$16.00	$41,900	$20.10	-9.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	50	$39,500	$19.00	$44,800	$21.50	-80.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	190	$37,100	$17.90	$40,900	$19.70	-67.7%
Vineland	40	$33,200	$15.90	$38,100	$18.30	-72.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	510	$31,500	$15.20	$39,700	$19.10	-51.2%
Farmington	490	$50,100	$24.10	$69,900	$33.60	254.5%
Las Cruces	190	$28,400	$13.60	$35,400	$17.00	4.7%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	390	$40,300	$19.40	$47,600	$22.90	-67.4%
Binghamton	210	$25,200	$12.10	$30,600	$14.70	-30.3%
Buffalo	1,400	$35,800	$17.20	$42,500	$20.40	-4.3%
Elmira	110	$34,100	$16.40	$39,300	$18.90	7.3%
Glens Falls	60	$38,500	$18.50	$43,900	$21.10	-60.9%
Kingston	NA	$31,300	$15.10	$38,000	$18.30	NA
New York (Area)	5,820	$36,500	$17.60	$46,100	$22.20	-67%
Poughkeepsie	230	$36,000	$17.30	$46,100	$22.20	-65.7%
Rochester	660	$33,100	$15.90	$41,100	$19.80	-50.8%
Syracuse	620	$36,400	$17.50	$40,100	$19.30	-25.9%
Utica	180	$34,900	$16.80	$40,300	$19.40	-47.2%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	260	$32,600	$15.70	$39,000	$18.80	-43.5%
Burlington	50	$31,100	$15.00	$35,600	$17.10	-66.6%
Charlotte	1,580	$35,300	$17.00	$41,000	$19.70	-30.9%
Durham	160	$32,800	$15.70	$39,800	$19.10	-79%
Fayetteville	60	$39,500	$19.00	$49,100	$23.60	-83.3%
Goldsboro	110	$31,100	$14.90	$33,600	$16.10	-8.3%
Greensboro	860	$37,000	$17.80	$41,500	$20.00	-10.3%
Greenville	190	$34,700	$16.70	$38,700	$18.60	-3.5%
Hickory	280	$28,600	$13.70	$33,500	$16.10	-30.2%
Jacksonville	60	$34,500	$16.60	$47,400	$22.80	-46.4%
Raleigh	920	$33,800	$16.30	$39,600	$19.00	-32.8%
Rocky Mount	150	$31,800	$15.30	$39,300	$18.90	-8.6%
Wilmington	150	$35,500	$17.10	$40,100	$19.30	-60.3%
Winston-Salem	490	$36,300	$17.40	$45,500	$21.90	-12%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	50	$29,900	$14.40	$32,500	$15.60	-71.8%
Fargo	880	$35,500	$17.10	$39,500	$19.00	167.2%
Grand Forks	120	$30,800	$14.80	$36,800	$17.70	-6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	950	$36,900	$17.70	$44,700	$21.50	7.9%
Canton	810	$33,000	$15.90	$39,700	$19.10	79.2%
Cincinnati	2,310	$36,600	$17.60	$41,700	$20.10	-15.1%
Cleveland	2,400	$32,900	$15.80	$39,300	$18.90	-12.7%
Columbus	1,340	$32,600	$15.70	$37,900	$18.20	-46.3%
Dayton	880	$34,600	$16.70	$38,900	$18.70	-13.7%
Lima	330	$50,300	$24.20	$55,000	$26.50	136.1%
Mansfield	190	$29,700	$14.30	$37,400	$18.00	30.2%
Sandusky	50	$34,200	$16.40	$38,000	$18.30	-42%
Springfield	180	$29,500	$14.20	$32,200	$15.50	36.6%
Toledo	450	$31,100	$15.00	$38,000	$18.30	-43.5%
Youngstown	960	$30,700	$14.80	$36,800	$17.70	58.9%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	60	$29,700	$14.30	$34,600	$16.60	-48.9%
Oklahoma City	3,000	$31,900	$15.30	$39,600	$19.10	94.2%
Tulsa	4,900	$35,100	$16.90	$40,700	$19.60	323%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	70	$33,300	$16.00	$37,300	$17.90	-56.1%
Eugene	470	$32,500	$15.60	$37,000	$17.80	21.1%
Medford	190	$32,400	$15.60	$38,700	$18.60	-11.4%
Portland	3,500	$38,500	$18.50	$45,700	$22.00	28.7%
Salem	350	$30,100	$14.50	$36,500	$17.60	-13.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	880	$35,400	$17.00	$40,100	$19.30	-2.1%
Altoona	90	$35,900	$17.20	$39,400	$19.00	-42.8%
Erie	690	$26,000	$12.50	$35,900	$17.20	99%
Harrisburg	310	$38,500	$18.50	$44,000	$21.20	-63.7%
Johnstown	240	$29,800	$14.30	$36,500	$17.60	54.4%
Lancaster	1,010	$37,200	$17.90	$43,800	$21.10	61.7%
Lebanon	160	$33,000	$15.90	$38,600	$18.60	26.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,620	$40,200	$19.30	$47,800	$23.00	-54.2%
Pittsburgh	3,070	$33,200	$16.00	$38,800	$18.60	0.4%
Reading	540	$35,400	$17.00	$39,200	$18.90	21.7%
Scranton	550	$32,500	$15.60	$36,700	$17.60	-20.9%
State College	70	$30,400	$14.60	$36,100	$17.30	-59.7%
Williamsport	210	$30,800	$14.80	$37,300	$17.90	49.2%
York	1,080	$39,300	$18.90	$44,600	$21.50	127.1%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,460	$39,000	$18.70	$48,700	$23.40	-20.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	190	$30,300	$14.60	$32,700	$15.70	17.9%
Charleston	600	$34,500	$16.60	$39,700	$19.10	-22.1%
Columbia	1,040	$32,300	$15.50	$37,100	$17.80	13%
Florence	370	$30,900	$14.90	$39,100	$18.80	68.8%
Greenville	900	$37,700	$18.10	$54,200	$26.10	10.7%
Myrtle Beach	80	$35,500	$17.10	$40,300	$19.40	-74.9%
Spartanburg	610	$35,100	$16.90	$42,100	$20.20	89.4%
Sumter	130	$27,700	$13.30	$30,600	$14.70	39.9%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	140	$31,100	$14.90	$39,800	$19.20	-12.1%
Sioux Falls	400	$31,500	$15.20	$36,100	$17.30	8.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,180	$38,400	$18.50	$43,100	$20.70	93%
Clarksville	390	$35,300	$17.00	$38,000	$18.30	83.6%
Cleveland	80	$28,300	$13.60	$33,200	$16.00	-16.3%
Jackson	210	$32,000	$15.40	$38,800	$18.70	34.5%
Johnson City	220	$27,700	$13.30	$35,800	$17.20	6.8%
Kingsport	450	$29,200	$14.00	$33,000	$15.90	41.3%
Knoxville	800	$32,500	$15.60	$38,900	$18.70	-10.2%
Memphis	860	$36,100	$17.40	$44,500	$21.40	-48.2%
Morristown	NA	$36,500	$17.60	$39,100	$18.80	NA
Nashville	2,140	$31,300	$15.10	$36,700	$17.70	8.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	300	$31,700	$15.20	$37,900	$18.20	71.5%
Amarillo	300	$28,300	$13.60	$36,000	$17.30	-0.7%
Austin	1,270	$32,400	$15.60	$37,900	$18.20	-39.8%
Beaumont	2,190	$43,500	$20.90	$52,600	$25.30	400.1%
Brownsville	740	$24,400	$11.70	$29,300	$14.10	119.8%
College Station	260	$34,000	$16.30	$39,800	$19.10	2.2%
Corpus Christi	2,000	$35,900	$17.30	$42,500	$20.40	310.3%
Dallas (Area)	8,550	$31,200	$15.00	$39,000	$18.80	24.4%
El Paso	440	$26,200	$12.60	$31,100	$15.00	-39.7%
Houston	18,220	$36,500	$17.60	$45,700	$22.00	159.6%
Killeen	430	$40,100	$19.30	$46,000	$22.10	30.1%
Laredo	60	$25,100	$12.10	$28,900	$13.90	-73.2%
Longview	1,220	$32,300	$15.50	$39,300	$18.90	370.6%
Lubbock	310	$29,400	$14.20	$33,100	$15.90	-8.6%
McAllen	530	$23,600	$11.40	$29,200	$14.00	-11.5%
Midland	600	$35,800	$17.20	$46,000	$22.10	224.8%
Odessa	1,010	$36,400	$17.50	$46,500	$22.40	513.9%
San Angelo	160	$27,500	$13.20	$31,900	$15.30	37.9%
San Antonio	1,890	$28,600	$13.70	$33,600	$16.20	-17.4%
Sherman	250	$33,600	$16.20	$36,900	$17.70	124.5%
Texarkana	260	$44,300	$21.30	$62,500	$30.10	74.6%
Tyler	660	$37,400	$18.00	$42,800	$20.60	158.9%
Victoria	240	$37,100	$17.80	$45,100	$21.70	80.9%
Waco	390	$29,300	$14.10	$37,400	$18.00	43.3%
Wichita Falls	320	$32,200	$15.50	$39,600	$19.00	105.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	140	$32,600	$15.70	$37,500	$18.00	2.7%
Ogden	940	$34,600	$16.60	$44,800	$21.50	76.8%
Provo	560	$33,600	$16.10	$43,300	$20.80	19.1%
Salt Lake City	1,650	$32,900	$15.80	$42,200	$20.30	-1.4%
St. George	200	$35,500	$17.10	$39,900	$19.20	54.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	140	$38,800	$18.70	$45,800	$22.00	-54.2%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	140	$37,900	$18.20	$43,400	$20.90	-21.1%
Charlottesville	50	$43,900	$21.10	$48,400	$23.30	-79.5%
Danville	60	$33,500	$16.10	$39,900	$19.20	-43.6%
Harrisonburg	180	$35,900	$17.20	$39,400	$18.90	13.9%
Lynchburg	380	$37,000	$17.80	$44,000	$21.20	39.3%
Richmond	870	$36,500	$17.60	$42,400	$20.40	-46.6%
Roanoke	500	$33,500	$16.10	$39,000	$18.80	18.2%
Virginia Beach	2,530	$44,800	$21.60	$51,000	$24.50	25.6%
Winchester	100	$37,200	$17.90	$42,500	$20.50	-27%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	470	$38,900	$18.70	$45,100	$21.70	124.2%
Bremerton	640	$53,300	$25.60	$62,500	$30.00	190.7%
Kennewick	120	$36,100	$17.40	$44,400	$21.40	-52.6%
Longview	70	$42,200	$20.30	$50,200	$24.10	-27.3%
Mount Vernon	160	$42,900	$20.60	$51,700	$24.90	31.7%
Olympia	50	$37,800	$18.20	$45,700	$22.00	-79.5%
Seattle (Area)	2,970	$43,300	$20.80	$50,600	$24.30	-23.2%
Spokane	430	$34,400	$16.50	$41,900	$20.20	-23.4%
Wenatchee	50	$30,700	$14.70	$36,700	$17.60	-56%
Yakima	190	$37,200	$17.90	$43,800	$21.00	-15.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	530	$37,900	$18.20	$54,300	$26.10	31.3%
Huntington	570	$35,800	$17.20	$40,300	$19.40	90.1%
Morgantown	110	$31,100	$15.00	$39,000	$18.70	-26.7%
Parkersburg	200	$35,500	$17.10	$49,900	$24.00	5.8%
Weirton	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	-13.6%
Wheeling	170	$38,000	$18.30	$54,200	$26.10	-2.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	450	$36,500	$17.50	$40,700	$19.60	43.9%
Eau Claire	480	$39,000	$18.70	$43,000	$20.70	133.3%
Fond du Lac	180	$39,800	$19.10	$49,400	$23.70	52.6%
Green Bay	620	$35,700	$17.20	$43,600	$21.00	38%
Janesville	380	$37,100	$17.80	$40,600	$19.50	125.9%
La Crosse	140	$36,300	$17.50	$39,000	$18.80	-26.1%
Madison	900	$37,000	$17.80	$41,300	$19.90	-0.5%
Milwaukee	3,330	$36,000	$17.30	$41,100	$19.80	49%
Oshkosh	1,100	$46,400	$22.30	$52,900	$25.50	362.9%
Racine	290	$32,600	$15.70	$40,200	$19.30	43.7%
Sheboygan	120	$31,700	$15.20	$37,800	$18.20	-26.1%
Wausau	460	$36,400	$17.50	$39,200	$18.80	150.3%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	620	$39,500	$19.00	$46,800	$22.50	467.7%
Cheyenne	NA	$37,200	$17.90	$45,700	$22.00	NA