Elementary School Instructors

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Many elementary school instructors have a few professional characteristics in common. For example, initiative, adaptability/flexibility, and stress tolerance serve as valuable workplace tools, especially when blended with solid career training. Around 1,544,300 individuals worked as elementary school instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is crucial to hone these attributes and pursue proper training, particularly if you seek to move forward in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that elementary school instructors brought home a median annual pay of $50,500 in 2009, equal to $24.30 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and locale.

Below, you will find more data about elementary school instructors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas across the country.

Elementary school instructors should be skilled in: Speech Clarity Oral Expression Written Expression Deductive Reasoning Near Vision

Different individuals go into different careers. Elementary School Instructors are typically: Artistic Conventional Investigative

Working as an elementary school instructor requires knowledge in subjects like: Psychology Geography Computers and Electronics Customer and Personal Service Sociology and Anthropology

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as elementary school instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of elementary school instructors in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the country on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for elementary school instructors break down across the nation.

Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	550	$46,200	$22.20	$51,900	$24.90	1.5%
Auburn	490	$47,800	$23.00	$52,700	$25.30	-12.2%
Birmingham	4,710	$48,200	$23.20	$55,900	$26.90	-19.4%
Decatur	850	$48,500	$23.30	$53,400	$25.70	40%
Dothan	580	$45,200	$21.70	$51,100	$24.60	-16.3%
Florence	880	$46,300	$22.30	$51,900	$25.00	47.9%
Gadsden	350	$44,800	$21.60	$49,700	$23.90	-14.8%
Huntsville	2,620	$47,100	$22.60	$57,000	$27.40	7.7%
Montgomery	1,980	$42,800	$20.60	$50,100	$24.10	2.8%
Tuscaloosa	970	$43,400	$20.90	$49,300	$23.70	-8.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Alabama.

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	630	$40,000	$19.20	$47,000	$22.60	-6.1%
Lake Havasu City	1,070	$36,900	$17.80	$42,400	$20.40	94.4%
Phoenix	14,600	$40,500	$19.50	$50,800	$24.40	-30%
Prescott	900	$36,000	$17.30	$42,100	$20.20	32.7%
Tucson	4,060	$39,900	$19.20	$54,700	$26.30	-5%
Yuma	1,010	$37,600	$18.10	$46,100	$22.20	45.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Arizona.

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	1,610	$44,200	$21.20	$50,200	$24.10	-30.4%
Fort Smith	1,460	$41,300	$19.90	$47,900	$23.00	5.1%
Hot Springs	390	$42,700	$20.50	$46,100	$22.20	-8.8%
Jonesboro	540	$41,800	$20.10	$50,200	$24.10	-3.5%
Little Rock	2,370	$44,700	$21.50	$53,700	$25.80	-39.4%
Pine Bluff	420	$43,200	$20.80	$47,600	$22.90	1.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Arkansas.

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	6,110	$59,800	$28.80	$73,400	$35.30	94.6%
Chico	1,510	$65,800	$31.60	$73,200	$35.20	83.9%
El Centro	1,210	$65,900	$31.70	$79,000	$38.00	101.7%
Fresno	5,140	$61,300	$29.50	$74,400	$35.80	34.5%
Hanford	1,110	$40,300	$19.40	$55,800	$26.80	143.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	64,630	$62,500	$30.10	$78,500	$37.70	-6.7%
Madera	1,080	$62,700	$30.10	$76,000	$36.50	139.8%
Merced	2,080	$59,000	$28.40	$71,300	$34.30	195.1%
Modesto	3,440	$66,400	$31.90	$79,000	$38.00	86%
Napa	1,050	$72,300	$34.80	$81,500	$39.20	43.3%
Oakland	12,520	$61,300	$29.50	$76,200	$36.60	6.9%
Oxnard	3,840	$64,000	$30.80	$80,000	$38.50	11%
Redding	1,150	$57,500	$27.60	$68,400	$32.90	58.7%
Riverside	25,240	$61,600	$29.60	$78,100	$37.50	78.3%
Sacramento	9,750	$55,300	$26.60	$69,700	$33.50	-3.2%
Salinas	3,460	$56,100	$27.00	$67,200	$32.30	88.2%
San Diego	12,630	$67,800	$32.60	$85,900	$41.30	-16.5%
San Francisco (Area)	18,520	$61,100	$29.40	$75,000	$36.10	-20.7%
San Francisco (City)	6,000	$60,800	$29.20	$73,800	$35.50	-48.4%
San Jose	9,960	$59,600	$28.70	$77,200	$37.10	-5.2%
San Luis Obispo	1,300	$61,000	$29.30	$72,300	$34.70	10.1%
Santa Barbara	2,000	$60,900	$29.30	$75,600	$36.40	-1.1%
Santa Cruz	1,160	$57,300	$27.50	$70,500	$33.90	16.1%
Santa Rosa	2,250	$58,300	$28.00	$68,700	$33.00	7.4%
Stockton	4,420	$52,900	$25.40	$67,400	$32.40	79.4%
Vallejo	1,860	$57,500	$27.60	$70,800	$34.00	28.8%
Visalia	2,360	$62,900	$30.20	$77,700	$37.30	51.6%
Yuba City	1,250	$63,000	$30.30	$84,300	$40.50	175.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in California.

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,270	$50,200	$24.10	$59,000	$28.40	-31.2%
Colorado Springs	3,660	$43,000	$20.70	$51,800	$24.90	25.6%
Denver	10,980	$49,500	$23.80	$61,300	$29.50	-23.8%
Fort Collins	1,320	$46,100	$22.10	$55,400	$26.70	-13.4%
Greeley	1,080	$41,200	$19.80	$52,500	$25.30	16%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Colorado.

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$66,100	$31.80	$80,600	$38.80	NA
Hartford	5,710	$68,500	$33.00	$80,900	$38.90	-14.1%
New Haven	3,910	$69,200	$33.30	$83,600	$40.20	4.2%
Norwich	1,250	$66,200	$31.80	$77,000	$37.00	-21%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Connecticut.

Delaware

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	780	$45,300	$21.80	$55,900	$26.90	11.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Delaware.

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	30,700	$69,400	$33.40	$86,400	$41.60	-11.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in District of Columbia.

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jacksonville	5,500	$43,200	$20.80	$53,200	$25.60	-20%
Miami (Area)	6,360	$44,000	$21.10	$55,200	$26.50	5.4%
Orlando	9,590	$49,200	$23.70	$60,900	$29.30	-18%
Sebastian	590	$57,300	$27.60	$67,400	$32.40	7.5%
Tallahassee	1,350	$55,100	$26.50	$64,100	$30.80	-29.3%
Tampa	11,960	$47,200	$22.70	$60,200	$29.00	-10.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Florida.

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	920	$51,900	$25.00	$61,400	$29.50	27.7%
Athens	1,260	$54,100	$26.00	$64,800	$31.10	35.6%
Atlanta	25,510	$52,800	$25.40	$62,900	$30.20	-5.8%
Augusta	2,450	$49,900	$24.00	$59,800	$28.80	1.5%
Brunswick	510	$50,100	$24.10	$59,300	$28.50	5.6%
Columbus	1,650	$49,500	$23.80	$58,000	$27.90	22.5%
Dalton	970	$51,000	$24.50	$61,600	$29.60	23%
Gainesville	960	$50,600	$24.30	$60,300	$29.00	14.4%
Hinesville	340	$47,200	$22.70	$54,900	$26.40	69.7%
Macon	1,080	$47,600	$22.90	$57,600	$27.70	-4.5%
Rome	NA	$52,600	$25.30	$62,100	$29.80	NA
Savannah	1,660	$48,400	$23.30	$56,600	$27.20	-6.5%
Valdosta	430	$47,400	$22.80	$55,900	$26.90	-32.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Georgia.

Hawaii

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	7,120	$47,400	$22.80	$58,000	$27.90	39.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Hawaii.

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	2,670	$57,100	$27.50	$62,200	$29.90	-14.5%
Coeur d'Alene	480	$43,500	$20.90	$51,000	$24.50	-25.9%
Idaho Falls	980	$39,800	$19.10	$45,400	$21.80	67.3%
Lewiston	270	$49,800	$23.90	$55,100	$26.50	-5.9%
Pocatello	NA	$48,500	$23.30	$51,800	$24.90	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Idaho.

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	740	$51,100	$24.50	$67,500	$32.50	-27.6%
Champaign	1,480	$45,800	$22.00	$58,600	$28.20	25.8%
Chicago (Area)	62,560	$53,300	$25.60	$70,000	$33.60	27.1%
Danville	440	$43,500	$20.90	$57,300	$27.60	31.6%
Decatur	630	$40,300	$19.40	$51,100	$24.60	-7.3%
Kankakee	780	$47,400	$22.80	$60,100	$28.90	56.9%
Peoria	2,680	$46,600	$22.40	$58,600	$28.20	33.2%
Rockford	2,850	$54,100	$26.00	$68,800	$33.10	67.7%
Springfield	1,530	$50,600	$24.30	$63,800	$30.70	22%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Illinois.

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	700	$45,000	$21.60	$55,900	$26.90	55%
Bloomington	780	$52,300	$25.10	$61,800	$29.70	-12%
Elkhart	1,440	$42,900	$20.60	$56,800	$27.30	22.7%
Evansville	1,700	$48,800	$23.50	$61,000	$29.30	-14.6%
Fort Wayne	1,970	$47,800	$23.00	$59,900	$28.80	-18%
Indianapolis	8,330	$46,200	$22.20	$61,900	$29.80	-19.1%
Kokomo	490	$48,200	$23.20	$56,200	$27.00	9.7%
Lafayette	640	$52,400	$25.20	$60,700	$29.20	-33.9%
Michigan City	500	$47,600	$22.90	$58,400	$28.10	-0.8%
Muncie	390	$50,100	$24.10	$60,400	$29.10	-27.5%
South Bend	1,230	$47,900	$23.00	$58,300	$28.00	-19.2%
Terre Haute	710	$51,400	$24.70	$59,100	$28.40	-10.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Indiana.

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	90	$45,100	$21.70	$54,400	$26.20	-81.7%
Cedar Rapids	1,200	$40,200	$19.30	$49,400	$23.70	-25.7%
Davenport	1,950	$46,200	$22.20	$59,800	$28.70	-9.7%
Des Moines	3,210	$40,600	$19.50	$58,700	$28.20	-15.6%
Dubuque	400	$35,900	$17.30	$44,700	$21.50	-33.7%
Iowa City	840	$41,700	$20.10	$50,500	$24.30	-14.6%
Sioux City	970	$40,200	$19.30	$47,900	$23.10	14.2%
Waterloo	980	$45,400	$21.80	$53,600	$25.80	-3.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Iowa.

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	540	$41,100	$19.70	$48,000	$23.10	-3.8%
Topeka	1,350	$42,600	$20.50	$53,200	$25.60	3.8%
Wichita	4,070	$46,700	$22.50	$54,700	$26.30	16.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Kansas.

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	660	$43,700	$21.00	$49,800	$24.00	0.1%
Elizabethtown	430	$47,900	$23.10	$55,700	$26.80	-15.8%
Lexington	2,090	$46,600	$22.40	$54,500	$26.20	-27%
Louisville	4,960	$49,700	$23.90	$60,500	$29.10	-29.3%
Owensboro	520	$45,900	$22.10	$55,800	$26.80	-6.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Kentucky.

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	870	$39,200	$18.90	$42,800	$20.60	15.8%
Baton Rouge	3,770	$45,100	$21.70	$51,400	$24.70	-12.8%
Houma	1,770	$41,800	$20.10	$47,700	$22.90	58.7%
Monroe	1,190	$42,900	$20.60	$48,500	$23.30	34%
New Orleans	5,770	$47,200	$22.70	$52,800	$25.40	-4.1%
Shreveport	2,710	$46,100	$22.10	$51,600	$24.80	32.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Louisiana.

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	640	$40,200	$19.30	$50,600	$24.30	-12.3%
Lewiston	530	$41,500	$20.00	$51,100	$24.60	-7.7%
Portland	1,700	$50,000	$24.00	$57,500	$27.70	-26.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Maine.

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	14,750	$55,900	$26.90	$69,900	$33.60	-0.9%
Cumberland	480	$49,600	$23.90	$60,400	$29.10	7.1%
Hagerstown	1,430	$51,600	$24.80	$68,100	$32.70	26.1%
Salisbury	590	$53,700	$25.80	$68,400	$32.90	-6.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Maryland.

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,070	$60,300	$29.00	$68,300	$32.90	-4.4%
Boston (Area)	NA	$59,700	$28.70	$70,100	$33.70	NA
Pittsfield	330	$54,400	$26.20	$63,700	$30.60	-18.9%
Springfield	4,030	$55,700	$26.80	$64,000	$30.80	18.4%
Worcester	3,130	$57,900	$27.90	$67,700	$32.50	-3.8%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Massachusetts.

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,660	$53,500	$25.70	$73,400	$35.30	-26%
Battle Creek	610	$48,500	$23.30	$61,100	$29.40	-1.5%
Bay City	390	$62,100	$29.90	$72,900	$35.10	-8%
Detroit (Area)	18,770	$55,200	$26.60	$73,800	$35.50	-9.3%
Flint	2,180	$49,700	$23.90	$66,500	$32.00	37.6%
Grand Rapids	3,340	$45,400	$21.80	$59,800	$28.80	-22.5%
Holland	1,260	$49,000	$23.50	$62,100	$29.90	6.5%
Jackson	820	$53,600	$25.80	$63,200	$30.40	29.8%
Kalamazoo	1,620	$46,800	$22.50	$59,800	$28.80	2.3%
Lansing	1,850	$51,500	$24.80	$65,000	$31.30	-22%
Monroe	720	$52,300	$25.10	$65,800	$31.60	60.9%
Muskegon	780	$56,100	$27.00	$67,900	$32.70	11.6%
Niles	650	$48,000	$23.10	$58,800	$28.30	-7.4%
Saginaw	710	$48,600	$23.40	$59,800	$28.80	-25.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Michigan.

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	1,090	$49,900	$24.00	$58,900	$28.30	-25.3%
Minneapolis	16,740	$51,300	$24.60	$66,000	$31.80	-18.1%
Rochester	800	$47,000	$22.60	$57,500	$27.70	-35%
St. Cloud	870	$54,700	$26.30	$62,900	$30.20	-23.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Minnesota.

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	1,480	$43,300	$20.80	$50,600	$24.30	23%
Hattiesburg	710	$38,000	$18.30	$43,100	$20.70	6%
Jackson	1,430	$40,700	$19.60	$49,000	$23.50	-50.8%
Pascagoula	600	$40,600	$19.50	$46,600	$22.40	-8.1%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Mississippi.

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	560	$36,900	$17.70	$43,700	$21.00	-42.8%
Jefferson City	420	$33,000	$15.90	$38,400	$18.50	-56.4%
Joplin	1,020	$37,700	$18.10	$42,800	$20.60	12.5%
Kansas City	13,560	$41,800	$20.10	$52,200	$25.10	16.1%
Springfield	1,640	$38,200	$18.40	$46,500	$22.40	-26.1%
St. Joseph	500	$37,200	$17.90	$42,200	$20.30	-17.1%
St. Louis	13,060	$47,900	$23.00	$61,100	$29.40	-15.1%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Missouri.

Montana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	650	$41,400	$19.90	$48,200	$23.20	-32%
Great Falls	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$46,000	$22.10	NA
Missoula	530	$41,500	$20.00	$51,800	$24.90	-18.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming an elementary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Montana.

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,630	$45,900	$22.10	$55,800	$26.80	-14.8%
Omaha	4,220	$41,700	$20.00	$48,900	$23.50	-21%

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Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$47,100	$22.70	$56,000	$26.90	NA

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New Hampshire

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	840	$51,400	$24.70	$60,200	$28.90	-28.2%

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New Jersey

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	1,520	$52,500	$25.30	$69,900	$33.60	-7.4%
Ocean City	490	$63,300	$30.40	$75,800	$36.40	6.4%
Trenton	2,160	$56,700	$27.20	$69,500	$33.40	-15.5%
Vineland	1,040	$52,000	$25.00	$67,100	$32.20	47.7%

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New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	3,850	$47,200	$22.70	$54,900	$26.40	-14.7%
Farmington	720	$47,600	$22.90	$52,600	$25.30	20.1%
Las Cruces	1,190	$58,000	$27.90	$73,800	$35.50	52.8%

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New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,280	$54,200	$26.00	$71,100	$34.20	-16.6%
Binghamton	1,220	$53,600	$25.80	$67,400	$32.40	-6.5%
Buffalo	6,240	$51,600	$24.80	$69,400	$33.40	-1.2%
Elmira	530	$49,700	$23.90	$62,500	$30.10	20.3%
Glens Falls	840	$54,300	$26.10	$67,500	$32.40	35.5%
Ithaca	620	$52,100	$25.00	$67,400	$32.40	4.6%
Kingston	980	$72,200	$34.70	$86,100	$41.40	39.6%
New York (Area)	95,360	$65,400	$31.40	$82,000	$39.40	4.3%
Poughkeepsie	3,260	$64,600	$31.10	$78,900	$37.90	12%
Rochester	5,450	$51,500	$24.80	$62,800	$30.20	-5.9%
Syracuse	3,100	$56,500	$27.20	$67,600	$32.50	-14.4%
Utica	1,440	$52,900	$25.40	$67,600	$32.50	-4.1%

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North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	1,130	$41,900	$20.10	$49,700	$23.90	-43.8%
Burlington	770	$39,200	$18.80	$46,500	$22.30	14.7%
Charlotte	7,530	$42,000	$20.20	$50,700	$24.40	-23.9%
Durham	2,730	$44,200	$21.20	$52,500	$25.20	-16.2%
Fayetteville	2,220	$37,100	$17.80	$45,200	$21.70	48.7%
Greensboro	2,370	$42,800	$20.60	$50,200	$24.10	-42.6%
Greenville	870	$40,200	$19.40	$50,000	$24.10	0.7%
Hickory	1,710	$42,100	$20.20	$48,800	$23.40	0.6%
Raleigh	5,400	$41,600	$20.00	$49,100	$23.60	-8.6%
Rocky Mount	680	$43,400	$20.90	$50,600	$24.40	-1.7%
Wilmington	2,030	$40,600	$19.50	$46,900	$22.60	22.8%
Winston-Salem	1,750	$41,200	$19.80	$48,600	$23.40	-27.9%

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North Dakota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	810	$44,300	$21.30	$55,500	$26.70	12.8%
Fargo	1,170	$47,300	$22.70	$55,500	$26.70	-17.7%
Grand Forks	690	$41,400	$19.90	$47,300	$22.80	21.4%

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Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	2,730	$52,700	$25.40	$64,900	$31.20	-28.2%
Canton	1,460	$54,300	$26.10	$65,200	$31.40	-25.6%
Cincinnati	7,040	$50,800	$24.40	$63,300	$30.50	-40.2%
Cleveland	6,300	$58,700	$28.20	$71,900	$34.60	-46.9%
Columbus	6,980	$57,000	$27.40	$69,300	$33.30	-35%
Dayton	3,120	$51,000	$24.50	$63,200	$30.40	-29%
Lima	630	$46,500	$22.40	$55,800	$26.80	4.1%
Mansfield	370	$44,200	$21.30	$54,200	$26.10	-40.5%
Sandusky	280	$29,400	$14.10	$44,000	$21.10	-30.9%
Springfield	590	$57,400	$27.60	$65,500	$31.50	4.7%
Toledo	2,270	$55,300	$26.60	$64,800	$31.20	-34.7%
Youngstown	1,710	$52,300	$25.10	$61,800	$29.70	-34%

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Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	600	$40,600	$19.50	$48,100	$23.10	23.8%
Oklahoma City	6,110	$41,000	$19.70	$53,000	$25.50	-8.5%
Tulsa	4,920	$41,900	$20.10	$49,300	$23.70	-1.7%

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Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	490	$51,100	$24.60	$62,400	$30.00	-33%
Corvallis	310	$48,600	$23.40	$59,800	$28.80	-20.8%
Eugene	1,280	$53,800	$25.90	$63,000	$30.30	-23.5%
Medford	900	$53,900	$25.90	$63,600	$30.60	-2.1%
Portland	9,460	$51,400	$24.70	$62,800	$30.20	-19.4%
Salem	1,590	$47,900	$23.00	$56,400	$27.10	-8%

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Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	4,530	$56,000	$26.90	$72,100	$34.70	16%
Altoona	830	$42,800	$20.60	$57,100	$27.50	22.9%
Erie	2,010	$49,200	$23.60	$60,000	$28.80	34.6%
Harrisburg	2,440	$50,700	$24.40	$62,400	$30.00	-33.5%
Johnstown	1,000	$47,300	$22.80	$60,500	$29.10	49.7%
Lancaster	2,920	$55,300	$26.60	$67,500	$32.50	8.8%
Lebanon	650	$50,700	$24.40	$61,100	$29.40	17.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	30,400	$53,000	$25.50	$69,300	$33.30	-0.7%
Pittsburgh	12,470	$48,700	$23.40	$62,100	$29.80	-5.4%
Reading	2,110	$50,600	$24.30	$64,000	$30.80	9.3%
Scranton	2,590	$46,900	$22.60	$64,300	$30.90	-13.4%
State College	600	$51,000	$24.50	$61,900	$29.80	-23.5%
Williamsport	680	$51,500	$24.80	$64,400	$31.00	13.1%
York	2,710	$60,600	$29.10	$73,900	$35.50	32.2%

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Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	5,950	$63,400	$30.50	$74,900	$36.00	-21.3%

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South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	560	$44,100	$21.20	$52,600	$25.30	-17.3%
Charleston	3,330	$41,800	$20.10	$53,000	$25.50	0.4%
Columbia	4,540	$46,100	$22.20	$55,500	$26.70	14.8%
Florence	730	$45,200	$21.70	$52,900	$25.40	-22.4%
Greenville	3,500	$41,500	$20.00	$50,300	$24.20	-0.6%
Spartanburg	1,590	$46,200	$22.20	$55,500	$26.70	15.6%
Sumter	350	$43,100	$20.70	$50,500	$24.30	-12.2%

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South Dakota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	550	$44,800	$21.50	$56,800	$27.30	-21.6%
Sioux Falls	970	$35,900	$17.30	$43,300	$20.80	-39.2%

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Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,860	$47,100	$22.70	$56,100	$27.00	-29.3%
Clarksville	1,220	$52,400	$25.20	$63,300	$30.50	32.6%
Cleveland	560	$43,300	$20.80	$50,200	$24.10	32.2%
Jackson	650	$43,700	$21.00	$49,800	$23.90	-3.8%
Johnson City	820	$42,500	$20.40	$48,600	$23.40	-8.4%
Kingsport	1,270	$41,700	$20.00	$48,800	$23.50	-6.8%
Knoxville	3,020	$44,200	$21.30	$52,000	$25.00	-21.1%
Memphis	7,770	$48,900	$23.50	$56,800	$27.30	8.6%
Morristown	330	$43,300	$20.80	$48,600	$23.40	-37.8%
Nashville	7,310	$45,900	$22.10	$54,400	$26.10	-14.1%

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Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	800	$43,200	$20.80	$49,700	$23.90	6.8%
Austin	11,280	$49,000	$23.50	$55,600	$26.80	24.1%
Beaumont	2,010	$48,300	$23.20	$54,900	$26.40	6.5%
Brownsville	2,830	$49,100	$23.60	$55,800	$26.90	94.5%
College Station	1,130	$44,600	$21.50	$53,400	$25.70	4.5%
Corpus Christi	2,090	$45,300	$21.80	$52,300	$25.10	-0.3%
Dallas (Area)	40,960	$51,300	$24.70	$57,600	$27.70	22.4%
El Paso	5,760	$50,700	$24.40	$56,700	$27.30	80.9%
Houston	37,830	$51,000	$24.50	$57,500	$27.70	24.8%
Killeen	2,570	$43,300	$20.80	$51,900	$25.00	79.5%
Longview	1,130	$43,500	$20.90	$48,500	$23.30	1.3%
Lubbock	1,420	$39,700	$19.10	$46,800	$22.50	-2.7%
McAllen	6,680	$50,000	$24.00	$59,200	$28.50	156.9%
Midland	910	$45,700	$22.00	$50,200	$24.10	14.3%
San Angelo	900	$49,600	$23.80	$57,300	$27.60	75%
San Antonio	12,220	$52,800	$25.40	$59,400	$28.60	23.5%
Sherman	660	$46,800	$22.50	$53,300	$25.60	35.3%
Texarkana	800	$40,500	$19.50	$47,100	$22.60	26.8%
Tyler	1,250	$42,400	$20.40	$50,000	$24.10	13.6%
Waco	1,200	$40,700	$19.60	$47,300	$22.70	1.9%
Wichita Falls	830	$42,100	$20.20	$48,900	$23.50	23.3%

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Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	1,270	$42,900	$20.60	$51,500	$24.80	123%
Ogden	3,310	$48,500	$23.30	$59,000	$28.40	43.5%
Provo	2,710	$41,800	$20.10	$57,000	$27.40	32.5%
Salt Lake City	4,260	$46,700	$22.50	$56,700	$27.30	-40.9%

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Vermont

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	1,030	$54,800	$26.40	$67,500	$32.50	-21.6%

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Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	660	$47,700	$22.90	$58,600	$28.20	-11.5%
Charlottesville	1,230	$53,700	$25.80	$70,800	$34.10	11.4%
Danville	610	NA	NA	NA	NA	31.6%
Lynchburg	1,360	$40,300	$19.40	$47,800	$23.00	15.2%
Richmond	5,030	$53,200	$25.60	$62,300	$30.00	-28.7%
Roanoke	1,510	$51,800	$24.90	$61,400	$29.50	-16.5%
Virginia Beach	7,930	$51,100	$24.60	$64,700	$31.10	-8.8%
Winchester	NA	$43,400	$20.90	$51,900	$25.00	NA

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Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	810	$52,300	$25.10	$65,400	$31.40	-10.8%
Bremerton	990	$58,500	$28.10	$66,500	$32.00	3.9%
Kennewick	1,190	$54,900	$26.40	$64,400	$31.00	7%
Longview	400	$55,400	$26.60	$65,600	$31.50	-1.4%
Mount Vernon	440	$56,400	$27.10	$64,600	$31.10	-15.4%
Olympia	800	$57,000	$27.40	$63,900	$30.70	-29.4%
Seattle (Area)	12,560	$57,200	$27.50	$67,600	$32.50	-16.6%
Spokane	1,720	$57,700	$27.80	$65,800	$31.60	-28.7%
Wenatchee	440	$55,600	$26.70	$63,200	$30.40	-6%
Yakima	1,510	$54,100	$26.00	$65,500	$31.50	58.2%

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West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,030	$44,900	$21.60	$49,700	$23.90	-40.6%
Huntington	1,460	$45,500	$21.90	$52,200	$25.10	12.3%
Morgantown	590	$42,700	$20.50	$48,300	$23.20	-11.4%
Parkersburg	820	$45,600	$21.90	$51,600	$24.80	0.5%
Weirton	660	$46,200	$22.20	$52,300	$25.10	31.4%
Wheeling	490	$48,200	$23.20	$55,800	$26.80	-36.1%

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Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	1,030	$54,900	$26.40	$63,500	$30.50	-24.7%
Eau Claire	700	$51,100	$24.60	$59,500	$28.60	-22.5%
Fond du Lac	NA	$50,200	$24.10	$62,100	$29.90	NA
Green Bay	1,280	$48,400	$23.30	$60,100	$28.90	-33.7%
Janesville	1,030	$49,500	$23.80	$60,200	$28.90	40.2%
La Crosse	640	$43,100	$20.70	$54,700	$26.30	-23.6%
Madison	2,590	$47,900	$23.00	$56,200	$27.00	-33.4%
Milwaukee	8,530	$56,100	$27.00	$69,000	$33.20	-11.7%
Oshkosh	780	$49,400	$23.70	$58,800	$28.30	-23.5%
Racine	640	$43,900	$21.10	$55,900	$26.90	-27.1%
Sheboygan	500	$45,400	$21.80	$56,200	$27.00	-26.9%
Wausau	650	$56,800	$27.30	$70,400	$33.80	-18.5%

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Wyoming

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	530	$56,400	$27.10	$64,800	$31.10	3.7%

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