Secondary School Instructors

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Many secondary school instructors have a number of professional traits in common. For example, stress tolerance, leadership, and initiative serve as useful workplace tools, especially when combined with solid career training. Around 1,091,710 individuals worked as secondary school instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is crucial to utilize these characteristics and pursue proper training, particularly if you plan to move forward in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that secondary school instructors took home a median annual pay of $52,200 in 2009, equal to $25.10 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and locale.

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

Secondary school instructors should be skilled in: Oral Expression Oral Comprehension Problem Sensitivity Written Expression Selective Attention

Different individuals go into different careers. Secondary School Instructors are typically: Social Artistic Enterprising

Working as a secondary school instructor requires knowledge in subjects like: Education and Training Psychology Clerical Customer and Personal Service Computers and Electronics

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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 employed as secondary school instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of secondary school instructors in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the nation on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for secondary school instructors break down across the United States.

Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	NA	$47,500	$22.80	$54,200	$26.00	NA
Auburn	380	$51,600	$24.80	$62,500	$30.00	-3%
Birmingham	3,250	$49,600	$23.80	$56,700	$27.20	-21.4%
Decatur	530	$46,800	$22.50	$53,300	$25.60	22.7%
Dothan	590	$46,400	$22.30	$52,300	$25.10	20.4%
Florence	690	$46,200	$22.20	$53,300	$25.60	64.4%
Gadsden	410	$47,500	$22.90	$52,000	$25.00	39.5%
Huntsville	650	$43,500	$20.90	$47,300	$22.70	-61.9%
Mobile	710	$51,100	$24.60	$56,900	$27.40	-51.2%
Montgomery	1,210	$42,900	$20.60	$49,600	$23.80	-11.3%
Tuscaloosa	540	$53,600	$25.80	$60,600	$29.10	-28.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	390	$42,300	$20.40	$48,400	$23.30	-17.3%
Lake Havasu City	250	$39,100	$18.80	$45,200	$21.70	-35.2%
Phoenix	27,200	$42,800	$20.60	$51,800	$24.90	84.6%
Prescott	440	$38,000	$18.30	$44,400	$21.30	-9.2%
Tucson	3,730	$37,400	$18.00	$47,300	$22.80	23.2%
Yuma	630	$40,500	$19.50	$48,900	$23.50	29.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	1,590	$50,200	$24.10	$58,500	$28.10	-3.3%
Fort Smith	1,200	$44,000	$21.20	$52,300	$25.10	21.8%
Hot Springs	290	$46,300	$22.30	$52,900	$25.40	-4.2%
Jonesboro	400	$43,500	$20.90	$50,000	$24.10	2.3%
Little Rock	2,440	$48,600	$23.40	$58,300	$28.10	-11.6%
Pine Bluff	310	$42,500	$20.40	$48,200	$23.20	6.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	2,310	$62,200	$29.90	$78,500	$37.80	4%
Chico	NA	$62,000	$29.80	$76,100	$36.60	NA
El Centro	NA	$65,500	$31.50	$79,300	$38.10	NA
Fresno	3,580	$56,600	$27.20	$70,800	$34.10	32.3%
Hanford	NA	$48,000	$23.10	$51,400	$24.70	NA
Los Angeles (Area)	44,610	$69,500	$33.40	$83,900	$40.40	-8.8%
Merced	900	$61,200	$29.40	$76,500	$36.80	81.3%
Modesto	1,730	$73,200	$35.20	$83,100	$39.90	32.2%
Napa	390	$76,300	$36.70	$81,300	$39.10	-24%
Oakland	8,780	$64,700	$31.10	$78,900	$37.90	6%
Oxnard	3,270	$59,200	$28.50	$73,000	$35.10	33.8%
Redding	NA	$60,500	$29.10	$74,200	$35.70	NA
Riverside	11,630	$61,900	$29.80	$77,900	$37.50	16.2%
Sacramento	9,400	$56,600	$27.20	$71,900	$34.60	32%
Salinas	1,170	$58,400	$28.10	$74,800	$36.00	-9.6%
San Diego	10,740	$66,000	$31.70	$83,800	$40.30	0.5%
San Francisco (Area)	14,130	$63,800	$30.70	$78,200	$37.60	-14.4%
San Francisco (City)	5,350	$62,900	$30.20	$77,600	$37.30	-34.9%
San Jose	5,510	$72,200	$34.70	$85,700	$41.20	-25.9%
San Luis Obispo	970	$60,000	$28.80	$71,200	$34.30	16.8%
Santa Barbara	1,730	$61,000	$29.30	$80,600	$38.80	21.3%
Santa Cruz	1,020	$56,900	$27.30	$72,500	$34.90	43.8%
Santa Rosa	940	$56,600	$27.20	$72,200	$34.70	-36.4%
Stockton	2,550	$57,300	$27.50	$70,100	$33.70	46.2%
Vallejo	2,310	$66,200	$31.80	$76,900	$37.00	126.7%
Visalia	2,260	$62,200	$29.90	$78,100	$37.60	105.1%
Yuba City	600	$71,800	$34.50	$88,600	$42.60	87.1%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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
Colorado Springs	2,280	$44,300	$21.30	$53,200	$25.60	10.5%
Denver	7,790	$51,200	$24.60	$63,300	$30.40	-23.5%
Greeley	620	$42,000	$20.20	$52,200	$25.10	-5.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	5,050	$66,800	$32.10	$81,200	$39.00	21.8%
Hartford	4,150	$68,500	$33.00	$81,200	$39.00	-11.7%
New Haven	3,910	$63,000	$30.30	$79,500	$38.20	69.5%
Norwich	980	$65,800	$31.60	$76,300	$36.70	-12.4%

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

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	21,370	$65,300	$31.40	$82,900	$39.90	1.8%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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
Bradenton	1,330	NA	NA	NA	NA	-35.8%
Cape Coral	NA	$45,500	$21.90	$56,300	$27.00	NA
Jacksonville	2,770	$44,300	$21.30	$56,400	$27.10	-42.9%
Lakeland	1,350	NA	NA	NA	NA	-17%
Miami (Area)	8,160	NA	NA	NA	NA	-32.3%
Orlando	5,240	$51,300	$24.70	$63,300	$30.40	-36.7%
Port St. Lucie	820	NA	NA	NA	NA	-18.7%
Tallahassee	890	$53,500	$25.70	$59,600	$28.70	-33.6%
Tampa	6,060	$53,400	$25.70	$65,200	$31.30	-36%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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
Athens	NA	$54,900	$26.40	$67,600	$32.50	NA
Atlanta	20,910	$55,000	$26.40	$64,400	$31.00	9.3%
Augusta	1,780	$47,500	$22.90	$60,400	$29.00	4.5%
Columbus	NA	$51,500	$24.80	$62,100	$29.90	NA
Dalton	390	$53,300	$25.60	$63,300	$30.40	-30%
Gainesville	630	$57,200	$27.50	$67,700	$32.50	7%
Macon	580	$47,700	$23.00	$59,900	$28.80	-27.5%
Savannah	480	$47,900	$23.00	$56,400	$27.10	-61.6%
Valdosta	NA	$51,600	$24.80	$63,900	$30.70	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	6,360	$46,300	$22.30	$57,200	$27.50	76.8%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	2,310	$53,400	$25.70	$59,700	$28.70	4.8%
Idaho Falls	NA	$48,900	$23.50	$53,400	$25.70	NA
Lewiston	240	$48,700	$23.40	$54,100	$26.00	16.6%
Pocatello	NA	$48,500	$23.30	$51,800	$24.90	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	620	$54,200	$26.00	$71,600	$34.40	-13.9%
Champaign	1,030	$46,000	$22.10	$60,200	$29.00	23.1%
Chicago (Area)	43,150	$61,900	$29.80	$80,700	$38.80	5.6%
Decatur	310	$43,200	$20.80	$57,700	$27.70	-35.7%
Kankakee	810	$43,600	$21.00	$60,900	$29.30	131.6%
Peoria	1,450	$49,000	$23.50	$58,500	$28.10	2%
Rockford	1,410	$54,900	$26.40	$70,000	$33.70	17.4%
Springfield	460	$46,700	$22.40	$58,800	$28.30	-48.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	420	$45,800	$22.00	$58,300	$28.00	32.5%
Bloomington	410	$44,900	$21.60	$56,400	$27.10	-33.7%
Elkhart	770	$38,900	$18.70	$53,800	$25.90	-7.4%
Evansville	1,230	$46,400	$22.30	$60,100	$28.90	-12.7%
Fort Wayne	1,430	$50,500	$24.30	$61,500	$29.60	-15.7%
Indianapolis	5,350	$44,700	$21.50	$61,400	$29.50	-26.5%
Kokomo	290	$45,300	$21.80	$55,100	$26.50	-7.5%
Lafayette	470	$52,800	$25.40	$62,200	$29.90	-31%
Michigan City	370	$44,700	$21.50	$59,100	$28.40	2.5%
Muncie	270	$46,900	$22.60	$56,700	$27.30	-29%
South Bend	1,090	$47,000	$22.60	$57,600	$27.70	1.1%
Terre Haute	730	$49,000	$23.50	$59,100	$28.40	28.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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
Cedar Rapids	1,150	$38,900	$18.70	$48,800	$23.50	0.9%
Davenport	1,650	$43,700	$21.00	$56,000	$26.90	8.2%
Des Moines	3,780	$45,600	$21.90	$58,600	$28.20	40.7%
Dubuque	660	$41,700	$20.10	$51,700	$24.90	55.4%
Iowa City	290	$40,200	$19.40	$49,900	$24.00	-58.9%
Sioux City	580	$39,200	$18.80	$45,800	$22.00	-3.7%
Waterloo	410	$39,200	$18.80	$50,500	$24.30	-42.5%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	240	$42,100	$20.20	$49,800	$23.90	-39.5%
Topeka	1,250	$43,700	$21.00	$56,500	$27.20	36.2%
Wichita	2,720	$47,900	$23.00	$56,900	$27.40	10.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	350	$47,800	$23.00	$56,100	$27.00	-24.5%
Elizabethtown	320	$51,000	$24.50	$57,700	$27.80	-11.8%
Lexington	1,130	$48,800	$23.50	$57,500	$27.60	-44.2%
Louisville	4,020	$51,300	$24.70	$62,200	$29.90	-19%
Owensboro	330	$50,700	$24.40	$60,600	$29.10	-15.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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
Baton Rouge	2,260	$48,200	$23.20	$55,700	$26.80	-25.9%
Houma	700	$41,900	$20.10	$48,300	$23.20	-11.1%
Monroe	600	$44,600	$21.40	$50,000	$24.00	-3.8%
New Orleans	3,230	$48,000	$23.10	$54,800	$26.30	-24%
Shreveport	1,090	$48,000	$23.10	$55,400	$26.60	-24.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	370	$44,700	$21.50	$53,900	$25.90	-28.9%
Lewiston	450	$42,200	$20.30	$52,200	$25.10	10.7%
Portland	1,460	$49,100	$23.60	$58,300	$28.00	-11%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	12,190	$58,800	$28.30	$74,000	$35.60	15.8%
Hagerstown	1,300	$51,500	$24.80	$70,300	$33.80	61.1%
Salisbury	570	$60,500	$29.10	$71,700	$34.50	27.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	1,160	$62,100	$29.90	$69,500	$33.40	46.4%
Boston (Area)	NA	$59,400	$28.60	$70,200	$33.80	NA
Pittsfield	320	NA	NA	NA	NA	12.6%
Springfield	3,180	$57,300	$27.50	$66,000	$31.80	32%
Worcester	3,010	$56,900	$27.40	$67,100	$32.20	23.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	860	$53,500	$25.70	$77,800	$37.40	-46%
Battle Creek	270	$45,400	$21.80	$55,300	$26.60	-39%
Bay City	300	$50,100	$24.10	$58,700	$28.20	-1%
Detroit (Area)	9,280	$52,600	$25.30	$64,600	$31.10	-37.1%
Flint	1,140	$51,200	$24.60	$67,500	$32.50	2.2%
Grand Rapids	1,860	$47,900	$23.00	$63,000	$30.30	-39%
Holland	690	$58,500	$28.10	$68,500	$32.90	-17.9%
Jackson	540	$45,100	$21.70	$60,900	$29.30	20.2%
Kalamazoo	960	$44,800	$21.50	$60,200	$28.90	-14.7%
Lansing	570	$50,300	$24.20	$65,300	$31.40	-66.1%
Monroe	290	$59,100	$28.40	$70,200	$33.70	-9.2%
Muskegon	410	$49,800	$24.00	$63,800	$30.70	-17.8%
Niles	410	$50,000	$24.00	$58,700	$28.20	-16.4%
Saginaw	380	$53,000	$25.50	$63,100	$30.30	-43.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	950	$48,700	$23.40	$58,500	$28.10	-8.2%
Minneapolis	12,050	$48,700	$23.40	$62,600	$30.10	-16.6%
Rochester	840	$44,400	$21.30	$56,700	$27.30	-2.5%
St. Cloud	720	$51,700	$24.90	$61,300	$29.50	-10%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	1,050	$45,400	$21.80	$55,200	$26.50	23.8%
Hattiesburg	650	$40,200	$19.30	$48,200	$23.20	37.4%
Jackson	2,300	$41,400	$19.90	$49,800	$23.90	12.1%
Pascagoula	440	$42,100	$20.30	$48,500	$23.30	-6.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	740	$37,400	$18.00	$44,400	$21.30	6.2%
Jefferson City	740	$38,600	$18.60	$48,100	$23.10	10.1%
Joplin	550	$39,200	$18.80	$46,800	$22.50	-13.5%
Kansas City	7,730	$43,100	$20.70	$52,100	$25.00	-6.4%
Springfield	890	$38,500	$18.50	$50,400	$24.20	-43.1%
St. Joseph	490	$37,100	$17.80	$43,300	$20.80	14.1%
St. Louis	9,930	$46,700	$22.50	$62,200	$29.90	-8.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	750	$41,900	$20.10	$46,100	$22.20	11.2%
Great Falls	400	$39,100	$18.80	$60,300	$29.00	31.8%
Missoula	320	$44,800	$21.50	$58,400	$28.10	-31.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary 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	1,170	$45,600	$21.90	$55,700	$26.80	-13.8%
Omaha	2,840	$42,300	$20.30	$50,400	$24.20	-24.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in Nebraska.

New Hampshire

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	700	$52,600	$25.30	$60,700	$29.20	-16.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in New Hampshire.

New Jersey

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	1,140	$54,900	$26.40	$73,200	$35.20	-1.9%
Ocean City	530	$60,600	$29.10	$73,300	$35.30	62.6%
Trenton	1,550	$64,000	$30.80	$79,700	$38.30	-14.2%
Vineland	620	$56,900	$27.40	$72,200	$34.70	24.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a secondary school instructor? Check out K-12 Education schools in New Jersey.

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,970	$56,400	$27.10	$73,000	$35.10	-38.3%
Farmington	410	$47,700	$23.00	$52,600	$25.30	-4.2%
Las Cruces	770	$62,500	$30.10	$75,300	$36.20	40.4%

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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	4,380	$56,100	$27.00	$70,200	$33.70	20.5%
Binghamton	940	$53,000	$25.50	$67,600	$32.50	1.2%
Buffalo	3,750	$51,800	$24.90	$66,900	$32.20	-16.1%
Elmira	610	$55,500	$26.70	$69,400	$33.40	96.9%
Glens Falls	790	$55,600	$26.70	$69,100	$33.20	80.1%
Ithaca	NA	$58,200	$28.00	$77,500	$37.20	NA
Kingston	610	$68,000	$32.70	$86,100	$41.40	22%
New York (Area)	73,560	$68,400	$32.90	$87,400	$42.00	17.6%
Poughkeepsie	2,810	$65,300	$31.40	$80,400	$38.70	36.5%
Rochester	5,070	$51,000	$24.50	$63,800	$30.70	24%
Syracuse	2,260	$56,700	$27.30	$65,200	$31.40	-11.8%
Utica	1,000	$53,900	$25.90	$70,700	$34.00	-5.4%

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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	1,280	$44,700	$21.50	$52,600	$25.30	-9.7%
Burlington	NA	$40,100	$19.30	$49,700	$23.90	NA
Charlotte	4,940	$44,500	$21.40	$52,100	$25.10	-29.5%
Durham	1,690	$46,700	$22.40	$56,600	$27.20	-26.8%
Fayetteville	NA	$38,900	$18.70	$47,900	$23.00	NA
Greensboro	1,420	$45,300	$21.80	$52,700	$25.30	-51.3%
Greenville	480	$42,600	$20.50	$48,600	$23.40	-22%
Hickory	600	$41,400	$19.90	$47,300	$22.70	-50.5%
Raleigh	2,470	$44,600	$21.50	$54,300	$26.10	-40.7%
Rocky Mount	420	$44,600	$21.40	$52,100	$25.00	-13.7%
Wilmington	730	$42,600	$20.50	$49,800	$24.00	-37.9%
Winston-Salem	2,040	$42,600	$20.50	$50,300	$24.20	19.2%

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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	410	$45,200	$21.70	$53,700	$25.80	-19.4%
Fargo	630	$45,700	$22.00	$57,200	$27.50	-37.7%
Grand Forks	360	$41,900	$20.10	$49,600	$23.90	-11.7%

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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	3,130	$59,700	$28.70	$72,900	$35.10	16.5%
Canton	2,230	$53,200	$25.60	$62,200	$29.90	61%
Cincinnati	9,310	$54,400	$26.20	$67,400	$32.40	11.9%
Cleveland	9,760	$61,900	$29.80	$76,900	$37.00	16.4%
Columbus	7,070	$55,600	$26.70	$69,000	$33.20	-6.9%
Dayton	3,970	$54,300	$26.10	$64,500	$31.00	27.8%
Lima	450	$50,800	$24.40	$59,300	$28.50	6.7%
Mansfield	720	$50,600	$24.30	$60,100	$28.90	62.8%
Sandusky	330	$55,500	$26.70	$63,300	$30.50	16%
Springfield	640	$53,800	$25.90	$64,400	$31.00	59.6%
Toledo	2,620	$49,900	$24.00	$62,900	$30.30	6.8%
Youngstown	2,900	$52,000	$25.00	$62,600	$30.10	57.7%

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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	330	$42,700	$20.50	$49,200	$23.70	-3.1%
Oklahoma City	3,880	$40,900	$19.60	$51,100	$24.60	-17.7%
Tulsa	2,760	$43,600	$20.90	$51,300	$24.70	-22.1%

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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	600	$40,900	$19.70	$56,400	$27.10	16%
Corvallis	260	$51,300	$24.60	$60,200	$28.90	-6.2%
Eugene	650	$52,200	$25.10	$62,700	$30.20	-45.4%
Medford	630	$52,800	$25.40	$63,800	$30.70	-2.3%
Portland	7,360	$51,600	$24.80	$63,700	$30.60	-11.4%
Salem	2,070	$51,300	$24.70	$59,800	$28.80	68.9%

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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	3,340	$51,600	$24.80	$66,800	$32.10	21.2%
Altoona	540	$47,800	$23.00	$59,000	$28.40	13%
Erie	1,220	$54,500	$26.20	$64,600	$31.10	15.3%
Harrisburg	1,990	$52,800	$25.40	$65,400	$31.40	-23.4%
Johnstown	450	$52,200	$25.10	$63,600	$30.60	-5.9%
Lancaster	1,590	$54,900	$26.40	$68,100	$32.80	-16.1%
Lebanon	390	$50,900	$24.50	$63,100	$30.30	-0.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	21,760	$58,300	$28.00	$72,900	$35.00	-1.7%
Pittsburgh	8,280	$52,800	$25.40	$66,500	$32.00	-11.1%
Reading	2,070	$56,000	$26.90	$70,300	$33.80	52%
Scranton	2,770	$53,600	$25.80	$70,400	$33.80	31.4%
State College	320	$53,000	$25.50	$63,200	$30.40	-43.1%
Williamsport	420	$55,700	$26.80	$67,200	$32.30	-0.5%
York	1,210	$56,700	$27.30	$71,700	$34.50	-16.7%

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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	6,270	$63,100	$30.30	$73,800	$35.50	23.7%

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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	320	$46,900	$22.50	$56,100	$27.00	-32.6%
Charleston	1,800	$47,100	$22.60	$58,400	$28.10	-23.1%
Columbia	3,230	$48,700	$23.40	$59,600	$28.70	15.5%
Florence	640	$46,500	$22.40	$56,600	$27.20	-4.4%
Greenville	NA	$43,800	$21.10	$52,800	$25.40	NA
Spartanburg	750	$49,800	$24.00	$59,800	$28.80	-23%
Sumter	220	$44,800	$21.50	$53,500	$25.70	-22.3%

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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	390	$42,200	$20.30	$53,400	$25.70	-21.9%
Sioux Falls	730	$36,700	$17.70	$45,400	$21.80	-34.5%

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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	1,410	$46,800	$22.50	$56,100	$27.00	-24.5%
Clarksville	690	$54,500	$26.20	$64,700	$31.10	6.2%
Cleveland	310	$45,900	$22.00	$52,700	$25.30	4.7%
Johnson City	460	$43,800	$21.10	$50,700	$24.40	-28.1%
Kingsport	790	$45,400	$21.80	$51,300	$24.70	-18.6%
Knoxville	1,750	$45,900	$22.00	$55,000	$26.40	-35.3%
Memphis	4,490	$47,400	$22.80	$56,800	$27.30	-11.3%
Morristown	250	$42,800	$20.60	$49,300	$23.70	-33.5%
Nashville	3,830	$44,000	$21.20	$52,800	$25.40	-36.3%

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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	560	$42,600	$20.50	$50,300	$24.20	5.3%
Amarillo	870	$47,300	$22.80	$54,500	$26.20	-3.9%
Austin	6,920	$50,300	$24.20	$58,000	$27.90	7.7%
Beaumont	1,530	$47,900	$23.00	$56,100	$27.00	14.5%
Brownsville	1,510	$51,400	$24.70	$59,500	$28.60	47.1%
College Station	820	$44,700	$21.50	$53,900	$25.90	7.8%
Corpus Christi	1,490	$46,900	$22.60	$55,200	$26.50	0.4%
Dallas (Area)	25,720	$52,700	$25.30	$61,300	$29.50	5.5%
El Paso	3,770	$51,100	$24.60	$58,900	$28.30	67.7%
Houston	22,360	$53,200	$25.60	$61,700	$29.70	4.4%
Killeen	1,470	$48,400	$23.30	$56,600	$27.20	45.5%
Longview	850	$45,100	$21.70	$51,100	$24.60	8.2%
Lubbock	800	$43,300	$20.80	$51,800	$24.90	-22.4%
McAllen	4,070	$54,300	$26.10	$63,900	$30.70	121.4%
Midland	430	$45,400	$21.80	$50,300	$24.20	-23.4%
San Angelo	690	$52,500	$25.20	$59,300	$28.50	89.8%
San Antonio	8,170	$54,300	$26.10	$62,600	$30.10	16.9%
Sherman	600	$48,700	$23.40	$57,300	$27.60	76.5%
Texarkana	590	$44,400	$21.40	$51,300	$24.70	31.6%
Tyler	850	$45,900	$22.10	$53,100	$25.50	9.3%
Waco	1,030	$43,900	$21.10	$50,900	$24.50	24%
Wichita Falls	700	$44,700	$21.50	$51,700	$24.90	46.8%

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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	140	$48,000	$23.10	$56,800	$27.30	-64.4%
Ogden	650	$47,200	$22.70	$55,000	$26.50	-59.9%
Provo	1,050	$46,700	$22.40	$57,100	$27.50	-27.1%
Salt Lake City	4,180	$42,100	$20.20	$54,100	$26.00	-17.9%

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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	780	$54,100	$26.00	$67,900	$32.60	-15.8%

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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	380	$48,300	$23.20	$59,300	$28.50	-28.5%
Charlottesville	760	$57,800	$27.80	$74,900	$36.00	-2.4%
Danville	530	$70,200	$33.80	$78,900	$38.00	62%
Lynchburg	880	$41,100	$19.80	$49,800	$24.00	4.8%
Richmond	3,980	$54,300	$26.10	$63,400	$30.50	-20.1%
Roanoke	1,040	$52,500	$25.20	$62,000	$29.80	-18.5%
Virginia Beach	5,480	$51,900	$25.00	$65,700	$31.60	-10.7%
Winchester	NA	$46,800	$22.50	$54,300	$26.10	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	460	$54,100	$26.00	$68,200	$32.80	-28.7%
Bremerton	520	$58,700	$28.20	$68,500	$32.90	-23.4%
Kennewick	570	$61,100	$29.40	$70,000	$33.70	-27.6%
Longview	230	$59,100	$28.40	$68,300	$32.80	-18.2%
Mount Vernon	230	$55,200	$26.60	$65,300	$31.40	-36%
Olympia	500	$58,400	$28.10	$66,400	$31.90	-37.4%
Seattle (Area)	7,000	$58,300	$28.00	$69,200	$33.30	-40.1%
Spokane	960	$58,400	$28.10	$67,100	$32.30	-43.6%
Wenatchee	250	$58,400	$28.10	$65,700	$31.60	-24.6%
Yakima	560	$54,900	$26.40	$65,600	$31.50	-17.5%

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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	1,100	$43,900	$21.10	$49,700	$23.90	-9.9%
Huntington	900	$46,200	$22.20	$53,400	$25.70	-2.3%
Parkersburg	590	$47,400	$22.80	$54,700	$26.30	2.6%
Weirton	70	$56,900	$27.40	$68,900	$33.10	-80.4%
Wheeling	630	$46,700	$22.50	$54,400	$26.10	17.4%

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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	1,520	$55,300	$26.60	$61,900	$29.70	58%
Eau Claire	660	$48,400	$23.30	$58,600	$28.20	4.8%
Green Bay	600	$53,100	$25.50	$67,000	$32.20	-56.4%
Janesville	430	$46,800	$22.50	$57,200	$27.50	-17.1%
La Crosse	730	$46,900	$22.60	$57,200	$27.50	24%
Madison	1,780	$50,500	$24.30	$60,900	$29.30	-35.3%
Milwaukee	3,330	$54,300	$26.10	$68,300	$32.80	-51.2%
Oshkosh	360	$46,700	$22.40	$56,900	$27.40	-50.4%
Racine	1,160	$48,400	$23.30	$59,700	$28.70	88.2%
Sheboygan	400	$49,100	$23.60	$60,100	$28.90	-17.8%
Wausau	380	$39,900	$19.20	$50,900	$24.50	-31.8%

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